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The omaiia Daily Bee
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State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.s
ueurgo U. Tzchucl m-orutury, of The Heo
.ruuusning company, being duly sworn
aye mat tho actual number ot fu I an I
complete copies af Tho Dally, Morula,
livening and Sunday Deo printed during ilw
uuiiwt ui Juiy, vmi, was lis lullows.
THE OfAHA DALLY HEEt TUESDAY, AVGVST 13, moi.
ALL AHOVT THE nOliBlV.
In 1S90, when William Jennings Bryan
mauo nis nrsi campaign for a scat In con-
grcsf, and again In 1832, he boldly declared
that the duty on tlnplate was one of tho
most iniquitous robberies over perpetrated
upon tne nation Omaha Bee.
Yes, he did, end ho never declared a truer
tract lo rentier service docs not differ
materially from n contract to deliver
merchandise. Certnlnly so fur iih the
inornl obligation Is concerned there Is
no difference. Therefore the. action of
those steel workers who, In spite of the
order of the olileliils of the association
thing In all his life. That tariff on tin, of to which they belong, have refused to
disregard their contract with the em
ployers, are entitled to commendation.
They have set an example worthy of
general emulation.
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X.CSH unsold and returned copies.... ,002
iNei loini sales ,,,,, ,.775,oiit
jset dally average 25,000
OKO. 11. TZBL'IM.'eiC.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
mium me tins dial any of July. A. 1). 1D01.
ai. II. lir.NUATE,
Notary Public.
I'AHTIUS LKAVIMi Foil 3UM31HU
Pnrtlcs lenvlii (lie city for
tiie HUtiiiner niny liuve The llee
nit to them reictilnriy by
iiotlfylnK The lice Ilimlnat
olllce, In permin or Uy itinll.
The udtlrca will he chniiKed
ns often na itealreil.
The truth about Nebraska will be
known after the corn crop Is harvested.
Mr. Tor Nndo Is keeping busy In a
Email way entirely too late In tho sea
bou. It In tinio for him to take a vacation.
What Is the use of rushing to Okla
homa and Texas? There ate still nearly
30,000,000 acres open to homestead en
try in Nebraska.
winch hot an ounco Is produced In the
United states and probably never will be
was not to prottct an "Infant Industry," for
no sued industry existed or exists today.
It was cold-blooded robbery of the poor for
the benefit of the rich
The Ilco Is now bragging about the great
tin industry that grow up under the McKIn-
ley tariff. Ilosewatcr ought to bo ashamed
of himself. Ho knows that since tho tin
that was used to salt nl mine In tho Illack
Hills was taken out not nn ounce has been
mined In the United States. The tariff on
the tcrne plates Is so great that it nro
hlblts (ho Importation of any of that sort
of goods ond has raised tho price of tin
2TO or 300 per cent. Tin Is Imported Into
this country and tho plates arn dinnnH
acre to mo Denelll or the Tin trust and the
robbery of oyory American family, es
pecially tho families
rich don't uso tin, but tho poor do. A great
out? usi oi wnai are called "tlnplate mills'
don't alter tho situation or make tho rob
Dery less.
nil. I . -
ii'is is rrom tho Nebraska Inde
pendent, the oracle of Nebraska popu
1IM1II,
U Is by cxperlcnco'alono that nil theo
rlcH must bo tcstcd-a theory that can
not stand tho test of experience falls to
tno ground
Up to 1800 tho largest tlnplate mills of
mo world were nt Swansea, in South
vnles, nnd every box of tlnplate Im
ported Into the United States was man
ufnetured In tho Swansea mills. Yet
not nn ounce of tin Is mined In "Wales.
I no tlnplate Industry has nourished
there because of the abundance of an
thrnclto coal and Iron almost at thu very
threshold of Its mills. The tin with
winch tiie Welsh-made tlnplates are
coated Is mined In Cornwall nnd trans
ported by boat to Swansea.
Tlnplate Is not made of solid tin. lint
I.. ..I . . .
is simply sueet iron plated with tin. The
tin Imported to tills country for manu-
A TIUIKA1 OF AXXKXATIOX.
The Merchants' Union of Havana has
threatened to go In for annexation If
the United States refuses to make a
reciprocity arrangement with Cuba
satisfactory to the sugar and tobacco
producers of that Island. Tito Union, do
clares that Cuba, If she does not obtain
concessions to which she has a perfect
right, "in view of the fuct that she Is
under the economic as well as tile politi
cal protection' of the United States,"
should ask for annexation. It further
declares that this would be granted by
thu United States "as It would bo in
comforinlty with tho desire of a
majority of the American people." Thus,
it goes on to say, "the successful opposi
tion of the sugar and tobacco Interests
of the United States to granting conces
sions to Cuba would only result In the
ruin of those Interests, since, with an
nexation, Cuba would have free trade
and this would mean tile overthrow of
the sugar and tobacco Industries In the
States."
Heferrlng to tills, the New York Times
remarks that the position of the Ameri
can beet sugar ami tobacco Interests is
one of Immense dillleultv. It suvs:
Tho producers and capitalists anil
active business men of Cuba are an
nexationists almost to a man. They can
easily get up an aniicxailonlst propa
ganda that might lead to thu formation
of a strong party demanding the trans
fer of the sovereignty of tho island to
tho United States. If that party should
trim, with n fair tleld and no favor, but
really, the cup cannot be spared from
this side at this time. Through long
association wo have become attached t
the trophy, and, besides, should Sham
rock win we would be deprived of th
delightful annual visits of Sir Thomn
Llpton.
Yellow Journals have again detected
Germany and France In an attempt to
ueiy the .Monroe doctrine by securing
possession of Islands north of Cuba nnd
near the coast of the United States.
There is no necessity of polishing tin
your old gun and preparing to go to war
against these two countries. The
Islands in question are not worth onoucl
to tho nations Involved to luduce them
to bring about a diplomatic controversy
with this country, much less an armed
cotilllct. If a controversy Is ever pre
elpitated over the Monroe doctrine some
thing more Important will be at stake
than two little Islands.
A company with 5100,000,000 of can
Ital Is cornering options on coal mining
properties in Illinois With a view to
forming a soft coal trust. A $ 100,000,000
trust Is a very Inslgnlllcant concern In
these days. Anything less than a bil
lion-dollar trust attracts no attention.
lluntira Are liven.
llultlmoro American.
senator .McLaurln may not be so well
versed In billingsgate, but he can call as
many names as Senator Tillman.
Horrors of .Modern AVm-fnre.
llaltlmore American.
What with Kipling writing for tho Kng
llsh and Web Davis writing for tho Hours,
It Is hard to decide which country needs
uio most sympathy.
DiiilUiniteil Adjustment.
Detroit Tree Press.
So much has been said about tho biggest
ship afloat that wo arc content to let It go
at that. It Is bound to appear In a soap
advertisement, anyhow.
come Into power and in the liaiiiu of tin
fnctutlng purposes is free of duty, but people of Cuba nionose annexation to
tne .McMnloy tariff placed a heavy duty the government at Washington, no ad-
oit tlnplate and tin wares of every do- ministration and no congress would
sunpuon. have the hardihood to delv American
I
len years ago, when William Jen- public opinion by declining the olfer.
nings uryan planted himself on the
I'rU-e Wim I'rlvnU-.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Tho state central committee of the sll
ver republicans of Nebraska has closed out
to the populists and Hrynn democrats. Just
for how much Isn't reported.
lloor of the house In opposition to a
tariff on tlnplate, there was not a single
tinpiate factory in tho country. Today
we hav.e several hundred tlnplate mills
The opportunity to take peaceable pos
session of that rich Island which we
have for half a century wished to make
our own would Instantly be availed of
uy any auininisiration in its senses.
.o lliilin fur the Ulaeonsolnte.
Washington Star.
The western farmer Is unablo to seo how
any administration could have prevented a
drouth and tho eastern fiirmor u
ijuna. j ne Times adds that "annexa
tion is not a dream, not a mere negligible
possibility, but a very real probability
of the future, something to be reckoned
with by earnest protectionists. It Is a
scarcity of his products. On tho whole, t h.
situation, calamitous though It may bo in
some respects, presents very llttlo encour
agement to populism
Harry Miller, who Is deeply Interested
lu agriculture, asserts that there is lit
tle or no corn In sight in Nebraska. M
Miller has evidently taken a bird
.view froni a bucket-shop window.
r,
s-eyc
Corn King Phillips discovered a credit
of $i;t;i,000 In tho bank which he had
lorgoncn an nDout. Other victims of
speculation, however, will look a long
nine nerore making any such discovery
The Industrial commission has an
nounced that it proposes to handle the
trusts without gloves In Its forthcoming
report to congress, but the trusts do not
appear to be very much dismayed over
this awful prospect.
Dispatches from China Indicate nn
iiKiccmcni nas been reached on the
matters lu controversy and a llnal draft
of tho protocol has been agreed upon.
A kicking strap should be used when
the order Is given to harness up.
Iowa democrats insist they are en
couraged over the political si'tuatlon lii
that state. It Is noticeable, however,
that It Is not .necessary . to. .put., up ii
fence to stop the crush of .aspiriiutwhb
want to make thu race tor governor. '
Tiie
cooks In the roval na'lni.i' Jt
Madrid have genu on ft strike and as
the queen mother Is away from home
the young king may be forced to K0t
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mi: iiiiujiiiig unti cook ills own
breakfast. These are Indeed hard times
lor royalty.
which supply practically all the tlntilatc That would establish free trade with Pleased with tho nrlr-ea roiii(in
nun is tiseii in tne united States.
lhe assertion that the price of tin-
plate has been raised IMK) to :!0() per cent
ny the MeKlnley tariff is on a par with
other reckless statements made by the
Nebraska organ of populism lu dealing coming event that the self-interest qf
Nun economic questions. Instead of
alslng the price of tlnplate :i()0 nor cent
ine mills engaged In Its manufacture In
this country have sold It slightly below
tne price It brought before the enact
inent of the tariff.
While It Is true that the rich use little
tlnplate In the shape of dinner palls,
Kitcnen utensils and tableware, they
pay for thu bulk of all tho tlnplate nian-
uractureti. Tho tlnplate consumed In
tho rooting of business blocks, private
dwellings and the thousand other pur
poses ror which It Is used by the rich
forms a much greater percentage than
uie iiisigntncant quantity of tinware
used by the poor.
.-Mil ouiy nas the poor man not been
robbed by the revolution wrought In the
tlnplate Industry through the McKinlev
tariff, but on the contrary he has been
substantially benefited. Nearly ur.,000
worKinon are now employed at good
wages In the American tlnplate mills,
In an Industry that only a few years
ago was exclusively carried on lu t!reat
Hrltalu. Tho advantage of having an
army of LT.,000 men employed In a
prolltable Industry In this country In-
stead of draining the country of millions
of dollars annually In paying for im
ported tlnplate must be apparent to
every rational person.
Cheering: Crop Advices
lu
l'hltndelphla Itccord,
It will bo remembered that during tho Other testimony
ui me micnso neat and drouth
In the west some of tho crop "exports"
figured tho probable damage to com as
high as 800,000,000 bushels and oven con
servative estimates placed the extent of
Injury In tho four states of Kansas, Mis
souri, Nebraska and Iowa alone at not less
than 300,000,000 bushels. Now that tho sit
uation has been relieved by copious rains
there has been a marked chango of senti
ment among the farmers In those states,
which Is reflected In tho more hopeful press
comments on tho crop outlook. Referring
to the recent estimates of 300,000,000 bush
els shortago In tho states named Tho
Omaha Heo says:
"Today no reasonable estimate would
place tho loss at to exceed half that amount
and tho probability Is that It will bo less
than half. The outlook now Is that, so far
as Iowa and Nebraska are concerned, tho
i'lold of corn will bo a full average and per
haps beyond, while In Kansas and Missouri
tho corn production will bo very much bet
ter than tho conditions of tho past few
weeks have promised. In short, the prom
ise at this tlmo Is that tho corn crop of
of similar Import Is
found In tho columns of the Jefferson (la.)
Deo nnd tho Topeka (Kan.) Stato Journal.
Tho latter sajs;
"Farmers now realize that crop condi
tions aro not bo bad as they thought, and
Kansas corn Is showing Its recuperative
powers, and as n result thcro will bo corn
In Kansas Biilllclcnt to furnish all the feed
required. People who rushed their stock
to market now realize that they acted
hastily."
In tho first flush of reawakened hope
fulness after n season of great despond
ency there may not be as much of a tend
ency to overcontldcncc as thcro had been
previously to undue depression, hut It Is
obvious, from the newspaper reports and
noticeable thine about them nhm.M i,
flow of water and not tho form of th- f
iin nseu rienty of water mav W
tnlned from the Potomac, twelve
away, If the eltv U u-itiinv ... .
With this Idea In view, wo studied tho f
tains In Home, which tin- k.....
for esulurles.
"Another iVnturo of our plans Is tb..
treatment of tho vnrr trout, which
make It attractive ond lmvi, nn
on boating. Another thing that wo tdinU
drive for la better en-nrrt Inn t Inn nf .
parks,"
wnmc nut t o.Miitr.ss.
Serlnii A!tentlnn AmiliMt Otllclul,
In the Ciintum Servleo,
New York Press fre p l
Something for congress to do ni it.
session will be to investigate the custon-.;
Mrvico nnd
Rome nr inn fnint-it ..m..
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mo testimony of railroad ofllclals and """lc m it who arc known by their bu
nthnra In nlnan ,n..u ...l.u .i. . I tiprlnr ndlnr. n n.l 1... . . - n. .
1 v.vo.- luimi iui me agricultural i .wo nun ur im' treasury oe
conditions lu tho principal corn-producing
states, that the recent crop "scare" had
been lntcmper.itely magnified. Tho forth
coming report of the federal Department of
Agriculture will throw oniclal light on tho
situation but whatever may be tho show
ing wticn It will make of the crop outlook
partment nt Washington to be pr.v thing
gross Irregularities constantly, yet who aro
unmolested because of their powerful b.nk
Ing by political agents whose lmstni .,s v (s
to seo that tho revenue laws nro admins
tere.1 to tho ndvantago of themselxe. ami
their clients.
i- . . ...
i-1 urn mo way in winch public official
nnvA.vs nircMi iii,.st.
American Interests have evident!-
been well eared for In the settlement of
nnalrs In China. Flour and corn are
both placed on the free list in the new
tariff. There has been a growing trade
in these products for several years and
their free entry will be of considerable
Denetit to the western farmer.
j'ciuooratic papers are resurrecting
uieir editorials of the vintagu of the
ivieM-iunti campaigns. Democracy never
hnhlu i. .. I ...... ..
,. lol- lno luture or
meets the Issues of the present, but In
sists upon presenting the frayed-out Is
sues of the past, and even these need to
be severely blue-penciled to render them
presentable.
Having visited tho midway nt the
Pan-American exposition and witnessed
that elevating moral spectacle known
as the coochee-coocliee dance, (icneral
Miles has suggested to the nianageinent
of tho exposition tho propriety of mod
ifying these dances when the West
l'olnt cadets come to view the per
formance In the Oriental theater. It is
rather mean of thu coiniiiander-in-clilef
to be so excluslvo lu his vacation pleasures.
The annual farce or n Douglas county
fair Is tebc, repeated this year. The
usual exhibition of threu pumpkins, live
squashes, eight turnips, a few stuffed
geese and a swayback hog will be ills
played In thu corner of a small booth
in a remote part of tho street fair
grounds, at an expense of !f;i,0iK) to thu
taxpayers and a net Income of ifL'OO or
$:iOO eacli to the coterie of expert agri
culturists who do their fanning by
jiUmtlug resolutions lu oUico bulldlugs.
t iTHE UUSKRVAXUK OVCOXTIIACTS.
'.'A, number qf steel workers, members
of, , the Amalgamated association, have
refused to obey. the order to strike!. on
the ground that to do so would be a
violation -of tbeir'eontract with the em
ployers. A dozen or niore plants, em
ijjoylug collectively thousands of men.
,w,Ul. thus cqntlnuo in operation because
the-men employed In 'them are not only
satisfied with tiie conditions! under
which' they are working, but also fee)
that by virtue of the fiiL'aL'oini.iit tiw.v
have entered Into with thu employers
they are In honor bound to adhere to the
contract. The president of the local
branch of the Amalgamated association
at Mnsslllon, O., said a few days ago:
"We have signed a contract for' a year
and wo cannot possibly cease work."
I he men at South Chicago. .lollet. Hav
view, Youngstown and a number of
oiuer piants nave taken a like view of
their duty.
These men do not thereby renounce
tne organization of which thev are mem
Iters. They do not proclaim hostility to
tne Amalgamated association. They
do not surrender their position as unloii
men. They simply say thnt having en
tered Into a contract, consistent with
tho policy aud approved by the organi
zation of which they are members, they
regard It Incumbent upon them to re
spect that obligation and to continue, to
work under it to the end of the con
tract. This is nn honorable position. It will
be approved by Intelligent public
opinion and by the conservative senti
ment lu organized labor. It Is a posi
tion t lint characterizes tho highest tie
velopment of labor unionism in this
country. Witness, for example, the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Kiiglneers.
For many years that organization, under
Its wise and sagacious leadership, has
never failed to conform to every con
tract It has made. Onco having agreed
to nu arrangement the engineers faith
fully adhere to It. The same can be said
of the International Typographical
union, which 'by reason of its faithful
observance of contracts lias become ono
of tlfe- strongest and most trustworthy
labor organizations in the country.
Fidelity to contracts Is" as Incumbent
upon labor as It Is upon capital. It has
been said Uiat'tho obligation of a cou-
the Cubans may hasten, If they find
American protectionists actuated by a
spirit of stubborn resistance to thulr
reasonable demands."
We think the Merchants' Union
of Havana is astray lu assuming that
a majority of the Americau people de
sire the annexation of Cuba. There lias
been very little expression of public
opinion lu this country favornblu to nu-
uexatiou aud so fur as can be Judged
the question, If It were to be now sub
mitted to a vote of our people, would
have a majority against annexation.
We also doubt the correctness of thu as
sumption of the New York Times that
if a Cuban party should come Into
power and propose annexation, no ad
ministration ami no congress would de
cline thu offer. We should expect such
an offer to be declined by the present
administration, in the interest of thu
American industries which annexation
would destroy, unless It were known be
yond question to have an overwhelming
popular support.
Jiut the threat of annexation is not to
be lightly regarded by thosu Interests
which are must deeply concerned in thu
mutter. They cannot afford to Ignore it
or to treat It with Indifference. It has
strong support lu Cuba and thore ure
commercial interests here that favor. It.
The Times is at least right lu saying
that It Is something to be reckoued with.
I'unloii I, ends to the Tureen.
New York World Worn.)
. . . .
.111. uryiuis voice 13 still for fnslnn. It
ho could devlso a. fusion that would fuse
mere mignt bo somo sense In It. But a
tusion that simply melts democrntin ma
lr.ol.1.... .I 1 . . .
"uu leaves mo party every year
deeper "In tho soup" Is no more attractlvo
man tne diops of suds that mark tho
bursting of an Iridescent soap-bubble.
TlimtdliiK ut.p, ,llKnp inrtnutpy,
Buffalo Express.
The spectaclo otnho Sugar trust throt
tling tho beet sugar Industry, as It Is mani
festly trying to do in California, will not
mako tho public more willing to tolerate
legislation favorable to the trust wh-jn
congress meets again. It was not for this
that the United States government has
been a. such palna to encourage bcot sugar
produc.lon.
Nome Itrwnrdn of Valor.
Kansas City Journal.
An uninspiring commentary on the treat
ment of American heroes la suggested by
the reminder that whereas Lord Hoberts
gets JSOO.OOO and an earldom for his South
jwncan services, uewcy gets a sword anil
Is no longer a popular Idol; Schley nnd
Sampson nro engaged In a controversy
which casts discredit upon tho American
navy and Ilobson gets a reward wholly In
commensurate. Bravo old Joo Wheeler,
who led his command on an army cot, gets
only the half pay of his retired rank, nnd
the gallant black "Tenth legion" that saved
tho day at San Juan is where aro those
bravo black fellows, anyway?
Washington Tost: Tho Bryan CJrootlmr
out in unio is not panning out as Its pro
moters expected.
Indianapolis News: Mr.. Bryan wonts thn
"progressive democracy" to support tho
regular ticket. He knows a thine or two. if
urooi uocsu t.
New York Sun: Mr. Bryan Is Inborlne
under a singular delusion as to thn oiY-nt
which a continued provalenco of the notions
ho represents will have upou tho spirits of
tho republican party.
Washington Star: As a politician Mr.
Bryan demands fusion, but as a Journalist
he will find that his followlnc renresonts
more shades of opinion than ono editorial
page can take care of.
Now York Times: Tho worm that Is
gnawing at Mr. Bryan's heart Is not the
fear of republican success, not the appre
hension that Influence- will be lost, but tho
perfectly sickening show- of his real
strength In Ohio that these bolters will
make If they nro not "called off."
New York Tribune: In splto of all unsets
nd disappointments Colonel Bryan still
lings faithfully to the fusion habit. Ho
ppcarcd beforo a committee In Lincoln the
other day and strongly advocated the ro
newal of last year's "hoodoo"' alliance of
democrats, populists ond silver republicans.
Cincinnati Commorclal-Trlbune: Hut ho
Is amusing, nevertheless, and as a ono-tlmo
leader of u one-time great party "through
a slaughter house to an open grave" ho Is
entitled to a respectful hearing for his gib
berlngs, though It Is to be regretted that
tho peerless leader should be Inconsistent
in death who was so primly consistent In
life:
Baltimore News: In tho Commoner this
week Mr. Bryan says In his leading edi
torial: "It Is not fair to assumo that tho
(Ohio) convention spoko for tho rank and
flic In repudiating tho Kansas City plat
form." By tho same line of argument tho
conclusion might be Justltled that neither
did tho Chicago convention of 1S90 speak
for tho rank and flic. In which event the'
party may havo been afflicted with tem
porary Insanity only, and may possibly ro
gatn lt normal mental poise.
Cleveland Leader: Tho democrats who
aro rebelling against McLean's platform In
Ohio this year aro simply doing what Bryan
said In 1605 he would do In tho presidential
campaign of tho following year If tho plat
form did not suit him. What will be tho
result If Bryan's advice Is followed and
democratic victory results? Will not tho
'gold bugs" regard It as a triumph for tho
principles enunciated In tholr platform as
well as a victory for the ticket? Will tho
Ohln democrats who stand for principle fol
low Mr. Bryan's advice?
WASIIIXfJTO.V (iOSSIl.
at tho elnfln of .tutv lUn mn..
rl , ll,! . ):r,ff .!,,,1,',,"! que.Uoi.nbly bo more encouraging If It o are guilty ; of Irregularities persist .,,
.u , , "- luum iaae note or the efrect of the more ,m,u 11 P"iectiy evident that they feci
w hate cr the foreign demand may be by favorable conditions which havo prevailed """rely protected from action tn ,h'
reason of tho failure of tho crops abroad." since that date. lKton to remove them from their .J.-'.
nnd to punish them by law ns well for
tholr misconduct. It Is perfectly cWdr
also, that their reliance upon political in
fluenco to suppress Treasury department
.i.vciigaiions is not misplaced, for such
Investigations by tho Treasury ofllclalw a
Washington aro never forthcoming, nl
though thcro cannot ho any doubt that
they know perfectly well of tho abuses
which exist and havo absolute proof of tho
Irregularities which aro committed.
Thero are In tho customs service office
holders who favor certain Importers as
against their rivals, and who perform prt
vate services for them undor cover ot their
official duties, which services cost tho gov
ernment and aru worth tn tho favored Im
porters enormous suniB of monev In dutm
A few of thoso Irregularities, perhaps, nro
committed by tho customs otllelalH on "their
own hook" nnd in accordance with thrlr
own private arrangements and terms with
the favored Importers, hut most of them nro
committed nt tho Instance of nnd under
orders from political agents who get their
tools appointed at Washington and keep
them In office after they aro known to ho
"crooked." They put them In office nnd
they keep them there to do tho work wldsh
their masters havo contracted for with Im
porters who do business with tho powers
that bo rather than with the customs laws
of the United States government.
Now, since tho Treasury department nt
Washington will not look Into this mal
administration of customs laws by pull
protected ofllclals, congress ought to do It.
It ought to appoint an investigating com
mittee 10 ug into tho crooked work that Is
notorious and tho investigation ought to
begin right hero in New York. It ought to
nppolnt not a whitewashing commlttco
made up of tho friends of tho politicians
who profit by tho unchecked irregulari
ties, but a commlttco. of keen, conscien
tious public servants, who will como hero
to get tho truth nnd lay It beforo
congress nnd tho country, so that tho
Treasury department will bo compelled to
tako action in mutters which It now tdiows
no likelihood of noticing, whatever tho
reason. Thcro will bo no trouble about
getting nt tho truth nnd revealing tho Ir
regularities. Tho proof can ho obtained
from tho honest customs officials, from
the honest merchants doing business with
the government and from tho records them
selves of the custoniB service and of tho
Treasury department.
This ought to to ono of tho first works
of congress.
HniMieiiltiK of .Minor .Moment nt the
.ntlonnl G'nnltnl.
The government Is about to undertake tho
stupendous task of towing tho floating dry
dock purchased from the Spanish govern
ment from Havana to Manila. It will bo
taken through tho Sure canal. Tho distance
to bo traveled Is estimated nt 12,000 miles
and nbout 100 days will bo required to make
tho trip.
"To drug this ponderous steel structure
will require tho combined efforts of four
towing ships and It Is probable that two
colliers and two ocean-golng tugs will bo
Used. The most elnbornto nnd un.tn.ilnln
towing appliances known will bo reoulred
to prevent the snapping of cables and tho
possible loss of the big dock.
Cables of Mnnlla rope twelvo Inches In
circumference will be used and will bo
fastened to the tow by bridles mado of
powerful chains.
On tho towing ships tho lines will bo
rlegcd to the new towing engine, which
provides for tho taking up of slack rope
caused by the ship or tow falling Into tho
seas.
Without this apparatus such n feat as tho
ono proposed would bo an Impossibility, as
thete Is no cable mado of sufficient strength
to withstand the strain of so great a weight
In heavy weather, and, even should the
cable resist the violent Jerking caused by
tho waves it Is more than likely that no
anchorage on tho vessel would bo strong
enough to hold the cable.
Tho reason for this determination on tho
part of the government to Bond tho dock to
Manila Is the difficulty encountered at pres
ent In securing docking facilities for over
hauling our naval vessels In tho Philip
pines.
Tho only docks available nro those In
Japan and nt Hong Kong and as wo now
have a largo number of war ships and
transports In the oast, each of which re
quires docking nt least once In eight
months, there havo been times when tho
docks were not to bo had.
.SOOTlll.VO ITCIWVO PALMS.
nnil
The Porto Itlcans, who clamored for
free trade with the United States, are
very much distressed because Brazilian
coffee Imported into New York can be
delivered and sold In I'orto Hlco at one
third less than the planters of Porto
Hlco have been receiving for It In tholr
homo market. Against this unforeseen
drawback to the operations of free trade
with tiie united States thu merchants,
bankers and planters of Porto Itlco huvo
sent protests to the secretary of the
treasury. There Is no remedy In sight;
coffee, being on the free list in thu
United States, must remain on the free
list lu Porto Hlco. The Porto Klcans
ought to havo remembered that you
cannot eat your pie and keep It at the
same time.
The Lincoln Journal tries to apolo
gize for Nebraska's part lu the Pan
American exposition by describing
"What has been done on a stingy appro
priation." We do not believe this is
either necessary or warranted. The ap
propriation of 10,000 made by the legis
lature was certainly amide for a credit
able display along the lines of agricul
ture nnd horticulture, in which Nebraska
Is best titled to compete. It seems to be
ample to pay comfortable salaries to a
staff of six people, when one man nnd
two boys could easily perforin all the
work connected with the exhibit. Dou't
let any one get the Impression that the
legislature was stingy lu providing for
Nebraska's Interests at Buffalo.
The government, crop report Is de
cidedly bullish on corn. There are
strong Indications, however, that the
government experts are underestimating
the yield. Portions of Nebraska, for In
stance, where It was at llrst thought
the rains would bo of no service to com
now report noticeable Improvement lu
Some HemnrkR on the Vlclnnn
AnnoylnK Custom or TIpiilnK.
Now York Tribune.
Tho custom house ofllclals at this port
have adopted measures to prevent the tak
ing of "tips" offered at tho piers by passen
gers on ocean steamships to Inspectors of
baggage It Is generally believed by travel
lers or extensive experience who have
crossed tho Atlantic many times that this
form of potty bribory was exceedingly prev
alent nn thu wharves In the '70s and '80s of
tho nineteenth century, but that It has been
largely suppressed In recent years. Now
tho federal ofllclals Intend to wipe out the
evil and they can do away with It entirely
If thoy enter on the task with a resolute
determination that thoy will stick to It to
the end. Of course, thore can bo no defense
of such a wrong. No one should bo per
mitted by tho uso of money or Influence to
obtain exceptional privileges from tho rep
resentatives of tho custom house. All pas
sengers should bo treated Justly, without
partiality or discrimination.
But It must bo admitted that the practlco
or giving tips," an unsound and Inequtta
nio practice, nas spread widely In the
United States In the last thirty years. In
tho first half of tho last century It was not
tho custom to hand over extra mricy to
waiters in hotels ond restaurants, to serv
ants of nil classtB, to cabnion and others
who were called upon to do their regular
nnd ordinary duties, nnd who were not ex
pected to exceed tho usual routine of their
callings. But the objoctlonable practlco
has come over the Atlantic and armies of
wago-earnnrs levy petty tribute upon neo
plo who no longer expect to rccelvo proper
ationtion unless they pay out considerable
sums r addition to tha regular charges. In
wnat hotel or what restaurant In New York
or any other large American city do tho
patrons now venturo to hopo for prompt and
faithful service unless they bestow liberal
"tips?" Tho employes In these places as
a rule aru negligent, Indifferent and ovtn
offensive In their treatment of guests who
ect on tho conviction that thoso who servo
thorn should look to their employers for
reasonable compensation, and not put them
selves In tho attitude of beggars for bounty
to which they aro not entitled.
It Is a vicious and annoying custom, that
of "tipping," but It Is extending almost
everywhero and Is working moro and more
mischief year by year. It tends to fostor
PKKSONAI, AMI OTIIMIt WISH.
condition. Thero Is no farm crop
which possesses the recuperative power a fawning, cringing and servllo spirit among
of' corn and should tho season from now ",uou wu" "-coive me - tips,- ana io increase
on be favorable husking tlmo Is likely
to reveal some surprises.
Shamrock II reached this side In good
condition and will soon bo ready for the
cup races. The American nubile will
bu pleated to seo It start lu the best of
cxtravnganco among tho givers. Lmpleycra
of all classes ought to pay fair wages to
thoso who work for thorn and to forbid
their, employes to accept gratuities under
any clrcumstancos. "Tips" aro a burden
and a nulsanco and they ought to bo abol
ished altogether. But Unhappily thcro is no
sign that tho end of a mlschlvvous system
I Is approaching.
Jny Cooke, whoso operations In govern
ment bonds during the civil war made him
famous, will celebrate his SOth birthday
August 10.
Tho emperor of Russia docs not bellovo
In tho eight-hour day for himself. Ho works
nil day and beldam retires boforo 1 or 2
o'clock In tho morning.
Miss Laura Conger, daughter of Minister
Conger, Is nn excellent linguist, nnd while
In China mastered several of tho native dia
lects, which she now speaks fluently.
Mrs. Bobert Isolds Stevenson hn had a
fireproof vault built In her San Francisco
house, where sho keeps tho numcrouB un
finished or unpublished manuscripts of her
husband.
Tammany looks well to the prosperity of
tho ple-blters. Salaries of city ofllclals for
Juno show an Increase of J120.000 over Juno
of last year. This la exclusive of manda
tory Increases.
The Ocrmnn poet, (Jerhart von Amyntnr,
colebrated his 70th birthday on July
12. He was it major In tho Prussian nrmy
and took part In two wars. Serious Injuries
compelled him to give up tho sword nnd to
tako up tho pen.
One of tho enthusiastic leaders In tho
movemont against department stores In
Chicago last year Is now promoting a de
partment store of retailers. Ho says that
It was no uso to fight tho concentration
movement. "Why," ho explains, "even tho
wives of dealors who hail signed pledges not
to patronize the big establishments per
sisted In doing so when thoy saw bargain
sales advertised."
Tho statue nf Queen Victoria which Is to
be placed In front of tho Ontario Parlia
ment buildings In Toronto is a replica of
tho ono erected lu Hong Kong, tho work of
Postmaster Oencral Smith was visited at
his ofllco by a photographer a few days
ago nnd after his picture had been taken
and a number of prlntB had been run off It
was discovered that tho photographer had
unwittingly furnished the head of tho Post
olllco department with a goatee, whereas
ho had beforo had a smooth face, except
ing tho possession of a mustache. Tho nd
dltlon of tho goatco made a remarkable
chango In tho postmaster general's coun
tenance, nnd ho has been given the unusual
opportunity of seeing Jubi how he would
look with his hlrsuto nppendago before
undertaking to prevent It by the natural
nnd more usual method. The trick of tho
camera which produced this Illusion Is
only t'iscovored by a careful examination
of tho photograph. When so examined It
Is seen that tho knob on tho back of a
chair In a corner of tho postmasUr gen
oral's ofllco protruded in tho picture from
tho chin of the subject photographed In
fiiioh a way as to form a goatee In ro nnt.
ural a way that thoso not well acquainted
wmi air. smiui would novor suspect that
It was polished wood and not hair. If this
picture survives the lapse of time It may
glvo rise In nnnthor generation to a discus
sion whether the postmaster general did or
nio not woar a goatee.
SAID TO nn 1MINNV.
Baltimore American: "Pahson Potter say
las night dat hit gwlno bo S26 degrees lv t
ti hebbon." said Kldcr Snowball.
I lessah." replied Brother Darklolgh, "an'
all dat cong'gatlou des tuk ono look at do
t'' momonter nn' den backslide fer all dey
In connection with tho work of tho post-
, "' " ""-- cuu iinHi year, thoro
Is an Interesting story of how n young
attorney gavo evidence against himself.
He had written nn improper letter to a
iiitirric.i woman and was suspected by her
husband. Tho latter accused him of tho
act, and after lending tho husband Into an
nncr office, locking the doors and display.
Ing a loaded revolver, tho attorney admit
ted his crlmo nnd taunted his victim. How
to trap him was a question, ns ho denied
tho charge In public, but laughed at the
aggrieved husband In private.
Finally, at cotiRldorablo expense and
'pcnuiiiiro or much thought a
miniature telephone was contrived with
nn almost Invisible transmitter, n the
ii. oi a siik nat worn by the hufiband,
with an Insulated Ann gold wlro connect
ing with n receiver In the possession of a
imi insperior. Another visit was paid
to tho attorney's ofllco. and again behind
hfs closed doors ho acknowledged repeat
edly that he had sent the letter, but this
. i ' . 1 100 otnor c,"l of
...u loiuimwne nenra every word. When
......urn,-,, W1, ,no evidence tho lawyer
tirnln flmt.n .....1 - . . '
w.... umi uuiueGKOq,
Boston Transcript: He Ynu appear to b
alnrmlngly ignorant lu horticulture. I m
nfndd you hardly know ono Hower frrm
uriother.
She-Ouess yoti'ro nbout right. Not even
grahnin from whtto.
Llfo: Mrs. Uppcrten-Tho king dors n t
seem to bo nenrly so happy ns he wns when
he was merely u prince.
Mrs. Vcrlswiil Naturally. It's tho dlff r
enco between brilliant prospects nnd d-ip
realities.
n. . , mi... .M.inn.ni ... M I . M naa llfnTI - . -
'?"r ' rf."'-. u'T ' i. Vi i, Af Vi. rTk Olmstcad. D. II. Burnham
ueaigneii uy ui" - aim i naries F. McK m whn worn ,.!..,,
,,ii., cvmiitn nine, feet hlnh. thirteen feet1.. . , ..... "c wm- wo uero appointed
...... n. --- li uuiiiiiiiMilun IO ( OV 80 means for hon.nl
long nnd ton feet wide. Thero will be , fyIn(J tho c,
!,.!"r turned from a visit to the principal Ku-
A Berlin newspaper publishes somo curl-
ropean cities In search of suggestions for
uieir worn., Cbarles Mooro, clerk of the
ous dotalls respecting tho letter bags of i Renato committee on tho District
dm tirinninnl Kuroiican sovereigns. Iho
pope holds the first plnce. as ho receives
every day from 22,000 to 23,000 letters and
newspapers. King ICdward VII comes
next, with 3,000 newspapers and 1,000 let
ters. The czar and tho tlerman emperor
rocclvo each from fiOO to 700 letters, ap
peals, etc.; tho king of Italy 500, Queen
Wllhclmlna from 100 to 1.10. Tho pope, says
tho samo authority, employs uo fewer than
thlrty-llvo secretaries.
Tho only inembor of the first Australian
Commonwealth Parliament whoso return
Is to bo petitioned against Is King O'Malley,
who nearly hended tho poll In Tasmania,
tho vetoran Sir Kdward Braddon being only
a few votes In front of htm. He Is an
Irish-American, who went to Australia ten
yonrs ago as tho representative of a New
York assurance society. It is alleged 'by
tha petitioners that ho never went to the
trouble of legally making himself a British
subject. However that may be, hu has
olready sat without objection In tho local
Parllamont of South Australia, where ho
distinguished himself by his fanatical teo-
totallsm and by bringing In a bill every
nf rn
lumoia. accompanied tho commission on Its
tour. Mr. Olmstcad tald tho results had
been entlsfnctory.
"Wo spent two months In Washington
before wo started," said ho. "working Mil
tho general plan of Improvement. Our
purpose In going abroad was to study the
solution of similar problems In Kurope.
"Broadly speaking, wo Intend to go back
to tho plan mado a century and a half ago
by Charles Peter L'Knfant tinder the dl
rectlon of Oeorgo Washington. It Is an
extraordinarily good plan and wo shall at
tempt to bring about a realization of It In
a general way, so far ns ! practicable,
t'ndcr this plan the mall was ono of tho
most lmpnrtnnt features of Washington.
During later years It has been lost sight
of nnd broken up so that few pomons
really know that a mall exlits In tho city.
We havo not yot decided upon tho extent
of new parks, but our plan Includes the
reclaiming of thn Anncostla river and tho
filling In of tho flats, -which nro at present
In nn unsatisfactory condition and which
will ho converted Into park lands.
"Wo aro convinced that tho great fen-
year for the abolition of barmaids Ho In- turo of Washington should bo the free use
variably referred to publlo houses as . of water In fountains. These fountains
"drunkerics." should bo running all tho tlmo and th
Chlcngo Tribune: "It may b mercy
fancy, remarked Mrs. Selldom-Holme. but
since my husband began drinking the wu'or
from that Iron spring ho has scorned t io
.. ,lmcs "s obstlnnto as ho used to h.- '
Perhaps." suggested Mm. Nexiloio. 'tho
water Is tinctured with pig Iron."
Brooklyn Kagie: Church Settlement
Young Lady (klndly)-I hopo you brush
your tooth regulnrly. Maggie.
Mngglo (Indignantly) Brush me teof
Wot would I do that for? Thero aln t no
hair on me teet!
Hecord-Hernld: "Htisslnn Ideas aro not
all so bud."
"Kor Instance'"
"Well, In HuksIii when a man writes rn
Improper book tho czar makes him chew It
up and swallow It."
Washington Star: "You should bo thrifty
and lay snmethlni; nsldn for n ruliiv i)hv'
said the man who gives advice nd libitum
"fliisier, said tne Kansas fnrinnr, 'vni
talk like n lilnmo thoorlht. Wlmt
plo need to do Is to lay something t.s '(o
agnlnst a drouth."
Phllndolphla Uncord: Muggins What h
the mutter with Wigwag? Ho look v r
rled. Bugglns-Ynu know ho sent his wlfo r.ii'
of town for the summer.
Muggins That oughtn't to worrv blm
Hoggins But sho threatens to conic homo
next week.
Puck: Mrs. Oorcas There can bn nn cx
citso for u mnn who goes fishing on Su
day.
Mrs. Cleek Not In those days, nl a y
rate, when thero nro so many opporhm t es
to play golf.
Tin: ( iiii.i)i,i:s.s.
H. K. Klser In Chicago Hrcnrd-llernlil
"I wonder why 1 Hhid those tears
When thoy laid my llttlo dear child away?
After Km lapso nf wearying years
I am glad that f sit alone today;
I can hoar his laugh and his glad wild
shout,
I can see htm still, as ho ran about,
And I know Iho prayer ho used to say
I hold his plcturo to my faeo
And I fancy I fool his hnnd ngalfi
As It creeps Into mlno and hn token his
idace
On my knoo, ns ho did lu tho fair dnvs
when
Tho world and tho fates woro kind to mo
Ann ill" songs i neard wero lint songs of
IUO,
And 1 stirred tho envy of other men
"His days woro only days of Joy,
nappy, on siiouico, uio nours away;
Ho was glad with tho glen of a careless
i)oy,
Ho laimhcd ns only tho Innocent mnv:
Ho never wiia doomed to wearily fret,
no never loosen nnck witn vain regret
ai mo ciose or n sorrowful day.
"I keep tho llttlo clothes ho woro,
I treasure thn shoes that onrnseil lilu fn,
Th way was smooth that ho traveled cr'
j no powers tnai nioomca nt Its sides
wero swi-t;
Tho winds that blow through his curly l,n.r
nun iiiiiwn inn in iii'itcoiui roaimii unl
fnlr-
Thcro worn no grim foes thut ho had
me-et.
"I wonder why I Micd thoso tours
vt non mey crosM-u ih hands and lai
him nway?
After tho InpHo of wearying years
i iiiii muii wim i ion nionu louuy
Ho know llfn's rllldllCHH. hut nnl Km u-nr
And I Iwvo bis memory, ami I know
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ii.v muci ii i iruyvr no usuu io say.
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