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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. The most recent oi mem is m. uor-
Jaunty Juveniles
There is a certain conventionality in 3fena
Suits, and Boys' Suits are cut on similar lines.
But when it comes to clothes Jor tlie Little
Fellows, there is more latitude for tasteful expres
sion. The popular Russian, Norfolk and Sailor
Blouses that we show in full and complete lines
offer the widest possible range for selection,
And they are beautifully made and generous
values.
The best place to choose a Straw Hat in
Omaha.
Browning, Kin g& Co.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox Manager.
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.