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Notary Public. Nv.xt to tl.i(; stiro thing shell untntt the K'tmu of hnnco hiiH hooked tho lnwst number of suckers In the South Oninhu curnlvnl. Fire Chief Salter Is In grout luck. Ho litis been nble to celebrate the glorious Fourth without drawing n big draft on the tire Ihsurnnefcoinimnlesj Congressman fiercer will not forego the tempting opportunity to clreumnnvl gate the globe nt 'Uncle Sinn's expense before his term fades out of sight. Tho Otunhn police were lenient on tho national holiday uud the public was al lowed to do much as It pleased. They drew tht lino on allowing men to beat their wives, however. Deputy sheriffs and policemen keep their ears stuffed with cotton and tbelr eyes tilled with sand while sure thing gamblers and professional crooks are plying their vocation In broad daylight In South Omaha. A reunion of the old-time government scouts and Indian lighters has been, held at "Dead wood. What a wealth of ma terial for' lurid publications could' have been collected from tho tales they told for tho benefit of tho tenderfoot visitor. It was In accord with tho eternal fit ness of things that Minister Wu Ting fang, the most distinguished Chinaman In America, should deliver a Fourth of July oration lu front of tho Philadelphia mint without tho aid or consent of any other nation on earth. Grain speculators who were frightened Bomo dayB ago for fear tho corn would bo burned up by the heat are beginning to recover their nerve. Tho Nebraska farmof has never been worried to any extent, for ho, could boo the corn still doing business at the old stand. Kansas has just had a celebration over tho spot whero tho Spanish flag was hauled down and the American put up. Recent events have made such places exceedingly common. There Is one sat isfaction the people of this country have and that Is no other country has a placo which was ouco American territory and over ' which any other flag floats by grace. of sovereignty. 'Germany d'enlos that It has any de signs upon Itrazll. As long as tho United States continues to hold the sen timents It does on that subject there Is no probability that any European coun try will attempt to obtain control of a Kouth American nation. They may growl at tho logic and justice of tho American claim, but the game of deny ing It forcibly Is not worth tho caudle. Senator Clark and E. II. Harrlmau aro engaged .In ui quiet game of Sancho Pedro: A Salt Lake dispatch to n Den ver paper announces that whllo Harrl man Is trying to buy off or scare the Montana multl-mllllonnlru from carrying out his railroad project, the latter not only proposes to build tho San Pedro & Los Angeles lino to the Mormon capital, but threatens to extend It to tho Mis souri river by way of Denver. Spain has definitely come to the con clusion that the United states meant what It said when it Informed that couutry that under no conditions would It pay any of tho bonds Issued by Spain against Cuban and Philippine revenues or allow them to become a Hen upon Cuba. Failure to comprehend that tho United States meant what It said cost the Spanish nation dearly, but It has evidently learned tho lesson thoroughly. Ono of the Incidents of the Fourth of July was tho delivery of an address by a Spaniard, standing upon tho battered wreck of ono of his country's battlo ships off Santiago. Ho lamented tho destruction of tho splendid ships and tho humlllattou of his country, but stated that candor enamelled the ndmls nlou that tho eVetijs which followed and tho direction of Cuban affairs by tho United States had been a good thing for tho Islhnd and Its people. Tho Spaniards can seo theso tilings, but the popocratlc politician refuses to bo reconciled. tiik onou'Tii vr itAXictxa. Since the passage of the gold stnndard law, March 11, HiuO, there has been a net lnciea.o of Ml In the number of national banks, an Increase of author ized capital by more tlian $.'11,000,000 and an Increase of circulation secured by bonds of more than $'l07,000,(XK a remurkable growth of banking In a period of fifteen months. Heshles there are still pending In tho oillco of the comptroller of the currency Hit) applica tions for new banks which will prob ably receive charters within the next few months. The law of March, 101)0, has been taken advantage of largely by the states of tho middle west. Under It fuuy-nlnc national lmnks have been organized In Iowa, seventeen lu Nebraska, twenty lu Kansas, tllteen in North and South Da kota, the greater number of these with a capital less than $50,000. showing there was a demand for banks with a smaller capital than had been hitherto allowed. Thg south has also taken advantage of .the law, though generally not to the ex tent that was expected. Texas Is an exception, eighty-three national banks having been organized In that state since tho Jaw went Into effect more than half the number organized In all the south ern states, the total of which Is lo'.', two thirds of which have u capital uf less than !?.0,(o0. These statistics conclusively demon strate the wisdom of tho provision for hanks with small capital, tho establish ment of which where banks of larger capital could not be profitably carried on has made a most valuable addition to banking facilities and materially In creased tho national bank circulation, necessarily to the benefit of business generally. Another provision of that law, allowing tho Issue of circulation to tho par value of bonds deposited, has also proved to be beneficial. Fiitit: Tit.uiK ivit puutu iticu. Acting under authority conferred by what Is known as the Foraker bill, the Porto Mean assembly has uuanlmously adopted a resolution, approved by Gov ernor Allen, notifying President McKln ley that a system of local taxation to meet, tho necessities of Insular govern ment has been put into operation In the Island and asking that a proclamation be Waned establishing free trade be tween Porto ltieo and tho United States, July 'Si being named as. the date on which such proclamation bo made. Gov ernor Allen read a message to tho as sembly showing that Porto HIco need no longer depend for revenue upon the re ceipts from customs duties, as the pro visions for internal taxation will supply all the revenue required. A special ses sion of tho assembly was convened to consider this matter and the reports sub mitted convinced all tho members that It Is now safe to depend wholly upon Internal taxation for the support of the lusular government. President McKlnley will undoubtedly Issue tho proclamation at tho time de sired by tho Port6 Menus "which Is the anniversary of the raising of the. Amor lean flag In tho Island and thereafter free trade will exlut between Porto Rico and this country. This condition has come about sooner than whs expected, It being generally thought when the For aker bill was passed that It would be necessary to collect tho duties It pro vided for until the date fixed by tlie measure for their removal. Tho fact that these duties can now bo removed and that .sufficient revenue can bo had from internal taxatlou to meet the re quirements of government in Porto Rico Is very substantial evidence that condi tions In the Island are much bcttbr than represented, it need hardly bo said that tho legislation of congress regarding Porto Rico hns been fully Justified by cveuts, a fact which the people of the Island realize and appreciate. JVffH' COXDITWXS IX THE VUILIPI'IXES. Civil government has been established over all the Philippine archipelago where Insurrection does not exist and which bui been organized and Is ready for civil government. In five provinces of Luzon Insurrection still exists, whllo sixteen provinces have not been organized and four are not ready for civil government. The military authority will continue to be exercised where there Is Insurrec tion, but elsewhere it will be subordi nate to tho civil authority, which In turn Is subject to direction from Wash ington. Tho Installation of Judge Taft as civil governor was a memorable event, from which will date tho beginning of now conditions lu tho Philippines that there Is every reason to hope will give lasting peace to the islands and a measure of prosperity to the people greater thnn they have ever known. The governor announced that three natives will be added to the civil commission, thus giv ing the Filipinos representation lu tho administration of affairs as soon as the several departments of the civil govern ment aro organized, tho heads of which will bo Americans. Governor Taft also itnuounecd certain plans of tho now government and expressed tho hojre that congress will provide a tariff suit able to tho Islands and which will as sist In their development. Tho Insular treasury has a considerable unexpended balance and the annual Income Is stated to bo $10,000,000, which under a Judi cious tariff policy will undoubtedly be largely Increased. General Chaft'oo Is now tho military commander lu tho Philippines, but out side of the districts where opposition to American authority still exists ho will bo subordinate to tho civil power. In those five districts or provinces It Is uot likely that Insurrection will long be maintained and It Is safe to predict that within tho next two or three months pacification will bo complete. Tho Filipinos aro coming to understand that American rule means Improvement and progress, that Ave are not there to op press but to uplift them, to give them more of liberty than they have ever had, to educate them and to Improve their condition lu all respects. This will be more strongly Impressed upon them las the policies of the civil government are put Into effect and they realize tho benefits therefrom. We thluk then) Is no doubt that a very great majority of the Filipinos are now well satisfied with American rule and that within u short time there will be none among them except, perhaps, a few men who were ninbltlous to secure power -that will not, as was said by Governor Tuft, be grate ful tor the American Philippine victories. HAKTED.l TAX I'AY EDS' LUAOCK. "OMAHA, July C To tho Editor of Tho lice I do not utatno you for withholding your support from the newly organized Municipal league. The whole thing appears to bo designed for the beneht of politicians and will comu to nothing. Tho leading citi zens of Omaha, with their energy aud capacity, have proven thoy can accomplish great things, Including a great exposition. Tho great need of Omaha todny Is an or ganization of taxpajcrs. If our influential and leading citizens see any need for bet ter condltlons In our municipal affairs they oug'ht to work to this effecf. If 1 hod any thing to say concerning an honest and economical city administration, I should lrsuo an appeal to the citizens of Omaha for tfielr support of an organization that has but one object: Just and equitable taxation. With this end In view honest and Intelligent citizens ought to be chosen. Wo should not curse them when things go wrong, hut stand back ot them and see that tho lawyers of corporations do not bull dozo them Into falling In their duty, to tho Injury of tho community. I hardly think our county commissioners would have dared to act as they have dono It a delegation of taxpayers had been at the court house to remonstrate, This old humbug of voting men out of ofilce and voting In other men who will do Just tho same thing Is without effect. A disorganized body forgets every thing when election tlmo arrives and the next ofllcer may promise to do better, but tho lawyers for tho corporations will, na usual, carry their point and tho public may then watt for another election and do the same thing over and be tooled again. "F. S." The Hee fully concurs with the views hero expressed. Tho taxpayers of Omaha can never hope to get relief from the unjust and unfair distribution of tax burdens unless they organize for mutual protection. A taxpayers' league has been n long felt want, but such a league must bo kept alive year In ana year out. It will necessarily have to employ competent lawyers to prevent the Imposition of excessive taxes and prosecute dishonest assessors. A taxpayers' league was organized In Omaha some years ago, but, unfortu nately, a number of Its members were notorious tnx shirkers and men Identified with franchlsed corporations that made tho evasion of taxes a study aud an art. The present hot season, however, Is unfavorable to activity, and, however much tho taxpayers may be wrought up over tho Injustice perpetrated by favor itism and discrimination, they are not likely to rally In sufficient numbers to make the organization effective. A preliminary movement with a view to the permanent organization of n tax payers' league In tho month of Septem ber would meet with popular encourage ment. The miners at Tcllurlde, Colo., arc dis covering that a man may say one thing when he wuuts votes and do another when ho gets the otllce. Governor I Orixiauof that state Is clearly doing fl..t&i.-"V.-r-l.-l.. I.'. I....V. ..itl. wim i in iiyui in iuiniiu; mm uiv niii&- ing miners who nave taken possession oi tho mines must give them up. The property belongs to Its owners and they have n right to undisputed possession. Tho trouble with men of Orman's stamp Is that they make incendiary speeches during u campaign aud lead the labor clement to believe it is abused and that If tho speaker Is only elected they will bo at liberty to wipe the hated rich man off tho earth. Such men not only de ceive labor and by their talk lead It Into untenable positions, but are Its worst enemy Instead of a friend. The man who respects the rights of every man, rich or poor, and teaches others to respect them, Is the best friend of labor and tho community. The Porto Rlcans have Indicated their willingness to raise the necessary rev enue for governmental purposes by local taxation and ask to have free trade with the United States. With tho American markets open to the Island there Is no reason why, when matters have adjusted themselves to the now conditions, these people should uot bo prosperous beyond nnythiug they have over known. Spain bled the island, like all Its other colonies, aud this, with corrupt administration, hail reduced oue of tho most productive spots on tho globe to a condition of Im poverishment. If American rule can change this, and there Is no reason to doubt it, the change of Hags will be a happy oveut for them. The Filipinos now have civil govern ment with promises of enlargement of Its functions and larger participation of uatives as rapidly as they demonstrate their capability and trustworthiness. Conditions aro such that If tho native population wills It the Islauds can have prosperity such as they have never on joyed. If they are as bright as thoy have been credited with being lu some quarters, they will avail themselves to the utmost of tho opportunities offered them. Tho returns of Fourth of July t'atall ties and accidents Indicate that Young America Is growing more wise. There were Mime who could not resist tho temptation to look Into tho end of roman candles to see how they worked or care lessly handled firearms. This class Is simply saved tho trouble some time lu tho future of blowing lu the muzzle of a loaded gun. Rrynn's regrets to Tanunany should bo framed. Tammany always has been the most conspicuous body of men to exem plify tho Immortal declaration that "all governments derive their just powers from the consent of tho governed." Tho Tainmanylte patriot Is alwnys ready to consent when ho Is ordered. (I llloe SrrUlnif (lie Mnn. Philadelphia Ledger. The most conspicuous Instance of the otllco seeking the man that we have had re cently Is the visit of General Gomez to this country to find a president for tho Cuban republic. Srttllntr tlm Trnmn I'rolilein, Han Krnnelsco Call. The big harvests In Nebraska aud Kan sas are said to have settled the tramp problem for a while, for there I) now bo much work to be done that all tho tramps have left thaUrectlon ot tho country and tho farmer cannot tlnd one on the roads. Aiirf-1i-nliii ,lln -il. Indianapolis Journal. T Vl .1 nf1hlrt M. Il ,utPA A,..1 In'h ft, llir..n months ago lost we might not have any real warm weather this summer have had their apprehonsioliH allayed. All things cotn to thnin U'hn tvnll ti.wl Kv iUn tnmn tnkpll the remark applies to thoso who are pray ing lor a "cooi speu. Itrpulil Irii n KltiniK'li-rlnir. St. IyOUlH alobe-Democr.it. A rlflmnnrjil In nnnu. anva tlint hut fnr thn Philippine this country might be entirely frco from debt. The striking point In this remark is the compliment to republican financiering. Nothing but war has prevented the McKlnley administration from paying off tho entire public debt I On llu- Center if lic Stnue. Now York Tribune. With nn AprnntnMn nhnHtll tn vet in ftlffht thn dnmnrrnll tnnnnpprs who nro dreaming of reorganization should be very chary about proclaiming a vacancy In party leadership, Certainly tne sign "Lender Wanted" will not be hung out so long as the Nebraska orator has a voice to protest against tho "expediency" of his own ejection. Not Ilinieult to I'lcnuc. Kansas City Btnr. Congressman Hull does not have much faith In tho provincial governments estab lished In the Philippines. Yet the Iowa statesman is not so dllllcult to pleaso as might be supposed. For Instance, If ho wero given all tho franchises nnd land grants that he hoped to lay his hands on when he went to the Philippines, he might havo a great deal more conlldence In the jjcneral order of things. A Credit to lic .Ydiiilnlnrnlin. Now York Sun. After four years of ndmlrnblo scrvlco Commissioner Evans Is well prepared to withstand the attacks of tho professional old soldiers nnd the claim attorneys be hind them. Ho was never stronger In tho confidence and esteem of tho public gen erally. He has been and Is a credit to tho present administration nnd It Is likely that ho wbb never appreciated more highly than now by the secretary of the Interior and tho president. CliccUliiKr l'ner of I. mill Grnliliern. Kansas City Star. Tho wnrnlng of tho Interior department against thoso who havo expressed an In tention to defy the provisions of the pre ident's proclamation Mr the opening of the Indian lands should havo a cooling effect upon tho hot-headed objectors. The de partment may not bo ablo to satisfy tho wishes of all who are Interested In tho set tlement of these reservations, but the gov ernment Is abundantly able to carry out Its plana whatever they may be. Wolf Acciihpn the I.nnili. Philadelphia North American. An "Invasion by neighbors actuated by greed of territory" Is Lord Salisbury's latest description of the Boer war and ho has tho magnificent nerve to call upon Eng lishmen to repel the Invader and "defend the sanctity of their frontier." British hypocrisy has achieved some notable feats of cant In eftoYts to Justify British piracy and sordid brijUtllty, but 'sjj previous ex ploits in that line, are conun'onplaco In com parison with ft Salisbury's maaternlcco of solemn humbug?! The jjary of a Ilnrrel.' Minneapolis Journal. Guam leenia to have a hoodoo. Com mander Scaton Schrocdcr, who now holds sway In. Guam's metropolis, whero Leary once ruled, has stirred up a decided rumpus among tho enltstod men on the Island by Issuing a severe order, because ot the theft of ono barrel of whisky from tho naval hospital on tho Island. Men are kept In the barracks and are not allowed out nftcr taps. Thoro Is general fear exprossed In the forolgn offices- of Europe that the rum has been drunk. KzportR and Imports. Philadelphia Itecord. The Treasury department statistics show that whereas agricultural and manufac tures during the government year 1900 fur nished respectively 65.11 per cent and 36.38 per cent of our total exports, tho per centage figures for 1901 aro respectively 61.69 per cent and 31.09 per cent. Tho decline In manufactured exports, it should bo observed, Is largely In copper Ingots, petroleum and spoclal machinery such as bicycles no longer In voguo In foreign lands. In tho particular linos of mechani cal production which Amorlcan manufac turers affect there has been. Indeed, a light Increase rather than a decrease of exported products. I1RMAND FOn COI.I.KOR MEN. Services of Rrnduntr Secnred nimliiem Mm. New York Tribune. "Graduated, but not present" was the suggestive announcement made concerning the class of 1901 at a well known Institu tion of higher learning. A majority of the clasB did not appear at commencement, though their names were called and tbelr degrees wore conferred. Tho case was ex traordinary, but tho explanation was simple and satisfactory, The services of tho young men had been sought and engaged by busi ness men so urgently that the president of tho Institution had given the students per mission to leavo school and go to work In ndvanco of actual graduation. Their courses of study wqre tatlsfactorlly completed and their examinations parsed, and It was thought to be not worth whllo to keep them away from the Industries which needed them for so long as oven the few days yt remaining beforo tho formal close of the academic year. Tho case was decidedly exceptional. Yet It Indicated n stato of affairs which is com mon enough. Men aro seldom absent from commencement for such reasons. But many of them are, before commencement, engaged for business or luduitrlal enterprises. Year liv venr thn "canlalnn of Industry" more n n . mA.n .n.tf tt frif I ll f I T fltnff! huu m.,i( own IH.IU1LH " .-.. .... from among college men Such Is oftenest tho case, of course, In tho great technical tchools, or In universities having lmpor-1 tant schools of applied science. Chemists, electricians, civil snd'mlnlng cnglncore and others trained In the so-called "practical sciences" are passing from college Imme diately Into tho ranks of Industry and trado. Hut the practice Is hy no means confined to such deportments. Young men aro bolng filiotlarly drafted from tho schools of pure science nnd of arts and letters. Tho world of action puts a premium upon men of thought. There Is la this n fine rebuke, of tho most practical and convincing kind, to the pre tonco that a collego oduratlon Is a handicap to u young man lu business. It Is not a handicap, but It Is an Incalculable advan tage provided, of course, that It be a propr education, In which tho first aim has been to train tho mind, to stock It the second. The hardest headed business men tend their own eons to college and give their wealth to endow colleges and fceck college men for their lleutonants. The trained and disciplined mind Is recognized to bo tho cntctcnt mind. Just as much as the trained body Is tho efficient body. That Is the fact, and It la a fact which Is now saining unlvertal recognition. I'OMTM'Ali llKU'T. Coin Harvey, having settled In Arkansas, proposes to break Into congress by tho free silver route. The Philadelphia Press figures that It took 11,000,000 to effectively grease the wheels of tho Pennsylvania legislature and" those who furnished tho lubricant doubled their money. It was a great sesslou for reform. List year the markets of New York paid as revenue Into the city treaeury 2is, 000 from rents, exclusive of $4S,000 collected from stalls and privileges In Wallobout niarkot, Brooklyn and 13,000 from umrkot cellar rents, a total of more than $300,000. The contest on the democratic side for the nomination for governor In New Jersey Is progressing ns actively na If a democratic nomination In that republican stato was as certain to be followed by succcm nt tho polls as at the period when Now Jersey wns strongly democratic. Philadelphia Is putting up u great out burst of Indignation against the rotten mu nicipal machine four months In advanco of tho election. Meanwhile tho municipal ma chine lets the other fellows do the talking whllo improving Its plan for counting tho votes, which Is tho most Important featuro of tho contest. Tho terms of thirty United States sen ators expire on March 4, 1903, and of this number eight nro democrats, flvo aro pop ulists or sllvcrltes and seventeen are re publicans. Vacancies will occur In that year In tho senatorial representation of Now York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, California, Indiana nnd Missouri tho chief states. The four states In which there was no prohibition vote cast at last year'a general election wero South Carolina, In which the dispensary system of liquor selling by the stnto exists; Wyoming, tho pioneer Amer ican constituency to adopt woman suffrage; Nevada, the only state which Is losing In population, nnd Mississippi, In which tho proportion of voters Is less to tho popula tion thnn In any other state. Tho Connecticut legislature before Its adjournment passed a bill providing for a constitutional convention In that stato to rcvlso tho prcsont basis of representation, which was established In the early part of the present century, and made provision for representation from n number of towns that are of no present Importance, though they have tho same voice In shaping legis lation as large, thriving nnd Important Connecticut cities. In addition to municipal officers mayor, comptroller, president of tho board of aldermen and borough president four su promo court Justices, a district attorney, sheriff, county clerk, register, six cor oners, thirty-five assemblymen and thirty eight aldermen aro to bo voted for In New York county this autumn. In Brooklyn there will be elected ten city magistrates, all the county officials, Including a surro gate, and twenty-one nssemblymen and twenty-three aldormen. SHIIITWAISTR FOIl MEJf. Baltimore American: Tho shirtwaist has fho courage of Its convictions. New York lately had a shirtwaist wedding, all the partlea concerned wearing that cool and comfortable garment. Tho only real ob jection against It is that It Is unconven tional, but so, once upon a time, were knives and forks. . New York Tribune: Now, horo Is the germ of a great thoughL "Give us tho blouBO, a man's garment."' A blouse, ac cording to the dictionary, Is a loose upper garment worn by men In place of a coat. Certainly glife ua tho blouse or, In other words', call lt'n blou'so and don't, for pity's sake, call It a shirtwaist. The garment will be Just the same and tho resultant coolnws will bo Just as delightful, but tho stigma of aping the women will bo forever removed. Sometimes there Is a good deal In a name. By all means give ue tho blouse. Philadelphia Inquirer: A new twist has been given to the Intermittent question of tho shirtwaist for men by tho Judgo of Watcrbury, Conn., who sent a mall 'carrier out of court for a coat. An Inquiry natur ally arises an to who was really In con tempt In this Instance. Evidently the Judgo thinks the carrier was the guilty party. But for the latter there la tho plea that, an an accredited servant of the na tional government, ho was wearing a sum mer livery which has been officially consid ered nnd recognized. In rebuking tho man of letters, was not tho man on the bench presuming to question tho Judgment of the government to which, oven as a citizen ot Connecticut, he owes allcglanco? New York Sun: What a pity It ls,that the masculine shirtwaist, unllko tho fem inine shirtwaist, refuses In so many In stances to hold up Its head and bo grace ful. Why so frequently docs It seem to protest and revolt at the task laid out for It? Is It becauso It la timid or becausn It hasn't yet been properly schooled? Per haps, after all, It Is no mora obstinate than tho bathing suit, but, admitting that to bo the fact, It appears very often to lack tho courage of Its convictions. With so many virtues boasted of It tho shirtwaist should rlso In Its might and conquer the universe, or at least that part of It com prised In the north Atlantic states, and particularly the metropolitan district, con tiguous hereto. If It has got any spunk It will make hay, or rather friends, while the sun shines. A SUHPI.IIS OF 7S,000,KK. Oe-neroim llrnrrvc. In SIbIiI nt the Clone of the Klst'iil Veur. Philadelphia Press. Tho United States treasury closes Its fiscal year with a. surplus which will reach about J75.000.000. This surplus Is not quite ns largo as, the ono n year ago by about 15,000,000, hut It Is big onough. It Is bigger than the surplus of all the other' civilized na tlons of the world put together. Ung land has no surplus now for obvious reasons, France, which yearly spends $1S0, 000,000 moro than the United States, has run behind the last twenty years an aver ago of about flC0.00O.00O a year. Germany has to borrow this year. Russia claims a small surplus, but Its accounts nro not open to a vigilant scrutiny. Most countries havo yearly doflclts. Tho world's debts grew In tho last decado about $7,000,000, 000, or nt the rate of bobi $700,000,000 a year. From 1870 to 1882 they grew about $600,000,000 annually. Knglnnd paid off Its debt for awhile. It has stopped. The United States, with n surplus of $75,000,000 this year now closing and more last, Is again reducing its debt. This Is the republican surplus. It Is a McKlnley surplus. It fulfills tho pledge of tho republican party and Is tho pledge and result of McKlnley prosperity. A sur plus Is easier to handlo than a deficit, which was tho Cleveland plan, and pleasanter to have around, It pcrmlto tho reduction of taxation, already begun, to tho amount of $tO.OCO,000. As the army will be 30,000 or o smaller In tho next fiscal year than It was the last tho last volunteer regiment having heen landed to bo mustered out the army will cost $30,000,000 less next year than In the last fiscal year. With tho Increase of revenuo the surplus therefore n year henco may still be from $00,000,000 to $70,000,000. But whether tho surplus be tho larger figure or the less, It will be big enough to meet the obligations of the sinking fund make the legal annual reduction of the debt and prove once again what sound republican, finance and McKlnley prosperity bring to the finances of the nation OTIIKH 1.A.M1M TltAX OlltS. Until n comparatively recent date tho de cline of tho birthrate In Knglaml uas so small as to excite no serious Interest oven among statisticians. Tho contrast with Krnnce was so marked ns to mako tho fall ing off appear to be Insignificant. Now, however, a comparison with the conditions of h century ago Inspired the far-seeing Kngllshmin with melancholy forebodings. In Franco the birthrate nnd the doathrato ore virtually the same. The number of births barely balances the number of deaths, With this example before them Kngllshmen foresee n declluo of British Importance among tho nations. A striking fact is that, there has been uo falling off of marriages, Indeed, there were moro marriages lu England Inst year than ever before, In spite of the sending of n great army luto South Africa. The English Jour nals agree that thu chief cause of the phenomenon Is the growing disposition of tho Anglo-Saxon woman In England, Amer ica and Australia "to rebel against ma ternity," The recent visit of Emperor Francis Joseph to Bohemia was tho ocoaslon of n significant declaration, published In n Prague newspaper from tho veteran states man, Ur. Illcger, who, before his election to the upper house, was for many years tho leader of tho old Czech party In the Kelchsrath. Ho said that the emperor's visit had no significance, except as a dem onstration of the fact, which nobody dis puted, that Bohemia wnn a part of tho AuAtrlan empire. With regard to tho 'Pan German movement, he said thnt ho had never had the pleasure of a personal ac quaintance with the late Prince Bismarck, but tho latter, not long beforo his death, had sent him a message, only recently de livered, through a Russian diplomatist. "Tell Dr. niegcr," ho said, "that ho hnH no occasion to be anxious on our account. Wo have not yet digested the Poles nnd the asHlmllntlon of the Czochs would be still more dllllcult." Ur. Itlegcr characterized Pan-Slavism as puro nonsense. It was true, ho said, that the C7orhs sympathized with tho other Slav peoples, but they could never forget that they wero western Eu ropeans, penetrated with occidental cul ture, llko the Germans themselves. Their traditions, arts uud social order rested upon n Roman bnsls, whllo those ot tho eastern Slavs had a Byzantlno foundation entirely foreign to the Czechs. He con cluded with n reference to tho question of tho national colors nnd to tho circum stance that tho Hapsburg black and yellow flag decorated his own homo. It was pro clsoly because tho Czechs wore Europeans, ho remarked, that they wished to remain Austrian subjects. It may bo recalled that a little over a month ago tho progress of Russlficatlou ot Finland was brought to nn abrupt halt through the refusal ot tho Council of tho Russian empire to sanction the promulga tion of the Finnish army reorganization bill. 'According to tho tcrmR of this meas uro Flnnlnh conscripts wero to be mixed with Russian lovlcu and distributed over the empire, whllo tho Grand Duchy Itself was to bo garrisoned by regular Russian troops. M. de Wltte, tho mlnlstor ot finance; spoko strongly against tho meas ure, declaring that the expenso ot Its en forcement would, bo more than tho govern ment could conveniently sustain. There upon many of tho members of the Council withdrew their approval of tho bill, for It was considered that tho remarks of M. do Witto had been Inspired by tho cznr him self, who sought this means to Ir.'.Iranto his disapproval of the extent to which tho Rus- slflcatlon of tho Grand Duchy had boen carried. According to recent advtcoa from St. .-Petersburg the Council has finally agreed upon a substitute measure, which, It rs believed In political circles, establishes the limit, for somo time to come of Rus sian Imperial reforms In Finland. Now, Instead of the Finnish army being fused with that of tho rest of the Russian era- plro, tho Council has decided that It ehall contlnuo to be quartered In Finnish terri tory and shall bo maintained, as heretofore, at tho expenso of tho Grand Duchy, which will havo to supply an annual contingent of 4,000 conscripts. These will serve In what will bo essentially a Finnish army. There Is some Interesting Information In a recently published Parliamentary report, containing tho replies to a dlspatcn wnicn Lord Salisbury sent to tho British reprc Kuntntlvpa in Bulcarla. Franco and Ger many, asking for Information concerning thn facilities for locomotion and tno spe cial fares accorded to worklngmcn In the neighborhood of (he Inrgo cities. It appears that on the Belclnn state railways a singie- Journoy ticket, good for six working days, fnr nnv distance with n throe miles, or a llttlo more, costs a trlflo over 10 cents. Bo vond thnt tho prices Increase In a slightly decreasing proportion. For Instance, the charge for a seven-and-a-nair-muo journey Is not quite 3 cents per trip, or nbout it cents for six. For return tickets the cor responding prices, aro rather less than dou ble. Seven-day tickets can bo obtained, but Sunday traveling Is slightly discour aged by a rathor, higher rate. There Is a sneclal tariff for greater distances, tho maximum being, about sixty-two miles. A worklngraan, however, can travel iweniy flve, miles dally; from Monday to Saturday, . i ... jn ..nl. n w.1r Tn Mftlm fhfaa advantages ho must he engaged on manual not arilSUCW or, uimvr mu uiuniu vi nthnrs. similar reductions aro made hy ,nni nf ho nrlvnte railway companies, and tho fares on light railways and tramways nro alfco lowsrod at any rato, neroro ana after rertaln hours of the day. Thorn in ulwavs nn alarmist, on ono slda or the other, 'to foVeso? an Imralnoit conlllct between Franco nnd England, ami to com paro the respective forces of the two coun tries. 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Store Closes Snturtlny MkIiIh nt O O'clock, Other Evenings sit 30. mntn Uapst, who, In a long article in tho Figaro, argues thnt It Is the urgent duty tf the government to mako ready agalns' ,.n attack from their neighbor n ros.n the chau nol The Fronoh Heel, ho ndmlts, Is muc'i weaker than the Drltlsh -ln spite of the s i perlorlty Of tho French ships s Indiv d nl units but ho doon not think thnt th Eng llsh men-of-wnr could do much mlsc.ilrf by a botnbnrdmntit of the naval works at Mar sellles, Havre or Dunkirk, as thn land de fenscs nro too strong, but they could easily of course, If thoy rhosr, destroy such re sorts ns Nice or Cannes. It Is not likely says M. llapst, that the English would nt tempt to land either in France or Algeria but the South African war had proved that they could transport to and maintain in any part of the world nn nrmy of 250,000 men, nnd this was n threat to all Frr.nch col onics. Great Hrltala already has 60.000 co lonlal troops In the Transvaal, and this forco could he augmented Indefinitely If necessary. Now Pntllnmenl ha passed n hill creating three army corps ready fir Immedlalo embarkation, and it Is France's bounden duty, says M. Uapst, to be pre pared for all eventualities, England's weak point Is her commerce, nnd the true French policy, ho believes, Is to build largo num bers of swift cruisers to piny upon It. H" would craso the construction of battleships on the ground that his countrymen have al ways been worsted by tho British In gre.v nnval battles. KAi'Giuxn ;.!. Philadelphia Tress: "I. Just dropped I" to see If you wanted any of your wine saw sharpened." said the funny mnn. "No, we use our own files for that," re plied tho editor. Detroit Journal: First Crltlc-Hls picture Is not great, Second Critic Far from It. He ba handled tho Indefinable something ciulte wretchedly. He might better have left It out altogether. Washington Star: "When n weak tin tu red man tries to brace, up an bo firm, snld Uncle Ebcn, "he usually iloo.su com pllsh iiiinin', 'ccpln' to git low down ob stinate." YonUers Statesman: Church -Did you ever rldn In ono of those electric cubs? Gotham Oner. "How'd you like It?", "Got a terrible shock when I got out "Heavily charged, wu It7" "Yes; 1 was." Cleveland Plain Dmler: "Theie li one thing that King Edward tolerates that should bo put down nt once and for good nnd all." "Eh I What's that?" "Ills 1820 sherry." llaltlmoro American: VIMtpr-I under stand thnt your lost local millionaire had been glvoii u great many degrees from different colleges. Native Yep. He's got so many degrees now that wo call him tho human ther mometer. Puck: First Gourmnnd I suppose we nil ent too much. ,, Second Gourmnnd No doubt of It IT we'd cat less we'd have better appetite? Yonkers Statesman: HIII-Hls automo bile seems to have almost human Intelli gence. Jll-How so? "Why, It broke down In front of a i loon." Detroit Free Press: "Pnpa." naked Dicky Tredway. "what In a non-ult7" "I think." replied Mr. Tredway. "It was tho kind that Adam nnd Evo wore the sum mer before the fall." Hrooklyn Eagle: O'Hoolahnn Which Is tho most delicate the since av touch or th since av Rhmelt? O'Cnllnhan (thoughtfully)-OI don't know Yez molght nsk Kllly. who lost his noso In a folght last week nn' hod the surgeons nt tho horspltnl subshtltute It wld the Ind av the first linger av his rolght hand. Chtcngo Tribune: "Rivers, do you notice that tno health authorities ndvls the Reople to eat, meat sparingly during this ot weather?" " ' "Eat It sparingly? I avoid It nltogcthcr This Is nothing hut a ham sandwich," Detroit Free Press: "I wonder how so mnny forest fires cotch," said Mrs. Mc Drlde. "Porhnps thoy catch accidentally from tho mountain rnnges." suggested Mr. Me-Urlde. Smart Set: Old Gentleman So you think my daughter loves you, sir, nnd you wish to marry her? Dudelelgh That's what t called to see you about. Is there nny Insanity fn your family? "No, sir! and thero's not going to be nny." DISCONTENT. J. J. Montnguo In Portland Oregonlan Oh! benign nnd mellow HJnbcnm, you may shlno upon the earth. Filling all mankind with gladness nnd the singing birds with mirth; You may kiss tho dewy petals of the rare and fragrant rose, And scatter wldo Its perfume on each pass lug breeze that blows; You may bring to fair fruition every spreading orchard tree, And nil the blooming flowers with sweet honey for tho bee. But there's folks around about us who will view you with disdain, And, withdrawing to their closets, will put up a prayer for rain. Ohl thou tinkling crystnl raindrop, falling softly from on high. Bringing earth u special blessing from the gray and kindly sky, You may set the brooks a-purllng nnd may paint the grnsscs green; You may storo your priceless treasures In somo deep hid resorvolr, For the use of summer fountains when the skies are gray no more, But In vnln Is your enchantment for a certain kind of men. Who will pray whene'er they see you for tho sun to shlno again. Summer, with your golden grain field!, winter, with your spotless snow. Spring, with flowers: mellow nutumn, with your ruddy sunset glow, Yo'Jimv.ay.Jook J',our. heHt nnd brightest, v..cln,n" tno earth with gold or white, Mil your rrioonf. with softest radiance to emparadlso the night, Wurnlsh up tho gleaming rivers, frost with silver hill nnd plain. But you'll And that all your efforts have been mudc, alas! In vain, For.i??imo m,:n. af" ,n unwilling to accept their earthly lot ""ih'JUi11 nlw','H Jn(l ,hom howling for tho things thoy haven't got.