THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1001.
The umai i a Daily Bee
L. H08KWAT12K, ED1T0H.
PUULIHHLD KVKHY MOIININO.
uiXDtya the uupunucs.
To brine the republics of the western
hemisphere Into closer political and
eoniinoreliil relations, to foster ntnonc
them friendship and kooiI will, hns loug
lin.M tlu nfTtift nf Alllnrli'iltl Ktl.tPMlllell.
........ , n.titfii'rlnK' I . . v. . w . - '-' . . -. .
.i.. ..,. r,i fnVi. nnn Yt.ar.5.oo The nnmo of Jninea G. Hlnlnu In Inscii
Daily Heo nnd Sunday. One Year S.ffl nnib)v nsf)OCttMl with the policy of
illustrated live. One Year I , ' ,
Hundny Hi'', one Year ruu-,iiiericnii union mm mo Hi.teKuuM.
Hnturuny Hec, Ono Year.. ...... .......... i-y
Twentieth Century K. inner, Ono lear..
OKFICHB:
Omaha: The Jlrc Hulldlng.
bouth omnhn: City Hall ilulldlng, Twenty-fifth
and M streets.
Council ltluffs; 10 Pearl Htreot.
Chicago: 151') I'nlty Winding.
New fork; Temple Court.
Wushlngton: Ml Fourteenth Street.
COfUtHSPONDLNCK.
Communications relit tint; to news and edi
torial matter fhould be addressed: Oman"
lice, Kdltorlal Oepurttncnt.
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Huslnoss letters and remittances should
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Only 2-cent stamps accepted Hi pa merit ot
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THE REE Pl'HLlHHlNO COMPAN.
STATEMENT Or CIRCULATION,
fitate of Nebraska. Douglas County, n.i
Ueorgo H. Tzschuek, wcretury of 'Aho Uce
I'ubllHhinK Company, bums ,luf,f??vrt"j
eays that the actual number of full n ml
complete copies of Tho Dally. Mornl t.
Evening mid Sunday leo pr Inter durl tig
tho month of April, 1001, was as follows:
1 ait.ono
2 Ut),U70
3 ;::,. -io
4 ui),r:to
B bi,-mi
6 an.oun
7 :!i,:i:ii
8 an.iiHt
9 SiT.IHIO
io i:i,-itMi
U as.iho
12 o,n:io
13 liS.000
14 iss,ir
16 ast.uno
Total
In;: nnd promotion of the niutunl Inter-
sts of the republics of this hemisphere
nnd hi labors In this direction, If there
hns not yet been accomplished nil that
was hoped from them, have been fruit
ful of good results.
The present jeur promises to mark a
decided Impetus to the movement for
binding the American republics more
closely together. Practical results of
the highest linportnnco are reasonably
to be hoped for from the Pan-American
exposition at Buffalo and from tho con
gress of republics to be held ut the City
of .Mexico next October. The former
should and doubtless will exert a de
cided Inilueiice In a commercial way
upon the relations between the United
States and the countries south of us. It
Is an object lesson which cannot fall to
make a deep and abiding Impression
upon tho representatives of those coun
tries as to the Industrial and commer-
...8T,M1
Ifrs unsold and returned copies.... lli,5M-
Net total sales....
S'ct diillv uvcri.ee
OKO. R. TZHCIIUCK.
Subscribed
before mo t
Notary Public
11! 'JT.O.TO
17 :s7,7io clal strength nnd the energy and enter
18 si7,n of the American people. The con
19 aI'!M.MM trress will deal with nolttleal and eco
an':to nomle questions which concern the In
22 7,iim terests and welfare of nil tho American
23 a7'l'f"! republics. It Is confidently believed
24
"f. U7.-MMI
2C u7,r.io will make for the presqrvatloii of peace,
27 7,niM the establishment of more Intimate
28 .l-'fi'.i Intercourse nnd the betterment of rein
u ' ,!.,., .. . .!.. !... ,., !,,. I.wl. I.
cut countries of this hemisphere
OKO. R. T.HClii
d In my presence and sworn. to
.hlslstdaIayAmi.
Then ovcntH nfl'onl tho Unlttnl Stntos
n ti rttmrit-tntitt i (n nujnrn 1 1 in omiMmrn
i ics I re ror their progress aim prosperity
and of Us purpose to continue to pro
tect them against all danger of foreign
aggression. As was sulci by Seuntor
I '. ., , ,i,, Lodge In his address at the formal dedl-
The festive footpau h no. .... i - clt,(m of thu mttalo
exposition: "To
you of the central and the southern con
tinent I believe that the American peo
ple and the government of the United
States would say, If they could speak
with a single voice, that they desire
nothing so much ns to strengthen all
warning and steer clear of Nebraska's
doughty governor.
The strike of the West Point cadets
ugalnst the superintendent of the mili
tary ncademy has been declared off.
What nre the county commissioners the bonds which counect them with
colng to do about listing the lutcrstnte your republics. We desire that you
terminal bridge as part of a railroad should regard the United States as your
for taxation purposes? 1,crit rrlotitl. We seek no extension to
the southward.
flonernl Kunstoii Is stated to have Is yours. We ask only for your friend-
llvi.il on a diet of snails during his ex- ship, for your commerce, and for your
pedltlon to capture Aguinnldo, but the good will. you have your own
food hud no effect on ins pace. uuiuunes mm your own governments,
.. w e wish you peace, prosperity, an In
Tt Is to be feared the Oninlm bincu- creasing population and growing
smith who recently forged a meal ticket wealth." That voices the sentiment of
and was bolting down his dinner wnen the whole American people nnd It. will
nrrested may land behind Iron bars. i)0 for the welfare of the people of the
southern republics If they shall be in
Governor Snvago and King Edward j,1(.e(i to understand and annroclnto it.
have had narrow escapes on mo sumi. lt ls ininossii,i,, ln vii-ostliiini. tlm
day. The king got away from the Sham- Hlgmllcan(.(, nml n,,(ortanc(, of tn(s
rock aud tho governor from tne sanu- In0venient for strengthening the bonds
bag. between American republics nnd foster
7, Z. i.iu nm ,H8 friendship nnd good will among
rerhnps our Hrynultc friends arc f "
. . .., I cuutviiiiiiiiicn iifjiuu null
pushing tne jicivi.hu, un ... -'."'"r progress In this hemlsnhere and seeur
""'f '""L-rr ..." f "Wl-t old world aggression. In
"' this movement the United Suites will
??"" '"'' '"""""- take an active part until tho end sought
The Philippine commission has passed ll,,n b attained.
an appropriation for the establishment
of a weather burenu. It Is hoped thai a
hotter brand of weather may be served
the Filipinos In the future.
Investment for the communities where
they are held and the country at large.
11 K TH HM1XKD TO SQVMZK rlltS.t.
It appeared to be practically settled
that none of the powers except Great
Britain will agree to reduce materially,
If at all. their Indemnity claims nnd al
though It Is stated that the United
States will continue to urge a reduction
the effort seems quite hopeless. The de
termination of most of the governments
to mercilessly squeeze China Is evi
dently llxed nnd tho Chinese govern
ment Itself Is to some extent to limine
for this, In having promptly agreed to
pay the amount demanded, If allowed
sulllclent time In which to do so nnd
permitted to make certain changes In
taxation. It wns manifestly useless,
nfter this assent of the government to
the demands, to urge their reduction.
China has admitted that she can pny
the Indemnity In course of time nnd
under the conditions she proposed, but
there Is no doubt she will llnd the task
tt very dllllcult one. Ilcr envoys have
declared that the country Is Impover
ished and It Is already carrying a heavy
burden of debt. The Japanese war left
China with a debt of about $:t00,000,000,
on which the annual Interest Is .f'JO,
000,000 It Is stated that nearly nn
equal amount goes to pay other fo-lgn
obligations. Tho Imperial revenue
amounts to about $00,000,000, so that
If the debt of the empire ls Increased
by flHT.OOO.OOO, the amount of the In
demnity asked by the powers, It would
ent up the whole present Imperlnl reve
nue. Of course It Is proposed to In
crease the revenue by perhaps doubling
the customs duties and possibly by re
forming the methods of collecting the
Internal taxes, but It Is by no means
certain that the anticipated results from
this would be realized. It Is quite possi
ble that Increasing the customs would
result ln a decrease of importations,
since lt would necessitate raising the
price of goods, which would check con
sumption. As to the Internal taxes, It
will be found very dllllcult to get more
revenue from them than they now yield,
for It Is agreed on all hands that tho
people cannot stand any Increase of tax
ation. Our government Is still taking nn
active interest In the matter, but so
far as tho amount of Indemnity Is con
cerned there nppears to be no prospect
of Its accomplishing anything. Upon
that point most of the powers seem to
be Immovable.
rent expenses tiald a surnlus remnlns ln pijhso.vai. .wrns.
till 4 (! ultt1 Ait.il MMin (llllltxttl II ti
"... "l r "D James O'Connell, who Is directing the
owium- orgaiii.auo.i, imn mu .trlke of tho machinist. Is 43 venrs of ai:c,
stimulus of better times. The man with n0 was born at Mlncrsvlllo. Pa., and was
a full stomach Is not only a better giver, apprenticed to the trailo of machinist at
but ls ln better humor with his .Maker "10 Ke of 16'
than one with nn inifoittMllmt imtmtltn. Patrick Jerome Olenson, better known ns
1 1 I itA.u..ll 1 I ... ....
The Ike believes In democracy In the r YL " . V" 0 ' . "
public schools-thnt every boy or girl ogqU(3 characters have lived ln this genera.
aiieuiuug tiiem should be on precisely tlon,
the same level us every other. To dls- Thotr-as E. Raleigh, city attorney of Can-
criminate between them because one ton, Mo Is but 23 years old nnd Is probably
set wears imlfm-ttw .m.l m,,il,nr .inn. tho youngest man occupyitiB such an 1m
poriani position. no is wen Known
throuRhout northeastern Missouri as a wit
and orator.
Work has been begun on the public
library building which Secretary John U.
Long In to present to his native town,
tluckfield, Me. Tho building will stand near
not Is cluss distinction repugnant to the
very principles at the foundation of
die public school system.
irt nn Ax.
Indianapolis News.
Lcnain people that do not Uko to boo tho spot where his father kept a country
their opinions discredited still maintain store for many years.
that tho prosperity of the country Is not
T.l'tJ, ', ,Jf ,n "umcut tor PePl In sight ls tho prosecution of tho owners
that insist black Is white
of grading outtlts for scattering their loads
on tho streets of Chicago. Things have
como to a pretty pass when graders cannot
give street sweepers a run for their money.
A cousin of tho Into Henry Ward Ueecher
celebrated her 100th birthday at Hurling-
She docs)
nn Exrosirioss PAVt
The formal opening of the Buffalo ex
position prompts the Chicago Tribune
to exclaim, "From panics nnd from
..I !.... l t 1 . 1 .11 . ....tit
Klncn tho DlODertV owners Of SOUtll n"""8 K""u "einer ub;
I rnl..t.. l. J .1... rit..M...Mn
Omaha have had an opportunity to ug- uiu, mu inuiuivuvvmi
ure up tho cost of running a metropoll- that by bitter experience Chicago has
ta
ihev
v ' i .. i . . . . . i i . ii... it -i.i .. . i
...Kmu niuiiL'ii uguiusi. nil' iigUL u iiu.fu
Here Is a tin for Omaha canltallsts: years ago In the face of the experience
As much and more oil Is to bo struck of 1'hllndelphla. whose progress was re
in Judicious Investments In labor cm- tnrded, not accelerated, by the Centen
tdoylng enterprises here In Oinnha as nlal exposition. "Unmindful of what
t., w.mm.h.tivn s.iii.l 'lots in the Texas Chicago suffered." It continues. "Omaha
re up tne cost ot miming u iumuim ..-..p.
in city government they are wishing fomill "t its mistake and seldom brags
ney had not opposed annexation. of ISM. According to the Tribune, Chi-
MEMTKD PUA'ISHMEZ T.
The military authorities at Manila are
disposed to make the punishment lit the
crime in the case of otllcers found guilty
of fraud in the commissary ami quarter
master departments. Three of the con
victed men, nil of them In the volunteer
service, have been given a dishonorable
dismissal from the army nnd sentenced
to Imprisonment. There is no doubt that
these offenders deserve the punishment.
When the frnuds were first reported
there was some exaggeration as to their
extent, tho Investigation having shown
that only a few men were Involved and
it ls noteworthy that no regular officer
is connected with them, or at any rnte
no charge has been made against a reg
ular olllcer.
It does not appear that the govern
ment hns suffered any great loss from
these frauds, which consisted of the
sale of quartermaster and commissary
supplies to private Individuals, but the
crime Is not to be measured by the
amount of the government's loss and
vldently tho military authorities at
Manila have not been Influenced by that
consideration. Tho Investigation, which
was promptly Instituted when the
frauds were reported to General Mac
Arthur, has been thorough and there
has beer, shown a determination to "let
no guilty man escape."
In spec
oil Holds.
luul an exposition to advertise and build
up that city. Tho result was just what
The chairs formerly used ln the might nave neen expected stimulation
Omaha federal building nre to be sent followed by depression. While Omaha
to Philadelphia. They are so com- In sackcloth and tishes was sitting
fortnble the authorities evidently think amidst tho ruins of Its exposition, Buf
they would be better appreciated there falo began planning to have one. Nor
than atiywhere else. Is that city alone ln Its unwisdom."
There Is absolutely no ground for the
Half a million hogs killed and packed nssertlon thnt expositions carry In their
jit the leading western centers during train disastrous depression. There Is
the past week, together with the pre- no ground for the assertion that the
valllug high prices of the animals, tells World's fair proved as ruinous to Chl-
one of tho principal reasons of the pros- cago as the panic of 1803. As a matter
ent prosperity of the west. of fact It saved Chicago from the worst
consequences or the panic of lb'JS
The king of Italv could not have as When the panic of 180.T struck Chicago
ft I . ' .... it. llf 1.11.. 1 I x
sensational an escape on short notice c.u..u, iuu unu iuir suveu iv
tis Kuglnnd's ruler, but he did well un- from ruin by bringing In )?'JOO,000,000 In
ler tie circumstances when he saved money, distributed nmong Its wage-
his life by refusing to step out and be workers, merciinnts, contractors and
,...,.uii i.'v mi. ..Wat-. Unvnltv ls cct- manufacturers. Without this colossal
tint; nleiitv of free advertising these enterprise Chtcngo. Instead of Increas
-I....,, Ing Its population by .100,000, would
imvu mm a setoacK in t;.i mat would
The prompt trial and conviction of the havo placed It behind St. Louis In the
olttcers and men concerned In the com- race for commercial supremacy.
mlssaiy frauds In the Philippines will tho World's fair made Chlcngo a
have a tendency to put a check on get- world s city. Tho reaction following the
rleh-nutck operations conducted at tho exposition did not affect Its reputatlou
exnenso of the government. Tho court- nnroad; nor did it cause a general stnm
martial, like the modern rifle. Is quick peue or population. The World's fnlr
lire and usually goes straight to the Rnve Chicago the momentum thnt ac
umrk, conipllshed In three yenrs wlint without
It would have taken more thnn twenty-
South Dakota women hnvo a good live yeais. The heavy drop In real es
idea of equalizing the burdens of hu- tnte prices was , bound to follow tho
inanity. One who possessed an undeslr- panic of 180.'!, fair or no fair. It was
nble husband and a case of asthma pro- not peculiar to Chicago.
poses that If South Dakota will provide It Is not true that Omaha had to go
her with a divorce Omaha should fur- Into sackcloth and nshes when Its ex
ulsh the menus of curing the other com- position was dismantled. The Trans
plaint. This Is certainly a fnlr proposl- mlsslsslppl Exposition wns not only n
tlon from the humanitarian point of phenomenal success achieved In the
view. face of war, but It was n substantial
benefit to tho city by advertising Its
The Transmlsslsslppl Commercial con- enterprise far and wide nnd bringing to
gress Is called to meet at Cripple It Invigorating young blood and new
Creel: July Kl L'o. The commercial con- capital. With tho upward trend o
gress did Its greatest work for tho west prosperity so general all over tho couu
when It gave tho Transmlsslsslppl Lx- try Omaha scarcely felt the effects o
position a boost, but It can still do more the relnps.i following the exposition'
to further the Interests of this section of close. Wq have no doubt It will be so
tho country. If the delegates are se- with Buffalo and St. Louis If conditions
lected from nmong men familiar with remain as favorable as they are now
the wants of the west and with prnetl- Expositions may not benefit the In
Tho constitution of Nebraska requires
that every persou or corporation shall
pay a tax In proportion to the value of
his, her or Its property and franchises.
That provision contemplates that cor
porations shall bear their proportion of
the burdens Imposed for the mainte
nance of municipal nnd county govern
ment. It does not simply require the
assessment of real estate and personal
property, but nlso of the franchises
which have value In proportion to the
earning capacity of the property of the
corporation. In most cases the property
of corporations has been undervalued
and no value whatever has been placed
upon franchise, ti.w m why tho tax
rate Is so high In Omaha.
cnl Ideas for securing concerted action,
thU great section will bo the gainer by
tho meeting.
dlvldunls who contribute labor and
money In proportion to tho snerlflei
mnde, but as a whole they aro a paying
ll.ili.K (iix.d Work.
Hnltlmore American.
Tho Daughtors of the American Revolu
tion ln Connecticut havo prevented tho
desecration by tho trolley fiend of the his
toric ground where Ocnernl Putnam rua.lo ton. Conn.. Krlday of last week
his famous leap. The patriotic societies not prido herself upon reading without
nro doing good work ln snatching patriotic spectacles, but is a llttlo vain of tho fact
sentiment from tho clutches of modern that sho has never required tho sorvlccs of
business iconoclasts. a dentist
lnr..lnc. of Mi.rcul.Mlor.. Uo" C"r,108 J Dl'rbon, son of the lato
Washington Star. count of Caserta and husband of tho prln-
James J. Hill's remarks on tho sinfulness ce98 of tn Asturlas. has privately asked
of speculation aro very convincing. Mr. tho ta"an government to nllow him to
Hill ls ono of tho peoplo who can afford to BOtUo ln I,a,y wlth hls wlfc 89 lovuar
pay cash outright for anything they hap- hostility has mado residence in Spain
pen to wnnt In tho way ot stocks. His ad- "" inipo.uio.
vice makes lt clear that tho only way to nr. Labordo of Paris haB conceived tho
bo suro of n profit in slock transactions la hlca of administering music and gas at tho
to bo rich enough not to need lt.
same tlmo to a patient ln tho dentnl chair.
Small phonogrnph transmitters aro placed
ono In each ear of tho subject, who drops
off Into pleasaut dreams, with nono of the
A rtitwti.ftlilc' liiMltirtlon.
Now York Hvenlng Post.
Admit that, providentially or otherwise, innM. vmr,.nm f .iia.m.a
to.Q.MUV, io tUJJMll.llt'l. ill II.U WUTK Ul
pioneer of civilization, nnd you havo prac
tically given to the pioneer raco a roving
commission from tho Almighty to subjugato
nnd rule nil less civilized nationalities.
And, mark you well, civilization 1b defined
from the meridian of Greenwich. Tnko tho
Doers. "They are a pastoral peoplo. A
pastoral community Is delightful, certainly,
but impossible In Chenpslde." That is, tho
tolerable on thu faco of tho earth Is to be
measured by tho posslblo in our respective 1 Moderate StnnilliiK Army for n I.nrtxc,
Tho cornerstone of tho monument to bo
erected to Oencrnl Forrest In Memphis,
Tonn., Is to bo Inld on Mny 30, which will
bo tho last day of tho Confedcrato Veterans'
annual reunion. The monument Is to stand
In Forrest park, nnd tho city of Memphis
will spend a largo sum in beautifying tho
site.
n.vi: sor.iuKH i. a tiioiisam).
Chcapsldcs. A satirist could hardly Invent
a more bitter Irony.
Din. kit Point to Inilimtrr.
Philadelphia Press.
Prosperity nover lasts long after tho mil
lionaire railroad managers begin to light
and labor begins to strike Good times
aro no accident. They never como, as an
other good thing does, "without observa
tion." They havo to be worked for. Thoy
rest on a balanco of profit, pcaco, Indus
try, ofllclency and expansion. All havo to
work to get them. Any smnll group can
destroy them by needless difference Rail
road rows or strikes fast bring panics
Tho tides of tho ocean of business, finance ccntorfJ of lntUlBtry nnn- BUbJocUB tho aver-
Stri'iii.oiin .V.itloi.
New York Tribune,
Tho reorganization of tho United States
army, with a strength of 77,287 enlisted
men, has this week been announced. Wo
do not venture to hopo that lt will alto
gether put an end to tho ridiculous chatter
about militarism. Thcro ls nothing hnrdor
to suppress than folly. Indeed, lt may
bo that tho announcement will give a
certain stimulating fillip to that particular
kind ot nonsense. Tho chnngs may bo
rung upon tho fact that tho army is thus
mado three times as largo as lt was n fow
years ago, and lurid pictures mny ho painted
of those 77.2S7 men terrorizing tho groat
nnd industry nro nt high Hood. A very
llttlo folly will begin tho incvltablo ebb.
ago citizen to tho condition of n serf.
In itsolt 77,287 Is a considerable number.
But ln comparison with that which repre
sents tho population of this country lt Is ln-
Ilecny of tl.c Itnhlier Trust.
Now York Commercial.
Tho. rubber trust has been conspicuous significant. It ls smaller than that of tho
among Industrial combinations for Its in- population of any ono of fifty cities In tho
ability to control its market. Tho rivalry United States. As applied to tho army, lt
of Independent concerns has been sharp means just ono soldier to each 1,000 cltl
from tho bcKlnnlnc. La3t year lt was com- zons. Ono soldier to a thousand! What
plained that the truRt was "holding nn sort of "militarism" Is that? Compare, or
umbrella" over the Independent concoms. ratner contrast, it with the ratio of army
which wcro getting a great part of tho to population ln other countries. Franco,
trado nt prices Just- below tboso fixed by ur sreat sister republic, has In her stnnd
tho combination. 'Efforts wcro mado to tnB army In tlmo of peaco ono soldlor to
get tho Independent concerns Into a com- every seventy-two citizens; Italy ha3 ono to
blnatlon. which tho rubber trust was aulto every 100; Germany follows, with ono to
willing to finance, but tho independents every 107; Austria-Hungary has ono to
Insisted on rotalning their independence evcry i-: even nitio Heigium, whoso neu-
nnd rato-cuttlng proceeded. This probably tranty is guaranteed, nas ono to ovory 130;
explains tho very disappointing character Russia, with her vast population, haB ono
of the report of the directors. The com- soiaicr to ovory liu Bunjects, ana Holland,
blnatlon Dnid 3 ner cent In dividends on its tho land chosen for tho sceno of tho Intor
8 ner cent nreferred stock, and nearly all national Peace congress, ls proparod for
tho money for this came out of tho surplus wnr tlnlB ot pcaco with ono soldier to
brought over from lost year. The not in- evcry !"5 ot hcr people. Great Britain has
come for tho year was only ono-fourth of 1 lonK been onn ot thB lenst army-ridden
per cent on the prcforred stock, to Bay states of Europo. yet even sho has onu
nothing of tho common stock, nnd tho ro- soldier to every -o citizens. In Japan tho
less than half as larce as thoy wcro a year proportion Is ono In 350. And If wo como to
ago. Tho effect of tho combination sooms our own hemisphere we find our southern
to havo been to increase tho severity of neighbors maintaining larger standing
the competition.
Faith Healer Dowle, who Is creating
such a stir In Chicago Just now, stopped
n Omnhu for a few weeks nearly twelve
years ago, when he llrst marked his ar
rival In this country from Australia, and
gave an exhibition of his alleged divine
powers. A long list of names was
given out of Omnhn men and women
supposed to have been cured of Incur
able diseases by his miraculous touch.
Of course his Omaha cures have long
since gonu back to the old condition and
to regular means of relief and wonder
how they could have been such easy
victims of deception, The wonder Is
that Chicago has tolerated tho Dowle
charlatanism so long.
Tit A(3 K II y !' iiun.AXD.
rlnlnlnilK Population nf tl.c lalnn.I
anil -Vl.iit It SlKnllli'x.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican
Tho population of Ireland by tho recent
British census was announced yesterday In
London as 4,456,546, being a decrcaso slnco
the previous census of D.3 per cent. This
represents a continued performance, with
llttlo abatement from provlous decades, of
ono of tho most moving tragedies of his
tory. ,
In tho year 1S01 tho British census found
5,393,456 porsons ln Ireland. Tho popula
tlon Increased Btoadlly up to 1841, when It
reached tho figures of 8,175,124, spread over
the Island, with a density of no moro than
251 persons to tho square mile much bo
ow the present deuslty of population ln
Massachusetts. In tho decode from 1841 to
1831 enmo the great Irish famine, and Blnco
then progress toward solltudo nnd tho
pcaco to tho empire which It alono will
apparently bring, has been as follows:
Decline
Year. Population
1SU S.17R.12I
1M.I fi,5I2 35
1SGI . 5,79S,5nl
1S71 '. 5,412,377
1SS1 5.17l,S;ifi
IbSl i.nn.io"
I'Ml 4,l.it).5li
armies, proportionately, than wo, Chill's
rntlo being ono In 330 and Brazil's ono ln
550.
So tho fact ls that with this Increase of
tho army this country remains by far least
given to "militarism" of all Important na
tions ln the world and, indeed, ro much
less given to it than tho lenst militant of
all other comparable powers ns to bo nulto
out of comparison with It. One soldier in
a thousand! It is ono land ln a thousand
that can bo content therewith!
Taking Indians from tho reservations
to testify In the federal court for al
leged violations of laws that are never
enforced continues to be a prolltablo In
dustry for United States deputy mar
shals. When a deputy marshal can col
lect ft cents a mile each way for serving
a writ while traveling on a railroad
pass ho can afford to bring ln cowboys
from distant points who have cut down
saplings and Indians who hnvo cut up
enpers.
Hefore Omnhn people have had the
first real tussle with the lee man along
comes the coal man with thu announce
ment that next winter's prices will be
the snme as prevailed during the later
months of Inst season. Somo people nre
fearful that others will have n pleasant
dream.
Reports of the various boards to the
Putted Presbyterian assembly In ses
slon In Dea Moines show that with cur
per cent.
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r.xci.tinix; tiik iiostox yacht.
How the Ximv Vork-rM Seetireil u Clnrl.
on tin- A n.i'rli'i.'H Cup,
Now York World.
In tho controversy botween Mr. LawBon
tho owner of tho yacht Independence, nnd
tho New York Yacht club the sympathies
of tho public aro Instinctively with Mr.
Lawson. Tho public reasons thnt, whatover
tho technicalities, Sir Thomas Llpton'a
challenge ls to all America; that tho New
York Yacht club ls custodian of tho
America's cup for tho yachtsmen of
America; that Its solo deslro should ho to
send against tho British challenger tho best
yacht which America enn build; that Mr
Lawson of Boston is right In refusing to
li'Sn sa" n'8 cani,ll'at0 Independence, under tho
qjn flag of tho Now York Yacht club, since ho
HITS Oh' WAiHIIMiTOM l.ll'H.
Si'ciicn nml Incident Olmrrve.l al the
n I Inn' ('npltnl.
Tlu grip ot tho ofllco holder on tho na
tion's provender has long been a source
of wonder to tho disinterested and of envy'
to tho fellows outside tho breastworks.
Kow dlo and none resign" Is an adage
containing more truth than poetry, and tho
passing years ndd to Its strength. A cabi
net officer, rpioted by tho New York Times,
who recently decided to retrench somewhat
n his department by dropping expensive
bureau clerks, soon discovered that ho wns
up against tho official grip. The tenacious
hold of his Intended victims bo excited his
admiration that ho abandoned his eco
nomical policy. The number of men who
hang on to government Jobs thnt arc no
longer useful or necessary Is quite largo,
Tho cabinet officer referred to mentioned
a sentry who was found ln 1S68 marching
up nnd ilawn all day nnd alt night In front
of the house whero Seward had been at
tacked ln 1S63, the order to post n guard
there not having been countermanded.
Knrllor than that ho had been told by an
old resident thnt long nfter tho capltot
grounds had been enlarged nnd tho old
fonco taken down, two gates remained, with
a man nnd a gunrdhottso loft ns before, tho
man to lock the gates at 0 o'clock at night,
and then to sleep In tho guardhouse until
tho gntes wero to bo opened by him In the
morning. Tho gates wcro useless to keep
anybody out, for thcro wcro no fences run
ning up to them, tho grounds having boon
advanced sovernl hundred feet west nnd
tho fences abolished. Hvcu so lato as when
Charles S. Palrchlld was secretary of tho
treasury thcro wero gates across Treasury
avonuo, west nnd Bouth of tho Treasury
building, nnd n lodge nnd watchman nt each
end of tho avonuo. But It had been many
years slnco the gates wcro locked, tho
watchmen had nothing to do but wntch or
sleep or smoke, and afterward draw tholr
pay. Tho watchmen wcro withdrawn, tho
gates wero carried away, tho lodges wero
sent to tho scrap heap or tho Junk shop,
nnd now tho street formerly locked up Is
a highway preferred by drlvors who deslro
to nvold tho trolleys on Fifteenth street.
A new system of ventilation Is being
installed ln tho great hall of tho houso of
representatives, Threo yeara wero spent
in preparing tho plans, and lt le believed
tho now system will supply nn nbundanco
of pure nlr for the statesmen of the lower
house. Tho process of purification, ob do
scrlbed by a Now York Sun correspondent,
ls to draw tho nlr Into the rnpltol by
menns of a fan twetvo feet in diameter.
After being moistened to a proper degreo
tho nlr will bo forced through ducts to nn
air chamber to bo constructed undor tho
floor of tho house. Heretofore tho ventila
tion has been accomplished by means of n
largo number of nlr ducts under tho floor,
running In many different directions. When
tho old floor wns torn up the ducts wcro
found to bo filled partly with filth of nil
kinds, Including sweepings, pnpor, tobacco,
clgnr stumps, etc., which had been thrown
down tho old ventilators, nnd which lt had
been Imposslblo to remove. Tho new nr-
rnngoment provides for an air chamber
under tho cntlro floor, which will bo from
two to five feat In height, according to tho
slopo of tho floor. It will bo lined with
glazed tiles and can readily bo cleaned.
Tho floor will bo doublo nnd rise from
tho speaker's desk to the rear liko tho
floor of an amphitheater,
will bo set. the rises for tho rows of desks
and scats. Tho former will bo solid from
alslo to aisle, mado of mahogany and
highly ornamented with bronze. In tho
legs will bo sot ventilators, and at the
back of tho rises will bo others. Thoro
will bo no flat ventilators as formerly, and
it will bo nlmost Imposslblo for members
to oxpectornto Into tho new ventilators.
Under tho galleries will bo constructed
an air chamber similar to that under th
floor of tho houso. Tho old benches will
bo replaced with opera chairs of hand
somo design with ventilators In tho legs.
Tho gallerloB havo nover boforo boon
ventilated. Tho Improvement will noces
Bitato a reduction ln tho seating capacity
of ono row In each gallery, but the seatg
will bo much moro comfortablo. Pro
vision will bo mado for drawing off the
Impure nlr as It rises to tho ceiling.
Among other Improvements nt tho cnpltol
will bo a complete change from steam
power to electricity, and hereafter all
innchinery nnd elevators will bo operated
by electricity. Tho roofs of tho senate
nnd tho houso chnmbers will bo chnngod
by substituting nn additional row of sky
lights ten feet wido on each side, which
will light tho galleries, now quite dark,
nnd glvo much additional light on tho
floors.
wuvr nn vr Titm ni.r.s.
I'rnl.nl.le I mum- of llio I, nut Hiirtlon nt
tl.p Mllltui-.v Acnili'ii. .
Hnltlmore American.
Tho mutiny of tho West Point cadots Is
probably Indirectly the result of the recent
hazing troubles nt that Institution. It
seems to bo n determined attack on tho su
perintendent oi commandant, because, lt la
nlleged, ho mado an agreement with tho
cadets concerning hazing nnd failed to ob
serve It, They went so far ns to train a
cannon on his house. Of course, there can
bo no compromise with mutiny, and the
ringleaders will, in alt likelihood, bo sub
jected to exemplary punlshmuut, but this
does not relievo tho commnndnrt ot blamu.
Tho grievances of tho cadots must either
havo been very serious or tho dlsolpllno ex
tremely lax for them to resort to such
despernto tactics.
Tho Impression derived from tho hazing
Investigations was that tho commandnnt
was not tho proper person to bo placed
over theso embryonic soldiers. His views
concerning hazing wero nt variance with
those generally held by enlightened people,
and lt seemed ns though he either did net
have tho confidence of tho cadets or thn
firm hold upon them which ls usually con
sidered so necessary ln tho nnny. nnd to a
lesser extent In tho common t.chools ot tho
country. That ho wnB forced by theso In
vestigations, nnd tho subsequent discus
sions ln congress, to chango his methods
and maintain more rigid discipline, may
account for tho impression of tho cadets
that he has not kept faith with them re
garding hazing.
It ls exceedingly difficult for ono who
has rhnrgo of young men to niter with
success his system of management, es
pecially when that system has boon ni
lax as tho discipline ut West Point, as
shown by tho testimony before tho In
vestigating committees. Thn endcta nro upt
to view such u chango nt llrst with aston
ishment nnd subsequently to resent it.
This nppears to bo what has happened nt
West Point. Tho cadets naturally con
clude that what was proper six months
ago l proper today, bocauso tho samo com
mandant permitted lt, If, Inttecd, he did not
direct it. With n now commandnnt tho
restoration of discipline would ho a simple
proposition. Thcro being no previous re
lations or understandings between him nnd
tho cadots, thero would bu no ground for
personal enmity. Tho present commnndnnt
Is, doubtless, a good soldier, but ho docs
not Boom to havo tho gifts required for
tho best odmlnlstrntton of such n post.
TAUT THIIM.r.S.
Philadelphia Press; "You men nr eon
trndtctory unlmuls," remarked tho lady of
wide experience. "Somo of you get drunk
hecnUHo you're hnppy nnd n wholo lot morn
because you're unhappy. What's a poor
slrl lo do?"
Detroit Journal: "Why nm I not shown
common courtesy?" demanded tho woman
warmly.
The salesperson losf her temper nt onco,
"You didn't ask to bo shown any thing
but 2-cent prints!" retorted tho latter.
Pittsburg Chronicle: "Sho hasn't' mnny
clothes on," said an observer of tho ballot
to tho man who sat ne.xt.
"No; she's wrapped up chiefly in herself,"
added tho latter.
Chicago Tribunal "It's a durnod shnnie!"
exclaimed Goodman Clnnrong, us thu olllcer
led him away from thu courtroom.
"What Is?" asked the olllcer.
"Tho Judge blndln' me over fur n hun
dred dollnrs. ns If I wuz a chenrt hobo!
On thnt floor , Fur n man of my reputation, b'gosh, it ort
io nave neen a tnousan :
6.3) Is not a member of It nnd does not wish
During tho entire period of sixty years Boston to be deprived of any glory which
this unhappy country has lost all that might como through Independence
would havo been gained by natural In- Let us sco how tho facts nro related to
crcaso and nearly 50 per cent of tho parent tho public Instinct.
stock besides, It Is bb If all the children Tho yacht Amerlcn was built by a Byndl
born slnco 1811, among a hardy and prolific cato headed by and Inspired by John 0.
raco, had emigrated and half of thoao then Slovene, tho founder of tho Now ark
living had died. Yacht club. Tho America was not built by
Theso aro tho conditions of a living or undor tho nusplcos of tho New ork
death. Tho normal nml healthful state of Yacht club, nnd tho famous cup It won on
human exlstcnco ls to bo found only whero August 22, 1831, enmo Into possession ot
population Is cither multiplying or being tho New York Yacht club only by deed of
strongly nmlntnlned. Where there is ao- girt, dated July S, 1837.
cllno, nnd particularly whero tho loss from That original and only binding dcod of
emigration or otherwise falls chiefly upon km was conceived and written In tho truo,
tho yputh, thero wo shnll nnd industrial tho broad spirit. It simply provided for
stagnation, a feeble public spirit nnd the the Balling of tho best obtainable American
social loneliness which leads to despair. yacht against any foreign aspirant for tho
Retrogression in population means reiro- cup
gresslon in pretty much everything that In tnnt Eprt tho cup was defended twlco,
makes llfo worth living. n igsr. nnd ngaln In 1886, by yachts flying
The marquis of Salisbury congratulated tho nnir nf tho Kastem Yacht club tho
England tho other day that homo rule had purtfl nn,i the Mayllowor and in 1887
not been conceded Ireland, if It had been, thn .,.. ,ifnnfipr Volunteer sailed as thn
bo said, tho cmplro would havo met with ,0nt reProsentatlvo of tho Kastorn and tho
nring irom neninn wniio menu wic un. jjew York Yacht clubs.
There properly remained ono moro word , . 1Be7 n... rtB.. nf , ... drawn
for him to speak a word of further con- ,.,,. uinni nmrMiUne. This
gratulatton that If tho chains of English contnlnC(, a clnu80 n)03t 0unslvo to tho
dominion were not reducing this Island to a (Pmocratlc ,rlt of thls country ond of tho
state of oyalty they worn at least beg In- , , donor8 f ho who wprn thl,
nlng o clank against ho bones of a ming M , x con.
, . i vtrginB . . i. d The condition mado tho
glvo no further trouble. . . .,..,, lln. lm,
Tl.n lml ,hiv. lo lhn itn ni down to """"" " 7"
Scats will bo provided for 400 members
of the houso. Tho interior of the houso
chamber wU bo sumptuously fitted up;
tho walls will bo nowly frescoed, tho ceil
ings retouched nnd now carpets nnd ma
hogany furnlturo Instnllcd. Arrangements
will bo mado by which summer furnlturo,
consisting of enne-seatod chairs and mat
ting may ho put, ln on May 1 during tho
long BesaloiiB. Tho swinging doors, now of
green balzo, will be of heavy mahogany
nnd pinto glass. Mahogany tnbles, chnlrs
and lounges will replace tho old red plush
articles which havo dono duty so long ln
the lobby.
In flrcprooflng tho wing formerly occu
pied by tho Congressional library, Mr.
Wood, assistant architect of tho cnpltol.
will mnko a chambor fourteen feet In
height, which will overlook tho city nnd bo
well adapted for restaurant purposes should
congross dotormlno to removo tho restau
rants from tho rooms thoy now occupy In
tho basoraont. Mr. Wood eontomplatcs plac
ing nbovo tho double roof ono of copper.
If this Is dono nn arrangement will b
mndo to maintain streams of water con
stantly flowing over tho copper roof In
summer to keep tho chamber cool.
solltudo Is ns fertile as any existing In
New York Yacht club cup. This proceed-
"' I . ,j ll. If a, onmn filttlrn
tho temperate regions of tho earth, and '' " '''"' " P " " t f
nowhere can there bo found n more do- tlmo the trustees of tho Oarneg e free
llghtful climate, No single famlno of half PHc libraries hol th?llhr
a century ago Is responsible, for nature In sift excluding every ono rorntho libraries
tho long run here Invites with all its except tho trustees themselves.
power and not repels. The depopulation of Clearly, then, the public Instinct Is sound,
..,rh n i. nhonnnn.nnn of the Mr. Lawson 1b right, and tho Now ork
tlmo so amazing and tragic as to compel Yacht club Is showing a spirit unworthy of
universal attention and questioning. It Is this city, unsportsmnnllko, un-Amorlcan.
plainly for tho Imperial might and vanity It Is trying to make theso races no longer
of England to furnish tho explanation so International, but New York Yacht club
Chicago Tribune: "Reynolds," said tho
older member of tho llrm, "how do you
spell 'which?' "
"W, h. I, c. h," rcHponded tho other.
"That's whnt I thought," rejotnod the
older member, covertly scratching a "t"
out of tho word ho had written.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "I seo that nn
ungrateful Now York mnn stolo tho cont
of the doctor who attended him."
"Perhaps lt wns political Justice. Tho
doctor's drugs mny have destroyed tho !iut
of thu thief's stomach."
Washington Star: "That mnn must havo
a wonderfully Btrong constitution," re
marked tho physician.
"But ho is ulwnys complaining of somo
ailment."
"Yes, Nobody could take so much modi
clno unless ho had n wonderfully strong
constitution,"
Philadelphia Props: Mrs. Clancy (boast
fully) My husband wns wmi o' tho pall
bearers nt Callahan's funeral.
Mrs. Cnsoy (spitefully) Aye! An' well
flitted fur tho Job ho was. Ho's used to
enrryin" tho bier that somo wan llso pays
fur.
Chicago Tribune: "Isn't this n lovely
vlow?" exclaimed tho romantic young wife.
"1 wish everybody could seo tho beautiful
landscapes wo have seen on this trip."
" "Hut If overybody could seo them, my
dear." said tho practical husband, "who
would buy tho book I'm ftolng to wrlto
about our trip when wo got buck homo?"
SUCCHHS.
W. J. Lampion in tho Indcpondont.
At the foot of tho Hill of Endeavor,
Oh Young Ono. look upward and seo
The shine of tho prize
That dazzles your eyes
With tho glenm of tho glory to bo.
Far up ln tho clouds llko n beacon.
Its luster Illumines tho world,
And you start on your way
At the dawn of tho day
With tho ling of your purposo unfurled.
Youth, Hope nnd Ambition attend you,
And the lino of your march Is bestrewn
With the roses that bring
You the fragrnnco of Spring,
While tho fullness of earth seoms your
own.
Up the ateps of tho Hill of ISndeavor
You bnttlo and toll nnd keep on
For tho glittering prlzo
That dazzles your oyes
At ovn ns tt did at tho dawn.
Its brllllanco ls nlways before you
To lighten tho arduous way
That leads to success,
Through struggle nnd stress,
And crown you with laurel nnd bay.
At tho top of tho Hill of Endeavor,
Oh Old Ono, look downward and call
To tho bravo and tho truo
Who nro following you,
Ood speed nnd good cheor to them all.
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