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i aai eag. g r , Ui TOT < MCAM A , i > AiLT .BJUEi SUNDAY , JUPKIt , 17. IftM. THE OMAHA SPNPAI flat JIOBEWATKH. 1'UULIBHED CVEItT MOHNINU. TEIIMH OF BUBSCnnilON. ! Dallr Hrii ( Without Sunday ) , One Tear..t6 09 Do Mr Dee and Bundar , One Tour S 00 flit Month W Three Urmth * . .200 Bunilny IJee , One Year < J W Saturday Dec , One Year IT * Weekly Dee , Onn Year * OFFICES : Om&ha : The DM ItullillnjC. . _ . Mouth Orrnha : Mincer Illk. , Cor. N andtlth Btf , . Council JlluITi : 10 I'enrl Rtreet. Ch'cuiro omtfi roj Chamber of Commerce. NPHT York ! Temple Court. Washington : 601 fourteenth Street. All communication ) relating to new * and edito rial matter should bo addret ed : To tin -SMtor. ntJHINEBS 1-KTTEnS. All bualnen letter * and remittance * hould b * ddreswd to The Bee l > ulll hln Company. .Omaha. Draft * , checks , cxproi nnd pontofllc * money order * to be mad * payable to "the order ol the company. T1II3 DEB rUUUIBlUNO COMTANT. BTATHMKNT OF C1UCUUVTIUN. "Clate of Nobriil'n , Dtiuxln * county , HP : Oeornc tl. T 4huck , si-cretnry of The Bee Tirt- ] l hlng cumtrany. belns duly worn. oy that tnc nclunl number of full nml completa c pl of Tlin TJ-illy , Mnrnlng. Knlng nnd Kundoy uec prlnlJ during the month of March , JO8 , wan flu follows : 1 22,401 17 2 22.C22 19 IMS ! S 22.m ID 22.CI3 4 4.744 3) ) f 22.174 in , 6 21,111 x 7 22.278 11 JB.JII ; 74 O.ttl is M..a.403 10 22.2X2 ze. 2t-7 11 ZJ.2M 27 25,111 J2 M.T77 ZS SI.64I 13 21,818 a .i 14. 22r. 30 Z .TM 'J3 22.217 31 12.CJ7 "Total"1 ! ! ' . ; ! ' . . . ! .70i.f07 rrturnrd and untold coplr * 11./13 Kot totnl f lc Net daily a\erns < - . :2.3C0 ononoK ii. Sworn to before me and ubwrllx > d In my pre neo this 1st day of April , LSOS. N. P. TKIU ( Hi-nl. ) Notary I'ubllc. Thp Lord fights with tin- battalions , Imt the yellow Jack fights against them. . Klondike or Culm here Is a choice that ought to suit the taste of the most fastidious adventurer. Omaha still keeps near the hend of the prosperity procejMlon In the per cent of Increase shown by the weekly clearing house refold. Soda foui'.tnln weather will soon "be here and the drug store dram shops are preparing onto more to do. n $1.000 Imr business on a $10 druggist's permit. The Jim Gorbott boom for congrenK Jias received great encouragement by the . .notion of certain congressmen who showed that brawn Is as necessary on the floor of the house as 'brains. The Cincinnati street car otllclnls who liave directed that hereafter the street car conductors shall not eat onions prob- -ahly never heard of the new odorless variety developed by the vegetable tink ers. In estimating the value of gallery ap- -planse It must be remembered that It Is a very small proportion of the 70,000,000 Americans Who are able to crowd Into the boxes mil-rounding the halls of con- ' gross. > -ZTJio attvance guiu\l of the new Issue'of TrannmlsslHslppl Kxposltlou postage Mamps hia bout ready to move , nnd thes. > little color-bearers will soon take their positions on Uncle Sam's mall matter and stick , to them war or no war. Iowa populists through their state con- "tral committee have resolved in favor ofwar nnd against borrowing money with which to carry-It on. They demand that the government JMHUR Irredeemable paper promises to meet the expenses of the war. It might -not be n bad Idea for the congressional library to lay In an extra supply of works on the principles of In ternational laAV were there nny assur ance that members of congresa would -auhnlt that they do not know It all long enough to post up onthe standard au thorities. Keports from nil directions Indicate that the western farmer is starting the Jii V season with most favorable condi- tk s of soil nnd cllmatr. With diversi fied crops nnd Improved processes and raaehlnory , propitious weather promises the Intelligent farmer the mime bonnti- ful returns that rewarded'hk inborn tor last year. The Iowa State Doard of Health reo ommenda that cities and tqwus of the utate prohibit the riding of bicycles on the jttreeta with handle bars more than four Inches lower than the saddle and require wheelmen hold their heads In n position to command n view of the 4Rtteet ahead for nt least 'MO feet All this U In the Interest of health , especially the health of the man who does not rld ? wheel. _ _ _ It te n little late to be shedding tears over ) Turkish cruelties and atrocities , tut the Armenian patriarch has Just went to the Turkish relief committee n list of fprty churches wholly or partly lestioyeit during the massacres in Ana tolia and tlxlug the number of orphans whose parents were killed at10,000. . The Knropean powers have never done anything to punish the Ottoman , empire for the monstrous crime. How does It come that the very men who are most pronounced for further re- Btilotion of Immigration to shut out what they call the Ignorant foreigner aie Just the ones who are shouting loudest for Cuban annexation ? How does it come that the men who want to slam the gates of Cnstlo Garden In the face of every Immigrant who cannot road nnd write the Kngllsh language are toady to swallow Cuba , Hawaii and their whole population nt one gulp ? The congregation of the Christian cluiivh at Hauford , Cal. , U proud of the pastor , Hev. V. l\ Cone , who M willing to make great sacrltlcoti to pay off the church debt. Ho has been "gruhhtaUed" by three friends for n two yeara' sojourn In Alaska and the congregation agrees to euro for his family during his absence on condition that If lie strike * U rich he will pay off the church debt. Higher criticism Itflu nopulariml * theology that would seem strange to Calvin or LutLer nnd U is doubtful If Wesley would np- PIUVD bomu of the new things lu the line of jwistoral DKNCfWIID. Actira 3 > y ceBfcrcw In regard te Cuba la ngnln deferred uod how tnucu longer the eoujitry la to be 'held In miapcnse It. la hnpoAilble to any. Perhaps flnal ac tion will be readied tomorrow and yet several more dnys or ovoii n week may pass before the two house ; ! , through con ference , -shall get together upon n prop- ' osltlon. The nenntc la responsible for the delny. > 'o .harm may come of this , since the govern incut 4 vlRoroimly pushIng - Ing prcpbmtlons for war , -which nil nd- mlt skeins Inevitable nnd will be ready to net ns soon as authority Is given It to do no. But the'debate In the senate has not placed the country n more fnvora- blc light before 'the world. The attacks upon the president which .hare been made lit that body have not caused .ninnklml to think bettor of our cause or of IM as n people. Admitting that the senators - wJiodiffer with the president In regard to the policy that should be pursued arc -entirely sincere In that difference , -there was no neces sity nnd no justification for their calling Into question the sincerity of the pres ident and attempting to discredit htm boforc the world ns having acted from other than conscientious conviction nnd patriotic motives. The -charge that Trcs- Ident McKluley has been influenced by any but Just and honorable considera tions , that ho has l > een actuated by nny desire other than that of maintaining the honor of the nation and observing Its International obligations , is n gratui tous rilatuk'r. No man or sot of men con trols 'the coiMclcnce , the judgment nnd the patriotism of "William McKlnley. Ills whole public life l > ears 'testimony ' to this. No man lives who is truer than he to American principles or Is 'a ' stronger friend of liberty wherever It exists. There te no excuse for the as sumption that -he does not now and has not always desired Cuban Im1ei > cndcucc , but he has not been ready to attain U by disregarding the duties and obliga tions of the Doited States. It Is profitless to conjecture aft to what form the llnal action of congreet ) will take , but whatever It be the outcome , there seems not the least reason to doubt , -will be war. There appears to be some doubt tVlipthcr the president will ap prove action by congress not strictly 'In accord with the policy he 'has advised. Our judgment Is that Mr. McKluley will not oppose the will ot congress. He left the Issue with that body and there Is no reason to doubt that he will unhesita tingly comply -with Its decision. KIlOItTKA'lKa TJIK WORK. DAT. There will be no May Day demonstra tion this year In favor of shortening the work day to olght hourrf on the part of the International Association of Machin ists. .In a circular to members of thu organization the ollk'crs state that they have been forced to temporary abandon ment of the agitation owing to the apathy of the members. "One would think , " runs the announcement , "that an Important question like this would -have "brought forth a referendum vote thai would b ? phenomenal for Its thorough ness and closohess to our total nic/.ibor- / shlp. It did not. I.ess than one-quarter of our totality thought the question of sufficient importance to record n vote for or against It. " Believing that where so much Indifference is displayed by the workingmcn themselves no solidarity of action could be counted upon should the demand be mail ? , the officers At the machinists' organization have decided upon confining their effortsto other more desired reforms. This indifference of the machinists to the proposal for a shorter work day may be only nppnn'ut. A great juany of them may believe that the time has not .yet come for establishing the eight-hour oy.s- tcm In all ( it-Ms of labor. The gicai majority of men work more than eight hours a day , \\hel her working for oila-rs or for themselves , nnd although It may be a liardslilp towork ten or twelve hours a day , they cannot see how It can well be otherwise. Even If the machln- . Ists believed that a man can do a day's work In eight hours still there would bi many who would advise against maklug a demand for the shorter day under ex isting conditions. Ilreognltioa of the eight-hour day h/ congress Avas a great step toward a shorter Avork day , but tlte fact that even ou' government work U Is difficult to enforce the law shows that the eight- hour systpm Is not yet generally ac cepted. American worklngmcu liave al ready dontf much toward battering their condition , and In due time , If It Is Just , thu shorter work day will become a real ity. - A LACK UFjUaSRlCAN XKAMElf. The government lias found no little difficulty in securing , the right kind of meu for service in the navy. It Is em barrassed 'by ' tbe laiek of trained sailors to man the ships. It is stated that the work of recruiting capable seamen for the navy has been unsatisfactory. De sirable men , especially those of Ameri can birth or citizenship , arc not numer ous nnd arc reluctant to enlist. It secniii that the thousands of sailors who have been graduated ! from , the government school ships In the last ten or fifteen years are not freely responding to the rail to enter the naval service. It is re marked that the receiving ships for navy recruits are by no means overcrowded , as those of England would be In the presence of conditions like thouc that prevail here. There are various reasons for the dearth of volunteer sailors of proper fit ness , the chief of which , says the New York Mall and Express , Is the fact that we have , practically speaking , no mer chant marine to train sailors and keep them In service/ / ready to respond to n call for navy enlistment. An ocean commerce Is to the navy of the nation controlling it , observes that paper , Just what the preparatory school Is to the college or what the mllltiu U to the regular army a feeder nud u source of supply to the higher branch , turning over to the latter the disciplined reserves who supirart the general organization and make themselves a part of It. If our navy Is to become great our ocean commerce must keep pace with It aud be able to supply It with the msii to make Its fleets effective. Possibly a war would educate the public mind on this point and create a general demand fo a merchant marine. If so , u would havu M MftMr wltBMercmpeBMrtonr effect. * Jt course oar .nival rcmoU w'Jl ' too manned. Tbo gororament * wlHsecure a sufficient -nambcr ef scntnett If < lt toU ho obliged ito offer flpedal ladacctncuts to 4ot them , but the trouble la to secure JBflt the oert of men whldi 1ho exi gency demands. It would seem that tbe experienced Bailers of our merchant vessels lu the constwktc trade wonld been on ample .source of supply for the navy , but these are fl well pnld fin they would be by the government and arc running no risks , considerations which probably outweigh their patriotism. However , In the event of a flnspcaolon -coastwise commerce there -would doubtless be a great many of the seamen employed In It offer their services to the government Modern sea-Hghtlng will bo Tory sorl- otis 1)iis1ness nnd It Is not surprising that BO few are disposed to engage In 1L It calls for men brnvc with -the courage of the mind , men of a miperlor kind for fighting purposes. Those we have are believed to be of this character and If inoresuch are wanted they will undoubt edly be secured. NO CUltK-ALL. The failure of the great Dolge felt works and allied nanufucturlng Indus tries upon which had been built the town of Dolgevllle , famous ns one of the principal examples of .proilt-sharing cnterprtaes , will prove n heavy blow to the enthusiastic advocates of the profit- sharing theory. The Dolgo factories have for years been held up on every possible occasion ns proof positive of the efficacy of the system upon which they "were conducted. They were regularly ex ploited In economic periodicals nnd at meetings .for the dtactissloii of topics of poltlcal economy as working models of theories evolved to demonstrate the sol idarity of labor and capital. If the wage worker , we Tvcre told , could only be Inspired with the same Interest as his employer and made vigi lant against the small wastes ot material aud time , the profits would be mate rially increased. To obtain this result nil that was wipposed to be necessary was to give the employe a lmre lu the net income upon some plan of allotment ivJJiwted to the relative contribution of each. If this theory could be successfully -implied to praictlce , then DoUevllle ought to have iK-en the most prosperous com munity In the world aud linancl.il fall- Tire an utter Impossibility. When , UK re- fore , Its founder , Alfred Dolge , gives out the utatem-ent that he is compelled to stop "business nt a time when business In all departments is large and proper- ous and adds , "I also now see thai In view of present conditions In general business I have been more liberal In aiding others than was e'thar ' ivlso or prudent , " he practically admits the fail ure of his prollt-shatlug ec'iiume. The experience of Dolge simply affirms the experience of others that irront-shar- ing runs smoothly enough while there are profits to be divided , but when there Is a loss to be "borne for .successive years the burden must fall exclusively upon the capitalist -who must meet alone the extra demand * of straitened Imslncb.s conditions. It4s potulble that the Dolgu enterprises may have withstood tlie- stress by the loyalty of the wage work ers dependent upon them longer than would otherwise have been the case , bnt ns a cure-all for industrial ills profit- sharing must drop to the icvel of all the other economic nostrums that have been tried and -found to give only par tial and temporary relief. LADUlt CONDITIONS liaPUOVTKO. Prof. Harris , United States coinmls- sloner of education , contributes an arti cle to the April Forum In which he shows that labor conditions In the' United States are steadily Improving. , He points out that manual toll is ad vancing from severe , ill-paid employ ment to uigher levels of work , with easier ta.sks nnd better pay. Prof. Har-j rls propounds the question , "Is .there work enough to go round , pro- ! vidcd human Invention continues to produce- useful machinery to an unlimited extent and to con quer -the forces of' nature nnd make them useful to man by new motive powers ? " nnd siys the answer will be come plain If we survey the scope of human wants. It will be seen , he as serts , < that it Is Impossible to furnish too much useful machinery or to Invent too many motive powers. The supply of the bare necessities of life can be Increased beyond the- needs of the community , but human wants and desires have conic to demand more than the mere necessities "for living. Accordingly olcty semis out Its de mand for laborers who have greater skill of manipulation and greater power of Invention and Invites them to ascend to better paid Industries. Thcae Include manufactures that are adapted to luxury and creature comforts and which require a high order of educated , technical skill. This culling out of the higher chiss of laborers relieves the pressure on the lower enters , wherein machinery dls- pla'ces ' the mere hand laborer. The process of a reiviljtistnipnt of vocation : ! Is Instructively shown "by " facts contained In the last three census reports. Taking seven Industries for Illustration it If * shown that the producers of comfort nnd luxury Increased at a rapid rule In the twenty years from 1870 to 1800 and par ticularly during 1he decade from 1SSO to IKK ) . There was also a marked In crease In the number of peusons em ployed lu commercial business. In short , In all gainful occupations requiring a higher degriv > of skill or Intelligence theic has been a steady Increase of thu number employed. Tlu > 'higher order of occupations has made a demand for moro labor , while the lower order has not. It Is an Interesting fact , for ex ample , that there were fewer mere blacksmiths In 1890 than , lu 1870. Prof. Harris concludes his article by baying : "Suppose that machinery should so far conquer drudgery that one person in cavil hundred , by the aid of machin ery , could furnish all the food , clothing and shelter needed for the other ninety- nine , every onu of these ulncty-ulue would tlud ample work lu the higher order of employments which pro. vide means for luxury , protection , and culture. The discontent existing at the present time originates largely lu the feeling that there la too much drudgery too little time for wlcncc , wt-liter ature nnd tdg "Contemplation of Ideals. liMtcad of cofnipg too fast , useful luvcn- tlmm are ot6 omnR fast enough. " 'Com missioner IIrf } very strongly RUOWI that labor-fi vA g machinery Is not prejudicial tolabor , Intercuts , bat that on the contr Jt is uplifting to labor , the coudltloui-ai which has been steadily improving wlWthe Increase of laborsaving - saving mach A XEEDtX ) iCKA'6tAS HKFOttM. The orlgluiW pbJect of OUT census enumeration jjtfat1 to. secure an accurate counting of tko-r < iopulaUon of the vari ous states and AibdJvlslons of the coun try. The basic Wen of n periodical num- bcriug of the Inhabitants IB aud must remain the nil-important feature , be cause the very essence of our repub lican form of government depends upon this part of the census. Ilcproscntatlou In congress Is by the constitution to be apportioned among the various states according to respective numbers and so also direct taxation In case requisition Is made ou the states for lump sum contributions to the na tional treasury. Not only this , bnt al most equally important , the counting of the population Is the corner atone of a vast collection of derived statistics presented lu so-called per capita tables. Whether we accept or refuse to accept per capita 'comparisons ' ns scientifically accurate , we must recognize the fact that by far 'the ' greater part of popular discussion so far as It resorts to statis tics at all is in this form. It Is notorious that gross fraud Ls per petrated lu the numbering of the people by our ceusns enumerators. During the last censes so flagrant was the miscount In several Instances that a second count was demanded aud ordered by the cen sus ollkcials with the result iu each case of reducing largely the first returns. The xplanatlon Is simple. With the fierce rivalry for supremacy between different towns and dtles , the incentive to pad and falsify the lists lias proved Irresistible , especially where enumera tors and supervisors -charge have been selected from among the partisans of the very cities In which they worked. A * a consequence cemeteries have been scoured for names of dead men , travel ers passing through the depots have been registered for weeks In succession , guests at hotels 'have bsen treated ns .permanent residents , and as a last , but not uncommon resort , purely fictitious personages have been pressed Into the service for census purposes only. De cennial census scandals might possibly "be tolerated as- temporary Inconveni ences , but the terVcrslon of the census figures cauuotibul a-enct as a perma nent injury. * t The remedy , ftr 'at least a partial rem edy , seems -easily available. Let no cen sus bupcrvlfe&'r or enumerator have charge ofvotii in the district from which he is appointed. Kstabll.sh nwcrc penalties for Willful fraud in enumera tion and manipulation of the returns. Prick the bublrfb of Inflated population wherever it miiy/xlse and force every tub to stand uptHyiits own bottom so far ns the new c'errSus goes. The comparison between the reality of 1900 and the fic tion of li&o tnnyjitQ'un'i'JAlalaulc ' to the communities VhafcThave been the bene ficiaries of the old system , but the- sooner they are brought down to the hard foundation of truth , the better It will be for them. With this crying abuse , the question of a permanent census bureau haS little , If anything , todo. . It depends solely on securing reputable and honest census employes nnd removing ns far as possi ble the temptation to dishonesty * Let the enumerators then return also , ns contemplated by the fourteenth .constitu tional amendment , the number of male citizens over 21 years of age , to whom suffrage has been denied under recently adopted state constitutions , nud we may eventually have an honestly apportioned representation in the national congress. While the only first-class attraction Hawaii can boast of , the volcano of Miuina Loa , Is showing signs of activity , It will have to hustle to equal its former records as a spouter of smoke and lire. . When Mauna Loa gets started' it Is ono of the most successful volcanoes known. In 1855 the flood of lava from Its crater reached the outskirts of Hllo , covering 200 square miles to a depth of 100 feet. The lava stream flowed westward lu 1858 aud half filled the bay of'Kiholo. In 1880-81 the lava flowed for nearly nine months 1n a stream several miles wide aud fifty miles long. It anything of that sort is to happen again soon im migration to the fertile town lots In the vicinity of Mauua will be seriously checked. _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ An Illinois court has declared the antl- oleo law of that state Invalid on the ground that manufacturers have a con stitutional right to color their product any tint they please. That Is a reminder that there Is a Nebraska law requiring evety Institution which uses oleu to dis play a consptcuous sign * r.u-d reading : "Imitation butter uncd here. " While the courts have not ? Interfered with the a-tl-oli-o law luthjs state , the humble ( o\\ swills to haye klckod that piece of legislation qultft oypr the bucket. The Iowa suprunic court lias recently reversed the United States supreme court and declaredthat , a dog Is prop erty. The common flaw status of n dog was upheld by the United States court , but the Iowa jijIgcs ( are of the opinion that dogs have real value , or at least some dogs have , , n that they should bo treated lu law lljce , horses or cows nnd not as wild beasts. Incidentally it might bo mentioned that at a show held the ot'her day ? 250JOJXworth of bulldogs were exhibited. A Ohtaigo refotmer who hns just started u uew paper lu which ho expects to engage lu assaulting plutocracy for profit , takes the trouble to say at the outset that when he uses thu tenn "plutocrat" he dooa not itlliule to the rich people. "IlJch men , " he wys , "are not necessarily plutocrats. Very often they are on the contrary geuulno demo crats. Very ofteu , too , the most pronounced - nounced plutocrats are poor. He Is a plutocrat who , 1 > e he r&h or poor , sets up wealth as the teat of resoscUbillty I ( ] Bl ) ti'iM W &u iJf 1" irtttff.i nnd the laslgnla of 4nd trlal or political authority 1hat Is to any , who vfntm * government by or for the rii'ri. " Th dictionary revision committees will want this man to help them with the new words nnd new meanings to old ones. The suggestion of the governor ol Alaska that the United States adopt a code of laws especially designed for that territory or administrative tlUtrlot and that these lawn lc formulated by a coin- mtmion familiar wtth conditions In Alaska nnd competent to Judge of Its needs. Is worthy of consideration. Hut for the fact of other nnd more Tmportnnt matters demanding attention the sub ject of laws for the government of Alaska would have become prominent In congress during the present session. In u general way the lawn of Oregon at present apply to affairs In Alaska , but there is no doubt epeclal laws arc much needed. The news brought back from the Straits of Magellan by n passenger on a wrecked vessel emphasizes the danger of the Capo Horn route to Alaska or any other place. He tells of the wreck of the vesticl and the fleeing to shore for safety , bnt there the party was Jiict by cannibals who threatened their death. There were thirteen widows among the passengers. "They saw the widows and wanted them , " Is the expressive way the passenger told of the attitude of the can- uibols. If the next sea captain who starts out to go through the Straits of Magellan Is wise lie will obey the old advice about the widows. President Eliot of Harvard university laments the tendency of American fam ilies 1o scatter all over the continent , but expresses n belief that the practice will not continue much longer. The fact that U has been comparatively easy for a young man to establish himself In nny part of the union has encouraged the roving disposition of young Americans , but It is natural for men nnd women to ttecome more nnd more attached to their early homes and In the future roving ing will not be so common. TlniCH lint i > Philadelphia Tlmen. A far west town has elected a single nmian as mayor. There was a Lime when the lUgliiiBt ambition ot tlia sex vas to be a bride-elect. Sixty DaH Xcxtt Albany Areas. The name of the cruiser Diogenes has * been changed to the Topeka. Itellcved of nil further obligation tf > hunt for rn honczt man , she Kansas the Spaniard ? . Dark Slclr of the Picture. Baltimore .American. All is not gold the4 comes from Alasb ) . The horrors of the Tal > a trail present a dark side to the pirtitio of famine huntiiig and show that there arc danger * oven more BorlouH than the m ro rolU. AUagelher. it U better ar.d safer in neck neaith at borne. The TCXIIH Codv. C.len ! o 1'ost. Two Tcxons had a dn"l tlie otLor day and tooth are dead. V.'o have no ilcslro to up hold dueling , hut we cannot refrain from calliiiK the attentlcii of tbe duelists ot Sue old world to the fact that what isnorth dolap at all Is worth doing well. There fore , If they feel that they mnstght duels lot -them ( lulu on Las Texas plan. Dlunt Truth from Ulxmarrk. Springfield republican. -Bismarck is at us nln , Ho thinks tbo Monroe doctrine triJ stuff nnl Americans have much to loirJn lip" > m.itlo I'tillte- ' .falae hypocritical suavity in which tbe Spaniards eem BO edept" The olJ priuco siya Spatu would not have a "ghost ot a chance ugalnst the luugir.y. o\crgrowu 'Ktant , snorting with anxiety to spend his unlimited physical power on sjmcono. " For which imaginative remarKs many thanks. Trolley 1'ntent Void. , Philadelphia Jlccord. The decision of the United States circuit court of appeals declaring Invalid the trolley patents owned by the General Electric com pany Involving the use of a trailing , freely- mounted arm pressing up against an over- bead conducting wire Is ot great Importance. The liberty to use this device as public prop erty should lead to greater competition < id Increased cheapness In the construction and operation of electric t-oads. Such conditions ought to Inureto the general advantage. Gulf Ilonlc. New "York Times. The completion of the Kansas City. Pltta- uurg & Gulf railroad between Omaha and Kansas City gives the grain region ot which Omaha Is a center a route to ttie gulf 500 mike sticrtcr than any route to the Atlantic seaboard. This nhorter land haul will prove In tbo long run decisive of the movement of grain for export from Omaha. It will be hipped at gulf ports , and tbe trade ot those ports b sure to expand year by year an facility ot transportation ehall be Increased. Grain by the Gnlf fii.Ttt'Tvny. Sprlncfielil ( Haw ) llt-pjbllran. Grain men la Kansas , NetiracUa and west ern Iowa are reckoning upja the Kansas City , Plttsburg & Gulf railroad , ot which the usctlon between Omaha and Kansas City has recently been completed , to bring a greater measure of prosperity to that section of the west. Heretofore , through railroad pools and comTblnatlons , most ot the Immense grain shipments from this region have gone to Chicago. With the new road In operation the grain men eee In the future a great grain market at Omaha , with an elevator -capacity equal to that ot Kansas City and the milling facllltlM of 'Minneapolis. It is hoped that the new railroad may break up the pool prices for transportation , to tlie advantage of the farmers , besides bringing the Atlantic seaboard 500 inllta nearer tbe grain fleldo of South Dakota , Nebraska , Kansas and western Iowa. GHISATEST MiKU OF THIS TIME. " \VoinniiUlnil in , Her iMore Important Cniuii'Uy tin u Conumr. North American Review , The labor movement has always stood for greater educational opportunities for the workers , and this phase of the Agitation Is having its effect on worklngwomcn and en the home. Technical training , art education , the teaching ot domestic economy , whlib are gradually being made a part ot the nubile school system , will have much to do with raiting the 'standard of living. The club movement among women U teaching the value of organization and co-operation , Is unconsciously broadening women's sym pathies and breaking down false Ideals and artificial barriers. The Impetus toward all these things was given by the labor move ment , and they arc gradually nri.iglo ; women into the labor movement. From it all is coming recognition that the greatest need of the time is education on sociological questions aod the development of the IJea of social responsibilities. Two classes ot women have become factors , avrJ a third ( or is it a fourth ? ) class , tbe most Important ot all , remains to be reached. For. after all , the women who are In the majority , the women who re tbe great Industrial power , are those who are neither rich nor pcor. neither students , nor soclaty Butter flies , nor working girls , the tjre.it body of ordinary women whose time Is given up to taking care of their households , to burlng the supplies for their families , and thereby keeping the whole Industrial machine In mo- tion. Could they once be brought to a knowledge of their Importance in the econo mic circle , made to feel that the buying of so smalt * thtag as a ipcol of threrJ Ii a social function , a lot of vexing problems would speedily bo solved. The labor move ment of the past has concerned Itself ft 1th women as producers ; the labor movement of tbe future must deal with womanklud In ber more Important capacity u consumer. , . WHOM nut * * * Htm * . The goMtpVi gun t always loaded. Th poison is in the rattlesnake before It Christianity puts * rainbow of hop * over the grave. A covtou heart la like Pharoah's lean klnc , it devours all. It took a Bull's Ran defeat to educate for a Gettysburg rlctory. Charity does not conalst In colling error troth and truth error. Trifles are the hinges upon which the door ot opportunity swings. Bach act hao a moral gravitation like the power that find * planeU. Promise Is the note and performance U the gold coin which redeems It. Lightning bugs never rhino In the day time It 19 the night which makes their brilliancy possible. OPIMOXS OX THE -MKSSA13K. Some Prosulnrnt lAmrrlniti * Who Ra- dOPfte thp Prmlilrnt'a l4 > Nltlnn. New York Independent. , Hon. Abram S. ttowltt : The president's message is a great state paper , unassailable in Us poiltlons. unanswerable In Its argu ments. It ought to be a guaranty of p ce , for which tbe people will ever hold Presi dent -McKlaley in grateful remembrance. on. George F. Edmunds : I think there Is no present cause for our beginning a war If the president shall be-authorlzcd to act ; it will be all congress ought to do. The most urgent ought to know that there are many considerations of Important character to bo calmly taken Into view. Prof. Theodore 8. Woolsey : The presi dent , in his message , In my opinion , strikes exactly the right note , namely , a determina tion to secure the pacification of Cuba , to end an Intolerable condition of things for humanity's sake , and because our national In terests are so deeply affected as to demand tt. Yet he has shown clearly that It Is not for the insurgents' sake , but for our o\sn sake that he would Intervene , and he does ot propose to violate our precedents by recognizing either their belligerency or their Independence. But war Is a terrible thing. Towage war needlessly is Immoral. So the president asks congress to give him power to use force In order that he may be In better position to negotiate further. In view of the stoppage of hostilities Jui't ' decreed toy Spain this request is absolutely reasonable. If the president through thla opeoing can get what ho demands , so much the better ; If he falls , he must try force. He Is in a position to judge , while congress Is not. The message Is a strong , a con servative , a wise and a legally sound presen tation of the case of the United States. In my judgment It should be highly satisfactory to all those who are not swayed unduly by emotionalism or by a narrow view of their material Interest. Hon. J. L. . 01. Curry , 1,1 , . D. , Ex- Vnltcd States minister to Spain : It Spain commanded or connived at the de struction of the Maine , tben the United Stairs must punish tor tbe outrage , cither by war or fay extorting come prompt and severe reparation for the outrage. The offer o ! Queen Christina concerning the IMS of our ve&iel Is all an honorable nation can mike CT a brave people require. Should the United States engage In a war our allegiance Ii due to It and It would and will receive the uratlntcd support of all true Americans. Apart from the conjecture of Spain's com plicity with the Maine disaster , u herein has U offcadod to the point of war ? For Justifica tion for such an extremity .something more Is needed than a single cause , or an aggrega tion of causes , adjustable , e-aoner or later , by peaceful mclbode. A war , except for self- preservation or for national honor , will bring no conceivable goad , moral or miteclal , to anyone ono not Interested in contracts or pensions. Armed intervention iswar , and should not be Tworted to except for purposes \\hlch In ternational law and enlightened . sentiment of civilized and Christian nations will approve. Recognizing the Independence of a myth , or of A eo-callcd government without local habi tation or visible civil functions , might give some market \alue to moribund bonds , or put the will-o'-the-wisp government In a position to treat-tor annexation , or < * clalm indemnity , but the o ere considerations foreign to our government , which professes to be governed by the highest standard of ethical and inter national law. Should war unfortunate ] } cocne. ( -antece-ndent recognition of independence . pendence would handicap and embarrass the United States beyond measure. HUM OP PRKPAKAT1OX. loKtructlveKotr * on Vncle Sam' * Slilim nnd Canst. A recent dispatch announced that an east ern flrm had been given a contract tor 10- 000 projectile caps of soft metal. To the average landsman tbe report Is a mystery. All armor piercing projectiles are made of the hardest steel drawn to a tharp point. But thesa steel projectiles easily glance off metal of equal .strength , rendering the riiot .harmless. To prevent this they are capped with soft metal , which vastly lncreaps their penetrating power , A practical demonstra tion of the difference may be had with a needle and a 5-cent piece. If the point of the needle is placed on the metal and given a smart blow , the chances are the needle will .glance. If the point U put through a pleo of cork , held to the cola and given a blow the needle will penetrate the metal In proportion to the force of the blow. The yacht Mayflower purchased from the Goelet estate , New York , IB now thoroughly overhauled and equipped ta a torpedo boat destroyer. It Is not as speedy aa modern torpedo boats but is regarded as much more formidable , having larger guns and double the coal capacity. Over the bow on each lde projects thu muzile of a flve-lnch gun , and twelve alx-pounders are ranged broad side. Perched on the stern rail are two tiny Colt automatic gunv ready to send out their hall of etcel bullets at the rate of 400 a minute. Two big search lights stand for ward on the upper deck and fteel doors con ceal the immense torpedo tubes placed amid ships on either aide. The Mayflower la In command of Lieutenant James A , Dougherty , tbe officer who guarded tbe Vlzcaya in New York harbor. The battleship Oregon , which Is speeding , around the Horn on Its way to Key West , had completed one-half its Journey and will probably reach Its destination about the middle of May. The Oregon is a mate of the Iowa and Indiana and was built in San Francisco at * cost of $4,000,000. The armament Is four three-inch guno and eight eight-inch gun * mounted in turrets ; four alx- inch rlflm. four rapid tr rifles asd olx tarpedo tiOm. It * marimum tp * l I * 1170 knots an hour , but Its apced down the coast did not exceed half ot that. The American fleet in Asiaticwaters.'eon - " utitlne of the steel cruisers Baltimore. Dot- ton , Olympla and Raleigh and the gunbonti Concord , Monocacy And Petrel will have a pretty holiday around the Philippine Ii- lands this rammer. Th ships carry forty- eight guns In the main batteries anJ seventy- flvo In the secondary battsrlos , and their combined crenra number 1.554 men. AH ex cepting the naltlmore are assembled at HOUR Kong waiting for the word to giro the Philippic Spaniards a nalute that will promote ht rt failure. With Insurgents on one side and American guns on the other , It Is safe to predict that the dons will perspire freely this summer. The cruiser Baltimore la oow on Its way from Honolulu to join thi - T" fleet. fleet.The The Philippine Islands are more than 400 In number aud have a population of 7,000.- 000 , who are mostly of the Malay race , bnt they have been govorne-J by the Spaniards for several centuries and have paid rich tribute to the crown. The foreign tradu amounts to about $00.000.000 annually. Tha exports are hemp , sugar , tobacco , copper and coffee. The Imports are rice , flour' coal , refined petroleum , hardware , wearing apparel , lumber and other manufactured goods. The distance from Hong Kong to Manilla , capital of the Philippines , Is TOO miles. It la an capy matter to determine what class a naval vessel belongs to by Us name. lOattleshlpv , with the exception ot the Kcarsargo now building are named after states , cruisers are name ! after cities , and torpedo boats after distinguished naval offi cers. The old single-turret monitors bear Indian names , as did also fcnernl of the old wooden war ships , of which the Omaha was a typo. The double-turretcd monitors have names nhlch are to be found nonhcro In ship nomenclature except In the United Stales navy. Among them are the Am- phltrlic , the Mtantonomoh and the Monad- nock. The VIcksburg and the Anwpolls are composite gunboats , and are named after places where Important military operations took place. No set rule seonia to obtain for the naming of gunboats. The list In cludes the Petrel , the Machlas , the . .Nash- \llle , the Helena , the Concord , the Bancroft , and the Bctinlnglon. The mosquito fleet , so-called , consisting of recently purchased hoi bor tu&i , are named after varlouu Insect , such as wasp , hornet , etc. DOMESTIC JUVt.S. Philadelphia Calf : .Flo Do you love m * . sweet ? Will-Dearly. "Would you die for me ? " "No , my precious girl ; mine is an undying love. " Chicago Post : "Burklow tells me that ho kept perfectly cool v\uen that burglar got Into ills house. " "Barklow's wife told my wife that Bark- low hid. in the icfrlgerator. " Washington Star : "So you refused Yilm ? " said .Maud. "Vos , " replied Mnmlo. "I told him I shall send back nny letters unopened. " "I wouldn't be BO TUde. There might bo matinee tickets In some of them. " Boston Traveler : Dick Yes , you see , I'm In no end of a fix. I would never have pro posed If Vd had the least Idea that she would accept me , but she did. Juck Well , propose again , as If you had forgotten. That ought to make iher angry enoug'n to refuse you. Somervlllo Journal : She I dreamed last nlKiht that I wan rlcli. He And awoke to lind that you arc Viand- some. Brookyn Life : "It U true , darling , that I piny the races , Indulge In intoxicating drinks , nnd somrtinu'S swear a little. But 1 sn.ill stop it all when you accept me. " "Aro you sure you can ? " " 1 know it ! I've done It every time I've been engaged. " , Chicago Tribune : Mr. nnd Mrs. Gaswell had moved only a few weeks before Into a fashionable neighborhood and were pre paring to Issue invitations for their silver wedding. "I'm afraid , " said Mr. Gaswell. looking dubiously at the pile of costly stationery before him , "most of these will go bogging. " "Why , James , " " responded Mrs. Gasmen , "that's waat we are Bonding them out fort" Phl'adolphla ' North American : Dearboy I do not see what possible objection you can offer to me , Mr. Gimp. Gimp That's Just It. I don't want a man In my family no Infernally good that my wife and daughter will continually hold Mm up as an example to me. Chlcapo Post : Perhaps she was Jealous ; perhaps f.ho wasn't. Anyway , she had Just hoard of the engagement , and she could not help noticing the tngased girl's pride In her captured youth. "Really , " she said , and her lips curled scornfully , "there's no accounting for tastes , U there ? Some people think they liave won the game when fney get the booby prUo. " TUG HAIMIOW. Joaquln Miller , A dappled day , a day in June- Two barefoot boys , a thoughtful man ) A rainbow bridging- its span The vast , still Sabbath afternoon. Some drops ot rain. He caught us up , \ "Itt \ not far to church , " ho said. My brother pillowed his hlnck head My hend < was as the buttercup. And then I slept. T s'.ept and dreamed That wo did round the rainbow's bend. And oh , the gold there without end ; A very sea of gold it seemed ! I clutched both hands tight 'full. ' I cried ; ( V. "Now care shill IMVO my faither's face , Now want shall never leave Its trace On baby brother at my side , " -wakened with exultant head , I wakened with a boyish shout , I wakeoHl with both hands reached out , But empty as a man's that dead ! I Mill recall my quivering chin. For oh , such grief ! I cou'd not npeak Wy brother brushed from off my cheelr Sonus drops of rain , } w * passed In. And yet the memory of that day , That dappled rainbow day In Juno , That one all-glorious afternoon , When I had gold to give away ! Ys , I have Bold. Ye-t nm I sad. No father now 'With ' anxious brow , No barefoot baby tarot'ncr now , To take my gold and make , me glad. Glvo bark that ono brief time of old , Take nil for that one afternoon , Whn my-warm heart wo. * full c f June , And my w ; < i hands were full of gold. "Time man , young , has taught us both a lesson. ' Themislecles. It has taught you , young man , the wisdom of dressing as well as you can afford to dress , and it has taught us how to help you to do so at the least expense. It has taught you the foolishness of shoddy and of a false "cheapness" and it has taught us that nothing is too good for the young man of to-day. Let us unite issues on this basis of what time has taught us both , and let us give you the benefit of what we have learned about fine clothing in the past thirty years. It will save you money and will insure your being as well dressed as is possible. W. Cor.JBth ficf Doug ! at * ;