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TITTC OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, JULY .10, 1901.
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PAltiiHS I.EAVI.MJ KOH MI.M.MKIt.
rnrtle IrnvliiK tlic Hly tar
(lie summer mil' hnve Tlic Hco
s;nt ( lliciii ri-uulnrly by
11 tit I f jMiik The llec lliiKlnrsii
nlllcc, In person or by mil II.
Tlic mldri-Ki ulll lie climiKcil
us often n denln-d.
He fore long some ono will commence
complaining t lut t wo are having too
much rain.
The speculator who carried long corn
over .Sunday now wishes ho hatl iut
more faith In Nobrnsku and Iowa.
Jupiter Pluvius' credit suffered mate
rially during .Inly, hut lie Is demonstrat
ing that he In far from bulug a ImnU
xupt. ,
. .There must still bo some free silver
men In (milking circles one of them
appropriated ?l,otKi in white colli from a
Chicago. Institution.
Salt Lake Is to entertain the Philip
pine war veterans. The Kansas men
can have the brewery, but the water
works belongs to the Nebraskaus.
'" The Omaha churches are clearing off
debts accumulated before the prosperity
era was restored. The churches are
certainly not sulTorlng- f roin any drouth.
Tho Oinfihuoxposltion is tho favorite
for comparison In HuiTalo Just now.
Why shouldn't It be? No other exposi
tion ever paid back, to stock subscribers
nine-tenths of their money.
The different factions of the social
democracy have decided to unite. Some
thing of this kind was necessary to en
able the followers of the faith to tint!
themselves when the political lied was
fchakeu.
The government has dcelded to double
the price tjot upou J.luo I.ltua, a Cuban
bandit. . If tlic law of supply ami de
mand regulates these affairs lu Cuba
United States rule In the Island hits been
fruitful, of good.
Tho mathematicians have it tlgured
out that each applicant for a laud claim
In the HI Iteuo distribution has Just one
chance In thirteen to draw a prize. That
thirteen threatens to be an unlucky
number for most of them.
Another problem the populist state
committee will have to wrestle with this
year is whether to give Douglas county,
with notoriously not more than one-hundredth
of the populist vote, one-tenth
of all the delegates accredited to the
state convention. .
The, nia'U who knows just what pro
duced the late hot waye Is becoming
numerous and, as usual In tnieh cases,
is a''persou whosO. selentllle knowledge
is ilcelde.dly limited. The men who
have' the best means of studying It out
are' fp'ivcd to admit they only know it
was .liot.
The, 'patronage accorded the private
reereitlon resorts within reach of
Omaha Is an index of what might be
expected in the public parks If only the
itttractlon of a baud concert could bo
added. And the people who would go
to tho parks would not impair tho at
tendance at tho private resorts.
South Omaha s tiro department Is
complaining about tho succession of
false alarms turned In from the pacl
ing houses, ascribed to carelessness of
watchmen. Tho watchmen should read
up that old story about tho boy who
cried wolf when there was no wolf, only
to Und that no help would come when
tho real wolf arrived. .
Many of. the' leading populist papers lu
Nebraska are outspoken In the opinion
that fusion has outlived Its usefulness
As fusion never accomplished any other
purpooo than to furnish otlices to a few
politicians, this must bo taken as a con
fesslon that fusion cannot win again
Tho Nebraska voter lias certainly
learned that tho reform ball Is not under
tho fusion shell and will refuse to bite
on thu gaino again
the cony SITUATION.
There Is every prospect today of a
corn crop that will at least be an aver
age. The recent rains have made a
great change In the situation. While
these rains have not visited all the area
of the corn belt they have been sutll
clently general to Justify the opinion
that the aggregate result will be satis
factory ml that the country will have
sulllelont corn not only for the home
demand, but for whatever foreign ship
ments may be called for.
It Is not possible at this writing to
estimate Just what the drouth has cost
the corn producers of the west. It Is
tiiiiliicstlonably n considerable amount,
but there Is no doubt that It Is far be
low the estimates of a few weeks ago.
For example, It was the opinion only
ten days ago that the loss In the corn
crop of Kansas, .Missouri, Nebraska and
Iowa would amount to at least .lOO.OOO,
000 bushels. No one familiar with tlic
situation would estimate any such loss
today. It is even doubtful if It will
anlount to one-half of that amount. So
far as Nebraska Is concerned the pres
ent indications are that the loss lu com
will be moderate and that while the
crop will not be as large as hoped for
Its value In the market will be as great
as in any previous year. The same is
true, from all present appearances, as to
Iowa. The corn crop In that state was
not very greatly Injured by the drouth
and the late rains have put it In elegant
shape. Kansas and .Missouri suffer and
the rnlns will not wholly redeem thosu
states, but the situation there has very
materially Improved within the pasv
week and so far as information goes
neither of them will suffer very ma
terially from the falling off In the corn
supply.
Ten days ago It was estimated by ex
pert opinion that the loss from the dam
age to corn in Kansas, Missouri, Ne
braska and Iowa would amount to I!00,
000,000 bushels. Today no reasonable
estimate would place the loss at to ex
ceed half that amount and the probabil
ity is that It will be less than half. The
outlook now Is that so far as Iowa and
Nebraska are concerned the yield of
corn will be a full average and perhaps
beyond, while In Kansas and Missouri
the corn production will be very much
better than the conditions of the past
few weeks have promised.
In short, the promise at this time is
that the corn crop of the United States
will bo HUlllclcnt to not only supply the
homo demand, but to meet whatever
the f eloign demand may be by reason
of the failure of crops abroad. We
have produced a great wheat crop and
we shall have an average corn crop, so
that there is no danger of the American
people suffering for the next year for
foodstuffs, though they may have to
pay n little higher prices for them.
rnusi'ECTs ion stmre setti.emext.
The prospects for a speedy settlement
of the ominous strike of the steel work
ers are better now than nt any time
sjnc;c tho strike was lirst declared. To
the credit of both sides engaged In tho
controversy, the early talk of unyielding
warfare has given, way to more concil
iatory tones due to a more thorough
realization of the Immense responsibility
resting on those who stand In the way of
an adjustment of differences. The lead
ers of the strikers, too, seem to have
become Imbued with the Idea that more
prestige and substantial gain Is to be
achieved by them for their followers
by seeking a common ground with the
employing steel masters than by serving
merely as captains over tho assembled
hosts drawn up In lighting array.'
Willie the proposed terms of settle
ment have been practically agreed on,
they have not been made fully public,
but it Is known that they embody con
cessions on the part of tho steel com
panics as well as relinquishment by the
strikers of some of their dcumuds. The
tlnal formulation of the agreeineut will,
It Is expected, bo loft to a Joint peace
conference in the nature of an arbitra
tion board in which all Interests have
representation. At the same time, tho
fact that the terms are said to have the
acquiescence of the principal figures on
both sides makes It reasonably certain
that they will be generally accepted sub
leet possibly to minor modltlcatloiis
which may make necessary still further
negotiations.
If this promise of strike settlement is
made good, it will restore Industrial
equilibrium lu one of Hie largest and
most Important lields of labor. That
this result Is devoutly to bo wished by
all classes goes without saying. With
American manufacturers on the point of
reaching out for the world's trade, a
strlko stagnating their mills at home
would entail a setback from which It
would take time to recover and whoso
losses would be long felt by employes
as well as employers. To avert such a
disaster will be a signal victory for the
arbitrators who bring about conciliation.
THE CLAYTOS-llUhWEtl TllEATV.
An Issue that will be foremost In tho
next congress will bo In relation to the
Clayton-liulwer treaty. According to a
dispatch from New York there have
conio recently assurances not only from
statesmen but from monarchy Itself
that even such an extreme measure as
an express and one-sided repudiation of
the Olaytou-Huhver treaty by tho Amer
ican government will be regarded as
entirely justifiable by the governments
of the continent of Europe. It Is said
that those governments would heartily
welcome a conflict between Great Hrlt
aln and the United Stntes over that
treaty, as promising an Issue that would
Impair the friendly relations between
the English-speaking countries and pos
sibly lead to a breaking of that cordial
intercourse which now exists between
Great Hrltaln and the United Stntes.
A prominent but unnamed American
is quoted ns saying that the greatest
possible disappointment which could
happen to tho many open and covert
continental enemies not only of Great
Hrltaln but also of tho United States
would bo an agreement between tho
American and Hrltlsh governments pro
riding at onco for tho peaceable abro
gatloii of the ciayton-itulwer treaty,
for tho exclusive control by the
United States government of any and
all Isthmian canals, equal treatment for
Itrltlsh and American commerce In any
canal so built and ns a necessary con
sequence the absolute neutrality of such
canal in any war in which the United
States would not be engaged.
Such an agreement seems not Improb
able. Itecent develiiimieiits have shown
that the Hrltlsh government Is not un
willing to inake concessions to the
United States which Involve permission
to this country to control In all respects
an Isthmian canal, (Ircat Itrltaln only
requiring such privileges as would give
her commerce an equal chance with
that of the United States. So far as
now appears the Hrltlsh government Is
quite willing to ngreo to the abrogation
of the t'hiyton-Itulwer treaty, only re
quiring In return that this country shall
make all such concessions in connection
with the proposed canal as will guar
antee to Urcat Hrltaln a fair and Just
recognition In respect to that waterway.
As the matter now stands there seems
a good prospect of n satisfactory kettle-
nieut,
ESI) OF THE DU0VTH.
It may now be safely said that tho
unprecedented drouth that has ex
tended over the states comprising what
Is known as the corn belt Is ended. The
rains which have fallen lu the last, few
days have been equivalent to a general
downpour, In which nearly every sec
tion of the dry area shared. The tem
perature may still remain in the torrid
register of the thermometer, but the
rainfall has relieved the demand for
moisture for the growing crops, making
the term drouth no longer applicable.
While there Is no question that the
excessive heat anil dryness of tho at
mosphere have caused incalculable loss
to the farmers of the corn-belt stntes,
wo believe that when the Inventory Is
taken It will be found that the actual
damage has been grossly overestimated
and exaggerated. This Is particularly
true of Nebraska, which has achieved
unearned notoriety In the eastern press
as the center of the drouth visitation
and mailt) the subject of soul-harrowing
pictures portraying titter ruin and hope
less devastation.
Kroni Information from nil parts of
the state, upon which we have a right
to rely, we are satlstled that conditions
In Nebraska are by no moans so bad
as they have been pictured, but on the
contrary, that the balance of the aver-
kage farmer, with the higher prices re
sulting irom a snoneneti yioiti, wnen
struck, will give him a profitable year,
even though not up to earlier expectu
tlon.
At the same time we have all cause
to rejoice that the days of the drouth
are passed and hope for favorable
conditions from now on that will bring
the best possible return on crops that
have weathered the dry spell.
Secretary Long has done tho sensible
thing In Issuing an order cautioning
men In the navy not to discuss publicly
the controverted points In tho Sampson-
Schley controversy, pending the hearing
before the court of Inquiry. A sense of
propriety should Have Indicated such n
course to tho olllcers before this and In
most cases It has, the violations being
the exceptions which have challenged
public attention. Now that the court
lias been constituted to arbitrate the
dispute they should be left for such an
adjudication without outside pressure
All reports from Torto Uleo show that
tho Island has never been as prosperous
as at present nnd that Industry of every
kind Is gaining ground. This has been
brought about, not by the Investment of
foreign capital from any source, but
simply from the more favorable condl
tlous under American rule. The Island
Is phenomenally rich and all that Is
needed Is an opportunity to develop its
resources.
Now that the steel strike Is on the
verge of settlement the men say they
wanted a vacation anyhow during the
hot weather and the mill owners assert
they needed the time to repair ma
chinery and clean up. If this was the
sole end of the shutdown the object
could have been accomplished without
such chances on giving the industrial
world heart failure.
Tho Iceman explains that the In
creased price of ice Is demanded to make
good the extra loss from melting in
high temperature, in other words, tin:
consumer has to pay not only for the
Ice he gets, but for tho ico that melts
beforo It gets to him. If other institu
tions proceeded on tills theory price
marks would be going up like sky
rockets.
Germany and Krauco have assured
the other powers that the troops quar
tered at Shanghai will soon be removed
and as an evidence of their good Inten
tlous hare commenced work on per
manent barracks which will require two
years to build. A diplomatic pledge is
getting so that It Is discounted now
adays even by a horse trader.
The Douglas County Democracy Is
planning for Its annual picnic mid has
invited W. J. Hryan, David H. Hill.
Henry Watterson and Tom Johnson to
furnish the oratorical roles. It is easy
to Issue invitations. And then, too, it
makes business tor Undo Sam's post
oilico carrying back tho tearful regrets.
And now the report Is that a consoli
dation of tho railway law departments
Is to follow tho coininunlty-oMiiterest
policy. Wo tiro not yet ready to put
faith In this story. Such a consolida
tion might force some of the political
lawyers on tho railway payroll to try
to earn their living in law practice.
('rui'lrxt Cut of All.
Philadelphia Hccord.
Right under the nose of General Coxey
they have formed a Illtumlnous Coal tru3t
In Manatllon, O. Is this becausn General
Coxey Is without his army, or has be, too,
Joined tho plutocrats?
Ileal Iciiicn nt All TIiim-1.
Minneapolis Journal.
Admiral Schloy, who said Immediately
after the battle of Santiago that there was
"honor enough for all," haa been Irre
proachable. In his comments on tho actions
of other In that battle Another happy
statement was made by him recently when
ho said: "It Is a very great pity that thcro
should bo such n controversy over ft mat
ter where everybody did his best." That
sums up the. fueling of the' people.
All Aki- nf Tltniift.
New York Tribune.
American locomotive works aro now
making engines which weigh 200,000 pounds
each and aro far sunerlor In power to
tho biggest monsters of tho past. Surely
this Is the ago of Titans In traction and
In much else.
A Itepiititlciiu Clinrnelorlslle,
St. Louis Olobe-Uemocrnt.
During tbo first twenty days In July, In
splto of the reduction of war taxes, tho
rovenuo of tho government haVi been J1.000,
000 greater than in the snmo season last
year. Tho surplus is always on Interest
Ing subject under a republican administra
tion.
Wbcrc iKiioraiK'r li Illlis.
Hultlmoro American.
Tho president of (lotham's Hoard of
Health has rendered himself famous by
asking ono question: "Who Is this mon
Koch 7" This beats tho record of tho
crudo western town, where an nttdlenco
called for the author of one of Shakes
peare's plays.
Drift of llir Yankee.
Saturday Evening Post.
A duly authenticated statistical report
comes from Massachusetts showing that
tho Yankee is passing away. So he Is
passing away to other parts of tho coun
try, and incidentally It may bo mentioned
that largo sections ot theso parts nro
passing away from their former ownirs
and under his control.
Tlip C'Iiiiiiui In Cnlin.
Havana l.uchn.
At this hour, when tho die has been cast,
it Is useless to look back. Whoever Is to
lilnmo, If blamo thero be, or for whatover
cause, things In Cuba aro designed to run
according to radically changed methods
nnd all those who can adapt themselves to
tho now order of things will get amplo
compensation for the chnngo In customs,
language and propondoratlng inllucnccs.
I'iiiisIiik of tli- Succulent Clnm.
Boston Olobe.
Steadily tho clam seems to be scaring
extermination in Now England. Tho yield
In tho I'rovldcnco river is about tho poor
est ever known this year. On great occa
sions all New England has to be ran
sacked to furnish a "Rhodo Island" clam
bake. Formerly the supply from Malno was
thought to bo inexhaustible, but now that
stato onforcea an export duty which Is
well-nigh prohibitory. Thero are still
plenty of clams along the Massachusetts
coast, but tbo tides arc not favorablo to
their rapid "harvesting." Tho glory of
Rhodo Island is departing. A Rhode
Island clambako la, of course, just as sweet
when made of foreign clams, but it Is
oven becoming dlalcult to get enough from
abroad. Perhaps the clams aro getting
tired of trying to supply the clamorous ap
petites of the eager multitude.
TIIK 1XJUXCTIOX IIAHIT.
A Cnnnretlt'tlt .IiiiIk" I'np tlic .Indl-
elnl SI on n re lm of the Went.
Collier's Weekly.
A Connecticut Judgo has gone a step
beyond tho western courts thnt began tho
enjoining of strikers from interference with
nonunion workmen which led up to tho
fight between Debs nnd the courts. Ho baa
Included "persuasion" with threats, vio
lence and Intimidation 'as offenses ngalnst
the dignity of the cotlrt nnd strikers who
argued with i nonunion man nro to bo
tried for contempt. The injunction cuts
off tho last means at tbo disposal of strik
ers to enforce their demands by active
agoncles, for If tbo union men cannot even
talk to nonunion men it Is plain that they
can do nothing to prevent them from' tak
ing tho places vncnted by the strikers. A
good many people In Connecticut seem to
think this Injunction approaches danger
ously near an abridgement of freo speech.
It is a fact that the tendency of tho courts
Is In tho direction of a curtailment of all
the rights of union men except tho single
right of striking and It is not certain that
this right also Is not In danger. If it la
Illegal to pursuade nonunion men from tak
ing places left by union men why could It
not be made Illegal for a majority in n
union to Induce a minority to Join them in
a strike? What Is to prevent some enter
prising employer from taking out an In
junction to prevent a contemplated strike?
Something very near that sort of restraint
of freedom of action seemed to be In tho
mind of Judgo Jenkins of Milwaukee a few
years ago.
COLOSSAL FIXAXCIUIUXG.
nrmnrlcnlilp Kxiiiumlon of l'romlnrnt
Xoiv York nnnU-ii.
Hnltlmore Sun.
New York banks have lately manifested
a tendency to Increnso tholr capital. The
prcsldont of a well known financial Institu
tion stated some weeks ago that tho capi
tal of his bai.lt had been Increased from
il.000.000 to M0.000.000. This Institution
possesses, In nddltlon. a surplus of $fi,000,000
and a contingent capital ot iu,uuu,uuu in
all a cnpltal responsibility amounting to
J20.000.000. ThiB is not an Isolated case,
ns other banks in the metropolis havo
added lnrgely to their resources. Impor
tant financial Institutions in other cities
nro said to havo followed tho example sot
l.v New York hanks. The tendency of
bauklng capital In the United States is ap
nurontly toward concontrntlon. Tho New-
York correspondent of tho Philadelphia
Press quotes n banker of that city na as
sorting tlint "while not very long ago th
customer vho wanted to norrow fiuii.uuu
wa3 the exception, now the customer who
demands a million makes so common a re
quest that It attrncts no nttentlon." Banks
with small capital cannot, of course, meet
such demands. Tho magnitude of financial
oneratlons will. It Is "thought, lead Inevit
ably to the consolidation ot banning capi
tal nnd possibly to the establishment, in
financial centers, of n few great banks with
enormous resources, through which smaller
banks will carry on their transactions.
Thero nre now banks in New York, each
of which, It Is said, rontrol four or flvo
smaller Inntltutlons. Slnco American bank
ing capital has extended Its operations to
the Held of international finance it has bocn
necessary for banks engaged in such trans
actions to havo vastly Increased resources.
A few years ago London was tho financial
center of the world. New York financiers
now look confidently to the tlmu when the
American metropolis will havo first place
among tho world's money markets. Lord
Rothschild said recently that tho depend
ence of urltlsh finance upon the United
Slates was a well established fact extend
ing even to the price of consols. Thoro aro
banks In London with greater resources
than those of similar Institutions In tho
United States with even greater resources
than the Hank of Rngland, for that matter.
These great London banks represent con
solidations of banking capital. When
financiers In the United States decide that
such consolidation wIIITjb to their Interest
there Is no doubt that banks will bo estab
lished in this country with resources quite
as great as those of tho most powerful In
stitutions of London. Tho Uttlo bunks will
not bo drlvon out of business, however.
Thoro will still be a place for them as local
Institutions. Just us they flourish In London
today under tho shadow of tho colossal
financial Institutions of tho Hrltlsh metropolis.
IIATTI.i: Of .HAM'I.WiO IX
ITT I OX,
"An Umpire AVInril tin" the Mnp
In
Ttwiity .MlnutcK."
Tho naval battle of Santiago forms the
basis ot nn Interesting bit ot fiction by
Rlchnrd Hording Davis In tho August
Scrlbner. Tho rivalry of newspnper cor
respondents furnishes the atmosphere, the
"Consolidated Press" comes In for a roast
and Charley Chntinlng supplies the hero
clement of the story. Camming is spoken
of ns tho product of Tho Omaha Hco, who
drifted eastward and became noted for
his picturesque style und unreliable habits.
The opening of active hostilities found lilm
stranded nt tho cablo station In Jamaica
without an assignment. On tho afternoon
of July 2, Channtng secured a Job ns
stoker on tho tugboat of the "Consolidated
Press," returning to Santiago. During the
night trip tho correspondent of "Con
solidated Press" acquired a load that laid
him up for twenty-tour hours, so that the
task of viewing and describing tho famous
naval battle fell to dimming, tho derelict
correspondent. On tho morning of July
3 the press bont sighted the blockading
licet. Tho story proceeds: "It was 9.30.
it's church service,' said tho captain. 'I
can seo them carrying out the chaplain's
reading desk on tho Indiana.' Thu press
boat pushed her way nearer Into the circle
of battleships until their lcadcn-hued hulls
towered high above her. On tho deck of
each the ship's company stood ranged In
motionless ranks. Tho calm of a Sabbath
morning bung about them, tho sun fell upon
them llko n benediction nnd so still was
tho nlr that thoso on tho press boat could
hear from tho stripped nnd naked decks
tho voices of tho men answering tho roll
call In rising monotone, 'one, two three,
four; ono, two three, four.' Tho white-clad
sailors might hno been n chorus of aur
pllced choir boys.
"Hut up above them tho battlo flags slum
bering nt the mastheads stirred restlessly
and whimpered in their sleep.
"Out through the crack In tho wall of
mountains, whero tho sen runs In to meet
tho waters of Santiago harbor, and from
behind tho shield of Morro castle, a great,
gray ship, like a great, gray rat, stuck out
her nose and peered about her, nud thon
struck boldly for tho sea. High beforo her
she horo the bold nnd blood-rrd flag of
Spain, and, llko n fugitive leaping from
bohlnd his prison wnlls, she raced forward
for her froedom, to glvo battlo, to moot her
doath- ... , ,.
"A shell from tho Iowa shrieked Its
warning In n shrill crescendo, a nutter of
flags painted their message ngalnst tho sky.
Tho enemy's ships nro coming out.' thoy
signaled, and tho ranks of whlteclad figures
which tho moment beforo stood motionless
on tho decks, broko into thousands of scp-
arato beings who flung themselves panting
down the hatchways or sprang cheering to
the fighting tops.
"Heavily, but swiftly, as IslandB slip Into
tho water when a volcano shakes tho ocean
bed, the great battleships burled tholr bows
la tho sea, their sides ripped apart with
flame and smoko, the thunder of their guns
roared and beat ngalnst tho mountains, and
from tho shore the Spanish forts roared
back nt them, until tho air between was
split and riven. Tho Spanish warships
wero already scudding clouds ot smoke,
pierced with flashes of red uamo, onu u
!L .i .!i,.c iholr batteries rattled
iney auu, ii(swn
guns of tho Amcrlcnn ships, straining n
pursuit, nnswered steadily, carefully, with
relentless accuracy, with cruel persistence.
i... ir,inrv.iU thev boomed above tno
hurricane ot sound llko great bells tolllnS
for the dead. .. . . . u... n..a
It seemed to Channing mat uu
.. ..Aoro -i nni int bliuiu w
the spectacle would leave Its mark upon his
nerves forever. Ho had been buffeted and
beaten by a storm of nil tho great emo
tions; prldo of race and country, pity for
tho dead, agony for the dying, who clung to
blistering armor plates or sank to suffoea
i en: the lust of tho hunter, Whon
UUII 11 .
tho hunted thing Is a follow man;
of danger nnd of dxciichu-hi,
shells lashed tho waves about him. and the
triumph of victory, final, overwhelming nnd
complete. ,
..r.-.,.... din enemv s enuuuiuu uu.i
I'uu, " " - ,
.rMr hMr colors, two were on tho bencn
broken and burning, two bad sunk to tho
i.n(ir,m nf tho sen. two were in aujeci iumh.
Threo battleship wero hammering them
with 13-lnch guns. Tho battlo was won.
" 'It's all over," Channing said. His tono
nmiHtlnnM his own words
"Tho captain of the tugboat was staring
at the face of his silver watch ns though
It wero a thing bewitched, llo wns p.ne
and panting. Ho looked nt Channing plte
ously, as though ho doubted his own senses,
and turned tho faco of the watch toward
him.
"'Twenty minutes!' Channing said. 'Good
Ood! Twenty minutes!'
"Ho hnd been to hell nnd bank again In
twenty minutes. Ho hnd ceon an cmplro,
which had begun with Chrlstophor Colum
bus and which had spread over two conti
nents, wiped off tho map In twenty min
utes." PI5HSOXAI, AM) tlTIIKKWISIS.
King Edward wants his peers to study
deportment. Everybody will npprovo of
that.
Tho sagging of the East river hrldge Is
helping tho high temperaturo to keep tho
people of Now York In a sweat.
"Doctor, wako up; error has no power
ovor thee," said a faith hcalor to n dead
dentist down In Tennessee, but tho doctor
slept right on.
Tho king of Italy received 20,000 tele
grams of congratulation In tho first day or
second after tho birth of his daughter and,
In honor of the event, 20,000 requests for
money.
Thcodoro Chnrtran, tho Krench portrait
painter, Is said to havo earned more money
during his first short visit to the United
States thnn during nil tho rest f his previ
ous career.
Lord Roberts, according to the Ixndon
Times, is to gat an nllowanco of 100,000
(J500.000) all on account of South African
service n part of tho price which will cer
tainly not causo his lordship to stagger.
The manuscript of an appeal for funds for
Dartmouth college, dated 1781, has Just been
given that college by tho estate of a Miss
Hopkins of Northampton, Mass. It Is
signed by Washington, T. Lincoln, Living
ston, William Moore, Robert MorrlR and
other historical persons.
A Cervcra testimonial association, con
sisting of leading business men and citizens
of Sidney, N. Y., wns organized last week.
Tho object of the association Is to present
to tho gallant Spanish admiral a loving cup
ns a mark of appreciation of his kindness
to Hobson and his Uttlo band nf heroes.
Detroit Is now resting and recuperating
from the effects of laHt week's prolonged
celebration commemorating tho bicente
nary of tho discovery of tho townslto by
Cadillac. Judging from tho newspaper ac
counts of tbo celebration, tho old town
does not feel Its years. It kicked up its
heclB, put on holiday duds nnd cavorted
around llko a giddy youngster of 16 or
thereabouts. Though somewhat anclont and
outwardly Bedato, tho hcort of Detroit Is
young and beats responsive to all projocts
designed to uplift bnd upbuild and make
tho community prosperous and happy. It
Is a jtrong, vigorous, progressive city, at
tractive In location and really beautiful to
look upon, Kvery feature of tho city's
life, Its yesterday and what It presages
for the morrow, are elaborately sketched
with pen, pencil and plcturo In tho cen
tenary edition of Today, tho robust Infant
newspaper of Detroit.
HITS til' WA.HlMXIli'OX I.IKI3.
Kxtrtit of thr tlotf I'erer AmoiiR Pub
lic Men.
The chief sport and recreation of men In
public statlou In Washington Is golf. It Is
a great attraction for statesmen, Jurists,
admlrnls and generals, and they may be ob
served In quaint regalia strutting around
tho links nt Choy Chnso mornings and
evenings. Among the most distinguished
players are Justice lUrlan, Oeneral Miles,
Attorney Oeneral Knox, Solicitor General
Richards, Justice McKcntm, Thomas Nel
son Pnge, tho novelist, nud many others
who have won distinction. Justice Harlan
Is one of the most enthusiastic golf players
In Washington, writes a correspondent of
the Inter Ocean, and he presents one of the
most picturesque figures on tho links. Thu
Justice, who stands six feet throo In his
stockings, dresses for tho links at homo In
stead of at tho club house. His golf suit
resembles n hunting suit, and when ho
starts out from his homo on tho hill with
his golf bag over his shoulder, he looks
like an old-fashioned hunter or trapper
going out uftor game. The Justice Is
proverbially careless as to dress, except
when on tho bench, and even thero wears
his Judicial robs with a carelessness which
suggests the dressing-gown rather than the
robe of Justice. Rut In his golf suit he
attracts vnusual attention, as he trudges
along over the hills, or monopolizes ono end
ot n street car with his paraphernalia.
Thero Is no moro plctttresquo figure to
bo found In Washington, not even In tho
central market, whero tho old farmers
bring their produce for sato. Justice Har
lan dresses for comfort when he plays golf,
not for appearance. He Is devoted to the
game, and will spend tho whole afternoon
on tho links. He says It Is tho only recrea
tion yet devised for old men, because It
does not call for violent exercise, but keeps
a man in the open nlr, walking over the
turf, with an occupation thnt keeps him
engaged without nuy thought as to why
ho Is taking tho exercise. "Cycling nnd
rowing and other sports are for young
men," says Justice Harlan, "but golf Is for
tho man of years, who needs somn outdoor
recreation without violent exercise. In golf
you can play as hard or as quietly as you
please. You can play alone nnd go knock
ing about a ball all afternoon without
being nt all excited nbout tho outcome of
tho game, or being conscious that you aro
exercising for your health. It Is hotter
than hunting or fishing becauso It calls
for moro general cxerclso of tho muscles,
but thcro Is no temptation to exercise
more than Is good for your stato of health
and strength."
Oeneral Nelson A. Mllea Ir another
dovoteo of golf. The lieutenant general of
tho army Is Just tho opposite of Justice
Harlan. Ho 1b always particular as to his
dress whether on dress parade In tho field
or on tho golf links. With whlto canyas
shoes, Scotch plaid stockings, short
breeches, n sweater and regulation golf cap
tho general makes a good fashion pl&to for
correct golf dress nnd his poses nro all
graceful, as though over conscious that ho
may bo tho subject of a snapshot. Tho
general's son. Sherman Miles, often plays
with him and ho Is not so careful about his
dress, but goes to the links In an ordinary
outing costume.
Paymaster General Rates plays golf, but
you wouldn't know he was a military man
from his golf dress or his attitudes. His
golf suit Is simply n pair of linen trousers
and an ordinary ncgllgeo shirt, with the
sleeves rolled up to give hi " freer move
ment of tho arms. Oeneral Dates playe golf
with earnestness and on tho links he looks
as though he had Just happened along and
thrown off his coat to take a hand In the
gamo.
Attorney General Knox plays golf In the
samo way. Ho has no fancy costume for
tho game. Hie dress on the links would
shock tho sticklers for dress, for ho ap
pears In an old pair of trousers and a
whlto shirt, with nn old soft hat on his
hend. Ho Is tho richest man who plays golf
at tho Chevy Chaso links and yet his golf
suit Is made up of garments which havo
been dlscnrded from his ordinary ward
robo as too old or too much out of fashion
for longer use ns business dress.. Should
nn ordinary clerk from tho Department of
Justlco appear on tho links in tho dress of
tho attorney genoral some of tho fashion
able patrons would be tempted to raJse a
question as to tho propriety of tho member
ship, but Mr. Knox exercises the prlvllcgo
of n rich man to wear what he pleases
when ho plays golf and he uses old clothes
Instead of n specially constructed golf suit.
Justlco McKenna presents a decided con
trnut to Justice Harlan on the golf links.
While Harlan Is of gigantic frame, with an
Imposing head, McKenna U the smallest
man in stnturo on the bench. His Judicial
robes, however, make him look dignified In
the court. Not so on the golf links.
Thon he dresses In regulation golf suit
with low shoea, golf stockings, short pants
and nogllgeo shirt, with a regulation golf
cap on his head. Put hlra with Harlan on
the links nnd ho would be mistaken for n
caddy. Hut he plnys golf with enthusiasm
and moro energy thnn Justice Harlan and
swings his golf clubs like n man who had
muscle and knew how to uso It.
Solicitor General Richards Is nnotner golf
enthusiast and fow of his most Intimate
friends would recognize the dignified gov
ernment prosecutor beforo tho supremo
court If they should seo him at tho golf
links. Richards' golf suit Is a combina
tion of a foot ball suit nnd that of n cow
boy. Ho looks llko anything but a lawyer
or tho member of a fashionable golf club.
Ho wears tho ugliest golf stockings to bo
found nnd shoes that wore made for service
rather than for looks. He wears a sweater
and over that a vest. Ho makes a picture
that would strlko terror to a man's heart
If mot In tho Blums of a city, as ho would
bo taken for tho typical bad man. Rut he
only represents tho Idiosyncrasy of the so.
Hcltor general of the United Statos, who
like his associate, tho attorney general, ex
ercises tho privilege of dressing as he
pleases when playing golf.
Secretary Root Is a good golf player and
enjoys the gamo. Admiral Dewey plays
occasionally, but Dewey, whatever his en
ergy ns a fighter, does not waste any energy
In recreation. Ho prefers to sit on the
piazza of'thu club houso and watch other
playors. Dewey Is always picturesque, llko
General Miles, and when ho appears on tho
links the appointment of his dress Is ho
yond criticism.
Admiral Selfrldgo and Minister Wu Ting
fnng are also occasional plnyors. Thn Chi
nese mlnlHtcr Is popular ot the golf links, as
overywhero elso In Washington, but ho Is
not much of a player. Oeneral Corbln has
not had tlmo to piny golf, but Miss Ration,
whom he Is to marry, Is n golf enthusiast
nnd tho general will no doubt bo added to
tho club membership next fall,
DISCIl'I.I.MXO HKMOCIIATS.
'I'll I ma ii'h I'opnlUt In riliiie Doing
Some rinr Work,
Chicago Chronicle (dem.)
Tho solemn form In which the democratic
committee of South Carolina read Senator
McLaurln out of tho party makes tho farce
more laughable. Tho commtttco which dis
ciplined Senator McLaurln Is a popullstlc,
not a democratic, body,
Senator Tillman, who engineered the pro
ceedings of the comraltteo, Is not a demo
crat, but a populist. The Kansas City plat
form In all Its distinctive features 1 u
popullstlc, not a democratic, platf, .no
spectacle of n popullstlc commit!., i
noered by a popullstlc boas readr ,
body out of the democratic party I
he refuses to support a populist U i l.i
Is a raw comedy m politics.
To be sure, Senator McLmirln Is not m .
of n democrat, but the South Cniolltia v. ,
Hits are particularly Impudent whin t
accuse him of voting In tho senati fcr r.
publican measures. Popullstlc pntulp i
arc as undemocratic ns republican pr.i
clplcs. For populists to dispute n m..i;
democracy beciuso he votes for republi a i
measures Is absurd nud preposterous U
yond description.
If the Tillman popullstlc cllquo wero
detnocrnts their policy would bo n poor way
of showing it. Tho road to democrnil
success Is not through making tho dcnio
rrntlc party smaller. "Reading out of tin
party" Ir an offensive exercise of bo. s
power. The democratic vote of South
Carolina nt the lato election was but 10 u i
It would not bo dlllU'iilt for tho populls
machine to drive enough demoi rats out
of tho party to make the stato repuldlian
Tho policy of attempting to drive demo
crats out of the party ns n means of ob
tnlnlng democratic victories nt tho pells ts
tiot confined to South Carolina It has
been Introduced In Chicago democrat le bos.i
methods. H Is a wrong method.
Votors should be Induced to come Into
the democratic party. "Heading out ' a
leader reads out his followers. Tho demo
cratlc party has no voters to spnre. Voters
should bo nttractod, not repelled.
COHOXATIOX 111(111 .TIXKS.
Kllt of Knulnml Prrloiml r (il-.cn
Over o Mi'illnrvnl Miiimnr r .
New York Times.
Tho coronation of King Kdwnrd VII.
promises to be a "show" which will de
light tho hearts of tho good people of
Iondon town. All tho mummery of modi
aoval times will bo revived nnd mado to do
duty an If It meant something. Robes nnd
Insignia will be much lu evidence, nnd all
kinds of ceremonial observances will be
made a part of what promises to be a
very Interesting, If somewhat tiresome.
program. As a pageant It will undoubt
edly bo a success. It Is so long slnco Ung
land had n coronation that n great many
things pertaining to that ceremony have
been forgotten; but thnt nothing shall bo
omitted, thero Ir n great overhauling f
old records and searching of ancient patents
of one sort or another, on thn part of those
who havo, or think they have, heredity
rlRhts to official participation In this gi
gantic, masquerade. Meanwhllo tho privy
council Is hard nt work passing on tho
claims of those who nro ambitious of moro
or less conspicuous participation In tho ex
ercises of tho day. The duko of Norfolk
Insists upon his right to flguro ns chief
butler; tho duko of Newcastle will assert
his prerogntlvo to assist the king to hold
up his right hnnd; tho bishop ot Durham
claims tho right of supporting tho king and
queen. In n symbolic sense; tho duko ot
Somerset will enrry tho orb; tho dean of
Westminster will bo expected to conch
their majesties what to do at such stages
of tho ceromony ns mav find them nt fault
on points of royal etiquette; tho enrl of
Shrewsbury will provide a glovo for tho
klng'B right hand when ho takes tho
scepter; tho mnrquls of Winchester will ro
fuso to play If ho Ainnot perform tho in
estimable service of earning tho enp of
maintenance; Sir William Anstruthor re
spectfully tenders his services as grnnd
carver for Scotlnnd; Lord Grey do Ruthyn
will carry tho golden spurs or nothing; tho
duke of Iluccleuch announces that ho will
bo ready to ride by tho side of his majes
ty's carriage, and so on through an Inter
minable list of the revivals of ancient privi
leges, of which tho englishman Is moro
tenacious than of tho foreign trado of
Great Drltaln, or of anything good or use
ful which modern enterprlso nnd energy
havo established.
If the peoplo of England caro for these
things, who shall deride them? They aro
not very practical but nelthor Is roynlty,
for that matter. Tho chief function of thn
king Is to maintain a stnto which shall be
"good for trade" by encouraging lavish
display and scattering ns much of tho
wealth of the wealthy as posalblo nmong
the artisan and tradesman classes. Queen
Victoria took herself somewhat too teri
ously.to be popular as a sovereign. King
Edward will not bo likely to mako this
mistake. Hut when his coronation Is over
bo will be likely to ask himself. In tho
words of Henry V, "And what havo kings
thnt privates havo not, too, save ceremony,
6ave general ceremony?"
iihi;k.v ciiai'i.
..i?-?,ro,i Fw, Press: "Amy," said Mabel,
when do you Intend to wear that stunning
bathing suit of yours?" o.
"When the men arrive," replied Amy.
Pittsburg Chronicle: "Full of music,
arcn t you? sarcastically remarked tho
watchdog at midnight.
"Oh! 1 wouldn't say thnt," replied tho
Tom Cat. modestly, "but I am full of flddtc
strlngs, you know."
Washington Star; "Do you think a per
son who finds a four-leaf clover is neces
sarily lucky?"
"Yes," nnswered Miss Cayenne. "Any
one who can go hunting four-leaf clovers
Is lucky to be able to pass tho time thus
Instead of working."
Philadelphia Press: She Her husbnnd Is
an engineer.
Hi Civil, I suppose.
She Well, barely so. They've been mar
ried moro than a year, I believe.
Puck! She I nupposn you never met your
affinity, Mr Olcbatch?
He I don't know. One can't tell ones
affinity except by marrying nnd thon It
may turn out to bo a cast of mistaken
identity.
Roston Transcript: Pish stories abound
In tho country papers. They tisunlly begin:
"Uncle Pete Htlmpson laid upon our dens
today n flno fix-pound trout that fi-ll a f
tlm to his rod at Podgrrs Urook ycaterday
Coll again, Uncle Polo."
Hnltlmore American: "Tell me," tie
sighed, "tell me, beauteous maiden, whnt Is
In your heart.''
Miss Henrietta Henn of Boston gave him
n. look of icy disdain and then vourhsnfi'i
the monosyllnblo reply:
"Dlood."
Detroit Preo Press: "Pn, what l ,
philosopher?"
"A philosopher, Jlmmle, Is n mnn w o
thinks ho has got through being a f"
Washington Star: "The Phlnanvin.
marked the nrlcntnllst. "Is one ot Mie me tt
est, most self-effacing people In the d
I "Oh, I don't know, answered thr- fr ' d
who is nlwnys ilouotful. "The ciii ir n
Is the only person I know of In (Ms
weather who Isn't nfrnld to go out to f
lie In his pajamas."
ins win: is out or tows,
James Hnrton Adnms In Denver P s'
Wo see n man with umlerllp that h t
downward droop,
Upon his fare a scowl ns If he'd fall"
the soup!
He roams nbout the busy streets In -n
easy way,
And ptits n surly accent on tho thtr-S'
has to say.
Ho goes into a restaurant nnd drops tr
sent
And wonders why they've nothing fit r
dog to ent.
And If you care to seek the cause
makes him feel so brown
You'll not hnvo very fnr to look; his wt
out of town
Wo see nnnther man dressed up onus
gay.
He wenrs a smile of gladness and a bu'
hole bouquet;
He Joins the cruising pnrtles, whero
whlti-topped schooners sail,
And koo-kooh nil the pretty rlrls vi
clinnre to cross his trail.
At striking of the midnight hour he I
on the street,
Is atrcnuoiiH in hlR efforts to r n'f I ',,H
wabbling feet;
Ho wears his lint tipped sldew.vs "n his
beer-befuddled crown:
Tho motiiey knows tho ctt s nwn , his wlfo
U out of town, .