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DA1LV 1JEJE : TIIl'KSDAY , JVIAr 13 , IbS ) ! ) . Tim OMAHA DAILY'BEE , B. llOSEWATCn , Editor. PUBLISHED EVCRY MOltNlNO. OP SUHSCHIPTION. Kally neo ( without Sunday ) , Ono Year..16 00 Dally Hoc and Sunday. One Year 80) ) 8lx Month * 40J Three Months 200 Sunday Dec , Ono Year 200 Saturday lice , Ono Year 1 ° 0 Weekly Hoc , Oiw Year 63 omens. Omaha : The lice Hunting. South Omaha : citv Hall Building , Twenty- flfth flt.d N StreetB. Council Blurts : 10 Pearl Street. . . Chicago : Block Exchange Building. Jjew York : Temple Court. WuBhlnglon : C01 Fourteenth Street. COIUtCSl'ONDUNCU. Communication. * relating to news and editorial matter Miould bo addressed : Ldltorlal Department , The Omana Bee. BUSINESS LtrrTEus. nunlneru letters and remittances should bo addrcRned to The Bee 1'ublHlilng Com pany , Omaha REMITTANCES. Jlemlt by draft , express or postal order paynblB to The B < v > Pub'lshlng Company. Only 3-ccrt otampSTtccepted In payment of mall accounts. Personal checks , exc&pt on Om.alia or JCastcrn exchange , not flccepted. TUG JJCC PUULISIIINQ COMPANY. STATIJMIJ.Vr OIC tilHUtl < ATIO\ . State of Nebraska , Douglas County , usi : George B. Tzschuck , secretary of The IJee Publishing company , being duly Rworn , says that the actunl number of full and complete copies of The Dally , Morning , livening and Sunday Hec , printed during the month of June , 1899 , was as follows , i. . . . iMtoo : m iw.itio 2 . . . -M,7I > 0 17 a , BU 3 J5.170 18 . . . 7,1 10 4 . . . . J1,1)7(1 ) ( 19 25,020 , 5 . . . , MSSM 21) lr,0 ! < > 0 6. . . . J 1,71(0 ( SI 24,010 " , . . . Jinii : ( 22 2.-,4r.o 8 . . . .Jfi.KOO 23 2 ltl)0 ) 9. . . .21,1)10 24 25,200 10 2l,2il ( : 25 27.0SO 11 21,11(15 ( 28 2-,17 ( ) 12 2 , , : i < > n 27 25,220 n a-1,8-,0 28 25,100 34 25,150 ID 25,210 15 a iuuo so 25,070 Total 75 , r,2u Loss unsold and returned copies. . . . ious : Not total sales 7IH.17H Net dally average 2ltKM > GKO. B. T55SCHUCK. Sub3crlb d and sworn to boforc me this SOth day of June , 1899. L i : . BOYLE. ( Seal ) Notary Public. I'nrtloH Icn > lnK for theSummer. . Parties leaving the city for the summer may have The 13co sent to them regularly by noticing The Dee business offlco , In person or by mall. The address win bo changed ns often as desired. The fiUpcrinlcnilGirt oC the poor farm must be credited with the possession ot fastidious tastes. At any late he Is a judge of good HUUcr. May must have been an exceedingly dry month at the county hospital , ipr It requited llflcon pallons of whisky and live Kullorw ofvino to Irilgnto the throats of the luiiiates. Another lallroad man who distin guished hlniBclf In the west has been called to an important position on an eastern railway. Another instance of the elllcncy of Nebraska tuonc. The evidence before the senate in vestigating committee indicates that the recount commKblon must liave been taking lessons from the short change mnn who counts both ends of the bills. The executive committee of the Greater America Exposition 's ' * ' 1C creature of the Board of Directors. The question la how much longer will the tall be permitted towas the dog. It is reported iho leason Bryan re fused to ticcept the gift of u carload of nielonH was because the large per centage of water In their makeup ron- dried him suspicious they were in the trtibt. Nebraska's 1899 corn ciop has scned notice on the remaining leprobontatlvos of last j ear's growth to vacate the c'libb not later than November 1 , as thcio Is no moio room available than needed for its own accommodation. " \Vhat prolltcth a man if he gain the whole woild and lose his own Houl ? " What would it profit Omaha to lope In a few thousand people by fake adver tising If in the end it would make ene mies of them and lose their trade for all time ? Ex-Senators Allen and Quay are now among the also rans in the long speech contest. Sir Rlchaid "Webster has dis tanced nil ilvals In his argument be fore the Venezuelan arbitration com mission and still shows no signs of quit ting. . _ . = = = = = The granite men have formed a com bination to advance prices on menu ments. This Is carrying matters too far. The Collln trust follows a man to his grave , but when the combinations attempt to pursue him beyond It is time to call a halt. General Giuseppe , the Italian who was caught spying on French border defenses , convicted and pardoned , has hern renrrosted by his own govern ment. Tlio dispatches do not state whether ho Is to bo tiled for his acts or for being so clumsy as to be caught. A pest house is at once a public neces sity and a public nuisance. Omaha Is not the only city whoso people protested against Its location In their respective neighbor hoodH. It is a knotty question , especially nhcro. the city encroaches upon the confines of the poor farm. The Denver News , In commenting on the Insurance conunlbslou muddle in Nebraska , says that 011,0 such depait- mcnt Is all any state can afford , The News evidently does not understand the possibilities of nn lu&ihuuco dcpait- went under populist control or It would comprehend why Sir. Cornell objects to Jetting . go. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Iowa democrats have been trying to couvlnco Hon. Cato Sells that ho chould run for governor and attempt to bring buck Into the party the recal citrant members who left It In 1800 , Mr. Sells Is of the opinion that ho is amply occupied \\ith Ills own pilvato bublni'bs and as a politician has no do- she to bo Meader" than the average Iowa democrat. AS TO It Is toportod from Wn iili1pton that President McKlnloy Is woiklng upon a plan to submit the question of Independ ence or annexation to the people of Cuba. It Is nlso f > ald the president believes they would vote for annexation , although re ports from Oenetnl Brooke Indicate a contraiy view. In the xaino connection the slatoiucnt Is iiiudc that General Wood told the pi evident he nas firmly convinced that annexation would cany by four to one In Santiago. It Is Improbable that 1'roslduiil Me- Klnloy Is giving any serious consider n- tlon to Uiu subject of Cuban annexa tion , or that he has formed any opinion In regard to it. That Is not a matter for executive attention at this time. The military occupation of Cuba is by au thority of congress and its declared pur pose Is the pacification of the Island. When that shall have been accomplished to the satisfaction of the government It should , In fulfillment of the pledge given the Cuban people , -withdraw Its troops and "leave the government and the con trol of the Island to its people. " Theie is Implied In this that we may lemaln thcio until a government has been es tablished , but it contemplates the abso lute light of tile pconlu of Cuba to fin in a government In a word , that , peace having been icstoicd , the Cubans shall have Independence. Beyond this neither executive nor congress has any just light to go. The Independence of Cuba hav ing been solemnly pledged , we could not now honorably submit to them the ques tion of Independence or annexation. They must be left , when pacification Is complete , absolutely fice to adopt what ever course they please compatible with the maintenance of peace and order. Annexation Is a subject not for the present consideration of our government , however stioug may bo the sentiment In Cuba favorable to It. Possibly there are four to one of the people of Santiago province who desire annexation nud un doubtedly there are a considerable num ber of anncxutionlsts throughout the island , though very likely the sticngth of tills clement has been overestimated. An American army oliieer in Cuba hays it Is dlfllcult to discover any very stiong leaning in the direction of annexation and ho notes the significant fact that there is not one of the leading news papers in Cuba which advocates it. There Is no doubt , however , that annex ation sentiment exists to a considerable extent , particularly among those who appreciate the commercial advantages It would afford. But this Is of no consequence quence in respect to the duty and the obligation of the United States , which is to ubsmc the independence of Cuba. When the Cubans have established self- government , with such guidance as we may properly extend to them , they can then decide whether they prefer to re main independent or to become a part of the territory of the United States. Undoubtedly the question of Cuban annexation will In the near future com- in.'ind the earnest attention of the Ameri can people. There are many who believe it to be inevitable that Cuba will bo annexed , though we bcllcvo .a largo majority of our people are not now favorable to ir. At nil events annexa tion cannot under present conditions properly receive any cousidoiatiou from our government , whose only concern is to give the people of Cuba peace and freedom. REFORMS WITH ( iOOD RESULTS. The adoption by the comptroller of the cuircucy of more stringent meas ures for bank examinations Is said to have already had good results. The purpose of the icform Is protection of Iho public against bad bank manage ment , at a time when the expansion of credit may lead > to unwlbc methods and investments. The comptroller feels that the present tendency to centralize business in the form of trusts , chang ing radically the character of the paper presented 1o banks for discount and for advances , lmpof.es Increased vigi lance upon his office in the scrutiny of bank management and loans and cer tainly this view will bo appreciated by the business public ns well as by the stockholders of banks. Important results aie expected from the system of stuff examinations , In bringing all the examiners up to the standard of the best. It is not Intended to Impeach the character or efficiency of the regular cxamineis , but the comp troller believes it to be a proper busi ness precaution to subject their work to the test of comparison with that of other members of the staff. One In stance Is cited where a new man was put to work in the district of a veteran examiner , with the result that condi tions weie found in several banks which called for the action of the comptroller , duo to the fact that the old examiner had been misled by Ills willingness to accept at its face value the favoiable exhibit made by the bunk olllccrs. The reforms Instituted by Comptroller Dawes may not meet with the approval of all bank ofllcers , but there Is no doubt that they will prove to be In the Interest of the public and the tendency of that will bo to sticngthcn confidence In the banks. I'OUTWS IN OHIO. The political campaign In Ohio this year will command national attention and it promises to bo conducted with a great deal of vigor on both sides. The republicans have nominated their state ticket and their declaration of princi ples Is a. leallirmatlon of the last na tional platform , together with nn un equivocal anti-trust plank. So far as appears the party Is harmonious. The democrats will hold their conven tion In August and the present Indica tions are that It will endorse the Chicago cage platform. The resolutions adopted by the convention of democratic clubs at Columbus last week appear to settle the question as to what the attitude of the party will be In the campaign. It may endeavor to give the gieater piomlncnco to the anti-trust and tint- ! expansion questions , but Its ical shib boleth will undoubtedly bo free silver , since the supporters of Mr , Bryan will probably Insist upon this. In his speech to the democratic clubs Mr. Bryan was careful to Impress upon them the fact that ho regards free sliver as 11 living issue , which should receive as full recognition now us three jenrs ngo , and the applau o with which this was ie- oelved showed that the rank and Hie of the Ohio democrats are In hearty sym pathy with this view. There may be a few loadois wlio would like to iclogato silver to the lear , but they have no considerable following. As the situation now looks the repub licans of Ohio are confronted by-only one danger and that Is disaffection In their own ranks. If the party filmll remain harmonious , as It now seems to be , there can be no doubt of its succscs. It certainly must be plain to every man of ordinary business ability that the present executive committee has proved Itself unequal to the task. While feeling % cry much incensed at being classed as fakirs , they know , ns every body knows , that the promise of a com prehensive exposition of th0 civilization , mode of life and productive Industries of the new possessions , which alone would Justify Its name as the Greater America Uxposltlorv'has ' been willfully and pur posely violated. Everybody In the com munity knows that no such exhibits can be found Inhe exposition proper mid were not contemplated by the dominant management whose private interest is centeied in the Midway. It seems amazing , howcv or , that these people im agine that they can fool the public by playing the role of Aesop's wolf when he accused the lamb of rolling the water. If thcie is no money in the ex position treasury the blame cannot bo laid at this door , especially in view of the fact that the managers discouraged additional stock subsetiptlons and even advised men who were disposed to pay delinquent subscriptions not to do PO , as the exposition -hud all the money it needed. If there is a bad Impression abroad concerning the quality and char acter of exhibits , surely The Bee is not to blame any more than it is accountable for the announcement emrjoaieu in tne posters and fake advertisements , giving assurance that all the exposition build ings are chockfull of exhibits ; that more than 1,000 people from the new possessions could bo scon on the grounds ; that the Indian congicss is greater than that of lust year , and that McKlnley and Devvey arc sure to attend the exposition in the near future. A roar of Indignation can be expected fiom Santiago. General Wood has adopted the most stringent regulations to prevent the spread of yellow fever. The Spanish population , previous to American occupation , was imbued with the Idea that it was an inalienable right to bo as dirty Individually and collectively as they dosired. After a row General Wood convinced them they wore mistaken. They have also gone on the theory in the past they bad a perfect right to allow yellow fever to spread to other communities , but they will learn the contrary , though probably under protest. Minneapolis and St. Paul have also given up the idea of a grand Jubilee In honor of the returning volunteers from the Philippines and a grand review of all the regiments from the transmlssourl country. It is now proposed that the reception be confined to the Thirteenth Minnesota regiment , which has not yet sailed from Manila. The original pio- jeirt was altogether too much of a task even for the Twin Cities with their pub lic-spirited , enterprising and wealthy merchants , manufacturers and railroad millionaires. The Sixteenth street -viaduct has again been sidetracked by the council. This time a resolution ordering the railroads to proceed with the construction of anew now viaduct on the plans already adopted was postponed because Council man Bechel is absent from the city. The next time some other councilman will probably be absent or missing. The T'nited States courts have put a quietus on a promising Industry , that of marriage brokers , by a decision that they cannot recover fees under such n contract. If the business was allowed to expand even a small percentage on matches between American lielresses and bankrupt foreign noblemen would yield a handsome profit. Kitchen & Haydcrr declare that they do not want the exposition executive committee reorganized. That is not in the least surprising in view of the fact that they have voted themselves the most profitable concessions on the Mid way and don't want the exposition re inforced by exhibits that would draw off part of their fat. Kool9 often step In where angels fear to tread. Young Illtchcalf attended the meeting of exposition dlrectois with a set speech which he delivered Just nt the wrong time , lie chirped up and said that the exposition directors wore not running the World-Herald. No one took Issue with him. Every director would make affidavit to the same effect. Ex-Spanish civil officials In Cuba have put In claims against the United States for pay due them prior to the Ameri can occupation. They aiv Just as likely to get it from the United States ns from Spain , but the chances aio sueli as to render the claims very poor collateral , Keep Oft tli < > Omni , Philadelphia Times , As a matter of fact , it's cnly the rain that given the Philippine campaign any of the qualities of a picnic. Snlo I'miiONltlmi to llct On. Philadelphia ledger Theodore HocBevelt IH shrewd rnougn to bnow that a great deal of water will run under the bridge before 1904. The IVrl IH Bcw ton Globe. There is declared to be more money In the United States nov , than there \\aa a year ago by nearly $100,000,000 , but some people don't see It. Till * ClutN mill ( ho Inn , Indtanupollt ) Ne K , The Outlanders consider the reforms sug gested by President Kruger Insufficient. They want to vote the Dutch out , and they \\ant to do ft at once. I'lit 'I'll rni in I lie ItnilU * . Philadelphia nnord It Is stated that not leas than 10,000 ap plications for commlEfilong In the army arc already on lllo In ( be War department and scores are coming tn dally , If these could all bo mustered In the ranks ot the new refitment * the rtcrtiltlnR stations for volun teers might bo closed at once. InttinVrrnrc ntul Actltlt ) . Wnrhlnzton Po t , .Mr. Brian has put the finishing touches on his Georgia campaign. For a man who declares himself to bo Indifferent to next > ear's nomination Mr. Dryan Is covering considerable torrltorv Hlrp n llnnt. Chicago Times-Herald The flrst thing General Joe Wheeler did when he reached Cuba was to climb a trco and , owing Jo the heavy downfall of ralu , ho mny have to pursue similar tactics when ho reaches the Philippines. ClinriuMrrUflc Attllnilr. Indianapolis Jourml The riding of two horsei going In opposite directions hns nlwnvs been regarded ns a difficult feat , but the grand old democratic party la getting ready to attempt the great act of Tiding half a dozen horses heading as many different wavs. lllRlit Kind of tt Solillcr. Now York Tribune. General Wood ROCS back to fever-stricken Santiago nnd his modest army salary , declin ing a railroad presidency worth $20,000 per annum and other accompanying advantages. Heroes are not always made of wood , ns Otnhcltan Idols used to bo , but the gallant general's case Is nn exception. He Is of heroic timber through and through , nn honor to the sorvlco and the country of which both have good rcnson to bo proud. li Olllocrn Aot < < > Illume. Philadelphia llecold Admiral Corvcra nnd the other olllcera of the Spanish llfot dcstrojcd off Santiago have been acquitted by the naval court which had the subject under Inquiry fen the pant nine months. The court has been a long tlmo in discovering what ever ) body clso saw at once that the Spanish officers were not to blame for their defeat , but that the responsibility lay In the superiority of American guns and the men behind them. A Kraft Ilooiucil to I'nllnrp. Washington Post An Iowa man proposes to form all the traveling men of the country Into a Urjan legion. Ho reasons that this can bo dona because ot the existence of trusts. Ths greatest mcnaco to his scheme Is found in the fact that the traveling men get nbout the country In a lively manner nnd manage to acquire considerable Information. The moat effective supporter of good government Is the man who travels and dbacrves Intelli gently. Hot Talk ot Lincoln. Spilnpflpld ( Mais. ) , llepubllcan. Some wicked "antl" has dragged out .1 epocch by Abraham Lincoln delivered In congress during the Mexican war in which ho displayed marked treasonable tendencies. Sir. Lincoln actually attacked James K. Polk , then president of the United States , nnd even chaigcd him with consciousness of being in the wrong In a war whose blood , said Lincoln , "llko Iho blood of Abel , Is cryIng - Ing < to heaven against him. " Hot talk that was ! The v\ondcr , of course , Is that Lin coln should have ventured to criticise a president running a Avar of conquest. Abolition , of fir a do CroNli > K . Chicago Tribune. The Northwestern road has .elevated fifteen miles of track. By BO doing it has done away with 150 grade crossings. This moans a saving of tlmo by pedestrians , etreet car passengers and teamsters. The value of the time thus saved cannot bn figured out , but It is considerable. This means also a saving of life and limb , for in eptto of all precautions there will be ac cidents at gate crossings. This elevating has cost the road ? gW,000 { ) , which at 4i per cent Is an annual charge of $360,000 , and yet the investment , largo ae it Is , Is a profitable one for the road. There will LP no moro damage suits. The services of an army of watchmen can be dispensed with nnd In addition bettor train service can bo secured. As a result of elevating the North western Is putting on more- suburban trains and 1s running them at a higher rate of speed. As a. consequence it will do moro suburban business and add to its profits from carrying passengers. Thus track ele vation is a double bleaslng. It benefits a railroad and all -who travel on the streets the road crosses. Nor should It be for gotten that a largo part of the eight mil lions wa < paid ) out as wages to men who would otherwise have found it hard to get mployment. OUR MOW TnillUTOIlY. Some Ancient Information 1'lcUcil Up by the "Insnlnr Coiiiiulnnloii. " Baltimore American Secrctaiy Algcr's Insular cabinet , accordIng - Ing to report from Washington , has pre pared an exhaustive opinion upon the status of our Island possessions. The commission Is one of the secretary's novel projects. It has no status In law , and , therefore , cannot glvo an exhaustive opinion upon any matter connected with the administration of the government , whllo Its report to the secre tary of war suggests Its Inutlllty In any direction. After junketing In Cuba and Porto .Rico . lor many months it reaches the astonishing conclusion "that there is a radical difference between territory which Is a part of the United States nnd territory in the possession of the United States. " Surely it was not necessary to spend so much time and money in the West Indies to reach this decision. Almost any Ameri can schoolboy could have illustrated with out hesitation 'tho ' difference between the two sorts of territory , Cuba is In the pos session of the United States , but the latter Is not at liberty to do what It pleases with that Island , as the commission foolishly asserts. And Porto nice , the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines are a part of the territory of tbo United States acquit ed by treaty or agreement , Just as all other territory has been acquired. Why the status of the Louisiana purchase , the territory ot Florida and the Alaska purchase should bo different from territory acquired Srom Jlex- Ice , Hawaii , Porto Rico and the Philippines is a question that will probably stagger anyone ono except a member of Alger's commission , The territory token from Mexico was not organized into regular territories such as wo have grown accustomed to for the reason that It was not convenient to do BO. The" United States congress preferred a less complicated form of government for the first five years , to ascertain whether it would bo prudent to go forward. Precisely the name thing has been done In Alaska , which Is certainly n part of the territory of the United States That 151 Dorado has not a regular territorial government at this moment , though It had been part of the Unitary of tlie United States for thirty years. The question jalsed by the com- mUalon , that thai United States can neither sell nor alienate any portion of its terri tory , Is a veiy broad one , and , Judging from the balance of Its report , far bejoml the commission's rapacity , The United States 1ms the same powera possessed by any other sovereign , limited only by the provisions of the constitution , and wo imagine that If the people , through con gress , desired to part with any of the ter ritory not organlied Into ttatca they could do so , It Is not a practical question , how ever , as no such ileslro or design has been intimated. The Hawaiian islands , Porto nice and the Philippines are n much a part of the territory of the United States as Alaska , New ( Mexico or Arizona. Congress can give the new territories any government wblcli It thinks suitable , or It can hold them under military tutelage until they are fitted for a more liberal form of coy- crwnent. - - - - . Vs m.nipst : or imv.vv , A Snniiftliot of llliunrU TiiUcn li ) lllniAcir. Philadelphia Times ( dem > Hrynn ha * had A temporary glimpse ot himself ns others see him The revelation was of short duration , but It lasted long enough to permit a Cincinnati newspaper man to quote him thus "I can't telr jo\i a thing I talk too much I am afraid the people get tired ot hearing the same old thing over again" Then hit fcnrs deserted him nnd he confided to the reporter that ho was on the way to Columbus to attend a dollar lar dinner , nt which ho would make a speech In which ho would say the same old thing over again about the Chicago platform , 1m- perallsm and the trusts. These three topics have been the llryon stock In trade for weeks , and ho has talked about them Inces santly for ever so many hours of the twenty- four ever ) day , Sundas not excluded Of course there Is just n change that Hrjan's glimpse of himself as others roe him may bo vouchstfed him again In the silent watches of the night when there arc no dollar dinners to bo addressed on the eternal and rock-ribbed relations of 16 to 1. The chance Is a remote one , however , for Brjan silent when there is anybody within eflrshot to bo addressed upon the merits and beauties of free and unlimited coinage would not be the real Bryan. Whllo there Is Just a faint reason for iho hope that Hrjan may grow silent through ferr of Injuring his cause by too much Iteration , the American public will probably bo compelled to bo thankful that he has seen himself as others sco him just for a moment. MANILA AS A MMMIiH UUSOIIT. I"ncln .Admit Inland .Navlualloii unit ( lie llnlti ) SritNou. Chlcajro Times-Herald. Dispatches from 'Manila ' tell of heavy rain falls which have flooded the country that Is held by the American troops. Ono regiment , the Thirteenth Infantry , is eald to bo uur- lounded by 'water , which has invaded the camp to such nn extent that it stands three feet deep beneath the bunks ot the soldiers. The Inquiry 'will ' naturally arise , Is this an ordinary condition at the tlmo of year and how long may It bo expected to last ? The rainy season ibeglns In June nnd con tinues Into Novcmbor. Meteorological rec ords kept through the long term of thirty- four yours show that there are great varia tions In the rainfall , both for the summer and winter months. There have been years when no rain fell In February or March , April or May , but the diy season Is not al ways absolutely dry. There have been as high as ten Inches of rain In 'May. ' This , however , Is very unusual , and on the average there Is a marked Increase In June over May from 4 30 Inches to 9.68 Inches. Variations In June run from 0 OS to 25.81 inches , so that It is hard to tell what each new > ear will bring forth , but the month Is generally the overture to what the Filipino would call wet weather. The banner months aie July , August and September , for Avhleh the following figures of the rainfall in inches are givc , together with the average num ber of rainy days : JulV. Aue Sept. Mean monthly 14.70 13 68 1501 Greatest monthly 2971 4320 61.43 Least monthly 62s 515 200 Days tvlth rnln 221 118 207 Here are tremendous differences which make it impossible to determine how much higher the troops will have to put their bunks to keep them out of water , but It Is reasonable to suppose that there will not bo much Improvement until after the close of September. October , on the average , ! a worse than June. The fall Is : Mean , 7.47 ; greatest , 23.65 ; least , 0.90. In November the figures are 4.12 , 15.27 and 1.17 respectively , and In December 2.09 , 13 67 and 0 01. From this time the dry season begins In earnest , though there have been 7.59 inches of rain In the January of an exceptional year. The total annual fall Is reported : Mean , 75.43 ; greatest , 120.98 ; least , 35.65. The rainy months are not the hottest , but neither are they the coolest. It is to be noted , however , that the mean monthly temperature ranges from 77 in December and January to 84 in Maj. Wo give de grees Fahrenheit showing variations for the wet months : July Aug- . Sept , Mean monthly st 81 Si Waremst monith Si S3 S2 Coolest month 79 V ) 79 Highest < n ! ) l 91 lowest 70 09 71 It is fair to assume , therefore , that for the next three months there will bo a great deal of heat -ivlth the floods , nnd the heat will bo the harder to bear because of the humidity. Statistics on humidity follow : July Aug. Sept. Relative , per cent 81 SI 83 Absolute , grains ner cubic feet fl.33 951 933 Corresponding figures for Washington are : July Aug. Sept. Relative , per rout. . . ( > 7 72 71 Absolute , cralns pcf cubic- feet C S 6.6 5.4 From the Showing as a whole it is plain that the country about .Manila Is not a de- slrnblo summer resort , nnd that our soldiers . have many uncomfortable da > s before them. There should be some fun , however , for the s\\immeis fiom Kansas. AMI UTIIUIIWISE. iF. W. Collins of Denver has presented to the Colorado Historical society tbo original deed of Brlgham Young's mill , the flrst elected in Utah. Governor Roosevelt believes good health a duty. Ho exercises regularly and has his children go through a regular couroo of physical training. Piencli-Cnnadlan papeis nnd mon are still lamenting the exodus of members of tholr lace from tbo province of Quebec nnd they say that unless checked it means death to French-Canadian Influence In the Dominion. Secretary Hay , as is well known , Is a devout Omar K hay jam lie It Is not , however - over , so will known that his collection of editions of the Rubalyut in second only In this country to that of Nathan Hotikcll Dole. Kentucky will be asked to contribute to the fund for a monument to tbo Into Con gressman Dland , who was a native of that state. The monument will cost $10,000 , and IB to bo erected at Lebanon , Mo , , Ulancl's old home. President Loubot of France has given orders for four portraits of himself , all of which are to bo completed by fall. Ho hns also ordered portraits of all the premiers who have served since 1871. These pictures will bo hung In tbo ElBee , J. Plerpont Morgan , the New York mil lionaire , has just purchased ono of the finest private libraries of London , for which bo paid the sum of $160,000. Among the treasures Included in the sale Is a first folio Shakespeare , said to be tbo best extant A monument recently placed In a cemetery In Louisville , Ky. , bears Inscriptions to the memory of John Austin , a sollder of the revolution ; James Allen Austin , his son , a soldier of tbo war of 1812 ; James Orlgsby Austin , his grandson , a soldier of the war with Mexico , and James Illchard Gatbrlght , his great-grandson , a confederate soldier , who was killed at iMurfrceshoro , Tenn , January 1 , 1863 , All wcro privates. KfllOIVI OK TIIR AVAIL llrlg.idlrr General Charles King. Invalided homo from the Luzon army , bus teen severely criticised by Imperialists for cxprw'lng nn opinion favorably to the Filipinos , ( leneral King expressed the belief tint the natives were capable of pelf-government nnd that nine-tenths of them could lead nnd write That was the substance ot his views given In a briff dispatch to the Milwaukee Jour nal. In a more extended letter to the New York World General King affirms his original statement , qualifying it , however , by saying that It referred to the Tagals of I Luzon , nnd did not Ineludo the natives of i adjoining lalnncK I "CrufI nnd tyrannical , " says General King , "ns were the Spaniards nnd robbers .and oppressors as were the friars of the j various religious orders , tt must be ml ml tint i tint the Tagals ewe their teaching In great measure to the priesthood , for churches , | convents and schools abound everywhere In nnd around Manila and far to the north and south of that thronging city. One of the best works on the Philippines Is that ot Kamon llees Lnla , now a resident of New York City , and from him , nnd from Padre Alguo ot the great Jesuit college In Ermlta , and Senor Arelano , now chief justice ot Luzon , by appointment of General Oils , I gathered the Information that nine-tenths of the adult Tngnls could read nnd write. i "I repeat that the Filipinos In and mar Manila nro Industrious , frugal , temperate and clean. They do run to holidays , on which they will not work , and many shops and olllces have to close In consequence , i Out of the 365 days In the year the Flll- I plnoa have 153 holidays , nnd If you sub- I scribe for a Manila dally with the Idea of getting 365 papers In the twelve months you 1 will fall shoit by at least 160. "I repeat that they nro most skillful ar tisans in many a trade nnd Industry ; that some ot their sculpture nnd painting will I compare favorably with that of Europe or I America , and as Instiumental musicians they nro wonderful. It must bo owned that they produce also expert sneak thieves and nc- ' compllshed liars , but in the latter point i they have had three centuries of Instruction from Spain. | "Not only aio there numerous and good schools for the mass of the population , all of whom appear to bo devout Catholics , but the sons and daughters of the wealthier natives are sent to Franco nnd England for their education. The papers and records loft behind In the Insurgent flight from Santa Ana , San Pedro Macatl nnd Guada- lupe , after their mad and wanton attack ot February S , show that they had a very complete system of government. " "It may bo argued , " continues General King , "that the Filipino Is as unstable as a Frenchman and that ho will assassinate his president it ho docs not llko him , but mercurial Franco has maintained its re public over1 a quarter of a century with the loss of no more presidents by the hand ot the assassin , In point of fact , than our own. "It has , ibeen claimed by some papeis that I favor Agulnaldo. I do not. I look upon him as a scheming politician and the tool of stronger minds like that ot Mablnl , his chief adviser. It is held by some Im perialists of the press that my assertion ns to the capacity ot the Tagals was unjusti fiable , but I do not recall any adverse criticism on their part when Admiral George Dewey wrote precisely the same thing n year ngo , and , though I did not know this when I wrote last month , I nm rejoiced to have such distinguished support.- "I nm astonished , however , to be Informed - formed that certain anti-administration papers claim that my opinion of the Tagnl means that I think tha war should end , our troops be withdrawn , nd the island ers le-ft to themselves. That Inference Is absolutely unjustifiable. Our flag must never bo lowered In face of an armed fee , and If it costs thousands of men and mil lions of money the insurgents who re warded our fiiendshlp with treachery and armed attack must bo utterly subdued. "I much mistake the temper of the Ameri can people If even a email number fall to accord to our ptesidcnt and to our com mander in Manila that solid support which your gloiious governor on his recent visit to our city urged ns the paramount duty of the nation today , "But I tiavo said , and I repeat , that It Is not an easy thing to whip those well- armed Tagals , protected as they were ovety mile of tbo way from Manila to San Fernando by the finest field works science could devise. It driven from the plains they can retire to the mountains or the dense bamboo thickets , through which only in single file , alcng crooked trails , can they be approached. Our little army In the Philippines has had to encounter great difficulties nnd much hardship and peril. Its losses have been severe , but those In flicted on the enemy have been Indefinitely greater. That It stood the cllmato and the hardships so well was due to the fact that Major General Otis nnd his division commanders wcro tireless In their efforts to sco that the men weio well fed , clothed nnd cared for. Our supply sjslem was ex cellent , our surgeons , ambulance service iid hospitals equally good , nnd theio was a total nhsente of complaint or cause for It. "To conclude , then , It must bo remem- bncil tint these people nave had fine schooling In partisan warfare ; that their men number thousands more than ours , that they can scatter when they wish and assemble vvhcro they will , nnd that we cannot , with the force now at General I Otis' disposal begin to hold the towns or lines from wlilch wo drive them , and that I men , guns and horses In abundance should bo sent to administer the crushing blows that must bo given. In Law ton and Mac- Arthur , in Wbeaton and Funston , General Otis has splendid division nnd brigade lead ers , and when the rainy season closes and roads and fields become once more pussablo lot them bo swept by 60,000 effective soldiers until th * last armed fee has vanished. Then nnd not till 4hen , 'let us bavo pence ' " Till : niLMAIV niAIIOCK. : .Stain * of the DlMputi * Otrr ( lie Iloiiii- tlurr ofliml < ii , Ntw York Sun The tidings which came a few weeks ago regarding the prospective agreement of Am bassador Choate and Lord Salisbury upon a temporary Alaskan boundary line , have given way to forebodings of failure , and the latest news Is that the negotiations are almost at a deadlock. The difficulty arises from the peculiar vnjue of the region. The area In dispute has been narrowed until It Is now measured by our claim to having the division line two miles nortti of Klukwan , on the Dalton trail , and Canada's having to run just below that vlljage. The interval IH a mining region , and the Dominion Is persistent in trying to secure It , while expressions of sentiment on the Pacific coast have shown that our people fully understand the Importance of retaining the control of that region ourselves. It may bo suggested that , since the arrangement Is to be merely a modus vlvemll , which neither Invalidates nor In any way prejudices the rights of cither elde as to . POWDIB ABSOLUTELY PURE Makes the food more delicious and wholesome OV t UXIN4 f 0 MI CO . MW VOBK. the permanent boundary , * clllcmnt nerd not bo d gpftlrcd of. Thin no doubt Is true ! but the miners nnd other * Immediately In terested distrust even n temporary conce - slc > > on the pnrt of their respective govern ments. Then , as to the inconvonlencei caused , wo certainly suffer no moro thin Canada from delay * Half n. doten railway projects before the Ottnwa Parliament h v been blocked by the government's decision not to grant any more charters to roads goIng - Ing Into tbo Yukon district from point * In the disputed territory. It fears that by chartering R road with a , terminus at Pjrnmld Harbor , whlh Is now under our control , it will help to build up nnothcr American city ns Skagwny wns built up. The truth Is , however , that It vvus pre posterous for the Dominion to exppcl Pyramid Harbor to bo yielded to it undei the modus vlvendl. That would have given it a port on Lynn cnnnl and have broken up our otherwise complete control of the comt Wo have held not only Pyramid Harbor , but every part of Lynn canal , and It docs not appear that wo demand anything now whlth Is riot virtually based on active or con structive poffiesslon. The diplomatic deadlock mny hold out llttlo promise of the onrly assembling ot the joint high commission , which had ex pected to come together next month , pro vided this obstacles to Its work should meanwhile have been cleared nvrny by the nMlon of the governments ot London and Washington. However , there nro still weeki to spare for consldcilng tbo Alaska boundary question. Cleveland Plain Draler : "Thnt dog of mine Is a poctlenl cur When he liowH nt the moon tt sounds as if lie wcro inaklnir thy mrs. " ' 'Doggerel , I suppose. " Now Yoik World : "Do you write ( o keep the wolf fiom the door , Stubbs ? ' "Ore.it Scott , no ! 1 vvilto to keep the Iceman fiom going by. " IndlnnnriolN Journal : 'Tho usher ran nwny with the bride , " tOio said , reading1 from the ncw > i > uricr. "And yet. " he commented , "pessimists claim that there IB no longer nny mich thins ( us self-Duct Hieing friendship. " Detroit Journal : "iThe captnln Is a br.ivo flE-hter , but no omtor. " "No ? " "No At the banquet given in his honot ho ninnnceU to stammer out n few word1 ! , but nothing that could poH lby ! OHIISO tli government any cmbairassmcnt. " Cleveland Plnln Do.\ler : "Oh , I'm so glad we hnvc got a rcixl baby In the house , pnpa. " "r thought jbu vvou'd bo glid , my dear. " "Now 1 II be nble to learn the real baby sttue. " IndlnnapnlU Journal : "Yes , " ald ths ex cited man. "he tried to net the no and treat mo like a dog , but I soon Hhowed him he v\a" > playing1 horse with the wrong- man when ho monkejcd iwlth one. " Indianapolis Journal : \Vntts-IIavft good time ye-iterdn > ? Lush forth Good time ? Old boy , I can tnsto It jet ! Detroit Free PICES : "Why , darling , " ex claimed the pi city bride of three -weeks , as he rushtd to rmbraco her husband. "How good it was of jou to skip bn e ball on < . & and come homo early. Vou'le just too sweet. " And he accepted It all without saying1 a word about there being no game. iPuck : > Mr. Brown So your sewing society \t \ nuking up articles for Mrs heathen Filipinos ? What undci heaven ar you nuking1 for them ? Mrs. Urown Well , we nre making a com bination article t'lnt ' can be used as a shirt , a flag1 oC truce or a gun-swab. THIJ OM ) IMU.Vi'IJJIl'S PItAIKT. Jloboit Love In Inland Printer. I hear the roar tind rattle of the llnotypa machine , And watch 'the ' nlmblo fingers of tha operator keen , As ho swcepH the sentient keya With unerifiifi1 hklll and eiise ; But I m's-i the merry mitslc of the click , click click. When the minions ubcil 10 muster In th old-time JbtlcK. I see the shining metal cs It Issues fiom Its cell . A slug of .antimony . that has learned , to read nnd "poll. O , H may bo veiy flnc As ! t k-ans Into the line , But it lacks the ringing1 rhj thm of th cHclc. c'lck , click , When the letter * danced together in tha old-time stick. There was poctiy of n > otlon. there was dignity nnd Brace In the Qutenberfr disciple as he stood ba- fore his case , Building out of metal bits All 'the ' wisdom of the wits , AH tlin musicof the masiurs In the click , ollck , click , Of itlie tvpcs that used to gather In ths . old-tlmo stick. I mai k the mechanism of the Merircn- thaler mill , Grinding HiiRiingp In Us noppcr TV 1th de liberative iklll ; Tinning out with mcamircd speed Thoughts that he who runs may read ; But Its monotone is discord to the click , click , c'lck , Of tlie merr > metal midgets In the old- time stick. To MerfjeiUhaler's genius I will bow and doff mv hat. He has built a srent automaton , a. useful one nt that ; Hut Its harsh nnd horrid noise Gr.ites upon the printer TIO > Whoso funclpB love to linger on the click. , . rllck < lrk. Of the mimic of the nv.nlon In the old- . time stick. Half Price. We have just finished Stock Taking and have picked out all the odd sizes and broken lots , of every description of clothing , medium , light weight and skeleton , and have placed them on A separate table , end offer them at "HALF PRICE. " There are bicycle suits and pants , linen and crash suits , cheviot and worsted business suits , light weight flannels , seersucker , etc. , in fact all kinds of summer { i clothes , that we've not a full line of sizes goes on this table at HALF PRICE. Our store closes Saturday at 4 p. nil