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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, MARCH 22, U)02.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County, as.:
George B. Taechuck, secretary of The Bee
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
ays that the aotuai number of full and
complete copies of The Dally, Morning,
Evejjlng and Sunday Bea printed during the
tnonin ot jreDruary, iwi, was as iuiiowb
1. 8O.10O
i.m. 30,220
a.. so.Oito
... so,rao
; 1 80,-sSO
' 80,040
. 7 SOIIO
j 80,300
aono
10..... 80,100
11 80,840
V1S.. 80.3SO .
11. v 80,140
14 80,420
15 80,tt0
It 80,840
17 80,180
U ,....80,870
i aoiso
K 80,380
U 80,180
22 80,180
21 80,100
24 80,470
15... ....80,800
ti 80,070
rt a4so
2t ao.oeo
Total . 847,040
'Lasa unsold and returned coplea.... 10,184
Nat total aales , 887,810
Net dally average 29,022
GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK.
, Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this 28th day of February, A. D.,
1802. M. B. HUNGATK,
(Seal.) Notary Public
Nebraska republicans will clear the
decks for action In June this time.
Inflated by an Inexhaustible supply of
legal loquacity, that tax mandamus
"hearing threatens to become a serial
without a visible finish.
Terry McGovern, the prize fighter, re
cently met Senator Tillman of South
Carolina. McGovern cheerfully admitted
that the South Carolinian outclassed
him.
City Treasurer Hennlngs wants delin
quent taxpayers to understand that they
will fool themselves badly if they count
on him abating his vigor in enforcing
tax collections.
The Turkish government has requested
the powers to help settle its differences
with Bulgaria. Evidently the Turk is
not ready to have the match touched to
the Balkan magazine.
A successful experiment Is proclaimed
with wlreleO telephones over an Inter
vening distance of a quarter of a mile,
A man with a really vigorous voice
should be able to make himself heard a
greater distance than that
Santos-Dumont says It will cost him
$20,000 to compete at the alrshlD con
test at St. Louis outside of the cost of
the amp, which is much more. At these
prices, airship races are not likely to
become popular amusements for some
time to come.
Bryan proceeds to make a
the Intimation of ex-President
fuss over
Cleveland
followers
that the Lincoln man and his
are In a dream: After reading
Bryan effusion the sage of
may be willing to revise his
and -call it a nightmare.
the latest
Princeton
Judgment
The Chinese consul at San Francisco
denies that he has used the royal dragon
aa bis racing colors, pointing to the fact
that the royal dragon has five toes, while
his own has but four. When It comes to
making nice distinctions the Chinese
will hold his owa against a Philadelphia
lawyer.
Another church trial on the charge of
heresy Is scheduled for a Ksnsas town
When a clergyman is unable to attract
attention to himself in any other manner
he manages to become the principal in a
heresy trial so some enthusiastic friends
can build him a big church and raise
him a salary to correspond.
A student of ihe Iowa Agricultural
college who had been based has shot
one of -his assailants. This mav be
rough remedy, bat the evil Is a serious
on and there appears to be no good rea
'son. either In law or equity, wbv a stu
dent has hot the same right to defend
himself aa other portions of humanity
Several Nebraska counties are now
building court houses and several more
are agitating similar improvements.
. With the advenfof good times the peo
ple are willing to erect public buildings
which will afford protection to the rec
ords and be a credit to the community,
A few years ago when most of the rec
ords' consisted of mortgages and Judg
ments, the people did not care much if
the books should be lost
An enterprising eastern capitalist, now
on a prospecting tour of the west for the
purpose of locating a barb wlr factory,
is said to be favorably Impressed with
Omaha, but the great promoter of elec
tric tramways and bridges feels sure
that Omaha will not be considered for
a moment unless a guaranty is given
that Pave Mercer shall represent this
district In congress for a sixth term and
as many more terms as be Is willing to
devi. is to the service of bis country a
$o,000 per year.
KEBBASKA't FIRM ltfBUBABCt tXBlSlt.
According to the figures given out by
Deputy Insurance Auditor Babcoclc, the
business transacted in Nebraska by the
standard fire Insurance companies shows
substantial Increase In the risks written
and premiums received, while the losses
incurred during the lsst year show a
material decrease. The exact figures
are as follows:
1900.. 101.
Risks written 1131,289,171 1148.701,009
Premiums received.. 1.58J.400 1,T80,M2
Losses paid (73,591 487,141
Losses incurred (49,815 4C9.0S8
It will be noted by the exhibit that the
Increase in premium receipts for the
year 1001 over the preceding year Is
1197,082, while" the decrease In the
mount of losses Incurred Is $150,252.
The aggregate amount of premiums col
lected In Nebraska during the last year
over and above the losses Incurred dur
ing the same period Is $1,081,609. If 40
per cent of the gross revenue received
from Nebraska business by the fire In
surance companies Is absorbed by com
missions to agents and expenses of man
agement, the net income of the Insur
ance companies from Nebraska for the
past year was $1,008,410, and deducting
from this the losses incurred leaves a
clear profit of $309,827, or more than 6
per cent on a capitalization of $3,000,000.
With such a contribution toward the
dividends of the various fire Insurance
companies, the Insurance underwriters
ought to be satisfied without raising the
rates again on Nebraska policy holders.
The contention that the companies must
make up now for losses Incurred years
ago, or that Nebraska policy holders
must . contribute more than their share
to reimburse the companies for losses In
other sections of the country, does not
strike us as reasonable or equitable. The
fire Insurance business is just the same
as all other kinds of business. In periods
of disaster and depression It necessarily
must participate In the shrinkage of
profits and In prosperous times it re
ceives Its proportionate increase of bus
iness. But an enlarged volume of bus
iness affords no Justification for an ar
bitrary increase of rates out of all pro
portion to the increased risks If the
latter are really Increased.
Heretofore the excuse for raising rates
in Omaha and Nebraska has been that
the losses here have been In excess of
the receipts. With conditions reversed
by the material Increase In receipts and
decrease in losses, the same rule would
ustlfy a demand for reduced rates in
stead of a raise.
REPEAL VF WAB TAXES.
The bill for the repeal of war revenue
taxes has been reported to the senate
and It Is the understanding that the
measure will not encounter any oppo
sition, so that Its early passage is as
sured. The senate committee 6n finance
has to a very great extent changed the
phraseology of the bill as It passed the
house, but otherwise the only difference
between the house and senate measures
Is the retention by the latter of the tax
on bucket shops, which will not be ob
jected to by anybody except those who
are Interested In those Institutions. The
delay in reporting the bill had caused
belief that the senate would not make
a general repeal of the war taxes, some
senators having expressed a doubt as to
the expediency of so' large a reduction
of revenue at this time, In view of pros
pective large appropriations .beyond the
ordinary requirements of the govern
ment, but the senate finance committee
has given heed to the public demand In
the matter.
The revised measure will probably be
accepted by the house, though a con
ference on It is possible. . In any event,
however, It is now certain that the war
taxes will cease at the end of the cur
rent fiscal year and thus the party in
nower will have fulfilled It promise to
the country to remove this demand upon
the people as soon as It was practicable
to do so. With this accomplished the
treasury surplus will cease to be a mat
ter of concern either to the business
interests or the treasury officials.
OXSKBAL STAFF FOB THE ABUT.
The bill providing for. a general staff
for the army, framed by the War de
partment. Is a measure which expert
ence has shown to be desirable. Its gen
eral plan Is based upon the system In
the' military establishments of Europe
and contemplates, as stated by Secre
tary Root, the creation of a body of of
fleers charged with doing the military
thinking. In this respect corresponding
with the naval board. The secretary of
war pointed out the' difficulties which
beset the department during the war
with Spain, when the officials, overbur
dened with routine duties, were com
pelled to attend to other things which
they would not have been bothered with
had there been a general staff to look
alter such matters. Necessarily In such
circumstances some things were not well
done. Mistakes .and. more or less bun
gllng were Inevitable. , ,
The object of general staff Is to
keep the military establishment always
prepared for any exigency that may
arise. Under present conditions this hss
not been done and is not likely to be if
these conditions continue.' As was said
by Secretary Root to the senate com
mlttee: "Tot will not have forethought
and prevision and prearrangement and
an understanding of what was going to
be done unless you get a different or
ganization In time of peace." When the
Spanish war came the army was poorly
prepared for the emergency. There was
much lacking that was - necessary to
efficiency. Had there been a body of
off! eera, such as Is provided for In the
pending bill, charged with the duty of
keeping the army fully prepared for
war, as it Is certainly wise to do, such
a condition as existed In 1808 would
hardly have been possible. Kvery neces
sary provision would hays been made In
advance and there would have been bo
difficulty or delay in putting the army
Into the field.
It Is not probable that the objections
made by General Miles to the bill cre
ating a general staff, will have very
much weight with congma. They seem
to be largely prompted by personal con
siderations, which tends to weaken
them. Besides, according to Secretary
Root, General Miles Is mistaken In his
view regarding the section of the bill to
which he principally objects, the secre
tary stating that under thla section tho
lieutenant general would have greatly
enlarged powers In army management
Instead of being restricted In bis func
tions. But however this may be, the
duty of congress Is to consider what will
be best for the military establishment.
regardless of how any individual In that
establishment may be affected. It Is not
to be supposed that there is any disposi
tion on the part of the secretary of war
to do injustice to General Miles or any
officer of .the army and certainly Presi
dent Roosevelt would do nothing to the
detriment of the commanding general of
the army. The bill for a general army
staff has been framed with great care.
It provides for a change that experience
has shown to be desirable and there
should be no doubt of Its enactment, al
though possibly with some modifica
tions. TBK VENILZVELAB BCVOLVTIOH.
The revolution in Venezuela appears
to be making headway and the over
throw of the usurping president of that
republic Is not improbable. The situa
tion will not be regretted by most for
eigners having Interests In the country
and there Is no doubt that the success
of the revolution would have results
beneficial to Venezuela. The so-called
president, Castro, who Is In fact a dic
tator owing bis position to revolutionary
methods and Intrigue, has been an ar
bitrary and arrogant ruler, making him
self, or rather his administration of af
fairs, particularly offensive to foreign
residents, upon whom have been lm-
posed unjust taxation and other exao I
tlons. He has got the country Into
trouble with (iermnnv. France and other
nations, has bankrupted the public treas
ury and In every way has shown him
self to be an utterly unfit man to be
at the head of the government
As Castro proposed to retain power
indefinitely, by force If necessary, the
choice was between revolt and submis
sion to his misrule. Some of the ablest
men in the republic are Identified with
the revolution, which according to the
latest advices Is rapidly spreading. A
few more Important successes by the
revolutionists would very likely draw
many from among the present sup
porters of Castro and once his followers I
begun to leave him his support would
doubtless rapidly fall away. Venezuela
Is a country that ought to be prosperous
and progressive, but it will not be so
long as the men now at the head of
affairs are in power and therefore every
well-wisher of the republic will desire
the success of the revolution.
A CLOSED CHAPTER.
Our amiable contemporary, the World
Herald, la still digging away at dead
Issues and firing its guns at Asiatic tar
gets. It refuses to be satisfied with the
assurance that the ratification of the
Treaty of Paris compelled every loyal
American to acquiesce in the annexation
of the Philippines and the support of the
effort of McKlnley to restore tranquillity
to the people of the archipelago under I
the Stars arid Stripes. I
The lomr-rant-e warrior has sought to
impugn the sincerity of The Bee by a
reprint of several editorials deprecating
Philippine annexation that appeared In
Its columns nine days'after the United
States senate had voted to ratify the
a .
treaty. The Bee has no disposition to
seek a vindication from the soft Im
peachment through technicalities a la
Meserve, but.lt would remind the popo
cratlc Dogberry that the actual ratifica
tion of the Treaty of Paris did not take
place until March 16, 1809, when tho
Spanish Cortes closed the chapter. That
was more than a month after the
articles quoted from The Bee had ap
peared. f
With this explanation of an explana
tion the whole discussion Is closed so
far as The Bee Is concerned. We have
neither time nor Inclination 'to seek ex
ercise with the pick and shovel in po
litical graveyards.
Lumbermen report a brisk demand
from almost all the smaller Nebraska
towns, which means that the activity
of the coming building season la not to
be confined to the larger cities. The Ne
braska farmer Is doing much In the way
of improvements on his land that Is
scarcely realized outside. An Improved
farm nowadays means something more
than a piece of land with shacks for a
bouse and barn enclosed In a rickety
fence. It means comfortable housing
for both man and beast and well built
enclosures suitable to the different pur
poses, and the character of all these lm-
provements is constantly growing better.
If Omaha waa not a law-abiding com
munity the frantic efforts of the yellow
Journals to arouse popular frenzy
against the negro by Inflammatory ap
peals to passion and prejudice would
have precipitated mob violence and
bloodshed. This Incendiary Journalism
Is Inspired by one idea and that is to
impress the supreme court that a change
of police commission has become Impera
tively necessary In Omaha for the pro
tection of the respectable element of the
community from the lawless and vicious
classes.
The shrieks and screams of the demo-
pop local organ and Its afternoon tender
over the Bowler incident forcibly recalls
the refrain.
Nigger, bigger, never die, i
Black face and chlaa eye.
Their Inborn prejudice against the
black man la shown by the cry of "nig
ger, nigger, nigger," but by the time
election comes around they will talk
gently about the poor colored man.
whom they love so dearly.
Nebraska continue to be the favored
land for both man and beast Wnlle
cattle to the southward are dying of
hunger, the owner la busy hauling water
' from a distance, and to the north both
owner and animal are freezing In the
snowdrifts, the Nebraska man smiles
while bis herds fill themselves up on
alfalfa bay and grow fat In the sunshine.
European diplomats declare that the
Russo-French treaty regarding China re
stores the balance of power In the
Orient Over on this side of the ocean
the balance of power Is maintained by
each nation minding Its own business,
and the plan might work well In the
Orient if the powers would only try It
Why should not the reporters and ed
itors of the yellow journals that are try
ing to Impede Justice and Influence the
courts by incendiary and Inflammatory
appeals to popular passion while a case
Is pending be cited for contempt T Does
this rule apply to supreme courts only
and not to trial courts?
Tryiaa to Kara His Salary.
Chicago Tribune.
Nobody caa blame General Miles tor
wanting to have a chance occasionally to
do something to earn his salary.
Willie Has the Price.
Globe-Democrat.
There appears to be no good reason why
William Waldorf Aator should not gratify
his ambition to become a member of the
British Parliament Ha undoubtedly has
the price. . -
Bostaa'a Sense of Security.
Chicago News.
When Secretary Long steps out ot the
Navy department on May 1 another Massa
chusetts man takes hold of the Job, so that
any tiring by hostile fleets off Boeton harbor
will continue to receive prompt attention.
Hepbnrn Knows the Game.
Chicago Post, i
Mr. Hepburn should not despair, for even
If his protests against the river and harbor
bill are futile he knows and most of the
people know that he la hitting at something
that deserves all the punishment he can
,v" ,DQ more'
Senator Manna's Denial.
Philadelphia Press.
The talk about Senator Hanna as a presi
dential candidate is answered by htm with
an emphatic denial that be has any intention
to get into the race. Senator Hanna has
managed soma succeesful presidential booms,
but they were not bis own.
The Pension Bareaa.
Buffalo Express.
The people who believe la an honest
administration of the Pension bureau will
regret to see Commissioner Evans leave
the office, even to be promoted to a higher
place. But President Roosevelt caa be
trusted to name an squally efficient sue-
cessor
A Waste of Brpath.
Nashville American. '
Senator Penrose's proposition to elect
United States senators acoordlng to popula
tion will aot receive much consideration.
tor It Is striking at one of the soundest pro
visions In the constitution. ' The constitu
tion makers were wiser than their day and
generation and much wiser than Senator
Penrose.
Tralnlagr Amarleaa Seaaaea.
" Minneapolis Times.
One clause at lea)t is commendable in the
hip subsidy Mil. It Is that which provides
that each subsidised vessel shall carry, as
a member of Its company, one American boy
for each 1,000 tons of gross measurement
that such a boy shall rank aa cadet and
shall be taught seamanship and engineer
ing. A merchant marine with a foreign
personnel would not meet the views of any
body In this country. If we must pay these
subsidies let us be thankful for any rules
lWM P Americanimion or ships
and crews.
Narlaatlna- the Old Mlasoarl.
Minneapolis Times.
Some canny gentlemen of Missouri and
L.f h
I traminrnw liauiu Via tun AliBBUUI 1 riVfir WO"
tween Sioux City and St Louis. If they
can float the oldflag on their boats with
out an appropriation well and good, but It
they hops to insert the wedge Into a future
rivers end, harbors appropriation bill and
aecure large sums of money to Improve
navigation on the Missouri, congress should
veto their hope at onoe. Ot all the mil-
Hons spent on the Big Muddy In by-gone
years, what vestige of results remains,
either visible to the eye or covered by the
turgid stream? The digging of the canal
across the Isthmus is child's play com
pared with an attempt te crib, cabin or
con 11 no the mad Missouri.
HONOR ROLL OF THE NATION.
Slsalaeaa.ee at Presldeat Roosevelt's
First Veto.
Louisville Courier-Journal. I
The first veto sent In by President Rooas
velt does not relate to a matter of great
national Importance, but It la to be com
mented on account of the reasons which
pTomfUi ,t. Tho .uggaation that the roll
of honorably discharged soldiers, aa the
honor list of the republic should be kept
tree from the names of the unworthy, is
one often made before, but It Is well that It
has received official recognition from the
president
The numerous bills railroaded through
congress to correct the military records ot
soldiers or sailors are probably, with a
tew exceptions, nothing hut bills to falsify
those records. They are for the benefit of
men against whom stand charges ot de
sertion, of who have been dishonorably dls
I charged from the army or nary for some
otner sort or naa conauci. -mess men want
pensions and as they cannot get them un
der the law giving pensions to men honor
ably discharged, they ask the assistance of
congress to put them la a pensionable at
titude. The Idea has been cultivated by
the claim agents and the pension grabbers
that It la unpatriotic to refuse a man a pen
sion when he asks for It and If the law will
aot permit it, so much the wora for the
law; It must b amended, or In other words
a special act passed, to satisfy the claim
ant's demand to get on the roll of honor.
without reference to his merits.
The bill vetoed was one to remove the
charge ot desertion from one John Olass.
The charge of desertion Is admitted, but
It Is pleaded that ha was young, snd that
ths second officer of his ship told him not
to come back. It does not appear from tb
report that this second officer is dead, but
as the desertion was to March, 1864, it is
reasonable to suppose that he la; for. if
alive, ha would surely correct a report
so injurious to his reputation. Presumably
Olass has not waited thirty-eight years to
get his reputation rehabilitated without
soma reason. It Is also a tolerably aafe
guess that ha would like to get on the pen
sion roll. H served two months, and then
deserted, and of Bourse ha fsels that he
has deserved well enough of his country
to entitle him to a pension. He could
probably show that worse man have got
oa the roil by the grace of congress In re
moving charges ot desertion, after the wit
n eases are dead. The president has ran
dered a serrlc by calling attention sharply
te tha abuse of this inconsiderate special
legislation.
Simply Can't Be Done
New Tork
Senator Hoar's argument that the elec
tion ot United States senators by popular
vote would only be the entering wedge for
the overthrow ot equal representation In
that body has suggested to Senator Penrose
scheme for discrediting the movement.
Nobody will for an Instant Imagine that
Mr. Penrose really wants to have senators
elected by a popular vote. A proposal ot
such a plan by htm would not be regarded
seriously, no matter how plausible the pisn
might be In Itself. When he comes for
ward advocating popular election under
perfectly Impossible arrangement there
cannot be the slightest doubt of his pur
pose. In moving to amend the house reso
lution for popular election with a provision
that the senate shall consist of two mem
bers from each state and In addition one
member for every 500,000 inhabitants in a
state he la simply trying to kill the orig
inal resolution.
The constitution cannot be amended as
Senator Penrose proposes. Article v ot the
constitution provides that "No state, with
out Us consent, shall be deprived of its
equal .suffrage In the senate." It Is not
conceivable that Rhode Island and Dela
ware and Nevada and halt a dosen other
states would consent to give New York
fourteen and Pennsylvania twelve senators,
or in any way to change the rule of equal
representation In the senate. That equality
Is a fundamental feature ot our federal re
public. Any other change would be easier.
If congress and two-thirds of the states
wanted to they might abolish republican
OTHER LANDS THAN OCRS.
The correspondent of ths London Times
In Madrid Is very positive In his opinion
that there was little or no political sig
nificance In the recent labor disturbances
In Barcelona and other Spanish cities. H
declares that neither the Carllsts nor the
Catalanlstaa two of the political parties
accused of having tormented the trouble
had the slightest share in the preparation
or the conduct of ths outbreak. Carl Ism,
be holds, has little Influence In Catalonia,
and Regionalism has nothing to gain from
Internal strife between capital and labor.
Nor Is It fair, he thinks, to attribute too
much responsibility to socialism. In Ma
drid the socialist leaders, he says, strongly
discouraged the Idea of a general strike,
and in Barcelona, though ths socialist party
are largely responsible for the organisa
tion of the strike and the labor movement
in general, they neither contemplated nor
countenanced the excesses to which It led.
But he points out, in Spain, aa elsewhere,
socialism serves as a cloak to the small
but desperately earnest anarchical minority
a minority which "Is always on the
watch for an opportunity of carrying the
extreme socialist doctrine to Its logical
conclusion. And to this faction, numerically
small, but powerful by virtue of Us ac
tivity and recklessness, was due the recent
rioting and bloodshed. Labor In Spain is,
as a rule, more long-suffering and patient
under wrongs than elsewhere, but in Barce
lona, Industrial workers have suffered long
under flagrant Injustice, and all the condi
tions are favorable for ths development ot
the anarchistic spirit.
lCvldenca of the anxiety of M. Waldeck-
PAiiaaaatt in anlvn tha nrafolem presented bv
the threatened depopulation of France is
afforded by the Ministry oi tne interior, tne
members of which form a notable repre
sentation of medical solence. Professor
Pinard will draw up a report on prenatal
infinanrM FrnTHiar ' uiiniD win iluqt ins
mnrtillt nt Infanta tin te 1-Tear-old.
Varlot of children up to l years oia. or,
A. J. Martin will devote nimseii to tne
mortality of adults. Professor Landouxy
win deal with tha mortality of professional
persons In populous centers. Professor
Labbe will give his attention to tne army,
navy, and colonial forces. Dr. Borne will
nilra a rnmnaratlve studv of the laws of
France and other nations for the protection
of publlo bealtn, wniie ur. ueniuuo win
investigate the relations oi tns aestn ana
birth rates.
The Russian newspapers are beginning to
nmfata mn oh uneasiness over the con
dition of affairs in Afghanistan. They say
that whlls the great powers have been
engaged in China, Afghanistan, with the as
.i.t.no nf VTnallsh caoltal. and under the
direction of English engineers snd expert
Instructors, has been ceaseiessiy mcrea--inv
it armament. A Ion a tha Afghan front
ier, closely adjacent to Russian Turkestan,
a line of strong forts is approacning com
pletion. Afghanistan now possesses Its own
arms and ammunition manufactories, ar
senals and military schools, and Is at ths
present moment organizing a general staff
on the European system. Russia, they re
mark, can no longer doubt that tne ameer s
dominion Is not a mere buffer state, but
l-allT imnresmabla outoost of Brit
ish India, ever threatening Russia's posi
tion in central Asia The anxiety of Rus
sia Is all the mors well-grounded, inas
much as, despite the fact ot tne Transcaa
plan railway running close up to the Af
ghan frnntur. and of tha friendliness of ths
two states, Afghanistan Is now beginning
to swarm not with Russian, nut win mu
lsh factories and commercial agencies. It Is
wall th remark, to remember how closely
allied are political and mercantile Inter
ests In all Aslatlo countries, mey cob
.in.! tharefora. that Russia must exert
all Ks competitive powers against the Eng
lish In Afghanistan, and establish ones for
all, upon a clearly comprenensive auu sat
isfactory footing, the political relations be
tween Itself and the ameer. It is In this
general direction of Persia, north and south,
and central Asia that Russia's pgllcy must
in tha near future countsrbalanc Ger
many's expansive operations In Asiatic Tur
key.
a carresDondeat of the London Morning
Post In discussing ths consequences of the
recent Anglo-Japanese treaty, lurnisnes
what ara aid to ba authentic figures con
cerning ths present position of the Japansss
treasury. According to this authority ths
revenue ot the Island state la now aZT,
000,000 the yen being taken as a florin
and the expenditure slightly leas. The debt
62.000,000, at an average ot per cent;
the army 410,000 men coats 4,000,000
year; and the navy rather more than
l.ooo 000. Tha raserv held by the gov
ernment amounts to IS, 000 ,000 which Is
vatalnaA in cash and cood bonds as se
curity agalnat Japanese banknotes of equal
amount. Thesa facts he holds to be ds-
rldedlr favorable, particularly as the em
plr now oontains inausirious
nonnla. hut oa tha other hand, he says.
taxation cannot b largely tncreaaed, as
ths islands are a lltus overpopuiaiea ana
areraae Incomes sr therefore low, and
thara la a want of caoltal to develon
manufactures and mining enterprise freely.
Thla caoltal toe Japanese apparently ex
pect from America and England, but to
get It they must show larger returns thaa
China.
Letters from various points of Russia,
published In ths London newspapers, point
out that a very slgnlflcaat featur of ths
recent demonstration by students in St.
Petersburg. Moscow, Kleff snd other cen
ters is the Increased support which tb
agitator are receiving from' th " working
classes. This, of course, la aa Indication
that tb prim motive I cot academic, but
is allied closely to th gsnsral discontent
X which Is manifesting Itself la all Cart of
Tribune.
government altogether, so far as constitu
tional guaranties go, but they could not
chsnge tb federal character of the nation,
composed ot indestructible states assured of
equality la the senate. The functions of
the senate might he changed, Its authority
reduced. Its membership Increased, but still
each state would have to have as many
members as every other state, unless It
Itself abrogated such representation.
Tberl Is not ths slightest reason why the
question of popular election should bs af
fected one way or the other by fears that
equality may be eventually broken down.
It will be preserved Just as well with popu
lar ss with legislative choice of senators;
nor is there sny danger that the spirit of
innovation will eween away the guaranteed
representation of the smaller states. Noth
ing hut the consent of the small states to
their own degradation or a popular revolu
tion which would destroy the whole con
stitution could accomplish that, and there
are tew who can see any such dread por
tent in the proposed abolition of the In
termediate machinery between the people
of the states snd their senators. We think
there are serious objections to a change in
the method of electing senators. Those ob
jections should be seriously urged. To bring
forward in place ot them Impossible
schemes to scare people. Instead of discred
iting popular election, only discredits op
position and tends to convince fair-minded
people that Justice and common sense and
sound polloy sr all on the slJs of the
Innovstors.
Russia. It is noted, moreover, that th
discontent which was formerly confined to
the large cities, has now spread to the
smaller towns and even the villages. This
la due largely , to the policy of th govern
ment. Men nuspectod of disaffection have
been expelled in large numbers from ths
larger cities, especially from St. Peters
burg snd Moscow, and forced to live In the
country. Of course they carry their griev
ances with them. One writer reminds the
Russian authorities that the Impetus given
to the revolutionary movement wbtoh
caused the downfall of the Third Empire
In France came from the Quartler Latin,
and that for several generations the great
centers of enthusiasm tor German unity
were the universities. The students' songs
and traditions were one ot the means
whereby Bismarck's great work was ren
dered universally popular among the Ger
man people. Other Instances might bs
quoted to the same effect The students
are not fighting solely on their own behalf,
but for principles which havs tb support
of all the middle and many ot the upper
classes. Their complete suppression would
result, doubtless, In a recrudescence of ni
hilism. POLITICAL, DRIFT.
Former Governor Francis of Missouri Is
regarded by admirers as strong enough
foundation' for a democratlo presidential
boom.
Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas Is
campaigning for re-election and Is doing
some artlstlo side-stepping when his op
ponents throw a round cotton bal at him.
The Tllden democracy of Chicago has
donned considerable war paint preparatory
to a spring ghost danc. Incidentally th
T. D.'s seek the soalps of Harrison, Burke
and Shea.
Jerry Simpson, having outlived his po
litical welcome in Kansas, is about t move
to New Mexico, -where statehood prospects
hold out the hope of breaking Into th
federal pay roll one more.
Henry Watterson Intimates In hi latest
manifesto that President Roosevelt works
too much. The only Ideal working plan Is
that operated by Mr. Watterson. At home
his office hours sre said to be from 12: SO
to 12:38 p. m. ever other Wednesdsy.
Ellas B. Holllday, who defeated James 8.
Barcus for the republican .nomination In
the Fifth Indiana congressional district. Is
a native of that state, served during th
war In a Kansas regiment and has been
three times mayor of the town of Braiil.
Spring campaigns sre wide open and af
ford considerable amusement for sovereign
voters. A candidate for alderman In Kan
sas City is skirmishing for votes with a
vaudeville show. In Chicago on candidate
for the council Is running on his sartorial
record, and another seeks vindication for
ragtime poetry at the ballot box.
District Attorney Rockwood Hoar, a son
of Senator Hoar, is being talked ot for th
republican nomination to congress In tb
Third Massachusetts district Senator Hoar
was in th house of representatives before
he was elected to th senate. The present
representative of the Third district Is John
R. Thayer, democrat, of Worcester, th
horn of the Hoars.
Pittsburg, which has heretofore been th
most stalwart of republican cities of Penn
sylvania, was carried on th comptroller
ship by a fusion ticket at th February
election by a large and generally unex
pected majority. Th union between th
democrats and the antl-organizatlon repub
licans In Pittsburg seems likely to have
an Important effect upon th contest in the
stat when a governor Is to be voted for.
John J. Feety, the youngest member of
the present house of representatives, Is the
man who beat "Bill" Lorlmer, the repub
lican local leader in Chicago, In th election
of 1900. Feely was born In Illinois In 1875.
was educated In New Tork, and was ad
mitted to th bar in Connecticut. The old
est member of th present house of repre
sentatives, who is to retire after this year's
lection, is 71. He is former Speaker Oa.
lusba A. Grow.
Bailor Suits for Small Boys are more graceful and at
tractive than ever this season and hold their own in pop
ularity even with the newer Norfolk 43J O 4-g CI"! C
and Russian Blouses A4JO IUaPiO
Time for Wash Suits is almost here. The Wash
Suits ARE here.
ETCETERA.
This covers Biats and a multitude of Fine Furnishing
for boys, with which our store is just now blooming likG a
conservatory. ' - '
New colors and weaves In Spring Neckwear from
25c up. .
New shapes in Hats and Sape, 50c up. V '
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R 13 sicox, latiac30.
ORRAT CHOPS IN PROSPECT.
AAvaaee Notes oa the Oatlook, wttk
Weather Qaaliaeatloa.
Loulsvlll Courier-Journal.
I'nless weather conditions prevent, all ths
Indications point to a great production of
th principal farm Staples this year. Agri
cultural products, with few exceptions, are
selling at tb highest prices In years, and
the reserve stocks of such Important crops
s corn and cotton Sr so low that there Is
every Inducement for the fsrmcr snd planter
to Increase th acreage. In Texas and other
souther states, where th corn planting
season began early, this disposition to pitch
larger crops has been plainly shown, as
there is tha best of reasons tor doing. The
great corn-growing states of th Mississippi
basin ths granary and the larder ot the
world have a later planting season, but
they can be counted on to aim at an Im
mense crop. :. . ,
A short yield and high prices are almost
invariably followed by a large yield en ac
count ot the extra exertions of farmers.
This waa the case in 1S9S, after the general
crop failure of 1891. The price ot corn In
March, 1896, was only 60 cents a bushels In
New Tork, ss compared with about 9 cent
now, but the area planted that spring was
Increased over the former year by .500.000
acres, and the yield was expanded by 838,
000,000 bushels. The consequence wss a
great expansion In the export trade as early
as April ot that year to aa much as 1,000,000
bushels weekly. Doubtless the same move
ment would set in this year, but the nearly
40 per cent advance la the prloe and the
10 per ceat reduction In estimated stocks,
to which the higher price Is largely due,
may prevent. The crop of 1894 amounted
to only 1,212,000,000 bushels, while that ol
1901 was something less thaa 1,400,000,100,
snd with th largely Increased population
means a much shorter supply than was
to be had aeven years ago. However, ws
exported 20,650,000 bushels during th sevea
months after June last year, against only
9,066,000 for th same period In 1895.
Wheat haa sold at a little' better 'prlct
than last year, although the 1901 crop wai
the largest ever known, and there has bees
a large gain In winter acreage. The aprtni 1
S seeding will soon begin, snd will doubUesa
HOV a gain vi iuu.iu.i ku.w a u . ,
owing to the increased population ot the
spring wheat sections. The same Is likely
to be true of the other cereals, to be seeded
In the spring.
Taking all these things In conjunction,
the Courier-Journal can see nothing before
the United State In this year of grace but
large crops snd agricultural prosperity for
next autumn, and consequently general
prosperity the weather, ot course, per
mitting. FLASHES OF FUN.
Brooklyn Life: "My living expenses ars
$5,000 a year." '
"What a wast of money." -.
New Tork Bun: Ted Faint heart ne'ef
won fair lady: . ...
Ned It doea In these days. I know half
a dosen" girls who Just threw themselves
at an old millionaire who was said to ha.ve
heart disease.
Ohio State Journal: "Tou have been late
now for three mornings," said the employer
to the clerk who lived in th suburbs;
"what are we going to do about ItT"
"Don't know, replied th suburbanite,
"unless you move the office out to wher
1 live."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Minni has a
good heart."
"Has ahsT" '
"Yes. Just as soon aa she heard about
the poverty of that Bagg street family ah
sent them such a lovely bouquet."
Somervtll Journal: Did you ever try to
Imagine the conversation that Adam and
Eve held with each other as they turned
away from the Garden of EtienT(
Puck: Casey Fifty dollars Callahan ba
splnt trytn' to git his mother-in-law out av
purgatory.
Daly-Fifty dollars!
Casey Thr same! He sis he wants to git
her out before he goes In, if It kin be done!
Philadelphia Press: Mrs. Jones (new
member) Is your sewing society lively?
Mrs. Brown (the secretary) I think so;
sometimes the ladles gossip so that I don't
get to read the minutes for three meet
ings. Chicago Post: "Good news. I hope, doc
tor," said the man as the physician
emerged from the sick room.'
The doctor looked at him thoughtfully.
"Do you think," he asked, "It Is possible
to have too much of a good thlngTr
"Great Scott" cried th man; "twins!"
A SPEEDING RHYME.
New Tork Herald.
A apeck In th blur of steam and steel,
A dot at the throttle pane.
He rides, the whip of the curving car,
Tha spur of the plunging train.
His eye la screened with a drooping lash,
But his glanoa la tar aad fair,
Aa he see the racing steel com up,
And the switch, lamp flit and flare.
The forests melt to a mas of green.
And the tree trunks shift about
Llk fairies th dawn has spied agle
As th stars go down, and out
The rocks are comet of thinning gray.
And a stretch of farmer fence
Is a bunch of ribbons the wind haa caught
And waved and scattered bene.
A man to hurry the world along.
An idol of sleet and steel.
A soul for th rush and risk ot thing.
But, withal, a man to feeL
A pruning knife at the buds of Tim,
A sap for the sluggard spring
His vole la loud aa a mighty bird.
Whan tha rounding flange alng.
A heart for th farthest leap of men,
lie laughs at the dangerous length;
He trots when tha awful spend Is down,
And swears at tha stalling atrength,
His ours Is not for th trestle d?pth,
Or the slip, or tunnel snow,
But he grits his teeth at the yellow sht
When it stops or run him slow.
A speck In th blur of steam and spaed,
A dot at the throttle pane.
He ride, a whip on the curving car,
A snir to the plunging train.
A man to hurry the world along,
A fetich of sleet and teel,
A soul for th rush and risk of things.
But withal, a man to feel.
FOR THE