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THE OMAHA DAILY 3tEE: THTJUSPAY, 3TEBKT7ATIY 11, 1901.
The OMAHA Daily Bee
13. ROSKWATKtt. Editor.
PUI1MSHKD UVI3RY MOflNINCl.
TKKMH OF HUHSCIUPTION.
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STATEMENT OF CIHCULATtON.
Stato of Nebrankn, Douglas County, ss.:
George II. Tzschurk, secretary of Tho Ilee
Publishing company, hemic duly sworn,
says that tho actual number of full and
complete copies of Tho Dally, Morning,
Evening and Hunday nee printed during the
'mini oi January, ivn, was as ioiiows.
I un.r.oo 17 2,s4o
2 2tl,N20 IS 2,00
a 2o,nno 19 i!(i,iut
1 2(1,210 50 2(1,720
6 2(1,410 21 SW.OBO
6 2(I,HB0 22 2(1,410
7 2(1,410 1.1 2(I,H20
8 2,aso 21 20.1S0
9.....' 20,240 23 20,410
10 ,2(1,410 26 20,120
II 20.2IO 27 20.81B
12 2(1,120 2S 20.1N0
13 20,700 29 42,770
11 Stl.RoO 30 2,K40
15 2(i,4f0 31 20.1B0
16 20,320
Total . WIU.OSB
Net total sales 830,008
Net dally average 20,770
auo. n. tzschuck,
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before mo this 31st day of January, A. D.
1801. II. U. HUNQAT13.
(Heal.) Notary Public.
Chicago's reception of the Notion
army wns like the wnter the lender ail
vocutes cold.
The Industrial exposition will hnve nn
exhibit of liutchcts for all nations ex
cept Carrie she already Iiiih a plentiful
supply.
Olty Treasurer HennlnRS menns busi
ness, so have your money ready when
his van calls! lie will collect, you may
bo sure.
Dave Hill still Insists he Is a demo
crat, but has gone Into his hole for a
time until he decides what kind of a
democrat.
Tho Omaha delegation In congress tiow
hns another chance to show what It can
do. It must head off the effort to rob
Omaha to aid Sioux City and St Paul.
Now that the flurry Is over, some of
those who Inveighed so loudly against
tho 34-inlll levy might nid the city a
little by settling for what they owe on
previous luvlcs.
If the Spanish people propose to make
such a fuss about the marriage of the
Princess Asturlas to Prince Charles of
liourbon the young couple might elope.
Missouri Is still u haven where marriage
Is easy.
Minnesota and Sioux City Influences
have a nice deal, for themselves, flxed
up In tho arrangement of the Internal
revenue districts. Perhaps it might not
bo a bad Idea to consiilt the Interested
parties before carving up the district.
Governor Shaw's announcement t lint
he will not usl; ti third term Is brlngin
out n nlco lot of carefully cherished
gubernatorial booms. There Is nothlug
to Indicate that the otlice will be allowed
to go vacant for want of competition
The present state ollicers are making
a conuneudnble effort to Invest the
school money which has been lying Idlo
In the treasury. The policy will ma
terlally Increase the Income of the
schools of the state Instead of the
revenue of favored bankers.
Men who followed Abraham Lincoln
In 1801 must get lots of satisfaction out
of tho spectaclo of Altgcld, Bryan
Towne, Pottlgrew and that Ilk burning
Incense at the shrine of the great lib
erator and claiming him as a democrat
Tho sight is about as disgusting as any
politics ever presented.
What aro all the deputy county at
torneys doing? There Is no lmportaut
criminal or civil litigation In which the
county Is Interested, yet the elty jail
1b full of prisoners whose eases are wait
lug attention at the hands of these legal
ornaments. Why don't they try to earn
tho salaries the citizens pay?
Tho disinterested efforts of the Mlu
nesota people to detach the Dnkotns
from tho Nebraska internal revenue (lis
trlct to add them to Minnesota will
probably be appreciated at their rea
value Some of thoso Minnesota men
aro amusing at times, and the funny
ones did not nil retire from congress
when Towne left.
Mr. Hryan has been heard from, and
ho hadn't been thinking, either. II
garnished Ills speech at Columbus with
gems from his harangues of last sum
mer, and paraded both the Money Devil
nud the Military Demon. It had been
hoped that In tho seclusion of his sane
turn Editor Itryan had been enabled t
clear his mental vision of the fog ralsi
by Candidate ltryau, but In vain. II
lu still seeing things.
United States consuls abroad report
that foreigners are about to try the ex
perliuent of adopting American methods
nud mitchluery lu order to head off th
growing export trade of this country
lly tho time they get the niachlner
Installed some Inventive Yankee will
havo designed something better. Th
United States has gained n lap lu the
commercial race and does not propose
to go to sleep and lose It
CVIIA'S DK'K.VDKiVOW.
That Cuba Is dependent upon tho
fultcd States for Its Industrial nud
oinmerclal development I beyond (pies-
Hon and the fact Is recognized by the
more Intelligent and practical of the
Cuban people. They know that coin
inand of the American market Is neces
snrv to the future prosperity of the
Island. The nearer akin the Cuban
oinmerclal relations to the Tutted
StateH are to free trade the better for
tibn. The Cuban planter Is now knock
ing at the door of congress for 11 reduc
tion of fit) per cent of the duty on
uban sugar. With Porto Jtlco and
Hawaii a part of the United States
the Cuban planter realizes that unless 11
liberal concession Is made to him the
hlef source of wealth of the Island
111 never be revived.
Mr. Robert P. Porter, who has made
thorough study of Industrial condl-
ons In Cuba, points out, by way of
bowing the unfortunnte situation of
the Island from a sugar-producing
standpoint, that while the crop In ISJCi
lelded $72,000,000 It fell to $lfi,00,000
In the following year. Cuba may again
grow even larger crops man it iiiih
grown, remnrks Mr. Porter, but It will
be under such severe competition with
Germany and other Huropean beet
producing countries that unless closely
allied to the United States It will have
to struggle for Its very existence and It
ill be 11 case of the survival of the
Attest. The European producers having
come to the conclusion that they need
not fear any longer the Cuban competi
tion and with Culm absolutely sepa
rated from the United States feel they
will have equal advantage In our inar-
et, they have accordingly augmented
their output. The production of beta
sugar In Europe last year exceeded that
f the previous year by more than half
million metric tons. This Increase wns
not far from twice the average Cubau
rops during the last live years.
Mr. Porter holds, and we think his
lew correct, that Culm can only be
placed in n prosperous economical con
dition by a treaty or convention with
the United States that will give her
planters an advantage almost equivalent
to that given Porto Itlco. Existing
tariffs give Cuba no ndvantage In our
markets, nor the United States any
dvantage In the Cuban market. In
rder to establish closer commercial re
lations, however, It Is necessary that
the Cubans shall maku concessions, of 11
political nature, to the United States.
The Cubans cannot reasonably expect
the United States to give up additional
evenue and to establish closer com
mercial relations with them than with
any other country unless they shall ac-
ord to the United States such condi
tions as may be deemed essential to the
protection of Its Interests and to the
maintenance of good government In
Cuba. The United States having as
sumed before the world responsibility
for the future good government of Cuba
certainly has the right to ask some
guarantees lu recognition of this re
sponsibility. A considerable number of the Cuban
people already understand this and it Is
not to be doubted that more of tiiem
will do so as the fact of their industrial
and commerclnl dependence upon the
Jutted States is better and more gener
ally comprehended.
VOUTlCAh CUXTUWUTIUXS.
Senator Chandler has introduced in
the United States senate a bill to pro
hibit corporations from making money
contributions lu connection with polit
ical elections. It provides that It shall
be unlawful for any national bank, or
any corporation engaged lu interstate or
foreign commerce, or any corporation
organized by authority of nny laws of
congress, to make a money contribution
lu connection with any election to any
political olllce. It further provides that
It shall be unlawful for nny corporation
whatever to make a money contribution
lu connection with any election at which
11 representative lu congress Is to be
voted for or with any election or at
tempted election of 11 United States
senator. The penalty for violating these
provisions Is a. flue not exceeding ipr,000.
Tho measure Is not likely to become a
law, at least at' tho present session of
congress, hut unquestionably a law of
this kind, if it could be enforced, would
have a wholesomo effect. Possibly there
is an exaggerated Idea as to the amount
of money contributed by corporations In
connection with political elections, but
It will bo very generally admitted that
the political activity and the political
contributions of the corporations, which
havo been steadily growing lu recent
years, Is not good for tho country and
ought to be checked, If It bo possible to
do so. The principle of the Chandler bill
Is sound, but It Is to be apprehended
that there are too many friends of the
corporations lu congress to permit the
measure to become law.
.W-4 ruil MUOHES ON THE UUDOET.
Mayor Moores' hitter to the council
was not Intended for the enlightenment
of that body. The members of the coun
cil aro supposed to be familiar with tho
details of the city administration and
Its affairs. It was tho taxpayers of
Onuilui whom tho mayor was address
lug, and to them The Heo commends
that message. It Is worthy of careful
perusal by all.
In his message Mayor Moores gives
consideration to all the objections raised
against the tax levy decided upou, and
reasons for asking tho amounts tlxed
Ho explains the care with which he ex
amined the budget In company with it
coinmltteo of business men, and cites
the lustances In which reductions were
proposed with the arguments advanced
In support of the reduction. After the
entire budget had been examined Item
by item, the coinmltteo was coutont
with suggesting that but $54,000 bo cut
off. This would amount to a total re
duction in the levy of but about one mill
ami a half, which Is certainly lnunltcsl
mal when compared to the amount of
noise that has been made lu regard to
It, To accomplish this reduction the
committee urged the Issuance of ?''0,000
lu refuudlng bonds to take care of that
stun by which It wns proposed to cur
tall the levy for sluklng fuud purposes
Such a course would operate merely to
imstpono the Inevitable nt the risk of
Injury to the city's credit, for the debt
limit be paid tlmilly. Another Item wns
one of $10,000 to be taken from the futiil
for support of the the department. As
this Is to be used In providing for pro
tection of property In the wholesale dis
trict, It seems the extreme of folly to
abandon It. Eleven thousand dollars
wen; to be taken from the police fund,
but this would result In still further
cutting down the already crippled force.
Other proposed Items were along the
same line, nnd can hardly be accepted
as real economies.
On the other hnnd, the reckless as
sertions that the city's affairs are being
extravagantly managed were fully met
by the fact that the committee, nfter a
detailed examination of accounts and
expenditures, offered no suggestion as
to where n reduction could be effected.
This is the best possible answer to those
who have spent their time of late In
condemning wholesale the legislative
and executive branches of the city gov
ernment It Is tantamount to an en
dorsement of the course of the mayor
nnd council lu their management of the
public business entrusted to them.
.Mayor Moores has cut away the
ground from under the feet of the ob
jectors. While It Is too much to expect
that they will acquiesce In his conclu
sions, It Is certain that the people will
pay less attention than ever to tho cry
of the chronic objector and tax shirker.
AX TO CIKHfi.VC'r LEOtetjATIOX.
The outlook for legislation nt this ses
sion of congress to strengthen nud lm
provo the monetary system of the coun
try appears not to be very bright,
though thoso who are urging such legls
lntlon are not abating their efforts to se
cure action on the measures that have
been Introduced. These are. the bill of
Hepresentatlve Overstreet, which pro
vides for the exchangeability of silver
and gold, nud the bill of Hepresentatlve
Levering, providing for a small propor
tion of credit currency to be Issued by
the banks.
The tlrst of these measures would pass
the house readily If a day were as
signed by the committee on rules. Re
publicans are practically united In sup
port of It and the only point raised
among' the leaders Is whether It Is worth
while to pass the bill If It will not be
considered lu the sennte. The congestion
of business In that body Is the argument
made ngalust action In either house. It
Is practically certain that there will be
no notion on the other bill at this ses
sion. Secretary Gage Is strongly lu favor ofj
tho plan proposed In the Loverlng bill
for giving the currency more elasticity.
He said in a late Interview that while
the country at present Is very well sup
plied with currency, Its distribution Is
uneven nnd the recent Increase under
the refunding law has very little rela
tion to the needs of business. It Is not
so much a question of the supply of cur
rency, said the secretary of the treasury,
as the lack of elasticity In the present
system. This Is getting to be better
understood and there Is consequently a
growing sentiment In fnvor of allowing
the bnnks to Issue n moderate amount of
credit currency.
There Is no absolutely urgent neces
slty for the proposed llnnnclal leglsla
tlon, but It would be well to dispose of
It at this session.
The postal savings bank of England
Is taking the mnjor portion of the new
Hrltlsh loan. In other words, the wage
earners of England are furnishing the
money and will draw the Interest The
same condition exists In large measure
In the United States regarding the
ownership of securities of tills class,
"known as gilt-edge. They are not held
by postal savings banks because there
nre 110 such Institutions, but the savings
banks, trust companies and like cor
porations which handle the savings of
others own most of such securities. The
bloated bondholders and capitalists"
who own the great majority of the best
Investments nro not the millionaires, but
the small investors ami those who have
their savings In trust. The man who
raises the class cry Is striking at those
whom he pretends to sympathize with.
The retail lumber dealers who arc
now lu session lu Omaha flud business
lu their district to be good. They have
the customary complaint to make
against the manufacturers and Jobbers,
but this grows out of the natural opera
tion of trade, and will be adjusted by
the lumbermen themselves. The bright
feature of their meeting Is that the af
fairs of the association nre prosperous
and the membership Is Increasing, while
each of the Individual members reports
that his business Is growing and remu
nerative. In this tlie lumbermen are In
Hue with business in general, and the
promise of the past is being redeemed
lu the cash of the present
A battalion of Porto Riean troops
will participate In the Inaugural parade
March -l. Contrary to the belief of the
opponents of the administration, they
will not bo dragged at the chariot wheels
of tho president, but will be entertained
on the fat of the land and sent home
to tell their fellow islanders how fortu
nate Porto Rico lias been to fall under
American rule.
Tho Chinese emperor has Informed
the men marked for execution by tho
foreign envoys that they can have their
choice of methods of sulcldu and ex
presses conlldenco this will provo satis
factory to tho men concerned. This Is
certainly liberal and it would be a hard
hearted Chinaman who would not do
this much to help his emperor out of a
tight place.
An ley Ail.
Minneapolis Times.
Chicago lu advertising fresh, northwest
erly winds, right off tho ice.
t
(.'nil for an Intcrlntc .Siphon.
Olobe-Dcmocrut.
Too much whisky In Kansas and too much
water In California. Why can't these states
get together on a reasonable average?
Anotlirr I.oMthnoinc Ciiuti-iupnrnry.
Minneapolis Times.
Kdltor J. Sterling Morton has reminded
Kdltor llryan that the Conservative la still
running- nt tho old stand. He has started
out to mako tho Commoner realize what It
is to havo n loathsome contemporary.
tnotlirr Mlniti n llrjnn.
Olobe-Democrnt
Tho subscription list nnd good will of the
suspended Ularo newspaper In Manila
should be turned over to tho Commoner.
Omnlin'n l.nlxir nf l,mr,
Minneapolis Times.
The way thoso Omaha papers arc advis
ing St. Louis as to tho art nnd science of
building nnd running an exposition must be
galling to tho town nt the west end of the
big bridge,
Wlilthor Arc We Drlfttimf
Hprlngllcld Republican.
Tho outlook over tho Held of political nnd
soclnl activity today rovenls n quiet re
cuperation In progress in both spheres. Tho
tlmo for ncrton Is nt our elections, but thcro
Is n sort of readjustment of forces going
forward, nn activity on lines not directly
connected with nny lssuo now at the front,
n questioning of our recent past nnd of our
prospective lmmcdinto future to sco If we
are not somewhat off from our bearings nnd
need to get back to Bomcthtug not open to
the charge of hypocrisy or medlnevnl bigotry
nnd brutnllty. What Is the direct tendency
of tho present forces which nro uppermost
in Washington? Wo get more and more
evidence of tho rclatlvo Importnncc of the
social sldo of life there. Ono acuto critic
says that though our constitution forbids
tho lssuo of titles of nobility to uny citizen
of tho United States, yet wo get practically
tho same effect with our many titles of
military rank nnd tho adulation which is
paid to wealth. Wo aro fast coming to
have tho real thing, as ho boos It, without
tho nominal form, nnd tho foundations of
our democracy nro being undermined,
Aliiskim Precedent.
Chicago Record.
In annexing and governing Alaska the
United States had to solve similar prob
lems to thoso which aro found so trouble
scmo in tho ense of tho Philippines. but
tho republic easily disposed of tho Alaskan
task on the lines suggested by national wel
fare with only secondary consideration for
the -Alaskans nnd their Interests; and the
colonial policy pursued seems neither to
havo disturbed the national ronsclenco nor
jarred tho constitution.
In tho case of Alnska the precedent was
set (1) for tho nnnexatlon of non-contiguous
territory; (2) for tho annexation of ter
ritory lu some degree unsulted In Its
climate for habitation by the pcoplo of tho
temperate zone; (3) for tho annexation of
land not intended to bo carved Into states
of tho union nnd npparently unlit ever to
become states; (4) for tho annexation of a
territory whose popple, whether fov or
many, aro in tho main uncivilized nnd unfit
for American citizenship; and (S) for the
annexation of land bordering tho Pacific
nnd of Pacific Islands for the avowed pur
pose of protecting nnd Increasing our
Asiatic trade nnd of controlling nnd Ameri
canizing tho great ocean which Is to bo the
scene of tho future triumphs of civilization
and of tho world's commerce,
C7..U'S CHIP O.V CII1W.
Trr nirmlniift S(rn(rle 1 111 iiurtn ' of
w Trnns-SlluTlnii llullwny l.liic.
Fortnightly Review.
Tho Slberlnn railway (It Is true, a
merely pioneer line) traverses, roughly
speaking, some 7,500 'square miles of agri
cultural and other good arable lands.
There is something like 100 squnro miles
on each side of tho lltio where corn can bo
grown. Tho lino also runs through vast
coal deposits, through gold fields, through
land teeming with silver, copper and many
other highly vqluuljlo minerals, nnd last,
but by no means'least, through Incalcula
ble masses of Iron' ore. It Is, In fact, n
vast empire In Itself! Its destiny Is In tho
womb of tho future, and who shall say
what that lnay' not lie?
For strategic purposes the'Slberlan rail
way Is tho samo gatlgo ns extends "through
out tho Russian empire, and a truck can
run from, say, within a few tnllos of Herat
to northern Persia, ,thence to the Caspian,
to Odessa, to Moscow, to St. Petersburg
anC, In a short time, to Pekln. And every
yard over which It travels will bo Russian.
Not only from the military aspect of tho
question does this give matter for reflection,
but from the commercial also it Is ono
whose Importance to Kngland it is Impossi
ble to overestimate, When the eastern
Chinese line is completed It will bring
Shanghai within eighteen days of Antwerp
now tho mart of tho world, since the port
of London, through strikes, the Incredible
blindness of our governments (all equally
to blame In tho matter), nnd the pltlablu
Ineptitude nf tho dock companies, has lost
that position.
It seems practically certain that in the
courso of n few years at least 80 per cent
of tho wholo tea and silk trade of China
will reach Europe over these Russian lines,
for, though at present unnble to compete
with sea-borne freights, still tho Imraenso
gain in time, which means everything In
trade, will soon indicate the overland as
the best route, while It war breaks out, as
tho line, lying all tho way In Russian
territory, would bo safo from attack, It
would nt once absorb It all. Hut though
theso RuBsl.in lines aro still only tn the
elementary stngo of construction, a single
line with very light superstructures and
Indifferent bridges, all necessitating a very
low speed (about twenty miles an hour),
still thorn Is llttlo doubt the mail and pns
senger traffic will soon find Its way over
them. They, however, nre not likely to
compete seriously for somo time with our
own Hong Kong stenmcrs, for we could
reach that port quicker by sea for many
years.
SPKAKKIl III'.NIH'.IISO.V.
Ills
Itp-Klrctloii nn l.rnilor of
HotiHc CoiixlilerMl OrOiln,
Washington Times.
A canvass of the loading members nf the
republican side of tho house of represent!'
lives showB thnt not only Is thero no op
position to tho renomlnntlnn of Ocneral
Henderson ns tho party's candldnto for
speaker of the Fifty-seventh congress, but
that they nro nil committed to his candl
dncy. Repressions to this effect havo been
made by Messrs. Payne of N'ow York, chair
man of tho commltteo on ways nnd means;
Sherman of New York, chairman of the
committee on Indian affairs, who was fav
ored by n largo number of tho members of
tho house for speaker of the present house;
Cannon of Illinois, chairman of the commit-
tee on appropriations; Hopkins of Illlnlos
chairman of t no committee on rcneus:
DaUell of Pennsylvania, Orosvcnor of Ohio,
chairman of tho commltteo on merchant
marine and fisheries; Moody of Mnssachu
setts, nnd Jenkins of Wisconsin.
All of theso gentlemen, with others, hnvo
been formally named at various times to
preside over tho house or over the commit
tee of tho wholo, nnd their names havo been
used ns pnsslblo opponents of General lien
derson for tho honor of the nomination nnd
consequent election ns speaker, but with
out exception they hnvo warmly commended
tho administration of tho present spcakor,
and declared that of right he ought to bo
and would ho renominated nnd elected.
On tho other side of tho house there Is a
lack of harmony, and It wll take the nctlon
of Ut democratic caucus to decide who
shall have tho honor of leading the minority
on the floor of tho house.
Mr. Richardson of Tennessee, who le
calved' tho nomination for speaker by th
democratic caucus nt tho beginning of this
congress, will bo a candidate again in th
Flfty-acventh congress, He will bo an
tagonlzed. It Is understood, by Messrs. Dc
Armond of Missouri and Lunhnm of Texas
MembetB of the New York delegation are
considering tho advisability of bringing on
Mr. Sulzcr as a candidate.
t.UIXKIJtl'VM MJI.I'-SKT TASK,
llaltlmorc Sun; Mr. Carnegie's alleged de
termination to spend $1,000,000 11 month en
dowing libraries and such thlnns will set
a number of cities to wondering whether
tho lightning is to strike them.
Chicago Chronicle: As It is traditionally
Improper to look a gift horso In tho mouth,
so It would be ungracious to record the
proposed munificence of Mr. Andrew Carne
gie with anything save commendation. A
man who purposes to spend $1,000,000 per
month In endowing libraries nnd other pub
lic Institutions cannot be regarded other
wise thnn ss a public benefactor. In such
n light will Mr. Cnrneglo bo regarded by
iosterlty7 His lnpses from the high stand
ard of democracy which ho professes nro
offset In part, nt lonst, by the great good
uhlch he Is undoubtedly doing to his fellow
men.
Chicago Herald: In fact, there must be
a terrible struggle with the Interest alone.
or It Is calculated that tho philanthro
pist's Income will be $16,000,000 annually,
and If wo knock off sixty odd days in the
yrnr for Sundays nnd holidays that $15,-
000,000 must be disposed of in 300 days, or
at tho rate of $50,000 a day. Now, If nt first
sight this does not seem to bo such a seri
ous matter, it will bo seen after 11 little
reflection that It is ns cloying ns the gas-
ronomlcnl fent of tho thirty quails, and
that, too, though It means giving Instead of
consuming. Mr. Carnegie's mind must be
come full to repletion with tho very thought
of charity. When ho wakens in the morn-
ng tho puzzle of the next $0.000 will Im
mediately assert itself, and though the list
of willing recipients Is largo enough there
must bo sonio discrimination. Nor would
tho difficulty bo Bcnslbly diminished by
ranking way with largo accumulations In a
heap. For tho greatest gifts have not been
upon such n scnlc. Fifteen millions In fit-
cen years would be n record breaker. It is
really alarming to think how Mr. Carnegie
would bo crowded It he Indulged In n little
slckncsA occasionally. Three weeks of the
grip would put him $1,000,000 behind, and
n his weakenod condition It might be fatal
to bring him back to his Increasing cares.
Hut, on the other hnnd, each added day
would make tho case moro hopeless, and
upon the wholo wc should say that It is his
imperative duty to culttvato tho most robust
health.
POINTlil) PKHSONAI.S.
Mr. Nocly is one Amerlcnn nt least who
Is ready for nn unconditional evacuation of
Cuba.
Tho llfo of William Mi Evarts Is spinning
out ns long ns one of his eclebrnted sen'
tences.
Rockefeller might complnln that he loses
$55,000 every February because It Is two
days short.
Francis Joseph of Austria hasn't got
engaged to un uctress for nearly a week
now. Tho old man must bo awny, hunting.
Emperor William hns made tho new
queen of Kngland a colonel, thus adding
materially to tho pomp and clrcumstunco
of war.
The late James Tyson, the Brisbane mil
lionaire, reported to hnvo been tho richest
man In Australia, never needed more than
$1,500 11 year for his personal expenses.
Queen Wllhclmlnn allows her husband the
Interest on 50,000.000 guilders, or $'.'0,000,000.
At .1 per cent the young man's sulary will
be over 111,500 n week, which ought to do
for a start.
Dr. Mary Wnlkcr,i clad In imported
tweeds, with trousers turned up nnd a
fancy pin In her four-in-hand scurf, held a
levee In n downtown New York building the
other duy. Ono bibulous caller slapped the
doctor on the back anil Invited her out to
"take something." Dr. Mary said, with
asperity: "You ore no gentleman," to
which the man replied: "Neither are you,"
and the levee went to pieces thero and then,
The story Is told that some months ago,
when tho war wns nt Its worst, tho queen
was sitting with some of her groat-grnnd-children,
us sho loved to do. Tho children
wero playing nbo.it, when' two of thorn
began to quarrel over their toys, as children
will. Tho queen looked sadly at them for n
while. Then she said to them, softly: "Do
not quarrel, my children; thero Is too much
quarreling In the world already," and burst
Into tears.
As a child Mine. Albnnl made such a suc
cess In her first nppenrnnco on the concert
platform that sho was surrounded with
bouquets. That wns In a convent In Mon
treal, where sho received her educntlon.
At It she wns first soprano In 11 Catholic
choir at Albany, N. Y., and at sudden irotlco
becumo organist. Then her singing ability
was noticed, a fund was raised nnd sho was
sent to Kuropo for study in Paris nnd Italy.
Tho rest Is known. Mme. Albunt s nppenr
nnco lu "Messina," where she wns encored
llfteen times, nnd her subsequent trlumph
nnt nppoaranco In London nro fresh In tho
minds of music lovers.
I'OMTICAIi CiOMI UIlICKf.
A l'w Klur Spool 111 on pi nnnui-ii 10
Puimllnt nl Sllvrr H-iilillennii.
San Francisco Call.
When Dubois was elected to the senator-
ship from Idaho the so-called silver re
publicans believed they had obtained a rep
resentative in the United States senate, and
a similar faith was held by tbo populists
when Patterson was elected from Colorado.
It appears, however, that In each case the
belief Is Ill-founded nnd tho faith hut a fond
delusion. Dubois had played tho silver
game and Patterson the populist ge me only
for tho purpose of getting votes, As soon
ns elected each straightway announced him
self n democrat.
Of tho exact language used by Dubois in
declaring himself a straight demoorat wo
havo not noticed any reports, but Patter
son's language is thus quoted in the Omaha
Ben: "Tho principles of the Kansas City
platform aro those, in tho main, for which
tho people's and silver republican parties
havo contended. I believe a fight for them
can bo most successfully mado within tho
democratic ranks. Thoso who nro outside
of them nre outside of the fortifications and
aro but helpless lookers-on. I ran see no
preseut hope for tho triumph of the prln
clples (if the Kansas City platform except
through the democratic party."
Such declarations put nn end to tho old
fusion trick which cnrrled so many popu
list nnd republican votes to llryan. The
men who were docclvcd Into voting with
the democrats by tho promise that they
were to havo recognition can now perceive
thnt they have boon given gold bricks. Pnt
tcrson and Dubois hnd but a thin veneering
of populism and sllvcrlsm when they so
llclted votes for tho sennte, and now even
that Is gone.
Ono other sllverlte of note who has vlr
timlly passed over to the llryanites Is
Towno of Minnesota. Thnt gentleman has
had a singular political fortune. Nomi
nated for vice president by tho populists
ho withdrew In favor of tho democratic
candldnte, Stevenson, Nevertheless, in a
manner, ho has renched the vico presi
dency. Appointed by tho governor of Mln
nesola to All the vacancy raused by tho
death of Senator Davis, ho had a sent In
that body for a month, nnd while thero wn
by courtesy of tho senate once called to
tho chair and so acted for a tlmo as vice
president. Ho took his honor blithely and
pertly, and In reply to n humorous con
grnttilntlou from Sonator Mason, said: "
am now satisfied. One term ns a member
of the house of representatives, ono month
ns United Stntes senator, nnd ono hour as
acting vico president."
Doubtless Dubois nnd Patterson are even
bettor satisfied thnn Towno; hut how Is It
with the populists who trusted the one nnd
with those sincere republicans who In their
zeal for silver supported the other?
1 1
WC T!Nt FA Ml AMI OTJS.
Chlnrup t.ntesl OnllirrnU l.nokfl MUe n
lilt of llltiff.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Wo do nol think It nt nit likely Hint tho
letter tn which Minister Wu explained his
unwillingness to be n guest at n banquet
given In honor of General Otis will become
tho occasion of nny International complica
tions. For ono thing, our relations with tho
Chinese government nro so complicated al
ready that no ono would desire unncccs
snrlly to Increnso tho embarrassment of
which they aro tho occasion, nnd for
another Mr. Wu has mado himself so popu
inr nnd has upon various times shown such
a friendly and accommodating disposition
toward tho United States that thero will bo
no Inclination either on tho part of tho
public or In oftlclnl circles to hold him
to n strict accountability for what somo
people may perhaps bo led to regard as nn
Indiscretion.
Whother it was Judicious for Mr. Wu to
wrlto ns ho did Is n question upon which
thero is room for nn honest and Intelligent
difference of opinion. Tho answer to It
depends lu largo meaeuro upon whether ho
had any reason to suppose that tho feelings
which ho expressed would bo mado public.
That thero was n duo and sufficient cnuso
for those feelings no one who is not in
capacitated by prejudice from rendering na
Impartial Judgment will bo disposed to deny.
During his administration of tho govern
ment nt Manila Ocneral Otis saw fit to take
strong ground upon 'tho Chinese question.
He wns opposed to nllowlng tho Chlneso to
enter tho Philippine lelnnds. Ho wns lu
favor of expelling thoso who wero there
already nnd ho mado it quite plain thnt hu
regarded them ns nn undeslrnblo class of
people. That being tho ense it Is not diffi
cult to understand why Minister Wu should
havo hern unwilling to participate In n
function designed for tho express purpose of
doing General Otis honor. It is the most
suprlslng feature of the whole business that
ho should havo been invited to do so.
In tho meanwhllo, cither by accident or
design, tho Chlneso minister, who Is a
past master In tho art of keeping himself
beforo tho public, onco moro finds himself
tho subject of general attention and has
again found nn opportunity of exhibiting
his dexterity In verbal fence. Thero is an
undiplomatic frankness about his letter.
Its Innguago leaves no chance for uncer
tainty na to tho meaning intended to be
conveyed, nnd yet It includes nothing that
Is not peitcctly polite and courteous. Gen
eral Otis Is a perfect gentleman for whom
Mr. Wu hns n high esteem, hut whom, nt
tho same time, he docs not care to meet
In social Intercourse becnusc If he did so
meet him ho would feel Impelled to tnnko
a few remarks of n kind that the general
would not be pleased to hear.
The Ohlneso minister In n daisy.
A II MY AM) XAVY I'ltO.MOTIO.NS.
leu for Ximv ItrKiilntlniin !' Wlileli
llrroes Slny Hp Kimi iirl-il,
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Tho delay lu tho reward by promotion of
thoso who took part In the nnvnl fighting of
tbo war with Spain has cnuscd more or less
complaint from tho friends of tho officers
who have been named for promotion, and
also drawn counter nrguments from tho
friends of ollicers who havo had their
chances of promotion Injured by the generosity-
of thoso who advocated tho rewards.
It has been shown by tbo latter that Cap
tain Clark of the Oregon, tho hero of tho
great race around Capo Horn nnd of tho
dash for the Cristobal Colon in tho battle
of Santiago, is now further down on the
list thnn when he started to accomplish his
effective work. Tho promotion of fortunate
officers by jumping them over tho heads of
those who preceded them In tho procession
through the gradeB has done Injury to Cap
tain Clark, and nlso to other equally de
serving nnvnl officers, f his injusttco con
nected with the matter of rewards is what
cnuscd Secretary Long to suggest the adop
tion of n plan of rewarding by the bestowal
of medals Instead of by promotion.
Tho same difficulty will bo experienced In
promoting army ofllcors for consplcaous
ability In the field. The recent promotion
of Captain Dell from tho rank of captain of
cavalry to that of brigadier general Is n
enso lu point. General Hell has been jumped
over tho honds of 1,036 officers, who, ac
cording to the rules of seniority, would
havo antedated him In promotion. Bell
stood 115 in n list of 140 cavalry captains.
Among the 804 captains In tho regular army
ho stood 5S5 besides tho other 584 captains
who stood above hlra In rank there wero 277
majors, ninety-eight lieutenant colonels
and sevtnty-sevon colonels to bo pnssed over
before ho could bo inado brlgndler general.
Dy Jumping General Hell over the heads of
these officers some injustice was done Gen
eral Wade, who loses the opportunity of be
coming lieutenant general, an honor that
wns apparently within his reach beforo the
recent appointments wero bulletined.
Thero ought to bo somo way of reward
ing nrmy nnd navy ollicers without doing In
justice to those who through no fault of
their own failed to bo In position to show
tho stuff of which they nro made. Thero nre
many officers In tho navy who could havo
douo what Dewey did ut Manila, and prob
ably many nrmy officers who could show
ability In the field ns conspicuous ns that
which is tho subject of reward in the latest
list of army promotions,
KTIIICS IN III'MI.XKSS AYOUIjI).
KrlnttiiiiN Hot T roll Corporation 11 nil
Individual DUciimnciI.
Chicago Tribune.
The long standing charge against great
corporations is that they tend' to destroy
competition. A now chargo brought against
thorn is that they will destroy ethics lu
tho business world. This is n serious mat
ter, if It he true, as is nlleged by some, that
this Is "a period of tho highest business
ethics tho world has over known." It Is
a matter of no conscqueuco if, as others
say, thoro Is no ethics in tho business world.
If ethics ho "tho scicuco of ideal Immun
ity," then it is a sclenco which Is not cul
tivated In tho business world of Chicago
or other cities. Thoro is a codo of busi
ness morals, however, which is a higher
ono than that of nny bygone day. Busi
ness men of nil classes aro more honest
In tholr dealings with ono another mid
with their customers than over before.
Tho disheartening statement Is made thnt
"tho situation is likely for a time to be
dominated by lingo corporations, In which
the Individual, with his ethics nnd his rep
utation nnd his character, Is sunk out of
sight and in which ethics ns such will prac
tically disappear." If ethics Is business
honesty nnd fair dealing as now practiced,
then tho banishment of ethics will bo a
deplornblo event. It Is certain, however,
that tho Individual will not bo "sunk out
of sight" as tho "hugo corporations"
emerge. He will bo moro conspicuous than
ho Is now. Knowledge of him will not bo
confined to his city or state.
No corporate mask ever will hldo the
features of tho men who run tho great
railroad systems and Industrial enterprises.
For tho misdeeds of theso "soulless cor
porations" not they but tho well known men
who control tnem uro ncid responsible ny
public opinion, and theso hie 11 nro quite us
likely to he influenced by tho public opinion
of tho wholo country as aro the men who
manage small railroads nnd little factories
by the public, opinion of their respeotlvo lo.
calltles.
Tho corporation does not drlvo Into ob
scurity tho Individual, for tho individual Is
the recognized motive power of tho cor
poratlon. Nothing can eliminate tho Indi
vidual, Tho larger his field of operations
the moro prominent ho becomes and tlm
more closely Is ho watched. That scrutiny
Is calculated In develop ethics In tho men
who aro subjoctcd to it.
A HIT 111' HISTORY.
Prniiimeil Moiiiiinriit fur 'llppceniiop
A (nptlonnlilr Vlrlory.
Chicago Tribune.
Some Indlanlnns nro planning lo nsk con
gress to npproprluto $50,000 to erect n monu
ment on tho Tlppecnnoo bnttlefleld, to com
ractnornlo what they call tho "victory" won
thero over tho Indians by William Henry
Harrison in 1S11. Thero can bo no objec
tlon to tho erection of n monument on this
historic spot, hut thn "victory" which wns
won there wns nothing to brng of. General
Harrison inarched nt tho head of 1,100 men,
regulars nnd volunteers, to break up tho
settlement mndo by Tecumseh nt the mouth
of Tlppecnnoo creek. Tho Indians wero not
nt wnr with tho whites, but somo of tho lat
ter hnd adopted resolutions demanding a
demonstration ngalnst Tecumseh and his
followers.
Wbon tho llttlo army reached Its destina
tion, instead of nttncklng tho town nt onco
nnd destroying U, It went into camp for tho
night. No attempt was mado to Intrench or
palisade. Tho Indians mado a night attack,
which cost Harrison 118 killed and wounded.
Tho Indian loss wns not so great. Tho In
dians retreated, nnd their vlllago wns
burned. General Harrison nbnndonlng camp
furniture nnd prlvato baggage, but bringing
off his wounded, made his wuy back to Vln
cennes ns expeditiously ns ho could. This
llttlo cnmpnlgn mado Gonrrnl Harrison the
Inevltnblo lender of futuro campaigns in tho
northwest. That wns nil it accomplished.
It did not tnmo the spirit of tho Iudlans,
ns was shown a year nnd n hnlf later when
tho wnr with Orent Britain began. Nor was
tho Settlement nt Tlppecnnoo creek broken
up, for tho prophet Tccumsch's brother -soon
returned there.
CIIAM'i: I'OIC I'Alt.MIHl HOYS.
Aitvlsril to J'.irtirTV (lie Crovtilcil Pro-
ri-NMlnnn 11111I l.cni-ii to Mr Forostrr.
Chicago Inlcr-Occan.
Mnny thousands of American vnnni- men
are now considering how they can best
utilize tho college cduenttons thnt they aro
nbout to complete. To manv of them, and
to their families nnd friends, the prospect
or obtaining any prompt return upon tho
educational Investment nlready mado may
seem lather discouraging. Tho old nrofos-
slons seem well filled, nnd, in somo enss,
bndly over-crowded. To enter tho Industries
or commerce menus to undergo another
apprenticeship.
To young men of good general education
nnd sound health thcro Is open nt least 0110
proiession where tho demand for workers
far exceeds tho supply. Thcro Is In tho
United Stntes n positive denrtli of trained
foresters. Nor is nny other countrv nre.
pnrcd to eilimly tho need. Frnnen nnil rlor.
mnny. whero tho art Is most advanced, havo
iow loresicrs to spnro. British India, where
forestry work Is rapidly extending, nbsorbs
most of tho Kuronean surplus. Tho United
Stntes must train its own foresters, and
supply its own need for trained workers of
that kind. In these conditions thcro nro
plainly grent opportunities for young men
of the right sort.
Kl'X. Y SKITS,
Kvenlllir Wisconsin: A MNimnl i.illi.ir
Who went nil n vnc-ntliin loft n iiilnlxtir
In charge of his paper. A day or two Liter
11 letter from "11 wnyhack" subscriber
cumo, which rend: "You know d-n well I
pnlil my subscription tho Inst time I wnn
In your town. If I get nny moro such
letters T will come down and mnut h-l
out of jou."
Tho minister answered: "I hnvo been
trying to maul that tlilnir nut nf the editor
for ten enrs, and If you really como down
and maul it out of him, thou, my dear xtr.
I havo twenty members of my church ynu
cun opcrato on."
Baltimore American: "A woman Is it I -
wuys as old ns she looks," said tho tltnld
young mnn, who desired to be illgnttli-illy
frlvolous In his conversation with the Bos
ton maiden. , 1
"But sho Is never ns cold as she looKs,
was the coy rejoinder.
Aim tney uvea iiuppuy ever iiuer.
Washington Star:' "I sunnntio you take
11 grout deal of prldo In your business."
io, answerou mv. wunirox. 1 uscj
to take pride lu my business, but ma nud
the girls don't approve of It. Th only
thing we take prldn In now Is my daugh
ter's husband's pedigree."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "I'm watching
the movements of the dramatists with fear
and trembling."
way sov
"I'm a fin Id Home one of them will Insist
upon dramatizing Mr. Bryan's 'Com
moner.
Chicago Tribune: "The poor old X.. Y. &
V.. railroad." wrote tho editor of the Hickory
.l....n.il...i .InAlllmd A Vfillil ,1 t.rt
111IIK .'I IBr-UIII III II. UCLIIHVn . 1. 1. A ...... n" '
courtesies with us this yenr anil we have
. 1 1 ...I rt nit m IIMII1H 1 t ' 1L
moth-eaten old concern, any wuy. aild we
never iook u trip over n imnmii iii-bum
our wife gondby twice nnd taking out an
extra accident Insurance policy before wo
started. Last year wo tlono $l7 woith of
lying for tho X.. Y. & and all we got
In return wus $29.40 worth of traveling.
Wc can stand It If tho darned old road can.
When von fool us If you would llko to lie
seasick and don't euro particularly how you
gel inn seiiKiiiion nun hum- iih-ui? m"... .
nnd no better way to get rid of It and
would Just risk your life as not and huvon t
...t. ....... r.r tiif...l I , vnur limn t?n
any mni;i vu. ... r., .......n j "... r--
and tako a rldo of live or six miles on the
X., V. ft V- ana niny mo i.orn niivu muu--on
your soul!"
Detroit Journal: Mnintnn (roprovlngly)--Ocrtle.
did you tumble Into bed without
snylng your pruyeis?
fJertle Yes, mamma! You sec, I sported
I'd bo pretty tired tonight, so I said .-n
encore after my prayers this morning.
-.1-1... ..nn lfl. T.Mu-Lird Imu
..ii i . nlt..i It. hn fifnnn nf 1-rilUi.
master of tbo Kngllsh Free Mns'oiiM. Prob
ably 110 UlinKH ll wouiu lie iiuuisnni' in
monarch to bo trotting around after a
trained goai.
Thnt' Wlin I .Vlr. Ciiriii'Klr Sn.
Plain Dealer.
Mr. Carneglo says ho bus mado up his
To scatter his millions and Icuvo few bu-
Ho thinks ho can ll'vo'lf ho lives tlie right
And p'riipH If lies careful and saving ho
On Just llfty thousand expenses per (lay;
J Hill n nufc n
Tho rest of his millions will How In a
That's lll'to to a shining Pactollfin dream -
'i liars wuiu n. -m iii-K".- mi".
Tho public shall havo 'em where Andrew
may choose ;
It's dollars to doughnuts It will not refuse,
For millions mo millions whatever your
views;
That's what Mr. Curncglo says.
TIIIMiS THAT Mi Villi IMI'..
Charles Dickens,
Tho pine, tho bright, the bountiful,
That stirred our hearts ill youth,
Tho Impulses of wordless prayer,
Tlio dreams oi love uiui ii nui,
Thn longliigH after something lost,
Tho spirit's yearning cry.
Tho striving nfter better hnpos-
Theso things can never die-
Tho timid baud stretched forth to aid
A brother In his nerd.
A kindly word In grid's dark hour
That pioves a friend Indeed;
Tho plea for mercy softly breathed,
When Justleo threatens nigh
Tho sorrow of a contrite heart
Theso things i-hall never die.
Tho memory of clasiiing hand,
Tho pressure of u kiss. .
And all th-' trifles, sweel and frail,
Thnt make up love's first bliss j
If with a firm, unchanging fallli,
And hull' trust and high. .
Thoso hands huvo clasped, thoso lips hnvft
ThcsiMhlngs shall never die.
The cruel ami tho bitter word.
That wounded us It fell;
Tim chilling want of sympathy
Wo fed, but never loll:
The hurd repulso that thills tho heart,
Whoso honeM were bounding high,
In nu unfailing record kept
Theso things shall nnver die.
Let nothing pass, for every hand
Must llnd somo work to do;
I.oho not a chanco lo waken love
Be firm and Just nud true.
So idiall light that cannot fade
Beam nn thee from on high,
And lingo! voices say to thee
Theso things shall never die.