THE OMAHA DAILY JtE.Et WEDNESDAY, JANUA11Y 29, 1002,
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BTATEMENTOF CIKCULATION.
Btato of Nobraska, Douglas County, ss.:
Uoorgo 11. Tasch'jck, secretary of lho lleo
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
lays that tht actual number of full and
complule copies of The Dally, Morning.
Evening ana Sunday Boo printed during
lows:
1 .10,100
2 no.ooa
I :io,:uio
4 ao.iiio
c .'10,150
...ao,:no
7 .lo.ano
I no.itoo
9 :io,:t:io
10 :iu,.t4o
n :iO,48U
12 30,500
13 :i0,45O
u :io,rs:io
15 ao.uoo
13 30,-100
Total
17
18
19
20
21
30,000
:to,iioo
30.HS0
30,440
30,700
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22
23 ao.iso
24 110,180
33 30,440
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,.30,(00
.,30,070
..30,510
..30,050
..30,440
..30,420
03,255
Less unsold and returned copies,... 10.008
Net total sales 033,157
Not dally average 30,101
QEOi B. TZSCIIUCK.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
beforo mo this 3lst day of Decembor, A. u.
IS01. M. B. HUNQATE.
(Seal.) Notary Public
It's up to the council to slmvo down
tho 11)02 tax levy to the lowest possible
limit
.Tnnnnry !!9 iiunlversiiry of the lilrth
of William McKinloy. May his mem
ory never die.
Chicago speculators can easily feel
their oats when the price drops 1 cents
a bushel in half an hour.
rostmaster Hushnell at Lincoln might
to have secured it "compromise" on the
plan of that evolved at Fremont. '
In the light of recent accidents, Now
York tunnels do not seem to match even
it Kansas cyclono cellar ns a place of
tnfety.
According to the railroad ningnates
there has been no consolidation or com
bination simply u case of benevolent
assimilation.
All the democrats hereabouts will bo
for Mercer at tho republican priiunrles
and for the democratic candidate for
congress at tho polls.
Tho east appears to consider Itself
bound to get up a .Hood every timo thu
west has a cold snap, .lust by way of
variety tho two sections might swap.
It would certainly have been unfair to
extend Prlnco Henry's visit to Mil
waukee and leavo St Louis out No
discrimination between rivals can be
tolerated.
Wrestling with tho. market house
'proposition ought to bo sport and recrea
tlou for tho couucllnicn after their
heavy exercise with tho equalization of
tho assessment rolls.
With tyro police Judges, two iiro chiefs,
two county clerks, two registrars of
deeds and doublets t in several minor
otllces, a fow duplicate pollco boards
would not como amiss.
For Sale Cheap Several sprouting
ambitions or wouiu-uo governor-ap
pointed pollco commissioners. Address
simply "Disappointed, OlUco Seeker, caro
World-Herald, Omaha."
President Hoosovelt is to write n HOO
word message which is to bo used as a
tost In a telegraph senders' tournament
If tho president ever gets down to busl
iushb ho will have trouble to ring off on
800 words.
A bill Is being prepared for Introduc
tlon lu congress designed to secure fair
elections in tho south. This will prob
ably bo tho signal for another outbreak
of denunciation on the "unwarranted
Interference with the south."
There seems to bo a decided division
of tho "Nobraska congressional delega
tlon on tho division of tho state into
two fedoral Judicial districts. In the
meantime no need of lighting yet ns to
tho location of tho court sittings.
Tho seedsmen of tho couutry aro talk
ing of forming a combine and rofusing
to furnish tho government with Its sup
ply for free distribution. How do they
expect tho congressman to keep In touch
with his rural constituents anyhow?
Tho newspaper correspondents ,at
Washington Insist upon telegraphing It
out every tlmo IlooBovelt, Jr., has a llttlo
brush at school with ono of his fellows.
Its too bad a president's son cannot en
Joy tho pleasures of boyhood without bo
lng mado so conspicuous.
Our Davo has valiantly taken it upon
himself to invito Prlnco Henry to visit
Omaha. It will bo remembered that
our old friend, John L. Webster, per
formed tho same act with uu Invitation
to the prluco of Wales to attend tho
TrumlB8lsslppl Exposition.
TAXATIOX THE PAHA MOV NT ISSUE.
In every state of the union where a
legislature Is In session this winter tax
ation Is the parauiouut Issue. Tho re-
islon of the revenue laws was one of
the principal objects for which the
Texan legislature was called Into special
session last fall. It Is almost tho sole
subject for serious consideration by the
legislature of Mississippi, which was
convened In special session by tho gov
ernor of that state thirty days ago. The
equalization of tax burdens, and es
pecially the taxation of corporate prop
erty commensurate with, the valuation
of other properties, occupied the greater
Hirtlon of- the nninial message of Gov-
mor Nash of, Ohio and will take up the
greater part of the time of the Ohio leg
islature now In session. The message
of Governor Odell to the New York leg
islature was largely, devoted to thu sub-
ect of revenue and taxation and called
special attention to tho systematic
evasion of taxes by tho great corpora
tions and tho need of more equitable as
sessment Governor Cummins of Iowa
laid special stress upon tho Iniperatlvo
demand for tax reform, nioro especially
In the manner of the appraisement and
equalization' of the property of tho rail
roads which, tinder existing laws and
methods, did not bear their due propor
tion of tho burdens of taxation In Iowa.
The Minnesota legislature was called
together only a few days ago by Gov
ernor Van Sunt to aid him In his effort
to thwart tho merger of tho .Great
Northern railroad with the Northern
Paclllc and Hurllngton systems, who has
been urged to take steps for the enact
ment of measures for a more elllcleut
distribution of taxes lu Minnesota.
Tho paramount Issue beforo the Colo
rado legislature, which hns just con
vened under a special call, Is railroad
taxation. Governor Ornian, In his mes
sage delivered yesterday, states: "I had
no expedient left to provide for the en
actment of such laws as will conserve
the rights of the people untrummeled
by tho crushing heel of the great cor
porations." This is strong language,
but It was doubtless warranted by the
course which the railroads had pursued
in defeating at the. regular session a law
that would have compelled them to pay
a fair and equal share of the taxes Im
posed on all other property. Tho defeat
of this bill through the railway lobby
ami tho subsequent refusal of the rail
roads to contribute their share to the
revenues of the state so crippled Colo
rado's state institutions that the gov
ernor had no other recourse than to call
the legislature to legislate on the sole
ssiie of railroad taxation.
The outcome lu Colorado and in other
states that are wrestling with tax re
form will bo watched with great Inter
est.
CONTEMPLATIXU POSTAL TELEOltAPH V
tVccordlng to Washington dispatches a
bill for the acquisition of all telegrnph
lines in tho country Is now being pre
pared by a subcommittee of the senate
postofllce' committee to bo liUroihieod nt
nn early dato. It Is conlldently asserted
In this connection that the Western
Union nhd Postal companies will offer
no opposition to tho measure providing
that satisfactory compensation Is made
by tho government to theso corporations.
Ono of the conditions of the purchase
that will be Insisted upon by tho re
spective syndicates owning a controlling
Intqrest In Western Union' nnd Postal
Telegraph stock is tunc the government
shall buy lu their stock at pnr nnd Issue
in lieu thereof thirty-year 2 per cent
bonds. A purchase on theso conditions,
it is asserted, would still provo a proiit
ablo Investment to the government
Wall street llnanclers assert that by
taking over tho telegraph lines tho gov
ernment could reduco tolls from 10 to
1!0 per cent,, using 3 per cent of the earn
ings to form a sluicing fund with which
the lionds can bo redeemed nnd thus pay
for the property out of tho earnings.
Whether this information has been
given out for the purpose of booming
telegrnph stocks or whether It comes
from Inside sources with a view to se
curing an amicable transfer of the tele
graph companies' properties to tho gov
ernment is a matter of conjecture. If
cougrcss Is lu dead earnest about postal
telegraphy no sfcrlous obstaclo will bo
encountered in securing possession of
thy commercial wires at such ligurcs ns
may bo deemed reasonable.
Uuder tho act of 18tSU tl'ie right to pur-
chaso nil tho telegraph lines that exerciso
tho right of eminent domain under the
provisions of tho act Is reserved to the
United States, llotli tho Western Union
nnd Postal Telegraph conipnnlcs have
accopted tho conditions of tho act and
therefore aro bound by Its provisions,
which permit congress at any time to
tnko steps for the acquisition of their
lines ut a roasonitblo price. Tho out
ntnndlng stock Issued by tho Western
Union and Postal Telegraph companies
aggregates $177,000,000, or about $100,
000,000 more than tho properties could
bo duplicated for. Whether tho govern
meat would bo Justltled In paying par
for .this enormously overvalued tele
graph property Is an open question. Tho
present market value of Western Unton
stock Is 00 to 02 cents, but Western
Union bonds aro quoted above par.
It Is now ndmttted on all' hands that
tho government hns been derelict In Us
duty to tho people nnd to Its own lnterf
est In deferring postal tolography up to
this time. Ten years ago, or oven flvo
years ago; tho telegraph lines df tho
country could have been acquired for
nearly 50 per cent less tlian tho gov
eminent will now bo obliged to pny
should tho present congress decide upon
tho purchase
That n great saving can bo effected
by tho government lu tho operation of
the postal telegraph, even at consld
erably lower tolls than nro now charged
by prlvato companies, Is obvious. The
Western Union now pays hundreds of
thousands of dollars of rental which the
government could save In most Instances
by transferring tho telegraph to tho fed
eral buildings lu tho various cities, and
h very considerable saving could be of
fected by utilizing tho carrier delivery
service for the delivery of telegraph
messages. Tho same Is true with regard
to tho saving that can be effected In the
clerical force and In the accounting and
other departments.
As a partial offset to these advantages
there would doubtless lie an Increase lu
tho number of postal carriers nt higher
wages than nro now, paid to telegraph
messengers, aiid a probable Increase In
the wages of operators nnd cost of su
perintendence by reason of the fact that
the government always pays better sal
aries than private corporations operated
solely for profit.
There Is a suspicion abroad, however,
that the apparent willingness of tho tele
graph companies to acquiesce In the pos
tal telegraph springs from the fact that
recent Inventions In wireless telegraphy
and the more general use of the long
distance telephouo would eventually ma
terially reduce their income and might
even almost destroy the value of their
wire and cable systems which consti
tute the chief element of their Invest
ment. In any event, however, tho American
people would proflt by postal telegraphy
and will therefore favor any action on
tho part of congress that would bring
about the acquisition of existing com
mercial telegraph lines even If tho gov
ernment were compelled to pay an ex
cessive price to their owners;
OVlt SPOILED CHILD.
The melodrama of our spoiled child
is still on the boards at Washington.
For the last week the time of tho ways
and means committee of the house has
been monopolized by the fervent ap
peals of the Cubaii sugar and tobacco
planters for an open door that will per
mit their products to enter the United
States free of duty at tho expense of
tho American tobacco raisers uud beet
sugar growers. ,
Theso tearful appeals lay great stress
upon the obligation assumed by Undo
Sam toward tho spoiled Cuban Infant
when he set him free and enabled him
to start In housekeeping for himself.
In the main tho song of tho Cubans
docs not vary from tho melodies poured
forth by the Sugar trust representa
tives who arc Hooding the couutry with
pamphlets that no protection Is needed
for tho bodt sugar Industry, but that
the natlomil Interest which wo have In
reducing the import duties ou sugar and
tobacco involve not only tho highest
Instincts of duty nnd humanity, but also
tho plain suggestions of political and
economical expediency.
Public sentiment regarding the duty
or congress toward our Cuban wurds
Is, however, rapidly becoming less sen
timental. Tho Philadelphia Inquirer,
for example, hits the nail ou tho head
wnen ic uecinres: "We have gono to
work ami wo have set tho Cubans free;
wo nave told them that they aro at
liberty to conduct their own govern
ment and their own affairs. There may
be a certain sentiment about tho argu
ment mat Having nurtured them in
their Infaucy wo must continue' to sup
port them for all time. Hut there is
not very much business about it. We
do not know why Cuba should bo re
guided In the light of a country that
must survive on charity. It may be
necessary to enter into a treaty event
ually upon tjio basis of reciprocity, but
It Is becoming apparent that tho whole
subject must bo handled with a great
deal of care." In other words, Cuba
like a wayward child, Is' crying for more
when she has already received all that
could reasouubly be asked. Charity be-
glus at home, and It Is certainly unrea
sonablo to ask the United States to do
stroy an Important home Industry In
order to enrich tho sugnr and tobacco
planters of Cuba, who will import only
such commodities from th6 United
States ns they can buy cheapest lu our
markets.
Tho democratic county nttorney of
Douglas county Is not a new incumbent
of the olilce. The prosecuting ma
chlnery of the county was In his bauds
before tho late grand Jury was called
and before the exposures of Treasurer
Stuefer's bond deals were made. But
It seems to havo remained until after the
grand Jury indictment of ex-Treasurer
Meserve for that vigilant olilcer to ills
cover that Mr. Stuefer might bo llablo
to prosecution by him. All tho fncts re
latlng to Mr. Stuefer's bond purchoses
were as much lu the possession of tho
democratic county nttorney beforo tho
grand Jury as now, yet ho has tho au
daclty to assert that the Indictment of
Meservo has nothing to do with his sud
don awakening to the questionable char
acter of the recent bond deals.
The killing of severnl people, tho
wound lug of many more and heavy
property loss In New York Is directly
attributable to the violation of law In
keeping u lnrger nmouut of e'xploslvo on
hand than permitted. There Is prob
ably not a city In tho laud lu which this
same law is not violated every day in
the yenr by people who find It more con
venient or more profitable to violate tli
law than to respect It Whllo tho pub
lie Is clamoring to have railroad men
held to a strict accountability for act!
dents due to carelessness, why not pro
ceed against thoso whoso willful viola
won oi iaw enuangers and lu many
cases causes actual loss of life.
Senator Uacou of Georgia complains
that tho newspapers do not devote
enough space to tho proceedings of con
gross. If thb senators and representa
fives would dovoto their talk to subjects
of real lmportnuco instead of wasting
time on pure buncombe the press would
probably be moo considerate In nppor
tloulng space.
Nothing could better Illustrate the
depth of German resentment toward
Great Britain than tho coldness of the
Berlin populace toward tho prlnco of
Wales in tho fnco of tho effusive greet
ing of Kmperor William. Whllo the
German taxpayer cronus under the
A Startling Report
Indianapolis
Tho report which tho Intcrstato com-
mcrco commission has Just nubralttod to
congress Is certain to nttrnct tho atten
tion of the country, even If It docs not
movo congress to net. Tho Irregularities
hlch rallrond managers admitted a 'fow
week ago In brief this report presents In
detail. Itobates and discrimination In rates
Is tho rulo rather than tho exception. Tho
cxtonslvo producer Is nblo to obtain much
better rates for tho shipment of his' goods
than Is the small producer. Ity this Injus
tice! tho latter Is driven to tho wall, whllo
the former thriven. Thcro Is no scheme by
which monopolies can bo more successfully
built up than by a system of rebntes which
favors ono cxtcnslvo shipper to the detri
ment of others In tho samo business. It
explains Iho succem of n fow largo estab
lishments nt, tho expenso of all others.
Tho roport declares that the practice of
this great Injustlco Is general; that It Is a
rong that demands prompt remedy no ono
111 deny
Tho shlppor8 aro not tho only sufferers,
slneo tho system has robbed railroad lines
of tho profits needed to mnlto thorn good
properties. For years, by "gentlemen's
agreements" and by pooling arrangements,
railroad managers havo endeavored to
cheeky tho evil: but gentloracn In that busi
ness seem-not to havo Impressed traveling
agents, and tho supremo court hns set asldo
tho railroad pools as In violation of tho
Intcrstato commerco law. Tho railroads
avo aBkcd congress for a law to authorize
pooling, but that body hns refused. The
recent consolidation and merging of llno3
Is said to be nn effort of tho railroad man
agers to get Into n position where -tho
growing ovlls of tho unlawful robato can
bo broken off, not becauso they aro con-
eclenco stricken becauso pf tho wrong In
fllctcd upon tho people, but becauso tho
rato-cuttlng policy Is ruining railroad prop
erties.
Ono of tho charges of tfio commission Is
military burden, ho Is still proud of tho
army nnd whoever reviles It must ex
pect resentment Joseph Cliamberlnin
wounded tho Gerninn deeper than he
now In his Edinburgh speech. It Is out
of such comparatively little things that
International animosities grow which
sometimes lead to serious results.
It Is In tho eternal fitness of .things
for Congressman Mercer's census super
visor, D. II. Wheeler, who is largely re
sponsible for the black eye given Omaha
by the 1000 enumeration, to stand up
s sponsor for Chief Itedcll In his fran
tic effort to connect nguln with tho city
pay roll.
While Schley Is being dined, wined
and feted lu Chicago Admiral Dewey
has been acting as cake-walk Judge at
Palm Beach, Florida. But Dewey has
not yet told the nimble-heeled, cake
walk dancers whether ho would bo will
ing to compete In a presidential cake-
walk, i
If a South Omaha bank could pay the
Into populist state treasurer 3 per cent
on deposits of state school money as a
side lino for his own private benellt,
why cannot the banks pny the county
some .Interest on its deposits of public
tuuus i
1'uHlnir uutl Pilllliiff.
Boston Tmnscrlp,t.
Tho Drltlsh stockholders seem determined
to umoko out tho American tobacco trust
llninnn Xiiture In Hailrnndtnic,
Baltimore! American. ,
Wo gather from tho remarks of Mr. Hill
that human naturo pervades Uio railroad
business with tho samo freedom It enters
Into other lines devoted to mouey-maklng.
IlrliiK on Your Ileal Kutiitr.
Brooklyn Eagle
Hero we go again! Two more Islands!
Pretty soon it will bo a big Island, and
then has Canada anything to sell, or
Mexico?
Protrcllnir American Molillrm.
Indianapolis Journal.
"When 1 refuse to vote to protect tho life
of nn American soldier I hope I may be
paralyzed." So said Itopresentatlvo Cura
ralngs (democrat), of Now York, and voted
with the republicans. Tho other .demo
crats had no such regard for the life of an
American soldier.
I'lnolnir the Illntm-.
Chlcngo Itecord-Hernld.
Tho grand Jury properly dismissed the
engineer and II rem an under nrrest for the
Now York tunnel disaster. The company
Itself Is hold llablo and blnmablc. The
finding Is based upon common senso and
Justice Tho mero employes havo suffered
already soveroly for criminality clearly
belonging to tho corporation.
I'cnverlonK to Avt.
Indianapolis News.
If tho declBlone of tho Interstate, Com
merco commission nro to havo any real
valuo lu the futuro somo provision should
bo enacted by congress whereby Its verdicts
would stand until overruled by tho courts,
thus throwing tho burden of reversal on
tho railroads. As tho situation stands nt
preeont railroads can virtually annul tho
decisions of tho commleslon by banging
them up In tho courts.
Iluninn 1leoUlcne.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Thcro seems to bo no limit to human
recklessness. An explralon of gaB In a
rittston colliery, which killed ono man- and
Injured four others so soverely that thoy
aro expected to dto, was caused, not by
Ignorant miners, but by men of an engineer
corps, well acquainted with mining condi
tions and mlno regulntlons, and presuma
bly men of lntelllgonco, yet, In defiance of
conditions and regulations, they carried a
naked light Into an abandoned chamber,
without taking tho precaution to test tho
placo for tho prosenco of gas. Tho gas wns
there, and theso particular men will novor
commit such an act of folly again, but tho
history of raining Is full of Just such In
stances,
Soldier mill Civilian ,IlmntcN.
Minneapolis Journnl.
Now comes Oenoral Wheaton and euys
that It will require au army of 60,000 men
In the Philippines for flvo yoars to roako
them ready for stable government without
so much force. As between Governor
Taft's estlraato of 16,000 men and Ooncral
Whenton's estimate of 60,000, we prcfertho
latter. It will bo tho cheaper 'In tho long
run. Wo nro convinced that tho reduction
of tho force to 16,000 would mean that the
Islands would soon bo glvon over to tur
moll again and that an army of 75,000 or
100,000 wculd bo temporarily required to
undo what had been done, because of the
Inability of the 16,000 to copo with tho situ
atlon. If we aro to hold the Philippines w
should hold them tight. No half wuy mcas
urea, with continuous Hnlplng In tho back
woods, will do. Resistance must be crushed
by overwhelming numbers and force.
Journal (Hep.),
tho most startling that hns ever been put
Into nn oindal roport. Indeed, Hiopo foes
of tho railroads who havo been innking
charges ngnlnst their managers have never
declared, ns hns tho commission, that lead
ing trnfllo officials, men whoso names aro
known throughout tho commercial world,
ngrco wltri each other to destroy vouchors
nnd to so manipulate bookkeeping as to
obllternto tho oyldcnccs of their lawless
transactions thnt "they teach young men
In their employ to falsify ledgers, state
ments nnd reports to provent detection."
This Is n fearful charge for nn official com
mission to ranlto ngnlnst tho manngement
of tho lending railroads nnd tho proprietors
of tho great packing houses, who nrc equal,
If not worso offenders, sinco they present
tho temptation. Tho ' public will expect
thnt tho officials against whom such seri
ous charges aro mado will mnlto somo de
fense. Perhaps this falsifying of ledgers
nnd this destruction 'of vouchers mny bo
defended by rnllrond and pncklng houso
managers pn the ground that tho United
States has no right to Interfcro with their
business, nnd consequently when It does
tho managers havo n right to resort to any
method to cnablo them to protect their
rights.
With the admission of railroad managers
nnd tho revelations of tho Intcrstato Com
merco commission beforo It, congress will
bo severely nnd dcsorvcdly censured If It
docs not confer power upon tho commis
sion to compel tho railroads to treat nit
patrons alike. If tho consolidations and
mergers will help In this work of Justice,
all tho better, but tho public nnd the rail
roads cannot longer submit to an Injustlco
Into' which tho latter declaro they aro forced
by conditions. Thcro' pan bo no moro Im
portant matter before congress than this
evil of rato cutting In tho Interest of a
few. The Isthmian canal Is a matter of
minor Importance compared with tho
nbuscs of tho rcbato system,
Ilin'INO TUB DANISH ISLANDS.
i
Springfield (Mnss.) Republican: No ln
supcrablo objection to tho annexation of
these Islands Is apparent, under tho cir
cumstances, provided: 1. That tho Inhabi
tants of tho Islands express a willingness
to come. 2. That tho Islands bo treated
on tho old-fashioned American plan, which
means tho extension over them of tho
American constitution, with American citi
zenship and frco trade.
Kansas City Star: Tho purchaso Is what
might bo called a bargain. Denmark gets
morp than tho lslnnds aro worth to It, In
trinsically, strategically, or otherwise but
the United States is called upon to pay but
a small part of what tho several harbors
might bp worth In case of a big naval war
or nn enlargement of tho United Stated
trade with South America. Naval experts
declare that tho Island of St. Thomas, with
Its flno Charlotto Amalla harbor, Is worjh
much more than tho price agreed upon for
tho entire group.
Chicago Nows: Tho government In negoti
ating for tho purchaso has boon guided by
two considerations: First, tho advantage
which, tho possession of tho Islands affords
as a means of controlling tho Caribbean
and tho ocean highway 'to the gulf, and,
second, tho dnngor of allowing them to bo
placed on tho open market and purchased
by, somo other power. For years Denmnrk
has desired to dlsposo of Its unprofitable
islands nnd the United States could hardly
play tho rolo of dog In (tho monger, refus
ing olthor to buy or to permit others to do
so.
Brooklyn Eaglo: Wo know1 that Denmark
has bcon anxious to dlsposo of. tho Islands,
and wo know thnt If she did not soil to us
sho would find another purchaser. This
would not havo been agreeable so far ns
wo wcro concerned. It would In somo
mcasuro have discounted tho advantages
which now accrue to us through tho pos
session of Porto Itlco. Convorsoly, theso
advantages will bo supplemented by the ac
quisition, of territory contiguous to that
which we now hold. Taken altogether, the
bargain Is a good thing for us, for Don
mark and for tho Islands. Tho price Is fair
and everybody ought to bo eatlufled.
Now York Trlbuno: This latest acquisi
tion will servo to round out our Torto
Rlcnn holdings and to rid us of one possi
bility howover remote of neighborhood
complications. Tho only other foreign
landholder In tho Virgin Islands Is Great
Britain, with' whom wo nro not likely ever
o havo any difficulty. With tho acquisition
of tho Danish lslnnds, all lands this side
of tho Anegeda passage will become either
American or British, or else Independent.
Only tho Lessor-Antilles nnd tho Spanish
Looward Isles will remain under mors
mixed ownership. And, Indeed, the only
othor flags upon them aro those of France
and Holland, lands which aro nnd nro likely
ever to bo our friends. Thus tho problems
of mixed sovereignties In the We?t Indies
aro gradually and most amicably being
worked out to satisfactory solutions, with
tho Stars and Stripes becoming steadily
moro conspicuous In thoso regions.
l'KHStOAI, NOTION.
Tho Washington Humane society Is at
tempting, to put a check on Attorhoy Gen
eral Knox, alleging that ho checks hlB
horse's too high.
Frank Saxton, a nephew of Mrs. McKin
loy, has been dismissed from tho position
of supervising Immigrant Inspector at Ellis
Island. Ho and two Inspectors wero ac
cused of dorellctlon of duty regarding tho
admission of Immigrants who wero, not en
titled to land.
The king of Corca has relented sufficiently
to pay his son's debts. Prlnco Uulwha
cashed otos aggregating $30,000 In Wash
ington nt various times) with which ha
gayo tho'natlonal capital tho proper royal
tint. Tho old man evidently nppreclates
tho prince's skill ns a town painter.
Charles Edgar Jennings, a cousin of W.
J. Bryan, is an aspirant to tho democratic
nomination for congress In tho 'Twenty
fourth district of Illinois. , Governor Wil
liam Shormnn Jonnlngs of Florida Is
brother and his law partner nt ono tlmo
wns Judgo Silas Bryan, a father of tho
recent presidential candidate
When Thcodoro Roosevelt was a member
of the Civil Servlco commission W. W.
Rowers, then a congressman from Cnll
fornln, had some troublo with tho commis
sion nnd In an Interview referred to Mr,
RoobovoU ns' a "fakir." Mr. Bowers was
made collector of San Diego by President
McvKlnley and has been reappointed by
Prosldont Roosevelt, who remarked when
reminded of tho Interview: "I shall ro
appoint Mr. Bowers. Ho la a good official
His personal opinions of me twolvo years
ago have nothing to do" with tho case."
Which Is correct tho United States nro a
nation, or tho United States Is a nation
Replying to these questions, nskod by
Memphis correspondent, Hon. D. J. Brewer,
Justice of tho United States suprome court
writes: "I use the plural bocauso that U
tho form employed In tho constitution, Tho
last clause, section 0, article I, 'no 'person
holding any office' of profit or trust undor
thorn;' article HI, section 3, 'treaties mad
or which thall be mado under their au
thorlty;' article III, section 3, 'In levyln
war ngalnst them:' article xlll, amend
ments, adopted after tho war, 'within th
United States or any plaro subject to thel
Jurisdiction." v
L
"I havo used Ayer's Cherry Tectoral or over two years. I have never
found anything equal to it for acute disease! of the throat and lungs. 1 1
havo arrested consumption with "It, and have cured whooping-cough,
croup, and bronchial affections."
May 24, 1850. W. A. Shaw, M.D., Halifax C. H Va.
26c, Mc, HtM. J. C AVAR CO., towel I, Mat.
IOWA 1'KOIM.K TO T1IK 1'IIONT.
A Ilnueli of Ilmrkryrn Talk Down
Sonic Hnatrrn Critic,
Iowa pooplo touring tho cast nro stepping
high these days. Tho great promlnenco nnd
innucnco of tho Hnwkoyo ntnto In national
ffalrs Justlllcs their pride and renders par
donable tho gaiety of people who arc
'strictly In It." A bunch of Iowans on-
Joying themselves la a New York hotel re
cently wero pounced upon by a Now York
Sun reporter. What followed tho Sun tells:
Tho spokesman of tho party grasped
hands cordially nnd presented tho reporter
nil around. Tho Hawkoycs wero congrat
ulated on their woll-fed and well-groomed
appenrnuco.
"Oh, yes," said tho spokesman, "we
rather fcllcltato ourselves upon tho fact
thnt tile averngo Hnwkoyo Is capablo of
showing up pretty well. Wo are on our
way to tho national capital, simply to shpw
to President Itoosovelt our appreciation of
his Judgment in further honoring tho Hnwk
oyo stato by his selection of Governor Les
lie Shaw to bo tho head of tho financial
branch of the government.
Wo havo been 'somewhat amused since
our arrival In tho cast at somo Inquiries
hurled at us about Governor Shaw. There
was a Boston man In hero today who
wonted to know If It wns truo that Gover
nor Shaw was opposed to society according
to tho Washington standard, and tho Bos
ton Idea, and if It was truo that tho gov
ernor had nccepted oftlco with tho under
standing that ho would not wear n claw
hammer coat at tho Washington functions.
"That's tho Boston idea of what consti
tutes tho biggest Bllco of tljo United States,
Silly ns that Inquiry was, I could not re
frain from telling tho Boston chap that
thero Isn't a hayseed In tho stato who
doesn't wear a dress suit to dinner every
day nf tcr ho has washed up from his labor I
In tho cornfield.
"Tho avcrago Ibwa man Is not qulto so
nil-fired opinionated as tho averngo Ohio
man. Thero Is a growing Impression out
our way that at tho 'present tlmo Ohio Is
traveling oh the freight. When Speaker
Honderson our Dave went abroad, last
fall, he was as much nt home in Paris as
he Is In Madison or Mount Pleasant. Of
courso ho wns born on the other sldo, but
ho never cut much ice until ho matriculated
In Iowa."
It Is nothing new, howover," Interposed
another ono, rather modestly ho did it, "for
tho government to call on Iowa when' It
wants timber that won't wnrp. When Lin
coln first called for troopB, old am Curtis'
raised a regiment quicker than a June
bug can cat a cnbbngo leaf.
"Thore was no finer body of troops than
tho First Iown Infantry, If I wns one of the
thousand myself. I remember that our first
ordor was to go to Missouri. Wo wero sta
tioned at n town that was the hottest se-
cosh place In tho state.
"It had already sent 1,600 of Its best
men to Join Pap Price. Our regiment
stayed In that town until It wont to the
front. Tho women called on Sam CurtfB
as ho was about leaving nnd complimented
him on being In command of the only rcgl
mont of gentlemen thnt tho government
had. Tho first Iowa novor showed the whlto
feather during tho war,"
"And every Iowa regiment raised there
after wns llko unto it," said tho spokes
man. "Mr. Lincoln showed his appreciation
of Iowa, brain when ho put Sam Millor on
tho supreme bench.
"Sam was a pillar of cloud by day and
a pillar bt flro by night to Lincoln. And 'yet
when Lincoln called him, somo peoplo
naked who Sam Miller wns. I guess they
know row, even In Boston.
"Then thero was Jim Grimes, Ho was
chalfmnn of tho naval committee during
tho first years of tho clvjl war. Somo
pooplo turned up their noses at tho idea
that nn Iowa man should know anything
REQUESTS
Were ko numerouB yesterday and today for
a continuance of our advance sata of chil
dren's Rummer clothing that we "have decided,
for the bene'flt of those who were detained
on account of tho weather, to continue the
, wile two dayR more.
Wednesday and Thursday
Will positively be your Inst opportunity to
choose from this superb collection of ehil
dren'n wearables, uh the sampleR have to bo
returned.
IJroYiMrtf-
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. 8. Wilcox, Manager
The same old
medicine I pre
scribed half a cen
tury ago."
about nnvnl affairs. I havo heard Sam.
Miller nnd Harlan and Allison say thai
Jim Grimes mado tho navy of that period
tho glory of tho civil war. What wns tho
result? Lincoln said ho wanted moro Iowa
tlmbor nnd so ho called In Harlan, and
ho didn't call him a mlnuto too soon."
Then tho history of tho stato was opened
wldo nnd tho nowcomer was 'told how Grant
had cnlled Belknap for secretary of war,
how Hayes had called McCreary for tho
samo portfolio, how Onrflcld had called S,
J. Klrkwood to tho Interior department and
Klrkwood was continued by Arthur until
ho qtllt ngalnst Arthur's protest.
Arthur then Bald ho couldn't get nlong
without nn Iowa man In his cabinet and
ho mnde Frank Hatton postmaster gen
eral. If It had not been for Indiana and
Ohio, Harrison would hnvo had au Iowa
man In his cabinet McKlnlcy called Jamos
Wilson, whom Roosevelt retains. And now
Itoosovelt calls In Lcsllo Shaw,
"You will pardon anything," added the
spokesman, "that seoms llko presumption
on oiir part, but that Boston chap rather
rumpled tho hair the wrong way 'When ho
asked that fool question."
SMII.INO Itl-.MAIIICS.
Chicago Tribune: Mrs. Ferguson (with a
shiver) The ilro seems to bo about to go
to sleep.
Mr. Ferguson (with a yawn) Well, gtvo
It a shakedown.
Somcrvtllo Journal What docs It protlt
n woman to see ttprlng suits marked down
from 11-0 to only $18.19 when sho hns but
$1.37 In her pockctbook?
'Detroit Free Press: "Whatovcr my
daughter decides upon, sir, I will nbldo by.1'
"Good I Sho bus decided that sho will
marry me If you will supply tho means."
Philadelphia Press: Kicks My doctor
says I must have snme recreation.
Wicks That so? I supposo you'll go off
on n fishing trip.
Hicks No; ho tells me I must atop drink
ing, too. r , ,
Wnshlngton Stnr: "Human nature never
was nnd never will bo perfect," said tho
philosopher.
"Of course," nnswered tho reformer,
"That slight circumstance Is wlint assures
me thnt I havo 11 steady Job In life."
Chicago Post: "Do you really soil 'below
cost?" inquired tho curious individual.
"Ccrtnlnly," replied tho great merchant,
"Ilelow tho cost to you?"
"Oh, no. Below tho cost to tho customer
beforo wo murked tho goods down."
Detroit Frco Press: "You say Miss Plnk
crton Is nccompllshed.
"Why, I never mofa moro accomplished
girl. She knew Just a llttlo about every
subject I Introduced."
THK TOWX o1 DIIH AM.'
A. B. do Mlllo In the Independent.
By a beautiful stream lies the Town o'
Dream.
On a beautiful summer plain,
With bells achlme n'goldon time
To tho tuno of a golden Btrnln,
Tho road lies straight through a golden
call it tho Port o' Bloop
Where far below dim wators flow
Through chambers cool and deep.
O. fair and bright In the broad sunlight,
Her streets uud her greening bowers,
And nil day long a sleepy song ,
Murmurs of lovo and flowers.
And novor n enro can enter there,
Nor troublo to causa annoy,
Thero rest comes sweet to tolling foet
Ana weary Hearts nnu joy.
Now would.ye know the way to go
. to ino oeauiuui iown o ureamr
You must seek tho God of the Land a'
Nod,
TYttlnt nf 1 h I nt-a 4inf Am
And drawing near with humnlo cheer
Yo'll speak tho Word of Kin,
And If your mind Is good and kind
Yo'll freely enter In.
O, near and far his peoples are,
And ho rules them, every one
With a rienHiiuco deep nnd a Rod of Sleefl
'At setting of tho sun..
By a beautiful stream lies tho Town o
Dream
Weary aro wo nnd fain:
Como, lot us try tho portnl high,
And win our Town again!
