Nebraska Newspapers

    HE OMAHA DAITA" JJJ3J3 TJUVllSDAY , OCTOBER 20. 18JO. )
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that the actual number of full and com
plete coplps of The Unlly , Mornlne , Even
ing nnd Hunday Bee , printed during tbo
month of September , 1UM , WHS oa follows :
1 U7.170
2 . St.-i.iK10 n . ar.i > so
a . 211,211,1 18 . " . '
4 . iii , ( : i
6. . * . 20,171) 20 . 1M.7-IO
C . ar..H40 21 . B 1,700
7 . lis.cai 22 . " ,
8 . St.VIOt ) 2J . Ul.ti-IO
9 . 2 < > , 2UO 24 . sr. , in >
10 . Zn.tKH ) 23 . 1M , I80
20 . 21,1170 ,
12 . u 27 . 2I,7OO
13 . y 1,010 25 . , - >
H . 21,7(10 29 . UI.IIIO
1C . 2-1,701) ) 30 . S 1,1120 ,
Tolni 7rnH.si
Less unsold and returned copies. . . . l > , USt
Nt-t total nales 7-I7.MIH
Net dally average ! illl"l >
OEOIIGE B. TZSCHUCK ,
Subscribed nnd sworn before mo this 2nd
day of October , A. D , . 1839. _
M. 13. HUNdATE ,
( Seal. ) Notary Public.
llavo you rcRistorcdV If not ec to 11
that you arc registered Friday.
I/CHS tluin ono -week mores of the ex
position. Mnko the most of It.
lUuncmbcr tlmt tomorrow is regla-
tratlon day. Don't full to register.
r Friday. You iniiHt register
In onlor to vote. No iircvlotw ns
lion holds good this year.
Hcformers who would coiintcininco
Iliu recount frauds can be oxpei'leil t
< lo anything Inthe line of ballot mnnlpu-
Intlon.
Wiheii u nian profesHltiK to be u ropub-
llcnn rushes Into a popocrntlc newspaper
to air his grievances put him down on
the other Hide oC the fence.
The principal dllUcully with the pros-
out state house crowd of alleged reform ,
ers Is that the only things which they
liave copied from former republican ofli-
clnls are the bud things they have tlohe.
Oklahoma horac Ihlef methods do uot
work successfully when transplanted to
Iowa. The conception of. the Loveland
artlfit was good enough , but he failed to
take cognizance of neveral factors neccs-
wiry to Its successful operation.
Compare the republican school board
ticket with the ticket put up by the con
glomerate combination. Taxpayers who
want the schools maintained on u high
standard and economically administered
will vote for the republican candidates.
The popocratlc effort to flank the po
sition of Chaplain Mailley has disclosed
to them the fact that they really did not
comprehend the strength of the position
ho occupied or the nmouut of reserve
force that would be brought to Its sup
port _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
W'hcu n woman starts out to do any
thing she has her heart set upon who
generally accomplishes It. The people of
St. Lawrence , S. D. , successfully stopped
the preacher and the men from moving
the parsonage of the Methodist church
to Miller , but the women took hold of It
nnd It had to go.
v Tlie special press agent following the
Jlryan party through the slate has evl-
' dently lieen coached to cut from ouo to
jf ' twi > ciphers from his estimates of the
( crowds which come out to. hear the
ajHistlo of free silver. They ilo not do-
! " . slr to have his voracity challenged
\ . ngulu by the camera ,
V' ' ' -
t I In fixing the date of Thanksgiving daj
( ' ; HO late In the month the president evl
' ' dently took Into consideration the feel
Ings of the democrats , giving them as
long as possible to recover from the cf
fects of the elections. The republicans ,
too , will feel good enough to be able to
wait a few days.
Orders have already been placed toy
the railroads of tills country for ? r o- ,
fXH,0K ) ( ) worth of sti-cl mils for delivery
during the coming year. No butter evl-
ilciu'o could be offered that thu great
llnauclal men of thu country hare CD nil-
denco tlmt tlio present era of prosperity
nnd commercial activity Is not of a
j temporary character ,
The attempt of the populist secretary
of state to Juggle the otllelal ballot for
the sake of giving the fusion candidate.- *
an advantage of position not accorded
under the law Is characteristic of the
methods employed by the sham reform
ers who have never hesitated to resort
to the most niiHtTUpuloiu tactics and
iiuestkmabli ! measures to promote purtl-
t > an Interests.
The democrats pretend to bellevo that
the republicans are making a lively cam
paign In Iowa because they fear Kivd
White Is going to be elected governor.
They are mistaken as iimial. The re
publicans simply wish to bury him so
deep that ho will know beyond a shadow
of a doubt that he is politically dead.
Iowa republicans never worry about
carrying the slate , but they take com
mendable pride In keeping ( he majority
up to the standard all the time ,
FIliCHRS Fun
In Us ln l Issue thf American Kcono-
mist presents some statistics that are of
general Interest , but particularly so to
worklngnien. Tlioy relate to the extent
to which American labor lins gained In
employment and In wages paid In the
last four years by fcnnoti of the restora
tion of IndiiHlrlal activity , It Is a niiwt
gratifying showing ,
Comparison la made between March
of the present year and the correspondIng -
Ing month of J8C ! ) , the former being
nineteen months after the enactment of
the Dlngley tariff , while the latter was
seven months after the enactment of the
democratic tariff law of 1801 , chnracter-
Ixed by President Cleveland : is an act
of "pcrlldy and dishonor. " The Kcono-
mlst remark ! ) tlmt In the case of the
earlier period the country had had con
siderably longer than seven months In
which to settle down to tin average level
of results and conditions , for the reason
that ( he period of well-dcllned stagna
tion really began very norm after the
election of Cleveland In lSt ) _ . "Counting
the time , " says that Journal , "during
which domestic producers wore engaged
In reducing their snijc of operations In
nntlclpatlon of free trade tariff times ,
together with the * seven months of ae-
tint experience under a free trade tariff ,
we have a total period of time prae-
Ically the mime as the nineteen months
) etween August 1 , 1S07 , and April 1 ,
ISO ! ) . "
Nearly U.OOO reports were received by
the American Protective Tariff league
covering March , 181)5 ) , and March , ] SK ! ) ,
showing the following facts : The num
ber of hands employed In the earlier
nonth was ll,7.li ! ) ! and In the later one
_ ( ! 7-ISl ( , a gain for March , 1800 , of
learly10 per cent. In March , l.S ! r > , the-
imount of wages paid was .fti.MS.OOO
md In March , ISM ) , It was ? 0,8ri9,000 ,
while there was a gain in the aver-
ige wages per capita of 10.-I1) ) per cent.
I'lteHC figures curry their own comment ,
but It may be remarked that a. very
nuch more gratifying showing would be
made by a comparison of the present
employment and wages of labor with
the corresponding time in 1S05. TheIn -
ior situation in October of that year
was no better if so good us In March ,
whereas since March of this year there
las been a growing demand for labor
ind a very general upward movement
> f wages. Were the statistics available
they would doubtless show that the
number of hands employed in manu
facturing Industries at present Is more
than 50 per cent greater than In Octo
ber , IS ! ) . " ) , when the Wilson tariff had
lpon In operation fourteen mouths ,
while wages are from liO to : tO per cent
higher. In 1805 there was a vast , army
of Idle labor , while now there Is very
little , one of the commercial agencies In
Its last weekly trade report stating that
at many points manufacturers Ibid It
hard to get enough competent hnuds.
With sr.ch facts before him no Intel
ligent worklngman should have any
doubt as to which party policy he should
support. '
IXTKltESTS OK T1IK FAttMRlt.
In Ohio Colonel Hryan said to the
farmers that they make a grave mistake
In supporting the republican party , on
the ground that the policy of the parly
is not favorable to the interests of the
agricultural producers. It Is not prob
able that the popocrntlc leader made
any Impression upon the Intelligent
farmers of the Buckeye state , but he
may be more successful elsewhere.
The first Interest of the farmer Is In
an active and growing home market. As
we have heretofore pointed out this has
been secured to him through republican
policy. The encouragement given to in
dustrial development by that policy has
made the American market the greatest
In the world and It Is steadily Increas
ing. We have presented tlgurcs showIng -
Ing that the consumption of agrlcnltutal
products In this country in 1SOS was
? -100,000,000 in excess of' IS'.W. Demo
cratic policy docs not look to building
up the home market'It ; does not con
template creating a demand for labor
by promoting Industrial development ,
The economic principles of that party ,
on the contrary , nrc hostile to Industrial
development and to the interests of la
bor , and therefore to the welfare of the
agricultural producers , which very
largely depends upon the purchasing ca
pacity of wage earners. When all Urn
people "are employed at good wages the
agricultural producers are the class
most benefited.
Jt Is the Interest of the agricultural
producer , perhaps more than any other
class , to have a sound and stable eur
rency. If he would not be at a disad
vantage he must be able to exchange his
products for money as good as the best
In the world nnd not for currency of
fluctuating value and a constant ten
dency to depreciate. The Injury to the
Interests of the farming community
from speculation in agricultural prod
ucts Is not nearly BO serious as would
result from a debasement of the cur
rency , for while speuulatlou Is uot In
variably damaging to the producer he
can never avoid or escape the Injurious
effects of an unsound currency. The republican -
publican party has given the country a
sound currency and It propones to main
tain It , That policy has been most fully
and conclusively vindicated by results.
We have the gold standard and under
It an abounding and Increasing pros
perlty. A majority of the farmers of the.
country voted thivo years ago , at a time
of general distress In which they shared
more largely than any other Interest , for
sound money , Their action has been
jnstllled and with every promise of a
continuance of prosperity it is not prob
able that they will now give heed to a
financial proposition the fallacy of
which has been conclusively demon-
si rated ,
The farmers of the United Stales are
as a class Intelligent , honest and pa
triotic. .Some of them may be deluded
by Kpeclotts tlnanclal and economic
theories , but the majority are luiluenceil
by practical facts. They are familiar
with existing conditions and they are
quite able to contrast them with the
conditions Unit prevailed a few years
ago , as a eonxe < | ueneo of democratic pol
icy. They do uot want a repetition ot
that recent experience , which would cer
tainly come with the success of the op
position to the republican parly , The
majority ot American farmers tlrslre to
pay every dollar they owe In as
good money as they received. They are
opixjsed to repudiation of honest obliga
tions , public or private. They want the
credit of the government maintained ,
knowing that It Is.the bulwark of na
tional power and prosperity. Finally ,
American farmers lire as solicitous for
the maintenance of the nation's ' honor
ns any other class of our people and
will rebuke the e who , for political gain ,
would tarnish their country's honor and
bring reproach to the flag.
The Interests of the agricultural pro
ducers of the United States have been
conserved and protected by the repub
lican party. No financial or economic
legislation enacted by that party has
left them out of consideration. The
claim of that party t- their support has
never been Htronger than at this time ,
WIIITK.
Hy the untimely death of Martin
White , Omalm loses the most elllclent
chief who has ever been In charge of
Us police department. Chief White was
a Ixmi police olllccr , combining with
those iinallflcations an executive ability
that made him Invaluable In the posi
In which he had been serving the
city.
During his first brief term at the head
of the police force In 1MK > he had op
portunity only to initiate much-needed
discipline , but was prevented from
bringing about the thorough reform of
the system. .Since his resumption of
the position last year he has labored
diligently and vigorously to place the
police department of Omaha upon a
plane of high elllciency. With a force
ridiculously small In numbers , ham
pered by Insutllclcut funds and con
stantly harassed by Implacable enemies
resorting to the most Infamous methods
of warfare to destroy bis reputation and
usefulness and nullify his work , he has
accomplished almost Incredible results.
Martin White , nbove all things , was
an honest man , fearless and Incorrupt
ible In the discharge of his duty , faithful
to the public Interests and loyal and
true to his friends. He never crooked
the pregnant hinges of the knee for the
sake of placating an enemy or currying
favor with a friend , lie was somewhat
blunt In bis ways , hating hypocrisy and
despising deception. While not a mind
reader , his keen perception and tact en
abled him to read men like books and to
scent a crook or professional criminal
from afar. It was this faculty that
made him so odious to the men who
hounded him and a terror to evil-doers
and lawbreakers.
The closing chapter of his life will
always stand out as one of the most dis
graceful pages In the history of Omaha.
Public olllcers are properly amenable to
honest criticism of every act and prop
erly censurable for Incompetency , willful
neglect of duty or corruption , but when
the press is prostituted In the interest
oC professional blackmailers and bood-
ler.s In and out of office to blacken a
man's reputation for the purpose of driv
ing from place and power a conscien
tious officer who refuses to play Into
their hands , words are not adequate to
stigmatize and denounce the blood
hounds.
The new ballot law , which provides
that the party receiving the highest vote
In the preceding election shall have Its
candidates at the top of the list on the
ofllclal ballot , was signed by the present
populist governor. It was enacted In
response to a popular demand for the
abolition of the old pictorial blanket
ballot , which pandered to Ignorance and
stimulated corruption. The provision
of the law relative to the placing of
names on the ballot adopts the only fa It-
test of preference , and It III becomes the
popocrats to violate and distort a law
put upon the statute books with the ap
proval of tlie populist governor , even
though It was passed by a republican
legislature. Such underhanded methods
cannot prosper any party.
Will any one contend for a moment
that the new Armour plant at South
Omaha and the eniargemeins of the
other great meat packing establishments
there would have been erected had not
business confidence been restored and
strengthened by the viceIon : of McKlnley
In 180(1 ( and a continuance of the repub
lican party In the control of the national
administration ? On the contrary , is it
not morally certain that had McKlnley
been defeated 'the financial revulsion
would have intimidated capital and pre
vented these great Investments which
are giving employment to KO many work-
IngmeuV These are questions worth
pondering over.
Chaplain Mailley could well reply to
his critics regarding his alleged change
of views with reference to the Philip
pines as Senator Logan did to Congress-
nuiii ( illlette of Iowa when the latter
twitted him with being at ono time tinc
tured with greenback Ism. Logan asked
Glllettelfhobelleved In the doctrine and
receiving an afllrmatlvo reply retorted
that ( llllette did not. know any moro
then than the speaker did two years be
fore , A de.moerat can be counted upon
never to learn anything until too late to
profit by the knowledge.
Omaha labor unions not only have
more new members paying dues
promptly than ever before , but old mem
bers have paid up delinquencies which
grew out of the times when work was
scarce. This Is all due to the fact thai
labor In every line of Industry is now
steadily employed at good wages. The
worklngman who wishes to go back to
democratic hard times Is hard to llnd.
The attack of the World-Herald in
Irving ( J. 'Harlght falls lint. II talks
about thousands of people who have
been duped , but it does not mention a
single man who can substantiate the
charge that he was ever defrauded of
a single penny by Mr. Harlght. The
voters of Omaha and Douglas county
will show what they think of the attacks
of the Fakery on election day.
Trillto ] | | N I'roilllm.- .
Sprlnglleld Republican.
General Fuaston of Kansas makw good
his statement that lie would have remained
In Iho Philippines if he bad been nskeil to ,
by accepting a proposition from the govern
ment to return. AD officer who can awim to
the attack at the head ot hid troops IB Juot
the man for campaigning In that quarter.
Cuitncnnil nfTvt't.
Globe-Democrat.
Iowa hag had no democratic congressman
since 1S92. The stnlo la also out of debt
nnd generally happy.
of Atl | > ln ' " -
"Washington Star.
Agulnnldo Is not securing the npplaunc ho
hoped for by his Indiscreet plagiarism of the
remark : " 1 am n democrat. "
Altrn > * nl Hie I'mnl.
Haltlmort American.
The American newspaper man Is always
at the front. Among < hc first to lie capttired
by the Uocrs was n wldcnwuko correspond
ent from Mlstourl.
Philadelphia Times.
There's reason to bellevo the advanced the
Boers arc now making arc not iitilto ns ac
ceptable an some they made .be-fore . the out-
btcak of hoslllltlca.
Itt-nt ICiIntIn the UnrUrt.
Philadelphia ledger.
Ambassador White Icnrns In flcrlln that a
fiatlsfactory agreement may bo mndo on the
Samoan question If the United States will
consent to tnko the Islands anj give Kng-
land and Germany a cash equivalent for
their undivided Interests. The proposition
IB apparently put forth ns a feeler.
Aliu-rlcnii Miilrn In Dciiiiinil ,
Chicago Newe.
Mules for the Ilrltlsh army In South
Africa have been shipped from New Orleatm
to the number of 2.02D , on board the Monte-
ziimn , ono of the largest vessolfl afloat. If
this carg-o should meet with the fate that
overtook n similar consignment sent out
lately to the riilllpplncs the sharks of the
South Allnntla can exchange opinions with
thnlr brethren of the 1'aclflc as to the qual
ity of 'American focd products.
. \ Crlcvoiin I'ulillc Aliuxr.
Now York World.
President Cowcn of the Ualtlmoro & Ohio
railroad and President Fish of the Illinois
Central gave candid and valuable testimony
before the Industrial commission on Satur
day. Mr. Cowen dcclarc-d the pass system
to be n grievous abuse. Ho said that mem
bers of congreps and public prosecuting
officers , as well ns n host of other people ,
"generally travel on passes ; " wherefore ho
thought It would bo dimcult for the rail
roads to free themselves of the burden. Mr.
Klflh agreed with him and declared that con
gressmen , legislators and public law officers
expect to give "value" of some sort In re
turn for the jmsaca they accept. IJut value
of what sort ?
1'iiNHllilc tliiuiK - " In Hie Mni > .
Globs-Democrat.
Russia Is pushing her rallrctid to I'ekln
vlth a good deal of vigor. The ar be-
ween England nnd the licors will , of course ,
) o apt to nialco Russia put on a HUle spuvt
n the work of railroad building. Now that
England's hands arc tied the Chinese for a
ow weeks uro likely to be moro complaisant
award the Russians , the Oerraana and the
"rench who want "concessions. " Yet the
chances are tliat this conflict will make no
Material' change In the Chinese situation.
Micro will 'bo no coalition of continental
European powers against England. The war
will probably bo ended before the close of
December. Rjccept In South Africa this llttlo
conflict Is not likely to change any part of
the world's map.
I'A'l'IUOTS 01. ' HAWAII.
Snio.Xl , "Soiin of .Mlnxloiinrlrx" In a
Ueill Kntiitv Combine.
SprliiRfleM Republican.
The Hawaiian patriots who got their
slands annexed to tue United States for the
noney thcra was In'It1 aro'now being tardily
exposed by fervcntTHnncxatlonlst organs In
America. The "fifi'le "government , " slnco
annexation was settled , has been busy scll-
ng the public lands ot the Islands , which
jelong now to the United States government.
The sales attracted attention In Washington
and hist July Attorney General Grlggs de
cided thftt the lands could not be disposed
of except by special act of congress. Mr.
Dole -thereupon announced that the United
States government did not know Its busi
ness , and finally n proclamation from Presi
dent McKlnley was needed to stop the land
sales.
This stoppage has resulted In the appearance -
anco at Washington of a Dole emissary ,
General A. 3. Hartwell , who will "explain"
the situation. Meanwhile , the New York
Sun has denounced Mr. Dole ns follown :
"Hero is ( x case where the -words and action
of the Hawaiian executive Indicate clearly
the spirit In which he is working at his end
of the line , and , we are bound to say , the
revelation of personal nttituije IB most ex
traordinary. " "Worldnu nt his end cf the
lino" is very good. Hut it cornea late , slnco
that end of the line has been worked for all
It was worth these many , many months.
The Wanhlngton Star , a fervent annexa
tion organ and bitter critic of the Cleveland
administration's attitude toward the "Dole
government , " now says In an article on the
public lands buslnefs : "Many ofllclttls of
the administration hero ( In Washington )
have been led to bellovo that there Is n close
compact among Hawaiian officials , and that
they have been extending favors to friends
wherever possible. " This Is dreadful to have
said of tho."sons of missionaries. " There
Is work ahead for congress.
"AX AIIMV OK GHXTI.K.MKN. "
Iiiiiiri-MHlon Jliulc by ( lie IIMVII Hc > 5
ill YoUolKiinii.
Philadelphia North American.
There are so many painful things con
nected with our occupation of the Philip
pines that everything which reflects credit
upon our flag In that part of the world Is
sure of a welcome. The accountw that como
from Yokohama of the Impression mndo
there by our returning volunteers are
calculate * ! to restore that 'prldo in our
boldlery which nntl-Impcrlallst literature
has been tend Inn to undermine.
The Fifty-first Iowa , the last of the volun
teer regiments to bo sent home , touched nt
Yokohama on the Gth Inst. "Their de
parture , " says a dispatch , "ends one of the
most remarkable features of the war
whether It be considered In the light of the
Irreproachable conduct of the great army
of the Americana pacing through , or In
that of the patriotic resolution of the little
American community here , which has In
various wnya administered to their needs. '
The llttlo American colony In Yokohama
had undertaken the tremendous work o
feeding 12'OM soldiers during thulr otay In
port , "to organize for them nn extensive
bureau of Information , to guard them agalns
Imposition , to care for all the sick , to furnish
free baths , to provide delightful hrad-
quartcrs , and In every way to remind then
that they were already among friends nm
countrymen. " Mont of this work was done
by the women , and the means were provldec
liberally by the mm of the colony , with
out accepting any of the fcrclgn aid tha.
'
was freely offered. And the army , wo are
told , "haa respciidcd with an unsulllti
record , the 12,000 , to the amazement of al
foreigners , having proved themselves In
every regard an army of gentlemen. Noth
Ing can exceed the pride which the Yoke
hima American takes today In that army
unless it bo' the gratitude of the men cim
pcalng it. "
That la the sort of thing Americans like
to hear. It gives them moro real satlsfac
tlon than victory. If they could bo eur
that the American army had won as mucl
popularity In Manila as In Yokohama the )
would be more Inclined than they have been
to regard the tltuatlon there with patience
i : < iior.s or TIII : AVAIL
That Irresistible magnet or wlll-o'-thc-
wisp of the fortune hunters gold Is held
up as an attraction ot the Philippines. It Li
claimed the * gold Is to be found In the
Islands In jxijInK quantities. There Is no
mention of silver mineral. As Urrclo Sam
has dtflnltcly fixed upon the gold standard
It In argued that \\c cannot let go the gold
bearing strain of the Islands , cost what It
may. Some nhnllow opponents of expansion
dncerlnKly Insist that the coming Philippine
Mate. U. S. tA. , lj a gold brick. They arc
right. Knough gold la to bo found there
to make genuine gold bricks. Lieutenant I. .
A. Curtis of the Twenty-second Infantry , In
a letter 'to n Wisconsin friend , predicts n
Klondike rush to the Islands as soon aa peace
ngaln occupies Its proper perch. Ho eays
there Is no doubt of gold being found In
the streams of the Islands of Mindanao and
Cclm. "This would Indicate , " he writes ,
"that the gold deposits In the Interior arc
far richer. Mindanao bids fair to be the first
Island that will become the homo of Amer
icans acrorj the sea. New countries begin
with a population of gold hunters. Then
farmers and traders to supply the gold hunt ,
ers follow them and finally the country fills
up with a population following varied pur
suits. This bus been the history of our own
mountain states and will bo the history of
llmlnnao.
"It was the attraction of gold mines that
milt up our Pacific states. If the gold
mines of Celm nnd Mindanao -prove to bo
vhat Is predicted the Philippines will have ix
argo American population within n genera-
Ion. Gold will carry them Into the eouth-
rn Islands. An Industrial population will
ollowtlio argonauts. Merchants , planters ,
xploltcrs , drawn by the security that an
American population In part of the group
vlll create , will flock Into the Islands ot the
north , the Islands where an American In-
lustrlnl population will probably never live ,
owing to native competition.
"lint gold Is not the only tnlo of the
nlncnd wealth of the Philippines. There la
nn abundance of copper , coal and Iron. The
Spanlnh never explored the group. They
vero Jealous of letting people of other un
ions do It. With the thorough exploration
hat will come with the American occupa-
lon what results can wo not predict It the
promises of the first little cursory exnmina-
lon are at nil fulfilled ? "
Mrs. Funstr.n , the wife of the general who
ias Just returned from Manila , says that
Ivlng there Is not so bad ns It Is painted.
'My most exciting experiences , " she adds ,
'camo whenever nn engagement was In
irogress. In Manila wo were In telegraphic
ommunlcatlon with those at the front. I
vould stay at the operator's elbow for hours
at n , time , shuddering with dread , horrified
vlien the news was flnsTiecl that meant sor-
ow nnd mourning In Kansas and elsewhere
he news of some poor fellow's death on the
jattlcfield. Ono could not bear up many
mori months under so terrible a strain as
lint was. "
Uev. Peter MacQueen , whoso antl-Im-
pcrlallstic articles on his Philippine experi
ence have lately got him some attention ,
once got Into nn odd difficulty with a
> rother Congregntlonallat , according to the
N'ew York Commercial Advertiser. "He
vas , " It says , "ono of n committee of two
sent by the Uoston Athletic association to
> resent to the king of Greece n suitable gift
n commemoration or the Olympian games
a few years ago. While in Europehe went
o Turkey , nnd on his return eald In some
newspaper Interviews some very unpleasant
.hlngs about his church's missionaries In
that country. He was quickly called to ac
count by Ills church and got out of the
trouble 'by denying that the Interviews ever
ook place. "
A Manila correspondent of the Chicago
Record , speaking of the departure of the
Kansas Twentieth regiment , notes the
curious thing that when the men turned In
their arms most of thorn turned In Mausers
when they were charged with Springfield
rifles on the bcoks of the regiment. They
had captured the Mausers from the Fili
pinos.
Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee , who Is at the
head of the woman army nurses , and Is an
assistant to Surgeon General Stcrnberg , has
the rank of a first lieutenant nnd Is entitled
to wear shoulder straps indicative of her
rank. Dr. WcOeo has the distinction of
being the only woman officer In the United
States nrmy service.
PJ3HSOXAI , AXD OTIIHIIWISH.
General Lnwfon , In a recent Interview , de
clared himself a total abstainer.
Reports of theBoers' poor shooting do not
agree with the long list of officers hit.
Dr. Nansen has settled down as a Nor
wegian aqulro nnd sportsman and Is now a
member of the great land-owning class.
The grave of President Tyler , In Holly
wood crraelery , Richmond , Va. , which has
been unmarked for thirty-seven years , Is to
have nn appropriate monument , the gift of
the cemetery officials.
General R. A. Alger , ex-secrotnry of war ,
spent a day or two In New York last week.
Ho Is much Improved In health , his com
plexion has lost Its former pallor and Is
again fresh nnd ruddy.
Nineteen of the Insurance companies doing
business in Missouri have concluded to pay
their ( lues under the state anti-trust law.
This may bo taken as an indication of the
prosperity of the Insurance business.
How complete are the preparations of the
Drltlfh Boverr.oicnt for the war In the
Transvaal may bo tjathered from the fact
that the troop o ( Irish Lancers which has
bcon with Buffalo Dill's Wild West show for
some time has bcon recalled and Is already
on Its way to Liverpool. These troopcra arc
members of the reserve and n body of the
finest riders In the world.
The duke of Connaught , In his efforts to
go out to fight 'the ' Doors , on attempt which
wns frowned on by General Sir Rcdvers
Duller , got OH far as having his royal mother ,
Victoria , ask that ho bo sent. H was sup
posed that this would bo effective , but the
general simply replied : "Madame , you have
many gallaivt officers , but only three sons ;
keep them at home , " and the dnko has not
yet started.
Sir Charles Dllke has announced his Intcn-
tlon of bequeathing to the veatry of Haiup-
stead , England , the Keats relics In his pos
session. Sir Charles' collection of Keats
relics Is large and valuable , His grand
father was a close friend of the poet and be
sides the relics which ho Inherited Sir
Charles has many which were given to him
by Major Charles Drown , a son of Kcate'
friend , Charles A. Drown.
Ottmar Mergcnthalor of Daltlmore , In
ventor of the linotype machine , has by a
recorded deed conveyed 4till ! shurea of the
OUmar Mergenthaler company In trust for
the benefit of his children. As each of the
sons arrives at the ago of 21 years an equal
share 'I the principal Is to bo paid over to
him. The shares cf the daughters are to beheld
held in trust while they live , and upon their
death the principal Is to go to their children.
si.nr.ri.vo c.vn COMIIIXH.
City Star : A consolidation of the
two u'll ' certainly Increase the public de
mand for reduced r.xtcs nnd Improved serv
ice. Each company now monopolize * the
business over roads that It has contracts
with. A consolidation will make a complete
rnonbpoly of the business , nnd Mich a mo
nopoly will be a chining mark for the at
tacks of lawmakers nnd politicians.
Chicago Journal : The consolidation ot the
Wagmr with Pullrran's Palace Car company
proof nts the rounlry with n sleeping car
trust , although It Is not likely Its c.x-
nctlons will bo more onerous than when
Us component parts divided territory be
tween them and charged people at least
half nnaln as much for a brrth as It was
worth. The advent of the sleeping car
trust ought to provide n good opportunity
for congress to step In when It inectn and
fix the rale for berths oa Interstate trains.
Stnto legislatures should follow suit for
state transportation. U Is n thing that has
bfon neglected tco long.
Chicago Record : The sleeping car serv
ice Is by far the meet Important source of
Income of the two car companies. The gross
earning. * of Pullman's Palace Car company
for the year ended July 31 , 183 , were $ tt-
478,930 , of which f9,7-t8 , ! > 7" came from the
earnings of cars In service , while the return
from manufacturing , rentals , Interest , etc. .
was only $1.730,353. The exfciiBes of the
corporation for the same period were $8-
033,915 , leaving net earnings of f.,4l5,01 1.
which amount was sufficient to pay divi
dends ot 8 per cent on the capital stock nnd
to leave ? 2,20i.-46t : for surplus account. The
accumulated earnings had become so large
that nn August 15 or last year an extra cash
dividend of 20 per cent was paid. On Octo
ber 13 of the same ycnr a stock dividend of
30 per cent wns ordered , which had the
effect of Increasing the capital stock from
$36,000,000 to $34,000,000. Surely such a con
cern , even without the benefits accruing
from consolidation , can afford to reduce Its
charges to the traveling public. Moreover ,
It should bo compelled by law to lower Us
charges , So far as manufacture for sale Is
concerned , the patrons of the new car trust
the railroad companies are powerful
enough to protect themselves from nny at
tempt of the now concern to take advantage
ot consolidation to raise prices.
11,1,1X018 1'OIXTS Tllli WAY.
Indianapolis Journal : The decision of the
Illlrols supreme court In the glucose case Is
provoking much comment. The general ex
pression of opinion Is that It the decision
shall hold , n remedy to break up monopolistic
ccmblnatlonn has already been discovered.
So early a solution of the problem Involved
In trusts will ruin a campaign Irene.
Washington Post : H will bo recalled that
this court some tlmo ago applied the law In
a summary manner to a gas trust. That
was an Illinois company , and the court had
a frco hand In wielding the Judicial club.
Hut the glucose company Is not u state cor
poration and this fact saved its life. All
that the court could do was to eel aside the
transfer ot the Ptorln plant on the two points
mentioned that the transfer was In deroga
tion ot the rights of non-consuming stock
holders and because the court Is of the
opinion that the glucose company has violated
lated the autl-trimt laws of the state In
getting pcssosslon of this Peorla plant.
Courier-Journal : The point ot this de
cision Is that In the stnte of Illinois nt least
no corporation can buy out corporate assets
In restraint cf trade. Heretofore It has
been held that any persou or a corporation ,
which Is an artificial person , can buy all the
corporate assets tor which ho or It can pay.
This Is In the line of decisions In other
states , notably Now Jersey. The Illinois
declolon , so far as wo are Informed , Is the
first to the contrary. It It should be sus
tained It would mean that no trusts could
operate in the state of Illinois. Its sig
nificance Is very great , for It strikes at the
root ot the modern trust , which Is nothing
but a gigantic corporation , organized to buy
up other- corporations In the same line ot
business. The American Sugar company ,
the Continental and American Tobacco com
pany , the Federal Steel nnd all ithe other
big trusts have been formed In this manner
and a blow at one is thus a blow at all.
The decision Is ono ot the many dauger
signals to trusts which arc now flying oa
the commercial and financial hilltops. They
nra threatened in every direction and al-
leady have been largely deserted , nt leact
temporarily , by the speculators , the class
for whom they were organized. Soon they
may no longer be a menace.
THE ASTUTE CHIXESI3 MIMSTER.
Soniv < > / ( lie I'olutM He Scored at ( he
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Chinese minister to the United States ,
Wu Ting-fang , made a. good point In his
address before the International Commercial
j congress at Philadelphia. There had been
many speeches by business men and others ,
setting forth the Importance cf larger trade
with China , eomo of them pointing out the
advantages gained by the possession of the
Philippines as points from which to conduct
such trade. Minister AVu Ting-fang sug-
1 gestod that the moat effective way to estab-
| llsh bolter trade relations between China
j and the United States would foe to glvo the
Chinese the same rights In the United States
that are given to people from other lands.
Ono of the speakers having objected that
there are 400,000,000 people In China , nnd
that , should tbo exclusion law bo repealed ,
this country would bo lloodod with Chinese ,
the minister took advantuge of the oppor
tunity thus offered to inako an explanation
which , although known bei'oro to those who
have studied the matter thoroughly , will bo
new to very many who have classed all
Chinese together.
All the Chinese that have ccmo to the
United States , Minister Wu Ting-fang eald ,
are from two provinces In Canton , and aa
the total population of these two provinces
does not exceed 1,000,000 tliuro Is llttlo
probability of the Influx from them ever
reaching alarming proportions. > Jot a China
man , the minister closures , comes from
Northern China , except In a diplomatic ca
pacity.
Furthermore , the Chinese who came first
to the United States were brought here by
Americans , and did not come of their own
volition. They were brought over to build
wratcfn railroads when no other labor could
bo obtained In sufficient amount. Others
have como slnco , hut , all told , there are
not to exceed 100,000 In the United SUtea
at the present time.
Then the Chinese minister scored another
point. Ho admitted that eome of his coun
trymen came over because they wanted to
get a few dollars nnd then return to their
own country , but , he ald , lo not that what
you Americans who go to China want ? To
that , of course , the merchants In his audi
ence made no reply , The question answered
lUiClf.
I'll I 111MllHl rilNH IllNIIRCllllll ,
WII'HITA. Oct. 23. M. C. Campbell ,
i h.ilrman of Ihfl Statr Live- Stork Sanitary
c'iniinlfsloii , says thin Kun.sau will have
ro open pr-aHon for HontliPrn rattle thin
year , but cattle from nouth of the quar
antine Uiiu may bt > admitted into the uutf ,
from November 1 to Din-cmlier 31 , on inns-
liiK a iitlsfa 't'jry ' | nnpurlon | nnd being
found frcu of the southern cattle tick.
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
Al BAttlhQ POA EM CO. , NEW YORK.
.IAIIS OK run .insruns.
Chicago News : Dorlor-UId your Ireth
elmttor when you linil tlif 'I'17. . ,
IMtlcnl No ; they were on thr tnlilf
Chicago PoM : "You. " Kbo j-al.l . , "I are
iirntKl to cay that I nm a Imclit'l'-r ' riri
"And I. " he replied , "lake coiinl tirldo " It
tlio fact tlmt I am an olil-malil man
Plttsbiirjc Chronli-lp ; "Anybody who
IcnowS cnoiiRli.nl.I Mr. Hplllln * . Tan
leurn something from anyhoiiy elne , li w
over Ignorant tlie latter nniy ue.
"That Is true , " assented Mr * . Spllllni
cheerfully. "Now , I ran occasionally lean
something from yon. "
Chicago Tribune : "I nmv lie blarV. " re
plied the kettle , nt luM. ti > the offensive
rcnmrlt of the pol , "Iml It will tnki * ovcrn |
InvestlKntlnp committees and n whole lot
of whitewash to give yon n Rood char
acter. "
Detroit Journal : "Good morning ! " quoth
"flood morning ! " replied the editor.
"Ah , even my greeting docs he return !
sighed the poet , to himself , nnd shivered.
Hut of course there was as usual no im
plication of u lack of merit.
' "So the footpad
Detroit I-'rc-n Pros * :
caught you nnd held yon UP. did ho ? "
"That's rlKht. Hut I'm nomcthlnir of n
spurt myself , and I vlsli you'd swv In that
report of yours tlmt I cave the feller an
awful hot run for Ills moiicv. "
Somervlllo Journal : UlekxIuuloratnnd
thnt tlmt new cold Htornee conuiativ U
inakliii ; a lot of money. \ < > are In It on
the ground lloor , aren't von ?
\Vlcks ( mournfully ) No. Tbev froze ma
out.
Chlenco Tribune : "U will cost vou SI. "
said the Jeweler , In.ipocllnit UIP works of
tlio timepiece through his eyeglass , "to nut
tills watch In tliunniEli rt'iwlr. "
"Hand It back , " ImuKhtllv rcitllcil ( ho
young man on tlie outside nf tlio counter.
" 1 can get n new one for M cents. "
Jewrlora' Weekly : Dick Mls KIIK ! Is no
reserved nnd ha ? so little to say that 1
cun't keep conversation with her from lag
ging.
Jack ( her former beau ) Mention Marls
to her and you will have nothing to debut
but listen and buy.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Mrs. Stuffrm
.IH ted ! by thnt eminent aclrcBs who re
duced her weclit ! twenty-live pounds by
dieting to strictly avoid nil starchy prepa
rations. "
"YB. "
"So now she has her linen done up limp. "
Washington Stnr : "All London Is innk-
Inff fun of the way we wear our whiskers , "
said one member of the Doer nrmy.
"Never mind , " answered the other ,
grimly. "Hefore this light Is over there
wll ! probably bp clof'0 shaves enough to
content everybody. "
CIIIIKR llml KfTcct.
Indianapolis Journal.
Oem Paul , ho Kot his dander up ,
And said that he would llko
To sen eac-h Outlnml Britisher
Make haste to hit tbo pike.
"That clears the way ! " cried Johnny Bul
A-slrdnfi ! : of hla sword ;
"I'll have to have there mines and lands
'TIs ordered by the Ixird ! "
l.V Till : COIXTUY IS THIS FALI * .
S. B. Klscr In th Times-Herald.
They nro hauling In the buckwheat
From the field upon the hill ,
And the Hwollrn stream la rrnrlngr
O'er the dam below the mill ;
The ripened nuts nro falling1.
And the. huiiKry peacock's calling :
Kor the breakfast that the gamier grabbeJ
away ,
While the squirrels Bayly chatter
As If nothing were tlui matter ,
And t'he cobbler's getting fatter
Every day.
The colts are in the pastme
And the cows wind o'er the lei : ;
All Urn swaying limbs nro linked
Where the Rreen leaves used to he ;
The housewife , all ii-llutter ,
Stirs the "bubbling " nppla butter ,
With the wood smoke In her nostrils and
her eyes !
On the Hue the wash is srleiimlng ,
On the steps the doff Is dreaming ; ,
And , above , a hawk Is screaming
As It llle.s !
The sloesy quail Is
On the weather-beaten lop ,
And the huntsman from the city
Stumbles down throimli In-nice and bog ;
Over roots and over boulders ,
With a pair of aching shouldc're ,
He goes IrudKlllB with Ills llfty-dolblr
Always to Ma purpose cleaving ,
Never halting , never grieving ,
But contentedly believing
It Is fun.
The farmer's rosy daughter
Helps the busy hlrtVl man :
They are husking corn n.s blithely
And as briskly us they can ;
They are very near together
As they husk and wonder whether
There firil red tars they shall chunco to
llnd or not ;
She Is looking out to see one ,
Ho Is hoping he may "trco one , "
But there doesn't poem to be- one
Jn tha lot.
A subtle charm enfolds them
As they tear thu husks awny ;
There is music In thu cackle
Of thu hen up ! n the hey ;
Now stio bears Ma exclamation
And Is full of r > Prtui ballon ,
For nt last at last the lucky cnr 4s found/ /
Klutfhes mount Into their faces ,
Ho the happy chance embraces
And she giggles as he. chases
Her around.
Ob , the farmer's lot Is happy ,
And the farmer's dretuns nro sweet ,
If there's money In his pockets
And bin bins nro full ofwheat
Free from all t'he ' city's clamor
lie may llvo defying ernmmar ,
And the iruvps that .fall nerve , not to mnka
him sad !
Having t-lvnrea up all his labors ,
KenrliiR naught from ships or sabers ,
Ho plays cbockern with the neighbor *
And < glad.
"Collar
Sale"
Our entire stock of
"CLUETT'S" high
grade collars to be sold
at once now is your
chance
Price $1,50 dozen ,
75c half dozen ,
or 2 for 25c , .
all sizes
at just
half price
We have lately de
cided to handle the E.
& W. Brand instead ,
and so wish to dispose
of our several hundred
dozen "Cluett" stock
at once
Sale now on ,
Cluett's best collars at
12ac each
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