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To fuse or not to fuse, that Is the
Question.'
Emperor William kissed Prince Henry
tm both cheeks. ' That leaves a spot yet
to kiss for the princess.
At this time of the year It is well for
banters to remember that It Is danger
pus to grab a loaded gun by the muzzle.
A Kentucklan paid a debt by taking a
wim in the river on St Patrick's day.
Jt is a serious matter when a Kentuck
lan takes to water, at any time of the
year. '; ,
King Edward has revived the custom
f snuff-taking as one of the courses at
banquets. The guests will all sneeze
(when the king takes snuff, whether they
take a dose themselves or not "
Bo many royal personages are coming
o the coronation of King Edward that
court authorities are at a loss to know
(where to put all of them. They might
try uslrjg cots In the hallways.
The State Corn Improvers' association
Las just been organized at Lincoln.
The next thing we will near or is a
State Association of Cprn Extractors
and a State Association of Corn Juice
Samplers.
The discussion of the river and harbor
bill in the lower bouse of congress af
fords a very Interesting diversion for
members whose districts are located in
land and away from mud creeks and
dry ditches. 1
About twelve months ago a band of
burglars relieved the postmaser of Chi
cago of 174,410 worth of postage stamps.
Now the postmaster of Chicago asks
congress to relieve him of the overdraft
on bis bank deposits..
When Omaha gets through wrestling
iwltbj". the. tax levy, and corporation as
sessment it will have to grapple with
the Insurance combine that is preparing
to raise the insurance rates 25 per cent
Jong the line of least resistance.
Democrats who have been mentioned
Cor congressional candidates In Iowa are
declining with a rapidity which Is as
tonishing. Democrats who have had ex
perience In running for. office In Iowa
are not anxious to add to their store.
1 A bass ' singer In a Columbus (O
Church choir has recovered bis lost voice
after eighteen years of enforced whis
pering by coughing up a tooth. The
next sweet singer from Ohio who loses
his voice will know where to look
for It'
The appointment of Dr. John B.
Ralph as health commissioner Is
merited recognition of . the efficient
service rendered by that officer while
, performtngtbe arduous duties devoir
Log upotcottu' during the past four
-'- .
years.
Arguments in favor of niandainuslng
Governor Savage to appoint' a new fire
and police commission for Omaha have
been heard by the supreme court In
the meantime candidates for these posi
tions are holding their breath and wait
lag for a windfall.
t . '.
Ex-President Cleveland is credited
with ssylng that the republican party
has the faculty of pulling together at
critical times while the democratic
party does not The reason Is not hard
to determine. . The republican party
not composed, of men who are habit
ually looking backward.
Now tb.tt William E. Curtis, the fa
mous explorer of European ruins, has
viewed the plains of Troy and the site
of the city of Priam, he might as well
come home to die, There are no more
ruins worth looking at In this world
unless it be the fragments of the dis
membered populist part,
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. A COISFBRKNCA DECISION. .
The fifth conference rjf the bouse re
publicans' on the question of granting
tariff concessions to Cuba bavins? de
cided in favor of the 20 per cent reduc
tion proposed by a majority of the re
publicans of the ways and means com
mittee, the matter .will probably be at
once brought before the bouse ef repre
sentatives. What the result will be
there cannot be confidently predicted.
since the vote In the. conference does
not accurately- reflect - the relative
strength of the" snpperters nd 6ppo
neflts of the proposed concession. There
were In attendance about 140' members
nd the total vote was 116, so that some
24 representatives opposed to tariff re
duction withdrew. Had they remained
and voted the majority -for the commit
tee proposition would have been -30 In
stead of C4. It should be understood
that the conference was not In the na
ture of a caucus and-therefore Its de-
lslon Is not binding 'on the "minority
members, who are , still free tJ take
whatever action they, please, when the
question comes before the house. '
Still the action of, the conference Is
to be regarded as Indicating the prob
able adoption of the 20 per cent reduc
tion by the house. It might bar defeated
by' a union of the republican opposition
with the democrats, the latter gens-rally
favoring free trade with - Cuba or a
larger tariff reduction than proposed.
but It is unlikely, that touch, a unioa will
be made. The advocates of the pro
posed reduction claim-. thktS If It "shall
be adopted by the hobs .ft Will Ae ac
cepted by the senate and will' also be
satisfactory to the president There is
said to be a tacit understanding to this
effect between the republican leaders at
both ends of the capital and this was
clearly implied in a statement made to
pne of the earlier1 conferences ByJdr.
Payne, chairman of tie' ways and means
committee.1 There has been, apprehen
sion on the house side that the senate
favored a larger reduction than is pro
posed by the ways and means commit
tee and the assurance that be effort-will
be made by .republican senators to In
crease the house rate; has contributed
to the strength of the jarty leaders In
the house. . -'
The controversy, over thla question.
however, Is not yet ended. The de
cision of the conference Is not abso
lutely, conclusive, although It certainly
Improves the chances for the adoption
of the 20 per cent reduction. So far as
the administration is concerned. It ap
pears to be entirely inactive regarding
the matter. The president desires that
something shall be done for the Indus
tries of Cuba, but be is not committed
to any specific proposition and doubtless
will approve whatever congress may do
In the matter of concessions. ' J
OMNIBUS LEGISLATION.
The weakest spot la the. federal con
stitution is the lack of a provision that
will enable the president to veto any
item in an appropriation bill." Omnibus
legislation, or the bunching of promiscu
ous claims, jobs and grabs Into one gen
eral bill, coupled together with meritor
ious and necessary appropriations have
been the source of colossal corruption
during every session of congress and has
cost the country millions upon millions
of dollars. The present congress will
be no exception to this wholesale voting
away of public funds through barter
and bargain.
The omnibus claims bill and the river
and harbor bills that are now being log
rolled through congress will alone ag
gregate nearly (100,000,000. These bills
include many just claims against the
government and appropriations for
much needed improvements, but the
bulk of the enormous sum, which is
proposed to be drawn out of the treas
ury under various pretexts should, by
rights, have been adjusted by the court
of claims, or been excluded altogether.
When these bills reach the president
he can only do one of two things. He
can approve the bill with all Its jobbery
and robbery, or be' can veto it and by
bo doing defeat measures in which the
whole country is vitally concerned. This
glaring abuse has grown worse from
year to year, but; after the lapse of
more than a century no amendment to
the federal constitution has been pro
posed that would enable the -president
to exercise the veto power in the same
manner as the governors of nearly all
of the states are able to do with regard
to appropriation bills passed by the re
spective legislatures. ' ''
TO STOP Ai BATES.
The Interstate Commerce commission
is showing a most commendable pur
pose to put a stop to' rate-cutting and
the paying of rebates by the railroads
and its efforts should be successful. It
will be able to present what seems to
be an Invulnerable case. Railway offi
cials have testified before the commis
sion that rebates are paid. They have
frankly acknowledged that In this re
spect the law has been violated and there
Is no doubt that this Is still being done.
The commission asks the courts to stop
this unjust and unlawful discrimination
aud there ought ,Jv- be no, doubt. that
the injunction at(t Ihe'restrtlUrbg order
asked for will be granted.
It is said to be understood that the
railroads will make no serious objection
to this; that most of the large rail
way systems claim to be In favor of
preventing rate-cutting and paying re
bates and that responsibility for tho
practice is really with the small roads.
which cut their rates to hold their own
against the larger roads. Violation
of the law by the small roads affords
ao excuse or justification for like
mlscouduct on the part of the large
roads. If the latter are really desirous
that rate-cutting and the paying of re
bates shall - be prevented they should
set the example. Moreover, they have it
in their power to put an end to the un
lawful practice on the part of the small
roads wherever. they know it to exist
They have an unquestionable right to
bring such a vtplaQtyrqf tJUfaw to the
attention of the comUaloa. aa provided
In section 13 f the Interstate commerce
act The fact Is that the worst offenders
against the law are the large roads and
the attempt to saddle responsibility upon
the smaller roads Is preposterous.
Pertinent to this Is the indictment of
the Louisville & Nashville railroad by
the federal grand Jury at Louisville on
the charge, of -discrimination in rates.
This is the railroad company whose
vice president has been most laslstent
that the interstate commerce law does
not need amendment so as to render
It more effective and to enlarge the
powers of the commislon for enforcing
the law. The Indictment of the com
pany for violating the law suggests why
Its vice president has so persistently
urged that there Is no necessity for
strengthening tho Interstate' commerce
act ...
The present activity of the commission
may cause some anxiety in railway
circles, as well as among favored ship
pers, but It is In the public Interest and
Will have general approval.
A BVXCO BUIDQE PBOJKCT.
Now that the bill authorizing the con
struction of a railway and wagon bridge
across. the Missouri river at South
Omaha has passed both houses of con
gress, it may be pertinent for us to ask
who will furnish the capital to build
the bridge, and when will It be built?
At the lowest estimate It will cost not
less than half a million of dollars to
bridge the Missouri river without com
puting the expense that will be incurred
in constructing the necessary ap
proaches. It is an open secret that the scheme
has been engineered through congress
purely as a speculative enterprise with
a view to raising the wind by the sale
of the franchise. '
As a matter of fact , the three bridges
that now span the, Missouri river afford
ample facilities for all the, railroad and
wagon traffic that is likely to be built
up at Omaha, South Omaha and Coun
cil Bluffs for the next fifty years. So
far, as we can learn, . nobody in South
Omaha except the promoters, at whose
Instance the bill was framed and Intro
duced, expects to be benefited by the
construction of such a bridge, nor does
anybody In these parts expect to see
the third railroad and wagon bridge
constructed across the Missouri river
between South Omaha and Council
Bluffs during the present generation.
There was absolutely no call for it
nor any excuse for granting a franchise
for the construction of a fourth bridge
without a guaranty from the promoters
that they mean business.
TBS COAL MM BBS" CUSVKBTIOA.
The most Important convention of
anthracite coal miners In several years
in session at Shamokin, Pa, the re
sults of the deliberations of which are
awaited with much interest not only by
the coal operators, but by all manufac
turers who use the product of the an
thracite mines. There la a great deal of
dissatisfaction among the miners with
existing conditions and their efforts to
secure a conference with the operators
with a view to remedying these condi
tions having been without avail, the con
vention was called to consider and de
termine what should be done.
There Is apprehension that a strike
may be the result and it is pointed out
that at this time such a' conflict would
be a very serious matter, particularly
to the Industries of the Atlantic coast
It Is said that in the event of a strike
would be only a short time before
there would be a coal famine. There
has a . been a tight coal market all win
ter. At no time during the past five
months have the bard coal fields been
sending to market as much of that fuel
aa was needed. Consequently not many
of the big Industrial plants using an
thracite have much of a supply on band
at this time and such as have would
soon exhaust the stock if mining should
stop.
It is to be expected, therefore, that
very earnest efforts win do maae to
avert a conflict that .would inevitably
have very damaging results to large
industries and of course to the labor
employed In them. Here would seem
to be a particularly good opportunity
for the officials of the National Civic
Federation to exert themselves in the
Interest of peace and doubtless they will
do so.
A bill to increase the salary of the
Omaha collector of customs from $300
to $1,000 per year has been introduced
in the lower house by Congressman
Mercer. The collector . of customs of
Omaha is also the surveyor of the port
and custodian of the federal building.
His present Income approximates some
where between $3,500 and $4,000 a year
and the services are performed chiefly
through a deputy. In view of the fact
that the collector of customs and sur
veyor of the port at the present is re
puted to have devoted less than (an
hour a day all of the year round to the
multifarious duties devolving on him,
the Increase of pay would seem entirely
uncalled for. We. can .'safely predict that
Mr. Mercer's generosity with Uncle
Sam's money will be. appreciated and
reciprocated. There Is scarcely any
danger, however, that Cadet Taylor
will throw up bis job even if Mercer
falls to pull through the bill to increase
his salary. '
South Omaha proposes to throw $45,
000 of overlap bonds that will bear 4
per cent instead of 6 per cent Interest
into the market By this deal it is pro
posed to save $350 a year for twenty
years, or, all in , all. ,$7,000. This may
be very attractive to the uninitiated,
but when it is borne in mind that a 4
per cent Omaha bond would sell at' a
premium, the saving to the future
South Omaha taxpayers Is not apparent
to the naked eye. Instead of .effecting
a saving of $7.000 tln twenty years,the
4 per cent bonds, would: take $21,0UQ
more out of the pockets of the tax pay
ers during the twenty-year period than
they would on a4 per cent loan. But
South Omaha's city, financiering has al
.wts been Ilka plugging up the spigot
and leaving open the bunghole. Every
year has seen an Increase In the over
lap and by the time one overlap Is
funded a new overlap Is started.
According to Assessor Malm, some
people In the Ninth ward who have
money to burn decline to list their full
bank balances. The way to make these
people list their bank balances Is to re
quire the banks to submit a detailed
statement of deposits. Some of these
Nlu,th ward capitalists would probably
deposit their surplus In their pocket-
books or in their stockings, although
that might prove Inconvenient even in
the month of April, when the weather
Is so very variable.
The president has vetoed a couple
more bills designed to patch up the mili
tary records of men who left the serv
ice during the' civil war with a cloud
upon them. Like private pension bills
this class of legislation Is generally
passed through courtesy to the member
who Introduces and no consideration Is
given to the equity of the measure. Gen
erally speaking, military records which
need fixing at. this late day are tod
badly damaged to warrant the repairs.
The amount raised up to date by Porto
Rlcans to the McKlnley monument fund
amounts to $1,497.42. This was raised
by contributions none of which were In
excess of 10 cents In amount the com-
mitt tee fixing that limit From thts
showing it would not appear there was
any general .dissatisfaction In the island
with the conditions prevailing under
American rule, such as have been pic
tured In the opposition press.
The Lancaster county assessors have
agreed to assess real estate and mer
chandise at one-fifth of Its cash value.
Where the Lancaster county assessors,
or the assessors of any other county,
get their authority for a deliberate vio
lation of the law and of their oaths of
office, that requires them to list all
property at Its actual cash value, Is not
reported in the Lincoln papers.
The weighing of the mails has pro
gressed far enough to show that there
will be a large Increase over four years
ago, when the Weighing was last done.
This increase, besides affording proof of
general business activity, will mean a
substantial increase in revenue to the
roads which already, find the mall con
tracts among the most profitable por
tions of their business.
The Pennsylvania anthracite coal min
ers asembled in convention solemnly de
clare that they want their coal weighed,
and they want 1 'weighed so badly that
they are ready to fight for It if neces
sary. That. is precisely the condition
of the consumers: They also want their
coal weighed, but It always makes them
so hot when-the heavy coal bill la pre
sented... ft
Members of the Orna Real Estate
exchange canTccpmpXVlTfeat deal
in the way of-, equalizing assessments
by cultivating 'the personal acquaint
ance of the' precinct 'assessors and
stroking them down the fur. That Is
the way the tax. shirker usually man
age when they want to unload tax bur
dens upon the backs of other people.
Dave Mercer has suddenly discovered
that Omaha needs a quartermaster's
suodIv depot Why he did not discover
that long-felt want two years ago, when
the bill to create a quartermasters sup
ply purchasing depot had ' passea me
senate and why he deliberately smoth
ered the bill In his own pocket he has
failed to explain up to date.
New Jersev towns easily hold the rec
ord for the season's disasters and are
. far in the lead there is no necessity
of getting up any more demonstrations
In order to hold their place, Desioes uw
rest of the country objects to naving
insurance rates raised once more 'in
order to pay losses in that section.
w reiolce to know that the experi
ments with wireless telegraphy across
Lake Erie, between Detroit and Cleve-
imrf h nroved a most brilliant suc
cess, . although ' confined to the trans
mission of single letters, uouereni xaut
as not attempted, we are told, because
Lake Erie was out of sorts.
There'll B'SoaathtS Dola.
Chleaso Tribune.
If .hftiv. Dealers la bicycles re
port s msrksd Increase la their orders this
year. . '
f Jarrlas Their Cosvcelt.
Buffalo Express.
Tt.. tA.tiira nf lird Methuen's release
. " "-- -
which comes especially hard oa the British
press is that it shakes their own belief la
their assertion that ths Boers ars a bar
barous people whom It is a duty to clvlil-
tatlon to subdue.
Ilraas Race Dlstlcles.
Chicago Chronicle.
Minister Conger's wits gave a tea which
was attended by Chinese .princesses who
had never before seen a foreigner. - Being
only pagans. It is probable that they didn't
stsal ths silver for souvenirs aa am ins
Christian ruest who thus ruined the
caterer who served the Meteor luncheon.
PltKal Resalts ( War.
- ., Philadelphia Ledger. .
Eighteen .more soldiers who have .been
driven insane tby the - hardships . of cam
palgning. n the Philippines -are now on
their way to ths Insane Soldiers' hospital
at Washington. , home how, tnis enect
seems - to give a . more horrible chsraoter
to ths war la ths Philippines than sick
ness, wounds - death Itself. And there
has been eotf too much of It during the
struggle thsr
Parana of the Aaarehlsts. -
, I Detroit Free Press.
It 1s not ths churches who hare to ex
plain, for it was a delegation of ministers
tbat called 'upon Governor Altgeld after
his pardon ot the Chicago anarchists and
took him-to task lor what he had dons.
He answered them by producing s petition
for tho pardon signed by every president
but one ot all railroads centering la Chi
cago, and by every president of a bank,
stato or national, la the city. The man
who presented the petltloa was Lyman J,
Gage, late secretary of the . treasury. Was
U rntisolsacs. mercy er nolle j.x
ROIVD ABOUT NEW TORK.
Ripples aa tho Carreat at Life la iho
. Metropolis.
A few weeks ago all the world that
loves a lover throbbed with admiration for
the courage of Fannie Payne McComb, a
New Tork heiress, who, It waa claimed,
tossed ths millions of her late lamented
pa and his will to the winds and wedded the
man of ber choice. When old McComb died
a year ago be left a pot of $16,000,000, to
be divided among four children, but having
a dislike for Fan Die's steady company,
Louis Heriog, he Inserted a codicil directing
tbat In case of her marriage to Henog
her share of tho estate be limited to
measly handout of $15,000 a year. Miss
Fannie spurned ths old man's restriction,
married the man of her choice and was
nanea as the bravest bride that ever
pledged loyalty at the altar. But things
are not always as they seem. Now comes
Mrs. Fannie Payne McComb Henog with
s petition to set aside the codicil, and the
problem goes tip to the New Tork supreme
court for settlement.
George Gray, aged 26, an artist In throw
ing fits, was caught by the police while
giving paralyzing exhibitions In front of s
private residence, so that he might be
carried Inside and eared for. Once Inside
he would tell a pitiful story which got him
money and sympathy. Last Sunday the
sidewalk on Sixty-ninth street was the
scene ot his operations. As he was about
to be carried into a private house Bicycle
Policeman Ueasenbee recognised him and
had him taken to ths Presbyter! aa hospi
tal. There he astonished ths physicians by
increasing at will the pulsations of his
heart to 106 beats a minute. Ths doctors
after aa examination said he was a phys
ical curiosity.
Ths Charity organization and Commis
sioner Partrldgs have been on Gray's trail
for some months. His father is believed
to be a well-to-do Brooklyn man. Gray is
said to have a smattering ot medical
knowledge. Sometimes he made $20 a day.
The committee in charge of ths statue
of General W. T. Sherman ordered on be
half ot the New Tork Chamber of Com
merce and now completed has declared
in favor of a site In Riverside drive, 300
feet south of Grant's tomb and Immediately
facing It
William B. Dodge, chalrmaa of the com
mittee, speaks of this place as the Ideal
situation, and adds: "There Is, Indeed, a
certain fitness in placing a statue of Gen
eral Sherman near that of his great leader
snd personal friend." '
No decision has been yet made. Other
sites have been suggested. The matter
now goes to Mayor Low and the Munici
pal Art society.
There seems to be a wave of murder
sweeping over New Tork. Almost every
day develops some new sensation. There Is
Patrick on trial for the murder of Rice;
Florence Burns, a young girl, under arrest
for ths murder ot her lover, and John
Voepel, a boy of 17 years, under arrest
on the charge of murdering his mother,
one of the most revolting of crimes. Sat
urday sdded two new murders. Maude
Gentile was found dead with a bullet wound
in her temple in a Forty-second street
hotel. The man who had gone to the room
with her, and who is missing, had been
heard to threaten her. The other murder
was that of John F. Stover, a painter, who
snot by his wife because of his alleged
cruel treatment of her. The murder of
Brooks, ot which the Burns girl is accused,
evidently suggested this murder to Mrs.
Btover, who shot her husband while he waa
asleep la bed. She accused him of wasting
on others the money she received' from
relatives In Philadelphia, and from a letter
found in her room It Is clear that aha first
contemplated suicide Instead of murder.
Rarely have there been ao many serious
crimes committed la New Tork City in so
short a apace of time.
He was a man from a western towa, re
lates the Evenrng Post, and be came Into
ths office of the old-fashioned New Torker
with a breezlness that stirred the hlstorle
dust on ths shelves. In a corner of his
business card which he presented to the
old-fashioned New Torker with a flourish
wide as the prairies there was a list of
the concerns with which hs was connected!
President Lone Rock Gas company," the
New Torker repeated with bis eye on the
card, "Vice President Lone Rock Electrle
Street Railway, Business Manager Lone
Rock Independent, Director Lone Rock
Water Company, President Lone Rock
Realty Company, Vies President Gaiety
Theater Company, Secretary and Treasurer
Lone Rock Firs Brick and Paving Com
pany." The old New Torker finally looked up
from his perusal of the card and there was
something like awe in his voice.
'If you were only a director," he sug
gested timidly, "in the Lone Rock ceme
tery, you'd have an Interest In pretty much
everything dead or alive out there, wouldn't
you" ' .
PERSONAL NOTES.
Louisville, Ky.. is excited because its
health officer has discovered tbat Llmbur-
ger cheese is full of microbes.
Secretary Cortelyeu and Judge Day will
prepare a life of William Mcruniey. it
111 be an exhaustive and "authoritative
work.
General Clinton Paxtoa Paine of Balti
more, who died In Naples, Italy, on Friday,
represented Baltimore at the constitutional
centennial celebration bald in thta city.
A monument to the memory of Matthias
Baldwin, the father of the locomotive build
ing industry in this country, and founder
of the Institution which bears his name, is
to be erected In Philadelphia.
Commander Booth-Tucker of the Salva
tion Army, who has taken the oath of al
legiance as a citizen of the United 8tates,
said that he was slready half American,
as his ancestors were Virginians sad he
had long since adopted this as his country.
Sir Edward Chichester, who has jutt
been made an admiral ot the British navy,
was In charge of bis country's Beet in
Manila bay when Admiral Dewey mads bis
entry and gave tho Americans valuable as
sistance during the trying days that fol
lowed. ...
Prof.' Herbert A. Giles of the University
of Cambridge, In a lecture before 'Columbia
university students, said that the Chinese
had cultivated their national literature
more than has any other race, and that
literature leads them to an official career,
Secretary Long has accepted an invita
tion from tbe Boston I tin School associ
ation to bs present at its dinner on April
T at the Exchange club. Secretary Long
once taught in the school as a snbstltute
for a short time. Dr. Edward Everett
Hale will preside at the dinner.
Three cabinet officers have , come from
the congressional district which the new
secretary of the navy represents Timothy
Pickering, Washington's secretary of state;
Caleb Gushing and nov Mr. Moody. It is
aot recalled that any other congressional
district has btea so dls tlnguUhed.
That most gsnlal of philosophers, "Mas
O-Rell." celebrated his fifty-fourth birth
day oa March X- This year Is aa Interest
ing ens In his Ufe, for It is the thirtieth
anniversary of his going to England as ths
correspondent ot certain French papers.
It is aa Interesting characteristic of his
career that all bis works, which were first
published In Fraaee, have bees translated
Uate Etuctish by bis wll. .
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IMPORTANT LABOR COMPACT.
Notable Agree eat tor ae Pvevea-
tloa of Strikes.
Chicago Post
Not in the history of labor In America
has there been a more momentous step
taken than the agreement Just made be
tween the American Tin Plat company and
the Amalgamated Association ot Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers. Both in the manner by
which this agreement was brought about
and in Its most important provisions there
is shown the great strides that have been
made In recent years toward greater friend
liness and co-pperatlon between capital and
labor.. ,
It is no small achievement to reach in
peaceful and amicable conference aa under
standing by which' 104,000 men and their
employers determine to make strikes prac
tically impossible and to settle every dis
pute that may arise by discussion and argu
ment instead of by strikes and lockouts.
Such a proceeding inspires ths present with
renewed confidence and ths future with
stronger' hope.
The methods by which this most laudable
arrangement was brought about were sim
ple, straightforward and eminently rational.
Leaders of both sides decided to meet and
talk over conditions with a view to elim
inating features which heretofore have been
a source ef disquiet and danger to indus
trial harmony. The employers met their
men mora thaa half way, and when tbe con
ference was ended a friendly arrangement
had been reached which comprises a "con
tinuous scale agreement" and does away
with the annual period of uncertainty, idle-
as snd a possibility of con Blot which
heretofore has been' a serious feature of the
trade relations.
Briefly the compact la this: It is agreed
that peadlng negotiations the mills shall
continue to operate and tbe present rate
ot wagea shall be paid. The agreement
holda good until July 1, 1903, during which
time the , present scale will be paid. If
any differences arise, however, all ques
tions will be discussed at a conference.
The question of recognizing nonunion mills
may be subject to discussion at a confer
ence. This Is believed by President Shaffer
to be aa agreement which will prevent the
closing of the mills or plants of the Ameri
can Tin Plate company and which puts a
strlks out of ordinary possibilities.
It waa also decided, aa a precedent had
been established, to arrange a continuous
seals with ths Republic Iron and Steel com
pany. Just here lies the greatest value of
the friendly, compact. It establishes a prece
dent. It shows other employers snd com
binations of employes how they may avoid
Industrial wars.. It opens another peace
ful avenue tor the settlement of all labor
troubles. And it Is in full harmony with
the trend of the times snd the enlightened
opinion of the best friends ot both labor
and capital.
Whea Is a Traat Not a Trastf
' Washington Post '
Hon. James K. Jones Is equipped for
his campaign work with a certificate from
Hon!, William J. Bryan which proclaims
that be has looked into the round bale
trust with which ths Arkansas senator is
financially Identified and finds that it is
not a trust In- the offensive sense of the
word. This revives tbat Interesting old
question: . When is a trust not a trust T
THE SPRING SUIT
Weather conditions have made top coats ths chief topis of
eer advertisement. But Its time to consider the asw spring
suit. Let us show yon what we have
$12.50 to $25.00
If yon ars looking for style and trustworthy materials you
will find them here. Our new suits are as well made as can be.
The best 12 60 and $3.00 bat la town is a feature ef our hat
department.
"No Clothing Fits Like Ours."
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
IT, 8. Wilcox, Monacr, m ' r
i .
Alam hated lasomehskiag powders s4
In BMl ( the so-called phoaphste pow
ders, bocaase It Is choap. sad auk a
cheaper powder. Bat alam Isaeorroale
potto which, take la food, acts ln)r.
ensly apoa the steaiach, liver sad kidiMfSt
so, m-mutm st- ase tsso.
CHEERFUL CHAT.
Brooklyn Ufet "Did the ervldenoo In the
divorce suit Indicate that Mxs. Flash waa
giddy?"
"I guess so. The Judge and five of the
Jurors wanted to marry ber." r
Judge: Mrs. Craw ford Has your hus
hunband made any preparation for LentT
Mrs. Crabnhaw Tes. , Us got a cam of
boneless codllah for me and a dispensation
for himself.
Philadelphia Record: Mrs. Towns Have
you any close neighbors, dear?
Mrs. Subbubs Yes; they are all close.
So close that you couldn't borrow a flat
iron or a cup of sugar to save your Ufa.
Washington Star: "De habitual kicker,
said Uncle Bben, "doesn' do his se t no
food. He simply' goes aroun' remlndln'
oiks dat he ain smaht enoegh to have
his own way."
Tonkers Statesman
taking In a partner,'
"T'm thinking of
said the garrulous
"All right," said the roan going ' out.
"make It a silent one and I'll coma around
again."
Philadelphia Record: Morrell Well' we
always learn by experience.
Worrell Not always. There was the ex
perience of that careless laborer who
smoked his pipe over a keg of powder.
He hasn't learned anything since.
Detroit Free Press: "You believe la the
higher education for women?" ,
"Well, I hardly know; but my daughter
says that nowadays a girl who can't play
basket ball and fence isn't in It" .
Chicago Tribune: "Pa," said little Willie,
"I wonder why a bad actor Is called a
'ham.' "
"Perhaps," replied his father, "lfs be
cause he's too often served with eggs."
Philadelphia Record: "Do I look like a
sugar beet?" demanded the indignant
statesman whom the lobbyist was attempt
ing to bribe.
"I don't know about that, sir." responded
ths lobbyist, grabbing his hat, "but you
aro acting like a turnip." .
CHICAGO HEALTH HINTS.
Chicago News.
If you would keep your health In spite of
all this sad mortality.
Prevailing, so the health department aaya,
in this locality, -
Tou should adopt tho rules they give,
avoiding generality,
In everything relating to hygiene.
Just paste them in your hat or other place
that's advantageous
And don't, because you wish your friends
to think that you're courageous
Go poking round in places where there's
anything contagious,
Unlexs you wish to quit this earthly
scene. ;
Imprimis, boll your water till you've
cooked all the bacteria
Beyond resuscitation; for the. fluid's not
superior, ,
And If they should revive when they get
Into your Interior - -A
certain personage will be to pay.
Whene'er you take your walks abroad re-
member there's impeiity
In all the air about; so shut your mouth
for more security
And breathe with caution through your
nose there's otherwise no surety
That you won't come down with, poeu-
mo-ni-a.
It certainly does seem a subject for a
heap of wondering
That people should .persist In-their unscientific-
blundering
And swell the mortal ills when they sre
given many thundering t
Good reasons why they should not per
sist. . "
Get vaccinated often, and in matters dl
tetlcal Be temperate and practical cut out ths
theoretical, .
Don't work too hard, don't worry, and if
Reynolds Is prophetical
Tou hve a fighting chance still to exist.