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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.t
George li. TMcliuck, secretary of The' Bee
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that tho actual number of full and
comp'eto copies of The Dally, Morning,
Evening ami Sunday Reo printed during
tho month of M.iy, 1901, was as follows:
1 T,ir,0 lg ...T,03u
2 17 aT.l-IO
3 27,1100 18 547,000
4 !i7,2at) 19 27.7U5
6 117,01.1 20 al,7-IO
6 27,:tio 21 7,o:io
7 1MI.880 22 SMI.730
8 .11,030 23 1!0,7I0
0 27,070 24 J10.-I00
10 sto.ouo 25 au.r.no
11 7,orso 20 27,000
12 27,47(1 27 2,ni)0
13 27,0110 2S 20,210
II Sr.SHO 29 20,180
15 27,250 SO 25,010
31 20,070
Total 81H.005
Less unsold and returned copies.... 10,187
Net total sale i.:t2,8l8
Not dally average 20,805
GEO. D. T.SCUUCK,
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before mo this Slat day of May, A. D. 190L
M. B. HUNOATE.
Notary Public.
Democratic ofllclnls should nlwnys lie
cortnlti It 1r not loaded before tliey blow
In the muzzle.
The only thins Mayor Moores can do
to please the yellow Journals of Omaha
Is to die or refdgn.
To Commissioner Connolly belongs
tho proud distinction of hoisting hlni
feelf over the fenco by his own boot
(straps. Senator Jones of Arkansas Is very
much worried over general prosperity,
which Is the most threatening aspect
that con f ron tit the democracy.
The democratic majority on tho county
board, is very anxious to convince tho
republican minority of the bonrd that
the county needs redisricting very bad.
A recording ofllco for tho new party
that has Just been organized in Kansas
City will soon bo established In Omaha.
Only tho feeble-minded iaro expected to
npply for enrollment
Senator .Tones Is out In an Interview
giving his ideas of what tho lssuo lu
the next national campaign will be.
Tho senator nnd his party should
abandon tho habit of putting their
money on a dead card.
Tho Italian government has raised the
rato of duty on American plows by
classing them ns works of art The
manufacturers should use n little less
red paint nnd n few less stripes In
decorating their goods for tho Itallnn
maricet.
Rev. Elvlng of Omaha lifted his voice
in the Swedish Lutheran synod to do
nounce all secret societies as Idolatrous
In that respect they do not differ from
the cult of all other twentieth century
societies. They all bow before tho
shrine of Mammon.
To cpmmemornto tho birth of a
daughter tho czar of Russia has com
muted the sentences of somo of the
students engaged In tho recent troubles
nnd pardoned others. If the newcomer
had teen a boy there Is no telling whnt
tno czar might have done.
Tho Soutli Omaha city council has set
n good example In taking steps toward
the Impeachment of the tax connnls
sloncr. Will tho Bonrd of County Com
mlssloners follow Its example by in
stltutlng proceedings against tho nsses
sors who havo deliberately made under
valuations In vlolntlon of law?
With the mines of this country pro
ducing 970,000,000 moro gold than Is
needed In tho nrts there Is no occasion
to worry over tho cold shipments to
Kurope. Tho balance of trade Is In
favor of tho united Stntes nnd tho
shipments simply mean that Europe
a borrower and having tho security to
offer this couutry Is tho lender.
, The democratic supremo court of
Missouri has decided that tho ballots
cast ,at the recent election In St. Louis,
whero democracy was successful, can
not be recounted becnuso such a pro
cecdlng would destroy tho secrecy of
the ballot. It Is not to be wondered
nt that Missouri democracy does not
enro to have the corruption of that
election uncovered.
Tho experiment of rnlslug cotton In
Nicaragua Is likely to prove a failure,
Tho, plant In that climate needs cultl
vatlon tho year round and tho Nlc
nragunu laborers cannot be persuaded
to work moro thnu half n year. The
Idea of a strenuous life does not oppea
to havo taken deep root in Central
America. Tho only thing tho pcoplo
will work steadily nt Is a revolution
The Cubans aare making n bad start
in tue matter of elections, No less than
eight of tho mayors chosen at tho Inst
election will bo ousted on account of
frauds In tlie 'polling. When they nro
running things for themselves they can
do as thoy please, but tho present
power lu the land will not tolerate such
practices and they do not help lu the
demonstration that tho Island Is ca
publu of governing Itself.
TUB SCO Alt BOUNTY ISSUE.
The Issue between the Russlnn minis
ter of finuncc and the United States
secretary of the treasury ns to whether
Itussla pays on export bounty on sugar
Is still being discussed. The former
Insists that the policy of the Hussion
government In relieving beet stignr ex
ported from the tax levied on that
consumed nt home Is not nu exDort
bounty. In n recent Interview he said:
"Xo semblance of bounty Is given. We
tax sugar for home consumption nnd
not that exported. This Is exactly the
equivalent of the treatment of your
American spirits nnd your, whisky."
He expressed the opinion that the
action taken by our Treasury depart
ment was due to want of knowledge
of the Hussion law and also that It
was Influenced by pressure on tho part
of Germany, that country fearlug com
petition. Here Is suggested tin inspira
tion to the retaliatory source adopted
by IUiHsln.
Secretary Gage points out that the
law nnd practice of Russia was very
carefully studied before arriving nt the
decision that the sugar Imported from
that country nhould pay the counter
vailing duty. Tho Russian government,
ns Its finance mlulslcr admits, regu
lates the homo market for sugar. When
a cargo Is exported the exporter re
ceives a certificate from the govern
ment and such certificates, have n recog
nized mnrket value. This was held by
the treasury officials to be equivalent to
the payment of u bounty. There was
no pressure upon our authorities from
Germany, nor was there nny influence
exerted in the matter on the part of the
sugar rellners, according to tho per
fectly trustworthy authority of the sec
retory of the treasury. I'robnbly tho
American sugar producers had some
thing to do with bringing the matter to
tho attention of the department, but
there Is no reason to think that the
decision was due to pressure from nny
source. Whatever pressure thcro was
camo from exporting Interests that were
most anxious to obtain a. decision fa
vorable to Kussla.
Instead of the United Stntes govern
ment being misled In this matter, as
M. DcWtte Is reported to have suld, it
Is plain that ho Is tho one who has
been .misled In assuming that our gov
ernment bad acted without a knowledge
of Russian law nnd that there was
pressure from Germany. The Russlnn
finance minister spoke of the situation
ns unfortunuto nnd anything but sat
isfactory, and so It Is. "I sincerely hope
that the present strained relations will
end," ho Is quoted. "They ought not
to exist." Ills recent action, however,
has served to aggrnvato them. M. De-
Wltto should uudcrstnud and probably
does know that the treasury ofllcials
nro governed by law nnd must npply It
ns interpreted by tho law officers of tho
government Having done this, tho
Russian finance minister, If renljy de
siring friendly commercial relations,
should have deferred adopting a hostile
course until congress could havo had
nu opportunity to , act In tho matter.
Ills action is hardly consistent with his
professed good will.
A HIGHLY PROSPEROUS INDUSTRY.
It Is always pleasing to noto the
growth and prosperity of nn Industry
ucatnst which the enemies of protec
tion specially directed their shafts.
When in tho tariff net of 181)0 n duty
was nlaccd on tin plate it was ridi
culed bv the nntl-iirotcctlonlsts as a
most preposterous attempt to foster the
tin pinto Industry in this couutry. it
was declared to be an impossible tuing
nnd the only effect of the duty would
bo to mnko the cost of tin higher to
tho consumers. Yet In the short pe
rlod of ten years there has been built up
an American tin Industry of large pro
portions nnd It Is steadily growing.
Tho statistics of this industry show
that in 1802 the production was 18,000
tons, while In 1000 It was 302,000 tons
Not only are American manufacturers
now sunDlylng nearly the entire home
demand, but they are exporting to a
moderate extent. The importation or
tin nlatc last year was only about oue
sixth of tho amount ten years ugo, or
S4.000.000 in value In 1000 against ?23,
000,000 in 1800. Our exports nro yet
small, but they are increasing. Trices
have widely fluctuated for several
years, but they have not averaged
higher than when we were dependeut
nnon foreign manufacturers. In short,
tho tlu plate Industry has now reached
n development which makes us inde
twndent as to this commodity and the
further expnnslou of which will assure
our manufacturers a large export trade.
Ail of which is pretty strong tcstl
niony to the merit of republican tariff
policy.
MCMF.MDUR SECTIONS 2i AND 77.
In voting away money, directly or la
directly, and In entering upon contracts
for public Improvements, or for ma
terlnl of any description, the mayor,
treasurer nnd city council should re
member that section 24 of the charter
rends as follows:
"Xo money shall bo expended or pay
ment made by tho city except lu pur
sunuco of specific appropriation made
for that purpose by ordiunucc, and no
liability shall be lucurred, debt created
or contract Involvlug tho expenditure
of money approved by tho city council
except by n majority of tho entire coun
ell, upon call of tho yens and nays, nnd
tho record of tho council proceedings
shall show how each member voted, uud
any councilman voting to Incur any lln
blllty, or to create any debt In excess
of tho amount limited or authorized by
luw, or If tho mayor shall approve nny
ordiunucc or contract involving tho ex
peudlturo of money lu excess of tho
amount limited or authorized by law
and nny liabilities sought to bo lu
curred or debt created, In excess of the
amount limited or authorized by law
or in violation of other provisions of
this act, It shall bo taken and held by
any court of tho state as the Joint and
several liability and obligation of the
couucllmeu voting for nnd tho mayor
approving tho same and of tho city
treasurer who shall pay out public funds
thereuuder, nnd tho voting for or ap
provlug of such liabilities, obligutiuu or
THE OMAHA DAILY J3EE: THURSDAY,
debt or payment thereof n3 nforesnld,
shall bo prima facie evidence of mat
fensanco lu ofllco, nnd for nny such
offense nny such offending councilman,
mayor or city treasurer mny be re
moved from his office."
Surely this Is specific enough nud
strong enough to protect the city
agnlnst overdrafts nnd overlaps of
every description.
Hut there is another section, cqunlly
If not 'more specific, prohibiting over
drnfts nnd contrncts crentlng liabilities
beyond the amount of funds nvnllnblc
for the purpose. It Is section 77, nud
embodies the following provisions:
"Xo contract or vote Incurring any
Indebtedness for moneys puyablo out of
any fund shall be made by tho mayor
or city council, nud no final action shall
be taken upon such proposed contract
or Indebtedness without n certificate of
the comptroller that there nre fuuds
available to pay tho same, nnd lu no
event shall tiny contract be made or In
debtedness Incurred In excess of the
limit authorized by law except in the
event of unforeseen nccldeut requiring
mmedinte repair for tho public good,
which fact must be certified to by the
city engineer, nnd only then with tho
concurrence of the mayor nud two-
thirds of the entire council."
ANOTHER AWFUL DUOREAR.
Now our nnilnblo contemporaries have
scented nuothcr awful bugbear. This
time the bugaboo that frightens them at
long range Is tho ordinance Introduced
Into tho city council Inst week empow
ering the mayor and council to lmpench,
suspend nud dismiss city ofllcials ac
cused and convicted of misdemeanors.
This ordinance was drawn In con
formity with the decision recently ren
dered by Judge Kstelle In tho case of
Chief Rcdell. Wiseacres that see n
spectre behind every bush profess to
see In the ordinance n deep laid scheme
to bnng up, strangle nud quarter certain
city officials .who have rendered them
selves obnoxious to tho mnyor.
One of these spook sccutcrs dcclnrcs
thnt if tho ordlnnnco referred to Is
ndoptcd It will be possible to defeat the
will of the people as expressed nt the
polls because It contains n provision
vesting the mayor and council with the
right to suspend any officlnl, ngalnst
whom chnrges mny bo preferred, pend
ing a hearing, no matter how flimsy the
pretext or how fnlso tho allegations
made against him; and tho worst fea
ture is said to bo tho omission of any
provision by which the mnyor enn ac
cuse and try himself for mlsdcmennors
in office. Under this version Frank
Moores, we nro told, would becomo the
autocrat, the aristocrat and the pluto
crat of Omaha. He would carry every
city ofliccr in his pocket nnd twist his
neck whenever he was in the twisting
mood.
This would bo awfully awful, Indeed,
wero It true. An examination of tho
charter, however, will relieve those
spook hunters of their fears, and will
conclusively prove that the ordinance
(s not a usurpation of power. Section
102 of tho charter, which continues In
office all tho elcctlvo and appointive
officers that held positions In the city
hnll at tho time of Its adoption, pro
vides that such officers, agents, servants
nnd nppointecs may be removed from
ofllce, suspended or discharged, as pro
vided by law or ordinance.
Section 103 provides that the power of
removal from ofllce of the mayor or any
councilman, or other officer, mentioned
In this act, for good and sufficient cause,
Is hereby conferred upon the district
court for the county In which such city
is situate, when not otherwise herein
provjded. And whenever any three city
couucllmeu shall make and tile wittrthe
clerk of said court tho proper charges
and specifications agnlnst the mayor, al
leging and showing that he is guilty of
malfeasance and misfeasance as such
officer, that he is Incompetent, neglects
his duties, etc.
The same section nlso empowers the
mayor or any three couucllmeu to pre'
fer chnrges against members of tho
council with tho clerk of the court, nud
the Judge of the district court Is em
powered to cite the offending officers to
uppeur for trial within ten duys after
tho servlco of such writ.
It strikes us that the spook hunters
who have scented a conspiracy could
readily get three councilmen to file
charges against the mayor with tho
clerk of the district court, and thus de
prive tho tyrant of tho power to frighten
political babes and Imbeciles.
TAXATION FOR PORTO RICO.
The law providing a system of tax
ntlon for Porto Rico, passed by the
insular legislature, will go Into effect
July 1 nnd tho treasurer of Torto
Rico is of tho opinion thnt It will
supply sufficient revenue to carry on
the administration of the government,
A special session of tho legislature has
been called to meet tho first of next
mouth, It Is supposed for the purpose
of taking action upon tho question of
tho nbolltlon of tho tariff duties be
tweeu the United Stntes nud tho Is
land, as authorized in tho Fornker act.
Tho announcement is made from Wash
ington thnt the president Is prepared
to declare the abolition of the Porto
Rico duties If tho legislature of the
Island shall present to him facts to
sustain the claim that the revenues
under the Internal tax law will make
th6 island self-sustaining.
Tho 15 per cent tariff applied to Porto
Rico has supplied ample revenue for
carrying on the government of the Is
land. All obligations Incurred In the
administration of Its affairs have been
promptly met nnd we believe there Is
n small surplus In tho Islnud treasury.
It has worked no hardship to the peo
pie, but on tho contrary has been n
material benefit to them, slnco during
the past year or moro Internal tux
ntlori would have been oppressive. Thd
Fornker act provides that tho tariff
shall continue two years unless tho In
sulnr legislature should sooner provldo
for the support of the government
through Internnl taxation. This has
been douc, but a little time will bo
required, possibly n fow months, to
nscertnln whether tho lnw will supply
wultiticut revemie for tho purpose. If
It shall prove odenuato thcro will bo
free trade between l'orto Rico and
the United States, thus plnclnc the
Island on the sntne trade footlug as
ther territories.
The council has voted to extinguish
forty Welsbneh street lamps Iwcauso
tho street lighting fund has run out to
that extent. Why not abolish the olllcc
of gas Inspector and turn tho salary Info
tho street lighting fund? livery coun
cilman knows that for years the ofllce
of gas Inspector has been a sinecure nnd
gns inspection a farce. The annual sal
ary of $1,500 now paid for pretended In
ppcctlon would mnlutnln fifty additional
Welshach gns lights a year, nt the rate
of $30 per lamp; and nt $15 per lamp,
for gasoline, It would pny for 100 gnso-
line lamps.
According to tho World-Herald, which
has been the hnrbor of refuge of all re
publican reprobates and renegades in
these parts, there is great nlnrm within
tl(o confines of the city hall over thu
ordinance; Introduced last week, defin
ing malfeasance In office, nnd providing
for the impeachment, removal nnd sus
pension of city, olllccrs nnd employes
charged with misdemeanors. We ven
ture to assert that no honest, sober nnd
decent city official Is lu tho least
alarmed, but the guilty conscience nl-
waya accuses Its owner.
A new party Is being organized nt
Kansas City which Is said to have the
sympathy and encouragement of Mr.
Drytin. There are some elements of
discontent which have not been gath
ered Into the present fusion combine
nnd this political corporation is being
formed to gather them In for amalga
mation with tho Hryanltc political trust.
Tho effort to control tho presidential
market Is likely to fnll as have the
previous oues formulated in the sumo
quarter.
Tho president Is prepared to Issue a
proclamation abolishing tho duties be
tween tho United Stntes nnd Porto
Rico as soon ns It Is shown thnt tho
Internal tax law Is raising sufficient
revenue to sustain tho government of
the Island. This Is only ono of tho
many Instances In which the president
has taken the edge oft opposition criti
cism Just about tho time the chorus bad
been trained to howl lu unison.
Men who step out of tho beaten paths
as did the lato Hazcn S. Plngrcc aro
generally called either theorists or clem
ugogucs. Pingree' did not cscnpo these
nccusntlons, but he accomplished a
great deal of good.. Call It what you
will, It require courage, or tno nignest
sort to make "the lights he did, nnd
only n steadfast purpose, coupled with
!ti I ' i . 1 . ' ...'...tl,.l.
courage, euuuieu iiiui iu aiiuiuiuiau
results. i -
On m Xcw Clnnslflealon.
v Indianapolis News.
The raJlroado "ro forming a community
of Interests to MC their squabbles, which
means that tho jWfcllcwlll pay the freight.
Leather Pedal' In Order.
jGJobDcmpcrat.
Again the Uocrs. baveV'crept up within
short range" of a British -detachment and
wiped It out. The situation calls for court
martials rather than a distribution of
medals.
A Century's Kxpanlon.
Chicago" Record-Herald.
Georgo Washington was tho richest man
In tho United States when he died, yet his
wealth amounted to less than $500,000. As
J. Piermont Morgan would say, poor old
Georgel
Senator Dietrich's Irrigation Finn.
Buffalo Express.
The plan of Senator Dietrich of Nebraska
to have state convicts turned over to the
federal government and Bet to work at re
claiming arid lands might be expected to en
counter the objection that, If convicts are
to be employed at such work, the states
can use them themselves. At best It would
establish chain gangs and convict camps
on a national scale and these are not Insti
tutions to be cultivated.
American Money Dnninlien Dcupnlr.
Now York Tribune.
All the accounts from abroad agree In
saying that the keepers of hotels and res
taurants, of theaters and shops In London
would be almost In despair this month were
It not for the army of Americans In the
British metropolis and for the generous
expenditures of the Yankee visitors.
Brother Jonathan has made so much money
that ho Is oven more liberal than In former
years while seeing the sights and enjoying
himself In the Old World.
Americana In the Tropic.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Before the outbreak In the Philippines
wo were freely told by thoso who assumed
to know that Americans could not live In
tho islands, as their cllmato was fatal to
unaccllmated white men. The census Just
completed, however, shows no fewer than
8,662 American civilians In Manila, while,
as we know, the American troops have been
enduring tho cllmato of the islands for
years, under every form of vicissitude,
without an abnormal fatality among them.
Americans can ll'vo there, and quite a num
ber of them seem to prefer to do so.
Lucky Subjects.
New York Journal,
The United States government Is running
the telegraph system of Porto Hlco. You
can send a mcssago there for 2 cents a
word. It Is nlso running the telegraphs of
the Philippines. It lias 0,000 miles of line
connecting all tho principal ports on each
Island, and It Is about to connect the vari
ous Islands with each other by cable. Two
cents a word will carry a raessago from any
point. to any other on the same island, the
dlsUnco being In somo cases greater than
from New York to Buffalo. And 4 cents a
word wilt "take a 'cable dispatch from any
island td any other. When the United
States government can glvo Its subjects In
Its remote dependencies these advantages
why cannot it do something of the same
sort for Its suffering citizens at home?
Now the Vrgrtnrlnn Hmllen,
Philadelphia Telegraph.
It the price of beef Is to be advanced 2
cents per pound, Including an average of
all grades, .It Is fortunate that the change
comes Just at the time of the year when It
will be least seriously felt. With tho wldo
range of vegetable products coming Into
our markets during the season a good table
can be spread without Including beef In tho
bill of fare moro than once or twice n week.
We are all very conservative about food
supplies nnd are not easily satisfied with
anything leas than the best, to which we
have been accustomed, but In such a case
as tho present, where necessity and not
choice must be considered, It Is gratifying
to know that tho garden and the farm will
furnish good, wholesome, palatable and
nourishing food at such a comparatively
low cost that no ono need suffer because
of the h)gbr price of beef.
JUKE 20, 1901.
MKC IX TUB I'HILIPPIMIS.
lilt nf 1'rnplcnl ColorM Sketched nil
hi- Spot.
Quite n large bunch of progressive school
ma'ams are heading for the Philippines to
assist the government In spreading the be
nign Influence of civilization among the na
tives. Their mission of teaching the young
Idea how to shoot with peaceful Intent Is
admittedly a noble one. Leaving the com
forts of home and sundering tho ties of
friendship to hike and hustle among tho
wards that Dewey's guns and Provldenco
committed to our keeping Is a manifesta
tion of patriotic sclf-sacrlflco of a high
order. In so large a number of Intellectual
recruits It Is possible to find motives less
lofty; Indeed, selfish considerations aro not
wholly absent, but they are Incidental. Ono
of the charming flock, about to start on her
patriotic mission, dropped a note of fare
woll to a friend, lu which she revealed
her high hopes:
"Dear Mazlc Yes. It Is true that I havo
signed a contract to teach three yearn In
the Philippines, and that contract looks
pretty big and horrid to me now, for nana
says the government will hold mc to It
whatever happens. But I don't believe the
government would force a girl to keep on
icacning u one of thoso bravo, noble colo
nels or captains asked it to let her off an
ho could oh, you sly thlngl You know
what we talked about. Anyway, I am going,
and If I como back with a military title to
my name won't you pokey things envy me?
luurown, CALLY."
The sky-scranlnir
w
blch is bocomlntz so rnmrrmn an vn.nr. In
American cities hnn not lm-r.,lo.l i
that land of the earthquake and tho
typhoon, nud Is not llltf.lv in ,ir r
Thcso perilous visitants govern tho charac
ter and size of tho houses, which aro very
rarely moro than two stories In holght, oven
in mo ocst quarters of tho city. Of thcso
tho ground floor Is used as a coachhouse or
to lodge tho natlvo servants. It Is apt to
bo too damp for tho family, which lives on
tho upper floor, which Is divided Into n
SPACIOUS hnll. dtnlne nnd rocnnMnn r
nnd bed nnd other prlvnto apartments. The
kitchen is often a separate building, with a.
ruoieo. passago leading to the house. Be
sldo it Is tho bathroom, an apartment much
In demand among tho Filipinos, with whom
cieaniiness is one of the chief virtues and
bathing a dally duty.
Thcso houses were formerlv nf iinni. hn
slnco the great earthquake of 1880 only
woou nas neon permitted In tho second
stories. Thoso aro fitted with sliding win
dows all around to permit tho freest en
trance of air. At tho same time, to keep
out the hot glow of sunlight, glass Is re
placed In the windows
shells, through which only a modicum of
ngm can niter. Corrugated iron roofs aro
common, but they are very hot. To obviate
this many roofs are covered with a thin
layer of nlpa-palm thatching, which Is
cooler, though dangerous In case of Ore.
In the natlvo nuartnm nf Mnniin hn
houses aro much simpler In deslen. enr-h
being composed of a single story, fitted
irom nvo to ten feot Into tho air. The
house Is built upon four stout posts and
put together without a nail or ni.tr h
form being of bamboo, tied toenthrr with
rattan. Nlpa-palm leaves or woven bam-
doo strips rorm tho sides and the roof Is
thatched with nlpa leaves or cogon, a long
grass.
Tho floor Is mado of bamboo Brl
their rounded sides unnermost nnd tui
together, so as to leave wldo cracks be
tween, swinging shades, which can bo
propped un during the dav. servo fnr win.
dows. A ladder takes the place of stairs,
yentllatlon Is tho most .Important thing
that is constantly sought.
Often' there is only a slncle room, whlfh
serves for cooking, eating and sleeping,
the fire being mado on a heap of earth in
ono corner and when In use filling the
house with smoke. In tho hotter houses
there nro two or moro rooms. There is
ono great ndvantngo in thcso houses. In
case an earthquake should shake them
down or a typhoon topplo them over no ono
Is likely to bo hurt. The materials are too
lignt to do any harm. And they are so
open to tho air as to make them much
cooler than clo?e built dwellings.
The Manila Now American gives tho fol
lowing account of a swell social function:
"The reception and ball at Senor Carlos
Palunca's palatial residence on Calle
Itosarlo Sunday night was a brilliant suc
cess. Two thousand guests called to pay
their respects to tho mandarin, In whose
honor the function was given. No expense
bad been spared by tho father to provide
a fitting tribute to his Illustrious son.
"The reception began at 7 o'clock and
before 9 the rooms were crowded to their
utmost capacity. All nationalities wore
present. The foreign census consuls paid
their respects and tho leading residents,
both American and foreign, were present.
"So crowded was the large ball that It
was almost Impossible to carry out the
dance program and It was late In the
evening bqfore tho light fantastic could be
enjoyed with any degree of pleasure. In
the construction of the palace the archi
tect fallod to provldo the necessary venti
lation nnd with the crush of guests tho
heat In the ball foom was almost unbear
able.
"Senor Palanca had provided in his own
way to relieve tho guests and make them
comfortablo In tho beautiful court which
had been turned Into a buffet. Here H was
posslblo to keep cool by Indulging In re
freshing draughts, of which there was an
abundance, with plenty of Ice, to make tho
guests forget the crush and the heat.
"Senor Palanca docs nothing by halves.
The rooms were delightfully decorated with
ferns, flowers and bunting. Flags of all
nations found a place amid the Oriental
draperies of the palace and were so ar
ranged with buds and branches here and
thero as to effect a delightful creation of
tho artistic In decorative art.
'The small hours broko In upon the com
pany betoro the function was concluded
and again Palanca's ball was voted as an
other delightful success."
I'lCIlSO.VAl, NOTES.
Alfonso XIII Is not a black Spaniard. He
Is fair and has blue eyes and curly hair.
It costs $13 to seo All tho Midway shows
at tho Pan-American, provided you look
after your money carefully.
Dr. Seward Webb and General J. O. Mo
Cullough aro republican aspirants to the
governorship of Vermont. Both aro
wealthy.
Sonator Clark of Montana has decided
to spend a part of each year In Paris and
Is negotiating for the purchase of the house
of Prlnco Potolkl, In the Avenue de Fried
land. Governor Odell of New York has received
tho honorary degroe of LL.D. from the
Syracuse university. Ho Is tho first chief
executive to be thus honored by this Insti
tution. Mark Twain's father was an enthusiast
In ornithology, Jt will be recalled that the
humorist himself has been detected recently
In criticism of even so famous a bird as tho
great American englc.
Miss Mlavotl Smith, A. M. S., of India,
who visited this country last year and
ipoko at many religious gatherings, Is
translating the autobiography of nooker T.
Washington Into Hlndustance.
Thomas Wilson, formerly a member of
the Iowa bar, has presented to the United
States supremo court a largo portrait of
tho lato Justice Samuel F, Miller, painted
by Mr. Witt, a New York artist, during
the ll(o of Judge Miller.
l'ltOll) CITV ItOIIMATED.
Detroit Free Press: When that organ
ized band of robbers In Philadelphia, made
up of public servants, held n banquet to
celebrate their successful looting of the
cltv. to cet drunk nnd hn.i.it nf nrevlous
achievements In the bandit line, theyi
reached tho climax of brazen effrontery and
reckless Impudence. Nothing llko it over
before occurred in this country or nny other
or Jbould ever be permitted to occur aitnln.
Tho handwriting did not appear on the J
wall, but it is not too late for an onlroro.l
nnd long-suffering people to avenge them
selves, In Is Inconceivable that the schemo
of these highwaymen cannot be blocked In
tho courts and Philadelphia Is a deader
city than she has ever been pictured If she
does r.ot moke the flchl fnr oil th pro li In
it, regardless of expense or of where thei
lightning will strike. This done the next
inuo Biiouiu ca io go after tho thieves and'
io Keep after them until they are landed
where thieves belong. Thero Is certainly
defective ability enough to noil men who
openly bonst"if their treason to their em
ployers and brighten their banquet speeches
with stories, of their Individual cunning
and success as robbers.
Philadelphia Ledger: Some of our es
teemed contemporaries, not being fnmlllar
with tho effrontery of the political ma
chlno that hss taken control of rhlladcl
phla under the present administration, are
amazed nt tho "drama of Infamy" enacted
here. Others cannot understand why tho
pcoplo permit such high-handed proceed
ings on tho part of public servants, be
cause they nro not nware df tho fact that
the machine has been at work preparing
by election legislation, by pnddlng of tho
assessment lists nnd by negotiations with
tho leaders of tho minority party to got
Into tho position now nttnlncd, whero pub
lic opinion can be defined. Tweed never
committed such abuses and novcr attained
such power. He thought ho could resist
any effort to bring- him to punishment, but
hod neglected to bind the people hand and
foot, nnd they roso In their might and
smashed his ring. Tho political plutoernts
of Philadelphia have profited by his ex
perience. They havo miido as sure ns pos
slblo of control of election districts nnd
of tho returns nnd havo so corrupted tho
leaders of the minority that It Ir extremely
difficult, though not qulto Impossible, for
a majority to drlvo them from ofllce.
Chicago Chronicle: Tho members of tho
Wfdcncr-Elklns street car syndicate of
Philadelphia aro beginning to find out what
It Is to run up ngalnst a powerful politi
cian. They tried to dofeat Quay's election
to tho senate nnd It Is rumored that they
paid vast sums of money for the benefit of
tho anti-Quay campaign. WIdcner himself
was a candidate for senator pending Quay's
defeat, which ho tried his utmost to accom
plish. Thin Is tho origin of tho "ripper"
laws taking the Wldener-Elklns street rail
way franchises out from under their feet..
vnno thcso hills wero pending In tho leg
islature Quay was asked why ho was press
ing their passage. He replied: "If n man
spent $500,000 In trying to beat you for
United States senator wouldn't you have
revenge?" A friend of Quay said: "Wide
nor made it hot for us and we will not for
get It." The crlm hiimnr nf thn uhnla of.
fair is In tho fact that WIdcner and Elklris
knew nothing of the proposed attack in the
legislature. It was nenr tho close of the
session: Quay knew thnt th fV warn (-nine.
to Europo and had engaged passage; he had
mo legislature neid up a few days until
they wero fnlrlv nflnnt nn snll n-nnr ,nj
then had his "rlnner" bills" rnshrrt ihmth
Tho first they knew of the legislation was
ny cablegrams which they met on tho other
iae.
THItEB TIIQUHAXI SHOIt LAMBS.
Jtleaiurlna; the Wool Clip of the
Miller Syndicate.
Now York Tribune.
In how pitiful a plight aro tho 3.000 or
more bleating Iambs who were shorn by
tno snearcrs of tho notorious Miller syndi
cate, which ptomlsed profits of no less
than 520 per cent every year! Their
claims, eg shown by court, figures, amount
to nearly $300,000, and, as already said,
there aro at least 3,000 of them. Thoy will
get only 6 per cent of the sums whlsh they
put in.
Tha swlpdjlng operations of Ferdinand
Ward, ono of the so-called "Napolaons of
finance," were thoroughly exposed at great
length by newspapers In every part of
North America. Ward spent years In prison
because, of his South sea bubblo. The oper
ations of reputed "syndicates" organized
to rob tho unwary and tho Indiscreet and
the schemes of individual Cagllostrns, who
promise to fill tho pockets of their 'dupes
with fabulous gains, havo been laid bare
In the dally Journals on many occasions.
with liberal array of facts and figures.
Nevertheless, the plausible deceiver who
cries out In the market placo that he can
make men rich with Aladdlnllke speed, and
can pay large dividends out of mythical
speculatiop's, still finds plenty of listeners.
The shell game, the "green goods" steal,
the gold brick fraud, the bogus lottery
drawing, the counterfeit policy deal, the
"brace game" at cards, the roulette wheel
with a loose cog such tricks and devices
of the cozener and the trickster do not fall
of dupes wherever the forces of law and
order are perverted by bribes or merely
lax and Inefficient.
Fraudulent syndicates which lure simple
tons to their traps by assurances of 500
per cent dividends in every twelvemonth
are sure to prosper unless public prosecu
tors and tho guardians of public morals
are on the alert aud take prompt action.
To call tha roll of men and women who nre
eager to risk their savings In Ward-Miller
schemes would take a long time. Common
sense and the dictates of ordinary prudenco
might bo supposed to restrain even the
average speculator from throwing away
money In such snares. But words of warn
Are you going
to Buffalo ?
If so, be sure awl make yourself at home at our store
there, where you will find a comfortable room set apart
for your comfort and with your home paper on file.
Have your mail addressed to the eare of Browning,
King & Co., Buffalo, if you don't know at the start where
you will stop.
Meantime, let us fit you out for the trip, and if there
is anything you forget here you can get it at Buffalo,
i
Browning, Kin g& Co.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
ing and tho strongest proofs of fraud la
such' schemes are oftan unavailing. .There
Is never any lack of pcoplo who nre
hot to take chances, even If they aro sure
to be plundered In the long run.
COXCUHM.XJ A II MY SCANDALS.
I,ooc Jininlt In Proportion io the
HiinlnesH Dour.
Philadelphia Press.
The illicit sales of Army stores In San
Francisco following the trails In Manila
have led to scattering chnrges all over
tho country that the army and Its officers
aro cankered.
Army expenditures for four fiscal years
post are In round numbers about $595,000,
000, more rather than less. Tho four years
beforo thoy were $200,000,000. This In
crease of $395,000,000, or nearly ,$2,000,000 a
week for four years, Is now outlay. Thero
hnvo been tho trial of thrco men In
Manila and tho illicit sales Just reported in
San Francisco, whose total amount Is un
known. Buslncaa men who monngo great
enterprises know what tho "moral hazard"
Is In any big business nnd most of all In
any big Increase to a big business. They
know tho steady stream of dubious cases
in nny largo enterprise. They have bn
cxperlcnco of the constant rainfall of
small slips In big department stores and
big factories. They nre familiar with
tho clerks In banks nnd In fiduciary rela
tions who drop out and none tho wiser.
They know how quickly, when n business
of $1,000,000 grows suddenly to $2,600,000 a
year, tho honesty of weak men gives way
under the Rtraln. Thoy understand abovo
all how hard It is to add largely to an old
staff or to create a new ono, without bring
ing under temptation men who cannot
stand tho novel strain.
The general public Is Ignorant of alt this,
but big driving business men know that
these things nro true. Tho United States
army has quadrupled Its size and trebled
Its expenditure In the last four years, 1S9S.
1899. 1900 and 1901, fiscal years, Wo put It
to business men If there has not been an
amazing nbsenco of fraud and of failure to
withstand temptation? Was over n big
business expanded so rapidly in tho cx
perlcnco of nny business man of wldo affairs
without moro men succumbing, more
scnndala and more trials?
J
l'OITKI ItKMAItKS.
Washington Star: "She says her face !
her fortune," suld Maud. . ,,
"Yes." snd Mmle; "nnd I felt like tell
ing her to cheer up; poverty Is no dis
grace." Ohio State Journal Mr. Bilklns-Poor
Perkins Is having his sharo of grief.
Mrs. BUktiiB Poor man; I understand his,
wlfo Is very 111. , ",,..
Mr. nilklns-Yes. I know, but Perkins
best rnco horse fell nnd broko Ha leg.
Clevelnnd Plain Dealer: "A Boston man
gavo up $l.oao. which ho sent to the city
treasurer, with the ttatcment that tt was
coiwclenco money." .... ,A .
"Sacred codnsti! I'll bet ho wasn t a
city official 1"
Brooklyn Life: "Confound Plotts, no's
never happy unless he's plnylng n prac
tical Joke on somo unfortunate.'
"Yos. He's never comfortable unless
everybody else Is uncomfortable."
Detroit Free Prers: "You miss your
denr husband dreadfully, Mrs. Simpson?
"Yes, of course; but our youngest daugh
ter Is exactly like him. Sho tries to regu
late tho grammar and mnnners of the
whole family."
Chicago Tribune: "Oh, Georgo. the doc
tor says the baby will be so deformed when
ho has grown to be a man that his legs
will look n If they had been bent around
a barrel I" ..... ...
"That's nil right, Bess. He'll be able to
make a good living as a walking advertise
ment for some tlvo-cent cigar."
Harlem Life: Mrs. Van Pelt-Qulnn. I
think you would better substltuto lobster
for the croquettes''
Qulnn Yls, ma'am: but I did not llko to
put lobster on, becnuso dnyclnt people
should not encourage an nnlmal that's born
to wear green and changes his coat to red
the minute he gets Into hot water.
TUB SUXHBT HOUR.
(Dedicated to two friends upon their golden,
wedding dny.)
Jessie Forsyth In tho Boston Transcript.
We linger on tho Alpine summit gazing
Upon tho dawning of a new bright day;
Pink, crimson, gold, until in glory blazinK
Tho sun, full-risen, drives tho clouds
away. . ,
The fiytng mists the snowy peaks reveal
ins? In splendid glow of awful rodlance clad;
Below, the lakes, and the soft rivers .steal
ing O'er the fair landtcape, In the sunshine
And wo'rejolce, for life Is all before us:
We trend the smiling pathway, hand In
We are together and God's sun shines o'er
us.
Wo will go forward to possess the land.
'TIs noonday, nnd wo rest within the
shadow . ,
Of the tall tree, that bends Its stately
head
At tho wind's wooing; while tho far-off
meadow
Gleams bright nnd golden where the
reapers tread.
Somo of tho glory of tho dawn's bestowing
Has faded from the landscape's pleasant
face;
In frilling grain, In rougher breezes blow
ing, .
Wo can discern the ndvnnclng Autumn's
trace.
But we nro, still together and united.
Each toll, each trfal, together still we
share:
And though we mourn for bloasoms early
blighted,
We give them gladly to our Father's care,
'TIs eventide: the Journey almost ended,
We turn our eyes upon the mountain's
crest
The cold, gray mist which late on it de
seended, Is tinged with glowing crimson from the
west.
ler clr
A paler glory than the. morn would render.
vet run or ncnuty is nay's pnrting nowor
With sontr of birds, melndlnua nnd tender.
ret full of beauty is day's pnrtlng dower;
What can surpass the calm of this sweet
hour!
Tho sunset hour which finds us still un
pnrted, The golden glory of the waning ray
Crowning our lives with Joy, ns grateful-hen-ted,
We wait tho summons to eternal clay.