THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1901.
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romplci.) copies of Tho Dully, Morning,
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Tho weather 1111111 nnd the cnlcnilnr
Hcctn lit Inst to hnvo jrotton top'ther.
Tho education of southern train rob
bers must hnvo been neglected of Into
when 11 bunch recently nuule away with
$800 nnd left ? 1,000 lying on the llopr.
If you have preserved your old love
letters, better burn them at once. There
Ik no telling whnt the present fad for
publishing this class of literature may
lead to,
The electrocution of n house mover by
contact with a live electric light wire
offers another argument for puitlng the
wires under ground at the earliest possi
ble moment.
Ami to think that one of the men
Ideal llled as a Cudahy kidnaper was
apprehended and arrested by the Omaha
police. The Omaha police must be
worth something alter all for. catching
criminals.
.Minister Conger will iliul a royal wel-
' ' awaiting him when he gets; within
reach of the llawkeye state. In extend
Ipg these greetings Xobnibka may hu
depended on to be a close second to Its
sister state of Iowa.
.lust as the announcement comes of a
tluanclal panic In .lapan, Itussla gives it
out that It has money to burn. These
conditions are calculated to cool the
ardor of the Japanese for war with
Russia over .Manchuria.
The auditorium boomers should try to
work a few schemes that will draw con
tributions out of the people of neighbor
ing towns who will get benellts from
the enterprise although they do not live
In Omaha. Omaha people will be called
on for their full share anyway.
Old-time (incculntors on the Chicago
Hoard of Trade, wtio thought they had
the young man Phillips broke with corn
at U cents, must revise their estimate.
With thejn-lcc hanging aroiwd 41) cents
It beglus to appear that the young man
Is a better guesser than his elders.
The empress, dowager of Clilna has
appointed a commission of nine to take
the mauageinent of Chinese affairs oft'
her hands. The empress undoubtedly
appreciates the Importance of having
someone's head besides her own between
the ax and thu block t- trouble breaks
out again.
One does not have to dig very deep to
tlnd the string attached to the declara
tion of Hryau that ho Is not a cnndldato
for another nomination for the presi
dency. The way St. Louis democrats
disregarded his advice lu tho Into mu
nicipal campaign Is sulllclent, however,
to cause lilm to hedge.
No ipiestlon but what the republicans
have excellent material for the supreme
bench, far superior to any that can bo
offered by the popocrats. Under the
circumstances we suggest that the popo
crats nomluato one of tho republicans.
The Judiciary should bo non-partisan,
you know.
Colonel Hryau asserts' that he Is not
planning for another presidential noml
uatlon and cites us positive proof the
fact that he Is editing n paper. While
we know of no constitutional provision
that bars editors from aspiring to the
presidency either for the tlrst time or
the third time, the newspaper route has
never led to the White House.
The State Hoard of Public Lands and
Hulldliigs lluds that It has a surfeit of
state fair sites offered In response to the
legislative appropriation of sf:ir,ooo for
the purchase of land and buildings for
fair purposes. Whenever the statu puts
up that amount of money for a land
deal there Is suro to be a rush to get In
on the ground tloor.
Space for tho Nebraska exhibit at the
Huffnlo exposition Is limited and 110 ef
fort will bo inudu for that reason to
place nnytblug but au agricultural aud
horticultural display. With a limited
space and a wealth of material to select
from, certainly no excuse will go for
having anything but strictly tlrst-class
unifies lu the exhibit.
THE HHITISH l.OAX tX AMKllHA.
The fact of a syndicate of American
capitalists having bound themselves to
take one-sixth of the new Hrltlsh loan
of .;ioo,t)oo,XK) makes It clear that ne
gotiations were pending with them at
the very time when the most gigantic
of Industrial combinations, In which
they were largely concerned, was form
ing and these negotiations must have
been well under way at the time the
underwriting syndicate for the steel
trust was completed. The taking of
?.r.0.0OO,oMJ of the Hrltlsh loan by the
Atnerlcnn syndicate niitkes plain the
slgtilllcance of .Mr. .1. l'lerpout .Morgan's
arrival In Hugland before the reas
sembling of Parliament and bis appear
ance In the gallery of the House of Com
mons, on a special permit from the
.speaker, when the budget was, presented
by the chancellor of the excheuuer. It
Is perfectly apparent from these circum
stances that the Hrltlsh minister of
llnance had taken steps In advance of
announcing the new loan to ascertain
whether American capitalists would take
any of It and If so what amount. Thus
Is furnished another evidence of the re
liance of the Hrltlsh government upon
American capital for help In emergen
cies. There Is another Important point,
which Is that the United States has be
come the money-lending nation of t he
world. The bonds of three or four Hiiro
pean powers, Including those of Russia,
Sweden and Kimlnnd, have been sold In
this country, while the securities of sev
eral European municipalities have found
a ready sale here. Only 11 few months
ago the city of Frankfort-on-the-.Maln,
the seat of the great banking house of
Rothschild, borrowed money In New
York to pay for public Improvements.
"The seat of llnanclal empire," remarks
the Hrooklyn Kudo In referring to the
above facts, "has shifted and It is rest
ing now on the lower end or .Manhattan
island, and the United States Is no
longer the debtor of the rest of the
world. This revolution has come about
quietly and almost Imperceptibly. We
have not yet grown accustomed to the
change, though If Kuropc continues to
come to us for money for the next year
or two as she has during the past, we
shall pretty soon take It all as a matter
of course and when a continental power
floats a loan without our assistance we
shall be as much surprised as when we
llnd the Kuropeuns asking us for help
at par."
Whoever consults the statistics of our
foreign trade will have no dlllieiilty in
understanding why this Is no longer a
borrowing but a lending nation. Uurlicj;
the live years ending With 11)00 the ex
cess of our exports over Imports reached
the enormous total of over S'J.WW.OOO.UOO.
These llgnres explain the reversal lit our
lluaticial position within the last few
years and the process which has brought
about the change Is still going on. Tho
sum of credits due the United States
from Europe and particularly Hnglnud
Is far trreater than ever before and Is
Increasing. How long this condition
will continue It la not possible to fore
see, but many siigaelotis iluauciers be
IJcvo that it vrl last for .1111 Indefinite
time.
.Meanwhile a ipiestlon that naturally
preseuts Itself Is as to what effect the
buying of S,"iO,ooo,ooo in Hrltlsh consols
will have upon the American money
market. There appears to be no ap
prehension In regard to this at the llnan
clal centers. No nation ever had such
an amount of available gold as Is now
held In the national treasury and by
the banks of the United States and It
Is urged that one of tho best uses to
which It can be put Is lu facilitating In
ternational llnanelul operations.
not: its sTtt.1. novKh'vu
In a letter to the New York Sun .Mr.
.Montagu White, who lorinerly rep
resented the Orange Uree State In Lon
don ami Is now In this country, says the
Moors are still hopeful. When recently
lu Kurope lie met persons from the Hoer
lighting camps and from Johannesburg
and Pretoria, whence they had been de
ported by the British authorities, and he
says they one aud all tell the same
story, which Is that the Hours In the
Held without exception are determined
to tight on to the end unless their Inde
pendence Is recognized. liven tho vic
tims of the reconeentrado system share
the optimism of those In the Held as to
thu ultimate triumph of their cause. The
poorest of tho burghers, says Mr. White,
are resolved to continue the strugglo un
til forced to surrender. "However des
perate their cause may bo to onlookers
at u distance, there are no grounds for
the pessimistic views of some of the
friends of the 1 loo is as far as the feel
ings of Moors themselves are concerned."
He declares that they have no object In
giving up the struggle, but much to gain
lu continuing it until an equitable set
tlement Is in sight.
There have been no very recent cir
cumstances to discredit what .Mr. White
says as to the determination of the Boers
In the Held to continue the struggle until
forced to surrender, but, on the other
hand, there has been nothing to warrant
the somewhat optimistic view taken by
Mr. White and It Is dltllcult to under
stand upon what the burghers base
their hope of ultimate triumph. Their
ability to resist Is diminishing every
day; their powerful enemy Is not yet at
the end of his resources. Without as
sistance, of which they have no promise,
the Hoers must In no very great time be
exterminated If they continue the strug
gle. Their fortitude Is admirable, but It
Is manifest to all "the world that their
cause Is hopeless,
ADOI'TS AMHIltL'AX IHUVW
A London dispatch states that tho
Hrltlsh government Is earnestly endeav
oring to Induce the powers to reduce
their claims in China for Indemnity, the
Hrltlsh minister at Pekln and the Amer
ican representative wotklug together to
this end. The latest advices, however,
are not favorable to success, Germany
especially showing no disposition to do.
crease Its pecuniary dcmumlH. Great
Hrltaiu has adopted tho view of (lit1
United Stntes that compensation In part
should be obtained through commercial
treaties, rather than to Impose n pecu
nlnry burden en China that would strain
the resources of the empire and retard
Its development for muny years. In
stead of exacting a money reparation
that may prove to be beyond the ability
of Chlnn to meet, the policy of our gov
ernment Is to obtain Increased guaran
tees of security for foreign rights and
Immunities and, most Important of all,
by the opening of China to the equal
commerce of all the world.
In this (J rent Hrltaiu concurs and It
Is a policy so obviously wise, from the
point of view of self-interest, that It
Is astonishing any power desiring the
development of trade with China op
poses It. Load upon China the enormous
pecuniary obligation which the sum of
the Indemnity claims of tho powers
amounts to and the result must be to
hold back material development and pos
sibly still further curtail trade with
that empire. Looking at the matter
from a purely selllsh standpoint such a
course would be a grave mistake. The
aim of the powers should be to enable
China to recover as soon as possible,
looking to ultimate gains from an en
larged trade for part compensation lor
the Injury they have suffered and tho
expense they have Incurred. It Is well
to bear lu mind, also, that the American
policy has it moral as well as a material
value.
1XSUHAXCE HVSIXESS IX XEUHASICA.
The report of the deputy insurance
commissioner for Nebraska for the year
ending January 1, 11)01. should serve to
open the eyes of the public to the Im
mense volume of Insurance business
transacted In this state. The principle
of Insurance has lu recent years ex
tended to new and previously unworked
Ileitis, while the old lines of Insurance
against destruction of life and property
have a tinner hold on the public than
ever before.
From the classlilcatlon adopted In this
report life Insurance Is furnished from
four dllVerent sources: (1) by assess
ment companies. (U) by fraternal ben
ellclary societies, (!l) by regular life
Insurance companies, and (1) by stipu
lated premium companies. Kite Insur
ance Is supplied by the stock lire com
panies and the mutual companies. Quite
a business Is done In Insurance against
destruction by lightning, tornado and
hall by associations Incorporated for
that purpose.
The most strlklni: increment to the
Insurance business, however, conies un
der the head of lldelltj, casualty and
surety companies, especially during the
last four or live years. The surety bond
business In Nebraska, which aggregated
risks to the amount of J?l'J,:iS.'t,Hi In
1NI!, had Increased to $ 10, WWio In 11)00,
while In thu same period the premiums
received by the surety companies rose
from $107,." 01 to Jji'.' 11,40.", and the losses
Incurred In liSD!) decreased from 1
to .f(iO,077.
Nothing could be more slgiilllcaut Hum
this showing of the extension of Insur
mice to cover honesty and faithfulness
of public olllclals and private employes.
The business of the surety companies
Is cited because It affords the most strlk
jug contrast; but the llgnres In the other
lines Indicate a similar Increase of busi
ness exceeding the increase 01 toss, ai
though not to the same extent.
Whether the prosperity of the Insur-
ant e companies will be relleetcd In tin
rates charged to the policy holders will
be an Interesting question. The Invest
incuts of the companies must brlnj;
lower rates of Interest under present
conditions and counterbalance to
great extent the enlarged Income from
premium receipts.
So far as Nebraska Is concerued, Its
contribution to the Insurance fund should
entitle It to the benellts of every con
cession that may be warranted, Includ
ing lire risks, life policies and surety
bonds.
lu 1SS0 Iowa had 4,811 miles of rail
wav. ami wun tue oiicuiuk ui u
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present year It had !,:i:!. When tho
-tensions now under way ami tue
double track construction now com
ineuced are completed, as'they probably
will be at the end of the year, several
hundred miles more will be added to
this total. Iowa has been fairly well
supplied with transportation taciiities
for many years, but the progress in tins
direction within the past lew seasons
has been most marked. In addition to
numerous trunk lines a large number of
branches reach Into every section of the
utnie. Iowa Is a rich comniouwealtli
and nroduces a vast amount of tratllc
for railroads. It Is a Held well worm
struggling for.
Tho rich planters and merchants of
Porto Rico object to the public school
system Introduced in the Island by the
United States authorities, Tiiey are nine
to educate their own children anil with
true Spanish Hourbou instincts preu
to keen the masses In Ignorance. They
will discover that this Is not the Aiuerl
can policy, 11ml If they do not wish to
see the children of the pouter classes
L'lven opportunities to rise they will
Imye to move back to Spain.
The Ktnporia railroad promoters have
been clven such a cold handout at
Omaha that they have withdrawn their
proposition and decided not to tlgtire on
an extension to this city for the present
We believe If negotiations had not been
cut oft' prematurely they might havo re
suited In something definite and prnc
tlcal. That the Kiuporlu rond would be
a great benefit to Omaha Is conceded on
all sides, and It Is to bo hoped that It
will be built eventually.
Popoerntlu organs severely criticised
Attorney General Prout for his opinions
on the Rock Island case, which was
Karted by his predecessor. The supremo
rnurr also took a baud lu criticism. The
federal circuit court has rendered a de
clslon In the case which demonstrates
thnt the popocratlo ex-attorney general
did not know what ho was about when
the ease was started nnd his successor
was Justified In not desiring to wnste
time on the litigation.
Stlcklnir Cloan to llnme.
Philadelphia Ledger.
One thing that seems to favor the rumor
that Mr. Olney would like to be the next
democratic candidate for president Is Uie
fart that be keeps about as far away from
Lincoln, Neb., as possible.
VfiKarlm of Lrinlrr.
Washington Post.
Mr. Bryan says Mr. Hanna Is tho master
of the republican party. Yet Mr. Hnnua
doesn't attempt to boss the municipal elec
tions or tell us what the platform will be
In isai.
SpcclnlUtu In Dlst'iintriit.
Kansas City Star.
It will be Interesting to note tho ample
lack of satisfaction which tho curtailment
of the array will create among the agita
tors who have been howling about the per
ils of militarism. Persons who make a
specialty of discontent arc never quite so
unhappy as when the cause of thotr com
plaints Is removed.
Wnll Mroct Tendencies.
New York Sun.
In these extraordinary days In Wall
Btreet and In tho commercial history of the
uutlou, there Is no more slgnlllcunt and Im
pressive Incident than tho importation ut
Hrltlsh consols and tho expoit.i.lon of
United States Steel siocK. Wo are ex
changing the certificates of Indebtedness
of au American Industo' for tho obligations
of an empire.
OrlKlu of a Pliriisr.
Philadelphia Record.
Tho critics ol tho Loun statue who In
sist that monuments shouldn't He will find
It hard to Justify theimelvos. trom the
remotest lltno monument have been
bullded to perpetuate Inveracity. In proof
It Is only necessary to examine tho monu
ments. The phrase "a monumental liar"
Is used to denote a person of superlative
ability lu distorting the truth.
I'Iiic'Iiik the llrltluli l.iimi.
Sprlnglleld Republican.
Gold exports approaching tho sum of tho
Hrltlsh loan taken In tho United States
must tend' to follow the present transac
tion nnd can only be checked by a sharp
rise In tho domestic money market. In
any event much closer money conditions
aro foreshadowed and the turn thus given
to tho situation will not be helpful to
further otock market bulloonlng.
Cm in in lit 11 AunliiNt C11I11111 I'll Hi.
Collier's Weekly.
April has always been fcurcd In Havana
and our gulf ports because It was thu be
ginning of thu yellow fever season. This
year, the first year In tho history of Ha
vana, April has como aud without It the
fever. This Immunity Is duo entirely to
the efficient sanitary regulations of tho
military authorities of Havana, reinforced
by the magnificent work of the marine hos-
pital service, which has been brought to
such a statu of marked perfection under
the direction of Its present chief, Surgeon
General Wyman, Yellow fever flourishes
where there Is filth. Disregard of the
most ordinary sanitary precautions nnd
noglect of tho common rules of cleanliness
will, In certain climate sow the seeds of
yellow fover. Plenty of fresh air, an nbun-
dunce of clean water, a liberal supply of
soap freely used and the prompt rcmovul
of all decaying matter are tho only reme
dies. These tho American authorities have
used. They have taught the Cubans to
keep themselves and their city clean, with
the gratifying rcsult; that yellow fever has
been practically banisucu irom (Jirna.
LOW WAT E It IX .S.I.T L.llvE.
rest-ill SlitRf .Nut im AliiriuliiK nn It
Looks.
Salt Lake, Tribune.
Tho .Monthly Weather Review Is con
sldcrlng tho low state of water In the
Great Salt lake. Ono explanation is that
tho full Is duetp'Jthe diverting of large
quantities of water .from the streams flow
ing Into the laud for. Irrigation purposes.
.Mr. .Murdoch foiiffd out that the last fifteen
years have been the dryest on record. For
each year thero has been an avcrago Hhort
ago of .US Inch In rainfall. The total
shortage tor fifteen years Is 14.7 Inches.
.Mr. Gilbert of the geological survey, re
viewing this data that .Mr. .Murdoch has
brought together, expresses the opinion
that tho shortage of rainfall docs not
sufllec to account wholly for the fall of the
lake's surface. Ho believes that a prom
Incnt piaco among the factors to acroiuit
for the fall In the lake Is to bo accorded
to Irrigation. Ho thinks the work of Irri
gation must have greatly diminished the
amount of water which the livers ills
charged to tho lake. Wo do not believo
that amounts to much, Thero is a great
deal of water turned out of the streams
for Irrigation, but, save whnt Is evaporated
on the surface, It nearly all gets back Into
tho lako by tho underflow. The way tho
lakes In tho nrld region sometimes dry up
and sometimes aro full has not been ex
plained yet. Honey lake, on this sldo of
the Slerrus, about thirty years ago took
up the notion that It would disappear, and
It did, and was gone for two years. Then
without any more npparent cuubo than for
Its leaving, It cumn back. Tho truth Is
that thero is Just ns great a river How In
this region under ground us thero Is above,
and when tho streams beeomo obstructed
all tho waters on tho surface rUe, anil
when tho obstructions In the Assures aro
carried away, tho waters sink. Thero Is
nothing alarming about Salt lake. II has
had four periods of rise nnd fall since tho
pioneers camo hero In 1S47, and we predict
that next year or year after next It will
bo back to Its full height.
Illfi HAV ON '("IIA.Mii;.
Iti-i'oril l)n In wnll Street unit
What it vttril I In- IlroUt-ra.
Now York Pi ess.
Tho world will never know how many
shares of stock were bought and sold on
the Now Yurk Stock exchange last Filday
Not only were the tickers overwhelmed
but a good many brokers make It their cus
tom never to report transactions. There la
no rule or regulation requiring such repoit
fcome of these brokers aro among iho most
active on the floor. Therefore, If tho tape
actually recorded 2,220.000 shares wo ure
safe In setting down 2.500,000 as the total
day's business, which eclipses all kuonn
records.
The commission on the purchase and salo
of 100 shares of stock is $25. Of course,
thero can be no sale without its correspond
ing purchase, therefore It Is erroneous to
say, as all do Bay, that the "sales" of Fri
day were 2,600,000 shares. The sales and
purchaies together were 2,500,000 sharea;
that Is, the transactions amounted to 2,G0i,
000, on which the one-eighth commission
was paid. Tho une-quartor was paid on
1,250,000 shares. Now, the legitimate wuges
of tho members of the Stock exchange who
bought and sold these shares on Friday
were $312,500. As thero nro 1,100 members,
the commission of each would avcrago $2SI.
Assuming that there aro 250 Stock exchange
days In tho year tho annua! Income of n
broker, If all days were like Fildny, would
bo $71,000. That of all tho brokers togrilK'r
would bo $78,100,000.
It Is said thnt $65,000 has been offered for
a seat on tho exchange, and somo people
say 'H'hoo-eo!" I have Just shown you
that tho nverage Income of tho broker 13
$71,000 n year under tho existing boom, aud
that is $0,000 moru than the price of a seat.
He wins nut his scat In less than n year
Thu price of all tho seats is $71,500,000 nnd
their earning rapacity li $78,100,000. If a
man could bo satisfied with 10 per cent 11
an Investment a seat on the Now York ex
change would be worth ovet $700,000, basing
everything on Friday's business. One hun
dred thousand dollars for a seat is dirt
cheap. The broker has many allied sourcei
of Income, And there are bond transac
tions; I hove not mentioned them Neither
have I deducted the expenses of conducting
the exchange, which are not a bagatelle.
POLITICAL imiFT.
Joseph Klplcy, chief of police of Chicago,
has resigned under pressure from the nnyor.
The New York legislature adJourncJ In
time to give the people profound reasons for
rejoicing on May day.
The vote In Alabama last Tuesday was
very light, but the politicians managed to
dig up the usual majority.
Another united movo against Tammany
Is proposed In New York. A pay roll of
$10,000,000 is a prize worth battling for.
At n recent election In Chill the price
of votes ranged from - to $30 each. This
Is said to shatter the best record of In
diana In n presidential campaign.
Former Senator Hlchard F. Pettlgrew of
South Dakota Is said to have scooped In a
fortune of J250.000 In the Wall street gamo
on pointed "tips" from Jim Hill.
The expenditures of New York City, regu
lar nnd special, for 1900, amounted to tho
cnoi inous sum of $13,",00o.C00. Of this emu
$72,000,000 wns derived from taxation, and
the balance from the salo of bonds.
Governor Odell's administration of the af
fairs of thu Kmplrc state Is the most agree
able experience the taxpayers have had for
two generations The tux rate for this year
will bo t'.i mills, tho lowest since 1S5S.
Dnthhouse John of Chtcneo. otriotallv
known us Alderman Couguttn, has decide.1
to retire from the bath business and devote
his energies and talents to the welfare of
the city. Mr. Coughlln has succeeded In
making tho post of alderman sufficiently
profitable to Justify his patriotic resolve.
The tot tu of Senator John L. McLauriu
of South Carolina expires on March 4,
1903, and hu threatens to make an Independ
ent canvass for re-olcctlon, the democrats
of South Carolina having repudiated him as
u member of tho party on the ground that
ho votcn ut thu lust session of the senate
with the republicans on several party ques
tions. Senator Mcl.aurlii Is a native of
South Carolina, nnd unlike most congress
men from that statu was not Identified with
the confederate cause. He was bora in
May. 1860.
'No other president of the United Stalea
within the experlcnco of the present genera
tion of voters," says tho New York Sun,
"has had such evenly distributed suppntt,
regardless of sectional geographical lines,
as wns given to William McKlnley In No-
vemb'r, 1900. His greatest gains, compared
with 1S9C, were on tho Pacific coast 19,000
In California, In Utah the McKlnley votu
Increased from 13,000 to 47,000; In Colorado
from S6.000 to 93.000. In Montana from
10,000 to 2.1.000. In Idaho from 0.000 to 27,000
end In Washington from 39,000 to 57,000. '
The terms of thu present mayors of the
following American cities expire nt tho
close of the year: New York, fluffnlo,
Syractise, Albany, Troy, L'tlca, and fling
hampton. At this year's election the demo
crats have carried Chicago, Cleveland, St.
Louis, Columbus and Sandusky. The re
publicans havo carried Denver and there
has been no election In lioston, San Fran
cisco, Philadelphia or Haltlmorc. The
mayorallty election In Worcester, Mass.,
was decided by one vote. The term of the
present mayor of Cincinnati does not expire
until July, 1903, and the the term of the
present mayor of Detroit ends on January
1. 1902. Plngrcc, while mayor of Detroit,
became governor of Michigan. Maybury.
mayor of Detroit, was defeated for governor
of Michigan on the democratic ticket last
year.
TOLSTOI'S APPEAL TO CZAR
(icrniuii Paper Print Hieernt or
Icr Wrlttrn liy Ihc Auetl
HiiiimIhii Author.
,et.
RKKMN. April 26. Tho National Zeltuig
prints a Russian special correspondence
which conta. is unother version of the let
ter of Count Leo Tolstoi, April 10, ad
dressed to the czar and cabinet. The letter
protested uguinst the system of forcibly
suppressing intellectual and political
progress and counseled tho liberation of
the peasants from despotic treatment, -.he
removal of all barrrlers of enlightenment
and tho frco profession of any faith. The
letter concludes: "This appeal have 1,
l.eo Tolstoi, written not us a personal con
viction, but as the conviction of millions
belonging to Russian Intelligence."
Tho correspondent asserts that tho let
ter has made the deepest Impression
throughout Russia.
Tho Cologne Volks Kcltung prints a St.
Petersburg speclul which says tho uni
versity situation has suddenly grown wors".
From Moscow university word has been
given to persist in passive opposition until
all tho sentenced students havo been par
doned. Tho Vorwaerts publishes n Joint protest
from the proletariat to tho world, bearing
tho slgnaatures of tho leaders of the so
cialist movement, including those of the
United States, dated from Brussels, againbl
the brutalities of czarlsm.
BANK FAILURES NOT SERIOUS
Litiiiliin Miiniikfi'rN of ViiliiiliHinii I11
xllliitliiiiN S ty Thry Aro Sinnll
AfTnlra.
LONDON, April 20. The London man
agers of tho Ynkohnma Speclo bank and tha
Hong Kong nnd Shanghol Hanking corpora
tion informed a representative of the Asso
ciated press today that they do not fear
anything serious will develop from the
bank failures In Japan, unnounccd yeste--day
In a dispatch from Yokohama. They
say tho majority of tho banks Involved aro
very small concerns, with n capital of not
moro than 5,000 or 0,000 each. They
are more In tho naturo of money-lending
agencies than banks and apparently only
tho Japanese themselves are Involved.
Somo troublo hns beon expected for n
long time, owing to the stringency of money
In Japan, which now costs about 15 ner
rent. In the opinion of those quoted, this
Is entirely duo to tho present balance of
trado being so much against Japan, tho
Imports greatly exceeding the exports.
Some relief Is hoped from tho additional
taxation authorized by tho new Japanese
budget.
PREPARES FOR NORTH POLE
i:t-ljn II. llnlU'vin UiiKMRCil In Ship
ping Suiiliex In I'll Out Ei
licilltliin, IIAMHCHG. April 2C Kvelyn H. Paid
win, who Is to Had tho American (Zelgler)
Arctic expedition, and who arrived tnro
yesterday, spent the morning In shipping
to Troinsoo and Suujeford supplies for tho
expedition.
Privy Councillor Neumayr Is aiding Mr.
Baldwin In every way possible. Ho has
presented hint with tho latest polar maps,
drawn by Dr, Nanson. Later Mr. Baldwin
went to Kiel to coniparo notes with the
members of the German Antarctic expedi
tion. WAIT FOR mTlNER-S RETURN
llrltiiln Will "l TniiHKiirsile' Full
SeliciiK f I It A1 111 1 11 1 r 1 1 1111
Din-In 5 Hl Almeiiei-.
LONDON, April 2C Mr. Chamberlain,
tho colonial secretary, Informed a ques
tioner In the House of Commons today that
tho government did not propose to Inau
gurato a full scheme of civil administra
tion in South Africa during Sir Alfred Mil-
ner's absence, which will bo of short dura
tlou. The work of reorganization would
proceed, however, on the lines laid down
by Sir Alfred, whoso place as British high
commissioner would bo temporarily filled
by Lord Kitchener.
OTIIIIH LAM) iil Ol HS.
The Spanish press has evinced n lively 1
Interest In tho discussion which has been , nm bold Austria's German provinces, .ml
going on about the cxposuro to possible, oxtend her sway by land and sea froit
hostile attack of tho Hrltlsh harbor of Olb-Jthc North sea to the Adriatic, she woub
rultar. In Madrid a forles of articles has i,nvo to fight and conquer half of Kuropo
been published by one of the most eminent j especially Russia and France, with n
of Spanish military critics, Senor Gcnoro t mat) ally, Austria, eliminated or lu iirnu
Alns, formerly colonel of engineers. HeHRnnst her. Hut nil this does not diciw
draws the conclusion thtt the Interest of ' iMC (uy-dre,tmers, who already see Ger
Spain Is to be on good terms with Uugland ' m.,ny riding triumphant to victory In tin
and to remain neutral If war should ever heart of Kurope. In all this, the Germ.ii
break out between Unglnud and Hussln allied KOvcrnment. so fas ns Its overt Influent i
with France, ns It would not pay to expose 1 1, concerned, takes no sides, but tries n
Spain to the displeasure of the maritime I pny ,j,e 0S(rt., rtnd sec nothing. Hut bo.
power from whose attacks along the coast f,,r in,r ihu utiittnli. will become tin.
the dual alliance could not protect her.
Senor Alas cxprcsscj the hope that tho
central powers of Kurope, oven If not allied
to Knglnnd In a struggle with Russia nnd
France, would assist Spain in maintaining
the neutrality of her territory against all
aggression upon the Halearlc Isles, and
against any nttempt to uso her territory ns
thu basis of operations against Gibraltar.
Like ether Spanish and continental military
critics, Senor Alas Is of opinion that the
weak point of Gibraltar lies In the facilities
that Spanish territory would uftord for mod
em guns, moved about with the mobility
exhibited In the South African war. Tho
Kngllsh military critics claim that any nun
cntmble uf annoying ships in the harbor
would bo silenced very speedily by British
batteries.
The Belgian government has decided upon
n proposal for the solution of the question
of annexing the Congo Free Stntc. L'nder
the convention of 1S90 Bolglum had the
option of annexation for six months after
the prescribed term of ten years. If the
go eminent decided ngalnst annexation, thu
loan of 25.000.000 franca made to tho Free
Statu would only be repayable after n
further term of ten years, hut with Interest
added. The cabinet will now propose a sim
ple adjournment of tho question for an
other term of tin years. In return for ie
talnlug the right of annexation Bolglum
will allow the loan to stand over without
Interest. If at a future time tho govern
ment should decide ugalnst annexation tho
loan will be repayable under thu terms of
the original convention. It Is hoped that
this arrangement will have the approval
both of the advocates and the opponents of
the annexation policy.
A most valuable result of ihc opening of
the Upper Nile will bo the largely in
creased volunio of wnter available for the
Irrigation of Kgypt. At present tho amount
of water lost by evaporation In thu vastly
extended lakes and swamps bears a very
largu proportion to tho actual at 11 1 ii.jw
of tho Nile. Under tho torrid heats of tho
cqeatorlol region the dissipation of F.gypfs
water supply, owing to the choking of
the channel, Is excessive and nccounts Tor
tho "low Nllcs" of recent years. What
with the clearing nway of the sudd lu tbt
Soudan nnd tho new dnm under construc
tion In Kgypt, agriciiltuie In thu Inner
country cannot but occupy hereafter nn
Improved position. It Is calculated that
the reclnlmlng of the lagoons along Hie
250 miles of the course of the Nile south
of iho Ilahr-el-Gazul will add fully one
tenth to the Hood available for purposes
of Irrigation. Tho growth of cotton nnu
papyrus In tho reclaimed area is expected
to pay largely. The sudd trouble is not
confined to the Nile. All the rivers of
Uganda, as well as the Kagcra tho chief
feeder of Victoria Nyunza aro blocked with
floating vegetation. Indeed, tho evil Is an
ancient one, dating back beyond the time
of the domination of tho Itonmns, whoae
effort to reach tho source of the Nile was
thwarted by tho sude".
Gicat Interest has been excited In learn .'d
circles in Russia by tho arrival In St. Pe
tersburg of the Mnnchu library "looted"
from Mukden. Tho manuscripts made two
heavy railroad carloads. There has been a
current icport that Greek and Roman docu
ments of great value would bo found among
them, hut Inasmuch as Mukden was of .10
Importance until about ,",00 yenrs ago, there
docs nut appear to bo any good reuson for
expecting any find of that sort; but It Is
moro than likely that old Manchu records ef
great lutcrest nnd value may be dlEcocrud.
That any of them will ever bo returned to
their legitimate owners Is extremely -ln-likoly.
A conespondent of tho I.ond'm
Standard says that thu Russian mlltt.it y
authorities have Invented a curious Jusli
tlrutlnn for the robbing of the lllir.tr:.
They say that this act can in now Iho be
compared with tho wanton pillage by tho
French and Germans of tho ancient ns
tronomlcal Instruments from the walls of
Pekln. During tho siege of tho foreign
legations in the Chinese capital by Boxera
aud imperial troops, they declare, th
library of tho Russian Orthodox mission
in thnt city, containing a valuable collec
tion of geographical and historical works
on China, was utterly destroyed. The ap
propriation of tho Mukden manuscripts is
thereforo nothing but a legitimate reprisal
In kind. Thu Russian literature destroyed,
of course, was nothing but a cheap collec
tion of religious tracts for proselyting pur
poses, which can bo replaced without the
least difficulty nt any moment.
The coming Austrian crisis, which has
been looming up larger and lurgcr, but still
at some distance by some deferred to the
death of Francis Joseph, by others still
further was tho solo property, until ic
cently, of tho Pan-German party. It has
now begun to bo openly dlucussed In Ger
man lending papers, both pro and eon, and
tho ngltnllon set afoot by tho Pan-Germans
has now fairly spread over the whole
of Germany. The "antls In Germany point
out, with considerable truth, that tho an
nexation of 10,000,000 of German-speaklnu
Austrian Catholics would render tho rt-
llglous complexion of the Germnny that
would cmergo out of tho wholo troublo much
moro doubtful, and this Cathollc-Proiestnni
question haB always been a very Important
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Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
and disturbing factor, ever since Luthcr'i
time. Others point to the probability tha.
before Germany would bo allowed to scut
, tenable, nnd one or the other sldo of tin
J mi Wl hae to be chosen. Doth are ber
with difficulties.
SAID IN l TV.
Phlliidoiphln Press: "So old IMngus' feci
Is gone?" repeated the old physician pleas,
untly to the young assistant who was ut
tending lilm. ,
"Yes, It's gone, but It s taken Dingus will
It."
Detroit Journal: It Is Just possible thai
Caesar would not have mado his famoui
.it-.... t..l Im I. .111,, it ,,,ti.l.irn
.",,!i.rni with the Kovernmeni paying tin
cubic tolls.
Washington Star: "Hew much is thai
emplove short?" Inquired the commercial
acquaintance.
"Short!" echoed the bank director. "We r
the ones who are short. He Is away ahead
uf thu game."
SonurvHle Journal: There are a great
muny lessons to be learned from thu stori
of the Prodigal Sen. One is that the fatted
1 alf Is generally the one that gets killed
llr-t.
Chicago Record - Herald: Barbara -Blanche,
what Is 11 dilettante?
Blanche Oh, a dilettante Is a person who
doesn't know enough ubotit any one art to
be u bore.
Philadelphia PrrsT! "P.i." said Mlse
Slunguy. "you'll have to bo thinking of
digging up somo loaf sugar for mo."
"l.ouf sugar?" exclaimed Pa. "What on
curth do you mean b "
"Vacation money, Pa."
Phllmlclphln Record: Dp TaiKiurHcard
tho news about Old Souque'.'
Lushforth No; what Is It?
"He's stopped drinking.
"Strange. I was looking over the death
column lu this morning's paper uud didn't
see his name.
Chicago Tribune: "I see." observed tin
doctor, "the Ohio river bus Joined the bull
movement."
"Yes," responded tho professor, with a
yawn, "but the magnitude of Its operations
has swamped tlio banks."
Catholic Htnndnrd: "1 suppose." the ad
vertising' manager of tho Daily Howler
said, "you would prefer a position next to
pure reading matter."
"Oh! no." replied tho advertiser, "as t
cater to the swell trode n position next to
some society scandal or divorce story would
suit mo best."
Philadelphia Press: Hniployor I saw you
coming out of a hi loon Just now.
flakely Yi'S, sir.
Kmplnyer And didn't I tell you 1 would
lire you If 1 ever caught you doing that
nguln?
Itukcly oh' 110. You said you'd flro inn
If you saw me going into one. You surely
can't reproach me for coming out.
lu Hit- SprliiK.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In the spring young man's glances lightly
turns to thoughts of hose.
As tho maiden, briefly skirted, o'er tho
crof-slug briskly goes;
In the spring the bustling houscwifo Itli
the powers of dirt dotli eope;
In the spring tho man talks dreadful as he
slips on hidden soap.
why iM.ori.i: ;o TO Clll'ltCII.
James Burton Adams In Denver Post.
Sumo go to church because, forsooth,
It was a habit formed In youth.
Koine go because they like to henr
The preacher rake their neighbors dear,
Som go to show ihelr dress, and staw
At what tho other pcoplo wear. i
Some go bccaui-o they nro afraid
To not do so might Injure trade.
Some go bec-iiuse they think It squares
The week day shady sin affairs.
Some go to take a quiet snooze
While sitting In the restful pews,
Lulled by a fopoiillc talk
As gcntlo as a cradle's rock.
Sonm go, hut under protest, who
llue wifcys who compel them to.
Some go but solely tu nilinlro
Tho singing of u high-priced choir.
Some go biM-atlsr they leallv fear
Tint tcmperatiiii' beyond tbe bier
Imagine that the church's brand
Will pusi thcui to the PiomlHot! Jind.
Some young men go because the lair
Young girls they'll! bweet on will bo ther,
Some go, they really do not know
Just whj ; they simply dress and go.
on Kaster, that great day of clothes,
Wc know why everybody goes.
And yet among tbe Hi. iff we tlud
Much golden grain of hiimunklnd.
(Send Christian men and women, who
To holy things are over true;
Bright flow rs that xpilng from sinful nod,
Who really go to worship Coil.
Hill O' the millions on this bull
Of earth who never go at all!
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