THE OMAHA DAILY 1?.EE: TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1901.
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, OKO. II. TZSOHUOK,
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before mo this .Ust day of May, A. D. 1901.
, M. U. 1 1 UNGATE,
Notary Public.
.Mllllou-ilollnr ruins nro liiM-omltis too
common In JS'cbi'MNlcu to', mention.
TolpRrnpli reports nro Hllent on tho
fiiibjert, 1 til t It Is fair to presume Hint
tlto popular Chinese nlr nn the nllles
nmrclit'il out of I'ekln was "I Don't
Cure If You Never Come Hack."
Ktiropp. .with the exception of litis
Flu. has a poor prospect for a wheat
crop. The Europeans need not lie
uliirnicil, as the farmers of this .couu
try will see to It they have plenty to
cat.
The average expenditure per ilny of
the visitors to the Huffalo exposition is
said to lie 17 cents. The man or woman
who can see the midway ou 1" cents
per day has economy down to a Hue
point.
MascaKiil, '.the musical composer. Is
coming to this country In the interest
of art and Incidentally to earn .f'.IO.OOO
salary for an eight weeks' engagement.
'J'lie American may he inartistic, but lie
lias the cash.
ax ovExixa vim sii.Vfm.
Tho acquisition of the Philippine
islands and the extension of American
commerce with China and other Asiatic
countries promise in the near future
to enlargo the market for American
sliver beyond all expectation.
,Thlrty years ago congress authorized
the coinage of trade dollars for. the ex
press purpose of serving as a medium
of exchange In Asiatic countries Instead
of the Mexican dollar, which was in
general use as a standard coin. An
nouncement Is now made that tho di
rector of the mint proposes to recom
mend tho establishment of a United
States mint at Manila for the coinage
of sliver. Director Hoberts proposes
also to recommend the coinage of new
trade dollars to take the place of the
Mexican dollars now In general circula
tion In the Philippines and eventually
to displace the Mexican dollar In China,
Corea and other countries bordering on
the Pacllic. :
While, the new silver dollars will read
ily exchange for Mexican dollars, they
will have an exchange value for gold
ennui only to the current market value
i.r the hiker in tho coin. In other
words, It is proposed to open a new Held
for sliver In the Oriental countries
without trenching upon the gold stand
ard which Is now llrmiy cstamisnou
In this country and will ultimately be
come the standard of the world.
Commenting upon this proposition
the Denver Times says:
The shrewdest traders In tho world nro
ihn rililnosn merchants of tho Orient. Onco
convince them that tho token coinage of
tho United States Is redeemable In gold
at the current value, aud tho end of tho
sunrcmacy of tho Mexican coin Is In sight,
Mexico win probably continue to send ner
dollars to tho Orient, but tho result will
bo that they will find their way to the
melting pots of the mint, to bo replaced
with American silver,
Tho results of tho adoption of this sys
tem will he manifold and reciprocal. As
tho trade with tho Orient Increases, tho
circulation of American coins will Increase
As tho American circulation Increases tho
trade with this country will Increase In
proportlonato ratio.
The advantage of this proposition Is that
It creates no disturbance, either commer
cially or of our friendly relations with our
neighboring republic. Mexico will still' con
tlnuo to ha'o a market for her silver with
tho countries of tho Orient, with Manila ns
the distributing point, and tho coins of tho
two couutrlcs being Interchangeable at their
market valuo In gold, thoro will he no
troublo In tho settlement of accounts.
Whether the silver trust which now
controls the markets of the world will
share the Increased proiits from the
new trade dollars with the mine owners
and mine workers remains to be seen.
In any event, however, the friends of
sliver must realize that there is no con
spiracy on the part of the present ad
ministration against silver any more
than against any other metal.
While the decline or advance in the
price of silver does not affect any other
commodity, the people qf this country
will all share In the Increased prosperity
of the silver Industry. Just as they are
slderable room for Improvement In the
High school without entailing more
work on tho teachers or Increasing
their number by simply assigning them
to teach subjects for which they arc
specially adapted. Square pegs In
round holes are Just ns objectionable
In the public schools ns In private busi
ness establishments.
Kxi'EDiTixn nn: cbxsvs.
It has been almost a byword that the
complete results of the successive cen
suses of tho United Stntes, at least In
recent years, have not been given to the
public until the preparations for the
next census have been under way.
Ten years ago the census bureau
adopted a plan for making public the
tentative results of the enumeration in
the various branches of Investigation by
census bulletins that were distributed
with reasonable promptness and whose
Information was quickly popularized
throughout the dally and periodical
press.
Tor the twelfth census Director Mer-
rlam has not only followed up this Idea
Introduced Into the eleventh census, but
has gone still further by Issuing prelim
Inary volumes ahead of the regular eon
sus publications. Hy this method one
advance edition of nearly 000 pages has
already come from the press, although
a year has not yet elapsed since the
census takers were In the Held. The
volume comprises a portion of the Html
report on population, with a series of
tables in which the aggregate popula
tlon of the United States is distributed
by states and territories, counties and
minor civil divisions
For the Hist time ln tho history of our
census Hawaii appears In the list of
territories ami the enumeration of the
Inhabitants of Porto ltlco, made under
direction of the War department shortly
before tho census period. No census
of the Philippines or of the Islands of
Guam and Tutulla has been taken since
they have been In the possession of tho
United States, but an attempt Is now
being made to take a partial census
of the Philippines under direction of the
civil commission, whose results will
probably bo embodied In the dual tabu
latlon of the twelfth census.
If the record thus set for promptness
and expedition In publishing the census
returns Is kept up tho census bureau
will be entitled to credit for exceeding
public expectations. With the experi
ence gained In repeated enumerations
and tho development of a body of
trained statistical experts, who can bo
pressed Into service when the demand
becomes effective, we may look for fu
ture census enumerations to be con
ducted under still higher pressure, giv
ing completed compilations, so far at
least as the population schedules are
concerned, almost as soon as the vari
ous Held enumerators can get their veil
lied reports Into the hands of the cen
tral bureau under the supervision of the
director at Washington.
,s stale statistics are substantially
Sharers .In the prosperity of otliej- l'u- without value, except for historical ret-
dustrles wherever they may be located, eronce, promptness in me census i-uu-
Mentions Is almost as essential an eio-
And
brother officer has been dismissed from
the service. Tho kind of comradeship
which ho Illustrated Is a little too danger
ous to bo tolerated In tho service of the
United States.
HITS OI' WASIIIMJTOX LII'U.
.Men nui! lltcntu Oliscrvnl nt the
Aittloiuil Capitol.
Tho business of tho PoJtnfHco depart
ment Is growing at n rato that Uvxcs the
resources of tho government to supply the
necessary stamps. A correspondent of tho
St. Louis OIobc-Democrat reports that In
1SS1 tho sales of Btamps amounted to fl
cents per Inhabitant; In 1S90 to 95 cents
and In 1901 to $1.33. These woro yenrs
of prosperity, and, therefore, furnish u
good basis for comparison. In 1900 tho
gross revenue from stamps was thrco tlmcj
as great as It was nineteen years before,
'I'd Itnvr nml to llnlil.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
It Is understood that the kiss that Gov
ernor Allen bestowed Upon a Porto Itlcan
girl was entirely official and diplomatic In
Its character. Ho was merely sampling one
of our new possessions.
AsNuuiliiur n I.nruf t'niurnot.
Washington Star.
Mr. Bryan used to think that he could although tho population increased less than
manaee to avert national disaster If he were 50 per cent. At tho end of tho period of
president. Now he foils to see how he can nineteen years tho proceeds per capita
guarantee satisfaction unless he Is likewise from Bales of stamps had Incrensed nearly
permitted to assume tho funrtlons cf tho 50 per cent. The comparison Is not carried
supreme court.
On tin- nthrr llnnil.
Kansas City Journal.
If It 'had been General Krcd Dent Grant
who captured Agulnaldo, why, then, of
course, It would have been quite a different
matter. Tho feat would not only have ended
back to 1SS1 because previous to that year
letter postago wns 60 per cent higher than
In 1900 and tho maximum weight for u
slnglo rate nf postage was only one-half
what It Is nt the present time.
American citizens of foreign birth con
templating a Journey to Uio fatherland will
tho Filipino war, but It would ha'vo mado savo themselves eomo troublo nnd expense
Appomattox look n little pale.
by studying tho status of naturalized clll
zens In the land of their birth, Tho State
department has Issued n circular of Informa
tion on this point for tho benefit of travel
ers. According to tho department's circu
lar a German subject Is liable to mllltnry
service from tho time ho has completed his
seventeenth year until his forty-fifth year.
A German vho emigrates before he Is 1
Ili'cniiilnu: Very Tlr-oinp.
Chicago Chronicle (dcm.)
In tho course of his recent Kansas City
speech Mr. Uryan said; "Tho American
people havo not yet voted on Imperialism;
wo chanted it. but they denied it." Ho
might havo added with truth that tho rea
sou why tho people would not tako the Issue or before ho has been nctually called upon
of Imperialism seriously was tno conweuon to appear beforo tho military authorities
on their part that the men who raised that may after n residence In tho United States
Issuo wero much more Interested in 60-ceni f0r flvo years and after duo naturalization
dollars than they wero In sound democratic return to Germnny on a visit, but his right
principles. Thcro never was a chancn ror a to remain In his former homo Is denied by
new lssuo after tho hour when tho Knnsas Oermany and ho may bo expelled after u
City convention, yielding to tho Imperialism brief sojourn on tho ground that ho left
of Mr. Bryan himself, endorsed the financial (Jermany merely to evade military service.
till I'llA.MC WITH Ct'llA.
If i:xiliiiuitlmiK Arr Wntilril, AVliy Sat
mi lllllrlnl One
Huffalo Uxpress irep,),
If tho government at Washington ts not
satisfied with tho Cubans' version of Sec
retary Iloot's explanation of tho Piatt reso
lutions, why should not tho government
offer a clear explanation of Its own? Tho
principal objections of the Cubans to tho
resolutions nre their belief that the declara
tions convey an admission of their Inability
to govern themselves and their fear that
tho United States ts seeking some protext
for annexing their country. Roth theto
instructions of tho purpose of the resolu
tions nro warranted by the form In which
they now stand. Ilut United States official
eny any such Intention. Then why not put
the denial In such an official form that tho
Cubans can add It to the resolutions, as
they supposed they wero doing when they
appended the Hoot explanation? That would
relievo the United States of tho charge of
double-dealing and would satisfy the Cu
bans. The dangor of Insurrection against
our authority woutd be averted.
Insistence on the ncceptanco of the reso
lutions nil they stand, without explanations,
s neither required by the law nor by com
mon sense. It Is unworthy of the United
States to adopt a shirt-sleeves policy In Its
dealings with unfortunate Cuba. If the
purpose of tho government Is what gov
ernment spokesmen allege, let It runKo a
frank nnd boieat statement of the objects It
wishes to nttaln through tho Piatt resolu
Ions nnd savo the Cubans from humiliation
by permitting them to attach It to tho reso
utlons. Persistence In tho present method
of treating tho matter only tends to
strengthen tho Impression that tho real ob
Jects of tho United States government are
not what they are nllegcd to he.
follies of tho Chicago platform.
Is becoming tiresome.
Mr. Uryan
The modern spirit Is against tho grant
ing of long-time public franchises to pri
vate corporations. Let every generation
tako care of its own privileges. A
twenty-llve-ycar franchise spans a
whole generation.
Oinnha Is enjoying the privilege of
affording a stopping place for numerous
delegations to the various conventions
of national organizations this year but
would appreciate it more if It were the
point of Hnal destination.
Now It Is rumored that George fSotild
has worked out a plan" for railroad con
solldatlon so gigantic that It will make
Hill, Harrlmau, Morgan and all the
other community of iuterest magnates
look lllie two-spotn Next!
The non-partisan politicians of the
Commercial club pretend they want to
take tho lire department out of politics
by transferring control over tho police
commission to the city council. Of
course, city councllnien are not In poll
tics at all.
This Is tho week for tho county board
to begin to equalize the tax' valuations
returned by the precinct assessors. If
the board does its full duty thero will
be vivid transformations In the amounts
set opposite several great tax-shlrklu
corporations.
Iowa populists have decided to call no
Mate convention this year providing tho
democrats adopt a platform sulllclently
popullstlo to satisfy their qualms of con
Kclence. Iowa populists might have
trouble In scaring up enough recruits to
servo as delegates and furnish otllcers
for a convention.
AVDITUniUM I'LAXS.
meat as accuracy ltsen. Aim an u.v
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Plans for the proposed Auditorium pcuiieu . u...
Imvn l.m.n uiilmiltlnil lv viirlmw rum. StlUIlg oui inn jiiur-.
PhllniKliroio- Hint I'll)".
New York Evening Post.
Perhaps tho truest philanthropy after all
in tho kind that pays tho philanthropist a
reasonablo profit. Tho Mills hotels would
not be a whit more useful if by some clnb.
ornto system of rebates they distributed to
their patrons tho annual dividend which
now goes to their stockholdon, while If ihoy
ottered free lodging to all comers they
would quickly become a demoralizing In.
flucnco In the city. Generally spcnklnn;, tho
most valuable contribution to social bet
terment Is not that of money, hut that of
skill and personal attention. To open
freo lodging house requires nothing more
than tho brute force of money; to start a
paying system of model tenements requires
Inflnlto circtaklng nnd skill. It Is for
this that the beneficiary Is Indebted and It
Is for this that his rent ennnot pay. It
Is a mutually advantageous relation, per.
mining on tho ono hand no assumption of
condescension nnd Involving on tho other
no loss of sclf-rcspcct.
It Is not safe for a person who has onre
been expelled to return to Ocrmnny with
out having obtained permission to do so In
advance. A person who has completed his
military servlco and has reached his 31st
year and become nn American citizen may
safely return to Germany
A naturalized American of Gcrmnn birth
Is liable to trial and punishment upon re
turn to Gcrmnny for an offense ngalnst Ger
man law, committed beforo emigration
If ho emigrated nfter ho was enrolled ns
a recruit In tho stnndlng nrmy; If ho emi
grated whllo In service or whllo on lenvo of
abseneo for a limited time; If, having nn
unlimited leave or being on the reserve, ha
emigrated nfter receiving a call Into serv
ice, ho Is liable to trial and punishment on
return.
A Krench citizen naturalized abroad with
out. tho consent of his government, nnd who
at tho tlmo of his naturalization, wns still
a subject to military service. Is hold to be
amonnhlo to Krcnch military laws and
llablo to punishment. Tho French govern
ment rarely gives consent to a frenchman
of military ago to throw off his allegiance
whllo In Itussla a person above the ago o
15 ennnot nsk permission to become
citizen of a foreign country unless ho has
acquitted his mllltnry obligations. A Rus
sian who becomes a citizen of another conn
try without Imperial consent Is liable under
Russian lnw to tho loss of all his civil
rights and perpetual banishment from tho
empire. If ho returns ho Is liable to de
petlng local architects and an award
is to bo made within' a few days to the
architect whoso design meets with ap
proval. While It may not be possible
for tho Auditorium managers to recede
from tho premature action they have
taken In offering prizes for plans, It Is
to bo hoped no further steps will bo
taken Incurring liability for the erection
of the structure until reasonablo assur
ance can be given to the subscribers
that tho money for tho completion of the
building is In sight.
At the risk of making Itself unpopu
lar with tho promoters. The Heo reiter
ates Its declaration that tho policy of
The head of the United htates
Weather bureau has strong doubts
about man being able to break up nan
tornis and tornadoes by tho Hiing of
cannon. ine lorces oi naime, mu
looM'd, are so powerful that man. In
his efforts to control them, has always
been a pigmy, and It is extremely
doubtful If calling to his aid a little
powder will Increase his stature.
I'cni'r In tin I'll 1 1 1 up I ii t-
Hostoa Transcript.
Tho last of tho volunteer regiments has
now left tho Philippines for homo and thcro
nro none but regular troops left in tho
Islands. Thi-so at present number about
49,000 men, so that our forces In tho Philip
pines aro only about two-thirds of what
they were six mo'nths ago. Ue.foro long tho
army In tho Philippines will bo reduced to portntlon to Siberia. Naturalized Americans
ubout 10,000 by changes of stations and by a of Russian birth of the Jewish raco aro not
gradual withdrawal of regiments which allowed to enter Russia except by special
have had long servlco there. Eventually permission.
tho government expects to be able to get Turkey denies the right of n Turk to be
our garrison In tho Philippines down to como a citizen of any other country with
nbout "JO.000. Theifo facts speak loudly of out the authority of the Turkish govern
tho return of pen.i;o to tho Philippines by ment, and Persia observes n- similar policy,
tho extinction of the Insurrection and tho if a naturalized American citizen of Turk
general acceptance of our sway by the In- ish origin returns to Turkey ho may expect
habitants. So do tho facts thnt tho trade arrest and Imprisonment, or expulsion
of tho islands Is picking up nnd thnt tho Jews are prohibited from colonizing In
exportntlon3 of hemp, which wero valued nt Turkish dominions
JG.403.9S0 In tbo first three-quarters of 1899,
reached $10,243,742 In the corresponding
period of 1900. Tho foreign trade of tho
Philippines last year, oven with tho Insur
rection flickering in spots, reached a total
f $35,000,000.
J. Sterling Morton still harps on tho
necessity of a new political parly, to bo
built on the foundations of conservatism
that marked the democracy before it bo-
rushing headlong Into tho adoption of 'lt h populism. He no
plans that call for S100.000 more than uts to know what harm ' a balance,
the association has at Its command Is of-power party" can bring about, fho
real question is, What good can it ef
fect that cannot bo better accomplished
through the republican party V
The weather so far has prevented
The total of killed, wounded and cap
tured Hoers during the month of May
Is olliclally staled to lie -',(! 10. It Is
this which points the ultimate end of
the struggle. While this has been
going on tho Hiitlsh have also lost a
considerable number of men. Great
Hrltalu has the men to replace those
put out of tho lighting tho Hoers havo
not.
unbusinesslike aud should not bo en
couraged.
It Is ono thing to adopt plans and
another to have them carried out. The
..u4tiii.tt.c rip .it-.ilitf.w.tu tin. iilmnMl In
.1.1,. i-,. i.i. ...'.tn.li .Twt ,,f resort to the parks by recreation seel
i...... ii.i I i-ki lnir the natroiiano of the parks Is
xno iiuiiuiugK wueu couiiiuieu. u m-ii - - - - .
the architects estimate' tho cost of a sure to como soon. If the park board
bulldlni: at Sir.O.OOO. It Is usually safe could arrange, by a combination with
()(). tho street railway company
iwvi in nnv ..v..nt ,,n ,,i,... u-lil nmve casloiial music in the parks nfter th
o...iuinn..,. , ttin mmitn n-iin imvn nrcspnt band festival concert
i..,.. i.i,.,..,,i .lon.it.. m. Miitweriho the effort would certaiuly bo nppreel
niniii'v for an auditorium unless It re- uted.
quires ausonne y iireproot conMiucuon. nmk R Brpnt fu8fi
No slow-burnlng schemes will pass pJQtl q( CMmK0 Q avo
Ulllaier iui im'ijiuuii .hj du'wuiku
slow-burning Hreproof bulldlng.s are
no safer than a fast-burning tiro trap.
Neither will the people of Omaha be
satisfied with an auditorium reduced In
size to conform to a shortage in funds.
it was a mistake to start with an In-
estment of $.".",000 in real estate when
grounds more centrally located might
have been leased and all the money
aised put Into tho building. Although
that mistake can not uow be rectltled
by snlo of the site, no second mistake
OTcrnnirnt Interference In
Veneznnlnn Contrin erny.
Chicago Tribune.
Had there been no gold mines In the
Transvaal the Poors would bo Independent
nut for the nltrato beds Chill, Peru and
Ilollvlii would settle their controversies at
once. If thero wero no rich nsphalt de
posits In Venezuela tho relations of that
country with tho United States would be
somewhat plcasanter than they aro. A
small, fcehlo nation has no causo to bo
thankful to naturo for tho gift of mineral
wealth. Thcso gifts lead to strife and
sometimes to the loss of liberty.
Thcro aro valuablo asphalt beds In Vcnc
zuela. Tho Tlermudoz company, an Amerl
can corporation, nnd a branch of what
known as tho "asphalt trust," claims
Tho girl student at Smith college who
robbed her fellow students of money
watches and Jowelry to tho amount of
?.,000 Is said to bo suffering from
mental derangement and to rcqulro
treatment as a kleptomaniac. If sho
hnd been one of tho domestics of the
Institution instead of one of tho stu
dents Jail treatment would probably
liavo been prescribed.
Itussla is busy again exiling a largo
number of noblemen anil others of Its
nubjeets whose Ideas do not correspond
with those of the government. Franco
during tho reign of Louis XIV exiled
thousands of its best citizens, who In
the generations since that time have
been a tower of strength to their
adopted countries and In several In
stances their desreudnnts havo hum
bled the mother country. No country
Is strong enough that It can afford to
drive out Us thluUlug' subjects.
bids for goods for the Indians opened In
tho western city. It was the opposi
tlon of New York which for a long time
held ui) tho establishment ot a supply
depot In Omaha, but Now York will
prolmbly learn some day tnni ic is uoi
tho only place to Do consiuoreu.
A. largo English ilrm has offered to
.t..l,.,.n,lni.a tt
pay tno expenses oi iich.-huuuiio w.
workmen who desire to como to the
United States to learn American
...... i,.iD Tii..v will Hnd thnt It is not
should bo made by planting tho balance ljv Iiec'essury t0 iPam the methods em-
nloved here, but to Inoculate them with
of the available money Into a base
ment, as Is now proposed, with the
Idea thnt such action will shame the
business men of Omaha Into putting up
the additional .?1(K),000 necessary to
complete the, bulldliig.
This may bo denounced as "knock
lne" by Inspired contributors to the
somo of tho strenuous characteristics of
tho American workman.
If- tho Nebraska preacher who has
I11...11 nsklnir Nebraska editors to tell
him how to make the pulpit more use
fnl hnd n eonirretratloii mado up only
local press, but It Is In tho Interest of of p(,Uol.s wouIt, ,K, mva t0 tlsfy
tho until success or tno auiiitorium ,... .... foiiOWnu' their advice. If that
project, lu which Tho Hoc has as largo
1111 interest as any other business con
cern that depeuds upon the growth and
prosperity of this city for Its
future. Whllo It is asserted that
tho whole business community is
ineeused at the plalu Kngllsh used
by The Boo on this subject, wo
aro In position to know from letters
received aud verbal endorsement that
The Heo's position voices the soutlmeut
of a very respectable section of tho best
business element of the city.
wero possible. Hut the editors usually
occupy but a small section of tho pew
space,
Improvement. In the school system
does not necessarily mean that thoiwork
of Instruction must Hrst bo mado more
expensive to the taxpayers, although
that seems to bo the Idea with some
St. Pnul'a KiiUtlc tn the lloolor.
St. Paul Ploneer-Prcss.
Doctors aro, after all, full ot goodwill
toward humanity, 'and we shouldn't flout
them bocauso they can't show that they
havo any "pull" with Death.
To u I'll eil tin- I'minl Spot.
Washington Post.
Alter depositing a propor number
drinks beneath their belts those London
banqueters fell upon each other's necks and
effected n very touching Anglo-Saxon al
Uance.
Klinliiea fur llrntlier Ollleer.
Buffalo Express,
Tho naval officer at Manila who thought it
of our local educators. Thero is cou order to make pood tho alleged' shortage cljdercd to do so.
TUB ASPHALT AVAIL
the
Itnly holds that naturalization of an
Italian subject In a foreign country is no
bar to liability to military service, and
former Italian subject between tho ages of
20 and 39 1b llablo to arrcht and forcei
military servlco. Nnturallzed American
citizens visiting other Kuropcan states, with
tho exception of Great Pritnln, nro llabl
to arrest and Imprisonment, or expulsion
for failure to perform military servlco.
Commissioner Evans reports that 43,299
names havo been added to tho pension roll
during tho eleven months ending May 31
Of tho pensions grnntcd, 35,308 wero on nc
count of services In tho civil war; 3fiti for
Mexican. Indian and war of 1812 nnd 3,52
for services In tho war with Spain, In ad
dltlon 4,100 names which had been dropped
or uurfpendod for various causes wero re
stored to tho rolls. Kor Increases, roratlng
and accrued pensions SO.fiSO certificate
were Issued, making the totnl number of
certificates Issued In tho eleven months 94,
079. Tho number of claims filed on nccount
of the Spanish war Is 43,874.
Four years ago, at tho beginning of Com
NO Til llll) TUIIM lil HSTlON.
of
Senntor Depeir'n Dlnlrllintloit
Pnlltlenl Sncehnrlne.
New York Sun.
Tho remarks of Senator Dopcw upon th
propriety of repealing In 1904 the unwrlt
ten law against a third term for nn Ameri
can president can scarcely give unalloyed
satisfaction to the gentleman most con
ccrned.
No friend or enemy of Mr. McKlnley any-
whero In tho United States, or tn tho tor
rltorlcs nnd possesions of tho Unltod
States really suspects him of entertaining
nny deslro beyond tho end of his socond
term savo for rotlrement and honorably
earned rollcf from tho heavy responsibilities
ho Is bearing so stoutly. Rut If Mr. Mc
Klnley were, In fact, cogitating privately
the possibilities of this unprecedented
thing his reraarkablo genius for practical
politics would Inform him at onco that our
Junior senator was doing him and his
secret plans poor service by Inviting pro-
maturo discussion. On tho other hand
having no pollttcnl ambition except to do
well his present duty tho president must
shrink a little at a compliment, howovcr
well meant, that couples Itsolf with a propo
sltlon so unnecessary and bo repugnant
to tho Ideas of tho major part of tho
American people.
Fortunately, everybody knows Senator
Dcpew. Everybody knows the enthusiastic
benevolenco of his heart and the endless
variety of his mind. With heart and mind
overflowing during this his vacation season
with philanthropy townrd his fellow crea
tures, he would dlstrlbuto honors and
gratifications and titles and favors and
saccharine largess of all sorts as lavishly
as Mr. Carneglo distributes library build
ing!!. In such 11 mood, if he know and liked
a king ho would nomlnato him for em
peror. If ho approved of a fourth-class
postmaster he would propose to quadruple
his salary and glvn him a life tenure. Ho
would elevate every omlabln duck to swan
ship. Ho would mako everybody happy
to tho host of his nblllty, and If he thought
n third term could add to tho sum of
human felicity ho would forthwith confer
It on his own responsibility, or a fourth
term for that matter.
Wo 6lncorcly hopo that President Mc
Klnloy will pardon Senator Dcpew.
GOOD KMIt (111 Til LAST.
iilleutlott l'nlnt to 11 Cnntlnnnnre of
l'riMierlt.v,
Philadelphia Times.
In every season of prosperity thero nro
skeptics nnd croakers. If tho sun shlnea
thcro Is going to ho rain nfter a bit, If
the clouds break It Is only for a llttlo
while. In brightness or In shadow gloom
always lurking. Tho upset In Wall
street brought out tho whole nrmy of tho
I-told-you-so's" and calamity prophets
and they are still nt It.
Rut speculation Is not tho business of
ho country nny moro than tho shell gnmo
Is tho country fair. In splto of Wall strent
tho prosperity continued. Tho very rea
son that It did not mnkc n deeper Impres
sion was that the great mass of tbo pcoplo
were too busy to bother nbout It. Most
of them read It In tho uowspapcrs nnd then
forgot It with tho rest of tho nows.
If anyone wants to predict ho had better
steer clear of tho best fact on which to
base successful prophecy nnd that Is tho
condition of tho steel market. Men do
not give great orders for this Vlml of build
ing material unless tho way Is clear for
prosperity and profit. What Is their testi
mony? "Tho consuming Interests nro still
crowding production." Whnt do tho tig-
urcs say? "Slnco October 1. 1900 " said
tho financial dispatch to yesterdays Phil
adelphia Times, "orders for 2.(!00,000 tnn.i
ot 'steel rails have been received by Amer
ican manufacturers, 0. quantity which much
nioro than breaks tho record nnd will nlonn
afford occupation to tho mills engaged In
this branch of tho business until tho end
of tho year."
Indeed this country Just now Is tho poor
est placo in tho wholo world for tho
croaker. If he cannot get satisfaction In
the east ho might go west. Out there, nn
we are told, tho farmers aro lnssolug every
Idle man that comes along In tho hope nt
paying hltu topnotch wages and gettiug
help for his crops.
MMOi) tip roil i.AUt;iiTi:n.
Clevelnnd Plain Denier: A Kentucky
iv.uu, Milieu nun nrcii lusting Uliriy-llVo
jrmr, Kruw irora mc uici inai
mncio nui or tno paten on
seat of nnother boy.
It wan easy In this caso
seat of war.
one liny
ino iroiiBcrn
to locuto tho
Detroit Free Press.: "So you aro .tho
ossified man, nro you?"
"Yes, sir.
"What 1h your namo?"
"Honypnrt, sir."
'How Htraiib'o. You do not look or talk
like a Frenchman."
.Harlem I.lfo: BrobMin I hear that yoi
havo broken off with Miss Brooks. Weren't
your relations pleasant?
Cralk Oh. yes, to bo suro; It was ncr'B
that did tho kicking.
Chicago Post: "My henrt," ho repeated
softly, moving a llttlo closer to her; "nlim'
I have no heart. 1 lost It that ilny on thu
lako; I"
"Do you think," she Interrupted, de
murely, ns. alio noted what hn was domg,
"that It got caught In my belt?"
Philadelphia Press: Tom I always hato
to pass nn lco cream saloon when I'm
walking with my plrl.
Dick I'vo never happened to pass one. v
Tom Get out! How do you manage II?
Dick I don't manage It; sho 'does; -' Sho
always Insists upon going In.
Detroit Journal: "Outro? Why. nt tho
hunt sho rodo bnrebnckl"
"What! Not In evening ntttro?"
"Stupid! Tho horsc'H back, not her own'"
exclaimed my wife, regarding mo disdain
fully. I laughed nt myself a little, for I wns
not a yet thoroughly undor this woman's
domination.
mlnfsl.
or
IM3IISONAI. XOTKS.
mlssloner Evans' term, tho adjudication of
tho ownership of a largo area of thcso beds original pensions wns from twenty to tnirty
by virtue of n concession from tho Vcnc- months In arrears. Ho predicts that at tho
uelan government. As tho "trust" con
trols tho Trinidad asphalt It would bo the
proud possessor of something much rcsem
bling a monopoly If It could control the
Venezuelan output also. Thero is another
corporation, tho Warner-Qulnlan company.
which asserts ownership of n part of tho
area covered by tho claim of the IJcrmudcz
compajy. Tho question as to superiority
of title Is beforo tho Venezuelan courts.
Tho litigants have been litigating else
where than In tho courts. Tho nermudoz
company has appealed to tho United States
government for protection, alleging that the
Venezuelan tribunals could not bo depended
on to do It Justice, as President Castro
was against It. The other company hai.
sent counsel to Washington to plead It
enso and to beg the authorities not to take
sides with Ita rival. Tbo government has
been neutral thus far.
closo of the fiscal year, Juno 30, tho work
will bo up to date, so that Just as soon as
tho evidence In a claim is completed It
will go from tho pending flics for adjudication.
IIISSIJXTIXC OPINIONS.
Ileninrkn on 11 Cimtoni Ton Prevalent
In the Court.
Indianapolis Nows.
Tho latest and greatest court decision
with its dissenting opinions raises tno
question, why? Why Bhould thcro bo dis
senting opinions? Slnco tho majority of
tho bench makes tho decision of tho court,
that Is, declares tho law, why should those
who dissent either from tho conclusion or
from the manner in which it Is reached
stato their reasons? Docs tneir punuca-
tlon tend to any good? An Illustration Is
offered In n recent caso decided by tho
President Castro certainly Is not a friend jansas supremo court (four of tho Judges
agreeing), seating a certain camuaaie 111
tho mayorship of Topcka. Threo Judges
rendered' dissenting opinions In favor of
Mr, Carnegie's now 130,000 golfing box
near Tarrytown, N. Y., was built at tho
suggestion of his wife, who selected the
location and supervised tho plans. It ought
to suit her to a tee.
Joseph A. Shirley of Indianapolis has
Just received from his son, Foster C. Shir
ley, tho pen used hy Agulnaldo Just Icfore
his capture. Tho penholder Is whalebone
of extraordinary length.
Sixteen of tho lato Sir Arthur Sullivan's
violins nnd violoncellos were sold for $1,860.
Tho grfatest prco realized by any ono of
thcso Instruments was $850, which was
paid for a violoncello by Joseph Gunrnerlus.
Frau Coslma Wagner has protested
against the proposed Prussian copyright
aw limiting an author's rights In musical
omposltlon to thirty years nfter his death.
She wants tho copyright of her husband's
compositions to bo extended to fifty years.
Emerson McMlllln, tho banker of New
York City, who formerly lived In Colum
bus., O., has promised to defray tho ex
penses of a woek In tho country for 1,000
poor children of Columbus and other towns
embraced In tho Columbus district of tho
Epworth league,
A great many persons will bo much put
out by President McKlnloy'a inability to
keep his New England engagements. In
Worcester, Mass,, for Instance, 300 tlckots
at $10 each had been fold for tbo banquet
projected In his honor, and tho money will
bo returned to subscribers.
Sir Thomas Upton, tho London tea mer
chant nnd ynchtsman, offers a reward of
$250 for tho best essay In Erse on Brian
Horn. A slrallsr prlzo will be given for tho
best essay written In English on "Tho
Early Institutions of Ireland," The Irish
Literary society of London Is to be arbiter,
of the nermudcz comnnny. Ho said In a
recent Intcrvlow that that company had
spent largo Bums of money to get a part
of the Venezuelan press to favor Us Inter
ests nnd that "while tho dlsputo was at its
height largo amounts of money woro re
ceived by a certain Individual, and it ts
indicated that the last sums received by
him were between $20,000 nnd $25,000." The
president says also that Minister Loomls
In an lntorviow with him "men: to incline
tho balance In favor of tho Hcrraudcz com
pany."
It Is impossible to pass judgment on tne
merits of this corporation controversy here.
South American presidents nro not always
truthful and American corporations are not
always nlco in their methods. Tho "asphalt
trust" may be a persecuted lamb. Its com
petitor may be asserting an unjust claim in
order to extort somo money. It may have
persuaded President Castro that thcro will
be "monoy in it for htm" ir no win no its
friend. Neither or both of these companies
may have used a "corruption fund" In Vcn
ezuela.
As tho case stands now thero appears to
be no reason why the American government
should plunge Into this asphalt war to aid
either side. It Is much better to let these
companies fight It out tn Venezuela. Tho
State department, however, should look Into
these statements about Minister Loomls, If
It has not already done so, and ascertain
how much truth thero is In what President
Castro says about him. Theso statements
are not made officially, but they aro made
publicly. If untrue, as presumably they ore
they deserve public denial. It Is not well
that n representative of this government
should rest under tho stigma If undeserved
of having taken sides in a controversy
like this asphalt dispute without being or-
anothor candidate The Issue in tho TopeKa
election was largely as to enforcing tno
prohibitory liquor law. Tho result is that
Ince the decision of tno court nn ueuu
rendered, tho assertion has been rrcei
mado that tho court stood "four tor tem
perance and threo for whisky." Manifestly,
If thore had been no such thing as dis
senting opinions, tho majority opinion
would havo stood to tho peopio tor mo
iinin court, and afforded no room for tho
kind of criticism that unquestionably weak
ens respect for law and tenas 10 connma
court decisions with tho Individual opinions
or nredllectlons of men.
Dlssontlng opinions were nni cuamuiaijr
from tho outsot. Mr. Jefferson, in nis 1111
tagonlsm of Chief Justice jiarsnnii,
responsible for them. Marshall believed
that tho constitution created n nation, In
tho full Bonso of that word, whllo Jeffer
son, with his Ideas of restraint of govern
mnt. was a "strict constructionist." Jof-
ferson also was tho greatest politician In
our history, as ex-Secretary Foster do
oinres. Jefferson chargod that Marshall
was unduly Influencing the other members
of tho court In bis decisions which wero
emtmdvinc federalists doctrlno nnd ha
called on such of them as had "republican
leanlncs to wrlto out their dissenting opin
ions In tho constitutional casea, 'so that
the people might understand muy tne ex
tent to which their liberties wore being
encroached on." And thus tho dissenting
onlnlon camo to bo. promulgated. It Is
very pretty nrgumont as It stnndi whether
the dissenting opinion is wiso ami useiui
lu any event, renewed Interest attache to
It by reason of tho last and greatest dc
clslon with Its various dissenting opinions
Puck: Farmer Loncface Our
prayed for rain vestcrduv.
Farmer Hardhead (tho skeptic) Humph!
Ho knowed tho right tlmo tew. pray,
didn't hn?
Fnrmer Longfane (IndlKtiniltlyJ WliHf liow
you mean, nlr? a ,
l armer Haraiieiui Milium ; only uio
circus comes tow town day after lew-morrow.
Chlrasn Tribune: "Yes. I cuesa I've .cot
tho heaves. ' said tho chestnut sorrel, imt
I'm In a Christian family nnd I know I'll
bo taken good cure of."
W ell, ' responded I bo dappled grn.
I'm In Christian Science) family nnd
I'm never sick."
And ho gave him tho horso hiugli. .
WashlnKton -filar: "It Is strtumo "how
often the iiiideservliic Hccm to nrosnCr."'
remarked tho thoughtful raun.
yes,' niiswereci nennior sorgnum. 1
havo noted such a tendency In nitiilrn with
growing apprehension. Kvery once lu 11
wlillu Bomit onu wltnout tiny money or ui
lluenco worth mentioning gets nn olllce "
JUNIUS IIHIIIAI, lMlOCKSSIO.V.
Pittsburg- Chronlcle-Tclegriiph,
'TIs In June, tho month of roses,
That tne nanny brides abound.
With their sprays of orange, blosfcoms,
And In dainty fabrics gowned.
They're the centers of attraction
When aweot matrimony booms,
For there's llttlo notice taken
Of tho crowd of bashful grooms.
Brides of every style of beauty,
From brunette to lightest blonde,
Are monopolizing plaudits
And tho admiration fond.
Kvery ono of them ts handsome,
So the papers always nay;
Every one. of them Is charming
In nttlrc and manners gay.
There's profound consideration
Everywhere tho brldo is seen.
And who reigns o'er friends anil Btrangers
Just ns though sho wero 11 queen.
Thero Is eagerness to heo her
Every tlmo that thore'H a chance,
But her hubby Isn't In It,
For at him thoy barely glanco,
But though nil the udmlratlnn
Is thus showered on tho brldo
From the groom there's no objection,
For still greater grows his pride.
Yet ho plays u rolo Important.
For by htm tho paraon's paid,
And ho buys off noisy urchins
When they como to serenade.
All tho brides wo'ro complimenting
Just ns wnrmly nB tho rem,
And to them go out our wishes
That their Joys bo of the best.
And we cheer tho great procession
As the brides go pnvBlng by,
And wo'ro hoping this Juno's record
Will knock all tho rest sky high.
Summer Shirts
There arc more than a hundred styles of Hummer
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newest tiling and there are fancy stripes in soft and
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special values at
$1.00
Others in madras and oxford cloths, plain or plaited
fronts, in the very newest patterns, and all made to fit,
at 1.550, 2.00 and up to $4.00.
Underwear of the right kinds and at, the ritfht prices.
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Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
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