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STATKMUNT OF CMHCULATION.
fltnto of Nebraska. Douglus County, ss.:
Ucorgo It. Tzsrhuck, secretary of ThoXUee
Publishing company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number of full anil
complete copies of The IJally, Morning,
Kvenlng and Hunduy llco printed during the
montn or l'euruary, ivui, was as ioiiowb
I an.aio is an.wio
2 ,,.al,lNO 16 IW.oaU
3 au.tiuo l? an.sio
4 iitl.130 IS 5,U70
C t......U,8i) 19 25,010
6 211,010 0 25,870
7 20,27O 21 25,840
8 25,750 22 23,770
B iil,:i(0 23 UII, 110
io 20,ur . 24 20,005
II ar,7Uo ' 23 su.uuu
12 23,00 8 20,-WO
13 23,770 27 20,200
11 1:5,7(10 28 20,580
Total 7:il, 1UO
Less unsold and returned copies.... 12,124
Net total sales 710,oaO
Net dally average 25,070
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beforo me this 4th day of March. A. D., 1901.
IBcal.) M. U. IIUNQATE.
Notury Public.
Those St. Joseph fjlrls are showing reul
western grit If nothing else.
If we liavo no BtorniH In March we
will hnve no harvest lu July.
The mortality among hills lu the legis
lature Is approaching the record mark.
Horcas will have to subside pretty
fooii., Ilrynn is on his way homo from
the east.
lletween kicks on the weather people
can congratulate themselves that March
only comes nruiitid once n year.
Pat Crowe Isn't treating the public
right. Ho hasn't written a letter for
publication for more than n week.
Hon. John M. Thurston has now at
tained the limit of legal fnme. Ho has
been admitted to practice before the
Interior department.
The llluff Tract park Is about to be
come a reality. This consummation of
tho negotiations will be welcome to the
people of tho north end.
Naming committees to decide on a day
for adjournment is it certain sign that
the legislature realizes tho approach of
the time when pay stops,
Among other building permits Hint
have not been takun out In Omaha this
spring Is one for a residence which was
to bo the homo of a congressman.
Itallroad freight rates are receiving
some attention from the legislature. A
reduction of JO per cent Is not so much,
but It will be appreciated by the ship
pers. ,
Doiu-Carlos takes the trouble to state
he has not abdicated. The trouble with
lion Carlos Is that the Spanish throne
has abdicated t.o far lis he Is con
cerned. A "wee bit coo" which brings almost
lier weight In silver on the miction block
Is certainly an animal to bo proud of.
And she was born and bred within tlfty
mllo. of Omaha.
Up to date the domnge done by the
March storm has been conllued to elec
tric wires strung on poles. Tho benefits
will be garnered into bins and cribs dur
ing tho glad harvest time.
King Kdward of Kngland, In response
to an address of his Quaker subjects,
stated that it would bo his constant ef
fort to preserve peace. The man who
had hold of the bear's tall was also a
strenuous advocate of peace.
Prof. Mo'oro and his assistants will
have tl hard time to shake tho popular
faith lu. the old-time, theory of equi
noctial storms. The present evidence Is
too strong to tw brushed aside as mere
coincidence.
A South Dakota woman has goue
Carrie Nation ono better In tho matter
of effoctlvo use of a hatchet. She ap
piled the Kansas, weapon to the head of
her husband with the result he is now
the most peaceable man In South
Dakota.
About this time -of the year tho ox-
titoble correspondent begins to slaughter
cattld through tho coluinns of tho east
cm press. Given a March storm and the
fakir can kill lu a day moro animals
than nil the packing houses along the
Missouri river.
Iowa stock feeders are again coin
plaining that the bridge arbitrary Is
shutting thorn out of the South Omaha
market. Here Is a chance for the Com
mercial club to do a little more work
Omaha should huVu an equal chance
with Chicago In her own territory.
The report of the hospital service in
the Philippines shows that the stories of
universal sIckuesH among the soldiers
Is not true. During January, In spite
of tho constant itcUve sprvleo of tho
troops In scouting and skirmishing only
7.-M per cent of the men wero uuder
the care of the doctors and of these H5:i
wcro wounded. There were eighty
three deaths, which Included those killed
In uctloii, out of u force1' of 07,-115.
IIKSJA .U.V It A ntllSVS.
One of the greatest of American citi
zens, lu a period of great men, will be
the verdict of his countrymen nnd of
history upon tho career of llenjamlu
Harrison. In every station he dis
tinguished himself. As soldier, states
man and lawyer ho nchleved eminence
and honor. From an humble beginning
In life he attained to the highest posi
tion In the gift of the American people,
Illustrating lu his career tho possibili
ties of American citizenship.
There Is presented elsewhere In our
columns the principal facts In the public
life of General Harrison. These tell
that as a soldier he was Intrepid, faith
ful and capable, as a United States
senator able and conscientious, as the
chief executive of tho nation patriotic,
upright nnd strong. The military
record of Uenjauiln Harrison Is less
brilliant In achievement than that of
some others, but ho was never found
wanting lu tho discharge of any duty
nsslgned him. In the national senate
he won a leading position and became
recognized as a statesman whose opin
ions and Judgment were entitled to
great consideration. As president he
gave the country a clean, business-like,
dignified administration, free from
scandals, careful of Amerlcnu Interests,
conservative nnd patriotic.
General Harrison had few peers as a
lawyer. It has been said of liltn that
ho was a lawyer by natural gifts. If
tiot an orator In the highest sense, Gen
eral Harrison was certainly endowed
with exceptional qualities ns a speaker.
Few men were ho successful lu holding
the attention of nn audience and all
that he said was worthy of being
listened to. His speeches lu the' presi
dential canvass of 1888 were remnrkuble
for their sagacity and versatility, sup
plying campaign material for his party
of tho greatest value and yet never pru
Hcutlng a point for the uttack of the
opposition.
The republicanism of Benjamin Hnr
rlson was of tho most sterling char
acter and his services to his party were
of Immeasurable value. Both the public
and private life of this distinguished
man were irreproachable and the United
States has never hnd a more patriotic
citizen. His death will be sincerely
mourned by nil his countrymen.
TUB FlllCTlOX AT TIES TS.V.
Tho dllllculty between tho British
nnd Russians over a piece of In ml nt
Tien Tsln and the decisive action of
the British chief of staff nt Pckln, is
reported to hnve created some alarm In
Loudon. It Is not nt all probable that
anything of 11 serious nature will di
rectly result from this Incident, but It
Is possible that It may have 1111 un
favorable lntlucnco upon the future
relations of tho British and Itusslans
lu China. It Is chlclly Interesting as
showing, as the Loudon papers point out,
that the harmony of the nations is
liable at any moment to be disturbed.
This has been for some time appar
ent. As a matter of fact the "harmony
of the nations" Is to a considerable
extent superficial. There Is little real
confidence between most of tlicni and as
to. Great Britain and Itussla there Is
probably none at all. British suspicion
of every movement or act on the part
of Hussla has recently been strongly
manifested, while Uussla's faith In
Grent Britain has never been very
great. Gcrmnny Is watching both with
11 more or less suspicious feci lug nnd
Japan doubts all of them. Under such
circumstances the Ho-called harmony
Is certainly liable to be disturbed at
any time and it will be surprising If
there arc not more serious Incidents
than that at Tien Tsln as a consequence
of territorial claims.
Fortunately there Is no danger of the
United States becoming Involved In any
dllllculty of this character. We have
no torrltorj' In China to quarrel over
and do not want nny. We can therefore
regard such Incidents as that at 'J.'lcu
Tsln with perfect complacency.
it should he tiwe.
The statement of a London paper, that
the government has modified the uncon
ditional surrender policy In South
Africa, should be true. According to
that paper Lord Kitchener, has been
authorized to offer amnesty to the Boers
and their leaders, except where treach
ery Is clearly proved, but the Cape rebels
Will be punished by disfranchisement. It
is also suld to bo contemplnted by the
British government to aid the Boers In
restocking their fnrms nnd to offer to
establish some kind of civil government
as soon as all the commandoes have
surrendered.
If such a change of policy has been
decided on It shows that common sense
has taken the place of passion lu British
councils nnd that the efforts, of those
who have persistently opposed the
stern nnd releutless policy of the gov
ernment have not been In vain. Great
Britain can well afford to show some
magnanimity to tho Boers; Indeed, It
would be 11 very grave blunder not to do
so. The Dutch In South Africa will re
main there and tho question for ling-
laud Is whether they shall be mado to
feel at home, or have Impressed upon
them that they are a subjugated people,
whose presence Is tolerated but not de
sired. That eminent British publicist,
Mr., Jnmcs Bryce, recently said that
"the memory of bloodshed and of a
war held to be unjust will fill an ex
ceptlonally tenacious rnco with a hatred
far deeper and moro lasting than the
Irritation which now exists a hatred
which may somo day cost us onr'bold
on South Africa." Another prominent
Englishman has declared that British
policy, as It has been proclaimed, "will
Inevitably lose us the whole of South
Africa as a British possession within
the lifetime of many men who arc now
living."
The reollzatlon of these predictions Is
most probable, If tho British govern
ment adheres to the harsh policy which
It announced a year or moro ago a pol
Icy not only of subjugation, but also of
government of a character that could
not fall to keep alive among the con
quered people a lint reel that, as Mr
Bryce snld, might some day cost Great
Brltnln her hold on South Africa.. Tho
Boer docs not easily forget, but ho lo
not without gratitude, nnd those people,
while It Is natural that they will long
remember what thoy have sulTered at
tho lumds of tho British, may by just
and magnanimous treatment be brought
to as loyally submit to British authority
as do tho majority of the Dutch of Cape
Colony. Under a fair and generous
IM)llcy, that would permit the Boers to
participate lu government and would In
most respects place them on a political
equality with their kinsmen elsewhere
In South Africa, allowing them also the
widest opportunity for Improving their
material nnd social condition, the hatred
engendered by the war would gradually
diminish nnd perhaps in a generation or
two entirely disappear. Oil the other
hand u severe and oppressive policy
must Inevitably operute to Intensify
Boer hatred and keep alive the spirit of
revenge.
It is to be hoped, therefore, thnt the
Loudon paper's understanding of the
proposed change In British policy Is well
founded. It would bo wise, honorable
and there can be no doubt fruitful of
beneficent results.
AMSTUCIIACV IX T1W t'EtD LOTS.
Aristocracy has Its advantages In a
democratic country after all. Mrs.
O'Leary's cow attained lusting fame
through tho menus adopted by tho am
bitious youth of Ephesus, whose name
hns been forgotten while his deed Is
handed forward from generation to
generutlon. But If the O'Leary family
source of luctcul supply had been placed
on the miction block, even after the
subsidence of the contlagratlon she
engendered by her futlje kick nt the
milk pnll, It is doubtful If sho had
fetched above $U3. Yet lnjie Is a cow
of whom few peoplo have ever heard,
brought to bo sold nt public outcry lu
South Omaha, and her purchasei
proudly hands over us her price $11,705,
u greater sum than waa ever before
given for a cow.
What Is tho difference lu these cows?
Their breeding. Tho one was merely n
cow; tho othe,r has a lineage which can
be traced back for many generations.
Her strain Is pure nnd her descent
direct from bovine kings and queens,
and she stands among the herds herself
u queen.
Tho sale Itself Is a triumph for the
western breeder. Years of patient ef
fort on the part of one man mado this
magnificent animal possible, but It took
the awakening of the stock breeders of
the west to tho vast Importance of aris
tocracy to bring about the condition
under which 11 buyer is willing to In
vest a fortune In u single animal. Not
that line stock breeding Is a new Indus
try, for It Is not. Interest In It, how
ever, was never so general nor so keenly
alive as at present. Conditions which
govern stock raising In the west hnve
changed greatly In u very few years.
The settlement of the broad prairies of
the central west during tho last decade
has cut down the open range to a com
paratively Insignificant area, and has
naturally reduced the, opportunity for
supplying tho demand for beef from
this source. Feeders, who once de
pended on the herd owners for their sup
ply of cattle, have found themselves re
stricted because of tho failure of tho
range to produce the number needed. A
new condition has arisen nnd new meth
ods nro required' to meet It.
The Intelligent farmer has long known
tile value of well bred stock. Hu Is uow
applying that knowledge to practical
use, and tho number of lino bred ani
mals that have been doinlclled on west
ern ranches during tho last two or three
years argues that the time Is not far
distant when the great bulk of the beef
supply from tho west will bo'from herds
lu whose veins Hows the blood of sires
nnd dams whose names arc kept high in
tho herd book.
The range steer will not disappear, at
least for many years, but he Is no longer
the grent fnctor lu tho packing Industry
he once was. The demnnd of tho world
for better meat has overtaken him, and
the nrlstocrat of tho bovine race has
him uuder the hoof.
Tho English budget shows a prospect
ive deficit for the -year of l?,J70,0(X),000
and the treasury officials are at their
wit's end to discover some method of
meeting It. Taxation Is already high nnd
British trade Is languishing to an ex
tent which would seem to render Im
possible the Imposition of further bur
dens. When conditions abroad and lu the
United States are compared the peoplo
of this country find every reason to
congratulate themselves.
President Hadley of Yale Insists thnt
his vision of empire has beeu Incor
rectly reported. It Is not tho trusts
which ho fears will enthrone an em
peror at Washington, but ho fears the
conscience of tho ptople has gone to
sleep. It mny take short mips, but al
ways rouses up In time to prevent nny
dlro calamities and the professor can
quiet his fears.
,The supremo court has passed ad
versely on the law uuder which tho rail
way commission exists and the secrc
taiies drew salaries and now tho senate
has passed a bill repealing the law. If
the house passes It and tho governor
signs it possibly the secretaries will bo
convinced they are separated from om
clal salaries, but they will insist upon
being shown.
What moro natural than that Bryan
should pay his respects to tho Honorable
Slxto Lopez? Is not tho Honorable
Slxtoe the personal representative of
that noble patriot, Agulnaldo, In whose
cause Colonel Bryan and his followers
are willing to sacrifice Old Glory and
everything else Americans hold dear?
Spring shouting may bo Indulged in
this year, the new game law having
failed to carry the emergency clause In
the houso. After this year, however,
birds lu Nebraska will be enabled to
carry on their housekeeping arrange
incuts free from disturbance by hunt
ers who give no thought to posterity.
The senatorial fight at Lincoln, tho
war lu South Africa and the troubles
In China must nil take a back seat In
Nebraska for a time uutll the uuuual
controversy over "Wet or dry" Is set
tled nt the city and village elections.
When the leirlMlntiirn Is llllllllv ud-
Journed nnd tho correspondents wake
up and read the ninny drennis thoy have
had during the session they will won-
ir how their pipes hnppcued to burn
long and steadily.
. KiitniiKlliiK Allliuicr.
Philadelphia Ledger.
This eountrv will tint Win flreat Urttaln
to take Manchuria away from Hussla, nor
Hussla to take It away from rjreat Urttaln.
ItiMviird of Merit.
Washington Post.
Thcro Is a consensus of opinion to the
effect that tho country can well afford to
pay tho Hon. Tom Carter a salary of Jo, 000
a year for his services as a fair commis
sioner. ltluht I'p to the Footlights.
Kansas City Journal.
Whftt With Kpflntnp Mnrtrnn ilnfvlni- flrnflt
Ilrltaln, Plerpont Morgan organizing gi
gantic trusts and Gunner Morgun the ecu
tral figure- In the Sampson trouble, thb
Morgan family seems to bo monopolizing
tho center of tho stage.
An ITiifttitvcil Mystery.
Haltlmoro American.
Ono of the weirdest mysteries of tho
world Is that, when Irresponsible peoplo
start .out to make troublo, how unerringly
accurato Is their aim. Hcsponstble people,
attempting to do good, cannot hit the mark
ono hundredth as often.
Shnll Wei Abrogate f
Indianapolis Press.
Since tho British cabinet seems bent on
driving us to a formal abrogation of this
treaty, wo know of no better time to do
It than right uow. It might be abrogated
either by resolution of tho senate, ap
proved by tho president, or by executive
proclamation. Slnco tho sennte has ad
journed, tho easiest and quickest way to
accomplish tho desired result would be
by presidential proclamation. Doubtless
England would bo angry, but that Is as
far as It would go. She lms no stomach
for anything more than a war of words.
Conduct of Porta Hlcnn Troops.
Army nnd Navy Register.
Tho troops from Porto Hlco which look
part In tho Inaugural parado gained a great
deal of pralso from their excellent personal
nppearanco and One military hearing. Tho
disciplines In tho command was up to tho
standard of regulars and thoso In charge
of tho soldiers while In Washington aro
entitled to tho highest praise. Tho troops
wore quartered on tho top floor of tho
state, war nnd naval building, whero they
conducted themselves with a propriety
which was In distinct contrast to tho hood
lumlsra of tho Pennsylvania militiamen,
who wero quartered on tho lower floors.
Thrift of the "Tribune."
Now York Sun.
Tho admirers of Colonel Bryan are forcod
to seo with sorrow his growing subjection
to Mammon. ( Asked to take the stump for
Hon. Carter Harrison of Chicago, tho
colonel refused. "His business Interests
and editorial duties wero so arduous ho
could not possibly assist." Thus does ho
put money abovo man. Thus dotts ho admit
his slavery to business, his base com
mercialism. Let the Liberty bell bo tolled
thirteen times. The Trlbuno of tho Teoplo
is In his parlor, counting out the money.
For all ho cares, Ahab may get the vine
yard and the young man Absalom go over
tho hill to tho poor house.
Itnasln nil the L'nltril State's.
Now 'ork Times.
It Is clearly Judicious In tho Stato de
partment to announce that It Is engaged
In no separate negotiations with Great
Britain or with any other power as to
means to thwart tho designs attributed .to
Hussla In north China, but It ought not to
bo necessary. Certainly Count Casslnl Is
in no danger of assuming that our govern
ment will proceed In nny underhand
fashion accomplished Its purposes with ref
erence to Russia, and least of all that It
will enter on the path of secret and sneclal
negotiations which wo have expressly dis
approved and nsked the other governments
to disapprove.
Tho relations of this government to other
governments with regard to plans In China
nro somownat ueucato nnti aimcult, but
they aro so only in tho sense that even a
llttlo blundering would produce great con
fusion. Of such blundering there has
been none at Washington, and that which
occurred at Pckln Is not likely to bo re
peated. Tho broad Jlnes of our policy nro
clearly defined by tlio present , administra
tion and have been patiently and firmly ad
hered to. They will not bo abandoned or
changed as long as tho capable and cool
and far-sighted statesman at present at the
head of the Department of State remains
In 'charge.
JU'SSIA. IX MANCHIIHIA.
llcnr U Fcnutluir on a Large Slice
of CIiIiir.
Washington Post.
Russia Is doubtless In Manchuria to stay.
Russia and China have had close diplomatic
and commercial relations" for 300 years.
Theso relations have been of ns much ad
vautngo to China as to Hussla. Tbo Amur
river furnishes Russia with an approach
to tho ocean, while the forces she employs
to maintain thnt Una of communication
Incidentally hold In control tho most dan
gorous and turbulent elements of the Chi
nese population. Tho territory has never
been of any considerable valuo to the Pekln
government. It has been, on tho con
trary, a constant source of perplexity,
troublo and expense. Whatever measures
Hussla may havo found It necessary to
tnko In order to preserve her footing In
Manchuria, China now finds her most
poworful protection In Russia's occupation
of that dmgerous nnd unruly region.
Thero aro nt this moment not less than
80,000 Russian troops lu Manchuria en
gaged exclusively In establishing Husslan
authority, setting up Russian laws nnd
cuBtoma, nnd holding tho province under
order. How can any European power now
challenge the propriety of tho Husso-Chlr
nese convention, and what effect would
such a challenge havo upon- Hussla even
If It wore offered? Tho very conditions
thnt mnku tbo entente legitimate and
proper forbid tho thought of physical In
terference on the part of Kurnpe.
As tho Berlin newspaper, Vorwaerts, de
spairingly admits; ' "RusMa has what sho
wanted nnd Is sure of China's ratification.
Protests from the other powers aro rfow
useless." This Is no doubt true as gospel.
Hussla has It and means to keep it. Who
will dlsputo It with her? Certainly not
England, nltbaugb for nearly n century
England has devoted herself to closing
every possible, avenue by which Hussla
might reach the ocean with her navies,
peaceful and otherwise. Hitherto England
has had Europe behind her. Franco nud
Turkey at ono time; Germany, Franco,
Italy and Turkey at another and so far
has been succeRstul, But where can Eng
land look for an ally now7 To Germany?
Hardly, Germany Is In no mood for fight
ing England's battles, and that Is what It
would come to In this rase, France Is Hus
sin's friend. The United States would bo
glad to see Russia provided with n com
mercial qutlot. Austria? But wo aro seri
ous. Austria does not count, nny more
than do Italy and Belgium, so far us this
equation Is concerned. Indeed, England's
only ally now In sight Is Portugal, nnd until
these two lu combination shall havo
thrashed the Boers, It Is not likely that
they will interfere with Russia.
MUJll OK AX AHII1 l,AM POI.ICV.
(liiverntiiPiit Control nnd lllxtrlhntloii
if the Witter Supply,
Portland OregonUn.
It Is time a policy wero adopted relative
to tho so-called nrld Innds of tho United
States. These possessions havo nn Im
portant bearing on tho progress of tho
country. They are not to bo disposed of
ns nro lands that aro in condition for Im
mediate cultivation or valuablo for timber
or minerals, or by reason of riparian loca
tion. They nro not In their natural con
dition capable of yielding u living to civil
ized man, and nro not, therefore, to bo
offered to settlers with any hope that their
acceptance will carry benefits to anybody.
Somo provision must bo mndo for getting
water upon these lands before they will bo
corao of practical value.
From tho experiments thnt havo been
conducted, it appears clear that It Is within
tho legitimate functions of tho government
to provide for watering the nrld lands, for
this necessarily Implies control of the
water sources. In thrso wide, dry areas,
ho who controls tho water supply has tho
land nt his mercy. It Is frequently the
practice of prlvato owners to get tho tracts
on which springs nro located, or through
which streams flow, by which dovlco they
govern tho uso of vast areas. Thoso who
cannot got to water rauBt leave tho coun
try, and tho water owners thus hold it all.
Of course, this practice cannot bo per
mitted to provall. It Is not only rnnk lu
Justlco to citizens, but It keeps the country
from development and Is thereby Injurloua
to tho state. Congress has already enacted
laws that partially remedy this dllllculty,
but they do not actively promote tho Im
provement of the arid areas, A way Is
provided whereby monopoly of water
sources may bo prevented hereafter; but
this hardly reaches tho real need of tho
situation. '
At best tho arid regions nro not Inviting
to settlers. Something should bo dono not
only to mako it possible for homcbulldcrs
to enforco certnln rights against water
owners, but to bring tho country Into a
condition that shall mako It attractive to
tillers of tho soil; for It Is they who need
encouragement, who mako thrt stato rich,
who aro tho groundwork of social order, the
baBls of civilization. So long as tho risk io
great and It Is necessary to tako theso
lands In vast tracts In order to uso them,
thero will be no popuUr movoment to oc
cupy them. They will remain vacant or fall
Into tho bands of Irrigation companies nr
live Block syndicates, who will, of course,
uso them to their own ends. Another fen
turo of tho problem Is the matter of get
ting water upon arid land so situated that
It cannot bo seasonably covered from
nntural sources of supply. Storago reser
voirs aro necessary In such cases, and they
aro not only too expensive for ordinary
farming communities to uudertuke, hut re
quire higher engineering skill than settlers
In a now country would find available
Senator Wnrren of Wyoming has formed
a plan that Is entitled to sortous considera
tion. It Is to devoto tho profiecds from the
salo of arid lands to projects that will so
curo water for them storago reservoirs,
Irrigation ditches, etc. Theso would be
established and controlled for the general
good. At most tho government would risk
only tho receipts from tho salo of land that
would be practically worthless without
buch Improvements, and tho assurance of
tho government that tho Improvements
would be provided would command thu
confidence of homcscckcrs nnd contribute
to rapid settlement of tbo country. Hero
Is a good plan to elaborate and build on.
TIMU l-'OIl CAtTIO.V.
How Courten- to Korelgnr rn linn
Proven TCxiieunivc In Hie l'nnt.
Now York Times.
American manufacturers nre warned by
tho Electrical Review that the time Is fast
coming, If It has not ulrcady arrived, for
them to show less courtesy and moro caution
In revealing to foreigners tho Inner
workings of American factories and In
dustrial establishments. Hitherto it has
been tho custom to open nl doom to tho
visitor from abroad who expressed nn In
telligent Interest In our methods and
machines, nnd In this way our Hhops,
especially those having to do with the
practical application of electricity, have
been veritable schools for tho European
manufacturers, who, although they have
always been careful to protect their own
Industrial secrets ns much as possible, havo
always been allowed and havo often hoeu
helped to acquire Information wo bad to
Impart.
"Is It fair to ourselves," asks tho Re
view, "to permit this 'stato of affairs to
contlnuo any longor?" nnd It adds, after
n reference to tho florco competition for
the markets of tho world Into which our
manufacturers havo ontered: "Whllo a
great part of our superiority In certain
directions Is unquestionably duo to well
known agencies, still every manufacturer
must havo somo particular short cut
somo trick of tho trade which he has
evolved himself, and which Is his own
prlvato property. It Is time, wo think, that
tho manufacturers awakened to the neces
sity for keeping to themselves nny Informa
tion which mny permit their rivals to tako
advantngo of them.
"Tho natural prldo with which wo have
exhibited, perhaps Bomewhat boastfully,
our Industrial establishments to tho
foreigner should bo replaced with a still
moro natural caution for fear thnt be may
learn unmethlng to our dlsadvnntugo In
the courso of his visit." Now, this nifty
bo good practical advice, but one can hope
that It Isn't even thnt, ond, nnywny, It
rather goes against the grain, Wilt not
the generous disdain of secrecy thnt hns
permitted us to overtnko tho foreign com
petitor nlso serve for keeping up with or
passing him?
now tiir cisxTimv opnxs.
Foreign Ilemunil for American Rooils
Mnke n Mmv llecoru.
fit. Louis Globe-Democrat.
In foreign trado tho United States last
month mado n notablo record. It was tho
banner January In the w'holo record. Thu
total exports were $136,000,000, nn nmount
nover equaled except by threo months In
1900 and ono In 1898. Tho total of manufac
tured articles exported last month was $51,.
000,000, which Included n largo porccntnge
of finished products In Iron nnd steel, Tho
cotton sent abroad in January was slightly
less In quantity than In 1A00, but an In
crease of 2,2 cents n pound rnlsed the ro
turns from $27,000,000 to $33,000,000. In
the Inst five months tho cotton exports
represented $202,000,000, or nn nvorngo ex
port price of 9.7 cents n pound, a showing
of great encourngemant to cotton Intcrosts,
January's balanco of tradoi In our favor was
$67,000,000, an Increaso of $25,000,000 over
tho balnnce of January, 1900, Including ex
ports of silver and gold, foreign Indebted
ness to this country was Increased last
month by $72,000,000.
A general survey of the Industrial and
financial field gives assurunce of a prosper
ous year and a favorable business outlook In
tho United States. It Is n suitable time to
refer to the connection between good
politics nnd good times. No ono doubted
that republican success In tho national elec
tion last year would Improve, business, but
no one foresaw how emphatic nnd far
reaching tho betterment would be. The ro
nllty goes for beyond anticipation. At last
the world believes In the financial sanity
and rectltudo of tho American people.
Tested in two elections, the good faith and
good f.eneo of this country have been vindi
cated. Business men nro not always as
active In political affairs ns they should be.
If this Indifference rests 011 the Idea that
politics Is a minor matter with them they
ought to compare tho present situation with
that of Ave or six years ago and rcvlso their
view of tbo caso.
HAWAII MVP ItlH'OXCIU:!!.
Smtliiipnt of (lie lulnnil Dlnplnyed In
the 'I'errllorlnl Lrglnlntnre.
Dtitrolt Free Press.
Considering tho manner In which Hawaii
became incorporated ns n territory of tho
United States . nn assertive antipathy en
tho part of tho natives of that Island Is not
to bo wondered nt. When tho entering
wedgo for American domination was In
troduced thoy constituted more than 00
per cent of the population and wcro living
under ono of the most liberal constitutions
that could be framed In consonance with
a constitutional monnrthy. Tho lawful gov
ernment wns overthrown by Americans
who, In connlvnnco with nbcttors In the
United States, had sccrotly Imported nrms
and ammunition. They suddenly took pos
session of Honolulu, expelling the lawful
government nnd holding control oga'cnt
subsequent attempts of tho natives to ro
cover their natural right.
This smnll body of revolutionary Ameri
cans constituted tho government with which
President McKlnley mndo his trcnly to
secure tho Islands nnd their people. Tho
people who hnd advanced so far as to build
up ouo of tho best forms of self-government
had no part or voice In this trtatr.
They wero tho helpless vlctlnu c.t -hat
commercial greed which has selod tho con
trolling Influences of our government with
out warrant In n good jonsclcnco or the
constitution. A fourth of tho peopla wo
took In aro aliens nnd barred from :ltlgcn
shlp under our naturalization laws, yet this
did not dotor us from robbing tho native
of their possessions, government and coun
try. It is useless to go further into this affair
to nccount for the spirit of antagonism
manifested In tho first territorial legisla
ture of tho Islands. We will not admit a
Chinaman to tho1 United States, and yet ono
of thut despised raco Is speaker of tho
houso and tbo Independent homo rulo party
controls both the scnato and tbo house.
When this great government accepted the
fruits of despoliation It was freely pre
dicted that tho natives would seek, to re
cover their Just rights and that they would
eventually havo to bo kept In subjugation
by forco of nrms. An act significant as to
their temper appears In tholr having tho
secretary of tho territory ejected from tho
houso, though ho was said to bo prcsont
ns the representative of President McKln
ley nud reporting tho proceedings under
apparent nuthorlty granted by a. territorial
net. It waa nlso represented that ho was
there as a spy for Governor Dolo and for
the purpose of iutlmldntlng members.
But these new citizens nro not ns sub
servient to cxevutlvo authority as tho gen
eral congress hns shown Itself to be, and
the secretary was led out under an exag
gerated conception of tho constitutional re
quirement that tho threo branches of tho
government must bo kopt entirely distinct,
This Is a hnnd8omo scoro for a peoplo
whom President McKlnley may have had
In -mind In his Inaugural address of four
years ago when ho warned tho country
ngalnst "a citizenship too Ignorant to un.
dcrstnnd or too vicious to appreciate, tho
great vuluo and beneficence of our insti
tutions nnd our laws." They show a
marked disposition to accept our promises
of Independence under a free government
nt fnco value, if not nt a premium.
FOllOOTTHX l,MAF OK HISTORY.
Suggestive Precedent for Action on
the Idtliinlnn Cnnnl,
I.pulsvillc Courier-Journal.
Under dato of July 3, 1863, Louis Napo
leon, mounted upon a very high horse nnd
surveying tho broken fragments of the
union, engaged In what nt that tlrao seemed
n posslblo war nt extermination, wrote as
follows to Gqnoral Forcy:
'In tho actual stato of civilization or the
world, tho prosperity of America cannot
be n matter ot.ind'lffcrenco to Europe. Wo
nro desirous that tho republic of tbo
United States bo powerful and prosperous,
but vva aro not desirous that sho should
mako hors'elf mlctress of tho Gulf of Mex
ico, domlnato tho Antilles and South Amer
ica, and bo bo tho sole dispenser of tho
products of tho now world. If,, on tho con
trary, Mexico preserve her independence
nnd maintain tho Integrity of her territory,
If n government bo established thero with
tho assistance of France, we shall havo
rendered to the Latin raco on the other
sldo of tho occun Its strength nnd prestige;
wo shall have guaranteed security to our
colon lea and those of Spain; wo snail havo
established our beneficent influence In tho
center of America, and that lnfluonce, In
crentlng Immcnso outlets to our commerce,
will procuro for us tho materials lndls-
pensablo to our Industry. Today our mili
tary honor, thn exigencies of our politics,
tho Interests of our industry nnd our com-
mcrco, demand that wo march upon Mexico,
plant boldly our flag and establish thero
even n monarchy, If that bo not Incom
patible with the national sentiment of the
country."
Mark how a turn of tho whirligig of
military fortuno put this patronizing and
braggadocio manifesto to shamo nnd scorn.
Tho government at Washington, onco, morn
Impnct, had only to Intlmnto to the French
omperor that his solicitude for civilization
In Amorlca was misplaced, that the Jatln
raco on this side of tho Atlantic could ha
trusted to take caro of Itself and that th
Monroe doctrine would brook no European
Intrusion, and, least of all, a Franco-Auo-trlan
monarchy In Mexico. The Maximilian
schemo of Latin prldo nnd European vanity
vanished Uko n soap .bubble. All that Mr.
Soward said to Louis Napoleon with re
spect to Mexico tho people of the United
States nro prepared to say to England with
respect to tho Nicaragua canal.
PlOItSOXAI. .OTI58.
Tho mikado of Japan Is a constant cigar
ctto smoker, but nn athleto and a. lover of
outdoor sports. He Introduced foot ball
Into his country, plays tennis well nnd Is
nn export hunter and flshqrraan.
John E. Dubois, a noted lumber dealer
of 'Pennsylvania; bns given the Dunham
Medical School (homcopnthlc) of Chicago
$1,000,000, without reservation. Part of th
money will bo used for a hospital.
Tho flnnnco committee of tho senate of
California roportcd adversely a resolution
for tho appropriation of $250,000 for the
purchase by tho atato of tho Big Basin
grovo of redwoods In Santa Cruz county.
Tho reason given was that tho prlco wns
"a llttlo high." '
Among tho members of the new Spanish
cabinet la tho duko of Verngua, who was
to Infurlnted at tho Ingratitude of tho
Amorlcnns In refusing to pay with a band
somo nnnulty his generosity In allowing
his famous ancestor, Christopher Columbus,
to discover this country.
Citizens of Clovcland, 0 are pleased
that tho Grand Army of tho Hopubllo Is to
hold Its national encampment there next
Soptember, but thoy have learned that they
will need at least $80,000 to pay Its ex
penscs, nnd are realizing that It Is al
ready ttmo to begin to hustle, to raise the
money.
Rear Admlrul Ocorgo W. Melville is the
possessor of several honors which It Is not
generally known have been conferred upon
him. Ho has a gold medal voted by con
gress for Arctic exploration, an LL. D, de
gree from Georgetown university, M. 8.
from Columbia and D. E. from the Stevens
Institute of Technology,
It will bo wise for the Into Senator
Carter of Montana to keen' away from
seaboard cities until tho residents cool cff.
Whllo thu natives might enjoy a peep at
tho mouth and chin that killed cock robin
tho destruction of harbor "pork" for tho
year would seriously diminish tho hospi
tality usually extended to statesmen.
Thomas will therefore nblde In the Interior,
whero ''paved- cricks" aro not necessary
to make life worth living.
AMIIIIICA'S GOI.Iin.V IIOAHD.
Hvlilenee of Inureiisril lliinlnei Crcdll
nuil I'roNpcrltj
St. Louis Olobe-Deiuocrnt.
Tho beginning of President McKlnley's
second term Is coincident with tho scoring
of ouo moro "highest" for tho gold ro
servo In tho treasury nt Wnshlngton. Thi
amount of gold In that depository Is nbout
$190,000,000, which Is Iho largest sum over
nccumtilated In tho trensury. Not nil nt
It belongs to tho government. About $276.
000,000 Is held ns security for gold cer
tlflcate.i which aro outstnndlng. Tho bank
nnd tho prlvato Individuals holding theso
notes nro tho owners of this amount of tho
gold which Is In tho treasury. Tho gov
ernment nets ns n trustee for them to this
amount.
But considerably over $200,000,000 of tho
$490,000,000 Is free from this lien. Under
tho law of March U, 1900, commonly known
ns tho gold stnndard net, n rcservo or
$160,000,000 Is set npnrt In tho trensury for
a redemption fund for greenbacks nnd Shor.
man notes outstnndlng. This reserve takes
thp placo of tho $100,000,000 fund techni
cally required under previous laws. Not
only Is this $150,000,000 of gold held In thu
treasury In excess of Iho $270,000,000 of tho
fund held for tho redemption of outstanding
gold certificates, but thcro Is In tho neigh
borhood of $64,000,000 In nddltlon, which Is
nvnllnblo for nny cxpendlturo which th
government makes. This $6-l000,000 Is
"free" gold.
A few years ngo tho government had groat
difficulty In keeping tho gold fund for tho
redemption of greenbacks up nnywhero none
tho $100,000,000 mark. In two yenrs In
the second term of President Cleveland tho
government had to soil $262,000,000 of In-terest-bearlng
bonds for gold Ih order to
keep tho fund up to n point which would
provont tho country from dropping to tho
silver basis. At ono tlmo In that period tho
gold rcservo was down to $41,000,000. At
tho present tlmo tho reserve nnd thp "free"
gold Is mom thnn five, times us groat In
nmount ns It wns then, or $214,000,000 In
nil. This Is n sweeping change In condi
tions. It marks an advance In bUHlnrs
credit nnd prosperity such us tho country
hns never scoccd previously In nny equal
of time. All this transformation has been
caused by tho wisdom of tho Amerlcnu peo
ple In putting the party of Industrial sanlt
and financial honesty In power nud keep
ing It In power,
POI.Ti;i UKMAltKS.
Tn(Hntifi?wi1la trvsu ht i,n,A .,aiIa.,i m
V t- nutu nn illicit
snld tho Comfed Philosopher, "that tho
mall WHO Wntl't tnt lin.itit,. linn r 1,1... t.lrti.'M
can always ilnd soino one to buck him up."
Philadelphia. 1'rrxn! Iliiutmtifl'MVnn't
forget to vvnko mo nt 7 o'clock, ns usual,
tomorrow morning.
Wife Why. VOIl ilnn't hnvn tn irrw In lh
ofllco. It's a holiday.
iiuHuunu 1 kuow, nut vvnko mo at 7. I
Want to havo till! HUtlRriintlim nf rntllnr-
ovcr and going to slcc- nguln.
Catholic Htumhml! Annum What In
this "writer's crump" that you nownpaper
fellows havo so often?
Spacerlte Why, It's lxdng cramped for
money. 1'vo got It now. Lend mo a V,
will you?
Detroit Journal Tho worm turned.
"It Is not enough!" ho moaned. -Accordintrlv
ho stood on liix h
and hung by his toes from tho chnndollor.
Finally, tho Worm's baby quit crying
and smiled, uud ut this thu Worm doslstcd.
Plttsburtr Chronicle: "Thnt ennfnninlr,!
waiter," complained tho victim, "tried to
hit mo In tho Jaw when I usked for corns
apricots." ,
"Excuso mo," snld tho new vvnlter. whr
had been summoned beforo tho proprietor,
"I fought tho gent suld liuud him u few
uppcrcuts."
Phllndelnhla Press: Cnsev Did ver irn
tell. til' thenytor, lasht Wright?
-vicwuiieriy ui inn. ah iwns a stiKin.
Casey Wns It so? What wns tit play?
McCafferty P'lilth. thev elilled It Meltnfh.
nn' sorra th' Olrlshtnuu thero was la It, ut
all.
THIS OI,l COUXTllV IIANI1.
John L. Shroy In Philadelphia. Ledger.
I mean the hand of olden tlmo, when you
nnd 1 wero hoys;
When music, to bo sweet to us, must
drown nil other noise. ,
When martial airs entranced our ears and
every feeling llred;
When uniforms with golden braid "wero all
our hearts desired.
Oh, how those fellows marched about on
ovory holiday!
Tho "Squnro" was filled with inuslo sweet,
tho streets with bright urray.
Tho town folks stood upon their stopn, tho
country folks, discreet,
With horses prancing to tho tunes, drovo
ui Humu oiucr sircci.
Tho boys? Well, you can easy guess wo
shall not try to hldn It,
Whonover that old hand vvus out wo fellows
marencu iiesnio it.
We kopt tho step tho bandmcn did and
kent It nulle an vvoll. '
And nlwnys hold our corner up when It wua
lima 10 yen.
1
Pcrhnps they mndo some discords perhaps
tho sldo horns blew
About threo times as strong and loud ns
mey uy rigiu Hiinuui 110;
Perhaps thu cymbnln didn't clang exactly
with thu Ijiihc.
Perhaps tho "U-lluts" missed somo notes
unu tooteu out or place.
But what cared wo when wo wero boys?
iu our uuuuiiureu iircum ,
"Tho Girl I Loft Behind Mu" wns nn good
on Souhii'h best:
Our llttlo backs would straighten up, our
thoughts would soar awnv-
Tho nemo of our earthly bliss to piny a
IIUIII DUIIIU till
I've heurd full many bauds since then nnd
paid to get a seat;
I've heard them play their loudest nlrs nnd
softly, surily sweet:
But never haH my being thrilled with ma
ture morn complete '
Than when I hoard old Strnshurc band go
jiiiuuiiiiift uumi iiiu nwcui.
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