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BJ TJIE O ATTA DATLT UEE : TTTUTlSnAY , ATTCSUST 21 , ISO ! ) . OMAHA H. ROBBWATBR , Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TEIUIS OF SUBSCRIPTION , Dally Bee ( without Sunday ) . Ono Year. . 6.W Da4ly Bee and Sunday , Ono Year . 8.00 IJuJly , Hunday and Illustrated , Ono Year 8.2S Bunday Md Illustrated , Ono Year . J Illustrated Due , On * Year . .00 Bunday Bte. Ono Year . - . . . . 2-W Haturufty Bee , One Year . * - Weekly \\eekly Bee , Ono Year . . > 6S OFFICES. Omaha : Th Be * Building. , South Omaha : City Hall Building , Twenty- flfth and N Streets. Council Blurts : 10 Pearl Btroe-t. Chicago : 307 Oxford Building. New York : Tcmplo Court. WaehtngUm : EOl Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and Edtlorlal Department , The Omaha Bee. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should bo addressed to The Bee Publishing Com pany , Omaha. Omaha.REMITTANCES. . nemlt by draft , express or postal order payable to The face. Publishing Company. Only z-cent stamps accepted In payment 01 mall accounts. Personal checks , except on Omaha or Eastern exchange. not accepted. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATUMKXT OK Btnto of Nebraska , Douglas County , w. : George B. Tzschuck , secretary of The Bee Publishing company , being duly sworn , says thnt the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally , Mornlnif , Evening and Bunday Bee , printed during the month of July , 1899 , was as follows : 1 2(1,0(10 ( ( 17 23,020 2 27,000 IS 21,700 3 19 21,700 4 J3.-100 20 S 1,070 6 .20,050 21 2 , r,80 c 22 24,720 7 23 20,253 8 2f.MO I 2IWO 9 27trr 23 24,3:10 10 25,200 2fl 21,700 11 SS-ISO 27 24,770 12 U 1,1(20 2S 24,0:10 : 13 25,2t2 : 29 24,810 14 25-IOtl 30 20,150 15 25,000 31 23,010 IS 20,0-10 Total , .785,882 Lews unsold and returned copies. . 10,470 Not total pales . 775,40J | Net dolly average. . "riv.'l1'1 ' GKO. B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed and sworn before me this 31st day of July. 1S93. i > . E. BOYLE , ( Seal. ) Notary Public. FnrtlrH Irnvli B for the Hnmmcr. Parties leaving the city for the summer may have The Bee sent to them regularly by notifying The Bee business offlco. In person or by mnll. The address win bo changed as often ae desired. "Wo fear the demand for official rcBlgnntlons in South Omaha far ex ceeds the supply. The First Nebraska Is now In the past teiiao In Sau Francisco , but It will be very much In the present in Nebraska the fore part of. next week. The Transvaal government has or dered 14,000,000 rllle cartridges. But then the Transvaal was not represented In the disarmament conference. Surely passing anti-pass' resolutions while the fusion Inmates of the state house have their pockets full of passes ' passes the point of subllmcst assurance. 'It ' would bo Interesting to know just how many of the delegates who voted for the anti-pass resolutions rode to and from the convention by grace of railroad favors. Anti-pass resolutions are always In or der In fuslonist conventions. They arc the result of Indiscretions , Just llko the llrst of January resolutions and are kept just about as lonff. It may beworthy of note that not ono of the fusion conventions had the politeness of thanking D. E. Thompson for helping the fusion governor of Ne braska out of a very embarrassing hole. According to Candidate Holcomb It Is all right for n governor tp go buck on his pledge not to accept free railway passes , even though such action by : i judicial ofllccr might come under the questionable column. The fusionists overlooked a bet when they neglected to Insert In their plat form n plank denouncing the govern ment for arresting 31mincz. while en gaged In the peaceful pursuit of stirring up a revolution in Santo Domingo. August temperature is quite high enough anywhere In South Omaha , but the thermometers in the city council chamber must show a torridlty Hearing the boiling point. Everybody Is said to bo at fever heat in efforts to Iwiru who got that $3,000. As the capsule In which the 1C to 1 plank of the Iowa democratic platform was concealed dissolves It is creating a wonderful commotion in the sound money democratic stomach. One can not always tell the quality of the medl- clue by the label on the bottle. According to cable advices the people - plo of ono of the Hussuin provinces firmly believe the end of the world is at hand. The man who can llvo In llussia and Btill thinks the conditions which are expected to precede the end of the world are here , must have a cataract over his mental vision. The populist campaign in Kentucky is to bo opened the llrst Monday In Sep tember when 500 speakers will simul taneously assault the plutocrats anil other enemies of civilization nnd popo- crats. The Aveather bureau has ordered liurrlcauo signals displayed and warned all concerned to keep close to the storm cellar door. It Is to bo hoped that omnUu will not bo the sufferer by reason of tlio dls- satisfaction of the populists with thu hall accommodations accorded their state convention when the responsibility is said to lie exclusively with the demo cratic commlttcetnen , over-zealous to subordinate everything to the machine's plan for forcible fusion , Omaha wants to have the good will nnd friendship ot everybody populist , democrat , repub lican Irrespective of political party. TJIfl POPOOTMTIO CANDIDATES. Thrco conventions representing the self-styled forces of reform , but In reality held together by the cohesive power of state patronage nnd pros- peetlro spoils of office , have gone through the farce of promulgating three separate platforms , dictated by one man , nnd nominated three candidates for state office , straddling all three platforms un der three separate party flags. Under whip and spur and n vigorous appliance of the party lash all opposition to the cut-and-drlcd program of the well-oiled state house machine was overcome nnd forced to subside In the name of harmony nnd for the sake of reform. The nomination of Silas A. Holcomb for justice of the supreme court was a foreordained conclusion , notwithstand ing the solemn assurance of Mr. IIol- comb that the honor was unsought and literally thrust upon him. In this re spect , as In his professions of devotion to the great principles and reforms advocated by his party , the ex-governor showed himself to be on the same plane with the professional politicians of the old parties whose methods he has de nounced from the stump and In his state papers. It Is known to all men familiar with Nebraska politics that while five years ago the office sought the man , this year the man sought the office. Flvo years ago Silas A. Holcomb held the esteem and conlldeuce of the people and was Importuned to lead the revolt against monopoly , misrule and cor ruption In high places. This year Silas A. Holcomb has forced himself upon the ticket In order that he might be vindi cated from the charge of a willful be trayal of party principles and pledges during his career as governor. From the very outset therefore ho enters the campaign on the defensive , handicapped by n record ho cannot Justify in the light of the broken pledges made to the people. The people rarely forgive a man who imposes upon their credulity or abuses their confidence. The mcro fact that the thimble- riggers and machine politicians who manipulated the three conventions man aged to quell the Insurrection that had broken out among representatives of the better clement of the fusion forces that cares more for principle than spoils affords no proof that Mr. IIol- comb's failings will bo condoned by the rank and file. The nomination of Etlson Ulch and J. L. Teeters as regents of the university has no special significance. They are merely complimentary sops thrown to the side partners of the political com bine. Both are doubtless competent for the positions , but whether the cause of education would be promoted by their election in view of their political trend is problematic. THE COVNTUKVAILIXU SUGAIi DUTY. The greatest objection which the GCN mau farmers have to the commercial policy of the United States , says Baron Herman of the German embassy at Washington , Is to the additional duty impostd on sugar imported from coun tries that pay nn export bounty , of which Germany is one. This duty is regarded as a discrimination against Germany. The baron pointed out that sugars from some other countries are admitted under one rate , while the sugar from Germany is compelled to pay a higher rate. "This not only operates against the German farmer , " ho remarked , "but against the Ameri can manufacturer and farmer as well. You spend $100,000,090 every year for sugar , buying it from countries that take very little if anything of manufac tured food products in exchange. You pay for your sugar in gold. If you bought your sugar from Germany , on the other hand , you would pay for It In your own products. " Ho said that Ger man farmers do not wish to trade with a country where they do not have the same privileges as farmers of other countries nnd that Is why there Is n prejudice against our goods , especially meats. This' Is a distinct admission that dis crimination against American meats by Germany is duo to the countervailing sugar duty , the disease claim being merely a pretext Evidence that such Is the case is found in the recent decree by the appropriate German authority forbidding the Importation of fresh meat from Belgium , the object being to pre vent the entry of American beef Into Germany by way of Antwerp nnd other Belgian ports. Moreover , the American counsul general nt Berlin reports Unit the Danish authorities , who were about to lift the embargo on our products , have been Intimidated by the action of the German government and will persist In their .policy of exclusion for fear that Danish meat might be subjected to the mi mo treatment which has been ac corded to the Belgian product. It is thus shown that the attitude of Ger many toward our products is distinctly retaliatory and that there is no ground whatever for the charge that American meats are diseased. Indeed , this has long been well under stood , for repeated requests of our gov ernment for definite Information as to alleged disease have failed to elicit any thing. The Gorman government simply paid no attention to the requests , which It would hardly hnvo done If there had been any substantial basis fen the alle gation. As to the additional sugar duty being n discrimination against Germany , It is nothing of the sort , since It applies equally to Franco anil the other coun tries which pay an export bounty on migar. It Is a duty that Is justified by proper consideration for our own sugar Industry. The object of the Ger man bounty , as Baron Herman says , is to stimulate the production of sugar for export and by means of it the Gorman product Is sold for less In the foreign markets to which it goes than the price in the home market. The English oon- sumer of German KUgnr , for Instance , pays less for it than does the ( Ionium consumer , The sugar producers of the British West Indies have suffered from this German competition In their home market and FO undoubtedly would American producers If it were not for the protection contained In the addi tional duty. It Is perhaps true that Germany would buy more of the United States if she had hero a larger market for her sugar , but we desire to develope our own sugar In dustry and deem that of greater Import ance than nny probable Increase in our German trade. Hence thd countervail ing duty is pretty certain to stand. A.MKltlCAff OfriCtALS IX CVHA. It has been stated that General Itrookn intends to Issue a decree making Ameri cans eligible to public offices In Cuba. The purpose , It was explained , Is merely to modify the Spanish law which ex cludes foreigners from employment In the public service. It Is Improbable , however , that such a decree will bo issued , for the reason that there appears to be no necessity for it. Americans are now employed In the Cuban public service and undoubtedly will continue to bo so long as we remain In military occupation. When that occupation ends it will be for a Cuban government to determine whether foreigners shall be eligible to public offices In the island. The question of American officials In Cuba is one of some Importance. Doubt less there are positions there , requiring expert knowledge , for which natives are not available. These positions may properly be filled by Americans who are equipped for the duties , but any change in existing laws that would encourage nn Inflow of office-seekers from the United States would bo a very grave mistake , which would certainly Increase our difficulties in Cuba. In regard to this it is the judgment of General Leonard Wood that there is absolute necessity of keeping Americans and all others than the inhabitants of the island out of office In Cuba , lie says we want nn absolutely open , honest , clean-handed policy In dealing with the people of the Island. The military gov ernors In the different provinces , as sisted by their officers and such civilians ' ns they may have on their immediate i staffs , arc absolutely all that are re quired , says General Wood , except pos- ; slbly one collector in each custom house , so long as we are directly responsible for the revenues. "The appointment of Americans to office here , " ho says , "ex cept as above stated , is regarded by thu people as a great injustice ; and , if we are to teach them to govern themselves , it would seem that the best way to begin is by letting them try , standing here our selves simply 1o supervise and , If neces sary , check , when we see affairs going wrong. " Unquestionably this is thu correct view of the matter. There is already some complaint on the part of Cubans in regard to the number of Americans in the public serv ice , though there is little reason for it. It indicates , however , the fcensltiveness of those people In this matter nnd how easy it would be to arouse general re sentment among them if this govern ment should adopt the policy of em ploying Americans largely in the "pub lic service , that Is , giving offices to them the duties of which competent natives can bo found to perform. Hardly any thing we could do , short of disregard ing our promise to give the Cubans self- government , would more certainly unite them in.hostility to us than to till the offices for which natives are available with Americans. They would with good reason regard such a course as nn unwarrantable usurpation nnd what ever confidence they now have in our friendship nnd good intentions would be lost. The duty of this government is to regulate its course in nil respects wlUi reference to the principle that Cuba is for the Cubans. We are there to estab lish peace and order and to guide those people to self-government. In the per formance of this self-imposed task no greed of otllce must be permitted to Impair their confidence In us or to bring upon us thoTeproach of the world. The War department permitted the soldiers to vole upon the question of place of musterlng-out. Why not now let the boys vote upon the question of returning to Omaha or Lincoln In a body before going to their homes ? The Bce'n special dispatches say the boys would prefer to be taken to Omaha. Certainly the railroads can have no choice In the matter. Let the governor's spuclul en voys put the question to a vote ninonj. , the troops. If ho will not do KO Mayor Moorcs would be the proper person to take the matter up by telegraph with the officers of the regiment. Q'lio Washington correspondents of the yellow Journals arc renewing their efforts to harass the administration through General Miles by trying to make the general bellovo he is being systematically snubbed by the new sec retary of ! war. If there is nny possible way of creating a breach in the War de partment we may bo sure no stone will be left unturned to accomplish that re sult so much desired by the opponents of President McKluley. Judge Holcomb , in his speech , pro claimed a new doctrine pertaining to the question of the iidu of railroad passes by populist state officials. By 11 member of the Judiciary the accept ance of the pass-bribe , In The judgment of Mr. Holcomb , is abominable , but ho wants it to bo distinctly understood that wjicn other public olliuhiis m ! > > on railroad passes it is a horse of another color. It will bo noted that the platform adopted by the fusion state convention commended the valor not only of the First Nebraska regiment , but also of the Second and Third regiments. It will bo noted further that Colonel W. J. Bryan was chairman of the platform commit tee nnd doubtless wrote the savlug clause of the anti-war plank. The railroad men at San FranciKi'o certainly can provide cars for the First Nebraska regiment within twelve hours' notice. There Is little doubt th ? boys ( could bo toady to start at once If flnv- Vruor 1'oynter willed. .lu ! why the departure of the regiment should be do- ' Inyed Is not apparent , unless It Is to plve i Messrs. Harry nnd Stnrk time t.i reneh Sun Francisco before tin1 roulment Is | permitted to depart. Nob.idy on see I any necessity for sending thoss sjirrlal c envoys except to promote partisan In- ! lorestH. I'uelc Sinn seems to have received thu short end of It In the Spanish real estate deal. The Haw In the title to the Philippines has not yet been made good nnd now It Is reported the Island of Porto lllco Is seven miles shorter than the description In the deed. The worst of It Is that u Judgment would not be worth anything If it could be secured against the vendors. There Is not n block of wooden pave ment in Omaha that has not outlived its usefulness and should be roplneoa with substantial paving material. When the wood was originally put down it was not expected to have a life of more than live years. Another two years should see the last vestige of the wooden pavement era removed. The Bee had hoped to be able to present to lt readers photographic views accurately portraying the trans formation of Edgar Howard , before and after taking , but owing to defective light in the convention hall the camera failed to procure a distinct negative. This explanation is owed to our demo cratic readers. Reports from the Iowa senatorial bat tle are very similar to those from the Philippines. Every day the announce ment is made that the backbone of the opposition is broken. In the Iowa , case it is worse Uiau from the Philippines , however , as the reports come In from both of the headquarters. The democratic national committee having experienced difficulty in remov ing Editor Devlin from the press bureau has decided to run out the press bureau from Devlin. It requires an inventive genius to separate a democrat from n snap when he once gets possession. Should the popocratic ticket come out on top in the coming election and land the democratic nominee for regent , the liquid refreshment said to have made Milwaukee famous ought to stand ace high at the State university. Judicial Variation * . Minneapolis Tribune. An Indiana Judge has recently attracted a good deal of attention by returning the railroad passes sent him , and three others have attracted attention by becoming mixed up In various scandals. One upright Judge Is'hardly a big enough percentage to glvo Indiana a. good name. Not it Goort Year for Either. Philadelphia Record. A bit of ploasoijt'hews cornes from Geor gia"to the effect-'tFat ' the pomiliste of that slate have declitietf'Jtb fuse with the demo crats" without being "asked , and ' 'that Tom Watson hae dennltely abjured politics. It seems to bo ahtlctpaited > that the next will not bo a good year for1 Mr. Watson in portlcular nor for' the populists In general. Imperial Doctorn DI nRrec. Spring-field Republican. Dr. Schurmanmust be more circumspect in his utterances. Governor Roosevelt has pronounced the Filipinos a race of savages , and now Dr. Schurman comes homo and eays that wo must "deal gently" with the Filipinos , whode educated men are "tho equal of any civilized people In the world. " Such testimony must bo a bit disconcerting to nn administration that pretends to too dealing with savages or semi-flavages , If you prefer. Sihurman must bo muzzled right away. Iicniioii of Contly Experience. Philadelphia. Ledger. Evidently the coroner's Jury which in vestigated the recent trolley accident near Bridgeport , Conn. , had but little faith In the disposition of a corporation to learn by _ experience , elnce It recommended the calflng of a special session of the legisla ture to pass laws for the better protection of persons riding on the trolley cars. Such laws may bo needed as a general proposi tion , but there Is little danger that the particular company In question will need any leclslatlvo hints on the subject. The amount-of damages It will have to pay will make It very careful to adopt every possi ble measure for carrying passengers safely hereafter. Fortune ! ) Tew unit Kur lletween. Globe-Democrat. It Is said that the gold yield In the Klon dike is diminishing. Many Americans who have been in that locality are returning empty-handed. In their own country , however - over , the chances for making money In gold mining are reasonably good. Colorado , California and the reel of the gold-producing atates of this country are Increasing their output every year. Most of the prospectors who went from the United States to thp Klondike could probably have done better If they had gene Into any ono of half a dozen ot the mining elates In this country. The United States docs not hold the first place among the gold-producing locatltles now , but its product Is Increasing every year. o unit FrclKht Cam. New York Sun. Ono feature of the general prosperity < if which the famine In freight cars Is an Indi cation , and which business men eeem to un derstand much better than do gome politi cal leadena , U the fact that this year tbo in terchange of commodities between the east and the west , the west and eouth , and all sections with Pacific etatps , Is well balanced. Tbo precsuro on railroad facilities Is very uearly the enmc , eastbound und westbound , northbound and uoutbbound , Breadstufid are cent from the west in largo amounts even when times are dull and business in terests are prostrated , but the present ship ment of merchandise from the east to the west Is a positive and certain indication of improved conditions. riirliilnii Cinlely Dvrrilonc. Chicago Chronicle. There have been come weird and aston- lulling performances connected with the Dreyfus business , but Monsieur Jules Guorin evidently Is destined to carry off 11 ret honors. The spectacleof Monsieur Guerin , clad In cowboy costume , kneeling In a muddy courtyard and bellowing out "Amour eacro de la patrle" to the accom paniment of a hand-organ is something that Mr. W. S. Gilbert has not equaled In the liveliest flights of his Imagination. When the curtain goes down on tbo Dreyfus drama Monsieur Gucrln will undoubtedly be seen occupying the center of the stage , sur rounded by red fire and .expiring to tha strains of his hand-organ. The Galllo temperament racks a perception of tbo ludicrous. S or TIII : W.VH. Thn gnloty of thU old footstool I much J Improved nowadays by the diverse ? com- merits of American nevvupapcrs on 1'blllpplne t affairs. The lines of ImpelIa1lm nml nntl- Imperlnllsm are drawn so sharply that pnuh I applauds and cheerily discusses every acrnp of now * upholding their respective sides. i If a new item discredit * the assertions or the strategy ot the home warriors , It Is In- 1 Stanley discredited or treated with silent | contempt. I Jiwt as Admiral Dowry sailed away from Manila bay Inst May an alleged Interview with him wns widely published at home. In this Interview ho WAS quoted as declaring Ihit the Philippines weie the 'brightest ' Jewels In-Uncle Sam's possession and that those who advocated relinquishing control , of the Islands deserved to be treated ns traitors. This was the purport of the Inter view. It proved the choicest morsel that hid como to Imperative for many a day. and I they pronounced It In chorus An accurate reflection of American views voiced by the I great admiral. With equal vigor the opposl- i tlon denounced It ns a fake manufactured I In ft yellow headquarters In New York City. I Now comes another alleged interview | with Admiral Dewey , reported to hnvo taken i place at coe of the Mediterranean ports with n London newspaper correspondent. In this i Interview Dowcy Is quoted as discrediting , the national policy In the Philippine * and I advocating autonomy ns a remedy for exist ing evlli. Imperallsts pronounce three sentiments a shocking reflection on the good sense of the ! admiral and denounce them ns a gross libel on the distinguished naval ofllcor. On the ether hand , the nntl-lmperallsts applaud the admiral's good sense and sco In them a knock-out blow for the enemies of liberty. "You pays your money and you takes your choice. " The story Is told that when General Lud- low was stationed at Dotrolt In charge ot the river and harbor work , a contractor visited him who wanted to do some Government work. With his visiting card , the contractor put on the table a tGO bill. General Ludlow drew forth two cigars and gave the con tractor one of them. Then burning to the table , and not seeing a match , ho took the $60 note , twisted It into a lighter , set It atlamo at the open grate fire nnd lit his cigar with It slowly nnd carefully. Then ho handed the burning stump of the bill to the contractor. In Mny of 1808 , Bays the Now York Trib une , Just after the first batch of commis sions had been announced , a number of the now ofllcers were sitting In the adjutant general's room In the War department. No ono of them had as yet received any orders , or , pending them , had mustered up courage to wear the uniform of his rank outside his own private apartments. The ice , how ever , was about to be .broken . , for the open ing of the door revealed a recently com missioned major In the full glory of his new uniform. Ho walked to the desk in the center ot the room , where General Cor- bln was deeply engrossed with some papers. The General glanced up , and , wishing hka good morning , said : "Well , major , what can I do for you ? " "I am here , general , " replied the recent major , with great dignity , "to do my duty. " "You can't , " snapped the then overworked adjutant general. "You don't know how. " A suppressed guffaw from the other re cent officers marked the major's precipitate retreat. Captain Anglum , who , with ono company of the Twelfth regiment , forced 200 Philip pine Insurgent tp abandon their position , Is a native of Worcester , Mass. Ho enlisted In the army twenty-four years ago , and was assigned to Company C , Twelfth infantry. He followed the fortunes of Iho regiment In various campaigns against the Indians , rising successively in rank through the grades of corporal and sergeant , until , in February , 1882 , he wns commissioned second lieuten ant for meritorious conduct at the engage ment of Horao Prairie during the Nez Perces campaign in Arizona. Ho was then first sergeant of his company. Ho received his commission as captain about a year ago. IIIGII121L MEAT I'HICES. Effect or Dccrcnncil Supply and In- crcnncd Demand. Philadelphia Press. The advance dn prices during the last year has reached food and the retail price of meat Is tolerably certain to see a con siderable advance this autumn. The price of meat at the great distributing center , Chicago , advanced first , the prices of the wholesalers were nest marked up nnd retail prices will 'follow , and in some cases hnvo already been advanced. In the last six or seven years the amount of meat produced In this country has de creased year 'by ' year and "the " people who eat meat have increased year by year. This process could not go on Indefinitely without bringing itho rise in prices which , has now begun and will bo maintained until the meat supply more than catches up with thepopu lation. This is a simpler explanation than the one which lays ithe rise In meat prices to the "meat barons" or a "meat trust , " but it is truer. In fifteen years , from 1877 to 1892 , the product cf meat grew far faster than mouths to cat1 ilt. In 'this ' time the cattle In the country doubled , the sheep Increased one- half and itho swine Just about doubled. The mouths In ithls time grew less than one- third. Foreign 'laws ' also hampered our ex ports. Meat prices fell until there was no money left for itho farmer dn cattle , sheep or swine. With 1802 and the succeeding years the highest level wns reached In the meat pro duced and the lowest level in prices. Farm ers began killing their cattle , their sheep and their Bwlnc , Each year there were less nnd less. From 1802 to 1808 the num ber of cattle fell 7,400,000 head , the number of sheep 9,000,000 and of swine 6,700,000. These figures represent a very big de crease in the meat supply. If people bad gone on eating the same amount of meat j prices would have risen before now. Dut in hard times people economize and eat less. As between good and bad years people eat on the average a bushel and a half more wheat In good years than bad , or about n third of a barrel. Kaon American , big and little , cats of wheat flour about a barrel and a third In good years. In bad years less than a barrel Is eaten per person. The meat consumption drops In the same way. When the meals were scant In hard times , from 1893 to 1897 , the decrease In tbo demand for meat and tbo decrease In the supply kept atep. This year they parted company. The number ot people at work increased. In the big manufactures , Iron , cotton , wool , silk , rubber and leather , there are today thirteen to fourteen persons et work where there were ten In 1800 , or cleht or nlno five years ago , The meat product of the country is about five-sixths what It was in 1890 , More mouths and less meat , moro wages and less cattle , sheep and swine , mean higher prices , and higher prices have come. If they brought economy In the use of meat it would bo a national .blessing , No nation wastes more meat or uses meat more wastefully - fully than tbo American people. run i > nnsriitni9 AVIJ.IT , IVrMlr riol.lm .MiniIf.Vlninilniitly on \\oll-nirrotiMl KnorK.v. 1 Phllndplphln Public Ledger , i Apparently there is to be no ebb In the ' prosperity of the west for > Mie next > ct\r. The enormously bountiful CK ns now bfllnq garnered there are without precedent , nnd , nubject to fuller report * ot the wheat yield In Argentina , llussla and Imlln , U Is prob- nhlo thnt our western farmers will enjoy at . lean another season of dcbtnpaylBg "good 1 times. " Allowing much for the contingency of n heavy wheat yield In o'.licr portions nf the woild , whose output must bo rcckcnc.l with in rising prices , thp Immensity of the yield In NcbrnskA nnd Kansas will com pensate for a moderate decline In prices. t If this should occur. Krcm our western ex changes It npponr.4 > thiit the yield cf ecrenls In lown , 'Missouri , Minnesota , Wisconsin , Nebraska , Kansas and Illinois Is BO Incon veniently prolific 'that It Is very dinicult In many districts to find hands for ihc harvest i fields , nnd phenomenal wages tor this kind j C'f ' Inbar ore quoted. The proMbllltlcs nro ' thai thp farmers of the brond wheat and corn belts of the country will soon bo enabled to I I pay off tlielr mortgages nnd to enjoy the comfortable assurance 'that they have n de posit In bank for the proverbial winy day thftt sooner or Inter dampens the prospect In nil callings. 1 'According ' to the estimate of the Chlengo Iti'ter ' Ocean the Nebraska corn crop of last year , 160,000.000 bushels , a wonderful ex hibit , Is to bo more than doubled. The Knn- snn bulletin Is nlno almost incredibly en- ccurnglng. In ISflS its corn yield wns 130- ' 000,000. The corn prophets nro claiming | 300,000,000 bushels for the stnto this year , with reasonable margin nllowed for destruc tive ngoncles. The return from this vaal crop of a single stntc will reach gigantic figures nnd It will stimulate trade In every direction. The credit of the state will bo Increased. Hundreds of mortgages held by eastern mort gagees , who have regarded their holdings as desperate , will be redeemed In full. With moro ready money In hnnd the teeming west will buy more. Eastern commercial ami transportation Interests will receive their dividend of the harvest. What the Kansas corn yield means for transportation Inter ests is well described in an Interview with one of the corn experts , published In the St. Ixiuls Globe-Democrat. Ho avers that it will require 50,000 cars to move the crop gathered along the principal railroad outlet for Kansas corn. At each of the ninety sta tions along the road and its tributary branches there will bo a demand for 600 cars. Some ot those stations ivlll need from 1,000 to l.BOO CRTS each. With these statistics before us "It Is not surprising that at times the transportation of corcals to the seaboard Is suspended for a season by that certain accompaniment of a heavy harvest a "car famine. " A third of the crop will bo kept at homo to food stock. The Chicago Inter Ocean says that In nearly nil the western states the corn growers are also breeders ot cattle anil hogs ; "If they cannot got a decent price for their corn they keep It and feed it to the llvo stock , and soil the stock at a figure that gives them a good profit for the corn and the work of converting it into meat. " The increasing prlco of meat will stimu late stock 'breeding ' , and moro corn will bo used for this purpose. Whether the scarcity of catllo 'be fictitious and artificial or real , the higher quotation for meat will invllo moro western farmers Into the 'business ot cattle raising. Prices must eventually fall by this enlarged supply. The enormous corn crop may have a very important bearing upon this question and operate for the benefit of meat consumers sooner or later. The western prosperity Is really continental In Its effects. It Is Impossible to forecast how many millions of dollars arc to bo added to the available resources of the nation by the harvest of 1899. India , Russia , the Ar gentine Republic and other wheat-growing portions of the world are factors of the mighty problem. In nny event , the western farmers will have abundant cause for re joicing. I1RYAVS ATTACK ON TUB ARMY. ncflectlonn on ( Men Who Scelt Po l- tlonii Held b > - the Kx-Coloncl. New York Bun. In hla speech to the Iowa democrats at DCS Molnes , Mr. William J. Bryan made one remarkable statement which has not re ceived quite as much attention as it de serves. It is this : "A republic needs an army of 25,000 for 70,000,000 people. An emplro needs four times that largo an army when 10,000,000 population is added. This suits the young men who get fat Jobs in the army , but not the people who pay the $1GOO a year needed to maintain each soldier in the Philippines. " The young men thus mentioned oa getting what ( Mr. Bryan calls fat Jobs in the army are Bccond lieutenants and flrsl lieutenants nnd captains whoso pay is so meagre that the suggestion of fatness about it would make a horse laugh. 'It would bo far moro Just to accuse Mr. Bryan himself of having sought a commission in the United States volunteers during the Cuban war for the sake of the J4.000 a year appertaining to the short-lived colonelcy ho held. As Mr. Richard Crokcr has lately pointed out , William J. Bryan Is a man ot Intelli gence , lie knows perfectly well that thera are no young nor old men "who get fat Jobs In the army. " .He ia fully aware of the fact that the life of an officer In the military service of the United States must needs bo at all times a. life of frugality and self- denial. This knowledge , however , does not restrain him from misrepresenting their po sition. Though only recently mustered out of the service himself , ho eagerly slanders every young officer remaining In it for the sake of promoting his rntenso ambi tion to become president , and , as such , the commander-In-chlcf of. . the army of .the United States. IMSHSONAl , AND OTHKIIWISE. Henry Clews has a hobby for collecting orchids , and now owns , .after several years of work UDon it , the best collection In the United States. A war between England and the Trans vaal would glvo the Portuguese settlements on Delagoa bay grand opportunities for blockade running. Salvation Army folks are forbidden to use trumpet , drum or tambourine on the streets of Philadelphia and speech only Is left to them in their public worship. William M. Bvarts' poor health Is treated lightly by that Htatesman. When some Job's comforter recently told him bo looked about half bis former Belt , he made answer : "I wonder if the other half looks as badly as this one. " Hartford undertakers are in hot pursuit of Borne conscienceless wight who is calling thorn by telephone to house * which have no need of their services. Six of them recently were called at roldulgut to a house in which no ono lay dead , Wbllo Bishop Potter was recently acting as intermediary 'between ' some Now York strikers and tbclr employers be remarked : "It is well clergymen don't strike. " "Well , you see , " answered a walking delegate , "they would ifl they worked by the day , but they work by tbo Job. " POWDER Makes the food more delicious and wholesome * p.rornoi.vKi.\cJ fnclo SiunN I'rnilliiu Tronly wllh the ; ytiltnu of ( lie Sulim. I ( Springfield ( Mnra. ) Kepubllcnn. j The new "trenty" General Hnte * I * negotiating wllh the Milt.tn of the Siilu islands wl ! | bo sent to the United Slates senate for ratification , we prewime. It will be an encich-mnkltifc document. Knr , this trenty will recognize the sultnn of lha Suluo , thnt Is to Kny , It will reeognlr.o undT . the American ling the existence of a. i n.onnrchy. The government of the sullnu ot Puln Rosa right on. As the Roman * I expressed It , we shall have nn "Impnrlum 1 In Imperloj" yet there nro plenty of people | \\\\o \ \ even now wilt solemnly assure you that no s.ue.h thing as Imperialism In contem plated by the administration ot Mr. Mc- Klnlcr. Another Ihlng this "trenty"lll recognUo Is human slavery. The Now York Sun's special dlspntch from Cebu yesterday stntod thnt ono nrtlclo provides thnt slaves shall hnvq the rteht to buy their liberty. The sullnti , It is reporcd , wns satisfied , And merely stipulated thnt when a slave bought himself it should be nt the market price , lint slavery goes right on. Yw , humnit slnvory Is recognized ngnln tinder the starry banner of freedom ! What of Ihe constitu tion of the United Stntes , which W.IK nmcnilcil to prohibit slavery nt the cost of the mcst terrible civil war In history ? The ' ' " " will scnn'-o'H debate on the "treaty" bo nn event of the year. The Declaration of Independence hns already been riddled. We are almost ready to predict that Orvllln II. Platt ot Connecticut will yet defend liumnn slavery on the floor of the senate , Just as British statesmen within two years hnvo defended Its existence within the Knst African dominion of the British empire. iMr. 1'lntt should begin nt once to rend up the speeches of the late John C. Calhoun. SA1I > IX Kl'X. ChlcnBt ) Record : "Your daughter' " collcco yell is almost muslcitl , Mrs. Twitter. " "College yell ! sho' * singing. " Washington Star : "It 'pears to me , " said Uncle Rben , "dnt dn man wlf ilo rustiest razzur Is mos' nllus de one dot docs de nnos' brnpKln' 'bout de cynhvlnga he's been mixed Into. " Chicago Post : "Hy George , I'm glad I wimn't Methuselah ! " "Why ? " "Think what n strain it would be to pay the premium ! * for us many years an that on the life Insurance I carry. " Indtnnnpolls Journal : "Thero In ono thing1 , nt leant , thnt the trusts hnvo cheap ened , " said the man with the wrurled air. "Whnt I ? It ? " roared the man with the tangled hair. "Talk. " Chicago News : ( A critic met a young lit erary mini the other day. He had quarreled - > reled with his father , who has a moat vig -I orous method of expressinghimself. . "How's your awful dad1' asked the critic. "Oh , in hla customary rude health , " wns the rejoinder. Harper's Baznr : Irate Boarder Just look at that thermometer lOfl In the shade and your adverttsoment called this the coolest spot In the mountain ; ) . Ixindlord Waal , It was when the adver tisement was written. Irate Eoardcr 'AVhen was Hhat ? landlord Last January. Cleveland ( Plain Dealer : "Gllfoyle tnkm a brond and Htutesmimllko view of national affairs , " remarked Callowhlll. "May I ask what you mean toy a broad and statesmanlike view ? " nuked Gilmmey. "Why , cr cr Gllfoyle thinks as I think. " IndlanapollR Journal : "Your poem. " nald the supercilious editor , "reminds mo of a bordereau " "You menn 'that ' It Is goingto attract wide attention. " "No , " he answered , suiting- the action to his subsequent remark. "It will never Jiavo a chance to become famous unless1 some body fishes It out of the waste t > aak t. " DOCTOR'S STORY. Medical World.r" ' . % ' ' Mrs. Rogers lay in her bed , Bandaged and blistered from foot to head , Bandag-od nnd blistered irrom head to toe. Mrs. Rogers was very low , Bottle and saucers , spoon and cup On the table stood liravely up ; Physic of high and low degree ; Calomel , catnip , boncset tea Everything a toody could bear , Excepting- light and water and air. I opened- the Winds ; the day -was bright , And God cave airs. Rogers some light. I opened the window ; the day was lair , And God- gave Mrs. Rogers some air. Bottles and blisters , powders ana pllli , Catnip , boneset , sirup and squills , Drugs and medicines' , high and low , I threw thum as far as I could throw. "What are you doing ? " my patient crleoV ( I ) "Frightening Death , " I coolly replied. "You are crazy ! " a visitor said. I flung- .bottle . at her head. Deacon Rogers the came to me ; "Wife is coming' round , " said he , "I re'lly think she'll worry through ; fiho scolds mo Just as ehe used to do. All the people have poohed and Blurred And the. neight > ors nnd their word ; 'Twaa better to perish , some of 'em ay , Than bo cured1 In such on Irregular way. * * "Your wife , " said , I. "had God's good earn , And his remedies light nnd water and air. All the doctors , beyond a doubt , Couldn't have cured airs. Rogers without. " The deacon omlled and bowed his headl "Then your bill la nothing , " he said , "God's bo the frlory , as you say ; God. bless you , doctor , good-day ! If over I doctor that \vomnn again , I'll give her medicine made l > y men. Some Bargains Ladies' Straw Hats 25c Misses' Straw Hats Men's Crash Hats 15c Men's Crash Caps 25c Hot weather comfort cheap *
