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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1901.
The omaha Daily Bee
13. ROSKWATElt, HDITOH.
PUIlMflHED EVEHY MOKNINO.
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Stato of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.:
Georgo B. Tzschuck, secretary of The nee
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number ot (ull and
eomp'nto conies of Tho Dally, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the mouth of May, 1M1, was as follows:
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2 a7,an n U7,mo
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4 M7,U:t(l 19 V7,7U5
27,IS 20 XM.T-IO
5 U7,:J10 21 1!7,0!IO
7.... mi.sst) 23 a,7ao
s ai.ono :s u,7io
9 U7.070 24 1HI.I1MI
10 iHl.WM 25 !MI,iM
11 l!7,O.V) 26 i:7,O00
12 U7.-I7R 27.... ail.BIIM
13 U7,o:io 2s ati.aio
14 U7,.-.:i( 29 1!,180
15 a7,a0 30 010
21 ai,7o
Total 8 1:1,00.-,
Less unsold and returned copies lo,ih7
Net total sale S:a,.si8
Net dally average ad.MUS
GEO. B. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed In my presence nnd sworn to
before mo this 31st day of May. A. D. 1901.
M. B. HUNG ATE.
Notary Public.
, Don't kick nlmtit the hot weather In
Nebraska It Is making the corn, nnd.
besides. It Im not nearly so hot ns in
mnny other pltiee-s In this country.
Judging from the ?l',r0() bunco story
thnt conies from Hastings, the ndiiRu
nbout a sucker born every minute still
holds Rood In this twentieth century.
Kansas .Methodists evidently believe In
letting every tub stand ou Its own
bottom. They have refused to reinstate
the discharged professor nt the Wes
leyan university.
If you want to know anything about
railroad schemes don't ask the president
or tho Keneral iwuitip;er. They know
absolutely nothing nbout their own
roads or their own plans.
Tom L. Johnson says he Is not a can
didate for tho democratic nomination
for governor of Ohio. He Is mayor of
Cleveland and does not propose to lose
the section of meat he now has to grab
for a shadow.
The report of the commissioners to the
Paris exposition has been printed. It
may bo dry reading, but It must not be
Inferred from this that tho comnils
hloners did not enjoy themselves In the
French capital.
Now that McKlnley has put a quietus
on the thJrd-term spook, It Is etnlneutly
In accord with tho eternal Uthess of
things for the Nebraska democrats to
propose a third tlmo for Bryan. Wo
feel sure republicans will register no
objection.
Ei-Senntor, Allen has served notice
upon whom It may concern that he will
uot allow himself to bo nominated or
elected Judge of the supreme court In
Nebraska In tho year 1001. Tho senator
known nn off year for fuslonlsts when
he sees It.
It may amuse our popocrattc local con
temporary to prod away at fJeneral
,Fred Grant, but It seems to forgot that
,the garrulous young uian, as It Is pleased
jto call bltn, graduated from West I'olnt
thirty years ngo and Is now 5 1 years old
and tho grandfather of a Kusslau
prince.
Speculator Phillips addressed tho
grain growers' convention on the sub
ject of corners. If any one In tho coun
try understand: the subject It Is Phillips,
but In his address he neglected to
touch upon tho most Important feature
how to build a corner that will with
Maud assaults.
Now thnt the murder and war stories
which have been coming down from
the Indian reservation In Wyoming have
served their purpose and worn them
selves out for tho present, tho owners
can ship them to somu other section
until tho public In this vicinity Is willing
to take stock In them again.
NwYork anarchists aro going to have
a picnic, at which they will amuse
themselves shooting at wooden Images
of kings, czars and emperors. Tho
wooden targets will not only afford
overy Incentive for making bloodthirsty
speeches, but will bo much safer than
taking a shot at a genuine king.
John Wanamaker has Just offered tho
city of Philadelphia u minimum guar
anty of S'J.noo.tXK) for underground, stir
face nnd elevated franchises which
tho city council has tried to give away.
And yet there aro people who conteud
that theso franchises hnvo no value, but
ought to bo had by speculators for tho
asking without reference to any return
to the taxpayers, from whom they come.
Tho only Insurgent leader of Impor
tance lu Luzon who has not already
surrendered has concluded there Is no
use of lighting longer and proposes to
quit With the trouble ended In Luzon
It will bo a short Job to finish up tho
disturbers In tho minor Islands and then
the development of the Islauds can go
forward. A few years of American
push will suffice to convlnco the Island
ers that they havo fallen Into good
fortune In spite of themselves.
TO ALLAY COMMERCIAL flUCTlON.
Referring to the fact that commercial
competition Is creating some friction be
tween the United States and European
countries, the Philadelphia Ledger re
marks that there Is little danger of a
rupture In the friendly relations of the
governments on this score and that
whatever Irritation exists. It Is con
fidently believed, will be allayed, prob
ably altogether removed, by tho ratifica
tion of the reciprocity treaties, to which
the president and the best statesman
ship of tho country Is committed.
"Commercial Jeulousles sometimes drive
nations to a commercial war," says the
Ledger, "which tends to a war of force.
Commerce Is, nevertheless, a bond of
peace. Before entering upon courses
that point to war the great commercial
nations count the cost lu these days.
To the burden of army and navy
maintenance must be added tho In
computable loss of trade. A European
commercial combination against the
United States Is chimerical. Many
hopelessly discordant elements must be
reconciled before such an unwieldy com
bination can be made effective."
The United States wants 110 commer
cial war with any country. The policy
of this country has always been and
should continue to be to cultivate
frlentllj trade rotations with all na
tions. It Is lu pursuance of this policy
that we have tolerated, not Indeed
without complaint nnd remonstrance,
unwarranted and unjust discrimination
by other countries against American
products. There has never been a time
in our history when there was greater
necessity than now for maintaining aud
strengthening friendly trade relations
with the rest of the world. Our pro
ductive capacity, far lu excess of tho
home demand, calls for enlarged mar
kets. If we do uot secure the mnrkets
abroad 'for our surplus we must reduce
production. In order to secure them, In
the Judgment of some of the wisest
economists and statesmen, concessions
may be necessary. Reciprocity, a fair
mutual exchange In trade, Is believed
to be the most practicable means of
attaining the desired end. It does not
Involve an abandonment of the pro
tective principle. It contemplates merely
a modlllcatlou of It within demicd limi
tations. It Is as true now as It was
In lSIMj that "protection and reciprocity
aro twin measures of republican policy
and go hand lu hand," as declared lu
the republican national platform of that
year.
A European commercial combination
against the United States is admittedly
Impracticable. There ate Insurmount
able difficulties In the way of such a
combination. But European countries
may proceed separately to make tariffs
discriminating against American prod
ucts. Perhaps there Is uo great danger
of this being generally done, but wo.
should uot lose sight of tho fact that
American competition Is causing much
Irritation abroad, which threatens con
ditions prejudicial to our commercial In
terests. It is obviously Important that
wo take measures to remove or allay
this irritation.
THE WORST OF FIL1PIXOS.
It was announced a few days ago that
Calllos, tho most desperate and trouble
somo of tho Filipino leaders, had refused
to surrender unless nssured of complete
amnesty. It Is now reported that he
has concluded to surrender. If such Is
the fact the most ferocious, barbarous
and brutal of tho Filipino leaders will
be out of tho way, with decided ad
vantage to tho work of pacification.
Calllos Is uot credited with remarkable
skill as a louder. Ho has given a great
deal of trouble, but without showing
any marked soldierly qunlltles. It Is
needless to say that ho has never shown
any regard for tho rules of civilized
warfare, but has acquired much noto
riety for bis brutality, which has boon
of a nature to exclude hlra from tho
terms of tho amnesty offered by tho
government.
Whether or not Calllcs has been prom
ised amuesty does not appear. Ho cer
tainly does not deserve any considera
tion, but It Is possible that tho American
military authorities decided that it
would be better to make coucesslons to
secure his surrender than to lose more
American soldiers In hunting him down.
At all events It Is to be hoped the latest
report regarding him Is true.
.4 PROllAlil.Y rmiLE APPEAL.
The appeal made by the negnes of
Alubama to the constitutional tonven
tlon, asking for ns great a measure of
Indulgence as possible with regard to
the restriction of the suffrage, will prob
ably bo futile. They do not Invoke their
rights under the federal constitution,
knowing that It would be useless to do
nor but simply ask for some Indulgence
on the ground that a practical legaliza
tion of fraud, or of an unconstitutional
discrimination between blacks and
whites, would result In tho demoraliza
tion of both races,
Tho propositions regarding tho suf
frage so far presented to tho convention
Indicate that little or no attention will
be paid to tho appeal of the negroes.
Thero Is a considerable conservative
element lu the convention which may bo
disposed to give somo consideration to
the request of the colored citizens, but
tho majority of the members are un
doubtedly determined to bar out tho
great mass of the negro vote without
bearing too heavily upou tho Illiterate
white vote. A correspondent of the
Now York Times says that most of Un
delegates would be very glad to seo a
way to temporarily disfranchise tho en
tire colored population, but ho thinks
that no recast of tho franchise pro
visions of the state constitution will be
likely to receive favorable popular Con
sideration which does not secure the bal
lot to at least -10,000 and perhaps 50,000
negroes, and leave a way open by which
a majority of thoso temporarily disquali
fied can nttaln tho surfrogoj)y industry,
thrift and a respect for tho laws. Hence
tho couventlou iray not approve gen
eral negro disfranchisement.
It is to little purpose for tho colored
citizens of auy of tho southern states
where tho majority of whites are fa
vorable to disfranchisement to ask for
fair consideration. They will get this,
If at all, only through tho fear of south
ern democrat, like Representative Liv
ingston of Oorglu. that disfranchise,
ment may sooner or later result In re
ducing the representation of the south
In congress and lu the electoral college.
At present few of them seem to bo In
fluenced by such an apprehension.
Vh'.SSS i'l. 'A .MA'S DILEMMA.
The different cities of Pennsylvania
are going through an experience which
forcibly Illustrates the extremities to
which the doctrine of legislative Inter
ference can l)e carried. The Pennsyl
vania supreme court. In a decision re
cently tendered upholding the validity
of the so-called "Ripper" bills, declared,
In sum and substance, thnt there tiro
no limitations whatever enforceable In
that state to restrict the legislature,
either in changing the system of local
government or In depriving the people
of the various communities of all par
ticipation In their own local government.
The "Ripper" bills practically wiped
out of existence the municipal governments-
of certain Pennsylvania cities,
substituting in their place officers deriv
ing their authority from appointment by
the governor, elected by tho people of
the entire state. More recent legislation
endeavors to override the will of the
people by providing a method for tho
private appropriation of valuable mu
nicipal franchise rights through initia
tion through the state offices.
The logical sequence of the rule enun
ciated in Pennsylvania Is that the leg
lsiatur.e may not only take from the
people of any city their right to mu
nicipal home rule, but also take their
property away from them, so far as It Is
held by the municipality, and donate it
to private individuals or corporations
that enjoy legislative favor. They
could give away not only the franchise
for the use of the streets, but also pub
lic parks and public buildings, water
rights and all other property belonging
to or acquired by the taxpayers In their
capacity as members of the munici
pality. The very dangers with which such a
proposition Is fraught show the wis
dom of the other principle which has
been continued for Nebraska that mu
nicipalities have rights which legisla
tures cannot legally Invade; that their
right to municipal home rule Is guar
anteed by the letter and spirit of our
constitution, and that municipal prop
erty rights are protected from being
taken without due compensation, Just
the same as the property rights of In
dividuals. Tho principle of municipal home rule,
as established lu this stnte, if uot
adopted by the courts of other states,
will certainly be engrafted upon their
constitutions by force of circumstances
when tho abuse of legislative Interfer
ence goes so far, as It now threatens In
Pennsylvania, to arouse a popular revolt
that will demand constitutional guaran
ties against Its repetition.
One feature of the present era of
railroad purchase, consolidation and
community of luterest Is that It Is not
the hitherto strong lines llnanclally
which are doing tho buying, or rather
In whose Interest tho buying has been
dpue. The three great systems back
of the deals aro the Northern Pacllic,
Union Pacltle nnd Missouri Pacific,
while the roads absorbed are such strong
financial Institutions as tho Burllngtou,
Milwaukee, Pennsylvania and other con
stant dividend payers. If tho absorp
tion of these strong lines would enable
those which have a heavier burden to
carry to tide over times of stress which
may come In tho future it would be a
blessing to the financial world, but a
suspicion is abroad that in acquiring
them the price paid Is likely to prove
but an added burden.
Attorneys Ransom mid Guiioy are
quoted by the World-Herald, which has
always been their organ, as saying that
the action taken by .Mayor Moores aud
tho council with regard to tho promo
tion of Charles A. Salter to tho position
of lire chief wns simply political. If
this be true, 011 which side of the
political fence Is Mr. Ourley perched?
If this nctlou of the mayor and couucll
Is really to take tho lire department
Into politics, who Is to blame? Didn't
Ransom and Ourley know when they
asked tho court to transfer the control
of the firemen from police board to
council thnt the council was much more
In politics than tho police board?
The announcement is made In Wash
ington that Mrs. McKlnley Is practically
out of danger and no more bulletins will
be Issued by tho doctors unless an un
expected relapse occurs. Tho public,
which has watched with sympathetic
Interest the heroic fight the patient hns
made and tho fortitude with which she
has suffered, will rejoice at the favor
able turn of what appeared nn almost
hopeless case. Her sickness has served
to demonstrate anew that under thu
surface of partisan denunciation aud
bitterness tho American heart is warm
and tho political thunder as unreal ics
that of tho stage.
Stockmen In tho rnuge country ylip
have for years enjoyed tho benefits of
thousands of acres of land free of charge
are finding the prospect of profit In
the Industry threatens to rob them of
their snap and as a result are forced to
buy of tho railroads or secure title from
tho government. In addition to making
their owu position more secure they are
helping out lu another direction when
they take government land nnd thus
make It taxable.
Why can't the county board equalize
assessment made with notorious par
tiality and favoritism? Why should it
allow a big corporation to be taxed on
a U per cent vnluatlon of Its property
while tho owner of a small homo must
pay on It) to 10 per cent? There Is no
danger of any institution moving away
from Omaha because It is not allowed to
continue to shirk Its due share of tho
tax burdens.
Co in Inn Oar Way.
Cleveland Leader.
The farmer! of the west aro reported to
be buying more plinoi and other musical
1
Instrument than ever before. A calamity
wall has not been heard from that section
lu a long time.
Tlir AII-IIor oiw rrt.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The squabbling powers may yet provoke
Uncle Sam Into saying that, If he must
form a foreign alliance It will be with Asia
iniut-r man Kuropc.
t.'nlin on the Hlulit Tnt-k.
Kansas City filar.
Tho highest hope arising from the situa
tion Is that the conditions now defined
will work harmoniously nnd progressively
for tho upbuilding of Cuba and that a prac
tically unanimous support may soon be se
cured for tho administration party In tho
Island and for the attitude of the United
States ns benefactor and protector. That
Is the expectation of the great majority of
the people In this country and It should be
tho aim of the Cubans thcnisclvrs.
Arp C'lvlllntin No (Sooit f
Army and Navy Journal.
Tho problem of governing colonies Is a
new one for us. There are possibilities of
serious mnl administration nnd great cor
ruption, In making tho Philippines the prey
of ambitious offlccscekers who are not sub
jected to tho rigorous administrative dis
cipline which makes army government so
effective. Seo what hns been accomplished
under army administration In Cuba. A sim
ilar work can be accomplished In the Phil
ippines, but wo do not believe that It will
ba accomplished under civilian direction.
Insurance It lnl In 1, 11 rue Cltlcn.
Minneapolis Times.
The Modern Woodmen of America have
politely invited the big cities to stay out.
After n sharp fight tho head camp
continued tho ban on cities of more than
200.000 lnhibltants. Somu of the reasons
given aro the higher death rato In tho great
centers of population and the greater ease
with which Insurance frauds may bo engi
neered to a miccessful conclusion. Several
members eloquently advocated the admls
slon of the largo cities and produced strong
arguments to show that It would bo to tlis
advantage of the order. Whatever the mer
its of the contention the result shows that
the society Is exceedingly careful as to tho
character of Its risks nnd that Is com
mendable In tho highest degree.
THIS Y UAH'S TIU'STS.
VnM In Cnpllnllrn ttun nni! I'nr-Hrnch-Inur
Control.
Imllnriapolls News.
Trusts have been forming so fast In this
country In the last few months that news
papers cannot keep track of them. The
combinations effected In the five months of
this year are greater In the amount of capi
tal Involved nnd In tho far-reaching con
trol of management than were ever made
In any other flvo months. Many trusts
have been formed In Texas In splto 'of the
state's anti-trust laws. The biggest trust
of the lot of course, Is the steel corpora
tion, with Its $1,100,000,000 of capltnl. An
estimate of tho stock of the other big com
binations or trusts brings the grand total
to the $2,000,000,000 mark, with tho proba
bility that it Is much more.
The list Includes almost every form of
Industry, beginning with the consolidation
of the Detroit street railways with a capi
tal of $12,500,000. This was soon followed
by tho combination effected here of acci
dent insurance capital under the name of
tho Continental Casualty company, which
represented about $50,000,000 of accident
lnsurauco stock, and so the list runs
through all kinds of enterprises, such as
fruit, paper makers, tinenn Interests, car
pet combinations) dry goods and machinery
trutts, shipbuilding combinations, locomo
tives and salmon- fisheries nothing seems
to be omlttcXy combinations that are
promised nre-thopubllshers of popular
music, to fqmtho American Music Pub
lishing association, with a capltnl of $4,
000,000, and thb combination of several of
tho big wntch Companies into a watch trust
with a capital of $75,000,000. So the list
grows faster thnn It can bo chronicled, be
cause In such a rush for combination any
thing that Is not measured by large figures
Is Hablo to be overlooked.
l'ltHSIDGVT M'KIM.EY'S I.KTTKIl.
Atlanta Constitution (dem.): President
McKlnley honors hlmcclf In so promptly set
ting nt rest the third term talk, which had
threatened to develop Into a sort of mid
summer madness.
Duffalo Express (rep.): After such a
declaration anyono who talks third term
will have to assume thnt William McKln
ley has not backbone enough to stick to
his determination and no friend of the
president can proceed on that assumption.
Indianapolis News (Ind.): Congressman
Orosvenor to the contrary notwithstanding,
the example of General Washington Is still
potont. And tho recognition of i by the
president makes clear not only nla sound
sense and high patriotism, but his sym
pathy with tho principle that lies at tho
basis of tho opposition to the third term
nnd his understanding of tho popular
will.
Boston Globe (dem.): What docs afford
nmplo ground for high satisfaction among
iruo patriots of overy party name, how
ever, Is the unmistakable refusal of Wll
Ham McKlnley to bo "counted In ' among
tho Ignoble crowd who would sacrifice
patriotism, lovo cf the republic and every
thing olso on tho smirched altars of sup
posed party expediency.
Philadelphia Press (rep.): PresMent Me
Klnley's frank, manly and emphatic utter-
nnco again reminds tho country of the man
In tho White Hnuso as ho Is, simple, sin
cere, serving his country nnd seeking -Its
prosperity through principle. Ho ins made
mistakes. Ho has shown, as all Americans
must, both tho inspiration and th- llmlta
tlon of popular Institutions. Put he knows
the American people nnd tho American
people know him an honest man, doing
his best In their sight and i.ervcc.
Washington Post (Ind.): Ono 1' bound
to admlro the frank dlrcctncsi of Mr. Mc
Klnley's utterance. It Is manly, unmis
takable, sincere. That he mearn every
word of It Is evident to tho dulirs' under
standing. To question this .would be to
offer hlra n gratuitous affront. Hut no one
questions it no one questions Mr. Mc
Ktnloy's honorable patriotism, bis devoted
loyalty, his noble purpose He need not
havo spoken nt all In order to conWnco tho
American people on any of thesr points,
for they love and trust him without
measure or misgiving.
Now York Sun (rep.): During the few
weeks past, events and apprehenslc ns havo
brought President McKlnley nearer to tho
hearts of his countrymen than over before.
Tho latest revelation of his notlllty of
character is a thing to be glad of It puis
him In a relation of sympathy and perfect
mutual understanding such as has existed
In tho case of no former president save
Washington nnd Lincoln. It will jIvo him
a place In tho affections of lih fellow
Americans worth moro than .1 l.fo lease
of the White House; of higher dignity than
a crown and a sceptor could confer
Brooklyn Eagle (Ind ): It Is Id all re
spects a notable statement, cspo tally ns
It leaves the way open for all statesmen In
sympathy with tho party In power to seek
the nomination In 1904. It like vise di
vorces tho expansion movement from tho
charge of holding In It an assault on the
anti-third term tradition, and P should
strengthen tho president's appnren' purpose
to accomplish through reciprocity that re
publican occupation of democr.itlo low
tariff ground which Is the next forward
movement republicanism needs ) mako.
It should strengthen that purpoM. for It
relieves the president from the suspicion
of entertaining It, except tor th' larcrvt
public and republican reaeont. '
OTHKIl LANDS Tll. OUHS.
Thero nro to many contradictory stories
afloat about tho condition of HusMa's trans
Slberlnn railroad that It is difficult even
to guess at tho exact truth, hut there Is
an accumulating mass of testimony to the
effect that there has been moro or less
shameless robbery all along the line by
contractors nnd government Impectors.
There is nothing surprising, of course. In
all this, ns peculation Is regarded as nn
almost Inevitable evil In all Ilusslan public
works. A correspondent of a Iondon news
paper writing from Odessa quotes a Rus
sian olllcer lately returned from 'the far
east. Tho latter declares that the govern
ment Inspectors could not possibly havo
been blind to tho fact that millions upon
millions of rubles were being diverted from
the purposes for which they were Intended
fco open. Indeed, wns the "acamplng' o
the work that In many places In the rnlsci
parts of the line, where the specifications
expressly provided that tho embankment
should bo sixteen feet wide at tho top, tho
wtutn is only eleven feet, which Is alto
gether lusuillcicnt for ordinary working
conditions. Already there hnve been fre
quent Instnnces wcro embankments have
been washed away by very moderate down
pours of rain, while Innumerable accidents
uuo to bad construction, of which no olll
clal report has been made, have occurred
at various points. It Is believed that large
neetlons of the line will have to be entirely
reoum. ine government Is threatening n
searching Investigation and it is reported
that more than one ennlneer of hlch mnmi.
Ing has thought It wise to travel, without
leaving any permanent address behind him
Tho Inst report 6f the British renresentn.
tlvo In tho province of Para, In the delta
or tho Amazon, is being commented on by
L,ouiion papers as offering cone uslvn evi
denco thnt commercial fields In South
America, which were formerly almost ex
cluslvcly in the possession of British com
merce, are now rapidly giving way before
roreign competition. Prominent nmong the
reasons for this state of affairs, the agent
sayg, g tho want of competent travellnc
agents of British race nnd language, who
aro aieo nnio to use tho language of the
country wnero they are emnloyc'd. It an.
pears that British firms, being unable to
nnu traveling agents from their own coun
try, havo taken to employing foreigners In
mis capacity, nnd It is pointed out In th
report that this Is particularly rpcrettnhlo.
inasmuch as such men, however loyal to
tneir iiruisn employers, can hardly heir
Imparting to their own country, or coun
tries, tho Information thin obtained wbilr
in British service. Besides, foreign travel
ing ngents, especially Germans, art. con.
tent with less remuneration than their
urmsn colleagues In the same service, and
it Is suggested that It would bo well worth
tno wnne of British firms to allow a mm
paratlvely high salary for the sake of the
Increased custom that would result. The
matter, concludes the British official, re
quires Immediate attention unless British
nrms nesiro to abandon South America a
a market for English products.
It is nrolmtiln (tint Unntn. .-.I.. 1...
In Africa, to which the dispatch of a com
mission to the Mounl river district, nd
Joining tho Congo Free State, bears wit
ness, Is prompted not so much by a desire
10 lorm a now colonial enm re as to estnh
llsh a basis for an advantageous trade with
a moro energetic and ngcrenslve nower.
Whllo we speak of Spnln as a state that
has been stripped of all its colonies, It yet
nas, upon tno western coast of Africa,
Just south of the Moroccan sultanate, an
unnennea domain nbout tho size of tho en
tiro Iberian peninsula, with a natlvo popu
lation of nearly half n million. Thero was
n time when It had reason to hope that
morocco itself, which, geographically. Is
its natural "sphere of influence," would
rail to Its lot. but French activity In Al
glers has rendered such n prospect nuga
tory. The peninsular states of Spain and
Portugal have between them 1,000,000 square
miles of Afrlcen territory, the vestiges of
tho age of discovery which produced
Columbus, Magellan and Da Gama. Eng
land, Franco and Germany covot these nos
se&sions, and because of them, as much as
for any other reason, they are courting the
favor of the two states.
The financial stringency In Japan Is the
reaction of ovorcapltallzatlon and ovcrpro
duction ns surely as panics elsewhere are.
In Osakn several banks havo closed their
doors; and Kyoto, tho other great manu
facturlng center, Is also hard hit. To
Osaka, especially, the loss of trade in China
as a consequence of the Boxer troubieB was
heavy. Tho result will be to clean out tho
doubtful concerns and placo credit on a
healthier basis. It does not tako much to
topplo over concerns which do business on
borrowed capital at 15 per cent Interest;
and, of course, tho unstable banks foil with
them. When tho Japanese plunged Into
trado after the Chlno-Jnpaucse war with
tho intrepidity with which tho Japanese
troops chargo a Chinese trench, a day of
reckoning was bound to come. Subtract
the failures and you still havo tho net ro
suit of nn nmnzlng Increase of Japanese
exports, especially to China. Only, the Im
ports have quite kept paco with them. As
tho people earned moro they consumed
more, growing fonder of foreign goods. So
a protest Is raised In tho press against In
dividual extravagance on tho part of all
classes.
The result ot the recent census of Ire
land is significant. It shows thnt the popu
lation of that long distracted country con
Unties to decrease. For the first tlmo In
history It has fallen below that of Scot
land. It has Just been returned at 4,156,-
540, a decrease within tho last ten years
of 21S.201. On tho other hand, the popu
lntlon of Scotland, which In 1891 was 4,
025,617, has Increased tr 4,471,95". The
situation thus disclosed Is still more Im
prcsslvely biiggestlvo when It Is recalled
thnt In 1S41 Ireland had a population of
8,200.000, while that of Scotland was only
2,020.000. These are Btnrtllng figures. They
show tho continued existence In Ireland of
a stato of things which impols tho Irish
peoplo to leave their natlvo land to seok
homes elsewhere, and they suggest, It
they do not demonstrate, that there must
bo something radically wrong In a condition
which Is attended by these consequences
The official figures of tho cost of tho
South African war from 1899 to 1902 are
given by tho British chancellor of the ox
rnequor as 7H.U35,ooo. This total em
braces all that has been spent up to tho
present tlmo and all that will bo spent,
nccordlng to recent estimates, to tho end
of tho rlscnl year In 1902. The war In China
from 1900 to 1902 Is estimated to cost $28
300,000, tho aggregate of two wars carried
on at tho same tlmo with $24,250,000 of la
tercst added being $7tt!,5S5,000. This does
not Include the cost of two othor "small"
wars begun and ended whllo fighting was
In progress in South America and China
namely, the formidable war In Ashantl and
tho military expedition In Somallland. Those
togcthor can hardly havo cost loss than
$9,000,000. From which It appears that tho
burden Imposed on nrltlsh taxpayers by
actual fighting. In threo years Is ovor $775,
000,000. Empire Is doubtless a brilliant
thing, but It comes high at this price,
A I'nltoo I'ropnkltlnu,
Baltimore News.
President Patton declared In his bac
calaureate sermon at Princeton that thore
are no truly great men living today. This
may be true, but moro difficulty would be
experienced In passing a resolution to that
effect In a convention of politicians than
tho Presbyterians havo encountered In their
efforts for a revision of lbs creed.
POPS AMI I'MTOCHATS,
ticniler of tin- I'lnln People t'oililllnu
(lie Money I'lmor,
New York Tribune.
It is singular how soon some men are
nblo to forget. It wns less than a year ago
when Charles A. Towno of Minnesota wns
convinced that his country nnd hi country
men were confronted with dnngers enough
to mako one's hair stand on end. Between
Bhowlng the people how to dodge octopuses
nnd striving to keep tho government from
building forts near nil the large cities for
the intimidation of citizens Mr. Townc had
little tlmo to devote to other pursuits. He
was deeply distressed over expiring liberty
and he breathed out his distress from so
many platforms that ho came near winning
tho record nwny from Mr. Bryan. Mr.
Towno was one of the head yearncrs for the
salvation of the masses through tho medium
or n dishonest dollnr nnd for tho glorifica
tion of his country through tho "scuttle"
policy.
And now. In this short space, Mr. Towns
has forgotten that liberty Is expiring, has
turned his back upon tho struggling masses
who depended upon blm to get their wages
paid for them in 50-cont dollars, has ceased
to try to hold the crumbling constitution to
gether and has In fact gone off nrm In arm
with the octopus, Nor Is this all. Mr.
Towno hns not been content to work his
own downfall, but ho has carried others
down with him. Mr. Towne has paid $25,000
for an oil land tract In Texas and with him
has associated Governor Benton McMillan
of Tennessee and ex-Governor Hogg of
Texas In a $5,000,000 company. It Is hard to
believe these things of McMillan and Hogg,
but. after this news about Towne, wo sup
pose that we may believe anything.
POI.1TH A1. IIHIFT.
Street railway companies owe New York
City $6,688, 39t In arrears of taxes.
Bids for tho state printing of the Empire
state under the new law will save the
state $133,000 In two years.
Democratic clubs In ludlanapnlls are hold
ing Ice cream sociables to keep the fickle
voter In good humor for the fall cam
paign. Former Senator Pettlgrcw says he would
rather vote for Mark Hnnnn than for Dao
Hill for president. Retirement from ofllco
conduces to sound thinking.
The W. J. Bryan lcaguo of Chicago has
dropped tho name of the Ncbraskan nnd
substituted that of Carter H. Harrison.
Tho league has 500 members.
The new Tllden club, In New York City,
composed of men opposed to Bryanlsm, Is
booming In membership. A clubhouse is
to bo built nnd $150,000 has already been
subscribed for It.
John McLean gave Tom Johnson a ter
rific punch in tho short ribs by changing
the call for the Ohio democratic stato con
vention so ns to hold It In Columbus in
stead of Cleveland.
Tho Brooklyn Engle notes that "a mem
ber of Tammany Hall died In Manhattan
on Friday night, Immediately after drink
ing a glass of water. Surprises to one's
system nro nlwnys dangerous."
Tho two Illinois senators are as sweet
on each other ns two cherubs in a crib.
Senator Ma3on Is up for ro-electlon and
his colleague says ot him: "I like Billy;
he hns stood by me and I will stand by
him."
The Pennsylvania ballot law provides that
no citizen can vote who Is over 22 years
old without having previously paid a state
nnd county tax within two yeare, assessed
at least two months before tho election
nnd paid at the latest ono month beforo
the election.
Politicians and others standing in with
the legislature jf Pennsylvania are working
tho richest gold mlno ever tnppcd by law
In that state. A blanket bill authorizing
the granting of rapid transit privileges by
the state authorities passed bqth houses nt
Harrlsburg late on the 7th Inst. At mid
night It wa approved by the governor. At
daylight on the morning of the 8th 500 men,
50
Discount
Preinventory Sale
In our Hoys' and Chiklrpn's Dept. on Second Floor.
HERE nre some new prices on our broken lines
of Juvenile Sailor Suits, from 4 years to 9 years, am!
on Boys' Two-Piece Suits, from (i to 10 years. Those
who have already bought these suits earlier in the sea
son know the comfort, wear, lit and style that forms
the combination which makes "OUR CLOTIIIXG"
famous.
3.50 SUITS 4.00 SUITS 5.00 SUITS 0.50 SUITS
$1.75.
$2.00.
7.50 SUITS
$3.75.
Not one of these reductions but is genuine. We
never mis-state the facts. The values are exceptional.
lieif.minr.
ALSO Boys' Crash Coats and Vests, 15 to 10 years
and for small men are offered at the special price of
dll Regular price has
tpi.VJKJ been $3.50.
THESE ARK SATURDAY R AUG A INS IX OlTll
JUVENILE DEPARTMENT.
"No Clothing Fits Like Ours."
Browning, Kin g& Co.
Exclusive Clothiers arid Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
promoters nnd attorneys, lined up before
the stato department nrmrd with appllm
tlons for chnrters. Tho only preliminary
tvrta thA tifttm,tnt ft, .1.,t. .-,.. itt rt
1 per cent on the authorized capltnl. Tin
life of the franchises Is unlimited, but the
roads chartered must bo completed wltl In
nlno years, Commenting on the spectalo
a Philadelphia paper says: "t'nlert; In tho
hideous orgy of corruption nnd crime that
attended tho carpctbag governments In thn
southern states after tho civil war thero
never has been such a shameless prostitu
tion of official power for private speculation
ns has been lately flouted In Pennsyl
vania," LIGHT A XI) lUlMIIIT.
Philadelphia Press: "I,e:ither-lie.irt?
Why, I thought hor real bright." , ,
"Well, she Is educated, to be sure! -i'
a pntcnt-leiithcr-hcad!"
Brooklyn I.lfe: Stoutmnn (struggling nnd
crowding to rorco himself on to tho packed
Broadway car) Humph! What's this tlui
hoc car?
Elderly Pntscngcr Yes! Jump right on.
Pittsburg Chronicle; "The HrltMt gov
ernment has Issued a liluo book giving tho
losses and expenses of llie lloor war." ,
"Well, I should think that really would
be n blue book."
Chicago Tribune: Police Magistrate You
arc accused of stealing a ride on the rail
road. What have you got to say about If
Goodman Gonrong You may eenich me,
y'r honor.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Why. 1 m r
knew a woman with such a tender honri
"Indeed!" , , , ,
"Yes. Why. do you know, she eouldn t
kill even a moth miller!"
Detroit Free Press: "I called oil four
Indies last night," said the tickle beau.
"Gee whiz!" e.xiinlmcd Jack Potts, "yon
must bo u lobster. I'd keep on raising all
night If I held a hand like that."
Puck: First Citizen Of course, we don't
wnnt to put a premium on political cor
ruptlon Second Citizen-1 should y not! We
can got all we want at par.
Chicago Journal: "Are you de gemman
dat said Me boss mus' gov " nsked tho
colored man. ...
"I nm." answered tho enthusiast on tno
Bithject of mechanics.
"Well. snh. I Jes' dcnlahed to take do
liberty o' suyln' dat I has do Imlkles' ani
mal rial ever blocked n utrect, Jes' aroun
do corner. 1 sho'ly would bo much obllgo
of you could come nroun' nn' prove )oh
word.'"."
Ill Nt ll I'HOJI IIKH I.ITTI.H IIUOTIIHH.
James Barton Adams In Denver Post.
So, you're goln' to marry my flsler!
Sho told us about It last night,
And said If you wasn't so handsome,
You was otherwise Jest nbout right.
Ma looked sort o' wild fur a minute
1 guess sho wns thlnkln' of you
But pa only said that ho reckoned
'Twns mobbo tho best she could do.
Sho glvo us a sort of a sample
Of what you'vo bin sayin' to her,
Of love flow-In' deep b tho ocean
An" heavens that nevcr'd blur.
Of how you believed her nn angel
.Jest loaned to the earth from the sky,
But pu said she oughtn't to worry
You'd git over nil that by nn by.
An', say now, she nln't a bad fellow
AS long as we let ner on irass,
Copt when she gits up in tho mornln'
C-V w. ' ..... t. e,.,i,t,v. ull i.rnijl).
I reckon she's told you 'bout Hnrry
Mini give ner wic iiiiiiiiuiiu huh.
An' how when she found It was bogus
Ho got the olnbornto fling?
Ma says she lias hoard you are nighty.
An' Bomewhnt Inclined to bo fast,
But mebhe thnt after you'ro married
You'll cut yourself loose from tho past.
Sis. says It's wild oats you are sowing,
But sho will Jest gamble hor boots
That when you nrn cinched as her husband
You'll nulto ngrlculturnl pursuits.
Thero's one thing I'll sy fur my sister,
She never paints up fur a beau;
Jest rolls up hor foretnp In papers,
Fur frizzes become her. you know.
An ma says regnrdln' her tlggcr
Sho's lucky that sho kin osoapo
A hnvln' a dreHsmnkor help her
Build up to presentable shape.
I think when you git in tho harness
You're go'n' to work double, all right;
She'll never kick over tho traces
If tho mnrrlngr bandwagon runs light
Jest do the squnro thing nn' you'll tlnd her
Tho sweetest old roso In tho bunch.
But if you Say, cliccso it! Sho's comin'l
Don't toll her I've glvo you a hunchl
$2.50. $3.25
8.50 SUITS
$4.25.
SLCi per cent
discount