Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1902)
TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE; TInJllSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 102. The Omaha Daily Dee. E. ROSE WATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Ially liee (without Sunday), One Year..$4 flu lastly tsee ana ttunuay, one Year w Illustrated live, One tear Sunday tee, one Year J w Baturuay Bee, una tear M twentieth Ceniuiy Farmer, One Year... Ln DKL-IVEKKD 11 CARRIER. I)allv Bea i without nundavV oer copy.... ?C JJailr Bee (witnout Hunuayi. uer ween... .120 Uaiiy Bee (inciuuina bununy). per week..iio Evenmg eewUh week unciuding Bunaai..,B, cumpiainta of irregularities in delivery i gnoum be addressed to City circuiauua XPartmenl. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee bunding. South Omaha City liall building, Twenty-nan and M Streets. Council bluffs 10 Bearl Street. Chicago ltM Unity Building. New kork Temple Court. Washington M Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edl- torlal matter a hould toe adoreaaea; umu i Bee, Editorial Department. Rlln l.l..r. ..,! r.m.ttilnn'i ahould kuure8d; The Bee publishing company, royalty in other countries ob the occa iimaha, . I . inf.. , i,. ...mniA REMITTANCES. I Remit bv rimti. axDreas or postal order, I vy au a to i lie aiee ruoiiBiiina Only 2-cent atampa accepted In payment ot Sccr""-,.fe the bee PUBUisauNU courAxsi. i STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, as.: Ueorge B. .sschuck. secretary ot Tne Bee Publiening Company, being duly sworn, pays thai the actual number ot lull and Complete copies of The Daily, Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of January, 1904 waa as fol lows; 1 80.560 1 30,210 30,0110 4 80.110 C 80.15S 30,4!M 7.' ao.auti jl ,...3o.iso I H oo.isol 18.... 80,a30 1 30.8V) so.ioo . 21. 22. 2S. 24. 25. 24. 27. 28. 29. 30. 11. .80,430 " I. .. t... ... II. .. 12... 13... 14... 15... .....80,80 SO. 170 80,130 30,300 80,430 30,470 3O.10O 30,070 ..so.aoo ..so.ioo .80,060 80,4O I .81,100 30 050 I .83,040 ..30.UIO I Total .. ; Less unsold and returned copies.. .941,003 . ,S40 Net total sales 032.O7 Net dally average..... BO.OOT GEO. B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed in my presence and aworn to before me this 1st day of February, A. D., U02. IS. B. HUNGATE, (deal.) - Notary Fubdc . . Tat Crowe could give those Bulgarian brigands several pointers on getting in Quick action. If the . newspaper interviewers once jet hold of her, Miss Stone Is likely to Wish she hud been allowed to remain in captlvlty. The whisky manufacturers deny that they are fighting among themselves, They are doubtless content to leave that to the consumers. With eggs at 30 cents a dozen whole- Bale, the observance of Lent is likely, to become a luxury In which only the'ell- to-do can Indulge. If you see an Omaha schoolma'am rubbing ber arm you may know. It is I vaccination. If you see her limping, you ... I can make the same guess. . If anv other national onranlzatlons or aecret societies are in quest of head treasurer in this state has been the un offlcers for the coming year Omaha will do,DK of most ' 019 men who hayc o" be pleased to honor all requisitions. Padcrewskl Is lamenting the loss of a fine watch, Htolcn from him while walk ing through a crowd. Piano pounders are not the only people with a delicate jouch. The Omaha Commercial club Is to be congratulated on having reconstituted Us Insurance committee without calling la the tire Insurance agents to make tip Its membership. After getting a second wind, Congress man Wheeler explains that in his re marks about "the little Dutchman', he .was speaklug for uo one but himself. Thut Information is entirely super fluous. Mayor Moores' market house veto mav not have had any effect on the council, but it will commend itself to everyone as a clear presentation of the nros and cons of the whole- market house Drob- lem in its present form. - I If the commission recently appointed I to prevent and settle strikes wants to do I the public a great service it should use 1 Its influence to perfect au arbitration with the hen that will induce her to re- sume business, at least until after Lent A dividend of $10,000,000 has Just been distributed among . the men who pro-1 nioted the big steel combine. To the man who knows how to cultivate the crop, planting combines must be about the most profitable occupation known. la order to reap the full benefits, exten- aiva irrigation la nr Council Bluffs is moving for the es- tubllshmeut of a beet sugar factory. No good reason exists why such an en- terprlse should not prove profitable, and Inasmuch as all efforts to erect a beet the Dominion and this country, says sugar factory at Omaha have so far the adoption of the resolution would af failed. It is to be hoped the Council feet the United States in the following Bluffs project will succeed. It is intimated in some quarters that European nations may possibly ask our government what its Intentions are re - gardlug the Philippines. The story is an Improbable one. Recent discussions regarding the war between this coun - try and Spain have shown that the. af - fairs of this country are a good thing for tUciu to let alone. (Agitators burdened with a disposition to stir, up 'strife between' this country and Fnglaud and between the United Btatea - and Germany should read the statistical review of our foreign com - merce for the past year. Great. Brit - ain and Germany are the best two cut - tomers for 'Ai'ierh-uu products on the other side of the water. ' When our customers, want to be friendly, it Is policy to push a good thing along. RKBCKID BT DCM0CRAT8. The democrats of tlie house of repre sentatives who disclaimed any sym pathy with the utterances of the Ken tucky , member insulting to the repre sentative of the German emperor who is coming to this country, bearing with him friendly greetings to the American people, doubtless expressed the feeling of Intelligent and self-respecting demo crats generally. While the. diatribe of Wheeler was applauded by some of his political colleagues In the house. Wash- dispatches sny that many demo- crats regarded it as entirely Indefensl- ble and perhaps the most shocking ex hlbltion of boorlshness that has been made in congress for years. There was nothing before the house to give rise to such a diatribe and the fact that It was carefully premeditated makes it all the more galling to democrats ef sense. As one democratic naner the Phils- . . h nofwdrarnnrka. "It la nnt for -- us to inquire into the rightfulness, """" - " "" v " a iisii, 11, is Duuiueuii uuiu tha nurnoxn that Prlnrn ITenrv. arrord- , . . , lng to the polIUcal ideas prevalent 111 represent. .the German em pi re ana tne people tnereor, ana as such he will be and ought to be received in a manner becoming this republic iu its intercourse with a friendly govern ment and nation." In the reception that is to be accorded Prince Henry there will be ' no worship of royalty, but simply such an expression of courtesy and good will as our friendly relations toward the German nation. represented in our citizenship by mll- Hons of its people, make proper and lustltialilp. The nrlnr will Im treated . as & gentleman, occupying a dlstln- gulsbed position in the service of his oountrv and vlulttntr this rpnnrill( nn n . . . .. l"cuulJ uiibbiuu, nuuuiu ue iituic-u. uur own self-respect requires this and we flro irlnd to believe that sni'h hnnra an uevii'r VL ACUlUtajr HUB BUUWU Uliil- self to be are not numerous ln this country. TOO FLIMSY AN. EXCCSE. . Running through the discussion by the fusion press of the Indictment , of ex- Treasurer Meserve for the embezzlement of interest collected on deposits of state school money is the apologetic Intima tion that a man called upon to assume the grave responsibilities of the state treasurer's office should not be expected to be strictly honest so long as the sol- ary auacneu to tne position is tne maae- quate sum or ,auu a year. . uy tnis tue Impression Is sought to be created that if Mr. Meserve appropriated to himself interest on bank deposits that should have been turned into the school fund he had some sort of Justification for so doing.. , , The neoe 0f Nebraska." we are con- fluent, have no sympathy with any such llne 0f defense for treasury looting. No man has ever been chosen bv them to " " ' " its salary Is and where the Jaw draws m -J iuo jme Haiusi iuc ubc vl puuuu 1UUUH 'or private gain. If the position of state cupled it. It has been not because of any Inherent limitations, but because they have neglected to walk the straight and narrow path. ' . ; Once installed in the office, nothing re- quired Ma Meserve to continue in the puDiic service lr tne condition or nis em ployment as a public servant did not 8ult him. If he became persuaded that be was entitled to a compensation greater than was accorded him under the constitution, nothing stood in the way to prevent him from resigning, nor would any insurmountable difficulty have been encountered in securing a capable and trustworthy person to fill out his unexpired term by appointment If he chose rather to take the matter Into bis own hands by farming out the school funds for his own private benefit. ln the face of significant example of bI" Immediate predecessor and in ?io- ,atlon or evel' Plea8 Pn wnicn He naa ouBn lne suffrages or tne people, ne mU8t -"- ue responsiDUiry himself and forego all claim to popular a m sympamy. The idea that a man, whether occupy lng public office or ln private employ ment, can excuse himself for reaching into his employer's pocket and taking money that does not belong to him by I asserting that he thought he was earn lng more than his salary or wages, is I repugnant to every principle of honesty and upright dealing. . It is simply sur- I prising that it should be advanced ln I any seriousness in these twentieth cen I tury days. CAS ADA mmmKiaO RCClPROcnr. inero naa Deen lncroaucea m tne (janaaian parliament a resolution look' to reciprocity with the United States, T"0 author of the resolution, Mr. John Charlton, who Is a very earnest advo- cat ot closer trade relations between way: By admitting the natural prod ucta of Canada free, the United States I would be placed on the same footing lu I Canada with Great Britain and thereby 1 obtain a decided advantage over Ger J many, France and other countries ln the Canadian market By refusing to 1 admit Canada's : natural products : free, 1 the Canadian market would be more re- I stricted to the United States by the ad I vanced tariff which the resolution con templates. I Should the Parliament adopt this reso- I lution," which threatens tariff retaliation I if our government shall refuse to au- I cede to the Canadian proposals, it Is to 1 be expected that there will be a re- 1 uewed pressure from the manufacturers 1 of New England in behalf of a reel I proclty agreement - with Canada. I Already petitions with thousands of 1 names have been presented in congress by New England representatives urging reciprocity and the movement ln Canada cannot fail to stimulate the efforts of the manufacturers of that section in this direction. It is not yet apparent however, that congress is likely to be very much Impressed by movements either in Canada or here looking to reci procity upon the Canadian basis. While such an arrangement might prove to be advantageous to the manufacturers of New England, the American agricultural Interests that would doubtless be unfa vorably affected will plead for considera tion. They will ask. and very reason- ably, that they shall not be subjected to the competition which would result from the free admission to our market of the natural products of Canada and they will be able to show that under the reciprocity treaty from 1854 to 18M their Interests did suffer materially, That treaty gave the natural products I of Canada free admission and official statistics show that the imports from Canada increased from (8,000,000, in round numbers, in 1854, to f 48,000,000 in 1800, with nine months of the latter year under reciprocity. During this n:"uu "uo "'J ""e " the exports from the United States to Canada, though it is true there was most I of the time a small trade balance in favor of this country. The Canadian contention that condi- tlons have materially changed Is entl-1 tied to consideration. It is true that I Canada is a very large customer of this country and that for some iraae oaiance nas been heavily in our favor. Rnt thla la hnwllv a anfflnlont reason why we should give Canadian farmers equal privilege in our market with our own farmers. The agricul tural interests of the United States are as much entitled to reasonable protec- tion as the manufacturing Industries and they will Insist upon having It There is a wav to i-loser trmln rela- tions between Canada and the United States, but the Canadian basis for such relations Is not fair to the agricultural interests of this country and therefore is not likely to be accepted, even though Ai . . . M I i . , M t, , . I the threat of higher tariff duties on American proaucts snouia be carried out Canadian statesmen, when they I talk of retaliation, should remember that it la a m. , ' nt. that It Is a game two can play at THE IRRIGATION BILL. Consideration of the irrigation bill will be commenced in the senate early next week, according to the nresent arr&nre- ment and doubUess the supporters of I that measure will make every effort to keep it under consideration until a vote I can be reached on it There is nothing I as yet to definitely Indicate what the , . , prospects of the bill are. Since It was luruiuiuicu mere uas oeeu oevciopeu i considerable opposition to it and while I it has the stronir and influential suu- port of senators and representatives of the arid-land states, who are expected to make a vigorous light for its passage, lts adoption cannot at this time be con- fldently predicted. I , iCD0.vi ui ui-miuu the measure Is unsound in principle I and that If it should be enacted into I law would not acoomnlish th ohleot sought We have no doubt that the oniy wise ana souna policy is to na- tloualize irrigation by making appro- prlatlons direct from the national treas- ury. instead of pursuing the course pro- . . a . . I vmeu lor iu tue Iirui)oeu urn, wuicn we beUeve wouia prove utterly imprac- ticable and result ln a serious setback to the work of Irrigation. So great and important an enterprise should not be I dependent upon any Bort of makeshift or scheme of doubtful practicability, As anticipated, the insurance com panies have decided to make an advance of 25 per cent in rates at all points east of the Kooky mountains, in order to re coup themselves for recent losses. This la to be mode independent of the charac ter of the risks or the relative ability of ritffpront nlacea to pom with flrpa. W would -toe an excellent time for some of the western companies not hit in the re- cent big fires in the east to get even wlth the allesrcd "stronir coniDantes." which have ridiculed the western con- cerna. Present rates are certainly high enough to be remunerative and there is no reason why any western city should be made to pay extra for bad invest- inents in the east A Chicago paper waxes sarcastic over the beauties of the party line telephone I in their homesteads nor attempted to ra and expatiates .on the advantages it af -1 stock barren farms and plantations. We fords for whole neighborhoods to pry . . i a a. m ii into the private affairs of each family on the line. The party line telephone has been disporting ln Omaha for sev- eral years with similar results, ln the form of amusement and Irritation for . its patrons. When Chicago discovers the cure for the trouble It will -find a ready market for the prescription tfut here in Omaha. Ex-Governor L. Bradford Prince of New .Mexico is defying the political lightning by refusing to recognise a no- tlce served upon him by Governor Otero, infnrmlna him that his nervica aa ro. geu. ui iu .mu.ai.WIKi. "" longer required. Inasmuch as the office carries neither perquisites nor salary, it is doubtful if it could be made a bone of serious contention anywhere outside of New Mexico, A man up a tree can see nothing in the present location of the auditorium that should prevent the directory from turning the site over. in a real estate ..... .- il. urai mai wUum ouu io me auditorium fund. ir such a chance really presents, the auditorium directors should not let the bid get cold. The Kansas member of the democratic national executive committee admits that the party is all at sea. It Is also evident that many of the members are seasick and have a powerful Impulse to unload the last two platforms swallowed by them. ' Pity the Poar Looter. Washington Post. No wonder t Peirolt bank looter has nervous prostration. Taking $1,400,000 from a financial Institution and then having the depositors act ugly about it la enough to make any sensitive man nervous. Where Heroism Beee Suspleloa. Washington Star. The tradition concerning the Ingratitude of republics may be due to the fact that as soon as a man gets to be a hero he be comes a political suspect. lyoeklna; to the fatare. Kansas City Journal. The purpose of foreign governments In arguing as to who was America's friend during the Spanish-American war Is to de- termlne, If possible, whose friend America Is going to be during the next war. IIqw loos Forgrottea. Philadelphia North American. Four years ago the American people were proclaiming with vehemence their deter mlnatlon to "remember the Maine." Last n.turdav one anonvmoua American la Chi. cago remembered the Maine and sent a wreath to be placed upon the grave ot the men who went down in her. Drift to tha Panama Roate. . Philadelphia Record. There is an unmistakable drift toward the Panama canal as the better route. The A I nlnmat ly nKa f anlaa KaI t lea WattAa a nil the republic of Colombia, are disappearing one by one In the presence of the purpose to secure the most practicable water con "setion between the two oceans. By the tTL'. V, ! UnJted 8tate, mmi9 M muca DrocPeM as to be within sight of completion. It will ' then be for congress to determine wnetiep Nicaragua routs shall be CAIf HOT STIFLE COMPETITION. Large Proats Attraetlaa; Iadepeadeat Capital. Louisville Courier-Journal. The Inevitable growth of competition wher6 anT particular line of business Is made to show large profits is Illustrated br the large number of new tube plants coming into productions. The tube Indus try . is one which was more thoroughly monopolized than almnut anv ntnai hnnph 0f the steel trade by the big consolidation known ss the National 8teel company, after war(I taken over by the United States Steel c":!!.0n.-- J6',.?' t.?b! ll01,??. v" Bum-;u au ran, AO7C, At, CtUl CU B1JLLOOU pIp8 ffiu leaving outside only a very few independent concerns. It then had things Ter' much its own way, and as there was a great demI"1,- 'or PiPln. its business and also that of the outside concerns was enor- mo..Hi nrost.w. -m,. v.h..i -r..h- rnmnanv ham ma Ha noat1o f 1 AAA AAA mnnfn ,, . ornl2aMon. Th'. , Mt has become such an inviting one that there has been a rush of capital Into it and large building of Independent mills. The slgnill " Tr T 'ncrea88a so raDldlv. &rrnrnlnff fn tha TMttaTiiirsr anfl. respondent of the New York Journal of Commerce, that th output ot the four largest concerns is now 1,600 tons a day or onc-ha,f of th ttl output of the trust concerns. Moreover, a ' number of new planU , about to comfl ,nt0 tne produclng field, How rapidly the large profits of tha bust ne" haB sUfred up competition Is shown company, neM, started out with a espltal of only 11,600,000 to make steel; now they are spend- lD" 1.600,000 on their pips plant and their total Investment In the various branches These and otlier'hew plants ara eoulnnad with the most modern appliances and can produce as cheaply, or more cheaply, than trust' concern. The natural conse tepifi be a more considerable decline. Should there be a slackening' in the present great demand It would mean nothing less than a . Hauw Uiilis, au nuaiu k""" VMVf VVUOUUICI ft woud 8UreIy benefit. The natural laws which regulate trade are, arte all, the best safeguard against monopoly- Consolidations may flourish for eaBlly foua e.Mttrion la restored to act as the effectual check on thigh prices. GUSH ABOUT CUBA. , General Wilaoa's -Post-Praaalal Re aaarka Dissected. Washington Post General Jamea H. Wilson is a very dis tinguished officer. He served brilliantly ln the civil war, afterward In Cuba and still more recently ln China. Moreover, his record ln private life has been greatly to Ma credit. All tha aame. If General Wll- i0n's speech before the Union League club of Chicago Thursday evening has been cor- rectly reported, his most ardent admirers w"' h.av.e. 10 th?Jl J" rlght to e,Pect. . The general reproaches the United States I government for Its failure to house, feed na enr,cl1 tb Cubans -meaning ins in UIIBUIUB, WtJ 4UWU1UD, Sine our occupation of Cub wo have nnt gtnnaa nn ttilnsr i a rna1p thai t va trsi vf w. k,,, r-etahllshed no families nva not, taken single step to extend the I vVUiuiBi w vi iuj iv4-u ba w ai mm t.r vuaui teland to recoyer from ttB dOTMUUm of mc-nt war " . , , Evidently the general thinks that after setting Cuba free as the stock phrase goes -we. ,hou,d haT P1- tom" th people prosperous sou nappy. xiBTiug no ones and loafer, or de,rvlng pauper, of our own to look after It was a plain duty, u he sees it to turn Cuba Into a charity establishment and squander our solicitude ana our aitruistlo activities upon tne popu latlon. T4ii V 4nAaa'r aaant ha 111 (i aV aiiaak af tM. ml, for tne nex, vremth scolds the government for maintaining Its I occupation. The press report proceeds: 1 pledged ourselves at the beginning I of the war,' said the speaker, 'against tha Intention of exerting anv sovereignty over the Uland, and promised to withdraw our I army as soon as peace was restored. In Plte of this pledge we have exercised every conceivable . attribute of sovereignty over Cuba. We hav. absolutely controlled, tba domestic affairs of the people, and although perfect order hu existed for two year., our army la still la possession of the coun I try.' From this it would appear that General WUbob ou,d na1 uw"hdr'w M I soon a. the Spaniard, evacuated and leave the Cubans to their own devices. If such I be the case, bow can the general bring himself to advocate our assuming the part of patron, nurse, benefactor, guide, philoso pher, and friend T Surely we couldn't wash. dress, coddle, and capitalize "the Cubans without remaining in the Island. It Is a fact that we have yet to hear of a single Inhabitant of Cuba possessed of a clean I shirt, a legitimate calling, and aa honest desire to work, who has ever applied to tha United States tor alms of this kind. General Wilson, however, implies that he knows of some, and thus we ask him to Indicate the plan by which he would have had the government abandon tha Island and at the same time guarantee "tha Cubans" a comfortable Income for life. Making New States Philadelphia Press. The reDorted decision of the house of terprlse to the population of either All representatives committee on territories to reoommend the admission of Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico as states will. If correct, speedily bring this' question be- fore congress. It Is understood that the request of the Indian Territory to be ad- mltted also, either as an independent state or as a part of Oklahoma, will be dented, actly 70., 000 square miles and tha popuia and that some new form of territorial tion about 850,000. This would be sn ad government will be provided Instead. The mlrable beginning for a new state. But promoter! of this plan of dealing with these there are said to be objections to con four territories assert that it will have solldatlng the two territories, owing to the the Indorsement of the house, but that great difference In the character ot the the decision of the senate is ln doubt. population and its fitness for self-govern The publlo has not given much attention to this subject, more pressing questions having absorbed interest. It is doubtful, however, if there la a sentiment author Izing such a wholesale creation ot new states at the present time as the committee Is said to favor. Arlsona has a popuia tion of only 122,000, which Is about 72,000 below. the quota required of the states for representative In congress. It Is true that Wyoming and Nevada have even less portlonment. The effect on ' the compost population than Arizona, and that Idaho has tion of the senate would be much different, not much more. But It mistakes were however. Each state would have two mads In admitting these territories too senators, or six in all, one In fifteen of the soon, there Is no reason why they should be repeated. And while New Mexico has probably enough population to authorize a representative In congress, the character ot that population, as well ss Its sice, should bs taken Into consideration In granting statehood. The case of Oklahoma stands on different grounds. It had a population in June, 1900, of 398,331, and this has probably In creased sines to nearly 460,000. This popu lattoa is superior ln intelligence and en- SOME CHANGES IK POPULATION. Facts Revealed br aa Analysis of the Cesasi. Philadelphia Press. The census reveals some interesting changes in population ' when states and groups of states are compared. One illus tration of this is seen In the rate ot In crease of population ln the different sec tions. Dividing the states into the three grand divisions of north, south and west, and It Is found that the per cent of growth of the first and last fell off between 1890 and 1900, while the growth or the second was a little more than maintained. The following table gives the Increase per cent In population in these three divisions for each of the twenty-year periods of the Nineteenth century: in tne North. South. West. iRiYi.nwn 94.1 8.5 1K20-1K40 93-9 67. S 1840-1SG0 4 .7 60.2 lSt-l0 61 1S5.S 131.5 180-1900 48.7 48.5 What Is now known ai the "west" was not settled enough to be classed as a po litical division previous to 1860 and its per cent of growth was given In connection with the north's. Its separate classifica tion after that date explains ln part the large decrease ln the per cent of growth of what Is now called the north. Another interesting fact brought out by the census Is the proportions ot foreign-born popula tion ln the different sections. For this pur pose the country 1. divided Into five great division., known as the . North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Central, South Cen tral and Western. Taking the whole coun try together, the native-born population was 1.1 per cent larger In 1900 than in lsvo, ana the per cent of foreign-born population was that much less. The per cent of each ln the five different sections was as fol lows: 1900. 1890. Divisions. Native. Fgn. Native. F irn. North Atlantic 77.4 xz.s ii.i South Atlantlo ....97.9 2.1 97. North Central 84.2 15.8 81.9 South Central 97.5 2.5 97.1 Western 79.8 20.7 75.2 22.8 2.4 18.1 2.9 24.8 All the divisions show a decrease In the per cent ot foreign-born population, except the North Atlantlo. This division is made up of the six New England states and New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and it la noticeable that New York, Pennsyl vania and Vermont are the only states In this group that show a decrease in the rate per cent of foreigners in their popula tion. All the southern and western states show either a decrease or a stationary per cent ln this respect This is in spits of the fact that the foreign-born population in the whole country was 10,341,27 ln 1900, ss compared with 9,249.647 In 1890. an In crease of nearly 1,100,000. The proportion ot males to fenales ln the population of tha different sestions remained nearly sta tionary, as the .'allowing table shows: 1900. 1890. - Fe- Fe- Dlvislons. ' Males, males. Males, males. North Atlan tic... 60.O w. South Atlantlo.... 60.0 60.0 North Central-.. ...51.S 48.4 South Central 61.0 49.0 Western 66.2 43.8 49.9 49.9 61.8 61.0 68.7 60.1 61 : 48.2 49.0 41.1 Tha only marked change ln the rate per cent of the sexes is seen ln the west ern division, where the proportion of males decreased and the proportion of the females Increased. In the other sections the change is so small as to be hardly noticeable. For the entire United Bute, the proportion ot male, to females is 61.2 for the former to 48.8 for the latter, or exactly the same per cent as ln 1890. The movement, of the colored population is significant. In the North Atlantic division of states there was an Increase la the proportion of negroes In the population, while la the North cen tral the proportion was stationary and in tthe western division it decreased. These three divisions Include all the northern states. And ln the South Atlantlo and south -central divisions, which Include all tha southern states, a marked falling on ln the proportion of negroes ln the popula tion Is noted. This Indicates a movement of the negroes toward the New England and old Middle states, and ot these Massa chusetts. Connecticut. New Tors, new jer- ser and Pennsylvania show the. largest Increase ln the rate per cent oi wis of population. The Chinese population ion from 107.488 in 1890 to . in al though each one of the division ot states showed an increase ln this respect except tha western division, where tne aecrease was nearly 80.000. PERSONAL. KOTES. England will probably catch Russia Just where Kitchener caught Dewet. Duchess Rio de Kiaa, one of the foremost figure, in Paris society ln the una oi na poleon III, died recently In an almshouse at Simferopol, Austria. it Is doubtful whether . Prince Henry would be gives so much sa a drink of moonshine whisky in the Fourth congres slonal district ot Kentucky. Ex-President Oilman of the John. Hop kins university will be presented with a unlaue gift at tha twenty-fifth anniversary of the institution this week. It will com prise the autographs, on heavy vellum, of every living alumnus. Walter Damroach and Maurice Orau are arguing as to the bast way of managing grand opera companies. The former urges that the theater, are too big, to which Mr. Orau retorts with smaller houses It would be lmposc!ble to pay salaries and eipenses. To this Damroach replies: "Reduce the ca parjty ot the theater sad cut salaries pro portionately." He has no fear of singer. refusing to accept the smaller comaeoss tion. sons or New Mexico,' and so Is better fitted for self-government. It was nopea mat Oklahoma and Indian Territory could be consolidated and admitted as one state. The latter had a population Of swi.wv in 1900 and has now over 400,000. The area of the two together would be almost ex mrm. These objections may be tenable. and If so should have their weight la such a case Oklahoma can be admitted to the union alone. The admission of all three ot th pro posed states would have a small effect only upon the house of representatives. They would send four or live repreaenta- tlves, or about one ln ninety-six or tne house to be elected under the present ap present senate. The country saw a lew years ago the result on the senate ot ad- mining a number ot new states. It cams near giving the free silver cause a ma Jorlty In that body. That craze U over, at least for the present, but there is no assur ance that another as harmful' will not take its place. For this reason the public will ask that congress Inform Itself and reflect well before It votes to admit a number ot new states to the unton. . ROl'XD ABOUT KEW YORK. Ripples in the Csrreat ot Life la the Metropolis. Official and social circles of Gotham, as well a. much of the population in general, are ln a state of nervous exhilaration, In creasing as the hour ot Prince Henry's er- rlval approaches. The great function on the program, aside from the free-for-all welcome. Is opera's night of royalty. Stand ing room at that show costs 5, and opera seats, par value, $30, are now quoted In the market at $60 bid. One proud owner of two seat, says that he wouldn't part with them for, $500. Prince Henry's re ceptton will be a series of official and so cial functions that will engage the Interest of public and society for nearly a week. . People from the "provinces," which means the rest of the United States, de siring to get into the royal crush ln New York, may do so with a reasonable degree of safety. The postoffice Inspectors have captured the king of green goods men and there la little likelihood that he will re sume business for months to come, if at all. He has aliases to burn, but his last known name is John Jordon, a regular Jayjay among jays. The game he worked was quite an improvement on the old one, doing away with "steerers" and "come ons." It consisted simply of a liberal use of circulars explaining the business and a generous distribution of genuine $1 bills. From those who received the circulars and samples a certain percentage fell Into the trap and sent on money orders tor not less than $50. In return they expected to receive a bundle ot the supposed spurious money snd got nothing. From the pile of letters which the postoffice Inspector baa oollected addressed to Jordon It is evident that the business Is profitable. 'The in spector managed to Intercept 200 or 800 ot these letters, each containing not leas than $50. Fifteen hundred east side peddlers snd pushcart men marched to the city hall one day lsst week and then sent a delegation of their leader. . to Mayor Low to com plain of their treatment by the police. They had been driven off the street and had been told that it was by order of the mayor. The mayor was astonished. He had given no such order. "We are Jaw-abldlng cltl tens," said the spokesman of the delega tion, "but the trouble 1. that few of u. understand the regulations. When Presi dent Roosevelt was president I walked arm-in-arm with him through the streets of the east side. He Investigated the grievances of the peddlers and arranged matters so we had no further trouble. All we ask of you, Mr. Mayor, la to give us your good will and enable us to make a living once more." Mayor Low looked at the crowd of patient men standing out side, most of whom understood little or no English, but ail of whom had found their means of livelihood taken from them, and be -promised, to Investigate, the whole matter snd see what could be done. For six months, past relates the Even ing Post, a large room In a Broadway office building has been tenanted under peculiar conditions. - It is on the fifth floor and Its sole occupant is s huge phono graph. From 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. every week day this phonograph grinds on; not the usual assortment of tunes, but one only, a dirge. Some one enters the room In the morning to start the machine and again at night to .top it The door 1. open all day and the instrument 1. so placed that It sends the waves of sound directly across the hallway. . Many persons whose business has occasioned calls ln the building have wondered at the waste of sound and space and have learned that it was simply to gratify the old desire to "get even." For year, the tenants of that building us J I I j vrri I --4 1 the poisonous products are ab- errVorl intra ct7C a Ofii Asarien -s5-53 headache, biliousness, nausea, vomiting, dyspepsia, indigestion. ", Ayer's Pills are liver pills, a gentle, vege table laxative. One pill at bedtime will pro -duce a natural movement the day following. V Ayer's Pills have done me and my family great good. They ate like a true friend in troable. There is nothing equal to them for sick keadache and bilionsnsss." Mrs. Juua Baoww, St. Louis, Mo. . . ,, ItsssSj.Ws. AsaraolaU. J. C. AVER CO., Lowell, Mass, were sober and staid and the clicking ot typewriters constituted the moat disturbing sounds. Last summer a phonograph man hired a room on the fifth floor, directly op posite that occupied by tba manager of a concern which had extensive quarters In the building, .Bd soon the whole building rang with popular airs. Everybody found fault, particularly the aforesaid manager, who protested and vainly tried to have tho lease of the phonograph-selling company canceled. Finally la despSIr ha transferred his effects to another floor and Installed In his vacant office the phonograph above mentioned. Still he suffered, ttnlll In Oc tober he found It necessary to go abroad. He gave orders that the phonograph was to be kept going Incesssntly. The phono graph man has retaliated manfully, some times operating a doxen at once in a re turn volley. The phonograph man's lease will expire on May 1 and toe. dirge will be heard for the last time. BI TTER- FADDLER8 PADDLED. Boemere af Renovated Batter Sorely Worked I p. , Kansas City Star. The amendment to the oleomargarine bill which requires all substitute, for butter to be branded, bas created consternation among the dealers In "renovated" butter, who have been persecuting the olee indus try with Implacable determination. The amendment holds, in short, that what Is sauce for the goose should be sauce tor the gander. ' The "renovated" buttermakers have spent thousands of dollars to secure legislation hostile to the manufacture of - oleomar garine. Their stuff Is nothing like ss pure snd wholesome as the product they have been fighting. It Is composed of all sorts of inferior butter subjected to a process which makes it resemble creamery butter. The provision which has created disrasy among the producers subjects it to inspec tion and requires It to be labeled Just tor what it is. It makes all the difference ln the world whose ox is gored. The "renovated" butter zealots are now getting a dose ot their own medicine. The publlo will not be distressed by their discomfiture. It is always a satis faction to see the biter bitten. Discrimina tion against one industry for the benefit of another industry acts as a boomerang, and those who get hit have no right to howl. CHEERINa CHAFF. . Chlrsgo Post: "I mads an awful fool of myself," he explained. "A hi that settles the only point ln doubt." "What do you meant" "I was uncertain whether you were a self-made one." Philadelphia Times: Judsre Craig Blddle was escorting a visitor to Philadelphia over the city and as they passed the - peniten tiary the visitor Inquired blandly: "Judge, is that p new distillery?" "Not exactly," answered the Judge, "but It Is a rectifying plant." Washington Star: "It's too bad!" re marked the person who worships royalty. "The king of Slam is not coming to America after all." 'Well," answered the nlaln cltlsen. "I don't much care. I don't believe a Siamese king would be half as Interesting as the Siamese twins were, anyhow." s , Judge: He You know about the doctors operating on Tom Archer for appendicitis and discovering that their diagnosis waa wrong? She Oh. yes. Well? " He Well, they sent him home on Valen tine's day with a note reading, "Opened by mistake." . ,i Washington Post: "Why.V said the man who does nit believe In a large navy, "should we go to the expense of building more ships? i "Well," answered the man who does not Jump at conclusions, "you know that Is what Noah's neighbors said before the flood." . . : .. ,. ... Chicago Tribune: Girl' In' the Fur Jacket How thankful you ought to be, dear, that you weren't born ln China! Girl In the Yellow Buskins I am, of course, but what special reason for grati tude have you in mind Just now? - Girl ln the Fur Jacket Think how you'd have suffered If they had ever tried to make your feet small. Plaint of tha Baahfal Man. Philadelphia Catholic Standard. Ah! would that ahe Were not so cold. Or I more bold! Could I but be A tailor-hoot t Why, mon, I'd fly To ber, and I Would press my suit' If I were a tailor H O O . T ! ' -. MON, ' . HOOTI . "I MIND THE) TIME." II. E. Warner ln Baltimore News. She alt. and dreams, no doubt, at home Of the babe with the laughing eyes That cooed and crowed in her arms- and rode - . On her bosom's fall pr rise. And now he's grown, and he, too; 'thinks. Tho' miles may divide the twain.' -Of the soft caress of tha low "God. bless My child!" And he seea again The mother's face, with an angel's grace. Away In a distant clime. And he says apart 4o his Msfnlng heart: "I mind the time!" ., . ,. "I mind the time. My Heart, when she ' ' Waa winsome and young and fair; But the blooms depart from tho face. My Heart, When the soul la filled wlth-eare! I mind the time when her ey waa bright And her Hps the life of song; . But the light has fled and the song Is dead. And the days ara growing longi Her head Is bent with the weight of years. Perhaps but I think that she. When she kneels to pray, remembers to say A word, a. of old, tor me." o . And he fell asleep, with a smtln on his lips, And dreamed of tha distant tllrae; And an angel heard and an angel wept Aa h murmured low- whore he calmly slept: , "I mind the time!" i. . . HOiirajverr, s You cannot possibly enjoy good health un less you ) have at least one free , movement of the bowels each : ..li- . .i.