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Notary Public.
The weekly crop report for Nebraska
Is a farmers' prosperity bulletin.
The Candy trust cannot hope to be
popular with the coming generation.
Wliy should a irapocratic debate mas
querade under the name of a town
meeting ?
April showers In May are a trifle out
of place , but the people of the cities will
submit cheerfully If they assure good
crops for the farmers.
The carpet manufacturers are forming
a trust While the combinations have
the floor there Is no good reason for ex
cluding the Carpet trust
The man who puts money Into Ne
braska lands and Omaha real estate at
present prices Is sure to reap prolltable
returns on his Investment.
The best way to put a stop to house
moving abuses Is to amend the building
ordinances enlarging the district In
which wooden buildings are proscribed.
Patronize home Industry. Omaha
'merchants can and do give patrons bet
ter satisfaction than they can get by
sending orders to out-of-town establish
ments.
For a most commendable way of
winding up street lights look to Missis-
HlppI , whe e all the participants are
killed before the curtain Is rung down
and court costs are , saved.
The question that now presents Itself
Is , What has Deputy Dunn done to get
County Attorney Shields to shield him
after having admitted that he could not
testify In a gambling case for fear of
Incriminating himself ?
The removal of unsightly earth
banks In the central part of town Is
Improving Omaha perceptibly , and still
greater Improvement will be visible
when they arc replaced with attractive
and substantial buildings.
The troops In Alaska arc so pimm-
orod of canned roast beef that they are
making a special requisition for It
among their rations. The chances nrs
that In the south It was not so much
the beef us the climate that was nt
fault *
The Sixth district popocrats have not
satiated their appetites for ofllcc , but
they prefer a sure-tiling in an appoint
ive Job rather than to lake the risk of
running for the ? . " ,000 chair left vacant
by the death of the late Congressman
Greene.
Cuban bandits must bo a decidedly
poor lot If they do not know any better
than to attack a party of American
newspaper men. Kven could they es
cape capture they should have known
they would bo taking great risk of
striking a yellow Journalist
Kormer Governor Stone of Missouri
docs not want any war plunks In the
next democratic national platform. In
this ho lu eminently right , because the
only place for tlio war planks IB In thi
platform of the republicans , who have
carried through the war with signal
success.
When 1ho now corrupt election law
goes Into effect requiring the disburse
ment of all campaign funds raised by
political committees through the treas
urer what a hard blow will bo suffered
by .the members of the gang who have
monopolized places on local popocratlc
committees simply for the purpose of
working the campaign fund.
The omnivorous west does not pro
pose to let Dewey get awny on his re
turn to the United States without an
effort ilf there Is any section entitled
to celebrate the victories In the Orient
It Is the west , whose soldlvrs have done
all the lighting since the admiral turned
I f the Job over to the army. The friends
and relatives of these soldier boys have
a pre-eminent right to bo the ilrst to
greet the central figure In this conflict
on his home-coming.
THE COMIKH Of DEWKY.
That Admiral Dewey Is "first Iri the
hearts of his countrymen" among the
commanders lit the war with Spain Is
unquestionable. Highly as the Ameri
can people appreciate the Korvlces of
other naval and military commanders ,
the one peerless figure In the galaxy of
heroes Is George Dewey , There Is no
doubt In any mind as to his claim to
pre-eminence. Ills victory at Manila
gave him a distinguished place among
the greatest naval commanders the
world has produced. Ills management
of affairs after the victory showed him
to bo possessed of diplomatic and ad
ministrative ability ot a very high
order. Ills course since he loft Hong
Kong under orders to capture or de
stroy the Spanish fleet has been fault
less. There Is not a blemish on his
record and he wears his distinction
with the modesty of true greatness.
The ovation that will be given Ad
miral Dewcy on his arrival In the
United States will undoubtedly be un
precedented In fervor and enthusiasm.
He must l > e prepared for a more tryIng -
Ing ordeal , a greater strain upon his'
nervous system , a more exacting de
mand upon his physical powers , than
he has ever experienced. Facing the
guns of Spanish ships and forts was
pastime In comparison wltlv what he
will encounter In the haml-shaklng and
other demonstrations of the esteem of
the American people. It Is to be hoped
his health will have so Improved by the
time of his arrival that there will be
no 111 results from the strain to which
he will be subjected.
It Is the announced Intention of Ad
miral Dewey to come to the I'nltcd
States by way of the Suez canal , but
an effort Is being made to induce him
to cross the Pacific and land at San
Francisco. It Is possible that he will
consent to do this , though It may be
that the condition of his health will
necessitate his taking Uio route that
will avoid the overland trip from the
Pacific coast to the cast with Its at
tendant popular demonstrations. At
all events the people of the west will
heartily join with those of other sec
tions of the country In doing honor to
the hero of Manila , the glory of whose
achievements Is nowhere better ap
preciated than In the west
A OUllAff STAXDIXO
The suggestion of General Gomez
that a Cuban standing army be created
may , as Intimated , have been prompted
by the desire of Gomez to command
such a force , but It will be remem
bered that a similar recommendation
was made to the government some time
ago by an American military olllcer.
That officer , In a report to the War
department , urged that a military force
of native Cubans bo formed , under the
command of American otlicers , in order
to relieve most of our soldiers from
service In the island , his view being
that this could safely be done If a regi
ment or two of American troops were
retained In the several provinces.
At that time this recommendation
was regarded with quite general favor
and we can see no reason why It should
not be so now. In Porto Rico natives
are being enlisted In the military serv
ice and wJiat Is deemed to be expedi
ent there cannot be regarded as in
expedient In Cuba , unless It can be
shown that the Cubans are not lit for
military service or cannot be trusted
in such capacity. Doubtless it would
be unwise to create a standing army
of natives under Cuban commanders ,
but a force with American officers
could be depended upon to do efficient
service in preserving order and sup
pressing brigandage , and It is quite
possible would prove a valuable help
to the work of pacification. At all
events it would release American , sol
diers and this is a consideration which
our government should attach some
Importance to.
TllK AXULO-AMEltlCAN COMMISSION.
It will be most unfortunate If the
Anglo-American commission shall fail
to accomplish the settlement of the
questions In controversy between the
United States and Canada , but It ap
pears that failure Is expected. It Is
reported from Washington that all hope
of reconvening the commission has been
abandoned' , owing to the fact that noth
ing has been done through diplomatic
negotiations since the commission ad
journed to remove the difficulties In the
way of an agreement which that body
was unable to overcome. The chief of
these , It appears , are the Alaska
boundary question and the tariff on
lumber , In respect to both of which the
Canadian government asks concessions.
It Is stated that American officials are
discouraged at the time-consuming
manner In which propositions are
bandied back and forth between Lon
don and Ottawa.
It had been hoped that the cordial
relations between England and the
United States would enable the two
governments , through the joint high
commission , to readily adjust the mat
ters In dispute between this country
and Canada , but It Is apparent that
friendly sentiment exerts very little In
fluence , the Canadian government
being even less susceptible to it than
the British government The latter is
In respect to the matters of controversy
controlled absolutely by the wishes and
demands of Canada and this will con
tinue to be the case. The negotiations
have really been with the Canadian
government and that government Is
looking to practical advantages wholly.
It wants a slice of American territory
In Alaska and it desires a larger share
of the American market for Its lumber
and other natural products. It Is willIng -
Ing to make some concessions , but not
such as the American commissioners
regarded tlu equivalent of those naked.
The proposal that our government cede
American territory In Alaska to Canada
could not 'bo ' seriously considered. Such
an arrangement would not be approved
by the country. It does not appear that
Canada offered an equivalent for the
i-oncebslon asked on lumber , or Indeed
that In any direction that government
has been disposed to negotiate In a
fair and liberal spirit On the con
trary It seems to have been prompted
by a spirit of exaction.
The matters In controversy will have
to bo fwttlod sooner or later and the
jlooplo of both countries should doslro
that this bo effected amicably. .This Is
certainly the wish of the American
people , but their patience and forbear
ance are not unlimited. Our govern
ment has shown , a disposition to adjust
the disputed questions fairly and hon
orably and if Its amicable efforts to
accomplish this fall by reason of Cana
dian unreasonableness and unfairness
other means of settlement may have to
bo adopted. If Canada does not desire
to cultivate neighborly good will and
friendly Intercourse M > e cannot expect
the United States to forever tolerate
Injustice and Injury. There are meth
ods of retaliation which If adopted
would Inflict a severe blow to Canadian
Interests. x
Hut It Is still to be hoped that noth
ing of this kind will be found neces
sary , for It would be most deplorable
If enlightened peoples , speaking the
same language and representing the
highest civilisation , should prove tin-
able to amicably settle their differences.
LET TllK Cr.Vlt ASSEHT ITSELF.
As might have been expected , the ef
fort of the Commercial club to put a
stop to the damaging policy pursued by
the clearing house banks lias proved
abortive. Whenever the Interests of the
city come Into conflict with the Inter
ests of the big corporations the Com
mercial club makes a great show of
pent-up Indlgiiatlon , but stops short of
decisive action. The club roars peri
odically over ( he Impositions of the lire
Insurance combine , It denounces the In
justice of the bridge arbitrary and the
discriminating rates levied In favor of
competing towns , but contents Itself
with shaking Its lists without striking a
blow.
This cowardly policy may be ex
pected to continue so long as the Com
mercial club allows Itself to be subor
dinated to the interests of the powerful
syndicates who use It every time they
have chestnuts to pull out of a hot lire.
In ether cities , notably In Kansas City ,
Louisville , Minneapolis and Detroit , the
commercial clubs are powers that make
their Influence felt whenever the com
mercial Interests of their respective
communities arc jeopardized or may be
promoted by concerted action.
It Is very well for such a club to give
public receptions and entertain distin
guished guests , but that should by no
means be the main function of a com
mercial club. While the club Is prac
tically a unit In deploring the Injurious
effect of the Inexcusable bank contro
versy , It pretends that it is not within
Its province to bring the stubborn bank
ers to time whoa they know that the
bankers are dependent as much upon
the good will of Omaha business men
as the business men are upon them.
THE SAME OLD STOltl' .
If there is anything the railroad com
panies want of the Omaha city council
all they have to do Is to ask for it.
When they want to occupy public thor
oughfares or prevent others from occu
pying them they have simply to give a
wink and their will is obeyed. This
subserviency to railroad Influence Is
again strikingly exemplified In the unan
imous vote recorded in favor of a reso
lution by which the construction of the
new Sixteenth street viaduct Is to be
sidetracked.
The gauzy excuse for this action is the
alleged fear that the Interruption of
traflic will damage the property owners
and business men on that street. That
will do to tell the marines. Everybody
knows that the new viaduct will have
to be constructed at some time and that
If It becomes absolutely necessary to
stop traffic It will have to be done.
But Is It not much better to stop
traffic over the rickety old bridge for a
few weeks this summer than to have
traffic Interrupted for repairs every few
months ? There Is another view to be
taken than mere temporary convenience.
For years the present viaduct has been
a menace to life and property , and If
any accident shall happen the damages
may amount to more than the cost of
three viaducts , besides causing irrepar
able Injury to the victims of railway
parsimony and municipal negligence.
As to the railroad companies , the
longer the erection of the now structure
is put off the more money they save.
Temporary repairs on the wooden
bridge will cost from $200 to .fliOO , while
tile Interest at 4 per cent on the esti
mated cost of the new viaduct will be
$0,000 a ypar. In view of the fact that
the new vlad-'ct was ordered five years
ago tlic railroads have already effected
a saving of more than $ , ' { 0,000 by defy
ing the law and pulling their strings on
the council.
The much-dreaded break In the traflic
along Sixteenth street pending viaduct
construction la a fiction. Suppose a rail
road should decide to substitute an iron
bridge for a wooden bridge on Its main
line , would It have to stop running
trains altogether ? AVould It not ar
range the work of reconstruction so
that the old structure is replaced In
sections without Interfering with oper
ating facilities ? Was not the old Union
Pacific bridge across the Missouri re
built In that manner without stopping
a single train ? lias not the street rail
way company managed to take up old
tracks and put down now ones without
changing Its car schedule ? Js not this
concession so palpably one-sided as to
constitute a practical surrender of the
city's rights and the Interest of the
community ?
Members of the Third Nebraska have
demonstrated their readiness for serv
ice more dangerous than garrison detail
by tendering themselves for duty In
the Philippines , That the president sees
no necessity of accepting the olfer de
tracts nothing from credit due the regi
ment Nebraska volunteers from first
to lust and without exception have boon
willing to perform any duty assigned
them , and In whatever position they
have been placed the three regiments
enlisted from -the state have boon a
credit to It.
Iowa bank deposits amount to a little
over $50 per capita and arc steadily
Increasing. ( Iowa Is not In the gener
ally accepted sciibo a manufacturing
state. Its wealth comes principally
from the farms , and the hen and the
cow can bo credited with a largo portion
tion of the surplus which has boon ac
cumulated. Tlio calamity howler Is out
of a Job In Iowa and the few who are
left keep up the music just from force
of habit.
When the ring of fusionlst politicians
which controls party affairs In this stale
makes P Itslnlud who is to bo the can
didate for congress In the Sixth district
and gets tlio pins sot up to Its liking ,
the call for an election to till the 'va
cancy will doubtless be Issued. So lone
as there Is a cross In the wires and the
circuit Is not in working" order the elec
tion proclamation will bo withheld.
And now the Burlington railroad
wants to make the payment of the
money expended by the oily in grading
the Kingman alley conditional upon the
rebating of certain back taxes. In view
of the fact that the Burllugton stands
In houor pledged to repay the amount
advanced by the city at Its request for
the work the demand for a rebate Is
decidedly cool.
John Bull will have to wake up If ho
wishes to keep his big Iron and steel
mills busy. There Is something wrong
with his system when American manu
facturers can pay better wages , higher
rates for money and still underbid him
$1280,000 on a single contract for rails
and bridges for a railway , ' as done re
cently in Burmah.
Too Mueli Sirnhi oil the Llmlm.
Philadelphia Times.
No doubt the body of the Filipino army
would bo as willing to drop their anna as
to dp something restful for their legs.
Came to ( lie l.aM.
Baltimore American.
President Kruger remains firm in the be
lief that ho knows how to go\crn the Boer
republic , and seems very little concerned re
garding British views of his actions. Ho
will remain In supreme authority , doubtless ,
as long as ho llvca , but when ho passes away
the government he has built up will bo very
likely to follow him.
lllutlier.
Chlcaco Post.
If Ernest Bennlnghoven , who has written
to Germany warning that country against
Chicago meats , has any such Information as
ho claims to have he Is false to himself , to
his former countrymen and to the people
among whom he now lives If ho does not
produce the proof of it. In view of the re
sults of Investigations of similar charges
heretofore ho surely can blame no ono for
refusing to take his unsupported word. A
refusal to produce proof must be considered
evidence that ho Is talking merely for the
pleasure it gives him to hear his own volco.
for Mob Ijiw.
Philadelphia Press.
The verdict of $50,000 given a Kentucky
colored man against some white men of that
state for mobbing him , burning his house
and driving him and his family away from
home Is the most encouraging proof yet
given of a growing public sentiment in < fhe
south against mob law. The result of this
suit Is the more noticeable from the fact
that the Jury which rendered the verdict was
composed wholly of white men and the damage -
ago given was for the full amount claimed.
The verdict recognizes the right of the col
ored man to sue for , damages and to demand
protection from the courts In Kentucky. Its
effect will be felt also all over the south and
It will doubtless bo found to be ono of the
strongest deterrents 'ito lynching and mob
law yet tried. '
Silenced by Lincoln' * AVurilx.
Sprlnglleld < ilais. ) Republican.
Prof. Laughlln of Chicago university was
asked to meet a number of Imperialists at
dinner at the Union League club there a
day or two ago , and he took along with
him this quotation from Lincoln's writings :
i "No man Is good enough to govern another
man without that other's consent. When the
white man governs himself , that Is self-gov
ernment ; but when he governs himself and
also governs another man , that Is more than
self-government that is despotism. Our re
liance Is In the love of liberty which God has
planted in us ; our defense Is In the spirit
which prizes liberty , as the heritage of all
men 'n ' all lands , everywhere. Those who
deny freedom to others dpserve It not for
themselves , and under a just God cannot long
retain It. "
When the discussion was well under way
the professor whipped out the quotation
and passed It around the table. All ( were
republicans , and It Is stated that the face
of each ono was a study as he read Lin
coln's words. Some doubted the genuine
ness of the quotation , and when proof was
forthcoming thcro was silence.
DEWEY IN
Possibility of ( he Admiral llclntv
Talked tind lH : e < t < o Deatb.
New York World.
What has Admiral Dewey done sinfo ho
destroyed the Spanish fleet that on his re
turn , weary with arduous service , ho must
be haled to banquets innumerable , bom
barded with speeches to which ho must listen
without yawning and iforcod to ruin what
ever Is left of his digestion 'by untimely
wining and dining ?
Cannot an advanced civilization Invent
some ICES barbarous device than that of a
public dinner as a means of testifying Its
admiration ? Must It always make a victim
of the man It desires to honor ? And as for
speeches , Is repletion after all the best In
stigator of oratory , a surfolt the prerequi
site of eloquence ? Or Is It only that the pub
lic dinner furnishes ambitious orators with
the audience which If not fastened down by
good-natured stupefaction would take to Its
heels ?
Wo must honor Dewey , of course , and no
demonstration of welcome can bo other
than Inadequate ns an expression of the
affection and admiration all his countrymen
feel for him. But what a pity It la that wo
cannot find some * better means than the
menu !
AS A SOLDIER SIIOUM ) DIE.
\olile Patriotic SonllineiitH ExnreKHeil
by n Stricken Ktitlier.
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune ,
Colonel Slotsenburg of the First Nebraska
fell at the head of his regiment In an en
gagement In the Philippines. A letter from
his father to the War department shows the
blood that flowed In the veins of the fallen
hero. The stricken father has no words of
recrimination , no regret that -Ills boy fell ,
as a soldier should fall , nt tlio head of lila
regiment. In this letter bo says : "I thlnX
It is consolatory that ho died as a soldier
would cliooso to die , and it Is a further
comfort that the republic lias many , many
such eons who will work and dlo for its
glory and honor. " .
These words are commended to those who
are weak of ( icart. The spirit here expressed
Is the spirit of nine-tenths of the popula
tion of this newly enlarged country , They
know that for thulr country men must nccns
die at times , and that treasure must be >
poured as freely a ? water ,
But there Ifi something moru In patriotism
than mere dollars and cents , and even lift.
Itself. The love for country and the prltlo
In a nation's achievements cannot easily
bo explained , but they exist , and will exist
forevc ? , or until nations cease to exist , and
this , too , in cplto of cavillers and fault find
ers , jtvhercver Uiey may be.
ECHOES or TIIH vr.\n.
*
One year a"jo ? today occurred the flrat event
that brought home to the American people
the sad realities of war. No American lives
were lost nt Manila bay. A "peaceful"
blockade of Cuba had been in progress for
weeks. Suddenly the tragic side of war was
revealed In the harbor of Cardenas. On thd
afternoon of Ma/11 the gunboats Machlas ,
Wilmington and Hudson and the torpedo
boat Wlnslow , while sounding the harbor ,
were fired on from the Spanish forts. The
fleet responded vigorously. As the Wltulnw
was a light draft boat It steamed closer to
tlio Spanish forts than the ether ships and
draw most of the fire. A shot torn through
Its boiler and steering Roar , rendering the
boat unmanageable. Another shot swept the
dock , and the third , a shell , exploded among
the crow , killing Ensign Uaglcy and four
others , and wounding Commander Bcrn.i-
dou and two others. The Hudson stcamoil
to the assistance ot the dlsnblctl torpciliv
boat and gallantly succeeded In towing it out
of range of the Spanish guns. .
The fates of war have played unkind
tricks on many commanders In the la .o war ,
causing In some heartburnings nnl unsitls-
fled ambitions. One of thcao unkindly dealt
with Is Hear Admiral John Crlttcndon Wut-
son , who has just been detached from Mare
Island navy yard to relieve Admiral Uewcy.
Admiral Watson Is a veteran of tin- civil
war , In which ho'Mlstlngulshcd himself ns to
command the approbation ot his superiors.
Admiral Farragut singled him out for special
commendation and predicted a brilliant
future for the fighting son of Kentucky. In
the Spanish war he participated In the
blockade of northern Cuba and arrived at
Santiago a few hours after the last uf Cor-
vcra's ships pulled down Its Hag nLd dashed
on the leach. Later on Admiral Watson
was chosen to command the squadron In
tended to scout along the coast o ! Spain , but
Spain had Its fill of war , and the signing of
the protocol ended what promised to hd a
glorious assignment. Now the admiral Is to
take the place of Dewey after Decoy's
work Is done. Perhaps ho may find that
"peace hath Us victories no less renown-id
than war. "
The people of the Black Hills , particularly
of Ilapld City , feel very proud of Lieutenant
nvan E. Young of Company M , who has Just
received special recognition for'gallantry in
battle III the Philippines from General Otis
and the president and will bo given a com
mission of second lieutenant In the regular
army. He Is the second son of Hon. S. E.
Young of Rapid City and was born In Kenton -
ton , O. , August 17 , 1878 , In 1SS1 his parents
moved < to Sioux Falls , S. D. , and ten years
later another removal was made to Hiram.
O. , where Lieutenant Young and his older
brother were placed In the Disciple college.
Lieutenant Young had completed his sophomore -
moro year In this Institution and had re
ceived a good education In military tactics
when his parents moved to Ilapld City. He
entered the State School of Mines there and
Joined the state national guards , and when
the call came tor volunteers ho was ono of
the first to Join Company M. Ho was given
the commission of second lieutenant and
was subsequently promoted to the position
of adjutant of the regiment through the
recommendation of Governor Lee. In the
absence of Captain F. W. Medbury Lieuten
ant Young led Company M against Block
house No. 4 , routing the Insurgents and mak
ing a , complete capture , which was the first
made during the first engagement on Feb
ruary 5. The charge was pronounced the
most gallant made In the present war In
the Philippines. Lieutenant Young has nn
older brother who Is taking a post-graduato
course at Madison , WIs. , and n younger
sister , who resides with her parents In
Rapid City.
Speaking of the looting which Is a common
feature of war , a writer In the Washington
Post says that despite all the talk of looting
by the Germans tn the Franco-Prussian war
the only bit of loot that Is to bo found In
Emperor William's palace , and which owes
Its origin to the war of 1S70 , Is a little silver
gilt flat-bottomed candlestick , which old
Emperor William used throughout his so
journ at Versailles for the purpose of readIng -
Ing In bed at night , and which he carried
away with him when he returned to Germany
as a memento of the campaign. According
to the stories current In France , the Imperial
palaces In Germany , as well as the chateaus
of the nobility , are stocked with art treas
ures and valuables of one kind and another
brought back from the French war In the
shape of loot.
COXSE.VI' OK TIIE GOVEHMSD.
ChleiiK < > Iiiiitcrlallxt Floutx the Dcc-
lurutloii of Independence.
Chlcazo Record.
Dr. Henson overshot the mark at the
Auditorium moss meeting on Sunday when
he sought to'convince his hearers that the
Declaration of Independence Is a back num
ber. Policies which require the abandon
ment of that document should not bo entered
upon without very sorlous consideration.
This Is a proposition to which most of those
present at the.mcetlng , no doubt , would give
approval.
Dr. Henson said : "Today there arc those
that wave > the Declaration of Independence
In our faces and tell us that the thing to do
Is to deliver over those Islands of the archipelago
pelage In the east to the people who are
their rightful masters , for 'all governments
derive their Just powers from the consent
of the governed. ' So wrote Thomas Jeffer
son. Do you remember that the Lord said
to Jcshua , ' .My servant Is dead ? ' And EO Is
Thomas Jefferson. I do not believe that
Thomas Jefferson was Infallible. I believe
that a live president In the year of gracn
1899 is just o.s much of an authority as a
president that lived and died 100 years ago.
I am no worshiper of a saint Just because
ho is dead. Let the dead 'bury ' the dead.
As to that hallowed document that declares
that all governments derive their Just pow
ers from the consent of the governed , If that
U to be literally construed , there never was
a greater falsehood palmed off by the devil
upon a credulous world. "
That sentiment from the Declaration of
Independence , Dr. Henson says , Is not true
ot the government of Oed , nor Is It hold to
bo applicable to the government of the fam
ily. Both assertions are asldo from the
point. Governments presided over by falli
ble human liolngw , subject to limitations and
to temptations to abuse of power , cannot bo
compared with the government of the uni
verse , directed by Infinite goodness and wis
dom , as well ns Infinite power. The family
relationship In which children are subject to
tbo father docs not furnish any proper an
alogy for governments among men. No man
can bo trusted to exercise over another the
authority he wields over his own children ,
to whom he Is bound by tics of natural
affection. Mr. Hcnsou'a analogy would
servo as well for the defense of thu Institu
tion of slavery as for the use ho has tnado
of It.
The sentiments of the Declaration of Inde
pendence are not worn out. The consent of
the governed Is still the basla for all just
governments , or at leant all these ot human
origin , If Dr. llenfion wants the divine cx-
coptcd. The consent of tbo governed Is not
to bo Ignored by the United States in Cuba.
It ought not to be in the Philippines.
I'RHfiO.VAti AM > OTIIKHWISIJ.
On the English turf , Mr. llichard Crokcr
I by no mc n so Important n character
as Mr. Ted Sloan.
General Arthur MncArthur usotl to bo
known among his friends ns "tho quiet man , "
owing to his good temper In nit portona
disputes.
Wlnflcld Stratton , the gold magnate , let
homo because of a quarrel and walked mos
of the way to Cripple Creek. A year later
ho was a millionaire.
Governor Bradley , nt the recent dedication
at ChlckntnniiKa of the first monument to be
erected to the memory of both federal am
confederate soldiers , nald : "This monument
the work of Kentucky , Is what the whole
country , both north and south , hns been
waiting for during the last quarter of a
century. "
The suit for criminal libel brought by
Joseph J. Little , president of the Board o
Education of New York , against Henry am
Charles Holt , publishers , and Nicholas Mur
ray Butler , editor of the Educational Uc-
view , because the Uevlew called Mr. Little
"a flno old educational mastodon" has been
dismissed.
Dr. Kcrln Izod O'Doherty , the solo survivor
of the Irish stnto prisoners \\l\o were trans
ported to Tasmania In 1S4S , is visiting In
London. Ho Is ono ot the lending physicians
of Brisbane , where ho holds a government
appointment. He was exiled for ten years
for editing a revolutionary paper while a
medical student In Dublin.
Chuck Connors , mayor of Chinatown , Now
York , a sort of adult "Chlmmlo Faddcn , "
but a real personage , hns Interviewed
Senator Chnuncey M , Depew on "How to Be
come a. Scnntor" for the Now York World ,
and Mr. Depew ( who believes In publicity )
lias told him that by scorning nil pretense
and attending to business ho may reach the
goal In ten years.
The Daughters of the Confederacy on
Thursday placed a tablet on the former homo
of General Robert E. Lee , In Baltimore. It
Is two feet by two feet , six Inches , and bears
the following inscription : "Former residence
of General Robert E. Leo , confederate elates
array , 1S50-1S51. This tablet has been placed
by the Daughters of the Confederacy in the
state of Maryland. "
AMEIUOAN COMPETITION.
IrrcnlHtlble Inrnnloii of the Mnrkctft
of tbe. AVorld.
Baltimore American.
It Is likely the American markets will
again be called upon to furnish the materials
for a rqad to bo built .by an English company.
Needless to say the English works will do
all In their power to keep any more orders
from coming hero , ns they have not yet
recovered from their chagrin at the large
ono so recently placed with the American
concerns. But the Syria-Ottoman railway ,
which will run from Haifa , an Important
seaport town south of Beirut , to Damascus ,
Is1 already under way , and ns the promoters
of the road say their plans make It Impera
tive that their orders for rails , locomotives
and other materials shall be filled without
delay , these things will doubtless bo pur
chased from American markets. It is ridicu
lous for our friends on the other side to seek
to rob us of any share of our glory In secur
ing such foreign orders , on the plea that It
Is cheapness that secures us such patronage.
Englishmen , as well as prominent promoters
ot other countries , are generally men shrewd
enough to see the dollar behind the dime at
all times , and keen enough to appreciate
the fallacy of using Inferior materials , how
ever great may be the Inducements of the
manufacturers.
Already the Russian government is paying
the penalty of having considered cheapness
rather than quality , and is even now arrang
ing to replace the light rails first used with
a view to economy by the moro expensive
but more durable rails , made necessary by
the Increasing traffic over both the eastern
and western sections of the Siberian road.
This order for the Syria-Ottoman road will
mean much moro tha'n , supplying the ma
terials for the road from Haifa to Damascus ,
as It Is said the company contemplate ex
tending Its line from Damascus to Bagdad
and the Persian gulf. Nor Is this really all ,
for the 225 miles of road covered by the
Beirut-Damascus Hauran , the Jaffa-Jerusa
lem and the Lebanon Tramway lines , being
narrow-gauge and not altogether satisfac
tory , there Is talk of changing them to the
standard width , and the success of tbe Haifa-
Damascus road may be the means of hasten
ing that result. At any rate American loco
motives and other railroad manufactures
are steadily gaining favor , and it only re
mains for American manufacturers to main
tain the high standard of their goods to se
cure a still greater share of the patronage
once almost monopolized by the English.
nooynxG
I'olley I'lirsiied by YarloiiM
IndiiNtrlnl Combined.
New York Tribune.
Some of the trade journals are beginning
to suggest that prices art being pushed too
high by some new combinations. The Iron
Ago says that "on some commodities nu
unreasonable height has already been at
tained" and that consumption will bo
"checked by tlio growing conviction that
prices are too Inflated to last , " and Instan
ces tlio advance in copper , which has lii
fact risen trom 12.9 cents for lake on Janu
ary 1 to 19.25 cents , an advance of 49.2 per
cent. This Is In large degree n lorelgn
rather than n domestic change , ns the prlco
Is mainly controlled by the London market
and the foreign demand. The same paper
observes that "Iron and steel producers are
not altogether without blame in this re
spect. " It would seem not. For Instance ,
wlro nails are quoted at $2.10 , against $1.25
last December , nn advance of C8 per cent ,
which Is considerably moro than the rlso
In copper , The public castlgatlon of the
milder nlnner. Is not readily explained.
Cut nails have advanced slnco January 1
about 03 per cent. Bar Iron nt Plttsburg
has advanced about G8 per cent. Tank steel
plates at Philadelphia have advanced about
70 par cent. In nome respects the worst
sinner of nil Is the tlnplato combination ,
which lias advanced prices from $2.55 for
hundred-pound boxes to $1.05 , or 01 per cent ,
because the Industry owes ltd very existence
to I'll ' a help given It by duties on Imports ,
and sots up the foreign price of tin ns ni.
excuse , though the tin makes but a smnli
fraction of the cost , and has rlcen since
December 1 only -10 per cent. It would seem
that such sinners as thc&o might bo publicly
mentioned as well as tlio copper people ,
whoso market Is In fact largely controlled
abroad ,
In general the criticism Is entirely Just
and ought to be heeded by those who are
controlling the grunt Industries. It In not
exactly the right tlmo to bo milking the
country to the last drop In order to realize
quick find big profits for works largely
established by aid ot Us laws. There is
coming a tlmo when such advances In prlco
will bo publicly discussed as evidence that
the national policy has placed consumers
at the mercy of all sorts of combinations
which show no sense of regard for the
public welfare. That Is a charge which will
surely bo made and will have some weight ,
however unfair In its application it may
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
ROYAL aiKIMa PO CIR CO. , NEW YORK.
bo , nnd the people who nro hustrnlng to
screw all they cm out ct the country's .
business At this time , nhen much depends I
til von mftlntalrung Its foreign trade , nro not I
nctlnR as friends ot American Industries. '
In fnet , they nro the worst cnftmlos thoss
Industries can have , nnd It la poor consola- r
tlon tliftt they are likely to prove their own I
uoiat enemies. j
For when prices are being hoisted by a
nnturnl rush of orders exceeding the proi. .
Inctlon , or by artificial combinations or . J
agreement * , there Is always n rush to nn- T
tlclpnto future wants by early orders , so
that the dpmnnd nt such times usually eccms
to bn considerably larger than the ordinary
requirements fnr consumption. But after A ,
considerable advance h o been made the
new orders begin to fall off , although .it ,
the same tlmo the production Is Increasing j
under the stimulus ot a higher demand , and j
wages nrr , raised by the legitimate desire of .
the workers to share In the profits of the J
business. Material rises , wngea rise , demand I
for products halts nnd 'walls ' because dealers ,
and consumers have anticipated their needs
to some extent , nnd yet production increases. t
The natural nnd legitimate consequence Is |
ono which the makers of artificial prices
cnnnot desire , unless they nro protected by
sales of their properties to big corporations
so Hint they ran realize on tliclr stock. But
thnt Is not Industry. H Is something which
American Industries will find fnr from help
ful when the reaction comes.
roi.vrisn ly.
Chlciiffo nocord : "Paulino didn't break
her heart over that faithless man , after '
|
"No ; she convinced herself that If she. had
married him hn would have tyrannized over i
her dreadfully. " ' j
Boston Traveler : "Pa. does the sun ever i
set on the possessions of the United ' '
"No. but a lot ot trouble has been hatched i
In some of them , nil the same. "
Wawhlncton Star : "What l your objec
tion to surrendering ? " Inquired the weary
Flllulno.
" 1 haven't any objection to surrender
ing , " was the lender's answer. "All 1 ,
object to Is being compelled to udmlt that '
1 have been whipped. "
Indianapolis Journal : Weary 'Wntklns
Hero Is n guy In the paper after mo own
lunrt. He says whisky Is all right In
proper quantity. '
Hungry HlBKlns I've heard of them guys
before. "Proper quantity" means not
niore'n half enough.
Chicago Tribune : "It's true , I suppose , "
observed Undo Allen Sparks , "that n. fool
can nsk moro questions than n wife man
can answer , but this doesn't give the fool
any particular ndvnntagcv. A wise man can
tell a lot of lies to the fool nnd the fool
won't know they are lies. "
Chicago Tribune : "Russia , " remarked
the teacher ot the history class , "Is a
formidable monster on land. But she hnn
long sought an outlet to the sea. She ns- 7
plres to bo an amphibious monster , ns It f 1
' -l
were. -
"I suppose. " suggested the young man
with the bad eyes , "that's why she's pre-
parlnc to annex the Finns. "
Chicago Post : "I want to enlist to po to
the Philippines , " said the seedy-looking
man "I nm a peed lighter.
"That Is of minor Importance , " answered
the recrultlnir olflcer. "Are you a good
swimmer ? "
Yonkers Statesman : "I would like n
straw with this lemonade , " said the woman
at the table.
"Hey ? " ejaculated the waiter , who was
hard of hearlnr.
"No ; straw , 1 said. "
Chicago Tribune : Indignant Spinster 1
shall sue you for breach of promise , sir ,
and I shall have your letters read In court !
Recreant Bachelor That's nil right. I
ain't ashamed of those letters. I copied
every one of 'em from a regular printed
letter writer. "
Washington Star : "You seem to think
you are another Cicero , " Bald the ambitious
orator's chidingfriend. .
"I think .no-thing of the kind , " was the
Indignant reply. "Cicero was1 all right
enough In liU time and place. But ho
couldn't talk United States. "
Detroit Journa ! : "O , Death , when ? 13 thy
victory ? " they exclaimed , tauntingly.
Death was not given to boasting ; but now ,
It seemed , his reputation was ut stake.
"Well , " ho therefore replied , "I've made
certain parties let BO of their money ! "
Truly a distinguished triumph , as the
world goes !
TIIE IJHOKEX TOWEL.
New York Sun.
When I think of the towel ,
The old-fashioned towel ,
That used to 'hang up near the printing
house door ,
i can think of nobody
In these dnya of shoddy
That could hammer out Iron to wear as It
wore.
The "devil" who used It.
The tramp who abused It ,
The "comp" who got at it when thete two
iwcra cone ,
The make-up and foreman ,
The editor ( poor man ) ,
Each rubbed some grime off , while they
put a heap on.
In , over and under ,
It was blacker than thunder.
Harder than poverty , rougher than sin.
On the roller suspended , 1
It never was bended. V
And flapped on the wall like a banner of \
tin. \
It grew harder and rougher ,
And blacker and tougher ,
And dally took on a more Inkier hue
Until one windy morning ;
Without any warning ,
It fell on the floor and was broken in two.
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