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Krldny. , _ _
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If the stories from the JMilllpplneH arc
true there would not appear to lie any
diniculty In rcstorlnj ; peace at once.
Now that Secretary Alscr lias re-
nlBUCil from the cabinet the popocratlc
HhiirpHliootors will have to nnd a new
tnrsott
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The ftislonlstfl who thought ' , t was not
K0nj | , to be much of a shower when the
Hcnato liivcHllKJiUnB committee com-
inenccd work are now busy sUlrralshlnK
for umbrellas.
And now the long-lout Charley Iloss
lifts dlHcovered hlmsulC under a , new
immd In western Kansas. The next
thing In order will bo the reappearance
of Old Man Ut.-nder.
1 The democratic national committee lu
> selecting Chicago as a meeting place
' , will have thof advantage of a ilcmonstra-
j tlon of. the different kinds oC harmony
' that prevails In the party.
Councilman Mercer Is liable to strike
a hornet's nest If. ho persists In his
fidioino to Impose a special tax on bi
cycles and nil things on wheels from a
baby carriage up to an omnibus.
According to Councilman Stuht there
Is a nigger In the woodpile somewhere.
If ho1 knows where the woodpllo Is lo
cated ho should have the hose turned on
nnd coax the darky out of the woodpile.
Arkansas farmers have re-established
the famous "shotgun quarantine. " It
Is not against people/ / fleeing from yellow
fovur tthte 1bne , 'but to protect their
melons from being absorbed by unau-
ihorl/ed persons.
With the controlling Interest In the
Oregon Itallwny and Navigation com
pany the Union Pacltlc holds the key to
the I'uget Sound country and the con-
Htnnlly growing tralllu with Alaska and
Itrltlsh Columbia.
A grocery store adjunct to the trustee-
whip of the Deaf and numb Institute
may bo a proiltable thing for the pos
sessor of the twin blessings , but It has
not been figured out yet whcro the ben
efit to the state comes In ,
Tlin Cubans who have been Isnulng
Iiillamnialory proclamations against the
Vnlted States government will probably
bu sorely disappointed that no olt'ort Is
made lo arrest and punish them , though
their Identity Is well known nnd they
could bo captured at any tlmo If It WUH
deollied advisable to do so.
Land Commissioner Wolfe Is being
hauled over the Investigating committee
coals for ( he manner In which ho
farmed out school lands to popocrattc
favorites. If there has anything es
caped the reformers revolving In and
around the state house It Is too small
to bo visible to the naked eye ,
With Its executive committee reor
ganized and reluvlgorated and Its
llnances on a Bound basis the exposition
only needs a reinforcement and rear
rangement of exhibits on ( Ireater Ainer-
lea Jlucs Instead of Midway and county
lines that dwarfed the enterprise and
repelled Instead of attracting visitors ,
Wo are constantly being reminded by
railway managers .hat the rates of
transportation have been reduced to
almost nominal figures between Chicago
and New York , but BO far aa anybody
lu these parts can ascertain there hns
been no material reduction In freight
rates west of the Missouri river within
the past ten years.
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AMKIl'S JlKfUHft'ATtOX.
-trctnry Algor 1ms tendered his
resignation , to take effect at the pleas
ure of the president. It will probably
lo accepted at nn early dny , or as ROOJI
ns Mr. McKInley shall have selected a
The resignation of Secretary Alger
was undoubtedly an entirely voluntary
act. There have been rumors of hos
tility to him In the cabinet , but there
was probably no foundation for them ,
whllo so fan as the president Is con
cerned there Is reason to believe that
he has never Intimated to General A Igor
that ho desired his resignation. Tor
more than a year past , or since shortly
after the beginning of the war with
Hpaln , the secretary of war has been
the object of criticism and denuncia
tion to an extent which few public men
In our history experienced. Krcry
error , or defect , or short-coming In con
nection with the enormous task of or
ganizing and equipping a large army has
been charged to him , and it has also
been persistently alleged that political
favoritism has characterized the ad
ministration of his department. Bomt >
have not hesitated Jo charge him with
corrupt uce of his otllce. These attacks
General Alger has borne with com
mendable patience , but It is not sur
prising that ho should have finally de
termined to relinquish an ofllce the
meritorious -work of which was not
recognized and only the faults for
which others were nt least In part re
sponsible were paraded before the
public. He will now have a free oppor
tunity for defense and It Is not un
likely that he will avail himself of It.
General Alger Is a candidate for the
United Stales senate from Michigan , to
succved Senator McMillan. This
doubtless had much lo do with his
resignation of the war portfolio. He
has always been popular with the
Michigan republicans and It Is quite
possible that lie will make a winning
light for the senatorshlp , although Mc
Millan desires to succeed himself and
Is a strong man.
DKMUUUATIO DISSEA'SIOX.
The democratic national committee
will meet In Chicago today to consider
matters relating to the national cam
paign of next year. It will find the
democratic situation there anything but
harmonious. Arrangements have been
made , under the auspices of the Alt-
geld faction , to have a mass-meeting
this evening and Mr. Bryan has ac
cepted an Invitation to be one of the
speakers. It was Intended that Mayor
Harrison should also address the meet
ing , but ho has declined to do so , while
Thomas Gahan , the Illinois member
of the national committee , has declined
to participate ) In the mass-meeting on
the ground that it Is a purely factional
affair. In a vigorous letter to the com
mittee of arrangements Mr. Guhan
declared that the faction which sup
ported AHgeld at the last mayoralty
election Is not an element of the demo
cratic party and that It Is Impossible
for any loyal democrat of Illinois , who
believes in party organizations and the
rule of. majorities , to attend a public
meeting under such auspices.
It Is announced that Mr. Bryan will
be asked to try to adjust matters be
tween the warring factions , but It Is
not probable that he can do so , so bitter
Is the antagonism between them. The
Harrison faction Is determined to
drive Altgeld out of active politics and
being much the stronger , It Is very
likely to do so. In that event there will
be retired ono of the bralnost men lu
the party , 'i'lic result of the contest
will have more than local Interest.
fiU.Ml'IWATtfiO TIIR
There appears to bo no doubt that a
revolutionary parly Is being organized
in Cuba and that the promoters of It are
active In sowing seeds of dissension
among the people and fostering opposi
tion to American authority. It Is per
haps a fact that this clement constitutes
a very small minority of the Cuban peo-
pie and It may bo that Its leaders are
men of little or no responsibility , as ono
of the principal Cuban papers professes
to believe , but none the less the move-
incut Is an expression of feeling which
wo should not bo entirely Indifferent to.
Grant that the Cubans opposed to our
military occupation and rule constitute
but a small fraction of the population
and that this element is dominated by
self-seeking politicians , still our govern
ment should not wholly Ignore the man
ifestation of dissatisfaction , but rather
seek to find a remedy for It.
There is doubtless no immediate dan
ger of an open revolt in Cuba against
American authority. The condition of
the people forbids It and thd more In
telligent of them must understand that
It would bo futile. Yet It seems to bo
a fact that the Irritation produced by
American control Is spreading and if not
checked , by measures that will reassure
nnd placate the people , there Is no cer
tainty that eventually a revolutionary
party will not gain ascendancy and
forcibly resist American authority. The
number who aredissatisfied with what
they regard as the failure of the United
States to fulfill Its pledge to Cuba is
probably much larger than Is commonly
supposed and In the event of congress
taking no action looking to our early
withdrawal from the Island It would no (
bo at all surprising If there should bo
developed a formidable ; and aggressive
opposition to an Indefinite American
occupation.
The recent demonstrations of hostility
to the United States add somewhat to
the complications of the' Cuban problem
and the question of future poljcy de
mands the most earnest consideration ,
" \Vo \ are bound by a solemn pledge to
pacify Cuba and then to leave the gov
ernment and the control of the Island
to Its people. A strict regard for this
pledge would bring our occupation to
an early cud , for according to trust
worthy testimony pacification Is now
practically accomplished , According to
the testimony of an American ofllcer ,
city for city the towns of Cuba are more
peaceful and orderly than these of the
United States. This officer declares that
there was never a more docile , quiet
people. "Tho country Is as quiet , " ho
says , "as 'pacified' as it , ever has been ,
or over will be. The 'pacification' haa
been 'accomplished. ' It Is tlmo for us
to 'leare. ' " But it is reasonably appre
hended that If wo should leave f'ubn
before a government Is cstaljl ) hcd there.
disorder and nnnrchy might ensue , re
quiring this government to enter upon
another tack of pacification iwrhaps
more dlflicult than the first. Hence the
purpose Is to continue our occupation
until an independent government shall
have been established and Cuba Is In a
| Ksltlon to maintain peace and order
and to enter Into relations with the rest
of the world. This appears to be neces
sary , but every effort should be made
to hasten the desired consummation.
To reassure the Cuban people , to con
vince them that the pledge of independ
ence we have given will be fulfilled , to
show them In every practicable way
that It is our earnest purpose to coiiferve
their Interests nnd welfare , Is the duty
of Immediate importance In order to
allay discontent and dissatisfaction.
.S'OJIB XEKDKD IMI'ltUVEMKNTS.
The new management of the exposi
tion starts out with popular confidence
In Its ability to achieve the full measure
of success that had been predicted for
the enterprise by Its original projectors.
They should not , however , bo deluded
with the- Idea that the discontent which
culminated In reorganization was
merely a desire for a change or pert-oils
at the helm. The ground swell which
forced the change was the disapproval
of the methods and policies pursued and
disappointment over the failure to live
up to the original prospectus that en
titled the exposition to the name as
sumed by It. In other words the new
management must not lose sight of the
popular demand for a colonial exhibit.
AVhatcver obstacles there may bo to
ward fulfilling Its promises must be
overcome as soon as possible at any sac
rifice.
Incidentally the new management can
do much toward promoting the success
of the exposition by dropping some of
the Impractical fads Introduced by their
predecessors and by Improving the in
stallation and decoration In some of the
main buildings.
By all odds the most Houseless
scheme which the old management pro
jected was the Installation of a Ne
braska county exhibit Into the great
Agricultural building. That scheme If
carried out would dwarf the exposition
Into a cheap district fair , with a beg
garly show of less than two dozen out
of the ninety counties of the state.
Kven If such a pumpkin and squash
exhibit would fill the Ideal of an expo
sition , organized to represent Greater
America , the bonus of $ iiO,000 In pre
miums Is most wasteful and unpromis
ing of adequate returns. To assume
that the farmers of Nebraska care any
thing for a stereotyped show of their
own products , which they may see at
any county or state fair , Is simply un
derrating their Intelligence. To assume
that the bait of hi h premiums would
attract any considerable * number of people
ple from counties that enter into com
petition is also fallacious. We make
bold to assert thai the farmers of Ne
braska would much prefer to BCO an
agricultural exhibit of the products of
the various states in the wheat and corn
belt , the cotton and tobacco belt. The
farmers of Iowa , north Missouri and
Kansas can hardly be Ignored as a fac
tor lii the attendance.
While the county exhibits could at
best not be collected and Installed short
of forty days , the exhibit by states as
above suggested can readily be Installed
in the great Agricultural building within
half that time. All that the manage
ment needs to do Is to order from the
grain centers an invoice of select varie
ties and high quality of Ohio , Indiana ,
Michigan , Minnesota , Wisconsin , North
and South Dakota , Missouri , Kansas
and Nebraska -wheats and procure an
equal quantity of wheat from each of.
the Pacific coast states. That would
inako a complete exhibit of the wheat
product of the United Slates.
If the same course is pursued with
regard to corn , oats , barley and rye the
grain exhibit will be complete. By Im
porting one or two bales of cotton from
each of the cottou-produclng states and
a fair quantity of leaf tobacco from
Connecticut , Virginia , Maryland , Dela
ware and Kentucky the exhibit would
be creditable as representative of Ameri
can agriculture. The cost of all these
products need not exceed $5,000 , and
their installation would cost a good deal
less than the $50 a month bonus to
county crop-gatherers , who would make
It their business to bo on the pay roll
during the entire exposition season.
Not only would the complete American
agricultural exhibit be In keeping with
the spirit and letter of the exposition
prospectus , but In the end the products
would bo the property of the exposition ,
salable at very little below cost
The collapse In prices of trust securi
ties has had one good effect If It has
not checked the formation of these com
binations. The bicycle trust , Just com
pleted , was originally Intended to bo
capitalized at $80,000,000 , but In order
to float the enterprise It has been found
necessary to cut this amount In two.
The shrinkage In capitalization of
course will not abridge other pernicious
features growing out of Industrial com
binations , but It glvea the people who
Invest their money lir trust securities
Homo protection from ruinous specula
tion.
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The secretary of the Board of ICduea-
tlon calls attention to the error made In
the financial exhibit of the board as re
ported and wo cheerfully give the board
the benefit of the revised figures , Kroiu
these figures It would appear that $ " ( ! , -
000 of the $10i,000 : overlap represents
the deficit created within the past live
years. At the same time the rovlsed fig
ures show that the deficiency Is Increas
ing from year to year and will within a
few years mount up to $200,000 or ? : tOO , .
000 unless a policy Is adopted that will
limit expenditures to the actual Income ,
With the cool wrather prevailing and
the frequency of rains throughout Ne
braska the last week there can be no
fear of the advent of hot winds , which
In the years of crop failure chose the
latter part of Jtily for their vIMtatlons.
It is reasonable to believe the state will
be exempt from these hot blasts the
present year and that assures a crop
beyond all precedent.
Ton Mtirli < < > Overcome.
Knn a Cltr Journal.
The Kansas populists will put n ticket lu
the field , but they can hardly hope to over
come that 300,000,000 corn crop.
DlKtliiftlon Without n DlfTrrrncc.
Detroit Free Press.
The 1'IIIptno-Junta at Hong Kong end the
late Cuban Jilnta In New York are two en
tirely different things , from the American
standpoint.
I'rovociitlon for n UIMV.
Philadelphia Times.
I'owslbly peace will prevail In the Trans
vaal , but the suggestion of light won't be
altogether absent so Ions as President Kru-
ger wears Kilkenny sluggers.
( lu > Volunteer *
Kansas City Star.
It is now apparent that Oeneral Otis knew
the volunteers wanted to como home , and
hence gave them all the fighting ho could
to save the troops that were going to stay
and see the war out.
On Midi the
Philadelphia Ledger.
A company has been organized In I'ltls-
burg to fight the Wall Paper trust. If It
IB In earnest In Its Intentions , and will carry
on an aggrcfalvcurfarc , It vlll have public
sympathy , and the public can assist In the
fight In more \\ays than one.
1'rovoeiitlon for ( ilionlliih ( > lcc.
New York World.
There Is nothing In the ( Anglo-American
alliance to prevent the American side of It
from gloating with ghoulish glee over the
news of a scarcity of cash In the London
money market at the tlmo when New York
Is floating Mexican loans and preparing to
Import cold.
A ItllKhtciI Alliance.
Baltimore Sun ( dom. )
To retain Us present strength It Is neces
sary that the south should have the sup
port of the eastern democracy , and to secure
the co-operation of the latter to win there
must be a return to JelTcrsonlan principles.
The south would do well to como back to
its old association. It has tried the western
alliance and found it a failure. Its leaders
should now exert their Influence In , favor
of a reunited national democracy.
I'oj-nU-r Too IlllnrloiiH ,
Sioux City Journal.
Governor Poynter Is anticipating a particu
larly hilarious greeting from the Nebraska
troops upon their return home. The gov
ernor vetoed a resolution of appreciation of
Uio services of the boys for political rea
sons. The Ncbraskans can't "veto" the
governor , but by changing the letters of
that word around they will find an effective
means of expressing their disapproval one
of these days. They will use It , too.
ISxportn mill Imports.
PhlladeVphla Press.
The heavy and favorable foreign balance
of foreign trade for the fiscal year , reaching
$530,366,037 , has as Its most notable char
acteristic that the decrease of this balance
by $ $5,000,000 from the balance In 1897-8 Is
duo to an increase In Imports of $81,027,734 ,
and of this increase fully $60,000,000 is raw
materials. In a year of fiuperaboundlng
prosperity , therefore , there has hardly been
any Increase in the imports of manufac
tures or luxuries and ( tie increase in Im
ports Is In raw materials many re-exported.
Sounder foreign trade on land shows the
world over.
lion I on UOIIM UN Hnlo.
Boston Globe.
Whatever preference our fellow country
men may havo.-ior'Jioston - as a source of
mental Inspiration and leadership has been
formed by their own _ free and sovereign will.
If "Boston enjoys the reputation of a city
of the highest culture and refinement , " she
can have gained It only by honest means
In a fair field. For ft city , the same as a
man , there Is only one way to Impress Its
influence upon others and that Is by declar
ing itH own judgments and bravely standing
up for them. AB long asBoston shall re
main true to this noble ideal she may view
with Indifference the annexation of New
Jersey to Greater New York or the stretch
ing of the clastic boundaries of Chicago
around the Philippine Islands ; she will main
tain her old distinction among American
cities and her traditional place in the van
of American thought.
AXO OT1IKHWISI8.
James B. Dill , the Now York promoter ,
has engineered combines with a total capital
of $600,000,000. Ho is ) . " > years old and
when a child lived In Chicago for a few
years.
President Krugor , like other men , has his
weakness. Jt is for green carpet slippers ,
which ho dons the minute ho crosses his own
threshold. In regard to laundry expenses
ho is said to bo extremely economical.
Governor Mount of Indiana spent Ills va
cation on his model farm , puling tola time
in In a personal Inspection of his property ,
spending \vholo days In the fields nnd not
Infrequently lending a hand to tlio la
borers.
General J. 1C. Hudson , known as "Fighting
Joe , " has returned to the Topeka ( Kan. )
Capital in his old capacity of editor-In-
chief. Ills military career has been well-
nigh as eventful as his journalistic life and
bo has served with distinction in both the
War of the Rebellion and the Spanish war.
It Is reported that M. 13. Ingallu will soon
resign the presidency of the Big Four and
Chesapeake & Ohio railroads. Ho will go
east to Jill n now position In the railroad
world that has been created for htm , the
title of which has not been determined. Ills
duties will bo thoao of arbitrator for the
leading railroads of the country. Ho will bo
Identified with the Pennsylvania and the
Vandcrbllt and Morgan interests and will
act ns the arbitrator for all the roads rep-
rosontod. It is saW that his salary will bo
$75,000 a year.
All the criticism that < ho 'Now ' York Kven-
Ing 'Post ' has to make of the purchase o't
tbo eultan of Sulu Is to ask why wo could
not have done In Luzon what wo are now
doing In Sulu. "If wo may properly let the
sultim rule ono Island for us , why could wo
not let Agulnaldo rule another ? " aaya the
Post. "This was the very thing we were
urged to do by Englishmen like A. R. Wal
lace and others familiar with the situation
and with the Malay character ; make
Agulnaldo governor of Luzon at a good
salary , they said , and the trick Is done. "
Two events on the curd for next fall
ought to boost .American patriotism until It
gilds the arching heavens- . The first Is the
yacht race of the Columbia and Shamrock
and the second is the electrla Illumination
of that grim old pile , St. Paul's cathedral ,
London. J , Plcrpont Morgan furnished tbo
means to build the Columbia and Is schcdr
uled to do the 'Hooley ' act far tbo cathedral.
This fact makes both events of direct per
sonal Interest to Americans , Besides- these
philanthropic deals , Morgan has complete
control of the anthracite coal output of
Pennsylvania , Not a chunk of that winter
necessity can pass to the coal bins of the
consumer without giving J , P. a rakcoft and
the rakeoff next winter will bn larger than
the last. When , therefore , the patriotic
householder vlevn his bill and struggles to
pay It ; when he or she pours In a scuttle-
ful or shakes the 11 ro as cold winds blow ,
thrro will be DO harsh words or criticisms.
Instead there will be the glow of native
pride , the soulful satisfaction , the vlbranl
joy of having contributed to the success of
the Columbia and tbo brightening of dark
places In London through the capacious-
pocket * of J. P. Morgan , Who cares now for
a meanly coal bill ?
01 u IMIIMPPIM : rnoni.Ksr ,
I low It In Ylrvrril lijI'rlrnitN lit
America tit
Arnold White , London correspondent ot
Harper's Weekly , write * as follows concernIng -
Ing our adventure In the Philippines :
"The news from the Philippines , reaching
London through private tourers , Is not en
couraging. Speculation has begun no to
whether the United States , In the long run ,
will find the game worth the candle ot hold
ing and governing their new eastern posses
sions. While It Is no part of the functions
of a judicious London correspondent to glvo
I Is own vlewu on public affairs , ho falls In
liln duty if he omlti to notice any qualified
bofly of opinion touching great American
Interests , even when opposed to the sent- !
menls prevailing across Ihe water. Trust
worthy evidence has reached me that the
situation lu the Philippines Is graver than
Is represented In the English prew , and that
further reinforcements on a large scale will
be necessary before the United States can
settle down to the peaceful enjoyment of
their eastern empire. According to the In
formation on which Lrcly , a force of 70,000
men 111 bo required before American pos
sessions In Asia are at pcaco a force about
equal to the whlto garrison of British India ,
The ccst of dispatching and maintaining
such an army for one year , together with
the necessary administration , will scarcely
bo less than $80,000,000. Looking at the
other side of the balance sheet , the popula
tion ot the Philippines is now estimated t
8,000,000 , and according lo the latest figures
Ihe Imports are $10,937,500 and the exports
$20,756,250 ; together , $31,693,750. Of this
amount Great Brlatln Imports $6,439,150 ,
while the exports of British producls to the
Philippines are $2,001,320. , In other words ,
Great Brtattn enjoys , and la likely to enjoy ,
the lion's share of the. benefits arising from
the lavish expenditure of American life and
treasure In the conquest of a group of
Islands principally remarkable for the vileness -
ness of the cllmato and the turbulence and
bigotry of their half-nude population ,
"Under Ihcbe clrcumstonccsc , the unaf
fected pleasure with which the average En
glishman has wllneteed Uio substltullon of
the American flag for that of Spain In this
oriental Alsatla Is easily intelligible. Sin
cere friends of the United Slalcs , however ,
are completely at a lora to understand the
grounds for a policy ot expansion which ,
under all conditions. Involves enormous
cost , even If every dollar of the Iliillpplno
trade flowed into American coffers. The
administration of India is only possible to
England because Hindustan Is rich enough
to give the British garrleon free quarters
and to pay the cost of civil administra
tion. If the Indian budget wore to exhibit
any such deficit as that which ts Inevitable
In ttie Philippine balance bheeet , it Is cer
tain that the electorate would decline the
barren honor of an imperialism that touched
their pockets , and would promptly relinquish
their Asiatic possessions. In other words ,
England holds on to India because it Is
profitable to do BO. Colonial authorities
who have made a s udy of the situation tell
mo that , In tholr opinion , the American
public will soon discover that the cost of
holding the Philippines Is out of all pro
portion to the possible benefits to be- re
ceived , and that the burden imposed on
the American taxpayer will Involve cither
the evacuation of the Islands or such ar
rangements with the insurgents as will re
duce the cost of American control to a nom
inal sum. If these views nro not articulaled
In English newspapers it Is because the
average editor is too patriotic to say any
thing that might suggest the retirement
of the United States from a position favor
able to British commercial Interests in Asia.
Hitherto England has paid for the open
door through which Americans have passed.
That the Unlled States'would pour out life
and treasure Jtka water for the benefit of
the world Is entirely in accordance with
British ideas.
"More than a century of constant practice
In the recruitment and relief of troops In
India has been necessary before the 214-
928 men who comprise the British and na
tive army were brought down to an avor-
ngo cost of 1,120 rupees each per annum.
In addition to the cost of maintenance , the
liealth of American troops In the Philip
pines will requlro the construction of prop
er barracks , the quartering of a largo num
ber of the soldiers at hill stations , and
oven more frequent reliefs than are found
necessary In India. According to my in
formation , the opinion of the officers and
men of the American army now in the
Philippines is practically unanimous that
n mlHtako has been made , nnd that the
sooner this mistake Is frankly recognized ,
the fewer lives will bo lost and the better
for the republic. Tropical colonies that do
not pay the cost of conquest and adminis
tration dcbllltalo the molhor country. "
WJ.SSIA'S OI'l-JN IMHIIS.
lliiHliiCHH OjiportuiiltleN OfYereil Ameri
can CniiltiillHtn.
Baltimore American.
The Bccrclary of the United States em
bassy to nussla , now In Washington on
leave of absence , has Issued a statement In
tended to direct the attention of American
capitalists to the great business opportuni
ties now offered by the land of the c/.ar. The
relations between tbo United States and
Russia have long been ot a very frlemlry
character. Americana cannot admlro the
system of government which tbero prevails ,
but , at tbo tmmo time , they are forced to ad
mit lhat the present monarch ls a man of
many progressive Ideas , who la doing much
for the Internal development of the great
land over which ho rules. Though an auto
crat , who meauH to eurrciidcr 110110 of his
claims to n dlvlno right to rule , ho is pushIng -
Ing ahead schemes of Improvement on a ncalu
novcr bcforo atlomptcdwithin his cmplro.
Russia , like , this country , has u tariff far
the protection of ltn IndiiHtrlcs , and lo thin
Americans have no right to object. Still ,
that tariff acts as no bar to American man
ufactured products , and the damond for
many of our goods Is enormous. According
to the statement of the secretary of the em
bassy , Russia regards American goods as
boiler than these of any other country , and
this favorable sentiment adds lo the chances
of profitable export to this great market.
Russia has now nearly completed the Trunu-
slberlun railway , and has plans for the con
struction of other lines In different parts of
the empire. Tlio czar has alined to do the
greater part of this work with Russian la
bor and Russian products , but the output ot
steel rail's Is far abort ot sulllclout to supply
the demand.
Russia's field no doubt opens golden op
portunities not only for American exports ,
but for American capital. The Invitation
comes for the establishment -there of steel
and iron industries , cotton mills and fac
tories that will turn out machinery and tools
In tbo American style , Russia's farming
methods are way behind tbo times , and
American agricultural implements and ma
chinery are u revelation to the farmers
there. Just how much American capital will
take advantage of this Invitation and find in
vestment in such establishments remains to
bo seen , but the chances of success are great
and money rarely allows auch opportunities
to pass unheeded.
CCIIOKS OK TIII3 WAH.
Packages of the. Freedom and the Tlmc ,
publlPhed by Americans t .Manila , which
arrived on the last transport from the
Philippines , show very clearly that the cam
paign against the Filipinos Is t a standstill.
They cover the period from May 17 to Juno
0 and contain comparatively lltllc war
liens , a marked contrast with former Issues.
The Times ot June 9 editorially discusses
the prospective exclusion of Chinese from
the Islands , in conformity with American
law. and declares that such exclusion -would
work Irreparable damage to the Islands.
Says the Times : "The American authorllles
here , whllo obliged lo enforce the order
from Washington against the admission of
Chinese , are giving a practical demonstra-
lion of their disapproval of the order In tbo
fact that they employ Chinese extensively
In the hospitals , In camp , In putting up
buildings and In many other things. The
fleet has Chinese cooks and cabin boys , the
army has also in many cnees Chinese cooks ,
hospital attendants , carriers and laborers ,
Some American officials employ Chinese
house servants , not for cheapness , but In
sh'eer desperation , because native eervanti
are so unsatisfactory thai It Is worth whllo
lo pay a Chinaman ihreo , four or five limes
as much. There is hardly an Industry in the
country but will bo ruined If Chinese arc
excluded. This Is a country where In most
lines of Industry white men cannot work and
natives will not ; the alternathra are either
lo Import Chinese who will work or leave
Ihe work undone , let things elide , let the
country retrograde nnd fall to pieces. Chi
nese were used to this country ages ago ;
when the Spaniards first came they found
Chinese here ; In fact , the Islands more than
once came near being annexes ! by China.
Since thcea days Chinese have always been
permitted to come , and have done more to
develop the country than anybody else could
do. To stop them now means lo slop Ihe
development ot the country , "
Freedom devotes a column to a large , Juicy
"write-up" of the Twenty-second infantry
band , formerly stationed at Fort Crook. It
Is classed as the prlzo-wlnning band of the
Philippine army , and Is at present stationed
at the reserve hospital , Manila. Freedom
says :
"To lift one's soul heavenward , and make
him feel that life Is worth living after all ,
this Is music. Such melodies In the calm
of .1 beautiful evening in the Philippines
fill our minds with a somclhlng which words
cannot describe.
"To bo so many thousand miles away
from home , oh what a byword is home ! I
see it wrltlen in largo letters of wood or
twigs on tbo wall of ono of the wards and
1 suppose by ono who thinks BO much of
father and molher and sisters as to have
others se6 the words , ' 10,000 miles away
from home. ' I say to be so far away from
home , and hear classic music by fellow
soldiers , who have so much consideration
for the sick and wounded hero as to give
tholr talent gratuitously , cannot but add to
ono's ideal of music , and of the country
that gave birth and culture and education
to these band performers.
"Scarcely had the band members seated
themselves in the main court of the First
Reserve hospital the other evening when
hundreds of convalescents , wllh chaplains
and ofilcers , surrounded them. After playIng -
Ing the first five pieces of the program ,
which won heartfelt applause from all who
could clap their hands , they moved to ono
sldo of the gate entrance where other Blck
and wounded could enjoy the music. But
the same crowd followed them from the
court.
"Like the universal chorus of birds that
join fn singing the praises of this month ,
so does the Twenty-second Infantry band
remind us of May and May blossoms nt
home. "
Freedom utters a few burning words
against the practice of discrediting American
money in Manila. "Tho commercial rate of
Iwo for one , " says Freedom , "upon which
basis trade has been carried on since the
American occupation of the city , they nro
forcing down. The exchange rate of Ameri
can gold in local currency is now $2.00 , where
U was formerly $2.07. Our silver , formerly
passing freely at the banks 2 to 1 , has been
depreciated to $1.96.
"At the present writing some merchants
about town have -begun to refuse American
silver at 2 to 1. They are forced to it by
the newly established bank rate.
"Tho banks hold the peso at the gold value
of 60 cents. Yet the United States navy pay
masters in these waters buy thousands ot
pesos at Hong Kong for 47 2-10 cents. From
this it Is easy to calculate the bank profils
ono way , but they ahavo their victims going
and coming.
"While they are very willing to consider
our money of Htlle. value , when receiving ,
they put on a different pair of glasses when
it comes to paying the same money out. Our
gold goes out over their counlcrs at $2.03
and our silver dollars at $2.
"Not long ago n certain army officer de
posited $1,200 gold in one. of the local banks
for safe keeping over night. The next morning -
ing ho called for his money. The bankers
counted out the ofllcor's money , and then
sot aside their commission for Ihe fourteen
hours of security. The astonished officer
could hardly have boon more surprised it
another ot the oraft had put a pistol to bis
head upon the highway. The bank had
charged htm $150 for keeping bis money
over night.
"Tlio military man refused to be so mulcted
and complained to the provost marshal gen
eral , nnd the bank found It convenient to
compromise , which they did for $5.
"Both the United States pay department
bora and the postal authorities have been
compelled to combine In order to defeat the
rapacious greed of tbo money changers. "
DISCIlAlttiKI ) DKUMMHIIH.
UfTri't nf the Devcloiuucnt
nt TriiNtx.
DoHton Transcript.
The Cleveland (0. ( ) Herald has been In
terviewing the commercial travelers who
have como its way , with a view to gelling
an expression from thorn regarding Iho Influence -
fluenco which the great trade combinations
has had upon their business. It gathers
from these interviews lhat between 2E.OOO
and 60,000 men , representing various concerns -
corns upon the road , have lost their posi
tions , while' a great many more are con
stantly expecting to find themselves with
out work. At any rateIt is admitted lhat
the number of commercial travelers cm-
ployod from now on will bo smaller ralher
than larger , and that Iho situation is very
grave for Iboso who have followed this callIng -
Ing , How the thing is douo is explained by
ono man , who cays :
"Tbo operation is very simple. Suppose
there are fifty firms in ono line of business.
Each ono of these firms employs on an
avurago about ten travelers , These compete
wlrti each other for business , and the com
petition Is fierce. Tlio heads of tbo firms
get together and make arrangements for a
trust. The fifty firms are combined Into
oi o large concern. Competition Immediately
ceases , Tbero la no fufthcr call for tbo
trained efforts of the 'drummers,1 Postage
stamps and printers' link dowhat the 600
commercial travelers formerly did. The
BAKING
POWDER
ABSOLUTELY IPURE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
. .
HOTAl ItltlNa K ) OtR CO. , HIM YOU *
( ravelem rc dlrcharsed. The plan of ac
tion Is Invariably the Mmo. For a Urn * a
jwrtlon of Ihe iravcllng force Is kept on the
road , but this ultimately dwindles do n
unUI the entire 600 arc thrown out of em
ployment. "
As haa been polntod out before , this
throwing out of work largo numbers of men
thn brlghtrsl nnd inont IntelllRcnl to be met
with In any llae ot business. Is one of th *
most regrettable things about this whole
trust mania , nnd after all thai has been * l
In favor of the > trade consolidations , this
large army of unemployed loom * up wllh no
compensating circumstance that can bo oon-
nldtred an adequate excuse. Barred from
following helr chosen vocation , for which
so many of them are fitted by nature nnJ
.experience as they are for no other , they ar *
more likely , many of them , lo find positions
below the status of their late oniplo > ment ,
and thus odd to the ranks ot the discon
tented and discouraged , already too numer
ous.
PllOSPUIUTY OK Till : HAIMIOADS.
Itclltililn Ilnrometer of lltmlnrii
( iriMvtli iinil Hotter Time * .
Minneapolis Times.
The Interslalo Commerce commission. In
Its statistics of the railways of the United
States for the year ending June 30. finds no
great boom In railway building , but gen
erally speaking the railroads enjoyed n
prosperous year. During the year foriy-
five roads were removed from the con
trol of receivers and only eleven pateed
Into lhat condlllon. The mileage under re
ceivership decreased 33 , & per cent. The
aggregate length of railway mileage June
30 was 247,532.52 , the Increase over that of
the preceding year being 4i088.ll. There
ucro 0,050 focomotlvi's engaged In pulling
passengers , 20,627 took care of the freight
and 0,231 did the switching. U required
1.248.S2C cars to haul the freight of the
country and 33,593 to carry the passengers.
The railways carried back and forlh 601-
066,681 passengers , an Increase of 11,621-
483 over the figures for ISy'-PS , and th
passengcr-per-mllo total was 13,379,930,004.
One passenger was killed for every 2,267-
270 carried and one Injured for every 170.-
141 carried. More than 60.000,000 pas-
Bonger-mlles were accomplished for each pas
senger killed and 4,543,270 passenger-miles
for each passenger Injured. Chances ot
beating life or accident Insurance com
panies by traveling are thus shown to be
very slender Indeed.
The gross earnings of the railways were
$1,247,325,621 , an increase of $125,235,843 ,
nnd the operating expenses were $817,973-
276 , the Increase being $65,448,512. $ During
the year the tolal dividends paid am < unled
to $96,240,864.
The railway business Is fully as correct
a barometer of general business conditions
as the iron trade , and the brief outrine
given shows a most gratifying increase In
traffic and earnings aa compared with
1898. The figures relating to receiverships
are especially significant.
LAUGHING GAS.
Indianapolis Journal ! : "My old aunt holds
itto be wicked for i mlnlnter to joke. "
"I dunne whether It could quite be called
wicked , but generally It la awful painful. "
Philadelphia Record : Miss Cute What
mnde Ml n Millions accept Cholly after first
refusing him ?
Mlra Pert Oil ! ho looked so cheap when
eho turned him down that she couldn't let
the chance for a bargnln vscapo her.
" \VaHliliiKton Star : "Your friend has a
wonderful mental grasp- . "
"Ho has , " was the weary answer. "He
thinks ho o yn3 the earth. "
Yonkers Statesman : Pntrice You know
WIN is training In a rowing crew.
Patience la that so ?
"Yes ; but I don't think much of ths
Irainer tlhey've got. "
"What's wrong- with him ? "
"I heard Mm tell Willhe dldnHltnow , , how
to use his arms. "
Detroit Free Press : Brlgss Do you think
wo can get Glmbletoii to Join the new
club ? Ho < B a married man.
Grlg-gs Yes , but he's been married over
a year.
Chicago Post : "Whenever my wife shows
a disposition to nae me , " he said In ex-
plnlnliif ? "his " system. "I s-imply put on my
ooat and go to a 'hotel ' for the night. " .
"Your hotel bills must be something
pnormouH , " returned Ihe Intimate friend of
the familv.
Chicago Record : "Hero is a beautiful
sunrise by n famous Parisian. "
"It mlist bo a fraud. No Parisian ever
rises early enough to paint a sunrlso. "
"Oh , but this painter hadn't g-ono to bed
yet. "
IN TUB MOONLIGHT.
Somervlllo Journal.
They strolled upon tlio moonlit sands ,
Beside the summer sea.
He caoturcd both lier little hands ,
She yielded passively.
Ho urged his suit with manly grace ,
She lent a listening ear.
lie clasped her In a found embrace ;
He Kissed her , too , I fear.
You think , perhaps , they're married noTV ,
In view of what I'vo sold.
But they have vowed no marriage vow.
The * ' never meant lo wed.
She is engrossed in. Fashion's whirl ,
iAnd o Js he , in truth.
For die WUH Just a Summer Girl ,
And ho a Summer Youth.
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