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18 THE ( XMA1IA DAILY" BEE : SUNDAY , "M A.Y 28 , 1800. Tim OMAJIA SUNDAY H. KOSEWATKIl. K.JItor. PL-BUSHED liVKHV MORNING. TEHMS Of Dally Uee < * lthout f.mdayj. on * } ear. . } .V. Dally Heo and Suridny. One Year b.-A. b-x .Monihn * 'ihrto Mon.ha < ' ' " bunday U o , Ono Year * tiaturuuy bee , On , i ar l-W Weekly lice , One Yi-ur W OWICUS. Omahn : The 13te liulIdliiB. bouth Omuna ; City lluil building , Twenty- Hull unit .S atrocii. council UlurtB. 10 Pearl Street. UiilcuRo : Stuck Kxciiunge building. New lork : Tftinplti Court. UaahliiKton ; 6ui Fourteenth Street. COHKKSI'ONDENCK. Communication. * relating to news and e ll torui matter should b addressed : K'Jl- torlal Department , Ihe Omatiu Bee , lIL'aiNliSS LKTTKHS. lIuslneHS letters and remittances should be nddrvnaeu to Tlia lieu PubllsnmK Company , uniahu , IIEMITTANC128. Remit by draft , express or postal order puyublo to Tlio B e 1'uu.lMiliiK Company , ony 2-cetu otuniv * ivcctvtou In payment ol mail accounts , ferxitml checks , except ou uma.hu or eastern xfhange , not acccpu-d. THE UlSi3 l'UUl.ltlilNQ ) COMPANY. K.Vl' OF CIKflLATIO.V. State of Nebraska , Douglas County , ss. : U orge It. Tgsiliiick , * uerelnry of The Ueo Publlinlm ; company , being duly sworn , says that the actual number ut full anu complete copies of The Duliy , Morning , Kvcnlns and Sunday 13uu. printed during the month of April , 1SDJ , was as lollowa : 1 . Uluril ( 16 . 24,510 2 . un.oiu 17 . 1:4,710 it . ilhO.- ! IS . 2I.-17U 1 . U 1,810 ID . ai.BBU 5 . a 1,700 20 . 1M , ! U 0 . U 1,780 21 , . > 4U IU 7 . Ul.tMO 22 . 1M,47 < ] S . U 1,780 23 . B3WTU 9 . : * 1,7.10 2t . us.itiu 10 . 'Jr. , 0110 2o . B I , HIM H . ll , ! > . - . < > 26 . VSI.UilO 12 . a i.u 27 . 2-iaiMi 13 . ilIUO ( 23 . aOOU 14 . 111,0(10 , ( 29 . ai,4.H ) . 21,700 39 . ai , : in Totnl . . .7UH)2 ! ) Less unsold nnd returned copies. . . . ,0-ii : N t tolnl sales . 7HTani Met dally average . 2-I.R7-I GKOUC5K B. T/.SCIIUC1C. Subscribed and mvorn to before mo this 2nd day of May. 1SW. ( Seal. ) II. I. PMJMU. Kotary Public. It will bo In order now for Mark Twain to say whether ho hnd tlic most fun with the Austrian cmpuror or with thu Austrian Hulehstag. The cannon cracker Is c Its harvest of lingers nnd hands a little early this -ison. . The crop bids fair to cotuu fully up to the average. , If It required six years to ascertain that the railroads want two years more to rebuild the Sixteenth street viaduct , how long will It take to secure one on Twenty-fourth street ? The new president of Yale university has been promoted from the professor ship of political economy. This Is n case where the dismal science has not proved so dismal after all. The gloom which settled over the town when Casey struck out must have been the sunshine of paradise beside the pall caused by 'Cod Sloan losing four teen straight races over in England. An Indiana vronmn only 20 years old has disposed of her llt'th husband by shooting him. If the courts arc expe ditious she hopes to be on the matrimonial menial market again without serious delay. Jerry Simpson says he Is glad ex- Senator 1'el'fer has deserted the popu- llt-t party , as Peffer'b peculiarities brought ridicule upon himself , and In cidentally upon the party. Jerry Is becoming particular since ho com menced to wear socks. It is now proposed to enlist Maea- bebes In the Philippines to light the Tagals. If they arc as good sprinters as Agulnaldo's followers sporting au thorities will be compelled to revise all their records after the two forces have had their llrst engagement. Evidence of the near approach of the sailing of the First Nebraska for home Is found In the appointment of Lieuten ant Colonel Colton's successor as col lector of the port of Manila. It Is al together likely thnt within a couple ( if weeks the men will bo homeward bound , General Mandorson Is reputed to bo diplomatic and generally strokes the cat down the fur. Hut In his speech at Denver he seems to have thrown diplomacy to the winds and rubbed the Colorado fur the wrong way when ho twitted his auditors on their peculiar political notions. Its a long time since an cx-in-csldcnt of the United States ha.s visited Ku- rope. Not having had an opportunity to entertain an American president since General Grant made his tour of the world , iho French republic will properly honor this country by honor ing ex-President Harrison. The world will long remember what the governor of North Carolina said to his southern uclghbnr. The message sent by an automobile by the mayor of Cleveland to the mayor of New York was certainly not of so moving a na ture or a good Tammanylto would have risen from his bed to receive It. The Cuban soldiers failed to make n rush for the ? a,000,000 , donation ten dered them by the United States , and tholr former ofllcors are greatly de lighted thoreat. They may think It Is their turn to laugh , but their poor dupes who nro likely to bo In sere need of the money In tht war future are not likely to reap much pleasure from the trans action. The United States supreme court has decided that telephone companies have no right to plant poles In city streets by virtue of the congressional legisla tion of the 'OO's giving that right to tele graph companies. Thla means that be fore u telephone system can bo put Into any town a special f ruuchtso must bo se cured and u clodded Impetus may bo expected In the fruuchlso jrauUuj ; ; Citizens' Omalm will bo gratlllH ovrr the niinntincrnipnt that the clear Ing house embargo has been removed and this city will again be given credit In the xveokly clearings exhibits for all the business transacted between local banks. This should effectively put an , eud to the damaging and lie- tltlous report ) } that have inado It ap pear to the world that business In Oiimlm has been on the decline when In fact It has been steadily Increasing. To the Investing public and business community the relative rank of the clearing house cities and the compara tive Increase or decrease when thu llgurcs arc placed alongside of those for corresponding periods of the previ ous year not only stamp their Impor tance 113 llnanclal and commercial cen ters , but are taken to furnish Indispu table evidence of business progress or retrogression. For this reason It late to the Interest of everyone concerned In Omaha's welfare that the place It has attained , measured by Its banking transactions , bo Jealously guarded and advantage taken of every opportunity to Improve li. Our commercial rivals nro keenly alive to the bouetlts that accrue from stable clearings exhibits nnd they alone will refuse to share the satisfaction Omaha will enjoy In hav ing the statistics for this city restored to their old basis. Incidentally , It may not be out of place to remark that The Hen has been unceasingly exerting Itself from the beginning of the clearing house con troversy to arouse the bankers to a realization of the necessity of applying n speedy remedy. As The Hoe's efforts In this direction were not seconded by nny other newspaper , It has a right to regard the achievement of the result as In a largo measure duo to Its vigor ous voicing of the popular demand. WILL AW ACCEPT IIIK MDXKT. The Cuban soldiers at Havana ap pear to bo determined not to accept American inorey and surrender their arms and It will not be surpris ing If this shall prove to be the general feeling , although It Is thought possible that lu other provinces , where there Is less hostility 'to Gomea portion tion at least of the Cuban army will take the money and comply with the conditions. It Is reported from Santa Clara province that the commands are to be disbanded nnd the arms sur rendered to the alcaldes , but the men will accept no money. This appar ently Is simply a manifestation of Cuban pride. They do not want what they regard as a charity. It Is a very senseless pride , of course , but It widely prevails. Evidently these people have no appreciation whatever of the gen erosity of our government In this mat ter and take no account of the enor mous expenditure It has made In liber ating them from Spanish rule. Yesterday's experience Indicates that the United Stntes authorities will not pay out any considerable portion of the § : ! ,000,000 , yet It Is possible that after a few days the minds of the Cubans will change under the tempta tion of glittering piles of gold and silver. How long It Is proposed to hold the offer open is not stated , but It Is to be presumed that General lirooke will be in no hurry to with draw It , but will give the Cubans am ple time for sober rellectlou. A ItE.MOTE ItKMKDY. Much that was said by Mr. Kryan at the St. Louis dinner In regard to trusts will be generally approved. Ho showed that he has made a somewhat careful investigation of the character of the monopolistic combinations and his dellnltlon of them Is In the main accurate. But when he talked of a remedy for the trusts hts was vague and indefinite. He said that the trust hides behind the federal constitution when attacked by state legislation and shields Itself behind its stale charter when attacked In the federal courts , and declared : "No remedy will bo com plete that Is not co-extensive with the federal government. If the extinguish ment of the trusts Is left to state legis lation , thu public at large will be vic timized as long as a single state will furnish a robbers' roost where the spoils collected In other states can be divided. " Mr. Uryan does not agree with the supreme court of the United States that the best protection of the people against trusts would be found In state legislation. What did he mean by a remedy "co extensive with the federal govern ment'Ho probably had In mind an amendment to the federal constitution giving larger authority to congress to deal with the combinations. It is not a new Idea nor Is It one that Is.at all likely to alarm the trusts. If wo must wait for an amendment to the constitu tion of the United States before the monopolistic combinations can bo sup pressed we may prepare for a long period of trust extortion. An amend ment to the constitution must bo proposed - posed by two-thirds of both houses of congress nnd mtilled by three-fourths of the states. With the powerful In- lluenee that the combinations exert , political and otherwise , It would bo al most impossible to get the vote In con gress necessary to propose a constitu tional amendment Intended to break up the trusts and It would bo even less possible to secure for such an amend ment the ratification of the legislatures of three-fourths of the states. The time may cotre when this can be done , but In our judgment It Is very remote and to propoto U as the only remedy for trust monopoly Is virtually to say to the trusts that they will bo allowed to nourish Indefinitely. The opinion of Mr. Drynn i\s \ to the futility of state anti-trust legislation may have a tendency to discourage those who accept his views from at tempting such legislation. It must bo admitted that not much has been ac complished by the states with such legislation , but none the less wo be lieve the supreme court was correct In Its opinion that the power Is In the states to protect their people against the trusts and the fact that their ef forts to do so have not had more mills- factory result * Is duo lu part to du. foots In tholr laws nnd In no small degree greo to Inadequate efforts to enforrt them. Tlu * problem Is dttllcult , but I Is not Impossible of solution. The powei of congress to deal with It Is , It Is true limited , but supplemented by Judicious state IcglMatlon It will , we have iu doubt , be found adequate. If Mr Hryan's view of the only remedy foi trusts be admitted , the tight agaln.s them might as well be abandoned , II HAT OMAHA HAS A HUtllT TO KXl'KCI The Greater America Exposition Is n fixed fact. Whether this enterprise wll fully realize the promises and expecta tlons of Its promoters will depend upoi circumstances. Whether carried out as a public 01 private enterprise , the people of Omaln have n right to Insist that It be so con ducted as not to throw discredit upoi the city or detract from the reputatloi It has gained through the sticcessfu exposition of 1SOS. Whether lu actlv , sympathy with the Impending expost tlon or Indifferent to Its success iron the Iluanclal standpoint , no citizen ol Omaha can remain Indifferent to lt > outcome from the standpoint of publli morals nnd good government. The Transmlsslsslppl Exposition mnj not have been entirely above crltlclsn In all respects , but Its managers did their best to protect their patrons from Imposition and loss. In addition to tlu safeguards afforded by the police anil the exposition guard , the mauagemeni employed at considerable expense spe' clal expert detectives to keep the grounds clear of professional thlovc * nnd crooks of every description. One of the llrst rules adopted by the execu tlve committee of the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition ordered the absolute exclu sion of nil gambling resorts ant ! schemes of questionable honesty. Most tempting proposals for concessions for games of skill or chance designed foi trapping the ignorant and lleeclng dupe.- were unceremoniously rejected. The people of Omaha have a right to expect and Insist that the same course be pursued on the exposition grounds this year. The community will not tolerate gambling resorts lu the guise of Midway concessions , nor will It countenance pool selling on hippodrome races In deliance of law , by electric light or by daylight Whatever games or sport the exposition management may license on the grounds should be without gambling features. Every precaution should , moreover , be taken to exclude from the grounds all disreputable characters and crimi nals who seek victims In crowded pub lic places. Inasmuch as the city police force has been reduced nearly one- third In numbers since last year , thu policing will necessarily have to bo pro vided by the exposition and the re sponsibility lor law enforcement will rest upon Its management. A DISQUIKTIXU SITUATION. The negotiations in regard to the Alaskan boundary question , according to advices both from London and Washington , have reached an almost hopeless stage. The Canadian govern ment , It appears , will .not recede from or modify Its demands and our gov ernment Is equally tirm in adhering to the position it has taken. A portion o the London press approves the atti tude of Canada , a leading journal de claring It to bo patriotic , while as to the imperial government it is absolutely controlled In the matter by the Cana dian government. It Is said that the Urltlsh foreign olllce was disposed to compromise , but Canada would agree to nothing of the kind and the foreign olllce yielded. There Is little reason to expect any change in the Canadian attitude and It may be regarded as certain that our government will not make the concessions demanded. Thus the situation has become de cidedly disquieting and in view of the reported fact that our government is considering measures of retaliation , very serious. It Is announced from Washington that the secretary of state has referred to the secretary of the treasury the arrangement of a plan to protect the interests of the United States , the course said to bo In con templation being to strike at the trade of Canada with the United States. Whether or not nuch action would In duce the Caradf.n government ulti mately to modify Its demands respectIng - Ing Alaska is altogether problematical , but the immediate result would prob ably be to inaugurate a commercial war between the Dominion and the United States which would necessarily bo bad for both countries. There can bo no doubt that u retaliatory policy on the part of the United States would bo promptly mot by a like policy on the part of Canada and this would very likely in a short time assume proportions tions disastrous to the trade between the two countries. The United States would be the heavier loser , our annual exports to the Dominion considerably exceeding In value our Imports from there. There would be created , also , a feeling of unfriendliness that would oo very likely to become bitter and might have very serious consequences. Canadian influence would bo exerted In England against the United States with more or less effect in impairing the cordial relations now subsisting be tween the two nations. These dangers may bo averted by the application to this issue of a broad and enlightened statesmanship , by a disposition on both sides to make fair and honorable concessions , Unfortu nately the spirit manifested by the Cana dians docs not warrant the hope of anything of this kind from that source. The men In power in the Dominion have not shown either enlightened states manship or a spirit of fairness in rela tion to the questions in controversy between Canada and the United States , but rather that they are actuated by a grasping desire and an unwillingness to glvo nn equivalent for what they ask. A Canadian writer says ; "Can ada has many of the peculiarities of a spoiled child nnd ventures upon ninny manifestations of these peculiarities that would not ho attempted but for trust lu the protectkm of the mother land. Many of Us pi'lille men , and pos sibly a majority of l\a \ people , Beem to lark all seme of proper proportion when considering the adjustment of In ternatlonnl conditions. The Impossl blllty of the successful coercion of 7 < " . 000.000 people by 5,000,000 people Is no understood. Foolish dreams of bring Ing the United States to terms by with holding saw logs , nickel and other nat ural products are Indulged In. Otn vagaries and our senseless Impudenci are a source of annoyance to Engllcl statesmen , who look at times with 111 concealed disgust upon our actions. ' It lemnlns to be seen how far tlu "motherland" will go lu supporting tlu foolish dreams and vagaries of this "spoiled child. " At the rcccut so-called antl-trusl dinner given to thu representatives ol .Ten'erjionlan democracy lu the city ol St. I o ls the toastuwster delivered him self of the following Introductory : Fellow nemocrats In the days of tht early republics It was the custom to holt great feasts , at which matters of gravi Import to iho nation were discussed. Thi feasts held by the mediaeval kings and thi early emperors had their significance it moro ways than the mere display of opu lence and riches. Men were gathered to gether and seated at festal boards , am the groundwork laid for the reception o ! arguments at its conclusion. The dcstlnlc ! of nations , policies of parties , the unmak ing and the making of men have been ac complished at the dining board. Lately this custom of political discussions at din ners and banquets has been rWlvcil. The custom of public dinners dates back much further than mediaeval times. The bible contains the stories of feasts whore the anointed amused themselves by chopping off the toes and hands of captive monarchs. The same historic book describes a fit-out dinner given at Ilnbylon when the de scendant of Nlmrod road upon the wall the fate that was to befall him and his people. And ttie mediaeval kings and emperors who participated In great dinners are reputed frequently to have dropped under the table In a state of exhilaration that Incapacitated them from discussing and llxlng the destinies of nations. It becomes a matter of grave doubt , therefore , whether the revival of the feasts at which ancient kings and em perors revelled lu glorious dissipation will commend Itself to the rising gen eration of Americans. While public dinners may afford occasions for hi larious social intercourse , men gathered together , seated at festal boards and gorged with high-priced viands and high-priced liquors are in no condition to discuss Intelligently and soberly either the destinies of nations or policies of parties. On the contrary these convivial reunions have repeat edly unmade the very men whoso po litical fortunes they were intended to promote. Foolish things said lu ban quet halls cannot be unsaid when the appeal Is made from Peter drunk to Peter sober , and the most brilliant after-dinner talker often spoils the most carefully and cunningly laid plans of prudent politicians and crafty states men. The president of the British Insti tute of Mining Engineers predicts that within fifty jears Great Britain will be practically dependent upon the United States for coal , Iron and steel , and that the next generations of Britishers will Hnd an alliance with the United States absolutely Imperative for the mainte nance of the British navy and merchant marine. It is probable that this Is an overdrawn picture , yet It presents nothing that should be discouraging to Americans. American resources , when they are fully developed , will make It industrially supreme , and while this country has a practically Inexhaustible supply of raw materials the countries of Europe are constantly getting closer to the limit which must check their productive capacities. At the same time we may expect revolutions In me chanical methods , nnd it is possible that before the coal Holds of" Great Britain are worked .out some system of propelling vessels may bo devised hi which coal will not be an essential factor. For the most unique , double back- action political mechanism commend us to the present state house machine. When the reform governor attempted to oust the reform superintendent of the Kearney Reform school ho an nounced that the unlltness of the su perintendent was so llagrant that he would not allow him to retain olllco under him n moment longer than nec essary. Three months later he com missioned him with a now appointment. When the same governor attempted to appoint a new superintendent of the Beatrice Institute for the Feeble Minded he assured the old superintend- cut that there was nothing objection able In his record , but that for personal reasons he desired a change. When the deposed superintendent takes the gov ernor nt his word he prefers charges against him , alleging all sorts of dls- qualiHcatloH.s and misdemeanors. It Is plain that the mistake of the Beatrice superintendent was In not being a bad man in the Hrst place. According to the report of one of the British commercial attaches nt Madrid , Spain , notwithstanding the setback given it by its disastrous war with the United States , has still nindo consld- orablo progress commercially and in dustrially during the year 3898. One result of the war has boon to awaken the Spanish authorities to the neces sity of bestowing more euro upon Its trade relations and to regain the ground lost by its separation from Its colonies through entrance Into other markets. The now south in our own country has become uuch slnco the period of recon struction , and the defeat suffered nt the hands of the United States may produce a new Spain. A paper read before the Conference of Charities nnd Corrections by the superintendent of the 1'ontlae , III. , reformatory presents some Interest ing figures on the relation of crime and cigarette smoking , particu larly among the young. According to his statements tU ) pur cent of the boys coming to that Institution nro excessive of cigarettes , It doe a uot iicci-s < snrlly follow that these boys were nl led Into criminal careers by the use o j cigarettes , since In many eases proh ably the reverse Is true-that they nc quired the cigarette habit by virtue o vicious surrouudlugs. There can be ni doubt , however , that their use by tin young nnd Immature blunts the sens ! bllltles and debases mentally In aildl tlon to being Injurious physically. Jus what percentage In the reformatory were brought there through the stunt Ing and menta'ly ' deforming InllUeiiei of the cigarette Is pure speculation , bu It Is doubtless considerable. Information gathered by lown rail way managers Indicates that lows farmers are uot holding so much of las year's corn crop as of the ISO" croj at the same time last year. There I : estimated to be a surplus of 7,700 , , 000 bushels , however , stored along oiu line of railway , over half of which ii still In the hands of the growers. Tin prospective Increase In acreage for tin present year Is assigned ns the rensor for the recent large sales. Governor lloo'sevelt In his proclamn tlon convening the special session ol the New York legislature expresses tht belief that ho ran count on the hell of the corporations In seeing the fran chise tax bill put In proper form , In stead of counting them , as heretofore as opponents of every scheme of n more just distribution of the tax bur dens. We fear Governor Hooscvelt IF entirely too credulous. Not so long ago the Iron furnaces were looking for some place where they could sell their product , and many ol them , being unable to Hud It , closed down Now the puz/.le Is to product ! enough to supply the demand and the consumers of plglron are nt their wits' ' end , too. Still there are calamity howl ers In Omaha who Insist the evidences of prosperity are purely local. The Hagshlp Brooklyn , constructed In an Omaha llorlst's conservatory and presented to Admiral Scliley as a souvenir of his voyage across the con tinent , has been placed In dry dock on Pike's Peak , where It will rest until Judgment day , like Noah's ark did on the crest of Ararat , Comparative Secrecy. Washington Post. Those secret proceedings at The Hague ooze out with the same ease as the de tails of an executive session of the United States senate. AVoiiiU'rn Cuiilliiod to Speech. St. Louis Republic. If Tesla's Inventive skill could duplicate Tcsla's talk , ho would simply make all thu Inventors , from Archlmldcs down , look like a bent lead quarter with a hole In It. Appropriate mul Timely. Chicago Times-Herald. It Is suggested that the Philippines be renamed nnd put upon the map as the Dowcy Islands. That name would be doubly appropriate In the rainy season. IIcroe.H SciiiKlit ly IIi-lrcimeK. Baltimore American. The volunteer hero Is now proving a formidable rival to the foreign peer In se curing the American heiress. There is n refreshing sense of novelty about the laurel wreath which is sadly lacking In the tar nished coronet. JtiMt Ijiioiifjli to 1'uy KrelRlit. Detroit Free Press. American farmers -who are persuaded by the Agricultural department pamphlet to eck a living lu the Philippines stand a fair chance of raising maize and rlco in sufficient quantities to pay for their transportation it their health holds out. Still the SIiulloivN Murmur , Baltimore American. The calamity howlers who three years ago endeavored to persuade the people Into believing that money Is disgracefully scarce in this country would make little impression on those individuals who find Investments somewhat less plentiful than capital. Increased I'oNtnl Hcvelllle. Philadelphia Record. The Industrial revival has had the effect of greatly increasing the postal revenues of the government. It is assured that the re ceipts will aggregate nearly $100,000,000 this fiscal year as contrasted with a recent average - ago of leas than $85,000,000. One result of this win bo to advance many more post- ofllccs than usual to the next higher class and with the advance will go larger pay to the postmasters. The returns Indicate that 201110 100 fourth-class offices Mil bo lifted to the third class , nnd as many mor < > from the third to the second clase , while a few will pass from the second to the higl-cat class. On the other hand , the Dumber of oniccs to bo reduced In rank will be ex ceptionally email. Although increased re ceipts entail nn increase la expenditures , It would seem as though such an enlarged business as Is now being transacted ought to vvlp9 out the postal deficit. I2XIT OK Till1 : im.UJCHT IIOIISIS. of ( lie AiitoinotillcM IIINIII-CH a H -Ht for the Weary , Philadelphia Record. If the substitution of electric motors for lioiaes In street car service had accomplished nothing more beneficial than the removal of thousands of horses from the streets and from stables In the congested dlstricta of cities the gain in cleanliness nnd comfort would have been worth all that the change cost , but the Introduction of the new motive power has done much more than this for the public benefit. Poor people who are com pelled to live in the slums are now able to riilo out to the country on Sundays , holidays and hot summer evenings at a mimll expense nnd the trolley system has made It possible tor whole armies of worklngmon and their families to migrate to the suburbs , where they may live in neat houses nnd have pure air , pure water and many other luxuries which they cannot obtain In the cltlro nt nny price , When wo add these advantages o thoeo before mentioned wo can truly say that the change from horses to electric motors In street car service has been worth 'ur more than the cost of the Installation of : ho operating plants. , The first practical electric street rallw.iy was laid down in lllchraond , Va. , only ut/oiit twelve years ago. In 13J3 about 2.000 miles of electric railway were built , making about 16,000 miles altogether. The capital stock of all of the electric railways in the coun try Is not for short of $1,000,000,000 and the total liabilities of the roads exceed $1,500- 000,000. It Is stated that ,6GO,000,000 pas sengers were carried In the electric cars in 1&9S and calculations have been made show ing that the IOBH of life to passengers is only ono to every 23,000,000 carried. Other llgurea show that slnco 1S93 the number of loreca in tbo country has fallen off 2,300,000 on account of the substitution of electric motors for borecs on street car lines. Tbo value of ordinary horses has declined BO greatly that It no longer pays to raise thorn and bands of wild horses are now roaming through seine regions of tbo west , having been abandoned by their owners a few lll.ASTS I'ltU.M HAM'S IIOUN , Adversity la often n blessing. Friendship Is worth more than Its Rifts. Theology may change , but the gospel doe not. Often wo don't like to be olono tor fen of meeting our Wiirst enemy. Delight In our neighbor's Inferiority doe us more harm than any net of his. t.lttlo men measure themselves by cacl other ; great men by the golden rule. Some preachers Mm to make plain thing : mysteries instead of making mysteries plain OoJ will not trust the church with sotili that Is not honest in Ita stewardship of llli money. True religion may find Its dining tnblo 1 the church , but Its workshop will bo In th world. Don't hide In the cellar of complaint an talk ns though the sun had gone oat o business. The question of the real estate of you soul Is moro profitable than the price o city lota. Trouble Is like.1' n mudholo ; It's eas enough to get in , but takes nil one's powc to get out. The evil condltlonn within us give u moro unhapplness than the evil condition outside of us. Many gnod people prefer to take all th risks thomsolvcs , rather than let the churol catch nny disease from the root of all evil. riitso.\\i , AMI oTiiuuwisis. Poet I/aureate Austin ought to have his license revoked. George Kcar Is calmly wooing the festive dollar In Iowa , nnd Albert Halts Is similarly occupied In Indiana. Speaking about Hying machines , Ameri can Inventors might secure valuable tips bj studying the Klllplnos. American alls are said to bo growing In favor In Cuba. "Johnny , Glvo Up You Gun" Is not one of them. The heirs of Adam have at last come Into their own at least the heirs residing at Jollet , 111. , and they will divide $70,000 The majority will hustle ns usual. The great mistake of the American com missioners nt Manila Is In requiring the Klllplnos to lay down their arms. What Is needed to Insure peace Is to make then lay down their legs. The incut difficult problem Chicago has tackled sluco the flro Is how n man can schedule his property for taxes at $250 niu collect , In case of fire , $2,000 Insurance on the same. Ask the assessors. A suggestive feature of the statistics o ! Imports from our new dependencies Is thi return from Hawaii of $2,412 worth oi empty beer bottles nnd $5,337 worth ol empty beer kegs. The country will hal with moro or less prldo the fact that the Kanakas nro absorbing American spirits. There were several Solomons disguised In that Jersey Jury which decided that an able- bodied countryman , n farm hand , who nrcso at 7 a. m. , carried a chair around with him so ho could rest while he worked and took thirty days to shuck thirty bushels of corn worth $7.50 , had earned exactly $8 In five months. His exhausting labor was equal to nls board ; the cash was awarded ns com pensation for "anxiety of mind. " According to his brother , John D. Flower the late ex-govornor , "did not strive to pllo up u great fortune for himself. His estate Is worth only $6,000,000. " A more pittance surely , measured by the New York stand ard. Still there nro several people In this great land who would consider themselves comfortably fixed with one-sixteenth part of It. _ 11V CO.Ml'AIUSON. A Short PniieKyrlo on XeliraMka Soil , I.iuidMciipeM find Climate. J. Sterling Jlorton's Conservative. Nebraska la most valued by those of its cltlzcnB who have seen most of other sec tions of the American republic , and traveled most lu foreign parts. There Is nothing which enhances Nebraska lands moro than comparing them with other fertile lands In .ho same latitude. The soil of Nebraska Is of a moro uniformly and unfailing productive character than nny similarly sized area of and on the globe. It never falls. If preclpl- .atlon Is enough to water It well , In Its fertility. , By comparison with any other state as to climate , sanitary conditions , rural land scapes and tremendous capabilities of pro duction Nebraska Is always n gainer. Rela tive to all other states Nebraska Is the best cattle , cereal , swine and fruit producing state in the union. By comparison with the fields of France , Belgium , Germany and England the fields of Nebraska are made moro valuable , more jcautlful. Nowhere on this continent , nowhere In Eu rope , can lands bo found , In this latitude , as easily worked , as Inexhaustible , as produc- Ive and as generously remunerative to Us cultivators and homebullders. By comparison Nebraska lands grow in es timation. If all Nebraska farmers could see outside of Ne- all the farms and farmers jraska there would be a "markiiiK up" of prices on these luxurious plains which would nako each acre adequate to twice Its present ) owcr to buy money. IlKfiAI , SI'W-JXUDIl AT COUUT. Sniiion'M IliuiKlitr KI"B. "I" CoMllime nnd IIIx Stipend. Philadelphia Times. The fuller reports from Samoa , which nro now coming In by mall , Indicate that the dis patches sent by cable did uot include eomo of the most serious causes of trouble. In them U was Enid that It was a battle of tings , and the prize for the victor was n crown. With this knowledge wo reverted to he Wars of the Roses , when Lancaster and York met on many n bloody field or when ho civilization of the world woo being blocked out for futurity by three raonorchs on the field of the Cloth of Gold. The later reports to which wo have re- erred show how Insecure any such cstlma- lon of the facts na first conveyed was. It vas not n matter of Jeweled crowns at all , nor the panoply of tinseled court drewos , but of calico shirts for the king and his retlnuo , which furnished ono of the active agents In precipitating the struggle. The struggle tself was serious enough , but to 1U origin s now attached the fact that the German onsul churlishly attempted to limit the sal ary of the king to $50 a month , and that Mnlletoa Tanu was unable to provide his ourt with costumes moro elaborate than ambrlc neckties and n = nnt aprons. Besides his he was reduced to the necessity of ro- ruitlng his menage by loans , as on the ccaslon of a state banquet ho was forced to apply to a friendly missionary for a pint of oil and n few ounces of tea. Chief Justice Chambers was quick to otecrvo the situa tion , nnd has by strong diplomatic effort been able to get tbo king's pay raised to $150 a month , wherewith something of regal splen dor may be secured to the court at Apia. Now the courtier * rejoice In two clean gblrto weekly and the king has a reserve pair of duck trousers for state occasions. Tbo success of Chief Justice Chambers in this Important matter Is gratifying to tbo pride and In accord with the sentiment of the American people. Standing on the threshold of territorial extension no ono can gin * * how many kings wo may take Interest In to have well clad. Wo may have a vast number of bare-legged monarchs to deal with In the future , and even our viceroys may by reason of InHufllclcnt salary bo un able to appear In n dreas moro regal than a bathing suit. The prcepect of the ruler of Guam , now on his way to his capital , In such a plight Is emphasized In scrlousneea by the fact that Captain O'Lcary Is on American and should not bo exposed to ear- torial difficulties llko those which have In volved the king of Samoa and whose results have contributed to a local revolution and International complications. ' ' 1'UI.PIT. SIH'tliAll SHOTS AT TUB . . rhlwpo Post : The other minister * need not despoiu ! . There will b" herwy trlali \ enough to go around If they will pAtlentl ? wait their turn. Chicago Times-Herald ! A New Jorser preacher hns deserted the pulpit to becoma n hotel keeper. Ho must think they nro going to have summer In New Jersey soma , time tlila year In spite of the poor start that has been made. Boston Olobe : An Kplscopnl clergyman on wheels In full robca Is a novelty In the Una of ovangollclng , but that la what Is reported In Now York. Why should his critics per mit their rector to go into the streets for want of listeners Inside the church ? Kansas City Star : It will bo n surprlso to many people to lenrn that the Russian orthodox church Is strong enough In the United States to jnustcr a convention of seventy delegates. HellKlons of all kinds nourish In the United States without gov ernment aid. Detroit Journal : A Denver , Colo. , church organization , \\hlch Is without a building to worship In , the ono It occupied having burned , has leased n gold " > ' " < > " > ! wl11 run It for the money that Is In it until enough of profit ! n made to erect n now building. The experiment will bo watched with Interest. Hi < ro In Detroit wo have churches , or nt least pastors , that are moro or less In politics through frequent discus sion in the pulpits of political affair * , but their deviation has not bron made for the sake of a financial profit. The Denver church mlno will , of course , bo run on the golden rule principle , nnd ns some churches admit only consecrated ChrlHtlans to their choirs , BO the Denver church should allow only miners who nro also Christians nnd members of that or some other church to work In Us levels , drifts , slopes and shafts. Moreover , it must start a small revolution In the business by not working Sunday. \ . Tic invi.s. , Chlcaeo Record : "Smith , do you bellcvo that wives would vote na their husbands "lljsbnmls dictate ! Wei ! , that shows how little you know about married llfo. Ohio State Journal : Accepted Suitor And now , dearest , about thu ring , \\nat klShV1n ? telephone Klrl-Oh ) , mercy mot Let's don't talk alien. Detroit Free Press : " 1 love to make visits In the morning. " "Do you ? " . . "Yes : nil the other women arc busy clean- Ins house , nnd It la so funny to see them try to act glad to sco me. " Chicago Po.5t : "What makes you so sure she will accept you when you propoiT Has she given you any oncourngwiiontT "Well , rather. You know she s an only child , nnd she to'.d me lant ovcnliiK that her father had always wanted a son. Philadelphia North American "Aren't you ashamed of yourself to come homo at this hour in such n condition ? " she cried. "Well , m' dear. " ho explained , apologetl- \ cnlly , "I than' I ouchti-r ha' aunipln' tor show fer th' time I wanted. " Chicago News : "Advertising la a great thing. " "Any special proof ? . . . . "Yes. the Widow Dabney advertised her horse for sale , nnd the widower who comate to look at It fell In love with her. " Detroit Journal : "Hut I am a poor Rlrll" protested the American , sobbing. love and. His BI-ACO struggled between pelf , and presently effected a compromise. "We'll arrange a plan of easy payments ! " ho now exclaimed , taking her In his arms and kissing nwny her tears. Poverty I * by no means a complete obstacle to happiness. Detroit Free Press : "Why does Mls Leftovei any she Is 2 < when everybody knows nho la10 ? " "Perhaps eho Is trying to take advantage of the speculative Instinct In men. " "How can that be ? " "She may think that rome would be wll- llnu to tnko her nt 21 who would consider her too high at 40. " " \Vashlnglon Star : "The gradual ac cumulation of wealth In a few hands. " Bald the rich younjr man , "h a serious problem. " "True. " replied the poor slrl , "but In In dividual cases the danger may be at least partially eliminated by securing- the prooer assistance in disposing of what ac cumulates. There are , you know , ecrno Holds of human endeavor In which -woman L3 pro-eminent. " IVIIE.V LIGHTS Alt 12 I1UIIM.\G LOW. Boston Transcript. "When the lights * are burning low And the evenlnir shadows falllnc , ' Then I hear sweet voices calllnc , Caillmr Boftly o'er the snow : And this message they are bringing ! "N'Kht ' Is fa'lliiK throng-h the air , Child , 'tis now thy time for prayer. When tbo llehts are burning low. When the lights nro burning low Conves my love with accents tender ; Sweetest homage he doth render , Muklnjr all my pulses glow ; And I hear the voice * slnclnc : "L.lfa shall be forever sweet With thy lover at thy feet , When the lights nro burnlnc low. " When the lights are burning low Then my baby goes to slumber , And for blessings without number On his head my prayers UPBO ; And I hear the voices ringing : , "Christ himself was such ns ho , And foro'cr his guide 'hall bo , When the Uclita are burninir low. " When the lights nro burning low And Iho ovenlntr shadows lalllncr , Wo shall lie beyond recalling Where the goiitlo breezes blow ; And the voices shall bo saying : "God In Ruldlns now their feet , ITo 911311 make their lives comnlets Whllo the lights are burning low. " Hats and Hats There are two kinds of hats those that you pay a dollar or two too much for and ours. Ours are in the same stylish shapes and col ors as are the others. But in ours , you don't pay extra for the hat die or name plate. The best makers make our hats , but they bear our name , and that is as good a guarantee as any in the land. It is the same with our clothing , except that we make that in our own factory.