THE OMAUA DAILY P,EE: WEDXJ5SDAY, SEPTEMHElt 25, 1901.
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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
