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THE OMAHA DAILY J? EE; SATUHDAY, OCTOKEll 10, 1901.
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Subscribed In" my presence and sworn to
brforo me this 3th day of September. A, D,
W01. M. 11. II UNGATE,
Notary Public.
Next registration tiny Is Friday,
October 25. Mnrlc It down.
.Ititlpo Ferguson declines to offer ltlm
nolf tip an a vicarious sacrifice on the
deuuieratlc .school board ticket.
If I lie. registration returns are an Index
to tlu drift of political sentiment nearly
all of tin populists have been absorbed
by the two great parties.
Tho ucw minister of Norway and
Sweden to this country Is naineil drip.
He should be able to hold onto an olllce
as tightly as a Nebraska fuslonlst.
The war between rivnl tobacco com
panies In England lias caused a heavy
reduction In the price of clgnrettes. This
should be encouraging news to cemetery
stockholders.
.Mark Twain lias enlisted in the cam
paign against Tammauy In Greater New
York. .Marl; Insists it Is no joke and
tsny.s he will convince tho tiger of this
fact before election day.
In the bread riots the other day in an
Kngllsh manufacturing town It was
scarcity of the article and not the ilrst
efforts of a young wife at bread-linking
which caused the trouble.
Tho Agricultural department an
nounces that it Is about ready for tho
nnnual distribution of seeds. Congress
men nro expected to plant them where
they will raise tho biggest political
crop.
A" deputy United States marshal has
Just died in New York who served con
tinuously in that oapaclty fof forty-four
years. New York Is a healthier climate
for deputy marshals than Oklahoma or
Arkansas.
In addresslug Senator Millard on be
half of his tribe the chief of tho Omaha
Indians exclaimed: "We do not talk
two-faced, but speak tho truth." Tho
chief of tho Omahas plainly does uot
hall from tho Seventh ward.
Official returns show that of thu
whllo people lu tho British rofugeo
iniups in South Africa ono in fifty dies
I'.ich mouth. At this rate it will not
require long to eliminate tho Hour pop
ulation within tho British lines.
During tiio past six months South
Omaha pnekers shipped 81,057,313
pounds of meat to foreign countries.
This represents u largo contribution
which Europo lias been forced to muko
to the prosporlty of tho western prairies.
The fact that tho proposed consolida
tion of tho (street railway company with
tho othor frnnchlsod corporations has
failed to materialize on schedule tlmo
should not block nooded Improvements
and extensions in our street railway
system.
Commissioner Jones of the Indian
bureau has dotalled what ho considers
tho principal obstacles to tho progress
of tho Indian. After all tho tine-spun
arguments haro been oxhausted tho
problem always reverts to the sumo old
proposition tho average Indian cannot
bo made to work.
Tho first day of registration this year
in Omaha aud South Omaha shows a
decrensa of nearly 60 por ceut from
tho registration of tho tlrst day a year
ago. Whether this is due to tho In
difference of voters or u lack of cffcctlvo
work on tho purt of tho political ma
chines Is problematical.
Tho position of a king without a king
dom is not tho most pleasant in the
world. Don. Qarlos has been Invited to
movo out of Italy for foar of offending
Spain. If ho U really nuxlous to rulo
ho might buy ono of tho unclaimed
Islands In. tho Pacific and no ono would
molest him, at least until ho hud devel
oped it to a point where It was worth
grabbing.
Titr. rnKswExrs foixeion policy.
Tho Washington I'ost says that what
tho country Is concerned about Is tho
president's forolgn policy. "As regards
tho details of our purely domestic nf
fairs," observes that paper, "wo can af
ford to nwalt developments. Touching
our relations with the outside world,
however, there Is the keenest solicitude
on every hand. The country wants it
straightforward, undiluted American
Ism. The peoplu nro uneasy and sus
picious under tho growing menace of
Anglo-mania, of compromises aud com
plications, of the submission of our
plans and purposes to forelgu approval.
They aro patiently looklug for Mr.
Itoosovclt's first message to assure them
that henceforth America Is for Ameri
cans and that European Interference In
tho affairs of tho western hemisphere
will not bo tolerated."
Theru Is no less concern abroad as to
what the forelgu policy Of tho present
administration Is to be. There Is a
feeling, If we may trust the statements
of Amerlcnn newspaper correspondents
lu Kurope, that our foreign policy will
recelvo a more vigorous Impulse from
President Itoosevelt. Wo nro told that
ho Is regarded In England as an Amerl
cnn kaiser and that he Is expected to
endeavor to place the United States at
tho head of the nations of the world.
Doubtless such an impression of him
prevails generally In Kurope. He Is be
llovcd to bo an aggresslvu man, who
will not be greatly Inlluenced or con
strained by precedent. When he be
came president some of tho European
newspapers expressed apprehension
that ho would bo more or less controlled
lu the treatment of foreign nations by
ircJitilleo. Englishmen were doubtful
about his friendship to their country
and Germans were not quite curtain
that ho was friendly toward the father
laud. Yet there was no substantial reason
for this feeling. A short tlmo before
Mr. Hoosevelt became president bo said
lu a public address, referring' to our
foreign policy: "Let us make It evi
dent that we Intend to do Justice. Then
let us make It equally evident that wc
will not tolerate Injustice being done to
us In return." At no time has Mr.
Itoosevelt ever Indicated that he has any
prejudice against a European power or
that In; would not treat all of them
with absolute fairness and Justice. The
suggestion of the Post that "the coun
try wants a strulghtforwurd, undiluted
Americanism" implies that It did not
have this under tho preceding adminis
tration, which Is wholly gratuitous. We
have never had a president more thor
oughly American than William McKlu
lcy or an administration that more care
fully safeguarded American rights and
Interests than did his. Equally unwar
ranted Is the assertion thnt "the people
are uneasy and suspicious under the
growing menace of Anglo-mania," for
llieie Is no such menace. The mainte
nance of friendly relations between tho
United States aud Great Britain Is de
sired by all Intelligent and fair-minded
Americans, but they aro no less solicit
ous for the .friendship pf other nations.
President Itoosevelt, It Is" safe to say,
will permit no prejudice or partiality to
control him lu shaping our forelgu
policy. He will deal fairly and Justly
with all iiations, knowing that thereby
he will best subserve thu Interests and
wolf uro of his own country.
.,! () lXTBlt I'ftiVTIO.V.
Tho special representative of the Boer
government In tho United States called
upon President Itoosevelt yesterday and
it is snld that lie will go over the situa
tion In South Africa with tho secretary
of state, lu the hope that some steps
can bo taken on thu part of this govern
ment to bring about a settlement of the
war. There can bo no objection to this
and undoubtedly the Boer representative
will get an attentlvo hearing, but any
hope of Intervention on the part of the
United States is certain to bo disap
pointed. Thero Is no doubt that President
Roosovelt will observe tho same attitude
as that of his predecessor lu regard to
tho South African war that Is, ono of
absolute neutrality. Hu cannot properly
do otherwise. Whatever sympathy thu
president and tho American people may
have with tho causa of tho Boers, tho
duty of tho government Is to stand aloof
from the coulllcr. Tho Uultod Stutes
offered its good otllcos, at tho solicita
tion of tho -Boer governments, to bring
about a settlement of tho war. Tho
British government declined them. Thero
was nothing nioro thnt wo could prop
erly do and existing conditions hnvo not
changed our relations to tho contllct.
Wo arc as much bound now to observe
noutrnllty as at tho beginning of the
contllct.
OllKATKR OMAHA.
Tho effort of tho Heal Estato exchange
to bring about tho amalgamation of
Omaha with tho suburban towns within
a radius of blx miles must commend it
self to all Interested In the growth aud
future welfaro of this city. While It
may not be possible for somo years to
extend thu boundaries of this city over
the area which greater Omaha must
cover within the no distant future, pub
lic sentiment can bo aroused to the In
calculable advantage to bo derived from
the annexation of territory and tho con
sequent reduction of taxes that must
precede any material improvement lu
property values.
Arf a matter of fact greater Omnha In
cludes, for nil mercantile purposes, the
cities of Omnha, South Omaha and
Council Bluffs. Within a radius of six
miles from tho city hall we have an ag
gregate population of more than 150,000
people, intimately linked by street rail
way facilities and enjoying In common
tho advantages that accrue from exten
sive business concerns and largo Indus
trial establishments. Greuter Omaha is
already an accomplished fact, If not In
name nt least In all that pertains to
modern municipal life.
Whllo tho commercial bodies of
Omaha havo refrained, from Including
with tho figures of tho banklug, imuiti
facturlng and wholesale trado tho bus!
ness transacted outsldo of the present
city boundaries, a correct estimate of
tho muguitudo of Omaha's commerce
cannot bo mnde without taking Into no
count tho commerce and Industry within
the natural radius of Omaha's activity.
For example, the banking exhibit mnde
by Omaha's banks alone would fall
short by millions of tho rightful claims
of Omaha banking Institutions because
the banks of South Omaha and Council
Bluffs aro closely allied with those of
Omaha; In reality they form nn Integral
part of the financial Institutions of
Omnha.
What Is true of the banking Interests
Is also true of tho manufacturing, Job
bing and retail trade. Tho packing
houses of South Omnha lire patronized
by western Iowa stockmen. Council
Bluffs Implement and Jobbing houses de
rive a largo portion of their Income from
patronage coming from Omaha and Its
vicinity. The department stores of
Omaha depend almost as much for their
trade upon South Omaha and Council
Bluffs, from which cities a large propor
tion of their business is derived.
It goes without saying that all Im
provements made and factories estab
lished within n six miles radius of
Omaha, whether within or without the
boundaries of Omaha proper, Inure to
the benefit of greater Omaha and should
receive substantial encouragement from
Omaha.
CALK1XS t'Oll UX1 VKIISITV HEOEXT,
The republican state committee has
chosen Hon. E. C. Calkins of Kearney
to 111! tho place on the ticket vneated
by the withdrawal of one of the nomi
nees of the convention for the position
of university regent. The selection of
Mr. Calkins will, we bellee, meet with
the cordial approval and hearty endorse
ment of thu rank and file of the party
throughout Nebraska. More than that,
It must be regarded as bringing posi
tive strength to the ticket through both
the personnel of the candidate and his
geographical location.
Mr. Calkins Is a broad-minded man of
culture, an attorney of highest standing
at the bar, a public man of statewide
reputation and popularity. IIu Is a man
of education and scholarly attainments
coupled vvitli long experience lu public
life and In the business world. Hu will
bring to the governing board of the
State university qualifications that will
make him a most useful member of that
body lu everything that goes to elevate
the standard aud promote the real
progress of that Institution.
If the people of Nebraska were look
ing for u man to serve them as univer
sity regent without regard to politics
whatever, they could not find a more
Ideal candidate than Mr. Calkins.
The city of St. I.ouls enjoys the bless
ings of home rule on the most liberal
scale. Instead of depending upon tho
beneficent tyranny of the state legisla
ture for Its privileges of municipal gov
ernment, St. Louis enacts Its own char
ters by direct legislation through its. citi
zens. At the coming election next Tues
day several Important amendments to
the charter of St. I.ouls are to be voted
on. According to tho Globe-Democrat
the proposed amendments will Insure
for the city of St. Louis moderate luxa
tion, a complete stoppagu of overlaps,
better street pavements and their
cheaper construction and an Improved
system for cleanliness of tho streets and
other public utilities; ami ,will open the
way for citizens to decide by direct vote
whether they want additional public
buildings. 'Home rule for Omaha on the
St. Louis plan would be a great boon,
but It will take a constitutional amend
ment to bring about this much-needed
reform.
Postmaster General Smith Is contem
plating a recommendation In his forth
coming report for the establishment of
pneumatic tube mall service In cities of
over 500,000 population, but the post
master will have to reckon with tho tele
graph companies, which have heretofore
managed to block congressional legisla
tion that would Improve the postal serv
ice at the expense of the telegraph. The
telephone companies are also likely to
put In their oar by the time the 1)111 for
pneumatic tubes reaches the postolllce
committees of tho two hotises of con
gress. It transpires that the reason no reso
lution of regret over the assassination
df MeKlnley was passed by the Aus
trian legislative body was becauso ho
was not an hereditary monarch. That
may accord with Austrian usage and be
lief, but the people of this country
recognize no birthright to eminence.
The death of President .MeKlnley left a
bigger gap thau would the removal of
any member of hereditary royalty. '
Prof. John J. Points cannot compre
hend why thero is such Iukewarmness
exhibited by tho populists In Douglas
county precincts, who rofuso to take
auy Interest In tho fuslou campaign.
Prof. Points may uot be awaro of the
fact that the country populists hnvo
long since tired of hewing wood and
drawing water for the democrats with
out pay or promise of toward.
How California Keels,
San Francisco Call.
To us an unrestricted Chlncso Immigra
tion would bring ruin. Our fight on this
Issue is not ono ot politics merely, but for
llfo itself.
Must Keep It Dark.
Maltlmoro American.
Tho British public Is not receiving any
more "I-regrot-to-rcport" accounts from
Darkost Africa, but that Is not allaying tho
popular gloom, slnco now thero aro no re
ports frt all.
The Unvy o Hip AVorlil.
Buffalo Express.
Tho United States treasury now holds
U, 190,225,224, a sum much greater than
that ever before hold in any government
treasury of tho world. It Is an exhibit
calculated to make foreign couutrlcs envi
ous. ClvllUutloit OrtlliilE Jluril Knock.
Sprlngtteld Republican.
With martial law prevailing throughout
South Africa It will bo seldom that uucen
sored news will bo printed from now on In
the British press. Tho London correspond
ent of the New York Tribune reports that
tho BrltUh people would welcome a silence
concerning the war. "Neither the results
of drum-head trials and sentences nor
reprisals which may be Invited will be ex
hilarating reading for tho present year of
civilization and grace." Tho terrible work
for "civilization" must go on, but tho peo
ple at homo want to turn their heads away.
Ilrttlnjr mi tin Kin k.
Indianapolis Journal.
Unfavorable reports concerning King Ed
ward's health havo brought out the curious
fact that n syndicate of London tradesmen
who would loso largely In tho event of tho
coronation not occurring have effected a
heavy Insurance on the life of the king for
ono year nt an exceptionally heavy rate.
Thrift, thrift, Horatio!
MIlRlitlr ClilenKeo.
I.ouIsvU1q Courler-Journnl. i
"Tho man that tries to pinch me," writes
Mr. Patrick Crowe, "will blto tho dust, for
I am ready to dlo In tho mix. I will not
bo kangarooed." This eminent gentleman
and echolnr Is evidently In earnest and,
being In earnest, ,110 drops Into his native
tongue. If that Is not pure Celtic, will
somo learned philologist be good enough to
tell us what It Is?
COUVrilY'H im.'s!.m:nm sthexitii.
FlntictiiiK llocord of l'riiicrll j
Denplte Short Crop.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A flno Illustration of tho strength of the
business situation lu the United States Is
furnished by tho firmness of tho general
lino of stocks In tho face of tho unfavor
able crop reports. Tho corn crop, It is now
pretty well known, will bo only about two
thirds of last year's yield. On tho basis of
tho recent report of tho corn condition a
yield of 1,313,000,000 bushels Is estimated,
as compared with 2,105,000,000 for 1000. Tho
annual nvcrago of tho past half-dozen years
has been about 2,000,000,000 bushels. This
shows a decllno In tho harvest which In
ordinary times would causo a serious drop
lu stocks and a financial Hurry nil over the
country. Of course, tho decllno In yield
will causo a material advance In prices,
Thero has been n conxlderablo ndvaneo al
ready as compared with last year. Thus,
thd corn growers will loso little in nggre
gate Income, but tho consumers will lose
much. Moreover, tho railroads will be suf
ferers In the falling off of tho amount of
corn which will bo shipped.
Tho wheat crop, as Is woll known, is
heavy. On tho basis ot the government's
figures, tho yield will bo nbout 615,000,000
bushole, as compared with 522,000,000 bush
els In 1S0O and 547,000,000 In 1890. The crop
of 1901 l larger than In any previous year,
except 1898, when tho yield was 075,000,000
bushels Private estimates make tho pres
ent yenr's crop much larger than do tho
government's figures and some of them put
it higher than the big crop of throo years
ago, or 700,000,000 bushels. Wheat, how
ever, Is a much loss important crop than
corn. The farm value In 1900, as estimated
by tho government for the date of Decem
ber 1, was $323,000,000 for wheat and $751,
000,000 for corn. Whllo tho grower often
makes up In Increased prices, both in wheat
and corn, for any falling off In crop, the
consumer has to pay the difference. Tho
railroads, too, suffer In tho lessened nmount
of freight which a crop shnrtago occasions,
whllo railroad employes often feel tho ef
fects in less work or reduced wages. Yet
tno diminiaiied crops of 1901. counting the
corn and tho wheat lu conjunction, have had
no perceptible effect on stocks, and railroad
earnings, It Is bollcved, will bo greater In
the coming, winter than they were last win
ter. ' ""
This is an exhibit which carries Its own
Import for; theJVountry. General trado Is
better than It oyer was'before. Tho aggre
gate ot tho' cdijdtry's activities Is Inrger
than it was In tho fall of 1900 and at thnt
tlmo It beat nrPrecords. Tho financial out
look was never; brighter thnn It Is nt tho
present moment. Higher and hiEhor flcures
aro scored in .tho volume of tho country's
roreign trade. Tho balance In tho treasury
Is growing Inrger and Inrger. Tho number
of Idlo persons In tho United States was
never bo small, t Is safe to say, as It Is at
this. hour. Unfavorable crop reports such
as aro coming to hand now aro to bo de
plored, hut they have no appreciable Infill
enco on tho general business conditions.
Thero will bo less grain for export, even
allowing for tho Increased crop ot wheat,
man tnero was a -year ago, yet nobody
doubts that tho aggregate of tho country's
mercnandlse shipments to tho rest of tho
world will continue to show a gain over
last year. The country Is on tho crest of
tho wavo of prosperity and even tho falling
off In its most vnlimblo product has not
altered tho general favorablo conditions In
any notlccablo degree.
POLITICAL DIIIKT.
Tho Impression Is growing In Chicago
that political oil Inspectors must "go way
back and sit down."
Henry Watterson hnd tho star-eyed god
dess monopolize, the llmo light since
Honry's Intentions became known.
Now York City has presented many
unique (spectacles in tho past, but none sur
passing a Shcpard lending a bunch of
tigers, with Low high In tho game.
President Hoosevelt hi to be Invited to
Charlotte, N. C, ns the guest of thu Manu
facturers' club, which this year also has
as Us guest Vu Ting-fang, Chlncso minister
to tho United States.
Tho great political prize In rireater New
York Is control of tho distribution of $100,
000,000 nnnually, tho cost of running tho
city. From $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 of this
sum Is clean polltlcnl velvet.
Connecticut of nutmeg famo voted on
several constitutional amendments last
Tuosday. Tho vote In fivo townships was
n tie In each. New elections must bo had
In theso townships and tho fato of the
amendments hinges on the result.
Next Tuesday St. Louis will voto on sev
eral amendments to tho city charter pro
viding for extensive public Improvements.
Progressive people nf tho town are de
termined to put tho city In first-class
shape for tho approaching ox position.
An old political custom In Ohio Is bolng
followed this year by tho opening of tho
political campaign In minor towns, tho re
publicans choosing for this purposo tho
town of Dolawaro and tho democrats tho
town ot Bucyrus. Tho democratic cam
paign began ono week lntor thnn tho re
publican. Tho democratic atato committee In Ken
tucky has determined not to authorlzo a
primary election for choice ot n senatorial
candldnto thia year. Thoro aro several
democratic candidates to fill tho vacancy
which will nrlso in Kentucky on March 1,
1903, by tho expiration nt tho term of Wil
liam J. Deboe, republican, and tho fear was
expressed that wero an open primary for
tho domocrats authorized tho personal ri
valries and factional asperities which It
would creato would seriously Imperil dem
ocratic; control of tho state.
Maryland's new ballot law has brought
about a new featuro of tho work nt tho
polls, Tho workers clalmto have discov
ered that many voters whoso eyesight ap
pears to be good enough elsewhere nro un
ablo to rend the lists of candidates In the
dim light of tho polling booths nnd, accord
ingly, tho democratic and republican state
committees have arranged topurchaEo about
250,000 pairs of spectacles, to bo furnished to
voters freo of charge, In order that they may
read their tickets. It Is confidently expected
theso political spectacles will enable the
voters to see and be seen.
orinm i, amis tiiw otits.
Wnldeck-Kousseau has broken the record
of French premiers, with a fortnight to
spare, having held office longer than any
other piemlcr the republic has had. Nor
la thero any Indlcntlon that his ministry
Is drawing toward Its close, though no ono
ran tell what plot mny bo hatching In the
Deputies. The French Parliament meets on
tho 22d of this month and ono of the first
questions It will tnko up will be the re
duction of government expenses. This mny
bo tho rock to wreck a ministry which hns
nt tho same time to pay tho cost of French
partnership In the dual alliance nnd to
avoid adding to tho nlrcndy' tremendous
burdens of tho taxpayer. The task Is deli
cate, but Waldeck-Uousseau Is a man of
resource who has heretofore triumphed over
difficulties equally serious. The czar's visit
has strengthened the ministry against tho
nationalists. Tho latter Insisted thnt his
object In visiting Franco -was to force tho
resignation of General Andre, tho French
minister of war, but tho general still holds
his post, and ho was, moreover, treated
with marked cordiality1 by the Imperial
visitor.
The fuss over the succession to tho Ser
vian throno would provide excellent ma
terial for opera boufte. It appears that tho
scheme for tho nomination of Queen
Draga's brother ns heir presumptive very
nenrly succeeded, nnd, Indeed, It Is not
quite certain that it may not bo ndoptcd,
after nil, n little 'later on. According to
common report, It was the queen who sug
gested thu Idea, but tho king promptly ap
proved It. Tho young man, whoso namo
Is Nlkodem, Is a lieutenant In tho Scrvlnn
army. Tho chief point in his favor seems
to bo that ho Is a nntlvc Servian and there
fore likely to bo more popular with his
countrymen than n Karagcorglcvltch or a
Montenegrin prince. At nil events his can
didature was regarded favorably by many
leading Servians, but unfortunately the
prospect of so much greatness completely
turned tho heads of himself and his sis
ters, nnd they put on such nlrs as semi
royal personages that they became objects
of common ridicule. This might not havo
mattered so much If tho army officers had
not becomo disgusted with tho pretensions
of "Prince" Nlkodem, ns ho wns called In
derision. Tho king nnd queen, however,
clung persistently to their progrnm, even
In tho fnco of the protests of the prlmo
minister, Dr. Vultch, nnd were with much
difficulty persunded to postpono the execu
tion of.lt for n year or two, In the hope
that a direct heir may yet bo born to them.
There appears to have been some shadow
of foundation for the alarmist reports In
tho French nationalist press of tho revo
lutionary spirit prevailing In tho French
ntmy, but, as might bo supposed, tho whole
business wns enormously exaggerated. The
Paris Gnulols had a long article entitled
"The Army Menaced," seeking to provo by
certain Isolated incidents which occurred
among the reservists at tho recent ma
neuvers, "that tho French nrmy Is visibly
becoming disintegrated nnd that, unless
something Is donu soon, nothing will remain
of It." The Incidents to which this refers
occurred nt St. Ktlennc, Drcux, nnd Gren
oble garrisons, whero reservists from labor
centers had been gathered. Some of tho
men, thero appears to he no doubt, sang
tho "Cnrmagnolo" nnd other revolutionary
songs whllo in uniform, but tho spirit
which thus displayed Itself was not general.
Tho official Inquiries Into tho occurrences
nt Drcux and Grcnoblo havo not yet been
concluded, but regnrdlng tho affair nt St.
Ktlcnno a icml-ofllclul nolo says It has been
proved that tho stories wero gross exagger
ations nnd that the fantastical reports Bent
to the press originated from nn Interested
reservist who wns anxious to attract atten
tion to himself and Ills theories,
Frnnce hud such nn experience In tho
efficacy of balloons during tho siege of
ParlB that It Is no wonder It is giving
more nttentlon to the science of balloon
ing thnn nny other nation. Tho attempt of
Count do la Vaux to lly from France to
Algeria Is attended with nil the Interest
that attaches to an experiment that may
have importnnt results, but should ha huu-
cced, as ho expects, he will have solved only
part ot tho problem. He will have shown
that It Is possible to cross the Mediterran
ean by balloon, but not that it Is possible
to land nt nny predetermined place. He
must sail boforo a favorablo wind nnd must
go whero tho wind ennics him. Ho will bo
ntilo only to ascend and descend nt pleasure,
and that only approximately. Ho must wait
for Santos-Dumont's dirigible balloon before
ho can do more.
"
Most oti tho Influential Austrian newspa
pers approve very heartily of tho attitude
assumed by the Austro-Hungnrian govern
ment nt tho Instigation of M. Szcll, tho
Hungarian premier with regard to the Ger
man tariff. They commend warmly M.
SzcII'h declaration that It Is Impossible to
cnncludo a commercial treaty with Germany
on the basis of the practically prohibitive
duties on certain agricultural products In
cluded In Its projected customs tariff. Somo
of them protest, more or less cmphntlcally,
against tho alleged assumption bv Hun
gary of tho right to dccldo Independently nn
importnnt question affecting tho future
eommcrclal policy of tho monarchy, but It Is
generally admitted that nn agreement rn
such n question between tho two halves cf
tho cniplro Is essential to common action.
Certnln Belgian political economists who
predicted n long period of business depres
sion in Belgium on account of tho scheme
of old-nge pensions, recently introduced,
hnve, they think, Btrongthoned their nrgu
nont by facts cited to show that affairs
ore extremely unsettled. A recent renort,
however, made by the government shows
that nlthough this is tho case, tho country
was never as prosperous as now from the
point of view of tho wealth of tho Inhabi
tants, and that hence, nlthough great
changes In the trades nnd Industries aro
constantly taking place, theso changes sim
ply signify o period of transition and not
ono of actual business depression. Al
though tho population of Belgium Is not
qulto twice thnt of Greater New York, the
snvings bnnk deposits, which In 1SS3
amounted to $37,500,000, In 1900 exceeded
$120,000,000, a very considerable sum uer
head.
Tli President's Polley.
Boston Advertiser (rep.).
If tho appointment of one southern dem
ocrat by President ItooBovelt has surprised
politicians at Washington that fraternity
will receive many moro rudo jars of aston
ishment In tho noxt two months. Tho
president's1 policy mny bo outlined In a
single sentence. Whllo ho purposes to ful
fill any promises, direct or Implied, made
by his prodeccssor, his porsonnl cholco
hereafter will ho Influenced chiefly by the
question of merit. In other words, If tho
republican organization In nny section pre
sents a suitnblo candldnto, that mnn will
bo appointed. In any case, ho Intends to
select a man who Is evidently fitted to do
the work required by tho position. Ho alms
to "satisfy tho organization," It the organi
zation has honestly tried to find tho best
candidate. Ho considers that If tho or
ganization has not dono this, tho organiza
tion hns no right to complain afterward,
lliiliint'o of Trade.
Glnbe-Uemoerul.
During the last twelve months the bal
ance of foreign trade lu favor of the United
States has been $640,000,000. Tho continu
ance ot such a margin for a long series ot
years would rtach an amazing total.
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and they accordingly recommend
it in the preparation of food, espe
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C'AI'TAI.V COOK'S M'OH V,
Mllwnukco Sentinel: Captain Cook of the
Brooklyn has applied some very savory
seasoning to tho Schley Inquiry broth.
Chicago I'ost: Captain Cook unfolded a
"plnln, unvarnished tale" which makes
Maclay's history of tho battle of Santlugo
read like n patent medicine advertisement
or a circus poster.
Boston Globe: Captain Cook of the
Brooklyn, who ordered that much discussed
"loop," declnres Schley to havo been an
"enthusiastically bravo and patriotic of
ficer." That's nn endorsement any naval
commander might be proud to receive.
Chicago Chronicle: With tho testimony
of Captain Cook tho collapse of the case
ngalnst Admiral Schley Is complete. The
shameless conspiracy Is defeated on tho
fnco of tho ofllelnl record through the testi
mony furnished by Its shameless authors.
Tho dlstlngulshcd"oppllcant," as ho was
deslgnotcd In tho cynical forms of tho de
partment, comes out of tho ordeal with
honors added to his already honorable
name. His plnco In the history of naval
wars Is secured ns ono of tho great sea
commanders whoso patriotic achievements
have added luster to tho history of nations.
Indianapolis News: Captain Cook mado
a centcr.shot when ho snld that the best
test of whether tho Brooklyn's loop was
wise or not was Its success. He was not
trying to set a precedent for all naval
warfare.. Ha did the best thing, as tho
situation doveloped, which shows him lo
bo nn able commnnder. He hnd no book
of nnvnl precedents to consult for this par
ticular case, and he mado n precedeul of
his own The coolness with which tho
order wns delivered nnd tho fnct that Ad
miral Schley, apparently Ignorant of Cook's
order, gnve the snmo command, shows that
thero was llttlo room for a grievous blun
der, even had It not been signally suc
cessful. Chicago Tribune: Admiral Schlev mav
-J)o deemed i'roprohenslble" for caution,
though ho hnd been charged over nnd over
to bo cautious. That Is all thero Is left
to base a "precept" on. Nothing moro
will bo heard of tho charge mado by tho
navy yard historian that Schley was "u
coward nnd a caitiff." Captnln Cook, who
was by his sldo all through tho fight,
questioned ns to his conduct under fire.
said: "I havo always regarded him ns nn
enthusiastically brave and patriotic offi
cer." The American peonlo will accent
his statement rather than that of officers
who wero miles away when tho bnttlo oc
curred. Tho case will probably drag on a
few weeks longer, but It Is practically fin
ished. Admfrnl Schley mny wait, con
fident that his conduct will bo vindicated.
COM1MJ TO IIIS "SHOWN."
llritlxli C'oiiiiiiInkIoii of liiiiiilry Into
Ami'rlciiii Method.
Kansas City Star.
Perhaps tho most marked recognition that
Grent Britain has given the superiority of
American Avorkmnnshlp and Amerlcnn man
ufacturing methods generally is in tho so
lection of several delegations In Kngland
to study business conditions in tho United
States. A few weeks ngo a committee of
worklngmen arrived In this country nnd
1ms dovoted Itself to tho study of Ameri
can mechanics and tholr skill nnd facili
ties. Following tho exninplo of this com
mittee n delegation of employing manu
facturers Is now Inspecting tho various es
tablishments of tho eastern cities, whoso
doors havo been opened to thorn, much to
their gratification. If not tholr surprise. In
nnother week thero will be n company of
English railway managers touring this
country to find out how the great systems
of transportation nro to successfully op
erated.
Tho fact that Amerlcnn products nro
being carried aud Bold to many consumers
who formerly looked only to England for
Saturday
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A very complete assortment of boys' furnishings, hatn
and cups. If you need sweaters, shirts, suspenders, hos
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for it and save time shopping. We have it.
"No Clothing Fits Like Ours"
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
the snmo commodities has awakened th.
British employers nnd employed tn tho ne
cessity of studying Into tho causes of this
successful competition. The trado Jour
nals of Kngland have dovoted much space-to
certain technical accounts of American
methods and have urged the adoption of
those methods by Kr.glnnd. Yet It has
seemed Incomprehensible that the Amerl
enns could nt once pay higher wages than
aro paid abroad, pay freight for long ills-
tnnccs, offer n betler nrtlclc thnn tho
British could show nnd still undersell tho
British manufacturer.
Obviously the best means of ascertaining
the secret of this success Is to como to tho
United States nnd study tho methods of
manufacturers and mnnngcrs. It Is to the
credit ot Americans that they willingly
open their doors nnd explain tholr proc
esses to theso visitors. No one can sny
that the people of this country are selfishly
gunrdlng the secrets of their success. They
nre too proud of what they regard as Amer
ican superiority to bo nnrrow.
iuti:i:.v chai'i'.
Cleveland I'laln Denier: "Charlie Dunna
Is awfully sweet, don't you think?"
"Yes. They sny he wns shot nt twice
lu the Adlrondncks becuuso ho looks so
much llko a deer."
Washington Htnr: "It seems to me." snld
tho old friend cautiously, "that a man
ought to avoid Uecomlng too dependent on
his wifo. however much llo mny esteem her
Judgment nnd skill."
"That's right," answered Mr. Meekton.
"And Henrietta recognitor the fact. Sho
lets mo sew on nil my own buttons."
Ohio Stnte Journnl: Mr. Nextdore-I
meant to havo returned your lawnmovver
this morning, but I forgot It.
Mr. Kezymnrk Oh. that's nil right: I
won't need It 'till noxt spring, nnd by thnt
tlmo you'll need It yourself.
Baltimore American: "Mitdnm." said the
Energetic Hook Agent. "I havo hero n val
uable cook book, which shows you a dozen
vvnys to utilize cold roast beef."
"Humph." nnswored tho Hard-featured
Ijtdy nt tho door, "It never gets a chnnco
to get cold inthisrliousctr.
Philadelphia Press: "Sho saV.i.she was
dying to speak to. you when shn saw you
yesterday, remarked the pencomnker.
"Why doesn't she, then?" replied th
stubborn girl.
"You mean you'd be glad to .havo her
spenk to you?"
"Np, die."
Chicago News: (Tenderfoot, on Texas
ranch) I should think It would bo n lot of
trouble for a man to pick out his own
cattle from ninong ro mnny.
Cowboy Oh. Hint's nn ensy matter. Tnn
trouble begins when he picks out oino
other mnn's cattle. See?
Ixll'H Weekly: 'JOrnndnleco." said the
old lady, feebly, In n tone which indicated
mental nnxlety ns well ns bodily suffering.
"Ves, mint. What Is It?"
"When Dr. Sllmpset comes I suspect he
will try to glvo mo nn anodyne, nnd I
vvnnt you to promlso mo not lo let him do
It. It won't euro my dlsense, nnd If I have
a pain, I vvnnt to know It." ,
A MONO OK AUTUMN.
Washington Stnr.
In iiutumn comes u melody of sounds most
richly rnre. . ,
It Is n note that soothes the soul nnd dissi
pates nil core.
When tho day Is dull nnd chilly comes a
shnrp nnd rhythmic strain
Which tells you thnt tho heater has not
back to work again. ...
And you do not miss the roses, whloh hsive
eeiipcd long slnco to blnom,
So long ns genial wnrmth suggesting June
pervudcH tho room.
Thero's no nrtlstlo pretense In the racket
that It brings. ,
Hut wo lift n heartfelt "encore" when the
radiator sings.
It Is Just aYlplnp flzzlo with no variation
neat,
With a pounding llko n hnmmer that la
very for from sweet, .
Hut wo enro not for tho song bird which
with summer flew iiwny,
Nor mlsH the humming of tho bees that
cheered tho August day.
Tho purling broqk.no morn returns a dls
taut cherished dream!
Tho frost Is on the foliage nnd wo yearn
for honest steam.
We earn not though tho birds nnd bees be
take them to their wings.
Wo listen nil enraptured when the radiator
sings.
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