THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1901.
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GEORGE B. TZ8CHUCK.
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before me this 31st day of October, A. D.
101. AI. B. HUNQATE,
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Fortunately that Nation dlyorco has
not yet become an inter-national affair.
Those Iowa foot ball players are for
tunate If they gavo thanks In tho morn
ing. Queen Lll should hare stopped longer
In the hospitable realm of King Ale-Sar-Bon.
The governor of Montana wants It
understood that he is not the Toole of
tho railroads.
If Our Dave doesn't hurry, congress
(nay have to postpone its opening day
to wait for him.
Bx-Govcrnor Walto has been called to
the happy hunting grounds, where
bloody bridles are unknown.
r
The TbankHglving day list of mnrrlage
licenses Indicates that Cupid has entered
' a pre-emption on that holiday also.
Talk about combinations nnd com-xnunlty-of-lntcrest
schemes. What do
you call these union Thanksgiving serv
ices promotnd by the proachers?
Tho irrigation problem threatens to
bocome a. repetition of tho old conflict
between the large cattle raisers and
tho small cattleman nnd settlor.
A Kansas man has Just sold his sea
son's crop of npples for 18,000, tho prod
uct-ofl,240 acres. The man with potU'
I toes Is not having ull the prosperity.
Treasurer Stuefer evidently thinks the
taxpayers of Nebraska should have
1 offered thanks that the coupon clippers
i did not detueh all of the interest
i coupons.
Notice should bo served on Iowa's Into
candidate for governor that the kicking
season ended Thanksgiving day nnd that
post-season games tiro considered tin
, aportsuiunlikc.
It took several years to make those
oft-praralsoil passenger stations ma
terialize lu brick nnd Ntoue. Rut per
haps freight depots tun be erected with
fewer, delays.
One ronifiiice of the lute session of the
Nebraska .legislature has already been
consummated. The full fruits of tlint
memorable legislative session uio yet
to be gathered.
We nuiy safely put It down that
President Roosevelt would have pre
ferred to have gone out with u fowling
pleco nnd brought in a wild turkey,
after the fuslilon of the original Pilgrim
fathers.
Postmaster General Smith discreetly
ays that'' tho question whether n
domestic parcels iniht should be estab
lished is ono for congress. He knows
congress will not establish a parcels
0otLl the express companies can
top t. : .
President Roosevelt hns emphasized
whatcho said lu the civil service Hue
by putting the rural fret) mail delivery
under.;the classified service. The people
can lyst .assured that, the president will
live up to his record in this as well as
in other things.
Tho sequence of fntnl rnllrpnd neei
dent of Into Is arousing serious com
mentt "When tho causes of these acci
dents are Investigated nnd It Is seen
bow small oversights nre fraught with
uch fatal consequences tho wonder Is
rather that they nro not moro frequent
Orders hnve been issued for the dis
position of the artillery forces of tht
army, but Fort Omnliii Is not. on the
list. "General Miles should not leave
uch' an important point open to attack.
Kansas City might come up the Mis
ouri river with a force of light cavalry
iViETV INTERSTATE COMMCnOK JIltL.
Senator Elklns of West Virginia, who
will probably succeed Senator Cullom
as chairman of the interstate commerce
committee, Is reported to lie preparing
a bill which ho believes will satisfy the
shippers of the country who complain
of discrimination by the railroads In
freight rates. It Is said that Mr.
Klklns lias become convinced, from a
careful study of the ninttcr, that the
powers of, the Interstate Commerce com
mission should be enlarged and the
law so amended as to carry out the
original Intent, of tho act which created
the commission.
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press states that this at
tltudo of, Mr. Elklns Is regarded as
significant, from the fact that ho is n
practical railroad man himself and holds
large Investments In rullroad properties.
Ho Iiiih hitherto been regarded as op
posed to interstate commerce legislation
tlint would bo any more binding upon
railroads than the present law. Since
he lins said publicly that his bill will
bo satisfactory to both tho shipper and
tho railroad company, it Is nuttc
naturally surmised that tho railroads
have altered their attitude somewhat
and nro wilting to consent to conces
sions which they would not make dur
ing tho Inst session.
Tho Cnllotn bill, which was adversely
reported at tho last session of the sen-
a to. It Is understood will form tho basis
of tho bill to be presented by Senator
Elklns. That mcasuro provided for nn
enlargement of the powers of the Inter
state Commerce commission, one of its
features being additional authority in
tho tlxlng of rates pending the settle
ment of contests and also providing for
Immcdlato appeal and trial by court In
cases where the Undines of tho com
mission were ngaiust the pnrties in
Interest Tho Cullom bill nlso increased
tho penalty for the violation of the
Interstate coinmerco law by making the
fine as high as $5,000. The new bill, It
is understood, will provide for a heavier
flue, but will cltmlnato the Imprison
ment clause, as that has always been n
dead letter.
It Is understood that President Itoose-
velt is in favor of legislation that will
strengthen the interstate commerce law
and render it more cll'ective, and that
he will rocommeud such legislation in
his message. Such Is the Impression he
Is said to have given to the chairman
of the Interstate Commerce commission
In a recent conference. It Is therefore
qulto possible that Senator Elklns has
concluded to bo in uccord with the ad
ministration In the matter and to sup
port any effort it may maku to secure
additional legislation. If such 1hn the
case there is good reason to expect that
something will bo accomplished.
COMMISSIONER JBVASS VOMM CXD&D.
Secretary Hitchcock, In his annual
report, heartily commends the work of
Commissioner of Pensions Evans and
no ono has had a more favorable op
portunity to know and judge of tho
character of this work than tho secre
tary of tho interior. Ho says the re
port of tho pension commissioner should
bo cnrcfully read by his countrymen In
order that they may properly under
stand the great responsibilities of his
otllco nnd the exceeding dllllculties
which ho has encountered in faithfully
discharging Its duties. "He hns no op
tion;" says the secretary of the Interior,
"and should have no desire, to do other
wise than conform to tho plnln direction
of tho law in the disbursement of the
enormous appropriation made for the
payment of pensions. The veterans have
no more sincere friend than their com
rade, the commissioner, and he but
maintains nnd defends the honor of
their patriotic service when, refusing to
Ignore both the letter nnd spirit of the
law, ho declines to permit the Impostor,
whether claimant or agent, to share lu
tho bounty which is provided for the
veteran nnd thoso dependent upon him."
Such testimony to tho ildellty nnd
otilclcncy of Commissioner Evans will
he nccepted without question by all fair
minded men. The war upon the com
missioner seems to have ccuscd, but an
effort may be made lu congress to re
vive it, though it Is very doubtful if it
would succeed. At nil events it ap
pears assured that Mr. Evans will re
main In olllco during the, present ad
ministration.
MORE SfTHlXOEST CHINESE LAW.
There is no doubt that tho Chinese
oxcluslon Jaw will be re-onncted. The
demand for-this Is overwhelming nnd
any opposition that may be made to it
will be utterly futile. It Is stated that
President Roosevelt. In his message to
congress, will not only recommend the
re-enactment of the law, but will go
further and recommend that it be
strengthened to increase its elllclency.
This congress Is very likely to do, since
it tvIH bo shown that a considerable
number of Chinese find their way into
this country through Cnnnda anil
Mexico.
Rut wlille doing this It would seom
practicable at tho same time to modify
procedure under the law so as to relieve
It of the Injustice nnd Inhumanity that
now commonly characterize It. There
is no reason why in excluding the
Chinese the officials should have re
course to methotls which bring reproach
and odium upon tho government. A
former T'nllcd Ktntes district attorney
at Now York, who is thoroughly familiar
with the procedure under the exclusion
act, says that Chinese persons, who
hnve violated no law, municipal or
moral, or, rather, persons appearing to
1)0 Chinese subjects for they are as
likely as not to bo Amerlcnn citizens of
Chinese extraction and may not have
loft the country for years, or ever nre
now constnntly arrested and nre treated,
not merely as felons by our laws, but
every restraint upon executive action
embodied in our federal nnd stnto con
stitutions as bills of rights, for tho de
fense even of felons, Is hero ignored
and violated.
This Js a state of things which It Is
manifestly the duty of the government
to correct for its own sake, as well as
In behalf of American Interests in
China, which it Is hoped to oularge.
IJjMiUnuo to eicluda CWaew litortatfsJjtfiiiH'' tb-fcrw at ioia' itv
this country and make that exclusion
ns effective as possible, but let us, for
our own honor, deal wlvh this proscribed
people, In enforcing the law, fairly and
Justly, Instead of lu a manner that one
of our own citizens, speaking from nu
accurate knowledge of the facts, de
scribes ns "without pnrnllol In ltB in
justice, brutality nnd inhumanity." We
may leave entirely out. of consideration
the question of our commercial Inter
ests, as to whether or not tiiey will be
unfavorably affected by the policy of
exclusion, but we should not lost! sight
of those principles of Justice which nre
the cornerstone of our Institutions nnd
should bo applied alike to nil people
within our borders.
OF MORE THAN rASSISO MOM EST.
The formol opening of tho new Twen
ty-fourth street viaduct Is of more than
passing moment. Unless all signs mis
lead, the completion of this viaduct will
be a most Important step lu the gradual
transformation of Omaha's business
center.
Twenty-fourth street is the natural
north and south thoroughfare between
South Umalui ami Omaha. It Is the
natural avenue for tralllc from tho
northern boundary of our city limits to
tho lino which separates the county
from its southern nelghhor. It is only
a question of a short time when this
street will be cut through nnd reduced
to easy grudo throughout Its entire
length and when that time arrives wo
may expect n direct street railway serv
ice on Twenty-fourth street that will
absorb nearly all tho north nnd south
business.
What this will menu for Omaha's com
mercial geography enn bo readily seen
by those who have watched its develop
ment from the earliest days. Oinulfu's
north nnd south thoroughfare has moved
successively westward llrst, from Tenth
street to Thirteenth, then to Fifteenth,
then to Sixteenth, and' the next logical
move will be to Twenty-fourth. With
each westward stride the retail business
of the city has been drawn westward
nlso, contrary to the expectations of the
early townslte builders, who Insisted
tlint Omaha would never cilnib the hills,
but tlint Its growth would extend stead
ily northward along the plnteau until
it formed a juncture with the town of
I'Morence, established by the .Mormons.
In Its brief existence, not yet spanning
lifty years, Oiiiaha has passed through
n most remarkable evolution nnd no
change will eventually bo more far
reaching In Its effects than the building
of the Twenty-fourth street viaduct, re
moving the chief obstruction to this
great artery of traffic.
Prof. H. P. .Tudson, tlonn of Chicago
university. Is suld to have shocked mem
bers of his class in a recent lecturo by
declaring:
Politics cannot bo carried on successfully
In a democratic country without tho aid of
a machine. It Is needless to raise the cry
that tho machine must be smashed as It
now exists without substituting something
else In Its place. Ono can accomplish what
Is needed in a country's politics only by
means of party machines. What's more, it
Is the quintessence of nonsenso to claim
that In order to havo pure politics wo must
down tho machine.' 1
Prof. .Tudson might have added that
experience has shown that the peoplo
who declaim loudest against machine
rule always go to the extreme 'of ma
chine domination whenever they get
control of the organization. The most
flagrant example Is to 'bo found right
here lu Omaha, where the first work of
the nntl8 on securing the direction of
tho late republican county convention
was to saddle the rank and Illo of re
publicans with nn apportionment of dele
gates nnd representation on committee
that substantially disfranchises tho
great majority of the voters and gives
a minority absolute control.
Deputy Labor Commissioner Watson
is writing to similar officers in other
states to seo if lie cannot devise some
plan by which the reports from Ne
braska can bo Improved. It is no re
tlectlon upon cither Mr. Watson or his
predecessors in office to sny that Ne
braska reports In this lino have, In the
past been so incomplete as to bo prac
tically valueless. Tho troublo Is that
tho office Is created and the duties of
tho officer defined without giving him
the machinery of low necessary to ac
complish his work in a thorough and
rellublo manner. No state in the union
would profit more from complete and
rellublo farm and dairy statistics, the
oxpenso of which would be trilling If
tho legislature would only make It
obligatory upon the proper local officers
to collect them.
The address of General Dodge to tho
school children of Council Hluffs, cm
phaslzlng the vast superiority of tho
educational facilities at tho command
of the boy and girl of today over those
within reach of tho youth n half cen
tury ngo, scores a point equally pcrtl
nent to young and old. If ono thing
marks the advance of modern clvillza
tlon more than nny other, it is the
evcr-wldenlug clrclo of education and
Intelligence by which tho poorest child
Is offered advantages unattainable by
tho richest nnd most lnlluentlnl of for
mor generations. Wo today spend more
for public schools niono than was spent
for nil purposes of government a few
decades ago.
Up for n l.oital SIicmt-Doitii.
Chicago Post.
Industrially speaking, "community of In
terest" Is entitled to a fair trial, but
legally It will have to prove Its right to
exist. Tho challenging of this right Is' In
evitable.
Kind AVc Krrp In Stock.
Indianapolis News.
The alarm which Kngland Is feeling over
the Increasing sales of American shoes tn
that country Is only another evidence that
in Industrial matters, wo are showing her
a clean pair of heels.
llrmocrii'C'i Inferior l.rndr mhlp
Chicago Chronlclo (deni.)
A political party la Judged by Its leaders
and It Is right that It should bo. If the
rank and hlo of the democrats of the
country, comprehending as they do million
of the best and truest of Americans, permit
their party to fall undPr thn control of the
"calamity." th "rvclnnp." tha "hlnndv
tho popullsllc lodges ahd the Crokers and
Burkes of tho great cities they may depend
uifon It that thoy will bo Judged not by
themselves, but by tho chieftains whow
they have set In positions ot leadership.
l.lmltnttnnn to tti (Jnldrn Tlntc
Ixmlsvllle Courlcr.Journnl.
Secretary Hay has been applauded for say
ing In his latest speech that our diplomacy
rests upon tho golden rule. But ns the
president Intends to recommend the re
enactment of tho Chinese exclusion act It Is
apparent that It Is not Intended that the
golden rule shall extend to China.
"Louie" of Srlf-lntcrrnt.
Detroit free Tress.
Considerable opposition to tho Irrigation
of tho arid lands of the west has arisen
In the cast among men who fear the com
petition that the Irrigated lands would
create. Yet somo of those same men can
seo nothing but wisdom In annexing all
the colonial possessions wo can get hold
of. Their logic seems peculiar.
Srnntor Allen's Wn nil nit.
Indianapolis Journal.
Kx-Senntor Allen of Nebrosko, whoso In
fluence has been so potential In keeping tho
populists and democrats In ono party In
.Nebraska, has declared that the "faith of
populists Is too clear and strong to allow
them to he absorbed by any other organiza
tion." He gave notice that if the democrats,
In 10A4, shall depart one Jot from their rad
ical platforms of 1386 and 1900, there will bo
a populist candidate for president la the
Hold.
A' Coatly Vndertaklnir.
Philadelphia Uncord.
The policing of tho Panama railroad,
which thn United States Is treaty bound
to perform, has proved a pretty costly
undertaking. Whenever somo enterprising
citizen of Colombia takes It Into IiIb head to
upsot the government our battleships and
gunboats huve to bo stationed at tho east
ward and westward railroad terminals in
order to keep tho road open nnd keop the
peace. After tho Nicaragua canal shall
have boen built there will bo new and per
haps permanent occupation for tho navy In
keeping that waterway open to unrestricted
traffic. Tho Instability of the governments
In tho Isthmian region Is one of the ele
ments In the situation which tho canal
builders cannot safely overlook.
VisnrcnAi, aid to aoiucui.tuhe.
Mentis Well Spent In Promoting (lie
Aria of Peace.
Philadelphia Record.
Although tho Department of Agriculture
Is scarcely out of swaddling clothes Its
alms and activities nro full grown, buoyant
and progressive, as becomes tho adminis
trative relation of tho stato to tho chief
industrial occupation of lte peoplo. The di
versification of ngrlculturo in the United
States, Its predominance as & sourco of
wealth production and tho lnsatlato and
Inovltablo demands of producers for now
and broader markets havo Induced within
recent years a commensurate activity In
the bureaus of the department. Tho ap
plication of bureaucratic mothode to the
principles and practice of scientific farming
has been vigorous, unstinted and apparently
successful.
During tho past twelvemonth, according
to tho official reports of the department, a
largo number of tho divisions fonnorly en
gaged in expert researohea on allied sub
jects have boen consolidated into four new
bureaus, covering1 plant Industry, forestry,
agricultural chemistry nnd soils. Undor
these principal Tieads may be grouped
nearly all of the' subjects relating to mod
ern agriculture, and tho tendency to spe
conization, already so marked in tho re
searches of department experts, will be
further encouraged by the evident dlspoftt
tloa of thoso In authority to make of the
department practically a vast school of
modern Intensive farming, with auch asso
ciated topics of Instruction ns forestry,
floriculture, weather observation, road
building nnd Irrigation. A now department
building Is desired In order to concentrate
properly these multifarious agencies of In
quiry and Instruction and It will not be
Secretory Wilson's fault if congress shall
withhold tho funds necessary for tho tiro-
posed construction. Publlo monoy has been
expended tlmo and again for objects far
less worthy.
The substantial expansion of this latest
administrative department of tho federal
government has boen noted for some years
past with serene satisfaction by advocates
of the nrtB of pence as opposed to tho de
structlvoness of war. If the varied and
ofton' conflicting Interests of American
agriculturists can be reconciled nnd pro
motod materially by administrative agen
cle. It Is urged, why should such work not
bo dono?
WIM. nuj STHAIOHTOTTTS.
Senator Allen' Deliverance on the
Future of Popnllam.
Knnsaa City Journal.
More than ordinary Interest attaches to
the latest political pronouncement of ex
Senator William V. Allen of Nebraska.
Heretofore the senator' deliverances have
been noted moro for their length than for
their Importance, chiefly for the reason
that his prophecies always slipped a cog
before the time for their fulfillment came
around, nut for once there U a close con
nection between facta and Mr. Allen's
stntement of them, and for that, reason his
declaration that there will be no more fu
sion of tho democrats and populists,
coupled with the manifest signs of the
times, possesses an Interesting significance.
Of all men who might be expected to de.
sort the fusion cause tho last waa Mr.
Allen and of all states whero fusion might
be expected to find a home when all other
doom were closed upon It Nebraska was to
bo counted on ns a refuge and nn asylum.
nut tho disastrous defeat ot fusion nt the
last election seems to have causod Mr.
Allen to reverse himself, for It was only a
fow short in on the ago that he was standing
by Mr. Dryan'a side shouting himself
hoarse In bohalf of fusion. Ho now asserts
that thoro will be no moro national fusion
Bnd that there will be three tickets In the
field in 1904 unless tho democratic candl
date runs on a platform that the populists
can endorso. Thero will bo no open fusion,
he declares; no manifest alliance or com
promise of principles and candidates; there
will be no democrats on a populist tlcke,t or
vice versa; the populists will either have
a platform and candidates of their own or
the democracy must go before the country
on a platform and with candidates ac
ceptable to the populists.
There Is no presont reason to believe that
the democrats are going to do that, and
It now only remains to be seen whether Mr.
Allen and tho populist leaders speak for the
rank and file of their party. The rank nnd
(lie, It may be added, are undergoing a very
decisive operation of disintegration, and It
Is very probable that Mr. Allen voices their
sentiments, There will probably be enough
of them left to form a nominal ticket and
platform throo years hence, and the Im
possibility of fusion victory may embolden
the survivors to keep to the middle ot the
road as a matter, of principle. There Is no
chance ot getting any of the loaves and the
fishes, and the average populist Is tolerably
strong on principle under such circum
stances, When there Is an office In sight
he Is likely to loosen up a bit morally, and
there Is then no alliance ton repugnant and
I tin -nlHlnritrn.fntiitle. io, command .hli
orlfpproru. tiZ:;.
FORESTS ARE THEIR FORTUNE
Moit Striking Eltmtnt of Wulti in tbi
Fhilippini.
SECRETARY ROOT ADVISES PRESERVATION
ShoTTH llorr They AVI1I Yield Inn
hnnstlltle Treiuurp to flitted 5tnte
(lf Olren Proper Selentlflo
Treatment.
WASHINGTON', Nov. 2S. The concluding
portion of his annual report, made public
today by Ellhu Root, secretary of wnr, deals
almost wholly with tho government of tho
1'hlllpplnes.
"Tho policy followed by tho War depart
ment," says the secretary, "hoa been to
press steadily forward na rapidly aa It
could be dono safely nud thoroughly, tho
gradual substitution of govorntnent through
civil agents for government through mili
tary agents, so that tho administration of
tho military officer shall bo continually
narrowed and that of tho civil olllcer con
tinually enlarged, until tho tlmo comes
whon tho nrmy can without Imperiling tho
peace and order of tho country bo relegated
to the same relation toward government
which It occupies In tho United States, In
this Way WO havo avoided thn ni-nmntiir
abandonment of any power nocoJeary to
enforce the authority of thn llnltml sininn
and at the same time havo hold open to
the people of every community tho oppor
tunity tn esrann from h IH
military rulo by uniting with us In offcctlvo
ranuurm 10 onng auout peaceful conditions
In
tno territory which thoy Inhabit."
All Wnnt to I. corn KiiKllib.
Ho explains the operations of tho munici
pal and provincial governments, tho civil
executlvo organization and tho Insular con-
tabulary and municipal police, tells of tho
progress of education under Amerlcnn rulo
nnd sayg that as soon aa practlcnhlo tho
English language will be raado tho basis
of nil public school Instruction. 'Ho adds:
Over 10.000 nilutt nnlKvq nri atmlvlnir
KurIIhIi ill nvutilntr schools llnilrr Amerl
cnn teachers, utid muiiy more nro applying
mini cun uo enreu ior as yci. too great
est cagurncsf In manifested to learn Uiig
llsll. Thurn Is a widespread desire to send
bnvs to thn United Rtntnn for oilne.-Hlmi.
Muny of thu .towns nro arranging to send
nnd support boys here for that purpose.
i no cuurmionni suuaiion is, uriony, ns
follows: Thero Is a wldcsnrend ntiil ear
nest desire for education among tho peoplo
Of tho Islands. There, are more neiiiile
anxious for education than thero are teach
ers to furnish It. Thero nro more tenchars
tnan tlicro nro school buildings or rooms
for them to teach In. I think no one run
become familiar with tha fuels without
deep interest and a strong deslro to press
forward provisions for education. All tho
good influences of American civilization
may cuter through this open door.
Vimt Fnture In Forent.
Regarding tho futuro of tho Philippines
Socrctary Hoot devotes much spacu to dls
cusslou of tho utilization of forest products,
saying:
Tho most evident and Htrlklni? element nf
Wealth In tho Phllltinlnn UIhiiiIk entmlxla nt
Its forests. Tho olllclnl geographic' statis
tics ot 1ST6 fix tho foreHt nren. at ni.C37.243
acres. In 1850 Fernando Castro estimated
the forest area nt 1K.112.92ii ni-ren. Tint n
small pnrt of this vast area is In private
ownership, and thero aro probably between
40,000.000 nnd to.ooo.ooo acres of forest land
which formerly belonged to tho crown of
Spain, and by tho treaty of Paris became
tho property of the United Htntes. Pine,
cedar, mahogany nnd hundreds of hard
woooh, vniuauio uyo woods and rubber
and RUtta-ncrcha. trees exist in Immense
quantities.
From tlmo Immemorial tho' Inhabitants of
tho Islands have been accustomed to resort
to tnese punuc rorestn ror tiielr ilrewood
and lumber In tho exercise of rights under
licenses regulated by law. The forestry
laws nnd regulations nf Spain In thn Philip
pines, whllo affording this tiso of tho pub
lic lorcsis 10 uio people, uiinea hi tno es
tablishment of a scientific system of fores
try similar to that which oxlsts In Germany
and other Kuropcnn countries. These reg
ulations wero, however, not adequately eu-
lorccu. upon mo military occupation ot
tho country by tho American forces It vas
determined, If possible, to enforco tho sys
tem nnd at tho sumo time prcscrv and
Utilize tho forests.
Inexuntmtllile Sourer of IVenlth.
The nrlnclDlo followed under such n sys
tem. Instead of cuttlnir nil thn trees nt
ouco and leaving waste .land. Is to cut only
the full-grown trees, leaving tno smaller
trees to grow und In their turn become
ready for cutting In a never-ending series.
The annual growth of thoso forests Is esti
mated nt l,4W,UW,wx e.uiilu feet, nliout tnreo
times tno cut or lumuor ror ww in me en
tire United States. At present moro than
D9 per cent of this mutual growth is going
to waste. Willi proper ircaimnni u may uo
mado an Inexhaustible sourco of wealth.
Tho rorestrv uuroau was accordingly or
ganized by the military governor unci the
Issue ot Itemises for thu cutting of marked
trees of full Krowth and down timber for
Ilrewood and for lumber, under tho regula
tions and supervision oi tno oiuccrs or too
forestry bureau, waa continued.
Kvory effort Is being made to enlnrgo tho
force of competent foresters for tho en
forcement of the. forostry regulations. I
earnestly recommend, as a matter of ma
terial importance to the peoplo of tha
Philippine Islands, such legislation as shall
permit the building of railroads from tho
towns to the forests, and tho employment
of capital, under proper limitations nnd
supervision, In tho cutting of timber which
snnil supply me wmim ui uiu iirupm iinu
utlllzo the now-wasting growth of tho
forests.
Great Need of Fnrmlnit Implement.
Under tho topic of agriculture' the sec
retary says:
Tt In mmilfeMt thnt with their treat ex
tent of fertile, land and wldo variations of
elevation, and consequently of tempera
ture improvements in too agriculture m
tho Philippine Islands can bo made to tho
Immense advantage of tho people. The.
methods of cultivation aro primitive nnd
Ineffective. Tho ordlnnry vegetables, not
withstanding tho fertility of tho land, nro
smnll and poor, nnd tho stock Is evidently
tun out and should bo renewed. .Many
grains which nro unknown to tho people
can undoubtedly bo raised. They live
clileuy on rico nno rniso less mini wicy
consume. They Imported during tho last
fiscal year 335,9S2,W5 pounds, valued at
K.miKs.
The kind of work toward Improvement
and diversity of crops nnd Instruction lu
methods which Is being done In this coun
try by tho uopnrtmont or Agricuituro
would be of Inestlmnblo benefit In thn Phll
intilncs. On October 8 the commission
created a bureau of ngrlculturo nnd tho
secretary of ngrlculturo has kindly cniii
sented to spare for a time, to servo ni
tne cniei or tins uurcau, rmi. r. mmi'in
Bcribnor. ono of tho chiefs of division and
the leudlng agrostologtst nf his depart
ment. It Is very desirable that tho request
which the secretary of agriculture will
make for authority to establish an agri
cultural oxporlmcnl station In tho Philip
pines should bo granted,
Ilnrliora nnd l'ulillo Work.
Discussing public works under way or
contemplated the aecretary advises:
Tlin commerce of Manila urgently de
mands tho creation of a thoroughly pro
tected harbor with sufllclent depth of water
to nccommodate tno largest snips, wnoro
they can He In safety nud loud nud dis
charge their cargoes In all weathers.
Nearly every account of tho Philippines
dwells upon tho wrotched condition of
rouus, or ratnor mo aosenco in ronus,
which practically prevents Internal com
merce except Immediately upon tho naviga
ble waters. On September 12, 1!W0, the
commission, ny net jso, i, npproprinina
t2.nm.ono (Mexican) to be expended In tho
construction of highways and bridges, Both
tills woric and too river nun iinrnor wcira
above referred to have been placed under
tho charge of tho 1'nlted States corps of
engineers. Thn force of engineers In the
Philippines wus greatly Increased for that
purposn and they havo been working dur
ing tho year nn over WO miles ot roads.
Sevonty-flvo thousnnd dollars have been
expended In tho construction of a road
from the town of I'ozorrublo, In the prov
ince of PangaBlnan, to the town of Ilagulo,
In the province of llenguet, mentioned In
my last report.
C'olrt Hlornice l Welcome.
A rnlrl Htnrscn nnd Ice nlnnt. amnio tn
supply both the needs of the army and tho
civilians In Manlln who are ncrustninnd to
the use or ice, tins neen eompieieu at an
expense of about JiOO.ov), Two market
hnusftH in thn cltr of Manila havo been
Inillr nnd two others are In course of erec
tion. The bridge of Spain his been
, widuud. Uj Miction of Ui gitf Cruj
bridge h.is been commenced, repairs to
the Avals, bridge have been undertaken
and nil of tho small bridges In Manila, of
which thero nro n great many, have either
been practically rebuilt or extensively re
paired, Two crematories for the dliposol
of garbngo have been erected 111 Manila
and nn appropriation hns been made for
the erection of another In thnt city. A
new building fo Mie customs oftlces has
been erected and new warehouses, afford
ing additional storage suico for about
13.0T0 tons have been built. About 472
cubic meter? of cut stone havo been utilized
In 'ho extension of tho I.uneta sea wall.
The Mnrlveles quarantine station has
been Improved by the repairing of tho old
existing barracks and the construction of
a hospital for contagious diseases, at a cost
of $2o,ltM.M; by thn construction of n wharf,
at an oxpondlturo of 161,500: hy tho con
struction of four now bulld'ngs on the
whnrves and two on shore, at a eot of
$3S,!"0; tho Installation of an electric light
plant nt nn oxpenso of $23,175; the repair
ing of old buildings, tho building of sewers
and modern plumbing. Tho station is now
practically complete nnd provides accom
modation for i00 stocrago and forty cabin
passengers.
Tho secretary emphasizes tho urgont need
for reforming tho currency of tho Philip
pines. Ho recommends tho extension of tho
national banking net to tho Philippines and
says;
Hills designed to give effect to tho views
nbovo expressed nnd concurred In bv tho
commission havo been prepnted and will
bo submitted to congress.
Ileerensliigr Klnverj-.
Discussing slavery, Secretary Hoot ro
marks: It Is gratifying to report that tho efforts
of tho Amerlcnn olllrers to bring about
a cessation of tho prnctlco of slavery among
tho Moros nre not fruitless. The r.haraotcr
of the slavery practiced Is qulto unlike that
formerly practiced In tho United States
In this, that tho Moro slavo. so-called, bo
comes a member of tho owner's family,
enjoying many privileges, ofton having vol
untarily sold himself into slavery to bet
ter his condition. The so-called slaves
thcmsolves exhibit no special anxiety to
chnngo tholr condition. All who seek free
dom reeelvo It upon coming Into tho Amer
ican lines,
Tho progress of government he summar
izes thus:
In general tho progress of good govern
ment In tho Philippines during the past
yenr has been greater than the most san
gulun Amerlcnn familiar with thn nbtsaclcs
to bo overenmo could havo anticipated.
Mutual understanding and confidence aro
necessary elements to success In such a
field. Theso ennnot bo extemporized or
forced: they must come freely, naturally
nnd slowly. I think our legislators and
administrators In tho Philippines nro win
ning the conddenco of tho people by de
serving It. For hundreds of years thn Fil
ipino people hud been accustomed to fair
promises 'never fulfilled, Wn hnvo mado
similar promises nnd whnt wo havo al
ready done In tho way of performance hns
been a rovetntlou of unexpected good faith.
rF.HSONAI. AM) OTIinilWISK.
It is given out flat-footed that the St.
Louis fair will open for business April 30,
1003.
Mr. James J. Hill insinuates that his
friend Harrlman carries sovoral gold bricks
In tha pockets of his shroud.
Slnco tho Crimson of Harvard laid out
tho ancient competitor, tho nacrcd cotlflsh
of IloHton cannot keep its halo on straight.
Philosopher Dooley stretched his legs un
der 'Whlto House Mahogany without pro
voking ti remark from tho Inquisitive Mr.
Hennessey.
With tho near approach of the assem
bling of congress, tho Irrigation movement
In tho capltol restaurants Is taking on a
highball tone.
Tho Chicago Record-Herald scoops Its
contemporaries with a libel suit valued at
$100,000. Chicago politicians possess a high
appreciation of self.
Iluffalo sold Its fair buildings for $33,000
to tho concern which razed tho buildings of
the Omnha exposition. Tho sum will make
a slight Impression upon tho Pan-American
deficit.
Some residents of Milwnukeo, without the
fear of gamhrlnus In their henrts, loudly
protest against using thut which gavo tho
town a reputation In dedicating a new
bridge. Such lack ot local patriotism Is
amazing.
Tho New York Kvonlng Post was 100
yeurs old tho other day, nnd for sixty years
of that Kobert Davis has been b continuous
employe. Mr. Davis entered tho ofuce In
his 13th year nnd was at one tlmo assistant
forcmnn of tho composing room.
Now Hampshire peoplo uro priding them
selves upon the fact, as thoy claim, that
moro requests aro coming from people out
side tho stato for copies of Oovornor
Jordan's Thanksgiving proclamation than
aro being sent to any .other state's execu
tive. "This tloy," said he, "more than any
other, takes strong hold upon our hearts,
our affections, our souls. Around It cluster
tenderest memories of father, mother,
brother, sister and friend. A day dedlrated
to so much that Is dear, so enshrined in
heart and home, should bo worthily, teu
derly nnd patriotically kept,"
CIirCI'.HV CHAFF.
Philadelphia Press: "Pa." said little Wil
lie, who had beon reading a treatise on
phrenology, "what Is 'tho bump of do
btructlvencss?' "
"Why er a railroad-collision, I suppose."
Washington Star: Dlogonos was a great
man." sulci tho contemplative) porson, "and
yet ho had no uso for m'-yoy. He was con
tent to conllno his possesions to a single
tub."
"Well," answered Senator Sorghum, "a.
tub might havo boen all right In thoso days,
but what a mun wants now Is a bur'l."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "How sick I am
to hear peoplo prate about college educa
tions being failures. Just sen whnt that
young Harvard man has done!"
"Well, what has ho dono?"
"Iteaten th world's record In a potato
race."
Yonkcrs Stntesman: Hn had worked for
muny years In a drygoods store, but futo
plnced him behind tho counter In n coal
nfflco and that was the cause of his undo-
lllg. j liuiy cuiereii win uuin unit-n wu my
nnd suld she nneded two tons of coal at
once. "All right," said tho clerk, tipping
tno asnes irom u. usuiouo nt u. umuuj
The Daughter
of Ignorance
It's consumption. ,If
you had only known how
your cough was going to hane on,
you would have done something,1
promptly, wouldn't you? V4f
But even now, when you -have
early consumption, the bestmedi-(
cine for controlling your couafei
and healing your lungs is Aver's'
Cherry Pectoral. You had bet
ter talk with your doctor about
this. If he knows of anything
better, be sure anjl get it. The .
one great (object is to be cured.
"My mother bad consumption for mny yean. At
last he was given up to die. A neighbor told her to
try Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. She did so and wsw com
pletely cured, and is today in, the enjoyment of good
health." D. P. Jolly, Avoca, N.-Y.
2fc.Ml.H. J. CAVER CO., Lowell, Mll.
MISS VIRGINIA GRANES'
Tells How Hospital Physicians
Uso nnd Holy upon Lydiu E.,
rinkliaiu'ri Vegetable Com
liouud. "Dr.xn Wns. Pinkiiam 5 Tweltft
rears continuous bcrvlco nt tho sick'
nod in somo of our prominent hospJV
tnls, as well ns nt prlvnto homos, hits'
clvcn tno varied cxporlouccs with tjjo
diseases of women. I havo nursed soino
MIS3 VinorNTA oiurap,
rreiklntof Nutf8'A.405ltlop,VatrtewivITT.
most distressing enses of inflammntlcjn
and ulceration of tho ovnr les and wdmp.
ihavo known that doctors used ljJA
3. Plnklinm's Vcjrctnblo Com
pound whon everything olso failed
with tholr patients. I havo advised mj
patients nud friouds to uso It and Have
yd to hear of its first failure to cure!
" Four years ngo I had falling of tho
womb from stralulngin lifting n heavy
putieni, and knowing of tho Tnluo of
j'our Compound I began to uao it at
once, and in six weeks I wns well onco
moro, and havo had no trouble, since.
I am most pleased to hava had an oppor
tunity to say a few words In praiso of
your Vegetable Compound, nud sljall
tnko every occasion to rc-iommoud It."
Miss Virginia G ranks. 4003 forfeit if
6oce ttitlmonlal It not gtwulnr.
LytUn T3. Piukham's Vog'otivblo
Compound hns Mood thu tent of
time, nnd lias cured tliousiuida.
Mni. IMolclmm ndvlfjes stole wo
men free. Address, Lyim, Mom.
fashion; "will you tako It with you or have
It sent, mmlitm?"
Chicago Post: "t wonder," she said
thoughtfully, "whnt would havo been thn
result If Kve hadn't partaken of the fruit
of the treo of knowledge?"
"Thot'3 easy," ho replied. "There wouldn't
have been any woman's olubs."
Philadelphia Press: Mother That young
man has been calling on you ptetty regu
larly, Mabel.
Mule! Yes, mother.
Mother Well, I'd like to know what his
Intentions nro. Do you know?
Mabel (blushing) Well, er mamma, wo
uro both very much In tho dark,
Chicago PoBt: "Ton worn mighty patient
before wo wcro mnrrled," ho remarked com
plnlnlncly. "Yes," sho admitted. "You're mighty pa
tlcnt. too, whon you're sitting on thn bank
of 11 stream trying to got a tlsh, but your
fiiitlenco don't continue) after you havo
tinded It."
Ill Illll.liS.
There's 11 pleasant childhood pnstlmn which
remembrance brings to mind,
A, foolish tamo amusement you may nay.
Yet the thought hrlngH golden memories of
days now loft behind.
When we blow soap hubbies from' n plpo
of clay; '
How wo lushed the crystal w'njer- to iv
creamy soupy foam.
Dipped the plpo therein and blow With
tender rare,
While our eyes with tinxlous wonder met
the bill? ethereal dome.
As wo watched the bubbles floating lu
tho nlr.
Thero were bubbles large nnd bubbles small
wn watched with enger gnzn
And somehow 11 always scorned to bo tho
case
That the largest bubble over went tho very
shortest ways,
While thn smaller ever held the foremost
place;
And tho one with colors radiant, most
pleasing to the view.
Seemed to burst before It traveled any
where. While the plnln and common bubble, benr
lng no resplendent hue,
Wns tha one which flouted off Into the air.
There aro bubbles which wo scatter In tho
atmosphere each tiny.
Trouble bubbles which urn small nnd plain
to see,
Yet they secni to travel onward till they
burst upon tho way,
When they leave behind a train of nilsory;
Troublo bubbles, small and ugly, It Is
Htrnngo how they will hold
Such a vast umouiit ot sorrow and of
care, ,
Yet wn send them traveling dally with ca
pnclty untold
Tho trouble bubbles cast upon tho nlr.
How a little kindness bubbln hastens gaily
011 Its wnr.
Seems to know tho mission sweot on
which Its bound.
How It travels, travels, travels, how It
brightens nil the day,
Ho" Its bursting sweetena nil the nlr
' .'iround: 1
Kindness bubbles, tiny bubbles, labeled not,
unmarked, unknown,
Just a llttlo word of kindness you enn
spare;
Yet Its sweetness travels over, reaching to
the snow-whllo throne,
Tho kindness bubble sent upon the nlr.
Just 11 bubble, almost nothing, still how
mighty It mny be.
It may cheer a soul that faints bcaldo the
way, '
Or mny wreck somo struggling mortal
bowed beneath his misery,
Just 11 bubble, but how mighty In Its
sway.
Then be careful ot tho bubbles, tny bubbles
that aro enst
Unnntlct'd nuil unmarked oh, lmvo care.
For the bubbles which shall travel, travel
long nnd travel fast
Aro thn tiny bubbles fcent upon the air
Omaha, il. PIJVAN.