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THE OMAUA DAILY P,EE: WEDXJ5SDAY, SEPTEMHElt 25, 1901. The umaha Daily Bee. V. I103KWATHH, EDITOR. I'UULIHHED EVERY MOItNINO. TKH.MH OK SIUSCRIPTION; Dally Uu (without Sunday;, One Year.lG. l-iuny iiuo unit nundiiy, uno Vcui JiiuBtrututl Ue, One l'eur Z.WJ Bunuuy lieu, Unu leur...... 2-W ttaiuruny lice, uno luur J-w iuctititih Cuniury runner, One ear. l.w DttLlVKHMJ HY CARRIER. Dally bee, without tjunduy, per copy ,c Uuny lite, without nunuuy, pur wetK - uuliy uev, Incuiuing nunuiiy, per week. ...lie buiimly lite, pet copy Lvtiuiig lieu, without S.imlny, per wcck...Wc evening iivv, liiciuu g unua, per week..lo Cumpmluts of Irregularities in delivery ihouiu ue audresseu tu Uiy circulation Do turttnem, OFFICES. Omaha: Thu Ueu Hulldlng. boutli umhu- city nun uulldlng, Twcn-ty-iltlu unu m Streets. Council l.luifn. lu I'uttrl Street. cmcugoi lucj '..'mty liuiiding. iuw lork; i'wiiiue court. Wuuhiiigtun: wi I'ouiteeiith Street. CUHRLaFONDliNCE. Communlcationii relating to news and edi turlul matter bIiuuiu uu addressed; umulu lice, Euituriul Dupurtment. HUHINlitiH LETTERS. Huslncss letters und remittances should be uudre.-scu; inu lieu l'uullsmtig company, Omaha. KHM1TTANCKS. Hcmlt by draft, uxpruss or postal order, pnyuoio to 'i no Heu 1'uoiIhIiiiik company, umy -cent stumps accepted In payment ol mull uccoums. rtrsouui chcKit. except on uinulm or eastern exi-hungm, not uccepleu, 'HIE UEE l'UHLlrlllU CUAU'ANY. STATEMENT OK CIRCULATION. Statu ol Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.: Ueorgu 11. Tzachuck, secretary ot The Uco l'uullsning Company, being duly sworn, un that the uctual number ol full nnd coinpletu copies or The Dally, Morning, 1'Venlng una Sunday Deo printed during the month of August, 1MI. wuh us lollowa: l st.i,;iou K an.UTo 2 y,-,,i:to 18 iw,r5 19 ar,,a7o 29 i!,-.,r.:to 21 ur.,tioii 22 'M,a 10 23 U.VI1H) 21 U5.H70 25 as.sr.o 20 uu.oiio 27 aii.ruo 23 517,1: 1U 20 1:7,010 20 '.'0,h0 31 :!7,i:so 3 i.-,,ll() 4.... un.ono tj I'o.lhO c ur.,i'io v ur,,:i(io 8 u.v-siu 9 jr:i,-,( 10 i:,:ino 11 '.T.,010 Vi ir,o 13 -jr., mo li un.ono 15 lift, no is ur:iuo Total .TU.'.tlHO Less unsold nnd returned copies..,. 7,n5 Net totnl sales 7KS,Oiir Net dally average. -.',1-1 OEOUQE U. T.SCHUCK. Subscribed In my presence- nnd sworn to beforo me this 31st dny of August, A. D. 1901. M. 11. ltUNOATE, Notary I'ubllc. That consignment or AK-Sar-llcn weather seetns to have been delayed in transit only to arrive too late. Too much precaution cannot bo exer cised against lire In Institutions housing defective and helpless wnrds of the utate. Why Is It that republican nominations hereabouts nre always considered worth lighting for, while democratic nomina tions go by default? Ituffalo Is quite a distance from No braska, but all the Nebraskans who can do so should hell) make Nebraska day at the I'an-Ainerlcnn creditable to the state. Every republican has a right to scratch his ticket, but no republican should be compelled to scratch disre putable candidates so long as the party ranks are full of reputable ami honest men. Chancellor Andrews of tho Stnte uni versity denies that ho over snid lying under certain circumstances was ex cusable or legitimate. Tho chancellor should have entered his denial more promptly. Ex-School Hoard. Member Hess cvl dently believes that a truant olllcer who lets his salary elude him has no excuse for letting tho truant school boy get uway from lilin. That Is the explana tlon of his suit for salary for services never performed. Judgo Sedgwick's qualifications for the supremo bench were duly attested when the present Judges of the supreme court unanimously endorsed him for tho supremo court commission. With such a diploma no layman will feel compe tent to question bis ability. It Is rather amusing to noto the awful contortions of the local democratic yol low Journal about the failure of the po- llco to suppress gambling nt race meet lugs during the Alc-Sar-Hon carnival In view of the fact that these race per formanees were under the direction of ono of tho reporters of that hypocritical sheet Tho Iowa weather bureau crop service asserts that little if any damage to corn resulted thoro from tho recent frosts Tho Iowa servlco keeps In close touch with tho situation nnd Its reports are almost invariably accurate. Thu danger thnt corn In this section of country will suffer further dnmage Is smnll. Tho only way to get tho tax rate down Is to get a more equal assessment o corporate ami Individual property and stop the evasion of listing by conceal mcnt of tnxnblo property. Tho assessor sets the llrst valuation on which tho tnx rate Is based. Lot tho taxpayers see to It thnt tho proper men nro chosen for assessors. Croker, tho boss of Tammany, Is ,not talking politics to any extent at present, This Is the best possible Indication that tho Independent movement Is worrying him and keeping his thinking apparatus at work overtime. Tho defeat of a dem ocratlc candidate for president Is of lit tie consequence to Tnmmauy, but thu immense politlcnl patronage of the city of Now York menus food for many Tammany braves. A company has been formed to lay telegraphic cablo ncross tho Taclfle ocean to Hawaii nnd tho Philippine with men back of It able to lay It If there Is a real demand for It. No sub idy Is asked of congress but merely per mission to laud. This Is different from tho propositions of promoters who hnv been seeking for several yenrs to hnv congress practically lay the cable for them and turn It over to tho promoter for personal proilt. Congress, however uould build and operato this cable as part of the postal system. THE IOWA CAMl'AtUX. Tho retitibllcnn eninpnlKti In Iowa hns npi'iK'd ntnl will bo vigorously pushed until the election, the result of which Is of course a foregone conclusion. The ro- puhlliun ticket will be elected by per- Imps the largest nuijorlty In the history of the state. The opening speech of the republican anilltlate for governor, Mr. A. 11. Cum- minx, will hnve the hearty npprobntlon of nil republicans. Not the least Inipor- taut feature of the speech Is that feint- ng to the t n HIT. In regard to this the platform says: "We stand by the ills- torlc policy of the republican party In giving protection to home industries and mint for Its ample vindication to the extraordinary rapidity with which our national resources have been developed nd our Industrial and lluauclal Inde pendence secured. We favor such Iianges In the tariff from tlmu to time s become advisable through the prog- ess of our Industries and their changing elatlons to the commerce of the world. Wo endorse the policy of reciprocity as the natural complement of protection ml urge Its development as necessary to the realization of our highest com mercial possibilities." Mr. Cuumilns said that his faith in the principle of protection has rather Increased than di minished, but ho clearly Indicated that he thinks monopolistic combinations J should not have tariff protection, though hu would not indiscriminately place all rtlcles produced by such combinations on tho free list, because the effect of that would be to annihilate many an honest business, Impoverish honest man ufacturers and cast Into Idleness an rmy of worklngmen. Mr. Cummins loes not regard a revision of tho tariff as a remedy tor the evils of the trust. As to the Philippines, tho Iowa re publican candidate for governor Is in entire accord with the policy that has been pursued. He makes no prediction cgardlng the future status of the islands, but he lias absolute contldence that their people will receive Just treat ment, that they will enjoy the liberty guaranteed by American Institutions and that the opportunity will be given them to l'n all respects Improve their condition. This Is what Is being done, with gratifying progress, ami tho policy which lias been Inaugurated will be steadfastly adhered to and earnestly pursued. The situation could not be more auspicious than It Is for tho Iowa re- lubllcans. Tho state Is prosperous, the national policies of the party have been- Indicated by results, a great national calamity has been pussed without the east lluauclal or business disturbance, thus demonstrating how strong and sub stantial arc the conditions upon which the national prosperity rests, the new administration at Washington Is pledged to niaku no departure from the policies iiaugurated by Its predecessor, tho out look s most favorable for continued progress and greater prosperity. The policies and principles of the demo cratic party In regard to national af fairs have been utterly discredited by events. In such circumstances thu re publican campaign Is simply a formality. II A IW OA SHKIllFF VOWEIl. Sheriff Power Is in hard lines this line. His political friends are sand bagging htm over the shoulders of Tom Dcnnlson lu a most unmerciful fashion. Last Sunday the twin brother of tho World-Herald, thu Lincoln Journal, pub lished n screed written by a dolegato to the late democratic state convention which slashes the sheriff right and left n the following manner, under pretext of pulverizing the Omaha republican machine: Power Is not objectionable to Dcnnlson. During tho Incumbency ot tbo latter thu open gnmbllng schemes of Dcnnlson have flourished as they hnvo novcr flourished be foro without nny pernicious Intcrforcnco on the part ot tho sheriff. This applies not only o tho eli In gnmo known as policy, but also to the assembling ot a lot of other skin games, such as wheels ot fortune, chucka- luck, hazard and similar scdtictlvo means of robbing tho credulous speculator around tho raco track lu this city. All of these games wore carried on In a tent nt tho driving park during tho races, along with the rcgu lar pool (tolling. It Is probable thnt If the management of tho races, which Is Tom Dennleon, had contented Itself with tho soil lng of ijooIs, no ono would hnvo felt called upon to protest, but when the pool sellers' tent was mado an nil-round gambling re sort with nil sorts of gambling devices run nlng in plain sight ot tho tent, somo people hnvo yielded to the conviction that tho sheriff was overlooking something. This onslaught Is followed promptly by the Omaha twin brother lu a jab under tho sheriff's belt under pretext of an arraignment of the police which Is shouldered on to the father of one of Sheriff Power's deputies, who Is repre sented to be boiling all over with lndlg nation because of the Inactivity of tho authorities charged with the enforce ment of law aud suppression of crime. If the fool frleuds of Sheriff Tower can bo Induced to contiuuu this fusillade until election day he will not know that he Is running. STILL FAVOUS rtEVSiOX Itepresentatlvo Habcock of Wisconsin, who recntly returned from Europe, says that his observations abroad have strengthened his conviction that there should be a revision of the tariff. He said in an Interview with the corre spondent of tho Philadelphia Iteeord: "What I saw and heard In Europe in re gard to trade interests and the lutluencos exerted upon .tho old world Industrial conditions by American competition has served only to strengthen the views I have long entertained, that our tariff should bo revised to meet new condl tlons. Indeed, I regard that as" con elusive." Mr. Habcock stated that the European manufacturers, particularly those of the continent, fear the compel I tlon of the United States, but he thinks there is no danger of nny combination ngalust American competition, becauso European nntlons cannot agreo upon their own tariffs nnd thoreforo certalnl could not agreo upon lines thnt would effect comblnntlon nniong them. It does not appear probable that Mr, Babcock will bo able to securo any con stderable republican support for his proposition. It Is reported that Speaker Hendcrsou, Mr. Payne, Mr. Dnl?cll nnd older members of the ways and means committee, will meet In Washington In November to discuss the question of a possible- change In the tariff schedules and It Is probably safe to predict that the decision will be against milking any changes. Itepresentatlve (Irosveiior of Ohio stated a short time ago that a proposition to revise the tariff would receive no consideration In congress, for the reason that the Introduction of such a measure as Mr. Mnbcock proposes would have a tendency to disturb busi ness and check prosperity. Doubtless Mr. Clrosvenor voiced the general senti ment among republican representatives. dk.va'soa, rm: nuait: jm.v. You have to go away from homo to hear the news. The Omaha correspond ent of the Lincoln Journal asserts that a combination has been entered Into be tween Mayor Moorcs. Tom Deiinlsoii, ludge linker and E. Hosewater against tho reiioinlnatlon of Judge Vlnsonhaler. This Is about as true as all the other politlcnl fakes that emanate from the Inner sanctum of the yellow Journal. It Is a matter of notoriety thnt Judge Vlnsonhaler owes his position to the active Intervention of Mayor Mooros In the convention thnt nomlnnted him two years ago. It Is an open secret that Mnvor Mooros Is as warm n siitinnrter f ju,iK0 Vlnsoiiholer now as ho was two years ago. Hoth Hosewater nnd Mnyor Moorcs live lu the Fourth wnrd, whore Judge Vlnsonhnler has been conceded an un contested delegation, when If there were a combination or conspiracy against lilin he certainly would have a hard tight. Dcnnlson, the bogle man, Is ostensibly opposed to Vlnsonhaler, but that niny be urt his way of helping him. Incidentally It may be pertinent to In quire why Dcnnlson Is constantly kept before the community by the popocratlc press as the great factor lu republican politics. Denulson's Influence probably controls one ward, and It controls It just as much In tho democratic and popu llstlc primaries. Surely nobody con versant with Omaha politics contends that Dcnnlson cuts any great figure lu the other eight wards of Oinnha, lu South Omaha or In the country pre cincts. is not the boglo business decidedly overdone In representing that the repub lican organization of Douglas county is n plaything In the hands of Tom Dcn nlson'.' A DEPAHTMEtiT OF COMMERCE. Another effort will bo made nt the next session of congress to crcnte a new executive department, to bo known ns tho Department of Commerce, with n secretary who shall be a member of the cabinet. The proposition has been be fore congress moru than once, It has been urged by business Interests, par ticularly the manufacturers and It wns npproved by the Inst republican national convention lu these words: "In the In terest of our expanding commerce, we recommend that congress create a de partment of commcrco nnd industries lu thu charge of a secretary with a sent In tho cabinet." Thu advocates of the proposed now de partment urge not only thai: It Is re quired In tho Interests of our growing foreign commerce, but is also necessary to relievo existing departments. It is said that thu multiplication of duties In several of the departments, especially the treasury, renders relief Imperative and this can only be secured through the creation of a new department. The president Is understood to approve of tho proposition In a general way. Just what present bureaus would bo Included lu such a department has not been clearly dellned, .but all that have to do with commerce, such as navigation, sta tistics, customs, immigration aud steam boat inspection would undoubtedly be transferred to tho department of com merce. A department of this kind, It Is suggested, could also take charge of such matters as tariffs and reciprocity. We have not thought a new department necessary and certainly there has been no great dllllculty experienced under ex isting conditions, but it Is easy to un derstand that sooner or later a depart ment such as Is proposed may become Imperatively necessary and perhaps Its creation now would not bo premature. If It can be shown that a department of commerce would promote our com merce there should be no opposition to It's creation. Tho question Candidate McUrlde must encounter at every turn of the road Is, Where was ho on last election day? He admits full knowledge of tho con spiracy to ditch tho republican ticket In South Omaha. Why was he not on hand on election day nt letist to exert his lu llucnce to save tho ticket? Suppose a member of the lire department had knowledge of Impending Incendiarism, would hu not be expected to bo ready with at least one bucket of water when the tiro wns raging? Would n llrcmnn who shirked his duty nt such n time hnve tho audacity to ask for promotion? Tho fact that scarcely a legislative act of Nebraska which adversely affects corporations can be sustained In thu courts while other laws stand tho test of highest Judicial scrutiny Is apt to make certain people suspicious. It Is not that tho courts are influenced by corporation favor so much but bungles In corporation legislation do not happen Invariably by accident. The corporation lawyer in the legislature sows the germs of a deadly disease when the nieasutes are born. Insurance men Insist tho decision which holds Invalid tho anti-compact law will not have any effect on Ne braska business. Tho companies had long ago devised a plan to cvtulu the law. The man who sets lire to a build lng to secmo the Insurance also Ignores the law and In spirit It Is dlfllcult to distinguish between the motives of the two classes of law breakers. President Shaffer of the Amalgamated association complains that other labor associations did not nld the strikers as had been expected nud promised. This, in brief, Is his explanation of tho loss of the strike. Without discussing tho question whether the other Inbor unions arc at fault It appears more than likely Mr. Shaffer mistakes the effect for the cause. That leaders of other organiza tions considered the strike lost from the llrst Is probably the reason they de clined to enter actively the tight. A large portion of the strength of such an organization lies lu Its prestige and if there was good reason to believe they could not effectively aid the steel strik ers there wns good reason for keeping out. The railroads have decided to continue the hoineseekers' rntes Into Nebraska and other western states. Nebraska, at least, is more than willing to have those who are seeking a home come and ascer tain for themselves what It has to offer. Nothing would suit Nebraska better than to have the actual conditions here compared with the stories which thu eastern press lias printed. From Front to Hear, 1'hltndelphU Ledger. Even lu Nebraska tho populists nro glad to get Into tho democratic wngon in stead ot Inviting tho democrats Into theirs. The Strciiiifiii Life. New York World, i President Kooscvolt worked nlno hotir3 on his llrst day in tho White House. No "wntch-tlie-clock" man over becatno presi dent. RlritllUK the World. Buffalo Express. Arbor day ns celobrntcd In tho United States will be Introduced In Hussln this month undor tho auspices ot tho Imperial Horticultural society. Spain was tho llrst foreign country to adopt tho American Idea In regard to trcc-plnntlng. Italy followed two years ngo, Put on tlio QtilrU I.linr. New York Sun. Tho day of tho so-cnllcd "yellow Journal ism" is ever. It will struggle to regain Its footing, but tho effort will bo vain. Even tl'oso who onco got entertainment from Its flippant nnd conscienceless methods now turn from It with loathing. It was conceived In dishonor and It dies In dis grace. Simile 1 1 ii nd Mltli Yotirirlf. Chicago Chronicle. Oeorgo Frnucis Trnln, with all his oddi ties, had somo excellent notions. Ilcforo his eccentricities had become bo pronounced as to insplro doubts ot his cntlro sanity ho nbnndoned tho habit of shaking hands with the peoplo whom ho met. When ho wished to bo cordial ho shook IiIb own hands before his friend, which ho said was the custom of tho Chinese- In their own country. Southern Rrrptlnir (o Koonerrlt. Atlanta Journal, Thero Is no danger that President Roose velt will be n narrow sectionalism Ho has often expressed his high ndmlratlon of tho people of tho south. In his "Ltfo ot Tliomns H. Denton" ho pays n superb tribute to tho soldiers of tho confederacy nnd their noblo chieftain, Robert E. Loo. Very recently ho hns spoken of the south In terms ot en thusiastic praise. Wo may expect him to be the president of tho whole people. Let us ho thankful for tho reasonable oBturanco that in Thcodoro Hoosevelt wo hnvo n president who will adorn his exalted ofllco nnd uso it wisely nnd well; a presi dent wtom tho nation enn trust, nnd of whom it will hayo cnuso to bo proud. ADMONITIONS OF IMMISI'KIUTV. I'rrclotia I.okiipj- Left n thn Nntlon by the l.ntc l'renlilent. Now York Tribune. Tho figures of American foreign trnde which wero published a day or two ugo camo at n tlmo' of trnglc fitness. Tho tomb had only just cloned its portnls upon tho dust of him who had been ended "tho nd vnnco agent of prosperity" when these sta tistics appeared, demonstrating that that nppellntlon had been amply Justified, for under his administration tho nntion had en Joyed not only nn unprecedented rovlvnl of prosperity, but nn uninterrupted growth ot it without-a single lluctuntlon, until it had renched a point lover beforo even ap proached. Tho figures in question nro those pertaining to our foreign trade, nnd espe cially to cxportB. It Is truo that tho volume of exports Is not Invariably nn Index of do mestic prosperity. Hut In tho present case circumstances mnko It safo to regard it as such. Thu detnlls of tho stntlsticnl show ing need iiot be repented here. Tho salient fact is that our exports, which wero $906,- 000,000 i ycur tlvo years ngo, hnvo been in creasing stcndlly until they are now $1,500, 000,000 a yenr, nn increnso of moro than 50 per cent. It is n fitting tribute to tho "ad vance agent of prosperity" that such wns tho enso, nnd thnt in tho last twolve months of his life this country exported moro than in any twelvo mouths beforo In all Its history. That, however, Is not the most important consideration in the case, nor is It the most precious legacy left to tho nation by tho Into president. Prosperity has its perils ns well as its advnntages, not tho lenst of which Is the danger of forgetfulness. Tho end gained, men aro prono to forget tho means. In tho exultation of enlovmnnt tfcoy aro in danger ot forgetting tho3o things wnicn nro rar moro important than moro enjoyment or tho prosperity whence it Dro- coeds. In this most gratifying report of r.ntlonal prokperlty' thero is, then, an nd monltlon to tho nation against declining to ward that ovll condition In which "wealth accumulates nnd men decny." Thero is no necessary connection or sequenco between wealth and decay. A rich nation may bo n sound nnd virtuous oue. Hut there Is need, If such Is to bo tho case, of keeping much In mind tho importnnco of cultivating other things than moro pecuniary prosperity. Thoro Is in our richest stnto of high pros perity Just ns much need of cultivating n virtuous national chnractor as thero wns when wo wero n poor and struggling nntion with almost no capital but character. Wo Bhall do well, therefore, to couple Invariably our rejoicings in "McKlnley pros purity with emulation of whnt wo mny term tho McKlnley character. Tho main tenance of tho McKinloy policy in technical affairs of state Is a matter for statesman ship to look after. Hut the maintenance and tho wider extension of tho typo of per sonal character and individual citizenship which McKinloy exemplified nre matters of concern to every person in tho land, It Is n great thing to soil J 1,500,000,000 worth of goods in twelvo months, It Is n better thing to bo a united, harmonious, law-abiding nation, commanding tho confidence nnd tho esteem of all tho world, llcst of all Is It to hnvo overy individual membor of tho na tion intelligent, Industrious, public-spirited, virtuous nnd generous and kindly in hla relations with all men. Kmerson in nn often quoted passage admonished us that tho test ot the nation's greatness was not in statis tics, but in the kind of man it produced. Under McKlnley's policy nnd ndmlnlstrn tlon we got tho favorable statistics beyond our expectation. We nlso got from him a fine example of tho kind of man the country should produce. It will bo well for ub to regard tho latter no less earnestly and radically than (he former, Time for Common Sense Detroit Free lrex. Senator Allison of lown, ono of tho six way of n law to suppress nnarchy which or svcn commanding figures in tho tipper would fall little diort of becoming a men house of American congress, has expressed nee to frco government. It is fortunate tho fear that, In legislating ngalnst nn- that tt.ore than two months must elapse nrchlm, congress will go to nn unwnr- boforo congress can meet, tty that time ranted extreme. Tho fears of the senator the country will have recovered Its Judg nro well-founded. All legislation having ment and Its sense of proportion. Congress Its Inspiration In emotion must bo looked Itself will not bo inspired by nn Inllnmcd forward to with misgivings. public tentlmcnt, nctuntrd by n desire tor Thero is no denying the fact that the rcvengo rnlhrr than by n Judicial con nation hns been rendered hysterical by tho sliletatlnn of tho necessities of tho case nud nssasslnatlon of President McKlnley nnd !s thero is the moro probability ot rntlonal In n mood to strike blindly nt anything nctlom remotely suggestive of nuarchlsm. The In- As Mr. Homer Warren has well snld In a flamed and unbalanced stnte of public ent- communication published lu another column lmcnt may be Judged when n mnn of lllshop of today's Issue of Tho Free Press; 'There Potter's position nnd nttnlnments declnres never wns n lime la tho history of tho thnt thoro Is no such n thing as free country when good, sober, common sense speech. "It It licentiousness," he said, lu wns more needed than nt present." H Is nn nddrcss before tho New York Kplscopal nlwnys needed, but it is needed most in u diocese. "Heal free speech Is nn lmpossl- time of grent national excitement such ns blllty la decent society." Bishop Potter wo are passing through nt present. Tho might ns truthfully have said that thero Is man thnt throws oil upon the tlnmes nt this no such thing ns liberty; that It is nil time Is doing his rouutry a sorry service, license nnd liberty Is Imposslblo In "do- however excellent ills Intentions may be. cent society." In seeking to protect ourselves against When n bishop of tho Kplscopnl church nnnrchlsm let us mako sure that nothing becomes so excited that ho canuot discuss Is done that can give excuse for nnnrchlstlc n great principle of human government even propaganda. A law to punish or suppress coherently, to say nothing of discussing nnnrchlsts should bo considered as Judicially It intelligently. It Is evident that the stato nnd ns dlspasslonntcly na Abram Haven- of public opinion Is In n bad wny. port, in Whlttler's poem, discussed the net If congress wero to meet tomorrow wo to amend the net regulating tho shad nnd should undoubtedly havo something in tho nlowlfe fishery. SAMPI.n TIHIST OPUHATIOX. A Flnoil of Unlit Thrown on the Arl of I'roinotliiK. Philadelphia Times. Tho most nstonlshlng rcvelntlon In tho grand nn of promoting Is mado public by stockholders In Trlpler's Liquid Air com pany. This Inventor of whnt seems nctually to bo very Ingenious machinery mndo n lec ture tour of thu country exhibiting liquid nlr to tho populace ns n curious novelty. Tho tour wns antecedent to tho formntlon of a stock company. Tho Inventor allowed himself to fall Into tho hands of promoters and his m.ichlua was Incorporated with n cnpltnl of $10,000,000 in tho dlstnnt Terri tory of Arizona, Mr. Trlplcr accepting the presidency of tho company for $2,500,000 worth of tho stock nnd n salary of $12,000 n yenr. Half of tho stock wns distributed to the directors ns n douceur for tho usu of such names ns thoso of Scnntor Jones ot Nevada nnd "Steve" Horsey, while what re mnincd wns put In tho hands ot n firm of brokers to ba sold to tho public r.t llbornl rntes of commission. Liquid nl; wns to bo tho motlvo power of tho future, the propeller of locomotlvcB nnd nutnmnblles nnd tho legitimate heir to nil tho titles nnd honors now enjoyed by Ice. It is snld thnt nbout 52.000 shnres of tho stock wero sold nt prices well below par, bringing in nbout $250,000 In cash. A largo part of this amount wns used in advertising tho stock nnd for paying commissions to tho hrokersi Nearly nil tho rest wns nppro prlnted In paying tho salaries of officers nnd In Installing n lnrgo exhibit at tbo Paris exposition, whero crowds assembled to see tho feats ot legerdemain which tho at tendants performed with frozen ntmosphere, but they blocknded tho nlslcs without buy ing nny of tho stock. Hro Is nnothcr case of capitalizing hopes, nnd they turn out to hnvo been fnlso hopes. I'KHSO.VAI. XOTKS. President Hoosevelt !b n charter member of tho American Irish Historical soclotv. nnd wns ono of tho first members of the oxecutlvo council. King Oscnr of Sweden Is considering a proposition to send ono of his sons to this country to represent Swedon nt tho Louisi ana rurchnso exposition. President Roosevelt Is fivo feet eight Inches toll, weighs 185 pounds, has n chest mensurcment ot forty-two Inches nnd keeps himself in nlmost nthletlc training. Ho does not smoko and prefers simple food. A monument to John H. Hcagnn, tho Inst survivor of tho confederate cabinet, Is to bo erected by tho Daughters of thn Con federacy of Palestine, Tex. The city ha3 granted a slto nt tho Junction of -two prin cipal streets. President McKlnley's death occurred on tho anniversary nf tho death of tho duko of Wellington, who died Scptembor 14, 1852, nnd nlso on the nnnlvcrsnry of tho denth of Oenornl Montcnlm, who wns killed Sep tember II, 1759, nt Quebec. Oeorgo H. Phillips, tho little Napoleon of tho corn pit, Is up nnd nt 'em again. Ho has organized n new company nnd whnt ovcr it mnkoH will bo applied, nftor tho pny ment of salaries, to tho liquidation of tho Indebtedness of tho old organization. Captain Christian Hath of Jackson, Mich., who supervised tho execution of Mrs. Sur rat, Talno Hcrnld nnd Alzerott, conspir ators in tho nssnsslnntlon of President Lin coln, is nnxious to go enst nnd work tho lover thnt will end tho enreer of Czolgosz. Lieutenant Louis Hamilton of the Four teenth United Stntes Infantry, who com manded tho spcclnl guard of honor at the nuffalo. city hall and on tho train which took Prcslden. McKlnley's body to Wnsh lngton, Is u great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton. President McKlnley was ono of tho trus tees of tho Pcabody Education fund, and his death Is tho third which has occurred in thq board slnco its Inst meeting. The other two wero Hon. William Wirt Henry ot Virginia, who died on December C, 1900. nnd William E. Evarts, of Now York City, who died on February 28, 1901. A plcturcBquo charnctcr of' tho south has Just passed nwny In Alfred Jackson, tho body Borvnnt of President Andrew Jackson. Ho was 00 years old nnd his denth removes tho last of tho family of servants of tho celebrated Hermitage under its first master. Ho was born on tho Hermltago farm soon after General Jackson mado that beautiful spot his home. Several wagers were mado In New York, last Saturday, on the result of tho rnces for tho Amorlcn's cup. They wero only smnll ones, but showed tho wny tho market Is. Tho prevailing odds wero 100 to 75 ngalnst Shamrock. Ono wager has been mndo by a well known ynchtsmnn, ho lnylng $1,000 ngalnst $500 thnt Shamrock would win one race out of tho series. Major Hiram Paulding, who has Just died nt Whlto Plnlns, N. Y,, wns n grandson of John Pnuldlng, one of thoso who enptured Major Andro In revolutionary days. Major Paulding won his title In tho civil war. during which struggle his father rose to tho rank of colonel. Tho inttor's brother was Commodoro Paulding, second In com mand to Farragut In Mobllo bay. At the suggestion ot a prominent woman , New York many women In thnt city nro wenrlng n badgo of mourning for thirty days ns "a tributo to tho memory of our beloved president, who mado homo sacred with loving dovotlnn and domestic fidelity." Tho Daughter of tho American Revolu tion in tho same elty wear a mlnlaturo Hag on tho left breast for thirty days. Father Lulgl Sartori of St. Joseph's Cath- " "' 7",,,""" ,. ".' connection with the death of President illn nhifff.Vi MMInn.1 I. I McKlnley, part of his prayer for the new chief m'nglstrnto being as follows: "That ho mny prove n courageous president In eery respect for tho welfare of tho people, quitting at once hunting wild nnlmals of the forest for tho energetic hunting down of tbo two-legged savage beasts left roam ing free about this vast civilized country." jvnen .ir.iu: avii.so.n. A Vew Incident In the Cnrcor of the oteit Ailvoenlp, Ono of tho nblest lnwyers renred nnd trained lu tho ccntrnl west nnd n politi cian of thu old days pnsses from tho since with the death of Judge Jero Wilson nt Wnshlngton. He was a product of the pioneer life of Indiann nnd wns ono of tho famous group of stnto builders which In cluded Harrison, Morton, Hendricks, Thompson ond Holman, Though 73 years of ago ho was apparently In robust health when tho summons came, being actively en gnged before the naval court of Inquiry ns senior counsel for Admiral Schley. Judge Wilson wns ono of the most inter esting personnges in the local life of Wash ington, whero he hns resided for n scoro of yenrs. He wns a congressman from Indinna a generation ago nnd was in his intollcctunl prime when stricken down. A righting mnn ho waB forty years ago nnd wns n firm exnmplo of the fighting lnw yer to the end. Hut ho fought with brnlns, not with fists. In 1867 ho wns a circuit Judgo In Indiann nnd announcement had been mndo thnt thero wns to be n prlzo fight In Franklin county, which wns n part of his Judicial district. Sporting men nnd fight fanciers were gnthered from nil pnrts of the United Stntes. Ono of the contest ants wns Joe Coburn of St. Louis, who had n national reputation. The other was good enough to glvo promise for n fight, In thono days the lnw took notice of prlzo lighters in a way thnt did not prevent the fights. The men who proposed to fight were often hnuled beforo a Judgo nnd tried on tho chnrge of consorting for nn affray. They were fined for their bloody Intentions ond left tho court room to hnve their fight nny wny. When the prosecuting attorney asked for tho sentencing of Coburn and his antago nist berniiBo they wero propnrlng to fight Judge Wilson assumed tho taBk with entire willingness. Ho said something like this. "As you know, I nm aware of what sort of nn affray you intend having. I propose to let It he known that prlzo fighting Is not prntnbo in this stnte. In addition to fining you I will sentence you to three months In Jail." Tbo prlzo fighting group wns so ns tonlshed that thoy woro dazed. Coburn turned to his backer nnd said: "Say, that little Judgo has an nwful reach for such a llttlo fellow." This put n stop to public prize fighting In Indinna for mnny yenrs; In fnct, for good. Judgo Wilson set n fashion of Judiclnl trcntment, which others could not Ignore and it has been too much for lighters to fece. In tho conventional accounts of Judgo Wilson's enreer It la usually written that ho served two terms in congress and was beaten becnuse ho took hla shnro of thn fialary grab. Ho served only two terms, but wns not n candidate for. re-election. He took tho salary grab nil right, but this did not lntorfero with his congrcBslonnl enreer ns seriously as tho fact that ho was gerrymandered out of his district and thrown In with the great objector. Holmnn, Ho was not a candidate. As a lawyer, ho ranked ono of tho fore most nt tho national capital, whero ho was Identified with numerous Important caseH. As a cross-examiner ho was regarded as ono of the best. Ho was n keen render of human nature, n faculty thnt sorved him well In hnndllng witnesses nnd Juries. Some yenrs ngo ho wns defending n contractor accused of defrauding tho government, nnd as the enso developed tho law and tho tes timony Bccmcd to bo closing nround his client. Tho prosecutor, nntlclpntlng vic tory, .wns olnted, nnd tho presiding Judgo could senrcely conceal his satisfaction. Hut when Mr. Wilson mndo his appeal to thu Jury no cnlcndared snlnt wore a brighter crown of glory t,hnn thnt with which ho in vested his client. Tho Judge's chnrge was not auspicious for tho defendant, but tho Jury remained out a surprisingly short time. "Wo find tho defendant not guilty," thoy reported. Judgo and prosecutor were astonished, The Judgo, addressing the defendant, said; "Though It Is my painful duty to dlschargo you, I ennnot 'refrnln from congratulating you upon having retained so eloquent na to tho Jury, tbo court added: "Rut it glvoB mo pleasure to discharge you, for n moro unconscionable Jury novor dragged a verdict through a teraplo of Justice!" why AMF.uiaws siicoicnn. Vltnl KIcniPitlN of I'riiKrpn llleinlrd In iiii-lr Mnkr-t!i. f Haltlmoro American. What Is It that is making this country ro successful? It Is the American citizen. Hut, what nro tho qualities that make tho American citizen? Slnco ho Is a cosmopoli tan product, he has cosmopolitan chnrncter latlcs. If to the elt-confldunco nnd re morseless aggressiveness of tho English Is added tbo nervous energy of tho French, nnd to this is ndded tho stubborn, plodding and persevering practicality of tho German, nnd to this Is added tho hplendld self-nmer- Cui; tV-n ound' In Hnn nA,t InilntinKilanmi nt fnnllnn thnt la the mixture somo Idea of what constitutes the American. Ho Is all the world In one. Having been ovolvcd from tho blood of all nations ho Is n composlto typo with some of tho characteristics of each. That Is why ho Is such a wonder to nil. Every nation ality recognizes In nn American something akin to itself, and at tho same tlmo it sees so many things totally dissimilar. Hut It . .,lnl,rill,lil,ni vnrUiv .i,i.k .i,... T "V" r,' ' h a , '..: peculiarity which provides him with his marvelous adaptability; nnd it Is ndnpU blllty, llnkod with persistent enterprise, which is making him u klug-llon In tho world-field of commerce, Experience (hows that the stolid tern- rcramcut ot the Knglttn makes enemies where tho gay, rollicking humor of tho American makes friends. Tho nervous high temper nnd lmputlvcnrvs of the French arouse hostilities whero tho well-balanced composure of the American wins confidence. In fart, It Is the ability of the American to chntige himself to meet the circumstances of the hour which gives him an International superiority In the fight for trndu. The typ ical American unites In himself nil the sev eral virtues which make the men of other nations successful, nnd that Is why he mr passes each ono taken separately, Hy his universality ho can meet tho world at nil points, Thu others, on nccount of their strict nationality, enn meet tho world nt their specialized point alone. It Is this romposlto man, this cosmopoli tan citizen, who Is fighting tho battles of American triumph Ho Is not n Holand, i Siegfried or an Arthur, armed with super natural weapons nud lighting fantastic im ages, but ho Is a strong, practical, llvlni? reality, with fncts for his weapons and facts as his foes, and In his results ho Is proving himself a far moro sublime hero thun nny of tho above celebrated creatures of tradition. .M'KIM.nv i:HA 1 THAim. llulnitpp Sliprt of the llnltpil Stntp with Korelmi t.'utui tries. Now York Sun. Whllo tho government fiscal year ends on Juno 30 nnd statements of trado nnd business nro usually computed ns beginning nnd ending on that dato or upon the first day of thu calendar yenr, the government Hurcnu of Statistics makes tho happy An nouncement that tho exports of merchan dise from our country for the twelvo months ending on August 31 last hnve, for the first tlmo in a simitar period in our country's history, exceeded the billion nnd n hnlf dollnr mnrk. Tho value of tho ex ports nmounts, in exact figures, to $1,500. 013,230, How marvelous has Wen our prosperity during the Inst five years' It is truo that during tho past enr our exports of manufactures have drrened. the reduction being largely In the export of copper nnd In Iron and steel, and It i nlso probnble that, were It not for thn enlarged demand for American wheat, made necessary' at the present tlmo by tho Euro penn crop failures, tho general sum of ex ports would show n considerable reduction. It is highly probnble, nevertheless, that tho excess of our exports over our Imports for tho bIx flscnl yenrs ending on June 30, 1902. will nmount to not fnr from $3,000,000,000. It must bo ngnln admitted thnt we hnve thus fnr received nnd, from present Indi cations, nre not likely to receive, but a fractional portion of this net balance passed to our credit abroad, in uctual money. Europe has paid her grent debt nlmost entirely In the return to us of our own securities, which she bought from us many years ago. After making nil allowances, however, the bnlnnco sheet of the United Stntes with foreign countries during tbo six years ending Jtlne 30, 1902. will i unique In tho financial history ot tfie world. Truly, the McKlnley ern wns wonderful. ri.A.SIIKS OK KI'X. n ... t T?..t, Thnn t liaVP hilt one more question to put to you. Uao J oil seen my .'I'lnKhtor pl.iy golf? ijover i nave pir, "in I"": Washington Htnr: "Whnt mnkeH-you keep so silent?" nslted the young woman. "I always think before I speak. an swered llio young mnn, mm """;;' - realize thnt I naven t nnyinuiK i" Detroit Freo Press: Hero the mnn mar ried, for he was :i-wenry of working. "A better half Is better thaa no loaf at nil!" bo observed, not unplillosophlcnlly. Trnnrllil' fnrrle I lielloVC 111 nre sweet en thnt Tom ,. Hunker., For ray part I enn t see wnnt yon nun m mm i trnctlve. He enn't talk nnd doesn t seem to be wholly wilted. Mndge I know, Carrie; but he s got such a lovely golf suit. Chicago Tribune: "I see there li stl'l somo doubt." snld I'nele Allen Spark, "nbout the South Afrlcnn ehnmplonshlp for tho season of 1901. It's nbout nip nnd tuck, so fnr, between tho Kitcheners and tho Dewets." New York Telegraph: "Delia," said Mrs. i ,At.. ...i. inwi nmn "tilen nrnnle to , Hill. 31 li J . "II" ...... ..... dinner nnd .wns trying to make nn Imnrcs. slon. II seems in niu inu uhiui trifle wenk." ' , , ,. "It nln't tho coffee's fault, mn'nm, re filled Delln. " 'TIs too much crnme ye. put In It You ain't used to crnme, mn am. Ohio State Journnl; She It Is comfort ing to mo to know that woman's hnnd rules the world. .... He Yes, but you must not forget thnt man's hnnd holds It much of tho time. Hrooklyn Life: At the Golden Flceco hotel; Tho Patron Isn't thero somo mis take about this bill? ... , , , Proprietor Two weeks' board nnd cxtrns, $230; Hint's right. .... "The addition's right, but I've got moro money thnn thnt." Cleveland Plnln Dealer: "The denth of a Chlcngo womnn nged 70 wns caused by the fnct that she persisted In wearing tight shoes." , "Poor woman. I suppose she woro thi lnrgest size she could buy." Haltlmoro American: "Hrllannla rules the wnves in war." we sold to the Hoer patriot. , ..... "Indeed? I thought Hrltannla w'aived the rules In war," responded he, with somo bitterness mnnlfest In his speech. Detroit Frco Press: Tho baby keeps everybody nwake. "Why, even the rnrpet Is without Its nap slncii dear llttlo Harold camo!" exclnlms the mnn, pointing to tho path his feet have worn ns he has pneed to nnd fro. Hut how Inline mere humor becomes, In settings of tragedy such nH thesel Wnshlngton Star: "Doesn't thn train stop at Crimson Gulch any more? "Nope," answered Hrnnco Hob. "Wp got n tin from tho government not to let nny moro trnln robbers esc.ipe. Wo done our best, but wn dnn't get nny encouragement. Slnco we lynched three Pullmnn porters tho trnlns run rlRht through and don't even Btop to whistle." IIACIC TO QUANTA'S. Sheldon (la.) Sun. I'm goln' back down to grnn'pa's, I won't come bnck no moro To henr romurks about my feet A-muddyln' up tho floor. Tbey's too much said about my elotnei Tho scoldln's never done I'm goln' back down to grnnd nn s, Whero a boy kin hnvo some fun. I dug up half his garden A-glttln' worms for bnU; Ho snld ho used to like t When I laid abed so laic: Ho said that pie was good for bos,. An' candy mndo 'em grow: Ef I enn't go back to gran na s ril turn plrnte fust youjtnow. Ho let inn tnkn his shotgun, An' loaded It fer inn; The cats they hid out In tho barn, Tho hens flow up n tree; I had a circus In the yard With twenty other boys I'm goln' back down to gran'pa s, Where they ain't nfrald of nolso. Hp didn't mnkn mn comb my hair Hut oncu oi twice a week; He wnsn't wntchln' out fer words I hadn't orter speak; Ho told me stories 'bout th war, An' Injuns nhot out west; Oh. I'm goln' down to grim Pfl is. For ho knows what boys like best.( Ho even nn a race with me, . , Hut had to stop an' cough; He rodo my bicycle nn' laughed llec'us hn tumbled off; Ho knew tbo early nnpls trees Around within n mile; Oh, grnn'pa wns n 'Inndy Ail' vvaH It nil tho while. I hot you grnn'pa's lonesome, I don't cure what you say; I Keen him kinder cryln When you took mo away. When you tnlk to mo of heaven, When) nil Hip good folks go, I giiesH I'll go to grnn'pa's, An' we'll have good times, I know