THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , AUGUST 1 , 1899.
° MAIIA
E. nOSliWATKIl , Editor.
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Boo business office , In person or by
mall.
The address win be changed ns
often as desired.
Secretary Alger has passed out nnd
Secretary Hoot has passed in. Ring
out the the old. ring in the new.
The ownership ot a small strip of land
in the far north appears to be a small
mutter for two great nations to quarrel
and talk war about.
The Fakery 1ms hauled down Its flag
of truce without the slightest provoca
tion nnd reopened Its squirt-guns , just
as might bavo been predicted.
The Diamond Match company has In
creased its stock issue $4,000,000. The
company does not appear to be any
nearer wutdrproof than its product.
If it is true that $3,000 has been
paid for raising the embargo on Sunday
closing at South Omaha , what is
County Attorney Shields going to do
about it ?
Denver papers arc calling upon the
ofllcials to suppress the steam whistle ,
which they say is annoying. The
Smelter trust has partially abated the
milt-unco by closing its plants.
New York may enjoy the exclusive
privilege of receiving Admiral Dewcy ,
but it remains for Nebraska to provide
a fitting reception to the famous light
ers of the First Nebraska regiment.
General Harry's chest protectors
neatly packed In Filipino chests will bo
brought back from San Francisco as
trophies of the war for tiso In the
bloodless campaign In the Sixth district.
The Hank of England may be a llttlo
hard pressed for ready cash , but there
is no danger of a run that the bank
could not meet with coined gold over
the counter without touching the sur
plus.
The San Domingo annexation Scheme ,
which was a bpno of contention during
the presidency oC General Grant , is
again to be sprung , but it Is exceedingly
doubtful whether It will get any en
couragement from the coming congress.
The senate investigating committee
may not have- been clothed with author
ity to hear nnd determine the questions
before It , but the house rent and other
popocratlc deals have been certified up
to a court which has the court of pub
lic opinion ,
If Henry Bolln Is released from the
ntato's prison by order of the United
States supreme court because ho was
never Indicted by a grand Jury , we may
look for an exodus from the penitentiary
that would leave the new warden with
out occupation.
In accord with the eternal fitness of
things , Secretary Porter's proposal for
a new building at the Omaha Deaf and
Dumb Institute has been Inserted in
the Midway column of the only Omaha
popocrntlc paper , sandwiched between
"Tho Giant See-Saw , " "Una" nnd a
music hall.
An interesting point of army law lias
Just been decided by a court-martial.
It Is to the effect that It Is not "conduct
to the prejudice of good order and dis
cipline" for n Eohllcr to flirt with the
maid of the commandant's wife. All
the prerogatives are not reserved for
the olllccrs , evidently ,
When a young hen lays an egg she
struts and cackles and struts. Many
other houa before her laid countless
eggs , but the business Is new to her
and in her innocent conceit she makes
a great barnyard nolso about it. Wo
commend the point of this parable to
the hysterical roosters who run the
t'ukery. - ,
FIXlAfl THE
Trustworthy reports from Washington
say that all Indications are favorable
to an unmistakable declaration for the
gold standard from congress next win
ter. The correspondent of the Spring *
Held Itppubllcan says such n declaration ,
with the necessary measures to buttress
It against all aHsaultu , Is likely to be put
through both houses of congress within
n few weeks after they assemble. He
Htates that Colonel Henderson , the next
speaker , who was chairman of the house
committee on the currency , will prob
ably arrange a program for putting a
bill through the house In advance of
all other legislation. "The political wis
dom of such action , " says the correspondent
pendent , "Is hardly disputed by those
who arc looking to the election of Presi
dent McKlnley by the united sound
money vote of the country next year. "
The correspondent of the New York
Journal of Commerce speaks even more
confidently of the prospect of n gold
standard declaration. He says that
those who are familiar with the pur
poses of the administration are con
vinced that the action of congress nt the
next session will plant the country
firmly on the gold basis. He declares
that there Is no ground for the reports
that the president nnd republican sena
tors of the finance committee were timid
about writing the word "gold" In the
statutes. On the contrary the fact Is
appreciated that failure to make such a
declaration might lose the republican
party many sound money votes In the
east and possibly even In the west.
This question is receiving the atten
tion of the leading republican newspa
pers nnd they quite generally favor con
gressional action fixing the gold stand
ard. As one of them remarks , there are
very few persons who arc afraid of
gold nowadays. All know that under
the gold standard the country has become -
como prosperous once more nnd only
those who are incurably Infected with
the free silver fallacy doubt the wisdom
of legislation tc maintain the gold stand-
nrd. The demand for such action will
steadily grow and must be heeded.
DE WE 1' .
It was hardly necessary to contradict
the statement which attributed to Ad
miral Dewey the declaration that our
next war would be with Germany , for
no ono with , an Intelligent appreciation
of Dewcy's character nnd good sense
gave It any credence. There is no man
in the naval service of this or any other
country who has a higher sense of the
obligations and proprieties which his po
sition Imposes than Admiral Dewey and
he is simply incapable of such a viola
tion of propriety ns the remark ascribed
to him Involves. This Is not the only
Instance of misrepresentation of which
the admiral has been the victim , but
ho has had the good Judgment not to
pay any attention to the fakes , doubtless
feeling secure in the confidence In his
sound discretion and unfailing common
sense which his uniformly ju'dlclous
course has evciywhere cfcnted.
The fame of Dewey will not suffer in
the least from these misrepresentations ,
yet It Is the duty of reputable newspa
pers to at least shield him from the an
noyance which their publication doubt
less causes him. He is returning to
his country the hero of the most illus
trious achievement In our naval history.
He has a right to expect from the Amer
ican press fair and honorable treatment
and not to be placed in a * false position
before his countrymen and the world.
POSSIBLE MILITART OI1ANOES.
The new secretary of war , Hon. Ellhu
Root , will cuter upon the duties of the
ofllco today and reports from Washing
ton which appear to be trustworthy In
dicate that there will very soon bo
some Important military changes. It
is stated , in the first place , that Major
General Miles Is to be p/nccd / in com
mand of the army In reality and given
complete authority over all the military
movements of our soldiers. This , It is
said , has been strongly urged upon the
president by at least two members of
the cabinet , while it is further stated
that In his conference with the presi
dent Mr. Root gave him some important
information regarding the feeling
among republicans in respect to military
operations in the Philippines.
It Is the Impression at Washington ,
according to several correspondents , that
it Is the present purpose of the presi
dent to order General Miles to Manila.
It Is probable that Miles docs not dcslro
such an assignment , but of course he
would go without hesitation if ordered
to do so and this replacing of Otis would
bo no rellectlou on the latter. It Is said ,
however , that 'tho president is being
advised to simply glvo General Miles
the supreme command , allowing him to
direct the movements of the troops and
either go to Manila or remain In Wash
ington , as ho shall doom best. Whether
or not there In substantial ground for
these statement * ) , It Is not to bo doubted
that President McKlnley realizes the
fact that there Is a great deal of popu
lar dissatisfaction with military opera
tions In Luzon and this feeling Is cer
tain to be strengthened and Intensified
by the expressions of returning soldiers.
Knowing of the widespread existence of
this sentiment It Is not improbable that
the president Is giving It serious consid
eration.
There Is also talk of n contemplated
change in Cuba nnd that General
Itrooko may bo succeeded by General
Leonard Wood. The administration of
the former 1ms been subjected to some
criticism , but it Is probably a fact that
General Ilrooko has followed strictly
orders from Washington nnd therefore
Is not to bo blamed for whatever faults
or mistakes have been made In our
Cuban policy. General Wood has been
remarkably successful In administering
affairs In Santiago province and If It
should be decided to replace Brooke the
appointment of Wood to succeed him
would bo generally approved , but It Is
doubtful whether a change in the gov
ernor generalship of Cuba is bcrlously
contemplated. It is understood to bo
the purpose of the administration to
advnnco ns rapidly as jwsslblo prepara
tions for establishing ciril government
In Cuba and as this will bo done under
Instructions from Washington there ap
pears to be no reason why the work
cannot safely be entrusted to General
IJrookc.
The most Important thing to be done
Is to reassure the public In regard
to military management In the Philip
pines. It Is unquestionable that Gen *
"oral Otis has lost popular confidence ,
that there Is a very general belief that
ho Is not equal to the task devolved on
him. Perhaps President McKlnley does
not share In this opinion , but he cannot
well afford to Ignore It.
A naiLiAAXT Jon OP FAKIXO.
Habitual liars ought to have good
memories and professional fakirs should
not presume too much upon the credu
lity nnd Ignorance of the public. The
Omaha Fnkcry In Its usual sensational
style tries to make a great spread In
stud-horso type of the announcement ot
the arrival of the transport bearing the
First Nebraska volunteers Into San
Francisco harbor. This piece of enter
prise would be Ignored by The Uee wore
it not for the renewed outburst of solf-
conceit and malice that seeks to glorify
Itself nt the expense ot The Hoe. As
usual the Fnkcry claims the exclusive
publication of the arrival of the Han
cock Sunday morning , when ns a matter
of fact the reporter of The Ucc was
among the first persons to come within
hailing distance of the Hancock nnd In
a brief dispatch published In the second
edition of The Sundny Bee told all any
body could truthfully tell concerning the
ship and its passengers. Had our re
porter been disposed to give free exer
cise to his imagination he could have
matched the Fakery , which filled two
columns of hand-me-down rot from
which the following extracts will sulllco :
"Oh , It was fine sailing , but , say , wo
didn't overeat ourselves with the grub. Wo
had Rome of Alger'e embalmed beet coming
over. Wo'ro going back to Nebraska to eat
enough to take the wrinkles out of our bel
lies. How's the crops there this year ? "
"Best corn crop wo over had , " ehoutcd
back General Barry.
"Good ; we'll all gets Jobs this fall ; that's
sure. "
"Aro any of you going to ro-cnllst ? "
"Yea , llko . We'll go to Nebraska and
shuck corn first. "
"How did you llko General Otis ? "
"Oh , he liked us. " yelled ono sarcastic
soldier.
"He Invited mo up to dinner with him
the day before we left , " and then the whole
crowd yelled satirically , "Yes , Otis Is a flno
follow. "
While repenting minutely all this gab
ble the veracious reporter frankly ad
mits at the tall end of his dispatch that
tbo conversation , through thirty feet of
fog nnd nlr , with hissing steam nnd
splashing waves , made It difficult to
either see or hear anything and com
pelled the launch upon which he was
tossing to paddle back Into the San
Francisco harbor. It should also be re
membered that this alleged talk ) between
members of the First Nebraska and
their visitors occurred nt 1 o'clock In
the morning in the raw , chilly nlr of the
Pacific.
But such little impediments do not
trouble the Fakery In fabricating ex
clusive news. That fact is even more
forcibly Illustrated In what follows in
the later Issue of the Only nnd Exclu
sive. With a lavlshncss that must be
appreciated by Its patrons the Fakery
devotes three columns of solid fine type
to its alleged special dispatch contain
ing -the roster of the First regiment
telegraphed from San Francisco by
Its special staff correspondent , when
everybody knows that the roster of tlio
regiment was within reach of nil news
paper men at the Btato cnpltol at Lin
coln , just as Is the list of the dead and
disabled members of the regiment
which appeared In the Sunday editions
of all Omaha and Lincoln dailies.
The most valuable find of the exclu
sive fake explorer Is In the following
dispatch , dressed in the strictly origi
nal style of the fake factory :
Ono queer thing that will attract atten
tion to the possession of ovcry First Nebraskan -
braskan when he returns to his native heath
will bo his Filipino chest or trunk. Not a
man in the regiment has returned without
at least ono of them.
The average chest Is a structure about
twenty Inches In height , twenty In breadth
and thirty In length , made of polished Phil
ippine hardwood , of light color , partaking of
a lustrous finish. Each cheat Is finished
with Iron or brass handles , and moKt of
them have the initials of the owners
wrought in brass headed tacks driven in the
covers. It costs $1 American or $2 Mexican.
Three peculiar cheats have within more
peculiar curios of Filipino war and dally
life. The collections may vary as to elze
and value , but they never fall to include
one Filipino machete , often more. Bullets
and odd things of the tropics nil these boxes ,
which are passing transportation and duty
free.
free.This
This Is very interesting , indeed , but
inasmuch ns the Oregon volunteers , who
have been at the Presidio for the post
two weeks , doubtless brought with
them an Invoice of Filipino chests It was
not stretching the Imagination too much
In assuming that the Nebraska boys
would bring with them similar trophies ,
hence the descriptive story could read
ily have been prepared and sent post
paid before the Hancock came In sight.
The Transvaal has answered the Im
plied challenge of England by assert
ing it is willing to accede to a com
mission to settle all matters in dispute
between the two countries , going back
to the beginning , but will not confine
the scope of Hiieh n body to the fran
chise question alone. England must
sooner or later abandon some of Its
pretensions or be prepared to cngngo In
a war with the South African Dutch.
These people can move on no further'
to escape English domination and live
in n country of their own and while
England can undoubtedly conquer the
Boers It Is a dangerous proceeding to
drive a people of their characteristics
Into the hist ditch.
Western farmers have before them a
prospect which has never been excelled
If It has been equaled. They are about
through garnering a bountiful small
grain harvest nnd corn is promising a
phenomenal yield. Not only will the
western farmer have an abundance to
soil , but ho .wllll have a market for it
all. The best estimates of the world's
crop by English authorities Indicate that
the old world will need much mor
of our grain than In the year Just
passed. The Industrial activity nt home
glvos positive assurance that the do
mestic market will consume much more
than ever before. The word "cancelled"
will bo written on the record opposite
many a Nebraska mortgage before an
other year rolls around.
A calamity organ In these parts be
moans the fact that the census re
turns for the last two decades show
that tenantry has Increased to nn
alarming extent In the great American
cities. In view ot the enormous In
crease of city populations and the
cheapening ot house rent to a
point that scarcely yields enough
for the landlord to pay taxes ,
Insurance nnd repairs , is there any
thing strange or alarming about the In
crease of tenantry In the cities ? Is It
not also true that there has been an
enormous Increase of homo owners In
the suburbs of great cities within the
past two decades by reason of the ex
tension of electric tramways that enable -
able wago-workers to pursue their vo
cations In the city and enjoy the com
forts of the suburban home ?
According to the sworn exhibit ot the
expenses Incurred by the ten candidates
who entered the race for the republican
nomination ns judges of the district
court the aggregate amount paid out
to the ward politicians , printers , livery
keepers and dealers In political options
was less than $150 all told , which would
indicate that the now law has caused
a slump lu the primary election market.
popocrats find themselves In a
pocket. Not having decent material for
a straight Judicial ticket they are hopIng -
Ing to secure a fighting chance by nomi
nating two or three republican nominees
and calling the creation a non-partisan
ticket. That Is to sny , It would be nonpartisan -
partisan to the extent to which repub
licans might be bamboozled to swal
low It.
How L.VKKV DOVN It.
Washington Star.
Agulnata will never understand why there
should be any differences of opinion In the
United States War department. When he
has an unruly general ho disposes of the entire -
tire case by a prompt and simple assassi
nation.
CompnlNory Arbitration.
Philadelphia North American.
Compulsory arbitration moans merely
that disputes between employers and em
ployes shall be settled iby judicial decision
llko all other disputes which arise In civil
ized society , and which , because .society is
civilized , are no longer settled by fighting.
Corn Crop In Prospect.
Philadelphia Press.
The condition of the corn crop In the
corn-growing states as compared with the
yield of last year is shown in the following
table , which Is 'based ' on the July report of
the Department of Agriculture :
1899 ,
1809Prospective 1S9S ,
Acres. Yield BUB. Crop Bus.
Kansas 9.132.POO 300,000,000 132,818,000
Nebraska . . . 8,210,600 282,000,000 158,756,000
iawa 7mwo ; 217,000,000 255,000,000
Illinois 6,805,000 20 ,000.000 200,000,000
Missouri 6.ICO.OOO 173,000,000 151,731,000
Indiana a,695OW 116,006,000 129,151.000
Ohio 2,751,000 86.000,000 102,823,000
Texas 4,508,000 71,010,000 105,336,000
All others..32,793,000 5,000,000 685,531,000
Totals . . .81,650,000 2,050.000,000 1,9:1,181,000
Merit System the llcnt.
Boston Globe.
( Every time the cnuso of public education
in our cities is 'buttressed ' against influences
and "pulls" that seek to degrade school
authorities and school teachers to the low
level ot partisanship and "spoilslsm , " there
may well be rejoicing among honest citizens
all alone the line.
Omaha Is the latest western city to
strengthen her educational bulwarks against
the attacks of spoilsmen or bigots , open or
insidious. The Board of Education of the
chief city of Nebraska has unanimously de
cided to place upon a permanent list all
teachers nnd principals who have served
successfully five successive years and to
remove from this list only for cause and
with a bearing.
The merit system In public education is
EO obviously the 'best ' thnt to justify it
with the people , cast or west , as opposed
to methods of Intrigue , it should be amply
Bumclent to state It. We congratulate
Omaha on "going up higher" and trust
her course will stimulate other cities , still
in the mire or bosalsm in education , to fol
low her good example.
lllK TruMt lliillle .
Chicago Chronicle.
A financial impor is authority for the
statement that there has been a shrinkage
of over $100.000,000 in the market quotation *
of twenty-six of the "Industrial , " aa the
trusts and combines formed ln > the last year
are called. This decline has occurred since
January 1 and there in no sign ot better
prices 'by 'which ' the Ices may be redeemed.
This loss docs not represent property that
hua been destroyed , as If fire had burned It
up. It la the amount that one party of
speculators have lost to another party , or
one side of the market 'has ' lost to the other
side , the 'brokers' profits amounting to a
largo part of tbo difference.
The shrinkage In the trust stocks Is easily
explained. The .promoters who form a trust
place the inflated stock at a high price , per
haps nt par. Some of It is bought by In
vestors , some | s exchanged for the proper
ties combined in the trust. The promoters
reserve largo blocks for themselves , yhleh
the markets absorb , That constitutes'their
profile. They are careful to see that the
market Is not broken on any particular
stocks until they have got rid of their bold-
logs. The markets are manipulated and
ilgged by them until they gather their
profits , when they "let go. "
1/nnccnily / Hornmlilc for Ofllce.
Baltimore American ,
Bryan Is to be a delegate from the state
of Nebraska to the next democratic national
convention. The presidency of the United
States Is an honor to which any man may
well aspire , but history records few In
stances in which an aspirant has become
BO lustful as to rob tbo honor of aspiring
of the dignity with which the nation de
mands It should bo clothed. In recent
years the only man In any party who became
a presidential nominee by the flat of a con
vention In which ho sat as a delegate was
James A. Carfleld , Nomination was farthest
from bis thought when be went to the con
vention , and the honor came to him aa the
result of unforeseen complications.
It has been a long time , however , since
an avowed presidential candidate reduced
his candidacy to the level of an unseemly
scramble ; who went to a convention as a
delegate In order to personally manage his
candidacy ; who attended meetings of bis
national committee and urged , as Bryan
has done , the raising of an enormous cam
paign fund. The people honor most the man
who retains his dignity end allows the office
to sock him. Bryan Is not only seeking the
office he is making a desperate fight for
1t , and the spectacle is nauseating to the
enilbllltiei of all reputable citizen * .
PlttSlO.N COJIMl.tSIOMm WANS.
1'lwiircn 5lmw the Hi-nit it ! tlir lliircmi
I * Ant I Mjitnt to rinlniMMtx ,
Indlaiinpotls News.
The only charge against Mr. Kvnns that
wo know of Is that ho In "too rigid and
exacting In demands for evidence. " H is A
strange Ow.Hrlno that n public officer can be
too careful In the expenditure of the pcopro's
money. With the constant pushing for pen
sions , nnd with rascally pension agents tak
ing advantage of every opportunity to raid
the treasury , wo believe- that the people ol
the country who pay the taxes are In favor o !
having at the head ot the Pension bureau a
man who Is "rigid and exacting In demands
for evidence. "
But , even with Mr. Evans' care , there has
been a considerable increase In the number
ot pensioners under his administration.
During the fiscal year ending with June ,
1S98 , 26,643 now names were nddcd to the
rolls. These were now and original claims.
Since 1S61 there have been only six years In
which there was a larger number ot original
claims allowed. Adding In the restorations ,
nnd the originals and restorations not en
tered in the books tllF after July 1 , 1S97 , wo
get a total of 64,351 ot claims allowed dur
ing the year 1893 , The net gain in the num
ber of pensioners in 1893 over those in 1897
was 17,700 , nnd the grand total for the year
1898 was 993,711.
In the face of such figures ns these , we
think it will bo difficult to show that Mr.
Evans has been unfair to pension claimants.
The same conclusion may bo drawn from the
amounts paid. In the first full fiscal year of
the McKlnley administration we find that
there was paid In pensions the sum of
$147,445,922 , which was an Increase of more
than 16,000,000 over the amount paid In the
year preceding. For the eleven months of
the year following , the fiscal year 1899 , the
pensions aggregated $129.016,639. Estimat
ing tbo Juno payment at $11,000,000 , which Is
probably too low , we get a total for the year
ot $140,000,000. Surely there is notblng In
significant about , such a sum ns this.
We sugegst that itwould .be better for
the president to submit to the criticisms of
the Grand Army ot the Republic than to
turn the treasury over to the pension at
torneys. It is peculiarly Importantat the
present time that the man at the head ot
this bureau should bo ono who will remem
ber that he Is under some obligation to
the American taxpayer. We are going to
have another rush for pensions on the part
ot those who participated In the Spanish
war. It has been stated that In one regi
ment every man but one had already applied
for a pension. There Is no reason to believe
that the soldiers of today will bo any less
susceptible to the wiles of the pension at
torney than were tnose ot tno nivii war
period. Wo have almost a million pension-
era already. In time of peace the pension
Hera Is far and away the largest Item In
the government's expenditures. There is
no basis for the contention that the gov
ernment has dealt liberally with its defend
ers. The facts are all the other way. It
Is tlmo to lnslst that the government shall
(
represent , not simply the Grand Army of
the ( Republic , but the great army of men
and women that are carrying this pension
burden. It would have a demoralizing effect
If the president were to remove or to trans
fer Mr. Evans In order to "forestall un
favorable action" by the coming encamp
ment. Such a move .would be interpreted ,
and rightly , by Mr. Evans' successor as
equivalent to a command to throw down al
the bars and to give pension claimants and
their attorneys practical control of the bu
reau.
CAPITALIZATION OF TRUSTS.
Totnln Iliin Into I'Mmirpn Ilryonil Or
dinary Coinprrlicniilon.
Philadelphia Ilecord.
Several Independent compilations have re
cently been made showing the number of
trusts which bavo been formed In this coun
trywithin , the past six months , with ( heir
capitalization , and although considerable
discrepancy may bo found In the figures ,
owing to the fact that they are largely
estimates based upon Incomplete Informa
tion , the totals In all cases are so stupendous
and so far beyond ordinary comprehension
that the variations are small by comparison.
In dealing with sums Involving several bil
lions of dollars , as It la necessary to do in
those complicated estimates , it Is an easy
matter to make errors which may affect the
totals to tbo extent ot several millions
without detection. Several weeks ago The
Wool and Cotton Reporter published a state
ment showing that since January 1 487
trusts had been started or projected in the
United States , having a capitalization of $7-
370,783,383 ; and this sum is divided , accord
ing to the estimates ot the compiler , into
preferred stock of $1,628,706,900 and common
stock of $5,742,076,483.
The writer stated that "in trying to de
termine the capitalization Involved it was
necessary in several cases to resort to esti
mates , and where it was impossible , as in
the case of a number of the trusts , to assert
with confidence how much of the proposed
capitalization should bo credited to preferred
stock and how much to common , the entire
amount was charged up to common stock. "
Wo believe , however , that In the majority
of cases the trusts have been organized
on a basis of about bait common and half
preferred stock , and It Is generally assumed
that the preferred stock represents the full
value of the properties absorbed. In point
of fact , the Intrinsic values of many manu
facturing plants which have been taken Into
trusts are much less than half the values
of the nominal rating , and the method
adopted by the Wool and Cotton Reporter ,
assuming that the preferred stock repre
sents everything of tangible value , is proba-
j lily nearer the truth than If the capitallza-
i tlon had been divided into equal parts. The
' journal referred , to says : "Wo arc , there
fore , forced to the conclusion that two-thirds
of the $7,370,783,383 ot trust capitalization
i is 'water , ' pure and simple. "
There is nothing very novel about these
trusts. Their methods are simply ofd tricks
of the trade performed on a much larger
scale than ever before. As early as 1776
Adam Smith , in bis famous book on "Tho
Wealth of Nations , " vigorously assailed com-
'blnations ' In restraint of trade , now called
trusts. Tbo modern system of trusts Is
the survival of several former comparatively
crude attempts to accomplish the same endn
and , llko tbo game of modern whist , It bears
but a faint resemblance to Us prototypes.
It represents the highest skill of the
profoundrat legal minds In eliminating from
tbo pfaus of the combinations faulty features
which were found to bo assailable , and in
incorporating others which should be free
from flaws. Notwithstanding all this care ,
however , It Is apparent that the trusts are
not yet invulnerable ; for already legal steps
have been taken by Individuals to prevent
the payment of dividends on common stock
and some of the western states are now con
templating the enactment of laws to prevent
the operation of tbcee trusts within their
borders.
An I nJiiHt Aeuiimitloii ,
Washington Star.
The Inventors uro accused of solidifying
and Increasing the power of the truita.
This may have been the effects of their
productions , but they muot 'be exonerated
from any deliberate intent in the matter.
nnprnMCAPAHTV AMI T
I'rrnrnt llp linl Contrnittril
Dpinorrntlp 'I'lturn.
Baltimore American.
The reciprocity negotiations between this
country nnd Portugal , the French colonies
nml a number of the South American coun
tries , which nro now ncnrlng consummation ,
promise to greatly benefit the trade ot this
nation.
The Mea that Is being put Into effect
through these negotiations originated with
that Illustrious statesman Jnmrn 0. Ulalne ,
who conceived It to be the correct principle
of free trade , Free trade , according to the
democratic Idea , hag always proved detri
mental to the business Interests of the
country. But the reciprocal sort of free
trade , which is essentially a republican
Idea , nnd 'vhlch was tentatively applied dur
ing the Harrison administration , has re
sulted advantageously. The action ot the
present administration Is , therefore , to bo
commended , since It alms nt a betterment
ot the conditions ot our producing classes.
The idea , briefly , is that the products of a
foreign country shall bo admitted to this
country free of duly , provided our products
nro admitted free Into the foreign country.
This is pure free trade , but It. Is of a sort
that gives the American a foreign market
In return for the American giving the for
eigner n market. Since the reciprocal agree
ment extends only to products In which the
signatory countries nro not compctltorn. no
ono Is harmed by the abolition ot customs ,
but both are mutually benefited.
This move for the betterment ot our
trade conditions Is thoroughly In nccon
with the care with which republicans have
always fostered American trade Interests
Since President McKinley's InnuqunUloi
there has been a general trade revival , duo
largely to favorable legislation. The extcn
of this revival can bo appreciated by con
trasting the present with the democratic
conditions. Under this administration the
trade balance In our favor has grown to
$616,000,000 ; Industries are running on such
full tlmo , with mich largo forces , that dem
ocratic National Commltteeuinn Onhnn o
Illinois admitted last week that never before
were so many men employed In this coun
try ; the wages of laboring men have In
creased nearly $2,000,000,000 annually ; the
number of failures has appreciably de
creased ; exports have increased enormously ;
times arc generally better ; money Is easier
and prosperity , < whlch Is dependent upon
trade conditions , abounds throughout the
country. The reciprocity agreements will
still further augment this condition. In the
face of all this evidence , the fact cannot be
denied that the republican party Is the
party ot trade extension and prosperity.
KXI'OHT OK AMI3UICAN LOCOMOTIVI3S
IncrcnnltiR Demand Ahroiul for I2n-
Klnci Manufactured Here.
New York Sun.
The bcnlgbed weslern pedestrian whose
solitary desideratum was , the loan ot a loco
motive to take him back to civilization and
home-cooking , made bis request nt a more
opportune time than the present , when
there is a foreign as well as a locaf demand
lor American locomotives. A recent bulletin
of the United States treasury announces
.lint during the ten months ending May 1 ,
1899 , 414 American railroad locomotives
vero exported to foreign countries. Tha
value of these locomotives was $4,000,000.
Since May 1 the business of shipping Ameri
can-made locomotives to foreign countries ,
an incident of the expanding foreign mar
ket for Amelcan manufactures In general ,
lias been further enlarged. Since May 1
forty locomotives have been shipped to
Finland alone.
That American locomotives should be In
demand in other countries has been re
garded by some persons as a matter for
surprise ; but there Is no reason for astonish
ment. The foreign market for American
locomotives is probably onfy beginning to
be developed.
It seems a little odd , perhaps , that the
port of shipment should 'bo Philadelphia ,
from which heretofore the chief exports
have been petroleum ( about one-third ot
the export commerce of the port ) , tobacco ,
breadbtuffs , provisions , coal and lard ; but
this Is explained by the proximity of Phila
delphia to the interests supplying the
materials for manufacture , and to the local
locomotive works which glvo employment to
Gcvcraf thousand mechanics.
The fact Is that American locomotives ore
the best In the world , and arc not only the
best for America , but also for other coun
tries whereof the topography resembles
that of the United States. Radical changes
in construction are now eccn In American
locomotives , making them capable of "long
distance runs , " and suitable for roadbeds
of the kind most usual In newly developed
countries , as yet Imperfectly supplied with
railroad facilities.
American locomotives are of approved
durability. They are up to date In con
struction. The prices nt which they are
sold compare favorably w'ltb those which
rule in England , Germany and Belgium ,
the three competing countries of supply.
Under three circumstances it is no cause
for surprise that American locomotives
should bo in constant and increasing
demand in other countries for the trade ot
which the United States can compete on
fairly equitable terms.
GOLD SUPPLY ON THIS INCItEASH.
Native Production of tlio Yrllow Mctnl
Mnkrn 11 ( Joint NhonlnK.
Philadelphia Times.
Whllo Candidate Dryan and a few of the
more radical ot his supporters continue to
clamor for the free coinage ot silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1 the Increase In the supply
and coinage of gold goes steadily forward ,
furnishing a constantly-growing supply of
the money that is acceptable everywhere
and about the value of which there Is no
question at nil. The colnagn at American
mints for the fiscal year closing Juno 30
reached $108,177,180 , the bulk of which was
of American production. The output from
tbo Klondike alone for the present season
Is now placed at $20,000,000 , and from the
other gold-producing states and territories
the amount will bo swelled to a total avail
able for American coinage for the coming
year of more than $100,000,000.
When to this steady Increase of gold coin
age of native production Is addnd the gold
that Is Imported as the result of our swell
ing export trade , the necessity for an' In
crease in silver coinage of any kind except
fractional silver is not apparent to anybody
except silver mine owners , political leaders
who have not yet learned that the world
moves and those who want to scalp their
debts by paying them in a depreciated cur
rency. As these three classes comprise only
a small section of the total population of the
United States the prospect that anycpirty
can make a winning campaign for tue'presi
dency upon the 16 to 1 lasue Is growing
steadily lees every day.
At the coming session ot congress a sen
sible currency law should be passed making
gold the basis of our monetary system. The
conditions arc such that this can bo done
with the result of Increasing business con
fidence rather than otherwUc. The preient
opportunity should be taken advantage ot
by future doubt about our monetary stand
ard , but whether it is or not the steady
&AKIN6
ROYAL POWDER
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
ICO. , HI
And rapid incrcfttc of sold production In our
own country ami elsewhere remlors It certain
that the gold monetary standard has corns
to stay * o far as the I'nlteJ Statw arc 4 on-
cerned.
I.I.NKS TO A
Harper' ? Unznr : Mumi-Do you llkf to
ave men flatter jou ?
Kthel oh , I don't mlml If they happen to
bo photc-Kraphers.
Chicago Post : "I should llkp ome vl-
dence , young man , that your Intentions nro
scrlou * . " s.Ud the old gentleman.
"Wvldenco ! " exclaimed the young man.
"Haven't 1 bought Mire * boxes of oniuly t
60 cents n pound , twv matlncc tickets and
six pinto * of k-o rreim m lC ! < * tlvnn two
i weeks ? Mow much evidence do you expect
fioni n man In modrrnto circumstances ? "
Cleveland Plnln Denier : "I cnn't lnvlt
Mr * . Scron Yellow to my house any more. "
"Why not ? "
"Sho gets mad If 1 don't ask her < o slug-
nnd all my guests get mud If 1 do. "
Chicago News : Publisher ( to Mrs. New-
rich , who has Just romnllrtl ft volume of
poems ) Of course you will want your book
bound in morocco. "
Mrs , Ncwrlch Well , if It's the proper
thing to have It bourn ! In Morocco , Ronhe.nl
nnd send It there. Hut I don't pee why they
on n't bind It just us well In this country.
Detroit Journal : Speaking ot modesty , w
once heard of a left-handed girl who woto
lirr engagement ring nn her right hand.
Washington StnrMiat : do you propose
to do nbout this round robin ? "
"I don't know , " nnwered the military
man. "I suppose we'll have to square It In
some way. "
And lie become once more nbsorbca In
Impenetrable thought.
Detroit rreo Press : The hero wn bcde !
himself with rnse.
"The ncrpont. ho hissed , for It wn * In
these terms thnt hr wn wont to refer to
the vlllnln of the plot , "hns won the Rolf
irojhy ) ! "
Grnevlcve shuddered ,
"That's what comes of his hnvhiR been
scotch oil. 1 doubt not ! " she faltered , nnd
wonkl fain hnvo wept.
Ah , It. WHS easy now lu sec where mis-
lakes had been mmle !
Cleveland Plnln Dealer : "I2\cuse me , tilr.
bill nren't you Merrymmi , Iho fcolf plnyor1
"No , I'm Schmidt , dor musagc maker. "
'Thnnk you , sir. I foil sure then * wns
some supgvstlon of the links about you. "
AVnshliiRton Stnr : "Advice , " 'snld Uncle
RbeJi , "Is hand to niiUiiiffc. If you Rive *
It away you doesn' pit no benellt , nn' If
you sells It you's Rwincter spile dc qual
ity tryln' lo plenso cijMomers. "
Hrooklyn Eagle : "Kulth , " said the man
In clerical serb , "will move mountain * , "
"Great miickerel ! " exclaimed the Knnsna
mnn. "It's worse than cyclones , Isn't It ? "
If * n Itlril.
Philadelphia North American.
Of nil tlio birds that through the air
Go 'here ' nnd there a bobbin' ,
The worst to nil ofllclnl minds
Is that called the round robin.
Till' ; VA.MSIIIM ;
Minneapolis Journal ,
New the Klory of the drummer slowly pales
and fudes uiway.
Llko the crimson ot the sunset at the closa
of jnimmcr dnyj
Ami ho looks into the future thnt contains
no ray of hope ,
Ami ho sees his tlnlsh watting , without aid
of telescope.
Soon , nh , soon lie will be jobless ; etny at
homo 'henceforth he must.
And BO down Into oblivion as a victim of
the Trust ,
Nevermore before the boxstove , In the
country grocery store ,
Will ho smoke lluvamia frngrnnt with some
glum "propr'etore , "
AVho refused to listen to him as he talked ,
botli suxive fliid long ,
Of some goods he hnd to offer goods he'd
Pell for Jurt n song.
Nevermore will he. be Kicked out , nevermore
will he be cusceil ,
For lilt occupation's vanished he's of no
use to a Trust ,
On the fnccs of the landlord * who supplied
him food and drink ,
And a dinky bed to rest In where he couldn't
sleep a wink.
There nre lines of care deep.fnvven , .nnd
the/In / notions indicate
Thut their Innocent soulu are worried , thnt
they're In an awful state ,
For this drummer wns tfce-.r mainstay , h \
It wns that made their duct ,
And no more he's colling un them he'B been .
done up by a Trutt.
He wns Rood , this dashing' dnrmmer , with [
his clothes of latest style ,
\VJ't'h ' ' his miiRtac'he ' curled and perfumed ,
with his winning , genial smile ;
tAnd wo tioys who used to carry on the
rural industries
A'lwnyn looked on him with envy , wished ,
that wo had Jotoa like his ,
For a lulu was this drummer , always upright - /
right , courteous , Jimt , /
lAnd wo're sad to see him vanish -wIpetf
out by a grasping Trust.
They were Kot > d , these city drummers , when
they gathered 'round the lire
In some llttlo country tavern and each ,
pnrcllced , g'lfted llnr
Tried to tell the biggest story of the goods
'he'd eold that day ,
And all to mon wlroso ratings were nothing
less than A.
They werr never fired of huntllnfr , nevon
wont off on a "bust , "
But attended right to business , never dreamIng -
Ing of a Trust.
But the glory of the drummer sadly frayed !
-and frazzled Is ,
Ami no longer 'round the country h peram \
bulates for < blz.
Llko Othel'to in the story , now his occupa
tion's gone ,
And ho wanders , ulmlcss , listless , dreads to
see each new day duwn ,
May he llnd reward 4n heaven , where there' *
neither moth nor rust ,
And where nothing- finds an entrance that
looks like a. blooming Trust.
Let us
reason
together.
I { you don't ' happen to
want anything in the way
of Summer Clothing at
present you wont read
this. If you do want
something and want the
best for the least money ,
this advertisement will in
terest you.
We are clearing out all
the broken lots of Men's
Summer wearables , They
are gojng at half-price or
less ; and that means actu
ally below cost. But it is
cheaper for us to sell them
now at this rate than to
carry over a lot of clothing
to next summer.
YOUR chance is now.
The lowest prices of the
season have been reached.
We close Saturday evenings -
ings at 6 o'lock.
