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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1001.
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he UMAHA Daily Bee.
E. HOSBWATEK, EDITOR.
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Notary Public.
TllO local llUSt) 1)1)11 Hl'USOll Is 011 again
with diamonds ns trumps.
When Oovornor Nnsli comes to Omnhn
ho can havo unythlnt; In sl,ht except
tlio office of police Judge. There Is n
prior lien on that.
As usual. Omaha leads. It had Its ma
chinists' strike, nettled the differences
nnd sot down to work again before other
places started the game.
Oinnh;i is now on a sound footing and
the nlin of Its buslines men should he
to promote a gradual and substantial
l growth ratlier than levcrish and tin
'. natural booms. The time for building
nlr castles hns passel.
1 The congress of mothers Is soon to
' meet at Columbus, O. The members
, i iii iiutu riiiiuii.'ii limy enjoy 1 lit; nni
..!.,. 1 1.lf.t I .1... -
ceedlngs, but their pleasure will bo
1 nothing compared with the high old
time the little ones will have at home.
There should certainly bo no dlscrlnil
nation In tho, proposed, enennipmo'mfex
curslon of the High school cadets. If
the ciirampmctit Is u good thing for the
uniformed companies It should be Just
ns good for the ununlfornied squad.
Kuglish tluauclers are humiliated be
cause compelled to appeal to Americans
to prevent a panic on the London Stock
exchange. They should rather bo thank
ful that their American friends were
both wllllug and capable of performing
the task.
With half a dozen large retail linns
eager for uptown locations, the move
ment of Omaha's business center Is still
In progress. Tho man with capital to
Invest In store buildings properly located
can count on Immediate tenants and
direct returns.
The Hrltlsh have declined to partici
pate In further punltivo expeditions In
China. Tho way to stop the fighting In
China Is to stop lighting. Tho sooner
tho other powers come to the position
taken by tho United States the- sqoner
will pcaco be restored.
One of the supreme court commission
ers gives It as his opinion that the
docket could not. be cleared within two
years,' even If 110 more cases canio up
to the court In that time. Litigants who
have been hopeful of having their
troubles promptly sottled can go back
nnd take another nap.
The demand of the machinists for a
nine-hour day without reduction of
wages does not appear to bo unreason
ablo In view of the concessions mndo to
other trades during' the past ten years
lu the building trades all mechanics
aro now working an eight-hour day at
wages higher than were formerly pnld
for ten hours.
Tho policy of The Hee has nlwnys
been to keep tlnj public Informed about
every Important event and every sub
Btnntlal Improvement nlTcctlng tho
growth or welfare of this city, and it
lins carefully avoided the premature nn
uouueetnent of prospective enterprises
which are liable to slip a cog before
they materialize.
Kvery franchise for public utilities has
a vuluo. The light of way for an elec
trie tramway from Omaha to Fremont
must be worth many thousands of dol
Inrs. If the county enters Into n cou
tract with a responsible company for
tho construction of such a line It shouh
exact somo recompense, either a bonus
or n royalty proportioned to the value o
tho franchise or the Incoino of tho on
terprlse.
Russia intlulntes that It does not In
teud to leave tho railroad In Manchuria
to the. mercy of "savugo hordes." In
other words. Hussln. means to use the
railroad ns a pretext to retain control of
that vast part of tho Chinese empire In
pplto of the protestation that It had no
territorial design's,. I" ' K "' not
be nnuexed, but any one who has studied
Russian methods knows that Russian
protection of the railroad lino means
Russian eomrol or 1110 country
SENSELESS tttVAUir.
The cool reception of Omaha Jobbers
by the local merchants of several No
braska towns Is commented on with ap
parent satisfaction by the newspapers
of Lincoln. It Is Incomprehensible why
anybody In Lincoln or In any other Ne
braska town should encouragu hostility
to Ouiahiu What benellt does Lincoln
derive from the preference given by the
merchants of Hastings, Grand Islnnd or
Howard to the wholesale dealers of Kan
sas City or St. Joseph over the whole
sale dealers of Omaha? If these towns
in Missouri are built up nt the expense
of Omaha, how does It help any citizen
of Nebraska?
Omaha pays one-eighth of the entire
tax of the state; It pays nearly $200,000
a year for the maintenance of state In
stitutions. How much does Knnsas City
pay to support the state Institutions of
Nebraska? How much docs St. Joseph
contribute' toward the enlargement of
the Nebraska State university or the
maintenance of other state Institutions
located at Lincoln?
Is not every taxpayer In Nebraska
vitally concerned In the growth and
prosperity of Oinnha? Would It not
lighten their burdens and Improve their
property values if Omaha were to be
come as large a city as Cleveland, Iluf
falo or Detroit? Is not this spirit of
envy and foolish rivalry displayed by
certain narrow-minded newspapers on
every occasion a positive Injury to the
whole state?
Lincoln and Omaha have long since
ceased to be competitors either In manu
factures or in wholesale Jobbing. Lin
coln Jobbers have their Held, but they
have nothing to gain by helping the
Jobbers of Missouri. The Interests of
Lincoln and Omaha may not bti Identi
cal In nil things, but each city Is Inter
ested In building up Nebraska Industries
and In patronizing Nebraska dealers In
preference to those located In other
states.
LV FAVUll OF AUUUUAT10X.
Hon. John W. Foster, former secre
tary of state, Is in favor of abrogating
the Clayton-Hulwer treaty. He said in
n lecture a few days ago that the time
has come for this and that changed con
ditions are nlwnys sufficient cause to
abrogate n treaty. When the Clayton-
Hulwer convention wns negotiated, said
Mr. Foster, the country had a population
of L'lM KK).000. Now the population has
Increased to over "(1.000,000 nnd our ter
ritory has more than doubled. He de
clared that the maintenance of the
Monroe doctrine demands that this
treaty bo abrogated. "This country
must have complete control over the
Isthmian canal and no other course
will ever be contemplated by this
country. Great Britain could not com
plain If we abrogated the treaty.
We have delayed doing this In the hope
that England would accept the nmended
Hay-Pauncefote treaty. That hope gone,
wo must abrogate the old treaty and bo
done with this affair."
While there Is probably no doubt In re
gard to the right of tho United States
to abrogate tho Clffyton-Ilulwer conven
tion, notwithstanding the fact that It
contains no specific provision for thus
terminating It, It mny bo well to con
sider what effect such n course might
have upon the public opinion of the
world In respect to our good faith. It
Isn't altogether what Great Britain
might think of such action. We can
perhaps afford to be Indifferent ns to
Unit nation's opinion, lint we should not
be unconcerned respecting tho opinion
of other nations, In n matter In which
the honor nnd good faith of this govern
ment arc Involved. It Is unfortunate
that the Clayton-Uuhver treaty exists,
but we have admitted that It Is In full
force nnd effect and can we creditably,
having found It to be Inconvenient, now
proceed arbitrarily to nbrogato It?
There will probably be an earnest
effort In congress to do this, unless In
the meantime n new treaty shall be
framed that will be satisfactory to the
senate. It ly understood that there will
bo negotiations for n new treaty nnd
nlso that a number of senators have
changed their view sluce tho last session
upon the vltnl point of a neutral lsth
nilan canal and arc now prepared to
support that principle. It Is improbable
however, that no treaty which should
allow Great Britain any voice In regard
to 11 canal could commnnd the two-
thirds majority In the senate necessary
for ratification.
THE TWO (WHAN ItEFUllTS.
Whether tho Cuban constitutional con
ventlon shall adopt tho majority or the
minority report of the relations commit
tee regnrdlng tho American, terms will
make no chnuge In tho situation. Each
report proposes modifications of the
Piatt amendment which the Washington
administration hns no authority to nc
cept, so that If either Is adopted by tho
Cuban convention the situation will ro
main us It Is until congress hns an op
portunlty to say whether the Cuban
modlilcntlons nro acceptable to this gov
ernment.
Tho nddltlons proposed by tho 11m
Jorlty report to be mndo to several
clauses of tho Piatt amendment do not
seem to bo unreasonable or objection
nble. The addition to the third clause,
relating to Intervention, Is understood
to bo In consonance with the Interpretn
tlon of that clause by tho president and
Secretary Root lu tho conferences with
the Cuban commissioners. It defines
explicitly the significance and scope of
tho .proposed Intervention nnd unques
tlonably the Cubans may properly ask
this. t It suggests, perhaps, a llttlo dis
trust of the United States, but that Is
of no consequence. The addition to the
seventh clause, regarding coaling or
naval stations, Is also understood to
reflect what the Cuban commission wn
told at Washington was our govern
incut's Interpretation of that clause. It
merely makes clearer nnd more fully
defines this proposition of tho Piatt
amendment, without In the least chaug
lug Its character. The Piatt amend
inent says that coaling or naval stntlon
nro desired by tho Utilted States
to eualile It to maintain the In
dependence of Cuba and to protect the
peoplo thereof, us well ns for Its own
defense. The addition proposed by
the relations committee provides that It
shall be understood that naval stations
do not give the t'nlted States the right
to Interfere with the interior govern
ment. There can be no reasonable ob
jection to this In view of the fact that
It lias been repeatedly declared not to
be the Intention of the United States to
Interfere with the local government of
Culm. The addition of tho final clause
of the Piatt amendment seems entirely
unnecessary, since the Cubans have been
amply assured that ns soon as they
have established a government the
United States will consider the question
of commercial relatlous. There Is no
doubt that tho promise given by the
president In this matter will be kept,
though of course no ono can now say
what the nature of the commercial re
lations between Cuba and this country
will be.
It Is unnecessary to consider the
minority report, which reflects the feel
ing of tho radical element, for there Is
hardly a possibility of Its adoption by
the constitutional convention. Perhaps
upon further deliberation the conven
tion will reject both reports and con
clude to accept the Piatt amendment
without any additions, though this does
not at present appear probable. It Is
the only course, however, to secure the
early establishment of an Independent
government In Cuba. Tho Washington
ndmlnstratlou can accept nothing less
than the full conditions submitted by
congress. If the Cuban constitutional
convention will not accept these as they
are American occupation of Cuba must
be maintained until congress sholl other
wise order.
TUB STllIKE OF METAL, WOHKF.KS.
Tlio Indications are that tho strike of
machinists nnd other metal workers will
be far less serious than had been appre
hended. Ten days ago It was thought
probable that 150,000 machinists would
bo directly Involved nnd Indirectly
.100,000 men In lr ml-worklng trades,
but In the meantime a great many em
ployers have conceded the demand of
the workers, so that the number en
gaged In the strike perhaps does not
exceed one-third the whole number of
machinists and metal workers. Tho
probability Is, therefore, that the strike
will be of brief duration nnd that the
metal Industries will not bo seriously
disturbed by it.
The demands of the men nro for a
working day of nine -hours, with tlio
same pay as for a day of ten hours,
Somo time ago the National Metal
Trades' association agreed to a nine
hour tiny for employes, but nothing wns
done at that time In regard to wages,
Subsequently this question wns taken
up by the International Association of
Machinists and the usual steps taken
to present the matter to employers. Mny
:0 wns decided uion as the time when
the nine-hour tiny should go Into effect
nd It was ordered that If the demands
were not conceded a genernl Ptrlkc
should be Inaugurated on that date
There was no precipitate action taken
and there Is every reason to expect that
tho strike will be conducted peaceably,
It Is to bo hoped It will bo of short
duration.
A famous British phrenologist, who
dnlms to have examined the bumps of
Plerpont Morgan, gives It out that
morally and socially Morgan Is a most
commonplace man and ns a whole his
faculties are not above tho ordlnnry,
This only demonstrates that phrenology
or bumpology Is a humbug. Men nro
Judged by what they accomplish and
not by the elevations or depressions of
the skull. Morgan may be lacking lu
moral stamina, but no one cnu deny him
the possession of llnnnclerlng nullity of
a high order. If his bumps fall to show
that fnct It Is because they nro not a
good criterion In estimating brain power
and the natural gifts of innn.
The Cubnns mny well wish to be pro
tccted from their fool friends. But for
the encouragement which n few ngl
tators In the Islnnd received from meu
In this country there would have been
no differences to delay the formation of
au Independent government In Cuba.
Politicians, whoso only object was to
embarrass the administration, have con-
vlnced them that they could nnd should
secure n modification of tho Plntt
amendment. They have listened to poll
tlclans nnd the result will only be delay
In securing what they desire complete
Independence.
Tho opposition press has never censed
to harp on tho story that the soldiers In
the Philippines were mistreated and
were hostile to the administration. A
complete nnswer to the charge was
given by the members of two of tho
voluiiteer regiments who happened to
bo steaming Into San Francisco harbor
Just ns tho tug with tho president
aboard was passing to attend the
launching of tlio Ohio. Tho cheer which
those returning soldiers sent up com
pletely drowned the wall of discord at
home.
Tho Cubnns nro still sorely exorcised
over tho Piatt nnieiidment. They are
willing to have the United States spend
treasure and blood to protect them from
foreign foes, but they nro not willing
that the United States shall protect It
self against outbreaks of Cuban an
archy. Tho truth Is tho Cubans do not
uppenr to bo ablo to govern themselves
and do not want nnybody else to gov
ern them. They are fernlnst govern
ment first, last and all the time.
Between the Amerlcnns who go t
Europe and create sensations nnd the
Europeans who come over to this side
on tho same mission the cable com
panics manago to keep tho wires busy
Tho time Is npproachlng when tho
American who can go abroad and not
do nnythlng which will attract attention
will bo too commonplaco to bo noted
oven at home.
Turkey has promised to npologlze to
tho powers for tho Innguago used In the
controversy over the foreign postofllee
Tho apology will doubtless be tendered
and the Incident ended, as an apology
costs nothing nnd the Turkish treasury
has 11 good stock of apologies and prom
ises on hand.
The meat packing Industry Is the
backbone of South Omaha and must be
depended on for Its further expansion.
Institutions that will work up Into tin-
Ished articles the by-products of the
slaughtered live stock are the establish
ments that will pay best at this particu
lar point.
Dolnir the Other Fellow.
New York Mall nnd Express.
China does not seem to caro greatly how
argo a figure her Indemnity Is placed at
so long as It Is understood that tho western
powers shall lend her money to pay It.
Within the Bench of All.
Globe-Democrat.
Among other things that liquid air Is
good for Is mosquitoes, Every one should
remember this next summer. Liquid air
only costs $9 an ounce. Apply ono ounco to
each mosquito.
Wrm Any I'linlnnUtN Sheared f
Now York Tribune.
Colonel Bryan vehemently denounces re
cent operations In Wall street. Yet it Is
somewhat more thnn suspected that somo
f his ardent supporters have had n more
than passing Interest in them.
Hnltmile. Annoyance.
Globe-Democrat.
The sultan h s barred out typewriting
machines from Turkey because the per
son operating them cannot be Identified
by the matter written. Next to a col
lector the sultan hates anything In the
nature of a printing press.
nirlliK tUr 1'nrHKtirr Ihe Hrncflf.
Indianapolis News.
Mr. Scliwnb of the steel trust admits
that It sells goods abroad for leas than It
sells them nt home, but he says that this
discrimination is necessary because of tho
cheap labor abroad. Hut docs not tho steel
trust soil at a good profit abroad? If It
does not why does It want foreign mar
kets?
ItnrKnln liny In Trnniapnrtii.
Portland Orcgonlun.
Tho transports that have been used by
tho government botween New York and
tho West Indies will be sold at auction
n July. Tho net proceeds realized from
this sale will enable Uncle Sam to deter
rulno tho exact amount of puro metal there
was In some of the marine gold bricks
which wero palmed off on hlra when he was
In the market for transport steamers.
I.ct lliimnnlty Itpjnlcc.
Knnsas Ctty 'Stur.
Tho Now Jersey mosquito Is being at
tacked by tho government in tho Hucken
sack meadows. Dr. Howard, entomologist
of tho Department of Agriculture, is leading
tho crusade. Tho Standard Oil company Is
donating tho oil In the Interests of hu
manity. Thero would seem to bo somo
chance for humanity when the Standard
Oil trust becomes enlisted In Its behalf.
Overriding tlio Cnntcrn ItncUrt.
Chicago Chronicle.
It ought to bo (.uPJclcntly obvious by this
tlnio that whether tho army canteon Is wise
and necessary or not tho army will havo Its
own way about it. For It will always bo
wtthtn tho power of tho officers and men
of a post to producoisuch a sceno of drunk
enness and disorder on pay day that com
pared with It tho canteon will look llko n
heaven-sent clvlllzcr. It does not reflect
much credit on tho officers, however, for
thorn to confess that .(hey cannot, prevent a
universal drunk once a month. There havo
been officers In tho army who would pro-
vent It, canteen orr"no canteen.
PluKKinir for Pensioner.
Detroit Freo Press.
Tho true character of some pension at
torneys, animated by the eamo motive as
actuates the shyster "In general practice, Is
being raado very plain slnco the arrival In
San Francisco of troops from tho Philip
pines. Runners for theso business seekors
become so thick nnd persistent that a
special guard had to be provided to keep
them out of camp nnd tho hospitals. Thoy
drummed llko the old-time hotel pluggcrs
at tho central depot and mado representa
tions that there vnn no possibility of ful
filling. The Washington ngencles heard of
how their harvest was being gleaned and
hastened representatives across tho con
tinent to take a hand In tho garnering pro
cess. And yet wo wonder that the pension
roll cannot bo made a roll of honor.
Looking Alicnil for Trnnbtr,
Minneapolis Times.
Tho scientists who are worrying because
the world's supply of heat may glvo out
in some distant eon, when wo have all
grown so great thr6ugh evolution that wo
shall bo nblo to swing ourselves Into u
new planet, may tako comfort from tho
Dartmouth professor's recent discovery of
tho appreciable amount of heat which wo
get from the stnrs. It has always been
this way. Tho grumbling pessimists who
see only misery nnd ruin ahead should
take fresh heart of graco from facts like
this. No sooner Is one thing likely to play
out than another takes Its place. It n
candle can send a heat wave which affects
a delicate Instrument a mllo away, as Prof
Nichols has proved by his recent heat
measurements, the future scientist may bo
able to provide for us, not only ways of
finding out old caloric, but ways for mak
ing new. Great Is science.
XOT A CIIHEItFUL CIVE1I.
Caiiatlc Comment on Mr. ItocWrfellrr'a
Method of Ileatinvlnur ii f.
Detroit Journal.
Mr. Rockcfcllor mado a speech recently
In which ho said that his greatest Joy was
In making others give who Just wished to
hang on to what they had. Tho publlo
would have some of tho same Joy If tho
Standard Oil man could be Induced to give
up somo of his tremendous pro s tho
gift to bo In the form of lower prices for
articles of universal consumption nnd not
nlono to colleges and churches, When he
says a university can havo $100,000 of his
If It will Induco other men to give a llko
sum ho has an advantage over tho public
which cannot bring any Influenco to bear
on him to give where he would not think
of doing so without solicitation that Is to
say, In tho shapo of lower prices for oil
and tho by-productn of tho crude petroleum.
Tho mllllonalro confesses that ho does
not glvo for tho pure Joy of giving, but
for tho intlsfnctlon of seeing tho purse
strings of othors loosened. He likes to
piny tho part of a compress by squeezing
mouey from men roluctant to give. He
can pay out n few hundred thousand with
out a sacrlflco of nn atom of personal com
fort nnd without disturbing his business
plans In tho least. Hut he decllnos to do
even this unless he compels charity on
tho part of others. We read thnt tho Lord
loves a cheerful 'giver, not that a man Is
lovable whose galoty comes froth the fact
that ho makes othors give.
Mr. Rockefeller also pointed out thnt he
had "given steady labor" to thousands of
men for years, In wages the amount of
perhaps $700,000,000. The fact Is tho men
gavo their steady labor to him and that
lie, one roan, is now In possession, by com
mon report, of nearly ns many millions
as the thousands of employes during n gen
eration received; so that he appears to have
retained tho lion's share and not to be
fitted tb pose as one dividing on fair terms
tho wealth labor and his own talents have
earned for him.
The Harriman Coup
Sprlnglleld (Mass.) Ilepubllcnn.
Tho Union Pacific railroad Interest Is a
distinct victor In tho controversy which
preclpltntcd last week's panic. This fnct
is established by tho ntsuranco conveyed
from tho other party that It "will be taken
care of" In tho conclusion of the Hurling-
ton consolidation, no matter who holds a
majority of tho Northern I'aclllc stock.
Thus tho Morgan-Hill crowd havo had tholr
fight absolutely for nothing, for It wns to
securo recognition In the pending consoli
dation that the Union Pacific party sot out
to enpturo Northern Pacific control.
Another question remains to be nnswered.
The Northern Pacific nnd tho Great North
ern roads form two transcontinental lines
running across tho far northwest close to
gether. They havo for some timo been
operated under nn ownership largely com
mon to both. The Union Pacific Is a com
peting lino on transcontinental traffic, nnd
tho Chlcogo, Ilurllngton & Qulney railroad
spreads all over tho rich Mltslsslppl valley
region In which both these transcontinental
systems have their eastern termini. Hut,
whllo tho Burlington system only narrowly
reaches up Into connection with tho north
ern roads, tho great body of Its mlleago
Is concentrated In tho region lying between
Omaha nnd Knnsas City (Union Pacific
termini) on tho ono hand nnd Chicago nnd
tho east on the other, whllo n considerable
Durllngton mileage Invades Union Pnclflc
territory west of tho Missouri river. Thus
a hontllo control of the Ilurllngton would
much moro vitally nffect tho Union Puclflc
than Its competitors on tho north, nnd
much nonn i. sttiAit.
Moat Imiinrtnnf .Supporter of Mnilrrn
Mreniioufi l.lfr.
New York Sun.
Tho consumption of sugar hns Increased
tremendously: It has doubled for tho world
In fifteen years and In Great Urltaln ft Is
three times ns great per capita as It was
forty years ago. Great Hrltnln consumes
elghty-slx pounds of sugar per head of
population a year nnd tho United States
slxty-flvo pounds; tho two countries easily
lead all others In sugnr cntlng. This Is
Interesting, but that It Is not simply owing
to tho sweet tooth nppears pretty clearly
from buch demonstration of tho dietetic
value of sugar ns that by Dr. II. Wllloughby
Gardnor In tho Hrltlsh Modicnl Journal.
Dr. Gardner first shows that many In
jurious qualities formerly ascribed to sugnr
havo no exlstenco; ho then points out Its
merits ns a food. "It is easily digested
nnd absorbed; It Is rcndlly stored up as
glycogen, forming a reservo of force-producing
material; It Is in this form readily
nvnllable when required; It becomes com
pletely oxidized without any waste nnd
leaves no residue." That It creates energy
nnd maintains strength hns been proved
by laboratory experiments nnd by the ex
perience of mountain climbers, of explor
ers nnd nthletes, and of Gcrmnn soldiers
who havo been kopt on a diet containing
n great deal of sugar. It Is shown also by
the fine condition of tho dnte-eating Arabs
and of tho negroes who eat Rugar ca'nn.
Fromjtheso facts Dr. Gardner concludes
that the lncrcnsed height and weight nnd
tho Improved health 'of the English people
In tho last half century aro due largely
to the lncrcnsed consumption of sugar. The
Inference Is plain that nn Important factor
In Anglo-Saxon superiority, in tho greater
energy and push of tho rnce. Is tho habit of
eating more sugar than other nations do.
It will bo Interesting to note tho effect
of tho rehabilitation of a sugar diet upon
those who love It best. Will the nttacks
on the Jam closet and the cooky box be
redoubled, and greater capacity for cara
mels and bonbons be mndo manifest In
ethereal creatures, supported now by medi
cal authority? Or will sweets, no longer
forbidden, pall, and will sugar, proscribed
by tho physician, share tho odium of cod
llver oil and blue pills?
Tho old Puritan Idea that what Is pleas
ant must necessarily bo bad gots many a
hard knock from modern science.
I'UHSONAI, XOTUS.
Looks ns If President Schwab might have
to earn his $1,000,000 enlary by a constant
fight against competition.
Clnus Spreckels ban contributed $10,000
to tho American navy mounment fund of
Son Francisco and John V. Mackey and
Mayor Joseph D. Pholan $5,000 ench.
A poem by General "Stonewall" Jackson
has been discovered among some old
papers in Loxlngton, Vn. Jackson wrote It
whllo a young lieutenant In tho regular
army.
It has been suggested that the old houso
In Raleigh, K. C, which was the birth
place and homo of President Andrew John
ston bo acquired by tho city nnd mado n
museum.
Sara Bernhardt, In an Interview on
Amorlca and Americans, says that the
only thing sho hns really to complain of
concerning this country Is Its wenthor.
Sho mot, she said, moro storms during her
last trip hero than she hnB known abroad
In years.
Frederick W. Holls, one of tho delegates
to tho peace conference, whom the czar
has Just nsked for a conferenco nt St.
Petersburg, was tho son of a Lutheran
minister. Ho was born In Pennsylvania In
1857 nnd graduated cum laudo from Colum
bia collego In 18S0.
Tho glories of Montnna as a gamblers'
paradise havo vanished. A dozen years ago
tho tiger flourished on tho ground lioor.
Later tho nnlmnl was driven to tho upper
stories. Now It Is banished from sight
and hearing. Tho landmarks of frontier
life are few nnd far between In tho Copper
state.
Sir Mlchaol Hlcks-Hcach, nrltlsh chan
cellor of tho exchequer, is not a brllllnnt
orator, but ho has n faculty for presenting
his financial stnteraent In most Interesting
form. It surprises not n few that ho
should exert himself to commit to mem
ory nil tho minutiae of detail with which
his budget speeches nro stored.
Admiral Cervcrn remains n prime favor
ite with tho American people. At Gibral
tar tho othor day some tourists from this
country on board tho Furst UlsmarcK
greeted him with great cordiality bb ho
camo alongside on a tender, nnd It Is said
that thoy all Insisted upon grasping his
hand, giving him a most kindly welcome.
Illiterate whlto Inhabitants In southern
nnd bordor states nro most numerous
among tho mountnlns. Kentucky has 16 per
cent, Tennessee IS, South Carolina 18 ami
Alabama 18 per cent of Illiterate whites.
Hut tho percentage of whlto Ulltorncy In
Mississippi, with an nlmost overwhelming
negro population, Is only 11. In Arkansas
It Is 16.
It Is related In London that nn Inqulsl
tlve ecclesiastic asked Mr. Morgan bluntly
how much he had paid for Gainsborough's
"Duchess of Devonshire," and tho head of
tho so-called American "steel octopus"
wriggled ns ho replied: "Nobody will ovor
know, If tho truth enmo out I might bo
considered a candldato for a lunatic
asylum."
Not many policemen aro millionaires,
oven. In New York, whero tho perquisites
of men In blue nro said to be of tho richest.
Officer Clarence Houth of New Orleans is
worth moro than tho amount named. Ho
owned 100 acres of land In tho Texas oil
region and has refused an offer of $1,1100,
000 for It. bollevlng it to bo worth $2,000,-
000. He calmly patrols his beat, waiting
I for a satisfactory oner.
such a hoetllo control has now, it would ap
pear, been averted.
Hut tho two northern roads have planned
to tuko over tho Ilurllngton nt what would
seem to bo an extravagant price, Indicat
ing a purpose on tho part of those roads to
mako tho fullest nnd most exclusive uso
of the latter for their own profit and ad
vantage. Tho llarrtmnu coup In tho stock
market has now destroyed any such golden
expectations, nnd yet it Is apparent that
tho consolidation scheme Is to be concluded
on the terms offered by the northern roads.
That all tho risks of the purchase aro to be
borne by tho northern roads nnd that tho
Union Pacific nt the same ttmo Is to be
admitted to a share in Ilurllngton trnfflc
for transcontinental points is hardly sup
posablo nnd the Joint purchase of tho Dur
llngton by all three transcontinental lines
must thus apparently bo In contemplation.
llcnco tho possibility of a much greater
railway consolidation thnn was contem
plated nt tho outset. Tho Union Pacific al
ready controls the Southern Pacific, nnd In
the 'carrying out of this revised plan tho
two southern transcontinental lines would
bo brought Into n moro or less close rela
tionship with tho two northern. This would
leavo only tho Atchison uncarcd for among
all tho Pacific ronds. A scheme of har
monious railway union so stupendous as
this may bo practlcablo at tho presonl
time and may bo effected, but an Important
factor In currying It out 1b an eager and
snngulno Investment publlo which the panto
has done much to destroy.
HITS OF WASIII.OTO. LIFK.
HnppenliiR of Minor Interest at (he
.Vntliinnl Cnnltnl.
Whllo tho Navy department Insists on
up-to-dnto equipment, there Is one branch
of tho service from which modorn Innova
tions nro rigorously excluded nnd tradition
revered. Thnt Is, the form of the commis
sion Issued to naval officers. Tho steel en
graved plato from which they havo been
printed for fifty or sixty years Is worn out
nnd must bo replaced. It hns been noticed
for some years that the commissions printed
from this plate were becoming less clear
cut, and when Captain Slgsbno received his
last commission his comment on tho sub
ject to Secretary Long Induced that offlclnl
to tako up again tho matter for considera
tion. After lengthy discussion Secretary Long
scat for tho officials of tho bureau of en
graving nnd Instructed them to tako a copy
of tho old pinto as nearly as the rules of
that bureau In reference to counterfeiting
would permit. Tho engravers wished to
chango tho plato by putting new and Im
proved guns in plnco of tho old "Long
Tom" In voguo In 1830-40, and the now war
ships for tho old sailing vessels, but to this
neither Secretary Long nor his assistants
would agree. Thoy wished to preserve tho
stylo of engraving of tho porlod In which
It was made nnd retain nil tho old ear
marks of that date.
As tho matter now stands, tho now plato
will bo nn exact reproduction, save for
soma slight changes of shading and so on.
The old plato was mado by the American
Bank iNote company In New York In 1830
or 1840 and Is considered one of the finest
nnd most artistic pieces of engraving be'
longing to tho government. Having seen
service for tho heroes of both the civil and
Spanish-American wars, ns well as other
men of long nnd fnlthful service, It Is ro
garded with rovorenco by tho Navy depart'
ment.
The eagle at tho top of the commission
has a lean and hungry look, aud not tho
appcaranco of being n near relative evon
of the well-fed, pompous-looking bird thnt
adorns tho banknotes and government doc
uments of today. The flags, guns, boats
and other nnval equipments aro all 'typical
of tho period of tho navy sixty years ago,
while the figures of Neptune and Nereid,
plowing the waves with tholr star horses,
beautifully conceived and executed, mako
It one of tho most elaborate and Imposing
documents of tho government.
A correspondent of tho Now York Time
relates that somo months beforo Rear Ad
miral Hlchborn wns retired from the serv
ice ho had exhibited In his room nt the
Navy department n painting representing
tho battle at Santiago on July 3, 1898, the
Bccno showing tho positions of the United
States and Spanish fleets at 10:30 o'clock,
according to the chart prepared by tho
Sampson board Just nftcr tho battle and
printed In tho appendix to tho report of
Renr Admiral Crownlnshleld for that year.
Great caro was observed to have tho rela
tive positions of tho ships faithfully given,
ns thero Is much sensitiveness among the
captains of tho fleet touching that matter.
Before It was shown to the public somo
corrections wero made. Tho Indiana's po
sition wns slightly Improved, and tho guns
of the Colon were represented as emitting
only flashes Instead of smoke, that vessel
alono using smokeless powder. Splashes
wero added to the neighboring sea to lndl
cate hotter the frequency with which pro
Joctllcs were dropped nbout the leading
American ships.
In order to get as many of the fighting
ships In tho plcturno ns posslblo It became
necessary to put tho Brooklyn In tho fore
ground. And that will cnuse tho trouble
thnt Is threatened. Tho Oregon's people
think that tho picture of the battlo that
will be most admlrnblo will make aa much
of tho Oregon as any other vessel engaged
Captain Evans Is said to havo uttered an
unfavorable opinion of a plcturo that so
vaguely sets forth tho presence of the Iowa,
Rear Admiral Bowles, proud of tho work he
has performod for tho new navy, suggest
tho desirability of having a picture of the
fight that testifies to tho presence of tho
Texas, which ho built. Officers who havo
served on all the vesels of tho fleet that
wero really, nnd not by legnl construction,
in tho fight, want pictures that make each
of tho vcbspIb most prominent. It Is ob
vious that tho only way to gratify every
body will be to havo as many pictures of the
Santiago battlo as thoro wero ships engaged
and then supplementary plcturos to show
whoro tho Now York and Masachusetts
wero when tho other shlpB wero fighting.
One envious officer suggests thai, as thlB la
likoly to be a bad summor for flies Rear
Admiral Bowles shall tako down tho picture
and put It away to save It from ftyspecks
and criticism.
About nlnvtenths of tho cranks who nro
allowod to enter tho city of Washington
sooner or later make their way to tho
Treasury department. They seem to havo
a spite against tho placo because there Is
an Immense quantity of money within tho
walla of the great white marblo building,
Secrotary Gnge has becomo bo expert In
hnnqilng them that ho would mako a first
rate warden of nn lnsnno asylum when he
lets go of his placo in tho cablnot. The
other day ono of these cranks secured an
audience with the secretary, after telling
an Impresslvo story to tho clerk In tho
outer office
"Mr. Secretary," ho said briskly, as ho
approached Mr. Gage's desk, "I won't detain
you but a mlnuto. Just pleaso sign your
namo to this."
"What Is It?" asked Mr. Gago, reaching
far the pleco of paper, which tho crank bad
taken from his pocket.
"A check for $135,000," nnswered tho
crank.
"Tho government does not allow me to
sign personal checks during offlco hours,"
replied tho secretary. "Come after 4
o'clock."
"Thank you, sir," answered the crank, as
ho reached for his hat. Ho did not know
that after that hour ho would be compelled
to state bis business at tho outsldo door of
tho treasury building.
Tho United States treasury hns a very
snug sum piled nway In tho vaults rep
resenting tho accumulations from unpaid
money orders. Tho fund now amounts to
ovor $2,500,000, and has been piling up for
thirty-five years. With each Individual
order tho government hns made n Bpcclnl
effort to effect payment to tho payee or re
store tho amount to the remitter, and, fall
ing, can do naught but keep tho amount.
Tho fact thnt 60,000 duplicate orders nro
annually issued would appear to I lull cat o
that tho American people nro extremely
careless lit tho handling of theso mpney
vouchers. Whero tho originals go or how
they nro disposed of would fill a volume.
Tho government hns Issued $4,000,000,000
In money orders nnd has pad every cent of
this Rreat sum except tho $2,500,000 men
tioned. A single order mny bo issued up
to $100 in amount and the average Is .about
$7.50, the smaller offices Issuing tho great
bulk of orders and tho larger offices cash
ing 85 per cent of them.
Traveling men, actors, circus men, rail
road employes nnd others, whoso business
requires them to movo from plnco to place,
nro very fond of buying orders pnynblo to
thomselves. They ennnot spend nn order
ns a bill nnd as no ono but themselves or
the Indorsees mny securo tho amount of
the orders they nro Just that much nhcad
when they get Into tho next town, making
themselves their own bankers with tho gov
ernment as n depository. Sometimes nn
actor or a circus man will present a ilozun
orders nt the closo of tho season which ho
has bought from time to timo nnd their
amount represents savings which othorwlso
would have been spent.
Money orders dfsnppenr In various ways.
Some aro burned up or torn up Instead of
tho receipts and this Is particularly trno
of International money orders whoro tho
receipts nro of tho same slzo of the' orddr,
only whlto In color. Somo nro sent In 'let
ters which aro not addressed nt nil, or aro
Incorrectly nddrosscd, nnd theso, together
with thousands of othor orders, find tholr
way to tho dead letter ofllco. Ultimately
most of theso lettors find their way back to
tho remitters or duplicates aro npplled for.
SPKCULATIOJi ANT GAMnMNO.
Difference Iletivcen Shell-tinmen, Gold
Hrlckm nnd Other Varieties.
Chicago Chronicle
Denunciation of speculation ns gambling
Is too indiscriminate.
Somo speculation Is moro hotting mcro
staking money on n futuro event, such as
tho stnto of tho weather n month hence.
Othor speculation Is gnmbling with loadod
dice, as whero persons who control a
property and can lncrcaso or decreasa Its
earning power or otherwlso chango tho
valuo of Its shnres, "work" tho market up
and down, raking off winnings in both di
rections. This Is gambling of tho shell-gnmo va
riety mere swindling. But thoso who
practlco it pass for eminently respectable
people, whllo tho shcll-gamo operator, who
Is no better, getB behind tho bara If cnught.
Still other speculation Is not only en
tirely Innocent, but entirely laudable. It
Is, Indeed, an element In every enterprise.
It Is buying, selling, investing with n reas
onable prospect of gain. A man buys wheat
to hold for a higher prlco becnuso ho has
reason to bellevo thoro will bo scarcity or
more urgent demnnd. Ho buys to sell ngaln
In tho future at n profit. That Is proclsoly
what every merchant docs. He risks some
thing on future markets futuro supply and
demnnd. So docs the man who builds a
business block or establishes n manufactur
ing plant. Ho takes a risk In every enso an
generally renders n service.
Tho samo Is true of tho man who buys
and sells produce or stocks on thu ex
changes on his Judgment of tho fit turn
state of tho market. Tho ono of "theeo
men Is as much a gambler ns tho othor:
he Is Just ns good or bad as tho other nnd
no moro so.
Let us bo discriminating when wo mor
alize upon tho different pursuits tri llfn
and the different aspects of what may scoin
to be tho samo pursuit.
MAYTIMK MIJHHIMI'NT.
Yonkers Statesman; Mrs. Crlmsonbeak
Don't you think you find better stop nt
thnt employment bureau on your way home
nnd sen nbout a girl?"
Mr. Crlmsonbeak What's tho uso? All
bureaus aro alike you can nover Ilnd nny
thlng you want la them.
Chicago Tribune: Mr. Hummer Ah. thero
Is Miss Nail. I'll mako n hit In that quar
ter." Miss Nail There's that horrid Hammer.
Ho gives mo a headache. Help! Help!
Philadelphia Times: "What! Etigngo a
young doctor who has Just grndunted?"
"Certainly. Ho can say what few older
physicians can't, lie's never yot lost a
patient."
Detroit Fri'i- Tress: "Hero's a distin
guished scientist who says that after all
there la nothing in germs."
"Nothing In germs? Nonsense! Why look
how much the doctors have mndo out of
them."
Pittsburg Chronicle: Objector But doesn't
your system tend to elevnto tho dollnr
abovo tho man?
Political Economist Certainly. Ynu
wouldn't havo a mini stoop to earn a dol
lar, would you?
Chicago Tribune: "Mnrln, what's tho
matter with this coffee? It's beastly."
"I made It out of thnt substltutn for to
bacco you're nllowcd to Ho about tho houso
bo long. I wanted to llnd out If It wasn't
good for Bomothlng." '
Philadelphia Press: "Somo men are like
wlno. They Improve with ago."
"Yes, but tho likeness must bo pcrfoct,
though."
"How do you mean?
"Well, no wlno can Improve with ago
that has ovor been drunk."
Detroit Journal: As we chained the
wretch to the stake nnd piled the faggots
about him, his cringing terror moved us to
scorn.
"You haven't much fortitude!" wo
sneered,
"Well, I haven't fortitude to burn, for a
fact!" confessed ho.
Washington Star: "Aren't you afraid
that Filipino prisoner of yours will escape?"
"Certainly not," nnswered tho American
soldier. "Don't you se how close tho poor
fellow kecpn to us! He's scared half to
death for fenr we will lose him nnd so pre
vent his getting to enmp In timo for din
ner." PASSIPfO OP IIAGTIMR.
W. J. Lampton fn New York Sun.'
Sit still.
Oh, throbbing heart,
Oh, surging soul I
Oh, gentlo Art
That makes the whole
World gathor to Its breast
Tho dearest and tho tenderestj
Sit still,
Oh, all nf you, sit still.
The whllo tho cruel hand,
That ennnot understand,
Lops off
Tho mensure
And tho melody,
Tho rnpturo 1
And tho rhnpsody
That stirred
The millions
Ah tho deep-ohrsted winds
Btlr oceans to their doptha
And roll tho bursting billows
Upon tho sanded shorn
In cadences that cry their pain,
Sit still
And coldly, calmly wait
Tho crushing blow of fnto;
Or,
If you can't sit still,
And will
Raise a row nnd a rucus
Jump right up
In a hurry,
Trot out the Rngtlmo band,
And let her go
For a rngtlmo Bhow
In n nne-tlmu ragtime land;
Turn on the coons and the kickers,
The baby Loos nnd the lot,
And mako of
The InHt-tlme rugtlme,
A ruKtlrno time,
' And not.
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