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' lty council seems to
South Omaha's < ;
liavo forgotten tlwt the day set apart
for fireworks has passed.
'JMio weather Indications point to n
cooler atmosphere after the three-ring
circus has folded Its tent.
When It comes to smooth diplomatic
work the managerrt of the Burlington
railroad will not take a back seat.
Ak-Sar-Ben never disappoints his ad
mirers. Ills royal entry nnd court
pageantry In lUist years have been un-
ciiualcd and ho will surpass himself
again this year , ! , ,
The Soiith'dMKWcJt'j"councils-wants ;
to resolve Itself Into it court of Inquiry
und Impeachment. 4Wliy not wait for
the grand jury and wave the South
Omaha taxpayers needless expense ?
Republicans should this year let the
ponocratB make all the mistakes. No
name should be countenanced on a re
publican ticket against which there
elands a record that requires defending.
The resignation of Thomas B. Ilectl
ns a member of congress should remove
the hist lingering trace of doubt that
David B. Henderson will wield the pavel
over the lower house of the Fifty-fats Mi
'congress.
V
Is not pinging power In the hands of
the warden of the penitentiary to lease
the convict labor placing considerable
power In the hands of one man and in
u place which has boon too fertile a
field for scandal already ?
Omaha lungs will have just enough
time' to rest between the coming of the
I'cnnsylvanluns and the arrival of HH
own soldier boys to be able to tear a
few rents' In the atmosphere larger than
ever torn before In this city.
Mayor Jones of Toledo again an
nounces himself a candidate for governor
of Ohio. As the mayor has changed
his mind on this toph ; no less than : i
II dozen times It will -hardly bo safe to
make up the olliclal ballot as yet.
ICx-Speakor Heed has handed In his
resignation , but Congressman Joe Bailey
fihould not. become despondent. Colonel
ilonderson , who will bo speaker of the
next house , In amply abe | to furnish
the Texan nil the excitement ho wants.
Why should It cost $37.50 railroad fare
to return each member of the First Ne
braska homo when the Minnesota troops
nro accorded a fare of $ : iO.0 ! ! on a longer
haul ? This Is the question the Ne
braska railroads arc yet , privileged to
answer.
The fusion program Is slipping cogs In
many of the Nebraska counties. The
abnormal appetite of popocraU for olllco
IB responsible for this discord wherever
they are so hungry isto bo unwilling
to yield the faint hope nomination en
genders.
The moi'o the Iowa democratic state
ticket is scanned the inoro strong the
opinion grows that the convention was
only intended as a prologue to a politi
cal funeral. In addition to the man at
the head of the ticket , two others have
met defeat In an ntteiupt to get Into
congress Van Wngenlu nnd Calhoun.
Omaha should encourage In every
possible way the various ttreet fairs
nnd carnivals whicll arc in preparation
In Interior Nebraska towns. The people
throughout the tjtatu 1mve been most
liberal In support of the dlffqrent festive
affairs gotten up by Omaha and reci
procity will be merely an evidence of
appreciation of favors received.
TUB DISCORDANT DKMOCltACr.
There are eastern democrats who nre
hopeful that the party can tye reunited
for the next national campaign. Among
these Is ex-Governor Jftitttaon of Penn
sylvania , who has been talked of as a
presidential possibility. In a recent
interview Mr. I'attlsou expressed the
opinion that "when the democratic
managers get ( Town to business they
will take conservative action. Issues
which have been gone over nnd settled
In one campaign nnd hnvo not been
strengthened since by events nor by con
ditions arc not likely to be fought over
again. We can expect to win only on
new Issues. " This fairly expresses the
feeling or the hope of eastern sound
money democrats. They would eliminate
silver ns an Issue In the next national
campaign and abandon some of the more
revolutionary doctrines of the Chicago
platform. They arc working now In n
disorganized and desultory way , with
this end In view.
There Is not the least probability that
their efforts will amount to anything.
The element wJilch will control the na
tional convention of 1000 will permit the
abandonment of no part of the Chicago
platform and least of all will they allow
the silver issue to be ignored or made
secondary to any other question. Mr.
Bryan has declared that "as to subordin
ating the silver question to other issues
In the campaign , that would be an Im
possibility , " nnd there Is now every Indi
cation that Mr. Bryan and his steadfast
adherents will dominate and determine
the action of next year's national con
vention. They will Insist upon reaffirm
ing the Chicago platform and as now ap
pears assured they will bo strong enough
to exclude from the convention , If neces
sary , all who do not agree with them.
The Philadelphia Itecord thinks that
"when the next democratic convention
shall make Its platform the sober fcccoml
thought of the party may find expres
sion. " It remarks that the party has had
the salutary experience of defeat ; "It
has had time to think and the course of
events for the past three years has been
extremely educative. " But a sounder
view , revived from the existing situa
tion , is that of the New York Times. It
says : "The multitude of devils that en
tered Into the democratic party three
years ago have not been driven out.
They are the dominating spirit of the
organization , and throughout the greater
part of the union , of the rank and Hie.
AVc cannot expect that any political
miracle will expel them within the few
months that now remain before the delegates -
gates will be chosen. They must be
crushed out so by repeated disaster ,
burned out by the tires of defeat ,
drowned out by Immersion In the upper
waters of Salt river , choked out by
abundant donations of rope. "
Frpe silver Is still the issue that holds
together the Bryan democracy and it will
undoubtedly continue to be until the
party Is again defeated on it. It Is es
sential to the success of Mr. Bryan's
candidacy. Ills political fortunes are
Involved in it. Anti-trust rtnd Tintl-iiu
perlallst declarations nre purely for
vote-getting ; the cardinal principle of
the party Is free silver and to subordin
ate this , ns Mr. Bryan has said , would
be an Impossibility. Therefore the
efforts of eastern sound money demo
crats to reunite the party In new issues
and under a new leadership will fall.
The hope entertained by such democrats
as ex-Governor Pattlson will be disap
pointed.
ItKAPl'KAKAXGK UP liAHOKl.
The reappearance In the Dreyfus case
of Maltro Labor ! , the leading counsel ,
whose attempted assassination was one
of several tragic events associated with
this celebrated case , was marked by
the manifestations of popular gratlllca-
tlon which showed that the cause which
the distinguished lawyer represents Is
by no 'moans friendless , even at
Hennes. The address of the president
of the court martial to the wounded ad
vocate was In lAl respects commendable
and the response of Laborl can hardly
fall to make a favorable impression
wherever in France it is read. There
was peculiar significance in his closing
words , declaring that protests and re
criminations nffor the success of the
work of Justice must be regarded as In
admissible.
The reappearance of the leading coun
sel was also marked in the proceedings.
Although suffering more or less pain ,
I.ahorl was aggressive and witnesses
were subjected to sharper questioning
than they had experienced nt the hands
of the associate counsel , M. Henmnge.
Laborl Is evidently a man of tin' keen-
cst Intellect and entirely fearless , while
ho has comph'toly mnstciud every point
In the case. Ills zeal , too , Is Intense. If
ho shall come out of this rase victorious
his fame will be secure and his imnut
will live In history beside thobo of the
great advocates whose achievements
have been recorded.
The life of the distinguished lawyer Is
in peril. Klnco his arrival at Itcnnes
lie received two parcels which on ex
amination were found to bo filled with
guncotton. That he has enemies the
enemies of Dreyfus who are eager to
put him out of the way there can bo
no doubt , nor Is it by any means Im
probable that there arc men In high
places who would not hesitate to coun
tenance his assassination ,
you
An heroic effort recently Inaugurated
in Chicago to do away with this ilagrant
abuses In the assessments and taxation
of property has resulted in many Inter
esting disclosures. The Chicago Trlbuno
quotes one of the members of the
Board of Assessment as follows.
"Members of business firms and In
dividual citizens' seeking to evade just
payment of taxes nre directly responsi
ble for the tax-fixing schemes which are
being exposed. They make It possible
for the tax-fixer to operate. "
Commenting on this assertion the
Tribune declares Its belief that "this
charge is founded on fact , and that as
the evasion of Ju.sL taxes is dishonesty
there arc many dishonest individuals
and firms In Chicago whoso existence
may be ascribed to the demoralized as
sessment system of the last quarter of
a century. The present generation has
grown up In the belief that successful
tax-dodging Is not a crime , but Is an
evidence of Kiimrtness. It Is dllllcult
for owners of personal property , espe
cially those who have enjoyed com
parative Immunity from taxation In the
past , to emancipate themselves from
that belief. "
What Is true of Chicago tax-shirkers
applies with equal force to Omaha tax-
dodgers nnd taX'Hxerrf. The prevailing
Indifference as to the sanctity of the
oath appended to an assessment blank
has become so general that an honest
assessment return has become an ex
ception rather than the rule.
The stream never rises above Its
source and the average assessor Is bur
dened with no greater conscientious
scruples In making false returns under
oath than the average corporation
manager or heavy property owner who ,
while strictly honest In ordinary busi
ness dealings , considers It no crime to
cheat the community of Ills Just proportion
tion of taxes. This conscienceless prac
tice of false returns has bred dishon
esty and favoritism among assessors
and boards of equalization to such an
alarming extent that the mass of small
taxpayers arc everywhere forced to re
volt against the entire system nnd
clamor for a radical change that will
compel the honest appraisement of nil
taxable property and the publicity of
valuations so that comparison can be
made by ncigiibors and business com
petitors and downright tax evasions can
be effectually suppressed.
Mil. IlKKD IIKSIQNS.
lion. Thomas B. Ueed has resigned
ns a representative In congress from the
First Maine district and after September
t will become a private citizen. Mr.
Heed has been In no hurry to satisfy
public curiosity In regard to his inten
tions and only recently the belief has
been expressed that he might remain
In congress , taking the leadership of
the republicans on the floor of the house.
That lie has been strongly urged to dose
so Is not to be doubted , many thinking
that his great ability and his long ex
perience In public life were never more
needed In congress than now , when new
questions oC the greatest Importance re-
hitlug to the foreign policy of the na
tion are to be passed npon.
There has already been a general ex
pression of regret at the decision of Mr ,
Heed to retire to private life and noth
ing more in this line need be said.
Whether or no It Is his intention to
make his withdrawal from a public
career permanent time will disclose , but
it is probably safe to say dint Mr. Heed
will not wholly lose Interest In political
affairs or in the future of the party of
which he has BO long been one of the
most distinguished leaders. It is pre
sumed that he will take up his residence
in New York and It may be that the
republicans of that state will at some
time find it expedient to offer him po
litical honors. At all''events ' there arc
none but will wish this emlnenf citizen ,
whose public career lias given him a
high place In the list of American states
men , the fullest measure of sticcess in
his new Held of effort Thomas B.
Reed Is one cf our really great men nnd
perhaps In private life he may still liud
opportunity to give his countrymen the
benefit of hls4wisdom and experience.
Now that the funds for transporting
the First Nebraska from San Fran
cisco to their homes have been raised
it may not be out of place to remark
that the policy of mustering out the
state troops t,000 ! miles from the point
whore they were mustered Into the
service Is wrong and pernicious. While
the government has paid each soldier
more than enough to pay his fare home
It Is doubtful whether more than CO
per cent would have been In condition
to do so. The opportunities for spend
ing money in Han Francisco and the
temptation to have a high time are so
great that few men would be able to
abstain' from spending the travel pay.
What the government should do for
volunteers In all cases Is to charter
trains just as It charters transports and
return every soldier to the capital of
his state or place of muster-In before
their linal discharge.
The Dreyfus case has served to bring
out more despicable and more heroic
figures than any trial of recent years.
Some of the characters brought Into the
light arc beneath contempt. On the
other hand , the display of moral courage
on the part of others has been sublime.
Of this latter class one of the most con
spicuous Is M , hahorl , the distinguished
lawyer whose whole existi'iico appears
to ho wrapped up In the fortunes of his
unfortunate client. When shot down
his tlrst thought and hi first words
wuro of Dreyfus and his case , and
today , when he should be In the hospi
tal , we Hud the weakened body but pow
erful , Incisive Intellect doing battle
royal In the court room for Dreyfus.
Laborl Is a figure which the world will
not noon forget whatever may be the
outcome of the trial.
Hog receipts at South Omaha have
shown a steady and heavy increase
every month of the year. Now that the
movement of range cattle Is well under
way It Is evident that In spite of the
general nhortago of cattle the receipts
at this point nro almost certain to show
an Increase over last year. The South
Omaha market Is In the mo.it prosper
ous condition of any of the great mar
kets In the country and is rapidly as
suming the rank which ( lie original pro
jectors of the enterprise predicted it
would eventually occupy.
Although U.fKH ) delegates were ac
credited to the three popocratlc state
conventions just held , not half that
number put In an appearance. Repub
lican prosperity Is keeping oven the
popocratlc farmers too busy to attend to
politics. _ _
The silver republicans of Douglas
county have been deliberately Insulted
by the llcrdmnnltes In turning down
the only candidate who had any claims
to reciprocity , Twas ever thus. Of all
the cardinal sins Ingratitude Is the
most detestable.
i\lnc-nrlr * of < lic CntnpnlKii.
Chicago Hecord.
Word comes from Louisville that the
whisky trusn Is about to limit the output of
whisky. That would be a very wlno thins
to do Hn Kentucky until after the cam
paign Is over.
A rimtiRC of TwIMorn.
Indianapolis Journal.
The lown democratic convention Rave the
British lion's tall a vigorous twist. This
exhilarating exercise used to bo confined to
republican conventions , 4n the days when
the tariff wns alleged to be a tax.
"Wouldn't ( he Hair I'M- .
Detroit Free Press.
Now the question nrlsce OH to hov It
will be possible to get Chomp Clark and
Mr. Ooebel of Kentucky on the same plat
form without danger that some Innocent
outsider will bo cracked over the head with
Pylng furniture.
KCMV in n Hill.
Minneapolis Journal.
Pralrlo dogs nnd grasshoppers are keeping
tho' TJebraska scientists tip nights. At
tempts are belnc made to Inoculate them
both with diseases. Farmers are also nil-
vleed to clew their land deeper than usual
this fall , so thnt the eggs may bo de
stroyed. Our old friend the chinch bug was
itally Inoculated out of existence.
No More Chliicfic Clicni > Labor.
Boston Globe.
Nobody now talks of "Chinese cheap
labor" In Son Francisco. Ono Is moro ept to
hear of "Chinese dear labor. " As cooks and
house servants , some families say that they
prefer Chinese , even though they could got
white labor for naif price. It 13 the China
man now In many lines of business in San
Francisco who Is the high-priced man. In
the line of cigars , clothing , shirts , boons ,
shoes , gloves and other specialties bis geode
are flndlnc increased demand.
Trained Soldier * in tliu Lend.
Baltimore American.
One of 'tho mo&t encouraging signs In
the administration's new policy with respect
to the Philippines Is found In the fact that ,
of the colonels ami lieutenant colonels
selected for the ten regiments ordered to be
recruited , every cno has seen active service ,
and all except ono are graduates of West
Point. The further conduct of the cnui-
palen Is to be left in the 'hands ' of experts ,
instead of novices , and the result of the
new policy -will be seen In Uio speedy end
ing of the > war. '
Hiillrouil I'anMen and Public Ofllclalfl.
Indlanapolla News.
The nubile conscience is becoming quick
ened more and more to the Incongruity o
public officials accepting of such courtesies ,
sucli mioney-savlns devices , such evidences
of obligation , such pensions as railway pas
ses are , and the public oonsclcnco will In no
long time , let us hope , reach the point when
U shall make It an offense for any public
official to have a pass ol any kind. Already
this condition has been reached in some
states concerning legislators. Speed the
day when U shall become universal !
Growth of American Ijxiiortn.
Philadelphia Press.
The merchandise exports from the United
States last month and the excess of exports
over importations .were the largest over re
corded In July. The 'total outgo of $94,908-
000was remarkable , or a month which pre
cedes 'the period" lo maximum exports of
agricultural prodtic'tSJ lt suggests the fact
that , in spito'of'higher pVlcea and a vastly
expanded home demand for'many manufac
tures , the growth of exports of other than
acrlcultural products has become a perma
nent feature of the foreign trade of the
country.
Upward Tendency of I'rlcea.
Globe-Democrat.
According to Bradstrect's tables of staple
articles the general price line Is higher now
than it haa been at any time in several
years. This Is ono of the indications of
good limes. Whenever there is great In
dustrial activity throughout the country the
averaso prices of the articles in most gen
eral use go up. There Is greater activity at
the present timein business of nil sorts
throughout the United States than there has
been at any arevlous time since 1879 , the
year at which the republican legislation o
1875 brought the resumption of gold pay
ments. Prices of commodities will prob
ably go still higher.
i : IX IJIMIOIIATIOX.
Activity Stvelln tbc Incom
ing Tide of Kori'lKiicrn.
New York Times.
There was a notable increase In Immigra
tion during the fiscal year ended June 30.
The Immigration bureau reports the totnl
nt 311,707 , as against 229,299 for the preced
ing nscol year. The number Is by no means
BO great , however , as In past years of grent
prosperity , when this country seemed nil
gold to the impoverished and struggling
peoples of the old world. In the rich year
of 1S80 there were 457,257 Immigrants ; In
1881 , 669,431 ; In 1882 , 788,992 , which Is the
largest number of any year In our history.
In the prosperous years In the beginning
ofvtho present decade the volume of Immi
gration again swelled to big proportions.
There were 623.084 in 1892 , and 502,617 In
1893 , but the coming on of hard times in the
latter year checked the stream , there being
only 311,107 In 1891 and 279.918 In 1895.
The United Kingdom and Germany used
to be the great sources of the stream. They
are surpassed now by Italy and Russia.
During the decade 1881-90 there was an
annual average of 110,000 Immigrants from
Oreat Britain , of which 05,000 wore Irish ;
on average of 115,000 from Germany , while
Italy sent an average of only 30,000.iU
Russia and Poland less thun 600 a year.
Last year Great Britain sent 37,000 , of which
31,500 were Irish , and Germany 20,000. But
Italy came to the fore with no less than
78,000 Immigrants , which Is the largest num
ber sent us by any other country. The report -
port of the Bureau of Immigration credits
Russia -with less than 2,000 Immigrants last
year , but we suppose that thi preater part
of the Immigrants classed as Hebrews came
from that country. On the other hon1 , it
seems probable that of the 29,000 credited
to Poland the larger part muat have been
Hebrews.
Norway and Sweden , which sent us au
average of 60,000 a year during the last
decade , have fallen to 23,000 , Including
Danre. Only one Swiss was reported as
arriving last year ; there used to be about
8,000 every year. There were less than
1,000 Hungarians , which Is a tremendous
falling off from the average of 30,000 a year
that was formerly the rule. Perhaps this lane
no occasion for mourning , as this class of
immigrants came -with no Intention of re
maining. The low number reported last
year may bo duo In part to the memory cf
the shooting at Uttlmer. Of the 78,000
Italians who came to us last year , 65,000
came from the south of Italy , not the most
desirable class of people to add to our popu
lation. A good many of tbo South Italians
also come hero expecting to lay up their
wages and go back to Italy.
Following the usual rule , ' wo should look
for another marked Increase In Immigration
during the present year. A revival of busi
ness activity nnd the brisk use of money
naturally Increase the opportunities to ob
tain employment , and It is as day laborers
that most of our Immigrants expect to make
their Ilvlnc.
ixcun.vsi.VH mien OK
of 8 ock llir Trline Cntmr of
th * A dt nne s
National Provlsioncr.
The rise In the wholesale price of meat
has been gradual and duo entirely to causes
over which the packer himself hns no con
trol. It hns been the commercial result of
the gradual rise In the price of live stock ;
and this enhancing of the value of the herd
has been brought about by the general
shortage of live stock for slaughter pur
poses , and the increased cost of producing
hand ( stall-fed ) beef , because of the shortage -
ago of feed and the increased cost of get
ting it. If the past prices of meat were
right the present prices are so , slnco thry
are calculated on the same basis. A com
parison of the market for < bcef cattle on
the hoot in Chicago nnd Kmms City for
August 10 , 1897 , 1S9S and 1899 , shows that
the following top and average prices were
paid by the packers at the stock yards In
open competition for hand-fed nnd choice
western beet cattle : August 10 , 1897 , prime
cattle , live weight , $4. SO ; average , $4.15 ,
making the prime dead meal cost 47.90 , or
nearly 8 cents per pound to produce. The
ibutcher paid ices for It. August 10 , 1898 ,
prime stock fetched $5.25 ; average good
hclfera brought $4.50. This made prime
dressed beef cent $8.50 , or 8W cents per
pound landed. August 10 , 1899 , prime beet
cnttlo sold for $6.20 ; average , good , $5.25 ,
making the carcass of prlmo cost , landed ,
$9.25 , or ! ) li cents per pound.
The price of cattle has been creeping up
for two years In proportion to the shortage
of stock nnd the expensive food and weather
condttlona for producing marketable 'beef.
We hnvo warned the retail trade of these
advancing conditions and from time to time
advised them to meet the Inevitable by put
ting up their shop prices. That they have
lingered nt the old prices for two years and
nro now forced to meet the state of trade
in one jump Is an unfortunate as it was un
necessary , but the wholesalers arc not to
blame , Inasmuch as the stock grower draws
first blood from the slaughterer nnd for
cpot cash at that. It any one questions
HUB maicmont , lot him < bld at the stock
yards with millions back of him and ask
for credit.
AVHV NOT COMmi-iU THOOl'St
Good , KITcetlve Soldier * for the 1'hll-
iiiliie Campaign.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
There Is nothing clearer than that the
earlier the war against the Filipinos is
ended the better it will bo for this coun
try and for the Philippines. One way to
end it is to crush it out by overwhelming
the Filipinos with the irresistible force of
numbers. From the very first the most
trustworthy military authorities have main
tained , oven against the often repeated
statements of General Otis to the contrary ,
that more troops are needed to secure a
successful termination of the war. Uelylug
upon General Otis' representations , the ad
ministration did not send him the reinforce
ment which It is now manifest he should
have had long ago. Secretary Root is now
engaged In perfecting plans to Increase tie
fighting strength of the army about Manila
as speedily as practicable. This Is ns it
should 'be , or as it' should have been before
we entered upon the Avar against the Fili
pinos. But why should not the secretary
favorably consider the recommendation ,
made at the very beginning of the struggle ,
to enlist a number of negro regiments ? Not
only General Butler , but General Grant , tes
tified to the excellent qualities of the col
ored troops In the civil war , and in all the
lighting around Santiago the negro soldiers
made themselves conspicuous by their
achievements in the face of the enemy.
Tl'ey ' fully shared the honors won by the
white troops. It would be easy to raise a
dozen or more regiments from among the
teeming colored population of the more
tropical states of the south. " "That good ,
effective soldiers could be made of them
there is no doubt , and that they would
suffer lees than the white soldiers from ex
posure to the climate of the Philippines is
equally without doubt. They would go there
as Immunes , which few white men would
do. If the Philippines are to bo perma
nently held an army of occupation , large
or small , must be kept there. It Is confi
dently asserted by the highest scientific au
thorities that white men cannot endure for
protracted periods the exactions of the
climatic conditions of our distant tropical
acquisitions. Colored men of the far south ,
accustomed from birth to similar conditions ,
could and would endure them without suf
fering. These being conceded facts , why
should not Secretary Root organize colored
regiments for our army in the Philippines ,
cither ns an aggressive force or as one of
occupation merely ?
1'KUSO.VAL , AM ) OTHUUWISB.
If Diogenes were still looking for an honest
man ho would Dot waste much tlmo in the
court room at Rennos.
Oklahoma territory takes great pride In
the fact that It has not one poorhouse within
Its borders and , moreover , hns need of none.
The people eay there Is not n pauper among
ithem.
Charles Ryan , a former policeman of Bos
ton , who died a few days ago , was the giant
of the force , ho being elx feet seven Inches
in height nnd weighing 400 pounds. He was
born In Boston thirty-seven years ago.
The replica of the Parisian bronze group ,
"Washington and Lafayette , " which Charles
Broadway Reuse has presented to the city
of Now York , ds to be erected next week
at the intersection of Morningsldo Park and
Manhattan avenue.
The ueoplo of Beverly Farms , Mass. , nro
discussing a proposition to buy the residence
there formerly occupied by Oliver Wendell
Holmes during the eummcr. Tbo plan con
templates laying out a park about the house ,
'
which Is now occupied by the autocrat's eon ,
Chief Justice Holmes.
'Adjutant General AxMne of Ohio asserts In
his annual report that Ohio sent the drat
volunteer reelment into tbo field in the
Spanish-American war , nnd completed the
musterinc and dispatching of her quota of
troops flrfct of all the elates. Its total num
ber of men was 15.354 ,
It Is not generally known that lUchard
Manfefleld started In life in London as n
painter. He had poor luck , however , and
often used to spend bis meal hours outsldo
of restaurant windows Instead of behind
them. This be now humorously refera to
" smells. "
SB "dining on
A great national movement has been
started for the observance of the ono hun
dredth anniversary of the death of George
Washington on December 11 , Tbo Sons of
the Revolution and other similar organiza
tions bavo the matter in band , and are ar
ranging details of the plan.
Haggles W. Clappwho went to California
In the gold craze days of ' 49 , In now 72 years
old , lie Is a mining expert nnd has n largo
Income , but he 1ms never been ttblo to con
trol a craving for drink , which took hold
upon him half a century ago. New York
doc tens are now trylnc to save him from
delirium tremens ,
A New Yorker , who -was a schoolmate of
Captain Dreyfus In Alsace , says : "Dreyfus
was an honorable , straightforward boy when
he was In school , and about the last one I
would think would become guilty of as base
a crime as that with which be is charged ,
His father was a cotton spinner and wealthy.
Tbo family was a good ono and highly re
spected. "
There may bo others engaged In ordinary
trade there , but it Is positively known that
ol the Enellsh nobility Lord Londonderry
carries on a coal yard , the marquis of Buto
owns a vineyard that ho profits by com
mercially. Lord Sudeley turns many an
bones penny out of jam and Lord Harring
ton has a fruit etore at Charing Crosa , 1/ou-
don , where the frulU and flowers grown on
bis estate are offered for sale.
rni.\cniY runs run I.AWYKHS.
Men Who Have llrcclveil For nnc for
MPM Icen In n Slnsclc Cnnr.
Joseph H. Choatp , ambatsador to Kngland ,
once aald that the largest annual retainer
paid to a lawyer was paid by the Sugar trust
to John H. Parsons , snys a New York letter
to the Philadelphia Press. Mr. Parsons re
ceived not leas than $100,000. There nro
several lawyers in this city who have re
ceived fees bigger than the one paid to Mr.
Pflrsons by the Sugar trust. Lawyers , espe
cially those whose offices are In the Wall
street district , have been devoting ft largo
eharo of their attention to promoting. The
joining together of great , syndicates hns
proved more beneficial from a monetary view
point thnn any other branch of law practice.
James C. Carter , who wns at the Paris
tribunal two years ago in connection with
the seal controversy , received n fee of $50,000
for rendered services.
FrnncU 1 * Weilmnn , ono of the best known
jury lawyers In this country , who convicted
Carlisle Harris , Dr. Buchanan nnd Dr. Mjjcr ,
the prisoners , when ho was connected with
the district attorney's office , was paid $10,000
for defending the Iljams twins In Canada ,
who were on trial for murder In the first
decree. They wore both acquitted.
Report has it that the firm of Robinson ,
Bright ft Scribntr received $300,000 for legal
work In connection with the Broadway rail
road franchise.
Secretary of War Ellhu Root drew the
Astoria gns bill , Just how much Mr. Root
got Xor drawing this Ingenious measure
Is not known generally. Wall street law
yers figure that it Mr. Root was paid cash
his fco Tvas about $25,000 , nnd if be was
paid In stock that ho received nt least
$50,000.
Cx-Dlstrlct Attorney Dclancy Nlcoll wns
retained to look after the park commission
ers , who had been Indicted for letting con
tracts without first advertising for public
bids. The cases were never tried. The
secret of success lies In disposing of an in
dictment without going to trial. It Is said
that Mr. Nlcoll received n fee of $15,000 from
each of tbo commissioners.
Colonel 0. C. Jnmcs received $25,000 for
defending Inspector McLaughlln , who was
Indicted for bribery , on evidence given before
the Lexow committee. Inspector MaLaugh-
lln put In a claim for thnt amount , but a
few days ago , under the Ahearn act , Austin
G. Fox and Daniel Robblns , ivho prosecuted
In the police trials , were paid a fco of $30,000
oacb. for their services.
Ono of the most successful lawyers of the
Wall street district is said to bo John G
Tomlluson. Ho represented the Havana
Commercial , tbo biggest tobacco syndicate
In the world. Ho succeeded in 'bringing '
eighteen of the largest tobacco growers Ir.
Cuba together. For this service Mr. Tom-
llnson received a fee of $300,000. Denver ,
gas paid him $100,000while Denver water |
netted iMr. Tomllnson a fee of $50,000
As for General Benjamin F. Tracy of
Tracy , Boardman & Piatt , there is no telling
what fees that firm has been receiving in
the last few years. Their practice has con
sisted principally of legislative -work , and
this , according to lawyers , who know , is paid
very well , Indeed.
It is known that Fish , Richardson & Stor-
row received n fee of $50,000 from the Gen
eral Electrlo company for looking after one
single case for thnt corporation. Gcorgo
Nelson Bromwell , who succeeded in reorgan
izing the copper mining syndicates , with
which Mr. Rockefeller is connected , is said
to have received a fee of $400,000.
STOREHOUSE OP THE AVORIjD.
Europe' * Increnalnic Dependence on
the Cirnla FlelilH of America.
Kansas City Star.
The United States is sending corn to
Europe at the raio of 6,000,000 bushels a
-neck. Such large shipments were never be
fore mode at this eeasop and the prospects
are that the exports for the year will sur
pass those of any previous year. In the
twelve months endlne Juno 30 , 1899 , the
exports of corn amounted to 172.000,000
bushels ; In the year previous they wore
200,000,000 bushels , and In 1897 176,000.000
bushels. The shipments of these three years
were Just about twice the exports of any
other three years , and the comlnc twelve
month will make the fourth year In succes
sion of extraordinarily large exports.
It ruleht bo supposed that this great in
crease in the European consumption of corn
Is the result of the efforts that have been
made toy the United States covernmont to
Introduce maize as an article of human diet
in Europe , but there Is no evidence that the
foreigners are eating increasing quantities
of corn 'bread. lAlmost all the corn which
Europe takes Is consumed by animals. It ifl
the increasing animal deficiency of feeding
stuffs abroad that explains the large pur
chases of corn by Europeans , and the fact
that exports have been so inrce for three
successive yeara. < wlth prospects of another
year of heavy shipments , is coed evidence
that foreign requirements of corn have been
permanently enlarged.
Prior to 1897 the European purchases of
American maize never amounted to as much
as 100,000,000 bushels In nny year except
ono. The average annual shipments from
1891 to 1896 ware less than 50,000,000 bushels.
For the past three years the average exports
have been nearly 190,000,000 bushels , nnd for
the coming year they will be considerably
in excess of 200,000,000 bushels , judging from
the present rate of exportation.
It thus appears that Europe is depending
on the United States , not only for a large
portion of br.ad and meat supplies for the
people , but also for a great quantity of feod-
inc stuffs for animals , aw ) , moreover , this
dependence is growing with every passing
year.
This Is a source of ercat satisfaction to
the farmers of the United States. The tlmo
Is far away when this country will be un
able to easily supply the foreign demand for
its products , but this constant growth of
foreign demand , combined with the increas
ing consumption at home , as a result of the
rapidly expanding population of the United
States , means continued and enlarging pros
perity for the farmers of this country.
AN I.\TUIIIMTIN COMI'AIIIHO.V.
Remarkable KxpniiKloit of American
Iiulimlrleii In Mm ; Yearn.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Tbo Industrial expansion of the country
presents a fruitful subject for the statis
ticians and the next census may be ex
pected to show remarkable changes In re
gard to the condition of our industries.
As an example of tbo great growth of our
manufacturing enterprises a table com
piled In Washington Is of considerable in
terest. This table makes a comparison of
the returns In several Important manufac
turing Interests during the first half of the
year 1S99 and the corresponding period In
1890. The Industries selected are thoao
whoso products were over $2,000,000,000 $ In
value In 1899 , the quantities of the product *
being given In each case. The figures nre
as follows :
P C.
1S99. U90. Inc.
Iron , tons , consumed
haU year 6,577,307 4,196,531 40
Cotton , year's tnk-
I n K , Kptnneru'
bales 3,330,01 $ 2,313,471 42
Wool , pounds , cstl-
mates of trade..500,000,000 400OW,000 23
Silk , Imports , raw ,
pounds 9,961,145 5,913,360 63
Indiii rubbcrl > ounds ,
Imports , ruw 51,079,2&S 33,812,371 , 61
Boots und Hhoea ,
cases shipped . . . . 2,700,877 2,110,109 28
By consulting the census returns In 1S90
the compiler of this table is able to figure
out the Increase In the number of people
employed .In tbo Industries. It appears
that the iron industry employed 000,000
men in U90 , the cotton mills 150,000 , the
boot and shoe factories 183.000 , and the
( Ilk and rubber trade 60,000. On the basis
of the table presented above there would
bt 459,000 more people employed UiU year
he states. Inetcad of 892,000 persons work.
Ing in these Industries us there were In
1S90 , there would , therefore , bo 1,312,000
persons employed tills year. These figure *
give ono n meet Interesting conception ol
the country's Industrial expansion ,
A
TIIIKM3S I.HJHT AS Allt.
Soinerv lie Journal : Wlicn a young doctor
Is called to attend n pretty widow , it samp-
times takes him n long tlmo to count her
pulse.
Philadelphia Heron ! : Weary Wnlkcr-
Drtfs a mighty short stomp yor smokln' .
Dusty Uhotlc. " Yep ; I like 'em datway. .
Yor don't hiivc tcr draw dor smoke to
far. '
Indianapolis * Journal : "Hut , dcnr , why do
.they use the lobster ns a. symbol of one
who hns no courage ? "
"Because his backbone Is nil on the out
side. "
Boston Globe ! Mrs. Walker I don't e
why the doctors nil recommend bicycle rid
ing. If It makes people healthier It Is a toss
to the doctors.
Mr. Walker I know , but they calculate
that one sou nil , healthy rider will disable
nt least IIvo pedestrians per week.
Washington StarVe nre nil in the
nnle boat , " said ono French nrmy officer.
"Yos , " said the others , "and we're all
trying to sea who cat ) rock it the hardest ! "
Detroit Free Press : "So your n k. pains
you ? " wild the physician.
"Ye , terriblyr walled the patient.
"Sorry , sir , but I can't help you ; I'm not
a specialist In rubber. "
Chicago Uecord : "Where nre you going ? "
she asked , ns ho picked up Ills Imt.
"Oh , just across * Uio street for a change of
nlr , " he replied.
A moment later the street piano started In
on another tune , and ulio knew his mlsMon
had not been fruitless ,
Cleveland Plain Denier : "U was a drink
In a saloon that started Umt unfortunate
Chicago man to laughing. "
"Sort of nn exaggerated 'smiles' ch7"
Chicago Times-Herald : "Has your sister
Lulu become engaged very often during her
stay nt the seashore this summer ? "
"No , t'ho ' only fellows she hns met -were
there last year. "
Somervllle Journal : No matter bow sure
a young woman Is that she. Is good looking
he nan to consult tbo mirror occasionally
to verify liur recollections ,
Detroit Free Press : Cynic What makes
you have such unlimited confidence In your
wife ?
Chicago Tribune : Pale , but resolute , the
aeronaut stood his ground.
"Gentlemen , " lie said to the managers of
the exhibition , "the guto receipts are not
mitTlclent. The people of this neighborhood
have refused to come down , I shall refuse
to go up ! "
Indianapolis Journal : "Well , " nsked the
young man , "doesn't the bicycle make you
feel younger , ns I said It would ? "
"ilebbe It does when I am rldlnjr. " the
elderly gentleman admitted , "but If It hap
pens I hnvo to walk any little distance , It
now seems twlco as far as It did before I
learned to ride. "
FHONTIEH DAY AT Oli' CHEYENNE.
Denver Post.
Frontier Day at ol1 CHeyenne ,
Gold o' pleasure In the pan
Waltln * till you wash it down
In the ol' historic town !
Mirth an' jollity Ml reign ,
Pleasure kick the pants o * pain ,
Flago' fun Ml wave on hlgl ) ,
Cuttln' ripples in the sky ,
While the echoes Ml be rent
With the shafts o' merriment ;
Care bo smothered 'neath a ban
Frontier Day In ol' Cheyenne. ,
I.ordy ! what a rousln * spree !
What an echo it Ml lie
Of the days o' long ago , .
Kro the well-directed toe
Of the boot 'o Progress hit
lawlessness a hint to pit !
When the man behind the gun
( Played his bluflln * hand an * won ,
Until called upon to cope
With the man behind the rope !
When the tide o' sheol ran
Through the streets or ol' Cheyenn l
iBronchos that kin buck the hair - '
Oft their backs Misurebo there , - * Jo ' . :
Topped by reckless cowboys they. . , . .
Soon Ml llnd arc up to stay !
Concord stage coach , ol1 and scarred ,
' .1 be trundled from the yard ,
An' agin' Us wheels Ml hum
Whllo the yellln' Injuns come ,
Ponies bellyln' the ground ,
In their speed a clrclln' 'round ,
Air all rent with savage yells ,
Kchoeu of a thousand li&IIs !
Picture of the , days now dead
When the hair sot on the head
Durncd oneasy , an' a prayer
Danced from lips more used to w arl
Days when men with steady grip
On their courage swung- the whip
From the box , nn' held their teams
Down to lively work ! It scorns
But a fortn'lt since the day
When that Concord sped away
On Its death-trip o'er the plains ,
Johnny Slaughter at the reins !
Fearless Johnny , now at rest
Hid In ol' Wyoming's breast ;
Fatal that last trip he ran
On his coach from ol' Cheyenne !
to drink an * lots to cat ,
Polished floors fur dancln' feet ,
Muslo that'll sweep the plains
In the most harmonic strains.
Weddln' feast an' weddln' dance.
Girls that would the gods entrance
Jloverln' 'round tha tmisliln' bride
An * the. victim at her side !
Pioneers Ml all be there
Swflppln' lies with honest nlr ,
Claspln' Jiunds an' talkln' back
O'er the early blood-marked track ;
Chlnnln' o' the days when they
Fought an' eat 'bout once a day !
Outdoor games an' Indoor shows ,
Kverythlng that's Jolly goes
From Bersheba ibaclc to Dan
Frontier Day at or" Cheyenne !
Some
Bargains
Ladies' Straw Hats
Misses' Straw Hats
Men's Crash Hats
15c
Men's Crash Caps
25c
Hot weather comfort cheap.
