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H x. ifonth * 4.0
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Bunday Ilm , On Year. . . . . Z.W
Haturdar ? , One Yar IM
Wtokly Ut , Ono Year
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Btatu of Nebraska , Douglas County , en. :
George n. Tzachuck. secretary of The net
PubH hlnK company , Matt duly iworn. Buys
that the actual number of full and complete
copies of Th Dally. Morning. Kventne and
Hunday Bee. printed during the month of
May. UM. wa an follow * :
1 21,110
is aia o
3 21,270 aiaso
4 2iiH : ( > 20 a 1,7 is
G a i , i to 21
6 21,100 22 ,
7 a iroo
8 21,2(1(1
9 24ill
10 2.4
11 2I.H20
12 2(1,07(1 (
13 2I-HO
14 21,7(1. (
15 21,17(1
1C 21,410
Total 700,800
kens utuiold and returned copies. , . , , H07
Not total aalea 7IJlOH.t
Net dally average at,22S
OEO. B. T/.8CIIUCK ,
Bubnrrlbed and sworn before me thin 2d
day of June. 1893. F. J. HUTCLIFKB.
( Heal. ) Notary Public.
I'nrtlm l.rnvlntr t'tr ( InHiiinmrr. .
Parties leaving the city for the
glimmer may have The Bee sent to
them regularly by notifying The
Bee buxlncas office , In person or by
mall.
The address win be changed ns
often as desired.
Kroin nil reports there seems to be
plenty of foam on Milwaukee's carnl-
vnl.
want * It distinctly understood
that It IIIIH school hoard trouhleH of HH
own.
If the Hputh Oinalia liquor dealers de
sire to put an end to the hold-up policy
let them exert their Influence1 In favor
of annnxatlnu.
Treasury receipts thlH year arc ex
ceeding estimates. Tlie treasury was
not troubled that way before republican
proHiicrlty was restored.
So long an the. railroads can Have $ . " 00
u month In Interest at 4 per cent by
not rebuilding the Sixteenth street via
duct they are not likely to puxh that
much-needed Improvement.
fioveriior HooHevelt In also out for the
re-election of President .MeKlnley for
a Hecond term. In this , us In many
other things , the popular UoiiKh Kldcr
IH echoing popular sentiment.
Hvery able-bodied man In Omaha \vlio
IH willing to wcrk can llnd employment
nt fair wages. Tlicre was never u time
When sober and steady workliiKinen
wore In greater demand here than they
nro now.
The .Southwest Improvement club may
represent only a section of the city of
Onmliu hut It voices the Kcntlmcnt of
all Omaha when It serves notice on this
council that further procrastlnallon In
( lie viaduct matter will be resented us
nn outrage.
The people of .Newfoundland have de
cided that they will allow tin1 French
the treaty privilege of fishing on the
banks , but they must brliif ; their bait
with them. That IM fully as generous
as loaning a man a pipe and tobacco
but refusing him a
Nebraska Is alwut the only Hlato In
the HI to 1 column of ifilMl In which
Coin Harvey could still llnd a Held for
ralHlng campaign funds to help restore
prosperity by'openlng ( fie mliits to the
fren coinage of silver bullion for the
benefit of the mine owners.
It Is announced that the War depart
ment has. kept a careful record of the
oillcei-H In ( hi1 volunteer forces and that
the best of them will be given comiiiH-
sloim In Hit * volunteer regiments to bo
organized for service In the Philippines ,
.Such a course will receive only general
commendation ,
Now that the crop of literary degrees
has been harvested at the various col
leges and universities , eminent Ameri
cans will have to return to their prac
tice of culling honorary Insignia and
titles from thu emperor of China , the
king of Italy and other greater and
lesser foreign potentates.
( lovornor Poynter appears to have
devoted a | Htrtlon of his time during
his recent vacation to putting a razor
rdge on the olllclal ax , The llrxt swing
IIIIH taken off two beads at the Kearney
Industrial school. .At the first try In
that Institution Superintendent Ihnle
hidc&tepped ami got nway , bttt with
practice the governor hopes to land In
future efforts ,
Since Colorado luui forged to the front
nu thu leading gold-producing mate in
America It IH eminently proper for that
Male to be represented at the Paris ex
position ( n 1000 by a $1,000,000 gold
titatue. It would , howcvor , have been
Just us Impressive and effective In ad
vertising the mineral resources of Colorado
rado to placu u pyramid of American
double eaglet ) coined from Colorado golden
on exhibit at Paris. Such u plan , wo
fear , would Interfere with the profits of
the eold-stntuc promoter
nr.ron.v
The disintegration of the | > opull :
pnrty commenced nlmo t from the hour
It entered Into nu alliance with Un
democratic party for the sake of xpolls.
Populism wns n revolt of the pro
ducers against the pulmervlency of the
old parties to corporate monopoly. U
wns an uprising of the tellers In Held
and factory against extortion and op-
prcBsljn for which no redress could bo
obtained through the existing polltlenl
parties , wlio u machinery wan In the
hands of cori > oratlon IncKpyx.
When the populist party met In na
tional convention at Omahii M-VCU year *
ago It proclaimed Its Independence and
emancipation from all other political
nrganlzatlotiH and made that declaration
emphatic by promulgating It on Inde
pendence day. In less than four years
It succumbed to the blnndlshtilcntR or
the party that had built up nn arl to-
cratlc oligarchy In the south nnd scan
dalized the republic by building tip a
Tammany In the north.
The new alliance was humiliating and
dcinorallzlni : from the nutlet. Tin *
shabby treatment accorded Tom Wat
son as the populist candidate for vice
president exhibited the cloven hoof of
the democratic Mephlslo. Had Bryan
and .Sewall been succei'Mful the populist
party would long ago have lM en com
pletely swallowed up nnd every popu
list compelled to swear allegiance to
democracy If he wanted any recogni
tion. The failure of the coalition lins
simply delayed the Inevitable break-up
by holding out false hoi > es of reforms
to be accomplished by continuing fu
sion In the states In which votes of pop
ulists were essential to give the demo
crats control. Hy api > eallng to preju
dice nnd pahslou populists were hood
winked Into treating the republicans as
the common enemy. In the southern
states where the Uryim democracy l
In absolute control nnd populist rotes
unnecessary popullHin has been snuffed
out and Its lenders Insulted at every
turn.
Kven this one-sided partnership might
liuvc been maintained with some degree
of self-respect on the part of honest
populists had the coalition kept faith
with the people by giving them the re
forms that were promised. Instead of
this , every pledge made to meet the
lemands that brought populism Into life
IIIIH been Ignored or violated nnd the
lower obtained through populist support
has been shamefully abused In the In
terest of the most disreputable machine
politicians that have ever been given
positions of honor and trust by any
mrty. This Is particularly true In
states like Kansas , Nebraska and the ( I
Unkotas. '
As was to have been expected nearly
ill the founders of the populist party
invc become disgusted with the bar
gain and sale policy nnd are breaking
iway from the fusion ranks , which they
eallze tends finally to absorption In
the democratic party. Following .Sen-
Horn Kyle and Pcffor we now have the
innouncement of the abandonment of
be demo-populist alliance by H. L.
Loucks of .South Dakota , who had been
the most prominent figure In the old
farmers' alliance movement nnd was
me of the recognized pillars of popu-
Isni. Like Peffer , Mr. r.oucks repudi-
iles the sham reformers and brands the
oallllon as a betrayal of all the prlni'i-
) li'H for which populists had left their
) ld pa rtles.
Mr , Loucks represents the rank and
lie of the original populists and his ex-
implo will certainly be followed by
housnnds of others who are beginning
o see how they have been used ns eiits-
mWH for the benefit of played out demo
cratic politicians who could not hope to
get near an olllce without their support.
/iiV ///t.sr/c HANK
"What the country needs , says the
Financial Chronicle , Is a new bank
currency one that Is adjustable nuto-
natleally to the varying volume of In-
lustrial requirements never too little
outstanding anil never too much. It
irges that until this change Is made
mil until the money market becomes
subject to tin1 control of the natural
uid ordinary Influences all'ecllng the
low of capital , our cycles of prosperity
vlll always be short and our trade with
he outside world will continue ( o be
conducted on terms that ate to our din-
ulviintage.
There Is no question that our bank
currency Is less clastic than Is dcslru-
ile. It Is not automatically adjustable
o the varying volume of Industrial re-
liilrenients nnd cannot be under < l > e
efnilremcnt that circulation shall rest
on government bonds exclusively. As Is
said In the report of tin ; Indianapolis
Monetary commission , a note circulation
ssued under the present system satis-
lus the condition of security , but It does
tot Increase In volume with a temporary
lemand for more currency , nor dccrcar < e
with tin * cessation of the demand. Tin1
) hin proposed by the commission Is that
he banknote Issues bo based upon those
vadlly convertible assets Avhlch repre
sent the exchangeable wealth of the *
country In Its natural products ami
uanufnetured goods ; that the amount
if the iKMii'H be limited to tile uiilin-
mlrcd capital of the Issuing bank and
there be further wc.urlty In u common
guaranty fund and in the liability or
he shareholders to the full amount of
the par of their shares.
In ivspect to ( Ills thu commission
urged that the change Is necessary be-
UHMI of the scarcity of United Stales
muds and the attempt to Hiih.stltuto
other bonds would lead to many evils ;
liu change Is wise because It permits
the Issuance of notes In the way and
it the time when , and for the purposes
for which , they would be Issued under
intural conditions , If no law prevented.
' .Such n system , " says thu report of the
cotumltiHlon , "would more perfectly
than any other give the country a cir
culating medium ; It would readily and
pilckly adjust Itself from season to sea
son to meet the wants of the business
of the country requiring banknotes for
Is convenient transaction. I'nder the
present system the problem presented
lo n bank , when Its customers call for
currency , U not the amount of Its own
isselH , but lln ability and dc lro to
make an Investment In something tiillu |
ipart from Its uciiml bifslncsH , as a
bunk , lu order that It way be In a pool-
& * * * > , | J | Illll I , - * ! _ Jtoi -
tlon to provlile n , ninn wlio wMifs to
move | imwrly | or finploj * labor with
HIP tools inoMt ronronl nt nt the tlim1
for his jMirpo * ! ' . "
Tills ( inoHtlon of n bunk currency tltnt
will nilnpt ItM'lf to tin * rnr.vlnp iloiiuiiuN
of biiKlMpxs is ecrtnln to sroxv In Iin-
jiorfntico with the liifrcn-xj of btinlnpi" *
nnil while there N now -trout' oiio | | l-
tlon to the plan of allowing the linnhs
to NHUO note * Imced upon oKKtK , It 1 * > !
not Improbable that within n few yenr *
that proposition will be approved by
priietlfally the entire binlne" * Interests
of tilt ; country. It Is obvlonnly the only
way by whleh the ( lewlreil elasticity can
be linil nnd with proper provision : ts to
examination and supervision the HO-
< 'tirlty for thu notes would bt > ample.
Tli In Is one of thu iineMlons In connec
tion with the enrreney whleh "liotiM re
ceive the careful confldenitloti of the
next
run i nor UI'
According to the Inteot estimates of
the wheat crop In the I'nltod States It
will be cotiHldeniblv In-low the vleld
of hiHt year , while the conditions In
Kurope render certain a decidedly le.ts
yield of thc principal food sraliiH till *
year than hint. It In said , however ,
that the Htock of wheat In fight In much
greater than It was u year ago and that
the tendency toward IncreaHliiK vlHlble
Hiipplles IH exactly opposite to the con
ditions existing at the corresponding
time last year , the visible supply being
then on the decline. It Is Impossible
to obtain anything like accurate Information
mation an to the stock of wheat In the
hands of growers , oven In the fulled
States alone , to nay nothing of the world
at large , but It Is believed to bo greatly
In excess of the quantity carried over
from thc crop year of 1697-08.
The Indications now are that the
world's yield of breadstuffs In 18(0 ! ( will
fall at least 10 per cent below that of
last year , a condition whleh justifies
the. firm tone of the wheat marker ,
though hardly warranting a very ag
gressive "bull" campaign In view of the
large stocks believed to IMJ on hand.
That is necessarily , however , so much a
matter of conjecture that It docs not
exert a great deal of Influence upon
speculation. At all events there m-ems
good reason to anticipate that wheat
prices will continue for at least another
year to favor the producers and that
American exports will still be on a
liberal scale.
KA'I ) Of F1SCAI , VKAlt ,
The fiscal year of the government
ends today and some Interest will be
felt in the figures of receipts and e.\-
IIPIllfllliri'.M lllirlm' tlio liorln/1 nn nlllnlnl
statement of which should be soon given
to the public. KHtlmatcH recently made
by treasury officials place the deficit for
j thc year at approximately $100,000,000 ,
which is several millions less than was
estimated by Secretary Gage In his last
annual report. According to the calcu
lations of the treasury olllcials as given
out a few days ago and which probably
will not be materially changed by the
subsequent returns , the war taxes havw
yielded a little ICHK than $100,000,000
and they estimate that the expenditures
on account of the war with Spain and
the war In the Philippines will aggre
gate for the fiscal year about ip'tO.OOO-
000 , Including the sums paid to Spain
and granted the Cuban soldiers. Hut
for the war demands there would be a
surplus of perhaps ? 20,0M.000 ( ) insteuil
of u deficit , the revenue from customs
and Internal taxes omitting the special
war taxes having been in excess of thu
ordinary expenditures of the govern
ment.
The war drafts on the treasury have
been somcwliat reduced In the last two
months , but the enlistment of volunteers
that hay been decided upon will Increase
them , so that the new fiscal year will
begin with a growing war expenditure
and thc next few months may bu ex
pected to show a larger outlay In this
direction than the past three or four
months , unless the unexpected should
happen In the surrender of the Filipinos.
In regard tb the condition of the treas
ury It Is fairly satisfactory , with noth
ing In prospect to cause any uneasiness.
The cash balance Is ample and If the
receipts keep up to the present rate and
no extraordinary demands arise it is
quite possible that thu revenues of thc
government for the next fiscal venr will
the expenditures. It I * the under
standing that taxes will not bu rod need
during the llrst session of the next con
gress and If business prosperity con
tinues the receipts for the fiscal year
ending June ! ) , J1JOO , are likely to li
considerably larger than for the year
ending today.
Some of those now thc most perMHteni
In the demands for an Increase In the
equipment of the tire department were
among the men who made such an In
crease next to an Impossibility by bring
ing prossuru to bear lo keep the city
tax levy down to a point that scarcely
a fund was provided with means ample
| to run through the year. The fire fund
suffers simply by the operation of the
general rulis. While it Is too late to re-
storii an adequate fire fund levy for thu
current year , home of the "heavy tax
payers" should imiko a memorandum
of these facts In their next year's date
books for reference at thu proper time.
Omaha still keeps in tlin forefront as
one of the great pork packing centers.
The comparative exhibit of 'pi'iiklng '
house business for the period since
March 1 , 18111) ) , shows Unit whllo the
number of hogs slaughtered at Chicago
and Kansas City has decreased materi
ally an compared with lust year , Omaha
has made a gain of L'l.rio < M ) hogs , or
nearly M per cent , during the period.
Another ODD of the early leaders In
the populist movement , IucUs of .South
Dakota , IUIH returned to the republican
fold. Llko many others ho has seen his
party swallowed up by noii-progrcsslvo
democracy and prefers to labor In a
Held where progress , prosperity and
adaptability to new conditions as they
arise are the watchwords ,
Omaha is probably the only city In
America whoso police court ahMtni"s
the functions of the miprcmo court In
upon the constitutionality of
I municipal ordinances and state lau *
In other cities the police courts are pre-
futnptl "Imply to enforce the criminal
lnw. . leaving npiwal * questioning their
validity to be pnc cd on by thc higher
i-onrlK. It Is not expected anywhere
thot j ollee court Judges should bo pro
found constitutional lawyers , nor l.s a
police judge expected to nullify the
legislation enacted by the legislative
bodies of .state or city.
The men who are in the best po ltlon
to Judge of the Nebraska crop prospects
are the grain dealers In the country
districts , and the best evidence of their
faith In the ist ) crop Is the fact that
all over the .state vast quantities of last
nea son's corn Is being shelled and
shipped to market. Heports a No Indi
cate a large amount of old corn still In
the hands of the growers , who are too
busy Just now to haul it to market.
The school census Just completed
shows a. slight decrease In the popula
tion of Unialui of school age as compared
with last vrar. Hut tlmt ilnex tint imivi >
a decrease In population , but It shows
a 'want of diligence On the part of some
of the enumerators. When the public
schools reopen In .September It will bu
proved beyond any doubt by the In
creased attendance that the school pop
ulation has Increased materially.
Ant it linlil
Philadelphia ledger.
The bug which ha been disfiguring pee
ple's countenances in Washington , while
they slept , has been Identified as thc "mc-
lanolcstce plclpca" and Is said to deserve
even a worse name than that.
WhenVoltuitvfrN . .Vrcnlril. .
Baltimore American.
A view of the situation which has not
hitherto been considered Is beginning to
loom up. The masculine deficit at the sca-
ehoro resort will be still further complicated
it there is a call for voluntcecrs. .
Where the hlioPlmlim. .
Minneapolis Journal.
Mr. Havemeyer's sugar trust makes about
$6,500,000 a year less under the Dlnglcy
protective tariff than under the Wilson-
Gorman revenue only tariff. Hence Mr.
Havemeyer's opposition to protective tariffs.
Fruit * of Ciiiotl MiimiKenient.
Buffalo Express.
It Is interesting to learn that another
dividend of 2',4 ' per cent has been declared
by the Transmlsslsslppl and International
Exposition company ot Omaha , thus bring
ing thc total amount ot dividends up to SO
per cent. This shows what may be done
with a great exposition when it is carefully
managed.
GuliiK Into the Swim.
Chicago News.
Omaha Is planning an enormous reservoir
to serve the double purpose of a summer
leaort and the source of power to give thc
cltv an Industrial nro-emlncnce an a manu
facturing center. Chicago has the advantage
of Omaha In one respect the biggest reser
voir in the world Just ready to bo tapped
and the tapping Is about to begin.
oiiH at Iloth Kiiiln.
New York World.
J. Sterling 'Morton points out , ns other
observer * ; have done before , that trusts are
more dangerous to.hose . ( who buy their
fictitious securities than to anybody else.
That may be true. But it Is likewise true
that a career of crimp practically never en
riches the man who. follows It. That doesn't
restrain legislatures "from enacting laws
against swindling andburglary. .
i\ Mit of tlie Ti-lrplionc
Springfield Renublican.
The rapid growth of the telephone In the
United States la shown in the facts nnd
figures given in a pamphlet issued by the
correspondents of J , P , Morgan & Co. In
Now York and Boston. In 1SSO there were
408 exchanges , with 132,692 Instruments in
the hands of licensees. In 189S there were
In the same territory 2,100 exchanges and
more than 1,290,000 Instruments under
rental. It may be a surprise to many that
In addition to Its normal Investments the
American Telephone nnd Telegraph com
pany had In 1898 $10,000.000 In buildings
'built ' and occupied by it and connected by
Hiihtprranean Kvstems In the nrincinal cities.
The entire expenditure of all Bell com
panies to the close of that year for con
struction , Including real estate , was $111,159-
309 , Nn wonder the "line is 'busy" ' so often
when such sums as this come out of Its
use.
HK C'ltlMi : OF JSftn.
IiiiiutMiMp Advance In I IIP IViixr * t
A in f rlr n \VorMnniii < " .
St. I ouls rjlobe-DPniorrnt.
A dispatch from Johnstown , Pa. , tells that
| be Cambria Steel company lias posted no-
tfoes of "a general advance of wages of 10
per cent. " It adds that "about 8,300 men are
sfectcd by the advance. " A few
days ago iin > announcement was
made that "an advance , amounting
on the average to about $1 a day ,
had been declared In the wages of 45,000
Iron nuil fitcel workers. " Nearly every day
for monthx past there have been notlves like
these In the dally papers of the country.
The democratic and populist papers are
afraid to omit these notice * of wage nd-
vancui. They know , however , that they
are death lo their parties. They make no
comment upon them.
A "famine In the iron market" Is also an
nounced. This means that though the iron
and steel workcnn of the country arc busier
than they over were before they cannot moot
the demand. The output of pig Iron and nf
the various iron and teel fabrics has
touched the highest figures over reached In
this or any other country. Tlie report that
there i a "famine'1 in themnrkct , that the
demand far outruns tlio supply , shows that
a further large Increase In production will
have to bo made If tbo orders wnlrli ere
running In arc to be filled. In a general
\\ny tills Is the case with all the Important In-
ilustricH. Nobody ever saw before in the
United Stales mich an activity In the princi
pal branches of trade. Nobody over before
saw BO many wage advances In the snine
time as lake place every week tlicso days.
Not only are the ordinary wage workers
benefited by the change which has como
through the advent of the republican party
to power , but formers nro also aided. The
puces of all farm product are much abuva
the Hue nt which they stood n jcar iigo.
They were higher ihen tnan they wore In
1896. Kvery person 'who works with his
luiiidH or hla head throughout the United
States Is helped by the republican prosper
ity which has come to the country. Men
buy mrro commodities .because . they get
morn wages. They gut more wcgcs now
than they did in the latter part of laK year.
Some of them uro likely to get still more
bcfoie next' > ear ends. More than 3,000-
UOO wage worker * of the United Slates have
had thdr income largely Increased klnce the
days of 18 % , whra the Bryanlto reign of j
Industrial terror was under way. Between ' I
$2,000,000 and $3,000,000 more ages Is ills-J J
bursed lo the workers of the country every I
day at present than > wus ghen at the time-
that the repudiation parly wan making Its | I
canvaaj three years ngo , The country
hears nothing of the "crime of 1873" thffco
days. It Is the crime of 1899 the Immense
advance in the wnge ] of the vast majority
nf American workers in nil the Industries
and the general high tide In the wave of
republican prosperity that Is sweeping over
the country which U Uliturblnc the demo
cratic party today ,
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Ktuor.s or TIII : WAII.
A package of Freedom fresh from the
hand prers at iMnnlla. just In from our ne -
Mt dependencies , give a few etchings of life
In that section during the ( second etk of
Mny. It Is not so warm as on previous
occasions , Its ardor having been cooled off
by frequent copious shoners. A farewell
Interview with Admiral Dewey Is properly
Riven the position of honor. The admiral
talked of the deluge ot Invitations sent him
from various cities In the United States ,
mentioning In particular the tender of a
special train to carry him from San Fran-
clsro to Washington In event of h ! landing
at the Oolden Oate. "That would mean , "
said the admiral , "stops at every station ami
receptions throughout day and night. I
could not stand the strain nnd regretfully
declined. " Freedom gives no hint of the
Interview reported to have been had with
the admiral just prior to his departure from
Manila and published In this country as a
cablegram. In the alleged Interview the
admiral was quoted as expressing the mrst
enthusiastic expansion sentiments , declar
ing that the United States ehould cling to
the Philippines for nil time. The fact that
Freedom could not obtain a like expression
on the question nt the time , or at any
tlmn. POM tn nrnvi > that nltpemt Inlpr-
view circulated In this country did not
swell the revenue of the cable company.
Such "cablegrams" are ground out while
jou wait In New York City.
Freedom gives a pointer on future events
to a prominent Ncbrankan In the following
paragraph : "Nebraska's governor , Mr.
Poynter , will be given pointers when the
Ncbraskans have returned to their homes.
Their first pointer to Mr. Poynter will be
that If he again runs for governor of their
state he will be Ignomlnlously defeated , ns
ho deserves to be. They have battled for
"Old Glory" and her principles , and they
feel that his veto of the resolution com-
mcndlne them In the national sense Is an
Insult past forgiveness. Governor Poynter
will bo hissed to the echo on the return
of the First Nebraska volunteers to Lin
coln. When the dispatch announcing the
veto of Ihe legislative resolution was read
to the Nebraska boys they were wild with
Indignation. "
The activities and rude alarms of war
have not wholly deadened the regard of
the boys for the national games. Free
dom gives duo prominence to "a sporting
event , " In which the Swamp Angels fell
upon the Hot Tamalcs and emote them to
the earth. Score : 17 to 13. "Our sporting
editor , " says Freedom , "slipped up and fell
on his neck the other day and had to go
to the hospital for repairs , and for this
reason \vc nro unable to turn the base ball
matter over to him , and wo certainly feel
our Inability to cope with It ourself.Vo
don't feel capable of doing the matter full
Justice , and consequently will not attempt
It. " Later on the rival teams played for
beer , but the game was of short duration | '
owing to the Irresistible rushes ot the
growler.
"One of the many curious slghts to an
American visiting the Chinese and native
quarters of Manila , " says Freedom , "Is
the ever-present pig ; 'but ' as pigs arc not
allowed at large they have nn Ingenious
method of tying the pigs by 'the ears. They
cut a small hole through the pig's ear , one-
half to an Inch In diameter , through this
hole they Insert a rope with a large knot
on one end. This rope securely confines
the pig's liberties about the premises. The
same sights nro also often seen on the na
tive boats and even on the swell steam
launches plying on Manila 'bay. ' Trans
porting pigs through the streets of Manila
will always attract a crowd , although the
sight Is a very common one. The legs of
the pig arc securely tied together and the
pig Is then suspended on < ! long polo restIng -
Ing on the shoulders of two native carriers.
The pig with his legs up and head down
makes about as much nolso while In transit
as the pig under ft gate In the state of Mis
souri nnd never falls to hold the crowd.
"It Is a very common sight to see a hen
or ft rooster staked out In the door yard
of a native house. Game cocks are picketed
Just as the plainsman pickets his pony. A
string Is tied to the leg of the fowl and a
small wooden peg Is tied to the other end.
When the native makes a visit he carries
the fowl nnd when ho stops to chat the
picket pin If ) pushed Into the ground , nnd
Mr. Chicken is quite at home. "
PKHSOXAI. AXD OTIIKHWISK.
Senator Depeiv has purchescd four thor
oughbreds for the coach ho Is to keep In
Washington.
It Is said that In the United States there
are 6,000,000 members of fraternities and
sisterhoods , and that yearly there are more
than 200,000 Initiates.
Senator Fryc of iMalne is a great fisher
man and IB to spend this summer , accord
ing to his usual custom , In his cabin on
Mooselookmaguntlc lake , a disciple of Izaak
Walton.
Jonaph Jefferson Is n great tea drinker
nnd has lately been warned by his physicians
to glvo up the habit lest ho should Imperil
his health , wlilch , since his illness of last
winter , continues very poor.
John Flske Is writing a history of the
Snanlsh war and declares that his best
material Is to bo gathered not from official
reports tint from the newspapers , the latter
giving minor details and local color.
J. R. Eames , a veteran Boston hackman ,
has driven about that city Lincoln , Grant ,
Sherman , Sheridan , Miles , Merrltt. Dewey ,
Garflcld , Harrison , Cleveland and MeKlnley.
His friends flre urging him not to write a
book of hla experiences.
Miuirus Jokal , the Hungarian novelist , has
applied for space for an individual exhibit
at the Paris exhibition. Ho will display his
novels in every edition and every transla
tion that has been printed , and ho haa writ
ten over 300 books. Glvo him room !
A congressman tells the story that , being
selected to deliver an eulogy on a deceased
colleague whom ho hod not known , ho con
sulted Mr , Ilccd , then tbo speaker , upon
what to say. "Say anything except the
truth , " was the reply , "It's customary , "
The Russian government , which proposes
to spend 150,000,000 for new Held guns during
the next two years , has arranged for nn
elaborate test of weapons of tnlt class at
St. Petersburg In August next. In this competition -
petition a number of leading American gun
makers will be represented , and the results
should furnish a fair and reliable Indication
of the relative value of our arms an com
pared with those of other nations.
President Flnley of Knox college , at
Galotfburg , III. , has accepted the editorship
of Harper's Magazine at a salary of about
} 10,000 a year. He has enjoyed the distinc
tion of being the youngest college president
In the country , and at least three other uni
versities huvo recently been seeking hU
services. Mr. Flnley was one of tbo college
classmates of S. S. IMcClurc , and thin Is one
of the changes following on the alliance of
the Harper and McClure companies.
Hi'V. Hraddln Hamilton of the Episcopal
Publication society of Now York , hi prcach-
IIIK a sermon to a fauhlonublc audience at j
Newport last 'Sunday ' , sold that people , both j I
men and women , who promoted divorce by
ruining the happiness of tbo home could
not bu i cached by religion and were beyond
the Influence of the church. Ho declared
the only way to reform such cages was to
condemn tht'iu to social ostracism , and feel
ing that "Newport Is the acknowledged so
cial center of this country , " ho called on
his hearers to frown upon divorced people ,
refuting to recognize them at their social
rquali , Thu , he mid , would coon wake dl >
vorc * unfaihlonatl * .
CAMPAKSMMJ IX M 7.OX.
Huffalo Impress The Ilu. Un ambawn-
dor at Wnshlngton * ays the Philippine
have a population of 12,000.000 Instead " '
8.000.000. There does teem to be more of
them than we anticipated.
Chicago NewsHcportu from Manila are
to Ilia effect that the American forces thereabouts -
abouts are "spoiling for n fight" with the
troops under Agulnaldo. From the activity
of that officer , as outlined In the fame dj- |
putches. he seems ready and wllllnf to ni"
commodate them. The heroism and figM-
Ing qualities of oulcets and men In the
little Philippine army have never disap
pointed the people of ttie Uitll J StiUoi. tinJ
It U not probable that there will be a
rhant-A In tliA future.
Baltimore Sun : The pcrccnt.iRo of Mi-k
reported by Oen r f Otis Is larger than he
would like to see It. He states that twelve
men In every hundred of his commai'J are
sick. Of the sick 25 oer rent li.ivo Intes
tinal trouble , 17 per cent hav < ? im.lnrlnt
fevers. 3 per cent have lyn'ioM fever and
5 per cent have various ailments , llcccnt
arduous service In a verj ; tryliiK cllinnlj had
Added largely , the general states ! to the sick
list. All the volunteer regiments are now
on the point of returning borne.
Snn Francisco Chronicle : The hope of a
satisfactory Philippine outcome lies In the
work of a civil commission empowered by
congress to make the offer of a territorial
form of government. We do not believe
that the military can win a peace that will
J be either stable , expeditious or comfortable
to American Ideas.Ve can drive the half-
'armed ' natives hither and yon ; we can take
j their towns ; we can patrol their rivers
land coasts ; we can destroy their property.
i Hut we can neither capture nor exterminate
them or segregate their food supply , and
| In making the attempt we do violence to
the spirit of our own Institutions as well ,
]
ns to undertake an Impracticable military
task.
Philadelphia Hecord. The pith nnd mo
ment of General Otis' communication , after
all , Is In Its opening sentence : "Rainy
season little inland campaigning possible
In Luzon. " This , at least , Is clear nn
definite enough. With three montliH of en
forced Inaction before our army In th
Philippines , there should be no lack of me
and materials < \ > hen operations shall be re
sumed no ultimate delay in pressing on to
swift and complete victory. For , surprlsln
ns It may seem to Military Governor Otis
the American people penerally do not fee
| ns though anything had been nccompllshe
I as yet by our troops around Manila , not
withstanding the costly sacrifices of th
last five months.
KUIIJt OCKAX TO OCKAX.
Another Link Added to ( lie Vntiilcrlill
t'hnlii fit ItnllrnnilN ,
Sprlngflsld ( Mass. ) Republican.
There is nothing nt all Improbable In th
New York story that the Vauderbllt in
terest plans a 099-year lease of the Dosto
& Albany railroad on an 8 per cent dlvldem
guarantee. The Albany road has long bee
operated as a close Vanderbllt connectlo
and the < New York Central has long bee
represented in the Albany board of dl
rectors. It is furthermore the known pollc
of William K. Vanderbllt , who Is the pres
ent head of the family railway concerns , t
bring together under a single managemen
the so-called Vanderbllt lines and thel
direct connections , and to this end near !
all of the capital stock of the Lake Shor
& Michigan Southern has been purchase !
with New York Central 3'/4 per cent bonds
and nearly oil of the capital stock of tb
Michigan Central. These two great rail
road companies are now practically non
existent as distinct corporations and the
Vnnderbllt consolidation movement Is sup
prsed to contemplate a like absorptfon o
the great Chicago & .Northwestern prop
erty and ultimately a lease or absorption
of the Union Pacific making altogether a
vast transcontinental system , extending from
ocean to ocean , with many miles of track
diverging from the main east and wes
lines and embracing the following mileage
Mile ; ! .
New York Central 2.3SC
LaUe Shore l.Ui
Michigan Central lb < ;
Now York , Chicago & St. Louis < 9 <
Chicago & Northwestern 6.4S6
Union Pacific . - > -
Grand Total ! , < ! -
Or nearly one-tenth of the total railway
mileage of the country. The acquisition of
the Boston & Albany would add 369 miles
to the above figures , making a total of
17,101 miles.
This Is a possibility or tne near ruiure ,
but the Immediate fact Is that nearly 6,000
miles of the road enumerated above are
now operated practically by a single head ,
where hardly more than a year ago they
were under three separate managements.
The same considerations which brought about
the consolidation of these managements are
no doubt dictating the purchase or lease of
the Albany road and the Now Haven system
would naturally In time gravitate into the
same combination.
TUB TEAK'S OUTLOOK.
Cbrcrfiil Vlrw of Ilimliir * * Comlltlnn *
n 11 < I I'roNprctH.
New York Tribune.
Not onry all the business men , but all
the politicians this year have their rare
to the ground , listening for signs of progress
or reaction. The next year will bring a
general election which will bo largely
affected by the Industrial conditions then
cxlutlng. The millions have better memories
than they used to have , it Is fair to hope ,
because tbo consequences of reactionary
voting In 1802 cut deeply into the experience
of multitudes , and the recovery since the
nation resumed its sanity In 1896 has been
no Impressive that its lesson will not ha
easily Ignored. Yet there are voters in
great number whose memories are so poor or
whoso character is so jtbaltow that they will
be Influenced far more by the conditions tem
porarily affecting them next year than by all
past experience. It Is therefore of con
sequence , not only to business men who have
to make contracts and calculations reaching
Into the future , but also to all who care
for the results of presidential and congres
sional elections next year , to weigh the
probabilities of reaction or continued
prosperity during the coming twelve months ,
Hlttory teaches that periods of marked
Improvement rarely terminate within three
full years. A certain time is needed for re
covery from extreme depression , and Usuab'y
more than a ywr. Then n year or more Is
required for legitimate and substantial ad
vance to a higher place of Industrial wel
fare and commercial success. Afterward the
laws of human nature usually bring a year
nr mnrn nf pxcpsalvfl trndinir iimlnn v.
panslon , inflated hopes and unreasoning
spcculatlcti , before these In turn bring about
the inevitable reaction. For about a year
the volume of business has been Hteadlly
ahead of the record of 1892 , previously the
nation's year of highest prosperity , but some
j Incroap.e In volume should bo held Incident
tn six or seven years' gain In population.
Since this calendar year began the volume
of trade has been In proportion to popula
tion larger than In 1802 , fit that the period
nf normal advance to a higher plane may
bo considered In progress , Kxcept in some
securities , and in these rather spasmodically ,
the year has not been one of exceptional
speculation or overtrading.
The relations between employer * and em
ployed have much to do with the soundness
of business and thus far these have unusu
ally favored a continuance of prosperity.
There are some Indications within the last
month , it Is true , of troubles In Ohio and
Colorado , which might spread and cause
embarrassment , but there In not yet an much
Interruption from that source as Is usual
In the cummer. Many Urge organizations
bxve itttlcd mlc bly their relation ! for th
coming year and there re n'll ) f ' pos
pecM regarding other * . An > n nfr i lnh r
difficulty this year affecting more ih -i A
dingle Industry or buslnm would b hk >
to cheek the progrew toward better ihmgj
and thus to prolong the period oter * , hi'a '
that progress might extend.
The Industrial comblnatl < B formrd * h i
year and last will reach a point at h"ti
their working usefulness mil lit
tested. Hut practically all of them
In conjunction with their onr.inlzMlon suffi
cient working capital to cover all require
ments through at leail one yar of com
parative Ill-MiCCosf. They hnvp had thus fur
exceptionally favorable clroumftuners in al-
mont every line and srem likely to hate 'or
some months to come. It I * quite poMih >
< hat these organizations , by thfir creator
strength and ability lo iteady markets , mar
prove able to retard somewhat any rj-
action springing from shrinkage In demnnl
or excessive production. On the whole. A
longer rather than a shorter perlo-1 of
prepress toward better conditions mlht he
reasonable expected before any ferlous set
back connected with their operations wnuM
appear. All things considered , he scenn to
have the balance of probability on his H1
who counts upon at least n full year more
of general Improvement and In that event
hltalnntt * Atirl InrlllHl rlflt fftnill ! Inn * a vn w
hence will be more satisfactory than most
people now anticipate.
i.ixn.M TO A . Miin.
Somcrvllle Journal : Mcxt men eat t
much. If you don't bollrve It. a ' the
women who do the cooking for them.
Cleveland Lender : Jealousy "You're onljr
one. " salt ! the colltnry tlcure.
J i "Yes , but 1 Ma ml before n , long row of
! cipher.1" , " was the nnswer.
Chicago Tribune : Coroner Were th n
any marks nbout thedecen.oed bv which
you would hp able to Identify him ?
Witness Yls , sor. He stuttered.
' Wellington Star : "Many n man. " . atl
t'npto Kben , "makes de mistake ob no'n' '
nroiin * tollln * his troubles when he orter b
ndvertlsln' Ills business. "
Chicago Post : "The sea serpent seemed
to be strangely " attracted toward the h.ith-
JHR bench.
"Anrt no wonder. He probably thought he
civ several editions of Kvc there. "
Indianapolis Journal : Shc-I'll bet when
Adam Mrst met Kvc , he nut on an lr of
° PUI
Chicago Hecord : "Mnrthn. there's
in ' no u. e
CTowin' hay any more. The-
Theautymobllcs
ljra00" "
will
run horses
out of buslncsH. "
t i , on't. . f11 < I"cournged , Jonas. Soeletr
'mVC ' t0 lmVO UlClr lm'
'
the same.
Detroit Free Press : "Your Aunt
some ' ' > l ' " } " a woman who had kn
remnrknblo
experiences In life "
ies ; she fnlntotl once , end
a man ha.l
to carry her up three nights of stafrs. "
Chicago Times-Herald : It
that the barber was highly pleased wa apparent " \vii
° --'orM '
sition
, said the managing editor. "Anrt
Idea of'your ty'le.- " " " " * snt Bet som' I
"Wertvo0u1'wIiff1obdserv ] ? cfllfKe ? r duat . I
Mck suit , plain but wH-out nd "brif I
5 the'dk- ? " thC Pr0per thlnp for thl hou" I
THE OIRI , nBIII.VD TUB MAW BEHIND
TJIK Gt'.Y.
f ° rf ? .ln. ? ur v ' t th
Will Stokes In Army and
Navy Journal.
.iw.vd today is rlifflnsr with our fam ,
sea supreme o'er land nl
Our chiefs receive great lionor
and
claim , BO-
Butnut ° usrnohrlS ? ' ' ' ? "S risht can b9'
i gh ° hs'P ' d us In the fight o nobly won ,
The girl behind the man behind the sun.
God bless her blooming- Image ! 'Tli
* our
star and
guiding light ,
She's
. , , . | .
Sure , we never won n battle It was § h
who won them all.
The hand that jocks the cradle rocks tht
world ,
n bloody ' at ! tlelds " that "ttle hand can't do ?
when shot and shell ar
Tt bears the flaff and pulls he lanyard ,
tf . - _ . . . _ . . . * iu irftft u * . v nt
ris clapped In mercy when the flsht t It
done ;
And by her truth and beauty she incites ui'
to our duty
The glil behind the man behind the cun.
\nd whether wo are camped on Cuba's
shore.
Or In Kins Philip's Islands far nway.
In ctcadfast splendor o'er the clouds of war
The love o' woman shines
upon
our was1 :
A\lth every crowded trooper sent abroad
A thousand loving- hearts are Balling on
So stands around the world , where our y
banner Is unfurled ,
The girl behind the man behind the sun.
God bless h'r blooming : Image ! 'TIs our
Mar and guldlnfir light.
In thn rush and roar of battle and ths
bivouac at night.
She's a voice to help nnd cheer us like a.
stirring bugle call.
Sure , wo never won a battle-it was he who
won them all.
The Laundry
Is the chief enemy of col
lars and cuffs , They will
wear out , no matter how
much care one takes to
preserve them , We know
of only one wav to over-
come the difficulty , and
that is to have a plentiful
supply on hand. What
ever is latest in linen as
well as in neckwear , un
derwear and every other
kind of wear , that may become -
come a man , is here ,
And if you are a bar
gain hunter , you may
count on the bargains that I
we offer you being genuine. sf
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