THE OM.ATTA : DAIITV WEDNESDAY , orTonian 25 ,
THE OMAHA DAILY BE&
K. IIOSKWATKH , Editor.
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State of Nebraska , DouglaM County , ss. :
OoorKO B. TzBChtick. secretary ot The Ucc
Publishing company , being duly nvvorn , says
that the actual number ot full nnd com
plete copies of The Dally. Morning , Even-
Ins and Sunday Bee. printed during the
month of September , 1SD3 , was as follows :
1 27,170 16 24,000
2 us.ti.to 17 , . . .25 , 20
3 , , . . .2USn5 IS 4nro
4 2l , iH 19 S , B22
6 20,170 20 24,740
6 2.1,810 21 24,700
7 2r , rti : 22 25,0-10
8 2. , O ( | { ) 23 24,840
9 2IIU10 21 25,010
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10 2. > . ! l.0 23 . ,24,01)0 )
11 2r,710 26 24,070
12 2-lUi ) ( ) 27 24,700
13 2 < l,010 23 24.B40
14 21,700 29 21,040
15 2-1,700 20 24,020
Total 750,880
Less unsold and returned copies. . . . 9,082
Net total sales 747.S08
Net dally average S4H2O
GEORGE B. TZSCIIUCK ,
Subscribed and sworn before me this 2nd
day of October , A. D. . 1S9D.
M. B. TIUNOATE.
( Seal. ) Notary Public.
Com Is still kins In Nebraska.
Try to reut a house In Omaha nntl con
vince yourself Hint the city is growing.
How do you like 1lic fanner's Bhare
In the prosperity procession ns set forth
In The Bee's crop report ?
Paste tills in your hat. Next Friday ,
October U7 , is registration day. If you
liuvc not already registered be sure to
do so then.
In addition to the largest crop of corn
ever grown In the state Nebraska lias
a few million bushels of other grain
to help food the world.
Send The Bee's crop report to your
friends In the cnst and show them what
they could do If they would only come
out and buy ti Nebraska , farm.
The Omnha Woman's club did the
honors for Omaha's entertainment of
Helen Gould. The Woman's- club Is
always In the right place at the right
time.
Ex-Governor Boies of Iowa , says the
democrats should have only one Issue
In the campaign of 1000. At the present
rate they will be In luck to have that
much left by that time.
A Chicago man confesses to huving
married forty-two different women.
Should they all get together it would be
a livelier session than a triangular fusion
convention In Nebraska.
The lilst day of October Is Halloween
nnd It will be celebrated In good old-
fashioned style by the people of Omaha
and vicinity in commemoration of the
fading beauties of two expositions.
Nebraska farmers with 1211,125,093
bushels of corn as the result of their
year's work send greeting to General
Prosperity and announce that they arc
entitled to the position at the right of
the line.
The newspaper correspondents should
set to work promptly writing the pres
ident's message. As their version' Is
due ahead of that direct from the chief
executive , they nro entitled to a handi
cap In Its preparation.
Canada has executed what In foot ball
parlance would bo termed a "fake pass"
In the Alaskan boundary dispute. It
Is not likely , however , that it will re
sult in linding any holes in the seacoast
line of the United States.
Iowa lias dug up.all.tho red paint pots.
It spread a little color the day-the Fifty-
llrst regiment landed at Sari FranciHi'o.
By the time- the returned soldiers roach
the Hawkeye state oven the sky will
have taken on a carnilno Hue.
The warmest October weather In
twenty-nlno years , 'says the local
weather man. Unseasonable and tin.
healthful , but awfully pleasant to all
Buffering humanity Have the coal in or.
chant. Let ns all hopeit nuiy bis the
prelude to a mild winter. '
General Pllar , who wishes lo close out
his Hlmro .of stock In the Filipino re
bellion , has marked Ills goods entirely
too high. Agulnaldo is somewhat shelf-
worn by this time and moving so many
times has a tendency to decrease still
further the value of the wares.
Iowa people who expect to attend the
reception of the Flfty-llrnt regiment at
Council Bluffs will do well to come a
few days earlier and take. In the close ot
the Greater America Exposition. The op
portunity presents Itself to hit two birds
with out ) stone and It should not ho
neglected.
Nebraska's senior and junior United
States senators seem to bo working in
Btrlet harmony In reference to federal
appointments. The unanimity with
which tley ( have agreed upon a man for !
the marshalshlp recalls the early history ,
of Nebraska politics , when the state
went republican as steadfastly as Texas
hna gone democratic.
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771/5 FAHilKn SllAllKit
The Bee's review of Nebraska's crops
for the year 1S'J ! ) presents nn extremely
gratifying showing. It Is a story of
prosperity which can be neither contra
dicted nor explained nwny. It IM a pros
perity which affects primarily the
fanner and ilironph him every Ililo
of trades ami Industry. When the
farmer lias money to spend the
country merchant prospers , the whole
saler comes next In line nnd the
mechanic iliuls employment In pro
viding for the wants of all. It has bren
one of the stock arguments of the citlnm-
Ity orators who could not bring them
selves to the point of denying the self-
evident fact that the country was pros
perous Hint our prosperity affected only
the favored few. Tills exhibit conclu
sively disproves all such assertions.
One point of as vital Importance In de
termining the ultimate results ns bounti
ful crops Is good prices for the product
of the farm. The policy of the repub
lican party put Into effect by the admin
istration nnd a republican congress him
opened the mills and factories , increas
ing the consuming power of the people
and maintaining or raising prices. In
former years nature has boon almost as
bountiful ns this year , yet corn was so
low In price that thousands ot bushels
of it were burned as fuel In Nebraska.
Cuttle were also so low that even cheap
corn could not be fed with any prollt.
Now cattle command better prices than
ever in recent years both before and
after fattening and even the high-priced
corn can be prolltably put Into the high-
priced feeder cattle.
The farmer Is receiving a full share of
the prevailing prosperity and It will he
found an impossibility to convince him
that he is not.
A'O COA'CLCUfE/Urfi JUDICIARY.
The Bee has for years steadfastly and
consistently favored every movement-
promising to elevate the standard of
bench and bar. It has recognized the
fact that the position of Judge calls for
qualifications of legal learning and
Judicial temperament rather than polit
ical partisanship and that the best
lawyers In the community are none too
good to serve the people on the bench.
The Bee believes , however , that the
men nominated this year for judicial
ofllce by. the republicans are , taking all
things Into comparison , so far superior
to their opponents that no person desir
ing to maintain a high standing for our
courts should hesitate to choose between
them in favor of the republican candi
dates. The republican candidate for su
preme judge and every one of the repub
lican candidates for district judges in
this district have had experience on the
bench that has demonstrated their
ability and fitness to act In that
capacity. The republican candidates' for
county judge and for police judge arc
capable attorneys of good standing at
Mm linr. wliosn nniillllrntlons for the
.
respective positions will not bo ques
tioned even by their opponents.
On the other hand , the opposing candi
dates , with one or two exceptions , arc
entirely without experience on the
bench. Most of them have yet to make
their mark In their profession , while all
of them secured their nominations by a
bargain and trade process between three
fusion conventions that would have dis
graced pothouse politicians and much
more aspiring Judges. As a1 result , the
fusion nominees are place-hunters pure
nnd simple , asking the suffrages ot the
voters , not out of desire to Improve the
administration of justice , but to satisfy
personal ambitions stimulated by pro
fessional politicians.
Willie the World-Herald , as the cham
pion of a conglomerate judiciary , Is In
dulging Its usual mud-slinging pro
pensities against the republican Judicial
candidates , It Is unnecessary to go into
the personalities of the fusion candi
dates , although several would not well
withstand the searchlight of publicity.
The superiority of the republican
judicial ticket stands out so boldly that
It should be elected practically without
opposition. .
CUHAK INDBPBKDKftOE.
As the limb for the meeting of the
American congress approaches the
Cubans who desire Independence arc
becoming more active and the next few
weeks will probably witness earnest
manifestations on their part of a wisli
for early action by congress looking to
the fulfillment of the pledge given by
the United States that Cuba should
have self-government as soon as the
pacification of the Island had been ac
complished. The thirtieth anniversary
of the beginning of the agitation for In
dependence was celebrated at Havana
on Monday and the occasion gave op
portunity for an expression of the patri
otic aspirations of the Cubans. A prom
inent advocate of Independence declared
that Cubans are not divided on that
question , as those who advocate an
nexation or a protectorate are not to be
classified as Cubans , Another expressed
the belief that the American govern
ment would grant Independence to Cuba
and urged that after the census , now In
progress , has been taken , the Washing
ton government should bo told that the
time had arrived for making the Island
It Is not to bo doubted Hint the ex
pressions a.t thin meeting of such .men
as Ccspcdes uiul Acca , the latter of
whom dcclnrod tlmt ho wanted either
independence or death , voiced the prac
tically unanimous sentiment of tlio-so
who huvo struggled anil sncrllieed for
ninny years to inako Culm free , Grunt
that among tlio o people there" aro'soma
self-seeking politicians whose zeal for
Itidepeiulenco IB prompted chiefly by the
promise It holds out to them of power
and enrichment , yet them IK no doubt
that the very large majority are ani
mated by as slncero and profound an
aspiration for Independence an that
which tilled the Kouls of the founders of
this republic. Cubans there are , un
questionably , who believe that annexa
tion or a protectorate would bo better
for the material Interests and welfare
of the Island than independence. These
are the property holders and liulnen !
men , but they constitute a small minor
ity , though they may wield u consider
able Influence. With these is the Span-
Ish clement , presumed to be a unit
ngalnst Independence.
The duty of this government is plain.
It must respect the wishes of the major
ity of native Cubans , of the people who
for a generation resisted Spanish
tyranny , oppression and cruelty and who
accepted American Interposition In the
full faith that It meant for them liberty
nnd self-government. We cannot hon
orably do otherwise. Cuba has been
pacified. The testimony of our military
ofllcers is that the Island as a whole Is
ns tranquil as any part of this country.
Everywhere the laws are respected and
there Is obedience to American author
ity. The census , which Is essential ,
should soon bo completed and when
that Is done Immediate step * should
follow for the establishment of an In
dependent government , the United
States taking only such part In that
work as may be necessary to guide the
I'ubans to a wise and proper result.
When that Is done we shall have carried
out our whole duty to the Cubans and
lonorably fulfilled our solemn promise.
Ztf/MT10.V OK
Compelled to admit the existence of
prosperity , the popocrnts endeavor to
iiei'Himdo the people that it Is largely
superficial and will soon pass away.
The leaders of the party of calamity ,
conscious of the overwhelming refuta
tion of their theories and prophecies ,
issort that the prevailing conditions are
not substantial , that they have not come
about naturally but are the result of an
abnormal state of altnlrs the world over ,
aid that consequently they cannot have
nn extended duration. In a short time ,
they declare with characteristic BII-
pienee , the tide of prosperity will ebb
nnd there will ensue iv reaction that will
leave the country In a worse condition
than before It emerged from the unfor
tunate situation produced by democratic
assault upon the Industries and the
money of the nation.
Of course the proposition that the Im
proved conditions are In any degree due
to republican policy is contemptuously
rejected by the popocrnts , yet It Is an
Indisputable fact that improvement be
gun Immediately after the election of
1800 and has since gone on steadily , de
veloping In some directions unparalleled
results. Three years ago more than one-
half the manufacturing industries of the
country were Idle and tlie others
awaited apprehensively the popular ver
dict. As soon as that was'known re
covery begun and by the time the re
publican administration was Installed
Industrial activity had become general.
It was the most extraordinary mani
festation of business confidence in a
political party ever shown in tills or any
other country. Within this time the
United States has taken first place In
the production of iron and steel and Is
now absolutely secure in that position.
There has been a large increase in the
production of textile manufactures and
the Industry is still growing. The dem
ocrats said that under republican policy
foreign exports of manufactures would
decline. They have enormously in
creased. The homo consumption of agri
cultural products Is very much larger
now than It was three years ago. Bryan
and other leaders of the calamity party
tell the farmers that they owe their
more prosperous condition wholly to the
foreign demand for their products.
What arc the facts ? In 1893 the value
of the agricultural products of the
United States , according to the disinter
ested nnd impartial statistician , Mr.
Mulhull , was ? 3,003,000,000. In 1808
the value was $4,537,000,000. Of this
increase of ? (53-1,000,000 , in the live years
about two-thirds went Into home con
sumption that is , our own people con
sumed In 1898 about $400,000,000 more
of agricultural products than they did In
1893 and that amount represents nearly
half the value of the exports of those
products. The American market Is the
greatest in the world and It has been
made so by republican policy.
No one can predict with certainty the
duration of the existing prosperity. No
man familiar with the operation of eco
nomic laws expects that it will continue
Indefinitely. Eras of good times and
bad times alternate periodically. This
is a familiar principle to all students of
political economy and to all Intelligent
observers of the laws of trade. Sooner
or later the extraordinary demand of tin1
past year or two for the products of
Iron and steel will bo supplied and then
dullness will for a time come to that
Industry. Other Industries will have a
like experience. Bettor crops abroad
will reduce the foreign demand for our
agricultural products. These nro inev
itable conditions. But. the popocratlc
theory Is that they can be avoided by
an unlimited Inflation of silver currency.
On the contrary , the effect of thus de
basing the whole volume of money and
driving the best of it out of circulation
would be to precipitate nnd aggravate
adverse conditions.
The outlook for a protracted period
of sound prosperity is highly favorable.
There Is little of a speculative character
In either our foreign or domestic trade.
New markets arc opening to us. Finan
cial confidence Is strong and the spirit
of enterprise active. It Is the dictate
of wlsdoiri and prudence to adhere to
the policies which have produced these
conditions.
In 1800 popocratlc orators were telling
farmers that If the gold standard was
maintained prices of farm products
would continue to go steadily down. In
stead of going down prices have been
maintained or Increased. Vet the same
popocratle orators are now howling be
cause they have not Increased more. Tli
Intelligent farmer will know how to dis
count such disinterested ( ollcltude.
While Auditor Cornell Is looking for
pay vouchers which lie can hold up as
Illegal drafts upon the treasury he might
turn his attention to the salary vouchers
drawn by popocratle otllelals devoting
all their time to work at political head
quarters and rendering no service what
ever to the state.
If the English government follows out
Its avowed policy In regard to the Tnns-
vaal , the millionaire mine owners will
not bo such wonderful gainers from the
results of the war stirred up by their
cupidity. The government snys It in
tends , when the country Is brought un
der British rule , that the mines must pay
HIP expenses of the war. If the war
should result In ( lie subjugation of the
Transvaal , the men whose cupidity has
brought on the unfortunate conflict
should be made to pay the cost of It.
It Is to be noted that so far the only
protest ngalnst the new primary law re.
quiring voters to register their politics
In order to participate In primaries
emanates from iiopot'ratlo sources. Popo-
iTiitlc kickers complaining against the
law ns n republican measure should not
forget , that It was signed by Governor
Poyntcr , the populist governor , after
the legislative session had closed , when
n veto would have boon Irresistible.
They should address their complaints to
Governor I'oynter.
High railroad oUii-laln-danced attend
ance upon the Kansas City Commercial
club nnd stud for peace , agreeing to re
store the unjust differential on parking
house products by which Omaha was
mulcted on condition that the boycott or
Kansas City shippers bo declared oft.
Omaha , however , cannot fall to appre
ciate the light which the Burlington
made In Its behalf , the while regretting
that our commercial club did not give
the road more positive and effective sup
port. '
Eastern Investors , who , during the
hard times were making so much fuss
about being compelled to take western
farms on foreclosure proceedings , arc
now only too glad to get possession of
those same farms by outright purchase.
They are willing to buy them or loan
money on them. But the western fann
ers are In no hurry to sell and Instead ( if
borrowing more money are rapidly pay-
lug oft what they borrowed In years
past.
The course of Judge Ilccsc In going
ahead doing the work the state Is paying
him for as dean of the Law school of
the State university might bo followed
with prollt to the state by the numerous
popoeratlc olllelals who are putting in
their whole time at politics while draw
ing salaries from the state treasury.
The state house machine Is trying hard
to cover up the Ilolcomb house rent
scandal by raking up irrelevant docu
ments respecting Judge Ucose's incum
bency of the supreme bench ten years
ago. The house rent steal will not down
no matter how much black ink Is shed
to obscure It.
Labor organizations In Omaha have
a larger membership today than ever
before and every member is at work at
peed wages. Do the laboring men want
to go back to the time when ten men
were looking for every JobV
"VVlmt More Is Needed ?
Philadelphia Record.
Mr. Andrew Carnegie has offered to con
tract to furnish any Atlantic coast ship
yard with needed iron or steel at lower
prices than those for which the supplies can
bo laid down in any Brltlah shipyard. What
more Is needed to Insure the construction of
ships as cheaply In this country ne In Great
Britain ? -Tho efflcleney American labor
moro than makes good uny difference In
wages apparently favorable to British ship
builders.
The FlKlitiiig Hoy.
Boston Advertiser.
Thcro was robust manliness In Governor
noosevelt's declaration to the Mothers'
assembly that "tho 'boy who won't fight isn't
worth hla salt , " and , though It may have
shocked his hearers , the shock will be a
wholcsomo one lr they attend to his qualify
ing remarks , which told them that there is
a better and moro Important warfare than
that ot the army. The mothers can do a
great deal it they will toward training their
sons for the warfare against evil which is
pressing now as never before.
Sleeping Cur Cnnililiie.
Springfield Republican.
The Wngncr Palace Car company never
was a very formidable competitor ot the
Pullman , notwithstanding Its Vanderbllt
patronage , and the consolidation ot the two
concerns , which is announced , will not beet
ot far-reaching effect cither In respect to
the public or the Pullman company. The
latter's prices and profits have been an ex
cessive as oven a monopoly business allow
and cannot well ho made more so. Some
day all the railroad companies will run
parlor and sleeping-cars of their own.
Worthy Son of n FlKlidiiK Knnitlj- .
Kansas City Star.
Major Guy Howard , whose death Is re
ported from Manila , was a worthy son of
a fighting family. Ho possessed many of
the characteristics of his father , General
O. 0. Howard , nnd was active In pushing
the cause of practical religion among his
men. This did not Interfere with his duty
as a soldier for , as assistant chief quarter
master to General Graham at Atlanta , ho
worked hard and successfully In his de
partment In making preparations for thn
war which came while ho held that posi
tion. As soon as the opportunity was af
forded ho rejoined the line and went to
the front where ho played his smaller part ,
ns did hl father the greater part In the
civil war.
Hull * Snxtnlnril l > > " llnyoiiolH.
4 Kansas City Star ,
The present movement of British troops
brings ouj the fact , not generally realized ,
that England keeps 40,000 soldiers In Ire
land all the time , and the distrust of that
country Is no great that Irish militia reg
iments will bo brought to England and En
glish militia regiments will be sent to Ire
land for garrison duty while the regularo
arc In Africa. This remarkable condition
of affairs Is not Indicative ot the satisfac
tion of Ireland with English ruin or En
glish confidence In Irish loyalty. It is ns
though the United States was forced to keep
40,000 soldlcre In the state of Missouri to
prevent a rebellion. It amounts to a reign
of martini law and will open the eyes of
the world to the real lack of unity between
those two apparently Integral parts of the
British empire.
Dliiilnlxlicil Supply of Cuttle.
Philadelphia Record.
In the Judgment of thn secretary of agri
culture , actual scarcity of cattle nnd not the
arbitrary action of the beef trust Is to he
hold responsible frp the higher price of
meat throughout the country. Over the vast
ranges of the semi arid reslom. gays thn
secretary , great herds have hern driven and
redrlvcn until thn territory has been ren
dered Incapable of supporting the necessary
number of grazing animals. Diminished
supply nnd Increased demand have been
eventually reflected In augmented prices In
the domestic and foreign markets. If th1' ' ?
economic diagnosis be correct the country
bug Email chance of recovery from the un
toward condition Indicated. But It will bo
i the first time In our history as a nation If
Individual enterprise and energy shall fall
to provide a prompt remedy for an urgent
national necessity
KfllOI.S OK Tllll AVAIL
Senator Mcl.nurln ot South Carolina Joins
Senator Morgan , Henry Walters and other
eminent southern democrats In upheldlng
American treaty rights In the 1'hlllpplnns. {
Ho believes American control ot the Islands j
means jiopflCfslon of the key to the trnde ot
C'hlna , and that American rule will bo de- !
cldeilly beneficial to the natives. In a |
recent letter on the subject Senator Mej j '
I.nurln tald :
"I fully concur In everything you say
about the Importance ot the retention of the
trade of the south with China. The 'open
door' policy Is what wo need and want , |
"This hns heretofore been secured by ]
'treaty rights , ' which have been rcnpcctcd
by other nations only to the extent to which
It conduced to their trade relations.Vhllo |
ostensibly recognizing these treaty rights , .
other nations , In violation ot them , have acquired - j
quired territory nnd excluded therefrom
our legitimate commerce. Russia has
gradually absorbed Manchuria and Is build-
in R a rnllro.id across Siberia to command
the trade of China. Germany hns been active
nndjiltliiK In expectancy to obtain the
Philippines. Japnn linn given lUmsln all the
fruits ot her victory In 1S92. Franco has
been the willing tcol of IHiesln , nnd England
hns been passive In her fear to arfi.ill her.
"This wns the status In the cast when the
battle of Manila occurred. This victory
thwattcd all the schemes ot Russia for the
dismemberment of China and rendered Its
absorption and partition Impossible. If you
want the 'open door1 the United States now
holds the key.
"The archlpclngo ot the Philippines lies
along the coast of Asia for SOO miles nntl
commands it. Manila Is the point In the
cast which Is the center of ocean trnfllc. It
IB the only point where foreign nations could
have obtained commercial stations without
a struggle. In the vicissitudes nnd good
fortune of a war with Spain and without
nny Intention of doing eo the United States
has acquired the possession ot the Philip
pines , which gives to her paramount politi
cal and commercial advantages.
"My Judgment Is that the control of
them , or at least some portions , Is the only
safeguard for our trade Interests In the cast.
The abandonment of them means the dis
memberment of China , Its partition among
the European powers , and the Inevitable
loss ot our China trade.
"Tho maintenance of our trade In the east
dots not necessarily moan the forcible an
nexation of the Philippines or the denial of
the right of local self-government , but when
the war Is ended , by treaty or otherwise , for
congress to settle nil questions In a Just
and constitutional way.
"I do not favor the adoption by this coun
try of a colonial policy , because of the vexed
and threatening problems growing out of It ,
but I do think that. If possible , the United
States should maintain sufficient Interests in
this island to command equal trade rights
with other nations in China. This will pre
vent for a long tlmo the dismemberment of
this vast empire.
"England and Japan favor the Integrity
of the empire , but they alone cannot guaran
tee ) It against the other European powers.
With the weight of the Influence of the
United States thrown against the dismem
berment it would be rendered impossible.
"At present Hong Kong , under British In
fluence , Is the great distributing point of the
Orient. Manila , under American influence ,
will occupy n better strategic and geographic
position , and should become a commercial
center of that portion ot the world. j
"Commercial supremacy is the goal of
every civilized nation. It is only attained
through commercial progress and commercial
expansion. In this great battle among the
nations , without designs < \f our own , whlls
they were haggling among themselves ,
Dewey sails Into Manila bay , nnd we find
foothold within two days' journey of this
land of consumers , where half ot the popula
tion of the < < world -Is congregated within an
area no larger than the United States.
"Tl'ero Is much political rot In the con
stant parading of the term 'Imperialism. '
It Is a misnomor. Intended to confuoo and
deceive. It involves the Idea of the incor
poration into our body politic as American
citizens of millions of the semi-barbarous
Inhabitants of a tropical country. I do not
believe such a thing Is intended , possible ,
or desirable ; nor is such a result necessary
to secure suoti commercial expansion as we
want.
"I think the dictates ot common sense will
govern the American people , and the ghost
'Imperialism , ' sprung for political effect , will
not prevent them gathering the full fruits
of the victory so easily Avon and treading
the path so plainly blazed out by an overrul
ing providence.
"It will bo observed , therefore , that the
Philippine question Involves both political
and commercial consequences. Upon its set
tlement , In my judgment , depends the future
welfare of our people in maintaining equality
of opportunity In the eastern markets. A
mere superficial , view will not rovcal Its
transcendent Importance ,
"To the southern people it Is fraught with
momentous consequences. Cotton manufac
turing In the south has grown In a tow years
with phenomenal rapidity , Millions ; ot dollars
lars are now Invested in mills , The product
of thcae have found remunerative markets
in China and other countries in the cast , our
cotton goods being peculiarly adapted for
clothing the teeming millions of that warm
climate. Thc'lr ' trade Is the- hope of this
great manufacturing industry of the south.
If It is cut off by other nations , not only the
manufacturer , but the producer of raw cotton
will suffer.
"Tho present advance In spot cotton which
our planters are enjoying is largely duo to
the mills ot the south. They have forced
the local markets above New York. With
active competition In local markets , Liver
pool and New York exchanges no longer
arbitrarily fix the price of raw cotton. Can
the southern people afford to sacrifice their
commercial and Industrial interests for mcro
political sentiment ? "
A.\l > OTIIIjKWISIi.
Brooklyn is bothered to get servant girls.
They refuse to Icavo Manhattan , an there la
nothing to Interest them on their "dayw out"
in the borough across the river.
Miss Helen Gould la to be Invited to servo
ns chairwoman to a commltteo of women of
New York and elsewhere which will assist
In building the permanent Dewey arch.
Ono of the solicitors of funds from school
children for the purpose of building an
American battleship Is locked up in Now
York on a charge of larceny , having bor
rowed a typewriter and pawned it. The
subscription-begging business has a ten
dency In juat that direction.
The deslro of several buslnpss firms to
contribute goods Instead ot money to the.
Dewey homo fund seems likely to bo grati
fied by the committee , so that It la probabla
that the admiral's house will bo presented
to him fully furnished. It Is expected , too ,
that it carriage and horses will be presented
, ' to him.
Colonel John I ) . Anderson , In whoso mcm-
! cry Andrew Carneglo is to build u library
! for Emporla college , was general eupcrln-
tendent of the Fort Wayne rood when Car-
, neglo was a clerk In Ito Plttsburg offlccs.
! He afterward became military suporln-
! tcndcnt of the railways of the south during
I the war of the rebellion.
i Henry Bourassa , a member c ! the Cnna-
' dlan Parliament for La Belle , Quebec , has
I resigned his ecat because ho disapproved ot
I the action of the government In sending a
I regiment to the Transvaal. Ho Is a hotheaded -
headed cnthucjant whose opinions do not
(
carry much weight with thinking people ,
bul his fiery oratory makes him a power
with tbo lower classes.
THK AKItlVAX AVAIL
Indianapolis Journal : Intelligence nnd
skill In the handling of guns fount for more
than more number * In modern warfare nfi
the lighting In the Transvaal dhows.
Chicago Inter Of pan : At the present mo.
men Oem Paul Krugor may find consolation
In the memory that Bull Run preceded
Appomattox. Yet ho also may recall the
sad truth that history does not nlwnys repent -
pent Itself.
Philadelphia Retard : The proportion of
ono olllccr to three men killed , ns nt Olon-
coe , was not duo to chance ; It shows that
the Boer shnrinshootcro selected the former
as targets , and It prpsagca a very large per
centage of dcatlm from hrstllo bullets among
the bearers of'thc queen's commission dur
ing the continuance of the war.
Detroit Kree Press : The difference be
tween Mnjuba hill nnd Talana hill Is cluh-
tccn yeara of progrrsslvcness In the British
military establishment , with no correspond.
Ing advance In the Boer army , equipment
and tactics. H Is true that the British
forces have n casualty Hat of some 200 , In
cluding a large number of ofllcers , to hear
witness to the skill of the farmer riflemen ;
but In mobility , strategic maneuvering ami
artillery service the Boers were no match
for the trained folrtlcra of the empire , whrae
dash up the hill held by the attacking force
was a splendid exhibition ot resistless pluck
nnd daring.
Baltimore American : There nro yet no
Indications of a truce , no signs that the war
will not bo fought out to the bitter end ,
The Boers are battling aglnst British ag
gression and are a unit In their willingness
to lay down their lives In the service of
their country. They certainly will not eur-
render until their Inst hope Is gone , for
well do they know that surrender means
the end ot their Independence and prob
ably the downfall of their republic. Well
do they realize the might of the great nix-
tlon against which they arc contending , a
nation whose resources are unbounded ,
whcse funds for such work as this know no
limit. The sympathy of the people ot Amcr-
Icn la all with those sturdy followers ot
Paul Kruger. Their sympathy Is based on
love for that liberty which Americans pos
sess , a liberty which was purchased from
Great Britain at the same heavy cost that
the Boers are willing to pay for U.
COIClVd AVKSTKIIX COAI , .
A lllnoovery of ! renl Importance to
tinWont. .
Xew York Sun.
If It Is true , as reported from Chicago ,
that the soft coal of the west has been suc
cessfully coked by a new process , the dis
covery will profoundly nftcct the Iron Indus
try and will greatly Increase the production
of pig Iron in the western states. It will be
another step toward the wide dispersion
over the country of ono of our great Indus
tries , the reduction ot Iron ore , and will
stimulate the growth of all kinds of Iron
manufacturing In the western states. Up to
this time , the great eastern centers of Iron-
making have had a decided advantage over
the blast furnaces of South Chicago , Mil
waukee and the smaller western lake ports
where pig Iron Is producod. While all are
chiefly dependent upon the Lake Superior
mines for their ore , the eastern furnaces
are near the greatest sources of coke supply
In | he world , while tbi > vestcrn furnaces
not only have to bring their ore from the
north , but also their coke or the coal from
which to irake It from the cast ,
Raw coal Is still used to some extent in
the production of Iron ore , but It Is a waste
ful and costly process. It was estimated In
1BS4 that the pig Iron produced In Scotland
by using as fuel about 2,000,000 tons of raw
coal a year might be made at a paving of
about $800,000 a year with coke as fuel. Coke
has token the place ot wood , charcoal nnd
coal as the eourco ot heat for Iron ore
smelting because It Is vastly superior to other
fuels for blast purposes. It gives far greater
heat than nny other fuel , contains very llt-
tlo sulphur or other substances that are
harmful In Iron smelting and saves by
products of coal ot large commercial value
that are wasted when raw coal Is used for
smelting.
But only certain kinds of bituminous coal ,
known as coking coals , have been available
for the manufacture of coke , and the pre
eminence of the Connellsville- region in west
ern Pennsylvania as the greatest of coke
making districts la due to the prevalence of
the best coking coals in that neighborhood.
Only a very Inferior quality of coke has
hitherto been produced from the soft coals
of Indiana , Illinois , Iowa and Utah. It is
now asserted that a superior quality ot coke
may at last be produced from these coals ,
and that western coke may bo supplied to
western furnaces at much smaller cost than
the eastern coke.
Last year thcso western blast furnacca
smelted a little over a fifth of the Iron ore
shipped from the Lake Superior mines. When
they produce their coke at home they may
be' expected to take a larger share in all
the Industries to which Iron ore gives rlso.
FEUS OK TttUST l nUMOTI2IIS.
Sample IiiHtiuiut ! of the Manner in
AVJilcli Iiivcxtoi-M AnI'lnckeil. .
Chicago Tribune.
The president of the American Tinplate
company explained to the Induatrlal com
mission last week jtbe method of organizing
an Industrial combine. The men who wished
to unite the tinplate mills under one man
agement appealed to Judge Moore , "tho Chicago
cage promoter , " to undertake the Job. He
put It through nnd was paid 110,000,000 in
common stock to reward him for his sor-
vicefl. It was his to do with as ho mw
proper. Some of It no doubt went to the
bankers who financed the undertaking. The
rest the promoter kept , Ten million dollars
may seem an Immense fee , but It must bo
remembered Hint bankers and promoter wore
not able to sell It at par. Simple as the
gudgeons who bought It wore , they wcro
not that allly. The common stock of
the tinplate company is In excess of the
preferred atock by $10,000,000. That Is true
of the five other combines , the paternity of
which Is chargeable to "the Chicago pro-
mater. " So out of a total capitalization
of about $210,000,000 ho and the underwriting
bankers got about $00,000,000 for tholr valuable -
uablo services. It would he Interesting to
know how much of that stock they have
been able to dhiposo of , and how much cawli
they got for what they sold , They have
not been the only offerers of that stock.
The owners of the different plants which
have been absorbed by the combines have
been paid In cash sometimes , hut usually
in stock $100 In preferred and $100 In com
mon for every $100 ca h valuation , The re
cipients of this common stock , knowing It
would pay a dividend at once , at the most ,
have peddled It out for what thny could get.
Thus promotem , underwriters nnd original
stock unite In "com
owners who toke pay in
mercializing" unsophisticated Investors.
Industrial corporations , organized chiefly
for the purpose nt selling watered stock , can
not bo long lived.
Cooking Difficult ?
TRY
' OF
COMPANY'S EXTRACT BEEF
Ni'le tliti tie-
natura In thn
on vmi7 jir.
Arold tubftl-
tutet.
OltUKII , AM * THKX .II'STICK.
Cnimrrrntlvp npinoiTnttf View of the
IMiltliiiilnc Problem.
St. lyouls Hepubllc ( tlcm. ) .
There In good cnut for Anurlcftti
floAtlon In the fact that the autumn
In the Philippines has been begun In effect
ive earnest with the northward movement
nlons different roulca of two divisions ot
American troops commanded respectively by
Generals hnwton and MnoArthur.
H Is especially satlsfaitcry that Iho new
pla of campaign contemplate ? the peirnn-
notit holding of nil towns taken during the
courro of the advance. The strength of the
two divisions will bs1 reinforced continually
by the hurrying to the front of iowly ar
rived troops and in this way will not bo
unduly weakened by this necessity for the
garrisoning ot captured points. Thcro Is
n promise of the early crushing of the Ag
ulnaldo insurrection In the adequate execu
tion of these plans.
With the termination ct war In the t'hlllp-
plncs thus brqught about the plain American
duty of restoring order in the Luzon may bo
properly performed and conditions estab
lished enabling nn American congress to deal
with Iho jiroblem of the permanent dispo
sition of Iho Philippine * ! unhampered by an
existing conflict. American prestige- will not
have suffered In the world's eyes , the re
sponsibility devolving upon this government
for the protection of life and property In.
a territory over which Us flag floats wilt
have bocn fitly discharged nnd all that re
mains to be done will rrat legitimately In
the hands of congress.
It Is sincerely to bo hoped that American
principles will be consistently upheld In the
conclusive settlement of the I'hlllpplno ques
tion. The granting of national hidr-pendencs
to the Flllpjnos under an American protect
orate will 'mark American loyalty to the
American constitute n , the Declaration of In
dependence and the Monroe doctrine. The
holding of tlm Philippine1 * } as nn American
colonial possession will constitute n repudi
ation ot these American utterances. All true
Americans will pray that congress may bo
rightly guided In its final and definite dispo
sition of the Philippine problem.
J.IMS TO A S.MII.K.
Detroit Journal : "Why did they nomlnnH
surli un old chestnut ? "
"As a protest against pennut politics , I
believe. "
Chicago Newn : Frank niancho pinned a
tiny llatlron on my cent Inst night.
Dick Do you know what that means ?
Frank No.
Dick Why , she wants you to press your
suit.
Somorvlllo Journal : Solomon lind SOO
wives. If ho listened to all the udvlco they
gave him of course he was a wise man.
Chlcng-o Record : Jnck What a splendid
color Miss DcJone ? has.
Ella She has Indeed ; I wish I knew the
name of the brand she uses.
Detroit Free Press : "What picture ? of
beauty , what perfect gems of poetic senti
ment ono can . eo In these falling autumn
leaves ! What do they suggest to you.
dear ? "
"Coal bills. "
Chicago News : "No , " snld the haughty
malilon , "your pleadings arc useless ; I do
not care to even talk to you. "
"I know you don't , " replied the rejected
suitor , "and thnt Is my principal reason
for wanting to marry you. "
Chicago Tribune : "Proud. Insolent
beauty , " exclaimed the mortified young
man. rising to go. "I know why you refusa
me ! "
"Oh. do you ? " she snld , her Up curling In
scorn.
"Yes ! You retupe to marry n poor man
because you aspire to a more Bloripus
destiny. You want to bo the cashier of
some dairy lunch counter ! "
AVAR SONG OP TUB IIOI2IIH.
Baltimore American.
The Imrdy Boer now slngeth ,
AH to his feet ho sprlngcth ,
A SOUK that'H full of ragged , jagged
rumble , rnnt and roar.
He loads hl.H trusty rifle , . . f . nt. , . . , ,
And chants this chunky trlflo
This wondrous , cumbrous melody thi
war song ot the Hoer :
"Waal hoosr nou In ons holder lug
Trnansvmilsc vrlejhcldsvlnsr ,
Ons vl.lnndo is weBgevltiR ;
Nou bllnk'n blljer dug. "
It looks like bnrb-wlro fencing.
With broken glus.s commencing ;
It tangles , Jangles , mangles then it
wrangles on once more.
It cannot bo unraveled.
Once from hlH throat It's traveled
This triple-twisted , doublelistedval
Kong of the Boer :
"Waal hooi ? nou In ons holder lug
Trannsvaulse vrlejhcldsviaET ,
Ons vllando Is woEBevliiR ;
Nou bllnk'n blljer dag. "
It helps us to determine
What our own General Shermnn
Meant when he Hnld that war wna like a
place that has u. floor
That's pavort with good Intention
13ut not pnllto to mention
This awe-lnsplrlng rapid-fire war song ot
the Boer :
"Want hoop nou In onn holder lug
Tniansvnnlso vrloJlieldnvlaE1 ,
Oiw vijande Is weKKevlug ;
Nou bllnk'n blljer IIR. ! : "
No matter how you rend It ,
You certainly will heeit it ,
For backward , forward , upslclo down , It
brings up thoughts of goro.
If It's meant to bo jolly ,
H must have Hllpped Its trolley
This shraimnl-wonled , jilHtoI-Blrdcd wa
HOUK 'if the Boer :
"Waal IIOOR nou In ons holder lug
TrannsvaulHo vrlrjheldsvlag ,
Ons vljandp Is wfRRCvhiR ;
Nou bllnk'n blljer rliiR. "
Striped
Worsteds
Striped worsteds are the I
newest thing in popular
demand. You won't find
a good assortment of them
everywhere.
We are showing such
designs and patterns as are
found only among the high-
class merchant tailors at
from
$12.50 to $25.00.
Our suits , too , are finely
tailored , not merely sewn
together. . That means
more than some people un
derstand , perhaps , for it
means the whole difference
between a cheap and
shapeless garment , and one
that is fit for any gentleman
to wear.
