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Just \vntch the record of local rcnl
estate transfers , which is rising faster
than the Missouri river.
Omaha has a real live trust president
now , but that does not make the trusts
any more popular than before.
The natives over hi Samoa have evi
dently been taken up with the ld > a of
doing a. little assimilating on their own
account.
rl'ho epidemic of self-destruction that
has struck Omaha would seem to sup
port the theory that suicide Is a con-
taclous disease.
With Uncle Sam's lawn once more open
to all comers the Spanish can come over
and play on the grass just as though
nothing had ever happened.
If the fad for sending messenger hoys
on long Journeys takes hold of this coun
try there \vlll be a rush lo secure placet
In the service only equalled by the strlft
for the privilege of carrying water to th
circus elephant.
How fortunate that dry spell did not
strike Lincoln before the legislature ad
journed. The very thought of legislators
and attendant ( lobbyists being denied the
privilege of a night cap and an eye
opener makes one shiver.
Ex-Governor A'ltgeld has notified the
projectors of the dollar dinner In New
York that he will be unable to attend ,
The ex-governor received contusions In
the late Chicago election which require
his undivided attention for the present ,
A general overhauling of broken side
walks has been ordered by the council ,
but It Is also in order to put a stop to
further construction of wooden side
walks on streets that arc to grade. And
the brick sidewalk Is not much better
than the plank walk.
And still the public is waiting for
the answer to the question why It is
that Mr. Shields , while prosecuting
gamblers that do not stand In with the
Hcrdman gang , refuses to prosecute
tlio protected lawbreakers against whom
ho admits he has convincing evidence.
Booker T. Washington , unconsciously ,
perhaps , lilts the southern election
judges In his recommendation to his col
ored brothers to settle the race question
by voting the democratic ticket. AccordIng -
Ing to the olllcial returns they have been
doing this regularly for several decades ,
Colonel Bryan has kindly consented to
nllow democrats who bolted In 180(1 (
to vote the democratic ticket again if
they will agree to apologize and make
no effort to advance further than the
rear row of scats. As most of them
are fairly well situated at present there
Is not likely to be a rush at the demo
cratic box ofllcc ,
Information Is furnished gratis tc
County Attorney ghlclda that the Lin
coln Journal has nlso reprinted verba
tim the objectionable Hem whogo pub <
licatlon In The Bco ho says has dam <
ngcd his reputation. If County At
torney Shields wants to repair his rep
utatlou ho should lese no time In In
stituting suit iigalnst the Journal.
Tile Commercial club has got to work
among the bankers responsible for tlu
_ fictitious showings of Omaha In the
'bank clearing statements. The mlsrop
rcsentatlou of Omaha In the clearance
table strikes u vital chord amen
Omaha busltioss men , who may bo re
Hod upon to support the Commcrcla
club In any plan It may adopt to brim ,
the bankers to time.
Reports Xroin. Manila , taken In con
Junction with ihq ett udy movements 01
troops from 'this country , cast scrloui
doubts on optimistic statements that tin
trouble there Is nourlng an cud , Then
can be no question of the ultimate out
come with the resources of men am
money at the command of this govern
menti but the policy of expansion it
destined to be expensive.
Today Is the one hundred nnd ilftj
sixth anniversary of the birthday o
Thomas Jefferson , The memory of tlm
Hfustrlous statesman la reverently clit-i
Ishcd by all Americans and the polltlwi
'principles ' ho enunciated continue to b
a vital force and an active Influence
Jefferson was the founder of the demo
cratlc party , which until three years ag
represented , In the main , these prlncl
pics , but which In ISOU , yielding to popu
listlc and socialistic influences , commit
ted Itself to principles and doctrines fo
which no authority or Justification cai
bo found In the political teachings of tin
founder of democracy.
This new democracy , however , nuila
clously claims to be Jcffcrsohlan and li
celebrating the memory of the grca
Blatcsmnn Its loaders will not hosltat
fo misrepresent , ns they have been dolni
for the past three years , the principle
of Thomas Jefferson. They will relt
crate that the Chicago platform Is In ac
cord with those principles and especially
the free silver plank , basing the asscr
tlou on the simple fact that Jefferson be
llcvcd In a currency of both gold am
silver. But while this Is true , Jefforsot
did not believe In an arbitrary ratio , aide
do the free silver democrats. Ho saU
that "Just principles will lead us to dls
regard legal proportions altogether , t (
inquire Into the market price of gold ii
the several countries with which wi
shall bo principally connected In com
mcrco and to take nn average Iron
them. " Mr. Jefferson also said thai
the proportion between the vnl
ues of gold and silver is f
mercantile problem altogether. " Hi
favored a stable measure , saying tlm'
to trade on equal terms the commoi
measure of values should be as nearly ns
possible on a par with that of Its cxirre
spending nations , whose medium Is In ji
sound state. " Ho had no demagogic
notion about "financial independence , '
but rpcogulzed the fact that our standard
of values must have a relation to that
of the countries with which wo did the
most business , in order to trade on equal
.erms. Therefore while favoring a cur
rency of gold nnd sliver , the ratio waste
to be determined by their commercial
value. Wo are unable to understand
low any rational man can doubt that if
Jefferson , were now living he would be
for the gold standard.
Jefferson urged "the honest payment
of our debts and sacred preservation of
the public faith. " The monetary policy
of the new democracy means the repudi
ation in part of our honest debts amj
destruction of the public credit. It con
templates the payment of obligations ,
public and private , in a depreciated and
unstable currency , n policy which It
would have been Impossible for a man
of Jefferson's Integrity and patriotism
: o have conceived of or countenanced.
He declared against the power of con
gress to cheapen the dollar even in a
very slight degree and suggested that
f there was danger of this being done
the unit be made an ounce Instead of a
dollar , as there could be no mistake
about an ounce.
Those who claim that the Chicago
platform represents the principles of
Thomas Jefferson do a great wrong tc
the character and fume , of that greal
statesman nnd patriot. No political doc
trine he enunciated can fairly be In
terpreted as authority for the policy and
principles declared In that platform. Yet
the leaders of the new democracy will
go on asserting this claim and mislead
ing millions of voters who do not take
the trouble to acquaint themselves wltli
the political principles of Thomas Jef
ferson.
A OLOOMV WJTLOOK.
General Brecklnrldgo , irspoctor1 general
oral of the army , recently returned from
a tour of Inspection in Cuba and Porto
Ulco , regards the outlook In the former
slaud as anything but favorable. He
found the conditions in Porto Hico quite
satisfactory , the people generally being
apparently satisfied with the now order
of things. But In Cuba he found strife
and contention rampant in both social
nnd political life and discovered very
little to warrant belief that the people
can soon bo prepared for self-govern
ment. In the opinion of General Brock-
nrldge a mistake- made In continuing
lu operation the Spanish laws and he
suggests that the people should be gov
erned strictly on American principles , BC
that they may be given an Idea of what
blessings they may enjoy under free
government , as to which few of them
now have any conception.
This seems to bo a sound view , for
obviously If the Cubans are to'be edu
cated to form such a government ns the
United States could approve and rccog-
ilzc a republican government they
mist bo taught American principles and
: ho sooner this educational work Is entered -
tered upon the better. Of course It IH
not the most simple matter to do away
with a long-established system and In
stitute n now one radically different In
character. It must be done gradually ,
jut the necessity for It being admitted
there should be no unnecessary delay In
making n beginning. Perhaps the gov
ernment will find It expedient to Introduce -
duce an American system In Cuba after
the dlsbaudment of the Cuban army.
ABU' COMPLICATIONS.
The latest advices' from Samoa are ot
a disquieting nature and whllo the hope
s expressed In olllcial quarters that the
low complications will not seriously af
fect the arrangement between the gov
ernments looking to a settlement of the
dltllculty , the situation is regarded ne
decidedly grave. It appears that tli *
rebels under the pretender , Mataufa ,
are still active , evidently believing thai
they have the sympathy of the German
consular representative at Apia , who ap
pears to liavo taken no slops since his
proclamation favorable to Matuafii to
check the rebellion nnd restore order ,
A Bcrloua phase of the matter is the
arrest and retention In custody by UK
British naval commander of a German
on whose plantation American and Brit
ish marines were ambushed , it belnjj
charged that lie urged the attack by the
rebels. Another source of Irritation te
( Germany is caused by the delay of the
British government lu Instructing itf
commissioner , which will postpone the
departure of the commission. In COIIBG-
queiico of this the German government
decided to not yet name Its rcprcscntn
tlvo on the commission.
Thus this embroilment over the qucs
tlou na to which ono of two Samoa )
chiefs shall be declared king of tin
islands , which seemed to be In n fnl
way for early settlement , has again as
tunned a serious aspect , with the possl
blllty of impairing the friendly relation
of the protectorate powers , particular ! ;
these of England and Germany. Amor
lean and British sailors have fallen vie
tlms to the outbreak , which ns Ad'mlnt
Kautz said In a communication to tin
German consul would , not have Imp
pencil If the latter had respected the decree
cree of the supreme court against tin
pretension of Matanfa. The Islands an
not worth the lives thus sacrificed am
It Is greatly to bo deplored that oui
government is Involved In the mlscrabli
controversy.
A FAT JOll IN I'ltnSl'EOT.
When the bill appropriating $2r ,00 , (
lor nn executive mansion was befon
the legislature The Bee sounded i
warning to the lawmakers against put
ting up a job for the benefit of spccu
latora In second-hand residences. lc
urged as a safeguard the Insertion Intc
the bill of provisions that would re
quire the purchase of a suitable site
and the erection thereon of a structure
modern , substantial nnd yet modest
leaving the successive occupants to fur
nlsh It according to their own tastes am'
at their own expense.
It will be borne In mind that the orlgl
nnl mansion bill contemplated nn ap
propriatlou of only ? in,000 , but by log
rolling nnd juggling the bill ns signed
by the governor carried an appropria
tion of $25,000 for the purchase of n
governor's residence. Manifestly this
opens the way for the usual Job In the
Interest of parties who desire to unload
unsalable real estate.
Although the legislature has not been
adjourned two weeks , proposals are nl-
ready asked and sealed bids are to be
opened for a governor's mansion May 1'J
by the State Board of Public Lands anil
Buildings. Inasmuchas , the board can
accept or reject upon discretion , there is
wide latitude for speculation. One
thing , however , Is certain , that the en
tire $25,000 appropriated will bo drawn
out of the treasury before the governor
moves In.
TUB jVEir man SCHOOL
Before the Board of Education ap
proves plans for the new High school
building It should by all means take the
citizens of Omaha into its confidence.
1'he erection of this structure not merely
Involves the enlargement of High school
facilities , but must for many years
beautify or mar the appearance of the
most prominent public square in the
city.
city.Ever
Ever since Omaha was laid out as a
city Capitol hill has presented the crownIng -
Ing edifice visible from far. and near ,
first in the shape of the territorial capl-
tel and later In the High school build-
lug. To replace that striking structure
with anything commonplace or unsightly
would seriously injure Omaha from an
architectural and artistic point of view.
Whether the new building is to be only
a wing of the old building or the basis
for nu entirely new building the plans
should bo so drawn as to assure foi
Omaha a monumental edifice that will
not only provide for immediate needs ,
but also satisfy the demand for the
coming generation.
A thing of beauty Is a joy forever , and
every public building should combine
beauty with strength and utility. Of all
public buildings requiring architectural
design of the highest order that erected
on the crest of Capitol hill for use as
the capstone of our educational system
should bo most Impressive.
A good Illustration of the effects of the
formation of trusts Is seen In the recent
deal by which the Linseed Oil trust pur
chased the Minneapolis oil mills. These
mills had been run , steadily at a profit
previous to their purchase by the trust ,
but are now to be closed down. As the
trust Invested $3,000,000 in these mills ,
some one must in some manner pay In
terest on this vast sum , as well as the
profits which , would accrue by their
operation. Were it otherwise the mills
would not be closed. Still trust apolo
gists assert these great concerns do not
advance prices.
The resolution of the council asking
for information as to the number of
arc lumps paid for by the city on via
ducts for the benefit of the railroads Is
timely. If the railroads refuse to ap
preciate the favors that they have been
enjoying at the hands of Omaha tax
payers , or to recognize the demand for
idcquate viaduct facilities , an exhibit
of the money expended for their bene
fit may assist them. In other cities
the railroads pay out largo sums every
year for services which In Omnhu arc
rendered at the expense of the city
: reasury.
AVe decline to believe the rumor that
County Attorney Shields proposes to
get rid of the deputy who has been con-
tributlng to the Jncksonlan club kitty.
This deputy was appointed at the dicta
tion of the gamblers' gang and there
are no Blgns that they have regretted
their bargain.
A DCS Molnes temperance advocate
complains because tit a recent church
gathering thrco hours were devoted to
discussing the troubles of Job and only
live minutes to temperance. In view of
the fact that Job's troubles are supposed
to be over , ho rightly thinks it an unfair
division.
After being Incommunicado on his
Doono county farm for a few days Gov
ernor Poynter feels sufficiently refreshed
to return and face the otllccbccklng
crowd. Ho will find the line in front
of his door a long ono and each man
provided with ten days' Held rations.
I'erluillual Sliourluir.
St. Louis Republic.
Having kindly allowed the spring Iambi
to gambol on the green for a time , Wall
street 'brokers ' will now proceed to cut their
antics short with tbo wool shears.
iiuiuethliiK' tu Jluivl About ,
Louisville Courier-Journal ,
U Is a mlstnko to say that the calamity
howlers have nothing to howl about. Ten
per cent raises have Just been made In the
wages of all Now England cotton mills and
of the Iron ttctkors In Poun > ianln , Michi
gan , Ohio and Illinois , to siy nothing ot the
Increase In other Industries that arc being
dally announced.
llnllomm I'nnclnrril.
New York Tribune. .
There always was a certain Incompatibil
ity between Industry nnd gambling , BO that
It Is not at all surprising thnt the ueo ot
Industrial securities for purely speculative
purposes should result In a crash.
lull * Tlielr ClntclioN.
Indianapolis News.
The trusts never vpto alarmed nt Mr.
Bryan's attitude toward them , but they ave
even leas so when ho expresses h's ' deter
mination to stand by his silver heresies. As
long ns ho continues such advocacy ho will
never get a chance at the trusts.
Iiiiliintrliil Ci ) > niucnN.
Brook'yn Kagle ,
With American locomotives In use on
English railroads nnd American brldgo
builders at work In the Soudan nnd Now
Jersey cigars In Paris , It Is evident that
not nil our conquests arc these of the re
peating rlflo and the ten-Inch mouth.
UiiriMM-ntnnt ( fold Di-tiinumtn ,
J."Sterling Morton's Conservative.
Whether n , now party Is to bo formed
nt Independence ) hall In Philadelphia on
July 4 , 1S99 , or not , the fallacy followers of
the Chicago convention of 1800 ought to
know enough to know that they will never
get the votes of gold democrats to support
the silver fetish nnd worship 10 to 1.
I.CSROII < | f tllC TrtlNtN.
Atlanta Constitution.
If trusts can successfully control the pro
duction and distribution of any article of
common necessity , why cannot a state or
municipal trust control successfully all the
agencies of public utility ? This lesson has
been learned long ago In Europe , especially
In Scotland , and England , but wo were approaching
preaching It with some hesitation In this
country until the trusts quickened public
apprehension. If the people can bo Induced
to see the necessity of exercising their
power and Influence through the medium of
the state and municipal corporations , then
the trusts have not vexed the public In
vain.
Uooil AVnrU Where Xoctlcd.
Philadelphia Press.
The good work General Wood Is doing In
suppressing brigandage around and about
Santiago Is another feature of the American
occupation of Cuba that will win for this
country the regard of the Industrious as well
ns the property owners. Under the Spanish
regime Cuban 'brigands ' had everything their
own way , nnd some of the most noted des
peradoes were as Indifferent to the author
ities ns If they did not exist. With the new
order of things under the American military
regime < brlgaiidago is clearly Incompatible ,
and when these who believe well-to-do
Cubans and Cuban Industries ewe them a
living realize that they will como to grief ,
the resort to the methods of the highwaymen
will soon 'become ' unpopular.
of the- Dinner Ilnblt.
Chicago Chronicle.
Some wlso friend of William Jennings
Bryan should caution that reckless states
man against a too free acquirement of the
dinner habit. Mr. Bryan's acceptances of
Invitations to dinner , oven though amelio
rated by scornful rejections of ? 10 plates ,
seem to be falling as thick ns leaves In Val-
lombrosa as the fateful presidential year of
1900 approaches. American history falls to
record an Instance of an aspirant eating or
talking his way Into the White House. To
soy nothing of the alarming consequences of
the Chauncey Depow habit , from a purely
hygienic standpoint , there IB grave danger
that Jlr. Bryan's admiring western constitu
ency may lese confidence In a leader who
shows a tendency , to joly upon a well filled
mahogany and dress-spat associates for his
Inspiration In democracies battle.
SIR UU011GE M13IKI.EJOHN.
UHeful Public Career Threatened by
u Forel ii IJeeorutlon.
Washington Post.
We note with patriotic pride , not wholly-
free from patriotic apprehension , a pub
lished statement to the effect that Hon.
George D. Molklejohn , assistant secretary of
war , has Just been knighted by the king
of Sweden. JIo has been made a knight of
the Uoyal Order of the Sword , first class ,
and the patent of nobility , together with the
beautiful gold Insignia of the order , has
been deposited with the secretary of state
pending an act of congress authorizing Mr.
Mciklejohn to accept this Illustrious foreign
order nnd decoration.
In the same publication which convoys
this august Intelligence Mr. Mclklcjobn Is
quoted as saying that he really docs not
know why the honor was conferred upon
him. Wo protest that the assistant secre
tary Is far too modest. His surmlso that
It may have been conferred because of the
courtesy extended to the Swedish military
attaches last summer jby the War depart
ment does not appeal to us. General Algcr
Is the head of the department , and , though
It may have happened that attentions were
at times shown to the representatives of
Sweden by a locum tenons during the
temporary absence of the chief etiquette
and common sense must join hands In
refuting so far-fetched a conjecture. Mr.
Mciklejohn says he doesn't know why the
king of Sweden did It. Neither do wo.
But It Is perfectly safe to assert that the
king knew what o was about , that his
reasons were abundant and substantial aud
that Mr. Melklojohn will show hlmsolf
worthy nt nil points of a first-class knight
hood In the Uoyal Order of the Sword.
Whether congress will authorize Mr.
Molklcjohn to accept so sumptuous a for
eign decoration and , along with It , the
grave responsibilities -which Its ownership
nvolves , Is quite another matter. Wo ere
frco to say that , Ifwo were congress , -wo
should hesitate long nnd prayerfully fceforo
: nklng BO serious a step. Mr. Melklejohn
ms proven to bo a most valuable nnd ofll-
clcnt officer. His services during the war
of 18D8 were , seriously speaking , of great
value to the government. Ho Is In tbo prlmo
of life , with a bright and promising career
icforo him. His country may need hla serv-
cos for many years to come. The question
s whether congress will take a leap In the
dark at this peculiar crisis In our national
affairs. AVe are not securely placed In the
Philippines so far. The future In Cuba is
still dark and full of menace. Wo shall
need our 'host ' nnd strongest men , perhaps ,
'or ' emergencies yet undeveloped , And on
.ho other hand , as though to streak the
urld sky with scarlet , there are rumblings
nnd mutterlngs of war lu Scandinavia. Hos-
llltlos between Norway nnd Sweden are
hreatened. The tragic , Bomber cloud Is
owerlng over Sweden , ns over us. What , In
the event of his Installation as a knight
nnd a first-class knight nt that what will
jo the predicament of Sir George Melklo-
ohn of the Royal Order of the Sword of
Sweden , should Norway pounce upon King
loorgo's territory with wild halloo nnd
irutnl noise , and Stockholm need her beauty
and her chivalry to meet the stress thereof ?
n such a case could Sir George Melklejohn
sit supine , here In Washington , while his
order pranced and snorted to the front ?
Could ho furl that glittering patent and hlda
away that bright Insignia , and let his fellow
knights confront nlono the onslaught of tbo
dasfard foe ?
Wo say to congress that it should pause.
iMr. 'Melklejohn ' deserves the honor and the
decoration that have been offered him. It
s possible , In our simple , democratic philos
ophy , that ho deserves much more. But ,
considering all the facts , the dreadful risks ,
the pregnaut complications , should wo take
the chance of losing Mr. Mciklejohn through
the carelessness of congress or the cralt of
foreign double-dyed Intrigue ?
Tim I..VTH jfuon i'iiu > .
Philadelphia Press : JUs long , able nni
useful llfo was crowded with honors and with
high public duty , nnd ho deserved all he
received of the ono and discharged nil Im
posed on him ot the other.
Minneapolis Times : In great constitu
tional matters Justice Field was a strlcl
constructlonlst nnd religiously regarded the
BUpromo court to quota his own words ne
"tho safeguard which keeps the whole
mighty fabric of government from rushing
to destruction. "
Chicago Hecord : The sum ot his \\ork on
behalf of his country , however , is n noble
monument to his memory. Ho was ono ol
the great jurists who , with Integrity beyond
question nnd high ability , possessed the por-
conal force , the Intellectual grnsp and the
aggressive temperament which have market !
the nation's supreme court nt Important
crises. Ills position In history Is fixed , for
ho has left the mark of his own forceful
personality upon the record of the nation's
Judiciary.
Philadelphia Ilecord : Ex-Justlco Field's
death marks the flnnl disappearance of the
band of gront war Jurists upon whom de
volved the duty of judicially determining
the questions of law nnd legislative practice
arising out of the war for the union. Ot
the supreme court bench during the recon
struction period only Justlco Hnrlnn re
mains , and ho was not appointed until 1877 ,
fourteen years after the date of Justice
Field's commission.
Kansas City Star : In his appointment by
Abraham Lincoln to the supreme bench ,
Justlco Field attained nn unusually high
distinction , nnd the honor was magnified by
the admirable qualifications which ho
brought to hU cxnlted post. Ho was nn
Interesting cxnmplo of that flno Intellectual
endowment which occasionally exists as n
family trait and characteristic. His brothers
were distinguished for their achievements o ;
mind , nnd all of the Field connection have
Illustrated the value of a sturdy parentage
and wholesome training ,
Baltimore American : A most Interesting ,
not to say remarkable , feature of the dead
Jurist's environment was the number of his
brothers who arose to distinction. Cyrus
Field's connection with the laying of the
Atlantic cables was not his only claim to
public consideration , but It will preserve his
memory so long ns there nro submarine tele
graphs. David Dudley Field was ono of the
ablest of American Jurists , and there wer <
still others whoso services were of great
value to the public. Justlco Field , at the
time of his death , was In retirement , having
withdrawn from the nctlvo duties of the
bench after ho had made his long record of
service.
Buffalo Express : Stephen J. Field was
not so great a lawyer as his elder brother ,
David Dudley , but to n greater exto'nt than
any of his brothers ho possessed the restless
energy , unshakable will power aud daunt
less courage that may be said to constttuto
the most marked typo of American manhood.
Ho was n lawyer who sought practice where
lavis did not exist and where ho must Join
with others In making them , n Judge who
unflinchingly faced death In defense of
Justice. Neither the bullying of desperadoes
nor the pressure of political or social en
vironment could Influence In the slightest
degree his opinions when once he had
formed them. And his decision of character
was such that It did not take him long to
form his opinions.
Chicago Tribune : As a Jurist Justlco FleM
was a forceful , able , courageous man , who
left his Impress not only on his adopted
state , California , but on the judicial du-
partment of the general government. The
test oath case , In which ho wrote the opinion
annulling the "Ironclad" oath ; the legal
tender coses and others , and his service on
the electoral commission which decided the
Hayes-Tllden contest , all aroused criticism
at the time. That Justlco Field was not a
man to yield to popular clamor , or to threats
of personal violence , or even to attempted
assassination , was fully demonstrated In his
long and eminent career. His service In the
supreme court excelled in length even that
of Chief Justice .Marshall , and It was only
In 1897 , after thirty-four years of honorable
service , that he retired.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE ] .
The wise man In the bible built his house
on a rock , and the wise man nowadays sup
plements that by malting It fireproof.
The first -woman pensioner of the Spanish
war Is Mrs. S. C. Glbrreath of Austin , Tex. ,
whoso husband , a major In the Eleventh In
fantry , died In 'Porto HIco last summer.
The wife of General E. S. Otis , com
mander of the army In the Philippines , Is
.ho daughter of a soldier nnd Gcncrnl Otis
: nld siege to her heart for twenty-three
nonths before she capitulated.
Lord Salisbury once handled a pick and
ihovel. During the great Australian gold
: raze ho set out as a gold hunter , and the
iiovel In which toe lived as a rough , red-
ihlrted miner Is still standing.
Emperor William has Issued an order that
ifllclal reports submitted to him hereafter
shall bo In typewriting. This Is a great in
novation , as heretofore the typewriting of
mch reports has been considered a great
3reach of etiquette.
Colonel John Jacob Astor has arrived nt
Constantinople on board his steam yacht
S'ourmahal. Dr. Wler Mitchell of Philadel
phia Is also there. On the Invitation of
Mr. Straus , the United States minister , he
professionally attended the wife of Tewfik
Pasha , Turkish minister of foreign affairs.
Hoibert iMnzet , the Now York legislator
, vho originated the -present Investigation of
; ho Now York City police force , and who Is
ihalrman cf the Investigating committee , Is
i lawyer , a resident of the city of New
fork and a flrat lieutenant In the Seventh
oglment. JIo was a member of the last
itato legislature nnd a member of the com-
ntttco for the Investigation of trusts In
.807 , known ns the "monster hunters , " of
vhlch Loxow wns chairman. Ho Is said to bo
irusquo and bustling In manner aud without
lersoual magnetism.
For several months the family of Majar
it. W. Wilkinson , who was killed In the
tattle with the Pillager Indians on Bear
sland , Octr/bor C , have been looking for liU
iword. They thought It had been stolen
vhllo Wilkinson's remains were being
irought to Fort Snolllng 'for 'burial. An
mlssary was acnt 400 miles to the north
u search of the lest sword. Ho secured the
weapon from Bog-a-'Ma-Go-Shlk ' , the chief
vho conducted tlio battle , at Boy laUe ,
wonty-slx mllca northeast of Wnlker , Tno
word will 'be .forwarded to Mrs. Wilkinson
n California.
The Lincoln ( Ga. ) Journal eays ; "Tho
Tournnl offers , as usual , one year's nub-
icrlptlon to the person bringing It the
largest 'watermelon. ' Wo hope a number of
> ur farmers will enter the race this year ,
13 ft Is no fun unless there Is some com-
ictltlon. Colonel Crawford , who has liero-
oforo held an undisputed field , has run out
if his flno eccd and U Is probable that his
a I sings will not bo as largo ns formerly.
This gives everybody nn equal showing.
! o when tbo tlmo comes bring nlong your
nelon ; if It doesn't weigh but forty pounds ,
your chances will bo good. "
imo.\cnos.
Indianapolis Journal : U Is to bo hope
the Is'ew York paper which has undertake :
to start a "boom" In favor of oxchnngln
the Philippine Islands for the British Wes
Indies will not clooo the dcnl without flrs
consulting the United Stales and Orcn
Britain.
Brooklyn Englo : The British Islands litho
the West Indies \\ould bo no fnlr oxchnng
for the Philippines. It would bo llko u\snp
ping a four-story brown stone front for i
one-story wooden houso. What En
Bland can offer , If It likes , Is thnt part o
Canaila thnt lies on this sldo of the St. Law
rence. Now Brunswick nnd Nova Seotli
ought to como over to us and bo clvlllzoi
nnd learn how to run newspapers nnd keoi
hotels. And the St. Lnwrcnco Is n naturn
geographical frontier. Como , John Bull , nn
you ready to talk business ? Half the Blui
Noses nro willing.
Brooklyn Times : The British West Inillei
would bo worth nothing to us. They havi
no undeveloped resources nnd they hav <
long ago gone to the wall In the competlttoi
for markets for such products as they pos
BCSS. The population , white , black nni
brown , Is almost equally shiftless nnd re
Bourcclcss , uhllo the lawless maroons art
cnpnblo of giving us as much trouble ns wll
Holthln the ability ot Agulnnldolthlr
six months from now. The suggestion tc
exchange the rich nnd undeveloped tcrrltorj
of the Philippines for the played-out nut' '
bankrupt Islands of the British West Itultc ;
Is ono that could scarcely hnvo originated
outsldo ot nn Insane asylum ,
Springfield Republican : The Jamaican
movement for annexation to the United
States Is nothing but a sugar planter's offorl
to secure a market permanently frco and
profitable. The Hawaiian annexation inovo-
mont had various other excuses , but It was
essentially llko the Jamaican. A recent dis
patch from Honolulu reveals almost the entire
tirewhlto population engaging In ft wild
speculation In sugar. New plantation enter
prises nro launched on the avcrago of one
n week with capital at from $1,000,000 tc
$5,000,000. A Honolulu correspondent of the
St. Louis Globo-Dcmocrnt writes that "all
of the people nro In the trading. The wealth
of the country Is enormous ; per capita It Is
more than twice thnt of the United States
and Is almost nil In the hands of about 3,000
people scattered through the group. " The
cause of nil this , of course , Is nnnoxatton to
the United Stales. And It was the vision
ot wealth from sugar production that In
spired the handful ot Americans and Eu
ropeans there to push on the annexation
movement. No wonder the poor Jamaicans ,
whoso sugar profits long slnco reached the
vanishing point , are becoming clamorous to
got under the coaltalls of Undo Samuel.
TIIKM ) OK AVAGUS.
IiuliiHtrlal Activity Forccn WnKCM to
the Old Standard.
Philadelphia Press.
The recorded advances In wages made
during Uie present year affect over 700.00C
employes. Ot these nt least 300,000 nro In
Iron and steel and allied Industries , 135,000
lu cotton mills , a small number In woolen
mills and the rest , about 200,000 In num
ber , In Miscellaneous Industries. In every
Increase In wages of this character the num
ber reported Is always much smaller than
the total affected. It Is no exaggeration to
Bay that nearly 1,000,000 employes repre
senting a population of fi , 000 , 000 find their
Income greater by one-tenth to one-fifth ,
whllo their expenses are little If any In
creased. For the first time during any
period of cxpnnslon In this country there hag
been no wldo Increase In prices. Iron and
steel have seen nn advance , but retnll prices
nro no higher than they were a year ago.
The entire number of persons employed
In manufactures in this country In 1890 was
4,712,022. The number reported as enjoying
a rlso In wages Is over one-seventh of this
nggrcgntc , nnd the total number of those
whoso wages have been Increased is fully
one-fourth. If nil these received the same
average wage ns that paid In all manufac
turing Industries , and their wage Is prob-
nbly somowhnt higher , their yearly pay Is
about $500,000,000 , and the recent advances
mean that they are receiving this yenr about
$1,000,000 n week In Increased wages.
But when this Increase comes to bo ana
lyzed It la found to be altogether In trades
that enjoy the benefit of a foreign market.
The Iron and steel boom rests on foreign
orders. There would be today no advance
in prices and no Increase In wages If It
were not for the great foreign orders In
rails , Iron pipes and bridges , In machinery
and In advanced Iron and steel manufactures
of all sorts , which have raised our exports
of Iron nnd steel to $ S2,774 , r,8 In 1898 , calen
dar year. This was $20,000,000 more than
wo exported in 1897 , $34,000,000 more than
wo exported In 1896 and four times the ex
port of ten years ago. All cotton mills show
an Increase of wages for tno same reason.
Cotton exports In December last were twice
the exports In December the year before ,
and thla proportion Is being maintained
month by month. Copper mines Increased
their wages , and these In 1898 exported $0-
100,000 moro copper than In 1896 , whllo the
exports of manufacturers hnvo risen almost
one-half.
There Is not a single advance In wages
which Is not accompnnlcd by n great In-
crenso In exports , due to n policy of expan
sion by which Inbor will benefit ns fast and
ns fnr ns new markets n > o secured for the
products of American Industries.
TlID JOWA SEXATOUSIII1 * .
llurndon of I r . .fi . oe K
from tlio HtattConvention. .
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The republican organization of Iowa has
Juat decided n question of no little Import
ance to the party. The state committee his
decided against bringing the senntorlal
question before the state convention. This
was a wise conclusion to reach. In a cam
paign it Is desirable to have tlm sorvlcro of
all the aspirants for the nenutoralilp. To
shut the door against all but ono Is to nerve
notice on all the rest that they might as
well stay at homo.
It Is well known thnt Iowa has two prom
inent candidates for the senate , bcsldra half
a dozen other men hardly If any leas com
petent nnd popular. The two candidates are
Senator Gear and Congrersman Cousins.
Ono has served the state In the scnato faith
fully and has the confidence of all the pooploi
the other has made a brilliant record In the
house nnd has bents nf enthusiast ! : ndmlr-
orn. Each ls abundantly Justified In his can
didacy , and each has signified liU wllllngneia
to submit his case to the otatc convention
and abldo Its decision ,
So far ns concerns the candidates themselves -
selves , that would bo all very well. It would
cave 'both ' the trouble of canvassing the state
and making no end of speeches. It the con
vention made the nomination neither the
successful nor tbo unaucccrnful candidate
would need to malco any special effort , ana
the half-dozen candidates In the' < bickgrouml
Vtould uico 'be ' discouraged. U la only In
extraordinary cases that a state convention
ehould forestall the legislature ,
Both parties In Illinois tried tCio state con
vention plan In 1858 , nnd both were justified
In doing so. A state which had a Lincoln
Mokes the food more delicious and wholesome
KOIU. BAKING rowDin co. , am YORK.
I nnd n Douglas could well afford to put them
tn fie front. Nobody aspired to supplant
cither. But both partlod recognized that
case ns exceptional nnd did not allow it to
crystallize into n precedent. No republican
senator from Illinois was ever nominated
In state convention. For forty ycnrt the re
publican parly has hrtd 6nc of the members
of the senate , generally both ; but nfll one ,
from Trmnbull to Mason , was nominated la
the state convention , The democrats have
tried that plan twice , nnd afterward regretted -
grotted It In both cases. Whether the cnai
was between Yates nnd Wnshburne , Lognn
nnd Oglcsby , Oglcsby nnd Cullom , Cullom
nnd Mason , no state republican convention
In Illinois has attempted to usurp the high
1 prerogative ot the legislature.
I'lvo years ago Senator Cullom nnd hla
present collcnguo unstained precisely tha
same relation that Senator Clear nnd Mr.
Cousins do now , ttnch canvassed the state
thoroughly , making many speeches. Oov-
crnor Tnnncras llion chairman ot the state
committee , nnd , although his personal prct-
! crcnco for his old-tlmo friend Cullom wna
I well known , ho gnvo Mnson n perfectly fair
ohanco to win the hearts of the people , Al
though defeated , Mason made grcnt progress
In popularity , nnd by the tlmo hn hnd mnilo
two canvasses of the state ho wns nblo to
rcnch t'ho ' goal of tils nmbltlon. But on the
convention plnn of forcstnllmcnt ho would
have boon ruled out and bidden to keep out
of the canvass , except In an Impersonal and
perfunctory wny.
Some faint suggestion has been mndo that
the next republican etnto convention of Illi
nois tnko It upon Itself to decide who "shnlt
vbo elected to the United Stntes scnnto In
1901 , In case the republicans have a ma
jority of the legislature on Joint ballot , but
it Is hardly possible Umt any such stupidity
will bo seriously considered. The republican
pnrty of tills state will want the nctlvo serv
ice In the campaign of 1900 ot nil Its scn-
ntorlnl aspirants , from Cnlro to Chicago , nnd
there will bo no excuse whatever for thrust-
tug any of them nsldc.
F1.OAT1NC5 VVS ,
Puck : Asslstnnt Would you , 'write
"trusts" with a enpltnl "T ? " ,
Editor Write It with n small "t. " Let
'cm se we're not afraid ot 'cm.
Indlanatiolls Journal : "The llrat time , "
said llu Cornfed Philosopher , "thnt aman
spcnks of hl first bnby ns 'that young : one , '
lilt wife begins to have doubts abbut hla
rcllKlon. "
Metropolitan : Btrnnger What arc Uio
prlncliwl objects of Interest In this- town ?
Citizen Savlntrs bnnk deposits.
Chlcngo necord : "Louise , I could hardly
sit through the ecrmon. "
"Sleepy , Arthur ? "
"No : but your hat looked so much llko
spring snlnd that It made mo hungry. "
Washington Star : "What position -will
you take in this .campaign I" asked the
statesman.
"WeZl , replied the practical politician ,
"to tell the truth , I'd bo willing to take
almost any that happens to be vncnnt. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Every womnn Is
nn aristocrat nt heart , " said the youngest
boarder.
"Y s , " said the Cheerful Idiot , "she hatca
to think of kernel f ns classed with the plain
people. "
Chicago Post : ' 'What ' do you suppose will
become of you If you keep on tcKIng such
lies ? " asked the boy's mother.
"If I am poor , " replied the boy , "they
will say I am n terrible- liar , but If I have
money they will spenk of me as a man with
a wonderful imaslnatlon. "
lie Accurate.
Detroit Journal.
"The corn Is full of kernels"
Thlo pleasantry was born
A hundred years or moro ago
"And the colonel's full of corn ! "
O , humorist ? , this nnclent jest , '
I pray you pass It by !
For In these days the colonels
Are partly full of rye.
DAFFODILS.
CTho B < s recently printed lopo.'of Words
worth's poems over the name of n contrib
utor. In explanation of the mistake she
snys she hud written a poem entitled "Daf
fodils , " Inspired by Wordsworth's verses on
tha mmc subject , but through a blunder
slgnid her names to a copy ahe hnd made ot
the latter nnd mailed the same to The Bee
for uubllcntlon. The , poem she Intended to
have sent is herewith printed , ]
I.
In childhood's tlmo while yet the dream
Of llfo kept on her roseate shade ,
I chanced one day 'ncath summer skies
To wander down a lonfy glade ;
The young blrdo In the fragrant trees
Made aweetcbt music , and the summo
breeze
Swept softly on.
II.
The fleecy clouiUi had a golden fringe ,
A stream gurgled by w.th murmuring rills ,
Whllo close to her margin in green and gold
Was a Blorlous cnrpo. of daffodils ;
Their mellow radiance lllled the air
With a spell of their beauty , and every
where
Sweet nature smiled.
III.
No blossoms ever ueemed ro sweet
As these fair stars of palest gold ,
And ono by ono 1 plucked of them
Aa many as my unmi would hold.
° , ! l.f ! < tt one breath of those daffodils ,
With the answering laughter of gentle rills
Gushing sweet melody.
IV.
And how In wcnvlni ; childhood's drrnms.
Like falro't pearls on frailest chain ,
My heart goes back to 'ihnt summer's day
And frolics nmld these blossoms again
A picture framed In summer skles
Of daffodils In soft disguise
Of happy thoughts
KATUEHINB LYNN CURTIS.
It is as natural for & man
or a boy to want new
clothes in the spring as it is
for the lilacs to leive and
bloom.
Here are some sugges
tions of what you will find
here , if you will take time
to walk through our sev
eral departments. Sack
suits in a great variety of
materials and patterns for
men at $8 , $ JO , $12.50 , $15
and up to $25. Fancy
neckwear in a beautiful
display , as well as gloves ,
hose , suspenders , handker
chiefs and collars and cuffs ,
Fancy shirts , bicycle and
outing suits.
Hats and caps that are
right as to shape.
And low prices , f