THE OMAHA DAILY JtEE: "WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1001.
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M. 11. llUNOATE.
. Notary Public.
The Htiprt'iuo court commission
Iienm to lmvo Its Imuils full.
up-
The corn planter I fttrtilHhitiR tins
most popular music In Nebraska Just at
prvsuut. '
There Is still n great ileal of. room for
reform and Improvement hi our public
School system.
(iovernor Xasli of Olilo should ho more
careful in the future how ho attempts to
I'lny opposition to a stellar nttractlon.
The people of California arc all crowd
liif, to the big tent.
Now that Governor Savnge has com
pleted the organization of his stuff the
prospect for an Increase In the number
of colonels In Nebraska during the next
iwcive mouths U very slim.
The latest English bluo book brings
the transactions In China down to date
or December, 3000. The blue book must
do better than that If It ever expects to
score a scoop .pu the newspapers.
The Federation of Musicians hns voted
to make war on "ragtime" music. Noth
ing short of a policeman on every corner
can prevout the small boy from whis
tling It, even If It Is under the bun. '
It Is Immaterial to Omaha who will
tlnally control the Uulon I'acltle railroad
so long as no hitch occurs In the pro
posed rebuilding of tho machine shops
and erection of a new headquarters
building.
By an ofllcial order the numerical
strength of the reorganized amy has
been lixed at 77,'JS7 men, both ofllcers
and privates. This is u long way re
moved from the Imperlullstlc dream of
militarism.
Arbitration works like a charm when
there Is nothing to arbitrate, hut when
organized labor makes demunds which
employers are determined to resist, the
ollvo branch does not como Into pluy as
often as the hummer.
The assessed valuation of personal
property In St. Louis aggregates Jol.OOO,
000 nod the bulk of this personal prop
erly is taxed against banks, trust com
panies, iustirunco compaules and cor
porations that hold valuable franchises.
Seuutor Vest, tho recognized leader of
Missouri democracy, hns reached tho
conclusion thut free silver Is as dead as
n door nail, and the democrats 111113,
havo a uew Issue In 1004. This Is by no
means an original Idea, everybody tin
dcrstnnds that except Mr. Bryau.
China auuouuecs that one year from
the coming July It will be ready to pay
the llrst Installment of the Indemnity due
tho powers, if the stories of. the terrible
condition of tho embire are tnio It will
do yell f t )a aide to meet Its regular
expenses, lhuch less commence dlscharg-
ing us debts by that time.
Postmaster Oenernl Smith has given
up ino lease on his Washington house
mm uauiuei miiuiers will be busr from
now on. it is the dull season lii Wash
Ington and the long-vlsloned coiivsooml
ontH must .havo somethlug to nil spaeo
with. They certainly owe the postmas-
ler general a vote or thanks.
.Midge Thomas of Indluu Territory haw
Btruek tho Industry of selling liquor to
Indlaus hi his Jurisdiction n hard blow
by sentencing the Illicit traders to terms
of four years each hi prison.- Putting
ino penalty out of proportion to the
prollts of tho transaction will soon re
duee the tralllc to the minimum If It docs
not stop It altogether.
11 costs inoro money to carry on war
wmier modem conditions thnn It did be
fore rilled caumur und repeating rllles
worn Invented.' On April V1000, the
national debt of ((rent Britain was com
tfuled at 3,l44,)r,lKK), On April 1. 1001
tho British natluiihl debt aggregated
$3,4iWi0,(KKV" till 'Increase of nearly
$1.00,000,(100 within, a year.- This ex
hlilt nlay' afford GKi Paul Home con
solHtlon Ju his exile,' but utter nil it docs
not restore luilepcndenco to tho South
African republics.
I'luivixamiiMia. stake. . -
The battle royal between the capital
ists who liavetrntyttl tliemeveH under
the banners-of .!. I'leipont .Morgan and
lMwnrd II. lliirrlninn Is still, progress
ing. Tin; slake for which they are con
tending Is thil control f, tl(e transcon
tinental trnlllt1, which also Includes the
ttalllc between "this country and the
0rle.t.
Less than four years ago the Ilarrl
man syndicate 'reorganized, the Union
I'acltle rallioiuf by paying off Its bonded
and Heating debt and placing sultlclunt
capital at the disposal of Its manage
ment to give the road llrst class equip
ment and needed reconstruction of Its
tracks. This was followed by the ac
quisition iff tin; Oregon Short I.lno and
Oregon Itallway & Navigation com
pany, which gave the Union TaeUle a
direct connection with Paget .Sound and
made It a formidable competitor to the
(ireat Northern- and Northern I'aclllc
railroads, whoso 'western terminals are
located at tfeattl.e uinl Tacoma When
the Harrlman syndicate procured a con
trolling Interest In th,e Central and
Southern I'acltle, tho Union lalllc rail
road was left virtually without' a rival
on the Uaclilc from Kail Francisco to
I'oiiland. " .
The recent deal between tho Northern
I'aclllc and the Hurllngton, by which the
llurllngtou was to pass under the con
trol of the Northern I'aclllc through an
exchange of Hurllngton stocks for North
em I'acltle bonds, became at once a
menace to Union I'aclllc supremacy, ny
this deal the Northern Pacific secured
a llrst'Clnss line to Chicago and direct
entrance Into Kansas City, St. Louis
and Omaha. An extension of the Hur
llngton from Ouernsey to Halt Lake and
the prospective connection with tho new
road projected by Senator Clark from
Salt Lake to Los Angeles would, .within
tho next three years, have given the
Northern I'acltle and Burlington syndi
cate a southern outlet that would make
an active competitor to the Union I'a
clllc and Southern Pacific.
it was to prevent the consummation
of this plan that tho Ilarrhuuu syndl
cato bent all Its energies and staked Its
millions to procure control of the North
em I'aclllc, 'which,-, If successful., as.lt
seems to have been, would give the Har
-rimnns control of thciBurlingtou through
the Northern Pacific and thus block the
project of Senator Clark to construct a
line from Salt Lake to southern Call
ferula.
Now It transpires that Plorpont Mor
gau and his allies have started a llauk
movement that would, if successful, not
onty reverse but overturn tho dominant
power of the Union I'acltle. This Is
nothing more nor lens than the purchiuo
of n controlling Interest In Union Pu
cltlc stock and through this the control
also of the Northern I'aclllc, Oreat
Northern and Burlington .systems.
To the general public thu battle royal
foreshadows only one outcome, and that
Is a combination that will eventually
control all transcontinental railroads
west of the Mississippi, thus creating a
gigantic monopoly of Pacific cbast aud
Asiatic trnlllc.
When the amalgamation of nil the
railroads west of the great lakes has
been consummated under a community
of Interests, peace and harmony will be
restored and the railroad conquerors
will rest only because they will see be
fore them no more worlds to conquer.
CUliAX 11AD1CA1.S 1 lELlUXn.
few of the Cuban radicals arc still
opposing the Piatt amendment, but suv
erul of the most Influential of them have
within tho last few days signified their
willingness to accept the American
terms. Prominent among these Is Jose
Uoiiica civil governor of Jluvunit
province. He hud been one of tho most
violent opponents of the amendment,
but he now urges Immediate acceptance.
It Is stated that he Justifies the clnuse
giving uuvnl stations to the United
States on geographical grounds aud
argues that economic conditions also de
mand closo relutlous.
Following thu action of Ccucrul
Hlvera, who wrote from Honduras urg
lug the delegates to accept American re
qulrcments, tho conversion of Joso
Gomez has further weakened tho radi
cals. it appears, however, that such im
placables us Portuondo are plunuing till
atory tactics to keep tho convention
from an early decision, the purposo be
lug to postpone action until after the
municipal elections to be held next
mouth, lu thls'lt appears probable thut
they will not succeed. The report of the
commission sent to Washington has
been referred to -the convention 1,11111
mlttee on relations, but this Is under
stood to be simply with a view to having
the report amended, the commlttcu being
Instructed to act promptly. If this In
structlon Is compiled with action by the
convention on the American conditions
may la; had before tho close of the pres
ent week aud lu that event tho Indica
tions are that the tonus will bo accepted
According to trustworthy advices, pub
He opinion in Cuba has grown mure fa
vorable lo ucceptlng thu Piatt amend
iiient, but It Is said the chief umbarrass
ment of Its advocates continues to be
lack of united action by the cummer
clal Inlluences, which want to Insure
reciprocity. It Is stated that some of
the sugar planters and merchants still
urge tho coiiventlmi to take no llual uc
tlon until December, promising to sup
IHirt the delegntes who Indorsd this uc
tlon. The Merchants's uulon of- lluvana
has Issued an address asking co-opera
tlon In this economic movement, but It
does not counsel the convention to delay
There Is nothing to be gained for thu
industrial aud commercial Interests o
Cuba by deferring action on tho Amerl
ean terms. On tho contrary, delay will
Injure those Interest. It Is a very great
mistake to assume that comtnerclul reel
proclty urny bo promoted by holding off
In reguid to the Piatt amendment. Tho
terms which the United Stntes govern
incut has submitted to the Cuban con
stltutlonul convention will not be oltcred
In nny material or essentlul respect
They were carefully framed anil thor
oughly discussed lu congress and ther
Is not the slightest doubt that they will
be adhered to, u woulil, seem thut this
hud been made suttlclently plain to the
Oubuu commissioners ,by -PrcslUeut Me
UliileVr Ah to commercial rcciiirooltv.
no consideration will be given the mut
ter by our government until 4 ho future
political relations between Cuba and the
I nlled States have- been definitely cot
tied and u government has been estab
lished In the Island that can enter Into
treaty engagements. .Meanwhile no
promise will be miiile to the Cubans be
yond that they have already received
from .Mr. McKlnle.v. that when a gov
ernment shall have been organized In the
Island our government will appoint a
commission to discuss the econoiulu
question with a Cuban commission.
If there are planters and merchants
In Cuba who Imagine that tho Ainer
lean government will give any pledge In
roiritrd to reclnroclfy In advance of the
settlement of political whit Ions they are
certain to be disappointed. As to the
radicals who arc still opposing tho Amer
ican conditions, they are undoubtedly in
the minority and are steadily losing in
strength and influence.
Tho Judge advocate general of tho
army has given an opinion, which has
eceived the approval of the secretary
of war, to the effect that the War tie-
iiirtmeiit cannot "correct" tho recohls
of deserters who served lu the wur with
Spain so us to remove tho charges. He
goes further and denounces the practice
of tinkering the records of civil war
deserters. The law allows the War de
partment to correct the records of al
leged civil war deserters In certain spec-
Hied cases. For example, a soldier who
lesertcd and subsequently re-enllsted
and made n good record niuy have the
charge removed. The Intent of the law
s to cover every case lu which Injustice
might be done to a man by permitting
the charge of desertion to reinnin on
the record. This statute, however, does
not apply to deserters during the Span
ish war.
But It will not be surprising If con
gress shall amend the law so as to make
it apply to deserters lu the war with
Spain, so kindly disposed bus thut body
hitherto been In this respect. It is tin-
loubtedly true thut the law as it stands
has prevented Injustice1 lu many cases,
but on the other hand It Is safe to say
that not u few unworthy men, who were
fnlsu to their country lu the time ol
greatest peril, have prollted by the mag
nanimity of the government In this par
ticular. At nearly every session of con
gress for years bills have been passed
removing charges of desertion against
men who are outside thu statute and
have no right under It to havo their
records corrected, and It Is highly prob
able this will be tlonu lu the case of
Spanish wur deserters. It would be a
gross Injustice to thu public, however,
to permit such men to have their names
placed on thu pension rolls.
iJOir LAIIUH IS CUXCEItXED.
The president of the United States
Steel company, In his statement a few
days ago before the Industrial comuils-
slon, said lu regard to the proposition
to abolish the duties on certain prod
nets of iron aud steel that such action
would not do anybody any good, but
would bu Injurious to labor. He stated
thut his company could staud a reduced
tariff, or no tariff at all, much better
than labor could stund It. "In point
of fact," said Mr. Schwab, "thosu classes
of steel aud Iron manufactures hi which
the cost of labor Is not a heavy Item,
such as billets and rails, could get along
now without any tariff, but In the liner
grades, such as wire, where the cost of
labor was the heaviest Item of produc
tlon, the present tariff Is uccessnry In
order to give labor Us adequute re
ward."
In commenting on the proposed re
peal of turlff duties on the products of
Iron und steel we have more thnn once
pointed out that this Is a mutter In
which the labor employed lu the Iron
and steel Industry Is more deeply con
ceruetl thnn the munufucturers uud thu
correctness of this view Is shown lu the
statement or the president of the steel
corporation, who unquestionably knows
what he talked about. The object, of
course, of tho advocates of a repeal of
duties Is to reduce thu price of Iron and
steel manufactures lu thu home mar
ket. It ought to be perfectly obvious
that If that object weru attained the
manufacturers would endeavor to pro
tect themselves by reducing the price
of labor. There Is not a shadow of
doubt as to this and a reduction of the
prlcu of labor hi the iron and steel In
dustry would Inevitably bu followed by
reduction in other Industries. This
(lucstiou of abolishing duties, therefore,
Is manifestly onu which very directly
Interests labor and In the event of Its
being seriously considered by congress
It will not bo surprising If tho organized
labor of the country Is found In vigorous
opposition to thu proposed change In the
turlff.
Herman olltelals deny that any com
blnatlon of tiuropctiu nations Is couteiu-
olnted which has for ts purpose eon
ducting an Industrial and commercial
war ugulust the United States. Such u
war might, of course, be disastrous tu nil
uni ties concerned, but Kuropeun states
men doubtless realize that Kuropu und
not thu United States would bu thy
greater sufferer. While It would not he
convenient, the United States could get
nloiiL' without Hurone and Its products,
but lAiropu would soon hunger for Aiuei
lean grunt uud incut, lu thu marliets 01
the otitsldu world this country could tin
doulitedly hold Its own, particularly If
lorccd to concentrate effort in that Held.
A benevolently disposed Iowa farmer
bequeathed his homestead several years
aiio to found a home for aged farmers,
Tlie Idea was all right, but hu evidently
did not appreciate thu possibilities of
farming lu Iowa. A condition to en
trance was that the uppllcnut shduhl be
over no ami huvu farmed tweuty years
In thu county lu which the home was
located. Tho only farmers who meet ull
the conditions stand hi no need of chur
Ify.
With one solitary exception thu army
olllcers lu the Philippines havo cheer'
fully co-operated with thu civil coin
mission lu the establishment of civil
rule. The one olilcer who objected and
soiigllt " to' obstruct the work wits
promptly culled down by Oeneral Mac-
Vrthur. Now that the United Slates has
lemoiisfratud that It has both the power
and the disposition to stamp out lusur-
ectlon and Is following this up with fill-
tllllug the promises made to the natives
It will not bu long tin 1 11 thu whole as
pect of affairs lu the isluuds will huvu
been revolutionized.
The wholesnle druggists of the leading
trade centers uro organizing for a com
munity of Interests which usually pre
cedes the pooling of properties and their
capitalization lu a single corporation.
This recalls a recent new departure
among retail drug venders who fuvor
druggists' lusurnncc thut will guarantee
to venders und compounders of nostrums,
and other deadly jsitlons payment for nil
damages assessed ugulust them fur mul-
mixture uud other fntiil errors of thu
prescription clerk.
l'roinotliiK ntlvr llunest)'.
WnslilllBton Pout.
Tho l'orto Hlcan official who wag sent to
prUon tor thirty-two years tor the theft ot
$2,000 doubtless understands by this time
that we will not penult dishonesty by the
native talent.
ItiiKllme Muni ilo.
Washington Star.
A recently organized music trust declares
its intention to suppress Inferior music.
Jivery boy who knows bow to whlstlo may
ho relied on to do effective service In de
feating auy such ambition.
Turn On the MkIiI.
Chicago 1'ost.
James J. Hill, In announcing that he
'OUld hate to hnvn tlin rnnsi'lpnrA fhnt
some of the Northern I'aclllc pluosers are
carrying aroiind, has drown a dOHlnctlon
mac ino puoiio will have trouuio In seeing.
Iutllvlilniillty In lluiiilnrltlnu.
Baltimore American.
In connection with tho resolvo of the
New York school authorities to abolish
tho vertical system of handwriting, an
odd charge against tho teaching of 11 sys
tematic instead Qf Individual stylo of writ
ing comes from business circles, Business
men eay that the reducing of all hands to
o uniform appearance greatly Increases tho
difficulty of identifying handwriting and
facllltatacs the chances) of fraudulent Itnl-
tauonsj,
'A li (lu I Xe'rdii n I.chkoii.
Philadelphia North American.
It is becoming necessary for the civilized
powers to cease humoring tho vagaries of
Abdul Hamld and teach him a lasting lesson
In decent behavior. They can afford, per
haps, to let the sultan play the part of dead
beat and cheat his creditors, but they can
not permit him to rob the malls with Im
punity. Ills pretense that he seeks evidence
against conspirators who threaten his life
Is no excuse for prying Into foreign corre
spondence.
A It Ik lit to liel Proud.
New York Tribune.
American mines, forgo, oil wells, mills,
bridges, engines and machinery ot all sortu
take the first prizes and arc tho acknowl
edged models and exemplars from pole to
polo and all around tho equator. James
Ituasell Lowell once wrote of a certain
condescension In foreigners. Uncle Bam
has achieved so many trlumps that be may
now possibly' take on a certain air of con
descension toward other peoples. That
would he an. unfortunute mistake, but It
would only be natural In present circum
stances. Where Will tin- Money 1'onio I'roiuf
Sprlnglleld Itepubllcun.
Thcro Is a touch of sardonic humor In
tho news from Pekln that tho foreign min
isters have notified the Chinese that the
bill for Indemnity by July 1 would amount
to $333,000,000. The Inference Is that by
September It will be still higher. None of
tho ministers knows how China can pay
any such extortionate sum without the
most serious derangement of the country's
flnauces, and the suspicion grows that
they havo set the Indemnity so high In
order to force cessions of territory from the
Chinese government.
Democracy nml I'lulnerucy.
Chcago Chronicle.
A hoarse voice from Lincoln, Neb., de
clares that, to spite of all that may be
Bald to tho contrary, there is nothing to
do but to "let democracy and plutocracy
tight it out." Tho principal trouble about
this 1 that whenever democracy has a
clean shirt and enough energy to fight
at all It U making a very creditable effort
to Join tho plutocracy. If that la what get
ting on in the world is called. The at
tempt to divide the people politically on
lines pf pcruonul fortune or III fortuno has
not been a great success In tho past and ft
Is not likely to be In tho future.
Ilapniilty 11 f Clvilltrd 1'imcrn.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The ranarltv nf thn Kn.inllrrl PhrUlInn
nations lu aesossing their indemnity upon
cnina seems likely to meet some obstacle
lu the fact that an increase of the cus
toms to a point thought necessary to raise
tho rovenuo may bo no high as tq cripple
trado with tio very nations demanding the
excessive indemnity. In Mn situation tho
powers will 11 ml i Incumbent to do some
tine figuring In order to fix a tariff that
will at once yield tho required rnvenuo
without inflicting serious damage on for
eign trade In other words, to enable
China to salvo the hurts of the Christians
by filling their pockets on one side without
lightening their pockets on the other side.
(Irrnt nml United I'enple.
Philadelphia Ledger.
President McKlnley summed lip a largo
measure of truth In ft few words when ho
said In hit) speech at Los Angeles:
"There aro more men and women loving
our nag today than over loved It before,
and theru is more respect paid to It at
home and abroad than ever before."
Wo aro ono natlou at home, and the
demonstration that bns accompanied tho
president's tour from tho north, through
tho south, and seems to havo reached
ita height on tho Pacific coast, shows
that our people are united In loyalty, and
tho statement that there aro more who
love the old ling now than ever before Is
capable of, mathematical demonstration.
Wo are a great nation because we are a
unltad people.
Souvenir of the Texas Iteiiultlle,
llostou TraiiHcrlpt.
Tho president had some very interesting
experiences In Texas, of which tho story
Ih found only in the local press. Thus at
Houston an aged lady pressed through tho
throng that lined the streets to the presl
dent's carriage and plncod in his hands a
faded banner, She was recognized only by
a few of the older of thn onlookers an
Mrs. Anson Jonrs, the widow of the last
prcildent of the republic of Texas. The
faded flag was that of Texas whon an In
dependent republic, which she had treas
ured since tho death of her husband In ISM,
President McKlnley received the Hag graf
fully and gracefully, If Mrs. Jones shared
tho sentiments ot her husband her ao
may be considered as tho ftiinl recognition
of the Inevitable, since Anson Jones was
bitterly opposed to the annexation of Tcxai
to the United flUten, for ho believed that
the Lone Htsr ropubllo was capable of
"going alone."
Will Middlemen Stay?
failed Htuics
The avowed purpose of your modern com
bine ln "lo eliminate tho middleman." Put
as a matter of fact, combination adds to
rather than diminishes the number of mid
dlemen. 7'he United States Steel corpora
tion Is a case In point. Our attention was
called tho other day to the groat cconomlca
that this concern was going to effect as a
result of combination; n tot of nilddlotuen
wcro going to be eliminated. A little later
tho person with whom wo were talking got
on to another phase of the situation; he
began to say that the enormous buslnoss
of tho new concern would bo handled as
easily and ns efficiently as tho business ot
a comparatively small euterprle. "Kor
Instance," he said, "tho man who Is now
president of tho National Tube works will
continue to look after that part ot tho
steel trust's business that falls to tho
share ot tho ttibo works, just the samo n3
Id the past, only tho results accomplished
by htm will be handed up to another per
son to be grouped with the results ot
every other constituent company In the
steel trust." Wo ventured to suggest to
our friend that the president of the National
Tubo works had not beeu Vorklng lu the
past without a handsome salary, which
proposition seemed to him entirely sound.
Wo then ventured to ask If It was likely
that this ofllcial would receive any less
compensation under tho new order of things
than formerly. The answer was that ho
would probably not. Well, then, we replied,
Just as much money will bo paid out In the
future for tho management of the proper
ties composing the steel trust ns In tho
past, and In addition to this $1,000,000 a
year will bo paid to Mr. Schwab ns presi
I'ASM.Nd Of THIS "THAIX lll'TCHUH."
An Ancient nml lleitieoted Institution
(innpliiHr for llrentli.
Chicago Tribune.
Most people who travel by rail will hall
with satisfaction the removal of the "train
butcher" by the groat railroad lines of the
country. Vor years lie has been one of the
most annoying and at the samo time pic
turesque accompaniments ot railroad travel.
With an energy and enterprise worthy ot a
better cause bo has tramped up and down
the aisles of the passenger coaches, leaving
samples of antique gumdrops In tho laps of
dyspeptic old ladles and urging venerable
clergymen to purchase tho latest additions
pf tho life of Jesse Jnmos. As a rule, his
wares have been of tho poorest quality and
he has Invariably asked too much for them.
He has been a HOrt of licensed highwayman,
proylng upon the necessities and tbo weak
ness of the public. Somotlmes be has been
Impeitlncnt niid often unduly and disagree
ably insistent. At the samo time many
men who havo mado great successes In
other walks of life have Iearnod their flr
lessons of shrewdness and porseverance pk
Ihcy carried a basket of fossil Bwectmeats
and Impossible literature up and down tho
aisles of a passenger train. Th'i conditions
under which they worked have made them
keen, (julck, and determined. In selling a
revised edition of thu New Testament to a
passenger who has refused lo purchase the
"Adventures of the Painted Terror of the
Plains," they have lenrned to be good
Judges of human nature, and to tell at .1
glance something of tho prejudices and the
likings of every man with whom they came
In contact. Thomas A. Kdison Is only one
of many distinguished men who began life
In the bumblo rolo of a "train butcher."
On some of the smaller railroad; they will
still persist, but on the great trunk lines
their days aro plainly numbered. In tho
evolution of railway service their place has
been taken by library cars, smoking, buffet
and dining cars. The day was "when they
wero of service lo travelers, hut they aro
not now on the larger roads,
NTA.MIAHD OIL DIVIDISXU.
Illfhent (lusher liver Struck liy Lucky
Slinrelioldern.
New York World.
The Standard Oil directors have just de
clared another dividend of 12 per cent. In
March last they declared a dividend of 20
per cent. Thus far in this current year,
1901, they have thus divided profits of $32,
000,000 on their $100,000,000 -of alleged lu
vested capital.
The rocord of this leviathan among trusts
discloses the following amazing facts: Up
to June, 1809, tho capital of the Standard
Oil concern was only $10,000,000. On that
amount It bad been paying for eight years
dividends ranging from 12 per cont up to
33 per cent per aunum. In June, its
capitalization was Increased by a stroke of
the pen to $100,000,000 of cmnmon stock
aud $10,000,000 of preferred stock. Since
that date It has paid dividends as follows
on tho new capitalization of $100,000,000,
of which 00 per cent was Inflation;
Tn 1R90, 3:1 per cent $.T!,00O,0)
In !), 48 per cent 4K.OO0.OO0
In 1W1, 32 per cent . 32,000, W
Total dividends In two years.. $U3,rM,000
It is not yet quite two years since tho
directors of this combtno camo together and
voted to multiply by ten its then alleged
capital Investment of $10,000,000 and make
It $100,000,000, And within these two years
It has already paid $113,000,000 as profits
on the $100,000,000 of capital Investment
thus created by tbo process of dilution.
If tho original capitalization of $10,00,000
had not becu thus deluged with wafer, the
dividends actually declared upon it In the
last two years would have been 333 per
cent Id 1895, ISO per cent tn l'JOO and for
1901 with nearly seven months ot It yet
to come 320 per cent.
Yet there are people who hug Iho delu
sion thnt Standard Oil's monopoly has Im
mensely cheapened the prlco of oil. How
much cheaper would it bo If tbo Slnnrard
Oil dividend wero 7 Instead of 480 per cent
per annum on Its actual capital invested?
I'lOlt.SO.YU. roiftTKHM,
Maacagnl, tho Italian composer, Is pas
sionately fond of Jewelry, He wears arm
and ankle bracelets and a number ot Valu
able rings.
A movement is on foot in Itulelgh, N, (!.,
to have that city buy and preserve tho
house within Its limits which was tho boy
hood homo of Andrew Johuson.
Tho Pennsylvania eorvant girls' hill of
rights calls for au amusement room and a
ten-hour day. Old-fashioned peoplq usually
consider ten houriuor more of housework
amusement enough lor anybody.
Henry James, was recently pralslpg tho
work of a fellow-author, "You are kind to
him," some ono remarked, "for ho says
unpleasant things about your work." "In
deed?" said Mr. James. "Well, wo may
bulb, you know, be wrong."
Tho kaiser Is stated to havo just put thu
finishing touches to a treatUe on the
capture of tho Taku forts by the powers.
He is also credited with having compiled
studies In various perlodB of the history of
Oormany, Austria and France,
It, M. Hanna of Cleveland, 0 u brother
of Senator Hanna, bus given to Western
Heservn university $12,000 to establish a
research fellowship In Its medical school In
the departments of physiology and path
ology, It is one of thu first foundations of
the sort iu this country. ,
Solicitor General Charles I). Hill ot
Qeorgla has been selected by the ramps of
United Confederate veterans to deliver tho
oration at the celebration of the anniver
sary of tho birth of Jefferson Davis, June
3, n the hall of representatives, In the
state house at Atlanta, He is a son of thn
late Senator Hen H, Hill, and Is said In
fall little behind his father's ability as an
orator,
Investor.
dent of tho United States Steel corporation.
This did not seem to havo oc
uirrod to our friend before. This Is
eliminating thn middleman with a
ongeance. It would puzzle the Dutch
to see how the constituent properties of
tho steel ttust are going to be run with
smaller forces and lowtr pay rolls then at
present. It will take as many men to dig
the ore out of the. earth at the lakes. The
manager there will have to be paid as
much as lu tho past aud tho labor unions
will probably see to It that tho wages of
tlie miners aro not reduced. Hxaelly tho
samo .statement can be mado regarding
each of the other properties. Of course
the trust has It In lis power to shut down
certain of Its properties. Hut wheuoier It
permanently discontinues a plant It will
III all probability sink 11 good deal ot capi
tal. Supposo it gives' a certain prlcu for a
particular properly wo may bo sure It
Is an lullated price ami then finds It econ
omy to shut up permanently. If It can cll
thn property for what It gave for" It, ot
which there is not ouco chance lu a thou
sand, no hnrm Is done. Otherwise part of
tin capital with which It started In busi
ness must bo consld(rfld ns Blink. This If
certainly not an ideal way ot eliminating
tho middleman.
Our contention Is that combination will
not eliminate tho middleman to any ap
preciable extent. And the reason why It
will not cltmlnaatc him Is that the middle
man s a cheapening factor. In the Industry
of tho world. In other words, competition
Ik moro productive of economy than com
bination. TIlimiTK TO YAXKI3I3 WOHK.MUX.
KorelKti IleleKntlon Cum 1 11 ff Over to
Invrntlunlr Our .Method.
Now York Tribune.
Louis Cassler, editor pf a technical mag
azine which is well known on both sides
of the Atlantic, announces a unique en
terprise. Fifteen or twenty workmen,
selected from as many different establish
ments nml tepresontlng a variety of In
dustries In Great Ilrllnln, are soon to bo
senttn the United States in a body to
study the ways of their Yankee cousins.
A mouth or more will bo devoted to the
task, in id during that time tho deputation
will visit the principal manufacturing cen
ters of the country. Koch man is to be
designated b the concern which employs
liltn, but ho Is to be chosen from a number
that bnve been nominated by their fellows.
Employers and trades unions will co-opcr-ntc
In meeting tho expense of the under
taking. Thomas Westgarth. managing di
rector of what arc sajd to be tho lurgest
works lu tho world for tlie production of
marino engines, originated this idea, ami
It will bo carried into execution by Mr.
Cassler.
Incidents which have tended to open
England's eyes to the effect of foreign
competition have been particularly numer
ous within the last two or three yturs.
The Importation of American locomotives
by English railways and t,he loss of the
Atbara bridge contract are only two of
these. Then tho London Times Instituted
an elaborate Inquiry Into the causes whl.ili
had led to America's wonderful triumphs
and presented the results in a scrips of
notnhly instructive articles. Engineering,
another Ilrltish publication and a high
authority In technical matters, rcndcrcyl a
similar service to Its constituents, und
these examples have been folowcd so gen
erally by the 'press of England that capi
talists and tho managers of mills mid fac
tories there now fully realize tho sltuallon.
tattle more can be done for their enlight
enment. 1
America's present prosperity has been at
tributed by experts to a number of things.
Ono Is the remarkable mineral resources of
this country. Another Is the use of Im
proved irachlncry. A third Is superior
management In other respects. But It Is
widely believed that tho American workman
Is also nn Important factor In tho case.
And that is the underlying theory In Mr.
Westgarth's project. He feels that the
English workman Is equally concerned with
the English master in the commercial bat
tle now being waged between Europe and
America, and that tho former has much lo
learn concerning the conditions which effect
production today. Ono of the points of dif
ference between England and the United
States Is tho uumLcr ot holidays In tho
course of a year. Others operate even
more forcibly, perhaps, to England's dis
advantage. The facts have been presented
rather fully aready on the other side of the
Atlantic, but thus far the workmen have
been somewhat skoptical and indifferent.
If some of their own number should look
into the matter, however, tho result might
bo different. At any rate, the experiment
Is well worth trying, from the Dritlsh man
ufacturer's point of view. Moreover, the
schemo Is a handsome tribute to-tlie char
acter and olTlclency of tho American work
man, which the latter wilt be quick to ap
preciate. It wilt stimulate him to persist
in a policy which commands the ndmlratlon
and anxiety of his industrial competitors lu
the old world.
t .MIl 15 NOLItlTtlUD.
Hot Air TIin on the AlleKed Alliance
Amilimt the United Motex.
Philadelphia, Ledger-
Tho London Spectator, which has often
shown a friendly sldo toward tho United
States, has been recently Inspired to offer
us what it no doubt considers wise and
timely counsel. Our British contemporary
having told us not only that our European
neighbors do not like us, but why they dis
like us, adds this note of warning against
our so-called aggressiveness In tho Old
World's distant pcscsulons-
"Our object Is enly to awaken the Ameri
cans from an Illusion, to Induce, them to
lncrrnso their licet steadily Instead of by
rushes, and to persuade thorn, if wo can,
to think out what tliey aro doing, and not
act, as wo too often du, upon tho spur of
the moment, They may rely upon it that
the continent will lose nothing for want
of planning, and that when tho alllanco
against America, of which Count Canevcro
talks, Is transmuted from a hope Into a
fact, tho fact will be full grown and
' armed."
This Is nil very friendly and kindly, but
' If the Spectator's caution should bu re
ceived as rather well meant than alarming,
! no one should be surprised, In the strug
gle for tho world's trade, In which the
United States has been latterly engaged
with snob profitable results, this country
has lacked nolthcr shrewd' captains nor
privates; It has heard of lato from various
continental countries of proposed trade alll
nncos against it, but thoy hnvo not scared
It from Its propriety, nor swerved it from
its onward course. It lias gone steadily,
I rapidly upon Its determined way, conquer
, ipg new markets and finding exceeding
I great prosperity In them. Tho United
States has outrun tho grcatust of them In
J tho volume and valuo of Its exports, and
now it is only at tho beginning of Its tri
umphant career.
It has token our statesmen and people
a long while to learn that tho pent-up
"homo market" was rather too limited for
tho country's vast productive resources,
and that, as It requires foreign markets for
I hi'nrtn.r v.n.lnn II n,cl . U.
.... ,..w,.,. uAi.uijoii.il, ,, t,Hfi n.i.Ur)IMi.u llil
Its old Chinese tariff wall must bo pierced
hero and there with reciprocity gates. Our
statesmen and manufacturers recognize,
that prohibitory duties can be Imposed upon
our products by our alien competitors as
well as wo ran Impose them upon theirs,
Tbo president Is showiug hs sagacious
CLAYTON E. WHITE
l.tnerleuce if 11 nuilevMIe Mnr of
N ft 1 1 11 11 it I Iteiiiitutlnn.
Mr. Clayton 11. While" who has Attained
11 national reputation as 11 vaudeville star,
CLAYTON H. WIMTU.
wrltliiK us from Philadelphia 011 IVe, M.
two, thus tells ot his imperii nco with Uuu
Puro Malt Whiskey: "Afior having had
Duffy's Puro Mult Whiskey recommended
for various aliments by a iseore of doc
tors, from Maine to Catlfoi nta, I derided
to bo my own physician (saving the cv
penso nf the diiotor's ndvlee), and Iihvo
not been without It for the past live ycarc.
It keeps 1110 free from coughs and colds.
It brings refreshing Nct., after it hard
tlay's work," .Mr. White's experience Is
slmllur to the experience of thoiinundx
who wrllo nit dully
l.ilffy'H Pure. Mult Whiskey cures con
sumption, general debility, la grlppi, coldr
broncbltlH, malaria, low fever, dyspepsia,
repression and weakness from whatever
causes. It build up aud uourUhen the
body, It Invlgnrutcs tho hriitu, tones up
the heart and prolongs life. It Is the only
whiskey taxed by the llovernmenl as u
medicine. This In n guarantee, It Is ab
solutely puro and contains no fusel oil
All ilrugglHts and grocers, or direct $1
a bottle. Itcfuo substitutes thry nr.i In
jurious. Fond for free medical booklet tn
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., Hochoster, N. Y
perception of the changed trado conditions
and the necessity of meeting them by ad
vocating iu his recent addresses tho wlso
policy of reciprocity. He Is educating tho
people of the whole country as ho Journeys
from one side of It to the other In the wis
dom of the new political economy, and when
congress agnln meets there is likely or
certain to bo exhibited Iu that body a
stronger tuciproclty sentiment than has
ever before been shown by it.
Tho world docs move, and the United
States is moving along with It, it not act
ually pushing t ahead 11 bit. Our Uritlsh
critic need not fear for this country's wel
fare; it will be as shrewdly and surely
.safeguarded In tho futuru as it bus beeu
In the unBl.
THOM.IITS THAT TICKLI..
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Jcannctto Cllld'sr
sayH tho author ot "The Hrcudwlnncrs" Is
a man now living.
Hay! What's that?
Detroit Journal: lie I may bo wrong, of
eo.irse, imt 1 alwiiyn make It a rulo to tsuy
Just what I think.
She You're, not much of a talker, aro
you-
Harper's llazar: Druggist Can't you col
your prescriptions til toil at nny other llmo
than at .1 In thu iiiornliig. ma'am?
Sim I am sorry, hut that Is the only ttnio
my husband Is home.
Philadelphia Time- "I think It only right
for tho copper tn be allowed to wear 11
lighter uniform In summer."
"Of course It Is, The old Idea seemed to
be that Just lieciniNO he was a polleciiiun ho
ought to bo mado to sweat for It."
Washington Stan "Did you succeed In
nrourliig any Interest In your recent politi
cal campaign'.'"
"I Old bttef than to' arftue Interest
unnwt.red rJeimtor Horglium. "t managed
to ntlr up it few dividends."
Detroit Free Pros.?: lie Can't you love
mo and bo my friend at tho mime time?
Shi. Hardly. There Is honor among
friends, but 1 can tto its 1 plcacc when 1
lovo yon.
Cleveland Plain Denier: "Jubstock Is
Very tonilor-hcnrted, Isn't lie'."'
"Tender hearted? Well, cay. that man
wouldn't even strike 'an average."
Judge: Mr. Newlywed It If 1 .should he.
killed by this automobile, Marie, I'want 110
weeping at my funeral. I want everybody
to bu eliK'rful.
Mr. Nowlywetl Nonsense, John. I filial!
have to weep 11 little Just for tho looks of
thu thing.
Washington Star: "Thero aie two sides
tn every question," sulil the statesman who
tries lo be brnadiuliiiled.
"Mure," atiHwered Senator Snrglium. "Ono
Hide tloes thu buying and the other sldo
does the selling."
Philadelphia Plena. "Thn fiermitn em
peror Is said to receive, more than fiao eom
muuleatlonH by mall every day," remarked
Squlldlg.
"Well, I HiimioMP lie's a man ofi letters
all right," added MvHwilllgcn.
Somervllln Journal! Kvery nnen In a
while people go through their houses and
tako down Homo of the pictures beeaiiMO
they are too old-fiiHhloned. Then tho
pictures stay up In the attic until they
become, interesting iim anlla'ies.
riMIM.NO IIIAI.nCT I'OUH.
Denver Times.
Me iniieha buenn hnmbre. si,
Talk piico Engleeali way,
Me Kiiho 'Merleanii, hi,
Mo ttabo all him say.
Me nabii euss, mo Pabo booze.
Me hu ho Jag all rite,
.Me Katie dtit mi say him Jag,
Ilo vera out of site.
Him soldar fccnnrltu Ilk,
Me amo 1n1if.hu good.
Me splk lo her. Hho kissa him,
An nay me block of wood.
Me luv him girl, no Ilk xoldnr,
Me splk him dat one day,
Den him go Inen mud, and dam
Illm vera muchit nay.
Him soukii urn n nose an uplk;
"Yuu git a pronto gait
Ui'nii yourself or by the guns
I'll crack yer blasted Hlatol"
Me muchii bueno hnmbre, si,
Talk poco KiikIcchIi way,
.M mi lie. suldar ,blm got mud
Me vamoose rilo uway.
Just a Cough
This is its story :
At first, a slight cough.
At last, a hemorrhage.
At first, easy to cure.
At last, extremely difficult
Ayer's
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Pectoral
quickly conquers your hacking
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about the cure now.
For over half a century
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral has
been curing cblds and coughs
and preventing consumption.
Tbree alzci: 25c, 50c, J 1.00.
If your ilrurRlitcsnnot upply yon, irml tu en
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