THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1001.
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The dmaha Daily Bee.
E. llOSBWATEH, ED1T0II.
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STATEMENT OF CIHCULATION.
BUto or .Ncliruska, Douglas County, as..
(jturgu 11. Tzschuck, secretary ut The Ilea
rublisiilliK Cornimny, beiin; duty sworn,
ays iiiai tho actua. number ui iu I una
completo copies at Tim unity, Mi.rnl..!,
iv etu.it; und Sunday bee pniued uuting hv
UiOlltll ot juiy, iMl, wua UU lUlWWB.
1 -'5,1 Do n US.IUU
2 ur,,iitj is ali.ioo
i -r,,7u i aa.iau
4 ai.uuu ;v 25,020
6 ar,,3ju 21 ho,uik
6 'm.mm n ao.uitu
7 K0,U13 u ai,U4u
t ii&,;iru 2 U3,U5u
u un.uiu is i!B,;no
lu xr,,nuo 20 ao.iiou
u ur,,;r;u 7 us.sioo
12 i!r,,lSl0 2 2&,740
13 M.iiuo i'j 25,viau
14 ."" so 25,210
15 as.u.-.o 21 sts.tuo
in 25,070
Total 7t)4,01C
.Less unsold and returned copies,... ,002
Net total Haled 7Tf.,01U
Nut daily average 25,000
UEO. II. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed In my presence und sworn to
before mu thin 31st ciay of Jui, A. D. I'M.
M. IS. lib NO ATE,
Notary l'ubiic.
I'AUTIES LKAV1NO KOll SCMMUIl.
I'srllci leavlnir the city (or
tlie summer mmy have The Ilea
cut to them rviiulnrly by
uotlfytiiv Tlie lice lluainava
oilier, In person or by mall.
The a ild res n nlll bo chsuicd
aa often na desired.
Nebraska will hold n state fnlr thl
year Just to demonstrate tlint It Is still
tho agricultural garden spot of the west.
The effectual way to stop that popo
cratlc political grading Is to vote the
political graders out of the court house.
The Schley court of lnr,ulry will be
held In the now gunners' workshop at
Washington. All the big guns tiro ex
pected to be there.
Competent authorities estimate that
bugs did ?:t01),000,000 worth of damage
In this country last year and the numer
ous bugs of political hue are not in
cluded In the list, either.
Chancellor Andrews thinks that
preachers who preach for salary alone
ought to be hanged. He neglected to
say what ought to be done with teach
ers who teach for salary alone.
Tho high prices of cabbages and other
vegetables will doubtless be a boon to
a certain class of theatrical companies.
If the hens could only be Induced to go
on a strike they would bo still safer.
King Edward was unable to make bis
sxpcctutl call on the emperor of Ger
many because his clothes did not lit. If
uch a thing had happened In the Orient
It would be easy to see that tailor's
finish. i
Visitors remark upon tlie scarcity of
automobiles in Omaha. The only way
to make Omaha an automobile city Is to
level out the hills or produce a machine
that will climb them without outside
propulsion.
A special Invltatlon'should be extended
by Ak-Sar-Hen to Kansas City to attend
the court festivities next mouth lu view
of the fact that Kansas City has
abandoucd its practice to hare a
carnival of Its owu.
If tho Nebraska National Guard
brings Its encampment to Omaha It
may depend on being properly enter
tained. When It conies to furnishing a
camping ground old Fort Omaha can
not be ciiualed in the state.
Canada's slow growth as shown by
Its new census Is eliciting exclama
tions of wonderment as to the cause.
Canada's census enumerators are not
as adept as the American counting
brigade. That Is all there Is to it.
The proximity of the HufTnlo exposi
tion to Nlogara needs no demonstra
tion on the map. The hordo of midway
freaks who want to achieve notoriety
and free advertising by swimming tho
rapids afford a diagram without lines.
A convention, now lu session In Den
ver, Is endeavoring to formulate a uni
form system of divorce laws for thu
different states. An American ready
made divorce which would hold good in
England would find n buyer ns soou as
Lord Ilussell gets out of Jail.
Tho South Aiuerlcnn situation, with
its revolutions, counter-revolutions and
prospective neighborhood wars, Is com
plicated enough to keep newspaper read
ers busy lu tho attempt to follow It.
If a fow Turkish or Uusslan names
could bo thrown lu by way of variety It
would beat the mirror maze.
Local steamship agents report the
biggest business for ocean travel that
lias ever emanated from this point. In
other words, more Nebraska and Iowa
people have found themselves ablo to
go abroad than In any previous year,
This Is not a bad sign when viewed
from tho standpoint of general pros
purity conditions.
VUMniNATIOSS .V KVKOl'K.
The rejKirt of Prof.-Jenks. of the Iri
dustrlal commission, In regard to Indus
trial combinations lu Europe, while pre
senting no new facts, Is still Interest
ing and Instructive. The report Is the
result of two months' study In Europe
with government officials of England,
France, Austria and Germany, with
scientific students of economics and
other publicists and with persons con
nected with Industrial combinations.
Tho salient points In the report are
that there Is a strong tendency toward
the formation of Industrial combina
tions everywhere In Europe and that
these combinations do not seem to have
awakened tho hostility In any Euro
pean country that Is mot with lu the
United States. The report says that
there Is relatively speaking little objec
tion to combinations in Europe and in
some countries the governments and
people seem to believe that they are
needed to meet modern Industrial con
ditions. Government supervision, how
ever, Is generally regarded as necessary.
It Is pointed out that the great degree
of publicity In the organization of cor
porations has lorgely prevented tho
evils arising from stock watering and
has evidently had much effect In keep
ing prices steady and reasonable and
lu keeping wages steady and Just. The
report also states that there seems to
be no Inclination toward tho passage of
laws which shall attempt to kill the
combinations, that being thought im
possible and unwise. Laws, lu tho Eu
ropean view, should attempt only to
control and that chiefly through pub
licity, though the government may be
given restrictive powers In exceptional
cases.
In France the penal code provides a
penalty of Imprisonment and line for
coalition to raise or lower prices. In
England the corporation laws provide
for a great degree of publicity In con
nection with promotion of corpora
tions and their regular management.
A like degree of publicity exists In
France, Germany and Austria. The re
port states that in these latter coun
tries there are such rigid provisions re
garding the valuation of property and
reports of promoters nnd directors that
stock watering In tho ordinary sense
of the expression, as used In the United
States, Is almost If not quite an Im
possibility. Industrial combination has extended
as far lu Germany as In the United
States and exerts as great a power over
prices, wages and In other directions
as here. Hut the plan of organization Is
different there. The situation In Aus
tria Is practically the same as In Ger
many. In England there Is an Increas
ing tendency toward industrial combi
nation, while In Franco the movement
toward combination Is less pronounced.
Tlie causes for combinations In all the
countries are substantially the same
severe competition and the necessity
for economy In production In order to
make profits.
It would seem from this report tluft
the qucstlou of Industrial combinations
abroad is being considered more ration
ally than In this country. The Euro
pean Idea appears to be not Jo destroy
but to control the combinations and ac
cording to Prof. Jenks tho, best pre
ventive of their abuse yet found in Eu
rope is publicity. A like requirement
here Is believed to bo entirely practica
ble .and If found to bo so there seems
no good reason why It would not work
as well lu this country as lu Europe.
to coNsiDtut iiccii'novnr.
The Natlonnl Association of Manufac
turers at Its last convention endorsed
the principle of reciprocity and author
ized tho executive committee of the as
sociation to take steps for bringing to
the attention of congress the sentiment
of the manufacturers on the subject. A
meeting of the committee has been
called for early In October, when tho
matter will be thoroughly discussed
and a call Issued for a national reci
procity convention. The president of
the association says that the sentiment
of manufacturers Is In favor of securing
treaties of commercial reciprocity with
other " countries with a view to the
extension of America's trade In foreign
lauds and refers to the recent tariff
action of some of the European coun
tries ns showing the expediency of
reciprocity.
A Washington dispatch says that
while the sentiment of republican con
gressmen is almost 'unanimous against
tinkering with the tariff schedules, the
Idea of reciprocity Is growing In greater
favor. The declaration of the Iowa
republican platform In favor of reci
procity as the "natural complement of
protection" Is regarded as significant of
similar declarations to be made by other
republican conventions. President Me
Klnley Is understood to be giving the
subject a great deal of attention and It
Is said to be reasonably sure that the
next chalrmnn of the foreign affairs
committee In the senate, who It Is
thought will bo either Senator Frye or
Senritor Cullom, will be friendly to
reciprocity. It Is the belief that when
cqugress assembles such strong pres
sure will be brought to bear upon the
senate that the action of that body In
shelving the reciprocity treaties lu the
last congress will not bo repeated and
that If the treaties are revived compara
tively early action will be secured.
This does not uecessarlly mean that
tho senate will bo urged to ratify all
the reciprocity agreements that have
been laid before It, but only such of
them as promise to advance our foreign
commerce. Neither do the advocates
of reciprocity desire an Indiscriminate
application of that principle. What
they wish Is to secure treaties with all
countries .with which a profitable trade
can be carried on, a trade that will grow
from year to year. Doubtless there are
very valid reasons why somo of the
reciprocity agreements that have been
negotiated should not be ratified, but
there aro others which It Is not to bo
doubted would be of benefit to us. The
mistake of tho senate wns lu shelving
all.
Our merchants and manufacturers
are reaching out for foreign markets.
They have built up a great trade abroad
Which it In desirable to hold uud In
rrease. Hut they are confronted by a
Jealousy and hostility which appear to
be steadily growing In extent and In
tensity. European governments are strik
ing at American competition through
discriminating tariff duties. There Is a
threat of tariff wars. The determina
tion abroad to check the commercial In
roads of the United States Is being
manifested with Increasing earnestness
and even fierceness. How shall this be
counteracted, If It bo possible to counter
act It? Obviously something must be
done If we are to hold the trade we
have, to say nothing of .Increasing It.
It Is the opinion of the advocates of
reciprocity that the application of that
policy would have a most salutary ef
fect upon the situation, even if It should
not prove n complete remedy for the
hostility that American trade Is en
countering and therefore they propose
to urge reciprocity with greater zeal
than ever before. With the adminis
tration favoring that policy and backing
the demand of the great body of manu
facturers. It would seem a pretty safe
prediction that the senate of the Fifty
seventh congress will not treat reci
procity with the Indifference anil neg
lect shown iu the last congress.
XU fc'.Yfl Of AMElllCA.
General F. D. Grant, who has Just
returned from a trip to Hussln, says
that there seems to be little If any of
that trade envy of the United States
among the Russians which appears so
prominently now and theu In other Eu
ropean couutrles. He found that the
general feeling of the people- of tho
mlddlu and upper classes was distinctly
favorable to the United States and the
trouble over the sugar tiu-iff generally
regretted. This Is so, he says, because
the Kusslaus regard this country more
as a market to buy from than as one to
which t'j export products. The Uusslan
fanners buy largely of American farm
Implements and regard with regret any
difference between the two countries
which seems likely to cut them off from
buying of America. Not only do they
buy of us, but the fact of being able
to pay us off In competition against tlie
manufacturers of Hungary, Germany
and England results very profitably to
the Russians.
It Is probably true that tho Uusslan
people feel friendly toward the United
States, but It Is unfortunately u fact
that the men In authority appear not to
be lu sympathy with this sentiment
The action of the Uusslan minister of
finance lu subjecting certain American
products to discriminating tariff duties,
as a measure of retaliation, was a dis
tinctly unfriendly proceeding, for which
no adetiutite Justification can bo found
lu the circumstances. Virtually It was
a challenge to a tariff war and the
opinion Is not unreasonable that It was
intended to promote like hostile action
on tlie part of other European countries.
The American people are glad to be
lieve that the masses of the Uusslan
people feel friendly to this country and
desire to cultivate cqmmcrclal Inter
course with us, but tho facta Indicate
that such Is not tho feeling of the Uus
slan government.
A HBMAllKAULK SHOWIKQ.
The balance struck on the books of
the city treasury at the beginning of
the present month, marking the close of
the first seven months of the present
year, presents a remarkable showing
for the elllctency of the city treasurer.
About a week ago The Uee called at
tention to the outstanding special fund
warrants for which no provision seemed
to have been made beyond the volun
tary payments on assessments, ninny of
which weru of doubtful legality. The
exhibit on the books of this fund Is as
follows:
SPECIAL. FUND WAKHANT DEBT.
Outstanding December 31, 1000.. . .409,G12.30
Issued, Including ordinance '302,
August 1, 1901 33,962.47
Total S443.C04.S6
Redeemed to July 31, 1901 125.9S4.S5
Net amount outstanding 317,520.01
This does not by any means solve the
problem what to do with this debt on
which the Interest rate Is 7 per cent, but
It shows that the obligation Is being
lessened by constant collections.
On the general balance sheet for the
aggregate city funds the exhibit Is still
better:
COLLECTION OF REOULAR TAXES.
January 1 to August 1, 1901 ? 1,002,393.42
Interest on same 30,996.92
Total $1,033,390.31
CITY WARRANT DEBT.
Outstanding warrants December
31, 1900 $326,920,83
New warrants issued, 1901 614,174.29
Total $941,095.12
Warrants paid to August 1 682,581.42
Warrants outstanding, but called. 253,513.70
Cash on hand 278,311.63
Cash balance over warrants 19,798.13
In other words, tho city Is now com
pletely ou a cash basis, with nearly
$20,000 surplus above outstanding war
rant Indebtedness, and tho Interest on
all the outstanding warrants has ceased
with the call for preseututlon for pay
ment. The exhibit of the balance on the
books of the school district Is as fol
lows; SCHOOL WARRANT DEBT.
Outstanding Decombcr 31, 1900.... $156,125.93
Issued In 1901 to August G 267,521.90
Total warrants Jssued $423,647.SS
Redeemed to July 31, 1901 363,981.33
Total wnrrants out $ 59,666.50
Cash In treasury July 31, 1901.... 43,106.77
Deficit $ 16,559.73
Tho school fund hns a net deficit, after
applying all the cash ou hand to Its ob
ligations, of more than 111,000. This
means that after eating up all the
money turned In for liquor licenses for
the entire year and all the current
taxes, etc., collected, the school board
has four months of school session to
carry on with nothing but n deficit to
draw on.
While tho tax collection figures show
up well for our tax-gathering machin
ery, they emphasize anew the great
sums that aro drawn from our people
to keep up tho expenses of government
nnd for the conduct of tho schools.
While It Is only just to uiuke all subject
to taxation pay up promptly alike, the
relief must come In the reduction of tins
aggregate expenses and the better dis
tribution of tlie burdens among the peo
ple who have property that enjoys tho
benefits.
The popullstii of Douglas county seem
to be proceeding with tho preparations
for their primary In total disregard of
the provisions of law governing primary
elections. The law fixes the hours when
the polls should be open nnd specifies
certain Information ns to district bound
aries and polling places which must be
Inserted In tho call, but the populist re
formers pay no attention to It. As the
proposed populist convention Is to be
only an Imitation, without attempting to
make any nominations, perhaps It does
not moke any difference whether the
law Is followed or not.
General James H. Weaver will be it
delegate to tho Iowa democratic state
convention. He has been everything
by turns lu opposition to the republican
party and has been n fusion candidate
ninny times, but this Is his first appear
ance ns n slmou pure democrat. This Is
taken to Indicate a belief that the jiopu
list parly In Iowa has been completely
swallowed nnd populists elsewhere can
readily sec tho set of the tide. The
democratic stomnch cau stand any
strain Unit may be put upon It, but
many populists will not relish that kind
of a rest tug place.
The Mark Lane Express, the best
British authority on the grain trade,
estimates that Great Britain, France,
Holland and Belgium can easily absorb
every bushel of the surplus American
wheat and that the remainder of Europe
will as easily dispose of the balance of
the world's exportable surplus. From
the figures glveu there Is every reason
to believe that present prices for that
cereal will be maintained, If they do not
go higher. Tho American farmer hits
anything but a gloomy prospect ahead
of him.
Nothing could better expose the rea
sons for fusion than the attitude of
both democratic and populist papers lu
this state, lu counties where they are
In couttol the democrats are opposed to
fusion ou the local ticket and where
the populists think themselves strong
enough to elect without the aid of demo
cratic votes no democrats need apply.
The essence of tho popocratlc platform
Is contained in the resolution Hint "We
want tho otlices."
The Jacksonlans nnd the Douglas
County Democracy arc Just now loud In
telling what they Intend to do with one
another In tho political arena when their
primaries roll around. Theso warring
democrats are always long on hot air
and short on fight. When the time
comes the democratic primaries will tie
as tame us the South Omaha bull fight
and will have Just as few participants
and spectators.
Wireless telegraphy Is to bo utilized
to communicate with the duke and
duchess of Cbmwall nnd York wheu
they near the shores of this continent.
After the landing telepathy or some
other as obscurp mcthods wlll be used to
secure Interviews with them.
Colombia hastens to assure the United
States and other powers that t rattle
across the Isthmus will not be Inter
rupted. When the war ships of various
nations which have been ordered there
arrive tho trouble will not be uearly so
ominous.
Aid for Shuffer.
Detroit Free Tress.
Perhaps Mr. Shaffer might bo able to
persuade tbo German steel manufacturers
to make a little contribution to bis strike
fund.
So Sympathy for Them.
Washington Post.
The country will be disposed to draw tbo
lino when tho victims of tho Oklahoma
land lottery return for sympathy and as
sistance. W'hnt Unopened In Xebrnnkn.
Washington l'ost.
Yes, Bonny, thcro was fusion In Nebraska
last year when tho republicans made a
clean sweep of tho platter, Including a pair
of United States senators.
ExnloNlon of a Theory.
Indianapolis Journal.
Compulsory arbitration has completely
failed in Now Zealand, where it originated,
and tbe Idea lias been abandoned. Now Its
advocates In this country should drop It.
Voluntary arbitration Is all right, but com
puUory arbitration is impossible.
I'nrlty of MtutemiiniiNhlii.
Buffalo Express.
Mr. Bryan makes hasto to avow his sym
pathy with tbo steel workers' strike and his
acceptance of Shaffer's viewpoint. In
cldentally, he observes that this is a good
tlnio for tho laboring men to reeolvo to'
vote for "tho party that favors arbitra
tion Rnd opposes government by injunction
and tho blacklist."
Vindlenten the Home Ilnce,
Washington Post.
Twelve thousand people attended tho
races at ColumbUB, O,, tho othor day and
on tho following day but 6,000 nut of a
voting population of 35,000 turned out to
express their sentiments concerning a
municipal Improvement involving the ex
penditure of $3,000,000. This looks like a
handsome vindication of the horse race.
GROWTH OK THE NMIIM.US.
.Sternly Inerenne In ITnele Sam' Store
of (he Yellow Horn.
Buffalo Express.
One of the Interesting developments of
the new fiscal year has been tho Increasing
surplus In national finances. It was
thought by statisticians that tho reduction
In tho war revenue taxation, which wont
Into effect on July 1, would bo felt at once
and that there would bo a slight deficit at
the beginning of the year. Tho contrary
has proved the case, Thus far since tbe he
ginning of the fiscal year the surplus has
amounted to $1,063,000, about $800,000 of
which was accumulated during July. If
the rate of accumulation thus far in August
Is maintained throughout the month the
surplus will about equal that for July. It
was estimated that at least $10,000,000 would
bo cut from the Internal revenue by the re
duction in tho stamp taxation, but the
Indications are that the statisticians will
be obliged to make some modifications
before the present fiscal year Is ended. It
is likely, however, that the reduction in
stamp taxes will bo felt more nnd more as
the year advancer. ,
In connection with this Increase in the
surplus It Is interesting to note tho con
dition of tho I'nlted States treasury. The
stock of gold on hand now npprcaches
$510,000,000, which Is many millions In ex
cess of tho holdings of any of tho great
government banks of Europe. Tho Rus
sian government once clnlmed to hold
considerably moro than this, but tho
present nmount in Its treasury is about
$313,500,000, Ttio stock held by tho Hank
of France Is nearest In size to that In tho
United States treasury and umounts to
about $478,250,000. Austro-Hungary has
$190,300,000, the Bank of England $183,330.
000 and the flcrman Imperial bank $158,383,
000, Another Important fact Is that tho
amount of gold In tho United States treas
ury Is likely to bo Increased this seaRon
from Alasknn sources by about $7,000,000.
Tho total output from tho Klondike Is es
timated at $25,000,000, but about $1S,000.000
of this comes from British territory. Prac
tically all of It passes through tho hands
of the United States Treasury department,
however, owing to tho better facilities for
handling the metnl in this country. Tho
British gold will In time be reshlppcd to
owners and will then form part of the gold
exports which will bo reported.
Tho outlook for an avcrago easy money
market Is thus very promising. This sur
plus of gold will keep the secretary of the
treasury In tho market for bonds; tho addi
tion of new gold for which tho government
pays out currency will add a largo nmount
of money to circulation, nnd the season is
rapidly approaching when heavy credit bal
ances In favor of tho United States will
bo piling up In Europe, for cotton ami food
products. There will be times when money
rates will advance sharply, but taken as a
whole the situation should bo easy.
FAIli;Wi:i,t, TO IlltVAN.
VirKlnln Contribute to the Ornlory
nt lllx I'olllhnl llurlnl.
New York Times.
To bury a public man without tho for
malities of a public funeral Is a proceeding
which would bo Justified only under con
ditions of exceeding oxlgency. Such con
ditions have existed, hut they do not seem
to exist in tho case of Mr. W. J. Bryan,
whoso political death has been so gradual
as to recall the Incident of tho venerable
colored woman, who said: "Ah don't
know how it Is. Sotno folks dies Just as
easy as nothln', but it nios' kills mo to
die." Tho least tho democracy could do
would bo to glvo Mr. Bryan a first-class
funcrnl, but If wo can accept the assur
ances of Senator Barksdalc of Virginia ho
Is already burled. In his speech as tem
porary chairman of the Virginia democratic
convention, which met in Norfolk on
Wednesday, that eloquent gentleman said:
"Twice wo have followed William Jen
nings Bryan nnd free silver to tho Hcpul
cher and not once to tho resurrection.
Thcro can bo no moro resurrection of tho
dead, no more rising from the grave. In
tho democratic temple of fame, which Is
the hearts of tho people, alongside Thomas
Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Samuel J. Tll
den and othor great leaders of tho dem
ocracy, wo will place tho equally great
Ncbraskan nnd In the memories of our
past glorious record frco sliver at tho
ratio of 16 to 1 will have an abiding place
as another cnuso nobly fought and hope
lessly lost,
Mr. Barktidalu Indulges in grim, hut not
inappropriate metaphor. How it will strike
Mr. Bryan is a matter of speculation, but
we venture to suggest that possibly his high
appreciation of a new and startling flguro
of speech will afford him an nmount of
gratification calculated to tootho his
wounded prldo in learning that, in the
estimation of his party, he is not only dead,
but burled beyond the hope of a glorious
resurrection. For him tho vision of the
infinite future .which prompted tho brilliant
Holley to refer with professional inspira
tion to the time "when this combustible
shall put on incombustlon," does not ma
terialize. Whether Mr. Brynn belongs of right in
tho same family vault with Thomas Jeffer
son, Andrew Jackson and Samuel J. Tllden
Is a question to be decided by those most
concerned. As n suggestion ho might feci
moro at homo In the mausoleum In which
aro entombed what tho democrats nro still
permitted to cherish as the relics of tho un
successful candidates of the party. There
havo been n good many of what tho
archaeologists engaged In tho Btudy of the
mounds of tho Mississippi valley describe
ns "Intrusive burlalB" In the democratic
cemetery, but not many havo found n rest
ing placo In tho Jeffcrsonlnn crypt. That
Is sacred becauso Inaccessible.
NO nKSIlUTRKS WANTKI1.
Amerlcn'n KIkMIiik Men Are Not Sol
diers of Fortune.
Chlcngo Inter Ocenn.
Eleven deserters from tho Northum
berland fusllcers, Just returned from South
Africa, have been arrested at Southampton.
They allege in excuso of tholr crime, ac
cording to a London dispatch, "that an
agent of tho United States offered thorn
$10 each, civilian outfit, free passage," and
other Inducements "to enter tho American
army nnd navy." This silly Ho of a lot ot
worthless malingerers would deserve no at
tention wero it not typical of a notion
rather widely held in Europe.
When Dewey sailed for Manila tho
Spanish governor there issued a procla
mation describing his crews as riffraff ot
all nations. When tho deadly precision of
Dewey's gunnery amazed the world his gun
ners wero claimed as British trained. In
'act, every man In Dowey's squadron, save
a few Oriental cabin bcrvnnts, was an
American citizen nnd his gunnors were
every ono American bred nnd practically all
American horn. Theso facts wero speedily
mado known. Yet the notion continues to
prevail abroad, and especially In England,
that tho United States 1b always looking
for trained fighting men in other countries.
This talso Idea probably originated from
the fart that their natural sympathies led
sevoral trnlncd European officers, such as
L'Enfant, Steuben and Pulaski, to offer
their crvlces to tho colonies lu the rev
olution and that theso services wero rec
ognized as of great value. Then nt tho out
break of the civil war Secrptary Seward,
seolng tho need of drlllmastcrs for tho
thousands of raw recruits, mado tho experi
ment of prcturlng such assistance abroad.
Tho experiment was not a success, and the
only om of the.io soldiers of fortune, so fai
ns can be recalled, to attain any distinction
wns (Jeneral John J. Copplngcr. Wo had
scores of foreign-trained commanders of
note, such ns Slgol and Tuchln, but thoy
camo bore before tho war and not primarily
In search of military employment.
Whatever the temporary needs of 1851,
none such exist today. So far from Book
ing or desiring foreign military talent, tho
United States absolutely rejects It. No
alien can even enlist In cither our army or
navy. Before his application will bo oven
entertained ho must have formally re
nounced allcglanco to hlH native land. Fully
80 per cent of tho men In our army nnd navy
nre native-born Americans. A man who
had been honorably discharged from tho
British service and had been naturalized
might he accepted by on American recruit
ing officer If ho wero up to our standards
mentally, morally and physically.
But tho idea that the United States, with
moro than 12,000,000 fighting men to draw
from, should bo heating up recruits any
where abroad Is so absurd that it Is wonder
ful that even a deserter would venture upon
ro manifest a He, The United States army
and navy are American throughout. They
havo no need and no desire for foreign as
hlstance. And deserters aro mon they
would not accept uudcr any conditions.
COLUMBIAN MINISTER CALLS
Sil? Iht Coiftrenet with fcietrv Haj
Onr Troubles Aroma Isthmus.
FICHT WITH URIBE'S FORCES NEAR BOGOTA
Soldier of InmirKcnt Lender WMhIn
One tlny'n .Mnrch of Cunttnl
lovru Will lie Itenily to
Snll Tncsday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Th Colombian
minister, Dr. Slla, bad a conference today
with Secretary Hay. It was the first per
sonal exchange between tho secrotary nnd
tho representative of Colombia slnco tho
present disturbances started. Dr. Sllva
gavo Mr. Hay Information to tho otfect that
trafllc ou the Isthmus was entirely unob
structed and also assured him ot tho ability
of Colombia to keep tho traffic open.
Tho minister's communication to Secre
tary Hay did sot tako nny formol or writ
ten shape, but was an Informal discussion
of tho situation, based on tho minister's
latest advices. Ho informed tho secre
tary that a cable dispatch from Bogota, sont
last Thursday, stated that traffic across
tho Isthmus was entirely unobstructed as a
result of tho efforts of tho Colombian au
thorities Ho also expressed tho fullest eonndenco
that Colombia was nblo to nulntala free
traffic across tho Isthmus. So far as tho
United States government is concerned,
thcro has never been nny purpose to exert
military forco in kcoplng open isthmian
trafllc unless it becarao perfectly plain
that Colombia was uaable to do so. This
view was doubtlesB mado known to Dr.
Sllva, although the naturo of tbo exchange
is known only in thu most general way.
The assurances given by Dr. SIIva make
clear certain features.
1. Thcro Is no Interruption of trafllc nt
tho present time, Colombia giving official
assurance of this and tho United States ,
having no advices from Its representatives
showing an actual stoppage of traffic within
recent days.
CVioiulilii to Keep Isthmus Open.
2. Both governments nro agreed that the
first responsibility for maintaining frco
traffic Is on Colombia and that tho United
States Is nut called on to act until Colombia
finds Itself unable to fulfil t tho primary
responsibility.
3. Tho United States will undoubtedly
Judgo for Itself when nny occasion arises for
exercising its authority on the Isthmus.
A request from Colombia would bo strong
evidence that such occasion had arisen.
But It is not essential to wait a request or
noticu from Colombia, although such a
communication undoubtedly would recclvo
tho fullest consideration. Tho actual con
ditions as to whether traffic is open or
closed will determine Anally whether there
Is any occasion for tho exercise ot forco by
tho United States.
Although tho foregoing Is not an
nfllclal statement, yet It is be
lieved to cover tho main question In
olvcd at tho presont time. It discloses
that the movement of our war ships south
ward has been merely n precautionary
measure to look after American Interest
In enso of an nctual obstruction of traffic
and that the situation as it exists today
docs not call for an exercise of nny Ameri
can nuthorlty on tho Isthmus.
It was stated nt tho Navy department to
day that tho battleship Iowa nt San Fran
cleco will probably sail for Panama tomor
row morning.
Tho Iowa Is undergoing repairs to its
boilers. This work is being pushed with all
possible expedition In order that there shall
bo ns llttlo delay as posslblo In its trip
southward.
Sllvn rienned With Conference.
When seen after his visit to the State de
partment Dr. Sllva expressed himself as
highly satisfied with assurances given him
by Mr. Hay that the United States would
not take a hand In tbe affairs on tho isth
mus unless a request came from the Colom
bian government Itself, or else tho need ot
Intervention boenmo so apparent ns to make
n request unnecessary. Tho minister stated
that somo time ugo bo Informed his govern
ment that tho United States would not put
Into operation tho treaty provision for
keeping open Unfile In tho Isthmus, unless
Colombia found Itself unablo to do so. Ho
says his Interview with Mr. Hay strength
ened this view of affairs and ho advised hti
government of the entirely disinterested
purposes of tho United States and ot its
purpose not to act so long as traffic across
tho lsthmua remains unobstructed.
APPOINTMENTS BY PRESIDENT
Artillery Corp of Army Com en In for
n Lni'He Number and Nnvr
dp in n l-'eiv.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Tho president
today mode tho following appointments:
War Colonel artillery corps: John It.
Myrlck. Lieutenant colonel artillery corps:
William Ennls nnd Abncr Merrill. Major
artillery corps: Thomas It. Adams, John
A. Lundeen William E. Dlrkhlmer, Arthur
Murray and Henry L. Harris. First lieu
tenant artillery corps: James A. Buggies.
Charles II. Hilton, Jr., Terrene; B. Murphy,
Georgo O. Hubbard, John C. Livingston,
Hnrry T. Matthows, Henry Shren, Ernest
Greuough, Joseph S. Hardin, Sylvanus G.
Orr, Lanier Cravens, Edward Hill, James
D. Fauntleroy, Harry W. Newton, Hlchard
Tcllis and Frank S, Ixing. Second lieu
tenant artillery corps: Allnn Lcfort, Fred
erick I). Hennessey, Ilobert S, Welsh and
John J. Llpop, Second lieutenant Infantry:
Henry H. Hall, Harry W. Bathlany, Thomas
T. Duke, Hnrry D. Blasland, George It. Mac
Oregor, Charles H. Errlngton and Frank
Pratt. First llcutennnty cavalry; William
M. ComioII and George W. Wlnterburn.
Socond lieutenant cavalry: Herbert E.
Mann. Assistant surgeon volunteers with
rank of captain: Luther S. Harvoy.
Navy Howard Gage and William L. Bur
dick, lieutenant commanders; Percy Her
bert, boatswain.
Treasury Thomas B. Morton, collector
of internal revenuo for district of Alabama.
SECRETARY GOES TO CANTON
IIiij Will Vli.lt Prrnldent to Tnlk Over
ficnernl Mnttem In n Few
l)n)n.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. Secretary Hay
will leave for Canton In a day or two, prob
ably tomorrow. It is said at tho State
department that moro significance Is at
tached to tho visit to tho president than
the facts warrant.
Although It la quite evident that tho visit
will glvo nn opportunity for going over tho
disturbed condition In South America, the
Chinese situation nnd other ponding inter
national questions, yet thorn Is reason to
hellevi) that the meeting has no special
reference to any ono of theso topics, but Is
more with n view to affording opportunity
for n genernl exchange between the presi
dent and the sectotary of state.
Iln tier leu It ml 1 y DnmnKed,
WASHINGTON. Aug. 19. The War de
partment has been Informed that the dam
age to the batteries at Fort Morgan, below
Mobile, Is very extensive.
Sell I,otn In New ItenervnOnn,
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1!). The secretary of
J tho Interior has recclvad telegraphic roports
from ex-Oovrrt.or lllchnrds of tho sale of
town lots nt the three county rents in tho
newly opened reservations In Oklahoma, r
At Lnwson 609 lots have been sold for $2"5C.-
370. At Anndarkn 617 lots brought $160,66),
and nt Hobart $107,101 worn paid for 653
lots, Theso prices nre considered very
good.
I'linSONAI, ANIl OTIII1HWI5I.
Colonel George Wi Breckonrldgo of San
Antonio, Tex., has given $20,000 for tho
bulldln? of a school for tho colored chil
dren of that city.
James Angus of West Farms, Ni Y.( hns
given to Hogcr Williams park nt Provi
dence, H. I., a collection of corals nnd
pollshod agates valued nt $16,000.
Tho old homo of Francis Parktnan, tho
historian, near tho pond at Jamaica Plain,
has now been Included In Boston's p.trk
system and will be marked by a memorial,
John Jay Jackson, Judgo of tho United
States district court of West Virginia, h.n
Just coroploted his fortieth year on tho
bench. He was appointed by Lincoln and
liven In Parkersburg.
General Alexander Cnndlnno Popeseo, ono
of tho most brilliant soldiers In tho Hon
mntilnn army, has Just died. 'At Plovna
ho won high distinction, Inking n redoubt
by storm at tho head of his battalion nnd
capturing a Turkish Mag. Ho was also
known In Houmanlnn literature.
The distinction of being tho youngest
British offlcor to receive the Distinguished
Service Order bolongs to Second Lieutenant
I). L. Campbell of tho First battnllon of
tho Welsh regiment In South Africa. Tho
deed for which he was granted tho decora
tion was the defease ot a troop train which
on May 20 wns attacked by n inrgo forco of
Boers at Alkmnar,
It Is said that tbn Blsmnrck monument in
Dortmund will not bo ns elnbornto nnd
costly as wns nt first plniined. A wealthy
deputy named Otto promised fiO.OOO marks
for it, provided 2'i,000 moro woro raised, but
when tho latter sum had been collected It
was found that Herr Otto had lost hli
fortune through tho fnlluro of a commercial
company and had to withdraw his offer.
Washington is tho principal lumber state
In tho union. It has nn estimated 1100,000,
000,000 feet of merchantable timber, nil
amount that would nltow of cutting tit the
present rate for 100 years before Its ex
haustion. But tho samo wasteful methods
provall thoro which havo denuded somo of
the older states of their timber mid them
Is the anmo lack of provision for tho future.
The lato Baron Wllhelni Carl von Knth
schlld of Frankfort-on-thu-Mnlii, be
queathed to the Institution for Hick Foreign
Jews In Frnnkfort, founded In memory ot
his daughter, Georglno Sara, 3,000,000
markn, and to tno Jewish Itellglnus com
munity In Frankfort 200,000 marks in trust,
tho Inccme to be distributed mixing good
needy Jows on tho anniversaries of his
death and of tho death of his wife.
Tho London Chroniclo explains the sig
nificance of the bloody hand ou tho Royal
Ulster Yacht Club Hag, which the Sham
rock files, "Tho tradition," says tho
Chronicle, "is a weird one. Two Irish chief
tains 'called with snlls' on the sen In a
contest for tho crown. Whoever first
touched the shore should bo king. O'Neill,
seeing IiIb competitor Just nhcad, took thu
rulo literally, and, cutting uff his hand,
flung it on land. Thus ho conquorcd mid
thus he ruled. Sir Thomas Lip ton tnkes
the legend to heart In tho true spirit of It,
which he reads ab a lesson that tho com
petition should bo a keen ono, demanding
every sacrifice and straining ovcry ucrvc."
JUST KOll i'UN.
Chicago Itecord-IIcrald: "I believe I
understood you," her aunt, said, desiring to
tret at tho fncts in the case, "to say that
Mildred married a man who is lu tho bank
ing bUBlnees?"
'Yes. He's banking on what Mildred's
father Is going to glvo them when ho getM
reconciled?'
Detroit Tree Press: "This has been a
dreadful summer."
"Hasn't It? At the senshnro lnBt week I
met n Boston girl who said If It got much
worBe ehe'd have to buy a fnn."
Philadelphia Press: Miss Breezy Yes, I'm
engaged to George. It was pretty hard to
decide because 1 liked Tom quite us well as
George and they're equally wenlthy.
Miss Wabash What finally decided you?
Miss Breezy George promised mo tho
most nllmony In caso of divorce.
Yonkcrs Statesman: Tho Barber Docs
this rnzor hurt your face?
The Victim Yes; doesn't It hurt your
business:?
Washington Star: ' Who was Omar Kha
yam7" asked ono young man.
"I don't know," answered tho other, "but
I have a strong suspicion that be wns n
wlno aKent."
Smart Set: She I thought that Itev Mr
Crossroads wnn expecting a call to a city
church.
He So ho was. but nftor tho members of
tho city church heard his trial sermon they
cnine to tho conclusion that he had mlsst'd
his calling.
Baltimore American: "Your Excellency,"
snld tho Grnnd Vizier, "that French col
lector Is cackling around hero about that
little bill again."
"What snyeth he?" asked Abdul Ilnmld,
moodily pulling at his nargllch.
"Ho vowcth thnt Franco will prize your
realm unle.ss the account be settled."
"Hum." slghod Abdul, taking n long
draw. "Franco Is a bird, but I hurdly opine
that she Is a Turkey gobbler. 1 hurdly
oplno that."
Puck: Drummer It Is nrettv hnrd to get
a drink In this town, Isn't It?
Landlord (Kansas hotel) You bet. Whj,
vou can't even work tho snnke-blto racket
tiny more unless vou carry the snaku to the
drug store and lot him blto you In tho pres
ciico of a committee.
A r.UKST.
M. L., In New York Sun,
Long since, there lived n man reputed wlsii
(Homo better things wero said of him.
somo worse).
Who made his life a tireless quest to know
Tho Why und Wherefore of tho universa
lis wnndered through solutions Intricate,
Mill Mtll i.UU (Fllliunui,,,,., n ..,
This one converted, but unuthur spake
AI1U IllllUtl ilin Klltll ItlU.VUU.
A pnladln of ntholsm first
But soon he dared to wonder how today
Existence universal was explained
By saying It exlsicd yesterday.
So swerved awny unto tho other pole.
Hypothesis thelstlc, and would fain
Have found a cause without a prior cause
Hut all his years of searching woro In
vnln.
Thus all his fond Illations turned to dust;
Home things ho learned nro not revealed
to man; ....
What solace that ho know tho essence of
All creed religious slnco tho world hogiin?
His life wns girt by vain annlysls,
And subtle disputations held In thrall
Ills soul, that wildly drenined to overleap
Tbo mystery Llfo offers to ih all,
nut when Ag left him twisted, gray ami
worn,
Ho left tho barren purposo of bin quest.
And Ibnged to quite forget his mocking
doubts
And live IiIb Inst, fow, trembling days at
rest.
But Death had watched him with a cynU
eye
Had marked his shuffling steps, his sight
And ono still evening stood before his rhair
. , ,., ... . . i
'im iiitu iMii'.iy, an no uccKon. 'i
him.
Ono passing through n certain fit-M 1
graves
Mny find n stone of rnther ancient dni
Which bears those words, tho last ph'
unhv
Of him whoso llfo thev thus mmr"
orate:
"Here sleeps a man who sought to qu
God
Who conjured with tho overlnstlmf v i
Delved deeply into science, en-ci!'' "
schools,
And learned this trutll-thnt Man 1 'or
to die."
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