6 TH2B OMAHA DAILT BEE : TUESDAY , SEPTEMBER 12 , 1899.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
K. ItOSBWATUIl , Editor.
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HTATKJ112NT OF CIIICULATION.
fltnto of Nebriuikk , Douglas County , aa. :
Decree B Tzaenuck , secretary of Th Be
Publlflhlng company , being duly iworn , says
that the actual number of full and complete
cooler of The Dally , Morning , Evening and
Bunday Be < \ printed during the month of
August. 1899. waaa follows :
1 JM.H-IO IT
* 24T 0 18 34.HOB
24.H70 19 24,771
4 2-I.77O 20 2 ,27a
6 21.IMO 21 21.H51
22 24 , 4t
2.1 24,1520
8 I.K..O 24 24,430
8 St.T..O 25 20UMI (
10 25.1OO 26 24.H4H
11 Hl.IMO 27 2SHt4 :
12 1,7IJO 2S 2-MMK !
u 2ur.on 29 2 ,200
14 ill , ! > < ! ( > .10 2.1,0-1"
1C IM.SOU 31 27,000
IS 21,717
Total .781 .HUH
IXMB unnold and returned copies. . . . llii :
Net total sales 771 , S7
Net dally avernge 2-I.HM3
GEOUOE B TZSCHUCK.
Subicribed and sworn before me this 2nd
day of September , A D. 1&93
M. B. HUNG ATE.
( Seal. ) Notary Public.
The mayor of Inius hns joined Agul-
noldo's forces. Tlmt ought to settle It
Bryan will put In two vveclts of speech
ifying this month In Nebraska. Hrynn
knows where his fences need strengthen
ing.
Let the republicans now put up a
school board ticket as clean and strong
as the county ticket and wo will have
an aggressive campaign to the finish.
Democrats for once have been happy
In the selection of a spot In which to
hold a jubilee. Texas Is one of the few
places remaining they can count on as
not being In the enemy's country.
The people of the Sixth Nebraska dis
trict should pay their lespects to
Speaker Henderson by sending a repub
lican to congress who will be on the
Bldo of the speaker Instead of the opposi
tion minority.
Where Is Estcrhazy's response to the
offer of Captain IMiolan to take the
place of Dioyfns on the dueling Held
mid to settle the whole score with pistols
or broadswords ? We fenr the pause for
a reply will be first broken by Gabriel's
trumpet
The French court-martial ha rcversed
the finding of the Scotch Juhtlce who
rendered a verdict of "not BulltyHbut the
defendant will plcaso return the ham. "
Head between the lines the deliverance
of the French court Is "convicted , but
not guilty. "
In only three years has the entire vol-
nnio of business between the United
States and Cuba exceeded for the year
that of the llr.st seven months of 1899
and In those jears only by a small
amount And the rejuvenation of Cuba
IB only begun.
For the first time in a number of years
Omaha now has three permanent high-
class amusement places running simul
taneously with good patronage for all.
Omaha cannot he Kept down as a show
town any more than In other lines of
legitimate basinet.
Dcwey has turned Into the home
stretch and when he pulls up at the
sinnd in Now York to weigh out theru
will bo the biggest demonstration the
metropolis ever saw. It will be a close
finish , even If no ono but the admital
Btands a chance to win.
Nothing would suit the local popocrats
boiler than to stir up dissension in the
lopuhllcau ranks , but the fact remains
that the icpiibllcan county ticket Rives
inoro general satisfaction than any re
publican county ticket for many yeais.
It Is a ticket all can unite on without
apologies.
The contracting caipentors have again
turned down the demands of the Jour
neymen , but are ready to agieo to ad
vance wages on all contracts let after
January 1. Another conference will be
hold. It Is hoped a settlement may soon
bo effected. The Htilkeis are making a
commendable record by their peaceable
attltudo toward the contractors.
The rnllrouU : centering at Nashrlllo
took hold of the Centennial exposition
them and made Its success. The rail
roads centeilng at Omaha can make the
closing mouths of the Oreater America
Kxpoaltlon profitable to the exposition
company and to the railroad companies
as well. Self-Interest should Induce
them to do BO regardless of any claim
Omaha may have upon them.
If reports from Cuba to the effect that
political parties are being fanned with
the color linn OR the division botwecn
them bo true thn Island Is entering upon
an era of turmoil which will retard Its
development fully as much as the open
clash of nrniB , The people of Cuba ,
white and black , nntlvo or foiulgn Iwrn ,
cannot afford to allow tlunnbelvea to bo
divided this way Just an the country Is
hi the formuthu period of lt vxUtoncc.
KFFLKT On PAHla
Tlie verdict of the tlennes court-
martial nlready Uircatcna to prove very
dnnmglng If not disastrous to the Paris
exposition. It la a striking Illustration
of the InJense Interest outside of France
In the Dreyfua case aud of the profound
Indignation which Ills reconvictloa I an
aroused , that In several European coun
tries It Is seriously proposed to boycott
the exposition.
A strong feeling In favor of such a
course Is reported from London , while a
i
Berlin dispatch notes a rumor that a
committee of leading manufacturers is
being formed for the purjwse of preventing -
venting Qtrman participation In the ex-
position. There lme been a vigorous de-1
nunclatlon of the verdict In Italy and
parties In Buda Pest , Hungary , who had
arranged for exhibitions nt the cxpoal-
tlon have withdrawn their notices of
participation , ostensibly for the reason
that it Is unsafe , under existing condi
tions , to send exhibits , but really , there
can be no doubt as a protest against the
unjust decision of the court-martial.
These facts arc most significant , as
showing both the widespread belief In
the Innocence of Dreyfus and the readi
ness of people1 not directly concerned to
express their resentment at what they
regard an a flagrant outraga upon Justice.
There Is no precedent for the well nigh
universal condemnation of the action of
the Kennos court-martial and It seems
hardly pooslblo that the French govern-1
merit will disregard It Certainly noth-
fng could IMS more likely to Impress both
government and people with a keen
sense of the sentiment of fair-minded
people everywhere regatdlng this affair
than the threat to boycott the exposition ,
from which Frenchmen are expecting
such valuable results. Paris especially
Is anticipating great mutcrlal benefits
from the exposition and should there be
a general movement In Europe hostile to
It as seems probable , a very large major
ity of Parisians would undoubtedly
favor any action that would safeguard
the exposition.
The friends of Dreyfus , or more prop
erly , the friends of Justice In France ,
will find fresh encouragement In the
world-wide support they arc receiving ,
while the unfortunate victim of con
spiracy and nice hatred may get some
consolation from the fact that unpreju
diced and Impartial people In all civi
lized lands believe him guileless.
BRIAG IN THE CROWDS.
The lime has arrived for united efforts
on the part of all Interested In Omaha
enterprises to bring In the crowds of
out-of-town visitors we have prepared to
entertain with the exposition , the Ak-
Sar-Uen carnival and other diversions
extending through the fall season.
At no time have the people In the sur
rounding territory been more disposed to
friendly Intercourse with Omaha or In
better condition to accept a hospitable
invitation. With good crops , paying
prices , brisk trade and bright outlook
tlie farmer and the country merchant
are able to take their families for a short
vacation trip for recreation and amuse
ment without In any way feeling that
they are Indulging beyond what they
can afford.
While many of our neighbors enjoyed
a visit to the Transmlssisslppi Exposi
tion , they are ready to repeat the pleas
urable experience and many more would
like this year to get a taste of what they
missed by not coming a year ago. To
all these , assurances should not be
needed that the'- will have Jo regrets if
they accept Omaha's Invitation. It Is
admitted by the most captious critic that
the exposition tills year has buen vastly
Improved since it opened Its gates and
In Itself would well icpay a journey of
miles. The Ak-.Snr-Ben
1,000 - - festival
also piomlscs to be a spectacle tin-
I equalled here or elsewhere , while the
i electrical Illuminations of exposition
giounds and city streets challenge com
parison.
A long pull and a strong pull and a
pull all together , seconded by tlie rail
roads , who owe the community their co
operation , will bring In the crowds.
THE JJEMUCItA'l 1C DltWT.
It Is very generally conceded that the
Ohio democratic platform foreshadows
the position of the democracy In the na
tional campaign of next jear. That dec
laration pronounces unequivocally In
favor of the Chicago platform , specially
emphasizing the demand for the fee
coinage of silver at 10 to 1 , "independent
of all other nations In the world. " It
also declared in favor of the reiiomlna-
j tlon ofMr. Bryan. Other demociatlc
I platforms of the year have taken a like
position , but less emphatically than that
of the Ohio democracy , wlih'h was
plainly Intended to seive notice upon the
party throughout the country that If
there Is anywhere a disposition to put
silver In the background during the cam
paign of 1SKX ) the effort to do so will have
| to be abandoned.
' TITe sound money democrats appear to
i have reached the conclusion that efforts
to Induce the party to put asldo the free
silver question are hopeles-s , for they
s'MJin to bo doing nothing to this end
The so called Van Wyck boom In New
York has utterly collapsed , there is no
more being heard of Gorman as a possl
ble presidential candidate and cx-Oov-
einor Pattlson of Pennsjlvanla seems to
have dropped out of consideration. The
fact Is that iiono of these men me able
to command more than a local following
and that not particularly stiong or Inilu-
initial. Judge Van Wyck , who was
beaten last year as a candidate for gov
ernor of New York , has no standing with
the democracy of tlie nation. Ex-Sen
ator Gorman of Maryland , an astute poll-
j tlcian , has lost prestige as a leader aud
I would be a very weak presidential can-
dldate. Mr. Pattlson has been twice
elected governor of Pennsylvania , but
ho Is a pronounced sound money man
and an expansionist , HO that It Is Idle to
talk of him as a presidential possibility.
The obvious fact Is that at precent W.
J. Bryan is the boss of the democratic
party and up to date every effort to tin
horeo him has resulted In fixing him
inoro firmly in the saddle. The oppoul-
tlon to Urymilstn has thus far proved
J powerless ; Its plans have come to
I naught. There U no reason to think
' that any future efforts they may make
. will be more successful ,
i The democratic drift , therefore , is
' plainly and IrreslRtlbly toward a reaf-
Urination In IflOO of the Chicago platform
in its entirety and of necessity the renom-
! Inatlon of tlie leading representative and
exponent of that platform. Thus the
sound money democrats will have to
choose next year , as three years ago , IM -
j twcen McKlnley and Bryan and such of
them ns regard the money question as
of prime Importance will again support
i the sound money candidate , however
I ] they may disagree with the policy of the
I administration In some respects. There
are new Issues for the next national
| , campaign , but the paramount question
j ] will be the same as three years ago and
| | with the country prosperous there can
not .be a reasonable doubt as to the
result.
|
OK MAM'
There will be opened at Philadelphia
on Thursday next the greatest exh'blt of
manufactured products ever made In
tills or any other country and It will
remain open two months and a half. In
tended to Illustrate the growth of the
j ' export trade of the United States , the
exhibit will be as complete ns It Is possi
ble to make It and It is expected to exert
on Important Influence In promoting ex
ports of manufactures. It Is not a
1 merely local exhibit , but Is national In
,
character and Is therefore of general
Interest as showing the Industrial re
sources of the entire country.
' There will be held In connection with
the exhibit an International commercial
congress , to which a large number of
delegates have been accredited from for
eign countries. This congress will dis
cuss matters relating to International
finances , trade aud transportation and
ns It will be composed of practical men
a great deal of useful Information and
much valuable opinion and suggestion
are to be expected from It The manufacturers
! i
facturers of Philadelphia have shown
most commendable enterprise In this
matter and there Is every reason to an
ticipate that It will be a great success
'
and have results beneficial to the entire
country.
It Is high time the organ of the so-
called reform hosts admonishes the local
popoctatlc medicine-makers to get to
gether and prepare to fight the enemy
not themselves. There Is much bicker
ing and confusion of tongues. The high
man at Lincoln wants the fusion pro
gram to stand this year at all hazards ,
but the populists cannot see the justice
of the coalition which puts them In the
attitude of assistant democrats furnish
ing the votes to put democrats Into
offices to which populists are entitled.
Guatemala presents a good illustration
of the baneful effects of cheap money.
Gold is at CSO per cent premium and
silver at 100 over the discredited paper
currency. While the white metal is
vastly superior to the paper , It falls far
short of being up to the standard of the
world's money. In the face of such object -
ject lessons no wonder the apostles of
free silver In this country are making
progress like the frog that jumped two
feet toward the top of the well every
Jump but slid back three.
A man who pretends to know all about'
the press tells us the newspapers aie
responsible for a worse slavery than that
of the negro In fotmer jears. A news-1
paper editor is expected to stand upon
the sentinel tower and give warning of
every danger. Many times this Is done ,
but few times Indeed do the people sup-
poit the editor In his effoits to defend
their rights. In most cases the newspa
pers of a community ate better than the
people deserve.
The announcement Is made that the
organization of the Yankton & Norfolk
road will soon be perfected. The right-
of-way Is hugely socuicd , the old Pierce
gr.ide having been adopted. It begins
to look as If theie Is a strong probability
that a more direct line between Omaha
and Ynnkton may thus be piovided at no
distant day. This will put a rich teirl-
tory within reacli of Omaha nmikets.
Ex-Governor Altgeld refuses to have
anything to do with the Chicago tiust
conference. If It should succeed In devising -
vising some plan to eliminate or curtail
tlie evils of great combinations It would
eliminate or abridge the ex-governors
opportunity to howl , and to him thin
might mean extinction.
I
I
The loc.i ) fusion organ Is nheady ac
cusing the populists who huve been In
sisting on their rights of being subsl-
dUed with republican money. One thing
Is certain they have not been smisidlzed
with any patronage In Douglas county ,
that being it > si red exclusively to demo
cratic ple-blteis.
The waiden of the Colorado peniten
tiary IUIH Invented a machine which ho
advises using to punKli refractory crim
inals , The machine' \ > wnmuilcd to do
the woik of half a dozen hand-wielded
shingles and to separate a man 1'iom all
desire to sit down to his meals. '
Nebraska corn Is In condition to bid
dollaiiLu to Jack Frost. The story of a
gieat ciop is now all told except the
harvesting. .Before another season rolls
around the word "released" will bo writ-
1 ten on the margin opposite the record of
many a Nebraska
Trouble fur I'olKleul Colonel * .
Washington Post ,
The Nebraska people are quite busy har
vesting their Immense crops and banquet
ing tliulr soldier hojd. The political col-
ontls inaj ha\o eorno dlUlculty with them
this 5 car.
iir Tt of Illuh I'ni'fM.
Philadelphia Ilecord.
The Inability of contractors to procure
structural steel oen at the high prices now
current la o per at lug to gUe a decided check
to projected and partly completed building
operations. The Na\y department , for thla
reason , has been asked to extend the time
for completing torpedo boats. U la prob
ably only a question of ttmo when the etop-
of luch work M Is not nbnolutcly
urgent and the check to future undertaking
will have their eft eel In curtailing demand
, and lowering prices.
A ( looil Hun Aftntrril.
! St I/ouls Republic
i Agulnaldo la j > aylng hl men with Filipino
pine paper currency redeemable In three
jiora , and Undo Sam's soldiers will see
that the natlvei got at leoet a good run for
tlinlr money.
Good Thlnsr < o 1'nck Up.
Philadelphia. Record.
If Mllen should bo sent to manngo the
war In the Philippines , and Otis nhould ho
brought back , the returning commander
should not neglect to bring his censorship
along with him
> n Kxtrn Smxloii I'rntmhlc.
Philadelphia Press
appear every few days In certain
newspapers to the effect that President Mc
Klnley will call an extra session of con
gress. They are without any foundation.
So far as Is known now there la no reason
to call an extra nMlon a1' ' I * > P- li not
likely to bo any change In that respect
Whj Not Trj Thrni f
Buffalo IJxpress
President Schurmnn Is said to have as
sured the cabinet that the Filipinos arc
fully capRbfe of maintaining their own
municipal governments. If that Is BO , they
cannot lack much of being nt to maintain
an Independent national go\crnment. Good
municipal government has been found to
bo the hardest problem In self-rule for the
people of the United States.
The KiirmorV Hour.
American Agriculturist.
The highest com of beef to consumers la
Just now about aa llvo a topic as the news
papers contain , and much rubbish Is printed
rolaUve to true conditions. The fact la , the
old law of supply and demand Is forcolul
hora aa In practically every other channel.
The advance in beef cattle beginning
months ago. la legitimate , and thla Impor
tant branch of the livestock Industry Is
working Into a position which should as
sure the farmer fair returns on money and
labor Invested , whether In the cheap corn
country of the west or In the mlddlo states
where forage Is plentiful and cattle are
fattened for the eastern markets.
CLAIM AGENTS' COASIMHACV.
aiotlve of Ihr \ < tncU on Prnnlon Com-
nilnnlunrr I2rniu.
Indianapolis Journal.
The national encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic has turned a deaf ear
to the organization of pension claim agents ,
which has been devoting montha to work-
i Ing up an assault upon the commissioner of
pensions. The clique , with Its organs , has
met with n deserved caetlgatlon by the adop
tion of a report of the committee on pen-
slons containing no criticism of Commls-
sioncr Evans , but simply asking for the
reetoratlon of a rule which Is believed to be
harsh In Its operation. Last year the na
tional encampment , without adequate con
sideration , adopted the claim agents' resolu
tion criticising the commissioner of pensions
and practically asking his removal. This
action ROB taken upon the representation of
a coterie of claim agents that had organized
for the purpose. This year , by direction of
the commander-ln-chlef , the pension com
mittee Investigated the charges In connec
tion with an examination of the work of the
pension bureau. That committee made a re
port which presented the facts and exposed
the falsehoods which a class of alleged sol
diers' pipers have been publishing. The
trouble with the commissioner has been that
( he would not allow those men to run the
bureau. Very naturally these agents and
their organs have been able to deceive thou
sands of pensioners , creating dissatisfaction
among them. The report which so Influ
enced the national encampment should be
sent out to veterans all over the country ,
' to the end that they may read and discover
i that they have been Imposed upon.
The unanimous'actIon of the national en
campment should bo considered to be final ,
and , be ng final , the few men who have
been aiding In stirring up discontent should
cease their efforts. The pension laws are
liberal , but as laws they must be obeyed.
Claims must be sustained by evidence and
1 If the evidence Is not such as the mles
recognize they should be rejected. There
appear to be veterans who cannot see why
every claim should not be allowed.
| It has been the practice of a number of
> uninformed persons and claim agents to
denounce those who have stood up for a
fair enforcement of the pension laws aa
enemies of the old soldier. The Journal has
received several anonymous letters of that
character. To these no response has been
made , but now that the unanimous decision
of the national encampment has been In
accord wltn the opinion expressed by the
Journal It Is content to be regarded as an
enemy with the assembled patriotism and
wisdom of the Grand Army of the Republic.
A NATIONAL IIKIUTAOK.
Itemarknlilo Inilnxtrlnl AoHiItr of
Onr Ancentorn.
Philadelphia Ilecord.
English engineers , editors of technical
magazines and manufacturers of Iron and
steel seem to bo more Impressed with the
rapidity with which large and Important
orders are filled at the bridge , locomotive
and machine tool works and other estab
lishment In this country than they are
with the magnitude of the establishments
or the superior quality of their products.
There Is an impression abroad that this
celerity of work IB a comparatively new
accomplishment , and English writers are
endeavoring to explain It In various ways.
K\on the climate has been credited with
imparting nervous energy to the working
people.
Whatever may be the true cause of the
alertness c-f American operatives , It la by
no means a new development. The vet
erans of ' 61 have many stories to relate
of the building In a few hours of bridges
over which the advancing troops passed
successfully ; of the conversion of packet
BhIps and merchant stcamem Into prlva-
topra or gunboats , cometlmos protected
with chain armor , In a few days ; or the
construction of earthworks and fortlflca-
tloua In a Btnglo night , and of other Elm- |
liar featH Dut wo may go back even to ! ,
the dayu ct the revolution , and wo can
find historical riwoida of performances
which , In tholr day , were quite as re-
murkablo as anjthlng of a similar nature
vUilch has been oocompllshed more ro-
contly. Among those Incidents there Is one
which certainly deuurven to bo better
known than It Is. In the jear 1778 an
enormous Iron chain , weighing 1SG tons ,
was btrotchivl acioss the Hudson river at
\VvU Point as an obstrutlon to the passage
of the British chips Thla great chain was
constructed under the direction of Colonel
Timothy Pickering , ono of Washington' *
aides , and was delivered and placed In po
sition within the surprisingly brief time of
elx weeks It remained In place during the
entire period of the revolution , and some
of the great links are still preserved as
relics at New burg. 1
When we think of the primitive Btate of
the art of making Iron In the American
colonies prior to and during the revolu
tion v.o can realize what an extraordinary
feat the foreglng of this great chain In so
short a time must have been It Is stated
that the Iron was In the form of ore hurled
in the mountains at the time the order w&a
given , which mokes the performance even
more remarkable than It would otherwise
' have been. The patriots of 1776 must have
tolled night and da > to fill the order In the
time specified , and Us accomplishment
suffices to obow that the spirit of Indomi
table energy which Inspired the boys of ' 61
. and Btlll spurs on the tellers of the present
i day In Inherited from ancestors who were
the founders of the nation.
HAItVRSTlMO TMI3 COItCHOPi
Pftpllllon Times : The corn crop for thli
year U estimated nt 2,000 000.000 butthela ,
There won't bo many plastcre left on the
farms throughout the country If the prevent
good streak continues much longer.
Yankton Gazette : Th con It rut of
dAnsor and such a crop m It Is YiinVitn
county has outdone Itself m this year's
corn product. The yield Is a bumper ,
record-breaking , and the samples which ft re
dally coming to this ofHco ara quite frost
proof.
York Times1 The farmers of York county
will soon bo looking for help to gather the
corn crop. Will our populist friends be kind
cnouch to uncover a few of the millions
of Idle men they wore tufting about three
or four years ago ? This was their stronr.iit
suit then.
Sioux Palls Argus-Leader la a few days
moro South Dakota's corn crop will bo out
of the reach of frrst. In this part of the
fitato It Is figured that September 10 will
see most of the corn past all danger from
that cause Owing to the late planting there
were Bomo who feared a good corn crop
would not be raised this jear , but thono
who have their doubts should take a drive
Into the country and see the Immense fields
of matured corn.
Red Oak Republican : Knntwm U said to
have the largest corn crop , In the history
of the etnte. It Is also stated that the farm
ers have organized a comblno to control
the prices of all farm products. The new
organization Is to have a capital of $20,000-
000 and It Is proposed to establish ware
houses and to maintain agents In Chicago
and St , Louis and to thus have the power
to control the market. Wo presume the
politicians In the Sunflower state will not
spend much time denouncing trusts this
year.
Columbus Times : The hot , dry winds of
this week will not materially affect the corn
crop of Nebraska. It Is Bate from any such
contingency a minor acreage of very late
planted fields possibly excoptcd. We have
had an unprecedented amount of rain all
through the season and It seems to have
commenced again with n good deal of
healthy vigor that will be just the thing
for fall pasturage. Good judges are esti
mating the average yield In this locality at
forty-nvo bushels , which is about one-fifth
moro than last jear.
A.ND OTHERWISE.
Twelve thousand Spanish manufacturers
object to the new taxes In Spain. They i
fall to see how they got their money's I
worth.
1 It Is remarked that through all the trials ' I
and tribulations the late John Y. McK.ine
maintained his standing In the Methodist
church.
The fact that the gross earnings of the
American railways during the year 1898 In
creased $116,692,098 is a good Indication of
prosperity.
I British critics who predicted the failure
of the Atbara bridge ore now Invited to explain - j
plain the collap-w of a British-built bridge
on the same road , with a total of fifty-four
victims.
Fernand Liborl , the counsel of Dreyfus ,
Is the editor of an exhaustive encyclopedia
of French law , the twelfth volume of which
came out last year. He Is also the editor
of a monthly politico-literary review called
"Le Grande Revue. " j
Sir Thomas Llpton ha offered a quarter !
of a million for the Muckroes estate , which
Includes the Lakes of Klllarncy , and which ,
If his terms are accepted , he will give to
the Irish people. At this rate ho will not
lack "rooters" on this aide of the water.
Six great universities have offered to con
fer the highest degree upon Herbert Spencer
and several governments have tendered him
decorations , tut he hoe consistently declined
all such honors. He Is now 79 years old
and his fame Is worldwide , but ho Is plain
Herbert Spencer.
The first prize of $10,000 for designs for
the new buildings ot the University of Cal
ifornia has been awarded to a French archi
tect , E. Den rd , of Paris The second ,
third , fourth and fifth prizes $4,000 , $3,000 ,
$2,000 and $1,000 respectively all went to
American architects.
ROLL , OF THE fill AMI AllMY.
The DccrrnnlnK Membernlitii of the
Philadelphia Ledger.
The membership of the Grand Army of
the Republic on June 30 , 18D9 , was 287.1S1. '
This is probably not moro than one-third of j
the whole number of survivors of the Union
armies during the War of the Rebellion , all
of whom are eligible to membership ; but
the Indications are that the Grand Army
reached Its high-water mark In I&30 , when
there were 409,489 membera. Slnco that
time deaths aud withdrawals have out
numbered 4he adm'sslons ' to the ranks.
There was a de-crease of 18,000 In the
fiscal year. A part of this decline is due
to the abandonment of posts In small com
munities. No less than 273 posts dropped
out during the year. The advancing age of
members Is sufficient to account for this ,
for such organizations depend for their
maintenance upon the enthusiasm of a few
members , and when these die or become dls.
abled there Is no ono to take their place
in a fraternal body limited to a single clasa
of the community a class that la rapidly
aging and dying out.
In the larger cities the posts keep on
recruiting with a fair measure of success ,
and , with larger membership to begin with ,
have better opportunities to (111 the places
of their founders with other enthusiasts
when the original leaders JMIFB away. At
the present rate of decline , however , the
Grand Army of the Republic will rapidly
pas away unless means shsll be found to
recruit the membership. At one time It
i was proposed to provide for a perpetuation
of the Order through the Sons of Veterans
or through the admission of soldier * ) of a
later generation , viz , those who fought In
the Spanish war , but the general opinion
seems to bo that it would be bettor to allow
the order to die out with the sun Ivors of
the War of the Rebellion , though Its work ,
i chiefly that of the decoration of graves , can
1 and should bo carried on by the Sons of
Veterans.
During the year 1S99 the Grand Arm >
spent nearly $160,000 for relief. It Is in
teresting to note that the Women's Relief
Corns , an auxiliary body , has about one-
half as many membera as the Grand Army ,
and expended $180,000 for rollcf during the
year. The Women's Relief Corps not only
alda the Grand Army In all Its charltablu
work and In the decoration of grave * , hut
helps to maintain Intorcot In many of the
posts which would bo abandoned but for
the encouraging help of the wives and
daughters of veterans It Is an extremely
dlfilLUlt task to recruit the order , lint the
efforts to do BO should be continued until
all who are entitled to membership shall
bo enrolled The comradeship of old nol-
ellers is recognized whrther they Join the
Grand Army of the Republic or otherwise ;
but It ought to be made a reality for nil
who fought for the prenorvatlon of the
union during the \Vur of the Rebellion
A nooji ron TUB
Whr < hr Prior of Ilrrf U
Thnn It A\nn Somr Tlmr AICO.
Chicago Drovers' Journal
Facia and flgurra disprove the charge made
In some of the cistern newspapers tbat the
recent advance In the price of beef is the
result of trauo manipulation.
Investigation Among stock yard * commis
sion housrs , cattle dealer * and packers very
clearly rhowo that Increased cost of the row
material Is unquestionably the cause of ap
preciation In the value of the product. Re
liable statistics confirm the statements ot
commission firms and cnttleanen that re
ceipts at the great packing centers of the
vveit have numerically decreased and this
deficiency it eanphaelzod by the fact that
'
thousand * of cattle , In oxcew of previous
years , knonn as "feeders , " are this year
being diverted from the market to the farm ,
where the prolific corn crop of thn west
may , in this way , be most profitably utilized.
During the Ia t week no los than 9.600
head of cAttle were Bent out from Chlcil.n to
western feed lots , being more thnn half of
the entire shipments of llvo cattle. In ad
dition to this , M legitimate reason for nil-
I vanclng tendency In thn market , Is thn
j greatly Increased demand consequent upon
| general prosperity and the largely enhanced
consumptive ability of well-employed labor.
Aa showing the greit power of the present
consumptive demand It Is only necrwary to
call attention to the fact that while the
receipts of hoes are larger than last year
prices for llvo hog * are nevertheless 7B
cents per 100 pounds higher at Chicago than
In 1898.
There are many other reasons that are ma
terial factors In considering present condi
tions. Among them may bo cited the dlver-
nlon of many Texas herds to Cubi. which
otherwise would be now important additions
to current domestic supplies.
The northwestern ranges are more lightly
stocked than for many yearn and prices are
higher thnn ever before for range herds.
An exceptionally active condition of the
trade coming at a period of somcwhit re
stricted supply hns resulted naturally In
materially advanced values for llvo stock ,
average cattle prices now current being
higher thnn at any time since 18S4 Wo may.
cite , for Instance , that In the week ending |
August 24 , 1S19 , the average price of gr > nd ,
1,200 to l.ROO-pound steers won $3.75 , wMle
last yeir similar cattle averaged $ r > per hun
dred pounds. The top price for best beeves
during this period In 1899 was $665 , while
for last August the top price was $5 75 p r
hundred pounds. Th's shows nn advance for
the current year of $11 to $13 per head on
the different grades of cattle. Those facts
arc , we think , sufllclcnt to account for the
higher prices for beef that Invo recently at-
traded attention , and well-posted poiple In
all branches of the trade feel that , compared
with current prices on the hoof , wholesale
quotations are equitable and conservative ,
and are fully warranted by all the easily
ascertained factors that control the situa
tion. AVe must congratulate the farmers
and raisers of cattle who are , temporarily nt
loiat , participators In the prosperity of the
country.
THEY FEAR NO FOE.
Growth of Trout Unchecked tty Pnblla
Sentiment.
Kansas City Star.
The opinion has been frequently expressed
of fate that the trust movement Is on the
wane , but the figures do not bear out that
theory. Lost month corporations with nn
aggregate capitalization of $349,000,000 were
authorized to do business In this country.
The figures are the largest on record for
August. Many of these corporations , of
course , were organlred to carry on new en
terprises , but the majority of them , and the
biggest of them , were created to combine
existing concerns.
There are several reasons why a halt In
the organization of trusts might naturally
bo expected. The most obvious ono la that
nearly all the Industrial concerns suscepti
ble of consolidation are already embraced
by trusts. The aggregate capitalization ot
corporations which Include two or more In
dustries , formerly operated separately , now
amounts to $7,500,000,000 and the field for
new consolidations seems to bo considera
bly restricted. The capitalization of trusts
amounts at present to considerably moro
than the aggregate value of all manufactur
ing Industries reported In the census of
1890. But even If the field of operation -were
not so greatly narrowed It might bo sup
posed that the public clamor against truats
would have the effect of restraining persons
from organizing them.
Industries which are consolidated at once-
invite opposition , not only from the public
and tbo press , but also from legislatures
and officers of the law. The attorney gen
erals of most states consider that their first
duty after they are Inducted into office Is
to find some vulnerable trust and prosecute
It for violation of the law. The public
clamor against trusts Is growing so strong
that drastic measures , Involving serious em
barrassment to the business of big corpora
tions , may be expected any time , and es
pecially os the time draws nearer for the
national election , and politicians are stirred
with a desire to make capital for them
selves and their party by vigorous action
against the trusts.
Anot ) er Important reason for believing
that there should bo n decline in the trust
movement IB the growing opposition of
bankers to combinations of Industries. The
notorious overcapitalization of trusts makes
their securities dangerous for bankers to
handle and many agents who loan capital
refuse to have anything to do with them.
The efforts of the trust organlzcrn to unread -
road their surplus strcks on the public have
not mot with success. In most cases It has
been necessary for Interested parties to
bolster up the prices of these stocks and
they have bad no opportunity to sell out to
miscellaneous Investors. Trust securities ,
an a rule , are still In the hands of original
holders and to far as It has been the pur
pose of the trust organizers to sell their
watered stock to the public the trust move
ment may truthfully be called a flat failure.
Yr-t , In spite of all1 the obstacles , hin
drances , discouragements and drawbacks ,
the consolidation of Industries goes on
without mu2h abatement , and It docs not
seem likely to etop until the time cornea
when there are no more Industries to con
solidate.
ICIVf ! c .VS AKW COMIIJKSTS.
Miuilfolil UNCN < < > Will Hi the Grent
Orcnl ID Pill.
Chicago Tribune
It Is doubtful If the happy farmer , M he
InokH out over his acres of npfcndld corn ,
realizes how miny now nies science hns
found for the product of hl fertile fields.
Corn , to long neglected , hits , within the
last tovf yearn , advanced rapidly In im
portance , not only as an article of food ,
but ts raw mntorlal from which nt IcaM.
twenty manufactured compounds are pro
duced If the corn crop promises to be thn
greatest on record , It Is nlfui true that the
demand for corn will bo equally as great.
The fluttering green pennons on a thousand
western prairies are tbo ftlgnnl to all the
world that King Corn haa come again Into
Ills own.
One of the most Important recent develop-
mc-nt * Is tha uae of corn In the manufacture
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
( erf mokolc R powder Hundreds of tTyn-
wnds of gnllotii of dl tllled Kplrll * . mauo
from corn , ha\o aln > aily been used b > the
great governments In making the new ex.
pkalvo and , until universal disarmament
becomes moro than a drenm , the dtmaiul
for fern fur thin purpcue must constantly
Increase. In thU view of the cao an Ih
I ortxuie In ( standing armies will bo of Tallin
' to the fanner , who may altio look at the In-
cre'used military activity In the far east and
in Kuropo without regret ,
i Moro Important still to the farmer l thrt
' fart that twenty articles of commerce ara
i produced from corn. Some of these
productn promise to attain wide use ami
their manufacture may develop Into Im
portant no\v Industrie * Hero is the Hat
of manufactured products for which corn
furnishes the raw material-
Mixing glucose , Hrltlsh gum.
Crystal glucose , Granulated gum ,
arape nugar , Otun pnnte.
Anhydrous grape Corn oil ,
sugar.
Mpeclnl sugar , Corn oil cake.
1'cnrt Btnrch , Rubber mibsUtutc ,
Powdered itarch. Gluten feed ,
llefined grits , Chop feed ,
Klotirlne , Gluten meal ,
Dextrine , Corn germ ,
Every particle of the grain , Including thn
cob , Is manufactured Into some useful pro
duct. A market Is found among rcflncrn
of table 8)nips , brewers , leather manu
facturer * ) , fruit preservers , confectloncw ,
drugglstfl , cotton nnd paper mills , paper
box makers , mucilage and gliio makers ,
table oil and lubricating oil miners , ohado
cloth manufacturers , paint grinders , manu
facturers of fiber. This long list gives an
idea of the number of Important Industrie *
which are now dependent to an extent on
the product of the western corn fields
Ore tent In the promise of future develop
ment In the use of n corn product as a sub
stitute for rubber. This new rubber , which
Is made from the waste of ordinary corn ,
will , It Is predicted , soon bo used In tha
manufacture of all rubber goods and , It In
expected , will cheapen the price of thooo
gootln 25 ppr cent. It can bo produced , PO Ita
Inventors claim , for 6 cents a pound and.
In connection with an equal quantity of Parn
rubber , can bo used In the production of all
classes of rubber goods.
In addition to the above comparatively
new UBPS for corn It should not be forgotten
that the Indian corn propaganda is doln ?
good work , both In this country nnd abroad ,
In demonstrating the great value of corn
as a food. It Is expected that the exhibit
to be made at the Paris exposition will glvo
a great Impetus to Ita use In Europe.
FLASHES OF FUJI.
Chicago Tribune : "My experience. "
tlie reformed confidence man who had.
played the race * frequently In his day , "la
that It In hard to pick the winner , but com
paratively easy to pluck him. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Do yon flub -with
"Oh. there are generally a few around , I
though the mosquitoes have the majority. ' ' ISI
Chicago Post : "They say Clara's huiband SI
U lending a fast life. "
"Yes , he's a conductor on the limited ex
press now. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Why do you try
iwi hard to fork out that little sauaage from
the hot om of the pan ? "
"It's my nature , ma'am. I always favor
the under dog. "
Chlwigo P cord : "Is Mr. Hopkins nn
agreeable boarder Mrs. Keepum ? "
"He pa > s promptly , but he never tells mo
where he's going or where he's been. "
Chicago Tribune : "How much longer , "
slrhed the tourist from the east , tired of the
monotony of the. Journey , "have wo got to
travel through this dense forest ? "
"All the way ncroos the state. " responded
the conductor. "This Isn't a forestIt's a
cornfield. " '
"Gracloi's heaven ! "
DBWEY'S COMING IIOME.
New Tork Sun.
Hoi
Beat the tomtom t ' " *
Let there be
nuntlnjr spread abundantly !
Fling the
Starry ensign outl
Prepare to
Yell and hoot and shout !
Let much
Patriotism flow
From New York to far
'Frisco ;
Spare not powder no , nor fitram.
Let the noisy whistles
Scream 1
Turn the peaceful eagle
Loose ,
And watch him aoar In
Pride profuse !
Deck yourselves rn
day nttlre ;
Ring the bells up In the uplre ;
Kill the fatted , Juicy
Calf.
He Is none too good
By half ;
Let the festlvo corklet pop ;
On vour gladness put
No stop :
Hurl your
Tionnct In the nlr ;
Nor your lungs a moment
Spare ;
Seek no mwiger poor excuse ,
But whoop 'cr up
And turn 'er
Loose I
For yonder , o'er the
Rolling sea.
Comes the Olympla ,
Speedily ;
See her plowing
Through the
Foam ;
And. wowl She's
Bringing
Dewcy
Home !
Any
Young
Man
In this city who hasn't
yet discovered what a sav
ing there is in buying fash
ionable and well made
clothing , ready to wearhas
something to learn by a
visit to our store. ' Our fall
clothes have the right look ,
the range of textures and
patterns is larger than the
custom tailor can show him
the workmanship is thor
oughly workmanlike. Our
prices are a revelation to
the man who has always
had his clothes made to
order. $8 , $ JO , $12.50 ,
$ J5 , $18 , $20 , $25 , is the
range on suits this fall. We
save him two weeks time
in buying a suit besides ,
arid time is money.
