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THE OM A IT A DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, 2(5, 1901.
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t ar.,8io 19 as.oio
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Total 7:il,lo
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Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this 4th dav of Marrh. A. I). 1901.
(Seal.) M. I). MUNCATK.
Notary Public.
The tiiiiu look on the legislature Is
nlmost due to open.
The weather iniiii, having had his little
Joke, will hurt nobody' feelings by rum
porting himself with duo decorum for u
tiny or two.
Nebraska's soli Ims rerelved tin?
thorough spring soaking needed. Now
watch It burst l'ortli with lis glorious
niiintle of green.
It Is really it luird condition tint, tho
legislators must do more work In the
lust week of the session tlinn any other
mid reeciv.e no pay for It.
Tho Lincoln political pipe will prob
ably burn for the remainder of this
week-. After the long season of dream
ing It will be hard for the correspondents
to get back to facts.
Carrie Nation left a bright streak of
phosphorescent talk from Kansas City
to Cincinnati, but her tongue doesn't
seem to possess the power to destroy
attributed to her hatchet.
Fleeing from a river of blazing oil
Is a novel experience, and one that the
New Jersey villagers will hardly care to
repeat. It shows the wonderful possi
bilities of life In the United States, how
ever. Apparently that South Omaha library
matter Is to be held In abeyance, that
It may serve to Inflate another iolltlcal
boom some day. There Is nothing like
having something of this sort In re
serve. The amount of advice which the popo
cn' tie papers have donated to the pres
ent l'jHinture borders on tho prodigal.
The 'Polity 0 u1(. tender has been such,
liowevt. Umt R 1fH uot bl,cn UCL.el,ttHj(
even at?, u K,rt
Quite -., for-.n,,. illustration of the need
of the new pilVg 1,111 ia i,PK Bv,,u
Just now Certain streets which would
be improved under Its provisions are
impassf,,, 1U(, lmtm.iy trnlllc is de-
1!1CU lo just that extent.
'vwa republicans are nettlnir rendv
fm one of the busiest campaigns In
their history. The only question at
'issue, however, Is which of a number
of statesmen is to have the big majority
tho Ilawkeye state usually piles up.
The names In Uncle Sam's naval cata
logins will be of Interest to thosu who
hnvo bemoaned our weakness at sea.
In a few years the navy will be as
numerous as any, while even at present
no one seriously questions Its elllclency.
A Philadelphia paper complains that
firemen are lu too big a hurry to get to
n tire when an alarm sounds. It Is per
j'eetly natural that this complaint should
come from Philadelphia. The clatter
of hoofs has a tendency to wake pco
pie up.
Crossing the tireat Salt lake on tres
tfework Is only an Incident lu modern
railroad building, but It serves well to
Illustrate the ends to which engineers
will go lo get straight track and mod
crate grades. The race for business
was never so keen as It Is now.
Kngllsh capitalists are sensitive about
Mr, Yerkes talking si much of what he
proposes to do in the matter of rapid
transit for Loudon. They do uot objec
to having some one who knows how
show them up-to-date methods, but It Is
galling to have the fact given out to
the world.
Western people ought to stand the
storm's Inconvenience fairly well after
learning that the English racing season
was opened lu the snow ami that Aus
trla has Just passed through a snow
storm of thirty-six hours' duration
There are some climates worse than ours
after all.
The verdicts given lu court niralust
tho electric light company because of
accidents occasioned by overhead wires
ought to be strong arguments In favor
of a system of conduits. Omaha's
downtown streets are almost us fully
occupied by wires now as beforo the
telcnliouo Hues were burled.
TUN J.KOlSh ATIVK UUMK STM'.UH.
The legislature Is entering tipoit the
home stretch of Its session and from
now until the hour of adjournment
every minute of Its time will be crowded
with the pressure of different measures
competing for Its attention.
The Hunt days of the session are
always taken advnntage of by the lobby
and by members representing special
Interests to logroll or railroad bills
through that could not hope for passage
In the steady light of day.
Tho watchful vigilance that Is neces
sary to head off Jobs and steals must
be redoubled on the legislative home
stretch because the unscrupulous lobby
never sleeps, but, on the contrary, be-
onies more active with tills awaited
opportunity In sight.
The honest and courageous legislator
an do more to serve his constituents
and the taxpayers of the state In gen-
nil during the coming few days than
through the entire session already
passed.
A SKIIIUUS SITUATIOX.
The political situation In lrussla lias
iceonio very serious and It Is the belief
n some quarters that u revolution Is
inmlueut. While tills Is Improbable, It
s a fact that the government is con
fronted by a condition of affairs that
will require careful treatment to avert
a dangerous popular uprising. The chief
source of the trouble Is the opposition
of the students of Russian universities
to certain laws which have recently
been enacted against them for any dem
onstrations which they might make.
riii! most obnoxious of these Is a law
Which orders that students arrested lu
a demonstration shall be ton ed to enter
he army as private soldiers, whether
hey have already served their time
or tiot. Within the last few months
numerous arrests of students have been
made and so great has been the resent
ment caused by this that, It Is said,
most of the universities are deserted.
A strong popular sentiment lu sym
pathy with tho students has developed
ind this Is very likely to grow If the
government, as seems probable, eon-
Inues the obnoxious laws lu force. It
has been Intimated that even dissensions
u the army are possible. Meanwhile
imminent olllcluls are being threatened
and extraordinary precautions are being
aken for safeguarding the life of the
zar. This domestic trouble may yet
have an important effect upon Russia's
foreign policy.
rullA coMMKiiriAh ixtehusts.
The commercial interests of Cuba,
which have been somewhat backward
n asserting themselves, appear now to
be taking a very active part lu the dis
cussion of affairs ami as these interests
are practically a unit In favor of the
losest relations with the United States
their lutluence Is being effectively ex
erted lu behalf of the American condi
tions. The Cuban planters, proierty
owners and business men consider the
situation from a strictly practicable
point of view, which the mere politicians
are Incapable of doing. The former
know that Cuba cannot make progress
and attain prosperity without the most
intimate commercial relations with the
United States. If Cuba is lo grow and
develop she must enjoy access under tho
most favorable conditions lo the Amer
ican market. The commercial Interests
also understand that lu order to secure
special consideration for Cuban products
lu the American market it Is essential
that the political relations between the
Island and the United States shall be
Intimate.
Calm discussion is producing tho de
sired effect upon public opinion lu Cuba.
It is beginning to bo understood that
the conditions proposed by the Ameri
can congress are not Incompatible with
Cuban independence, while they offer
the best possible security for the peace
and stability of a Cuban republic. Men
who were at first disposed to vigorously
resent the American terms have changed
their opinion and every day Increases
the number of those who are In favor
of accepting the terms. The latest In
formation Is most reassuring, warrant
ing the belief that an entirely satis
factory adjustment of the relations be
tween Cuba and the United States will
be reached at an early day.
WHAT HUM VAXCH1XA PAV1
That is a question which now con
fronts the powers and the effort to de
termlue which promises to caus,e no lit
tle controversy and perhaps trouble
among them. Our government, it is un
derstood, considers .f'JtiO.OOd.OOO the max
imum that should be levied upon China
as Indemnity. It Is stated to be the
opinion at Washington that this amount
represents absolutely the limit of Chi
nese ability to pay. These figures, how
ever, do not represent, the aggregate of
the Indemnities claimed. While the
United States Is willing to be moderate
lu Its claims ami would place its claim
to Indemnity at not to exceed if'Jri.tMK),-
(li R), It Is known that some of the other
powers are disposed to ask a sum that
would swell the total to two or three
times the amount which In the opinion
of our government should be the maxi
mum. A recent Washington dispatch stated,
apparently upon good authority, that
this government would be willing to
abate the $lir.,tXK),0(Ml claim If the other
powers would reduce their claims In thu
same proportion, even to the extent of
reducing the total estimate to Sloo.OiX),
000, If by so doing the Chinese govern
ment could be relieved by having tho
tax adjusted to Its ability to pay. Hut,
it was further said, that although lu
grave doubt whether China can pay
more than $100,000,000. our government
feels Itself bound to secure cotnpensa
tlon for Its citizens and itself to the
same extent as Is secured by other
powers and Is especially resolved to do
this because of the conviction that a
total abandonment of our claims, or
even a heavy reduction without cone
spending action on the part of the other
powers, would rather Injure than help
China by destroying wliatever restrain
lug lutluence the State department has
so far been uble to exert upon less
sympathetic powers. Thus, while the
United StaUa will not reliuqujtjli Its
moderate elalm, It will continue to exert
Its lutluence to Induce the other powers
to make such reduction lu their claims
as will bring the total Indemnity asked
within the ability of China to pay. It
Is the theory of this government, as set
forth lu the last annual message of Pres
ident McKluley, that due eoiupoiiMitlon
may be made by the Chinese govern
ment in part by increased guaranties of
security for foreign tights and immuni
ties and by the opening of China to the
equal commerce of all the world.
A demand upon China for three or four
hundred million dollars, as Is evidently
contemplated by some of the powers,
would mean Inevitable bankruptcy for
the empire, whatever the conditions of
payment. Contrary to the general opinion
the Chinese government Is poor. Its
resources, chiefly from customs, a large
part of which Is pledged, arc lusuillclent
for current expenses. To materially In
crease customs, If that be practicable,
would be to the disadvantage of trade
with China, while any considerable In
crease lu Internal taxation would be
very likely to cause domestic trouble.
A reasonable degree of moderation In
this matter, such as our government has
urged, would operate to the ultimate
advantage of oil the powers.
south omaUa's anun'TH.
When Governor Dietrich Issued Ills
proclamation declaring South Omaha to
be a city of tho llrst class and entitted
to municipal existence under n sep
arate and Independent charter he per
formed more than a mere executive act.
He gave the formal assent of his high
olllce to the assumption of dignities
that have been won by the Magic City
by dint of commercial achievements.
The story of South Omaha's growth
reads like a romance. Americans an;
familiar with stories of tlie sudden
transition of wildernesses into popu
lous centers, but they have mainly to
do with places where a lucky discovery
of a treasure trove has proven sutll
clently attractive to draw together the
adventurous classes. In only a few
Instances has the sole attraction of
commercial enterprise been strong
enough to establish u city within the
short space of time eovcrod by the
growth of South Omaha.
To understand the remarkable devel
opment of this packing center one must
turn to the Ilgures afforded by the live
stock Industry. South Omaha at pres
ent stands third in the list of the great
packing centers of the world. In 1881,
seventeen years ago, the Industry was
in lis swaddling clothes, so to speak,
and the enterprises that have since
made the name of Omaha known the
world around were barely experiments,
lu IKS! the receipts of live stock at the
Oniahii market wore: Cattle, 88,(1011;
hogs, ,",080; sheep, u.fHUt; horses, -IS!),
l'or the year l'JOO the Ilgures are: Cat
tle. S'-JSJIM; hogs, l!-,yo(M2; sheep, l.'JTti.
775; horses, .ri!),tHfi. To carry out this
comparison is lo waste time. The
Ilgures show for themselves the growth
of tho market established at South
Omaha, ami the market argues its own
Importance.
The development: of South Omaha has
been In n large measure the result of
the growth of the west during the last
score of years, and yet It has surpassed
the efforts of its rivals. The manifold
advantages of tho market at this point
has been appreciated, and the build
ing up of the wonderful city from prac
tically nothing ill 1881 to the proud
position of third place in the popula
tion ami commercial centers of Ne
braska at present Is a tribute to the
sagacity mid foresight of the men who
Invested their money lu tho enterprises
that have contributed to the result.
Slock yards and packing houses share
alike ip this, for without each other
neither can exist.
The main fact, however, Is that South
Omaha has attained its present propor
tions, lu its growth Omaha, has re
joiced and prospered. It will not harm
the older city to have ti sister so nearby
enjoying the prestige and advantages
that accrue from commercial prosperity
and Importance. South Omaha Is en
titled to till that comes through the
governor's proclamation, nnd will ever
tlud Omaha ready to aid In building
up and advancing the Interests of tho
busy packing towu which lu now so
prominent.
Tho persistent agltatiou of the Russian
students Is beginning to alarm tho rul
ing classes in that country and some
concessions must bo Hindu them. So
long as the dissatisfaction was largely
confined to the lower classes, the czar
and his advisers felt capable of crush
ing out the opposition, but the students
and their sympathizers represent too In
lluenthil an element to bo denied when
they are really lu earnest.
Nebraska bidders are preparing to
make the most of the location of the
Indian supply depot at Omaha. Being
near the point of production nnd con
sumption of these supplies, the state
should be materially benelHed by the
location of the depot here. There never
was any good reason why eastern spec
ulators should furnish these supplies,
which they were compelled to purchase
here.
Japan has served notice on Kusslu
that attempts to tread on the toes of
the Yankees of the Orient Is a different
matter from coercing the Chinese. In
spite of the Immense superiority of Huh
sla In point of numbers, the great dls
tance of its military resources from the
scene Is likely to make the Hear think
two or throe times beforo forcing the
Issue.
Paris Is worked up over a Hrazlllau so
eiety belle who rides out behind a pair
of speedy trotting cows. The story Is
probably the sequel of the famous trot
ting mule yarn which went the rounds
of turf circles In this country somo
years ago. Such stories read well, but
the horse still remains the king of tho
trotters.
Before getting stampeded over the re
porls of loss of live stock by the recent
storm It will be well to awn It actual re
suits. While the storm has been se
vere, it bus uot Uccu ficvouinuuicd wltu
any such low temperatures as those
which In years past have caused serious
losses.
Who'll Throw Thrni tlottn,
Washington Star.
There is an atmosphere of hauteur about
European monnrchs which suggests that
they may yet come to think they are bigger
than tho Standard Oil company, or the
steel trust.
1'lrst IIIiiiiiI .'or lllll.
Detroit Free Press.
Hon. J. Sterling Morton has begun the
practical work of reorganizing tho demo
cratic party by bolting a convention In
which the unseemly llryanltcs had rounded
up a majority of tho delegates.
('nncriiliit In CiiIih.
Indianapolis Journnl.
Hy reducing tho rate of single letter post
age between tho United States and Cuba
from C to 2 cents the government places
thnt Island on an equality with tho states.
Tho concession Is one that should bo ap
preciated by the commercial classes In
Cuba.
KIiik'i Aiih-ihIciI Until.
Chicago Chronicle.
Moth houses of Parliament have agreed to
alteration of tho coronation oath, which Is
ong as tho moral law and scurrilous as the
soliloquy of a nsh hag when tho tldu comes
n at Ullllngsgatc. Tho amended oath will
not, however, amend King Edward. For
tho rest ot his reign uo swears officially
not at all."
SafrKunrdlntr tbr l'ennlon Itollt
HufTulo Express.
In Secretary Hoot's order for mustering
out volunteers next Juno provision Is made
for thorough medical examination with a
vlorv to prevent padding of the pension
roll. In addition tho incu will bo obliged
to fill out a blank form describing their
physical condition. The secretary Is to bo
commended for taking thei"o precautions.
Arri'il to Tnlk About It.
Sprlnglleld Hepubllcan.
flussla nnd England have reached the ex-
iccted temporary settlement of tho great
railway siding controversy at Tien Tsln
without war. England whh tho npgrcssor
n tno nmur, einco her representatives ai
cmptcd to build a track on land claimed
by tho UiiKslur.H. Under tho temporary set
tlement, both nations withdraw their troops
from tho disputed tract and agrco to
examine tho question of ownership nnd
control at a later day. This, of course,
leaves tho situation as It was beforo the
clash. Tho Russian claim Is Intact, whllo
tho British bavo no siding. Tho bear la on
top.
A I'ontrnflt.
Indlunapolls Journal.
At the recent court reception, which wa
attended by many frock-coated noblemen,
King Edward turned to a court offlclHl and
said; "This Is not n republic. In the
future, uniform or court dress must bo
worn."
At a Whlto House reception some years
ago, tho staff of the Indiana governor,
Isaac P. Gray, attended, full uniformed,
In a body. President Cleveland turned to
a cabinet officer and remarked: "This Is
no monarchy; ttaoso men arc rigged out fit
to kill."
Tho contrast Is great -tho splendor and
blazo of a uniform tho modesty and dig
nity of u frock coat.
(ovrrmir Dlntricli'H Vrtnra.
J. Sterling Morton's Conservative.
Spring work has begun at Lincoln. Gov
ernor Dietrich has broken up a large area
which certain legislators had plotted off
for personal pasturage. Tho vetoes of
Governor Dietrich arq righteous and strong.
They ilrlvo away from him all tho herds
of tax-eaters as tho whistle of a locomo
tive scares mules -off the railroad track.
The governor can count taxpayers, of all
polltlcul complexions, In all parts of Ne
braska, his endorsers. He can put down
all tax-caters, his hungry enemies and an
gered antagonists. A good governor stops
all legislative larceny. Wc hope that
Dietrich will prove a very good governor.
C'lRlum lAKnliint f'liliin.
Philadelphia Iterord.
It Is estimated at the State department
that tho clulms of American citizens and
of tho government for which China will
bo asked to pay Indemnity will foot up to
2.",000,000. This is a rather largo sum,
and ono Is not likely to bo convinced ot Hi
fatrneos by Information as to somo of tho
items Included In tbo list of claims. Thus
among tho damages nllegcd to have been
suffered by tho missionary claimants Is tho
loss of somo of their sermons. These
writings may havo been beyond price, but It
Is n little dllUcult to discover tho method
of computation whereby tho authors arrive
at their conclusions ns to tho high money
value ot their productions. How much
would the missionaries have realized bad
the sermons been delivered? Tho Item of
naval expenditures includes tho damage
to the Oregon. What did tho Chinese havo
to do with running that battleship on a
rock?
SCHOOL FOtl AITHEVriCtiK.
Oinrtaii!tlen far Hoy Anxlnna to
I.enrn n Trnile.
New York Mall and Express,
Mechanical Industry Is so largely sub
divided Into special branches nowadays,
and tbo difficulty of learning a trado has
been bo greatly Increased In consequonce,
that a now department now organizing at
tho University of Wisconsin Is worthy of
attention. It Is proposed by tbo officials
ot that Institution to establish a summer
school for apprentices, in which young
men desirous of theoretical and practical
training In certain trades may receive tho
necessary Instruction under favorable con
dltlons and at nominal cobI. To this
cud a six months' course will bo open to
thoso who want to fit themRolvrs as car
pentcrs, machinists, metal sheet workers,
btatlonary, marine or locomotive engi
ncers, shop foremen, superintendents of
waterworks, electric light plants, power
stations or managers ot large office build
ings lu cities, and it is explained that the
Instruction in each of these branches will
consist partly of lectures and textbook
studies nnd partly of practical work In
shops nnd laboratories specially provided
for such purposes.
This undertaking appears to embody a
largo measure of relief for young men
who want to learn trades und find It dlffl
cult. If not impossible, to do so. Partly
becausn of tho specialized forms Into
which many of tho trades aro passing ami
partly becauso of tho policy of exclusion
which labor organizations enforce against
apprentices, the nverago young man with
out Influcuco has llttlo or no chaucn of
becoming tho master of a trado in all Its
branches. He may become a specialist In
somo given department of carpentry, en
gineering or plumbing, hut unless bn has
friends or other means of forcing an open
ing his chanres of being takon In as an
apprentice nnd taught tho tiado in all Its
ramifications nro exceedingly small. Tho
specialization ot tho mechanical Industries
Is a bar to blm and as a rule the influence
of organized labor Is against him.
A school, however, llko that which is In
process of formation nt tho University of
Wisconsin, Is likely to be a powerful forco
for tho revival, to somo extent, of tho
old apprentice, system. The decline of that
system has been a heavy loss to Amer
lean artisans, and Its restoration, even In
a modified form, would bo a great gain
for American Industry. Tho Wisconsin ven
turo Is a direct response to the growing
demand for technical education ami Is ca
pable of thn broadest usefulness to Indus
.trial euurprloo,
imi:mih:sy m'kim.p.v.
lleinnrUntilr IXItmitc It- mi t)iiol
tlnn Southern rn nuiirr,
Florida TImcs-PnIon (dem.)
Democrats of tho south abjured Mr.
Cleveland becaueo wo suspected that he
desired to opposo tho organization which
elected him; republicans havo no such
chargo to make against Mr. McKluley's
past ns president. If he has been less than
n president might be, yet ho has gone with
his party nnd stopped when It Inld down
tho law. Ho has taken the heads of tho
party Into his confldenco und treated them
as something more than clerks "loyally"
bound to echo his wishes ho has mndo no
nttcmpt to create a following outsldo the
organization or to shape a public opinion
opposed to his party. Here his opponents
agreo with his friends in their estimate of
tho retiring president, whoso term ns his
own successor bids fair to copy a pnst al
together satisfactory to his supporters.
It Is true thnt somo Influential repub
licans take Issue with the policy of tho ad
ministration toward foreign nations nnd
our dependencies, but nono of tucso has
broken with tho president becauso of such
difference. Somo freo silver republicans
havo Joined tho opposition, but they differed
with tho organization far more than from
tho president.
On tho whole wo must Judgo that William
McKlnlcy sought rather to obey the wishes
of tho people than to blazo out a path In
tho wilderness ot new conditions for him
self. It is manifestly true that ho has
been drawn Into measures rather than that
he has Initiated policies, even whero ho Is
charged with leading us astrny. Ho admits
that he wns opposed to war with Spain, and
did nil In his power to avert It; other trou
bles havo como upon us because ot natural
tendencies, somo of which wcro Irresist
ible. Ho might hnve wasted his strength
In struggling against tho stream he rould
not havo checked or diverted tho current ot
events,
Americans prefer to govern themselves,
and they have frequently chosen presidents
llko William McKlnlcy rather than tho
Clays nnd Websters and Calhouns. who
would expect us to follow and not to lead.
McKlnlcylsm has made n strong Impress
upon our time, nnd will bo potent to sbapo
our future, but for McKlnlcylsni all have
been responsible dotnocrats In no small
degree. On leading Issues republicans have
so divided that n decided stand against tho
majority made In determined fashion by the
minority would havo reversed conclusions,
but tho opposition refused to stand out, as
did tho republicans against Cleveland. For
this failure tho democrats nro responsible
ho who doc3 not opposo accepts nnd In
dorses. In ono sense, the administration was a
strictly partisan ono, since it had tho un
qualified support of a majority of Its own
party; it is also trim that tho president
has been personally agreeable and his
measures accepted by his opponents as well.
In a largo sense, tho policy of tho late past
has been a national one, since the presi
dent has fihown himself truly nnxlous to
obey tho wishes of tho people, and his
temper Is such that he would never persist
in a courso thnt becamo unpopular.
Ilecauso ho Is an opportunist statesman
of the first class, because ho has refused to
set his own Judgment in opposition to his
party or tho peoplo nt large, thn president
hns accomplished much during his past
term. Ho may not havo pleased blmselt
In all things, but It seems that he can take
the voters of this country with him through
his second term.
HAVI.Mi A COOIl TISIR.
I'filatlnl Curcrnnipiil VcmkrI lined hy
I'nrtn Itleo'w Kicrutlvr.
Murine Journal.
Tho big naval yacht Mayflower of nearly
.1,000 tons burden, which has been at the
disposal of tho governor of Porto Rico ever
slnco his appointment, was run ahhoro re
cently whllo on an official trip around that
Island. This vessel Is In chargo of a naval
officer, with a crew, all told, of 160 men.
Tho Mayflower cost over J500.000, and, with
Its largo crew, Is rather an expensive
luxury. To provide such n craft for the
governor of an outlying province of tho
United States is un-American to a degree.
The cost of maintaining this vessel Is some
thing enormous when weighed against what
our sovereign states provldo In luxuries for
their governors. ,
As nn example of a government swallow
ing a $500,000 camel and apparently en
Joying It whllo straining at a gnat, wo
hnvo this incident of tho expensivo yacht,
maintained out of navnl appropriations, nnd
the many unsuccessful efforts which havo
been made to sectiro an ambulance for tho
Brooklyn navy yard through nn appropria
tion by congress. Unablo to awaken any
sympathy at Washington, tho medical de
partment In tho yard Is now taking up In
dividual subscriptions In tho various de
partments, and In this way n fund will be
raised to mirchnso an ambulanco, wnfen is
so frequently needed when men aro In
jured In tho yard by accident and some
times killed. Ono thousand dollars is tno
sum required for this purposo. It would
hardly pay tho expenses of tho Mayflower
for a single day.
For our own part, wo are of tho opinion
that If It Is necessary for Governor Allen to
make a tour of tho Island of Torto Ulco a
relay of automobiles would ho much more
economical and becoming.
PBRSONAI. .NOTES.
Tflnir Kilwnrd has selected tho American
artist, Edwin A. Abbey, to paint his cor
onation scene.
Count Tolstoi Is fast becoming a popular
i.ini in TiiiHsln. Sliicn his excommunication
hu ha always been cheered whenever ho
appeared In public.
Flvo thousand acres havo been plunted
with sweet peas ut San Jose, Cal., to fur
nlsh tncenso to tho president when ho shall
mnko his trip to the state.
Among tho acting assistant surgeoni In
tho volunteer army servlco Is ono named
Najlh Takyud-Deen, who has Just been or
dered from Washington to tho barracks at
Columbus, O.
In their leisurely Ynnkco way tho peoplo
of New Hampshire havo decided to erect
In Concord a stntuo to Franklin Plerco,
their fellow citizen who became president.
Mr. Plerco died October 8, 1869.
(-rini?rismnri Charles If. Lnndls ot Indl-
nna describes his early career In these
words: "I pitched hay as a lad, wornou in
a gravel pit In my youth aud attended col
lege only when I hud ronched manhood."
Aaron D. Weld of Boston Is practically
the solo owner bf Ludlow, Muss., a town
of .t.nnn inhabitants. Mr. Weld Is president
of a company which employs nearly all tho
men in tho place and pays ntno-tcnths of
all the taxes.
Ono of tho strongest contrasts betweon
liabilities and assets Is that presenlou by
Kcnyon II. Conger, tho Wall street opera
nr u-im hau lust filed n hankruntcy peti
tion. His liabilities reach $500,000, whllo
his fuBetK aro a paltry $l,50U.
A San Juan paper In noting tho arrival of
K iinrliin. thn new attorney cencral
of Porto IUco, says ho "Ib a lino specimen of
physical manhood," ami niso inrorms us
readers that ho comes "from a country
wliero tlio snow lies lour icei ueep.
Tho four brothers Colt hold a unique re
nnlnn nt IHlrn. Mo., last week. Tho ynune
est of tho four Is 67 and tho oldest 70.
Their wives wero thoro too. One of the
brothers has been married fifty years, an
other forty-soven and the two others forty.
Tho committee which Is planning a mo
mnriul tr. thn Inln Oiwnlil Ottendorfcr nro-
poses to ralso u fund of $20,000 or $25,000
if posslblo to establish a graduato fellow
ship at New York university for the study
of the German languago nnu iiioraiurc.
About $11,000 has already uccu raised
l.A.MM.OItt) AM) TH.VAVr.
.In due MnlmiiKli'i UrnmrUn Com
mended In tlir I'.KMt.
New York Times.
A new Interpretation of the legal reU
Hons ot landlord nnd tenant comes from the
breezy wet, In a definition by Judge Sla
baiigh of OtuAhn of tho proper procedure for
a tenant of a building out of repair. Tho
facts, ns wo have them, nro In effect that
tho plaintiff In tho suit referred to rented u
building to bo used as a hotel, under a
stipulation that the owner, who appears as
tho defendant, should keep It lu repair.
This engagement was not fulfilled to tho
tenant's satisfaction. Tho furnace ftues
wero out of repair, tho gas pipes leaked
nnd tho wnll paper waB hung crooked. In
consequonce of thoso defects thoso who
might havo patronized the hotel wcro made
uncomfortable and wont elsewhere, causing
tho plaintiff much mortification and entail
ing a tangible pecuniary loss; la conse
quence of which the tenant brought suit
against tho landlord, claiming substantial
damages. Judge Slabaugh held (hat this
procedure was not tho one he should have
taken nnd that ho was entitled only to
nominal damages, if any, slnco tho Injury
suffered was duo to contributory negligence.
His views tiro very clearly stated In tho
following extract from his charge to tho
Jury:
"If a man suffers an Injury that ho could
have avoided by tlio exercise of prudence
he cannot recover damages for that injury.
If you rent a house and find that the furnace
Is out of ropalr it Is yuur duty to got It
fixed and If It's bo bad that it can't bo
repaired throw It out and put In a new one,
charging up tho cost to the owner who has
contracted to keep the houso In proper
shape. Don t let your family freezo and
then go after your landlord for damages."
This sounds like good senso and we shall
bo surprised if on appeal It is not found
to bo good law as well. Eastern Judges nre
not qulto so explanatory as Judgo Slabaugh
Inclines to ho and do not usually give
ndvlco quite so freely, but perhaps It woutd
bo better If they did. Much of tho educa
tional valuo of litigation Is lost becauso
tho wlso gentlemen on tho bench deem It
Inconsistent with their dignity and duty to
tell a litigant what ho should have done
when ho eonies Into court on an Issue he
cannot sustain. Tho precedents In landlord
and tenant cuses would fill many volumes,
but wo do not remember to have seen a
Judicial uttcrnnco which put tho matter
quite so clearly and comprohenslbly as this.
A.tlKHICA.V I.OSSKS l. CHINA.
Irrrrtnrnlitr Injury Infllrlrd by T.nst
Yenr'n Ulntnrliancra.
Now York Tribune.
How great tho commercial losses sus
tained through Intcrcfercnco with and sus
pension of legitimate trado In China havo
been may bo estimated from the data given
In a recent report of tho United States
consul at Tlcn Tsln, dealing with tho com
merce of tho three great northern parts of
China namely, Tlcn Tsln, New Chwang and
Cho Foo.
From this report It appears that tho Im
ports of American cotton goods. Including
drills, Jeans and sheetings, nt thoso three
ports for tho three months of July, August
nnd September, 1900, wero only 105,719
pieces, u decrease of 1,127,863 from the cor
responding period In 1S99; tho Imports ot
Hour, stated lu halkwan tacls, wero 19,225,
n decrease of 139,030, and of kerosene oil
r.0,000 gallons, a loss of 2,003,100 gallons.
These aro signlllcant figures, Indicating
losses of startling magnitude. Tho losses
for tho year 1900 In tho cotton goods trade
alone aro estimated by tho consul at more
than $3,000,000, and in many other lines ot
goods they wero correspondingly great.
Other nations, ot course, suffered also,
though not more tban ono or two ot them
could havo suffered as heavily as tho
United States, because the United States
has, or hud, "a far greater commerce with
China than any other nation, snvo only
Great llrltaln nnd Japan, and In some lines
of goods It far outranked even them. Thus
lu 1S99 the threo ports named received
830, (SO pieces of American sheetings and
only 12,466 pieces of Urltlsh. Imports ot
American kcrosone also greatly surpassed
those of Russian oil.
Thcso statements of American trado
losses sorvu only to Indicate tho irrepara
ble Injury Inflicted by last year's dis
turbances; they niso remind us of tho mag
nitude of American trade Interests In China,
nnd especially in that part of China which
was disturbed by the IJoxer riots. Per
haps most Important of all Is their sugges
tion of tho permanent loss this country
would suffer If tho "open door" wore closed
against It, as Is now threatened. If, as 16
proposed, tho northern halt of the Cblneso
empire should bo placed under Russian
control and administration, a trado which
now amounts to many million dollars a
year, and which Is rapidly Increasing,
would practically bo annihilated. That
Is tho issue with which this country Is
concerned lu China.
Tin: imiilii'PI.m: cnux.
locution of I.nlmr Up lo Civil Ilulera
for Settlement.
San Francisco Call.
It Is to bo hoped that the lcccsslty for
military operations, occupancy and govern
ment of tho Philippines may soon ccaao.
Until they do this country cannot reach a
proper comprehension of tho task It has on
hand In those Islands. Tlio crux of that
situation Is Its Industrial aspect. Through
out tho Malay peninsula, tho StraltB Set
tlements and to an extent In Tiurmuh, tho
native labor Is not productivo of a surplus.
In thoso tropical countries there aro val
uable) resources, but labor Is required for
their development. Tho natives will not
work beyond self-support, and Europeans
and Americans cannot work In that cli
mate. Tho whole Malay peninsula and tho
Straits Settlements depend entirely on Chi
neso labor, and greatly on Chlneso com
mercial enterprise, for their development
ami profit. Tho Iron and tla mines, the
gambler, pepper, sago, rice, tobacco, tea,
coffee and cocoa plantations aro worked en
tirely by Chlneho, and would go hack to
naturo and be disused In one season with
out them. Tbo damar, rattan and other
substitutes for timber and tho timber for
ests themselves aro worked by Chinese.
Tho Chlneso merchants and capitalists,
driven out of their own country by Its con
servatism, nro tho exploiters of neighbor
ing countries in tho Orient anil the export
ers thereto of their coollo countrymen ns
laborers.
Mr. Dllthecoto, an American gentleman,
reports that Chlneso capitalists stand ready
to Introduce any required number of coolies
Into tho Philippines If permitted by the
United States.
Chung YIck Ting, n rich tin mlno owner
In tho Straits Settlements, (.ays that ho has
ulready discussed tho development of the
Philippines by coolie labor. Ho says that
tho Islands can ho mado tho garden of gar
dens, but not by whlto labor, which cannot
live there. Ho advises that our government
confiscate all property of Insurgents who
do not lay down their arms by a given
dato and exllo Its owners to Guam,
creating there a penal colony, and then
open tbo Islands to Chlneso labor. Hr
would build a railroad tho whole length of
Luzon, following tho Hlo Grando do Caga
yan, with branches, to bo constructed by
coollo labor, and ho declares such a road
would pny from tho running of tho first
train. This construction would employ
thousands of coolies and would give them
somo funds with which to permanently
locate In tbo country and perform its
labor.
Other thousands ho would Import at a
cost ot $10 per head, with ns much tnoro to
buy rlco until they got started. Ho says
ho can tako millions of coolies there who
havo enough money to buy on acre or two
of land, finally to become employer of
Our Working
Girts.
Tilfc to the moRt favored Is not always
full of Buushhie, but to the avrrago
American girl or woman who is obliged
to vfork for her living, nnd, perhaps
to help others at home, life Is often a
heavy drag In cousequoncc of Illness.
Women who work, especially thoso
who arc constantly on their feet, aro
peculiarly liable to the development
of organic troubles, aud should par
ticularly heed the llrst manifestations,
such as backache, pains in tha lower
limbs and lower part of the stomach,
irregular and painful monthly periods,
Mm Ki.Lt Tlacyyiii, B. Rocnrsnta, Onto.
falntness, weakness, loss of appettts
and sleep.
The. young lady whose, portrait wo
publish herewith had all these symp
toms, and in addition leueorrhoea,
and was cured by Lydla E. rinkhnm'a
Vegetable Compound. First, she
wrote a letter to Mrs. IMnlthatn's lab
oratory at Lynn, Mass., describing" her
trouble, received in reply accurate In
ntructions what to do to fjet well, and
now wishes her name used to convince)
others that they may be cured as she
wns,
Tho same helping- hand, freo of
charge or obligation, is extended, to
every ailing woman in America. If
you t'c sick you nre foolish not to get
this valuable advice, it costs you noth
ing, and she is sure to help you. Don't
wait until it is toolato write to-day.
new importations. It is his opinion that tbo
islands will support 25,000,000 Chinese,
whoso product will constitute an enormous
export of sugar, tobacco, rice and hemp.
Now tho sooner this country gets face to
face with this situation tho better. That
Mr. Ting is right about native labor and
whlto labor there Is no question, und that
ho Is right about what may bo donn (hero
with coollo labor may not bo questioned.
But, ho says: "You cannot bring labor
from your own country to tho tropics, for
your laborers cuunot stand that climate
nor live, ns cheaply bh Is neceBsnry there.
If tho United States Is to bo a colonizing
power It must change its Immigration laws
as to tho colonics, regardless of what these
laws may bo In tho homo country."
This Is moro than probably true. It Is
tho next step that must bo considered. In
tho nolso and confusion of military opera
tions and tho Impingement of tho question
upon politics theso practical matters which
go to tho valuo of tho wholo adventuro
havo not been thought of. Senators llcv
erldgo and Carter and others havo Inflamed
tho American mind nbout the vast riches of
the archipelago. 13ut they havo not quali
fied their Jeweled prospectus by tho reflec
tion that no matter how Inexhaustible tbo
wealth human labor Is required to trans
mute It for human titc.
In tho part of the problem the keen and
practical views of Mr. Ting nro worth nil
the rhetoric In tho world. Tho practical
question Is, How much labor Is to bo re
quired to make tho Islands worth keeping,
and whence Is It to como?
Tho future pearo nnd happiness of our
own peoplo will bo grenlly promoted by
reaching nnd settling theso Issues as soon
as possible.
l'OI,ISIIi:i) TO A I'OI.VT.
Detroit Journnl: "Do you bellovo thnt
pity unto love Ih kin, ns they suy?"
"Well, un otil-fnshloneil country cousin.
perhaps.
Washington Star: "Do man dill's con
scientious an' wants to be sure,'
said
Undo Eben. "is so kin o" hesltatlir ilat hu
don' slan' no show ut all of convluclu'
folks, alongside o u good liar.
IndlniiHDolls Press: "I imi so busy to
day," said Cordelia's mamma, "that I
can't turn round."
"Miililtnn," Cordelia suggested, "go to
tho corner und then you can turn round."
Detroit Free Tress; "Who Is that girl
with a face full of freckles over yonder?
"She's a recent Importation from Switzer
land." "Ah, I see. Dotted Swiss."
Boston Transcript: Mistress What I
wnnt Is an actlvo girl.
Appllcunt Then I think I'll Just suit you
I've moved about a good ileal of late been
fn no less than twelve different pluccs In
six months.
ninv-nlnnil Pliiln Deuler: "President Dlnz
didn't know ho wns sick until ho happened
to see It In tlio papers.
"That showH how necessary It Is for
evorybody to rend tho newspapers regu
larly nnd carefully."
Philadelphia Press: Tess He's nwful
handsome, don't you think?
Jess Ilaudomc Is thnt hundHoino does.
Ho had tho Impertinence laHt night to tell
me he was going to kiss me the llrst
chance he got, anil
Tess Weren't you Indignant, though?
Jess I should say so. Ho didn't keep
his promise.
A CHAXCn KOH (JUNIUS.
Somervlllo Journal.
Somo day when Mr. Edison
fins nothing else, to do,
And wnnts to havo a lilt e fun,
With human good lu vlow.
Perhaps ho will Invent a scheme
For kcepfug babies still,
8o that they'll nover fuss and bawl;
Unless, of course, they'ro III,
t
There's money In II, If ho. can i
Huggest some slmpjo way '
To makii nil babies sleep, ut nlijht
And laugh and crow all day.
Fund parents alt would pny his price
To bo relieved from pare,
And even crabbed bachelors
Would gladly puy a share.
Wo (ill know Mr. Tesla Is
Too much engaged Just now
With telling what bo's going to do.
To rorrugiilo his brow
And think of some effective scheme
To keep the babies still.
IV.it mnybo Edison could do
Tho trick. We hope he will!
GOLDEN
ROD
Producer of Fuel Oil I" California.
Owner nt -000 Aorcn r Oil I.nnit.
Th secretary wired from thn field re
garding Well No. 2. now nearly com
pletcd. IJakersUeld, Call., Fob. 'JO, 1001.
"Well tlowod twice recently; onco
somo eighty feet over derrick.
Jnmes CI. Cortelyou."
nUIt I'HONl'CCTUH
with names of officers and directors, maps
and full particulars, will bo sent you for
the asking.
JOHN G. OORTKl.YOU, Pics.
1011 Uavcupurt St. - Oiunlia, Neb,
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