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0 THE OMAHA DAILY UEE: THURSDAY, SJSl'TJjRI ItEU 5, 1001. Tub umaua Daily Bee. J. UOSEWATUlIt, KDtTOll. l'UIJUSIIHD KVHltY MOIININO. . . THUMB 01' StMJSlMUl'TION. , Unlly Uto (Without Hunday) .One e.ir.J6.0 Dally lice mid Sunday, Ono Year S M ll.ustrntid Ike, One Your Hiinduy Hie. Une Ycnr ?? .Saturday Hie, Ono Year -' iwontleth Century Farmer, One Year. l.W OKl'ICKS. Omaha: Tho Ucu IJUtldlng. , B6uth Omuhn.' C'uy Hull Uulldlng, Twen-ty-Mtth and M Struct. Council Hlurr: 10 1'enrl Street. 1'lilciif.o: 1610 Unity Hul.dlng. ruw York: Temple Court. Washington; 001 Fourteenth Street. COmtKSI'ONtJKNCK. Communications relating to news and dl torlal mutter should he addressed: umun.i lice, JMItorlU Department. uusinkss mtttkhs. lluslncss litter and remittances should he addressed: The Ceo Publishing Com iany, Omaha, REMITTANCES. Ilemlt by draft, express or postal order, payable to Tho LJeo Publishing Company, only 2-ccnt stamps accepted In payment of mull .iccounts. Personal chccXs, except on Omaha or tustetu exchanges, not accepted. THE 1JEE 1'UUI,18IIING COMPANY. STAT E MENT0 I 0 IIIC U L AT ION. Stute of Nebraska, Douglas County, us.: (Jeorun II. Tzschuck. secretary of The llco J'nhllHhlriK Conipany, being duly sworn, says that the actual number of full and complete coploh of Tho Dally, Morning. K.'vnlnK hiuI Sunday lice printed during the month of August, lwi. wan as follows: 1 .... -!.-,,:!((( 17.... 1!.... 19.... 20.... 31.... M... 11.... 24.... A.... 20.... 27.... 2S.... .... 30.-... 01.... !.-,:7U .nr., r.u) ....l..U.,IMO y.-.,;; u.'.iho ::.-,-10 ....... nr., :ni4i n.V-io 'jr.,:tr.i I!.", !) a...a'7 'MJtlM 'J.-.tllOO .,: io a.-.nio a.-.s7o y.-,s.-,o an, ono mi.r.io U7.UI0 UT.OIO au.iiso ar.'J.vi .... i..... J. .;. 7 S !i .... W II IS. ... 13 11 13.. .. 1C ...5,1110 ...u.'.ir.o ...n.-.ino . ...-.II.MI ...'-'.., 1 10 . . .an ,:( Total I.chh unsold and returned copies,. .Tim.nao Net total sates Not dally nverngo.... OEOHOE 7.SS.OIIS r't U. T.SCIIUCK. Hutiscrlhcd In my presence and sworn to licforu mo this 31st day of August. A. D. 1DU. M. II. HITNGATE. Notary l'ubllc. Tho sheriff of.DotiKlns county dors not iit'ctl live SD'KI-a-year deputies any more tlinn it cat needs live tail. Since he struck It rich In Toxns Charles A. Towne spotus to be letting Ills oil well do all his spouting. The republican slnto convention has set the pace for the treasurers of public funds, and when tho demo-pop conven tion catches Its breath it will fall Into line. When a man has a good thing ho bates to give It up. .Sheriff Tower will gather In not less than $8,000 a year during bis llrst term and it would be very dis agreeable to let go. Iowa republicans are preparing to commence their rorinal campaign. Kroni the eastern part of the state comes the cry, "Never touched me this time." It is from Kred White. The public debt decreased $r,-ii0,"07 during August. These" successive re ports of debt reductions are monotonous, but it Is a kind of inonotony the people of the country appreciate. Omaha lias sixteen more teachers on the stalt of the public schools this year than last year, but not a single addi tional school room. Where have the new teachers been planted? Tho United States has made an at tempt to preserve peace between Vene zuela and Columbia. This Is one In stance In which there Is no probability of the peacemaker getting whipped. Trince Chun has read a letter written In yellow ink to tho German emperor telling how sorry the Chlneso are that the Herman ambassador was killed. If a yellow letter will, not satisfy the Ger man sovereign, tho case is hopeless. ly postponing tho open season on gaino u nlonth beyond Its neighbors Ne braska Is a little liite vlth Its story of the man who dragged n gun through u barbed wire fence , by thd muzzle. Ho will apiiCMr in due season, with tho usual llnale. Tho biggest snap yet on tho public payroll Is that created by tho school board for tho brother of tho $:i,(J0O-u-year superintendent of schools by which iifoO a month Is to bo drawn out of tho school fund for two hours' time n week as cadet drllhnaster. Tho attorney for the Omaha Suburban Hallway and Traction company, with unknowable capital and unknown back lug and aerial headiiuarters, entertnlns a very poor opinion of tho Hoard of County Commissioners which the board doubtless reciprocates. After a protracted session tho Ala bama constitutional convention has com pleted Its labors. If tho expectations of tho framers of tho now organic law uro not nt fault the Interest of tho col ored man In futuro Alabama flections will bo solely that of a spectator. Tho decline In luterest In tho silver Is auo Is attested by tho salu price of tho Washington Silver Knight Wntchmau. It was started to. slug the praises of silver and nourished for a time, but tho cx-candldatc bought It In for $5, and that Is doubtless only tho nominal stipu lation. When tho Chicago Great Western railroad shall have built Its lino to Omaha tho railroad facilities between this city and Chicago ought to bo sulll dent to accommodate tho people that will want to travel between the two cities up to tho end of tho twentieth century. Thu cash collections for tho tlrst year of Sheriff Power's term amounted to ?,",. 778.61 and tho expenses were ?S,l)"Jl.80, leaving u deltclt of ,3MiO. Hut that did not affect tho Income of the sheriff, which Is computed to bo at least $8,000 ti year. Tho question is, Why should there bo a deilclt? Docs not tho decrease lu business justify n decrease iu pie blturbi -w-. - VXITU) IsTATKSAS MKtUAIOl!. It appears probable that the I'nlted States will act as mediator between Venezuela and Colombia. The latter has slgnllled Its willingness to have thin government exercise Its good otllces for bringing about a settlement and there Is understood to be favorable Indications that Venezuela will do likewise. In that event war will be nvetled and out; government will undoubtedly be able to obtain a settlement wholly satisfactory to tho two republic. It Is very much to be bolted that such will be tho re sult of tho concern which tho I'nlted States has shown respecting the dis turbed relations between Venezuela and Colombia, since a war would have se rious eoii..oiuences for both and might easily Involve other republics whose people sympathize with ono or tho other of the parties to tho controversy. There is over present lu most of the South American countries conditions making for revolution. Tho Colombian government has been for two years struggling wltli a rebellion. Such Inter nal disturbances our government can of course take no notice of. It Is a matter of no consequence to this country whether, for Instance, the liberals or tho conservatives nru in control In Colombia or how either secure control. Hut the United States may properly manifest, as has been done, luterest lu a controversy that threatens to cause war between states and tender Its friendly otllces to avert a conillct, The Washington au thorities have proceeded In this matter discreetly and tho promise of a satis factory outcome appears to bo good. ClIIU Wll.l, UK lirA'HKSKSTEl). The action of tho Chilean congress In providing for tho appointment of dele gates to tho all-Amcrlcnn congress Is regarded by tho State department olli clals at Washington as assuring tho success of the congress. It is also grat ifying as evidence of friendly feeling toward tho United States, thus disposing of the statement which has been freely made that Chile was unfriendly toward this country. There Is every reason to believe, as those conversant with Chilean sentiment assert, that tho southern republic no longer feels the an tagonism engendered by differences with tho United States several years ago and that Chile earnestly desires to be on tho most friendly terms with this country. Strong proof of this Is In the fact that Chile appropriated $."00,000 to bo repre sented adequately at the Huu'alo expo sition, a much larger sum than was ap propriated by any other South American republic. Tho Chilean government some time ago indicated Its Intention to participate iu the I'an-Ainerlcan congress, but sub sequently a misunderstanding arose lu regard to tho course to bo pursued In the congress on tho question of Inter national arbitration. Peru Insisted that there should be no limitations placed on tho discussion of arbitration, while Chile demanded that tho congress should discuss the question with reference only to future international differences. She objected to referring questions of tho past, already practically determined and affecting her national honor, to out side Judgment. There is no question that her attitude iu this matter was Justlllablo and It Is probable that the congress will discuss the subject of arbi tration agreeably to tho Chilean view. Tho Department of State has labored zealously to secure harmony iu the Pan American congress and It appears that Its efforts have been entirely successful. CHINESE EXCLUSION AND 7 HADE. The general expectation Is that con gress will at tho approaching session continue tho Chinese exclusion act, but there promises to be a considerable op position to doing this, ciilelly upon tho ground that It might prove an Injury, possibly quite serious, to our trade with China. There Is a sentiment lu thu south that tho exclusion act should not bo extended and It will not bo surprising If such a feeling Is developed among manufacturers who are counting upon u largo Chlneso trade In the near future. While, therefore, tho continuance of tho law excluding Chlneso from tho United States, Is most probable, there Is reason to believe that there will be a consider able opposition to tho policy. Tho Chlneso consul geueial nt San Francisco discusses In tho North Ameri can Itevlow the question whether ex clusion has been a benefit or a harm to tho United States and presents some strong arguments to show that tho ef fect has been harmful. Ho takes the position that the greatness of tho United States demands tho trade of the Orient and the Orient Is China, and ho declares that tho United States cannot get this trade without cultivating friendly Inter course with tho Chinese people. Tho fact that our trade with China has grown since tho exclusion policy was adopted, twenty years ago, would scorn to contVadlct this view, but It Is un questionably a sound argument that la order to get a people's trade It Is essen tial to cultlvatu friendly Intercourse with them. Tho Chinese consul general urges that tho exclusion laws are not only founded upon a fallacy, but that they are on tho statute books because tho American peo ple do not understand their cause and effect. They are, lu his judgment, a most costly error, not only harmful to China and through China to tho world, but visiting upon tho United States specillcally tho most widespread detri ment nuil depriving the country yearly of millions of dollars. This point ho Il lustrates by the statement that after tho passage of the exclusion laws tho trade of San Krauclsco with China, which had been advancing nt tho rate of a million dollars a year, fell off seven millions In two years and did not revive until Dewey's victory. The consul general concedes tho accu sations mado against tho Chlneso laborer, but lu regard to that labor being cheap ho assorts that It Is not so, being dear as compared with tho cost of American labor. This for the reason that tho lat ter Is so much mo ro productive than Chinese labor. Ho says: "One Ameri can with a machine will do more work than twenty hand-laboring Chinese. Evcu without a, uiuculuc the American will, by superior methods and Iwtter tools, do the work of a number of Chi namen." lie asserts that If Chinese labor were really cheap It would be the greatest boon for the Paelllc coast within the scope of the Imagination. The .-onstil general says lu conclusion: "America cannot light China's people and enjoy those benellts which can only arise through peace and good feeling. America has cut away from her self n nation which by simple Justice and fairness of treatment she might mould to her own advantage. This cutting off has been done and Is now being doueiu blind Ignorance under the erroneous belief that It Is benefiting the people It Is most seriously harming." The trade argument Is the only one that will have any weight against the ex clusion policy and this may not be ef fective until It shall have been demon strated that tho policy Is a real bar to the extension of our commerce with China. We may reasonably expect that our competitors for Chinese trade will not fall to make what use they can of American treatment of the Chinese. TAX-Dunahsa EXCuuiunEn. Kxpedloncy In tax-dodging 1ms re ceived a uew Impetus lu Omaha by the action of tho council In ordering tho re pair, at the cost of tho city, of streets that should be repaved nt tho cost of tho abutting property owners. While Mayor Moores, for a long time, resisted the pressure of the tax-dodgers and pav ing contractors, he has finally yielded In order to relieve tho city from probable damage sillt Judgments, which, by law, ought to be made chargeable In such cases against the dog-ln-the-manger property owners, as would be the case where sidewalk accidents happen by reason of tho negligence of tho owners to protect tho public. If the precedent established for the benellt of Sixteenth street Is to be the general rule hereafter, nobody will ever bo foolish enough to sign petitions for repaying so long as It Is possible to get the city to bear the expense of replacing wornout pavements under pretense of making repairs. If anything Is certain It Is that the plugging up of tho holes in Sixteenth street pavement this year will not prevent new holes equally dangerous from developing on the same street next year and every year there after until tho wholo street has been resurfaced. Tax-dodging Is contagious and If the bars are let down for ono set they will soon bo pulled down all along tho Hue. THE HEAUON WHY. Perhaps tho domo-pop organ Is not aworo of tho fnct that this plank was penned and Inserted into tho republican platform by tho editor of Tho lice not as republican campaign buncombe, but In all seriousness, regardless of where it might hit. Omaha Ueo. This relates to tho republican organ plcdgo that tho republican state treasurer would tell where tho public money is de posited. Then, why docs not tho editor of Tho I3co Insist that tho pledge bo compiled with? If tho plcdgo was mado "in all serious ness, regardless of whoro It might hit," why la Tho Deo silent in tho presence, of tho demand that tho promise bo fulfilled? Why? World-Herald. Tho editor of Tho Hoo Is not In the habit of doing his talking by telephone nnd does not Indulge In grand stand plays. Ho has mado a personal request of the state treasurer to publish monthly exhibits of the condition of tho state funds nnd Mr. Stuofor Is entitled to a reasonable time for preparlug the ex hibit. The pledge of tho republican con vention was mado without reservation, regardless of tho political complexion of the men iu whoso safekeeping tho public funds are to bo entrusted. Omaha needs suburban electric lines as much or more than any other city of tlie country of Its population and com mercial pretensions, but the commission ers of Douglas county would not bo Justltlcd In granting a llfty-ycar fran chise to tho promoters of electric lines unless they are able to show that they have tangible backing ami can satisfy tho commissioners that they mean busi ness. In other words, the Douglas county commissioners would not bo justtlled In granting franchises and right of way to speculators who want to farm out these valuable privileges for a bonus. Men who presume upon their position to evade tho penalties of violating the law sometimes fall down. A notable Instance Is the arrest nnd lining of two of Iowa's most prominent lawyers for violating tho game law. Tho Justice rightly mndo the tine a steep ono and the legal lights will probably stick to their desks until tho open season hereafter. State Treasurer Stuefer has only been in olllce eight months and County Treas urer I'Msasscr has been In olllce twenty months, but wo would bo willing to lay a wager that State Treasurer Stuefer will make his showing of tho deposi tories of tho state funds before County Treasurer Klsnsscr takes tho taxpayers of Douglas county Into his coulldeuco. When County Treasurer Klsnsscr has disclosed where tho county funds uro de posited now tho taxpayers would like to have him go a step further and tell them where they have been deposited each month of the twenty that ho has been lu olllce, what amount lu each bank and who got tho Interest? It Is reported that tho consolidation of practically all the bltumluous coal prop cities In tho east has been accomplished under tho management of thu .Morgan syndicate. Men who uro now buying their anthracite coal can readily see what will happen to them lu the near future. WImm'o llu Tired Kerllinc I'rcvull. Kansas City Journal. Is General MacArthur trying to work up a heavy emigration to tho Philippines? Ho pictures that country as a land where "no white man can do physical labor." nitorlloim or llu- Coal Trim!, Springfield Itepubllcan. Another advance In the prlco of hard coal Is being announced, though there has not beon tho slightest change In the cost of production or transportation. Tho prlco is being lifted simply because the small group of tuen in mastery o( this most valu ablo store of naturo prefer still larger profits to smaller, extravagant ns their smaller profits may generally he con sidered. They have tho power, the popular need of what they sell Is unavoidable nnd so the prlco goes up. I'orelKii IliMiimut fur Wlirsit. Indianapolis Journal. During the cUht weeks slnco July 1 tho United States sold 5,079,000 bushels of wheat to other countries. The sales during the corresponding period of last ycnr were 21,610,000 bushels. If this paco is continued there will bo no surplus of wheat a year hence. l.psc Jlnjpste. Indianapolis News. I'rlnco Chun does not want to bow bo foro Emperor William because that obeisance Is only paid to tho Chlneso em peror nnd would bo an acknowledgment, therefore, that Emperor William Is on an equality with tho Chinese rulerl I'rlnco Chun evidently Is stilt possessed with the "foreign devil" Idea. Tlic Am flit Kvniiiiilc. Chicago l'ost. Wllllnm Jennings Ilrynn talked to union labor Monday ns one who has felt tho grind ing heel of superior organization. He told tho men to get busy on election day nnd then'polnted, but not with pride, to himself us an oxnmplo of what lively and persistent balloting can accomplish. Mr. Uryan evi dently thinks that what killed him politi cally Is little short of omnipotent. A flrent Combination. Atlanta Constitution. From tho figures sent out by the census bureau we may form some Idea of tho tastes of tho people. Appctlto jccms to hnvo a place, as thero nro 30,000 grist mills In tho country. These mills j:nnd for peoplo nt home nnd abroad. Hut thirst takes Its placo ahead of appaj tite. While thero nro 30,000 grist mills thero tire 40,000 breweries. Whllo eating nnd drinking peoplo must road. Thero aro 23,91(5 printing establish ments lu tho United States, over one-third of tho number having been established within the last ten years, Deer, bread and newspapers line up to gether. The Illicbt Cournc. Philadelphia Press. Tho Nebraska republicans took tho right courso In their stnto convention Wednes day and rcpudlntcd nil responsibility for tho leniency shown to tho defaulting state treasurer. In tho election of 18'J1 tho re publicans choso Joseph S. Hartley as stato treasurer by a' plurality of 30,000. Ho proved to bo a defaulter and tho stato lost a largo mini by his dishonesty. Ho was ar rested, tried, found guilty and was sen tenced to state's prison for a long term. Hut Governor Savage, who was elected lieu tenant governor last fall nnd who succeeded to tho governorship when Governor Diet rich was chosen senator, paroled Mr. Hart ley soon after he went into olllce. His net haB aroused much comment and bitter op position In Nebraska. Tho republican party Is evidently determined not to bo held re sponsible for Governor Savage's course, nnd tho stato convention accordingly re pudiated it by an emphatic mnjorlty. Govornor Savago promptly responds to this rcbuko by canceling Hartley's parolo and remanding him to tho charge of tho sheriff. This relieves Nebraska republicans of any burden in this matter. IIAHD l'HOIM.KJI TO 1ACE. .Nelirankn Vain ifp n Wnrm I'roiinml- tlon for the War Department. ' ClevclamYlMtilii Denier. Tho caso of' that. Nebraska woman whoso husband wants her to como homo from tho Philippines, whither she went as a teacher nt government expense, nnd tnko care of him and the children, is a peculiar one. When sho nsked for her appointment sho did not prefix tho Mrs., so tho War department treated hor ns a Miss. Her husband was anxious to keep her at home. and ho telegraphed tho department that she could not accept tho appointment bocauso sho had a husband and children. Tho woman was thereupon called to account, nnd sho replied that she had no children and that thero was nothing to prevent her from going, so tho department gallantly ac cepted her version of tho affair nnd sent her tho roqulrcd transportation. A llttlo later tho husband nppealcd to tho depart ment again and begged It not to separate. a wlfo from hor family, hut tho mcssago enmo too late tho woman had soiled. Now It appears" that tho department had beon ndvlsed by friends of tho woman that tho children referred to by tho protestlni? husband were not hors, but her husband's. by a former wife. At tho same time, thero Is to bo n fuller Inquiry Into the matter. and thero is a possibility that tho woman's engagement may ho canceled, after all, It Is a very puzzling question ns It stands, howover. When tho woman took tho mar rlago vows, did sho thereby enter Into any obligation to render constnnt enro and at tention to another woman's children? Can this Nebraska husband prove this, and can ho further prove that ho is entitled to her rare nnd attendance, too? And If he should succeed In having hor returned from tho Philippines, could ho depend upon rccolv Ing this care and attendance? In short, tho War department has a very nent problem to faco. CANVASSES OK THU VIC A It. Spirited Off-A'enr CuiiipnlKim In Sev ern! Sliilen, St. Louis Globo-Democrat. Thero are Indications that both of the great parties will moke lively canvasses In several of the states which hold elections In 1901. Already there aro long lists of fc-pcakors mentioned ns going to take tho stump in Ohio and Iowu. Among tho 10 publlcans who aro booked to mnko ad dresses In Ohio are Vlco President Hooso velt, Senator Hnnnn, Governor Shaw of Iowa and Senator Cullom. Tho democrats will apparently havo ex-Sonator Hill, ex Senator Gorman and several of the Hryan lto chieftains. It is expected that Bryan himself will make a few speeches lu the canvass. This interest In tho elections of tho im portant states is pleasing to the country, or ought to be. Evory citizen should retain his Interest in politics through all sorts of canvasses. State elections touch tho aver age citizen mora intimately than do elec tions for president. Governors and legisla tures como closer to tho Individual ordi narily that) do presidents and congresses. It is a good indication when a lively con cern Is shown In stato conventions and stnto canvusses, Good men are thus ob tained as candidates by tho leading parties nnd the wisdom and tho potency of con testing policies aro determined. Ono year after the republican victory of 18SS tho democrats carried both Ohio and Iown. The chances for them to capture those two states In 1001, or elthor of them, seem very faint at tho present time, but tho republicans cannot afford to neglect tho canvass In either stute. An earnest effort should bo made by the republicans in both of them to poll a largo vote. Overconfldenco has ofton defeated parties. It Is evident that thero Is no such feeling this yeur among the republicans, although tho out look In most of the important states of the north and west which are to hold elections Is bright for them. A republican victory In Iowa and Ohio In lflOl will strengthen tho party throughout tho country for the Im portant congressional campaign ot 1902. Passing of Louisville I The western cnlnmlty howler, once su h a familiar figure In the newspnpeis and on the hustings, nppears to hnvo pnsafd aw a beyond nil present prospect of resurrection. Hod he-any vitality left he thould hive made hki appearance after tho great drouth of the past summer, but there ts no vl dence of him In western exchange. In fact there nro only occRslonnl references to drouth effects, whllo thero nie coti't.uit allusions to the general prosperity of tv.o country especially of the agricultural classes. Here, for instance, Is the fo'low lug cheerful dispatch from Des Molr.es, under dnto of August 30: ''The Iowa Stnto fair closed tcnlght. Tha feature of the Inst day was a lurodo of the cattle nnd horses la the rnce truck beforo n large crowd. This parade wns one ot th finest exhibitions of premium htoi-k eer seen In tho stnte. Thero wtro ver COO head of prize winners In lino nnd the parade wns led by tho Forty-first Iowa band from tho southern part of the state. The splen did herds of prize-winning I'olled-Angus nnd Shorthorn cnttlo nnd tho I'orcheron nnd Clydesdale horses mndo a fine chow. "The managers believe that wh(n til accounts nro settled and premiums all pnl 1 they will havo added to thtlr hank ac count between $10,000 and $15,000 this ycnr. i.noKixs on thi: dahic'sidk. "The I'cerledd" Sliedn Crocodile Tenrn for I lie Votcn of l.nliur. Knnsns City Star. In his address at Klectrlu park Monday Mr. William J. Hryan hnd nothing now to offer to tho great gathering of wngH-earners. It was to havo been expected that Ilrynn, llko all other politicians who nre privileged to speak on such occasions, would point out onie of tho needs of labor nnd give his views ns to the mean that should bo employed to meet them. Hut certainly such n day ns thnt sot npart by tho trades for an annual celebration should bring forth something besides a gloomy picturo of the Industrial situation. To say tho least, thero ure two Idcs to lubor conditions ns they exist nt present. Much might bo said to cheer and encour ngo thoso who represent tho trades. They hnvo, bettered their hours nnd Increased their remuneration. Thoy havo brought about more and moro favorablo physical Btirroundlugs. They havo exalted their crafts until they rank first nmong tho trades people of the world. They live m a democratic country whore Industry Is the wntch word nnd where tho sluggard has no standing. Thoy enjoy tho freedom nnd tho protection of American Institutions under which tho poor man of today has a chance to be a man of competence tomorrow. In no other land uro social conditions so fa vorablo to tho worklhgman. Mr. Ilrynn has never dignified lnbor in his addresses to its bodies. Ho has dwelt almost wholly upon tha voting power of this class, and pictured Its disadvantages In tho darkest colors for tho purposo of In fluencing that power In the direction of his partisan Interests. Much that ho said In his address of yesterday was literally true, timely and forceful. Hut by cnlnrglng upon ono aspect of tho lnbor question only ho loft tho impression that the wngo earners of tho United States nro objects of com-. ralsscratlon. That deduction Is false. Tho laborers of this country nro not to bo pitied so much ns congratulated, for their position Is n relative one. "Look nt tho wealth of this country la the division Just?" was ono of Mr. Hrayn's Interrogations. No, It is not Just, nor can the distribution of wealth bo ab solutely Just under nny form of government nnd with nny rnco of people. Even the socialistic doctrlno, which alms nt Ideal cn-opcratlon, distribution and compensa tion, cannot possibly insure nbsolute equity, for somo deservo moro than others enm moro than others. Such n question answers Itself, but tho effect of nsklng It of tho poorer class Is to engender a feeling nmong that class against tho richer and that is not In accordance with tho democratic spirit of this country, which gives every man a right to ncqulro and possess. I'llltSONAI. AND OTHERWISE. Another stagger nt work on tho exposi tion of 1903 has been mado by St. Louis. Tho first stake for tho survey of tho grounds has been driven. Boston i3 threatened with a bean famine. Following tho rejection of tho Lnwson yacht, tho bean crisis makes llfo at the hub hardly worth tho living. A llttlo moro than 2,000 Smiths held n family reunion nt Penpack, N. Y recently. Tho Smythcs, Schmidts, Smyths and Schmidts wcro excluded from the charmed circle. A full-rigged schooner left Iloston last week for n missionary tour of tho west coast of Africa, carrying, among other promot ers of civilization, 551 puncheons of rum, twenty half hogsheads of tobacco, eighty casos of gin nnd nine quarter-pipes of tho same stimulant. Tho layout is deemed sufficient for a year's energetic missionary effort. Hnthhouso John ot Chicago, better known as Alderman Coughln, hdds to his states manlike qualities tho elements of true gonitis. He has invented and patented n combination coat and vest that does away with tho bolt and envelopes in graceful lines tho suspender, buttons nnd trouscr'fl waist. It Is pronounced a rcguhr Lake Michigan dream. Henry T. Scott, tho mllllonnlro ship builder of San Francisco, at whoso home President McKlnloy wns entertained last May, has presented a bill for $2,500 to the San Francisco reception committee. All but $500 of tho bill was paid. The latter amount was for the services of tho chef, a prlco deemed too steep for tho quality of cooks nvallablu at tho Golden Gate. Tho Deo acknowledges receipt of a striking silver souvenir spoon from the Tacoma Dally News emblematic of the llfo nnd Industries ot tho Puget sound country, for which that entorprlslng paper speaks. An embossed mlnlnturo of Mount Tncoma fills the bowl, whtlo tho handle displays a hugo salmon and a harbor scene, topped off with tho legend of tho News and its publisher, Mr. Perklns.- A statement of tho finances of the Pan American exposition from ofllcln! sources is printed In tho Buffalo Express. From this it appears the exposition had on hand September 1, $1,100,000. Outstanding liabilities, consisting ot bills duo building contrnctors, amounting to $500,000. Other clulms, mostly operating expenses, aggro goto $200,000, Tho dally expenses of tho exposition run from $5,000 to $6,000. Tho attendance during August was 1,000,000, and for thu full four months 4,500,000, OfllcljJ estimates of receipts for September nnd October 1b $45,000 a day, or a total of $2, 700,000 tor two months. Add to this tho sum now on hand makes tho grand total $4,100,000. "The bonds of tho oxposltlon, snys tho Express, "nro $2,500,000 of a first Issuo and $500,000 of a second Issue, or u total of $3,000,000. Deducting tho $3,000,000 to pay tho bonds from tha $4,100,000, tho remainder Is $1,100,000, Deducting from It the $700,000 of claims it would leave $400, 000 to bo divided among the stockholders. That ts on tho basis of crowds averaging 05,000 a dny from now until the close of tho exposition and on tho supposition that tbo crowds to come will spend no more, por capita, than the past crowds." the Howler ourler-Journal which sum will be spent on permniitn! Im provements at the fair ground The total receipts this year were about JI.VOOO" The adjoining stnte of Nesrnskn was also a sufferer from the drouth and once, next to Kansas, ranked ns tho stnte In which the development of the calamity howler ranked highest, yet here Is The Omaha lice, likewise bragging In this fashion "Nebrnskn even In n drouth yenr holds Its own right at the top of the list of agricultural states. If you have any doubts about It just tnko n look nt tho display of fnim rrodnets at tho state fair." Ilnth theflo publications nro In line with the comments made lu this city hut week by a dealer In agricultural Imple ments,, who had Just returned from a trip through Iown nnd Nebraska. Perhaps he only vlhlted good sections of thoso states, but, nt nny rate, ho sold that If there wns anything the matter with the cornfields there he didn't see It. Tho Inference Is that tho rains which began tho last of July hao effected wonderful Improvement. At f.ny rto, wo rend of the third crop of alfalfa being cut nnd generally discover no disposition to cry over spilt milk. The chnnge In spirit from 1896 is n most ngrec nblo one. WASHINGTON GOSSIP, Scene unit liielilenln Olincrteri nt the N'ntlniuit Cnpltnl. A correspondent of the Ilrooklyn Knglo tells n new and thrilling story of how tho president wns apprised of tho Maine tragedy on tho fnteful night of February ID, 1S9S. Captain Slgsbeo's noted "suspend Judgment" enblegram to the Nnvy depart ment, telling of tho disaster In Havana harbor, reached Washington shortly after midnight. Official Washington was sound nsleop nt the tlmo nnd the cablegram wns carried to Secrotary ling's rooms nt tho Portland hotel. Ho read tho news nnd seized a paper nnd pencil and with trembling fingers addressed tho following not to Cnptnln F. M. Dickens, acting chief of tho bureau of navigation: "Dear Dickens I havo Just received this terrlblo telegram. lienso havo requests at tended to nt once by telegrnm In ordinary language, not using cipher. "J. D. LONG." Then, as an afterthought, Secretary Long Bcrlbbled this memorandum on tho side of tho sheet of paper: "Give this dispatch to tho press." Tho noto was written on n sheet of light blue paper, bearing tho of ficial heading of tho Nnvy department. It Is not dated. This was tnken by n mes senger to tho home of Captain Dickens, on Nineteenth street, near Dupont Circle. Tho messenger boy nrouscd the captain with difficulty and tho latter read tho secretary's noto and tho enblegram from Captain Slgs bee. Tho requests referred to related to lighters, etc., that Captain Slgsbco wnnted. Captain Dickens hurried Into his clothes nnd started for tho White House. It was n hitter cold night, tho wind blowing n vrrltnblo galo through tho deserted streets. Captain Dickens looked up and down tho street for a vehicle thnt would convey him to (ho executive mnnslnn. Finally ho spied a belated "night liner" coming down Mnsuchusotts avenue in his direction. Tho captnln stopped Into tho middle of tho Rtrcct nnd hailed the driver. "I must havo your coupe at once;. Important busi ness for tho government!" ho shouted. Tho driver looked with Bhnrp suspicion nt tho flguro nnd then, with nn oxclnmntlon, whipped up his horso and ilrovo oft ut a rapid gnlt. He evidently xuspectod n forcible holdup. Thero wns nothing to It, then, but to walk to tho White House, so tho captain tucked his long flowing whiskers under his heavy coat nnd started out. It was about 3 o'clock In the morning and the naval odlccr wondered whether ho should nrovso tho president. Ho decided that If he did not thu president would get Ii lit first news of the disaster from tho extra papers thnt would soon bo cried on tho stroets. Arriving at tho Whlto House, ho told tho night watchman that ho must soo tho president Immediately on a matter of vital Importance. Tho wntehmnn wns In doubt about disturbing tho presld- nt at thnt hour und hesitated, "Tho Malno has beon blown up by the Spanlnrds," said Captain Dickens, "ami I must see the president at once.", Tho watchman's Jaw fell and Id's mouth opened In nstonlshmcnt, but In nnothur Instant ho was half way up tho stairs to tho president's bed chamber. Thn Intter re ceived tho shacking news with great brav ery nnd dignity. Ho discussed the prob able cause of the disaster with the naval oftlcor nnd then sent out word for n enbl not meeting. Captain Dickens obtained messengers, routed out tho departmental telegraphers nnd set tho wheels going lo furnish relief to the Maine victims. The assurance wns given. Tho monye was paid. Mr. Rhodco got his receipt and mort gage on Liberal party policy In writing from Mr. Schnadhorst. Threo years Inter came, the Jameson raid. For somo Inscrutable reason tho two Liberal leaders on the Par liamentary Investigation committee, Sir Vernon Hnreourt nnd Sir Henry Campbell Hanncrmau, never pushed Mr. Ithodes' ex amination, Tho "Spcctntor," the pink of conserv ative respectability among English Journnls, tho most pnlnstaklng of weeklies, whoso very clnses sweat n cold enndor, snys that this was because tho two lenders know of Mr. Rhodes' contribution nnd his mortgnge. Tho two leaders say it "lies." Tho "Spec tutor" admits It may havo lied about their knowledge, but that Mr. Schnndhorst re ceived tho money and gavo tho pledge. .Mr. Fall Suits and Over-Coats Our motto, "No clothing fits like ours," is fully illustrated in our nsw fall stock that we have just placed upon our tables for your inpection. Fancy stripes, worsted and cashmere in endless variety at our usual low prices for the best goods. We have taken our broken lines of collars of the J 5 and 25c qualities and place them on sale Thursday at 5c each all sizes from 14 to 19 ex cept J5i, as many as you want. Browning, King&Co. Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers. R. S. Wilcox, Manager. v ' Schnndhorst Is dead. Mr. Ithodes promises to produce his letters. I'ntll these como from South Africa tho matter rests Hut as It stands It Is enough. Mr. Ithodes wns not a Liberal. Ho wos tho bos ot South Africa politics, putting his money In England where It would do thn most good for his "Capo to Cairo"' project. Ho sent Mr. Pnrnell $50,000 to win Irish support. He paid the Liberal exchequer ' $25,000. Tho size of his cheek to tho Con I servotlve party no one yet knows. In due time tho Jameson raid brought him before a Parliamentary Investigation. No ono could hnvo been treated moro kindly. No party nnd no member pushed him to tho ' wall. The cause Is etner. Ho hnd bought ' them nil. They had nil taken his money. The party leaders wcro doubtleM kept In the convenient Ignorance professed by Sir Henry Cnmpbatt-Ilannermnn and Sir Vernon Hnreourt, but they nil know' enough to nsk no Inconvenient questions of Mr. Hhodes. Mr Hlioiles got his money's worth nnd It Is unmitigated nonsense to Imnglno because the newspapers aro silent, and social pres sure and n severe libel law keep tho cur tain down tlmt tho grent swarm of English compnnles and interests nro not nil paying, as Mr. Ithodes paid "Wo have found some pretty valuable things hero In years gone by," said n V.'hlte house utlnche, to n Washington Star re porter, speaking of articles lost la tho build ing by peoplo attending receptions nnd by the dally throngs of visitors nn sight-seeing excursion, "Every once In nwhlln some one finds something thnt has been dropped by peoplo passing in nnd out of tho East room, which Is the only room open to visi tors during tho day. Women lose their jiockotbooks, pieces of Jewelry nnd lace nr tides. "The losses aro nearly nlwnys discovered and tho losers return hero to m'nko claim. Every nrtlclo that Is found is turned over to the chief usher nnd Is held by him un til claimed. The most valuable things nro lost during formal receptions. The Jewelry worn to these receptions Is worth thou sands of dollars, nnd sometimes the aggre gate may reach millions. Somo years ago Jerry Smith, the trusted old colored ser vant who has been here so many years, found n Jeweled emblem of the then French minister. The emblem wns worth thousands of dollars, being set with diamonds, rublrs nnd other stones. Tho minister wns de lighted and Insisted on rewarding Smith. Ho not only gavo tho old colored man a liberal reward, but for years afterward gave hint $5 every time they met. Smith nnd others hnvo found vnlunblo diamond breastpins nnd other nrtlcles which havo nlwnys been re turned to tho owners. Last winter n well known representative reported to us during n reception that his wlfo had lost her dia mond necklace, nnd that she wns sure that sho had Iot It during tho reception that wns then in progrcps. Although wo wero extremely busy, several members of tho Whlto house forco were detailed to Bearch everywhere for tho necklace and lo mnko Inquiries. Tho lost necklace could not bo found, nnd beforo ho left thnt night tho congressman offered n reward of $100 to any ono who would find It. Tho next dny wo wero informed thnt tho lady had found the necklace down In hor clothes, whore It had slipped from her neck nt tho same moment when sho was much Interested In something nnd did not notice Its departure. I'lllNTlM) HUMAIIKS. Chicago Tribune: "It's n llttlo bit har4 for mu to mako up my mind about Prnr. Trlggs," volunteered t'ncle Allen Hparkc. "but it (teems to me he's talking either fur buncombe or for posterity." Pittsburg Chronicle: "You," nnld tho angry customer to the clerk, "stild this cloth was fast color, nnd It fndotl out within two weeks after It was mndo up.' "Well, madam," replied tho clerk, "I don't think you ought to havo' expected It to fatlo any faster than that." Stray Stnrlcn: Mr. Stuekup (suddenly grown rich) Tho question Is, young man. can you support my daughter In tho stylo lu which Mio Ih ncousttimeil to live? Young Man Well, sir, It depends on what period of her exlatenco you mean. Chicago Post: "We're n llttlo short of live matter tonight." suggested the night editor of tho sensational sheet. "Oh, well," replied tho managing editor, "Just Increase the size of a lew of tho scare heads and It will mako It all right." Yonkers Statesman: "Did you paint that sign out there, mister?" "I did." "Will yo.i pleaso come out nnd rend it for me, sir?" "Why, any fool could read that sign." "Yes, that's what I thought, sir." Philadelphia Press: rrofcsHor Heat ascends nnd cold descends. Pupil Not always, does It? ProfcFHiir Yes, sir, Invariably. Pupil -Then how Is It when I get my feet wet the cold always goes up and settles In my head? I'ltOI'lll'.TS AT WOltlf. Washington Star. It's fun to sit anil prophecy, upon a cum mer's day. An' hnvo the neighbors listen close to oveijr word you say. To tell the truth. It's somctliln' thnt !s easier than II looks. It's u great ileal loss fatiguing than n- ttudyln' out o' books. They'll furglt their present business, m:in an' woman, boy and lass, If you'll undertake to tell ' m of whal'a yet to come to pass, They II never once attempt to contradict or make reply If iii'II Jest throw out your chest an' holler loud an' prophesy. You needn't choose your topic. Any ono at nil will serve. Tho less you know about It, why, tho steadier your nerve. In order to bo great an' universally nd- mlretl, A liberal How of emphasis Is nil that U required. When you chniicn to bo mistaken, look aheail no' never blink, Keep ii-tulkln' of thn future. Never give 'em tlmo to think, An' you'll como to ha regarded uwa wonder, by an' by, If you'll never got discouraged, but keep on tin' prophesy.