Nebraska Newspapers

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THE OMAHA DAILY HEEt WEDNESDAY, (K 'I OUCH L 1001.
The omaiia Daily Bee.
E. H03EWATER, EDITOR.
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STATEMENT Of CIRCULATION.
Hlato of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.i
Ocorpo II, Tzschuck, secretary of Tho Ufa
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number of full and
romplcto conies of The Dally, Morning,
Evening nnd Sunday Dee printed during
tho month of September, 1001, was as fol
lows: 1 20,1)15 16 28,71)0
2 2-,-IUO 17 i'tl (MM)
3 27,270 18 ISO MHO
I 27.IBO 19 ,2,0IO
5 27,1 10 20 2,2S0
fi -II.IOO 21 27,070
7 17,710 22 2H.IIII0
S :tl.77n 23 2S.770
9 as.niio 21 2h,oko
10 ,.2S,l.-,0 25 2S,r.hO
II 2S.1NO 2fl 2s,r.lO
12 27.KDO 27 UM,ttt
13 10,210 23 2S.700
H 'i5,7ao a 2h,ii:io
15 :t2,l0 30 2S.H70
Total mn,7io
Less unsold and returned copies.... I2,:tl7
Net total sales l)Ili,:i:i:t
Net dally average , 110,010
OEO. H. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed In my presence nnd nworn to
beforo mo this 30th dny of September, A. D.
St. I). III'NOATE.
Notary Public.
Tax reform la nu Issue tlint will not
down.
The rallroiutH will not apply the live
stock rnto to "looters" who attend tlio
coining foot ball gnuies.
If tho Now York Yneht club will only
send out Into the western country It
can securo plenty of breeze to pull off
the cup raeeH.
While Omaha Is planning for a con
vention hall, It should not overlook the
necessity of planning to capture a few
conventions to make use of It
State Treasurer Stuefcr should neither
have to be driven or coaxed to comply
with the demand of the republican state
convention for publicity as to the condi
tion of the stato treasury.
The fellows who rubbed their hands
in glee over the smashing of tho ma
chine now want to borrow, beg or steal
somo of Its discarded levers, pulleys and
cogs. Such Is Omaha politics.
Scotch students do not take kindly to
the benefits of Carnegie's gifts In aid
of education for tho masses. If thu
Scotchmen do not want tho money
plenty of people on this side are ready
to accept It cheerfully.
Tho alleged attack on the tomb of
President .McKlnley 1h explained on tho
theory of "overwrought nerves" on the
part of tho guard. The commanding
ofllcer should put a man on guard who
will not "see" such things.
In thu excitement of the recent
months tho result of Farmer IJrynn's
operations tho past season has been
overlooked. If his oats crop has proved
unprolltablo this year some kind friend
should advise lilin to change crops.
Tho fact that a warrant has been
Issued for the president's salary was
telegraphed out in detail. Tho United
States Is a prompt paymaster and there
is nothing strange in the fact that tho
"ghost walked" promptly on tho 1st.
Tho newspapers were uuablo to agreo
upon who was to bo president of tho
Southern I'aclllc and to settle tho mat
ter Mr. Ilarrlman Just took It himself.
Tho suspicion Is, however, that tho new
president had a tip in advance about
what was going to happen.
Insurance agents are discussing a new
system of basing rates for this city.
Tho system may bo all right, but it is
a 10 to 1 shot that on tho nvorago It
raises t ho rates of insurance. Systems
of rating aru llko classifications of
t'relght-rsubjects for manipulation.
l'apa-ln-Lnw Zimmerman Is not wear
ing out many pens drawing cheeks to
pay tho debts of tho duko of Man
chester. If more Americans would fol
low his example tho market quotations
of rich American girls would take a
suddeu tumble In tho Huroponu matri
monial bourse.
Tho big Ironmasters In Great Britain
and tho Spanish producers of oro are
endeavoring to combine to combat
American competition. Tho Incident Is
of vnluo not so much as Indicating n
menaeo to. an American Industry as in
dlcatlng a possibility of trade comblna.
Hons clsowhero than In this country.
The sunflower editors nrc not all lo
cnted in tho Sunflower state. Tho pa
pers that caricatured, scarified and vllt
Hod Theodore Itoosevolt during tho past
threo, years aro laudlifg him to tho skies
nnd bombarding him with boquets since
his advent to tho Whlto House. And
none aro moro profuse with their ho
sanuas' than William n. Ilenrsfs dis
tillers of subtlo poison and germlnators
of anarchy that tlourlsh in Now York,
Chicago nnd San Francisco.
the rt'M.vs triu, mcept
Tho propositions submitted to the
Cuban constitutional convention by
(Seneral Wood, will, It Is reported from
Havana, be accepted. One of them Is
for the appointment of a commission
to hnvo charge of the forthcoming
elections. This is obviously necessary
In order that the elections shall be
fairly and properly conducted. The
other proposition Is to reduce the num
ber of elections from four to two. This
Is Judicious. It would not bo well to
keep the Cubans In an almost continual
political turmoil and excitement. It
seems to have been the Idea of the mem
bers of thu constitutional convention
that politics should be the chief matter
of concern to thu people, whereas their
attention should be given mainly to nio
work of material Improvement. Two
elections n year the Cubans will find
qtilto enough to keep alive political In
terest and they will not seriously Inter
fere with giving proper consideration to
other matters.
It is gratifying to find the Cubans so
well disposed to nccept the suggestions
submitted to them by this government.
They evidently have como to understand
that thu American recommendations are
made with tho very best intentions and
with the purpose solely of benefiting
them and starting them properly In
self-government. Had they realized
this sooner the American occupation
might not have been extended to this
time and Cuba would now have a gov
ernment of her own In full operation.
Distrust of the United States by n con
siderable clement In tho Island ob
structed progress toward tho estab
lishment of an Independent government.
Perhaps there Is still some distrust, but
It exerts no Influence.
lUOUlAHDl' FlllE iA THE 11EAH.
Tho Lincoln Jotirnal, which poses as
the organ of the faction that nominated
tho ticket and took charge of the parly
machinery at the lato republican county
convention, Imparts ths Interesting In
formation for tho benellt of loyal re
publicans whoso votes have kept Omaha
and Douglas county In the republican
column:
As surprise at tho result of tho repub
lican county convention of last Saturday
wears away tho conviction Is growing that
nothing that could hnvo possibly happened
could have so strengthened the causo of re
publicanism in this county. The effect of
tho wresting of tho control of affairs from
tho machine will bo that tticro will bo no
organized opposition to the county' ticket.
Had tho machine succeeded In carrying out
Its plan there Is no question that thcro
would havo been an organized revolt of ex
asperated republicans which would havo
rallied fully 2,000 republicans and orrayod
them against tho republican county ticket.
So much hns appeared In tho Journal
omanntlng directly from the engineers
of this political deal that wo hnvo a
right to tako this as official. We must
believe therefore that had the candi
dates endorsed at the primaries by two
thirds of tho active republicans of Doug
las county been nominated, ns they
should have been, the nntls would have
organized a bolt with the deliberate lu
tent of turning 2,000 votes ngalnst the
candidates on the republican county
ticket.
This revelation will hardly surprise
anybody fnmlllnr wltli'the, tactics of the
treacherous patriots who sought to ride
Into power on false Issues while mas
querading In the garb of reform. It Is
doubtful whether one out of ten of these
men has voted a straight republican
ticket In six years. Two years ago they
organized themselves Into n Patriotic
league to scuttle the county ticket nnd
turn the courthouse over to the popo
crats. Last year their organized bolt
was for the avowed purpose of turning
the city government over to tho demo
crats and later to give the democrats
two United Slates senators by knifing
tho republican legislative ticket.
Whllo we doubt exceedingly whether
their projected bolt for this fall would
have been any moro successful than
their bolts of last year, It Is certainly
foolhardy for their organ at Lincoln,
which has always been an enemy of
Omaha and has for years labored to
array the whole state against Omnha, to
gloat over the smashing of the machine
without which tho state house would
still bo occupied by popoerats and with
out which neither Senator Millard nor
Senator Dietrich could have occupied
their seats lu the upper house of tho na
tional legislature.
they lr.iAT iiecipuucity.
Tho republicans of Now Jersey are In
favor of trade reciprocity. At their
stato convention last week they adopted
ns tho first part of their platform that
portion of tho address of Mr. McKlnley
at Buffalo relating to reciprocity, to
whlclftho nomlneo for governor, Frank
lin Murphy, referred as a wise and
far-seeing declaration. Commenting
upon this, tho Philadelphia Ledger re
mnrks that It "Indicates clearly enough
that reciprocity, tho preservation of out
growing trade and the strengthening of
our prospering Industries form an Issue
which Is claiming the attention of tho
country. It cannot bo evnded," de
clares that paper, "even If that were do
slrable, and tho Now Jersey republicans
havo declared their adherence to a pol
icy which was uot only forcibly and
wisely advocated by President McKln
ley, but Is Incorporated in the repub
lican national platforms, provided for
in tho Dlngley bill Itself and will be
generally supported by tho republican
party and approved by moderate and
sensible men of all parties."
There Is no question that a very largo
majority of republicans fully agree with
what was said by tho lato president at
Buffalo In ndvocaey of reciprocity, whllo
tho great manufacturing and exporting
Interests of tho country are practically
solid In support of that policy. In view
of this It would seem entirely t.nfo to
nssumo that republican senators will
not continue to nrrny themselves lu
opposition to this distinctly republican
principle, but will glvo heed to the
counsel of tho party's lato distinguished
leader, which hns been unreservedly ac
cepted by his successor anil approved
by republican stato conventions.
New Jersey, a manufacturing state,
Joins with Iowa, an agricultural state,
In support of reciprocity. The repub
licans of both believe lu protecting
American Industries nnd they discern
no menace to tlint policy from "sensible
trade arrangements which will not In
terrupt our home production," but will
extend the outlets for our Increasing
surplus. They realize that the pressing
problem, as was said by Mr. McKlnley,
Is the expansion of our trade and com
merce and that the plain and sure way
to Its solution Is through reciprocity.
THE ISTHMIAX VASAL. QUESTIOS.
It Is announced that the Isthmian
Canal commission has about completed
Its reiMM-t, but It Is not expected that It
will be made public until It goes to con
gress. It Is pointed out that besides
being more courteous to congress to let
Its members see the report first, consid
erable diplomatic possibilities ate In
volved In withholding the tlnnl conclu
sions of the commissioners from pub
licity. Doth Colombia and Nicaragua,
It Is said, may be sounded for their best
proposals and ns each Is desirous of
having the United States construct a
canal along Its route, they are likely to
make better terms now when they seem
ingly stand In competition. The situation
with the French company Is tho same,
and although tin; company has been
very slow to move, It Is stnted that the
administrative olllcers aro not without
hope that a deflnlto offer will bo sub
mitted In time for congress to consider
It In connection with tho opportunities
of tho Nicaragua route.
Ah to tho treaty situation, ,lt Is re
ported from London thnt correspondence
on the subject hns ceased, the treaty
being In form for signature. It wns also
stated that the only authoritative In
formation obtainable about It there was
that It Is considerably better for thu
United States than the preceding one.
The utmost reserve exists respecting the
neutrality clause. In other respects
the treaty follows the general lines of
the Ilay-Pauncefotu convention. The
obvious Inference Is that thu British
government has made a very material
concession In regard to neutrality, since
thu president would hardly again send
to congress a treaty containing the
same, or practically tho same, neutrality
clause as tho treaty which the senate
amended. Secretary Huy obtained thu
views of a number of senators before
renewing negotiations, with particular
references tto tho question of neutrality.
If It shall appear that the British gov
ernment hns accepted the American po
sition In the main there will probably
bo no dlfllculty In securing the ratifica
tion of the treaty, the .attitude of some
of the senators on this question having
been modified since thu preceding treaty
was under consideration. There has
nIo been a change of view lu Kuglnud,
some of tho( London newspapers having
urged that It would bo good policy for
(.treat Britain to give the United States
a free hand In thu construction of nn
luteroceanlc canal, regardless of aiy
protest" from other European powers.
This question will undoubtedly re
ceive attention early In the coming
session and It Is generally believed that
a canal bill will be passed. This Is as
sured In the event of the new treaty
proving satisfactory to the senate, while
If It should not It Is probable that steps
will be taken for the abrogation of the
Clayton-Bulwer convention. It was thu
desire of the lato president that this
should be effected In a way that would
not subject the United States to criti
cism or Impair confidence In our gov
ernment's respect for treaty obligations.
It Is not to be doubted that this Is also
the wish of Mr. Itoosevolt.
MUST HAISE SIOO,M MOHE.
While the mnnagors of the auditorium
project are to bo congratulated upou the
success thnt has hitherto attended their
efforts, It Is to be hoped that they do
uot labor under the hallucination that
they can complete the auditorium build
ing with their present resources.
The fundamental condition embodied
in their articles of Incorporation pro
hibits tho company from Incurring any
bonded or mortgage liability, and that
provision cannot be abrogated except
with the concurrence of the stockhold
ers. This includes not only the parties
who subscribed for the stock, but tho
holder of every auditorium brick con
vertible Into stock. But even If thu
grounds and buildings could be bonded
It Is exceedingly doubtful whether a
loan could be negotiated unless the con
tractors could bo Induced to sign wnlv
ers of their Hens, to which they would
be legally entitled for every dollar for
building material and labor put Into the
construction of tho building. These
liens have precedence over mortgages
and therefore would form nn Insur
mountable barrier to tho negotiation of
ti loan.
Under the clrcumstnnces, the Impera
tive necessity of raising at least $100,000
moro In subscriptions and donations
must bo apparent to all prudent busi
ness men engaged In the enterprise.
This means more hard work for tho
managers. It means also that Omaha
must be roused to the magnitude and
Importance of tho undertaking which
cannot now be abandoned without dis
credit to the city.
The investigation Into tho Manila
hemp speculations, which scandalized
the army of tho Philippines, has been
resumed by the subcommittee of tho
United States senate. It has not yet
transpired whether the Investigation
was cut short last winter because of
the absence from Washington of one of
tho Nebraska candidates for tho United
States senate or whether It was ad
journed to glvo tho committee an oppor
tunity to recover from tho deadly ef
fect of the noxious fumes of Manila
hemp.
Tho county board is experiencing n
spasm of economy In nn effort to save
II cents a ton on Its contract for hard
coal for the wluter. Its extravagant sal
ary roll for do-nothing supernumeraries,
however, Is passed regularly without
compunction. Tho county board cnu
strain at a gnat whllo swallowing a
camel bettor than auy other public body
In this neck-o'-woods.
Ono Dcurre of Comfort.
Chicago nccord-IIorald.
President Iloosevelt went Into his high
ofilce under very trying clrcumstnnces, Yet
In one way he was particularly fortunate.
The offlco seekers were not sitting on the
steps waiting for hlra.
it Is I'll to (lift Sleuth.
Chicago News.
Is Pat Crowe enjoying life as a Bulgarian
brigand?
A DrprcnnlnR Sltunllnii.
Washington Post.
We aro quite prepared to learn that John
Rull Is becoming a trifle tired over tho
monotony of the reports from South Africa.
At the same time tbero Is nothing to do
but to appropriate moro money nnd 'nve
'opes.
A Prolific Venture.
Sprlngnold Republican,
It Is stated of tho "'00 latest arrlvnts
from tho Alaskao gold district of Nome that
not one of them brought back as much
money as was taken out. Unquestionably
this may bo said of the whole Alaskan gold
development It has cost the country moro
than It has yielded In yellow metal.
Keep MIloiuirli-n n Home.
Indianapolis Journal.
Tho American Hoard of Missions has de
cided to ransom Miss Stone, who has been
captured by brigands In Hulgnrla. That Is
tho humane thing to do, but If tho brigands
get tho Impression that nit missionaries
kidnaped will bo ransomed tho Itoard will
need a largo revenue. Tho better way Ib
to withdraw all missionaries from places
whero they aro likely to bo captured.
StrriiKtli of (lie 3nlnn.
Saturday Evening Post
Nothing could better show tho stability
of this government than tho ordeals through
which It has recently passed. Tho demon
stration Is useful becauso It may Impress
oven those timid nnd tnlkatlvo souls who seo
disaster In every cloud, and ruin lu every
change. The nation Is stronger than It ever
was not because It Is bigger, but because
tho men who make It aro stronger and
better men.
Ilpftpnnallilllt y of Common Carriers.
Hoeton Transcript.
Tho Maryland court of nppcals has re
cently given a decision to tho effect that
common carriers aro responsible for In
juries to passengers la their conveyances
which may bo inlllcted by drunken and dis
orderly persons. Tho court, reviewing a
caso that was brought beforo It, says: "It
thcro Is danger of any ono being Injured,
and tho employes fall to remove, subdue or
overpower tho turbulent Individual, after
knowing that there Is danger, or nftcr thoy
ought to havo known that there was danger,
If they had not exercised proper caro, that
fatluro Is negligence, for thu consoquences
of which tho company Is liable." The
drunken pataengor Is always n nulsanco
and often a menace and tho court's words
havo a wtdo application outside of Mary
land. Monn iioo.v in the west.
Treinendon nimise of Terrltory
Wnltliiur for Populntloii.
Kansas City Journnl.
It is not generally known that there are
In the United States unutilized areas of
land to tho extent of COO, 000, 000 acros.
Thoro aro times when wo aro apt to think
that tho country Is getting a trlllu crowded
and wo welcome tho opening of llttlo tracts
of u few hundred thousand acres as afford
ing opportune relief to n condition of almost
dungerous congestion, Hut all Europo does
not possess the area which Is Included lu
tho arid region west of tho Mississippi.
Thcro'8 tho rub It Is nn arid region. Hut
In theso days of vast lucrenso In tho em
ployment of Irrigation tho solution of tbo
problem of cotlg'estlbn nppenrs.
Tho tremendous expanse of territory Is
capable of supporting a population of 50,-
000,000 people. At tho Increase rate of only
C.000,000 or G.000,000 In a decade. It will bo
a long time before tho population of tho
country has reached 125,000,000. Hut tho
tlmo Is coming nnd long beforo It arrives
preparations must bo mado to occommo
dato a population roughly estimated by
theso figures.
LAWS KOH THE COLONIES.
Xei'CKNlty for Scttliiu: Cooil Kxiwiiple
for tlie Xiillve.
nrooklyn Eagle.
From our lslnnd In Samoa comes nn ap
peal to let tho people know whero thev
aro at. Slnco tho division of tho group
among tho powers that formerly owned it
Jointly tho Inhabitants of tho American
island say that they have been troubled to
find who Is In charge nnd whether thov
havo rights of their own or rights of ours;
wbother they aro an autonomy or n public
charge; a stato or a dependency. Wo have
defined with moro or less clearness the posi
tion of the Philippines nnd of Porto Itlco
and havo been asked to stato our vleivs
with emphasis on the subject of Hawaii,
from which come rumbles and grumbles of
mlBgovcrnment, but of Tutulla we appear
to havo taken llttlo thought nnd Its people
nsk that wo do tako some. They nsk cither
that thoy bo nllowed to govern themselves
or thnt this government enact laws for
them and extend the means of their enforce
ment. This government has taken prlvato
lands for public purposes and has not paid
tho natives for them. It has nlso asked tho
natives to glvo up their nrms and ammuni
tion on promlso of payment, and again has
not paid them.
In tho simple, half-savage mind thero is
something wrong In this. When tho white
man deals with his own government ho
does not expect prompt or bii3lnessllko
nctlon or Immedlato pecuniary results. So
many salaried men havo to rovlcw his
case in ordor to earn their salaries that
ho often has to wait for years beforo bo
can touch his money. Hut to tho child of
nnturo tho relations between salo and pay
ment aro intimate, and If tho pnymrnt Is In
donnltcly postponed ho thinks that ho Is
"done." Evidently this country will re
quire to build BchooU nt n cobI ten times
the amount of Its Indebtedness In which the
people can bo taught how to live on hope,
Germany owhb tho neighboring Island of
Apia, nnd its exnmpln there has Its part
In Increasing tho discontent of the Tutull
nns. Germany Is expending money to some
purpose, nnd hns established deflnlto laws
nnd understandings. It Is making great
public roads nnd putting up public build
ings, oponlng up tho country nnd stimulat
ing Industries, whllo tho United Stntcs hni
dono nothing. Rut tho peoplo should not
bo discouraged, nnd they would not bo If
they know how many good things' wo aro
thinking of doing for them somo tlmo.
Wo have nerer had colonics before, nnd nro
n llttlo piuzled to know Just whnt to do
with the queor, brown, woolly peoplo who
Insisted on getting themselves born nnd
brought up In places which woro destined
to hnvo our flag wave over them. Wo
would llko to feel that they would not mls
behavo In congress, nnd would also llko to
bellovo thnt our reproientatlves nnd mis
representatives would piously rofrhln from
misbehaving among them, hut from whis
pers wo hear from Guam and Manlln and
San Juan and Honolulu, It Is to be feared
that white men can act with as little re
gird to etiquette, when away from home, as
the brown peoplo might show In Washing
ton. We shnll clvlllzo our dependents best
and fastest when wo set examples before
them, and, In addition to tho laws govern
ing the colonics, we may with advantage
enact laws for tho behavior of Americans
In their colonies.
The President's Safety
New York
It Is Impossible, nnd If It wcro possible
It would bo undesirable, thnt a president
of the United States should be ns closely
guarded ns tho occupant of an autocratic
throne, whoso comparative seclusion nnd
cunntnnt surveillance aro traditional nnd
consistent with tho form of government
which ho administers. Hut thcro Is nn
opposite extreme which It seems oullo
practicable to avoid In tho enso of the
president and which It would be well to
avoid out of consideration nllko for tho
dignity of his ofilce nnd tho welfare of the
country.
No doubt President Roosevelt Is nwnro
that ho has already repeatedly exposed
himself to nttneks upon his person slnco
tho shooting of his predecessor mnde his
ltfo pre-eminently valuable, not to speak
of his perlloti night ride through the
Adirondack following nn urgent summons
to Huffalo. Ills high personal courage, nnd
Impatience of Irksomo formalities nro qual
ities which have largely contributed to tho
ndmlrntlon which he hns won In nil parts
of (ho country and It wns readily foreseen
thnt ho would bo disinclined to chnngo hU
hnblts radically, even under tho constrain
ing effects of n trngedy which profoundly
concerned himself and nil tho people. They
understand n character nnd temperament
which they hnvo nlwnys found engaging
nnd thoy would naturally prefer to sco
him enjoying tho freedom of movement
nnd of lntcrcnurso with nil sorts nnd con
ditions of men to which ho has been nc
customed nil bis life. Hut It Is to bo con
sidered thnt nmong tho obllgntlons which
tho president hns contrnctcd Is thn obliga
tion to avoid needless risks and to mako
MortttA.VS WESTERN TRIP.
Haltlmoro American: Mr. J. Plcrpont
Morgan In ono of tho lay delegates to tho
Episcopal convention at San Frnuclsco.
Aro wo to prepnro for a religious trust
now?
Huffalo Express: Wo understand that Mr.
J. Plerpont Morgan's Jaunt for tho min
isters Is undertaken with a purpose. Ho
Is contemplating n clerical trust n great
theological consolidation, which will rcduco
operating expenses, put nn end to ruinous
competition nnd mnko tho output moro
widely available. This will be a good thing
for tho country.
Indianapolis Journal: Ono hundred of tho
most prominent clergymen of tho cast will
bo tho guests of J. Plcrpont Morgan to
nttend tho coming Episcopal conven
tion In Snn Krnnclsco. They will trnvel
lu n luxuriously nppolntcd train nnd be
sides freo transportation to tho Pacific
coast and back will havo tho best sub
sistence thnt money enn huy. Tho ability
to do such things Is ono of tho plensurcs
of wealth.
Philadelphia Record; Thero Is somothlng
approaching barbaric splendor In tho cross
country expedition of Mr. J. P. Morgan
from New York to San Francisco In his
palatial train. No historic monarch or con
queror could hnvo made a tour from capital
to capital with anything like the pomp and
clrcumstanco of this American citizen's
Jonrney to nttend n church convention.
Mr. Morgnn may think II is no one's busi
ness but his own how he makes or spends
his money, yot thcro nro thousands of his
fellow citizens who, though wishing him
no harm, deplore such ostentations. Dis
play of this sort breeds discontent and gives
opportunity for demagogic appeal to tho
elements of soclnl disorder.
Chicago Chronicle: Thcro Is no reason
why J. Plerpont Morgan, ob a lay delegate
to n church convention, should not charter
u special train with palatial servlco to
carry himself nnd Invited guests to San
Francisco, where n rented mnnslon, with nil
tho accessories of lavash wealth, awaits his
pleasure nnd comfort during tho conven
tion's progress. Tho spectacle, however,
of such n caravansary as an aid to religious
duty will not fall to arouso criticism. Mil
lionaires havo a right to use, their wealth
in buying comfort for themselves nnd
guests when thoy travel from home, but
thero Is n strange Incongruity In such n
lavish display when many religious societies
nro compelled to beg for funds to carry on
their work, nnd rnrely meet with tho re
sponses that thoy nre entitled to.
OUll COMMERCIAL EDUCATION.
I'roKrrsftlvc Method of Triilnliifr Pot
KiiKllxlinK-n lo Slimne.
New York Sun,
When tbo Hlrmlngham university was
founded n commltteo wns sent to this
country to Investigate the system of tech
nical Instruction In voguo In tho scientific
schools of our universities. The delcgntcs
went to Harvard, 'inle, Columbia, Cornell
nnd other centers. Tho result of their In
vestigations was t lint they obtained val
uablo hints on the subject of the applica
tion of theory to practice and na to how
with us tho classroom aud tho laboratory
aro kept In touch with tho factory nnd tho
mill. They wcro deeply Impressed with
tho Intensely practical nnturo of scientific
Institutions on this sldo of the Atlnntlc
nnd ndmlttcd freely that In their opinion
It was largely owing to this fact that
America hns made such n rapid ndvanco
In tho mnnutucturlng Industries.
Now the English nro turning to us once
moro for Information with regard to an
nlllcd subject. Commcrclnl education 1mb
been neglected In Great Britain. Only nt
London university nnd Hlrmlngham is
thero any provision made tor a course
such as would fit men for the highest
wnllts of commorce. Eugllshmen engaged
lu dealing with foreign trade problems
complain thnt their nsslstntits of nil sorts
nro without tho linguistic nnd other equip
ment possessed by tho ugents employed by
German houses. So oxports In education
nre considering tho experiments In busi
ness education first mndo hero by tho Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, which havo been
followed slnco by the universities of
Chlcngo, Culltornla, South Dakota, Ver
mont, Now York. Speaking on this HubJect
tho Times of London points out that whllo
peoplo In Great nrltaln nro grumbling at
deficiencies nnd how they can bo sup
plied, "tbo men, tbo money and tho en
terprise seem to b at onco forthcoming
on tho other sldo of tho Atlantic." It then
goes on: "Hut tbero nro two considera
tions, to say nothing of other national pe
culiarities, which partly explain tho dif
ference In regard to commercial educa
tion. In tho first placo, commercial and
business llfo Is In America, to nn extent un
known in Englnnd, tho atmosphere, of nil
classes from tho highest to tho lowest.
No stigma of social Inferiority nttnehes to
commcrco, no American is too wealthy,
too well educated or too high born to en
gago In it. In tho second place what Is
of even greater Importance Americans bo
llovo In edurntton nnd nil movements for
Its Improvement from tho olementnry
school to tho university havo bohlnd thorn
whnt 1b so often Inciting hero tho driv
ing power of popular Interest. The liber
nllty of wealthy Americans to educntlonal
objects puts Englishmen to ahame." To
bo "In trade" Is not regarded as a reproach
oven in our fnHhlonablo circles.
Americans aro not content to "muddlo
along," to stick to old ways wben new
ways aro hotter. Resides thoy havo thn
energy of n young people, settled In n
young country, with n futuro beforo them
that the most optimistic cannot be too ex
travagant In estimating.
Tribune
some personal sacrifices to that end. Ills
safety could not be guaranteed even by
such rigid measures of protection as would
be Intolerable to him and probably repug
nant to the people, but It might bo lu
creased by simple precautions to which he
Is frankly averse nnd by the relinquish
ment of pleasures which may he too dearly
purchased. lie may rest assured that such
nn ordering of his 1 If o would be deemed
perfectly stiltnbln nnd cordially approved
by his fellow citizens nnd e .respectfully
entreat him to weigh tho matter carefully
nnd disinterestedly.
Thero Is another branch of tho general
subject concerning which there seems to be
oven less room for differences of opinion.
Wc refer again lo the presidential cus
tom of handshaking, which has survived
from n period when tho demands upon tho
tlmo and strength of the executive were
not onerous nnd the possibility of nn as
sault upon his llfo had never been con
ceived. It hns becomo n grave Injustice
to him nnd to tho people, In whose service
ho desires to employ his highest powers.
Only n minute proportion of them enn ever
enjoy tho privilege from which clrcum
stnnces Inevitably debnr nil the rest nnd
wo nre persuaded that most of those who
nro able to sccuro tho opportunity would
admit thnt It Is n foolish ambition nnd
cheerfully forego It for tho president's
sake. It Is earnestly to bo hoped that Mr.
Roosevelt will consent to nn abandonment
of this wearisome, lrrntlVnnl and danger
ous practice, which wotdd certainly bo as
llttlo congenial to him ns It can possibly
havo been to any man who hns ever occu
pied tho office.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Scene nuil Incident Observed nl (lie
Nnlloiinl Cnpltnl.
Ono of tho many developments In connec
tion with the naval court of Inquiry In ses
sion In Washington Is the publication uf
tho dispatch which Admiral then Com
modoro Schley Bought to forward to tho
secretary of the navy. Tho dispatch wns
suppressed nt tho time nnd no mention
has been made of It heretofore. It has not
been Introduced lu tho court, but will
figure In the proceedings Inter nn.
Immediately nftcr tho Colon wan driven
nshoro by tho Brooklyn nnd tho Oregon,
tho dispatch was written nnd forwnrded to
tho telegraph stntlon by Lieutenant Com
mander Scars, Schley's flag lieutenant. Just
ns Scars was nbout to file It for transmis
sion, so tho story goes, Llcutcnnnt Coui'
mnndcr Staunton of Sampson's staff np
prnred with u almllnr cablegram. Sears asked
Stnunton nbout sending Commodore Schley's
dispatch, and Stnunton Is snld to have ro
pllcd: "You know whether you ought to
Bend a report lu tho presence of a senior
olllccr." As n result tho Schley message
wns nover sent. It rends as follows:
"SANTIAGO, July 3, 1898. To Secretary
of Navy, Washington: Spanish squadron
catno out of Santiago harbor this morning,
July 3, at 9:30, and were all captured or
destroyed in a running fight to tho west
ward of about threo and one-halt hours.
Very few casualties In our fleet; Ellis, chief
yeoman, killed, nnd one man wounded on
tho Hrooklyn; reports from other ships not
In yet. Tho commnnder-ln-chluf now su
perintending transfer of prisoners from tho
Cristobal Colon, which surrendered to tho
Hrooklyn nnd Oregon nt 1:15 p. m. Victory
complcto; details later. Several water
tight compartments of the Hrooklyn filled
with water, probably pierced or strained.
"SCHLEY."
Tho Sampson message, as sent In place
of the nbovo, follows:
"July 3, 1898. Secretary of Navy, Wash
ington: The fleet under my command offers
tho nation as n Fourth of July present the
whole of Ccrvern's fleet. It attempted to
escape nt 9:30 this morning. At 2 the last
ship, tho Cristobal Colon, had run nshoro
soventy-flvo miles west of Santiago and
hauled down her colors. The Infanta Maria
Teresa, Oquendu nnd Vlzcayn wero forced
ashore, burned nnd blown up within twonty
miles of Santiago. Tho Furor and Pluton
wero destroyed within four miles of tho
port. SAMPSON."
"It President Roosevelt, Instead of ten
dering to each member of tbo McKlnlev
cabinet n re-appointment, says tbo Wash
ington letter to tho Now York Post, "had
tried to go to a further extremo of con
servatism nnd mnko up a cabinet of tho
oldest experienced material ho could find,
whom would ho havo put Into It? This wob
the thought of many who looked nt thu
throng of gray heads at tho funeral of
President McKlnley.
"Such a cabinet of 'Inst survivors' would
hnvo ns Its secretnry of state John W, Fos
ter of Indiana, who occupied that oince no
longer ngo than tho latter month of tho
Harrison administration nnd Is now 65
years old. Its secretnry of the treasury
would ho George S. Bout well of Massachus
etts, who 1b In his eighty-fourth year. Its
soerctnry of wnr would bo John M. Scho
fleld, who hold thnt offlco under Andrew
Johnson. ItB secretnry of tho Interior
would bo Carl Schurz, who served under
Hayes. Its secretnry of tho nnvy, nl?o
dntlng from the same administration, would
bo Nathan Goff, Jr. of West Virginia. Its
postmaster general would bo James N.
Tyner of Indiana, who held officii for tho
last few months of the Grant administra
tion. Its attorney genaral would bo Gcorgo
II. Williams of Oregon, also of tho Grant
administration, nnd Its secretary of agri
culture, Normnn J. Column of Missouri,
who wns tho first ccupant of that ofilce
In the latter month's of tho' Cleveland ad
ministration. "Wo have, thorefore. nmong ranking sur
vivors ono man who noes bnck to JohnBon.
three who dnte from Grant, two from Hayes,
ono from the first Cleveland administra
tion and ono from Hnrrlson."
"Tho first time I over saw President
Roosovclt," said a Washington newspaper
man, "was when ho was n civil bervlco
commissioner. I wns carrying the hod for
a morning nowspapcr and was given an as
signment to see Mr. Roosevelt touching
somo civil service question. When I
roached tho gentlomnn's homo I wns shown
to tho llbrnry and pretty soon Mr. Roose
velt walked In. Ho enmo t' mo and gavo
mo a warm handshaking anil went right to
business by saying:
" 'I am glnd to sec you, but sorry, my
young friend, you represent tho paper you
do. Tho editor of your pnper Is nn In
famous scoundrel nnd unmitigated llnr.
Yes, Blr, that's Just what ho Is, but I know
you can't help It. All henven nnd earth
couldn't keep him from being JiiHt what ho
Is. no good enough to tell him I said this.
Now, blaze nway nnd tell mo whnt you
wish lo know nnd I'll do the best I enn for
you.'
" " 'And then, nfier delivering himself of
hlH private opinion of my boss, Mr. Roose
velt gave mo nil the facts .1 wished, and
tho last word he said to mo was lo not for
got to tell tho editor his opinion of him, "
Roofovelt stories nro now In order. Here
Is ono rolated by tho New Vo.-k World:
Tho new president believes heartily In
the old biblical admonition thnt to spare
tho rod Is to spoil the child. Tho Roose
velt children havs nil been spanked ex
cept during their babyhood and very
soundly, too.
'once when Ausley Wilcox of Huffalo, In
whoso homo Mr. RoobovoII wns sworn in
Jas president, waa a guest at the stato ex
ecutive mansion At Albnny. he sat Ulktna:
lo tho governor shortly nfter tho Roosevelt
children had been sent to bed. As th
gof,-nor nnd his guest talked nnd smoked,
penl after pc-il of Inughter wns heard com
ing fiotn the nursery nnd there wcro sounds
of n general romping.
It nnnoyed the governor, He went out
Into the hall nnd cnlled loudly to the ntirsa
to hnve the nolsp stopped. He had hardly
started the conversation ngntn beforo tho
sounds of 'cutting up" were ns loud as
before.
"Excuse mr." Mr. Roosevelt snld grimly
to his guest. He ascended the slnlrs to thn
nursery nlmost nt n bound nnd In a few
moments there wn beard the "laying on of
hands." Whack! whack! whack! Mr. Wilcox
henrd, nnd Immediately the snlckerlux
stopped nnd sniveling took Its place. Then
the governor returned, a trifle winded nnd
redder In the fnce, but with his determined
expression unrelnxcil.
PERSONAL NOTES,
Carroll I). Wright, United States commti
Kloner of labor, has been elected n member
of the International Institute of Sociology.
Hcnryk Slenklow Irz, unlike most authors,
finds Inspiration In crowds nnd docs his
summer's work In crowded hotels nt popu
lar resorts. ""
When King Edward VII wns In Uamburi
last year he turned the scales nt 23.
pounds, nnd in twelve days had reduced
his weight five pounds. This yrnr, how
ever, ho weighed, on reaching Hamburg,
ZiO pounds.
Few presidents of the United States have
had middle names. The list Is composed
of John Qulncy Adams, William Henry
Harrison. .Intncs K. Polk, Ulysses 8. Grant,
Rutherford H. Hayes, James A, Garllcld nnd
Chester A. Arthur, seven In nil.
Tho Springfield Republican Bays: "Tho
Congressman McCall version of Sidney
Smith's likeness of Webster Is 'a steam
engine In trousers.' The Senator Hoar
version Is a 'Btcam-englne In britches.' Th
latter la tho American version, nt nny
rnte."
Under Presldont Roosevelt, according to
tho WnBhlngton Post, Informnl dinners will
be quite n feature nt tho Whlto House, na'
Mr. Roosevelt has nlwnys had n pleasant
way of nsklng men of note with whom ho
has business to como to luncheon or dinner,
ns tho enso may bo, thnt dny with him.
About tho only outdoor pantlmo which
John 1). Rockefeller Indulges Is pltchlnn
quoltn. Tho Standard Oil Croesus was re
cently nsked If ho did not llko golf. Mr.
Rockefeller's ncqunlntance with tho gnnia
may bo guessed from tho reply ho mnde:
"I don't know anything nbout golf. Why.
I wouldn't even know how to hold my
cnddle."
The Into Lord Morris did ndt nt first mako
n favorable Impression In tho Houso of
Lords, Ono conspicuous member Is snld to
hnvo Inquired whnt langungo tho noble and
learned lord was Bpcaklng. Lord Morris
himself was nsked how ho got on. "Well."
ho replied, "I mnde wan mlstnko. I should
have practised spakln' to n lot of grave
stones before I addressed their lordships."
nilEE7.Y REFLECTIONS.
Philadelphia Press: Mr. SH
.iritinn some versfs to Miss Ann JeeK, uui
rh"nlVk??oVl.t to call them. Od. cn
Ann's Fnco" expresses tho Iden, but mm
doesn't sound right. It "I Inea
Miss Popprey-Why not mnko it inesj
on Ann's Fnco?" (
. .,... i T i n vn n nils-
U eve nnn i-inni - -;,,- ,
gestlou to offer for uso In tho Schley In-
UU II1U 1.-IMW VJH ... " .
.. . .....i-i.. t)-.a. "H'hv. nn. this Is
1-miniiri ii in ...Vi .'it.fm m Atn.
ronst beef," """ " nlelcli
ner on tho evening when Mr. ChumpieiBO
wim nresent us tho guest of honor.
W"orcoursV," snld the fnthor. "what of
thnt?" . .. ... i (,...
"Why, you torn ma. hub mumi.. ......
wero going to bring n mutton head homo
for dinner this evening.
Chicago Tribune: ' way is u, mqm
tho man who wns nosing around tho docks
gem iuii ui" in.....o . -
: .. I . I .. I,, nnn plv.H
n..in Tit! "Tbero Is somothlng tho
matter with your feet," said the editor,
referring to tbo bit of verBO tho pool had
left. ...
"No," said tho poet, looning moaejuy
down nt his pedal extremities, "my feet
:!. .. n r-i., i, i.ni r ndmlt my shoes havo
nit; hi. -- -
seen better days.
Detroit Freo Press: She-I'm so glad It'
. i. nintnnlr. At ono tlmo I was afraid
you would propose.
jie no wim i
t i nnna vmir wife nnen let-
It. that nro addressed to you7" cnsunlly
'"Now?".,.1.1 man likes lo admit that his mall
Is opened by another, nnd yot Hlgglns
wished to bo truthful.
"Not when they nro delivered at my
. ,..,,n... i
Ulllt r, itu . r'
THE MAN WHO SAW IT ALL.
Josh Wink, lu Baltimore American.
It In nn nnelont mariner
Who stoppeth one of three.
"13 v thy spyglass nnd ynchtlng cap,
Now wherefore stoppest me?
"Oh. gentlo sir." the mnrlner
Remnrkod, with earnest face.
"Hut list the while I tell you of
The wonderful yacht race.
"They crossed the line lu splendid shapl
Tho wind wns strong. Indeed;
And then sho piped the lnrbpnrd watcfc
And quickly took tho lend,
"Which took the lend?" the stranger crletf
"Which yacht ahead did run?
"It wns," tho mariner declared,
"It wns tho other one.'
"Go on! Go on!" the stranger said,
"And tell inn of tho race.
"I will," tho mnrlner remarked,
"And then tho last gave chase.
"They tncked and tacked until you'd think
Thn crow that oft did hang
Upon thn rigging, was nt 1)01,1
A carpet-laying gang.
"And when the first yncht reached th
BtftkH ....
Tho whlstlcH tooted guy."
"Which wns tho first?" tho strnnger nsked.
The una thnt led tho way.
They enmn bnck on thn other leg,"
Tho mariner went on,
'And one went by thn very routo
Tho other ono had gone."
"What did they do?" tho stranger said,
"What did lliey. no. i ueg;
As nenr us I can tell," quoth ho,
"1 think they pulled tho leg.
"And then thoy nenrcd tho finish llnej
'I lie bettors cncoreci ana eureea,
When proudly sweeping Into vlow
Tho winner came In llrstl"
Hut which wns thnt?" the ntranger crlefl
"Oh. which wan that. I nray?"
"Alasl" tho mnrlner replied,
"1 wns ten miles nway."
It was nn ancient mariner
Who "Help!" did loudly cry.
It wns thn angry stranger mnn
Who smoto him hip and thigh,
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