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0 THE OMAHA DAILY T,EE: FRIDAY, MATtCII 0, 100. Tiie Omaha Daily Bee. K. ItOSEWATEH, Editor. I'L'HLISHHD UVUIIY MORNINO. TKUM8 OK Bt'HSClUI'TiON. Dally llto (wUliout Sunday), bno Ycnr.$fi.00 Dally Heo und Sunday, One Year 8.00 illustrated llec, Ono Vcur Hunday Dee, Ono Your H.iturdny Uec, Ono Your .' 1.60 Weekly IUe, Ono Ycnr C3 .OFFICES. Omnlia: Tlio lien Hulldlng. Houth Omaha: City llulf Hulldlng, Twenty-fifth nnd N streets. Council HlufTu: 10 Pearl street. Chicago: 1010 I'nlty Uulldlng. Now York: Tcmplo Court. Washington: Ml Fourteenth street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and cdl torlal matter should lio addressed: Omaha lice, Editorial Department. HUSINESH LETTERS. Iluslness letters nnd remittances should Ijo addressed: Tho llco Publishing Com pany, Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express e.r postal order, payable to Tho llco Publishing Company. Only 2-oent stamps accented In payment of mall account. Personal cheeks, exrepl on Omaha or Eastern oxolmngcs, not ncropted. THE IlEU FUHLI8II1NO COMPANY. .stati:.mi:.t or ciiici;i,atio.. Stato of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.: (leorgo H. Tawchucki secretary of Tho Hco Publishing Company, being duly sworn, says that tho actual number of full and complete copies of Tho Daily. Morning, Evening and Sunday llec. printed during tho month of February, 130U, was as fol lows: 1 Sfl.l.KI 15 uii,7.-.o 2 (ISO 16 UII,7IO 3 Ul,0.-.0 17 SH.HIO 4 ar.iHr. is iki.hsm 5 ar.ouo io mi.ino fi Ud.DIMI 20 HII.71MI 7 itll.TIO 21 UII.7IO 8 2,TJt 22 SII.NIO 9 -II.IIKI 23 iMI.THO 10 Jd.r.llO 21 i!i,s:to 11 a-, i in 25 :tii.:tn.- 12 liU.ftllll 26 Ul,7IO 13 UO.M'.'O 2" IST.litO li ,..i!i,r,:to n uu, i7i Total 7BH,r.lr. Less unsold nnd returned copies.... 1,non Net total sales 7-!S,r.s Net dally average UM.Tiin OEOHC5E It, TZSCIUTCIC. Beo'y and Trcas. Subscribed nnd sworn to before mo this 28th dny of February, A. D. 1900, (Seal) M. 11. 1 1 UNGATE, Notnry Public. Oom Paul Mi'tcalfe should go out oC tho obituary business. If Is iMrffctly proper that a mnn should "1o tlmo" for stcallne; n watch. Frank K'. Moores has boon tlio people's nmyor ami tho people nro not ungrate ful. Mr. I'oppleton -will not have to look far to llntl "Tho hand that gave the blow." Wo believe tho organization of n cold storage trust In Now York la a bluntune of froeze-out. Coventor 1'oyntcr will not have to bo called In this time to preside at a $'jr0 donation party for tho beueltf of Oom Paul Metcalfe. The liveliest lights which the English aro ciiKitKcd in at present aro the "peace" meetings held at various places In the !ritish Isles. ' Frank K Moores was elected over Htl Howell In 1SP7 by a majority of I'll). He was re-elected over V. S. Popploton In 1000 by a majority of 1,011!. This Is a pretty kooiI endorsement. The moral reformers of Omaha are In vited to look back over tho lllos of the World-Herald for tho last two -weeks and see what a doso of nausea the un fortunate subscribers to that sheet have had to endure. Now that the election is over, perhaps Mr. Popplotuu will feel able to donate tho use of his old exposition building slto for tho new auditorium without fear of being accused of making a grand stand play for votes. Eugene Debs holies by fusing his so cial democratic party with two or three others of tho same nature to secure a membership sutllclently large lo enable him toiiut a full electoral ticket In the Held In several states. A now revolution Is said to bo browing In Santo Domingo. This Is unfair. Tho president has not been in power a year and has not had time to rpcoup himself for tho outlay In organizing the revolution which placed hint In power. Food Commissioner Hibbard Is still in suspense, as tho question of his salary goes over for another term of the su premo court. It would, Indeed, be hard luck If the populist committee should levy nu assessment on his salary while It Is. being held up. Fuslonlst aspirants for the senate out In the state are not worrying to nny ox tent over tho democratic defeat In Omaha. They look upon It In the light of another Jab of the sting of Ingratitude which will have a tendency to side track the ambition of an Omaha as pirant. There Is strong talk that tho famous suit between Carnegie and Prick will never come to trial. This Is altogether probable. Not only tho parties Inter ested In this property but those In con trol of other great enterprises might tlnd tho revelations which would attend the trial of tho case Inconvenient, to pay tho least. If John O. Yelser can mannge to keep tho secretaries of tho Stato Hoard of Transportation awako long enough ho may possibly bo able to secure a ruling on his telephone case. Ho has become so used to talking to himself In the absence of a telephone that It cannot appear so much of a luxury to him as it ouco did, Tho Omaha Commercial club and Iho Omaha clearing house aro said to be get ting ready to co-operate with tho com mercial bodies of Kansas City In an effort to secure tho location of a United States stibtreasury In each of tho cities. The lleo has ildvocated a stibtreasury for Omaha at various times nnd should the opportunity present now of securing H you may bo Hiiro that everyone in Omaha will co operate to that cud. the senate asp vuino nuu. What action the tnltcil States senate will lake on the Porlo Ulco tariff bill passed by the house Is a question of eonitnandliig Interest, regarded from both the practical and political stand points. The amendment Introduced by Senator Davis of Mlnne.-ota, proposing to establish free trade between the Island and the I'liltcd Stales and ex tending over Porto Ulco certain provl-! slous of the constitution, Is In line with the recommendation of President Me Klnley In his annual message. The president then said that the markets of the ('lilted States should be opened up to the products of the Island. "Our plain duty," he declared, "Is to nboilsh all customs tariffs between the United States and Porto Hleo and give lief products free access to our markets." The house bill provides for a tariff of 15 per cent of the Dlngley law duties on Importations from Porto Hleo Into the United States nnd Into Porlo Ulco from this country, all the revenues ftoin this tarrrf to be applied to the govern ment of the Island. The defense of this measure Is that It Is necessary to provide revenue for Porto Ulco and that so moderate n tariff will not In terfere with the Industries or prosperity of the Island. The action of tho house has met with strong public opposition, numerous republican newspapers condemning It. The amendment Introduced by Senntor Davis may be regarded as a response to this sentiment. It provides for ex tending to Porto Hleo those provisions of the constitution requiring uniformity of taxation throughout the United States and that capitation ' and direct taxes shall be laid only In proportion to population; also those forbidding the laying of taxes or duties on exports from any state and the giving of pref erence to the ports of any state over those or others. It Is provided that vessels bound to or from Porto Ulco shall not be obliged to enter, clear or pay duties In any state of tlio union, nor shall vessels bound to or from the ports of any state of tho union bo obliged to enter, clear or pay duties in nny port of Porto Ulco. Provision Is made for the legislation necessary to carry these constitutional requirements Into effect. It Is urged In behalf of this amend ment that It does not commit congress to the theory that the constitution ox tends by Its own force over any nnd all territory of the United Slates, or to free trade or anything else in tho Phil ippines. On the contrary it recognizes, It Is claimed, that legislation by con gress Is necessary to tho extension of the constitution over territory belonging to the United States, therefore the adop tion of the amendment would not In the least affect the question of future policy regarding tho Philippines. It Is designed to meet the case of Porto Ulco alone, leaving that of the Philippines to be acted upon as circumstances shall determine. It Is said that President Mckinley approves the house bill, that Its passage was in largo degree due to his Inlluence, and If such Is the fact It remains to bo seen, whether any con siderable number of republican senators lire willing to antagonize the adminis tration In tills matter. The practical consideration Is that of providing rev enue for Porto Ulco; tho political con sideration Is as to whether there will be an Issue between tho republicans In congress and the administration that might be damaging to the party In the coming campaign. the most uskisdest cut. And now couies William V. Allen, hon ored with a seat In the United States senate as the highest position within the gift of the fusion forces of Nebraska, and Inllicts the most unkludesl cut. In an Interview for publication, given opt at Washington on the result of the Omaha city election, ho says: 1 Nobody, sorlously, could htivo looked for nny other result knowing tho situation. Tho election will havo no offect whatever. Isn't this adding insult to Injury V Sen ator Allen says: "Nobody could havo looked for any other result." Is It pos sible that he has not been reading the World-Herald? Is that paper "nobodyV" Aro till the great shining lights of fusion who havo been touring their lungs In a vain effort to drag the name of Mayor Moores down with falsehood and slander "nobody V" Is the popocratlc organist, who pre dicted In advance that Poppleton would be elected by !!." 00 majority nnd began writing obituaries before the campaign was ended "nobody V" And eloes Senator Allen put himself up against all the managers of tho Popple ton campaign, who Insisted that his election was necessary to keep the fusion forces In line, and presume to say that they did not know what they were talking about? It Is plain, Is it not, that the grc-at fusion senator at Washington and the fusion machine in Omaha ate not work ing sympathetically? MOKE SATULAl, HANKS. The announcement that under the new currency bill a great many state banks will tako out charters under tho na tional system Is not surprising, as the Inducements offered by tho measulo to change from state to national Insti tutions aro strong. Tho refunding pro vision for a - per cent bond, nvallable as security for circulation, together with tho reduced taxation which the bill provides for and tho fact that circula tion may be Issued to the par value of the bonds deposited as security, will en able state banks to go Into the national system with reasonablo assurance of prollt. Tho movement, therefore, Is likely to proceed vigorously as long as the low-priced bonds aro to be had, but It Is doubtful whether the addition to tho number of national banks will bo as great as the reported estimate of New York bankers. At all events there Is certain to be a considerable lullatlou of national bank currency, though as wo said a few days ago in reference to this, we do not think It will bu bo large as to be dangerous as an Incentive to wild speculation. That It will have the effect to somewhat stimulate values Is altogether probable, but this Is not a matter which the op ponents of the national banks can reasonably Hud fault with. No one can foresee with certainty Just what the ef fect of the new legislation will be so far as the batiks are concerned, but we tire unable to discover any reason for apprehending results dangerous to the general welfare. TIIE SEW CITV t'OVSUti. The make-up of the new city council, which Is lo have charge of the affairs of the city, Is disclosed by the election returns. Tho council will con sist of seven republicans, otic democrat nnd one sliver republican. The responsi bility and the power rest with the re publican majority, which constitutes more than two-thirds of that body. Taken as a whole, the new council will compare favorably with any of Its predecessors. Five of the members have had experience In previous couucllinanle bodies and the four new members are men who come well recommended and anxious to make a creditable record. The council as now constituted may be expected to conduct the affairs of tho city In a strictly businesslike manner. The general policy Is outlined in the platform upon which the republican members have been elected, which pledges them to a management of mu nicipal affairs that will promote the ad vancement of the city and at the same time conduct its business in an econom ical manner. Omaha Is entering a new century In a race with rival cities which subjects It to the sharpest competition. It lies within the power of the council to do much to keep It on the forward march In the way of public Improvement and private enterprise and make It a metro politan city In every sense of the word. The new city council can, and we be lieve will, do all It can to promote this object One word of caution may bo pertinent. There Is no necessity for the council to do Its work through a combine. F.very measure coining before It should be con sidered on Its merits. I'ach member of the body has his own Individual respon sibility nnd he has no right to nttempt to shift It upon some one else by saying that he defers to u majority of his asso ciates. If this course Is followed nnd com bines avoided tho council will have the support of the citizens at all times and no one will have valid excuse for llnd Ing fault. HOOTS I'ISIT TO CVHA. The visit of Secretary Hoot to Cuba Is doubtless Intended simply for per sonal observation of the conditions there and has no special or specille purpose aside from this. There have been contradictory reports regarding the situation and while no doubt the secretary of war has Implicit confi dence In Governor Oeucral Wood, it Is quite natural that ho should desire to Investigate the situation for himself, personally confer with some of the leading men and mako suggestions on tho ground In regard to the admin istration of affairs. Secretary Hoot can learn In a few days moro of the real sentiment of the Cuban people than he could learn In Washington In a month and his personal Investigations may disclose some things to him. that ho would never otherwise have a knowl edge of. The Hoston Transcript suggests that one of tho things which the secretary of war may tlnd Is that tho refusal of the United States to grant fran chises In Cuba Is operating to the In Jury of the Island and It Implies a hope thut ho will recommend n change from this policy, which It 'says "means that we do not dare to do on that Island ono of tho things which every pro gressive government has to do." It may bo admitted that tho position of the United States in this particular has kept some capital out of Culm and Is thus delaying the restoration of tho Island, but what right has this gov ernment to grant franchises lo cor porations that want to exploit Cuba? Tho island Is to be an Independent, selr governlng state and there should bo no syndicates or corporations foisted upon Its people whllo they are preparing under our guardianship to establish a government which will have the right to grant franchises. The resolu tion passed by the last congress was Judicious nnd It Is gratifying to know that there Is no general disposition In congress to repeal or modify It. In reducing the Judgment given against Tho Heo In tho libel suit brought by tho World-Herald the supreme court has acknowledged that tho verdict of the Jury Is not sustained by the ovl deuce, and Tho Heo believes that tho court ought to havo remanded the case for a new trial. What Tho Heo 1ms con tended for Is simply that It should have a fair and impartial trial heforo an un prejudiced Jttdgo and Jury. In the sylla bus tho supreme court lays great stress upon a "verdict not given under the In fluence of passion or prejudice," but It seems to have Ignored the fact that this caso was tried beforo Cuiininghnin U. Scott, the avowed bitter enemy of The Hoe, and by a Jury drawn by Albyn Frank nnd notoriously packed. Wo do not believe that any Jury of twelvo Im partial men, Instructed by tho judge upon tho law, without "passion or preju dice" would hold The Heo responsible In damages for a slnglo dollar. The Heo will ask the court to accord It a re hearing nnd believes that tho Judges of tho supreme court will yet do It Justice. The Poppleton organ now, among other explanations of defeat, tries to make out that everyone else on tho re publican ticket was sacrlllced to save Moores. The llgures brought out by the returns, however, do not sustain nny such contention. The high man on the republican ticket, ono of the couuellinen, received a majority of over ",000. The cuudlduto for treasurer, who, next to Moores, received the most lire fr in the opiKisltlon batteries, Is elected by a ma jority of 1,.VK, and the seiond high man j for the council received 1,'JOO. The two 1 defeated couuellinen recognized from the start that they had the most formi dable opposition ,0 1,11,01 ,,f IU,-V I"l'l"1" lleans on the ticket, nnd the loss of the tax commissioner Is due to entirely dif ferent considerations than the campaign made by the republican managers. Mr. Sacked himself conceded that In the regular performance of his duty he made many enemies whose votes wore cast against Ii tin. His opponent, on the other hand, had no personal enemies and had the vigorous support of the Scotch-Americans In Omaha, of whom he Is one, and who are ordinarily repub licans, as also of a certain class of small shop keepers whose favor he courted by pledges made regarding the policy he would pursue with reference to their assessments. It Is stated In a Chicago paper which gets Its Oniaha news out of the World Herald olllco that election day In this city was a pandemonium of excitement, during which Sheriff Power "warned the chief of police that If his men nt lempled to arrest any deputies they would be resisted and he would take them from the city Jail If he had to call to his aid one thousand special men to lear tho jail down." People In the vicinity of the Jail, however, did not know that they were In danger of hav ing the city bastlle destroyed by deputy sheriffs. An explanation from Sheriff Power Is in order. Hnllroad contractors In the west are finding It Impossible to secure as many laborers ns they desire to prosecute their work. If such a condition exists at this time of the year what do they ex pect to do when the season arrives when the demand for labor Is usually the greatest? It Is evident the calamity campaign next summer will llntl few who havo time to listen to the wall of Its orators. Pennsylvania has a monopoly of fur nishing "fathers" for the house of repre sentatives. With the death of Uepre sentatlve Harmcrof that stato Mr. Hlng ham of Pennsylvania becomes his suc cessor as the member having the longest term of service. It cannot be said that the child has ever been unkind to the stato of its father. IlrnnhiK Wulrr lo llu Mill. Now York World. Tho Welsh drag the guns, tho Scots play tho pipes nnd tho Irish charge to the death, but tha English get tho glory. KpiitueUy CI vlllntloii Spreading. Chicago News. Otoe and Iowa tribes In tho Indian Terri tory having broke off friendly relntlons bo cause tho Iowas eat dog, the Otoes are sus pected of an ambition to rlso in the political scalo until occasionally they may eat crow. Continent of tin; World'H .Market. Cleveland Leader. The sale of American steel In England for $2 a ton less than tho Kugllsh prlco haB aroused the German Btect makers to tho possibilities ot Atrierlcan competition. There is no doubt nbout tnir ability to capture tho markets of tho world. Maury ami CIiioiIm to Sell. Now York Mall and Kxnress. Russia has borrowed $25,000,000 of Ameri can capital nnd tho best part of tho trans action Is that It will spend tho whole amount In thin country. Any nation that likes Undo Snm'a coods can get the money from him to buy them with on depositing tho necessary collateral. Ilopi-ful Amur leu ii In ill. Globe-Democrat. "Tho liberators," says President McKlnlcy, "will never become tho opprefoors. A self governed people w ill never permit despotism in any government which they fester nnd defend." Thnt Is hopeful Americanism and thcrcforo different from anything that conies from Pcttlgrow, Hryan nnd their associates. Chli'iiKo SmIiiIcm I'nrln. Chicago News. Parisian hoteln of tho $3-a-day class, it Is understood, will Talso prices to $D n day after April 1 and oven tho prlco ot scats at theaters will bo tripled at tho amo time, l'eoplo who "ran boarding bonnes" or places of amusement In Chicago during tho World's fair will tako off their hats In awe-stricken admiration ot tho Frenchmen's enterprise. KH.V OK M4W ItKCOXSTIUJCTION-. Problem of I'litrrnnl (ioreriiuit'iit (Ivor Inferior lliieex, Chlcnco Tribune. Mr. Whltelaw Hold's address at tho Mas sachusetts club dinner Saturday on tho per plexing question of tho relations of tho United States to Its insular possessions Is a well-reasoned nnd attractive presentment of tho opinions hold 'by many besides him self, but seldom sot forth so ably as by him. It may bo that Mr. Ileld'a affection for tho protectlvo system has aided him to reach his constitutional conclusions that his opin ions nro controlled to somo extent by bU apprehoni'loiiB. Nevertheless, ho has mado an Ingenious nnd forcible argument. Yet It will not convlnco those not already convinced. It 'will not dlspowo of that per plexing question which confronts the gov ernment. It Is dllllcult to say where a lino can bo drawn when tho policy which Is to regulato tho relations between tho United States and 1U colonies shall bo adopted. It Is qulto clear, how'ever, that any nystom of colonial government which contemplates tho extension of a protoetorato over tbo Islands of tho s.oas, with no representation ot their peoplo either directly or Indirectly not even territorial representation or tho customary territorial form of government wilt bo tnxatlon without representation. That Is alien to our Institutions. There Is nothing in tho constitution of tho United States which looks toward colonial dependencies not to bo represented oven ns territories In tho leglslatlvo branch of tho national government. Tbero Is nothing in tho constitution which contemplates tho ruling of Inferior races as dependents. Our forefathers nover looked forward to an American India. Thin Is n serious ques tion which presents Itself for decision. It Is not ono that can be settled offhand In tin authoritative, dogm.it lo manner from tho protection or tho frco trndo standpoint. Mr. Held Is evidently committed to tho theory that wo havo a right to rule tho Philippines, Porto Itlco and, perhaps, Cub-i as colonial dependencies nnd to ostein! n paternal government over Inferior rnccs. Wo do not ngreo with him. Heforo this 13 dono tbo constitution of tho United States will havo to bo amended. Thoro will havo to be, In nny event, a readjustment of American theories and methods of government. It may bo that the supreme court will give a decision re laxing tho bond 4 Imposed by tho constitu tion on tho national government. Hut such a decision; or a constitutional amendment to tho same effect, will bo equally difficult I to obtain, nitinrs 1'itn.M iiointnoM. Twelve thousand shells were thrown Into Iadysmlth, killing tlilrty-flvo of tho garri son nnd wounding 1SS. General Methuon Is so nicely shelvp.1 fit Kltnberlcy that ho can work his typewriter without danger to the feelings of the coun try. Tho remark of flenornl Duller, "Don't prophesy unless you know," would have saved tho deformed forces of fusion here- nbouts a largo wad of money It It wnj ! heeded In time. At the battle of Orns Pan Major l'lumbo of tho Hoynl Marine Light Infantry was nmong tho many killed whllo storming tho main kopjn. Ho had a pet dog, a terrier, which r.iu up the hill with him under tho florccst flro Imaginable. When tho mnjor fell tho dog sat down by tho dead body of his master and guarded It until the am bulance removed it, six hours inter. An American war correspondent of a prominent London dally writes: "At tho beginning of the war tho Uoers had n terrl blo dread of lyddite, but after experlcneo they entirely changed their vlnwa; for, al though lyddite makes a big hole In tho ground, It has not proved anything like so deadly ns has been Imagined. 1 was live weeks oulsldo of Ladysmlth and tho Hoer i looses from British rllles were much greater than from the lyddlto shell3." A correspondent of Illack and White tells n story of a chaplain at tho battle of Colenso. Tho padre's name was Hill, nnd ho belonged to tho Ninth brigade. Ho wont with tho Northamptons as I hoy stormed n hill. Amid tho hull of bullets n man besldo him was shot down, In fact a seoro fell dead or wounded at tho same moment. Tho chaplain calmly took his prayer book out of his pookft nnd, standing where, no other dared show himself, administered tho fast sacrament. An olllcer cried out: 'Me down, you have no buslners to risk your life In that way." "This Is my place, and I am doing my special business," said the padre, "and." tho correspondent adds. "God alone knows why ho was not killed." A resident of Wellingborough. England, has received a letter from a relative who was wounded In one of tho earlier engage ments, nnd Is now In hospital. "Some ot tho Incidents In hospital mako us all laugh." says tho writer. "You know Tom 11 . who used to do a turn nt A Music halt. Ho Is In my ward, and kcep3 our spirits up. JIo did a funny thing tho other day when tobacco was given out. You remember his hand elocution nt tho hall. Well, ono of tho Uoers had lost both his arms, nnd when tho tobacco was given out he shook hl.i hoad, and n tear fell down his check. Tom Haw It, nnd was by his sldo In a moment. Ho plnced his arms each sldo of tho Doer and performed tbo otllco of tho missing ones, giving tho Hoer u good smoke. He brought down tho houso with chews." NOT IIIIADY TO SIlT IT AS I II H. Defect In tin CoiiMtltntiiin Mini the Wiiy to Corri-e't iiicni. Ualtlmoro American. It Is qulto a common thing to hear that tho country has outgrow n tho constitution. Tho assertion Is mado by politicians belong ing to both parties. It Is usod whenever ono desires to carry out a political schetno and flnds his program barred by somo pro vision of tho constitution. It never occurs to him that this was one of tho objects for which tho constitution was dovised. What appears to him of paramount Importance at tho moment may a few months henco seem undesirable. , It might bo possible for tho country in somo respects to outgrow tho constitution. It has been necessary moro than onco to add to It by amendment, but It will bo noted that nearly all ot the amend ments, with the oxccptlon of thoso mado necessary by tho abolition of slavery, wero mado in the cnrly days of tho re-publlc. It wan natural that defects should havo been discovered when tho machlno was first set in motion, and It Is posslblo for amend ments to becomo delrnblo la view of tho country's Industrial progress, or for tho ovolutlou of social problems, or oven for tho acquisition of new territory. Thcso nro matters to bo determined by tlio highest statesmanship, and not by tha eaclted ap peals of temporary political leaders. When a mnn compnrea tho constitution to a pair of trousers, and says tho country has out grown them, ho falls to carry out tho similes. When tho boy outgrows his trousers ho does not pull them off without putting on other apparel. His mother either lengthens his trousers or gives him a new pair. Tho ieoplo havo It In their power cither to amend the constitution or to mako a new one. Thero Is probably not an Intelligent man In tho United States who wants a new constitution, but there aro many who would llko to havo tho Instrument amended. That this Is not done Is testimony to tho con servative character of tho American people. Other countries havo had constitutions, nnd qulto a number havo constitutions now. Whcro thcso instruments havo been written, however, they havo generally had brief and troubled existences. Kven where they havo not been written, as In England's case, they hnvo not given the satisfaction so universal under tho American constitution. Tho peoplo would rather havo tho constitution pinch n llttla than rashly attempt n revision. If such Is tho popular sentiment, it Is thu blindest folly to attempt to sot asldo Its provisions1 without a revision. HOW A CITY IS LOOTMII, Tlio .lull Smoothly mill Si'loiitlllt'lilly lloliu 'Within I.i'Kiil IIimiiiiIn. Tho gnng which manipulates tbo govern ment of Now York City Is not ns coarso and brutal In lta methods us wero Tweed and his coparceners In loot. Tbo Job of milking nnd bilking Is Just no effectively dono now, but so smoothly and sclcntlflcuily that tho looters aro in no danger ot tho retribution thnt overtook tho Infamous Tweed gang. How tho Job Is now dono Is told by Comp troller Color In nn Interviews "This city has been robbed outrageously In tho purchase of supplies and I am now pow orless to prevent It. Thoro Is n concerted movement to prevent tho flnanco department from protecting tho city treasury. Wo havo held up many bills hero and In somo cases tho parties havo accepted hwgo reductions becauso their claims woro so fraudulent they dared not go Into court, although they could havo recovored tho full amount under exist ing laws nnd rulings. When I find thnt tho city has boon charged doublo tho market rato for nn nrtlclo I must prove fraud or thoro Is no defense nnd tho corporation counsol will confess Judgment. To provo fraud nnd bribery Is a very difficult matter. "In ono caso tho city paid $500 for safes. Tho mayor of Mount Vernon nsked for bids for supplying tho samo safe. They woro offered to htm for $301. ibut tho city of Now York paid $300 becauso wo could not provo fraud. When carpets aro purchased, lnstend of going to a rcputablo house, thero aro cases whoro carpets wero purchased from nn auc tioneer nt $1.23 per yard when tho samo goods could havo been bought In open mnr kot for S8 cento. Tho lato William M. Tweed was caught becauso ho did not know how to steal In a rcspcctablo way. Legalized rob bery of tho city seems to bo qulto respect ahlo. "Tho proposed Hamapo Job and tho con tinuation of legalized robbery nro worso than anything over attempted by Tweed. Tho civil sorvlco law has taken awny most of tho patronage of appointments, hut It h easy to substdlzo thousands of men by n proper distribution of tho purehaso of sup plies In lots of le-ss than $1,000. Under present conditions I may bo able to show that prices charged aro doublo tho market rate, but If tho sellers aro willing to suo I must provo fraud or corruption In tho transaction or the city has no defense." MIT A POLITIC WIj II. .Iiiilumeiit of tli Imliitlrln! Co m in I -nIiiii on tin Trim! I'rolilt'in, Huffnlo Hxpress. Tho preliminary report of tho Industrial commission on trusts was submitted to con gress on Thursday. The recommendations contained In It nro Important because they represent tho Judgment of men of all parties who have devoted something like n year nnd a half to nn Investigation of the subject. Tho lesson of this Investigation Is thnt ninny radical propositions for regulating Industrial I combinations are not nblo to stand mlnuto ' nnd dlppmionntc Inspection. When the com mission begnn Its work some of Its members held what may bo called distinctly nntl-trust views. The longer they studied tho matter the less Inclined they became to recommend legislation cf that nature. Tho couscqucncc Is that the commission now Is practically . united In making two general suggestions I which nil admit would be of service In con I trolling trusts, but thoro Is no hint that tho combinations should bo suppressed. Tho first of these suggestions looks to tho protection of tho public through tho require ment thnt sulllclent details of corporate busl nesn bo published to permit safe and In telligent Investment. It la recommended that the larger corporations be compelled to publish mutually properly audited reports I which nro to bo subject to government In spection. Tho second general suggestion re lates to railroads and embrace's practically 1 what tho Intejrstnto Commerce commission has frequently asked of congress. It Is recommended thnt the railroad commission be authorized to prescribe classifications and regulations for freight transportation; that tho penalty for tho violation of tho law con sist of lines nnd not of Imprisonment of of ficials; that the decisions ot tho commission become operative nt once, nnd continue so until reversed by the courts. Tho proposition In regnrd to railroads. It may bo snid, is In tended to 8vuro fair and equnl treatment for shippers. Tho remedies for tho evils of trusts pro pctcd bv tho commission thus consist In n tcnsonnble degree of publicity and In free dom from railroad discriminations. More than this might bo dono by congress without departing from a snfo conservatism, but whatever Is attempted should bo In the na ture ot means to tlie.su ends. The conclusions of tho commission, on account of their gen eral character, show how Impossible it is to mnko tho trust question a political Is.itio of tho first Importance, i ri.NAM'iM, i.m)i:i'i:m)i:n i:. Old World .VnlloiiH Si-fkhiK the Sur liliin of I'licli- Sum. Ualtlmoro American. Tho United States is today tho most financially Independent nntlon on earth. This Is plainly demonstrated by Itussln's success In our money markets after she had failed in all other financial centers. Ger many, Franco and Hnglnnd were all com pelled to decline Itussln's application for u $25,000,000 four per cent loan, secured by u first mortgngo on tho Imperial railroad, now building. As n last resort Russia applied to this country, and n syndicate of Non York bankers quickly gave her the accom modation sho asked. Tho effect of this transaction has been to concentrate thu attention of tho financial centers of tho world upon this country. The transaction itself wus a surprise to nil Europe, becnuso It had como to regard the United States as a perpetual debtor nation. Comparatively a short tlmo ago wo wero , selling our securities abroad at a discount, i nnd our gold was Ilowlng henco to settlo trndo balances. Then we lnvnded the mar kets of tho world, outstripped competition, . nnd nlmost Instnntly tho world's gold wa flowing toward us In enormous volutno to tettlo trndo balances In our favor. This, with the ability of peoplo to tako caro of all government securities, gavo tho new condi tions fetnbllity and permanence. SInco tho beginning ot this era our commercial activ ity has not abated, prosperity has constantly Increased, and wo havo becomo a creditor nntlon. Thus, when Germany nnd Franco nnd England could not sparo Russia the money sho needed, wo wore ready with tho cash. This great International transaction gives tho world an Illustration of our capabilities. The principal remains hero to pay for pur chases of railroad supplies nnd machinery the Russian government Is making of Amer ican manufactories, nnd It demonstrates be yond cavil tho substantial naturo of prevail ing prosperity. Tho transaction becomes nd dltlonnlly significant, In view of tho fact that this government Is arranging to refund tho entire national debt at two per cent, a hitherto unheard ot rate. This will call for hundreds of millions, yet tho American bankers nro so suro of their footing nnd their resources that they do not hesltato to tako foreign business. It Is n now thing, this financial expansion, but It means abso lute Independence of every sort, and Is heart ily welcome. A IIISIIOP O.V KLCIIIli:. I'lci,.,- A ri'iilKtimoiit of Socle! Dlvcr xlon with ii Joker. Chlcuco Tribune. Illshop Howman of tho Methodist church Informs n New York paper that "tho cuchro , parties which nro so oxtenslvoly Indulged In I by society uro In a largo degrco responsible for tho maintenance of tho varied forms of 1 gambling that aro so prevalent In this coun- try, ami mat nro uragging down to ruin thousands of our young men and women." It Is, ho says, "an appalling as well bb an alarming fact that each year the votaries of tho card table nro Increasing." "Ily my troth, captain, thcso aro very bit ter words." They will not be relished by tho young or middle-aged men nnd women who do not bellcvo that playing euchre for trumpery prizes a china pinto or vnso Is dragging them down to ruin. Tho devotees of euchre, even In Its most progressive form, cannot be mado to bolleve that If they do not swear off they will soon bo devotees ot other forms of gaming, such ns tho faro table and tho rouletto wheel, tho poolroom and tho raco track. Doubtless thoso who spend much tlmo nt tho card table could mako n more Improving ubo of It. They could hold Intellectual con fab over questions of government nnd mor als, Instructing and bolng Instructed. Hut thoro nro yet many who prefer amusement to Instruction, nnd when tho amusement, though frivolous, is hnrmlesB, thero Is no reason why thoso persons should bo regarded ns Incipient sinners. Until It can bo shown that a considerable number of .men nnd women graduate from euchro to gaming, tho enchro parties "which aro Indulged In so oxtenslvoly hy society" should not be con demned so severely. "Knshlonablo society" may do much card playlng now, but It does proportionately lets than In tho past. Tho card table was a far moro essential pleco of social furnlturo then than It Is now. It Is truo peoplo did not ( play euchro, but thoy played other games quiio us weiu caicuiaicii io awaken tho gambling spirit ns Is euchre. They played "old sledge," for Instance. Thero used to bo far moro card playing for money than thuro Is now, even though tho practice Is by no moans extinct. Modern gambling Is not carried on bo much with cards as with In dustrial stocks nnd speculutlvo commodities, nnd euchro playing docs not foster a disposi tion to dabblo In stock exchange or board of trndo gambling. Tho bishop Is too severo. Euchro parties do not deserve his sweeping censure. Hh remarks will, havo no weight becauso unduly sovorc. Instead of telling tho players that they nro on tho brink of perdition, which thoy know they nro not, he should gently Inslnuato to them that If thoy wero to read and dUcuss his sermons and thoso of other eminent divines thoy would find thcmsolves spending their tlmo moro profitably and agreeably than they do now. Molasses, not vinegar, catches flics. MHAIt TIM ST WliWillMNO. Miiirrliiililem lilt Muni hy Itrdurrit tilt IdrniN. I'lillndel.ihla Pres. Tho reduction of the dividend of thi American Sugnr Hennery company or "Sugar trust" from 12 per cent n year, which It has so long declnred, to a rate of t, per cent. Is n blow to public conddenco In tha entire rango of "Industrials." When these great corporations were or ganized last ye-ar no argument was stronger1! moro pertinent or more frequent than tht example of the Sugar trust, capitalized al four times tho value of the refineries united In It, managed In secrecy, never pulillsliltm reports nnd yet for seven years declaring a regular dividend of 11! ier cent, and for fifteen years under various corporato fornn declaring lnrgc profits nnd paying them. The present reduction In dividend comes n tho result of a war with competitors extend ing through two years. Tho Sugar trust melts nbout two-thirds of tho sugar con sumed. Kor somo years after Its organiza tion, nldexl by various cnuses, It succeeded In adding to tho profit on refining nnd saddling the public with tho cost. Competi tion has cut this profit down to nothing, ot less than nothing. No "Industrial" Is In trade which may not faco a like competition nny, Is not certain to do so beforo long. I.IOIIT AM) HHKIIIT. Cleveland Plain Dealer; "I sto that a lilgh-klckor bruised her faco badly with her thing toe." . . "1 en n't understand that, lllgh-klckcra usually hnve very hnrd faces." Chlongo Tribune: "Mister," said the boy with the soiled face to the mild-eyed old gentleman from tho country whose shoei ho was polishing up, "hnvo you got a llttlii eiinp nt home about my size?" "No," replied his customer. "Don't you wnnt one?" Philadelphia Press; "There's only ono way to get rid of Insomnia," said the face tious doctor. "And that?" queried bis patient. . "Is to go to sleep nnd forget about It." Philadelphia North American: "Alius b hones' nn" liimrulilo, breddren," says Itev. HiiHtus Sjnnwbnck, "nn' doun' on no 'count sell yo' birthmark foah n mess o' pottage. Chlongo Post: "Yes," he said retloctlvely, "my wife Is u democrat." "Indeed." "Oh, yes, Indeed. Nothing could bo moro democratic than the promiscuous way shu scatters my money when sho goes out to do n little shopping." Indlnnnpolls Press: Hungry Hlggtns-. Wotever you do, don't never let no old Jay e'onx you Into glttln' a hard-elder Jag. Weary Wntklns Such n headiieho? "Ilendaehp? You get plump bug-house. Tlmo I got roped In on tho sumo, 1 sawed ii half u cord of wood beforo I knowcel what I wus duln'." Detroit l'rre Press: HrlgRS What Is thn uso of proposing to thnt girl when 1 know shi' doesn't lovo mo? Griggs Try it. old mnn. She didn't lov mo when sho accented inc. Detroit Journal: In tho rush nt tho bar gain counter n woman fnlnts. Tho other women regard her Interestedly, but with noticeable aversion. "How extremely mnnnlsh!" they exclnlm. nnd shrug their shoulders, nnd proceed with their shopping. For nftcr nil It Is the thoroughly womanly woman who communds tho esteem of hel own sex. this wiNTi'iii mm.. Hoy Fnrrell Greeno in Leslie's Weekly. The lucky chap of summer dnys Heyoud her memory slips. The beau of seashore sand? nnd sprays She's chaps now on her lies! You'll nulck Infer from this that sho Has felt the snowflakes whirl, And sho In wrapped In fur, you see, ' Tho samo sweet winter girl. 1 The court whern tennis rackets swung; Is now a 'drift ot snow, A willing court Is paid by tonguo And pen ot fervent beau. , . And ns for rnekets, when ho calls Her brother 'II rnlso a. whirl Of boyish romping through tho halls , Tho sumo sweet winter girl. Sho's qulto In hlghert feather now! , You marvel much therent? A turned-up brim's above h"r brow, Sho's feathers on .her hat! Though purling brooks nro sheets of Ice, She's still a priceless pearl, The sugar, spice, of nil that's nice Tho sumo sweet winter girl. Shirts Cut in Two. All of our stiff bosom colored one dollar shirts, fall and winter patterns, will be placed on sale Friday morn ing at 10 o'clock for 50c There are all kinds of patterns, stripes, dots and figures. Sizes 14 to 17 1-2 are represented in the whole assortment. But not all sizes in any one pattern, Not more than three to one customer. $1 Shirts 50c i i i i