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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; FRIDAY, KOVEMBEB 30, 1900.
The omaha Daily Bee.
E, ROSEWATKR, Editor.
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GEOROE D. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed In my presence and swon. to
before me this tlrst da- of Nnwumr, A.
E. 1900. M. I). lU'NOATU.
(Seal.) Notaiy l'ubllc.
Tho battleship Kentucky la hnnlly
truo to Uh godmother If It forces tho
Turk to tuko water. ,
The local IJrynn orgnn niny he ex
pected soon to chnngo Its nuiuu to "Tho
Prize Fighters' Own."
The young duko of Manchester had
ample reason to observe the American
custom of Thanksgiving.
That Indian supply depot Is coming.
Bo Is Christmas. It is to be hoped the
supply depot gets hero first.
Popocratlc olllclals are tho only Ne
braskans who had any occasion to make
any mental reservations In their thanks.
Prize fighting" may In some people's
eyes be no more brutal than foot ball,
but the sentiment of this community
is not cultivated up to that point yet
The question of charter revision In
South Omaha seems to have simmered
down to the question of who shall do
the revising tho taxpayers, tho taxeat
era or tho taxshlrkcrs?
As usual Omaha contributes tho bulk
of tho program for the annual session
of the" Nebraska State Tcachem' asso
ciation. When It comes to educntloual
matters Omaha Is always to tho front.
Has anyone heard anything of Adlnl
Stevenson since election? Ills lute
friends should at least dig around tho
spot where tho landslide overwhelmed
him enough to allow air to reach him.
Lancaster county has been enumer
ated by tho census man out of the law
providing for its county government.
Tho coming legislature -will be kept
busy patching holes made by the census
man.
Charlie Towno seps n rlft ln tho clouds
In a chanco for a ono month's appoint
ment as United States senator to nil
the vacancy created by tho death of tho
lato Senator Davis. There Is balm In
Gllead.
Mr. Bryan Is deprived of even tho
consolation that he secured as largo a
popular vote as four years ago. With
an Immense Increase in the total voto
bo fell almost 200,000 behind his 1800
record.
A Buddhist priestess has como to this
country to preach her doctrine and so
cure converts If she can. It remnlns for
America to show that It can treat mis
sionaries more gently than tho Chinese
havo done.
A man whoso chief claim to uotorioty
lay In a serious quarrel with Andrew
Jackson has just died at his homo In
southern Illinois. That ho survived un
til this day Is evidence that ho was
made of tough material.
Mr. Bryan's letter to his homo guards
hows that ho is still planted on tho
Declaration of Independence us the
bulwark of human rights. He seems to
verlook the fact that his application
for a patent right on the declaration has
been rejected.
Iowa breathes easier now that tho
otltctal canvass shows the proposition
to hold a constitutional convention to
have been defeated by rrr votes. That
constitutional convention threatened to
be an elcphaut on tho hands of. our
neinhbors lu the Hawkeyo state.
Mark Ilauna should not havo been In
uch a hurry to declare unequivocally
ho could uut bo a candidate for proa I
dout four years hence. Ho should havo
allowed democratic orgaus to use him
as a Bcarecrtnv (i llttlo longer thoy
havo little enough to anniso themselves
with at present,
Tho latest namo Invented to describe
a malady which Is akin to smallpox I
"The Cuban Itch." Tho doctors may b
relied upon to keep pace with tho times
in manufacturing uuw mimes for old
diseases. No matter what they call It
the usual precautions against contagious
dlscu60 should bo observed.
FllEXCll SYMPATHY WITH UOtCIlS.
Tho sympathy with tho Boeni which
the French people hnvo manifested
since the nrrlvnl of Mr. Kruger In
Frnncc wns strongly emphasized In tho
unanimous vote of sympnthy with tho
former president of tho Transvaal re
public by the Chamber of Deputies. It
Is to bo Interred from the report that
this action was of n distinctly personal
nature, but It Is not therefore any the
less slgnlOcant of the feeling In France.
That appears to bo ununlmously on the
side of the Boors nnd .there Is no doubt
that the resolution adopted by tho gen
eral council of tho Seine, In favor of the
French government taking tho Initiative
In an endenvor to bring about arbitra
tion of the Issues between Great Britain
and tho Doers, expressed the general
popular wish.
Dut the government will not take
such a step, knowing that not only
would it be futile, but that tho effect
probably would be unfavorable to the
relations between Oreat Britain and
France. M. Doleusse, the French min
ister of foreign affairs, Is reported to
have Informed .Mr. Krugcr that tho at
titude of Franco Is unchanged and that
while the government will not discour
age any other country from taking the
Initiative In Intervention, It will not
make the llrst moVe. It would, how
ever, under certain conditions, Join In
an endeavor to bring about peace and
u settlement.
There Is no encouragement In this for
the Doers, but rather the contrary, for
If republican France, which lias Inter
ests In .South' Africa, will not take the
Initiative In an endeavor to secure
peace, certainly no other European
power will do so. Tho hope of Mr.
Kruger was In France and he has now
nowhere clue to look for the usslstaucc
ho desires. lie may receive public ova
tions In Germany, but the government
will pay 110 attention to him. In a
word, his visit to ICurope, If Intended
to obtain aid for the Boers, Is utterly
fruitless and while his future purpose
is not disclosed there is no reason to
believe that ho can accomplish any
thing. French dislike of the British
has been freely vented, but there Is
poor consolation In thut for the strug
gling Boers.
ABH YOHK'S AtiTl-VICti C1WSADE.
The antl-vlco crusade in Now York
City Is being pushed with vigor nnd
earnestness and ulready has produced
good results, though a great deal of
work is yet to be done beforo the
cleansing of tho metropolis is as thor
ough ns It Is practicable to make It.
The Tammany "purity committee" ap
pointed by order of Crokcr seems to be
acting In good faith, but the citizens'
commltteo which is prosecuting nn In
vestigation of conditions is chiefly re
lied upon to bring ubout the desired re
forms. This committee has declined to
unite with that of Tummany In carry
ing on the investigation nnd It is un
doubtedly better thut it should act in
dependently, as thereby the commltteo
of Tammany will bo Induced to exerclso
greater zeal and vigilance. The Cham
ber of Commerce has also taken up tho
matter and its powerful Influence will
bo exerted to advance the crusade.
With these forces at work the needed
reform should be assured, but In order
that when attained It muy be made per
manent there must be a change lu the
government of the city. The political
organization that Is responsible for the
existing deplorable conditions cannot
be trusted to continue reform If retnlned
in power. Tammany lives upon the
vice nnd crime of tho metropolis, giving
protection for tho trlnuto it receives
from the worst elements of society. It
did not willingly adopt Its present
course, but was forced to it by an lr
reslstiblo popular demand for reform.
Besides, the municipal election will be
held next year and the professed desire
for Improved conditions "has this in
view.
Now York City cannot bo -wholly
cleansed of vice and crime, but this
movement, If persisted In, will bo of
great benetlt to the city and tho good
accomplished may endure If the people
will drive from power the corrupt po
litical organization responsible for tho
deplorable state of affairs.
COUXSELINU CAUTION.
Senator Hale of Maine thinks that
If tho republican party will observe
caution and conservatism it can retain
polltlcnl control for years. In order to
secure tho continued support of a ma
Jorlty of tho voters ho says that taxation
must bo reduced, extravagant expend
Itures stopped, appropriations cut down
and we must go upon the theory that
tho revenues will not hold out at tho
present figures. Mr. Hale Is opposed to
the policy of holding the Philippines,
but believes that the party and the ad
ministration can bo trusted to deal
wisely with that problem. As to Cuba,
he says we must help tho Cubans Just
ns fust as possible to set up their own
government nnu auow uiem to run with -
out restriction their governmental ma
chinery. It is Judicious counsel. Already n
bill Is being prepared for the reduction
of taxation which will havo the earnest
support of tho administration. As to
expenditures, It is expected that con
gress will not Indulge lu any extrava
gance, though some necessary addition
to expenditures Is possible. Senator
Halo Is probably right In saying that
the revenues will not hold out at the
present figures. They are likely to do
so for tho next yenr or two, but sooner
or later there Is certain to lie a decreaso
and It is wise to prepare for that. We
must go on for a tlnio adding to our
uaval power, wo must maintain 11
military establishment equal to present
demands nud all departments of the
public service must be kept at tho pres
ent high standard of elllclency. But
there must bo no extravagance or waste
und wo do not doubt that tills will bo
found to bo the general sentiment
among republican congressmen and also
that of the administration.
No one realizes more fully than Presi
dent McKinley tho wisdom and duty of
cnutlon and conservatism. Ho showed
this lu his speech before the Union
League club of Philadelphia last week
and doubtless will make It still more
manifest In his forthcoming annual mes
sage. He understands that there was a
very largo conservative element that
supported tho republican ticket In the
presidential election and which Is en
titled to some consideration. This ele
ment, It may confidently be assumed,
will not be Ignored by the administra
tion. The republican party has a great
responsibility and a great opportunity.
If It shall act with wisdom and pru
deuct, keeping In view the Interests
nnd welfare of the people and faith
fully executing tho public will, there Is
every reason to believe that It can hold
control of the government for years.
A UOAltl) Of COSTltVti.
It is hinted that Governor Dietrich
in his Inaugural message to the legisla
ture will recommend the creation of a
board of control along similar Hues to
that which has been adopted with such
good results lu Iowa. The Iowa sys
tem lu, pcrhups, not entirely applicable
to Nebraska, because of constitutional
obstacles In the way, but It Is proposed
that some plan be devised by which
the idea can be utilized without strain
ing the constitution.
So far us the tnxpaylug public Is con
cerned a board of control would bo
welcomed us a distinct step In the di
rection of reform lu the administration
and management of our state Institu
tions. Tho board would havo super
vision of tho administrative staff of
these Institutions and work a consolida
tion of tho supply and commissary de
partments, with undoubted saving of
expense and Improvement In the serv
ice. By such consolidation the con
tracts for tho vurious state institutions,
Instead of being split up Into small lots
as now, would bo combined and
awarded to tho lowest bidder, who
could afford to put prices down to
bedrock on such a large undertaking.
The ability of tho state to exact strict
compliance with the terms of all con
tracts would also bo strengthened be
cause all supplies would be more readily
subjected to exact tests und expert
Inspection.
If Nebraska wants to take ndvantngc
of tho experience of other states It will
llnd un Instructive lesson in Iowa's
State Board of Control.
Tho Interstate Commerce commission
has rendered a decision which will bo
a severe shock to railroad stock manip
ulators. It has decided that In fixing
rates, stock In railways Issued without
consideration, ns Is the case in most
foreclosure reorganization plans, Is not
entitled to any consideration as against
the rights of the public to reasonable
charges. Tho enforcement of such de
cisions ns this would soon squeeze the
wuter out of most corporation stocks
nnd do awny with ono of tho greatest
evils of modern public corporations,
If tho foreign press wnnts to see Just
how much President McKluley and tho
administration is affected by their fill-
mlnntlons against the policy of the
United States la dealing with tho
Chinese situation it should recall the
result of the wonderful assaults made
by tho popocratlc papers in this coun
try during tho past campaign. Every
development In China has shown the
position of tho United States to be tho
correct ono and somo day Europe will
thank this country for preventing u
great blunder In tho Orient.
Tho city authorities are exercising
their power to require tho removal of
condemned Bhacks which endanger sur
rounding property In tho business cen
ter of tho city. No one has any right
to keep tinder boxes on his premises
llablo at any time to go up in smoke, or
tumble-down buildings menacing tho
lives of Inmates, simply because they
can bo rented. '
Iowa criminal statistics show a steady
decrease in crime thero during the past
four years. This Is doubtless tho In
cvlthblo result of better times. When
work Is scarce many not naturally
criminal are driven by desperation to
commit crimes which they would not
think of If they had legitimate methods
of relieving their necessities.
Chance to Retaliate.
Detroit Journal.
Abdul Hamtd might retaliate- by demand
lng tho right to establish a consulate at
Ltmon, Colo., or at somo other point where
lynchlngs are frequent happeulngs.
Another Sinn of l'mnperlty.
Philadelphia Times.
Sltco it is calculated by tho end of this
year tho American hen will havo con
trlbuted 13,000,000,000 eggs to national pros
perlty, moy her sun never set Is only an
expression of proper regard.
Another Shuttered Idol.
Indianapolis Press.
Colonel Jnck Clilnn can no longer pose as
tho beau Ideal of chivalry. A Tennessee
hnlln hna nnllf.,1 him rinwn fnr wnnt nf Eral-
Jttnlry ln allowing her to mount her horse
1 unassisted while ho stood Idly by
A Blunted Outrun".
Baltimore Amorlcan.
Tho British are alarmed over tho sue
cesses of American manufacturers In Africa
Dut, then, it cannot bo said that tho Brit
lsh themselves are going Hbout tho right
way to secure the business and good will of
that section.
Very I'nccrtnlii CoiiMt lltitlnn,
' Raltimoro American.
It ought to hasten tho crar's conva
leiceuco to find out how popular he Is. Rut
It shows, too, how undesirable Is the stato
of n nation which has no constitution to
depend on but tho uncertain one of a doll
cato ruler.
Somo TltliiUH Worth ICiumvIiik,
Chicago News.
Lord WoUeloy Is said to bo quitting tho
post of comniander-ln-chlet of thu Rrltlsh
at my because ho will no longer euduro tho
blnma for tho hlundera In tho African cam
palcn. If Wolseloy tells all he knows on
this subject it would make an Interesting
volume.
nut-nil Tmt of the Ilnlliinil,
Philadelphia Press.
Tho proposed test for tho Holland sub
marine boat of a trip to Cuba nnd sutso
quently a transatlantic voyage In tbo
roughest month of tho year should, If sue
ccssful, set at rest tho last lingering doubt
as to its value and utility. There Is no
doubt that the Holland boat marks the bo
ginning of a new era ln offensive and dc
tensive sea power. This fact was rocog
nlted months beforo naval Inspection offl-
cltls reluctantly conceded It.
ShnrlnK 1'roflta rvltli Workmen.
Newi York Tribune.
Tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail
road has generously decided to sharo a part
r tne proceeds of Its Increased prosperity
Uh its engineers and firemen and is
raising wages and reducing hours of work.
This Is a praiseworthy policy and it sets an
admirable example for Imitation on the part
of other flourishing corporations which are
taking ln largo profits.
orpituus i'iiom the hamcs.
rotcM AKnlnnt DciiIiik Cllllnn n
Humor for Promotion,
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
No proposition to shut anv ilonr nf nn.
portunlty against capablo and deserving
cltlrens, In favor of n limited few, Is likely
to find any favor with tho people, or, It Is
to bo hoped, with congress. Of this order
Is Adjutant Oonoral Corbln's recommenda
tion to congress for tho repeal or modlllca-
ion or tne army regulations perm tt uk tho
promotion from tha ranks of meritorious
non-comnilssloncd officers, nnd of nny en
listed men, physically nnd othcrwlso quali
fied, under thirty years of ago, who shall
successfully compcto nt certain prescribed
examinations for commissions. General
Corbln's complaint Is that theso provisions
unjustly curtail tho othcrwlso excluslvo
privileges of West Point graduates, espo-
lally as tho enlisted man may pass the
examinations and receive n commission
fter two years' scrvlco In tho army, whllo
tho West Pointer has to study for four
years beforo he Is eligible for a commls-
Ion. nut tho men who enter tho array ns
privates, nnd then succeed, by dint of dtll
genco, ln passing tho examinations, havo
BUally spent a good deal of time previously
at schools which In a measure havo sup
plied a good part of tho training bestowed
at West Point. As to military drill, tho en
listed man probably gets ns much or moro
of It In two years ns does the West Pointer
ln four.
Furthermore, the number of appointments
to West Point nvallablo In nny cngrcs-
tonal district is so small that, without tho
pportunltles offered under tho regulations
now existing, It would continually happen
that young men with a special aptitude for
a military career would ho shut out from
any opening. Not a few such, feeling It
In their bones" that they could win com
missions, have entered tho army and suc
ceeded. Among these have been somo who
ftcrward developed into brilliant com-
m'anders. So the gencrnl sentiment will be
found to demand rathor an enlorgcment of
tho onnortunltlcs of tho enlisted man tnan
any such curtailment ns General Corhlu
suggests. This officer has certnlnly done
llttlo to strengthen his already diminished
popularity by a proposition so wnony re
pugnant to tho genius of our Institutions.
GROWTH OV TUB COUNTRY.
AKKr-K"to Incrmse of Inhnhltniit
ttrrntent of Any uremic.
St. JjouIs Globe-Democrat.
Ti.M lu mm imneet of tho country's
growth in tho last ten years which is apt
to be overlooked. Tho percentage of ln-
n.oosn wna nnl n frMl OR In HI1V DTCVlOUB
decade and nobody really expected it would
be, but tha aggregate increase 01 mnaii
itants was larger than it ever was before.
A little less than 21 per cent was tho pro
portionate gain in tho ten years, which
was smallor even Uian ln tho decade from
1860 to 1870, when tho natural increase as
woll as tho growth by immigration was
cut down by the civil war. In that decado
tho percentage of gain was only 22, although
provlous to that time tho relative Increase
was always nbovo JO. per cent In the decade.
In tho last ten' years there havo been
13,672,070 added ttK tho population of tho
United States, wich, is a larger expauiun
in inhnhiinntn than was ever previously
made in ten years. From 1880 to 1890 tho
ln6rcase was 12,466,467, ana it was t.i,it,u
In tha Irn vpnrn ondine with 18S0. In the
decado closing with 1870 tho losses of life
occasioned by tho war and tne dropping in
the rata of Immigration which tho war
caused brought down the absolute increase
in inhabitants to 7,115,050, as compared
with 3,251,445 ln the ton years ending with
1860. In tracing all the decades from that
time backward to tho beginning of tho
country a gradual decline is notca, inougii
h ncrrnntriKo of Increase, of course, dur
ing all those decades was high.
Tho census ngurcB wblcn nave just Deen
given to. the public, therefore, make very
gratifying reading. Tho aggregate of 76,-
295,220 of population for tho wiioie country
In 1900 is somewhat larger than conserva
tive persons had been looking for, though
tho vlslfcnarles had been putting tne loiai
,vnn.i thn RO.000.000 mark. The absolute
gain in the increment of the population is
encouraging. Probably tlio percentage 01
In thn deeade which uas now De-
gun will be somewhat lower than It has
been In tho last ten years. it may go
down to 20 por cent. The figures repro
..ntinir thn nhsoluto Increase, however, are
Ukoly to bo 14,000,000 or upward. A steady,
k.ui,v crrntvth in nnmuation ior mo couu-
iicni.tt, n "
n wtinln will m-obably contlnuo to
nn indefinite period ln the future. The out
look for the united States, in a pnysicni ns
well a a moral Bonse, continues to be very
bright.
GltKAT IXVXOW OK GOI.O.
'ellovr Troonare I'onrlnsc Into the
Unite Hopper of Uncle Sam.
st. I-ouls aiobo-Democrnt.
nntwnnn January 1. 1900. and the end of
October over 20,000,000 ln gold camo from
Alaska and tho northwestern part of Canada
to tho assay ofncea in this country, ana an
of it, or nearly all of it, went to tho treas-
nf thia Riim ntioui xin.uuu.vvu ciuuu
from the Klondike and us vicinity, a uiuo
hnn 13 000. 0(10 camo from tne (Japo
Nomo district, and tho other $1,000,000 was
obtained ln other parts of Alaska, In sec
tions of Canada outside 01 tne rwonaiao
region and In tho states of Washington,
Orogon and Idaho. Of course, this J20,
000,000 of gold was Independent altogether
f thn lurtrn sums which flowed to this
country from Europe and Australia in
obodlenco to trade laws.
Thu nyhlhlt niitu Cano Nome far Celow
Klondike In gold production, but tho flguros
aa here given do not cover tho wholo of
the output ln tho former locality, it is
!stlmated that the entire amount. 01 row
which has como down from tho Cape Nomo
ocallty In 1900 1b about $5,000,000. This Is
',.r linlnw thn nrniluctlon of the Klondiko
region, but some of tbo authorities in the
northwest are saying that this Is a fair
showing for Capo Nome for its first year.
A drouth at ono end of tho season and a
froshot at tho other end are Eald to havo
reduced tho production which would otner
wlso havo been obtaiued. Then, too, tho
nnxni-tnintv nn to title embarrassed tho
miners in that region and still further cut
down the output.
It would bo decidedly pleasing to tho
United States to have its Capo Nomo dis
trict prove to be more proline than tho
Canadian Klondike, but tho general public
Is not so snngulno on, this point as it was
a year ago, JUBt after tho first reports ot
ths finds came to this country, nnd beforo
tho rush of tho early part of 1000 set in,
Somo of tho prospectors say that tho pro
duction ot Capo Nomo in its second year,
1901, is likely to come very near to that
of the Canadian territory. Thoy aro pre
dicting a brighter future for our Alaska ro
glon than thero Is lu store for the country
around Dawson. Tho sc-M deposits aro
moro v.idoly distributed In the American
territory of Alaska than they are In the
Klondiko locality, so tho oxperts say. At
any rate, tho $7,200,000 which Seward paid
for Alaska has proven to be, for many
reasons, a profitable Investment.
Nebraska
North Piatt
It is the excoptlou and not the rule that
tho legislature of any state has beforo It
tho task of choosing two Unllcd states
senators, and the all-absorbing qucstlou
now Is, who will bo solected to occupy
thoso two most honorable and Important
positions In tho gift of tho legislature of
a stnto. Tho rule, in measure, has been
established that ono seuator for Nebraska
should como from tho routh and tho other
from tho North Platte country, nnd this is
apparently a fair disposition of the honors
though when a senator is mado ho is not
created for a part of tho state, but to en
hanco tho IntercsU of tho whole- common
wealth. As tho tlmo approaches for tho
legislature to meet, many candidates from
loth tho North and South Platto country
havo shlod their castors Into tho ring and
by overy honorable means aio tr)ing U
further their own Interests to Bccure tho
oovoted prize.
It goes without saying thero Is one man
who nsp!ro3 to bo Bcnotor that is better
known, Is spoken of oftcnor and Is being
watched closer than nny other who seek
this Important place. The reasons nro
obvious. For thirty years ho has been
beforo tho people of Nebraska In n public
capacity and through his Indomltablo will,
his novcr-fnillng energy, his acknowledged
ability, ho hns built up ono of tho finest
business enterprises ln the state, nnd has
becomo ono of tho best known men ln tho
nation. Ho has been a fearless champion
of right, but a courageous foo of tho wrong
doer, whether In tho ordinary walks of life,
In the high places of tho stato or nation.
Aa well ln politics as In other respects
thoso who havo sought t'urough trickery
to put Into operation schomos to enhanco
their own Interests, but to tho damago of
tho state, havo found this man one who
never for a moment considered tho cost,
but who, with all the energy of his Btronu-
COM'llOI, OK KOIU3ST 11HSEUVES
Juillclnl ltiillnic Throwing Down the
Ilurn to Sheep kiock.
Han Frunclsco Call.
Thn inw nf .inn,, no. 1S9S. authorizing the
secretary ot tho Interior to make regula
tions for tho protection of forest reserva
tion, him hi-nn declared unconstitutional
by United States Judge Wellborn. Tho
decision assumes that tho act constitutes a
delegation by congress of its legislative
powers to an administrative omccr, wuicu
thnt hnitv linn not authority to do. Tho
decision seems to bo perfectly sound, al
though as a saving measure the United
States district attornoy intends to appeal.
. .. . r . 1 In ha
unless mere is somo umi j.uiuv
rinMfilnn nn wh leh to hane nn appeal it
will In all probability be sustained.
The case at bar was mat. 01 a Bneepmuu
arrested for violating tho regulations of the
Interior department for tho protection 01
tho forest reserves. If tho decision Is not
reversed on appeal tho only protection
aoninut intrimlnn unon tho forest reserves
by Bheepmen or any ono else whoso pres
ence Is undesirable or uangcrous on mora
will bo an invocation of tho law ot trespass.
It would bo an unprecedented proceeding,
for tho public domain hns been looked upon
by cattlemen and shecpherdcrs bb common
property and its uso as such has been
tolerated by tho government wttnoui inter
ference. Few. If any, of tho largo cattle
rnmraa In TTinnV nf Mm WCStCm fitatCB and
territories would be occupied, as thoy are,
with the herds of private owners 11 iat
Un, nf trnannuv wnrn invoked and enforced
by the government. To stop tho trespass
of the sheepmen on the torcsi resorvei
will, therefore, require something moro
effective than the .trespass law.
We havo arrived at a stago in mo msiory
nf nut nntnrn 1 woodlands when thoso re
served as national parks for the perpetua
tion of the timber they contain and the
safety of the watersheds which they protect
must bo preserved at all hazards from all
forms of depredation. If tho lumberman
and tho woodchoppcr are to bo kept from
felling the large growth of trees in mese
reserves for commercial purposes then
tho Bheepownor's flock must bo prevented
from destroying the younger growth on
fntiirn renewal of the forosts
deponds. Wo owe that much to posterity.
to Bay the least. If Judgo weiiDorn s ao
clsion lets down tho bars so that the flocks
cau bo driven into tho forest reserves to
pasture nt tho pleasure of their owners it
behooves congress to put them up again ln
a way that they will stay up. This is
evidently a duty which cannot be put oft.
There ought to bo enough wisdom in con
gress to enable It to frame a law which
will protect these reservations perfectly
and permanently from invasion by any one
likely to impair them, and preserve them
forever as a legacy to future generations,
and such a law ought to bo passed at the
coming session without fall.
GOOIl HKICJJS LIVB AKTKR.
A Tribute to the Generosity of m.
Weatcrn Mllllonnlre.
Montana Record.
Thero aro tow men In tbls world who
have given away as much money as has
Marcus Daly aud been as modeBt in tho
giving. Hla charities aro in proportion
to his business undertakings, and ln the
aggregate amount to a very largo sum.
It Ib a raattor ot record that no damago
suit hns ever been started against any
of Uio numerous enterprises ln which ho
waa Intore-sted, which is undoubtedly due
to his liberality lu dealing with his em
ployes. Probably tho moat comprehensive ordor
ho over gave In the matter of charity was
ln 1891. Ilecauso of tho disagreement bo
tweon tha Anaconda company nnd tho
Montana Union railway over tho frolght
rates for hauling the ore from Butto to
Anaconda the mines and smelter shut
down and thousands ot breadwinners wero
thrnivn nut of emnlovment ln both Butto
nnd Anaconda. Mr. Daly realized that the
mines would bo closed for somo montns
and tho shutdown would entail much suf
fering unless Bomothlng was dono. lie
told his lieutenants to 600 that the de
serving' poor of llutto and Anaconda wero
kopt supplied with necessary provisions,
fuel and medical nttondanco. Tho order
was not limited to tho families of the
meu in thu omploy or his company, uut
applied to all upon whom tho closing
of tho mines might work a hardship,
His charitable expenditures during this
porlod totaled sovoral hundred thousaud
dollars. In Anaconda this order still stands.
It has always been tho policy of Mr.
Daly to provldo for the families of minors
killed in his properties, and scattered
about Butto are half a hundred or more
homes built by Mr. Daly and given to
tho widows of men whoso lives were lost
In the Anaronda mines. This hns Invari
ably been his custom. A beautiful homo
was completed In llutte only a few days
ago at a cost of $5,600. When Mr. Daly
nrrivnil In thnt eltv from Now York ln
October it was proBcntod hy htm to tho
widow of a miner wno. inno montns ago,
lost his life through an accident which
nrnnrrnl In thn St. Ijiwronco mlno one
of tho Anaconda properties, and this is
only one of many familiar glfta that havo
been mndo slnco tho company camo Into
existence.
Standing high among their follows nro
half a dozen or more young profeslonal
men of llutto, who In tho years past
workod in and around the Anaconda
nilniH. rnmn under Mr. Dalv's nersonnl ob
servatlon and who were sent away to be
educated at nn oxpons.
Senatorship
o Telegraph.
ous character, exposed their schemes ana
fought to a finish thoso who were trying to
benefit thonisolvos nt tho cxponso of tho
people Many aro tho foemcn who havo
gone down under tho mighty blows struck
by him lu defence of tho people's rights
nnd many aro tho tricksters who havo bit
tho dust from blows struck by this man s
trenchant pen.
It Is but natural that a man of this char
acter, ln the long pjrlol of his publlu carcor,
should luako numerous and bitter enemies;
It is, also, human nnturo that when such
a man comes baforo the people, honorably
nsklng for preferment at their hands, ho
should meet with tho most strenuous op
position from thoso who think they havo
old scores to wipe out. It Is posslblo that
Bomo of thoso who havo been elected to
tho loglolnturo will go thero with no higher
motive- than to get even with nn old foo.
Thts Is not the spirit which should actuate
any ono placod In n position of honor and
trust by tho people. It Is not tbo spirit
which Bhould bo exhibited in selecting ono
who will, In tho common order of events,
for' six years occupy n high placo ln tho
deliberations of thoso who can by their
actions guide tho nntlonal ship of stato
through tho placid waters of prosperity or
head her straight for the rocks of disaster
tho breakers of dlspalr. Old nnlmosltteo
should be, and wo bellevo will be, laid
uslde, aud thoso having the momentous
question In hand will with duo deliberation
act for tho best Interest of their constitu
ents. They will select men known for
their business capacity, their ability, their
sterling honesty, their political Influence,
their rank In tho deliberations of tho party
with which they nfnilato, In -a word they
will select men who can do tho most aud
tho best for tho Btate and tho nation and
when they do, ono of them will be Hon.
Edward Hosewater of Omaha.
MAXIJtS IX POINT.
Quaint SiiKnefitlonn Tendered to Peo
ple of I'nrto lllro.
Portland Oregonlan.
Tho old maxim, "Find out men's want
and need and meet thorn there," is pecu
liarly applicable to our dealings ln a com
mercial sense with our new peoples, tho
Porto Hleans and Filipinos, as well as to
tho much wider rango ot peoples whoso
markets wo nro striving to enter with our
wares as becomes an energetic, enor
mously productive manufacturing nation.
It Is nppllcablo indeed to all reform effort
at home and missionary offort abroad. Its
practical application would provont much
wnsto of effort nnd money and prevent
many mistakes which raako sincere reform
offort ludicrous in tho eyes of thoso to
whom it is applied. Zealous Americans,
anxious to bring thoso old-new people to
their way of thinking and living, may pro
vent wnsto of time, energy and money by
hearkening to Kipling's advlco to England,
"Not to hustle tho East." Tho viewpoint
of Orientals Is cssontlally different from
that of tho peoplo of tho western world. It
Is not deslrablo that It should bo otherwise,
oven if it wero possible. "Circumstances
alter cases." So wroto tho schoolmaster of
a former generation In our copybooks with
a quill pen of his own manufacture. The
schoolmastor and the quill pen have passed
away, but tho truth contained in tho words
which pupils wero required to copy many
times with painstaking caro remains nnd
appeals ln a thousand ways to thoso whoso
memories as woll as whoso copybooks wero
stamped with them. An cxnmplo in point
was furnished by a Now England Society
ror tno prevention of Cruelty to Animals
recently. Fired with laudable zeal to en
lighten the Porto Hleans ln tho humani
ties, this society sent a largo number of
circulars to them calling attention to cer
tain things that should bo avoided as need
lessly cruel. Among these was cited tho
practico of putting a frosty bit In tho
mouths of horses tho careful warming of
the bit being advised. This was clearly a
work of supererogation, since few of tho
people had ever seen frost. Relatively llt
tlo Is known of the wants and needs of
tneso people nd to go ln ndvnnce of accu
rate knowledgo In our Impatience to mako
them conform to our estimates of Ilfo Is not
only futile, but foollah.
PIIOKITS OK TWO MONOPOLIES.
Illvnlry of nn American nnd Ilrltlnli
lOlttlllllC.
Ivoulsvlllo Courier-Journal.
Much comment has been madn nnn ti,n
remarkable appreciation in vainno nt stand
ard Oil shares, which have risen from $530
per $100 share ln Juno to over $700 at pres
ent. Tho Standard OH company makes no
ijuuiiu oiiuciuvui 01 us pronts, but they
must be largo when tho GO nnr rnnt ,1lifl-
donds paid this year nro considered. Such
pronts seem fabulous, but aro explained by
ma laci mat it uas a virtual monopoly of
tho oil trade, which enables It to fix Its
profits at any figure Its management dooms
proper.
Tho J. & P. Coatcs eomnnnv l n nrinh
trust that is obout the equal of tho Staud-
ara uu. it uas a capitalization of $10,000,
000 in 0 per cent preferred shares, $10,000,
000 ln ii per cent debentures and $15,000,
00Q of ordinary shares, on which 40 per cent
was paid in dividends In 1899 and 60 per
cent for tho year ended Juno 30 last. Theso
ordinary shares, or common stock, as we
say here, havo a par valuo of 10 and a
market value of 85. Standard Oil enr.
tlflcatcs are thus still a good way behind
the Coates common stock In appreciation,
though the dividends paid this vnnr .r
about tho same. The Coates company has
steadily increased its earnings from 540 -000
In 1894 to 2,425,000 In 1900. Its divi
dends ln tho same space of tlmo havo been
advanced from 8 per cent to no anri it.
serve has Increased from 200,000 to 1,750,.
uuu. it win bo hard for Rockefoller to
heat tbls.
It will bo noticed that thesn twn mnnnn.
olles, whoso rccordB havo probably never
boon equalled, deal ln the commnnnnt nnri
most useful commodities.
PEnSOXAL POIXTEIIS.
The latest case of combine Is tho cake
walkers' truBt in New York.
Weather indications are that the foot
ball will socn bo superseded by tho snow
ball. Writing of tho rencnt burning of a negro
In Colorado tho sheriff of Lincoln county
says, plausibly, "politics cuts no Ice in this
affair."
Tho private secretary of the late Marcus
Daly has telegraphed to Montana, In re
sponse to inquiries, that no Information
will bo given to the publlo concerning Mr.
Daly's will or estate.
Governor Candler rejoices in his Thanks
giving proclamation that Goorgla Is not as
other states aro. "Hers," ho says compla
cently, "Is the purest Americanism to bo
found on tho continent."
Tom L. Johnson, tho well known Ohio
stnglo tnxer and capitalist, Is a most
charltablo man, but has nil unconquerablu
aversion to professional beggars and Bays
that during his rocent trip abroad ho never
becamo quite accustomed to the European
stylo of "tipping."
John Hums, the English labor leader, col
ebrated his forty-second birthday on No
vember 13. Mr. Hums, wl;o has been In
Parliament since 1892, Is an engineer by
profession, and his early struggles were of
tho hnrdest kind. In the House of Com
mons he onco said that he Bhould know
something about laundries (tho subject un
der discussion), for his mother was a wash
erwoman.
flttiuoL's coxnrrioxs ix ciiixa.
niKiceit nf White Klephnnta nn thj
Hani! f the Allien.
Haltlmoro Atmrlcan.
Tho United States novcr aetod with more
wisdom than when It withdrew tho bulk of
Its troops from China. Tho parliaments of
two European powers wero engaged yester
day In an nnlmatcd debate over this Chinese
muddle, nnd tho French mlnlstor had the
frankness to admit that not only had it
cost France a great deal of money, but it
was likely to cost much moro beforo any
satisfactory settlement could bo reached. In
tho German Parliament thero wns bitter
opposition manifested to tho policy of th
government, and tho chancellor found It
necessary to bid for sympathy by reviving
tho tragic death of the German minister In
tho streets of Pckln. Either of theso gov
orumcntR tuny bo defeated at any moment
by this Chinese Imbroglio.
The people, both In Germany and Krnnce.
nro unablo to pcrcolvo how any prestige or
gnln Is likely to result from tho present
situation, The French mlMatcr said China
was too poor to pay any Indemnity, nnd yot
tho allied powers aro represented ns de
manding $600,000,000. If 110 Indemnity can
bo paid, tho only nltornatlvo Is to tnko It out
In torrltory, nnd this will be certain to
prnclpltato a general war, the horrors of
which cannot bo lmnglnod. it Is useless to
gonerallzo about tho Chinese puzzle. Tim
nctual situation must bo faced, mid it Is ns
uninviting ns nny that has ever confronted
civilization. Thero nro 400,000,000 of tho
Chlneco, nnd to suhduo them so ns to make
tho country safo for commerce and travel
would rcqulro many years and nn Immense
expenditure of men aud money.
It thoy would fight llko other races It
would not bo so difficult, hut they have an
aggravating habit of breaking out only lu
spots where thero nro no troops to opprso
them. They quiet down nnd disappear In
front of tho foreign soldiers, nnd pop up
suddenly nt somo other point which Is un
guarded. Thoy can contlnuo this sort of
thing Indefinitely. It was thought tint
Huesln had conquered Manchuria. Recent
reports lndlcato that tho Chtneso rcuo up
In tho rear of tho Russian troops, and
Russia may havo all of Its work to do over
again. Nor will tho plea of trade hold nny
longer as a Justification for prolonging tho
Chinese, muddle. It Is conceded that tho
Chlneso trado Is practically dead, and a con
tinuation of the warfaro against thu Chlneo
Is not the way to revive it. Tho alllC3 have
an elephant on their hands, nnd they may
bo as anxious beforo long to let go ns was
tho man who held on to the bear's tall.
LAUGHING OAS.
ril.l t...1 . "Tl... ..n .l.n'l n.lmlt
the valuo of tho historical novel?"
'nh vn It tinu rim th, illnlent nnvnl nl.t
of the country."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "They ought to
trv thn Chlncsn cure for swelled head on
that conceited Hlngleburn."
"What's tho cnincso cure7"
"Tho uxl"
Phllmlplnhln. Press: "Verv well." ex
claimed Dr. Quick, after his quarrel with
the jmucrtaKer. "i n muKe you sorry ior
"What nro you going to do?" retorted
tho undertaker. "Retire from practice?
nntrnlt Pron Press: "How do votl roiratd
your new congressman, Mr. Mlggs? Do
you think he's lit for tho olllce?"
"ICS, sireoi lie b hi imru iui 11.
at, f Ao.,n n l'n lintlnVn It tfna n.
Chicago boy that had spent comiderab o
time around n stable, who referred to hla
parenta us a "spanking pair."
Tn.llnnnnnlla TrnsM! WnirV WatklnS
Thoy Is nuttln llko keepln' your mouf shut
to git tno ronuiiiiion in wish iiimu.
Hungry Hlgglns S'poso somebody was
offerln' you booze an' Ice cream?
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "What did you
think of tho now play?" ....
"Hnrry to say, 1 slept inrougii 11. -
'Then you don't know whether It wa
clenn or not 7" ....
"Well, I know it was soaporino.
Washington Star: "Mike." said Plodding
Pnt "dn von t'lnk It does 11 man mucli
good to go t'rno college?"
"Not mucn, renneu meuntiennK jiu.
'T tuant t'rnn n nnlli?n nnpn. nn' nil I Iftlt
was two dlctlonerles nn' a suit of font bull
clothes. De swag wasn't wort' do risk."
Chtmcn Tribune: "Doubtloss." said ths
intellectual gticst at Mrs. Oaswell's recjp
tlon. "yon think, with Agasslz "
itr ...I..,.. . . . T n.mnTnn " IV.
claimed the hostess, with a bright, viva
cious smile. 1 inmit wuii 111 iiunui
TMilln.lnlnhln Press: "Hollo! What's the
matter with your head?" inquired tho llrst
bunco-steerer.
"Oh!" replied tho other, "a farmer I mot
today Just tapped mo on tho nut with his
carpetbag." ......
"Must nave been a pretty hard carpst
bag." 'Well, you see It had n. gold brick In It
that I had sold him yesterday."
COWUOYS VICTIMIZED.
James Barton Adams ln Denver Post.
Wo had all made the guess by tha cut ot
nis ureps an 1110 icnacnoot style mat
ho Hlunir.
An' tho way that he npun toney languaga
mat run buck an grease rrom 1110 p ini
of his toniruc.
That ho was a red-hotter from over tho
water a Juke or a markls. or wuss
Than that in his rank, an' we thought w
couiu uaiiK on a navin sume run wuii
the cuss.
He talked with a drawl till his words
seomod to fall reluctunt from outen his
mouth,
An' the babyish stare in his eyes you
would swear showed a bruin that was
stunted bv drouth.
An' the boys o' tlio range nil regarded
tne Htrango son o cuss mat naa como
thero to board
Fur hla health aa a snob, nn' we put tip a
job that'd lower Uie pride o' my lord.
He remarked he could ride anything that
noro hldo; ho had rid with tho 'oundtf,
don't ye know;
And wo told him we thought we'd be able
to trot out a hoss that wa'n't fashioned
for show
Ono o' kittenish vlewsthnt'd serve to
amuBo ot his highness, If he wns In
clined Fur to try It a whirl, nn' he smiled llko a
girl, an' would rldo it if we didn't
mind,
An' ho went further vet with nn offer to
but all tho boodle that wo could perduco
That ho'd rldo anythbig we'd a notion to
bring till ho toned it down tamo aa a
goose.
An' In manner quite rash our available
cash was flashed fur to back up our
views
That we'd And him a chunk of a quick
uctlon bronk that'd buck him plum
outen his shoes)
We'd a mnro ln tho herd that was reckoned
a bird. Jest a bundlo o' glt-up-an'-glt,
Half devil, half hoss, which the sumo Is a
cross that's productive o' meanness an'
grit:
Sho had downed every rider that dared got
astrldo her, an' had crippled a dozen
or ho
Of the fellows who'd said that tho hops
wasn't bred that could give 'em the
wust of a go;
So wo snddlnd ol" Satan, thn tenderfoot
waltln' with a grin on his Innerccnt
fiicti,
An' we got him astraddle an' sot ln tho
saddle nn' seed everything1 was In place.
An' we bid him good-byo with a wink p'
tin- eye at each other, an' anxiously
stood
Holdln' on to the head o' thn bronk till
ho said wo might let 'or go, If wo
would.
If the heavenB hnd fell all around that
corral and drowned u In cloud from tno
I kfn'tell you, by gad, that wo wouldn't a
had any bigger a bunch o' surprise,
Fur he sot In his seat In the saddle ns
neat an if lollln' around In a chair.
An' thnt bronco n thumpln the earth and a
Jumpln' In spasms right up In the air:
Mt a cigarette right In tho heitt p' tho
fight an' grinned at tho nnlmal'H Jumps.
Ub guys Htandln' there with a paralyzed
stsro like a bunch of half-ldlot chumps.
An' I'm te!lln you, boss, that he stayed
with that hoss until ho got It as meek
An'UHrld It around on the hoof-bnttered
ground tin' a glvin' us fellers tho laugh!
F.vnry devilish bloko In tlio gang had gone
broke n backin' his honest belief
That tho bronco we'd picked that naa
never been licked 'd Buro bring tho
Btranger to grlf.
An' wo hollered nn' swore till oar lungs
wns plum Bore when we learned that
the schemln' young hound
Was Bronco Bill Hnyder, the champion
rider, a huntln1 a nap which he found.