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8 2H,N(t75
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11 2S.370
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13 27,H.10
14 27,(120
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21 2M.020
22 27,000
2.1 27,100
21 28,000
23 27,000
20 27,000
27 27,005
28 27,710
29 27,000
30 27,200
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Subscribed nnd sworn before me this 1st
day of May, 1900.
STOCKTON HIST If,
(Seal) Notary Public.
When the railroad assessment was tip
to Po.vntor tho governor found lie was
op against it nud capitulated to the
railroads.
A few more heavy rains like pres
ent samples and Omaha will lie de
prived of all Its valuable souvenirs of
tho wooden paveniont pro.
Is not this organization of Bryan and
Towne clubs a trifle premature? It
may be necessary to ohanpe the name
of the comblnutlou when the Kansas
City convention pets In its work.
"When a, fuslonlst amalgamates him
self with an ofllco It Is a dlflleult mat
ter to separate him from It. Hr. Lane
1h Just now rIvIiik the state house chem
ist a demonstration of this fact.
The amicable settlement of pending;
htrlkes Is what every one concerned In
tho progress of tho city earnestly de
sires. Keep all the laborers steadily
employed and Omaha will forge for
ward Into tho new century with un
precedented strides.
The bakers' strike may bo hard on
newly married men, but they must look
pleasant none tho less when com
pressed biscuits and bread which never
hud an ambition to rise In the world are
6erved nt tho table.
CotiBressman Neville's defense for
drawing unearned salary for tho term
for which tho late Congressman (tiecne
was elected is that others do It and the
law does not prevent. That is a good
excuse for a great fusion reformer.
Tho South Dakota State league of
Republican Clubs will meet at Sioux
Kails next week Just to show tho people
there tho difference between a pros
perity assemblage and the calamity con
plomeratlon that promulgated the Sioux
Talis platform.
The announcement that Hobson Is
coming homo from the Philippines Is
happily coupled with the further an
nounceinent that his health Is excel
lent nnd ho is fully nble to stand the
strain of u campaign among tho sus
ceptible women.
Tho most prominently mentioned man
for tho democratic nomination for gov
ernor In Indiana Ik a brass horn manu
facturer. He will bo compelled to blow
his own horn with more than usual
visor to get within sight of the tlnls,h In
Indiana this year.
Senator Pcttlgrew's constituents are
likely to introduce a resolution of In
quiry regarding his failure to boost the
free homes bill which he has been sup
posed to favor, but which was passed
lu tho senate without a word of en
couragement from him.
The Nebraska delegation to the Kan
fas City democratic convention will
meet next week to perfect Its organiza
tion nnd find out whether It is for
Towne for vice president or for some
other man. The way It will llnd out
will bo by nsking Ilrynn his pleasure.
The attack of M. V, Harrington anil
other fusion leaders was not strong
enough to dislodge the state otllclals
from the railroad entrenchments. Anti
railroad talk is all right to feed to
the voters, hut the sham reformers are
nlways In line for the corporations when
their managers pull the strings.
Despite repeated denials Senator
Clark wisely concluded to run to cover
'before the storm became nny more
violent. The next question to ngltnte
Montana politicians Is, If It cost several
hundred thousand dollars to secure his
election, how much will be needed to
procure tt vindication nt the hands of
tho legislature of Montana V
Croker Is persona non grata lu Kng
land at preseut owlug to the strong
Boer sympathies of Tninmany. But
this will not worry lllchard to any ex
tent. Though ho has been In the same
relation to tho American public for
many years, he continues to run tho
politics of New York ami accumulate
jvcalth tliroiisb "Is pollUeul prestige,
a si nttr.iynr.H to ihk haiimoaus
The fusion members of tlie State
Hoard of-Kqunllzatlon have llxed the
assessment of railroad property In Ne
braska for the year HkjO at the same
llgurcs n lust year, wlUi the excep
tion of additional mileage constructed
since that time. The total as It stands
on the new assessment roll Is $i!(l,:2S7.-t"70-thls
In spite of the rati that under
a republican administration In ISU.'I,
with a smaller mileage, tho, assessment
had been ns high as $28,0(5 1 ,82'J.
No more complete surrender to the
railroads, on the part of public otllcers
sworn to uphold nnd protect the Inter
ests of the people, Is recorded. Tho
members of the stuto board elected on
pledges of iefornrl,and promises of relief
from railroad oppression have turned
their backs upon the farmers nnd pro.
ducers and made common cause with
the great corporations.
Will any one contend flint the railroad
property In Nebraska Is worth less in
the year 1000 than It was In the vear
JSSXi'f Kvery rallVoad 'doing business In
the state has u greater earning capacity
nt tlie present time than ever before.
Kvery railroad Is carrying more rolling
stock nnd more expensive rolling stock
than ever before. The Increase lu the
price of steel makes Its trackage more
valuable, to say nothing of the natural
Increment of the right-of-way.
Most of tho Nebraska roads have put
hundreds of thousands of dollars Into
Improvements during tho past year, yet
not one cent Is added to their taxation.
If the farmer builds n barn or eulnrges
his house tho assessor quickly discovers
tho fact and makes note of It on his
assessment. Hut the railroads, by the
connivance of tho sham reformers In
tho stato house, have all of their Im
provements marked off. Not a cent Is
added to represent tho vhIuo of the
new I'nlon Pacific station at Omahn,
tho new Rlkhorn station at Lincoln, tho
new Burlington station at Kearney and
now stations at a dozen other Nebraska
points.
Tho tnxes evaded by the railroads are,
of course, shifted to the shoulders of
other taxpayers, of whom the famfers
constitute tho vast majority. Will the
taxpayers of Nebraska endorse this
betrayal of conlidcnce by retaining lu
office n party whose subserviency to
tho railroads Is blazoned In this rail
road assessment?
FUTOIIE OF TUB nOBrt COUNTRY.
Tho Orange Free State being now al
most completely In control of the Brit
ish forces, It Is announced that a procla
mation will at once be Issued annexing
it to the British empire. Thus one of
the republics will bo effaced from tho
map as an Independent state and be
come a crown colony. The other will
follow tho same way ns soon as the
forces of Koberts have overrun it, as
they possibly will have done within the
next three months, if not sooner. It will
be useless for the Transvaal government
to sue for peace In the hope of retaining
independence. Mr. Chamberlain has in
effect said so nnd he Is the controlling
force In the British cabinet.
What will be the policy of the British
government toward tho Boers when the
overthrow of the republics has. been ac
complished? Prof, lioldwln Smith says
the Liberal party of Hugland can be de
pended upon to put a veto on anything
like a policy of vengeance and he thinks
that the fierceness of the war party It
self will abate ns soon as the war Is
over. He therefore believes there Is a
fair prospect of a tplornblo nnd not un
generous settlement.
Probably this is a somewhat too opti
mistic view. It would certainly be the
part of -wisdom for the British govern
ment to show some magnanimity to the
conquered Boers, but this Is hardly to
bo expected If Chamberlain can have
his way. A policy of stern repression
will most, likely bo pursued, at least so
long ns the present ministry is in power.
IXCMSASIAO THE A.lVr.
The debate In the senate on the nnval
appropriation bill disclosed no opposi
tion to Increasing the navy. Democrats
and republicans were In full accord as
to tho necessity of enlarging our sen
power. Senator Spooner of Wisconsin
presented the matter In this way: "Our
commerce Is constantly expanding and
there is no reason to suppose thntTt
will not continue to expand. With our
people occupylug this continent, SO.OOO.
000 of us, energetic, full of Invention, It
must follow that tho commerce Of the
United States will recognize no bound
ary, nnd it will be coutent with no
limit. Wo must have a Inrgor navy.
We will have commercial Interests In
every country and we must be ready, ns
we will be willing, to safeguard and
protect those interests whenever na
tional honor demands. So wo must go
nlons with the reasonable construction
of a reasonable navy." Democratic
senators discussed the subject In a like
vein.
Men of all parties desire a navy ade
quate for defense nnd for the protec
tion of our commerce and our Interests
everywhere. It Is not proposed to enter
Into rivalry with any naval power.
There Is no rfggresslvo purpose In In
creasing our sea power. It does not
mean that we Intend to Invite or pro
voke trouble. .What.. Is alnied at Is
simply our own security and tho safety
of our widely extended commercial In.
forests, certain to expand lu the future
perhaps even more rapidly than In the
past. We have' tho largest coast line
in tlie world to defend and it is admit
ted that our navy at present Is not
adequate for this. We are about to
undertake tlie construction of nn
Isthmian canal and ns was said by
Senntor Lodge, to control thnt canal, to
defend It, to hold It open for our com
merce nnd for the commerce of tho
world, even against an enemy's fleet,
wo must bo the musters of the Carib
bean sea. For that purpose alone wo
must have a far more powerful tleet
tlmn wo have today, because tho s:fetv
of tho canal will rest upon tho Ameri
can tleot.
While. Americans are Justly proud of
the navy, which In tlghtlng ability Is tin.
surpassed, wo .stand sixth among the
naval lowers, to far ns efllclent vessels
of the lighting navy are concerned, and
most of thoso powers are increasing
their sea power more rapidly than we.
(Jrent Britain, Frame, (Jermun.v and
Hussla are Increasing their navies with
! nil tirwsllili. vlior. tvhllr. .tiitiim l ilnlni?
nearly as much lu this way as the Uni
ted States. Although, ns we have said,
this country does not purpose entering
Into naval rivalry with any of these
nations, we cannot afford to occupy a
place lu regard to our sea power that
would fall to command the respect of
other nations. We now have their re
spect and must keep ourselves In a po
sition to retain it, which wo shall do by
being prepared for defense and for the
safeguarding and protection of our In
terests everywhere. It Is well thnt upon
this question there is no partisan con
troversy. It uppeals to the patriotism
of nil and democrats and republicans
equally favor a generous policy of naval
Increase.
rut: vvhas &Lt:cno$s.
Preparations for the Cuban municipal
elections next month arc progressing
and somo of tho developments Indicate
that tho politicians there lire not un
familiar with the devices nnd expedients
quite common lu portions of this coun
try. It appears thnt persons holding
municipal otllces have planned to coerce
or intlmldato voters nnd prevent a free
expression of the llopulnr will and It
seems that this sort of thing had be
come so flagrant as to demand tho at
tention of the civil governor of tho
province of Havana. At all events that
otllclal lias Issued u circular to mayors
of the province admonishing them to see
that elections are carried out. with strict
Justice and telling them that they must
not attempt to Impose their own candi
dates against the public will, as by so
doing public order might bo disturbed.
Tho civil governor urges that tho law
must bo equal for all.
How much Influence this will have
with the functionaries to whom It Is
addressed remains to bo seen, but It Is
hardly to be expected thnt tho municipal
elections In Cuba will generally bo free
nnd fnlr. It is not to be doubted that
there will be more or less coercion nnd
lutlmldatlon on the part of those oc
cupying places which they desire to re
tain, whllo corruption of voters will
very likely be common. Tlie danger of
public order being disturbed will not
deter the politicians and there need be
no surprise If the elections are attended
with more or less trouble nnd disturb
ance, especially lu the more populous
communities.
These municipal elections will be the
Inltlnl step toward the establishment of
an independent government In Cuba.
They are expected to show how far the
people are prepared for self-government
to what extent they realize the duties
and responsibilities that self-government
imposes. The result will hnve
great interest to the American people,
since It will have a decided bearing
upon the question of American occupa
tion of Cuba. It Is to be apprehended
tliut it will not offer much encourage
ment to thoso who urge nn early with
drawal of Uulted States authority from
the Island.
Omaha can congratulate Itself that
the strikes In the building trades, which
had brought nil operations to a stand
still, have been settled without nny out
breaks of violence such as have charac
terized labor differences elsewhere.
Omaha laborors have, with few excep
tions, always settled their differences
in tho same orderly manner. Omaha Is
certainly fortunate in not being Inflicted
with the rabid agitators who stir up
strife and riots at such times to the
discredit of the community and the
detriment of the men they pretend to be
serving.
Tlie Kearney Democrnt makes n plea
for the fusionists to cut loose from the
little two by four clique nt the state
house long enough to commit such a
fortunate blunder as to nominate a big,
clean, capable man like Westovcr for
governor. It forgets thnt the state
house machine has the fuslonlst
organization by the throat and that the
conventions would not dnre to turn
down (Jovernor Poynter, after the edict
of tlie machiue has gone out. even for
such a clean mnu as Westover.
If Senator Clark Is to be forced out
of the seuate for raising the limit In
securing seats in thnt body it Is only
fair to those who aspire to such posi
tions for the members of thnt body to
declare themselves. Men who play at
any game are entitled to know what
tho limit is. .
Plan No. II worked all right up to the
resigning point, but fears are expressed
that Towne has nn ambition to rise with
the political breeze and decllno to de
tach himself from tho Bryauite kite as
long as it lias any chances of flying.
Not !)- a JtiKful,
Buffalo Times.
Spoiled children are not confined to those
of tender years.
Lending for the Flnlali,
Washington Star.
Oom Paul still expects to make the fight
interesting up to tho twonty-third round.
Ifnndy Man to lluvr Arouml.
Vnshlnston Post.
The Hon. Charles A. Towne Is a Rood
little boy, who will skip off tho ticket and
go to bed when Mr. Bryan given the word.
On- I'rlvllcjje (Iran tnl.
Baltimore American.
It remains to.be seen how tho Irish will
receive Lord Salisbury's formal notifica
tion that they are novor to bo free except
to fight England's battles for her.
HnKKlnK u Drlimlon,
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Bryan Is giving the world an exhibition
of a man who l not only willing to cuaac
a presidential rainbow, but Is unable to sep
arate himself from the delusion that ho will
ultimately And It.
IU-cUIiiu thr Cr- of nislres.
Baltimore American.
Tho sailing of a relief vessel with 200,000
bushels of corn for the starving East In
dians Is another pleasing reminder that the
world of the present is not wholly given to
greed, and that the car of humanity Is still
open to tho cry of human distress.
Any Old Way Will Dii.
t New York Tribune,
It the Turkish government wants to pay
the indemnity to this country In a way that
will "save its face" and not add to Its cm
barraetrtienls In relation to other powers, It
does not appear that there Is any Insupera
ble objection to buch a course. What this
country it ants is not to humiliate nor to
cmbariass Turkey, but simply to get he i:t IKH nc out wilt,
money which Turkey admits Is due to u
It Is not the form nor the order of r-i.wnrnt n o(ll.lal report from Colonel E. B. Wll
that U essential, but the fact of ailual, listen of the Sixth artillery, provost inaintul
prompt and full pnyment. i of M.itilla, conternlng the sale of Holier in
r lcinlr,
t Will
Bt Paul Pioneer Press
Tho returns made to the controller of
the currency by the natlon.il luniks, show
ing that the country is In n highly pros
perous condition, make tho rnlainliy howl
In the populist platform sound like a wall
from a soul that refuses to be found.
Townr Mint Itctlrr.
Chicago ClirnnlH.. (rleni.)
Four vears aero lhn tir.n !nnn!irn tins
embarrassed and to some extent Injured by
the folly of the ropullsts In re'e-ilng
Sow-ell. tho democrats nominee for vlen
president, and placing Watson of Ueorgla
In tho field ns a candidate for the same office
Mr. Bryan and his friends sought by
advice nnd suggestion to prevent n slmltnr
manifestation of stupidity this year, but
tneir counsel appears not to have had much
weight.
If Mr. Towne Is ns sincere a supporter of
Mr. Bryan's candidacy as he would have
that gentleman beltoxo hp will retire from
tho Sioux Palls ticket and savo himself
nnd a good many other people consid
erable annoyance.
WOIISIIII AS VOU TltAVHI..
Pious
nmivnlliin Proposed for Mm-
ilny I'nKsriiKPr Triilns,
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.
Prayers In tho palace car nnd sermons In
tho Bmoker are, to say tho least of It, un
usual. But Is that anv reason why they
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nVOlly7 KVl Cnl L
enterprising managers of certain Chicago
railroad companies think not.
Religious
services are held on shipboard, and why not
nboard trains, they ask. This spcclnl move
ment In ovnngcllzlng by rnllruad has In view
tho conversion of the Sunday traveler. It Is
rather commercial than Christian, In fact,
a compromise with conscience, and Intended
to allay tho anti-Sabbath travel ngitntlou.
As outlined by these magnates of Mammon,
the plan Is that of turning tho dining car
on through trains into a chapel, tho service
to be held at the most convenient hour be
tween breakfast and tho midday lunch, tho
card racks to -bo supplied with bibles nnd
hymn books and the congregation left to do
tho singing In truly congregational style.
That the plan Is entirely feasible may be
conceded, but will It erve Its mission of
meeting the opposition, which maintains
that travel on Sunday Is not necessary, ex
cept In rnro instances, and that those who
offer Sunday services on through trains do
so to secure patronage for their Sunday
trains rather than from a ileslrc to pro
mote religious devotion among railway pas
sengers. It will bo granted that the modern express
train Is equipped for about everything else
that humanity Indulges In, except religious
services, nor is It to bo held as nt all Im
probable that the experiment of sermons and
prayers at sixty miles an hour muy be
tried eventually, no matter what objections
the strict Sabbatarians may make. Li
braries, drawing rooms, smoking apartments,
sleeping berths and dining cars comprise
only a part of tho conveniences enjoyed by
railway passengers. Why should not a
chaplain and a regular Sunday service be
added?
.NOT A BACK M'MlllOlt.
Vnllnnt KfTorli of (lie ilcirp to I.ltu
Down Co in - ( 1 1 1 v ri .
Chlcaen Hecord.
The display of nearly $2,000,000 worth of
roadsters In tho parado of the Hoad Drivers'
nenoclatlon In New York on Saturday Indi
cates that after all the blcyclo and automo
bile havo not yet done so much to displace
tho horse as a meanH of diversion. Doubt
less for strictly utilitarian purposes me
chanical devices, will (supplant tho horse,
Just as tho Iccoraollve with it train of cars
superBfided tho stngecoach. Tho nntomo-
blle may take the place of the horse for ac
tual service, but (t cannot In the nature of
things find tho place In the affections of men
that tho home has established for himself.
If It be true that the tastes nnd inclinations
of men are tho product of environment dur
ing Buccet'slvei ages, it is plain thnt having
been the companion and servant of mnn for
many years, the horse", nlong with tho dog,
has a fixed place In the natural affections of
men.
Iast summer a considerable uneasiness
was manlfctited among horso breeders be
cau.9 foreign buyers were outbidding Ameri
cans nt the annual horse hales. An appre
hension existed that tho bct of our stock
would be taken abroad, and that, being able
to ralso their own roadsters nnd racing
horebeo, tho foreign horse fanciers would not
be compelled to patronize America when they
sought especially flno roadsters nnd mounts.
But this condition docs not appear to havo
developed to an alarming extent. In a
great measuro tho American horso has be
come the rtandnrd of horse excellence
abroad. The "bronco" Is sought by tho
British army fornervlco In South Africa; tho
Missouri mulo la desired for draft purposes;
tho superiority of American draft horses Is
recognized everywhere. Locally, Chicago
has great Interest in the horse trade, not
only bocauoo much excellent stock is owned
here, but because this city la the most ex
tensive horso market in tho country.
Altogether It does not appear that the day
of the horso Is over by nny means.
HHYAX HO II THK SKX.VTH.
Krleiuln of (he .SliiuilliiR Candidate
ArrniiRliiK nn Alternative Job.
Washington friends of William Jennings
Bryan entertain very little hope of his be
ing elected president and are planning to
have him come to Washington as United
States senator from Nebraska. This Is the
Juicy chunk of gossip going tho rounds of
fusion circles at the national capital. The
Washington correspondent of the New York
Times tells about it as follows:
"William Jennings Bryan may come to
Washington next March to take offlco, even
If he does not come to bo president. Ne
braska people hero are talking about this
probability, and Washington people who hear
of It wilt gladly see Colonel Bryan tnko the
place of Senator Allen, who was appointed
to succeed a republican who died before, he
reached his seat.
"This talk suggests a doubt In the mind of
the opposition nbout Colonel Bryan's chances
of success In tho race for tho presidency.
The dcrao:rntlc-populistic party in Nebraska
has been calculating. It finds that by In
creasing tho vote In each legislative district
ten vctes tney will be able to elect tnc next cated a still further submersion of cicmcc
legislature, and will then bo in rositlon to re- laCy in populism. Tho Chicago platform Is '
olect Allen If Bryan shall bo chosen presl- j thoroughly populist, but not the whole body I
dent, or Bryan In case McKinlcy should win 0f popullstlc doctrine was thero expressed.
again. But thnt famo calculation, If taken ihe so-called democratic party, however,
advantage of by the Bryanltes, will glvo 1 lutt KQne e0 far in tho direction of radl
them two senators, for not only does tho callsm and bodnllsni thai a few paces
term of Allen cease under tbo statute, but further will not cost It much pnln. j
the term of Thurston for six years comes to j -j-,e populist path to economic freedom '
a close next March. The next legislature 1 )en(g to what old-fashioned democrats would 1
will elect two senators, one for tho full ; havo regarded as an Intolerable slavery,
term and one for the unexpired term of ti,o Sioux Kails thinkers would remedy ,
Senator Hayward. Should Bryan eccuro tho j trusls by government ownership and opera
legislature of his own stale, and not tho ' to of railroads and of "the means of tho '
oftlco of president, ho Is to hnvo tho long ' transmission of Information." Hero In this
term nnd Allen Is to get tho short one. j tow n,o democrats are in favor of tho
"Nebraska republicans wonder how tho municipal ownership of public utilities. ,
'ten votes per district' are to bo won Krom ownership and operation by the muni
over, when the tendency of voters Is manl- ' cipallty, to state and federal ownership and
festly tho other way. Mr. Itojnwatcr of , operation Is no long Journey. About the
Tho Omaha Beo Is Inclined to believe that , only difference between Colonel Bryan and
the republicans will carry the state, clej- I the more advanced populists Is this matter, j
toral ticket and all, and frhorten Bryan's ' He nnd tho rest of the so-called domocrats
string of doctoral votes whllo depriving will probably como to It at last. Tho old
him also of the chance to discuss the cam- democratic Individualistic Instinct seems to.
palgn issues of 11)04 In tho senate. The j have been lost. The south, whero It wai '
fact that an alternative placo )s being strongest, meekly or wearily accepts any- j
picked out for Colonel Bryan does not appear thing and everything that calls Itself demo-
to bo relished by the managers for Bryan i
hero, and they will not discuss tt. Still It
Is admitted that Bryan would: add distinc
tion to the senate, nnd bo disposed of for
ever a a presidential candidate."
that city, puts a better face on the subject
jh,,.. .i.n. i1Prcioforo clvrn hv rnrr,..n,i.
cuts nnd visitors to the capital of the Philip'
pines. Tho report was made in response to
a resolution of tho senate.
Colonel Wllllston places the population
of .Manila at 400.000. "The number of
places where liquor Is sold," ho says. "Is
very small compared with the number of
people residing Inside of the municipal
limits. Slnco the adoption of the llcctidc
system the character of the saloons has
' bcen Vcr' m,"-'u Improved, and they are as
orderly nnd respectable ns such places can
bo- Tre number has been diminished and
; carc '? ia,kvn Idng new licenses.
The city Is divided Into two districts. In tho
first district licenses for six months are
granted upon such representations ns are
s,lnll' required in the cities of the United
i " " "
i '"apec-tor, upon the payment of $600 lu
.Mexican sliver for tho sale of liquors, wine
nnd beer, and $100 for the sale of beer and
light wines alone. In tho second district,
which Includes tho more thinly settled par
Hons of the city, tho fees are $100 and $30,
respectively, In Mexican sitter. The sale of
unlive drinks is absolutely forbidden; It Is
forbidden to sell to Intoxicated persons;
saloons aro requested to clotc at S:30 o'clock
In the evening nnd all day Sunday." In ad
dition to these saloons there arc imtlvo
shops where nothing but wine Is sold, and
the report says that they "are nlways very
orderly nnd the trouble experienced with
i mem in mnr yiuiuwuu ui me uriier
; hlblllng the sale of wines to soldiers."
h
them Is their violation of the order pro-
I'rom May 1". 1800, thero were 207 saloons
to sell wine, liquor and beer, one to sell
wlno and beer, six to sell beer alone, 617
wineshops, one brewery nnd fifteen distil
leries. At present there nro fifteen distil
leries, one brewery, seventy-sevon whole
sale dealers, 15S saloons and CIO natlvo
wineshops. Colonel Wllllston hays that
there nro no records "to show tho number
or character of the saloons In Manila during
the Spanish occupation. Prom tho number
of licenses tho various distillers of native
wine claim to hnvo held during Spanish
rule, tho number of native wineshops may
bo nlaced nt not lets than 3.000. I have no
J means of ascertaining tho quantity of liquor
sold at any time, but I know that there has
been an appreciable decrease In the quantity
sold since February t, 1S9!. Of the suloon
keepers none nro discharged soldiers; 133
are men nnd forty-three are women; twenty
live nr Americans, sixty-seven are Span
iards nnd the remainder aro Orientals. Com
paring tho number of saloons now and the
number a year ago. the foregoing figures
show n decrease of 20 per cent."
In a review of tho situation In the Phil
ippines, Leslie's Weekly Indulges In this
pcsslmlst4o opinion: "A llttlo learning- Is
n dangerous thing, nnd a llttlo knowiodgo
of tho perplexities of our eltuatlou In tho
Philippines Is doing a great deal of harm.
It Is. unfortunate that American public men
and tho oditors of our influcntlul newspa
pers criticise conditions In tho Philippines
regarding which they havo meager or no In
formation at all. it should not bo for
gotten that we have taken possession of an
archipelago mado up of tribes and peoples
representing various stages of uncivilized
progress nnd having various forms of re
ligion, tome of them quite incompatible
with our ideas of things. In tho Islands, for
instance, whero Mohammedanism prevails
and where slavery Is recognized as a divine
Institution a. radical change cannot bo at
once enforced. Speaking of this matter,
Mr. Sydney Adamson, our special correspond
ent in tho Philippines, writes: 'If nny at
tempt is mado to appease the sentimental
portion of tho press and tho American peo
plo'by interfering with the religious liberty
of tho Moros li Mindanao, which is Mo
hammcdan, or with their slaves, which they
hold as a part of their religion, we shall
havo a savage, bloody, nnd qulto unneces
sary war. Tho Island of Negros, Instead of
being quiet and governed properly, Is In a
stnto of anarchy, and the same situation
exists in other southern Islands.' This,
coming from a careful and conscientious
observer, who has spent a year on the Is
lands, and who speaks, therefore, with a
fair knowledge of the situation, detcrves to
be remembered."
An American living In Havana says: "In
tho theaters of Havana they have a trick of
throwing the American, Spanish and Cuban
flags on a storeoptlcon scrcon. The Cuban
nnd Spanish flags aro always wildly cheered
aqd thtf American flag is hltoed. There is
no doubt that the natives think the Amer
icans are acting In bad faith. I do not
mean to say that thero will ba serious
trouble, but I think It would be better if
somo program was outlined for tho Island
within the next few months. If this la
not (lone there certainly will b moro grum
bling than will bo agreeable for American
cars."
An Incident of campaigning in the Phil
ippines ns related by James Douglas, a Phll
llpeburg (Knn.) soldier boy; "During my
llrst watch I wanted a chew of tobacco. I
had to loosen my belt to get it, and so I
bet my rifle down. I had Just taken a
chew nnd fastened my belt, and was in the
net of reaching for my rlflo when I heard
the report of a rlllo and felt a stinging sen
nation nlong ray right side, 1 dropped to
the ground, and as I did so I baw u rebel
In the act of taking another bead at me.
He fired and missed, and then started to
run, but I caught him on the go. Tbo
bullet hit blm Just at the nape of tho neck
and passed through his brain. His first
shot took my 'first aid package' out of my
right uhlrt pocket ond Just burned my side.
I was beared, too, 1 can tell you."
SIOI.X HAM.H l'lA'I'HOHM.
Inocnliilliitt lleniocrnry with the.
VlriiH of PopullBiii.
N',.'v Vork Sun.
By means of the Sioux Kalis platform tho
Bryan section of the people's party "extends ,
to Its allies In the struggle for nuanclnl and 1
economic freedom assurances of Its loyalty
to the principles which animate tho allied
forces." Tho animating principles of tho
people's party and the so-called democrats
are tho same to n ereat extent. The Ne
braska fusion platform of this year Indl-.
cratlc. In the north Hon. David Ben
nett Hill surprises his friends by Inveighing .
against alleged republican centralization In
state affairs, yet he clings desperately to the
real party ot centralisation. u .. , j
I'l.K.l.snn WITH Tin: TK KKT. ' has taken pla.e. This company has managed
... Hs affairs without change practically unco
Tobias Oarette The men nominated by its formation, Atu has done It so well as lo
the republicans at the Hate convention Tii not only control the product, but to fix tho
a strong, safe, conservative lot of men. No prco nt the highest possible notch
excuse for any mud slinging campaign this ( "The profits during the last three e.u
fall. Something else will have- to be have been enormous. The pool is said to
trumped up rather than to find fault wlthhae made $700,000 In 1S!6, 11.750.000 In ISf7,
the nominees. Their record arc clean and , 12,000.000 In 1S!S. and still lar.or nroflts ar
upon them they will stand and be elected.
Hnrllngton Herald: The Herald Is highly
pleased with the personnel of the stnto
' ticket. Kvery man of them Is clean, sue
j cessful and popular. Mr. Dietrich for gov
ernor and Mr. Steuffcr for treasurer are Oer
I mans of whom the German voters of Ne
braska may well feel proud, and their rec
J ognttlon by the convention I a compliment
I to the Cerman element In Nebraska which
no doubt will be appreciated to the fullest
extent.
Seward Reporter: All over the state
may be heard expressions of pleasure at
the nomination of Charles H. Dietrich for
governor. Mr. Dietrich enjoyo a very
large acquaintance and Is everywhere recog
I nlzed as a man possessing the qualities re
quired in a nrst-clafs public officor. Ho
Is nffablo and courteous to n high degree,
and yet Is n man of quick decision and
firm determination. His ability Is demon
strated by his success In business, few men
in the state having made a more remark
able rise from poverty than he, and hln In
tegrity is of the highest grade. Mr.
Dietrich has never held or sought office.
This Is his first appearance as a candidate,
which Is n point distinctly In his favor.
Added to nil his other qualifications, Diet
rich Is a good campaigner. He Is not nn
orator, but ho has the ability to mako
friends am! to Inspire confidence. Wherovcr
ho goes he will cause people to believe
In him, nnd the record of his life is
gunranty that their confidence will not be
abused.
Mlndcn Onzette: The republican stato
convention did Its work last week with un
usual promptness and with a feeling of
general satisfaction nil around that Indl
cates a dhpoltton among tho leaders nnd
workers In tho pnrty to all pull together
and redeem the stato from the disgrace of
populism. And by this Is meant the ad
ministration of public affairs by a party
which promised so much and lias done so
J little In the way of reform and economy, be
I cause the levy of taxes has not decreased a
penny, neither hns a man less bcen re
quired to perform the public service than
under the republican administrations,
neither has the work been done nny better,
Tho only difference has been that one set
of men has been turned out nnd another set
put In, nnd things have not Improved n bit,
Tho shout for reform was a fraud to begin
with and tho reforms have been a fraud
since the reformers got a whack at tho
publlo treasury, and there have never been,
really, as little brains and ability in tho
state bouse as there aro today.
rEno.v.i. poi.vtkhs.
Speaking of the raltij there were millions
in n.
Whllo St. Louts maintains a striking at
titude the residents will foot It.
Admiral uewey is getting an the ap
plause. The other fellow Is getting the
delegates.
New York pie foundries mold 120,000 pies a
day, yet the health of tho town keeps near
the average.
Since the United States became a "world
power" several prominent statesmen havo
had severe attacks of tho nlght-horso.
The belief Is gaining ground in Mln
ncsotn that Charley Towne would not shy
at a nomination on the Kourth of July.
Senator Beverldge Is making a study of
the Malay languageb and claims to be al
ready master of one. There are only fifty
eight others to tackle.
lllchard Yates, tho republican nominee for
governor of Illinois, Is a' man of considera
ble literary tastes, and for several years has
bcen collecting a library of rare books, until
now he owns one of the best In that state.
The committee appointed by the Mass
chusetts legislature to consider the ad
visability of purchasing the Daniel Webster
estate at Marahfleld, Mass., for conversion
Into a public park has made an unfavorable
report on the project.
One of the most Interesting features of
the confederate reunion at Louisville next
month will be a detachment of Cherokee
Indians who served under General Oeorge
H. Thomas. The Indians now live In
North Carolina and will attend the reunion
as tho guests of the delegates from that
state.
Congressman John M. Allen of Mississippi,
though ho served ns a lad in the confederate
army, did not allow tho war to interrupt
his studies entirely. Ho was just out of
school and carried everywhere a pocket Latin
dictionary, practicing Latin composition by
every camp flro. Afterward be entered
Cumberland university.
Daniel A. Hay of Illinois, who Is to be Ap
pointed United States marshal for tho
Hawaiian islands, was formerly a newspaper
correspondent and served In that capacity at
Springfield for many years. Ho has held
various places under the legislature. Ho has
been secretary of the republican stato central
committee, and did good work es special
ogent of tho Postoffice department. For
the last two years he has been serving aR
Senator Cullom's private secretary, and he
has looked after the letter's political In
terests with great efficiency.
WIXIIOW (JLASS TItUST.
Facts About the .Method of One of the
(Sreatest Combines.
Philadelphia Ledser.
It Is reported from Pittsburg that the
American Window Glass company, having
sold all of Its stock to tho Natloua) Jobbers'
nrsoriatinn, Is In need of supplies, and has
entered tho Belgian market for 200,000 boxes
of glass to supply its wants during the
summer shutdown. To restrict competition
and keep up prices the Window Glass trust
restrict) Its output and, having underesti
mated tho demand, la under the necessity of
going abroad for supplies. According to
Byron W. Holt, the American Window Olass
Manufacturers' association was In operation
from 1880 until 1SSS. The manufacturers
became Importers In 1884, when there was a
shortage ot glass caused by a lockout and
a contest over tho wago rate. In 1S90 the
United Olass company waa organized. There
was considerable competition from 1893 to
1895, and prlcoB were comparatively low, In
1895 was formed tho American Olass com
pany, which was a selling pool for 85 per
cent of tho factories,
"This pool soon had prices up to the Im
porting point, where It held them firmly
until succeeded by the Amorlcan Window
Olass company, a corporation with $17,000,000
capital, formed In October, 1899, This owns
factories with a capacity of about 1,900 pots
out ot a totnl capacity of about 2,600 pots.
It has not lowered prices, which are about
double what they were four years ago, Tho
estimated value of the forty-eight or fifty
plants absorbed is said to have bcen put at
$6,190,000 by ono of the organizers."
It is said that prices for the last three
years have been nearly double what they
were for the previous three years and, as tho
duty averages about 100 per cent, prices are
ntout double what they nro In Belgium nnd
Kngland, Says tho Commoner and Glass
worker: "Krom an average price of about $1.50
per box for single and $2 per box for double
strength In 1S93, the value nt glass has
Ajulte, If not more thnn, doubled.
Tho low price of glass was duo to a low
tariff, combined with the low cost of un
wrought material and reduction In cost of
labor, with n t-oor consumptive de
mand. "Since the existence of the American 1
,. .. , , . .
Glass company, the sreattst advance in pjke. ,
anticipated.''
Mr. Holt declares that in no other Industry,
perhaps, are prices adjusted to the cost of
Imported goods with such precision, nnd that
tho cost of laying down Imported glass at
Interior points bring greater than at sea
board, on account of freight, the prices at
Interior points being greater than nt sea
cover this difference. Ho adds that cus
tomers nt Pittsburg, In tho i-hndow of the
factories, must pay It cents per box mote
for ordinary window glass than tho custom
ers at Benton. It Is said that, ordinarily, the
factories nro Idle nearly rlx months during
tho year, that two-thirds ot the glass blowers
nro Belgians or of Belgian descent and that
every year, after May 30, when tho plants
shut down, there Is nn exodun to Belgium.
With tho Window Glam trust capitalized at
nearly threo times the actual worth of Its
plants, It Is under the necessity of making
oppressive exactions upon consumers In
order to return profits on Inflated values.
Tho control exercised over the market by
this combination Is evidenced by Us action
In ordering glass abroad to supply n short
age, rather than keep Its plants going and
Its own workmen employed. Other glans
combines are tho Pittsburg Plate Olass com
pany, which, according to Mr. Holt, pays
very low wages, allows no organization of
Its workers and utilizes In Its scale of price
all of tho very high tariff protection it en
joys; tho mirror glars combination, tho
tablcwaro combination nnd the bottle manu
facturers. Tho American consumer Is at tho
mercy of all of these corporations organized
In restraint of competition nud of restriction
In product, nnd thero Is not one ot them
which would not go to pieces If the exces
sive customs duties oo their products were
repealed. They plunder consumers and de
prive their workmen of work and wages by
favor of Inordinate tariff dutlfs.
TWO-KlMiKH KPKillAMS.
Cnndni'tliiK n l,le ('nmiinlan nn
llend and Dernyed Inane,
New York World (dem.)
Somo of Mr. Bryan's epigrams have a
double edge. They cut both ways. He
says, for example:
"I had rather the democratic party de
serve success and lose than not deserve
It and win."
What Is the matter with deserving suc
cess and winning? And what better measure
of dessert could there b than the dropping
of a pc,)Ullstlc fallacy which tho people have
condemned with Increasing emphasis In six
successive elections, and putting forth a
living platform embodying the vital Issues
ot the hour?
Mr. Bryan further says: "Tho men who
wrote the Chicago platform have stood by
It, but the only men who have tried to get
off are the men who were never on It."
The men who wrote the Chicago platform,
though ro-enforccd at the polls by 3.000,000
democrats who never approved It, buT voted
for Mr. Bryan as the regular candidate of
their party, were In a minority of 603,514 on
the popular vote and of ninety-five in the
electoral college. Sines then four sutfe
which got "on the platform" Kansas. South
Dakota, Washington and Wyoming have got
off and stayed. Not a single state that then
repudiated the platform has since "got on."
In the elections of 1898-99 the democrats
were twenty-eight electoral votes short of
their total In 189(5.
Mr. Bryan Insists that "there li no occasion
for tho desertion of any great truth that
makes up the democratic code of principles."
Why, then, did Mr. Bryan desert the demo
cratic principle of a low tariff, which has
bcon a democratic doctrine for three-quarters
of a century, while free silver nt 16 to 1
never had a place In a democratic platform
until four years ago? During all ot his
public life up to a recent period Mr. Bryan
was an ardent tariff reformer. Tho tariff
Is now higher and more needless than ever
before, and Is the foster-mother of a hundred
trusts. Why has Mr. Bryan ceased to
fulminate against It? Aro the votes ot
200,000 or 300,000 protection populists and
free silver republicans of more consequence
than those of 2,000,000 or 3,000,000 sound
money democrats and Independents?
There never wa a more foolish contention
In politics or in economics than that which
Insists upon conducting a live campaign In
1900 upon the dead and damned issue ot
1896.'
CIIBBHY CHAFF.
Philadelphia Press: "Borroughs has his
faults, I admit, but he lias the happy fac
ulty of maklnc new friends wherever h
goes."
"Of course. He has to. He owes money
to all the old ones."
Puck: "I don't know how I'll feel to
morrow," said the sultan, "but today I m
full of light."
"You aro7 saia tne gTanrt vizier.
"Oh. res'. Today my motto Is. 'Millions
for defense, but not ono cent to pay debts!"
Detroit Journal: "It Is rlttht eliouch to
call n soado a snade." we renlled. "But
you seem to delight In calling- everythlnr n,
spacie.
The Art of Today glanced significantly In
tho direction of her profits.
"A flush Is a good hand to hold to." she
said.
Chlcaco Post: "I never knew him to re
fuse to lvn aid In what ho considered a
deserving case."
"Did you ever know nun to see what ne
considered a deserving case?"
well. no. I don t nel evo I ever d d. now
that you mention It."
New York Weekly: Shc-Of all tlrlnss!
Did you ever sec such a dowdy?
lie in wool way;
f3lifTn u'lint wnv? Whrrz. ur. vnlir v''
Hho has a sunshade that the sun enn't shine
through,
Phltndclnhla North American: "Where Is
the American section?" asked the visitor
to the Paris show.
Oh. monsieur, repllert -t lie poute attend
ant, "ze Americanes! ey are such great
peoples and we lore them so much it is
all yours effery section I"
Tlptrnlt Krff, Press! "It mlirllt be a COort
thins to fence In old Vesuvius and charge
a fixed admission orlce to see her in her
tantrums," . , , . -
"It would have to be n Inch fence. But
do you think there's any money In her?"
"if there was i in airuia sne ei cousn it
up."
TIIH MAX WITH Till: VAX.
8. K. Klser In the Times. Herald.
Bowed with a bod tick In his arms, hn leans
Against the nnwel-post and gates round;
nlrf hull- nnd feathers on his fucn
And on Ills back a. blouso that once was
blue' . .
Who made him so he doesn't care a "cuss"
i.'nr nnllHhed brass or vnrnlsh op shellnr.
Klolld and swart nnd stubborn hh un ox?
Who loosened ami let down the fohllnK
bed?
Whoo was the hand that ripped the hinges
off?
Whose foot went through tho beveled
lookiiiBgiass :
Is this the man they said would handle
thlnKH
As carefully as If they were his own
rno gentleman ine cicrK aocnireo tney a
send
To load nnd haul Away our furniture?
Ib tills the lovely thing who -whs to come
And with his very presence make us glad?
uown an mo siretcn ot spuco to us last
sulf
Thero Is no shape more terrible than this.
.Morn neni on jamming' corners tnrougn tne
walls,
Moro eager to snlll glassware on the floor.
.Morn irnugnt wun menace to the things we
owns
What iriilfn hptwerti him utid the 1r,v nf srtt
Slave of tho weed ho's chewing, what to
him
Aro sweet Madonnas held In dainty frames,
What thn rich nlow of vases from Japan.
The deckel edges of the printed page?
rrom mis mean nnapo inn sunering mou-
sands shrink,
For trairedv Is in bis every luuse!
To this dread slinpe humanity' upset,
V'1',n denieralfi and trod upon, erles out
.a piuiri.i Mini in iijii ui miiii"ii worn,
a rowt Uwt he merely laughs to scorn,
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