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    THE OMAITA DAILY JEEi SAT U HP AY, DEC EM HER 7, 1901.
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1901. M. I). HUNQATE,
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Tho Hood of bills presented to con
Kress tho opening week should Induce
that body to sympathize with tho sultan
of Turkey.
Tho big stores In eastern cities are
already making their holiday window
dlsplnya. Omaha merchants must not
lag behind the procession.
Speaker Henderson warned congress
of tho dangers of the surplus In the
treasury. Tho world Is full of people
who aro perfectly willing to take
chnuces with a similar surplus.
The school boy and tho rabbit hunter
wero not tho only ones who rejoiced at
tho snowfall. Tho owners of thousands
of acres of winter wheat sent up a
shout which drdwnod out all competi
tors. Tho fusion register of deeds In Lan
caster county proposes to try to hold on
to his ollleo whllo tho candidates for his
miccessorshlp light out an election con
test. The greed for ollleo knows no
party lines.
The first question ' tho new school
board will be called upon to meet will
be, Shall the board bo organized in the
interest of Superintendent Tcarso or is
it to bo organized in tho Interest of tho
public schools?
Tho Insurgent uniform In Colombia Is
described as a hat with n red ribbon
band. That may answer in a warm
climate Hko that of tho Isthmus, but
would hardly be serviceable for troops
Boning in Alaska, , ,
This is tho season of tho year when
hut 11 re 8 In now stoves or furnaces make
work for tho lire department, not only
In Omaha, but generally throughout our
cities. A little precaution In tlmo may
savo a bout with tho Insuranco adjust
ers. A new collection of "superlative ad
jectives is needod in Sioux City. Tho
Ministerial association of.tljat place has
used up all tho old stock in denouncing
tho theaters, dancing and card parties
unci still tho evil triplets continue to
thrive.
Tho London Times expresses the
opinion that tho combines In this coun
try have gone beyond tho bounds of dis
cretion, l'lenty of Investors in this
country will reach tho same conclusion
ubout tho time tho first wave of adver
sity strikes some of tho overcapitalized
corporations.
Tho committee- which has been ap
pointed to arrange tho details of the
coronation of 'King Kdwnrd of (Jreat
iirltaln has decided that no one will
bo appointed to carry the king's bow
nnd arrows. As thu king is a little out
of practice with the long bow ho will
probably not miss It to any great extent
In announcing Ids coming retirement
from tho leadership ,of Timinmny Well
urd Crofter safd the leader of that or
ganlzatlbn should bo "in touch" with the
political situation tho year 'round. Tho
now mayor of New York was elected
to do away with the "touch" system and
from bis past record ho may bo do
ponded ou to do it.
Somo'of the bills Introduced Into con
gross ,to deal with anarchists disclose
tho fact that tho fool killer skipped
iriany people when ho made his last
rounds. Tho problem Is a serious ono
and frenk measures designed to curry
popular favor temporarily aro not
worthy of any man who has sense
enough to entitle him to sit In congress.
A freo bridge between Omaha and
Council Uluffs would prove of advan
tago to a small number of peoplo who
would bo willing to cross tho river on
foot. But 00 per cent of those who do
i business between the two towns would
travel In cars. What the peoplo of tho
two towns would prefer to a freo brldgo
U a reductiou of tho street railway fare.
uiusiraiea uto, une rear .w
Sunday Ucc, Ono Year Z.TO
Saturday IJee, One Year 1.50
Twentieth Century Farmer, One Year.. l.(w
AN EMEUaEXCV THAT MUST HB MET.
The constitution of Nebraska limits
the stnte Indebtedness to $100,000 and
this limit Is not to bo exceeded ueept
for repelling Invasion, suppressing In
surrection or defending the stnte In war.
Instead of keeping the .debt within the
constitutional bounds every succeeding
legislature hus nindo appropriations
largely In excess of the Income, nnd the
aggregate liabilities of the state have
been growing until they have "reached
enormous proportions.
It was thought that high water mark
was reached at the close of tho second
term of Treasurer Hartley, when by his
peculiar financiering the outstanding Interest-bearing
state warrants were
raised above $1,000,000. Hut according
to the semi-annual report of Stnte
Auditor Weston, Just made public, the
total of outstanding warrants December
I." 1001, was $2,llK!,o:n.:i2. Of this co
lossal debt, while no exact figures are
available, It Is ktiow'n that between
$1,'J00,000 nnd $1,500,000 of these stnte
obligations nro held as part of tho In
vestment of the. permanent school fund.
While tho delinquent unpaid taxes, If
collectible, would perhaps pay off the
greater part of this debt, the fact re
mains that the state has overreached
tho debt limit fixed by the constitution
by fully $2,000,000, and the permanent
school fund, which Is supposed to rep
resent over $1,000,000 of nvnllablo as
sets, In reality represents moro than
$1,200,000 of liabilities which tho state
nnfst sooner or later meet, either by In
creased taxation or by the issue of fund
ing bonds.
It goes without snylng that tho tax
payers of Nebraska are not prepared for
the Imposition of $1,500,000 to $2,000,000
of additional taxes to meet the deficit In
the state treasury. On the othgr hand,
tho warrant Indebtedness cannot be
funded Into bonds without a constitu
tional amendment authorizing it. The
question that confronts us Is, Shnll the
state continue to pile up a mountain of
debt and pay premiums out of the school
fund on Its own warrants or shall It
pursue the only rational course left open
through the submission of the necessary
constitutional amendment?
Wo believe wo voice tho sentiment of
tho great mass of Nebraska taxpayers
In demnudlng the application of business
methods by tho men nt tho helm of the
stnto government. We must face tho
conditions as they aro and meet them
squarely, as we should every emergency
that calls for decisive action.
FAVOltAULE HEl'UHT OA' TREATY,
The sennto committee on foreign re
lations having voted to favorably report
tho new lsthmlnu cnnnl treaty and to
urge Its early ratification, there Is
favornblo promise that It will soon be
disposed of, perhaps beforo the adjourn
ment of tho sennto for tho holiday re
cess. Two of the democratic members
of tho committee objected to tho neu
trality provision and to the clause re
lating to tho policing of the canal, but
they did not vote against tho treaty and
doubtless will not when It shnll come,
up for ratification.1 Indeed, they aro
said to have expressed themselves as
desirous that It be ratflled, so that there
may bo no more unnecessary delay lu
legislating for the great enterprise.
There nppears to bo no doubt, there
fore, that tho convention will be rati
fied and there certainly Is no sound
reason why it should not be. Tho neu
tralization principle which tho trenty
redognlzes Is us much in tho Interest of
tho United States ns of any other cduu-
try and It is manifestly absurd to argue
that It would place this country at a
disadvantage under any circumstances.
Tho Idea, also, that the clause relating
to the policing of the canal places a
limitation upon the power of this coun
try to absolutely control it Is without
force. Tho United Stntes has secured
In this treaty- all It nsked and there
ought to bo no question as to the duty
of ratifying It.
THE IMMlUItATlOX LAWS.
There appears to bo stroiig proba
bility of radical amendments to tho Im
migration laws. President Hoosovclt
said In his message that tho existing
laws are unsatisfactory and suggested
that there should be a comprehensive
law enacted to excludo believers in an
archistic principles or members of an
archistic societies, also persons of a low
moral tendency or of unsavory reputa
tion; to secure by careful educational
test "some Intelligent capacity to appre
ciate American institutions" and act
sanely as American citizens, and to ex
cludo all persons who aro below a cer
tain standard of economic fitness to
cuter our Industrial field as competitors
with American labor. Ho urged that
"there should bo proper proof of per
sonal capacity to earn nn American liv
ing and enough money to lnsuro a de
cent start under American ccmdltlons."
Senator Lodge "has again introduced
his Immigration bill, which he failed to
have pasSed. in the last congress, the
principal feature of which provides for
an educational test. Tho Massachusetts
senator, who it is understood will bo
tho chief representative1 of th,o admin
istration in tho senate, may bo expected
to push ids immigration bill and with
favorable chance of carrying It through.
Another bill relating to Immigration has
been Introduced by Senator IVnroso of
Pennsylvania, which contains the extra
ordinary provision for n duty of $11 per
head ou nil persons coming Into the
United States from foreign countries,
except thoso who are citizens of this
country or of Canada or Mexico. 'No
such prepostprous proposition ns this, It
is entirely safe to predict, will recelvo
serious consideration. It would not only
encounter the most vigorous protest
from European governments, lint such
legislation would create a bitter hns
tlllty to tho United States of tho people
of South and Central America, whose
friendship nnd trade wo are most
anxious to cultivate.
It Is thus evident that tho linmlgra
lion question Is again to become proml
nent In tho nttentlon of congress and
tho dnuger Is that somo foolish or un
necessnry legislation will be enacted
that will prove jt future detriment.
Thero was a considerable Incronso In
Immigration during the past year and
this fact hus caused u renewal of the
demand for making the law more re
strictive, though It does not appear that
this Immigration lias been an injury
to any Interest.
UECEVTIOX OF THE MESSAOE.
Hnrely has a president's messnco been
received with such general and cordial
commendation ns has been accorded
President Itoosevelt's first communica
tion to congress. Tho leading news
papers of tho country, Including those
which aro not favorable to republican
policies, hnve spoken In terms of praise
of tho original character and the fine
literary stylo of the message, as well ns
of Its clear and strong treatment of the
subjects discussed anil Its elevated and
patriotic tone. Hepubllcnu statesmen
have spoken of It as a most statesman
like pnper-Msiso, conservative and
having the characteristic directness
and earnestness of Its author. Those
who feared that the message
would contain some radical ut
terances that might prove disturbing,
politically or otherwise, have been grati
fied that there Is nothing of this kind lu
If, while at the same time It conveys
the assurance that tho president enn be
relied upon to protect and maintain, to
tho extent of his authority, American
rights and interests everywhere. It was
of course Inevitable that there would be
some criticism of so Important n state
paper. The vigorous advocacy of
republican principles nnd policies could
not escape adverse comment ou the part
of tho opposition. Hut this- has been
for the most part moderate In tone.
The message has made ns favoroble
an Impression nbroad as at home. The
comments of the London press are gen
erally appreciative and In some In
stances warmly commendatory. The
references In the message to foreign af
fairs are regarded as showing an excel
lent spirit. "There Is nothing In the
message," commented the London
Standard, "that Is revolutionary, noth
ing to alarm property owners or to dis
turb tho Innnte American respect for
tho sanctity of Individual rights and
nothing that need In tho smallest degree
excite anxiety or apprehension abroad."
nother paper observes that the refer
ences to trusts nnd reciprocity coutnln
nothing that is calculated to Increase
the European dread, but that on the
contrary the president says much which
should help to diminish that Inllnltely
exaggerated panic. Tho London Times
describes the message as "distinguished
by clearness, firmness nnd reserved
strength, which do not require tho aid
of rhetorical pyrotechnics or populnr
platitudes."
It Is certainly a most notable success
thnt President Itoosevelt has achieved
at the beginning of his administration
in having his first communication to
congress, dealing with questions of great
national and International Importance,
so genernlly and heartily approved at
home and abroad. It Is n most aus
picious start for the administration
upon which tho president nnd tho" coun
try aro to be warmly congratulated.
Tho American peoplo nro warranted in
feeling that they have nt the head of
tho government a wise nud safe execu
tive, who understands tho country's
needs, who will respect the popular will
as did his lamented predecessor nud
who in nil his feelings nud aspirations
Is thoroughly American. Popular con
fidence In President Itoosevelt has been
greatly strengthened by his nblo and
statesmanlike message.
Tho fight Is now on between the live
stock men nnd the dairymen. The dairy
men Insist thnt all-artificial butter shall
be taxed out of existence, but they want
to reserve to themselves the privilege to
unload stale cow products re-worked and
disguised in attractive colors. On the
other hand, tho live stock men want to
supply the constantly Increasing demand
for butter by substitutes made out of
fats and oils which are certified to as
healthful and equally nutritious ns tho
dairy product and can bo supplied to
consumers at lower prices. In tills
struggle between the dairymen and the
cattle raisers tho average Nebraska
farmer can look ou with equanimity. If
tho dairymen have their way ho will got
u higher price for his milk; if the live
stock men win he will get n better price
tor his meat. It Is different, however,
with tho muss of peoplo who have
neither cows to milk or steers to mar
ket. Their Interest lies In competition.
When tho legislature of 1895 In viola
tion of all precedent took tho power to
appoint a fire and politic board for met
ropolitan cities from Governor Holcomb
and conferred It upon an appointing
board, In which the attorney general and
land commissioner constituted tho con
trolling majority, the World-Herald was
highly gratified. Now that municipal
homo rule, which thnt paper has been
pretending to advocate, has been
knocked lu tho head by the decision In
tho Itedell caso and the appointing
power exercised by tho mayor nnd coun
cil under two former decisions ngaln
transferred to tho governor, tho World
Herald exhibits now gratification. When
It comes to a question of principle the
double-ender organ can change Its col
ors as often ns a chameleon.
i .
Will tho school board reformers who
profess to bo grieved that tho police
court fines nro not larger back up the
efforts of Judge Cordon to hold himself
In on tho police bench to continue tho
piny of releasing every prisoner who hns
money enough' to divide with favored
police court lawyers? Tho receipts from
liollco court lines will only ho restored
to the normal when Judge Cordon's suc
cessor takes hold.
Itoprosontntivo Waehter of Maryland
Is shocked that President Itoosevelt
should have attended tho army and navy
foot ball game iind will Introduce a bill
into congress prohibiting such games lu
tho future. He might follow this up
with one providing that after gradua
tion, tlio cadets should nover go to war,
as somo of them would be liable to bo
hurt lu tho scrimmage.
Nearly three months ago tho Hoard of
Education called ,for a grand jury to
Investigate tho alleged levying of black
mail ou lawless reports for the benefit
of city olllclnls and their confederates.
The resolution was adopted at the In
stance of Member Funkhousor, who
clnlmod to have abundant proof to sits
tnln tho chnrgo. The grand Jury hns
now been lu session five weeks, but Mr.
Funkhouser has failed up to this time to
appear before that body to make good
the grave Imputation upon the Integrity
of olllcers representing a co-ordlnilto
branch of city government.
A ChniiRu fur Ills lfenltli.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Somo of Mr. Ilryan's Nebraska friends
want him to bo a candidate for governor.
Can it bo poasiblo that they don't Hko his
editing?
Tickled the Wrong Knot.
Kansus City Journal.
Former Governor Jenkins of Oklahoma Is
about tho only one who hns discovered any
marked rough rider tendencies In the pres
ent administration.
KxrreUliiK on Knny Street.
St. Ixnlls Qlobe-Democrat.
Government receipts aro ruunlng ahead
of expenditures by $0,000,000 a month ond,
oh there Isn't a democratic cloud In the
ok, Uncle Sam feels easy.
OM ItlKltt to tlio Spot,
Indianapolis News.
Even a president's messago Is made bet
ter by a good literary style, which is to
say, that a messago is bettered by the
author's nblllty to sny Just what ho wants
to say. Thoro are uo involved sentences,
labored phrases, slovenly construction, or
pronouns of doubtful antecedents In Mr,
Itoosevelt's message.
The Auitlltlr Voice.
New York World.
President Roosevelt could not make a
surer bid for tho popularity that defeats
tho craft of machines than by his present
course of conducting tho public business
in a public room and In an audible volco.
Ho will offend on occasional "gum shoo
statesman." But ho will disarm even him
by making him ridiculous. And ho will
win confidence and respect ond support
from tho masses. Such stories of his open-and-above-bonrd
way of doing business will
condone mariy a blunder and will confound
many a conspiracy.
ltietlnn of First Mncnttiiilr.
New York Times.
The scheme of systematic irrigation con
templated by President Itoosevelt is cro
atlvo la tho sense that it alms to extend by
vast areas tho habitable portion of the
continent, nnd to do this In ways which
will establish for tho new communities to
occupy such areas tho best Industrial and
social conditions. It Is a question of the
futuro of first magnitude, but It Is also a
question of tho moment for tho reason that
errors now mado In 111-ndvlsed legislation
granting unlimited Irrigation franchises
will bo Increasingly difficult of correction
when tho public Interest finds Itself con
fronted by vested rights not amenable to
regulation and practically lmposslblo of
extinguishment.
Intcrnntliinnl nun on Atinrolij-.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Undor tho lead of Russia and Germany,
Europo Is expected to make a combined
offort to put down anarchy, and It Is pre
sumed that If '.the attempt takes practical
shapo tho United, States wll bo asked to
co-operato In, tt The fooling of this coun
try on tho-BUtjjoct Is plainly shown by tho
numerous bills' tfor, tho suppression of nn
archy already? prqnarcd for presentation to
congress. Then is no doubt that Anarchy
as a prlnclplo will be denounced and con
demned by every government of tho civil
ized world; but whether all can agrco on
methods for Its eradication, and whether,
It thoy do, such methods will bo successful,
may well bo doubted. Still, It is better for
them to do something than to lot tho evil
grow unchecked.
POLITICAL rmiFT.
Oregon will Dro tho first political gun
next year-
Pennsylvania still retains a poll tax of
CO cents as a condition of suffrage.
After all, tho monoy question was not
kept In the dark In Ohio Inst month. Re
publican and democratic committees report
having spent $62,000 and $12,000, respec
tively. Tho division of. tho Maryland legislature,
according to tho official count, Is scnato,
seventeen democrats and nine republicans;
houso of delegates, flfty-ono democrats and
forty-four republicans.
Dick Croker Is inclined to heed the do
mnnd for his return to Wantage He ad
mits ho Is old and wornout and llfo Is not
worth tho living where his enemlos kicked
tho pie plattor over Hellgate.
Crokcr's Democratic club of Now York
City dolefully greets tho approach of politi
cal poverty by cutting dues from $50 to $25
per annum. This Is the most Blgnlllcnnt
calamity of the waning year.
The total registration In tho city of Bos
ton for the December city election is 110,431,
nn Increase of 4,000 over last year's city
election and of 3,000 oyer tho registration
for the state election of this year for gov
ernor. Testimony in a political libel suit In Mis
souri shows that ono franchlscd corpora
tion contributed $8,000 to tho democratic
state campaign fund Inst year and Its in
terests wero diligently cared for in tho
legislature.
noston will voto for city officers next
Tuesday. Mayor Hart heads the repub
lican ticket nnd Patrick A. Collins does
Hko scrvlco for tho democrats. The town
Is In as great a ferment as though the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery was about
to assail a clambako.
The campaign for tho republican nomina
tion for governor of Pennsylvania has al
ready begun and tho antl-organlzntlon re
publicans aro making plans for a union
with democrats on a candidate who will be
satisfactory to all elements of opposition
to the republican organization.
Under tho new Alabama constitution all
white men may bo registered, as 90 per
cent of the whites may bo registered as old
soldiers and the others ns property boldors
or under tho charactor-lntelllgenco clause.
Comparatively few negroes can bo regis
tered, because thoy nro neither old soldiers
nor tho descendants of old soldiers and
lack the educational qualifications required.
Tho state of Georgia, now one of tho few
statcsn the south' which have not adopted
disfranchising methods for reducing the
votes of the colored citizens by constitu
tional provision, has under consideration
the calling of a constitutional convention
for tho submission of a new suffrage
amendment to the voters. At present the
Georgia method of excluding colored voters
from tho franchlso Is by tho enforcement
of a poll tax.
Various estimates hnvo appeared of tho
actual number of places which the now
municipal administration of Greater New
York will liavo to fill or bo ablo to fill
after January 1. Mayor Low will have 100
appointments; the county officers, elected
on the same tlckot with him, will havo,
collectively, twenty-five. About ns many
moro will ho within tho gift of tho county
olllcers of Kings, Queens and Richmond
and' In tho whole of Greater New York
thero aro about 300 places not In the classi
fied civil service, .
OTItr.lt liAMIS TIIAM OIHS,
Stories of the Increasing distress among
tho working population of Germany con
tinue to be renorted from all sources. Tho
lack of employment Is being felt moro nnd
moro severely week by week. Dr. I round
who Is tho chairman of a commlttco repre
senting tho different German labor bureaus
Is In favor of a resolution providing that
work shall bo given to natives only, which
would rnlso tho Immigration question In nn
acuta slinue. It oppears that Russians
Crontlans and Italians are largely em
ployed as navvies, In tho construction, for
example, of tho Teltow canal, nt tho very
gates of Uerlln. Dr. l'rcund has directed
tho attention of tho Prussian ministers of
tho Interior and of public works to this
circumstance nnd hns also recommended
thnt facilities bo given for tho return to
their homes of thoso who have moro re
cently migrated from n dlstnnco to Ilcrlln
nnd other cities In tho liopo of finding work
In spite of the stntlstlcs of tho unemployed
which, on tho lowest estimate, bear witness
to a very serious stnto of affairs, Dr,
Freitnd does not admit the cxlstenco of
ncutc distress nt present, but confesses
that thero are serious grounds for nnxlety
with regard to the Immediate futuro. Tho
gcucral trade depression Is already affect
lug tho lower middle classes, who have con
tracted habits of unwonted cxtrnvaganco
during tho golden period of prosperity, nnd
tho papers arc beginning to preach about
tho evils of luxury and to ndvpeato a ro
turn to tho old German traditions of sim
plicity of life. Necessity has already driven
many persons to tho plainest of plain llv
Ing. Commercial uncertainty on tho tariff
question Is responsible tor much of tho ex
Istlng trade dullness.
During tho nctlve movements of tho
French troops last year In tho Moroccan
Algcrlnn hinterland great annoyance was
encountered owing to the difficulty of for
warding provisions to tho columns and
when It was decided permanently to occupy
such posts ns Twat nnd Gourarn tho ques
tion of rcvlctunllng tho garrisons thero as
mimed tho utmost Importance owing to tho
expense nnd waste. At first it was decided
to employ requisitioned convoyB, the
ramels being pnld for nt tho rata of .1
francs per day, with liability for tho full
value of tho benst In enso of death. Rut
this was nn cxponslvo operation, ns tho
mortality, natural arid, It is alleged, de
signed, amounted to nearly 40 per cent,
which not only meant that tho government
must indemnify tho owners for tho loss of
their animals, but loso tho stores they
wero bearing ns well. Tho Algerian ad
ministration has now declared freo trado
between tho colony and tho Fronch posts
In tho hinterland nml hns Invited competi
tion In supplying the garrisons with food.
Tho transport Is put out by contract nnd
competition Is Bnid to be so keen thnt a
saving of CO per cent is effected, whllo
tho mortality among tho camels has been
reduced to a minimum, as the government
can no longer bo held rcsponslblo for tholr
loss. This system is gradually being In
troduced over all the Sahara region whero
Fronco has supremo jurisdiction or spheres
of Influence.
In the recent trlnl of Polish students nt
Poscn, which euded lu tho sentencing of
several of tho accused to long terms of im
prisonment, tho court held that It had been
established that n lenguo was In cxlstenco
to ro-cstabli8h the kingdom of Polnnd. As
tho attainment of this object would Involve
tho detnehment of districts thnt wero for
merly Polish from their present nlleglnnco
to Prussia and to tho German empire, tho
operations of tho league, of course, wero
treasonable. The court based its conclu
sion on tho fact thnt n so-called "Polish
notional treasure" existed in Rnpperswyl,
toward which contributions wero collected
from Polish students. It assumed for the
benefit of tho accused that they wero Ig
norant of tho ultimate alms of tho league,
and accepted their explanation that thoy
considered Its object to bo the promotion
of a Polish national sentiment. Tho plea
thnt It was merely In order to ovoid at
tracting the attention of tho Russian au
thorities that secrecy had been observed In
tho conduct of tho lenguo and of the so
cieties dependent on It wrs not considered
valid. Secret societies nro forbidden by
Prussian law If their object relates In any
way to public affairs, and It was clear from
tho'ovldcnco that tho soclotles to which tho
accused belonged camo undor this prohibi
tion. Prominent Gorman newspapers np-
provo tho action of tho authorities ond it
Is plain that tho Polish question Is begin
ning to cxclto considerable uneasiness.
They say that tho Poles must not be al
lowed to cherish tho delusion that any
movement In tho direction of sopnratlon
can bo permitted to bo carried on with Im
punity.
At tho trial of the two editors of the
Stuttgart Rcobachter, who were prosecuted
for libeling tho German troops In China,
Lieutenant General von Leascl, who com
manded tho German forces In Chi LI, de
clared In his evldcnco that although de
fenseless persons, such ns old peoplo,
women and children, wero killed It was
owing to their being mistaken In their
Chlncso dress for men. He further ad
mitted that on order had been Issued ac
cording to which It was permissible to
shoot any coolies who might bo found out
sldo their quarters after 9 o'clock at night.
After roundly denying that tho 'Ocrman
troops had over been guilty of murder, ptl
lago or robbory, General von Lossel refused
to answer, "from feelings of esprit do
corps," tho question as to whothor soldiers
of other nations who wero represented in
China could bo accused of BUch crimes. In
answer to a further question ho admitted
that in ten or twclvo cases excesses had
been brought to light, but asserted that the
guilty soldiers had been severely punished
and were now confined In tho fortress
prUon In Cologne. Tho defense was handi
capped by not being ablo to obtain proper
witnesses.
As has nlroadv been announced by cable,
the .International sugar conferonco will bo-
gln In llrussels December 10, where will uo
represented England, Germany, Roumanla,
Russia, Ilelglum, Italy, Austria, Holland,
Franco and Spain. At tho conference of
1898 tho congress did not havo tho desired
result through tho difficulty of coming to
rmn with thn Krcnch nnd Russian dele
gates and thn members separated doputlng
the Belgian government to prepare inu way
for an International treaty on tuo hudjcci
through direct diplomatic negotiations, and
it Is as a rosult of theso negotiations that
tho forthcoming conforenco has been ar
ranged. The actual situation of tho sugar
market Is characterized hy a surplus pro
duction. Tho stocks of sugar in j;urope
and Ncrth America, as well as floating car
irniH. nrn much moro considerable than thoy
wero a year ago, for thoy attain a total of
800,018 tons, against 559,823 tons last year.
On tho other hand, extremely low prices
aro quoted. Tho cano sugar of tho West
Indies, It 1 said, suffers most from this
fact, for It does not onjoy the compensating
bounty of beet sugar. As far as Franco Is
concerned, the first nlno months of this
year show a deficit of 28.000.000 francs on
tho score of sugar, and this is subject to
taxation, being ono of France's main Indus
tries. Hut, Instead of tho government tax
ing tho manufactured article, It taxes the
amount of sugar which It considers tho
beetroot ought to yield. Every hundred
kilograms of beetroot sent to tho factory
is supposed to produce soven and three
quarters kilograms of sugar, and Is taxed
accordingly. Therefore, s Ut usually the
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.IIISTICK IX IIAHII LINKS.
Ntiprpnn' Court .Imlur SUntliiK nn
Til I ii Ice
Portland Oregonlan.
Tho effect of tho Philippines decision Is
profound, but no moro Impressive thnn is
the rcappenranco of tho personal clement
judges, upon which tho most momentous
problems precariously hang. In tho l)o
tilmn ense, decided against tho government,
the court stood:
Drown, Klilrns,
Fuller. White.
Hnrlnn, Oruy,
l'eckhnm, .McKonnn.
Urower.
In tho Uownes case, decided In favor of
tho government, tho court stood:
Rrown, Fuller,
Bhlras, Hnrlnn,
White, l'ockhom,
Oray, Urower,
Mclvcnna. n
In tho enso decided tho other day, ngalnst
tho government, tho court stood:
Drown, Shiran,
Fuller. White.
Hnrlnn. Ornv.
I'ockhnm. McKennn.
Urower,
Whntover wo think of tho deelslors It Is
a moflt Impresslvo exhibit in tho actual
workings of Jurisprudence tint eight of tlm
Judges ronged theniBolvos changclcssly on
one or tho other side of this question and
that the Issues havo boon adjudicated upon
tho variations of ono man, who alono among
tho nine scorns capablo of differentiating
tho cased, whether ho does It from sound
reason or'from caprice.
Tho second Dooley caso emphasizes this
dlsquletthg aspect of tho decisions. It will
be remembered that In tho cases decided
ast May different judges reached similar
conclusions by different courses of reason
ing. So thoy do now. For, whllo the
Judges who aro uniformly agnlnst tho gov
ernment oppose tho duty collected In this
second Dooley caso on tho ground that It Is
nn export duty, dustlco nrown, who turns
tho scalo agnlnst them, dcclnrcn the deci
sion does not affect tho question of export
duties.
A very useful servlco Is rendered by
Chlof Justtco Fuller In correcting tho popu
lar suspicion that tho Do Lima nnd Downes
decisions wpro contradictory. What he says
concerning that Is worth repoating. In tho
De Lima casa it was decided that an act
previously drawn in application to foreign
countries was not applicable to Porto Rico
after cession to us, and In tho Downes caso
It was decided thnt a certain particular net
In respect to a specific country wns valid.
Thero Is a distinction hero which none can
deny, however it may bo misconstrued or
disliked.
With tho memory of tho income tax ups
nnd downs In the supremo court fresh In
mind, theso fluctuations over perhaps the
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mcst momentous decisions of thirty years
nro, as wo sny, Impressive and disquieting.
It Is unfortunate, for such effect upon In
telligent opinion as a unanimous verdict
would bring in settlement nud general ac
quiescence may ns woll bo despnlred of
Eminent lawyers will fill tho reviews with
skillfully drawn opinions that the supremo
court Is in error. Ono might almost Lo
pardoned tho venture thnt Justice Is not so
much blind ns sho is cross-oyed.
I'l.AISIIKS OF MIIITII.
Chicago Tribune: "The great trouble,"
said the rapttnllst, "Is to nnd n mini ono
can trtiHt."
"Oh, I don't know," replied tho man of
schomcs nnd poverty. "It depends on tho
point of view. Now, In my cam the gient
trouble lu to find a man who will trust
me."
Hr.rlem Llfo: "Charley," nnld tho nffee
tlouato little wife, "didn't van tell me thomi
bliu- chips cost fl upleco?" .
"Yen."
W ell, hern s n whole box full of nil color
that 1 bought ut tho hurgnlu counter for
"3 cents." '
Drooklyn Llfo: "Walter, I llnd r havo
just enough money to pay for tho dinner,
but I hnvo nothing In tho way of a tip for
yourself."
"Let mo add up tho bill again, sir."
Wntditngton Stnr: "Don't you think a
holldny Is more cheerful when there Is a
inrgu family gathered about tho fcstlvn
board?"
"I do," answered the sardonic person. "A
largo fnmlly Is a glad iissurnnrn that them
is not going to bo enough turkey left over
to supply tlio menu for the next thrco
days."
Yonkers Statesman: Patience Ho must
have a soft npot In his heart for me.
Putrlco-MVhy ho?
Puttonce Ho says ho is always thinking
of mo.
Patrice Dut you know n mnn doesn't
think with his heart. Tho soft place must
bo In his bend.
Hnrlem Life: Mrs. Dames (peeping from
the window) Sakes alive, 'Mnndy, thero
goes ol' Alls' Jledders: tin' of sho hain't
got their old red rooster's toll onto her
bonnltl"
'Mnndy Oh, laws, inn. don't yo under
stand? V.vvv since Almlry Meddcrs wont
to tho city that fnm'ly hev' b'en noun' ter
look 'chick,' ns they culls It, cf it tuck
every fowl they had!
TOMOIlItOW.
Cy Wnrmnn, in New York Sun.
Tomorrow! Oh. Tomorrow's
The day that I llko best:
For though my sunset's clouded
It's golden farther west.
Observe tho llttlo spurrow!
Throughout tho dark Today
She sinjs of her Tomorrow
And tho egg sho's going to lay,
I hear a sad soul sighing
To lonvo "this vnle of tear,"
Hut ninko no doubt ho's lying
About a hundred years,
And feel no twtngo of sorrow
When his ship imts to sea:
Tho ship that sails Tomorrow
Hulls soon enough for me.
For though my sun's declining
Ilchlnd yon hoary hill,
I know that it Is shining
Deyond tlm summit still:
And howsoo'er 1 sorrow
I know 'twill pasM awny
3od gives a glad Tomorrow
For every sad Today.
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