THE OMAHA PALLY BEE: WEDNESDAY,. DECEMBER 12, 11)00.
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STATESMEN TOF CIRCULATION.
Btato of Nebraska, Douglas County, m.!
Uenrga B. Tzschuck, secretary of The Bee
1'ubllshlng Company, being duly sworn,
ays that the actual number of full and
epmploto copies of Tho Dally, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month of November, 1900, was as follows:
1 no,H7o
J .14,005
I .11,010
4 2M.040
6 ai.nzo
l .'tu.oio
7 m,4im
I u.aoo
t .ii,:uo
10 no,7io
II 2H.-I00
12 20,'JtOO
IS 28,010
14 SN.MHO
16 28,1100
16 JUM.uao
17 2H.2II0
18 SiN.lOO
ID StM.UMU
20 !IS,:i70
21 US. 110
22 27,070
23 27,020
2t. 2H.220
25 2H.410
26 27,000
27 27.020
28 ,.27,740
29 27,770
30 27.B5.-i
Total oa.vno
Less unsold and returned copies.... lic.uiM
Net total sales 0i:i,42i
Net daily average, 30,447
. GEO. B. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before mo this 1st day of December. A. D.,
1900. l. B. HUNQATE.
Notary Public.
Those South Omnlin registration offi
cials carefully opened the door for f rnud
and the election boards helped to finish
tho job.
Tho city engineer haa mnde a report
favorable to an underground wire con
duit system for Qinuliit. The wires will
all havo to come down eventually.
Read the announcements lu Tho Bee's
advertising columns If you want to know
whero to make your holiday purchases
and deal only with reliable and trust
worthy merchnnts.
Sir. Bryan will have to abrogate, his
rule about refusing to be Interviewed on
topics of current politics, else news
paper echoes like tho Omaha Bryanltc
organ will not know which way to
turn.
Both tho Santa Fc managers and the
Santa Fa operators claim to have the
best? of the strike situation. Under
such circumstances tho outside ob
server has difficulty lu forming a Judg
ment for himself.
Nebraska farmers nro evidencing n
great deal of Interest Uils year lu the
Institutes Just starting for their winter
sessions In nearly every county In the
state. The Nebraska farmer never
misses an opportunity to'lmprovc, men
tally and materially.
It has bceu all llgurcd out that noth
ing greater than au apportionment ratio
of 104,000 will save to Nebraska the six
congressmen by which It Is now ac
corded representation. The motto of
the Nebraska contingent therefore will
bo "Ono ninety four or light."
If tho perpetrators of those South
Omaha election frauds had only figured
a little more liberally they would havo
voted enough dummies and repeaters to
keep Nebraska under popocratlcrulo an
other two years and even changed the
political majority of tho wholo legisla
ture. Ex-Senator David B. Hill serves notice
on democracy that when It Is through
flirting with populism and Bryanosque
vagaries ho is willing to be offered up
as a sacrlUcc on tho party nltar. David
does not mind being slaughtered, but ho
objects to having It done with so little
ceremony as was tho case with Bryan
this fall.
Remember that The Beo docs not aim
to be a cheap paper for cheap people.
Quito the contrary, It has the best read
ers because It is the best paper. The
Beo costs subscribers a little more thau
cheap competitors, but they get their
full money's worth. And when you
read It lu The Beo you can depend on
It no fakes.
Tho Omaha Woman's club wants "a
sympathetic reporter" to write up the
proceedings of tho club at Its regular
meetings. Hero Is n tip for the city
council, tho school board and tho police
commissioners. "A sympathetic re
porter" might make these various bodies
tho greatest philanthropists and betic
factors over known to the community.
If the opponents of expauslou will
take au Inveutory on tho occasion of the
centennial of tho removal of the capital
to Washington they will observe that the
country has expauded materially since
that historic event. In fact, if such
hud not been the case most of those whu
will view tho ceremony would now be
citizens of a different country from the
ono celebrating tho event.
Every few days something comes to
light which demonstrates the blight
which p,rlio lighting pasjs upon the llvep
of tho men who engage In It, as well af
tho demoralizing effect upon tho com
munity. It Is announced that Padily
Ryan, the one-time champion, Is des
titute and in need of assistance. Like
other champion prize fighters, he mad
thousands In his day, only to be spent
In dissipation, which has inude a phys
ical wreck of him. This Is tho story of
sine out of ten of his class.
i
FQtlKlON CAPITAL I.V AMElltCA.
The reports of British capitalists seek
Ing Investments 611 h large scale In the
United States appear to be well founded
According to London advices which
seem to be authentic, certain leaders of
England's great shipbuilding Industry
are contemplating a radical change of
policy which Is of the utmost Impor
tance to American Interests. Other
British manufacturers, It Is said, realize
the hopelessness of competition in cer-
tain lines with American manufacturers
under tho present Industrial conditions
of England, which can be changed only
by a gigantic struggle with organized
Inlwr, result hig In disaster to both sides.
Therefore, tho reports state, they are
seriously considering the project of buy
ing up the best American enterprises au 1
transferring tho greater part of their
business to tho American factories thus
purchased.
Tho London correspondent of tho New
York Sun says: "This policy Involves
tho confession that American competi
tion Is invincible) but It nlso spells ruin
to tho Industrial interests lu several
lines of British trade. The question of
Its advantage or disadvantage to Amer
icu ,la a matter of tho greatest moment.
There Is not the slightest doubt that
the most enlightened English manufac
turers understand far better than tho
Americans themselves the vast oppor
tunities within reach of the United
States for securing a great share of the
world's trade. Moreover, Englishmen
nro accustomed to make plans extending
much farther Into the future thau those
of the average American business man."
There Is possibly some exaggeration
lu these reports, but It Is not to be
doubted that they have a substantial
foundation. It Is by no means difficult
to understand that English manufac
turers should see in the decline of their
own trade under American and Gorman
competition in the world's markets the
expediency of transferring their Invest
ments where" the promise of profit
able returns is more fuvorable, and cer
tnlnly the United States offers the best
field for this, both by reason of our
abundant resources and our economic
policy. Unquestionably foreigners ap
preciate much more fully than most
Americans the commercial possibilities
of this country. The great growth of
our foreign trade In manufactures dur
ing the last few years, our Invasion of
markets not very long ago practically
monopolized by Europeans, and our suc
cessful competition with foreign manu
facturers in their home markets, are
facts which demonstrate a. strength and
u superiority that must steadily In
crease. Tho advantages we now have
we shall not only retain but strengthen
and It Is a safe prediction tiiat within
the next live years we shall have gained
much more of tho world's trade than
we have secured during tho last five,
necessarily to tho loss of our compet
itors. While, therefore, It Is not to be ex
pected that there will be a mud rush of
British capital to Invest In American en
terprises, it Is highly probablo that n
considerable umouut will come hero
within the next few yeurs. Whether or
not It would bo to tho advnutago of this
country Is a difficult question. Cer
tainly It is not needed when home cap
ital Is so abundant that wo are lending
to Europe.
CENTKNA II 1' OF Tiifi NATIONAL CAPITAL
Tho celebration at Washington today
of the hundredth anniversary of tho es
tablishment of tho seat of government
lu that city Is an event of Interest to
the whole American people. It wus on
November 17, 1800, that congress mot
for tho first time In Washington. It was
the second session of the sixth congress.
The first session adjourned In Philadel
phia on May 14, 1800, after directing
that Its next session should begin In
Washington. The executive offices of
tho government had already been estab
lished there and the meeting of congress
completed the transfer of tho seat of
government from Philadelphia to Wash
ington. Tho national capital was then a most
uninviting place. It Is related .that
everybody, from clerks lu tho depart
ments and their families up to Mrs.
Adams, the president's wife, complained
at tho chanse, regarding the place as an
uuwholesomo swamp uud not without
very good reason. Tho city did not grow
rapidly and not until some time after the
close of the civil war wus It a particu
larly deslrablo place of residence. But
today Washington Is one of tho most
beauHful cities In tlfo world, with a
population of about 300,000 uud tho po
litical and social center of the republic.
All Americans who know anything of
the national capital are proud of It.
I'OiV IWULUWH KXl'LANATIUN.
The explanation given by tho German
Imperial ehaucellor, Count von Buelow,
of the failure of Mr. Krtiger to obtain an
audience with Emperor William, Is n
complete justification of the hitter's
course. Thu German government had
done all lu Its power to ward off the
war, but Kruger would not be advised.
When war was declared Germany took
a neutral position ami when subse
quently the Boer republics asked for In
tervention It was too late. It was lost
time for tho Gorman government to give
advice, said tho Impcrlnl chuncoilor, and
to havo taken any step when the war
was In progress would havo been crit
ical uud without auy result. Referring
to tljo suggestion of mediation by the
United States, which was rejected by
Great Britain, Count von Buelow said
that Intervention mlghc havo led to wur.
Tho German government's view of Its
duty lu this matter was the same as
that of all, other governments. It was
hound to maintain a neutral position.
Had the Boer governments heeded Ger
man ndvlco when there was opportunity
for arbitration tho war might havo been
averted, but Mr. Kruger thought the
tlmo had not come for arbitration. That
was his mistake,, for had hu pressed for
arbitration he would have had tho sup
port not only of Germany, but of most
of tho civilized natlous, and If then
Great Britain had declined to arbitrate
and forced war on tho Boer republics
they could have, made their appeal for
Intervention with some chanco of secur
lug It.
Americans who have condemned their
government for not interfering In be
half of the Boers ought to see a rebuke
In the statement of the German im
perial chancellor. Tho United States
0I0110 suggested anything in the Interest
of peace and when this wns declined It
could do no more without disregarding
intqrnational obligations. The final
blow to Boer hopes Is tho definite 10
fusol of the Dutch government to tuke
tho initiative In behalf of arbitration.
iniTUiw of tiik statu VAtn.
The State Board 'of Agriculture has
already Indicated Its Intention of pre
senting to the legislature the question
of u permanent state fair at state ex
pense In the request for a $."0,000 ap
propriation for permanent fair grounds
and buildings. This question should be
met by the legislature on broad grounds
of public policy after careful Investiga
tion and duo consideration of the Inter
ests Involved rather than on the plan of
log-rolling appropriations between dif
ferent cities that nre claimants for leg
islative bounty.
The original purpose of tho state fair
was not so much to distribute premiums
among tho exhibitors as to stimulate
Immigration and Investment by display
lug to thu vorld tho resources and prod
ucts of Nebraska. That purpose must
be kepi in view now ami the decision of
tho legislature based on Its conclusion
as to tho effectiveness of the proposed
fair for accomplishing the desired end.
Against the investment of public
money In state fair grounds nnd build
ings will bo urged the tact that these
exhibitions have been overshadowed and
eclipsed by the great expositions held in
nil sections of tho country; that the tend
ency Is away from local fairs and to
ward national and international exposi
tions. In a number of other states tho
annual state fair has been abandoned
and tho nctlvity of tho Stato Board of
Agriculture directed to the compilation
of agricultural statistics, tho promotion
of experimental culture aud the direct
encouragement of Immigration.
For tho fair, will be urged tho time-
honored custom; thnt It affords nn In
structive meeting nnd competition for
people from different parts of the state;
that It stimulates commercial Intercourse
among the rural population of the state,
and last, but not least, that the members
of -tho state board want It.
Tho legislature will not do Its duty by,
the tnxpayers unless It puts all these
things ln"tho 'balance before It passes on
tho request for a ?do,000 appropriation.
In nny event tho permanent location of
tho fair, If decided on, should bo enough
of n bonus to entitle the stato to demand
as an equivalent the donntlon of tho
grounds on which tho buildings are to be
erected and maintained.
English papers never tire of pointing
out tho alleged corruptions In Ahierlcnn
politics and prating about the purity of
English politics. The cane of Joseph
Chamberlain Indicates tbut what would
bo called corruption In this country Is
openly defended by a cabinet minister
over there. Chamberlain waxed Indig
nant because he and members of his
family had been criticised for holding
large blocks of stock in corporations
holding government contracts, even
under tho department over which ho pre
sides. Such things do sometimes oc
cur In this country, but the public
makes such a row about it when un
covered that the guilty party Is speedily
retired. There may bo evils connected
with tho freedom with which press and
people comment on the acts of officials,
but it certainly has a deterrent effect
upon thoso tempted to depurt from tho
path of duty.
General Chaffee, like Captain Coghlan,
might not havo been over-discreet in
his letter to Count von Waldersee, but
his protest against looting Is already
having ltsi effect Americans havo
always been' criticised by Europeans for
their lack of diplomacy, aud much of
tho criticism Is warranted by tho facts.
They havo a way, however, of statlug a
fuct lu a manner which challenges at
tention and generally produces results.
General Chaffee is a soldier of whom
tho country may well bo proud and
when there was fighting to do ho
and his command performed their share
of It and the allies were more than
willing to havo their assistance. They
should be willing to accept a llttlo ad
vice now, evon If delivered In a pointed
way.
The action of the city council making
petty larceny nnd assault and battery
ordlnanco offenses means more than u
mere diversion of tho tines from, one
pocket of the taxpayers to auother. It
means that these offenses will be prose
cuted under city rather than stato laws
aud tho custody of convicted offenders
who do not pay lines fall to tho city
rather than the county. This should be
U great paving to the. taxpayers, be
cause the cost under present conditions
of keeping prisoners in tho comity Juil
is about three times the cost of keeping
them In tho city Jail. In a word, the
taxpayers' gain will come more from
tho offenders who pay no fines than
from thoso who step up aud liquidate In
cash. ,
Bright bits of humor sometimes crop
out lu the staid old senate. Ono of
them was the refusal of Senator Frye
to mako public n statemcut mado by
him lu executive session. Tho senator
would have been tho most surprised In
dividual lu tho country If tho whole
statement had not been printed lu the
morning papers. There arc more leaks
In the executive sessions of tho senate
than there were lu tho popocratlc skim
mer at tho lato election. '
Tho Associated Charities has done n
good work In Omaha, nut It has not, for
obvious reasons, been able to carry out
all tho plans of its original promoters.
A reorganization will doubtless Increase
Its usefulness, but It ought also to bo
accompanied with some movement to
systematize tho work of yill our char-
ltablo society and insure a better dlvl
slou of labor and co-operation along
Hues of mutual Interest.
Tho democratic members of the house
deslro n larger reduction of revenue than
Is provided for In the republican bill.
Tho republicans propose to reduce taxn
tloti ns much as Is consistent with pro
vldlug enough revenue to run the gov
eminent, but arc not disposed to creato
a deficit just for the sake of making the
democrats feel at home.
A Matter of Color.
Washington Post.
Congress should go right ahead and tax
tho coloring matter with which thu
bleached blondes nro produced.
1'eoplr Who Fontflit for Home.
Saturday Evening Post.
A people who have never had to fight for
tbclr existence never vnlno their land as
do thu Swiss, the Scotch, the Americans.
Prompt Wurl of Conitress.
San Framlsci Call.
Tho promptness with which congress has
set about the work of the session Is a strik
ing proof of tho administrative ability of
the republican leaders. Thcv nossens tint
only ofllclal power, but tho statesmanship
10 miiuu use 01 it.
Arniy rvlth Prciinreil Foods.
Detroit Free Press.
Tho profits of tho farmer might bo In
creased somewhat if tho hundreds of thou
sands of children who aro being brought
up on prepared foods were compelled to
drink milk. -Is It posslblo that congress
will rcfuso to put a prohibitory tax on
theso prepared foods?
Promotion for Enlisted Men.
Indianapolis Journal.
Tho statomcnt of tho secretary of war
that of the second lieutenants appointed
last year fifty-four wero graduates of West
Point and sixty-five were enlisted men who
wcro commissioned after examination dis
proves tho qutto prevalent Impression that.
thero Is llttlo chanco In the regular army
for tho enlisted man to get promotion.
The Work of n Corrard.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Good, honest fist fighting Is not a thing
that tho military cadet should shrink from.
A soldier must not fear fighting. But to
hold a small roan down, and force poisons
into his mouth and eyes, Is not tho act ut
a soldier, It Is tho work of a coward who
should bo drummed out of camp with his
buttons oft and a policeman waltlig htm
at tho end of his march.
Conduct of American Soldiers.
Baltimore American.
News is continually coming from China
of tho good behavior of tho American
troops, nnd they aro compared with the
soldiers of other countries, very much to
the dlsndvantago of tho latter. It Is grat
ifying to Undo Sam to see his diplomats
ranking first In the art of dlplomucy and
his soldiers taking first place In war and
what often Is more difficult for soldiers
behaving as peace-loving citizens when the
occasion for fighting has passed.
PEllSO.VAli AND OTIIKKWISK.
E. O. Minor, who died tho other day at
Winchester, III., helped Stephen A. Doug
las to get his start -toward tamo and was
a friend of Lincoln. '
Tho sons of tho lato Arthur Sowall, who
was tho democratic candidate for vice
president four years ago, havo endowed a
freo bed In the hospital at Bath, Me., In
memory of tKajr father.
The emperor of Austria bclloves that it
Is well for th'q,B.pbillty to get Its knowlodgo
of the commons' ot first hand and so has or
dered that one ot his grandnephews bo sent
to tho public schools of Vlennn. ,
Mandarin Yu Hslen's neck Is bound to get
him Into trouble. Slnco he failed to kill
himsolf by lining It with gold leaf, the
emperor has sent him a silken cord, to
finish tho Job by outward application.
The story that tho lato Lord nussoll was
onco a reporter Is contradicted by his
relatives. They say ho was, never con
nected with a newspaper, though always
an admirer of tho press and a close friend
of many'Journallsts.
Governor Sayers of Texas Is said to have
contributed to tho Galveston relief fund
mora money In proportion to his private
means than any other person Interested,
but what ho gave was very qulotly given
and not publicly acknowledged.
A tablet to General John M. Corso, the
union commander at tho remarkable battle
of AUatoona Pass, in Georgia, where the
phraso originated, "Hold tho fort for I nm
coming," has been placed on the walls of
tho federal building In Booton.
Generals Joo Wheelor, Fltihugh Leo and
John B. Gordon will attend tho next meet
ing ot tho Confederate Veterans' association
as invited guests. Tho gathering will bo
hold next August and St. Joseph, Mo., Is.
making a strong effort to secure It.
Announcement is mado by Governor-Elect
Odoll of Now York that ho will discontinue
tho custom Inaugurated by Mr. Hoosevclt
of seeing reporters twice a day In a body.
Tho Incoming executlvo says his time Is no
more valuable to him than Is that of re
porters to them and therefore ho will seo
them at any tlmo If possible.
Peter J. Carolus, Judge of a St. Louis
police court, suggests a new way of soly-j
Ing tho tramp problem. Ho suggests that
all vagrants bo sent to somo lonely Island
In tho Pacific, whero they would get Btrlct
military Instruction for six months, after
which they should bo sent to chase
Agulwildo in tho I'hlllpplno islands.
A society has been organized In Baltimore
to erect a memorial of General Philip Recti,
a Maryland soldier, who won fame in the
war of tho revolution nnd tho war of 1812.
Ho was also United States senator from
Maryland from 1803 to 1813 and was a mem
ber of tho houso of representatives In the
fltteonth and seventeenth congresses.
The Investigation of Senator Clark's elec
tion coit tho senate 22,t8t In fees and
traveling expenses for tho witnesses who
wero summoned from Montana. Th
stenographer of tho committee, M. W.
Blumbcrg, received J2.733.75 for his work
This made a total of almost $25,000. Sena
tor Clark drew $144.10 as witness feos and
traveling expenses. '
Now statistics regarding tho groatnosa
of Greater Now York havo Just been madu
public. A student of municipal mnchluory
says It Is costing every man, woman and
child $23.92 a year to keep Jhlngs moving.
Tho pollco department alone costs $3.61
per citizen, whllo tho average debt per
head 1b $73.21. On tho other hand, the per
capita valuation of every resident Is
$1,611.97.
According to a cprrespondent of tho New
York Sun, tho people of Louisiana nnd Mis
sissippi "havo awakened to tho fact that
they have overdone tho disfranchisement
of voters by tho suffrage limitations nnd
quallflcntlontj incorporated In their consti
tution. A marked reaction has set In and
the chances aro that the suffrage laws will
bu broadened so as to bring In voters In
etiad of shutting them out, ns the policy
ras been."
A side light on Senator Piatt's elegant
pull was thrown In a New York court last
week. Ono of tho senator's friends and a
handsome policeman wero rivals for tho
erallea of a charming Brooklyn widow. As
tho woman's home was In the policeman's
district he had the lnstdo track, so the
senator was asked to have tho gay cop
shifted to a remote beat. The change was
made, but the .manner of it gave the police
man a cinch on the charmer.
ONE MAN POFOCRATS FEAR
Pawnco Republican.
A few republican nnd a great
tunny popocratlc papers over tho
stato are very much concerned
over tho candidacy of Edward
Hosownter of Tho Oinnha Beo for
the United States scnntorslilp and
are attempting In every way possl
blo to turn public sentiment against
tho doughty warrior of Douglas
county. It Is a trifle early to be
gin to wrangle over the proposition.
Wo do not like to give our orders
to the next legislature this early
lu tho game, for rear they might
bo forgotten by tho tlmo a selec
tion is to be mnde, but wo will
say that we do not view the enn
dldaey of Mr. Ilosewater with tho
least alarm. in fnct, wo
thluk Mr. Ilosewater would mako
a mighty good senator and ho has
done more townrd earning tho
honor than a wholo lot of others
who nro after It.
POI'L'LAIl VOTI3 FOIl PllESIDRNT.
Poit-Morteiu llrflectlona on UrjrnnUm
In the West.
Now York World (dem.)
In tho north, between tho Mississippi
river and tho Pacific oceatf, llo fifteen groat
states great In territory, great In potential
resources, but small In population. Tholr
combined area is ono-half ot tho total area
of the forty-flvo states. Their combined pjp
ulatlon Is only 11,000,000 about one-seventh
of tho total population ot tho republic. And
of this 8,000,000, or more than two-thirds, is
contained in five states Minnesota, Iowa,
KansaB, Nebraska and California.
Theso fltteon transmisslsslppl Btates have
only eighty-three olcctorlal votes.
It was the scramble for thoso electoral
votes that brought the democratic party to
Its present plight. This Is their total popu
lar vote at the last three presidential
elections:
1692 2,02o,000
ISM 2,415,000
m iwo,ww
At tho olcctlon ot 1892 their popular vote
was thus divided:
Cloveland 723,816
Harrison 7!3.U31
Weaver (populist)
The vote of this trnnsmlBslsslppl inlrago
land' was divided in 1896 as follows:
Bryan l.2fi5.oso
McKlnlcy 1,114,701
Brynn's plurality 150,379
Mr. Bryaa got forty-six of tho clghty-throo
electoral votes and Mr. McKluley thirty
seven tho thirty-seven representing the
politically most valuable states ot the sec
tionMinnesota, Iowa, North Dakota,
Oregon and California. Mr. ''Bryan had car
ried tho soctlon, but ho had not swept It.
Tho signs that thu fusion was a failure wero
plain apon the face ot tho returns. Popu
lism was dying oven in 1896 and beforo tbo
closo of 1897 It was politically dead.
But tho folly was persisted In. Tho dem
ocratic leaders were ready at Kansas City
to return to democratic principles. Mr.
Bryan, with tho mlrago of tho sago brush
dcsertB still In his brain, clung to tho al
liance.
The popular voto of this section- divided
In 1900 as follows:
Bryan 1.120.KSI
McKlnlcy i 1,389,633
McKlnloy's plurality....,, 268,6!
Mr. Bryan lost tho section as a whole,
lost every state in it that has tho slightest
political Importance. Ho got 145,000 less
vdtcs than In 1896 and tho shitting of
pluralities represented a republican gain
of 418,661. Ho carried only four silver-
mining states, with thirteen electoral votes
Colorado, Montana, Idaho and Nevada.
Together thoy havo a population smaller by
several hundred thousand than the borough
of Brooklyn In the city of New York.
These facts and figures tell tbo story of
democratic disaster In the fatuous attempt
to win by throwing away democratic states
and seeking a free silver republican and
populist alliance-.
A SORDID TENDENCY.
Last for Money the Greatest Evil of
Our Time.
Indianapolis Journal.
Bishop Potter, In his New Havon speech,
struck straight at the heart of ono of the
great ovlls ot the day the lust for money;
perhaps, ns ho says, tho greatest evil. That
eerythlng Is coming to bo measured by
tho dollar mark Is no now charge. It has
not needed closo students of social condi
tions to discover tho tendency. That keen
observer, George Warrington Steovens, de
tected tho drift ot things during his brief
stay in this country fivo years ago, and
though his designation of tho United States
as "the land ot the dollar" was halt hu
morous and not Intended to bo offensive,
It wns nono tho less a deserved reminder
o: our too rampant commercialism. Tho
excuso has been mado for tho predomina
tion given to tho money interest that it Is
Inseparable from tho development of a new
country, and that as our civilization be
comes older wo would glvo more attention
to the aesthetic and tho spiritual and com
pel commerce to take a less conspicuous
place In tho affairs ot lite. But It turns out
as might havo been expected. The eager
ness to win financial prosperity and tho
caso with which It has been won has
brcught about a worship of mammon which
grows moro- pronounced, rather than
weaker, with time. Tho followers of mam
mon, naturally enough, havo not been trans
formed Into lovers of the finer things ot life,
nor lias this pursuit nncouragod the growth,
much leas the supremacy ot spirituality,
high thinking, unselfishness and thoso
graces which characterize tho truly great
of earth. Llka lias produced like and tbo
shadow ot tho dollar falls darker each year.
As Bishop Potter says, personal standards
nro lowered and everywhere Is the taint
of sordldness to bo discovered. The money
valuation Is tho test even with clergymen
nnd women who are supposed to represent
the finer Issues of life, oven with children,
who of all beings should not bo touched
with tho spirit of greed or Influenced by a
monoy standard.
How to fight this sordid tendency In the
faco of tho great mnterlal prosperity which
encourages it is a problem which Is prob
ably only to bo solved by a determined ac
ceptance by thoso who seo tho need of the
tlmo of a sliriplor Btandard of living. When
thoso who can sot the pace seo fit to In
dulge In simplicity tho lesser lights will
Imitate thorn. It Is tho effort to ape a style
nf living beyond their means which makes
life a burden to a multitude ot pcoplo and
forms onn of tho worst features of tho evil
""mplnlned of, Men, women and children
set their standard by that of someone olsn
whom they wish to emulate without regard
to tho fitness of things or thoir own flnan-
rlnl condition and the strain begins and
seldom grows lighter. But if people high
in tho social nnd financial scalu will not
set the examplo, It remains for those of
smaller Income to exercise their strength
of mind and make llfo easier and better
worth living by adopting simplicity as their
motto and their practice. There are many
things In the world of greater worth than
monoy, things money cannot supply, and
It should be the part of nil who cea the
beauty of these better thfngs to encourage
their development nnd thus offset the sor
did influences of the tlmt.
THIir.n OF A K1.D.
Fenturrn of Life In llminll, Uunni and
Porto lltcn.
Edwin S. 0111, editor of the Honolulu
Republican. s up against tho real thing
now. Ho has seriously Jarred the dignity
of Judge Humphreys of tho territorial court
and tho Judgo Is getting back at tho editor
In a way that will curl his hair. Tha
troublo began by tho publication of tho
fact that the court had stricken from tho
record certain portions of a petition for
divorce. Tho matter expunged was what
the boys call "hnt tufr o..,i m nnrip
dug Into It with characteristic zeal and
,iuuuu oui a column of racy reading. That's
hat hurt tho Judge's tender cutlclo. , Ho
intiounccd In court that tho publication
'thwarted and frustrntxii duti" ami
ordored tho attorney gencrnt to begin pro
ceedings against tho editor, to tho end that
substantial punishment bo meted out.
ino uepumican publishes Judgo Hum
phrey's tlrado In detail, and also tho com
plaint for contcmnt. but r,
marks on the proceedings. A territorial
ludgo In Hawaii swlncx n tnn uii
club, which It would bo dangerous to pro-
-0K0 10 action.
Cantaln Learv. latn anvprnni irntiA-ai t
the Island of Guam, was In Philadelphia
recently and talked with n. r rfiftfl raniff Av
on Guam and Its prospects. "I should not
advlso the ambitious voune man in pn i,
Guam for farming or for nny other pur
pose, said captain Leary. "Ho can do
better at home. Thore are few stores, and
what thero aro show extreme poverty of
stock. Moxlcan money Is used almost en
tirely, but thero Is very little of It. Tho
Spaniards kent thn
good repair. Tho government buildings
aro also In imm nnnilltlnn ....hi no n
sanitation. Tho climate Is gonerally health-
mi. in one respect Guam U like Ireland
there nro no snakes. But there Is a large
lizard that rats young birds nnd chickens,
and Is a common nest. Tim nniv i.,,ii,tr
ot any consequence on tho Island Is the
prouueuon ot copra, or dried cocoanut.
i consider that tho island will bo of
tbo greatest value to thn tlnitr.i qtnioa
as a naval station. It Is about 1,500 miles
cast ot -sianiia and almost in a direct lino
botwoen Manila and Honolulu, acrraany
OWnS tho rest Of Ihn I.tlrlrnnn. xhnln nf
Islands, of which Guam is tho southernmost,
and I havo no doubt sho would bo willing
to pay a good price for our now possession
If wo wcro willing to part with it. But
thero Is no danger of that.
"The only harhnra nf nnv ni-nmtxt In nil
tho chain aro tho two at Guam. The harbor
of San Lul d'Apra is a llttlo dangerous just
now on account of the coral reefs and Its
shallowness Inwnnl thn rhnrn tint wltl. -
Judicious expcndlturo of monoy It can bo
mnuo an sconent naroor. It Is about five
miles across and has a very wide entrance.
I should suggest building a breakwater
and such walls as aro necessary to protect
tho harbor from tho heavy surf and to find
fiomo meana nf rnnnprlltio- Patnrpna l-lnm!
with tho mainland. Tbo engineers who
havo been making government surveys will
doubtless mako somo valuablo suggestions
on theso points."
A correspondent of tho Now York Sun
gives an entertaining account ot tbo con
flict between old and new Ideas now rag
ing In Porto Rico. In 1896 certain enterpris
ing citizens of Mayaguez decided that, as tho
third city ot Porto lllco, it required electric
lights. Thoy organized a company and
bought nn equipment through a Now York
commission merchant. The Companla do
Alumbrado Electro de Mayaguez gavo its
notes for 125,000, payable In one, four, eight
and twolvo months from date. Tho first
surprlso of thd directors was when noto No.
1 arrived for collection In advance of tho
equipment. They returned tho noto, saying
In tho most polite and considerate languago
that the honorablo Yankee manufacturer
must nave mado a mild mistake.
In duo tlmo tho machinery was set up,
tho wires were arranged, the lights wero
tho wonder ot tho island, but all ot tbo
notes were returned with excessively polite
notices that payment would bo made In the
proper time, but when that would bo the
directors failed to announce. Meantime, tho
island, equally unexpected to both parties,
became an American possosslon.
Now, Mayaguex had reveled in tho glory
of being tho best lighted town In Porto
Rico, and tho proud citizens patronized
tho plant lavishly, for tho Companla de
Alumbrado Electro do Mayaguez knew
nothing about tho methods of American
lighting companies In collecting bills, and,
consequently, could not pay Its own. A
representative of tho American manu
facturer visited Mayaguez, made somo in
quiries about how tho directorate con
ducted tho plant and then returned to San
Juan and laid tho customary American
form of petition for a receiver before tho
provisional court. When tho notice to ap-
pear and show cause wny a receiver nnoum
not bo appointed was served, the citizens
of Mayaguez were simply astounded. They
regarded it as an outrage upon civilization
that they had only forty-eight hours In
which to reply to charges of fraud, mis
management and insolvency. They pre
sented forty-thrco affidavits denying tbo
charges and admitting tho debt and thought
that was enough. But tho agent or the
American manufacturer was appointed re
ceiver by tbo American judgo and tho di
rectors ot the Companla do Alumbrado
Electro do Mayaguez wero enjoined, In tho
manner familiar In tho United States, from
Interfering with tho plant.
Then the war began between tho electrlo
light manager and tho Indignant people.
of tho. town. Tho latter formed a combine
to stop his supply of wood fuel. He ordored
a cargo of coal and shut down tho works
pending its arrival. Mayaguez was over
joyed, for hero clearly was a violation of
contract to Illuminate the town. Then
came further tyranny. Tho court, upon
proof of tho conspiracy to deprive the re
ceiver of fuel, granted him permission to
remain Idle. Mayaguez was dark, the shops
wcro closed, tho social gatherings wore
postponed and thn town was dead. Next,
tho head of the conspiracy to stop the fuel
was sent to Jail for six weeks for contempt
of court.
So this was a samplo of tho boasted
American liberty and Justice! Tho Indig
nant citizens cut the wires. El Imparulsl
thundered nnd frothed. Tho receiver, with
a stolen olectrlc light plant, was the robber
of tho nges. A natlvo was arrested for wire
cutting. Twcnty-flvo citizens patriotically
swore to twcnty-flvo different alibis. Then
the coal camo and the lights wero turned'
on. Tho city council promptly fined the
receiver for Inefficient Illumination. They
dug up an old Spanish law and levied a
tax of 60 cents a ton on his coal.
The receiver threatened to sue tbo city
Something New.
Wo aim to show something new each week in flfty-cent
neckwear. It in worth your while to watch our neckwear
window for the special display.
The more expensive goods are in heavy silks and in ex
clusive patterns, not to be found elsewhere, and many of which
can not be duplicated even here.
There is a certain charm in having the "only one of a kind."
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Omaha's Only Exclusive Clothiers Isr Mca sad Uty
for unpaid bills In the United States court.
This brought the town to tlmo for a while.
Tho war still goes on between what tho
citizens of Mayaguez consider to bo de
tcstablo tyranny and oppression, but which
is tho ordinary course of law in America,
except that It would be considered rather
queer to appoint tho plnlntlff tho receiver.
A NEWSPAPERCOMPLIMENT
Wood Itlvcr Interests.
Mnny of tho newspaper boys of
Nebraska look with htvor upon the
candidacy of Edward ilosewater
for tho United States senate. They
admire his ability, his tremendous
energy nnd his faculty for ac
complishing results. It Is gener
ally conceded thnt Ilosewater
would make things go somo In tho
senate and would prove n clean
and able representative of tho peo
ple, but a swarm of bitter en
emies, nursing old sores, will do
nil In their power to defent him.
As one of the newspaper boys, wo
wish him kindly. (
M.MCS TO A SMILIC.
Indianapolis Journal: "What makes any
man wcur a monocle7"
"Oh, 1 suppose ho wishes to Indicate that
he can sco as much with ono oyo ns ordi
nary men do with two."
Chicago Becord: "Harriet, you ought to
glvo mo my cholco ot Christmas presents
oncn In awhile."
"Woll, Harry, I'm willing: do you want a
ami'saadc, 11 sofa pillow or now lace cur
tulns? Detroit Journal: The aspect of mlno
enemy terrified mo. .
"Merciful heuvenl" I gasped.
Of course my blood curdled In my veins;
for 1 now saw plainly that I wob about
to have tho whey knocked out of me.
Detroit Freo Press: "Kirby Skaggs in
vited a lot of us to dlno with him."
"Well?"
"Then ho gnvo ns tablo favors tho liaU
ho won on election bets."
Washington Star: "Do you subscribe to
the old sitylng. All tho world lovca a
lover?' " asked Wllllo Wlshlngton.
'Only partially," answered Miss Cayenne;
iJve' t0 Ul cxtonc t,mt plty ,s ak,n t0
Philadelphia Press: "I wonder where I
can iiet tho best stock quotations," In
quired tho small speculator, who was
anxious to bo considered a heavy plunger.
"rrom Shakespeare," replied the man
who know him. "His works are full of
them." ,
Indianapolis. Press: "Most Ingratiating
man I ever knew," said the former ac
quaintance, of tho. deceased. Why, that
fellow could wheel a baby buggy along
tho sidewalk during 11 street parade nnd
got nothing but Bmllcs."
Phlladclnhln. lrcaa! "Ah!" !ia nvoliitmniV
meeting her nt tho stago door, "you look
swoot enough to cut."
"Ho kind of you to mention It, Mr. Jon
ney ," sho replied. "I do feel lit for a nlc
hot bird and a cold bottle."
Dotrolt Journal: "You no lnno-er wear
your heart upon your alcove!" I aTghed, de
jectedly. M pretty wire nit her Up In voxatlon.
"No; all tho shop girls nre getting to
wear their hearts upon their sleeves!" he
snld.
Tho air of naivoto had been undeniably
becoming to her. but nodal barriers must
needs bo maintained.
' ' A SEASONABLE FELLEfl.
Frank L. Stanton In Collier's Weekly.
I'm mighty fond o winter, when the frost
Is lyln' grny
On tho gardens whero we frolicked with
tho flowers o' tho May;
When thoy havo tho candy-pullln's, nn' the
elder s sharp an' sweet,
An' tho music & the' fiddle makes n-fidget
In yer feet I ' ' -. . H
Then you'll find mo shore
On tho crnckln' cabin floor,
A-dancln' ov'ry quadrille an' a-coaxln' 'en
fer mora!
I've got a friendly feolln' fer the spring, so
rosy-dressed,
With tho wind In all her rlnglcU an' tho
blossoms on her breast;
When the mockln' birds air slngin' an you
hear tho honoy bees,
An' the robblns anf tho rabbits air as happy
as you please,!
Then you'll find mo shore
Jest n-th'owln' wide the door
To tho sunshine an' tho slngin'. an' a
whlstlln' out fer moro! '
An' thonI like the season when the sum
mer como along,
An' tho drowsy, dreamful weather's like a.
When tho cattle bclla air clanktn' on the
ni 11111 tin iniiin.
An' tho lilies nlr a-holdln' of their silver
cups fer rain.
Then I takes my ease
In thu shadders o' the trees,
Whllo the partridge In tho meddcr whis
tles lively fer a breezol
An I llko tho fall time, bretherin' when
tho leaves air gold an' gray;
When all's so still 'pears llko tho wind has
sighed Itself away
From the scented shadders o' the night, an'
from tho sleepy day
When. If you'd only listen, you'd hear all
tho angels Sayl
Then you'll find me shore
Jest a-th'owln' wide the door
An lettln' heaven como down to me, an
askln' 'em fer morel
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