THJEOMAHA DAILY HISEt THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1001.
The umaha Daily Bee.
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PARTIES LEA VI NO FOIt RUMMEIt.
Parties leaving tho oltr (or
tka samuirr imiy liuve The Ilea
an( to thcin reuulnrly by
notifying The Deo Business
office, In pernon or ly mall.
The niltlreaa will be eliuniied
aa often aa desired.
Tuelgo Gordon Ktlll occupies n front
plnco In tho city council proceedings.
The county attorney should remove
tho bell from the cnt when ho stnttH It
out to muke n raid.
Tho penitentiary contulnn ninny moro
men who would connect to be pardoned
to mnrry rich widows.
It Ih Announced thnt CnrneRle still
has SUflO.OOO.OOO to rIvc away. Mr.
GarncKlo must keep busy In order to
avoid dying rich.
The Cuban constitutional convention
In likely to ndopt the Hystem of plural
voting. . It linn evidently taken advice
from democratic ward politicians.
The embezzling Kenrncy county
treasurer was elected by the populists.
What n roar there would have been
nlonjr tho reform lines hnd he been n
republican.
Councilman Iturklcy hns explained his
voto on the paving and repaying ques
tion; so has. Councilman fetmman; so
also huvo Councllmnn Lobcck nnd sev
eral other distinguished municipal
statesmen.
An advance of five cents apiece on
brooms has been ordnlned by the broom
trust under the pretext that broom corn
Is scarce, but no reference Is -made to
the fact that the trust has the monopoly
on broom making and a corner In broom
corn, ) i
Elaborate statistics collected In Great
Britain show that tho length of the
nycragf! humnn life Is greater than It
formerly was. While there are no sta
tistics available It Is also certain that
tho birth rate of suckers Is on tho In
crease. Bryan Is among the prospective pur
chasers of nu Issue of Lincoln munici
pal bonds. With Towne, Hogg and
other apostles of calamity becoming oil
magnates and Hryan a bloated bond
holder the party of distress Is certainly
In a hard way for duly qualified leaders.
JTho story of people falling Into boil
ing springs has bobbed up. The next
ono of the perennials to appear will
probably be that of tho angry man
feeding a boy Into n threshing machine.
The correspondents who must huvo
something sensational should study up
something now
When there Is no sensational news
It Is very easy to fabricate It. One of
our yellow contemporaries hns made the
startling discovery that tho republicans
of Nebraska have decided to nominate
u candidate for governor next month
Just' to prevent tho popocrats from steal
ing U march on them.
There Is music in the air. Omaha
union musicians uro up In arms over the
Importation of a brass band from the
Interior of the stnto for the entertain
ment of tho street fnlr fakirs at South
Omaha. What dlro calamity Is likely
to happen In consequence of this
musical discord none can foretell.
The officers report they have the
Great Northern train robbers cornered.
Tho corner Is sq large, however, that It
Is Impossible to get at them and they
Btund a good olmnco of escape. There
Is onlyoue wiiy to corner train robbers
nnd the officers at Goodland, Kan., ap
pear to have u monopoly ou that
method.
Tho spirit of liberty Is not dead In
this country. The New Yorker Is fol
lowing tho' example of tho boys on Bos
ton Common nnd refuses to pay tribute
for a seut In public parks. It' Is re
freshing to know that there are somo
Impositions which jhe Now Yorker will
liot submit to even at the uuuds of the
Tttujuiauy boBsea. - -
the inssiAS rnorotfAt..
The Ilusslnn minister of finance has
proposed to revoke his order Imposing
Increased duties on certain American
products, providing our government will
revoke the order Imposing the counter
vailing duty on lluslan sugar, the duty
ou Itusnlnn petroleum being omitted
from consideration. In response It Is
pointed out that the sugar question
being before the courts It Is not pos
sible for the secretary of the treasury
to avail himself of tho Russian sugges
tion. It would seem that notwithstanding
the explanation of the action of the
secretary of the treasury submitted to
tho Husslan government by the Depart
ment of State the finance minister, M.
do Wltte, Is still not well Informed an
to the limitations upon the authority of
the executive branch of this govern
ment under the tariff law. Otherwise
he would know thnt tho secretary of
the treasury cannot In the slightest de
gree change the law or depart from Its
plain mandatory requirements. Tho
tariff law Imposes a countervailing duty
on sugar Imported from countries which
pay an export bounty. Russia claims
that she does not give an export bounty
on sugar, but It Is held here that her
system of taxing sugar amounts to an
Indirect bounty and that therefore Rus
sian sugar Imported Into tho United
.States Is subject to the countervailing
or differential duty. Our government
Is not alone In this view. It was gen
erally held by the representatives of
the beet sugar producing countries at
the conference twp years ago which
considered the question of doing away
with export bounties. The law officers
of the treasury having decided that
Russia pays liidlrectly nu export bounty
on her sugar, Secretary Gngo was
bound to take the action he did, which
wns sustained by the board of ap
praisers. The question having been
taken to the courts nothing further can
be done In the mntter by the executive
branch of tho government.
The Russian finance minister appears
not to understand the difference be
tween his authority and that ot the
American secretary of the treasury. M.
tie Wltte can, It seems, do as he pleases
with tho Russian tariff. Our treasury
officials, on the other hnnd, must strictly
carry out the provisions of the American
tariff law nnd very little discretion is
permitted them In the matter of con
struing It. It Is very doubtful, how
ever, whether Secretary Gage would re
voke his decision regarding Russian
sugar If ho were free to do so, since
It would very likely cause controversy
with Germany and other countries upon
whose sugar the countervailing duty
Is Imposed. The fact that those coun
tries pay a direct export bounty would
not prevent them protesting against
what they would certainly regard as a
discrimination In favor of Russia.
There will be no change in the situ
ation pending a Judicial decision, unless
the Russian government should con
clude, as a mntter of fnlrness and In
the Interest of friendly commercial In-,
tercourse, to revoke the order Increasing
duties on American products until our
courts have passed upon tho question
before them. It Is highly Improbable,
howevor, that tills will be done, not
withstanding the friendly assurances
that have been given by the Russian
government
THE OHIO DEMOCRATS.
The Ohio democratic convention wns
dominated by the conservative element
of the party, though In the Interest of
harmony some concessions were mado,
as to local affairs, to the radical or
Johnson element The most noteworthy
fact In connection with ihe platform Is
that there Is no mention of Bryan In It
and little that savors of Bryaulsm, from
which it would scm that the Ohio
democratic leaders have not been
greatly Impressed by tho recent utter
ances of the "peerless." It Is also cvl
dent that the democrats of the Buck
eye state have concluded that the free
sliver question is dead and that the
gold standard has come to stay. But
they are still devoted to a "tariff for
revenue only," tho platform declaration
lu regard to this having the old familiar
sound. It Is significant and will doubt
less have a decided effect upon the
democratic mind throughout the coun
try, that there Is no reference to tho
Chicago or Kansas City plutforms. In
short, tho obvious purpose of tho Ohio
democrats was to" mnko n departure, to
cut loose from BryHtilsm., nuel.tjioy were
quite successful "lu carrying this out.
Their candldato for governor, Colonel
Kllbourne, Is a wealthy mnuufacturer,
who Is nblo to contribute generously to
the campaign nud will undoubtedly do
so. Ho Is not particularly popular with
tho rank and file of the party, but Is
strong with tho element controlled by
John It. McLean, who wants to go to
the United States senate ns the suc
cessor of Senator Kornkcr. The Ohio
democrats are not harmonious, but may
get together us the campnlgu progresses.
MORTGAaiXn THE FUTURE.
The reform council of South Omaha
has decided to fix tho luvy for city tax
ation at 40 mills. This reduction of 0
mills below, tho published estimate Is
manifestly a sop thrown to the homo
owning taxpayers of South Omaha,
while lu fact It Is a concession to the
stock yards and packing houses, who
are thus enabled to evade the payment
of their share of the tuxes that should
have been levied to pay the overlap of
1000.
On the basis of a valuation of $2,r00,
000, as returned by the tax commis
sioner, a luvy of -HI mills will yield
$110,070. There Is, however, no pros
pect of collecting that amount, nnd It
Is doubtful even whether the city treas
urer can collect 80 per cent of the 'as
sessment, which would yield an aggre
gate of $0-1,000, and lenvo n prospective
deficit of fully, $10,000 for the next year.
But an overlap of $10,000 a year cuts
no Uguro In South Omaha city financier
ing! It Is n simple matter to Issuo 0
per cent warrants, which are snapped
up at a discount by the warrant shavers
and thon taken up as a funded floating
debt by the Issuo of bonds.
How, tbla method ot lluuuclu'lug
works Is shown by the fact that the
levy to pay Interest on bonds already
outstanding Is "M, mills: next year It
will be S mills, nnd In following years
It will bo , 0t and 10 mills, In propor
tion to the Increase In the overlnps and
funded llontlng debt from year to year.
At this time there Is an overlap of
$42,000, for which no provision was
made lu the levy, but which Is to bo
taken care of later by voting general
Indebtedness Iwnds. This simply means
that South Omahn will pluster another
mortgage upon nil the real estate within
Its limits this fall and continue the
work of mortgage plastering from
year to year until the town is bankrupt
and Its alfalrs have to be wound up
by a receiver, Just ns were the affairs
of Memphis, Tenth, Elizabeth, N. .1., and
several other cities managed on the
overlap plan.
In the end, however, the entire mort
gage debt of South Omaha will have
to be assumed by Qninhn, for Omnha
and South Omaha are Interlinked so In
timately that their union must
eventually bo accomplished as a matter
of sclf-proservntlon lu order to stop
the reckless, wnstcful and corrupt man
agement of municipal affairs and to put
an end to the scandals which have been
generated by democratic and republican
administrations alike since the birth of
the town.
0LVA WAS'TS INDEMNITY,
The Chinese government has filed lu
the Department of State claims for In
demnity amounting to $500,000. These
are for alleged outrages committed at
Butte, Mont,, upon citizens of China,
which it Is said date back to lSSti. The
Chinese government has been rather
slow In presenting these claims, but
perhaps that Is no reason why they
should not receive consideration from
our government, though It may Interfere
with obtaining satisfactory evidence to
sustain tho charges. Securing Informa
tion, sulllclent to support Indemnity
claims, as to what hapiwned In n matter
of this kind ill teen years ago Is likely
to be found pretty difficult, but doubt
less the Chinese government has not
filed Its claim without hnving at least
what it regards as abundant evidence
to sustain the charges.
It Is said that the claim rnlscs some
novel and Interesting points of Inter
national law. There will be more or
less Interest to learn what these are,
but whatever they may be It Is safe
to assume that the general government
will treat the demand for indemnity
ns It has others of a similar character
that Is, China will be Informed that the
federal government Is not responsible
for outrages committed In the states
upon foreign citizens and that pnymont
of Indemnity for such outrages by the
geuernl government Is simply a matter
of courtesy, Implying no legal, obliga
tion. However, China will probably
realize on the claim, since our govern
ment will doubtless be willing to de
duct the amount from Its Indemnity
claim ugninst China, and tho Chinese
government could not very well decline
a proposition of this kind. As to tho
claimants1, who are said to number sev
eral hundred, their chances of getting
anything are .small and remote.
The South Omaha city council Is In
the hublt of roaring like a lion at sun
rise nnd bleating like a lamb toward
sunset. Two weeks ago it set up an
awful roar about the outrageous under
valuation of corporato property by tho
new tax commissioner and went so far
as to depose him while Impeachment
charges were pending. When the tem
porary suspension was dissolved by the
court the council forgot nil about the
awful undervaluation nnd approved tho
figures of the tax commissioner without
dotting an "1" or crossing a "t." What
influence was exerted on tho mayor and
the ludlgnnnt council hns not yet trans
pired, and, In all probability, never will.
Everybody Is entitled to a guess and no
premiums arc offered.
The Salvation Army has planned a
fresh air campaign In tho neighborhood
of Florence for the benefit of the chil
dren In tho congested residence districts
who are suffering for want of fresh air.
There Is a good deal of moonshine
about this fresh air fad. Thero are no
congested districts In Omaha and there
Is an abundance of fresh air for tuo
poor as well as the rich. What tho'
children of the poor need more than
fresh air Is fresh meat, fresh vegetables,
fresh fruit and fresh dnlry products.
They would enjoy these seasonable
articles of diet as well In the congested
district ns they would tho pickings nud
tho leavings of tho buck kitchen doled
out to them lu nlry touts on the prairies.
An Interesting question Is before the
Immigration authorities. An escaped
Boer prlsouer who came Into New York
as a stowaway is held for examination
under tho pauper clause of the law.
That he Is without means Is not denied
and probnbly Is clearly wltlilu tho tech
nical provisions of the law. When It
comes to tho question of returning him
to his own country there arises a diffi
culty, lu one senso he has no country.
The difficulty will probnbly bo bridged
by someone becoming surety that he will
not become n public charge. It would
seem hard to return him to captivity,
but under tl;e law unless some such
method Is adopted there would appear
no other resource.
State Superintendent Fowler ad
dressed the National Teachers' associa
tion ou "Fads" In the public schools
and started In to define a "Fud." An
Innovation In educational methods Is
not necessarily a fad, as ho points out,
but the tenchlng of. a smattering of
things not essential to tho exclusion
or curtailment of time fpr necessary
branches Is. Mr. Fowler Is correct on
tho definition, but there is a vast differ
ence of opinion between tho taxpayer
ami the specialty teacher who wants a
position as to what aro necessary
branches.
Governor Allen of Porto Rico will
sail from San Juan next Saturday to
deliver to President McKlnley a certi
fied copy of the resolutions adopted by
tho Porto Itlcun legislature roijuesUus
the establishment of free trade Ix'tween
that Island nnd the United States.
Why the governor of I'orto Rico should
enroll himself ns a messenger for the
delivery of nn official document that
could have been safely delivered by
mall or express 1 not divulged. In
view of the fact that the president Is
already familiar with the tenor of the
resolutions and has announced his In
tention to accede to the wish of the
I'orto Ricons, the delivery In person by
the governor Is a, farcical proceeding
unless It was planned as an excuse for
a summer vncatlou at the expense of
the government.
China has presented a claim for dam
ages to Its citizens growing out of the
riots nt Butte, Mont. After the course
taken by the United States and the
other powers In China this country Is
not In a position to deny the claim.
This country has some boxers of Its
own.
An ordinance has passed the council
regulntlng Ihe charges which shall be
made by the city electrician for the
Inspection of wiring, but no ordinance
has as yet passed which regulates the
Inspection of meters nnd street Inmps
by the gas Inspector.
The Turkish government hns at last
paid tho indemnity claims growing out
of the Armenian outrages several years
ago. The Turk Is slow pay but will
settle when a good collector gets after
lil n and keeps on presenting the bill.
Soleiice of Discretion.
Somorvlllo Journal,
Perhaps tho safest way to tell a man
that ho Is absolutely wrong Is by long
distance telephone.
Trnehliur n Orient lllu Truth.
Chlcnjjo Chronicle.
A rudimentary scientific truth which
should bo taught In primary schools Is
that rcfURc' durlnn a thunderstorm should
not be sought under trees, which aro tho
especial favorites ot lightning.
Where I.okIc Fnllo.
KansaH City Journal.
The eastern press Is demanding the resig
nation of Willis Moore, chief of the
Weather bureau, merely becnuso he can't
predict the weather. The very Idea! Why,
that kind of reasoning, carried to Its logical
conclusion, would abolish tho whole
weather department.
llreaklnir Into the Trusts.
Cleveland Leader.
A trust of tho cottonseed oil mills of tho
south Is being organized. Deforo tho next
presidential election most of tho Industries
of that section are likely to bo controlled
by trusts promoted by democrats. That
will be embarrassing to the democratic can
dldato If he tries to make the trusts an
Issue.
ItecnRnlseil Ills Limitation.
New York World.
General Maximo Gomez has achieved a
feat much rarer'tban organizing a patriotic
army or leading It to victory. He baa
actually recognized his own limitations. "I
could commaud, an army for Cuba, but am
not fitted to spy.ern bqr peoplo In time of
peace," bo say(fct It may bo that the od
fighter for Cuba's liberation underestimates
his ntness fpjVlvli' jxecutlvo duties. How
ever that, 'may be, helots tho example, In
an age that" Is" not overmuch given to sclf
deproclatlo'n, of . a strong man who thinks
ho has .discovered his own limitations and
wants to respect them.
Money In Circulation.
Philadelphia Press,
At the close ot tho fiscal year Juno 30,
1801, the total stock ot money coined or
Issued In this country was (2.483,567,005.
This Is tho whole stock ot money la the
United States and It Is now at tho highest
point. Tho amount of money In tho treas
ury as assets ot tho government nt the
closo ot the fiscal year was (300.301,325 and
the money In the hands of tho people, or
tho actual circulating medium, was $2.1,7,
266,280. This Is a decline of a fow millions
of dollars from tho maximum point, but
the money- now In circulation I nearly
1115,000,000 greater than It was a year ago.
Tho Increase .In .tho money circulation has
been rapid and almost continuous slnco the
resumption of specie payments In 1879. At
that tlmo It was but (876,266,721, or (1.3C0,
000,000 less than It now Is. In 1896 the
circulating modlum was but a little orr
(1 ,500,000,000 and It first exceeded (2,000,
000,000 In January, 1900. The actual cir
culation per capita is now (28, based on the
treasurer's estlmato of a population of 77,
7C4.000. Since 1897 there has been an in
crease in tlior money circulation of about
(5 por head.
ON TUB niUlMNfi DKCK.
The I'pcrlrnfe I,iniler Kssiiylnir the
Canalilnncn Act.
Now York Times,
That Is an Interesting announcement of
its kind, which comes to us from Roanoke,
Va., that Mr. W. J. Hryan hns assured the
citizens of thnt borough that ho still stood
on tho Chicago platform metaphorically,
as he stood upon tho station platform Jn
point ot fact. What does Mr. Bryan think
ho means? Tle Chicago platform hns twice
been presented to tho people of this coun
try, and twice tbry havn disapproved It as
a piece of political carpentry put together
In an unworkmanlike nnd unsafe manner.
Why should he pretend that It is to bo
presented for their disfavor a third time?
lie might ns well say that he stood on tho
dock of Noah's ark. Thrro Is another his
torical deck which would bo raoro sultablo
to his condition:
Tho boy stood on the burning deck
Whpncp nil but him hnd lied;
The llnmn that lit thH battle's wreck
Shone round him o'er tho dead,
For tbls historical parallel between
"young Mr, WhltchoiiBo" and the perenni
ally and Incurably young Mr. Ilrynn wo are
Indebted, wn bellsve, to Mr. Dopow. It Is
very apt, all the snme. For It Is mani
festly true that "all but blm" have fled the
platfc-m upon which Mr. Bryan will stand
It ho has to stand alone. Actlve-mlndcd
democrats' all over the country are looking
out for some Issuo on which they enn win.
They aro not backing any longer an Issue
that has been twice overwhelmingly proved
tn bo a losing Issue.
Doubtless they havo tholr opinions of Mr.
Bryan as a counselor or a candidate. Evi
dently ho also linn his opinion ot them. Uo
speaks .with noblo scorn of their low desire
of success at the polls, In his famous
"cross of gold" speech ho said that "upon
that platrorm we expect to carry every
state In the union." Having failed twice,
and being doomed to a still moro dis
astrous failure It they try It again, tho
democrats of the country aro getting off
that platform. Mr. Bryan, sticking on,
rays that success .has nothing to do with
tho matter. "The question," he nobly re
marked at Roanoke, "was not whether they
should win, hut whether they should do
what was right." Can Mr. Hryan suggest
any possible method for a political party to
"do what Is right" In the way of Impress
ing Its opinion upon legislation, except to
Witt!
TIIU SWIFT fOXSTITt'TIOSi,
St. Louis Globe-Democrat' The Consti
tution will defend the American yacht cup
and Incidentally disclose to the contestants
the winning streak in the American flag.
New York World: That the Independence
was left completely out of the race was
something of n disappointment all round.
After her fast run across Massachusetts
bay, much better work was expected of
her. It was In her work to windward
that sho foil off. as some prophets with an
eye to her pnttorn hnd snld she. would. Mr.
Lnwsoa's boat Is booked to try again today,
and her second record may be different
from the first. Such a result would be
most pleasing The more groat yachts the
better for a great sport.
Philadelphia North American; The In
glorious showing made by the I.-iwson yacht
Independence In her first race at Newport
cannot bo explained, except on the ground
thnt she Is a hopelessly slow boat. Her
candidacy for cup defense honors, Judging
from her performance on Saturday, Is nt
an end. Ordluarlly one trial docs not make
or unmake a cup defender, but tho Inde
pendence wns so easily outtootcd by both
Columbia and Constitution that she has for
feited every claim to speed. To havo fall'n
behind more than seven miles In n thirty
mile rnco In which her competitors finished
within the time limit should absolutely
disqualify her.
Minneapolis Times; Monday's trial In
which the Constitution wns again victor
ious, over both tho Columbia and the In
dependence, would seem to go far toward
establishing tho fact that Hcrreschoff has
exceeded himself and that, good ns the
Columbia Is, the new creation of the grent
boat builder Is even better. Tho Indo
pendenco would not appear to have any
chance to recoup herself In thu estimation
of yachting men. Even her nw'nrr scums
to have agreed that light winds were those
lu which the Crownlnshleld boat could show
her best speed, All this Is pleasant read
ing to those who dcslro to sco the Amer
ica's cup stay on this sldo ot tho wnter.
Mranwhllo Shamrock I coutlnues to ndmlu
later drubbings to Shamrock II whonovcr
opportunity serves. This Is regrettable, is
Ltptnn Is so good a sportsmnn he deserven
hotter fortune In his second essay not,
however, to tho extent of final victory.
I'KItSOXAL NOTKS.
When the omperor of Greater Britain as
sumes that title ho will have a navy worthy
to support it.
Queen WUhclmlna of Holland Is said to
have borne tho flattery nnd attention of hor
reception In Germany without any bad
effects on her disposition. She gives not a
llttlo of her attention to domestic affairs.
Dr. Niels Flnsen of Copenhagen, the dis
coverer of the new medicinal rays, Is a
young man, shy, slender, but full of en
thusiasm. Ho says sunlight will do more
good In tho end than any adaptation of
electricity.
Chairman Burton and eleven members of
tho river and harbor committee, after their
return from Alaska, expect to visit tho
"Inland empire." They will Inspect the
Columbia and Snake rivers from Portland,
Ore., to Lcwlston, Idaho.
Mrs. Elvira Mason, widow ot David Ma
son, a millionaire resident ot Bristol, N. H
has glvci. that town (10,000 for the start ot
a home tor tho aged, and adds that the gift
will be Increased from time to time as tho
work on the home proceeds.
Beginning this week a Topeka barber
shop .will open dally with a session ot
prayer. A stock company owns the place,
headed by two ministers who havo aided
Mrs. Nntton. It is not given out. thnt shav
ing will be dono with a hatchet.
Mrs. F.. H. Brlggs of Auburn, Me., daugh
ter of Senator Frye; Is the owner of tho
box which was used to carry the electoral
votes for President McKlnley and Vice
I'resldont Roosovolt from tho senate to the
house. The box Is of mahogany, two feet
long, eight Inches deep, bound with brass.
When Prof. Vlrchow was out walking the
other day he was blown by a very high
wind against a tree and sustained an In
Jury to the head. Happily, assistance was
quickly obtained and the professor, who
was unable to walk further, was takon
home In a carriage and the requisite surgi
cal aid rendered by his medical nttendant.
Prof. Vlrchow Is approaching his eightieth
anniversary.
WHO KHALI, decide: r
In it Mimlrlnn n Mnnlclan, or la Htt n
More Lnhnrrrr
Chicago Chronicle
When 1s a musician a musician? When
is bo only n laborer?
Musical labor unions are bringing pres
sure to bear on the federal authorities to
cxcclude forolgn-born musicians under tho
alien labor law.
Many of the existing musical organiza
tions aro continually recruited from
among accomplished Immigrants, with somo
ot whom contract!) are mado In advance as
an Inducement to quit their own countries
and make new homes In tho United States.
Others are persuaded to come by a tacit
understanding that regular employment
will be ready 'on tholr arrival.
ThlB practically inexhaustible source of
supply Irritates tho fractious temper of
bassoon blowers nnd big flddlo scrapors nnd
assures a measure of peace for theater
managers and others in their relations with
tho most Iraslble ot all tollers, the profes
sional musicians.
To yield to tho demand of tho unions in
this Instance would spread bedlam over tho
breadth and length of n still Jejuno nntlon.
jejune In all the arts and especially so In
musical skill of tho orchestral type.
Should a Paderewskl bo prevented from
returning becauso an American manager
makes a contract for his fingers and hair
and a Tombstone labor music body feels
that thus Its members will be deprived of
Income from pounding piano keys?
Paderewskl la a laborer. No farmer
ever works hnrder while ho works than
the hirsute role when working tho piano
pedals with nether power nnd its Ivories
with manual strength.
Such a law as tbeue musicians would
call Into operation by their Interpretation
of the alien labor law would have kept
out Thor-loro Thomas, tho cider Damrosch,
Anton Soldi nnd every other orchestral
director of distinction, for this country has
not yet produced an orchestrrtl leader of
high rank, Walter Dnmrosch, however, giv
ing rich promise and being nlrendy a roc
ognlzed personality In tho musical world.
Such an interpretation of the nllcn labor
law would bnr ull foreign musical nnd
histrionic tnlent from Amorlcan audiences,
a bar rcpugnnnt to fundamental Ideas of
education, Justice nnd common senso. With
out European music and European execu
tants wo should be poor Indeed,
Tho right course for tho music labor
unions to pursue Is to pructlce diligently,
to play so Buperbly that criticism and em
ployers shall find no reason for wishing
to bring hotter players from other coun
tries, No other courso is calculated to
mnko American labor unions la music es
teemed or estimable abovo superior foreign
talent.
Tho constitution of the United States
has been subjected to considerable strain
on occasion. To evolve from between Its
lines nn arbiter to discriminate nu artist
In music from a laborer might ftcturo
tho Instrument and practical application
ot such on evolution will inevitably lead
tp riots, In which trombones, drums, harps,
French horns, saxophones, clarinets, cym
bals and oboes would become more deadly
than catapults,
HITS III- WASIII.NHTON Ml-' II.
Semes nnd Inelili'iitK Olincrtoil nl the
Viitlotinl rniiltnl,
Assistant Secretory of State Aden, who
Is very deaf, has n unique device for ap
prising him of tho Intrusion of n visitor.
Ho has n tropot siting over tho back of
his chair by n string, the cad of which Is
tied to the doorknob. When u visitor en
tors, tho door, swinging open, raises the
teapot to a level with the assistant sec
retary's hesd. As tho vlsl'or advances the
door, closing, lets the teapot swing down
till it touches the floor with a crash. The
visitor usually gives n leap of surpmn
and fear nnd tho assistant secretary of
state, apprised by tho crash, looks up with
n glad smile, extends his hand nnd says
to the unnerved visitor!
"What can I do for you?"
Postmaster Oenerat Smith is a newspaper
man and appreciate! the enterprise to land
a big exclusive story or "jcoop." ns It Is
known to the gulM, says thu Washington
correspondent of the Hecord-Hcrnld. ThK
however, did not prevent him from becom
ing greatly annoyid one day when ho plrkel
up n paper containing a complete advance
publication of his annual report, He made
some cnustlc comment on the propriety of
such misdirected reportorlnl energy, nil of
which, of course, renched the ears of the
correspondent who had secured tho "beat."
The next morning Mr Smith found on
his desk n copy of his own paper with nn
article Inclosed In heavy bluo lines. It
had been laid there by tho correspondent
at whom the previous day's roast hnd
been aimed nnd the marked portion wns
a Mil ndvnnce nbstrnct of tho secretary
of agriculture's nnnual report. What
should be his course In thu clrcumstancei
It wa hard for him to decide. As n mem
ber of tho cabinet he ought to decry such
Journalistic zeal, but ns nn editor It wa
out of the question for him to call to ac
count the bright young man who had so
cured h Important piece of news for his
own paper.
So Mr. Smith did the only sensible thing
kept quiet and boro good-nr.turodly the
quiet chaff that ho was subjected to. Slnco
then, however, Mr. Smith hns declined
all offers to lecture ou "The Ethics of
Journalism. "
The American mule has another advocnte
now In the person of General Randolph,
chief of artillery ot the United States, re
ports tho Washington correspondent of
the Olobo-Democrat. The goncrnl has
admitted a prejudice lu the past ngnlnst
tho mulo and dnclnred repeatedly that it
wns not adapted to the hnullng of artillery.
He In willing, however, to admit nn error
nnd now says thnt tho experience of the
British in South Africa with the Missouri
mule has madn tho animal an Important
factor In future army operations.
A report of a British field, officer in re
gard to the Boor campaign showed thnt
while tho mules followed tho troops enslly
It wns with great difficulty that tho horses
kept with thp line, even when they had no
draft. Ho .reported that for draft pur
poses tho mule Is a superior animal to tho
horse and that guns can keep up with
mounted troops moro easily when drawn
by mules than when drawn by horses. An
objection to the mule Is his well known
obstinacy and tendency to bolt In the
wrong 'direction. It Is also said that the
do not stand up as well as horses under
shell fire. Taking It all In all, they nro
regarded, however, as better adapted for
severe field service' than tho horse. It Is
not Improbable, therefore, that the mulo
may RUpersedo the horso to a certain ex
tent In the American artillery service.
You oft6h hear of queer coincidences con
nected with' life' and death, which are the
foundation of popular superstition. 'One of
the strangest camo "to my knowlcdgo the
other day, says a Washington lotter to the
Chicago Tribune. Jeremiah M. Wilson has
for many years been ranked as the leader
of the Washington bar. He camo from
Indiana originally as a member ot con
gress and was chairman ot tho committee
which Investigated tho Ku-Klux outrages
of tho south during reconstruction times,
Ills conduct at that investigation gavo him
a national reputation, which ho has main
tained by nn unusually successful career in
his profession slnco he left tho hoilso of rep
resentatives. Ho Is always on ono side or
tho other of nearly every notable case that
comes Into tho Washington courts.
One of Mr. Wilson's most Intimato friends
and his next door neighbor was Enoch Tot
ten, also n lawyer ot prominence and tho
son-in-law ot tho lato Timothy Howe, for
many years United Slates scuator from Wis
consin and afterward postmaster general.
Wilson and Totten frequently appeared as
associates In litigation, but qulto as often
were opposed to each other, nnd many a
hard fight havo they had against each other
In behalf ot their respective clients, but
their personal friendship was never Im
paired and their Intimacy continued until
the latter's death.
Somo years ago Mr. Totten presented Mr.
Wilson with a curious old clock, which ho
picked up in some little town In Germany
and Mr. Wilson hung it In his bedroom. It
was a century old or more, was mado by a
skillful hand nnd, llko all thoso old clocks,
had a very loud and distinct tick, to which
Mr. Wilson got so accustomed that he did
not nottco It nuy moro than thu beating of
his own pulso.
Ho wnH awakened one night without ap
parent cnuse, but soon noticed that his clock
had stopped ticking. Ho got up, lit the gas
and found that tho hnnds stood nt ten
mlnut's past 2. He wound It, set tho pendu
lum In motion and went back tu neJ, but
In u very short tlmo the ticking ceased
again. He tried a second tlmo with tho
same results and nmilly gave It up, and
Really Good Serges.
you might as well have the best, and at pres
ent prices, if you come here, they are the cteapest
in price.
Our serges are of guaranteed colorand mater
ials and are thoroughly vjell made.
We have suits as low as $10.00, a thoroughly
satisfactory one is worth
$18.00.
The best that can be made is sold at $26". 00.
Lined, half-lined, or unlined some silk lined.
Every desirable article in Summer Furnishings
and Hats as well.
Browning, King & Co.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Store Clime Suturduy Mwlitn at ti O'clock, Other HvcnlnK at O.ao.
after torslng nbout rcatlensly fbr a while
felt asleep nnd slept until morning.
While he was dressing, about 8 o'clock, his
butler knocked at the door nnd In nn ex
cited manner announced thnt Enoch Totten.
his neighbor and friend, had died nt ten
mlnutts past 2 o'clock thnt morning, nt the
very moment the clock stopped. Nor has
Mr. Wilson ever been nblo to get It to run
again. It has been sent to the repair shop
several times, but lis Usefulness ended tho
moment Its former owner died.
The bug sharps of the Agricultural de
partment are nbout to Investigate the do
ings of the Ohio kissing bug, which Is com
mitting very rude depredations nbout the
ankles of fashlonnbte Cleveland people ad
dicted to low shoos and open work hosiery.
Around Washington the kissing hug
operates on lips. Last Mouday a young
man appeared nt the Casualty hospital In
a terrible state of mind, due to nn enormous
enlargement of his upper Hp. He ex
plained to the physician In charge (hat
when ho nwoke he experienced a queer sen
sntlon about the mouth, and utmn looking
In n mirror found on his upper Up "a knot
ns targo as n goose egg," He explained,
further, thnt when he retired thero was
nothing wrong, but that he had slept with
his bedroom window open, and during the
night something had atung him.
The case wns diagnosed, nnd, was pro
nounced to be n puncture Inflicted by a
kissing bug. The youth wns given medical
trentmcnl. nnd he left the: Institution with
the assurance that he need not fear the out
come. Tho physicians nrc awaiting further
developments, hut they nro of the opinion
that this one Instance should not be cnuce
fur geuernl ntarm, although tbe kissing bugs
are qultn common In UiIb country, as well
as in Europe.
During the scare in 1S9!, Prof. L. O.
Howard, entomologist of tho Agricultural
department, mado an Investigation Into thin
subject, and prepared a treatise, In which
he dealt with It. In this paper ho con
sidered six of the most prominent bugs,
which with greater or less frequency plerca
the humnn skin.
IX MUHUV SIOOI).
Puck: Percy Your father sr.cms to have
n grudge ngnlnst me.
Edith Have patience, dear! Ho acted the
sume way toward tlne.er bowls nt llrst.
Somcrvtlte Journal: The most dangerous
of all men Is the ono thnt enn qunrrel with
you without netting mad.
Catholic Standard! "It's funny." r.
mnrked tho star boarder, "what an eccen
tric thing a fellow's appetite Is.
"Yon," disgustedly exclaimed .Mr. Hnll
rume, as he removed u strny lock from
his hnsh, "nnd sometimes trifles' light r.s
hulr will destroy It."'
Philadelphia Press: "Senator," nskcrt
the Interviewer, "do I understand you to
snv there Is very little money made In
politics?" . . .. ,, ,
"Well-er-you might i-ny." replied tho
senntor, "thc.-e Is a grent deal of money
mode out of politics,"
Washington Star: ""It7 kind of dUcouiag
lng. Ethel," snld Mr. Cumrox:,t-"klnd o
discouraging-"
"What Is. father?"
"It's nenrly u month since you read your
graduation essay, nnd they haven t taken
your advice on how to run the government
yet."
Catholic Standard: "There's quite n
lively discussion going on In tno mnga
ztncft '
"l' didn't notice It. What Is U?' ,,
"As to whose sonp. whisky, bicycle, baby
food, etc., Is tho best."
Brooklyn Life: Tho Fnther-You have
rescued my daughter from drowning, sir.
What shall be your reward?
Tho Stranger uotri mention . u jc"
you a bill. I'm a specialist from New
Vnrtr.
"Qood heavens!
I'm ruined!"
Chicago Hocord-Herald: Agent Now
here's a. grand .thlng-a rubber, guard to
keep your screen doors from bnnglnfr.
" Mr. Man Yea we hav It In ue alrencly,
Bb can't you get op jiomctnlne grnnd by
which wo can keep our neighbor s screen
doom from banging?
Chicago Tribune: Tho theological nrgu
ment waxed wnrmer and warmer.
"Hut, my dear sir," protested Deacon
tronslde, aghast, "you don't pretend to
know more nbout It than tho Apostle Peter
did. do you?"
"Whnt did the Apostle Peter, know,
retorted the man with tho aggressive pom
padour, "about tho higher criticism?'
to a MODisnN nnisw.
Robert T. Miller In Chicago Post.
A mnld appeared to mo one dny
When 1 wns rending Flaccus.
And frowning saw upon the pago
An odo to brother Uncchus.
"Let me." sho snld, "essay a linn
To praise n draught delicious."
"Agreed," said I. Could one deny
That maiden sweet, capricious?
"I sing," she snld, "a Juice dlvlno
Whose praise Is seldom sounded
A Juice excelling far the brew'
Olympus once compounded.
" 'Tts not tho Juice thnt Omar sans
In quntrnlns qunlnt nnd golden,
'TIs not the wine to Bacchus deur
In nmphors gray nnd olden.
" 'Tin not tho brew Gnmbrlnus brewei.
In beads of sparkling amber.
'TIs not the mend of Snxon ktnga
Quaffed deep to sound of tumbour,
" 'TIh nono of these devoid of, fame,
Unknown to history's pages;
Its charms nre such It need not seek
A past among tho nges.
"Hut 'tis to modern ninlds most deur,
Their most beloved notation,
For In Its rich, enchanting depths
Lie Joy and Inspiration.
"Evanescent effervescence,
How I do artoro thco!
Variegated, efflorescence.
I'rnlsoa chant 1 o'er thee
Nectiirs thrice distilled quintessence,
There lu nunc beforo thee,
"Whnt Is this, Juice for which I thus
Would fain Inv.nke the coda?
Now need I blush to tell thco
I sing thu strawberry soda7"
Ami then sho smiled In pensive mood,
Her song of prnlse was ended '
I saw tho point wn rose nt onco
And to tho comer wended.