Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAtfSfY lTSE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBEH 1, 1001.
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It i!vlilontly tiikos more tlmis to tnko
tlmt kidnaper rewurd down than it took
to put it tip.
The so-called Municipal lengiirt hatched
in the Commercial club appears to have
heen lost In tho hIiiKIIo.
Hurglnrs appear to have organized
runs on several Ohio hanks of late, hut
tip to date all' demands hare heen met
on prcscntntlon. , '
Plnttsmouth hns taken up the powtfr
caual project In earnest. It would he
strnnite if, with all tho projected canals,
the Plntto river were succesBful in escap.
Ins tho harness.
The initiation of n, new ballot law nt
tho linpcritilnc; election may he depended
on to aupwthc defects of the now piece
of legislation and mako further work
for the next legislature.
Rumors are.rjfe of a break in the com
munity o(-ntr.rcst piiln in. tho west.
Tha troubli Is that there nre several
communities Which llnd It difficult to
keep their .Interests in community.
I'at Crowo should hnvo attached n
condition to his return calling for n
brass baud nnd carriage to moot him at
the depot It seems that it would have
been conceded Just as readily as the
other requirements.
If the populists will only persist In
their refusal to fuse with tho democrats
on school board candidates, wo may at
laRt get some llgurcs on the relative
strength of the two fragments in
Omaha at any rate,
All spectators, jurymen, court officers
nnd others attending tho Powers trial In
' Kentucky arc searched for weapons" be
fore be'ng allowed to enter tho court
room. Tho court Is evidently taking no
chances on Kentucky familiarity.
Of all 'the great Iron nnd stel'Pro
duclng countries of the world' the
United Status Is the only ono In which
that industry Is really nourishing. The
American trade barometer Indicates fair
weather for somo time to come.
An Indian whoso name when trans
inted into Kngllsh means "Suud-ln-the-
Meat" Is in Jail on tho charge of belu
drunk, A person with a name like that
is perfectly Justltled in taking anything
that would mako him unconscious of his
burdens.
Tho local democratic organ takes so
little stock In the resolutions adopted by
tho democratic city convention as a
platform for Its school board candidates
that It docs not even deign to print
them. How can tho voters be expected
to take any more stock lu them?
Next Thursday Is registration day.
Remember that last year's registration
will not hold good for this year. No
person will be eligible to vote nt the
comlug election who does not appear
personally beforo the registrars and
have his name properly enrolled.
Colombia und Venezuela are both will
ing to ullow the United States to arbi
trate their differences, but each Is wait
lug on tho other to make the proposal.
Uuclo Sam Is generally busy about
something, but cun always spare o few
moments to do a neighbor a good turn, If
needed, If they want their differences
settled all thut Is necessary Is to tell
their troubles to their big brother.
Admiral Schley Is culled to task for
swearing a little during tho heat of
battle und Captain Tlllcy Is to be In
Ycstlgntcd on tho charge of getting in
toxlcuted. In years past It was gen
erally considered ono of tho sailor's re
quired qualifications to get drunk on
every occasion uud swear a little harder
than any other class of humanity, hut
modern Bocloty seems to bo upsetting
THE WITHDRAWAL OF Mil. UUOl.D.
Tho withdrawal of Mr. Ooold from the
republican state ticket, on which he had
been nominated for university regent,
leaves the state committee free to till
the pinee left vacant with n new name.
Mr. !oold Is entitled to credit for taking
this step voluntarily and thus relieving
the party of the embarrassment which it
perlstence In his candidacy, in the face
of Hie chnrges that have been made
against him, would necessarily entail.
Mr. (Joold's statements of his relations
with Hartley are entirely frank and
straightforward and leave no question
but that he, as an Individual, was en
tirely blameless, so fur ns the deposit by
Hartley of public money In the bank
with which Mr. Could was connected
was concerned. On the contrary, the
exhibit showing that Mr. (loold had
made good out of his own private" re
sources all but u very small part of the
outstanding obligations of the broken
hank Is decidedly to his credit. The
only weak spot Jli the statement is that
the delit to the slate, In the name of
Hartley, should not have heen given
preference over other creditors of the
hank, after it became apparent that the
money' belonged to the stnte school fund.
Tile Incident emphasizes one point,
whose lesson should not be overlooked:
It Is the pernicious and indefensible
practice of custodians of public funds
making deposits of public moneys In
their own names. Hartley had no more
right to deposit state money In his own
name In any bank thnu ho had to con
vert the funds to his own use. Unfor
tunately this practice has not yet been
stopped. To put an effectual bar (o It
the next legislature should enact n law
requiring custodians of public funds to
deposit public moneys only In the name
ol the state, county, city or school dis
trict and making a violation of thesu
requirements a criminal olfense.
With tho state ticket reconstructed re
publicans will be able to npiKrnl to the
people with renewed proof that tho
party has been regenerated and may be
depended upon Jo stand llrmly by its
declaration of principles,
LEAltKINO'OF AMF.niVA.
A delegation representing the manu
facturers of Kngland is In the United
States for the purpose of looking into tho
conditions mirroundlng the manufactur
ing and export trade of this" country,
more particularly wlth relation to the
rapid growth of the exports of manufac
tured products. The delegation will
visit the manufacturing centers nnd
make a thorough Inspection of. American
methods.
There recently arrived In the United
States, to secure data on American ma
chinery and appliance, englneers of .the
Austrian government. They will make a
tour, of the country lrwp,eclng4ijnachln
cry, railroads, street railways and mu
nicipal improvements, with the view of
adoptlug American ideas in Austria.
The imperial government has projected
comprehensive public Improvements,
upon which It will expend, It is said,
SlfiO.OOO.OOO. Hallroads are to bo con-,
structed In parts of the eiuplro,tlint have
heretofore been untravcrsed. Canals
and tunnels are to be constructed und
every description of public Improve
ment Is Included In the plans outlined
by the government otllclnls. The Aus
trian engineers say that the required
machiuery cau only bo,, obtained in, this
couutry and they .will place contracts
hero to u very large amount. This is
especially interesting in view, of tho fact
that there has been manifested In Aus
tria a vigorous hostility to American
competition.
These foreign Investigators will un
doubtedly get a grent deal of useful In
formation here, which possibly they will
be able to utilize for the Improvement
of conditions In their countries. The
world Is learning of America lu all. that
relates to material progress and tho fact'
should bo an Incentive to greater energy
nud enterprise on our part, In order that
we may keep In the lend.
SHIP SUUSIDY U1LL PHUSPECTS.
It Is said that Senntor Fryo 'nnd other
advocates of the ship subsidy bill are
hopeful of the passage by the coming
congress of a measure similar in Its
general character to that which fulled
at the last session. Thut bill,- It Is un
derstood, will be somewhat modified ns
to certain details which were objectlon
nble to republicans lu the Inst congress
uud It Is thought thut with these fea
tures eliminated or changed there will
b6 fnlr prospect of the measure gottlug
through cougross. How tho proposed
legislation U regarded by tho president
is not known. President Roosevelt has
said that he Is In favor of encouraging
an American merchant mnrlne for our
foreign commerce, but whether or not
ho approves the subsidy plan for doing
this is yet to be learned. There Is no
doubt that Mr. McKinley would have
approved what is known ns tho Frye
Puyno bill hud congress passed It und
It Is quite possible thut Mr. Roosevelt
will do so If It shall puss the coming
congress, but as yet lie has given no In
dlcutton or Intimation of his views re
yurdlng It.
Meuuwhlle the prospect for ship sub
sidy legislation has not been Improved
by the position, toward It of, Speaker
Henderson, us announced lu his recent
speech ut Manchester, la. Ho said:
"It Is a new problem to us to give tlnun
clul aid to the ship Interests uud 1 con
fess thut I am not satlslled with any
legislation thus far proposed by con
gress, but if a wise pluu cun be devised
looking to the Interests of our commerce
und the country, nnd not purely hull
vldual Interests, then It should command
careful, patriotic and fearless utton
tlon." This very distinct declaration of
opposition to the subsidy phut, at least
us embodied lu the proposed mcuburc,
cannot fall to exert a very considerable
lullueuce. It has already attracted
grent deal of utteutlon and Its tendency
must be to strengthen opposition to the
proposed policy. Still we think It prob
able thut the subsidy bill will be paused
by the house of representatives, notwlth
standing the fuct thut efforts to have It
tukeu up lu the last house failed, chiefly
because of tho opposition of Speaker
Henderson. The new house hus u larger
republlcuu majority than t,he preceding
one nnd the question of building up an
American merchant mnrlne will be moro
earnestly pressed than hitherto. The ut
terance of the late president on this
subject Is certain to have much Weight.
"Next lu advantage," he said, "to having
the thing to sell Is to have the con
venience to carry It to the buyer. We
must encourage our merchant mnrlne.
We must have more ships. They must
be under the American Hag, built and
manned and owned by Americans.
These will not only be profitable In a
commercial M'lisc; they will bo mes
sengers of peace and nmlty wherever
they go," The republicans are also
stronger In the senate, but they cannot
use their strength as lu the house, so
that It is quite possiblu the bill cannot
be passed In the senate. A safer
Judgment, however, can be formed In
regard to this when the views of i'resl
dejit Roosevelt are known.
The Importance of building 'up an
American merchant marine, us a menus
of enlarging and extending our foreign
commerce, Is more generally recognized
than ever before and the question will
undoubtedly' have a prominent place In
the attention of the coming congress.
IIKOUGAKIZATWX Oil HECLASSWICA-
rjo.v.
The most formidable obstacle In the
way of the proposed reorganization of
the Commercial club Is said to be the
apprehension that the non-commercial
members of the club outnumber the
mercantile nud manufacturing member
ship. This fact alone Is an unanswer
able argument for reorganization.
Hut If reorganization Is Impossible,
without breaking up the present organ
ization, there Is no good reason why
the membership of the club should not
be subdivided Into two or more classes.
For j'xnmplc, class A might comprise
resident merchants, manutacturcrs,
grain elevator men and commission
men; class H, non-resident merchants
and manufacturers, and class 0, Insur
ance nnd real estate agents, lawyers,
doctors, preachers, educators, promoters
and others who have no direct Interest
u transportation chnrges or the Immu
nol lire, sale or distribution of raw
products or merchandise.
A conunerclal club In which the non
commercial class outnumbers the. com
mercial class Is at best a misnomer lu a
city of the size and commercial rank of
Omaha. If it Is found essential for Its
ualntenauce to bring about reorganiza
tion by classlticatiou of membership, the
bylaws should bo so amended us to de
prive the lion-coinnierclal class of the
power to dictate the policies of the
club, especially Insofar as they relate
o purely commercial questions or dis
criminations in the matter of tiro In
surance or transportation thut affects
almost exclusively the members - en
gaged In mercantile nnd manufacturing
pursuits.
IMPllA CTICA HLK DEM A XDS.
At the approach of almost every elec
tion labor leaders arc In the habit of
milking demands upon city, county nnd
school board' inanagerH for concessions
that would, If granted, bo In conlllct
with fundamental law and sound busi
ness methods In the management of the
nffalrs of the taxpayers. The demand
of the Central Labor- union that the
contractors for grading nud paving lu
South Omaha shall pay not less than $2
day for common labor and employ
none but union men is of this nature.
While it Is true that n provision is
embodied In the South Omaha charter
requiting the payment of $2 a day and
the employment of union labor on every
public Improvement, the provision re-
luting to the price of labor is of doubtful
constitutionality nnd tho provision with
regard to union labor cannot bo carried
out so long ns the common laborers of
South Qmnhn remain unorganized. If
the legislature could tlx the rato of
wages for one class of workmen It can
tlx It for all classes, and If the state
legislature could legally fix the price of
labor, It stands to reason that It could
tlx the minimum prices of all services.
Hefore wages cau be tlxed by law, the
law of supply and demand would have
to ho ubroguted, and the unwritten law
of supply nnd demnud cau no moro bo
abolished than can bo the lnws of grav
itation. If the value of muscle nnd
brain could be tlxed by the legislature,
the market price of every commodity
could be tlxed by law. In other words,
If labor on public highways lu
cities could bo tlxed by law, the
labor lu the factory and on tho farm
could also be tlxed by law und the
product of tho fnctory nnd the fnrm
would also bo tlxed by law, regardless
of the supply or demand.
How would that operate? If such
powers could bo exercised by legisla
tures and cougresscs, they would surely
be exercised arbitrarily. One class of
commodities would bo niudo enormously
high und nuother class ridiculously low.
Since every legislature and every con
gress would have the right to change
wages and prices, there- would be a
continuous Internal, external and eternal
war between the masses uud the classes,
tflncd congress nud leglsluturcs would
seek to exercise the power regardless of
the question of crops or uo crops, drouth
or no drouth.
Tho Panama Canal compnny Is said
to be willing to sell Itff property to tho
United States or a company under the
protection of this country which will
undertake to build the canal. The
Panama Cannl company has been work
lug away many years and tlio stock
holders have accumulated a largu
amount of experience, but this asset has
a small market value. The company
realizes that If the United States ever
starts in to dig the canal It will be dug,
and it lias no desire to bo left with nil
Incomplete ditch on Its hands,
That was a wicked drive at the only
democratic member of the school board,
Who poses us u great reformer, thut
resolution inquiring what lias become
of tho Insurance fund that had been
slowly built up by tho Hoard of F.dueu
tlon, Tho great democratic reformer
Is not only In tho tire Insurance busl
liess, but Is conceded the credit of huv
lug steereil the lusuruuco fund out of
existence, ho thut thu lire lusuruuco
companies might get lu their graft once
more. The Insurance resolution was
voted down by tho reform convention,
but the declaration against school board
members using their positions to ad
vance their personal and private Inter
ests hits almost ns close to tho only
democratic member.
Twenty-sit men will witness tho exe
cution, of Czolgosz and these have
already been notified. The thousnnds
or moro others who tiled applications
will bo disappointed, nnd It Is well that
It Is so. Tho affair should be devoid
of sensationalism. In robbing the exe
cution of notoriety men of his stomp nre
deprived of their chief aim In life and
his associates prevented from prating
nbout his glorious end.
An American syndicate has absorbed
all tlitf street rnllwoy lilies In St. Peters
burg. If the magnates undertnke to
play the C7.n.r as they often do In Amer
ican cities they will discover a past
master in the art In that country whom
they mny have some difficulty In man
aging. Cuban Justice has gone the Jersey
article several better In recommending
sentences of from twenty-four to twenty
six years Imprisonment for Neeley nnd
others Implicated Mr the postal frauds.
If this is to bo a precedent, defaulters'
nro not likely to become common In
Cuba
A Itt-Kulur Coxiiiopollte.
Chlcnco Post.
From his hiding place In South Africa,
Ilulgarla and Central America Pat Crowe
has resumed correspondence with the chief
of pollco of Omaha, and from tho fact that
In ono of his letters he says "I will not bo
kangarooed" It la suspected that ho Is also
in Australia..
Id It m A'eeillesN Deficit?
aiobe-Dcmocrnt.
Whon It Is said that tho United States
I'cstofllco deportment carried on a business
last year of 1111.000.000 It doesn't sound
well to add that tho deficit was- "onlv
$4,000,000." This country Is tho only one
of Importance In the world that conducts
its postnl operations at a loss.
Hint to the Piemen.
Cleveland Leader.
President Hoosevclt is giving tho office-
seekers .tp understand that something moro
urny a. -pun - is required to insure con
sideration of their claims. Thero wns never
any reason to doubt that he would carry
into tho Whlto Houso the snmo ideas re
garding ofllcoholdlng that he has held dur
ing his catlro oftlclnl career.
Clever Piece of 1.rie Pulling."
New York Tribune
When tho t'osfofllco department issued a
"fraud order" stonnlnc thn rtollvorv nt rn.
mfttances by mall to an "absent treatment
healer" in Florida, who pretended to euro
tho afflicted at great distances merely bv
thinking about them. Its action was sound
nnd wise. Among tho lettefs sent to that
person were several which had contained
money Inclosed by a man whoso legs wcro
of - unequal length, and who nald tho
healer" merely fqr. "thinking" about tho
shorter leg, (n tho belief that theso thoughts
would add an Inch ipr two to the defectivo
limb. What -Innumerable multitudes of
credulous .dUDOH,-atxmnd In this practical
present day world!, , ,
Thievery ns" it llonllli Wrecker.
Detroit l-'reo Press.
Tho announcement' has already been mado
by tho frldnds' ot Chnrlcs A. Johnson, the
Nlles bank wrecker, .recently sentenced bv
Judgo Wnnty to ten years' confinement In
the penitentiary, that ho Is broken In health
and-in no -physical condition to stand con
finement. A man of sedentary and various
other habits wrecks a bank. Until his crlmo
Is discovered ho Is apparently as well as
anybody. Following his arrest ho "runs
down rapidly," as tho patont medicine ad
vertisements expross It. By tho time ho is
convicted 'his health is shattered. Ho is n
physical wreck and tho ordinary dictates of
humanity demand his release In order that
his loving friends may minister to him while
he dies In peace, properly repentant.
Culile with .a .Nulmldy.
Chicago Chronicle..
A class of promoters desiring to provide
for the construction of a Pacific cable havo
powerfully Interviewed President Roose
velt. They argue eloquently and with
equal zeal ngalnst tho construction of a
cablo by tho government nnd tho con
struction of a cable by a prlvato com
pany without a subsidy. They assert that
tho true way to construct the cable Is by a
private corporation with a govcrnmont sub
sidy. That plan, it will be. observed, would
glvo the corporation enough public cash to
pay for the work nnd when completed the
corporation 'would receive all trio nroflts.
Including what came from tho government
paid business. tln substance, govcrnmont
money would build tho cable and It would
bo tho property of a private corporation.
This is tho long-hended plan of the cablo
subsldylsts, who nre very much llko all
other subsidy crabbers,
A TIJST OK STHKXGTir.
Will th,e Runt initl Ihe Went Nlnnil Op.
Iioneil on Tiirllt Hcvlxlon.
St. Louis Itepubllo (dcm.)
In the event of western sentiment within
the ranks of tho republican party compell
ing a now consideration of tho high pro
tective tariff question by congress tho fact
may be taken ns Indicating that tho domi
nance of Now England In republican coun
cils Is drawing to a close.
Tho Issuo between tho republicans of tho
west and thoso of New Kngland Is very dis
tinct on this question. Tho west Is weary
of paylug the tariff, tax and of suffering
from forolgn discrimination ngalnst Its
products, caused by resentment of tho tariff.
Now England, uf course, Is eager for the
maintenance of tho present tariff schedule.
It has fjrown rich at the expense of tho rest
of this country through the operation of the
tariff.
Thero will bo a profound Interest attach
ing to the Inevitable test ot strength be
tween western nud eastern republicans on
the tariff Ibsuo. Jt Is a general belief that
the west Is now strong enough to Insist
potently upon n consideration of Its wishes
which It has heretofore failed to recolvo
from the republican party. Thero Is also
reason to believe that the lato President
McKinley was strongly Inclined toward
tariff reduction ns demanded by westoru
sentiment. H now remalnB, to be seen
whether New England Is still strong
enough to,.; nllgn the republican party
agalnBt all other sections of the union, as
It has dono In the past.
Presldout Roosevelt's closeness of touch
with tho people nf tho west should bo a
notable factor In this trial of strength. If
the now president sees fit to declare for
tariff reduction, he may consistently deny
that he thereby . abandons tho McKinley
policy. He may claim Instead that ho Is
but carrying out the new McKinley policy,
which wub. at least, In favor of reciprocity
treaties amounting In effect to tariff re
ductlon, The situation, Indeed, places
the tariff Issuo among the foremost issued
now before tna country.
Clinching the Deal
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
Tho project of clinching the Northern
Paclflc-Ureat Northeru-Durllngton combi
nation bargain comes up and again pro
foundly stir the stock speculators at the
very time when the federal government re
ports one of the greatest harvest fnllures
on record. As n factor In determlulne
railway values at the moment the croo re
port counts for nothing and tho scheme of
railroad combination counts for everything.
More than this Is not wanted to Illustrate
tho extraordinary Impetus which the sDecu
latlvo movement of tho period has gained,
Still, In tho long run, railway and other
prosperity depends upon agricultural pros
perity. The government does not chance
its figures as to the wheat crop nnd tlu
Indications point to the second largest har
vest ever gathered, while some private es
timates make lt out to be the largest. Uul
this Is about' ti thn( can be favornblv
said of the year In agriculture. Tho Octo
ber condition of corn, a far moro valuable
crop than whent, Is tho lowest ever known
and points to n yield, as calculated bv tho
statistician of the New York Produce ex
change, of only 1,343,3S.,000 bushels, com
pared with one of 2,105,102,516 bushels last
year and an nverago since 1891 ot over
2,000,000,000 bushels n year. If tho re
ported condition is based upon acreage
actually harvested, tho present yield will
bo smaller than Is Indicated, as a largo
KUHOIM-1AN TAX MKTHODS.
Iteteiiue Derived from the llefttiltn ot
Production.
Chicago Chronicle.
Adolph Nathan, formerly president of tho
Chicago Civic federation, Is in Europo in
vestigating tho methods of taxation nud
municipal government In different countries
ot that continent. In a recent Interview In
Uerlln he raid:
"Tho taxing methods of Europe npproach
much nearer to fairness, Justice and equity
than do American methods. Ilroadly ex
pressed, It Is the European theory that tho
support of government, both national nnd
lncnl, should bo derived from rents, Inter
est, dividends nnd profits. No tax Is con
templated on means of production, but only
on results of production, provided It Is
profitable. This may havo Its drawbacks,
but to my mind It Is n thoroughly truo and
wlso principle."
Tho prlnclplo cortnlnly commends Itself
ns sound. As a matter of fact current
taxes must corao out of current Income.
They cannot come out of unproductive prop
erty otherwise than by sale, and enle,
strictly speaking; in not tax collection. As
a general proposition the taxpayer must
pay taxes on any unproductive property ho
may own out of his lncomo from other
sources.
Ilut It does not necessarily follow that It
is best or oven practicable to tnx only ln
como derived from rents, Interest, divi
dends nud profits. If Europoan lawmakers
havo faind out how to ascertain tho Income
of tho rcoplo from theso sources without re
sort to rcqutBltorlnl methods so offonstve
that they would not bo tolerated In this
eountrv thnv havo mRdn nn pxcpodlnolv vnt-
uablo discovery. Most likely they have not.
Ily this method, assuming It to bo prac
ticable, tho holding of land out of uso on
speculation would be encouraged. So long
as It yielded no Income that Is, so long as
It was held out of use It would not be
taxed. Tho motive to bring it into use
would bo much loss strong. This can
hardly be deemed Jeslrable.
When the land is brought into uso tho
lncomo from It is taxed by this plan. If
it Is sold thn profit realized by tho seller
Is taxed, if it can bo ascertained, so that
in tho end no lncomo escapes, theoretically,
though In prncttco it might not bo easy to
ascertain tho profit In a caso of salo ater
land had been held many years, for the loss
by tho owner of interest on tho capital in
vested in land producing no lncomo would
havo to bo considered, ns well as some
Items even less enstly ascertained.
Granting that theso difficulties may. bo
overcome, tho truth remains that a pre
mium upon keeping land out of use by ex
emption from tnxatlon would not bo good
public policy.
Tho moro Important consideration, how
ever, is tho comparative caso with which
Income can bo concealed from thn tnxlni;
authorities. Land and fixed improvements
cannot be concealed, and can be fairly as
sessed.
If this property which Is In nlnln sight
is taxed exclusively and on the basis of Its
truo valuo the burden will bo equitably
distributed over all Incomes. Even the tax
on land producing no Income, If tha valua
tion bo Just, will be in effect a taxation of
Income by anticipation. This, therefore,
seems to bo the surest wny to reach In
comes as tho final object ufion which tax
charges are to bo laid.
1'KIISO.VAI, NOTES.
New Jersey democrats havo money to
burn. They arc. willing to bet thoy will
elect their candidate for governor.
Judging by tho preparations for his re
caption In Chicago, It Is qulto likely Mr.
Llpton will lift a cup or two in that city.
The ex-Empress Eugenlo Is now settled
In nor English home and Intends to build
thero n small convent In memory ot her
son nnd husband.
Ex-dovernor Hogg of Texas says that
nbout a year ago ho stopped nt Dcnumont
between trains nnd mado a deal in oil lands
thore which netted him Jl.000,000.
The American Transvaal league of Chi
cago Is planning a mass meeting to bo
held In tho auditorium In that city and has
asked Dourlto Cockran to bo tho principal
orator.
Tho last request of an old Kansas soldier
who died tho other dny was that ono of his
army comrades should throw tho last shov
elful of earth upon his grave. Tho comrade
did as ho wns requested.
President Koosevelt is to bo invited to
Charlotte, N. C, as tho guest of the Manu
facturers' club, which this year lias as
its guests Wu Tlngfang, Chinese, minister
to tho United States; Senator McLaurln of
South Carolina nnd Governor Aycock of
North Carolina.
Someone digging In .the old records 'of
Michigan has discovered that John Monj
telth, tha first president of Ann Arbor unl"
verslty, was paid a salary of $87.50 a year.
The institution was then known by tha over
whelming namo of "tho Catholeplstemald."
This was when tho territory of Michigan
had a population of 7,000.
M Magnaud, a Persian Jurist, has caused
a great deal of comment by his refusal to
glvo Judgments according to tho letter of
tho law. He had beforo him recently the
caso of a prodigal son whose father desired
thnt ho should be mado a ward In chancery.
M. Magnaud refused to do this and assorted
that tho pn was only doing his duty Jn
scattering tho accumulated wealth among
tho people. I?
William II. Leonard, Tammany candidate
for assemblyman, wns complimented on
his fine volco at the close of n campaign
speech and wbb asked what ho took t
produce such pleasant tones, "It's a
secret," said he, "but 1 don't mind letting
you in. I swallowed throo raw eggs on
my wny to tho hall and kept ono In my
pocket as a reserve. I sat down on the
pooket, and now I don't know whether It
was that egg or tbo other tbrco that did
me good,"
area was early ruined by the drouth and
abandoned, while tha above calculation ts
based upon the acreage reported before the
drouth, Tho Indicated oat crop is CCO.
757,000 bushels, or the smallest since 189.1.
The Indicated cotton crop per acre Is
among tho smallest reported In many years.
The potato crop will hardly equal two
thirds ot an average yield, and the apple
crop about one-half. It all means higher
cost ot living and restricted consumption
of other than food commodities among tho
people In tho cities, as well as on the farms.
This must affect all railroad traffic In
soma degree, and that of tho granger roads
lu particular. Tho llurllugton bargain has
already been concluded and tho present
project, understood to bo under wav In
spite of many denials, Is merely to simplify
matters-by placing control of the Northern
t'aclflc and flreat Northern, present own
ers of tho Durlington, In a common pro
prietary company, which mav also take In
tho St. Paul nnd other Important related
railway systems. Ilut looked nt from tha
fllnndpdlnt bl the corn crop failure the
Iturllngtnn purchnso nt n price which capi
talizes the net lncomo nt Its best In n
period of unprecedented prosperity, begins
to appear extravagant enough to merit
ppeculatlvn pause, rather than further
speculative Jubilation and Inflation.
HOIJM) AIIOL'T SKW YOltlC.
KlehlnRM of 'Men nnd Kvrntn In lie
Metropolis
Political prophets arc Indulging in n
variety of weather forecasts on tho result
of thos municipal campaign. Thp latest out
put of cocksure predictions arc based upon
tho returns of two days' registration. Tho
totul number 'of voters registered In two
days wiib 370,812, compared with 413,100 In
1900 and 311,320 In 1897. Constdcrablo va
riation Is noted In tho totals of assembly
districts, dun somewhat to shifting of pop
ulation, but tho fact Is clear that tho in
crcHses In republican districts nro greater
than In Tammany districts. Tho fnvorablo
showing Is regarded by republicans as an
Indication of a sweep, while tho Tammany
crowd Interpret It as a sign of greater ac
tivity of democratic votors In republican
strongholds.
Senntor Tim Sulllvnn, ono ot tho district
leader's of Tnmmnny- hnll, does not beat
about tho bush, in discussing tho cnmpalgn.
No time Is wnstcd In throwing periods of
eloquence nt party principles or hair split
ting on party records. With charming sim
plicity ho tells tho whys and wherefores
of Tnmmnny ambition nnd that, too, In
very few lines.- Asked If Tnmmnny hall
would knlfo Its cnndldato he answered:
"Such talk Is nonsense. Would I bo stand
ing hore working as hnrd ns I am wcro It
tha Intention ofwTnmmany hall to knlfo Mr.
Shcpnrd? I nm not hero for my health.
I nm hero to win places for my constitu
ents. It we elect Mr. Shepard then our
people .will havo places. If we don't elect
' "eniocrauc uckci men wo can gci no
i P'accs.
To say that n man Is "going In training
for an offlco" has coma to bo an accepted
hit of political Blaug. Hut In New York
it mar bo interpreted in literal earnest.
So demanding nro tho exigencies of n
mayoralty campaign that a candldato must
of necessity bo In the best of physical con
dition. To pass Judgment upon tbo 1,000
detullHnf management of a political bat
tle, to,. bo nlway.at the beck and call of
th'o party managers for addresses, recep
tions, 'presentations nnd vnrlous qther pub-'
lie functions, to nnswer numberless let
ters, (o recolvo numberless callers
and to bo ready at any nnd nil times to
mako speeches to thu most diverse organ
izations, leaving such minor considera
tions ns sleeping and eating to happy
chance this is, indoed, the "strenuous
life," such as only our athlete president,
who invented tho phrase, can withstand
without special preparation. Tho two men
who nro now leading the fight will hardly
como through without materially shorten
ing their normal lives, though neither of
them Is by any means a pigmy.
Mr. Low, being a methodical person, has
already begun a course ot hardening; had
begun It, In fact, beforo his nomination.
Ho Is a rather Bliort, plump, ruddy man,
sturdy of build, but too prono to fat to
Bult a trainer of men. For several weeks
he. has been building up on country air,
long -walks, btcyclo riding nnd- much sleep,
lie la now in excellent condition and In
order thnt he may remnln so has put him
self ' Into )ha hands of n physician, by
whose orders ho will bo rigidly guided so
far as political exigencies will permit.
Simple dlot, early hours and a dally spin
awheel havo been prescribed for him. Uo
may bo ablo to stick to tho diet and, It he
gets up early, to ilo tho wheeling, but It ts
safo to Say that the sun will ahlno brightly
on tlio midnight that sees him, abed after
tho season of tho big .mooting sets In. It Is
also said that ho Is under treatment look
ing toward strengthening his throat, as his
voice, while very clear and distinct, ro
quires severe effor.t to' mako It audible In
a largo hall.
Ills rival Is of a more enduring typo.
Mr., Shcpnrd Is thin and not so broad as
Mr, .Low, but, hq Is slnowy nnd of that
caliber which does not- easily tire, Ills
voice and It 1b tho voice that Is the crucial
point In campaigning is sharp and stri
dent, admirably adapted to overcoming the
ipevltablo turmoil of a public meeting. Ho
will probably come .out In better condition
than his opponont, but whatever tho re
sult of tho campaign, there will be two
very tired and worn men, badly in need of
rest, nnd, relaxation on the dny after elec
tion. "
Shopard Is not talking freely to tb news-
papor men this year. And ho has nevor
beeri known for his" willingness to bo quoted
at tho BUggcstlon"of tho city editors.' Whon
ho Has had anything to say, rolatcB tho
Brooklyn Eaglo, ho has usually sent for
'the'nowspaper men or has mailed his state
ment to' tho newspaper offices. Ilut now
and then tho ho' has talked to reporters
. . ' . t i 4l,.,n. linn-
Wpom UO KHOW. IIU n UDnvu i I
ever, to wrlto out what thoy Intended to
print beforo' they left his office. Then ho
h'as read It, changing nn adjcctlvo here and
therewith the, remark;
"I may havo' used that word, but I think
It would bo better to put this one In Its
place; It connotes something different."
Ills hnblt of Intellectual precision Is
firmly fixed, nnd he docs not talk without
knowing exactly what he Is gong to say,
Then ho says It. Ills ability to use tha
English language with telling effect was
Impressed on a reporter who went nhouf
with him in tha Iloody-Schleren campaign
In 1893. After a particularly telling speoch
this reporter said to him;
"Did you over study surgery, Mr. Shop
ardT" "No," was the reply. "Why do ask?"
"Well, I was brought up In the country
whero the farmers aro accustomed to skin
ning calves and It' Is a mnrk of skill to bo
able to takn tho hide oft without cutting
any holes in It. And I never saw a clcanor
Job of flaying than you havo donri on Mr,
Iloody."
Mr. Shepard smiled grimly at the compli
ment, bumade no comment.
SIZIMl VV AMBItlCAM "lIKTItOnS.
llrltUlirr Seeking Pointer nn Amer
ican lndnntrlnt Ftiah.
Phllc'dolphla llccord.
A few weeks ago a largo delegation of
Englloh worklngmen, representing different
trades, visited this country for tho purpose,
primarily, of studying the relations botween
employers nnd employed, and tho condition
of labor generally. Their example has been
deemed worthy of emulation on tbo part of
tho employers, nnd consequently a commit
teo of English manufacturers has arrived
In the United States for the purposo of
studying our Industrial methods, with spe
cial rcferenco to our ability to export our
finished products to markets In which Brit
ish Intluenro has, hitherto predominated.
Several members ot this comrulttse nro nnw
In Philadelphia, and hnvo been extrmcly
gratified nt the readiness with which fac
tory doors havo been opened to them- nnd
tho freedom with which, American methods
have been explained. Colnctdcntly with thn
arrival of this dnlcgatlon ot manufacturers
the departuro from Kngland for America of
a party of prominent rnllwny raanagors la
nnnounced. Theso gentlcmon como also to
study American methods as applied to the
particular form of business activity in
which they nro interested.
Tho reasons which hnvo Inducod tho vlslta
of the three dlfforcnt delegations nro at tho
bottom the same. Tho class which each
represents Is dissatisfied with existing con
ditions, and Is convinced thnt tho remedy
cannot bo found without nn entlro read
justment. Tho worklngmen in England
rcalUo that, despite tho clnborjtto restric
tions Imposed by their organizations re
garding output and modern machinery,
wages nro not being Increased, and tho
number of tho unemployed Is not being
decreased. Employers, particularly manu
facturers, havo discovered that whllo Eng
lish export trado la not actually declining,
tho rato of Incrraso 1b far lower than is de
sirable They ngrco that tho reason for
this Btnto of nffalrs Is American competi
tion. It is to discover how it Is posslblo
for American mado goods to compete, in far
distant markets, notwithstanding tho
higher wages paid here, that the commlttco
has come. Indications arc not wanting that
It has a pretty fair Idea of what It will
find, slnco English technical Journals for
somo tlmo past have boen rnllghtontng
tholr renders regarding our commercial and
Industrial methods. '
With tho railway men tho situation has
become ono of groat seriousness. Th In
creaan in operating expenses of English
railways generally has been out of all pro
portion to Increased business, and tho nat
ural consequence has been a decrcasod divi
dend rate, provocatlvo of "much dissatisfac
tion on tho part of stockholders. Slnco It
Is practically Impossible to Ihcrcaso ma
terially tho amount of 'business, tho only
solution for English railway managers la
in a reduction of expenses. How that may
best bo done without Impairing tho effi
ciency ot tho service is tho problem which
confronts tho mnnagors, nnd thoy oxpeot to
bo aided to a solution by tholr visit here.
Whllo It would bo extremely-foolish to de
ludo ourselves with, tho belief that Ameri
can methods in ovory form of Industrial
life leave nothing to bo desired, tho fact
ennnot bo gainsaid that tho, results gnlnod
here nnd the methods used In gaining them
aro usually superior to tho results attained
and methods cmplnyod by our foreign com
petitors,. Doubtless each ono of tbo mem
bers of the different delegations will decide
for himself what aro thu most important
factors of superiority in. American prac
tice, In tho Inst analysis,, however, all
must agree that tho uso of highly ekllled
und, highly, patrtjJabor,,;(ljlab1. combined
with ,rnoro'efO(;lont'ma9hlnor.'.pro4ucef a
lower labor cost. In goods of higher quality)
Is the controlling clement In our commer
cial success.
MNI9S TO A 8MU.K.
!nr.u- ViiltliiiWrfv nnd r have been en
gaged for a month nnd nobody suspected
F.thcl No: everybody thought from his
lookH he'd been playing tho races.
1 t,fnl.. r..1nr "Tim wna fl
good picture In tho paper yesterday of your
son, thu foot ball player. Mr. HuHklng.'
"inns, i Knew who iwan jiihi u ouun
us I seen th' namo under It.
Wnnhlltlrlnn Htnr! "A candldato nlirnyB
savH lm Is irolng to do a great many things
after his election."
"And when lie is in omcor .
"He sava ho Is going to do them after
re-election."
llaltlmore American: "Some of the Jokea
In this show are very spicy," commented
Mr T.nhrnrth. after he hail returned Tor
tho third net. ...
"Yes,'! murniurcil HIS Wlie, ns nitmnui
flavor of clovo wns wafted toward her,
ami thev seem to havo uffected your
breath."
Town Topics: "What do you think of
tlm movement mr ji
asked my fellow traveler, nn experienced
gent email rrom wiiuisu. ..,,,
"Thnt'H right." ho declared, without n.
pause. "Shoiter honeymoons and more of
them. That's my platform. '
Smart Set: She-Has ,sbo many frP'1
"lIe0-Ohf yes; she hasn't been in long, you
know.
Philadelphia Press: TeES-If you don't
love lm. why don't you let him know It I
Jess-Well, he sends mo flowers and Jukes
m to the theater, you know, and
"tchs- ut gracious! I don't see how you
can piny with his affections that way.
Jess-Piny? I cnll that "working" them.
Piilenco Tribune: Mr. Uplohn That
voung sneak ( f 1 " Bnoonamoro Is hanging
X?ound hero gnlnt llow ninny times hnvo
1 Mrs yi?niohn-Jnliii. JuhI because n lnw.
soft "voice li nn excellent ''' '.V W,"
It doesn't follow that a loud, harsh volco Is
nn excellent thing In man.
WnKlilniiton Star: "Imitation." remarked
tho dealer I" "cuond-hand philosophy,
f"'?oW w&d the cynical person.
"Every robber pays an Implied compliment
to ymir moro advantageous situation lu
life, when ho tries to boost himself nt your
expense." i
'I'HOHH "OKK" DAYS.
Josh Wink, In llaltlmore American.
There nro dnyfl when every slnglo thing
you try to do go.-s wrong;
You ennnot oven twist your ncckUc right.
You cannot get your hnlr to part exactly
Your brcakfust will not coax an' appe-
Every linger thut you havo seems W ho
mado Into n thumb;
Your brain cannot bo brought nround to
And everything you try to do goes Just tho
And VhenVouHtlcU your pnstcbrusli In (ho
Ink!
Thero urn dny a thnt como "Jn all -of ua
when mutters tnko n twist; t-,
Tho very morn lutjiiapor makes lie mad,
AVo i do not llko tii.i way the nnJcomes
Blinking from llio cast;
Wo vow our luck's tho worst via ever
Tho man we want to pleasantly impress
dons not appear
Instead Uiero comes someono from-'whom
wo shrink; ,,. . ,, . ,,
And, taken altogether, life la such a hollow
'Tls"then you stick tho "pustcbrUsh in tho
Ink!
Now, that'H the florccst climax to nil theBo
unlucky things; "
It coaxes nil nur swear- words-. to the
Jab thn blasted Inkwell with tho Idlotla
brash '
Will make a man nrrango a Hwrarltig
stunt.
And then It Is thn Jingles fail to. Jingle us
they should, ,
And pointless Jokes lire all tlmt, oho can
111IIIK. ' ,( - I
Of all unlucky- days, the hoodoo Bottles on
tlin nno
mo uiio
That sees us stick the paatebrush In tho
Ink!
all precedent.
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