THE OMAHA DAIL\r BEE : SATtTEDAV , DECEMBER 2 , 1805) .
E. ROSEWATBR , Editor.
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Publishing company , being duly SWOT
says that the actual number of run ai
complete copies of The Dally. Mornln
Evening nnd Sunday Bee. printed durlr
the month of November , 1S , was as to
Iowa :
: Net total sales , "DO.ati
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Hotter Tlinn .Mo.xl MnirtiisliieN.
Superior Journal.
The 10-ccnt magazines arc not
better Illustrated and many of
them nro far less Interesting th n
the Illustrated Ecctlcn of The Omaha
Ben which came with the Sunday
. Out-
paper you purchased yesterday.
Bldo a newspaper ofllco there are few
who realized the care , the worry ,
the money , expended upon that
pnper which amunod your eye tor
an hour. Some knew the artistic
merit of the cover , others appre
ciated Illnonart's picture of tha In
fanta and the turkey ; but the great
mass of The Bee readers , we ven
ture , tool : that Issue with the Idea
that they wore simply getting their
nickel's worth. They got the value
of their 5 cents In white , unprlnted
paper alone , and the brains and
" nnd rcpsrt- ,
nervcs"of-cdltors , artists
ers , of operators , typesetters and
pressmen thrown in for nothing. But
1 they did not know U.
Mr. Kitchen's subscription for the rev
lief of the exposition employes hns n
long string to it.
The next thing In order will be Christ
inns , but a green Clulstnms is very
grecable to Santa Claus.
The weather man need not follow up
his Thanksgiving day performance by
saving up for n repetition on Christmas ,
The boarding house run by the state
of South Dakota must have a hard repu
tation when men will commit suicide
rather than go there to reside.
If Agulnaldo could only be headed for
the north pole with a few United States
soldiers behind him the Filipino leader
should have no dllllculty hi reaching it
In one season.
All Unbu and the Forty Thieves held
their rehearsals In a cave which opened
only for those -who Knew the password ,
"Scsuni. " The Patriotic leaguers hold
their rehearsals In dark closets and the
password Is "See-Web. "
Speculation In zinc and Missouri zinc
claims may bring fortunes to a few , but
the most substantial basis of prosperity
is to be found right here In Omaha and
Nebraska In legitimate industry ami in
telligent farming and stock raising.
The committee appointed by the Com
mercial club to promote the beet sugar
factory for Omaha does not seem to mid
much encouragement just at present ,
but the factory is sure to come Just the
same , although a little assistance may
bring it sooner.
The courts have ordered the payment ,
of the claim of the State Hoard of Ag
riculture which Auditor Cornell held up.
At last accounts the Insurance commis
sioner and the pure food commissioner
were still waiting for someone to help
them secure their salaries.
The University of Nebraska boys have
had a streak of hard luck ever since the
foot ball season opened , but they will
show their pluck and perseverance by
trying their luck another year with a
team which will give their competitors
a strong rub from start to tlnlsh.
To reciprocate for the launching of
his boom In New York by CSovcrnor
Hogg Bryan is lending countenance to
the governor's boom for the second
place qn the ticket. It Is thought that
with u TVxau on the ticket the'demo
crats .might bo able to carry the state.
When the United States Is finally
clear of the tripartite rule In Samoa U
will probably be some tlmo before It | s
Induced to enter into any more sucli
agreements. I'owder magazines are al
ways dangerous nnd especially so when
too many persons have access to them.
run AN
The arguments presented by >
Dawcs , comptroller of the currency , t
legislation to sccilre greater elastic ]
In the currency , offer little on the an
jcct that Is essentially now. The com
trollci * urges , as has been done by 1
predecessors , that the banks be allow
to Issue circulation to the par value
their bonds on deposit with the trod
ury , Instead of being restricted to
per cent of the bonds , but ho recoi
mends that for the extra 10 per ce
of Issue there should be a special ti
at the rate of 12 or 3 per cent per ninnt
and that In connection with this spec !
tax on the extra Issue there should. )
n'reduction of the present tax oC 1 p
cent on the issue up to IX ) per cent i
the bonds , to n small fraction of a ecu
If not abolished altogether , and that tl
same amount of revenue should ,
necessary , be raised from a tax on fra :
chlscs and surplus.
The comptroller llgures that under tl
plan he proposes the prnlila of the ban !
would not be reduced , so that these li
stltutlons cannot reasonably object 1
It on this score. Then under this sy
tern of taxation , It Is nrgued , the ban ) ;
could not afford to issue the extra 1
per cent except in cases of emergent
when the Interest rates arc excessive )
high. In that way the extra elreuh
tion authorized would only be used i
panicky times. On the other hand , tli
comptroller says that if no such pn
vision Is made and the banks arc a
lowed to Issue up to the par value <
the bonds , they will issue the clrculi
tion the same as they do now to tli
full amount authorized and then In cas
of a panic or of excessive Interest rate
there would be no way to meet the cmei
gency and the country would be In tli
same condition as It Is now so far a
these times of emergency are couceruct
As the banks would make just as muc
under the comptroller's system as the
would under the plan to allow the ]
to issue to the par value of the bond
with a uniform tax it would be luinin
terlal to the banks which plan the gov
eminent adopted. The comptroller say
that under his plan there will bo prc
vision for about S'iO.000,000 of extn
circulation In times of emergency , whll
under the plan contained In the hous
caucus bill there will be no provlsloi
for an emergency circulation.
It Is said that the comptroller's rccom
mendatlon Is favorably regarded by boll
the president and the secretary of tin
treasury and also by members of tin
house caucus committee , but It is no
probable that the bill framed by tha
committee will be changed to meet tin
recommendation. As further incani
of securing a more clastic currency tin
comptroller favors allowing nationa
banks to Issue a small amount of un
secured notes In addition to theseeurct
notes , the unsecured notes to be sub
ieet to a heavy tax , so that they wouli
only be Issued In case of cincrgencj
ind would be retired when the cmer
; eney had passed.
It is understood that the secretary ol
llio treasury will in his annual repoii
elaborate on this question of a more
Mastic currency and the matter Is
in.inlfo.slly of such Importance that II
nay be expected to receive careful at-
: entlon In congress. The comptroller'
iilnn , as he < iultc conclusively shows ,
a lu the interest of the public and not
> f the banks and it therefore merits
.horough consideration.
QUB.ST/O.V.
OMAHA , Dec. 1. To the Editor of The
) eo : The question which Is agitating the
mothers of High school pupils Is why eome-
hlng Is not being done to lessen the danger
if accidents in the High school building ?
'ho women have been waiting for the men
ho heads of families to protc.it against
his delay In mending matters , The Board
f Education seems to bo waiting for that
omralttco which started out to nnd quar-
era In which part of the puplla might at-
end school without danger to life. Now
n all this tlmo of waiting If there Is a serl-
us accident In the building who will assume
lao blame ?
I asked a mother recently why the men
d not do something. She In turn asked mo
' the women did not take It up. So one
oman starts the inquiry and trusts it will
0 along until met by the answer to the
uestlon , Why Is not something being done ?
ONE OF THE MOTHERS.
It Is a sad commentary on this com-
iiunity that 1'iOO boys and girls ut-
cndlng tlie High school are being rcck-
2ssly exposed to the danger that men-
ces their lives every school day in the
ear. That there is a serious liability
f a dreadful accident either by lire or
y a panic caused by Biuldon alarm has
een certified to by the chief of the
re department and a committee of cltl-
L-IIS who Inspected the structure some
lonths ago.
Why no steps have been taken to prc-
cut a calamity Is as Inexplicable as Is
10 Indifference exhibited by the thou-
unds of fathers and mothers whose
opes are all centered In the girls and
oys that are crowded like sheep In
building that Is swayed by every gale
nil shaken by the tread of the march-
ig pupils ascending and descending the
oodcn staircase that must In case of
ro be a funeral pyre for hundreds.
The blame primarily Is with the dog-
L-tho-manger obstructionists who by
mrt process , frivolously Instituted In
10 Interest of rival architects , have
locked the erection of the wing of the
mill building for which contract had
3cn let last spring. Whatever may be
lought of the plans adopted by the
heel board , no man , unless ho bo bp-
ft of Jvery humane Impulse , would
ive assumed the awful responsibility
ir a catastrophe that may at any time
1 this city with thousands of mourn-
s. The Hoard of Education , which has
> en enjoined from erecting the struc-
ire for which $ lCXfX)0 ) ) of bonds have
on issued , will doubtless also share
10 blame for any deadly accident. In
ie emergency by which they were con-
ontcd It was their duty to invoke tlie
tervenllon of the full.bench for the
otectlon of the school children. As
10 owner of abutting property Judge
ott Is an Interested parly In the pro-
SB which ho issued and therefore Is
) t qualllled to render an unbiased do-
Klon. lid had moreover publicly de
ured that he would use his power as
life and citizen to prevent the execu
tion of the plans adopted by the win
Iward. So long as ho remains in tl
frame of mind ho Is not llkoly to < 1
solve the Injunction , the hearing
which was deferred beyond the bulldl
season. It would have been more crt
liable for every member of the board
go to Jail and force the Issue to tr
than to have evaded their responsiblll
Now that the bulldlus ; season h
closed the board can only do one
two things to moot the omorgoney-
can either vacate the High school bill ;
Ing or reduce the number of pupils to
minimum by opening u branch III
school as near as possible to the ma
building. In any event the High sclK
building has become a burning questl' '
In more senses than one. It should
discussed In every household. An In
slsllble public sentiment should olth
compel the obstructionists to quit
force the Hitchcock Injunction procce
ing to a speedy hearing by a Judge
judges who can render an unbiased < 1
clslon. Public sentiment should al
compel the school board to take prom
action looking to the relief of the ovc
crowded building.
Tim SUNDAY 11KE.
Headers of The Hoc Sunday will Hi
It as usual a model In all literary , pi
torlal and news features that go
make an enterprising modern new
paper. The special cable letters fro
European capitals and the seat of wi
In South Africa will give nil the fo
clgn news in attractive and lustructix
form. The domestic telegraph servlc
will Include all the happenings of tl
day with special stress on the prepan
tlons for opening congress at Washlni
ton. The local Held , too , will be iw
crcd by reports accurate , comprchenslv
and Intelligible.
The Illustrated Bee will appeal t
everyone who appreciates good , readabl
articles set off with high-class , artistl
Illustrations.
For the frontispiece we have a fin
portrait of Lieutenant Arthur G. Kai
anagh , a Nebraska boy who fought o
the Olympia with Dcwey and who ha
just come home on furlough to vlsl
friends and family at Tecumseh. Llei :
tenant Knvnnugh has accommodate' '
The Hoe with a special sitting before th
photographer.
Sheep feeding In Nebraska affords th
subject for an Interesting mibjcct illuf
trated with views of sheep-feed lots ani
of sheep at the dipping station.
A critical review of the season's worl
of the University of Nebraska foot bal
team , with snap shots of the prluclpa
players and the scrimmage In the Kan
sas-Nebraska game and a newly takei
group photograph will certainly enter
lain foot ball enthusiasts as well n :
give them food for thought.
The United States nt the Paris expo
sltion is treated lu an Informational ar
tide , describing the plan of the exhlbt
ind scheme for American participation
N'cw portraits of Commissioner Genera
Peck and Assistant Commissioner Gen
; ral Woodward accompany.
Of the misccllangous subjgcts troaicC
ivlth Illustrations may be enumerated
The thirtieth anniversary of St. .Tohn't
Masonic lodge , with group of cloctlv (
) lllcers ; Mjss Hartley , the Nebraska
: lrl who visited the sultan of Sulu ; the
elurned Company B of the Fifty-firs !
' .owa volunteers at their armory at Vll-
Isca ; the two Dovey- girls of Platts-
nouth , receiving attention on the consort -
sort stage ; the German village at the
air recently held in Nebraska City am ]
ithers too numerous to mention.
The Sunday Bee will disappoint no
me. Those who want the best will
nty The Bee.
The attempts of the World-Herald to
tlr up prejudice among postal employes
ire of the same brand as was the effort
if G. M. Hitchcock to compel The Bee
o pay full postage rates on Its Illus-
rated edition or his effort to array un-
laid exposition employes against The
Jee. Such spltework only reacts upon
ts author. Postal employes , whether
otter carriers or railway mall clerks ,
; now they have always found The Bee
eady to support them In all their Just
emands for recognition at the hands of
ongress. They know , too , that they
ave always been treated liberally by
Ills paper In all matters pertaining to
heir own organizations. No rellectlon
pou any particular postal employe or
ranch of the service was dreamed of
hen The Bee cautioned Its patrons to be
iireful In transmitting money through
lie malls In payment for subscriptions ,
ml no exception will be taken by any-
ody to this caution unless he Is willing
> admit that the shoe llts him. The
nlted States government exacts a bond
oiu every postal employe , but that Is
ot resented as a reflection upon their
itegrity. No honest man need feel in-
ilted because the ordinary precautions
ro used In the business with which he
lay be connected.
The various names suggested as the
inning mates for Bryan on the demo-
atlc ticket next year Indicate that the
.iinocrats do not care for the support
endorsement of the populists. Bryan
id Goebcl , Bryan and Hogg or Bryan
id Sulzcr would each be more bitter
edlclno than the other for the popu-
its , who In the south and In New York
ive been reviled and laughed at by all
IP democratic leaders. Perhaps a two-
lied ticket Is to be again perpetrated.
Eastern members of congress are mov-
g to secure the repeal of that portion
the tariff law which places a duty
i hides. While the west cheerfully
; rces to duties on manufactured prod-
its from which the east derives thn
Imary benefit , the duty on hides Is
10 of the few Items from which the
i'st derives any direct benefit and Its
inoval would be an Injustice to an in-
istry now profitable after a long period
depression.
I'he American army In the Philippines
is suffered much. It has been called j
ion to face Filipino bullets , wade J
rough swamp-s in the burning heat of i
n tropics and sleep on the wet ground , '
I this the soldiers have stond iincoin- ,
ilnlngly , but now the announcement' '
ines that they arc belug serenaded by j
native bfituK This Is too much t
some measures should be taken at o
to put a stop to such torture.
It Is Hot RO many years ago thai
bold highwayman attempting to hod !
a street fnr In the suburbs of Omr
ran against a driver who defended
cash box with a dose of cold le
which put an end to street car hold-i
for the tlmo being. The chances I
good that the killing of a highway n
her at South Omaha will also put
quietus on the business for a little wli
to come.
Colonel Bryan says he does not wi
to Interfere with the democratic me
hers of congress , who ho says are <
tlrely competent to settle the questl
of leadership for themselves , liev
not so bashful about Interfering a yt
ago when he f oared that the democra
senators might fall to ratify Hie tron
of peace with Spain and lay the fet
datlon for his campaign against oxpti
slon.
Governor Loary of Guam , having co
polled the men In the Island to got. in :
rlcd , Is being groomed for chief exec
live of Massachusetts by the fomsi
suffragists of that state. It is bellev
that one term under him would 111
teriully reduce the proportion ot spl
stcrs.
OllC UllHtllClC tO SlU-lM'NK.
ChleiiKo llccord.
The Boers uro never going to be able
make a ehowlng until they can get do\ \
whcra they can lick the censor.
How AliiHit Their lucent
CllIcUBO Post.
The detectives engaged in the train ro
bery case held a conference In Omaha ycste
day. That was all they had to hold , accor
Ing to oil accounts.
.Me 1C 111 Icy Luck.
Philadelphia Record.
It was a characteristic bit of McKlnley
luck that the breakdown of the InsurrectU
In the Philippines should occur just In tin
to enable him to announce It In his rnessai
to congress as n fact Instead of being obllgi
to refer to It as a hope unrealized.
About the Slzi ? ot It.
Philadelphia ledger.
General John M. Palmer puts the cai
of William J. Bryan in a nutshell. Brya
ho says , "will bo nominated , but ho won
bo elected. * * * The platform will mal
llttlo difference ; Bryan's name and hlstoi
will bo Bitfllclcnt to make free sliver U
Issue. " .No doubt about It.
I'cii.iHot
NQ-.V York World.
South African newo ( by way of London
continues to furnish us with stories of tli
Boers firing dumdum bullets , shooting the ]
would-be rescuers and misusing the whit
( lag of truce as a decoy for murder. But e
long as London steadily refuses to allow th
I3oer side of the story to pass the censorshi
[ youdon cannot expect the Impartial world t
jccept Us ex-narte statements.
l'H Food Suiiply.
Kansas Cltv Star.
England's position , so far as Its euppllc
) f bread and meaV are' concerned , Is not en
, 'lablc. It lives ! frbjhhand to mouth as t
ts Imports , for.nit'lnerease or a decrease 1 :
> no week's arrlvais'yvlll change the cOndl
Ion of the marlkei ; $ .In .this respect Englani
e.the weakestOoOalVtho great-powers am
ihould it engage'fn any big war an alllanc
vlth sorao country "which could spare i
iomcthlng to cat would be absolutely ncces
; ary to enable It to continue operations.
Ilucliiur VnchtN Abroad.
New York Tribune.
If the Columbia goes to Europe next year fo
aclng purposes it will find a flotilla await
ng it in every way worthy of Its prowess
Jcaldes its late antagonist , the Shamrock
t will have for a contestant the kalser'i
acht Meteor ; the Britannia , lately belong
ng to the prince of Wales ; Valkyrie II
nd the Distant Shore. This is a fleet o
ho fastest 'boats of their class in the world
nd It the Columbia should come In win
or , it would more securely confirm It :
lalms to ho regarded as the finest craft o
IB type ever launched. But from such at
rray of competitors It could sustain a de-
cat without dishonor or reproach.
Tliu AVext in C
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The growing Influence of the west In na-
lonal politics Is apparent from a glance al
uo composition of the house of represent-
lives of the Fifty-sixth congress. Nearlj
II the strong men come from elates
eel of the Allcglianlea. Originality and
irco arc found among these members , whc
III In future have a larger influence In
Micclvlng policies and shaping legislation.
0 far as personality Is concerned the west
1 the dominant section. When. Mr. Heed
ift congress the weight of the cast In the
ouso was sadly diminished. And no other
istcrn member even hopes to till bis shoes
i point of personal force nnd practical sa-
iclty. The center of political gravity has
lifted , once for all , to the west.
l > r ul < l < MitN Who 1Vc r Soldier * .
Detroit Journal.
Admiral Dcwey was Just a little unfor-
inato lu his latest Interview in which bo
) lnted out that "battle-scarred heroes as
rule have made poor presidents. " Even
ho had In mind Washington as the cx-
iptlou that proves the rule , a list of others
ho were first warriors and then presidents
eludes men whom history does not record
i failures In official life. The "battle-
arred heroes" who probably would not
ivo been presidents had It not been for
elr successful services In war were Wash-
gton , Jackson , Taylor and Grant. Of these
rant perhaps made the more mistaken , but
it his , nor the administration of any ot
o others , was so "poor" that It established
rule prohibitive of selection In the future
a war hero to he the official head of the
itlon.
I'OHT OK I'OI.ITICAI. IlKIIISIiIOTS.
iloncl AVnttorNon'M I'i'ii I'lcdiriof
( InMlloiinl C iiltil.
LouUvlllo Courier-Journal.
The national capital has been called a.
hlsperlng Gallery. It may bo so , but It Is
rtalnly , among other tlilngn , an omnium
therum of all that U Ignoble and slavish
a land that piques Itself upon Its free-
in. Gradually cant EOCIIIB to bo making Us
ty to the front as a vital force ot our
tlonal life , and nowhcro Is cant the
scnllal elcimenls of whoso being are
rvlllty and deceit so ever-present and
tnpant at In Washington.
in tha national capital are congregated
a failures of our political coclety , the
nkruptR of our partisan Hystcm- The
oken-down politician , falling In all else ,
is him thither. The departments are cram-
td with envious men and spiteful women ;
, i unhappy derelicts of party warfare ,
ulng about upon a sea of Ill-requited un-
rtltudo. No man or woman among them
gun * of anything. They huvo all seen
Her day . Yet they may see worse. They
o from band to mouth. Huddled togeiher
close quartern , they have hut one object
life to keep their paltry places am ] , beef -
; of the same condition and of a single
nt ! , It lu raey for these poor devils to
iprato a buzzing that for the moment
inds like public opinion.
, \Mi < .uir\x rniaiiiT I.IJADS.
1'ii-ifiil CoiHlltloiiN OnHnnln of i
Clou In I'rr'llctlini.
St. I < 3iil4 ( Slobe-Demorrat.
Ono of the cnusps for which America , n
this frstnl wnson. ought to be thankful I
the fact thnt within the pnst twelve month
UB credit , In the. world's nnnnclnl centers
has gone to A higher place than thnt hcli
by any other nation. Ever since ISTfl. whci
the gold resumption net weut Into operation
the credit of this country hns been nenr th
top mark rcnchoil by any country. Th
only nntlon lending the United States ft
this respect hni > been England for purl o
this Unit1. England , however , hns fnllci
( o second place In the present year , am
now America hns no near rival In the valui
of Its securities In the money markets o
the world.
Two reasons stand out prominently nmonf
the causes for the change ot places by Eng
land nnd the United Stntus recently. Ont
of these Is the belief thnt the South Afrlcar
war will compel England to mid to the bur
den of Us Indebtedness , which wns slowly
being diminished In recent years. Not only
do financiers think this debt will be In-
crcnsed , but. they apparently believe thnt the
Issues which will grow out ot the wnr will
compel England to largely numncnt its nrmy
from this time onward , nnd ndd to the run
ning expense * ) of the government. This fear
hns sent the prices of British oonsolH down.
American securities , on the other hand , go
up becnuso the pcrmnncnco of the gold
Htandnrd by the United Stntcs Is now be
lieved by the world to bo assured. This
fact , nnd the sales of British con
sols which hnvo taken place In the
pnat two months on account of the South
African wnr , thus releasing n large sum of
money , which hns been Invested In United
Stntco bonds , hns sent these securities up
to n higher point thnn has been touched In
lone time.
Thus America has token first place , In the
regard with which Us bonds nro held , In the
financial centers of the world. The collapse
of the Filipino rebellion will send American
securities up further. Everybody now be
lieves a long period of peace Is before the
United States. All the country's Industries
are moro actively employed nt this tlmo
thnn wnu ever before known , and the In
dications point to nn increase , rather thnn
to n falling off , In this particular. No
nation In the world hns such a bright out
look as every cno believes IB presented to
thla country. Its trade , domestic and foreign ,
Is growing by leaps nnd bounds , The volume
of its currency Is steadily increasing. Fewer
persona relatively to the aggregate working
population nro Idle in the country today than
at any tkno within the memory of men now
living. A new nnd brighter era of business
development and of national prosperity thnn
anything known hitherto is believed at homo
and abroad to bo in sight for the United
State : ) . Thus It is that American securities
stand higher than those of nay other country
on every bourse in Christendom In which
they are bought and sold.
Ol'l'HESSI.NG THE COXSUMEII.
TriiHtH Krtortlntr HIIRO Prnlltx lit the
UXIHMINO of-the 1'iilillc.
Philadelphia Ledger.
It Is estimated that complete returns of
the exports of iron and steel from the
United States during 1S99 will show ship
ments to the value of $100,000,000 , or $20-
000,000 In excess of any previous year. The
increase is reflected both in prices and
quantities. The defenders of trusts and mo
nopolies cln.im that the growth In exports
proves thnt the trusts have not Increased
prices In this country to such an extent
as to affect our trade In foreign markets.
It should bo borne in mind , however , that
the trusts have one prlco for the United
States ami another for the outside nations.
President Gates pf the 'Amerlcan-'Stcel and
Wire company testified 'before ' the' Industrial
commission that his concern cold goods
abroad moro cheaply than at home. Pre
sumably , wages are higher here than i
Europe. If , therefore , the Wire Trust ca
make money by sending its products t
England and selling them in competltlo
with the output of English mills , ther
would appear to bo no necessity for
prohibiting tariff against Imports of a char
acter similar to the goods which the Wlr
trust can dispose of profitably at muc :
lower prices , after paying freight and hand
ling charges , In the foreign market. Th
I effect of such a tariff Is only to subjcc
American consumers to unjustifiable cxac
I tlons.
The American Steel and Wire compan ;
has a capitalization , at par , of MO,000,00
In preferred stock and $50,000,000 In com
mon. The preferred is returning dlvldendi
at ttie rate of 7 per cent per annum , am
report has It that the company is earnlni
sufficient to pay from 10 to 12 per cent 01
the common stock. It has been estimate !
that the preferred stock about representi
the value of the plants , while the comraoi
stands for "good will" or "water , " to em
ploy an expressive term of the street. No
body grudges prosperity to any Amerlcat
Industry , but when It profits exorbitant ) ]
at the expense of the general public tin
people have just cause for complaint. It li
part of the protective tariff theory thai
when the profits of protected manufacturer
become- excessive domestic competition will
adjust the equilibrium. But the trusts stifle
competition and hold the consumers at theli
mercy , contenting themselves with a rca-
sonablo profit In the foreign market , while
they satiate their greed on the defenseless
homo market. Any schedule of duties which
stands as a bulwark to legalize extortion
Is a perversion of the taxing power Incapa
ble of defense by any school of economy , and
specifically condemned by the last repub
lican platform In Its definition of the prin
ciple of protection as "equally opposed to
foreign control nnd domestic monopoly , "
I'OI.ITICAI. IWIKT.
The Boston Herald thinks the country
would bo benefited by abolishing the office
of vice president.
Miss Bertha Herbert , who ran for school
commissioner In Westcheatcr county , New
York , admits that eho epent $10.50 for
clgarn during the campaign ,
Some of the democrats are urging thou
u a in o of 0. ! { . P , Belmont for second place
on the Bryan ticket , People who may bo
inxlouo to know why are respectfully In
formed that Mr. Belmont has an Income
i ) { $750,000 a year.
Baltimore Is undergoing extensive rcfouns
under Us now administration , one of the
latest proposals being a reduction by 2.r , per
: cnt In the salaries of ofllclalB receiving moro
than $1,000 , while the councils have passed
in ordinance placing the fire department on
: ho merit basis.
Charles Curtis of Topcka , a republican
rader of Kansas , Is nicknamed the "Indian
: ongres&man , " liecaueo though of New Eng-
aud descent on his father's side his mother
.vas . a direct descendant of Louis Gonvll , a
: blef of the KaneaA Indians. Ho began llfo
ts a bootblack and roail law by night.
Miss L. Pcrlnc , the present owner of the
louee In Illpon , WIs. , lu which , It Is claimed ,
he namu "republican" was first uaed for
ho present party by a small number of
lolltlclnns gathered there , has offered to
it'll It to the \Vlscouatn State Historical
loclety , but the society Is without sufllclent
unila to accept tha offer.
"Tim Father of the House , " as the mem-
> er having tlio record of the longest cou-
ecutlvo service In congress Is called , will
10 nt tha coming nessloa Hepreeeutatlvo
Alfred 0. Hnrmer of Philadelphia. As such
10 will have the honor of administering the
iath of ofllco to the new speaker and the
irlvllcgu of selecting hlx eat before the
rawing of the others beglnii , I
OTIIKIt 1.AXDS THAN Ol US.
The bitter nnd contemptuous retcrls whlc
Ilia French and English prriw nrc just no' '
hurling at rflch other are fairly well exempli
fled In the following vxcerpt from nn cdl
torlnl In a late London Mall : "England hn
lonj ; hesitated between France nnd Ocr
many. But she nan always respected Ocr
ninny nnd admired the Genman choractei
whereas she hns gradually come to feel
contempt for France. A country where th
most monstrous lajustlco ran be jiropctrntci
with Impunity ; n nation whcso bclovci
I heroes nro the forgers of the French genera
still/ / , can no\er bo n British ally. Nothlni
like nn 'entente cordlale' cnn exist betweu
j Englnnd nnd her nearest neighbor. We an
nbsolutn strnnRcrn to that menu Jealous ;
which exults In the misfortune * of n fHcndi ;
people. The generosity which recognized nl
thnt was sublime nnd devoted In the fightliu
of the French nrmles nt Mars-la-Tour , m
Grnvclotte , at Sedan , has been returned uj
cannibal glee nt tla > fact that mnny hundred !
of Englishmen have fallen before the Boers
nnd by predictions of our downfall. Enougl :
of Frnncc ; she has neither courage , fore
sight , nor sense of honor ! * '
* *
A correspondent of the North Chlnn
Hcrnld , who supposed [ to have special
opportunities of Information from native
sources In Pekln , declares thnt the dow-
nger empress , who has been testing the
opinion of the Roncral public nnd of the
higher olIlclnlB throughout the country , has
coma to the conclusion that any attempt
at the deposition of the Emperor Kunng
Hsu would bo met by very determined op
position and might precipitate n dangerous
civil war. She hns , therefore , of late
shown more consideration to the emperor ,
giving him moro freedom to speak on state
nlTalrs during the usual official audiences ,
and on several occasions has encouraged him
to speak to the grand councillors when he
seemed Inclined to the sllenco and Indif
ference scrupulously observed by him ever
since the coup d'etat n year ago. That some
kiiportan : change has occurred in the
political situation seems to bo Indicated by a
recent dispatch from Pekln congratulating
all friends of the emperor upon the fact thnt
when the empress dowager went , thu other
day , to the Temple of Most High to pray
for Win , the emperor went nlso nnd
koutoucd In the same place nnd at the some
tlmo with his aunt , thus performing for the
first tlmo since the end of September , 189S ,
ono of the fundamental functions of nn em
peror of China namely , praying to heaven
on behalf of his people.
*
The educational campaign In Russia ,
which was started by Nicholas II , shows
no sign of diminishing In spite of the oppo
sition of those leaders ot the Pan-Slav
party who oppose the education of the
Russian masses , as a safeguard against the
spread of western liberal Ideas. At Sea-
novka , a suburb of St. Petersburg , the cor
nerstone for a new school of technology ,
\\iiicn is destined to be the largest Institu
tion of the kind In Ilussln , hns Just been
laid. A first grant of 2,500,000 rubles or
approximately $1-100,000 has been made by
the ministry of public education , for the
buildings are to be sumptuous. The central
facade of the principal college hall will bo
750 feet long. Around this will be grouped
smaller halls for chemical laboratories and
manual training schools. At a short distance
from these buildings six
three-story resl-
denco halls , capable of accommodating 1,800
students , will be erected. The government
will attempt to put the new Institute on
an equal footing with the great French ,
Gorman , Belgian and Swiss schools of tech
nology. There Is every reason to expect
success for the school , particularly as the
Russians are Inclined to the study of science ,
and men and women alike have a decided
fondness for chemistry , physics and "natiiral
history.
Liberal grants of money have also bee :
made by the government for the help o
needy university students In the empire , an
especially those In medical schools. In fu
ture every medical student In the omplr
of good moral character , but with a slende
Income , will receive the means to flnlsl
his course at the university. In return thes
young men will , on obtaining their degree
be called upon to act as village doctors li
some of the poorer rural communities fa ;
two or three years. While performing thi !
duty they will recclvo help from thi
"zemstvos , " or local councils.
* *
The feeling of sympathy for the Boers Ir
Holland is astonishing all Europe by the
rapidity with which It Is spreading to th <
very lowliest Inhabitants. A few days age
a llttlo boy only 14 entered the office of r
Haarlom paper nnd , emptying his pockets
which contained all his savings , said :
"This is for the Transvaal , " leaving the
office without giving his name. A bour
geois of Amsterdam weut Into tbo office ol
an Amsterdam paper and deposited l.OOC
florins. "I am not rich , " ho said , "but my
wife and children want mo to give this In
aid of 'tho Boors. " An officer at Breda
called his company together and asked them
If they wished to subscribe. Without a
dissenting volco all subscribed sums ac
cording to their rank. The servants of
The Hague have formed a league for the
purpose of making a fund , to which they
subscribe weekly. Through the newspap
ers , by committees , from door to door , in
the churches , In the schools everywhere
whore the public gathers , collections are
being made nnd million ; ) of florins are being
found for the Boers. A rich citizen of
The Hague propcaea to found nn orphan
asylum for the children of the Boers who
fall In the war. In Belgium the sympathy
Is nearly na keen nnd persons with whom
I am personally acquainted are subscribing
$300 $ , $400 and $500 at a time. Ambulance
corps are being formed and drilled and
doctors are leaving tholr practice to go nut
and help the Boers. The unanimity of
feeling Is really extraordinary , nnd the
English of Antwerp , as well as of Bruseola ,
are obliged to keep very quiet. My own
house was atoned recently by roughs be
cause I waa known to bo a correspondent
of the American and English press ,
The war In the Transvaal has completely
overshadowed the financial crisis In Spain ,
which , according to the latest Madrid oppo
sition Journaltt , threatens not only the over
throw of the ministry , but Is believed seri
ously to menace the dynasty Itself. The
Madrid correspondents of the Paris nnd
Vienna proas echo this sentiment. There Is
nUo considerable consternation In Parisian
financial circles , whore there lire large hold-
InfH of Spanish securities. From nil quar
ters of Industrial and commercial Spain
como attacks nn the government for not ro-
iluclng the various forms of tnxntlon and
Cor seeking to maintain n high budget for
the coming year. The foreign demand for
Spanish products hns fallen off. Merchants
nave largo stocks of commodities on hand
that they cannot get rid of. Thu falling off
In exports has reacted upon nil departments
3f Induolry. Thousands of mechanics , fuc-
.ory operators and laborers are Idle. So far
.hero has been no serious rioting In the large
; | tl < ? fl. H ls believed , however , thnt na DOOM
u the manses como to umlcrxtand the utter
lopi'lt'Banmf of tht'lr condition there will bo
i general rising In the commercial towns
igaliiBt the present government.
The Madrid Chamber of Commerce has
ihatnploued the cause of the people nnd ro-
'ontly lesuod a manifesto. "The government
B fooling the country with fictitious econo-
nten , " ays the manifesto , which maintains
hat nothing short of a reduced expenditure
if 100.000,000 poaetas ( about $16,250,000 ; u
oar will nuffice. It Is sold that owing to
cveral strongly worded communications that
lave been received from Paris the permanent
1
Starved
Hair
Slow growth ofT
hair comes from
T rKrfiMii
W-l hckoflialrfood.
The hair hns no life. Itlsstarvcd. It
keeps coming out , gets thinncrond
thinner , bald spots appear , then .
actual baldness. The only good )
hnlrfood you
can buy Is
It feeds
the roots ,
stops starva
tion , nndthe
hair grows
thick and
long. Itcurcs
d n n d r u fT
also. Keep
a bottle of it on your dressing
table. It's n splendid dressing.
It always restores color to faded
or gray hair. Mind , wo say " al
ways. "
JI.CO t bottle. All droicltts.
"t hnvo found your Hair Vljor to bo
the best remedy I'bavo m or tried for tlm
h.'ilr. My hair wan fnltlnj ? out \cryliad.
8 < > 1 thought 1 would try a bottln ol U. I
li.id used only ono hottlo. and my h.ilr
plopped falling' out , nnd It is no\T real
thick and Innij. "
NAJIOV J. JIntKrr ) > ASTi.K ,
July 28,1838. Yookcru , N. Y.
Wrlio Ilia Doctor.
Ho nil ) lonil TOU | i | liook nn The Hair nnd
Fcilp. : Alk lu in any qumtlon you nlsti
About jrnur lialr. You will rucclvo a ptumpt
nnsworfrco. Adilrom ,
Dn. J. U. AYIR ; , Lowell , Sinn.
committee of the Ohnmber nf Commerce ,
which dre\v up the manifesto , decided not to
demand n reduction of Interest.
The mnnlfcsto line been followed by a peti
tion from the nameoourco to the quocn
regent , representing the critical state of the
country nnd declaring In the strongest lan-
gungo possible Hint the present ministry
hnd entirely forfeited their confidence owing
to Its bnd faith nnd unredeemed promises.
The petition urges the queen regent to with
draw her confidence from the men "who are
bent on ruining the country. " In spite of the
Intemperate langungo of the petition It ban
been quoted with npproval by nearly all the
principal newspapers , with the exception of
the small faction that Is pledged to the min
istry.
The radical press dccjnrcs that the govern
ment has already been defeated through the
ilgeonhollng of the civil nnd military pension
)11I8. In the meantime the opposition Is con-
Llnulng with moro vehemence thnn 6ver nnd
vlth constantly nugmcntlng ranks the cnm-
inlgn of obstruction inaugurated by Senor
Parnleo last August , when the first alguo of
.ho present crisis nppeared.
1VHlTTl,12n TO A I'OINT.
Indlannpoll ! < Journal : "Didn't you used to
bcllevo In faith cure , Joe ? "
"Yes , but I couldn't make absent treat
ment take hold In politics. "
Chicago Tribune : nivers That's the long
est clparholder I ever paw.
Brooks Yes. T am using : It on thnt lost
clprnr you gave mo. I thought distance
might possibly lend enchantment to the
flavor , but It doesn't.
Detroit Free Press : "As soon as I saw
It was golnpr to rain. I dragged ma out to
the matinee. "
"Was your ralnydny skirt nice ? "
"Oh , just lovely. I didn't got wet a. bit ,
but ixjor ma WIIH pretty near drowned. "
Washington. Stiir : "You were very reck
less In talklnpto that man , " ! < ald the friend
apprehensively.
"Was I ? " replied , Willie Wlshlnjtop.
"YcH. "You want to bo careful. 'You , don't
know him. He's a regular lire-eater. "
"Well , considering the present prlco of
coal , I should consider his diet rather ex
pensive. "
Chicago Tribune : Oeneral ( watching- the
enemy through lleldplass ) Ha ! They hnvo
ordered nn automobile charge ! They
nre at the foot of the slope ! If they are
not checked before they reach the top of
the rldgo we are lost ! * They falter !
They stop ! What can have thrown them
Into confusion ?
Colonel of Blcyclo Brigade ( who has jimt
ridden up ) General , they cnn never climb 1U
Wo have sprinkled , a thousand barrels of
Kroafo on the grass at the bottom of thn
slope and the wheels of the machines are
whizzing- vain. They have no eund. Wo
are saved !
TUB IIACIIISI.OH'S L.AMEXT.
Thomnsvlllei ( Gn. ) Enterprise.
Returning home at close of day.
"Who gently clildes my long- delay ,
And by my elde delights to stny ?
Nobody !
Who sets for mo the cnsy dinlr ,
Spreads out the papers with such care.
And lays my ( dippers ready there ?
Nobody !
When plunged In deep nnd dire distress ,
When anxious cares my heart oppress ,
Who whispers hopes of happiness ?
Nobody !
When sickness comes nnd sorrow twain ,
And grief distracts my fevered brnln ,
Who Bymiiathlzea with my pain ?
Nobody I
But I'm resolvul , so help nn fate ,
To chnngo at once my Mingle state ,
At Hymen's altar I will inato
Somebody !
This unsettled weather
is the last of the signs of
dying autumn.
We shall have weather for
overcoats now. Rough
effects are the preference ,
but you can have what
you want here.
It is'ent every clothier
that can offer you the
range of choice as to
materials and price as we
offer for
or more you can get
the best for your money
here.
PLIABLE AND EXCLUSIVE fUR-
NISilERS.