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OEOllOE H. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed In my presenco and Bworn to
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1W1. M. H. IUTNC.ATE,
Notary l'ubllc.
Tho Icjrltliiiitlo Income of tlio sheriff
of DoukImh county In ?2,."00 n year. The.
other .?r),r0() Is tho sunn.
Now tlmt tho Mate library commit
bIou Iiiih liron duly ot'Kitul.cil, tin; travel
liiK library will t-oon start out on its
jiralrlt! travels.
Tho statu bunk examiners cannot be
too cautious In the examination of
nionoy-loanln Institutions nmu-ntltiK
under statu charters.
Tho Increased pressure for accommo
dations for the army of public school
children Is the best proof of the expan
sion of Omaha's population.
TJasc bnll fans would suuKest to tin
local base ball manager that ho take
thu battltiK oyos of his team along with
him on trips away from homo.
It Is safo to wngur that tho candidates
on thu prohibition ticket In' Nebraska
will not Invest any very Int-RC sum In
tho prosecution of their campaign.
It might not bo n bad Idea for some of
tho cities which lay claim to a larger
census population than Omaha to com
puni attendance at the public schools.
I'uslon Is encountering a rocky road
til In South Dakota. Nebraska is about
the only state where, the cohesive power
of the appetite for spoils still avails to
keep the reformers together.
When William Coburn was sheriff lie
managed to take carot of 100 county
Jail prisoners with one' Jailer nnd ono
assistant. Now It takes live Jailers to
take caru of less than half a hundred.
President McKlnloy's speech at I'ulTalo
is proving another bogy to commercial
Europe. If present conditions continue
tho United Stilton Is. likely to bo run
ning a byu In the race for the world's
trade.
Thu Texas railroad detectives declare
their belief that thu men who robbed
tho Cotton Holt train wore amateurs.
From their success In eluding tho oltl
cors, however, they are certainly prom
ising candidates for thu professional
class.
It Is authoritatively announced that
tJeneral Kitchener will not return home
until his task In South Africa has been
completed. If Londoners havo ma
tured any plans for tendering him a re
ception it would be a good Idea to placu
them In cold stornge.
Holland Is the latest country to tie
maud satisfaction of the Turk. If all
these countries are Jumping onto him
now In thu belief that ho Is in poor
health, they should remember that
tho "sick man of Kuropu" has inadu
some wonderful rallies In times past
Ono of thu Judges of tho district bench
confesses to astonishment that tho ltosl
tlon of court bailiff should be so much
sought after. Tho bailiffs havo tho
same, three months' vacation with full
pny that thu Judges enjoy. That may
afford n partial explanation.
Susan 11. Anthony pronounces Carrie
Nation's hatchet campaign stupid and
harmful to tho causu of woman suffrage
Susan Insists that tho ballot Is more
mighty than the hatchet and since the
women of Kansas have tho ballot they
havo no excuse to swing tho tomahawk.
Tho convention fad has certainly
struck this country hard when tho hay
.fovor sufferers Indulge In one. It Is
now In order for people with Ingrowing
ualls and boys with stone bruises on
their heels to issue n call for a con
ventlon in which they can wall out
their grief.
When Wu Ting I'ang. tho Chine
so
minister to tho United States, Is tra
ns
forrod to London there will bo a la
nrxo
gap In tho list of nvallable talent
collego addresses. Ho mav be
for
a
neat lien," but his public dellveranc
es
havo given tho people of this count
TV
plenty of food for nrocresslvo thought.
A DASTARDLY CHIME.
For the third time in our history the
bullet of an assassin has stricken down
the chief magistrate of the republic.
Lincoln fell a victim to seotlonnl hate,
Uiirlloltl to political malignity, McKln-
ley to tho murderous spirit of anarchy.
The shooting of President McKlnley
Is particularly appalling In the fact It
discloses that there are In this freo
land men who aru the sworn enemies of
those whom tho people have placed In
power nnd who aru ever ready to com
mit such a dastardly deed as that of
thu self-confessed anarchist at Buffalo.
That anarchism should exist in coun
tries where thu people aro oppressed
and have few civil rights, where rulers
aru more or less despotic nnd thu
masses aru heavily burduiicd with taxes
to support great armies and maintain
the pomp of royalty, can readily be
understood. Hut there Is no reason for
It In this republic, whose people, are not
oppressed and where all enjoy equal
political and civil rights, where there
aru no rulers but simply administrators
freely chosen by tho people.
Of all men William McKlnley Is the
very last one who could have been
thought of as an object of enmity even
to an anarchist. Throughout his pub
lic career ho has been thu sluccru anil
zealous friend of those whom Abraham
Lincoln called thu plain people. He
sprung from their ranks and has over
icon In sympathy with them. No pub
lic man of his tlmu has douu moru
than William McKlnley for improving
thu condition of American labor and
promoting the material progress anil
prosperity of thu country In which all
havu shared. There cannot bu produced
a fact lu his public record to show that
he has not always been a friend of tho
people. As thu chief executive of thu
nation ho has administered his great
trust with a Judicious regard for the
Interests and rights of all classes. Ills
whole life has been upright and hon
orable anil no president has moru fully
commanded or Justly merited thu
esteem of his countrymen. It !s not
too much to say that William McKlnley
holtls llrst place among living states
men in thu affection and contideucc of
his countrymen. Only tho most dis
tempered and llendlsh .ulud could" cou
celvu and act upon thu thought of tak
ing thu life of such a man.
Thu death of President McKlnley
would be a calamity to the nation thu
possible consequences of which cannot
be foreseen. 'There is still to be done
work of great Importance la connection
with our new possessions, with Cuba
and with the Chinese settlement that
needs the wisdom, the. calm Judgment
and tho clear-sighted statesmanship of
William McKlnley. There aro questions
of domestic policy the determination of
which requires his counsel. Tho pro
found sympathy of all the people will
go out to their suffering president and
all will sincerely pray for his recovery.
UlUTlSll VIEWS OF M'KlXLEr'S SPEECH.
The comments of the Loudon news
papers upon the speech of President Mc
Klnley at Huffa'Io exhibit tho profouud
Interest and the keen sensitiveness
abroad as to every responsible utter
ance hero respecting the commercial
ambition of the United States. Thu
Hrltlsh press sees In tho declarations
of thu president an aggresslvo spirit of
commercial conquest. One paper says
that this country will go Its way re
gardless of attempted European com
binations and "with a curtain careless
ness whether or not It comes Into vio
lent conflict with any European power."
Another paper urges that tSrcnt Hrit-
alu must redouble Its efforts to main
tain Its trade supremacy, while another
characterizes as "ono of the hardest
facts ot our times," tho "determina
tion of the United States to bu upper
most. In Central anil South America,
both commercially and politically." '
Yet the president said nothing that
was not before well understood. Tho
policy of commercial expansion Is not
now to this country, though It has been
moru vigorously pursued during' thu
last few years than ever before. Our
great Industrial development compelled
this nnd as thu American people havo
no' idea of halting development tho
struggle for commercial expansion must
become more vigorous. Hut theru Ms
no suggestion in Mr. McKlnloy's speech
that this struggle should bo carried
on regardless of what other nations
may do or attempt to do to meet
American competition- His plan of
tratlu oxpauslon contemplates cloter
commercial relations with other coun
tries that aro disposed to enter Into
such relations on fair terms. "We
must not," he said, "repose In fancied
security that wo can forever sell every
thing and buy llttlu or nothing. If
such a thing were posslblo It would
not bu best for us "or for those with
whom wo ileal. Wo should take from
our customers such of their products
that wo can use without harm to our
Industries ami labor." This menus reci
procity, "sensible Undo arrangements,"
In thu language of tho president,
"which will not Interrupt qur homo
production." "Commercial wars aro tin
profitable," declared the president. "A
policy of gootl will and friendly tratlu
relations will prevent reprisals." Cor
talnly there Is nothing aggresslvo lu
this, nothing to warrant tho vluw that
tho United States Is caroless whether
or not It comes Into violent conflict
with any European power. On the
contrary, It Is a most distinct and tin
ndstakablo declaration for commercial
peace, which this country desires as
slrongly as any other.
In the keen rivalry for tratlo between
the industrial and commercial tui
tions tho United Stntes will certainly
not be liiiflpml. American energy anil
enterprise will bo exerted wherever
THE OiMAIIA DALLY SATVHDAT, SEPTEM HEH
there Is n market for the products of
American Industry nnd with Increasing
vigor. Independent financially of the
rc.t of the world, surpassing every
other country In Industrial productive
ness and posvesslng almost boundless
resources, the United States will go oi
developing and with development the
demand for outlets for the surplus
products will become more pressing.
It Is Inevitable that countries less fa
vored in resource. nnil less advanced
Industrially will fall behind In the
race, but such cannot help themselves
by recourse to commercial war upon
this country. Such it policy would
rather hasten commercial decadence.
The meaning of what President McKln
ley said Is that tho policy of the
United States Is to secure tratlo wher
ever It can be had by peaceable
means, but the United States Is In the
face and will spare no honorable ef
fort to achieve supremacy.
.t JEWEL OF COSS1STEXCV,
On August US the republican state con
vention Incorporated Into Its platform a
demand that all state, county, city and
school district treasurers publish
monthly nn exhibit setting forth tho
names of the banks lu which public
money Is deposited and the amount on
deposit lu each. Within less than a
week after tho promulgation of this de
mand tho Omaha World-Herald set up
a tremendous hue and cry about tho
failure of State Treasurer Stuefcr to
comply with the resolution of tho state
convention. If this demand had ema
nated from a paper that had always
been ready to turn tho searchlight of
publicity upon tho custodians of public
funds this great racket about State
Treasurer Stuefcr might commend Itself
to the taxpayers of all parties, but In
view of Its past record some questions
naturally suggest themselves.
It Is a matter of history that the leg
islature of Nebraska In IS!)!! preferred
articles of impeachment against several
state olllcers for gross negligence and
downright dishonesty In the manage
ment of public affairs. Notwithstanding
the fact that these Impeached olliclals
were republicans, the World-Herald, al
though claiming to be an organ of
democracy nnd reform, shamelessly
prostituted Itself to the defense of tho
corrupt ring.
It Is also a matter of history that the
statu of Nebraska lost ?:i,000 by the
collapse of the Capital National bank.
Had thu law, which limits thu amount
of deposit in any bank to onu-tonth of
the capital of tho bank, been complied
with the statu could not have lost more
than S'J.'.OOO. Hut the venal reform or
gan was Just as silent In those days as
It was, during tho four years of Hart
ley's term, concerning the lawless farm
ing out of public funds by the stntc
treasurer and the violation of the depos
itory law.
'Tho colossal defalcation of Bartley
would not hnve been possible had ho
been required to publish from time to
time the names of tho depositories of
tho public money and the amount In
each. During that period The Hec made
frequent demands on Hartley for this
Information, but tho sham reform organ
never peeped. AVhy was' It silent then?
Was It not silent because It was ono of
tho beneficiaries of Hartley's reckless
liberality In the loaning and disbursing
of public funds?
When tho reform forces had taken
possession of tho state house State
Treasurer Meservo managed the state
finances for four years. Did tho World-
Herald during that time over ask Mo-
servo to make known to the tnxpaycrs
the places where he had deposited tho
public money? Did n populist or dem
ocratic convention over pnss a resolution
during these four years demanding from
treasurers u showing as to tho disposi
tion of public funds? Is It not the rank
est of demagogy on tho part of tho pop
ocratlc organ to seek to pose now as tho
champion of tho taxpayers?
What Is true regarding Its known atti
tude toward treasury wreckers Is equally
true regarding Its attitude on tho assess
ment of franchlsed corporations.
When the popocratlc Stato Hoard of
Equalization was In session a year ago
The Hoe remonstrated against tho farce
of assessing tho property of railroads no
higher for the year 1000 than It hail been
assessed the preceding years, although
the railroad property had In tho menu
time increased In value by many mil
lions. Hut at that time tho World
Herald was as silent as a mouse. When
tho Stato Hoard of Equalization re-
enacted the farce that monumental Im
postor did not have a word to say, but
now It has tho audacity to reproduce tho
rcmoustranco made by The Heo at the
time and to point at these editorials aB
proof or tho degeneracy of tho repub
lican party.
When tho democratic county board of
equalization slid down more than a mil
lion dollars from the corporation assess
ment It had announced during the llrst
week of the session, the bogus reform
organ did not havo a word to say. Now
that tho action of thu board Is Irrevoca
bio, It reprints the protests which Tho
Heo had made at the time tho board was
lu session.
When tho Stato Hoard of Equalization
had tho assessment of railroad property
under consideration thu bogus reform
organ had not a word to say concerning
tho brazen attempt to list tho East
Omaha bridge as part of a railroad, to
bu taxetl at if.'.OOO or ?il,000 a mile. Now
that tho Imposition has been consum
mated, tho World-Herald reprints tho
earnest reuionstraneu entered by The
Heo at the time thu board was In session.
Consistency Is not a Jowel of which
tho sham reformers of the World-Herald
can boast.
In 18S.'l Oreat Hritain had onc-lialf the
foreign tratlo of Japan, whllu last year
It held only about ouo-Ilfth. In tho
meantime tho trade of tho United States
with Japan has Increased ten-fold. In
the fnco of such figures It Is no wonder
tho great transcontinental railroads itre
building great steamships and flooding
the Orient with agents to work up busi
ness In that part of the world. Thu
trend of trade Is fully as much a ques
tlon of facilities for handling It as of
goods and prices and Americans have
awakened to the fact they can control
tho tratlo of the Pacific Instead of lotting
It slip awny from them, ns It has on the
Atlantic.
With the battleship Iowa and two gun
boats In the Isthmian waters tho Inter
ests of the United States are likely to be
thoroughly protected lu any dlsttu-bance
that may occur along the const. Time
was when tho citizens of this country
received scant courtesy during South
American disturbances, because the gov
ernment was lax lu asserting Its rights.
The present administration Is not seek
ing or plunging Into needless quarrels,
but always Insists upon the observance
of the rights of American citizens In
whatever laud they may happen to be.
Companies nro organized every few
days with capital stock running up Into
thu millions. If Colonel Mulberry Sell
ers had bnly delayed n few years tho
floating of bis eyewater company ho
would have had no trouble getting "Mil
lions lu It."
Why should the property owners of
Douglas county he taxed $17,000 a year
for salaries of county employes more
than they were live years ago when
there was more county business to do?
ToucliltiK the Teiiilri- Spot,
Indianapolis News.
Thoso pcoplo that seo no Uarm In trusts
may bo brought to a cbango of view If they
havo to dcnl with a coal trust this winter.
(Set Tlioe (o tin Timber.
Washington l'oat.
Among tho novel political possibilities ot
tho future Is a joint debate on the financial
question between tho Hon. William Morris
Stewart of Nevada nnd tho Hon. AVIlllara
Jennings Urynn of Nebraska.
Merely mi I'nrnilt.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Shamrock II has been giving us some
very pretty exhibitions of Us skill, but It
mUBt be remembered of It, as wo some
times havo to remember of our colonels,
that ft Is on parade at present.
Appreciation After Dentil.
St. Louis Ilepubllcnn.
Old Ocncrnl Gomez has discovered that
there nro many difficulties nttcndlng the
part of father of his country. Koc Instance,
the next generation of Cubans will appreci
ate him moro than tho present.
I'm Ilonn Publico.
Indianapolis Journal.
If tho president could put an end to the
ueclcss controversy that has sprung up be
tween tho friends of Admiral Schley and
Admiral Sampson by calling off the pro
posed court of Inquiry ho would render thu
country a valuablo service,
Cull KIiik Klolinril Home.
New York Tribune.
The Statuo of Liberty In the harbor eadly
needs scrubbing nnd polishing. Now York
has neglected tho cloud kissing goddess In
recent years. Dut can that bo thought sur
prising while tho city lies prone In the dust
under tho Iron heel of nn absentee ruler?
The Tide of l'ronperlt y.
Minneapolis Tribune.
This Is a great country. Tho bank clear
ings aro steadily Increasing ns compared
with tho record for the corresponding period
of last year, and, preparations aro being
mado tnrougno.ut, tuo country ior an im
menso fall trade, notwithstanding tho
shortage In tho corn nuJ some other crops.
Amlilllnu'H Park Slmdnir.
Kansas City Star.
It would hardly bo posslblo for a man
confessedly In love with existence to bo
moro hearty In his stylo than Mr. Ilryan.
How a man of his wholesome and buoyant
appearance can look forever on the dark
sldo of llfo Is ono of thoso mysteries which
nobody can fathom. It must bo purely a
caso of sympathy with others, without any
personal understanding of tho sorrows
nnd misfortunes which ho so eloquently nnd
persistently bemoans.
Oilloiin ('onipnrlHnn.
Hrooklyn Kagle.
Bryan said today: "I am not willing to
bollovo thnt tho Cloveland element can
ngaln obtain control of the democratic
party." Well, that clement put tho
democracy at tho head of tho poll In three
national elections and kept It in powor at
Washington for eight years. Tho Dryan
element ha& kept It out of national powor
for that length of timo nnd left It with
out any governors to speak of except down
south. Worse things than tho control of
the party by tho Cloveland element could
occur and havo occurred.
Appnlllntc Crime of Comment.
' Philadelphia ledger.
Thero aro moro than 100,000 TloorB in
tho nrlllsh dotentlon camps. They aro
mostly women and children, since most of
tho men who have been captured have
been transported to India, St. Helena or
the West Indies. Theso reconccntrndos
aro dying llko flies becnuso of tho horrors
of their situation, aggravated by tho lack
of sufficient food. Their pltlablo condition Is
probably not tho fault of tho officials who
havo them In charge. Undor tho circum
stances surrounding them, It might well bo
lmposslblo to furnish them with food, enro
and propor sanitary arrangements; tho
fault Is In tho system, nnd for the system,
with nil Its cruelty and mnnslaughtor, thu
high Hrltlsh authorities who Instituted it
must be held responsible.
i
I,iio1Iiik n I'Viv WrckH Abend.
Boston Ilernld.
A glanco it tho calendar shows that win
ter is headed fhls way. As a matter of
course, it doesn't seem llko winter now
nnd there appears to be small need of
stocking lnrdem and filling coal bins. It
Isn't pleasant to Intorrupt our vacation
Jollities with thoughts of tho rapidly ap
proaching season when tho frost will lio
stealing In at every crack nnd crovlco nnd
nothing but a good supply of coal will sorvu
to keep tho ,'iibbcr plant In tho front hall
from freezing as stiff as a poker. Yot, If
wo nro disposed to stop and think, wo
can remember tho conditions that have
prevailed during past winters nnd wo hnvo
no reason to expect anything so very differ
ent during the 'forthcoming season of snows.
And so, without being stingy, or sordid or
grnsplng, It might bo Just bb well for some
of us to buy ti llttlo loss Ico cream and
moro coal, fuwer golf sticks and moro
kindling. If wo cannot escape tho winter
by going to Florida, wo should preparo to
meet him properly hero on our ground,
AilvlNe Met'eliiiulK to tie Hxpllclt,
nKKUN, Sopt. 6. Tho Society of Mer
chants and Industrials of Dnrlln hns nd
dressed a circular to exporters advising
them when protesting against United
States customs decisions to give the fullest
possible Information regarding each caso,
thereby rendering n thorough Investigation
by tho United States authorities possible,
Npenker lleiiilermm Coin Inn Home,
LONDON. Sept. C Tho American line
stenmer which Is to sail from Southampton
tomorrow for New York will havo among
Its passengers I). H. Henderson, speaker
of tlio United States house of representa
tives, and Mrs. Hcpdcrsou, J, W. Mackay
nd Clyde Fitch.
7, moi.
I'OMTICAlj 1)111 FT.
novrrnor Shaw of Iowa Inclines to tho
belief that tho early presidential bird pro
vokes a frost.
The scarcity of Available presidential
timber In the democratic enmp presents
a notable contrast to the nbundntico on the
republican side.
An effort Is being mado to Induce Idlo
American pugilists to migrate and tench
tho Cubans tho manly nrt of government at
so much a round.
Tho bonded debt of Greater New York
has reached thy baok-brcaklng proportions
of 2S7,O0O,O0O, nearly MOO for every man,
woman and child la tho metropolis.
The voters ot New York will be tailed
upon to ratify or reject this yenr one pro
posed amendment to tho stnto Constitution,
sccctlon IS of article 3, relating to exemp
tions of property from taxation.
The supremo court of Hawaii holds thnt
an Incomo tax Is constitutional In that
territory. Commenting on tho decision, tho
Honolulu Kepubltcnn explains thnt tho
court Is composed of ono lawyer and two
Judges.
Scnntor Vest of Missouri, In a published
letter, says tho scnato Is nbout Hrynn's
size, but "our president ho cannot be."
His chances of reaching the upper house
nro as good ns his chances of tenanting tho
Whlto House.
"New York Is tho best governed city In
tho world." This Is oniclnl. It comes
from Guggenhelmor, acting mnyor of
Gotham. Whnt hu does not know nbout
good government would exhaust the avail
able supply of hot nlr pipes.
Joalah Qulncy of Iloston, headsman of
tho Cleveland administration, consents to
sacrifice himself as democratic candidate
for governor of Massachusetts. Yet It Is
commonly supposed Josiah knows enough
to refrain from blowing out the gas.
Tho republican stato campaign In Ohio
will be formally opened at Delaware on Cep
tcmber i'l by Senator Marcus A. Jfi.nna.
Tho republicans of Ohio nro to havo a
speaking canvass this year and much of tho
lnbor of campaigning will devolve upon the
two republican senators, Messrs. tlanna and
Kornkor.
A. n. Cummins, the republican candidate
for governor of Iowa, though active In the
politics of that stato for many 'sirn. has
held only ono office. Ho was elected to tho
fcglslnturo on n fusion ticket with tho
support of tho nntl-prohlbltlon republicans
und tho democrats during thu tonipur.inco
controversy in that state.
Tho new primary law providing for direct
nominations to public office was lu force In
Minneapolis last year and tho .Unucsotu
legislature. Inst winter extended it to the
wholo state. Assistant Attorney Central
Soraerby rules that tho new law requires
that seven weeks beforo election day u
primary election to select candidates must
bo held and that twenty dnys beforo the
primary election candidates shall file affi
davits of Intention. This makes tho date
for filing naldavlts of Intention n few days
In ndvanco of the date when tho law takes
effect, nud ho decides that the law Is lnop
cratlvo this year.
no rcxcusK roil hxistkxch.
A llinnt uf Hot Air for (lie Antlirnclti:
Combine.
Washington Post.
A combination of corpornto Interests
which goes by the narce of trust has moro
than an excuse for existence when, hnvlng
reduced the, cost ot producing, it shares
tho profits of such reduction with tho con
sumers of Its output. Even though ft adopt
heroic measures, such as tho closing of
mills or mines nnd tho relegation of super
fluous employes to Idleness, It may becomo
n public benefactor by putting Its products
upon tho mail.ct at lower prices than would
havo been posslblo without combining. Tho
Post has contended ever slnco tho trust
question became prominent that thero was
as much propriety In and Justification for
cheapening cost of commodities by placing
many plants under one management ns by
tho Introduction of labor-saving machinery.
Tho Post has, It thinks, demonstrated that
a dovlce that accords with economic law
cannot bo violative of moral law. Thu
process that began with tho Invention of
tho first labor-saving machine Is legiti
mately continued by htiMncss nrrangcmentB
thnt sava labor. It Is wasteful to expend
moro labor than Is needed to accomplish
n ghen result, nnd thnt which Is wasteful
Is Indefensible aliko on economic nnd moral
grounds.
Hut a trust which, having shut off com
petition or so reduced' It as to 6ccuro a
practical monopoly ot an nrtlclo of prlmo
necessity, refuses to give tho public nny
sharo In the profits accruing from Im
proved methods hns no excuse for exist
ence. Instead of being n benefactor to
tho people, such a combine comes danger
ously near tho attitude of n public enemy,
A trust which takes ndvantago of tho en
forced absenco or compnratlvo Inslg
nlflcanco ot competition to ndvanco tho
prlco of its products, layH Itself open to
tho charge of fattening on spoils of mo
nopoly. It 1b doing nothing to offset tho
prtvato injuries Indicted by tho introduc
tion of heroic methods. And If It Is pay
ing dividends on fictitious capitalization It
Is doing so by violating not only moral
law, but an old und familiar principle of
common law which Invalidates all agree
ments In restraint of trade.
I, AllOlt AM) IMHtSTHY.
Over 7.0K) ihthoiih Urn einnlnved In tho
llshlug Industry on the Mississippi river
and Itu minor tributaries.
Tim United Htntes government Is liavlnc
a itiuchlim constructed at Washington that
will illNplaeo thirty expert inatheiiiiitlclans
In tho bureau of coast survev. which calcu
lates tho movements of tho tides.
Harry White, secretary "f tho United
Oanncnt Workers, has brought suit for $10,
(m ihimitKCM iignlnst two members of tho
union ut Itochester, N. Y . for charging film
with having sold out n strike nt Itochester.
The MnebliilHtH' Journal, tbn nlllelnl orimn
of thu International Association of Machin
ists, estimates thnt up In tho llrst of this
month the nine-hour strike of thu union has
proved succe.sstul In ,ft per cent of tlio shops
Involved, compromised In lb per cunt und
lost In lu per cent.
in, iiuw ,,,,. ut . w ,.. b or.,.,., ,,,
veiited by a mechanic In Ilurnley, Knglaml,
Ih moro ot a revolutionize- than was at llrst
reported. Olio person now operating four
looms can easily attend to etclit, and nt
tint utimn t!m, firmll,.. 11. not ,ont tiini.,
per loom by tho obviating of stoppages than
unucr llio present nysiem.
Tho strlko of tho car builders of tho Dela
ware. I.nckawannn & Western company at
Hcrantnu. I'a., wus declared off, The ,Huf
fnln, Dover & Kensington strikers having
agreed to abide, by thu action of tho Scriin-
tnn BtrlKers, tins mentis tho strike on tile
whole system Is nt nn end, Tho men went
out .Mav I for a nine-hour dnv nt a ten-
hour rate. They return without gaining
nny concessions.
Tho Hrotherliood of I.ocomotlvo Knglncern
never solicits n member, yet a largo ma
jority of tho locomotive, engineers of tho
United 8tntes belong to this union. 'I'hn
total membership of this organization Is
'J7.B28. Kvcry member of tho engineers' union
is ruquireu in iuko oui nre or accident in
surance In the company which Is main
tained by tie order. Tho policies run from
J1.D00 to ns tho upper limit,
. "I.et mo look Into your hat. picas. I
must also Inspect your clothing. Now, tnko
off your shoes, whllo 1 look lusldo for thu
union label.' Hereafter delegates to tlio
New York Central Federation union cannot
pass Into Its weekly meetings without ex
amination on tho above lines, spoken by the
sorgeunt-o.t-nrmii, who Is Instructed by
resolution nilnntml three monllis ago to In
spect every labor representative's hut. coat,
pants nnd shoes nnd to deprive him of both
seat and voto In the bodv unless ho caif
show by the label umi nia canning is union
made,
Itr.Gt l,ATIO. or TlttflTJt.
Vice President ltooevelf lleelnrn
tliiim on (he .subject,
Kntuns City Star (Ind.l
"Knlthful arc the wounds of friend,"
snld Solomon, the wise p an ot old. t'ndcr
this head may bo cltsucd the utterances
of Theodore Hoosovclt In his address at
Minneapolis on Labor dty. Standing out
strong nnd clear among all of tho declara
tions which have been made on the Ftibject
of trusts nre the following sentiments by
tho vice president; "Wc shall find It nec
essary In the future to shackle cunning, as
In tho past wc have shackled force."
"Tho vaat Individual nud corpornto for
tunas, the vast combinations of capital
which have marked the development nt
our Industrial system create now condi
tions nnd necessitate a chongo from the
old altitude of the stuto nnd tho nation
townrd property."
These arc direct nnd pointed sentiments
Inspired by conditions to which no thought
ful nnd sober-minded man enn be blind.
They nro not tittered In nny spirit of In
temperate ngltatlon or with -any purpose
to exclto false nlnrm for political pur
poses. They come front an Influential mem
ber of the party which capital In modem
years has regarded as Its chosen champion.
They do not proceed from n person who
has excited tho suspicion of the conserva
tive clement by tho radical character of
his opinions.
In admonishing the largo cnpltnltsts of
their duty Mr. Roosevelt Is spcnklng to per
sons with whom he bus been Intimately
associated. He Is prominently Identified
with tho soclnl nnd political llfo ot the
richest community lu America. He Is a
New Yorker by heredity. Ho Is known and
esteemed by tho so-called money kings.
He could have no possible motive In wish
ing to overthrow a fabric which would
bring destruction to thoso who nro of tho
same political household of faith with him
self. Mr. Hnosevelt speaks ns a friend to the
rich men who aro rapidly gaining control
of tho Industries and tho commerce of the
nation. Will It not bo Infinitely wiser for
them to hoar him nnd heed him nnd follow
his counsel than to persist In their scheme
of sclf-nRgrnndlzcmeut nt tho ccrtnln risk
of Inviting n violent nnd Implncablo con
flict with nvowed enemies, who have nono
of the regard for the rights of cnptnl which
Mr. Itoosevclt has atwnys shown?
COJIMfXITY. OK IWI'.HKSTN.
Hoe (fie Hiillronil Itlen Subnerve the
Interests of n Community f
Haltlmoro American.
Tho word "combination" In the nomen
clature of financial operations has grown
so unpopular of lato that the pat year has
produced another which Is slightly mere
euphemistic. This newly-tnvcntcd term Is
tho much-boasted "community ot Intcro ts"
Idea nti applied espoclnlly to railroads. The
terms nro different In sound, hut aro almost
Identical In purpose. Whether the various
constituent pnrts of nny enterprise (o:n
blno or form n community of Interests the
object Is tho same. That object nlms nt the
minimizing or annihilation of competition.
This campaign against competition Is being
conducted for tho very obvious purpose of
swelling dividends nt tho expense of tho
public. So burning has become tho dcslro
for big returns on Bmnll Investments that
nil of tho forces which usually prcseno
corpornto enterprise on n propor trade level
aro being destroyed. Tho scramble seems
to be to Becurc nbsoluto monopolies. Cer
tain lines of Industrial enterprise are being
merged Into one control, simply to put tho
consolidated project In a position of dom
Innncy over tho public. Certain llnoi of
railroads nre being drawn Into a community
of interests anif't'o provltlo the consolidate!
system with tho power to fix such rates as
It pleases without fear cf having them
shattered bv iomc competing road. In both
Instances the Interests of nobody nro being
considered except thoso of tho promo'.trj
nnd officials of tho various undertakings.
It Is nbout tlmo now thnt attention cn
tho part of tho financial magnates was bo
Ing directed townrd something else. They
havo prated much about their community of
Interests. Thero nro others now who uro
beginning to nsk: Hqw nbout tho Intercils
of tho community? This Inst Inquiry Is
produced by a very slight trnnspoaltlrn of
words, but It l loaded down with an Im
mense amount of meaning. H Is n question
that will have to bo reckoned with. Neither
Industrial nor railroad combinations can Ij-j
promoted with Impunity. The Interests pf
tho community are tho nil-Important nnl
primary purpobo of government, and when
thoso Interests nro Injured tho nrm of gov
ernment will strlko back. It will bo well
for the princes of tho community of Inter
est Idea to remember that this nntlon Is no'
the sent of despotism. It Is a republic In
which tho ever-shifting masses hold Iho
sources of power. Any perversion of tho
community of Interest schemo, theroforo, to
tho hurt or hnmperlng of tho community
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i ..i.itinrnin.l nn rvmili! n ilnwdron In the lu n I
day sun.
I.AlClll.Mi CAS,
Puck: First Horse Just look at the 'It
tin maro balking! 1 wonder what's the
mutter with her'.1 . .
Second Horse Why. don't you sie.
they'e given her nn untrlmmeci hat to
wear!
Hrooklyn tingle; Hcvcrond Tourist Have
you any iuin drinks? , ,
Western H.irkecper (condescendingly)
Well, sti anger, 1 kin give yMl a glns.i of
rain water.
Philadelphia Press: Miss Oabbey I s ..)
pose It was tho kisses he stole from Mr
C.ldday on the porch that evening th.it
started all this senndal,
Mr. Short-tNot at all, ft wns the gos
sips who saw the kisses stolen.
Washington Star: "Didn't you tell m
that you never expected to imieh nn ta r
drop of Intoxicating liquor?" asked tue
Judge.
"Well," answered the horrible cxnmplf
"I might ns well not have touched It I
swallowed It so quick 1 never felt It."
Leslie's Weekly: Miss Windstrnw What
a wheezy, pinched little thing thnt baby "f
Mrs. I'uiTprotld Is, to bo sure!
Mrs. Hluzer (contemptuously) Yes. and
to hear her talk you'd think she h .d a
progeny.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Druslleltii
What a funny name! Aren't you anxious
sometimes to change It?"
"I'm a good, deal mole ntl.vlous to chaliso
my other name."
Philadelphia Pressi "I'm the piano tuner
Miss."
"Hut we didn't send for any piano tuner
and besides I'm not prepared to pay"
"You needn't worry about that, Miss. The
neighbors, who s'Vit we, paid me In ad
Vance."
Haltlmoro American: "Woman." said Hie
Sentimental Person, "Is the holiday In li
life of man."
"Yes." remarked the Conrseb' Sarcnstle
Individual, 'nnd 1 have noticed that nftrr
a man takes that kind of n hominy he lm:
to hustle all he rest of his lire."
Washington Stnr: "Don't you think
.Toslnr Is kind o' dlsrespeckful In his wnv
o' tnlkln' to us?" said Airs, Corntossel
"Mandy," was the tenly. "we paid a he in
n money to elevate Josfar In the w ubl
Ifo's got to put On nlrs over tiomebod. a i
you nn' mo s 'bout the only folks that it
stand It 'thout llghllh'." .
Puck: "They do quarrel about trlllcs. lilt
I'm not sure that is a bad sign."
"It Isn't?"
"Well, It may Indicate that they havo
nothing else to quarrel about."
Philadelphia Press: "What do you think
of my Ideas?" Inquired tho would-be con
tributor. "Well, replied tho editor, handing back
tho manuscript, "you've got ono very
original Idea."
"What's that?"
"Your Idea that ynur Ideas tire original '
Chicago Tribune: Reporter Doctor. mu
I ask what your opinion Is of the aller.el
(llM-nvcry of the original (tardea of Hilrn
in uniov
Itev. Dr. Fourthly It is absurd, my tletr
sir. If Adam had been nn Ohio man Mi-
nevn niinseii cnumtri navo made mm
loose his hold on his job.
MlXtl OK Till: OI.U DA VS.
Will T. Hale In Nanhvllle News
"Divorced" wits the order spread on 'hr
records of court today,
And two who went hand In hand shall eaeh
go a separate wny.
And this evenlhg the world Is tho same nnd
yet not the same to me,
Afore desolate because we're twain, Uss
free becnuso we're free.
Hero nlonn In tho old farmhouse her pro.i-
'ueo .Is hverlim,,n(!iir. .
Tho bride and matron and mother, yes,
dutiful year by yenr:
And forgotten vows come back with the
bliss that wo used to know,
When sho thought lhem true and I thought
It too, u long and u long ago.
After Iho lost arc lost, nnd after the dead
uro dead.
What makes ns prone to forget b.it the
tenderest words they snld?
Why Is It we nonder no more on their mor
tal mistakes and faults,
While memory, tearful nnd Just, their vlr-
tiles only exalts?
Awny on the moonlit hills the winds where
tho dark trees nod
Chant their evening liyiini that tho heavens
dcclnro the glory of nod,
And the katydids slug to tho rose, and the
lilies In languor blow,
While 1 face the ghost of a dream that
died and the follies of long ago.
But I say that my love shall die, and my
scorn In triumphant wrath
Stand a David with one stanch foot on this
prostrate giant of Oath!
Though in splto of It all there returns tho
little ono gone before.
And waiting, as faith will believe, for both
nn tho far-off shore;
And 1 wonder how he will greet us. In joy
or with saddened heart.
When wo stand In his presence again, hat-
Inc. estranged and apart
Till I feel myself half yearning that after
tho weal and wne,
Ho may Join our hands nnd with llrplng
words bid us love ns we loved long
ago.