THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, OCTOBEB 15, 1901.
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I'at Crowe's latest effusions speinlncly
acquit him of any connection In the
kldtiniiltiff of Miss Stone.
The trouble with Mr. Utt Is tlmt he
has heen so lout: lilentlllel with tlio
Commercial club lie thinks lie Is the
club.
Nebraska has carried off a gold mednl
as highest award for agricultural dis
play. In Its own clans Xebrawku can't
bo beat.
An ofliclal count shows sixty-nine
"KUshcrs" In the Texas oil Held almost
cunuuh to fill the front row at a light
opera performance.
And now we are told that a pood pile
of tho money stolen by Hartley went Into
a mine. The Impression Is that most of
It went into a rathole.
Four anxious aspirants for county
commissioner are Impatiently wulting
for the supreme court to wiy In which
rluR the performance Is to take place.
Uncle Sam foots the bill for the
Schley naval board of Inquiry. That
may explain In part why Its proceedings
nre conducted In such a leisurely man
ner. Those Smith Omaha politicians might
have the politeness to wait till after tho
coming election before starting the row
over tile mayoralty, which Is not to be
fought out until next, spring.
Wyoming stockmen are organizing a
campaign to exterminate the bear,
Which are proving destructive to sheep.
Here Is a good chance for the man who
thinks he has lost 11 few bear.
("Jcrman olllclals deny the report that
tho emperor's nerves are falling him.
.Whatever else may be said of the Ger
man emperor no one has heretofore in
timated that he was lacking In nerve.
CJeneral lluller Is being urged by his
friends to tell all ho knows about the
proposal to surrender Ladysmlth. The
uvorago Hilton Is undoubtedly of the
opinion that ho has told too much al
ready.
It is only through constant ogltatlon
that the waters of the ocean are kept
from stagnating, and It Is only through
constant agitation that the political at
mosphere is purified. Tho same nrlnel-
pin applies to social and commercial or
ganizations.
King Leopold of Helglum has decided
to visit Now York some, time during tho
present year. Ho will doubtless And
tho metropolis an Interesting place, but
too would also tlud much that Is inter
cstlng many hundred miles to the west
und south of that city.
It Is to bo feared the now paving for
which the city has Just contracted will
hardly bo ready for final delivery before
next spring. It Is certainly remnrkable
that with all their experience our prop
crty owners should wait till late fall
to put In their orders for summer goods
Blnco tho democratic member of tho
pchool board evinced such a lively per
eoual lutcrest In tho republican school
board primaries and convention. It is
only turn about for outgoing republican
members to exhibit llko solicitude for
tbo makeup of the democratic school
tioard ticket.
Tho most' competent estimates of tho
world's wheat crop place the total
slightly In excess qf tho previous two
years. There is little, If any, prospect
however, that this will have any bum
etantlai effect Upon' prices, as the short
age in other foodstuffs, particularly
corn, will more than take up this
alight eWs. Tin American farmer Is
assured of a market at good prices for
All of Ida wheat, ami Nebraska will
c$ug4u tyi'-moro tuuu ita-usualisnutv.
MtSLEA D.VW COMPARISONS.
There is nothing so misleading as fig
ures when they ard willfully Juggled for
a purpose. This truth Is again strik
ingly Illustrated by the statistical tables
which the popocnltlc campaign man
agers are putting out with a vlow to
making the people believe that a great
setback hns taken place! In the conduct
of tho state Institutions since they
passed from fusion to republican con
trol.
With shrewd cunning the figures have
been prepared to show the expense of
maintenance of nine asylums, schools
and reformatories "for the tlrst six
months under republican administra
tion and the last six months under Gov
ernor roynter." Assuming that the
amounts are correctly given, let us In
quire what this means. The last six
months taken under Governor Poyntcr
over the period from June 1 to Novum
ler 30, 1000, while the six republican
months cover the period from December
1, 11)00, to .May .'11, 1001.
In the tlrst place, for most Institutions,
the tlrst six to eight weeks credited to
a republican administration were not
under republicans, but under the fusion
hold-overs, because tho republican ap
pointees did not take hold until the mid
dle of January, or later. Tho outgoing
fusion olllclals were not particular about
the legacy they wcro leaving to their
republican successors in tho shapo of
overlaps, unpaid accounts and contracts
for future delivery, so that tho responsi
bility for these excessive outlays, so for
as they go, belongs to the Poyntcr
regime rather than to the republicans.
In tho second place, tho six months
credited In the comparisons to Governor
Poyntcr and his appointees arc tho sum
mer months, extending from June to
November. In these months sonie of
the Institutions, particularly the schools,
suspend their work almost entirely.
Most of them use supplies from farms
and gardens In connection and the sum
mer expenses nre naturally tho lightest
of the year. In the winter mouths, on
he other hnnd, which nre charged up to
the republicans, all the institutions aru
In full blast, winter clothlug Is more
expensive than summer clothlug, I lie
on! bills pile up, the supplies that must
be purchased Increase and the general
ost of maintenance Is at Its highest.
If the fuslonists wanted to make a
fair comparison of the management of
state institutions under successive ad
ministrations, why would they not com
pare the same months of the year? Is
not the fact that they have selected
periods not properly subject to compari
son simply further proof that they pre
fer to fool the people? Speaking In all
candor, wo believe there Is still room for
reform In several directions In our state
institutions, but Juggling the tlgures for
political purposes will not help to effect
the desired Improvements.
A LIBERAL NAVAL POLICT.
It Is expected that the administration
will urge upon congress the construction
of additional war vessels and It is
highly probable that the. .recommenda
tion will bo heeded. President House
velt Is In favor of building up the navy
until the sea power of the United
States shall be made adequate to any
demands that may be made upon It. lie
Is opposed, It Ir said, to a merely commerce-destroying
fleet, believing that
seagoing battleships are the proper and
effective tvpo of vessel. This view Is
In accord with what Is being done by
foreign governments in the building up
of their navies. They nre constructing
battleships and jxiwerful cruisers,
rather than mere commerce-destroyers,
and If tho United States Is to keep pace J
with Kuropean countries In the strength
ening of Its sea power It must pursue a
llko policy.
While this country has not entered
Into rivalry with Kuropean nations in
naval construction and It Is not con
templated to do so, yet the fact that
all the maritime powers are rapidly In
creasing their navies enforces upon us
the duty, for the proper protection of
our now world-wide Interests, of in
creasing our sea power. Wo can not
with safety allow ourselves to fall far
to the rear of other nations In this re
gard. At present wo hold fourth place,
In the number of effective vessels and
armament, among naval powers and we
should at least endeavor not to take a
lower rank than this. Wo have no
need of such a great navy as that of
Great Hrltaln and no Increase in the
sea power of tlmt nation need concern
us, for It Is hardly possllde that It will
ever bo directed against tho United
Suites. Hut the growing sea power of
tho continental nations Is n matter of
significance which we cannot prudently
Ignore, particularly In vlow- of tho fact
that there Is in the continental nations
of Europe a strong and apparently
growing feeliug of commercial hostility
toward tho United States and jealousy
of this republic's influence In tho world's
affairs. Wo havo to consider not only
homo defense and the protection of our
commerce, but also the safeguarding of
our new possessions. Within a few
years our Interests have been greatly
extended and our relations with thu
rest of tho world much enlarged. . It Is
Impossible to foresee what complica
tions tho future may have in store, but
It Is the part of wisdom to bo prepared
for any exigency that may arise. In
our former comparatively isolated posi
tion wo did not need a largo navy.
Under the now conditions we must
maintain such powor on the sea as will
Insuro respect for our rights and Inter
ests everywhere.
While building up a navy provision
must ulso be made for officering and
manning it. W.o are deficient In this
respect and congress will bo called upon
to remedy It. Tho report of tho chief of
the navigation bureau, Just submitted to
the secretary of tho navy, states that
there Is Imperative need for more tilll-
cers and men and that If. the department
were called upon to man the ships for
war service It could not meet the do-
mund. There are not enough Hue ottl
cers to man thu ships already con
structed. This Is a statu of alfulrs
which calls for prompt remedy and
there are other requirements which
should receive the early uttentlon of
cougrcBd. The country requires a.
strong navy and the people will ap
prove a Judiciously liberal policy for
strengthening our sea power.
the decline i.v ixnuxriti.u.s.
The Industrial combinations are being
subjected to a test which may deter
mine whether they are able to hold
out against a receding tide of prosper
ity and a hardening money market. The
teporls during the last few weeks of
nearly a score of these combinations
have with one or two exceptions shown
that their earnings have not been stilll
clent to enable them to pay dividends
to the amount they had been paying,
while some of them can pay none at
all. I'nder these circumstances there
has naturally been a .decline In thu
prices of the Industrial securities and
a growing feeling of distrust in this
class of Investment.
The situation does not appear to be
favorable to Improvement and a further
shrinkage In the market price oft In
dustrial securities Is probable. The
New York Journal of Commerce says it
would be premature to assume that the
declines In the Industrials mean a
shrinkage in general business, although
they naturally suggest a result not en
tirely unexpected by those who believe
tho wave of prosperity hns reached Its
crest and must soon recede Tho de
cline Is partly due, says that paper, to
spoculatlvo reaction, but chiefly to a
falling off in the abnormal profits ob
tained In many linos of manufacturing
last year, which no one expected would
continue Indefinitely, and adds: "De
clining demand and new competition
will very soon put n severe test upon
these combinations with their huge over
capitalization. Their control over tho
various markets may soften or delay tho
day of reckoning, but the trusts, what
ever their advantages In some respects,
are not a success in suppressing com
petition or In avoiding the consequences
of Inevitable fluctuations in supply and
demand. It is vorth remembering that
two or their chief objects of being were
tlie suppression of competition and the
regulating of supply and demand. Their
failure reminds us that the tendencies
In human nature remain unchanged In
spite of trusts."
There Is large capital behind some of
tho Industrial combinations which will
of course he used to sustain them
against adverse business conditions for
a time, but how far the owners of this
capital will go In employing It for this
purpose Is a question. At nil events,
recent experience Is of a nature to warn
the public against Investing In tho In
dustrial securities, since there Is mani
festly danger of their l'uthor shrinkage
In price. There may be uo reason for
alarm In the present situation. The gen
eral business of the country Is good and
the outlook Is not unfavorable. Hut the
Industrial combinations, with reduced
earnings and new competition, certainly
offer uo attraction for Investment.
On behnlf of the Commercial c.lub. Mr.
Utt. puts In a disclaimer to the charge
that the club Is controlled by political
aspirants. He admits, however, that It
is true "that the-Municipal league bus
held two meetings at the club rooms, be
cause many of the members of the
league are also members of tho club and
it Is their privilege to meet in the club
rooms." Mr. I'tt is entitled to a good deal
of credit for exhibiting so much candor.
If It Is the privilege of the members of
the club to use the club rooms for po
litical pow-wows In the name of the
Municipal league, why could not the re
publican members of the club hold n
caucus In the club rooms, Just because
If is their privilege to meet there, nnd
wjiy could not a democratic conference
be held by the democratic member of
the club as a matter of privilege?
Secretary l"tt appears to be very well
satisfied with himself, and hence he can
not, comprehend why anybody should
find fault with the policies and methods
pursued by the Commercial club or even
suggest the possibility of any Improve
ment In the work mapped out for It.
Mr. Utt does not seem to be aware of
the fact that with the exception of a
small coterie of the members, who dab
ble In politics nnd seek to pervert the
Influence of the club for personal ends,
the enterprlslng.and Intelligent members
actively engaged In the management of
commercial and Industrial concerns hnve
reached the conclusion that there Is
room for Improvement nnd an Impera
tive need of reorganization.
In the Interchange of money orders
between this country and Sweden Is a
balance of 51,000,000 kroner, which
represents the amount which people of
that nationality iu this country have
sent back to their folks at home iu ex
cess of that received by them. Tho
Swede is Industrious and saving and,
seeing what he has reaped by coming
here, has not been slow to aid relatives
and friends to Join him. That Is ono
adverse Item In the balance of trade
which this country can stand.
The proposed concentration of more
troops at Fort Crook will restore to that
post some of the Importance that belongs
to It. Fort Crook Is the most modern and
best equipped post In1 thu department
and its proximity to Omaha adds to
these advantages. Were It not for the
late war, which drained this country of
almost nil of Its regulars, Fort Crook
would have been populated up to Its
limit nil the time. Anything that brings
it to tho front as tho central mllltury
garrison of the west gives Incidental
benefit to Omaha.
Johann Most, the Now York anarchist,
will be retired from circulation for a
year for publishing a seditious article
Immediately following tho assassina
tion of President McKlnley. Most In
sists the publication was a coincidence,
but It certainly was an unfortunate one
for him. Hereafter Most should pro
vldo some automatic device for throw
ing his raving machine out of action
when anything happens which might at
tract attention to It.
It Is greatly to the credit of the city
treasurer's otlico that as a tow-gathering
machine It has collected In so much
more money on current and back tax
levies than iu previous yeara. But it
would be more to Its credit If the ta.es
collected were more equally distributed
as between the ordinary home owner
and the great privileged corporations.
Wlmr Old Warrior.
Washington Poet.
Military history will always havo a se
cure place for Lord Roberts as tho man
who knew Just when to quit and reach for
the laurels.
More Hope.
Hoston Transcript.
The testimony under oath of ex-Assistant
Secretary of War Meiklejohn indicates that
he Is rather too stiff a uenipcrlaltst to hold
olTIco longer.
Troubled lij- a Snrpln.
Boston Transcript.
Now Uncle Sam Is annoyed by havlc
more money than ho wants to tako cara of.
We do not want to go beyond a moderate
appreciation of ourselves, but It docs no
harm casually to remark that not all tho
nations are sitting up at nights with that
sort of financial worrlment.
Sum pi r Innlanee of .Modesty.
Huffalo Kxpress.
A New York man Is suing n steamship
company In New York for commissions on
vessels sold the government during tho
Spanish war. Uo sotd $1,000,000 worth of
ships and claims $50,000 In commissions.
Only jr.O.OOO on $4,000,000! Tho man did not
know how to charge.
.(nicy Itnll of Culinn Claim.
Philadelphia ledger. 1
When congress placed $30,000,000 In the
hands of tho president, to bo used in driving
tho Spaniards out of Cuba, It thought It
was providing pretty liberally for tho ex
penses of the war. Hut the total amount
of claims filed as a result of that war, In
cluding tho blowing tip of tho Mnlno, Is
$57,581,807. And theso are only tho un
considered trlllcs of our war expenses grow
ing out of that episode
I.nut StnKrn of Desperation.
Indianapolis News.
Tho Doors aro said to have over 12,000
men In tho Held, and It Is evident from
tho reports of recent engagements that
they are putting up an exhibition of some
thing more than guerrilla warfare. They
have proved themselves daring, tactful,
brave nnd resourceful. Is there any moro
reason, then, why Oreat Ilrltnln should
proclaim banishment for them now than at
the beginning of tho war?
SKVr.ltAI, I, APS A1IHAI1.
ltennlta of n I'tirclun Inspection of
Atnerlcmi ftnllrod.
Now York World.
Mr. Samuel Fay, gonornl superintendent
of tho London & Southwestern railway,
has been making a long tour of Inspection
of tho principal railroads of the United
States for the purpose of obtaining sugges
tions for Improving tho operation of his
own road.
Ho reports, among his other conclusions,
that tho small compartment car Is better
for English purposes than our long coaches.
A prime necessity In Kngland, on account
of tho short distances between stations, Is
rapidity In taking on and letting off pas
sengers. The long coach, ho bolloves,
would make the stops longer.
Ho makes the Interesting statement that
his road carries 60,000 persons dally Into
London and takes them homo In the even
ing, "and not ono of them has to stand
up." In this matter, at leaBt, Mr. Fay Is
Justified In thinking ihat his road cannot
learn much from Am.0rl.9an city railroads
He says further that "too locomotives In
uso on his road "secure' complete com
bustlon of fuel," doing faway with sparks,
cinders and smok'o. Our railroads might
with advantage to tho public, at least
send over and sec about thoso locomotives.
When It comes to the handling of freight,
however, this English official admits that
BngllBh railroads aro "not in It." An
Amerlcnn freight engine, ho says, hauls
thrco times as much weight as an English
one. English roads, he admits, must copy
tho American freight traffic system In or
der to bring their not earnings up to a
satisfactory point.
M'lCIXI.KY SUHOEllY APPHOVRD.
Itltih Forelitn Authority ShoTr Treat
ment KnnHlean.
Tendon lancet.
In considering the reason or reasons of
the fatal Issue of the ease wo may leave
out of consideration the bullet Itself; whern
It was lodgpd It could do no harm, and
time nnd tho patient's strength would havo
been wasted In searching for It. The
Injury to the kidney also appears to hvo
been of but little moment and need not be
further considered. The damaga to tha
pancreas was probably unimportant, though
It has been suggested that tho escapo of
pancreatic Juice may have eaused. or as
sisted In causing, the "gangrene" of the
bullet track described in tho account of
the necropsy. This Is hardly likely, as
tho "gangrene" was found also In the
wounds of tho utomach wall. Tho peri
toneum and tho wounds of the stomach re
main to bo considered. Thorn seems to b
no evidence that at any time was thero any
peritonitis and this was confirmed by the
nbseuco of leucocytosls, thn blood having
been examined soveral times during tho
patient's llfo. It does not appear from the
account of tho necropsy that any bacterio
logical examination was mado of the peri
toneal wall or fluid. Still, wn shall prob
ably not be wrong In assuming that no
peritonitis was present. The empty con
dition of tho stomach prevented extravasa
tion occurring, at least to any great extent.
Tho wounds In tho stomach wall were
sutured with a minimum of delay and ap
parently no leaking occurred.
How shall we account for the. "gangrene"
of the margins of the wound? There Is no
need to suspect any poisoned bullet and
the supposition that such a bullet was
used was probably duo to tho fervid Im
agination of a reporter, not unwilling to
pllo horror upon horror. It Is by no means
rare to find after revolver wounds of the
stomach wall that but little attempt at
repair Is made. This Is to bo attributed
In part to the locat action of the gastric
Julco and In part to the patient's general
state. The pathological condition has been
met with before and will doubtless often
occur again. Surgery does all of which It
Is at present capable. Tho wound Is care
fully sutured and the peritoneal cavity is
aseptic and yet healing docs not occur.
The bruised gastric wall has not sufficient
vitality to recover and It makes no effort.
The favorable prognosis which was put
forth at first was so far Justified that In
some cases recovery might have followed,
but the Issue hardly comes as a surprise,
The Injuries were terrible, the patient
was no Inngor young and the circumstances
wcro such as to produce, even In a man of
Iron courage, the maximum of shock. If
we may venture to criticise any portion of
tho treatment we feel Inclined to suggest
that tho feeding by the mouth was some
what in excess of that which Is usually
considered advisable, nut while wo say
this we know that to the brilliant surgeons
and experienced physicians around Presi
dent McKlnley's hed thero may have been
Indications for the bolder treatment Im
possible to be disregarded. In short, on a
careful review of the whole case wo feel
Justified In saying that surgery did Its
beBf; the sad result Is to bo ascribed to
the lack of vitality of the tissues thetu-elvti.
AIM I'D AT IIIJKT StdAlt.
Denpemtr 1'ITort of the Trnut to
Cheek the lndimtrj-.
Portland Orcgonlnn.
The Sugar trust has finally como out
openly against tho beet sugar Industry. Its
recent reductions leave no doubt about It.
When declines followed tho harvesting of
tho California beet crop, eastern beet Inter
ests foresaw a reduction In their territory
when their crop should become rlpo. Their
forecast was Indeed n true one. Tho fall In
prlco will work hardship upon tho beet
sugar Industry, and may tnvolvo considera
ble loss of money. Oregon and Washington,
which have tho beginnings of largo Interests
In beet sugar, will watch the result with
peculiar solicitude.
Tho trust knows Its business. Its motive
Is by unjust methods common to trusts, to
retard tho progress of tho beet sugar In
dustry. It probably docs not expect to
drive the present beet sugar factories out
of existence. Tho trust appreciates the
situation at Its truo value. Itcductlou of
sugar beets to sugar Is an Industry that
has been growing npaco until tho annual
output of the United States is 200,000 tons.
This Is two-thirds of the output of cine
sugar In the United Stntcs, nearly one
third of tho production of cano sugar In tho
United States, I'orto Hlcn and Hawaii, and
almost tho amount of consumption In tha
United States. It Is qulto natural, there
fore, for tho trust to bo disturbed by tho
growing annual production of beat sugar.
It Is not, however, that the trust fears
overproduction. Tho trust fears 'that a
rival may grow up in beet sugar which may
wax as strong as Itself, a situation In
compatible for a trust, Tho hostility of
tho trust may therefore bo Interpreted ns
meaning that It desires to gain control of
tho beet sugar Industry. If so, It Is going
about tho matter In tho regular trust way.
This Interpretation Is reasonable, slnco the
trust would not undertake the policy of
fighting beet sugar without a business mo
tive, ond no other motlvo Is npparent, be
cause sugar beets nre destined to bocomo
perhaps as great a source of supply of
sugar as Is the cane.
Of course, tho consumer gets tho benefit
of tho lowered prices. This Is poor con
solation, however, bocnuso trust manipu
lations havo been In voguo long enough to
prove to consumers that Jockeying prices
do not save nnythlng to buyers. Public
sentiment takes a fair estimate of such
methods of business. It knows what they
mean and understands that It cannot af
ford to permit competition to bo eliminated
In this or nny other commercial activity.
For n Blnglo trust to gain control of all tho
means of producing sugar, which la ono of
the most Important articles of household
consumption, Is dangerous to common In
terests. ADAM AND OM? OF HIS .SO.VS.
I'nthetlc Kffnrts of "The Peerless" to
Ilevlvc a Corpse.
Washington Tost.
While tho democratic contingent of Mr.
Ilryan's trluno combine Is trying hard to
forgot tho free stiver question and all tho
afflictions It has brought upon tho demo
cratic party; whllo Mr. Hryan'B demo
cratic brethren In Ohio, Maryland and othor
states whore elections aro pending nro
doing their best to keop that hobgoblin
out of sight; while tho great mass of In
telligent domocrats nro saddened by tho re
flection that circumstances beyond their
easy control compelled them to pormlt Mr.
Ilryan to forco 16 to 1 Into tho, platform of
190Q; whllo thn Intelligence, of tho country.
irrespective of parties or soctlons, realizes
that free coinage Is an absolutely dead nnd
a practically burled Issue, Mr. 11 ray u con
tinues to stiout' for It with- as much gusto.
apparently, as he did In tho Chicago con
vention of 189C.
Although condomned by the country in two
great national campaigns, 1G to 1 is Htlll dear
to the heart and springs ctornal In tho
thought or William J. Ilryan. Although all
tho arguments on which 18 to 1 was sun-
ported In 189fi were ruthlessly swept away
by tho logic of events soon after tho closo
of that campalgu, Mr. Dryan Ignores that
logic. Whenever an opportunity occurs the
'peerless leader" exalts his horn and toots
It as gaily for tho old cadaver ns ever tho
troubadour twanged his guitar. An oppor
tunity occurred In St. Louis tho other day.
Tho Dryan Traveling Men's club of that
city hold some sort of meeting, and to tho
ofliclal head of that organization tho elo
quent Ncbraskan addressed an epistle- In
which ho strongly opposed any concession
on silver. "You will nnd," ho said, "that
with the opponents of free silver onco In
control of tho party, tho party will be In
tho condition In which It was when Mr.
Cleveland filled all tho ofllces with gold-
bugs, refused to prosecute thn trusts and
brought thn party to thn vergo of ruin.
Tho moment you allow tho Bllvcr question
to bo Ignored you will find that tho cor
porations will push forward their cnndl
datoB for office, nnd tho party will bo Im
potent to accomplish a single reform."
Tho persistence of Mr. nryan In keoplng
boforn tho domocracy ono of tho most af
flictive of Its mistakes reminds us of a
sweetly solemn poem recently perpetrated
by Mr. Frank L. Stanton, tho pont, humor
ist and philosopher of tho Atlanta Consti
tution. Tho last verso of that Inspired out
burst will sufflco for our present purposo.
It reads thus:
Adam wuz drlv fum Eden
Out In do llel' on wood;
Hut. gwlno erlong, ho sing ills song;
"Apples la mighty good!"
As tho applo was tho causo of Adam's
expulsion from Eden "out In do Del' en
wood," so froo silver has put Mr. Ilryan's
party, or tho democratic section of It. out
of tho control of great states, out of many
seats In tho United States senate, out of
tho confidence of conservative citizens and,
to a lamontablo extent, out of Its own self
respect. And as Adam, aftnr ho "wuz
drlv fum Edon," roamed through tho "lie!'
en wood," singing "apples Is mighty gqod,"
so Mr. Dryan, looking at thn wreck of
his party, at tho blasting of Its hopes, at
tho good things It has lost, at thn bettor
things It might have gained, shouts "fteo
colnago is mighty good!"
PRnSOVAI. NOTES.
Admiral Evans la being referred to In tho
newspapers as "Writing Dob" and "nob tho
Olant Killer."
Llpton Is ready to challenge again, If no
body elso will. Lipton's pluck Is much
morn to bo depended upon than Lipton's
luck,
Ex-Qovernor Jones of Alabama, whom
President Roosevelt has Just appointed to a
federal Judgshlp, rarrlod, when not 21 years
old, one of tho flags of truco at Appomattox,
Evelyn Abbot, the Greek historian, who
died recently, suffered from paralysis of
tho lower half of his body shortly after
graduating from Oxford, nnd, becoming an
Instructor at Dallol, had to deliver his
lectures In a reclining position.
A monument has been erected in Tttus
vllle, Pa., to Colonel B. L. Drake, who nut
down tho first petroleum well, Its cost Is
estimated at $60,000, but Its modest donor is
not known. In 1873 the Pennsylvania
legislature granted Drako an annual pen
sion of $15,000.
Adelaide Distort recently celebrated thn
eightieth anniversary of her appearance on
the stago. Her mother was an actress and
the future tragic actress was brought upon
the stage when a few months old In a olav
where a baby was needed. She received tho
congratulations of Ernest Legouve, senior
of the French ncademy, now In his 31th
year, whose "Medea" provided Distort
with on of her aoit famous carts.
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Hippies on the Current of 1,1 fe nt the
Xnftonn! Capitol.
Former Senator William E. Chandler of
New Hampshire, is ono of tho regular at
tendants nt tho naval court of luqulry nnd
shows great Interest In thn proceedings.
Tho Issues on trial do not concern him
particularly. It Is tho spectnelo that en
chants. Tho easy ronfldonco of tho wit
nesses, their airy posttlvcnoss, their con
tradictions, together with tho squabbles of
tho attorneys, furnishes nn ndequato fore
tnsto of what tho retired senator Is going
against, Mr. Chandler is president of tho
Cuban claims commission, nnd tho chnnees
urn that tho members will encounter as
much versatility nmong witnesses ns tho
Schley court dovolops from day to day.
Tho claims filed for action by tho com
mission show tho claimants to he experts
In tho art of Inflation, They foot up
$57,000,000 und persons, firms nnd cor
porations nro Interested In milking thn
nntlonnl treasury for damage done to their
property In Cuba during tho last Insur
rection, Thn largest single ono Is $4, 177,698. 85,
which was presonted by n Cuban sugar
compnny, Incorporated under tho laws of
tho stnto of Now York. From this sum
the claims run down to $7,000 or $8,000,
although such small amounts aro tho ex
ception. Tho average claim, not counting
thoso filed nn account of tho disaster to
tho battleship Maine, Is between $200,000
and $250,000. Most of tho claimants evi
dently beltovo tho government is about tho
easiest "picking" tho world over knew.
Tho statements they havo filed with tho
commission setting forth tho damngos they
havo suffered might well rank as humorous
literature.
A man with a name decidedly Spanish,
averring that ho was naturalized In tho
city of New York, who nsks for $215,000
damages for tho allogcd ruination of what
must hnvo been a veritable Oarden of Eden
In tho province of Mntnuzas, puts down his
mulos at $100 each and ovory horso on tho
plantation at the samn figure. A stone
chapel which was destroyed Is vufued nt
$15,000, stables at $25,000, an overseer's
housn at $10,000, with $4,000 additional for
furniture and barracks for laborers nt $30,
000. Theso are simply Bamplo Items In this
particular claim, and similar ones aro
found In nearly every one.
In every claim topnotch figures nro aBkcd
for crops that nro said to havo been de
stroyed, and Indemnification Is demanded
for tho full value of harvosts In tho troub
lous tlmcB when tho plantations wero aban
doned. In one bill for damages Is nn Item
of $541,025.45 for expenses Incurred In pro
tection ngntnst lusurgonts and brlgnnds.
In this samo clulm Is nn Item of $91,510 for
timber said to havo been destroyed. Most
of thn clalmnnts havo nn Ingenious wny of
doubling up on various Items in tholr bills.
For example, ono man asks for $3G,000 for
tho loss of his sugar crop, nnd then adds
$35,000 morn for tho expense of replanting.
For 100 years tho homo of tho president
has been familiarly called tho Whlto House,
hut oftlclally thn Executive Mansion. Iast
Thursday President lloosovclt decided that
hereafter tho colloquial namo shall bo
sanctioned officially.
"Tho Whlto Housn" will now appear on
nil stationery usod In tho presidential resi
dence.' All tho executive documents will
ho subscribed na given from "Thn White
Houso." Tho presldont has explained that
he has changed the nppellatlon becausn
each stnto has an "Exccuttvo Mansion," and
that thn president's homo ahould ho spoken
of In terms to form an association with tho
national history.
Thn Whlto Houso was so called In honor
of tho home of Mnrthn Washington, In
Westmorland county, Virginia. It was
hero thilt tho first president wooed nnd
won his bride! President Adams, who was
tho first occupant, called It tho excciltlvo
mansion oftlclally, In ordor to llvo down
tho odium of thn popular term, "Presi
dent's pnlnre." In Andrew Jackson's tlmn
It wns known as thn Pronldont's Houso.
nnd somo of thn od silver, linen nnd china
nro marked with this simple device.
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100 WILLIAM ST., NCW OHK,
terest will bo tho dedication of the first
monument erected to the heroic dead of
Valley Forgo by tho general soclty Daugh
ters of tho Devolution of Washington.
This handsome obelisk of granlto Is fifty
feet high and at tho bno appear two
bronzo panels, one containing (ho seal of
tho society and the other representing .1
sccno of camp llfo at Vnlley Forge. Thn
Inscription will read: "To thn. memory of
the soldiers of Washington's nrmy. who
Bleep In Vnlley Forgo." Tho original co
lonial ling with thirteen stars him been
carved In thn shaft above tho panels.
Thn unveiling will take placn next Sat
urday and will bo attended by n largo num
ber of Daughters of tho Devolution from
many states, Tho president and members
of the cabinet have been invited, also tho
governors of thn thirteen original states,
and many distinguished representatives
from patriotic organizations.
This great work has been achieved bv
tho society tn twr yours' tlmo, says thn
Washington Post, nnd it Is hoped that It
may bo nn Initial step toward u moro fitting
commemoration und preservation of this
upot, whoso historic significance Js unique.
The beautiful country, chosen W Wash
ington for his famous encampment, lies to
day In almost tho samo primitive condition
ns in thu winter of 1777-8 nnd It seems thn
duty of tho nation to thus prescrvo It. To
this ond n bill was presented to congress In
December last asking that Vnlley Forgo bn
mado a national reservation nnd It Is Imped
tlmt this worthy project may bo realized In
tho near future. President McKlnley wan
heartily In ravor of this work of tho Daugh
ters of tho Devolution und bad signified hU
Intention of being present tit tho dedicatory
ceremonies. Ho had alo promised to sign
thn bill when passed by congress.
I'OINTUn IIKKMHITIONS.
Philadelphia Press: "HI!" yelled tho wal
rus, "look out for that pot-hunter; he's
after yoitt
"I don't give a wrap." replied tlln humor
ous seal, uh ho disappeared bclotv tho Waves
Just In tlmo,
Washington Star: "Look here," unlci tho
prime, minister, "don't you thhile vnli'nrn
carrying matters with 11 luthnr.hlKh haiul?"
".No. nnswe-ed thn miltait with a
stealthy wink. "This is only a bluff. 1 am
try tig to mako them think mi" hand Is
high."
Pittsburg rhronlclo: "I toll you." said
Kwfitor, "thorn's nothing llko ndvcrslty to
bring a man out."
"At tho elbows, yen," rcplleU Bhlnnlnk.
Hrooklyn Llfo: Mrs. Von Hlumor-Thnt
cook was tho worst thing I over hud In my
house.
Von lllumer Ves, you acted .'us ff you
didn't llko her.
"I couldn't hnlp It, Why. it. was nil I
could do to wilto her out a good recymmen
datlon." Clnvnland Plain DenJor: "Yes." ,sald thn
haughty young woman who wns, a. Co.
lonlal Dnmo nn well as a Daughtnr of thn
Revolution, "my Krout-grcuL-grandstro fell
ut Hunker Hill."
"Ico or banana skin?" Inquired tho pollln
young man from Mllwntikco.
Yonkors Statesman: "Am you a drinking
man?" asked tho lady of tho houso of thn
applicant for food nt tho back door.
"Indeed, I'm not, ma'um," replied tho
weary ono.
"Woll, your noso looks very susplclmis."
"Oh, dat's not liquor, ma'am, does ilat.
T'vo been In tho mountains, ma'am, and
dat's ono of thoso autumnal tints you hear
about,"
INCOIVSISTIINCV.
Somervlllo Journal,
My irfolhcr says I'm awful bad,
She's always Jawln' mo.
She says tlmt I'm thn worstest boy
That nver sho did sent
She licks mo awful, too, sometimes,
For things 't I havo done
An' when, sho nwlngs that old rattan,
lly gee I It ain't no f mil
An' yet I honrd her talk ono night,
When I had gono to bed.
With Auntln Floy tho onn, yoM know,
Who married Undo Ned,
They havon't any kids, you know,
All' they llvo In a Hat.
Hy gee' ma says thny haven't room
Enough to swing a cat.
Well, they worn talking, ns I said,
An T was wldn awake,
An' henrd ma n-prnlstn' mo
Right up, an' no mistake'
An' then (leal wasn't T surprised!
Shn said to Auntln Floy;
"I don't sen how you llv.o
Without a llttln boy!"
