THE OMAHA DAIIiY liEICi THURSDAY,
AruusT s, inoi.
Tub omaha Daily Per
e. UOSEWATKIt, EDITOR.
PL'ULISHED EVEP.Y MOHNlNU.
TERMS OF SUUSCRIPTIUN.
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Luuy Uko una dutidny, Olio Year S.W
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REMITTANCES.
Keirlt by draft, express or puslul older,
puyabio tu The itee Piibllslilti; Company,
only 'cent stamps uccuptud In payment of
tnni accounts, i'craohai ihecks, except on
"""i-i or eastern iixcimiiKus, not uccupteu.
THtt 1JEL PUULiailliNU COMPANY.
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION,
btatu of Nebraska, Douglas County, p,;
Uourgu is. Tzschuck, secretary of The Meo
Puollsnlng Company, bttns! duly sworn,
fays that tho actual nutnuvr of full and
eumpletu copies of Tho Dally, Morning.
Evening and Uunday Uec printed during tnu
month of July, VjOl, wua us follows;
l i? u.-.r-'o
Iffi.lit'; is . ... l!5,ll0
3 ar.,an 19 ari.iao
i 1,0,10 20 'mahm
I ir.,8"ju :i ii.t.uttn
c aao ar.,01.0
" i:r.,iir. 23 i!.-.,;no
8...; u.-,:i,-io n u.-,:ir.o
9 i!',:iio :s -..-.,:tio
10 un.ai'o to :::.o
II. . ,( i!r,,7o 27 ar.u
12 ur,i2o 2$ ur,,7io
13 i.n,ar,o 29 ii.-,;t(i
a.i.nii.i jo aa,J7t
15 an, ono 3t an.aao
16 X-,,070
Total 7.H 1,01s
Loss unsold and returned copies.... O.ooy
Net total salcH 77r.,ot.t
Not dally nverngo yr.,000
oeo. II. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed In my trcniMice and sworn to
before mo thli 31st day of July, A. D. iwi.
M. U. HCNOATE,
Notary Public.
PARTIES I.C.VVI.Xi 1,-oit iL'.ll.MCR.
Pnrtien leaving iho city for
the Milliliter may Iiiim- The llo
nvnt tit them rRiiliirly by
notifying 'i'lie Urn llimlnena
oilier, In iifrmin or liy mull.
The mlili-ruN will be ohiuiKcd
n often im ilmlrrtl.
Tho lnteHt strike In nlwnys the Krcnt
i'st Htrlku tho world has over fot'ii, ami
yet there were others.
.State Treasurer .Stuefcr Ikih no apolo
KleH to make for IiIh monthly exhibit of
the tlnmicvH of thu Htate.
There Is but one hole in the bottom
of tho sen and there are 1)1)7 IioIch In
the bottom of Sixteenth Ktrcct.
The members of the school board who
have been dealing In "well defined
rumors" have an opportunity now to
probe them before tho city council In
vestigating committee.
South Omaha councllinen appear to be
more interested In raising moucy to
cover overlaps than they are in rais
ing money to purchase a site for a
public library building.
A llerlln balloonist ascended to 11
height of .'Kf.OOO feet. When the demo
cratic party comes down from its last
year's ascension It Is confidently pre
dicted this record will be broken.
In Xebrnska the democrats can always
be relied upon to oppose the republican
machine, while in Iowa the democrats
favor tho republican machine and their
Nebraska brethren Join in the chorus.
Smelter nntl police ofllelnls express
the opinion that the men who stole over
SSPO.tXJO worth of gold bars were ex
perts. The success of tho Job would
hoem to liullcatu the first guess was
correct.
Tho police court Is making a very
coiiimeuduble record this year. The
amount collected in lines and licenses
during the month of July will nlmost
equal the amount collected for the whole
preceding year.
Maryland and Ohio democracy have
cut loose from Hrynn and Itrynnlsm.
lly tho time all the state conventions
aro held the late candidate may dis
cover ho Is tied up with no one but him
self and his vagaries.
The generalissimo of the Amalgamated
Steel and Iron Workers is altogether
too slow in his movements. lit! Is con
stantly sorvlng notice on the enemy that
he Is going to do something, but his de
lays for peace will end In tho defeat of
his army.
Tho baggage agents of western toads
are in session In Chicago discussing
methods of handling baggage. The im
provements in making trunks linve ren
dered changes In old methods neces
sary If the smashers are to keep up
their record.
.!. II, Kdnilsten in again a caadldatu
for tho chalriimushlp of tho populist
committee, lie is probably more anx
ious to work for tho committee than the
printers and others who performed serv
ices last .vear-Kdmlsten got his pay
and the others did not.
The French ambassador to Turkey
threatens to take his playthings and go
homo unless the sultan settles a little
bill' of a French company. Tho Turk
lias1 none too many really congenial
playmates uud, as M, Constnus has the
reputation of being a really good fellow,
tlto uiiltnu will probably settle.
Seimtor Mcl.aurln has served notice
on the Tllltuan following in South Caro
linn; that he. has n pitchfork of his own
and knows how 10 use It. When tho
fight Is over the party will Ihi In a bndly
mussed condition. If the result is to
break up the present autocratic rule Id
that Btato It may bo the entering wedge
to a like result in o(lmr southern states.
Till! KtVEVT iS IIVXISKSS.
As yet the strike In the stncl Industry
ha produced no serious olfeH uikjii the
general business of the country, but
now that the strike Is to be extended
It Is to be feared that It. will sooner or
later have a wide-reaching effect, how
serious no one can foretell with cer
tainty. The lion ami steel Industry N
a mighty factor In both domestic and
foreign trade. Authoritative statistics
show that tlie I'lilted States last year
produced l.'UMV-ML' tons of pig Iron, or
111 per cent of the world's production:
10.1S7.:2 tons of steel, or iW per cent
or tho world's production, and nearly
'J, I00,0 tons of steel rails. We made
.1,40-',.".VJ tons of open hearth steel, ltl,
U01 tons of steel and Iron wire rods and
7,',:::!,071i kegs of Iron and steel nails.
The exports of Iron and steel for the
calendar year lboo were of the declared
value ''of SKIO.OOO.OOO-the largest
amount this country ever exported.
There was favorable promise, before
the strike, that last year's production
would at least be equaled anil probably
exceeded in the present year. Now It is
reasonably to be expected that the pro
duction of this year will lie materially
less than last how much less will de
pend upon whether the strike shall be
soon terminated or Is protracted, for It
seems safe to assume that the steel
companies will not be able to till the
placcs'of all tho strikers with nonunion
men, should they attempt to do so, as
they very likely will. Another thing to
bo considered Is the reduced purchas
ing (lower of the men out of work and
their families, Tills may not be Im
mediately shown, lint in tho event of the
strike being protracted the hundreds of
thousands of people alfected will be
sooner or later compelled to curtail their
living expenses, which to n greater or
less degree would unfavorably affect
tlie business and protlts of other pro
ducers.
An industrial war of the proportions
of the contest between the steel corpo
rations and the steel workers Is neces
sarily destructive. It menus loss to
both capital ami labor, but labor Is
generally the greater nufforer, for the
reason that It cannot recoup Itself as
capital can, The danger from the steel
Industry strike Is a reduction of iron
uud steel exports, a material cutting
down of production, derangement of
other industries, reduced purchasing
power of nearly or quite, a million of
the population directly affected, Inter
ruption of prollts, losses to Investors In
Industrial securities and a check to
prosperity. Ucgardlng the situation,
therefore, from u Htrictly practical or
business standpoint it certainly presents
a serious aspect. No one can say what
will be the limit of tho contest or how
long it will lie maintained. Neither
the corporations nor the workers give
any sign of a disposition to make any
concession. Whatever spirit of compro
mise there may have been at tlrst on
either side none appears to exist now.
All the Indications are that It Is to be
a "light to the finish' as an oltlclal of
tlie corporations was a few days ago
reported to have declared and as is
pretty plainly Intimated In the general
strike order of the president of tho
Amalgamated association. In that
event tho general business of the coun
try must Inevitably suffer.
run xnumiLE is culomma.
The Washington authorities have do
elded that the situation In Colombia
requires the presence near the eastern
terminus of tlie Panama railroad of a
gunboat to take care of American
Interests there. A stoppage of tralllc
on the railroad is threatened and If
that should take place It would call for
tlie intervention of the United States,
ngrceably to treaty stipulation. T!w
danger of the Colombian revolutionists
placing an embargo on tralllc may not
bo Imminent, but It Is obviously Judi
cious to adopt thu precaution of sending
a gunboat to safeguard American inter
ests, since the warning thus given may
have tlie effect to avert the danger.
Trustworthy Information regarding
the trouble' in Colombia Is not readily
obtained, but the indications are that
the revolutionary movement has a
good deal of force. It appears to be a
conflict between tlie liberal party and
clerical party, In which the former seek
to destroy the domination ami despotic
power of the church. It Is said that
the clericals resist tho establishment of
free Institutions, particularly free
schools, knowing that If the people aro
educated they will no longer pay tithes
and contributions to tlie church. The
liberals assert that tho clericals want
the masses to be kept In an ignorant
stnte lu order that they may exploit
them. The revolution promises to in
volve Venezuela lu a couliict with Co
lombia and perhaps also Ecuador, so
that the situation is apparently rather
more serious than South American out
breaks of this nature commonly are.
Of course our government will havo
nothing to do with tlie trouble beyoml
protecting the Interests of tho United
States.
a cosrmusT nivsr mausatk.
In u Into Interview President I lave
meyer of tho American Sugar Hellulng
company confidently declared: "What
we want above all things Is free raw
sugurjand wo are going to get It. That
will prove a great blessing for thu
country at large and it is coming, 1 do
not think the opposition of the licet
sugar people will amount to anything."
II would be Interesting to know upon
what the head of the Sugar trust bases
his confidence, that Cuban sugar will bu
admitted to the American market free
of duty. So far as wo have observed
no republican lu congress has advocated
that course. Some of them have ex
pressed the opinion that It will be ex
pedient to show some tariff favor to
Cuban sugar, but with thu qualltlcatlon
that proper consideration be given to
the American sugar Industry. Wo think
it may safely bo said that not a re
publican member of the senate or house
will support a proposition to admit thu
raw sugar of Cuba free.
Mr. llnvemeyer professes to belluvo
that free raw sugar would prove a great
blessing for the country at large. There
Is no doubt that it would prove u verj
great benefit to the Sueur trust, but the
president of that corporation will llnd
It extremely dltllcult to satisfy anyone
not Interested in the welfare of the
trust that 11 policy which would Inev
itably destroy the domestic sugar Indus
try would be 11 blessing to the country
at. large.
The beet sugar people, who Include
many farmers In more than a dozen
states, simply ask that tho Industry
which was created and has grown to
very considerable proportions tinder re
publican policy shall not now bu struck
down In the Interest of the sugar
planters of Cuba. There Is very strong
reason to "believe that a republican con
gress will give heed to this appeal.
TIIK llAltTLUV DKh'Al.CATIUS.
KEARNEY, Neb., Aug. 6. To tho Editor
of The Hoc; There appears to be a very
marked discrepancy between tho estimates
of rx-Treastirpr Hartley's defalcation; some
have placed it as low ns $200,000 and others
assort that It exceeds $300,000. Please pub
lish the actual figures. J. It. S.
The extent of the loss to the state by
Hartley's defalcation and tlie shortage
in tin- state treasury by reason of In
solvent bank depositories was em
bodied In the report of Kxpert Account
ant llclblg nnd approved by the Investi
gating committee on November 10, 1M!)7.
Computed with Interest up to that
date the defalcation was summed up as
follows:
Amount of sinking fund check
wronnfully converted to Hart
ley'c private account, togothor
with Interest $201,SS1 03
Amount of trust fundi converted
to his own use and not turned
over to his successor 335,857 03
Excess of deposits In (date de
positories over the amount au
thorized by law 17,812 4S
Interest on funds wroiiKfully held
from deposit with depository
bonds when approved and on
file 11.287 21
Total defalcation, with Inter
est 509,St31 82
In addition to this the loss of tho
ntato In depositories during
Hartley's administration by thu
failure of depository banks.... 271,022 03
Interest on funds tied up In sus
ponded banks from tho duto of
their suspension to the close of
Hartley's administration 2S.823 30
AKfirecatc loss to tho state. . .$S70,207 20
Hartley's biennial reports show
that tho sinking and relief funds
were In depository banks, but
the book accounts showed that
much of tho tlmo between tho
reports theso funds wore not on
deposit. Tho dlftereuco be
tween the interest nccruod and
the Interest received from tho
state depositories Is $ 14,287 20
ComputlnR Interest on tho total
defalcation of $369,861.82,
which Is Justly chargeable to
Hartley and the sureties on his
bonds, up to the first day of
August, 1901, wo havo about.... 85,500 00
Or a total of ....$055,361 82
Including tho loss Incurred by tho
failure of tho state depositories,
for which Hartley cannot ho
held responsible tho, actual
loss to the state at 4 per cent
interest up to tho first day of
August, 1901, will aggregate. ...$965,000 00
Detectives very often have a way of
projecting themselves Into fame by pe
culiar tactics. Some llfteen years ago
an enterprising detective planned a rob
bery of the state treasury and arranged
with the state treasurer to have him
self held up by a peg-logged ex-convict,
who was Inveigled Into tho scheme and
killed by the chief netor lu the plot.
In accordance with the program the
treasurer had a sack of coin ready for
delivery, but no sooner did the ex-convict
step into the hall of the state house
than lie was shot down and murdered
in cold blood by the great sleuth, who
had tlie audacity to go before the legis
lature and claim a reward. It appears
that Just such enterprise has been ex
hibited by a railway detective In these
parts, lu conjunction with it brilliant re
porter of the World-Herald, who had a
typewritten report of tho roblwry be
fore It had been perpetrated and who
at the appointed tlmo had It exclu
sively published lu tho yellow journal
he represented, with a great puff for
the wonderful detective. In this in
stance the decoyed highwayman was
not perforated with buckshot, but
simply forced to sign a confession pre
pared for him by the Ingenious railroad
sleuth and reportorlal detective.
President Schwab of tho steel com
bine says lie was surprised and pained
to hear that n general strike had been
ordered. He was probably Joking when
lie at a ted he was surprised and possibly
In the other statement also. There Is a
strong suspicion abroad that the steel
magnates really courted the conflict In
u desire to break tho union. Such
gigantic conflicts, which work Injury to
the entire country, are certainly to be
regretted and the public will not mourn
If the contestants are lilt so hard they
will hesitate about provoking another.
The Chicago Hoard of Trade Is again
having a spasm for fear someone besides
"legitimate" operators will have all op
portunity to skin the suckers who put
their money on the turn of the market.
The surer the process is of skinning a
man and tho quicker it Is done the
better. Kxpcdltious methods may pos
sibly show the victim he Iiili no chance
and Induce him to quit, while thu
slower but no less certain processes are
apt to leave tho victim permanently In
fatuated. The United States has found It neces
sary to send a gunboat to Colon to pro
tect commerce at the Isthmus. Troubles
of this kind aro becoming monotonous
In South American countries and the
nations of the world would bo Justified
lu visiting summary punishment upon
the offenders. If they want to light
among themselves that is nobody's busi
ness but their own, but It Is about time
they 'conllncd tlielr operations to that
sphere.
lu commercial matters Itussla has Its
lighting clothes on. It promptly took
up tlie sugar light with the United
States and lias as promptly struck back
at flermany on account of the proposed
now tariff laws, ftermany is dependent
lu 11 large measuru for Itussluu labor
to cultivate nnd harvest the crop In
eastern Prussia ami Hussia has pro
hibited the Uttsslan laborers from going
there to woik. With absolute and arbi
trary power vested In the czar that
country Is In a position to more
promptly and effectively combat hostile
action by other powers than any nation
In the world and the ruler of Hussia
lias shown that he Is always willing to
meet the Issue.
Wrntiix'd In n t'liit,
Atlanta Journal,
Lord Salisbury says England Is paying a
big price for glory. Wo aro onto tho price
all right, but where does tho glory come In?
Too Ureal n lll.ili,
Washington Stur.
Mr. llryan says lie would not enter Into n
bond to refrain from running for ofllce. Ho
would find It extremely dltllcult to find a
bondsman for such purpose.
.Some (limit In Hvll.
Chicago Post,
Lot us bo Just In this crusade against bill
boards; a fugitive from Justice tried to clawl
through a hole In ono of them nnd was held
there until a policeman taught him. Would
n vacant lot have done as much?
.MnUt Mill WorkliiK Otertline.
' Chicago Inter Ocean.
Tho recuperative power of naturo Is as
serting Itself to such an extent In tho
west Hnd southwest theso days that tho
shouting of the calamity howlers Is rapidly
becoming little more than a faint whtspor.
ItenllMiii Off the SIiiki-.
Chicago News.
In Omaha tho villain In a theatrical pro
duction became enraged through Jealousy
and shot tho heroine. It is believed to bo
the unly lustunco where a stage villain ha.
dono anything nioro desperate In real llfo
than to smoke a cigarette.
Ileliiteil Priileetloii in l-'oreit.
St. Louis tllobe-Dcmocrat
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson Is right
In prominently mentioning tho destruction
of forests ns a cmiso of drouth. In pioneer
days trees were cut freely by a fow men.
but It will 'not do to let the millions of today
slaughter them nt will.
A Teiniioriiry Loan.
Chicago Chronicle.
Parliament hns t'granted" $15,000,000 to
aid tho Transvaal and Ornngo Illvor col
onies. Tho grant Is to bo repaid by those
states as soon ns tho taxes can bo luvlcd.
Thus the Dutch republics aro not only to
bo robbed of their independence, but tu be
required to pay tho robbers for transacting
tho robbory.
When Killtnrii Did Some TIiIiiUIiik.
Datrolt Free Press,
Editor llryan made a talk to the Missouri
Press association, during which he snld that
tho editor of n daily paper does not have
tlmo to think. A vast majority had tlmo
enough to think that the financial heresies
of Mr. Hryun must never bo allowed to lead
tho country Into repudiation and dishonor.
Wo have not heard of any among them ask
ing to think again,
llumnnlty of Cliiilrinnii Jones,
Cincinnati Enquirer (dem.)
Chairman Joneg has got far enough along
after the disasters of 1896 nnd 1900 to con
template with complacency tho posstblo
elimination of William J. llryan from lead
ership. Mr,, Joneses very tenacious about
a prlnclplo, 01: aboutiwhat may have the ap
pe.lrnnco of a principle, but he has tho
human weakness 'of wnntlng to win occa
sionally. '
Marked Iteiliietlon of Tina.
Brooklyn' Eagle.
Foreign cabmen; guides, ushers, servants,
tapsters, porters,, stewards, clerks, conduc
tors, hotel keepers, hospital runners, char
ity promoters nnd others and there aro
many others arp complaining that Amer
icans do not Insult them by offers of tips
half so often or eo grievously as they used
to do. If they have loarned thrift ubroad,
It Is tlmo that our peoplo practiced more
of It at home.
Corniiiu'N rimi Too Peaceful.
Minneapolis Times.
If the disfranchisement law of tho Mary
land democrats Is n failure because so
many of the whlto members of Mr. Gor
man's party are unable to read nnd write,
how aro the negroes to be disfranchised?
Mr. Gormnn's recent convention snld they
must not voto hereafter, but how are thay
to bo prevented? Possibly the rope and tho
shotgun, as advocated and defended by Sen
ator Tillman, will bo tho means.
Kiineiil for llnek Tnxeit.
Philadelphia Record.
Thoro Is nn appearance of reason lu tho
demand of tho manufacturers of proprietary
medicines for a special act of congress by
which they may rccclvo a rebato on tho
stamps placed by them before July 1 on
packages which have not been sold, on thu
samo terms that have boon allowed to man
ufacturers and dealers In tobacco and ci
gars. Under tho ruling of the Internal rev
enue olllco tho medicine men who wish to
mako claim for rebato must remove tho
stnmpB In tho presence of nn oltlclal and
sund thorn to Washington with evidence to
show when and where thoy wore bought.
The removal of tho stamps Is a groat trou
ble and often defaces the packages, nnd
most manufacturers would rather lose tho
rebato than go through so much red tape.
TIIH HARVEST OF OI,l).
Hiiko Pile of PreeloilN Metal llolllnix
Into American Coffer.
St. Louis (ilobo-Dcmocrnt.
Good Judges estimate that $100,000,000 In
gold from tho mines will bo nddfd to the
wealth of tho United States this year. Ily
tho beginning of 1902 tho treasury will havo
on hand $350,000,000 In gold, and tho wholo
stock of gold In the United States will not
bo far from $1,200,000,000. Theso figures are
calculated to steady thoso who are nervous
over tho partial failure of a single crop
Thervo nro other harvests In this country
than thoso of tho fields. American manu
facturing Industries were never In hotter
shape nnd the business of transportation Is
In the samo nourishing condition. During
tho flrbt six months of tho present year tho
United Stntes sold to Great Ilrltaln nearly
$350,000,000 worth of commodities, while our
purchases from Great Ilrltaln during the
samo tlmo nmounted to only $35,000,000. In
dealing with tho Hrltlsh nlone the balance
In our favor for thu present year will ex
ceed $00,000,000.
Opinions differ ns to whether this country
will oxport or import gold In the fall, but
thoso who say "wo, can tako In at our back
door moro gold than we send away through
tho front door" aro evidently right, t'n
llko the peoplo of Europe, Americans do not
want to carry gold In their pockets. They
prefer gold certificates In making payment
of customs duties, and government papnr of
any kind, equivalent to gold, fur general
circulation, A big tldo of fresh gold comes
constantly from the mines, and It Is but ono
of nuirerous forms of mlnoral wealth taken
steadily from tho earth, Corn Is nn Impor
tant crop, yet It Is only one Item In tho
mighty American harvest, Some of the crop
experts figure that tho great yield of wheat
alone will counterbalance the shortage In
the value of corn, There Is no reason to ho
alarmed about tho general produetlwncsa
of tlm nrrgent yoar,
Western
Philadelphia Pris
Tho drouth of this summer will
strengthen tho demand tho west has been
... ...... ...v..
making for national assistance lu reclaiming
the arid nnd seml-nrld lands of that section,
.Movements hnvc been begun already for
bringing tho matter before congress at Its
next session nnd rumors are circulated of
n proposed alliance between the advocates
of liberal appropriations for rivers and
harbors nnd tho ndvocatcs of Just as lib
ctal appropriations for Irrigating projects
In tho west. If such an nlllnnce Is formed
It may bo n strong factor in legislation next
winter.
Of tho need of Irrigation in largo neigh
borhoods In tho wost there can be no doubt.
The results whero It has bcon systemat
ically undertaken provo Its practicability.
Captain It, M. Crittenden, who hns mado
a comprehensive Investigation of irriga
tion, says In his recent report; "To one
who has seen tho changes wrought In the
once desert regions of California, ArUona,
Utah, Wyoming and Colorado, In what used
to bo as forbidding regions ns any still
remaining In that country, there can bo
no doubt that tho destiny of the arid sec
tion of America Is more dependent upon the
waters that flow from Its mountains than
upon tho minerals that Ho concealed
within them. Alrondy In tho greatest mineral-producing
stntes of thu west, Cali
fornia nnd Colorado, Irrigated ngrlculturo
yields a greater wealth of product than
tho mines. It Is easy to point out many
vnlleys In the arid regions, tho future do-
AOTIIKIt AMr.HICWX VICTOIlV.
Glohe Trotters Ceime to lie "I'.nny
.MnrUn" for Tlmler.
Minneapolis Journal.
Across and underneath the Atlantic there
sped last night nowj of pood cheer, glnd
tidings of another American victory abroad.
This tlmo It Is no talc of brldgo contracts
at At bar a and in Uganda; of American
steol rails In England; nf Yankee shoes In
Austria; our bicycles In Germany; our ma
chinery tu Itussla, or our locomotives In
India. It was greater than these, for It
was tho announcement of a victory never
dreamed of by plpehltter or lotus eater.
It is contnlncd In theso lines from London:
"Visitors from, America this year arc as
numerous as ever before, hut apparently
as the American tourist Increases In num
ber ho Increases nlso in thrlftlncss. Cab
men, porters nnd hotel servants are one
In declaring thnt tho Americans aro tho
least remunerative of their clients. This
establishes n new reputation for tho Ameri
can nbroad."
Vurlly this Is tho beginning of the end
of American servitude to the European
servnnt. Hereafter tho American abroad
will dnro to give tho minimum tip; ho
will hnvo no "bad shame" nbout giving
less than the amount demanded on tho
basis of tho American reputation for ex
travagance nnd resemblance to an am
bulating gold mine At last the work of
tho carelessly rich of former years has been
overcome. No longer will tho entire staff
of tho European hotel from cellar to garret
and front door to allay hall tho arrival of
tho American tourist as another addition;
to tho blessed company of "soft marks."
AMintlC.tNS IX CUIIA.
Flnnnelnl nml Sanitary HcHiiltn
nf
I'nigrrlvr AilmlnUt ration.
Now York Sun.
Thoso bilious souls In tho Antl-Imporlal-ist
league and elsewhere who doubt tho
American capacity to govern outside of tho
limits of tho old United States havo had a
shock lately In Porto Rico, which Is regret
tably prosperous under the rule of
"despots" nnd "satraps." Tho American
occupation of Cuba has produced results
equally unwelcome from the nntt-lm-pcrlalist
point of view. General Leonard
Wood sets forth ono great triumph of
American rule In Cuba In these few words:
"Yellow fever, that groat bugbear of our
peoplo In tho south, In another year will
censo to bo epidemic. Wo have not had n
single case of yellow fever at Havana this
summer and none In eastern Cuba tor tho
Inst two years."
Thus In a few months moro has been
dono for the health of tho Cubans thnn
was dono under all the years of Spanish
possession of the Islands. For tho peoplo
of the United States, too, this reduction
and prospective elimination of yellow fever
arc an Incalculable gain.
Another thing that the Americans have
done In Cuba Is the creation of a public
school system. There nro 3,000 ".flourish
ing schools," General Wood says. Hy educa
tion and sanitation, the body and the mind
of the Cubans havo been benefited, A
ruined island, exhausted by long hardships
and mlsgovernment Is being sot upon its
feet.
And what Is tho financial side of tho
American occupation of Cuba? "Wo havo
$1,500,000 In our rcscrvo fund," says the
governor general, "and can pay our debts
and get out of Cuba within tho next eight
months."
It strikes us that tho Americans have a
very pretty genius for administration.
PlMtSOXAI. XOTES.
The mystorlous dispatch nf thousands of
Hrltlsh troops to India opens a field which
tho news romancers will bo prompt to
occupy.
Tho Monroo doctrine will not keep two
South American states from fighting each
other; It will only keep tho spectators from
interfering.
M. do Bloch Is acquiring n museum In
Lucerne, whoso spoclnl object Is to Illus
trate by diagrams, maps and other objects
tho wastefulness of modern scientific war.
Captain J. P. Williams of Savannah, presi
dent of tho hoard of trustees of Emory col
lege, Covington, Aln., has given tho Institu
tion $15,000 for a new building for tho de
partment of science.
When Portland has her old-home week
celebration, August 15, Thomas H. Heed has
agreed to speak, and Secretary Long, a son
of Mnlno, Is to mako tho principal talk
at the evening exercises.
Governor Orman of Colorado Is a native
of Muscntlne. In., and went to Colorado as
a poor boy In 1S6, getting work ns a rail
road laborer. Ho rose In the business nnd
nns been connected with it for thirty yenrs,
Judge Addison O. Hrown of tho United
States district court for tho southern dis
trict of Now York, who has Just reslgnedi
is known among scientific men as a
botanist Ho was long presldont of tho
Torroy Hotanlcnl club, nnd co-operated with
Prof. N. L. Ilrltton In the publication of the
Illustrated "Flora of tha Northern United
Stntes and Canada."
Tho decision to uso tho fast cruiser Co
lumbia as a receiving ship at the Now York
navy yard looks like an admission of tho
reports of structural weakness In that
vessel The Columbia was launched In 1892
nnd co.U $2,725,000. Sho Is of tho protected
class and Is rated one of tho fastest ships
In the navy, but has naver done any service
to speak of, oven during the war with
Spain.
Dr. George W. Hcatley, n wealthy rotlred
dentist of Brooklyn, wished to buy some
property adjoining his handsomo resldenco
In South Elliott place, His neighbors re
fused to sell and likewise refused to buy
his prcporty. Now ho has a large sign on
tho front of his house offering $500 to any
real ostato agent who will sell the placo
"to negroes only," The street is oue of
the most exclunlve In Brookiyu,
Irrigation
velopment of which, under Irrigation, will 1
....... l I M tmntilnllnn 1-rpltPr
nusiillll III il IJVll II iu,ui.,i.u.. r -
than that which at present In to bo found In
the stntes where they are located. There can
be scarcely n doubt that the ultimate ex- .cimiu.,,,..,, v.... ...... '"" '
tent of this development Is limited only l-lenlcs. wh Ic In Tammany hall hey are
by tho capacity of the streams and the known as "chowders " Tammany's meth
vital and controlling function of these ods force the Ingredlen s of Its choder.
streams In the future welfare of tho vast out of Its henchmen, willing or not Tho
ex enr0f the national domain Is a matter republicans use their outings In a moro
too obvious to require demonstration." Kc Ions manner nnd r. he. ; as compll
Captain Crittenden's statements agree with 'ne-t to tho wives am cht hire o ho
what has been said on this subject by other, voters who have supported them at tho
Investigators. I
t1.. ...Ult ....... I. nnnn.lt! 4 C I A 11. P U t I
ns to tho need and results of Irrigation
th-re Is uot such a consensus of opltn1
us to the propriety of the government un
dertaking tho work on nn extensive scale
Much money has already been spent by
congress lu making Investigations, but tho
chief result of these hns been to show
hnl .hi. ..n.t nf ll.o un.lerl.kltii! would bo
enormous and that only a limited urea
n.,t.i i,n,.n,,i v..r!.. ntt ih irpi.,,,.
.neflted. Nearly nil the Irrlga -
aken so far has been by prl-
tlnn utiilcrtu
vnto or state enterprise. Whether this
policy can be wisely changed and tho gen
eral government can embark In the ree
Inmntlnn of tho arid lands Is a question
for tho public to consider. All that need
bo said now Is to make It known that a
formidable! effort will probably be made
In thnt way when congress meets lu De
cember. LIGHTS AM) SHADES IX COTIIAM.
fe'iie
mill I nelileiil n Ol.xrrvi'il
Ill
Greater .i-n Viirk.
Itecent dispatches foreshadowed a peace
ful settlement of the ennlllrtlng interests
of hcnellclarlea by tho will of Plerro Lord
lard. Enough of the spice of romance en
veloped the llfo of the deceased tobacco
king to give a will conieit tho flavor of
a hot tamale and tho expected exhibition 1
of swell linen was eagerly looked for.
Wiser counsels prevailed and a cash set
tlement has been effected whereby tho
lovely Widow Allien receives nbout $250,
000 for her claim to the Itaneocas farm.
Under the will, la addition to the bequest
of Hnncocas, Mrs. Allien nlso received all
of Mr. Lorlllard's race horses now in Eng
land. There Is quite a string of theso nnl
mals anywhere from twenty-five to forty
headed by David Garrlck. Thulr valuo can
not be short of $100,000 nnd probably ex
ceeds thnt sum. T. Suffrn Taller, n son-In-lnw
of tho dead millionaire, is now In
England to npprnlsp the stnblo that nn
adequate sum may be tendered to Mrs.
Allien for their transfer to liorro Lorll
lard, Jr.
A conservative estlmnto mado by a per
sonal friend of tho Lorlllards as well as n
close acquaintance of Mrs. Allien nnd
tho Harnes family, places tho gifts made
to her by Plerro Lorlllard within tho last
ten years nt llttlo short of $1,025,000. This
Is regarded ns conservative. Gifts In
money, stocks and valuable securities arc
put down nt $500,000; gifts in Jowelry.
$100,000; houso In Thirty-first street, with
I Us costly furnishings, elaborate library nnd
costly silver $'
horses In En'gln
5,000; Hnncocas, $250,000;
nd. $100,000.
Mrs. Alllen's future much depends upon
tho health of her aged father John C
nuiui-n, nuu m nun ... o.. ....... ...
New York City. .Mrs. Allien is sain 10
havo developed a great liking for France
as n placo of residence.
There aro 804,000 persons, men and
women, employed In what tho law do.
scribes as gainful occupation woraing nr
others for compensation In New York
. ... .
City. It has heretofore been supposeu
that nbout G per cent of theso were em
ployed at night, which would give a total
of 40.00C night workers in thnt city
Recently a table has appeared Intended
to show how many night workers there
actually aro In tho four boroughs and this
cstlmato gives 3,200 policemen, 3.000 rail
road employes, 3,000 bakers, 3.000 news
paper employes, 2.500 engineers cn.'. nro
men, 2,500 actors and musicians nnd 1.000
restaurant employes. The total Is 20.000.
tho balance being made up by the addition
of butchers, peddlers, steam railroad em
ployes, telegrapher's, watchmen, clectrl
ciaus nnd miscellaneous workers.
The throngs that descend from the "L"
road stntlon at Ono Hundred nnd Sixteenth
street nnd Eighth avenuo during the rush
hours In tho nfternoon nnd evening, says
tho Now Yr.rk Times, are accustomed to
the mad rush and noisy greetings of tho
nowsboys and nowsglrls with "Extrys."
Hut thoro hns been a now stimulus to life
In Harlem provided by some of tho enter
prising parontB in that district. In ense
of sudden showors about tho tlmo tho
express trains dlsgnrgo tholr loads a score
or moro of boyB nnd girls, ranging In ago
from 5 to 13 years, gnthor at tho exits from
tho station. Each carries an umbrella,
some two. Thoy ore the Umbrella Guard
of Harlem and .Mornlngslde. They aro
llttlo purveyors of rain shelters. They do
not as n rule solicit the masculine passen
gers, but shrill volrcs ring out above tho
din of the busy corner In the cry of "Um
brella, lady: umbrella?" A customer so
cured, tho youthful solicitor trots along
with his or her customer until the lattor's
homo Is reached. Then nn outstretched
hand grasps Iho loaned umbrella nnd nn
other tiny palm closes around the penny,
nickel or dlmo given as n foe.
Tho gamo of politics Is played In New
York City ns nowhero elso, relates Leslie'
Weekly. Among its queerest developments
nro tho summer excursions, given In al
most every atsembly district by tho rival
political organizations. The district leader,
tho senator, the alderman and tho assem
A Fresh Hat
Siraiv hats very soon cka?ige color
when caught in a shozoer. They
turn a. dirty yellow. At present prices
and we have only three
35c, 50c and $1.00
you ought to have a clean one, Dont
yore think so? Pocket a -us hers, S.00,
$1.50 and $2.00.
NO CLOTH L(J KITS UKK OURS.
Browning, King & Co.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Stoic Cloe Saturday MkIiIs at II O'clock, Other KvenliiK -jt S.IO
blymnn go along to make friends tth tho
people nt large. Hlg sums of money nro
spent Invishly to entertain people they
rarely moot during the remainder of the
yonr. In fact, a politician's ability to make
himself agreeable nt one of these gather
ings may tell for weal or for woo In his
next campaign. Ills knowledge of human
1 ...... I ... .
nature is put to the test, and n lik oi
It may give him cause for sorrow Tho
polls
No one has been more successful In tho
mnn,K,m,,n' of hM' 1 Itnl" ,,,nn '"'V
Abo' Ort.ber. the stnlwart young repub-
llcnn leader of tho Twenty-first.
The happiest day of Iho year for Colonel
Oruber Is In July, when tho women nnd
children of his district to the number of
5.000 or 0,000 nccept Ills Invitation for an
I olltl"K' 5rnr ! tMl Collim-
j " s'r'" "' "' excursion to
I.nurolton Grove, a delightful spot on Cold
, ''"u,rl,,,on "'. "c"' "I
! ,Inr,'or' ';on ln.l foum , where
liir uuy wi.n t.,'1'111 lu hi.iil.'n, ivpin turn mm
eating. Tho peoplo enmo trooping from
their homes down the streets to tho pier by
! hnndfuls. bevies, sqtlnds and platoons,
Little girls staggered under th weight of
baby brothers, nnd llttlo boys tugged nway
at huge boxes packed with dainties that
were to last n whole family for n day.
If anyone In the long procession looked
careworn, nnd sad ns he trudged down
toward the pier. It was only for n moment
There nt the entrance ntood Colonel Oruber
himself, pplck nnd span in nautlcnl attire,
smiling at every mother and baby ns they
came along Tall men leaned over to speak
to him and little children reached up to
grasp his hand. Ills smile set tho keynote
for the dny nnd everyone was happy
"Something like a Sunday school picnic."
Bomeone remarked looking nt the crowds
coming toward tho pltir. "No. It Isn't llko
that." said Colonel Oruber, "wo havo no
rulos nnd regulations and none Is under
j rCf,trntu Tlcn we I(.t nt,yono WM0 wants
It buy a glass of beer; we make no condi
tions and wo want everyone to have n good
tlmo. It Isn't like a Tammany excursion
either." the colonel went on. "Thnt It
called a 'chowder' nnd all tho storo keep
ers and merchants In tho district nro mndo
to buy tickets $10 worth or so whether
they want to or not. In our enso tho or
ganization foots tho bill nnd Invites every
one to come. Wo pay $800 for tho boats;
$192 for a band of Ihlrty-fivo ploces nnd
tho other expenses swell tho total to
$1,050; wo stdl tho bar nnd rostnurant
privileges for S250 and have to raise $S0O,
which comes out of tho organization.
i,ixi:s TO , I. A CGI I.
Cleveland Plnln Denier: "Who Is th.lt
sweltering fellow who Is trying to empty
the Ice writer tank down IiIh throat?"
"That's the man who writes tho lint
wont her advice for tho dally papers."
Philadelphia Press; "I throw myself upon
your mercy," sobbed tho 2iXi-pound heroine.
The villain sank beneath her weight.
"I now realize." ho murmured, "what U
meant by the power behind tho thrown."
WiiHliIngton Star; "Mr. Perkins, you look
crushed and yet pleased."
i es ; on tne way out n stout lady snt on
l.ot'noule?
jmiy goi 111 .Hill Sat On lior.
Chicago News: "I suppose you met a
great many green peoplo at the Pnn
Amerlcao?" "Green? Why, one man nsked me If It
took longer to hulld Niagara falls than It
, the rest of the attractions.'
i rmindclphla Times: "These old sayings
, back of their alleged wisdom often concent
. Hr.rnf.otri '
;
KreniK'iitlv."
,rl.lr, histnnee. what Is tho nxlom thnt
troubles never come singly hut n shir tit
the married state?"
,.3l!;nK,! '"W.": "Wo must hnvo hnd a.
terrific storm, remarked the visitor, gnz
L'!,5i?U '"."V cnr,y hours. "I pan see
iiveiiu""''8 1U "f ovorJ' house on tho
"Those are not halftones," responded tho
l hfcriKO cousin: "those are lumps of Ice
left hy tho trust."
Tin: imniiiv i'i;vi:n.
Rocky .Mountain News.
"Long nbout this time o' year I sort o' git
a wljh
I c'd Jim' cut loose a spell nn' fish an' fish
nn fish;
Glttln' nll-tlred weary of th' stuffy town.
Want to go whero I can hear the water
trlcklln' down
Thru a meddcr summers nn' in underneath
u tree,
Where the ol' sun kind o' peeks an' shim
mers down at mo,
Set there by a pool an' smoke nn' think
an (In li ,
W'y. sir.
'Long about this time o' year that's wuth
a llvln fer.
Ono day saw a little gal dabblln' of her
feet
In n gutter strenm that mndo n puddle In
tho street,
Slttln' there upon the curb nn' koepln
mighty still. '
kin'"" pl" " " fl",,ln' ,'t ,n
1 stood 'there n achln' fer to hug that kid
an say:
"You're all right, an' this ol' man Is fcolln'
Jls' that way."
'Long about this tlmo o' year fer workln'
I ain't fit;
Oot the tlshln' fevor on an' cnln't git over It.
Want to get out nil alone an" set n dreamln'
ilrcnnm.
Want to xmell the pine trees nn' to hear
th' mountain streams;
V,nnt to kit on top th' range nn' waller
In th snow,
Then look dow;n nn' see tho world a mlla
ei two below;
There Is something magic In n breath o"
mountain nlr
"Tl.tefrrthero! SOm,UW n
'UoZAtir ' vonr'
Wunt to go to Naturo nnd to grab her by