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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1901)
2 4 D 6 7 8 'J 10. 11. 12. 13. 11. IS. 10. 18 The Omaiia Sunday Beb i:. K08UWAT13H, EDITOIt. I'linMSHED 15VEHY MOKXIXO. TtMift. nu at'tiariilKTlnv Dally Heo (without Sunday), One Year. .10.00 uawy nee uriti sunuuy, jne ivnr e.vt iiiumruitu ueu, une itar. 'onYcurT w I, one Year...:;....;..: A) crttury farmer, One Year... l.w Munuuy uec. hutunmy Utu T we nt loin to OFI'ICEH: Omaha: The Hce Uulidlnc Houiti omaliu. City Hull iJulldlne. Twen ty-mm nnu M Street. Council Uluit: V) 1'enrl Street. Chicago: 1W) Unity Uullulng. JSew lork: Temple Court. Washington: tol Fourteenth Street. CUIUIEHI'ONDENCE. Communications relating to news nnd cdl torlal matter should bo addressed: umatm Uie, Kunorlnt Department. uuhi.ni-.-hs ... kct lluslness letters and remUlunces should ! . be uddresxtu: The lice I'ubllsliiug Win- puny, omaha. ItKMlTTANCISS. Remit by dralt. express or postal order, imyanie to 'ihe ile I'uuilshlng vomvuny. iftff&S Omaha or Kuau-rn exchange', not accepted. THIS UEti 1'UilL.iaHlfSU tUJlfrtii i HTATHilENT OP ClltCUI.ATION. Btule of Nebiaska, Doukihs County, (ieorte U. TzsonucK, Decictnry ot The uec I'unitMiir.g company, being duiy sworn, ayn that tho iieluul number ot full ana coinpleto copies of The Dully, .MornluK, evening ana suiiuuy uee prinicu uun month ot Aliircn, 1M, was us loilow Evening and aunduy Dee printed during tne iniini n ii miirnri i nil wiih nn lununsi i O.IMO K :to,:wo Std.HUO 1MI,8!HI Utl.HMO 1!) 19 :-o 21 j 23 21 23 id 27 28 20 30 31 ..a,:ir.o ,l0,.v-0 I "a'iwu ,,,, ...... I ' . I aO.IMO as.o-io az.aoo X7,a iu M.iiim 1'7,(K!0 7,00(1 ur.otio a7,no xs,ir,o ut,:uo ...uu.irso .iiu.ito . - ioini Less unsold and returned copies ...87,n7B Net totul sales ''JPu Net dally ttVcraKJj.;5"-T2gc-i0 ubscrlbed In my presence and sworn to Hllbsrrlhcd before mo this 1st day of April. A. D. 19 Jl. M. li. ilU.UAif., Notary I'ubllc. Here's luck to the Kastcr bonnet. bvery city cannot noust two ponce Judges, but Omaha is always up to date. (l When tho mall carriers get their new b Bummer shirt waists they will be "Just too sweet for anything." When John D. Rockefeller rends the Btutlstlcs of the small prollt In rellnlng und selling petroleum ho will probably wink the other eye After the railroad consolldators get through with their work the advocates of government ownership will surely Jump Into the breach. A few stnto legislatures are still hang ing on. It Is worthy of note, however, that their puy does not stop at u llxed limit, as It does In Nebraska. Now that Mr. Knor lias accepted a lii tin. c.-ililnet the onnosltlon papers can lay the Orlggs paragraphs on ,i. ui,nir ,,.i u.nvt in nn n froHh lot. fcllU llblt. . ll' V w ' " wimf f?fioH mi must come down. Th s time-tried law of nature should not be overlooked by the speculators who are bky-rocketlng stocks high up in the air. . I'hu court marshal of Germany has fallen a. v et m of the mblt of talking loo much. His sucu...ior will do well to allow the emperor to do tne mining Iu the future. If you want to miy a raiiroau, now is your time. The government Is getting ready to close out Its Interest in tho Sioux City ec I'licltlc, and the best bid tier gets tin. road. The Iowa farmer is silicic in tnc muu . .. at present. AVhllc tills Is inconvenient, It means that the soil starts the season with a reserve of moisture which reu- dors almost certain n largo crop. It Is ilgured that tho organization of tho now steel trust will necessitate tne payment of a revenue tax of $700,000, which 111 go Into tho niitlouul treasury. tin I Ill ...... 1... l.uf tlw.l bamo. Tiiinales and iilgsfcet havo boon added lo tho diet of the soldiers In tho I'hlllp pines. If the commissary would ouly furnish plos "like mother used to make tlio soldiers in u.o uir t uum ... . . a L - 1.1 tontenieii ami nappj. l.'i.i,wli iktmi-IhIIK lll-O 111 Jl tc I 111? Will Oil ..... .r. - r- American corn. If the l-reneh people ever give the groat American cereal a fair trial as a cheap nnd wholesome food product the agrarians will have Mime dllllculty In weaning them from thu diet. llonl Castellano says the creditors who havo not made him any trouble will be Denver citizens havo raised a ptupo of JIO.imhi to probe the crookedness of the Into popoorutlo government of that city and the county In which it Is located, ir half tlio wtorlos circulated have, any Until In thorn $10,000 will not make a good start toward the bottom of the rottenness. Carter Harrison will havo to put chimps on his head If ho wants to sup press tho policy of expansion started by his election to a third term In the mayor's chair at Chicago. Ills friends soo before him governorships, senator- ships nud presidencies, to say nothing of emperors' Jobs. Hryan will do well to keep an eye on young Carter. Tho minister of each of the iiowors rep resented In China has a different plan for settling tho Indemnity and Insists his Is tile correct one. With China averse to settling at nil, between them It Is not likely tho end Is near. Those differences nro like a bonllro Iu tho vicinity of a powder niugazlno and the sooner they urn adjusted tho less liability will then the Hist ones to get ine.r pay. uiuess ; tn ir.miutlotl Udouso of Cuba. The Cuban people, ho makes better progress In the future , J - , !, xhl unaided, could not properly fortify or ,lm , ,ho past tho claims will all bo I o c I adjut ;u 1 H he w outlawed before ho gets around to the sa Id to jMuM mt UlHl UIIl'K. .. . . I IIUCIUII ... ... . . . bo of an explosion Tilt: cuitisa fisasciai, jmMC NEW YORK, April 4. Today was one of violent excitement aud extreme nervous tension In the stock market. Prices fluc tuated In an unprcccdentcdly violent nnd erratic manner all day. The speculative snlrlt had upparcntiy run wnu nuu uu im seemed too Rood to attempt in ne icvcrisu imagination 01 me excutu Biieuwaium Th0 bl,lncs8 Bml recklessness of the ma- nlpulatlon. however, probably were never before equaled on the New York Stock ex- change nnd variations of a point or more between sales were viewed with much equanimity, lllocks of thousands of shares of stock were tossed backward and forward and millions of dollars were ventured with no more concern than though pennies were being pitched. News of nctual conditions of properties played no part whatever In the speculation. Speculation nng Decn fairly rampant on the stock mar- during the short week and the violent , . i,,t i" u7c'ul" volume of tho dealings In the stocks which have Held the foremost placo in tnc ucai- nEs Indicate wlldness and reckless excess. The speculative fever Is evidently widely and the telegraph plays an lm- no tne tciegrapn pia,s uu portant part In tho dealings, bringing orders to the Stock exchange In Immcnec vol u mo from all over tho country. As sociated Trees Dispatch. Coming events cast their shadows be fore. It does not require a prophet nor the son of n prophet to foresee the In e..itni.i0 ,.ot.um,co nr widespread lluun- cial disaster. i More than llfty years ago an eminent , , .,.i ,,iu it niuiivili l p.n i.ii ninmt uu.. i.uniiv.i. r- economy declared that under existing ...... I i .1.... I . I... 1 .. . I modern governments, whether the form was monarchical or republican, whether '" tan 11,0 ,lH('"1 l,oIlc-v wns Protection or free "laujslio trade, llnanclal panics are sure to fol "ii:t:n low each other like waves at least once every twenty years. Whether this the- "'ail' no ory rests ",MJ" n sol,ml 1)ilHls ol' not' S""U! (U'Kl'co 0,llt-,lnl upbdon, as mean- of c.onstltiitloniil and statutory prohlbl '.iw',wM BiilIIcItMit to say that the experience of lug that Kussla proposes to remain In t,()Ui HillooIls ll(lV0 nourished In the larger tne last nan or me ninoiooiiui ceuuuy ims 1)rovi.d It to be mi essentially cor- rect prediction. It Is an historical fact tllut 1,10 P,H,(" of 18;J" waft followed by that of 1ST.7; and the next panic would doubtless have materialized In 1S77 but for the civil Avar, which accelerated tne llnanclal crash nnd brought It four years earlier In 1871J. The panic of 1S7IJ had its recurrence in iku, aim unuur onu- im narv conditions the next tuinlc would no i (lm; jii;i. But we nre now living In ., faHt0l. ,lt;e Tll0 C0(jtiy lessons ol tlio pasi seem io nave ueen lorgouou . Uenoratlon. ,,nd the Impoud- hi, tiunnuui crilH, s ii,ie to occur within n much shorter period thuu twenty years The generic cause of all llnanclal nilcs Is Inflation and overspeculatloii. pa The panic of 18117 was due to the In tin tlon of land values and reckless specula tlon iu real estate. The panic of 18."7 was caused by the creation of wildcat banks and the Issue of Irredeemable bunk notes, with which the country was flooded. Incidentally, It was also duo to overvaluation of real estate In paper towns on the prairies west of the Mississippi. The panic of 187:. was due to the Issue of u colossal volume of Irredeemable greenback currency, the overcapitaliza tion of railroads and the overvaluation of commodities of every description. The panic of 1803 was the Inovlta panic of 1803 was the Inevitable consequence of overcapitalization and overspecuiution in every uraucn oi in- dustry, coupled with extravagance and wastefulness in public and private life, The promoters, plungers and boomers had created llctitlous values out of all . ... ... i proportion with tho actual wealth of the country, and wiieu uio Kinrc was in- sorted Into the balloon tho gas escaped and tnc inline coiiupscii. The signs of tlie times point to a rope- lnlHt two years gigantic enterprises nave launched and syndicates, enor- mously overcapitalized, havo been floated. Multi-miiiiounires nave suu- denly sprung up like mushrooms in tlie ulcht and colossal fortunes have been i acquired by promoters of trust comoina- tlon8 tnnt i,vo Hooded the markets wltli hundreds of millions of securities in which faith and water constitute tlie potential olemonts. The Increase In tho market quotations or runway socuruics n,ouo within tho past n.eU nt from thr urs ft Hni that bonded debt of the . ... ........ .... debt of nil tho counties and all thu cities of America twice over. This era of wild speculation lias natu- ... . .1 . . 1 rally creaieu an era oi iicuvy uunu- wastoiuiness. .Men wno can uicrcusu crease ids by low to living, "thvlv wpnlth inlll(lr(.ds of thousand t. ,., ,.f ,i1(, .....st .. nnl Ki lndulire In reckless and luxurious I .. .t...... l.. .'..ll .....,.. .a.. I ailll IIICII OAIIIIIlllU Itlll. ouiilli;. lll()ir. to contamlnato the entire country. while It Is Imuosslblu to forecast the tm( when tllu auction will sot In. it lH Hnfe t0 ,rt.tilet that It will como within the next decade. El'l'OIlTS TO OlSCItEOlT FUSHTOS. The effort to discredit the exploit of I even so thu servlco hu has rendered the country as a soldier will boar honorable comparison with that of (ienorul Corblp. The fact is, however, that lionorul run- ston has shown himself to be a very capable commander, as well as an In trepid lighter. As colonol or a Kansas regiment ho made It ono of the best In the volunteer service In the matter of discipline, while as a brigadier gen eral of volutitcors ho showed a resource fulness and elllcleucy not excelled by any ottlcor In tho Philippines, regular or volunteer. That he will maintain this record as a brigadier general In tho regular urmy Is not to be doubted. It was to havo boon expected that tho sympathizers with tjio l-'lllplno Insurrec tion would denounce Funston's exploit as unworthy of au American soldier, because Iu order to roach the wily In surgent chief It was necessary to' resort to stratagem involving deception, but thoro aro plenty of precedents In war a number of them in our own civil war that Justify what rum-ton did. Hoth union and confederate commanders had recourse to stratagem quite as deceptive und tricky ns that which resulted lu tho capture of Aguluuldo. livcrythlug eo to Hvo billion dol- expressions of American purpose on CnruH 1)UCause tho police refused would pay mo enure this subject." ins own imou.ieuu.uu . . , uon tll0 I "i ...,... 1 rt lit iti tit ii tl ti nr A mttnii lilfi I THE OMAHA DAILY TiEE: SUNDAY, thnt wns (lone by Ktinstott 1 licrinls- Hlblo under tlio Inws of wilt. HI plun. while of lib own conception, wns up proved hy (Jcnenils .MncArthur mill Wlientou, who must he niinicd to Know what the laws of war penult. Meanwhile the American people nro very well fntlllo(i with tiie ronuit or !..,',.,( stratat:eiii and with very few . tons l(,imilv nnnrove of the pith- tM pilous in nuiij nppiovi. oi iul ' u'iimi tidier general In the regular army. It may aNo he remarked that ARttlunldu himself M'eins not to ho at nil dl.xfat- Islled. On the contrary, the leports from Manila Indicate that the captive Is well pleased with the situation, as he well may he since he Is out of danger and Is receiving umsldornte treatment. Those who attempt to belittle I'unston and to discredit what the Army and Navy Journal charaetorlr.es as a unhiuu and brilliant feat Invite for themselves the ridicule or contempt of all fair- ...,.,, ..,,, 1H)UHT HCSSIA'S SiXCLtllTr. While it Is said that our government regards the latest assurances given by lf llussla us the most salutary event that has occurred for several months In the eastern situation, a quite different view Is taken of the matter in isngintiu .... a and It Is reported that the Japanese ir,.fni - fiiiiiiit U mil sntlsllrd with the as- suranccs. These are to the effect that .... . . t... 1.. ... I I .. .. ..1 ... ..til ttu ' - ultl'.itw.tu 'I'ltiiwt. llt'n rfi I ui OIIfMI III11LI . Jdissiu liiu.'ims iu inni: .uuihihuim nn an integral part of China ami to with draw her troops from that province as rapidly as safety will penult. This Is viewed by the Loudon press, which may be assumed to rellect In .uuhumuhm. num uuu mu iv.- uiu..v nubile of the ltussian assurances the llrltlsh Interpretation seems hardly war- . ranted. The declaration on the part tit Russia that Manchuria shall remain an Integral part of China Is the iill-lm- portant point, but it wouiu une neeu more satisfactory If the Russian gov- cnimont could have made Its assurance regard to uie wiuiuiawai ol mMiif. loss lm let lute. T no nronnso to retire as ranidlv as safety will penult may moan In six months or six years, for tlio uussiau governmoiii oi comso - servos uio rigm. iu uoivmiiiuu safety will permit the withdrawal of troops. This Is tho feature which causes doubt, for there appears to be KOod reason why Itussla should keep n Manchuria the large military force slio now lias there, mo province is (pilot anu oniony, mere mis ueen disturbance In any part of It for months, what need Is there, then, of keeping there an army of 175,000 men'' japan Is anxiously watching the course ot events and It is said eon- templates submitting another protest which will be In the nature of an ultl- matuni. It will thus be seen that the latest assurances of Husslu have not ro moved all danger from the situation. AMERICAS tkhms OEt'ESVEO. Senator Ueverldge of I milium makes a utrong defense of tho legislation of con- im-oss regard to Cuba, saying that to appreciate its moderation ami rcsinum jt is necessary to consider thu provl- ously dotlned national policy of the I'nitod Slates respecting Cuba. Ho cites the utterances of a number of ... ... American statesmen, ueginuing wuu .icftorsoii, in tuvor oi me acquisition ui Cuba by this country or in support of I tlio view nun me isuuiu mum. r.m.n-. Ul iat,.r come under American (lommuuoii. pledging tnc uniicu amies u loavu mu Koverninent and control or Cuba to its people when paolllciition should bo no- compllsiieu, acnaior uovuniigo muj u this means that the United States should utterly withdraw from Cuba the .. . .. .. resolution "Is Uostruciivo oi uio iiuuii- lnious conclusion of American smies- nuuishlp and publtc opinion from be- fl0 the foundation of our government, declaring that "It Is not within rational ic-1U;C tnat congress iinemn-u . .. . .... ,..!...! U... ..1...1I t t that it stable Cuban government Is established and maintained and Unit the Island Is protected iroiii an loicigu iu- . . u i i.. . . . . . 11 I .. - . I. It.. 11. nf It teneioiicu ui ut. ...h" . ..... . .. unueii mines muuu mm: mi-unuicn i united .Mates sum. ...m - - Kro, on the one hand, the reii itles and not tho mockery of liberty to the Cuban people and to Insure, on the other hand, I ,l... ....stl-n,.,! .t tlin Amnl'li'llll Tlfifinlli. I lliv IIIJIlllii; ..... ..w-,..-. . Discussing tho conditions. Senator Hovorldgo says It Is necessary to both Cuba and tho United States that no foreign power shall establish any but trade rohitlons with Culm. It Is alsu necessary that the United States shall actually possess such naval stutloiis along the Cuban coasts as may be neces sary to our national defense and to tho with naval stations iu possession of tlie United States "the Indopendonco of thu Island and Its people from every foreign power and every combination of foreign powers is assured and the American republic secured from attack lu tho gulf, at the mouth of the Mississippi." The conditions relating to the assumption or contraction of debt by the Cuban gov- ornmonr, the right of tho United States to Intervene lor tlio preservation oi Cuban Independence and for tho imilu tenanco of a govorninont adequate for the protection of life, property and lu dividual liberty, and tho requirement in regard to sanitation, aro defended by Senator Buvoiidgo as absolutely esson tlal to the peace and welfare of Cuba and the security of the United States Ho holds that our Cuban legislation do prlvos Culm of nothing that can help her, but bestows every boneilt and erects every safeguard necessary to her orderly solf-g&veriiuionr, Insuring the do- volopmont of the Island's roMiurcos and the highest happiness possible to Its people. "We nro not depriving Cuba of liberty; we are helping her to liberty," says Mr. Hovorldgo. Unquestionably hu tuukes a very two years is com- KUddon reversal of the uiiuiokeu line ot imnortant town of United States, tho f the Teller resolution Is that it re- i .. ,.,,.., .i.n ., stroiii: defense of the American terms. Hut will a majority of the Cuban people ho convinced that lheo will have the salutary nnd beneilcenl results pointed out by Senator HeverldseV That Is tile Important question to which an answer Is anxiously awaited, it Is the nonornl belief amoiiir those who have recently visited Cuba that the conditions will Ultimately bo accepted, but there Is a considerable clement of opposition yet to ho overcome. lSTEMl'EHA SCE-lt I 'SSI A A SO KA SUA S. Troiii time Immemorial the Intemper ate use of Intoxicants has been nn af fliction and it curse to mankind. How to eradicate the drink habit has been a problem with which rulers, statesmen and revclators have wrestled since the dawn of civilization. In the tropics tho use of one or other alcoholic stimulant has been Interdicted to the believers of Its varied religions. Mahomet had prohibition engrafted Into the Koran, making the use of wine a cardinal sin. In the temperate zone the consumption ,(1m.s 1(1S .,,,,, lmost universal. but beastly drunkenness was much more common during the middle ages and even In the last century than It Is In our own times. In America frequent and Ineffectual ... aiieiUUS IIUVO D00I1 UlUUC III IH'SOll.) I" temperance uy mo suppression oi uu lhpior tralllc. This was notably tho case In Maine, Iowa and Kansas within . .. . ..... recent years. The Impracticable side of the Kansas experiment has been ef fectively exhibited by Mrs. Carrie Nn tlon and her hatchet brigade. In spite towns, w h e the sniuller town , , , inlnts. when t)it viUHt of i(iui-s are sold surroptl- tlmi!4lv t0 younK aml 0i(1 ia.. lH )ar. eoiitrast with the complete fnjUru of juohlbltloii In Kansas stands t,1(J monj nit0nnl attempt of Itusslu at tl!n)U,.uuce reform. In Itussla the only stlinuljuit In general use among the i, ...i.i.i.,. 'oi.., nv....uivo .... , n. n.. i...i...i-..i.mIi.w1 nm. , , ,,asantrv of llussla to an ...,,. 0t found Jn nnv class of nnv otu,.i. eountrv. As far back as 188. i tlio lh.Ht Mop towan, Ul0 restriction of the ,... ....,,, ,...1M i,v the czar ,,...,, .... ,,, ,,mi,lhltlnir the sale of j,.,,,., ipart fl.om tlie Hi,ic 0f f0(,d and 'fol.i,((jnf; t. nj0 ) these establish- ment(t of H,,rt.s hy the bottle In more tlmn 0110 room or the keeping of spirits on the promises Iu open vessels. This law killed the drinking house pure and simple, but the peasant could still drink all ho desired by going to the res tauraut Six years ago the ltussian governmoiii assumed the monopoly of the entire liquor tralllc In several of tho provinces most iitlllctod by drunkonuoss, but tin tlnul overthrow of the system will take place by 1001, when tho manufacture and sale of spirits will bo a strictly governmental function. First and fore most, liquor will not be sold iy tnc glass except with food by restaurants under the supervision of tho govern ment, and then for cash only. The credit system Is ono of the powerful In centives iu Itusslu for tho general do- l.mw.linl-i- nf tllf. IICIISMlltl'V. So lOUl! US ki.,....i-. ..... tJ ... . nor on credit they ,..,..,i,i ..,n..i,r,,i-.. Hwir emns. tholr cattle. fremu,tiy, tho farm Itself. The love uf ulonp . ,8 tbx ,.oot of cvi when nobody lnn,.(, (,ra(.t m. mU. snlrlts the .. . mn,nmi and the number uf llll)ltimj ,iruuijur,is materially re . . .,... th .-ovprnnient mo )0, of Ul0 ,(pior triUI,. waH tried In .., ,,,. unni Venrs aero, but t:uum wuiuu" ''i"" f -t-f . u8mai fanuru by reason of the , vlliOI1 of ti. iuw. The South " 1)(t tl.oull,ou Jt ni(jorltv of consumers, f ',,. lin,i .i..,,,, !..., (0nt flour- ooenlv iu Charleston. Columbia and South to saloon KtTlHH Ul UlfUll Jii.T M on- Ml.., l...f ......ill II. ,t ..r.iiuiiiliulnrv nnd tho bia,kc(l , tm, m,uol. dealers, J . . 11iinmiollinc,,t f I . V . .... .;. .., ,.,, ....n,.,,.:,.,, r tho I"" !"- "'" i.. n...i, til, it Iml u-ni.ii the nollco , ill .kiinm.. .1 .. .1.1. I"-. , h 00ns,abulary would not be pos- " ' H , ; J 1 , (k. enuut0ll "'" The handsome donation of .lohn Crelghton to the university which boars his family uuine promises to eulargo tlit scope and usefulness of that Institution which hits long boon a possession in which Omaha takes pride. It Is Omaha misfortune thnt It boasts so few men ot wealth lu position to indulge their publl spirit nud nuinlllcenco, but If those wii are Idontllled with the city would copy the example of the Crolghtons It would soon compare much more favorably win other cities of like rank In Its charitable and educational Institutions. n.... ,.r ti.,. im t i.'ut-llsli cutlery man uf)U.tum.s ,s , tllis ,.nntry with tho Intention of establishing a factor on this side of the water. Tills Is only following out tho policy of foreign man iif.ietiiroi'K In other lines. When they w0 t)lt! KppUK nway from thol factories tho owners prefer to keep tin1 trade, even If they aro compelled t come over to America to make tit t-rioilK. Americans certainly have m 0i,jtJctWn to foreign nianufacturors com ing over and expanding the iniiutriai life of tho United States. A Chicago man has secured a verdict against his attorney for the damagtM h0tight to bo recovered lu a personal In- iurv HUt which tailed because of the attorney's neglect. A few examples llko this ni'lglit accomplish somo good In holding down legal malpractice that Is t0gothor too prevalent. ll used to bo said that Nebraska was board-rlddou with bo many state bourd for various purposes that the different APIUL 7, 1901, state olllcers could scarcely liud time to attend to tho numerous meeting without neglecting their regular. dutlo. Instead of creating new boards the last legislature has taken to creating com missions, uo less than four new ones having boon breathed Into being. If any one can toll the difference between ft board and a commission lot him stop forward and give tho much desired en- M imnu'inmuir. The president of Venezuela has gone City Treasurer Ileiililngs several bettor In the matter of tax collection. The Omaha otllclal Is content to let others make the assessment, but tho Venezuelan president nxes tne levy, on uio samu basis the old-tlino country printer elnirirod for the circus advertisement made tho rate high enough to cover his ... , .... ,, ,, .... ... ,, , necessities and compelled tho victim to l"iy It. People who are seriously debating how tho govorninont should treat Agulnaldo will find n historical eountoniart in their discussion in that on what to do . . . . , . ., with .Icfforson Davis. Whatever the government may decide to do wo may rolv on a arent nation like ours acting uilv in tlio iiiilille Inteiest without mint ! .1,., i,,.ii,-i,i,,i 1,1 lllj n-ufcim. .u, ..... While the whole world was sending money to India to relieve the distress of the starving millions, the go vernnieut -n ...11,.i.Hiil to Inxes enoiiL-li to nro- (luce a surplus of large proportions in tho government treasury. The showing may speak well for the llnanclal man agement of affairs, but It Is a sad com mentary on their humanity. 'tit on tlio llrnLcn. Indianapolis News. J. I'lerponi Morgan is now interested In a l.sh trust. Mr. Morgan should not go so insi. lie will on 1110 nunu imcdchi,. then there will bo nothing for him to do but to sit down and cry. A Mmlrriitr llnkr-Off Boston Qlobe. What an honest lot of folks we are! In 10 years the United States government has lost through dishonest agents and ofllclals only about $16,000,000 In tho handling ot gross receipts of S32.C63.313.S48.13. ' L I'lvUle I'ortuiic'n h'uviim, Chicago Post. How unequal are the favors of Fortune! While tho czar and the knlser arc robbed f the Joys of pomp nnd power by ungrate- fill subjects, Fodey Knbba, an African hlettain. Is relinquished from forty wives by ono explosion. l'rolltn or .Stiiiiip-l.lekliiR. Washington Tost. This bUBlncks of stamp-licking Is liable o impart a disagreeable tasto to the mouth hen we reflect that notwithstanding our extraordinary expense account the govern ment accumulated $0,000,000 of surplus dur lng tho month of March. Oppnrtunltli- for Workers. Indlaiinnolls Journal. Mr. Carneglo says there are more chances for tho young man today than when ho be- gan at $1.20 a week, because there Ih more work to do. Hut there nre so many who want chances without work that the Onr- ncglo opinion will not meet with general and cordial approval. . . . ........ i-irnMKC .............. Wushlncton Star. Tlio Now Jersev court of anneals has handed down a decision which Insists that tniBtn miiRi nnt. nn nrnnirini- now nrmirriv isbuo stock for an amount In excess of Its alue. lf Now Jersey enn successfully as- sume a parental dictation as to what the trusts can or cannot do, it will become a bigger state than either New York or Ohio. ay of fuliim I'ntrlot Indianapolis Journal. Tho appointment of a special committee oi uoans io visu n iihuiukiuu "u luiuti Willi 1110 prcsiueni rciawve io mo i iun amendment will postpono final settlement of tho question two or three weeks. As tho Cuban patriots who compose the consti tutional conveutlon drnw $15 a day they will prevent any settlement ns Ioub as a pretext can bo found for doing so. PAKK 1SV15ST5IB.T COJU'AXIUS. Store StrltiKOiit Lotto Needed to l'un- InIi (lie Faklra. San Francisco Chronicle. It seems to bo a recognized duty of so elety to protect simple-minded Investors from the consequences of their own folly nnd upon this assumption tne unto tupremc court has performed a servlco by driving out of business a lot of so-called "Invest- . n . nnninqnlou" ..'Vilnl. tiiv, l.nin lnfntlnc miui UiM,..,i .....v .w that state, similar companies nie oper- atcd in past years in this stato and may ue operaiing now. i ney aro common in an parts of the world whero they are permitted to exiHt, and such concerns as nro reached by the Ohio decision are nil fraudulent, We, of course, do not mean tnat au invest ment companies nro fraudulent. Invest ment companies may bo and many are le gltlmate and useful, but the taint of fraud Is on nil of them which profess to sell "ma turltlcs" or "endowments" or any form of return based on nnything but Interest com pounded nt a very low rate. Ono can go to n reputable Insurance or trust company and buy an endowment or nn annuity with perfect safety. Humanly speaking, he will cet what he buys. But he will not " ' eel it for next to nothing nnd thoro will bo no element of chance In It. All so- called "Investment" or "endowment" or "maturity" companies are frauds lf they profess to pay unusual rates of Interest, or return tho principal within a very short time, or If payment depends on any form of chance. The names und promises of these concerns are legion. Their mothod of operation is in nil cases tho same. Thoy get all the money they can from their dupes, pny ono set of Investors from the monoy which they got from another set so long as they can profitably do so, nnd tnen "full." Whatever visible assets remain nro turned over to a "receiver," who, with the necessary lawyers, absorbs most of It and n trllle may bo returned to tho victims. Long bafore such a concern Is settled up the managers, probably under other names, aro hard nt work repeating ihe same operation in some distant 3tato. Wo need In this country more ot tho sternness of llrltlsh law. We not only need protection from concerns which any one with common senho should know to be fraudulent, but from all that cla(.s or com mmlcH Oilch purport to bo engaged In le gitimate business, and which may, In fact, linvo a sound foundation in nctual capital profitably employed, but are fearfully over- capitalized. In Oieut Britain when such stock Is offered to tho public tho announce ment must contain a correct statement of tho property purchased or proposed to be purchased, the exact price paid and tho compensation which tuo promoters or un derwriters aro to receive and tho form In which It U to bo paid, Then tho In vestor knows what he Is buying. These nnnouncenienta must bo signed by responsi ble persons, who aro civilly nnd criminally liable for false statements. Tho best cor poration lattK for tho protection of tho American Investor aro thoso nf miKli- abused Now Jersey, but they do not ap proach the itrlngcncy of British law; YVIir.Iti: 3IHX I.IVB l.OMiKST. SlriMiiioim Amrrlraii Atf. Iiicininixtlblr Mltll l.tllIKO ll. PlttsburK t'ommerclnl-Uazelte. Some recently published statistics prove that America lends tho other nations of .. . . ' d . abbrev,.llMi longevity. All those countries In which modern chllliatlon has calned ascendancy show a corresponding reduction In the " ! for lhat thl, . tenuous life 1 Incom fi.ifllili u-IMi ImmAi'h,' UMtrtm mnn llvr mu ,, ln . t x lcU the penalty In the shatio of a doien years or more clipped from the Inst half of their ?" " rth. It Is the. -shut-in popu Intlotis thnt furnish the largest number of nnntnnnHiinft Tilt, niidvn mri-rnoylvn neO' nl8 tlie IPol ,nnkcrs of i,story today, are tho short lived people. Intensity Is the foe of long life. There aro no statistics nvaimoio rom v-nina. nut conditions uiero would Indicate the existence of many very .. ,.,,. in Servla In a population of barely 2,000, 000 souls there are !T5 persons beyond the n0 of 100 years. Servla's rllmato may huve something to do with the longevity ot Its people, for It Is tho most equable on u 'rcli""1 ,co,cs ln i say. Out of n population of 4.000.000 there r(, fl7s .,cmil8 '0Ver 100 years of age. Then comes Spain, with Its medieval civil tzntlon and Its constant cry of "inniinna tomorrow. Here peopio live to remark ably old age, nnd there aro over COO ccw ,, , ,,, Unnnl.h unenldllB rari. 0 tuo othcr namt tho actlvo nations show n correspondingly low record In pro duclug peopio who live beyond the century mark, out or uermany s i.u.uou.uuu popu. latlon only seventy-eight centenarians could bo found. Franco Is a little better, show ing 214 out of r. population of 40,000,000. Hut In Paris the average length of life Is one-fifth less than In tho rest ot France, thus showing that whero onco the whirl of modern life Is felt men live their lives quickly nnd pass nway In comparative youth. American statistics show only ICO centenarians, but wo doubt seriously tho accuracy ot these figures. At any rate, ? - - ,...,, M , n..(v on.l It crnwlnir morn so with each succeeding generation. The conclusion Is that to live long one must live In a mild climate In the temperate zone. Anxious amuuion must oo sei amw. Inteuso and mad desire to got on In thu world or to npprar well to one's fellows mwt bo sacrificed. Dlfo out of doors, a laz'. do-nothing, stagnant rs.Htcnre. in wlch ambition has no place nnd achle c- ment no ally. These, according to tho stn- tlstlcs we have cited, aro necessary In order to guln many years. But would such a life bo worth the llv- lng? "Hotter fifty years of Kurope than a cycle of Cnthay." I'KII.MINAI. AMI OTIIUHWISH. The glue manufacturers have decided to stick together. Walter Wellman has another attack of ,j10 p00 fever. Mr. Wellman Is determined to get a reputation at any cost Since tho Chicago Tost took the tnblold doso Its neat, tasty and petite Journalistic figure looks llko the remnant of a bargain sale, An nppenUlcltls ciuu lias ueen nrgdiiii.-u at Old Orchard. Me. As nn appendix to society tho club expects to cut qulto a figure, Kvery true-btooded Buffalo Is tendering tho glad left hnnd to Agulnaldo. ins in surgent chief is a distinguished addition to the lefts. jirs. Nation's lecture at Indianapolis drew a corporal's guard. Carrie, too, was In . ,.,, x.nn fnr i'our U"-K' " ""'" I oreahrasi Ella Wheeler Wilcox ueucniciy proiesis acalnst being stared nt In the street cars. That's ono of the penalties of being a warm poet The agitation over the real estate market in China Is due to the fact that Hussla squatted on tho pick of the land before the plat was tiled. Philosopher Ilooley's "Archey road" Is taking on an up-to-date face. The famous ,. ,n be naved nud the tribe of jnnessy s Inconsolable. ... rrnn , .nr,iines. amounllnc to thirty-eight carloads, is being hurried to various distributing points. The 1-rencn labels are said to be flue specimens of the art preservative. The report that the Hawaiian legislature is unable to pass a bill Is a mistake. The appropriation bill went through with a whoop and the members are diligently drawing their stipends. Some people In St. Louis are worrying themselves needlessly about whnt the United States commissioners to the fair wm do. For ono thing they will draw their salaries T. ,...,. nf ,hn antl-vlcn erusndo In Cn.cnK0 ,vcxiTei i,er experience by peddling ft ratcnte( ,.eico for plugging bungholes . ... .... ........ . . .... a o ,,arre s, . lnc miumncu nf 1hn rrader In true to life it bchoovci jocai breweries to establish fire uriis New York and Brooklyn street railway companies aro being pinched by Juries In damage cases, tho last verdict being J22,- 000. The companies hang the bulk of the population to carstraps so frequently that tho victims find Jury service the most ef fective way of reciprocating. In tho light of facts accessible to critics, It Is cruelly unjust to nesert the Cubans are Incapable of self-government. Members of tho constitutional convention nre drawing $15 a day and show no unseemly haste In letting go n good thing. Whnt American I . .1 l tll. .,A...llAn inwmaser hnu. i.i.f. ,..-,i,-...,u .,. public duty Hot and Gold We arc nt'vi'i' quite sure of III" weather, and that, is what makes a light-weight overcoat such a boon. It may lie slipped on or oil' with tho lluctuations of the mercury. j5 lO.OO"1" llmt is a11 $15.00 to if you have a fancy for (something a little dreHHicr and really very well worth the difference in cost. "No nothing I-'its hike Ours." Browning, King & Co., R. S. Wilcox, Manager. MIITIIWUST COIt.MSIl 1.1X11 AMI UOUGIjAS STIIBOTI. Oinnlm'a Exclusive Clothiers for Men and Boy Itl.ASTS I'llOM HAM'S IIUHN. The shearer makes a poor shepherd. Faithful nets grow from active faith. Regret cannot bring the arrow back to tho bow. There Is uo profit In religion where there Is no loss. What Is morally wrong can never be po litically right. Sometimes (lod's storms are but to drlvn us Into hurbor. Illoeslngs will be poured In only as you pour thorn out. Ho who Is willing to face failure can never secure success. You can afford to lose the flowers of time for the seed of eternity. Tho mnn who rovolves around himself will never get anywhere. Heformers need to remember that new roads are seldom smooth. You do not need to wear a stouy look to be n pillar In tho church. The noscts ot character nro In what you are nnd not what you have. Sowing In pain nnd tears promises the reaping In plenty nud triumph. SIMM I.AH SHOTS AT Till: IM I. I'l l'. Nashville American: A lloston minister, In extolling conjugal fidelity, dwolt on thu fact thnt Adam had hut ono Kve. True, ond ' Kvu had but one Adam. The market wa limited In thouo days. ' lloston Qiobo; Tho Brooklyn minister ' who has refused to accept a $000-a-yenr In- I crease In salary until after the mortgage ou i i.i. i. . ... i. .......I... i i i.i . ..in iniui;!! uuiiuiiik nun itucu imiu puuiua iu have tho strange Idea that churches really ought to do business on strict business principles. Chicago rhronlrlc: A Gotham minister snya that "Denominational relations should always be subsidiary to tho kingdom of (iod. which is gronter than oil churches " The same being translated Into vcrn'acula In telligible means that he hud decided to nller his creed to accept a call with a larger salary. lloston Transcript: He v. .Mlnot J Sav age says that the orthodox idea of heaven is too cold. Perhaps the retort might bo mndo that tho other Idea of It Is too hot, For Instance, In one of Dr. Holmes' hymns, wo read: Hefnre Thy over-bl.izlng throne Wo ask no luster of our own. San Francisco Call: A learned philosopher of Edinburgh after mature study has como to the conclusion that Saturn Is the dwell ing placo of Satan, so hereafter you need not tell your friends to go to hades. A pollto insinuation thnt his natural sphere Is within the rings of Saturn will be suf ficient. IXI.MKNITC I'l.UAS.W'I'ltir.S. Philadelphia Times; "And when he pro posed did you tell him to see me?" Inquired lior mother. "1 (11(1. 1111(1 lie M.llil h.i lift,! ..(in vmi .. rial tilllCH. but tluil lie Im-eil inn iinttvlth- staudlng." Indlanaiiolls Press: Penrlone I'm lireu abroad so long; tell inc. wliom did Jack marry? Gladys Ho married Miilldn .Inneq. her mother, father, n maiden aunt and n Maltese rut. Boston (inzHte: Mr, nnlloinie lie mirn nnd come, Mr. Dibble. I promise yon Rhall meet, oh, unite a number of pretty wpmeii. laiuuii ikmv run i rer.ise you. my uenr mmlam? It will not bo for Ihe pretty women, however, but for you that I shall come. Cleveland 1'lnln Dealer: "You called on her father, of course?" "Kh! Called on her father? Certainly not. She mru him In tne!" Phllndolphln Hecord: Jack No; I don't see May as much iih I a pea to. Jill ItetlllV? Whv. 1 hear,! von were engaged. JacK-Thar Just It. It's dark In tho parlor when I call now. Chicago Tribune: yo'd buy a folne "If I rh d die, Mollle, null o' clothes t'r me, wuun i yc "Av coerce. I tvml. I.nrri- Ye know tun I. v. While I'm alive, thnueh. ve IhlnW mm. mage sale stult Is good enough fr me, do yc? tub kti;u.ai, n()OIKSS. John 0. Whlttlcr. I long for household voices gone, For vanished smiles I long, Hut Ood has led my dear ones on, And He can do no wrong. I know nnt what the future hath, Of marvel or surprise. Assured ulono thnt life nnd death His mercy underlies. And If niy heart nnd flesh are weak. To bear an untried pain, Tho bruised reed Ho will not break, Hut strengthen and sustain No offering of my own 1 have. No works inv y rami lo prove. I can but give the gift He gave. And plead His love for love. And so beside the Silent Sea I wait the inullled oar; No harm from Him enn come to me On ocean or on shore. 1 know nol whore Ills Islands lift Their fronded palms lu air; I only know I cannot drift lloyond His love nnd care. 50 Per Cent Off Si We aro giving 50 per cent discount o Premo and I'oro Cameras. See us beforo buying. J. C. Huteson & Co. 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