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10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 1902. The Omaha Sunday Ber E. ROSEWATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERT MORNINQ. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Petty Be (without Sunday). On TMr.t4.do Letly ! and Sunday. On Tear 0 Illustrated Be. On Year Sunday Uf. On Year J J Saturday Be. One Year J W Twentieth Century Farmer, On Tar. 1.00 DELIVERED BT CARRIER. Xal!y Bee (without Sunday), pr copy., to pally Bee (without Sunday), per week..l2o Laily Bee (Including Sunday), per week.lio I Bundav Be, per copy o Lvenlng Bee (without Sunday), per week.Wo Jvenlng rm (Inrludlns Sunday), car ween Complaints of Irregularities should be addressed to City XpaTtment orncEa 7...... ". ISO In delivery Circulation Omaha Th Be Building. South Omaha City Hall Building. Twen- TJ-futn and M streets oundl Bluff 10 Pearl Street. Chics go 140 Unity Building, few York Tempi Court. Washington 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to lewi and editorial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bea. 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O.TIM I se.sso ae.roo 10 SS,480 II ss.ssa U 20,050 17 8O.B0O II 80,S4M It 29.6.10 90 29,600 1 80.640 S3 20.5DO IS 89.4T0 U Sft.BSO X 29,S40 M 89,640 Tt 20.030 as 20,000 19 20,480 SO 20.0(H) tl 29,510 It 80,030 M so.oao Is 8O.0TO It., a. ...... .89,000 Total , ei,flB Less unsold and returned copies.... 10.TIM1 Net total sales eo,ft0 Net dally average 29.319 OEO. B. TZSCHUCK, Subscribed In my presence and sworn to Vor. rae tnlB 31,1 day f May, A. D. 1901. (Seal.) m. B. H UNGATE, Notary Public. Western railroads will now undertake to show their eastern rlvalg what fast railroading really Is. With the striking teamsters It Is not a question of long haul or short haul, but of not haul at all. Now that he has received the stamp of disapproval of a Chicago Jury, Balzac may aa well retire to oblivion. Mont Felee may rest assured that we all have every confidence In Its ability to kick up a muss without requiring any further practical demonstrations. London Is preparing to celebrate the announcement of final peace In South Africa. If the joy shall have Increased la ratio to Its postponement, It will know no bounds. With Its outdoor sport and general forgetfulnesa of the solemnity of the oc casion. Memorial day observance Is gradually degenerating into Thanksglv lag and Fourth of July Jollification. Bryan was for Allen when a sena torial vacancy was to be filled by gu bernatorial appointment and now Allen la for Bryan for the gubernatorial nom ination. Turn about la only fair play. Members of congress who have felt Called on to vote themselves dry by ex cluding the sale of liquors In the cap. ltol are reminded that there la nothing In their oath of offlce io prevent them taking either the pledge or the cure. In view of the accidents attending them, our French guests who came to America for the Bochambeau monument unveiling must have a hoodoo with them. The right thing for them to do la to advertise at once for a mascot that will drive the evil charm away. A Chicago alderman la figuring on be coming a millionaire as the beneficiary f the estate of a deceased relative who 41e4 In far-away India. Most Chicago ' aldermen are presumably figuring on becoming millionaires, but have selected different routes to reach the goal. Sir Thomas Lipton denies having Is sued another challenge for the America's cup. Sir Thomas' devotion to sport will In all likelihood spur him on to try again for the cup with a new yacht, but he need be In no hurry, but can remain confident that no one else will take It away from us in the Interval Popocrttlc organs that for years out did themselves to decry Senator Hanna in type and picture are now exerting themselves to proclaim his popularity with a view to playing him against President Roosevelt. This political gams Is too transparent to fool anybody, least of all either the senator or the president. ' 1 - " n Perhaps the proposed amendment of the constitution to provide for the elec tion cf United States senators by direct popular vote would not be so unpalata bis to tns senators u it embodied, a specific exemption for all the present members of the Americas nouas of lords and confirmed them In their seats for the remainder ef their natural lives. Where else could a calamity such as the eruption of Mont PeW have worked such destruction of homan life In this twentieth century era without entailing a draft en the life lnanrauri companies that would be honored -with difficulty 1 Blotting out 40,000 lives U any part of this country would present a serious problem for the Ufa Insurance people U WAS TBtHt AT PRINCIPLE 1RVULYED1 Iatelllgent nea who listened to the re publican debate that took place at tbe Crelghton-Orpbum Thursday night could set have failed te be Impressed with the fact that during all that waste of words sot eo public question was discussed, not one principle waa considered. It Is Indeed a regrettable reflection that a mag ntflcent audience would alterable to listen to this debate where not one-tenth of the number of people could be persttaded to at tend a serious discussion of questions af fecting th life and welfare of the people. Sometimes one Is tempted to suspect that there Is something wrong with "tbe peo ple" and that tbey would prafsr a quarrel to a principle. World-Herald. In the discusMon of the candidacy of DaMd II. Mercer there may have been a waste of words, but no Intelligent man or woman who heard the debate, or who will take the trouble to read It and pon der It will fall to be impressed with the fact that a great principle, a principle vital to the perpetuation of free govern ment, was involved. The discussion over Mercer's candidacy Involved the baslo principle of a government by tbe people, of the people and for the people. In the last contribution of Benjamin Harrison to the political history of our country that patriotic statesman made this declaration: In every representative government such as ours the people either directly or Indi rectly at popular elections choose the per sons who make tbe laws. Our dependence must always be chiefly upon tbe educa tional conscience of the people. The leg islators under our state make the laws and If they are unwise in the opinion of the majority of tbe people they can be changed. This Is the baits of our civil system. In the election of a member of the house each voter In his proper district puts his own ballot Into the ballot box for the person he desires to have chosen, while Id the choice of senator his vote Is given through members of the state legis lature with more or less Information aa to whom the member, If elected, will sup port for senator. ' The lojrio of this declaration Is, that the whole fabric of representative gov ernment rests upon the conscientious discharge of obligations assumed by leg islators to their constituents. The most sacred obligation of tbe legislator Is faithfulness In redeeming the pledges made directly by himself, or made for him Indirectly by his party In Its plat form. The greatest menace to rep resentative government such as ours Is a failure of representatives to represent tbe people whether it Is in the making of laws or in the election of United States senators. In fact, a betrayal of trust In the elec tion of United States senators is a thou sand times more reprehensible than would be the failure to enact good laws, or the failure to repeal bud laws. Bad laws and unwise laws enacted by one legislature can be readily repealed by the following legislature, but the sub version of the popular will of the people cannot be rectified within twenty-four months. Tbe failure to enact state laws de manded by the people, or the enact ment of mischievous laws, affect the people of but a single state, but defi ance of the popular will In the election of United States senators affects the whole nation, and Inasmuch as the United States senate is the treaty-making power of the United States, It may even affect International relations be tween this country and foreign nations in time of peace or war. We cannot hope to perpetuate the free Institutions of this republic under a rep resentative form of government unless the principle of responsibility of the peo ple's representatives to carry out the known and expressed wishes of the elec tors and the pledges made before elec tion Is faithfully lived up to. If It is political Infamy for representatives to soil out the people. It is equally Infamous for men to seek to Incite them to a be trayal of their most sacred trust To reward men known to be guilty of either offense Is to put a premium upon polit ical treason In its most odious form. DEALISO WITH TBE V0MB1SAT10SS. The declarations of recent republican state conventions are in accord with the position of the national administration in regard to the supervision and regula tion of combinations engaged In Inter state commerce. The Indiana repub lican platform declares opposition to all trusts or combinations of capital whose purpose or effect Is to restrict business or control prices, especially denouncing thoee whose tendency is to increase the cost of living and the necessaries of life, snd It favors legislation to prevent such abuses. The Ohio platform declares that all combinations that stifle competition, control prices, limit production or un duly Increase profits or values, and es pecially when tbey raise the prices of the necessaries of life, are opposed to public policy and should be repressed with a strong hand. These utterances reflect tbe sentiment of republicans everywhere. They ap prove the view expressed by President Roosevelt that In the Interest of the whole people the nation should, without interfering with the power of the states In the master Itself, also assume power of supervision and regulation over all corporations doing sn Interstate bust ness. There is practical unanimity among republicans in support of this position and that being so the rep resentatives of the republican party In congress should give heed to It The ad ministration Is doing tts duty in endeav oring to enforce the law against combi nations believed by the federal author! ties to be unlawful If It shall be sue cessful In these cases there Is no doubt that it will proceed against, other com binations. But the course of the admin istration in this matter does not preclude action by congress looking to super vision and regulation, which existing law does not provide for. The public demand Is for legislation that will give the federal' government without Inter fering with the power of the states, the light to look into the affairs ef comblna tlons engaged to interstate trade and to exercise a certain control aver them. There Is no doubt aa to the authority of congress to do this. Discussing this subject Prof. Hawkins Ip f Byacus nnlvsrsit says plavca tha trust under such legal restraint end limitation ss will prevent abuses In over capitalization, concealment of facts that should be known to stockholders and In vestors, tbe filing of unreasonable prices snd the extinguishment of competition. Compel the publication of the facts of organization and operation. Set a limit to the proportion between tangible as sets snd capitalisation. Prevent the temporary and local lowering of prices by the trust for the purpose not of meet ing competition, but of preventing com petition. When the trust lowers the price for that purpose, compel It to do so uniformly and everywhere It sells In this country. "Do these things," he saye, "and we will compel gigantic In dustrial organizations to live and do bus iness solely on tbe basis of economic superiority. The trust will be forced to compete fairly and If It survives In the struggle It will survive because It can be of greater benefit to its stockholders snd the public, to labor and capital, than its competitors." The present congress must deal with this question. The people expect It to do so and tbe party In power cannot safely disappoint this popular expectation. A ROTABLE DECORATWX DAT ADDRESS. The address delivered by President Roosevelt at Arlington, on Decoration day is notable In several respects. It pays sn eloquent tribute to tbe men who fought to preserve the union, whom It declares "did the greatest and roost necessary task which has ever fallen to the lot of any men on this western hem isphere." It vigorously defends the army In the Philippines against the in discriminate assaults that have been made upon it saying that they are en titled to the support of all men who are proud of what the union soldiers did. It reasserts In unmistakable terms the purpose of the government to go on with the task of giving Just and responsible civil government to the people of the Philippines. What the president said of the soldiers who are upholding American sovereignty In those distant Islands will be approved by all fair-minded citizens. Cruelties there have been, but they were excep tional and do not Justify the sweeping condemnation of the army that has been made by the opponents of the govern ment's policy. The president pointed out that there were abuses in our civil war and that thoee who were then op posed to the government slandered the defenders of the union. They have their heirs today in those who traduce our soldiers in the Philippines, "who fix their eyes on individual deeds of wrong so keenly that at last they become blind to the great work of peace and freedom that has already been accomplished." The president's arraignment of the re vllers of our soldiers Is most incisive and of the soldiers he salfc "They are doing a great work for civilization, a great work for the honor and the inter est of this nation, and, above all, for the welfare of the Inhabitants of tbe Phil ippine Islands. All honor to them, and shame, thrice shame, to us If we fall to uphold their hands." Not the least Important feature of this admirable address, In every line charac teristic of the courage, the earnestness and the patrotlsm of its author, is that In which he says that when the people of the Philippines have shown their ca pacity for real freedom by their power of self-government "then, and not till then, will it be possible to decide whether they are to exist Independently of us or be knit to us by common ties of friendship snd Interest" No ouo can now foretell when that day will come, but It will be put back If we yield to the counsels to turn loose the Islands snd give them over to murder and anarchy. The president rightly declared that this should no more be a party question than the war for the union should have been a party question, yet it is being made so by the same political element which during the civil conflict persistently as sailed the government and gave aid and comfort to the enemy. ECONOMY Or POSTAL 8AV1NQ8 BARKS. In the current number of Harper's monthly magazlns Dr. Richard T. Ely, one of our foremost American political economists, discussing a novel Industrial experiment declares: Having recently traveled some 8,000 or 000 miles, and having constantly in mind this question put to me in San Francisco, "What la th greatest present economic need?" I am inclined to believe that no one measure would do more to cultivate the economic virtues and to promote th eco nomic welfare of th people ef the United States than postal savings banks. While some msy disagree with Dr. Ely that postal savings banks would fulfill our greatest present economic need, and others might even deny that ther are necessary to answer any pres ent demand, there is almost general agreement that postal savings banks could be made a most vital factor In promoting economic welfare. The economic virtues to which refer ence is made sre, thrift prudence and foresight A people that lives only for the day Is subject to disturbance by every wind and storm. The most pros perous peoples, on the contrary, are those which have cultivated to the full est extent the economic virtues that pro vide against the stress of misfortune and disaster. It has been argued and fairly proved that nothing serves to arouse among tbe common people so strong sn Interest In the stability of the government as does the wide-spread patronage of postal savings banks, giving each depositor n direct concern In the faithfulness ef the government ss custodian of his funds. It Is ss a stimulant to the economic virtues that costal savings banks over shadow all financial considerations. The chief objection entered Is that such in stitutions could not be made to pay out and while this csa be controverted, yet even If tbey did not pay out In dollars snd cents, in promoting the economic welfare of th people their value would ha Incalculable. It Is certainly sn encouraging sign what foUttcal soaomlsta, whs kek at the subject from sn entirely dlspasMon ste and disinterested standpoint, urge the establlohment of postal savings banks as sn economic measure. THE VWlOlt PACIFIC BRIDGE TAX. , For more than twenty-five years the Union Tsclflc railroad bridge has been sssrssed snd taxed for county and city purposes ss a separate property. Now the Union Pacific lawyers contend that the bridge is part of the main line and, therefore. Is Included with Its mileage and can be assessed only at tbe mileage rate, which has been fixed by the State Board of Equalization at $9,800 per mile, with the west half of the bridge reck oned ss one-sixth of a mile. If the contention of the Union raclflc attorneys is sound, the collection of spe cial bridge tolls is an imposition un warranted by law. The laws of Ne braska fix the maximum passenger rate at 3 cents per mile. The distance be tween Omaha and Council Bluffs, as re turned for taxation by the Union Pa cific, being less than three miles, the legal rate would be 9 cents per pas senger, but 25 cents Is exacted from every passenger that crosses the river when he pays In cash, and if he travels on mileage ten miles are torn out of his mileage book for transporting him three miles. It is passing strange, too, that the Union Pacific bridge is assessed sepa rately from the main line In Iowa, but must be treated as a part of the main line In Nebraska. In Iowa the east half of the bridge Is assessed at (84,000 snd In Nebraska the west half is assessed at $1,633. If this double shuffle Is per sisted in the managers of the road will compel our citizens to test the question in the courts by proceedings to restrain the collection of special bridge tolls. It Is a piece of rank Injustice to com pel th taxpayers of Omaha and Doug las county to bear the burden that should in Justice be borne by the Union Pacific, especially in view of the fact that Douglas county has donated $250,000 in bonds to aid the construction of the Union Pacific bridge and more than $500,000 has been collected to meet the interest on the bridge since the do nation was made. IS TBEBE A REMEDY TOR LYBCH1RQ1 A resolution is before the senate Judi ciary committee directing it to make in quiry Into the subject of lynchlngs In the United States and to report to the senate whether under the laws and con stitution of the country there Is any remedy for the evil. The author of the resolution, Senator Galllnger of New Hampshire, submitted statistics show ing that during tbe seventeen years end ing with 1901 there were 2,658 lynchlngs In the United States and there have been several since that time, one of the most revolting and fiendish in the an nals of this crime having occurred re cently in Texas. While lynchlngs have occurred in other than the states of the south. It is needless to say that that section has furnished" by far the largest number. Senator Galllnger said that all over the land there Is an Intense interest In this matter, many good people bitterly complaining that the strong arm of the federal authority should be used to sup press the evil. It sppears very ques tionable, however, whether the federal government can do anything In the matter. Senator Hoar, chairman of the Judiciary committee, expressed doubt as to whether congress has any constitu tional power over the matter and noted the fact that the committee had already had the question In one of Its branches before them. In the form of a bill pro viding for the trial and punishment of this class of offenses in the courts of the United States, and had reported in favor . .. . , . t .i Of the lnaenmte postponement oi iue measure, which was done by the senate. It is probable, therefore, that it will be decided that nothing can be done by the federal government the power of deal ing with the evil being lodged entirely in the states. Lynching is a terrible re proach to the country, but how to pre vent it or properly punish those who commit the crime is manifestly a most difficult problem. Commencement exercises sre again being held all over Nebraska and the surrounding states marking the ended school days for those who have finished their courses of instruction. Few, if any, of us appreciate the full sig nificance, of this annually recurring event The public schools constitute the greatest snd most Important social mechanism of modern civilization, im pressing upon each generation the stamp of their influence and work, which be come steadily more and more far-reach ing. Commencement marks the end of the school days, but not the end of the school influences. The leaven continues to work and to determine the scope and character of the citizen, which in turn reacts on the school snd so on In definitely. Neither the serious side nor the gay side of tbe commencement season should be overlooked. If Chancellor Andrews does not want that $10,000 place, waiting to be filled at the Wisconsin State university ' there msy be s chance yet for Omaha's pro found and Illustrious educator whose light Is now hid under a bushel In the position of superintendent of our city schools. Mr. Pesrse's educational capa bilities bsve been altogether too long hampered and hemmed iu by the nar row limits of s school superintendent. A man who could expand over night from a $1,200 village employment to a $3,600 city Job could certainly make, the next step to a $10,000 university presi dency without winking a lash. The Increasing frequency of automo bile accidents throughout the country serves ss a reminder that all Inventions of new, transportation methods have at the start worked unnecessary injury to persons snd property. It wss so with the steamboat with tbe locomotive, with the cable car and electric trolley and with the bicycle. Until the devices are perfected and we become accustomed to their employment and tbe observance of ordinary rules of precaution for pas tenners snd pedestrians, the sccldents will continue, although In decreasing ratio. Automobile locomotion does not relieve snyone from exercising common sense to avoid mishaps. That grand Jury report exposing the appalling corruption of St Louis muni cipal officers Is sure to have sympathetic readers In Chicago. Give the Girls av Skew. Baltimore American. If the congressmen will kindly stop talk ing for a few days the sweet girl graduates will take tbe floor and settle publlo ques tions. What Oil Wells 'Will Do. Washington Post. A boiler explosion in the house of s Texas millionaire resulted in tbe death of two persons. A few years ago boilers could have exploded all over Texas without hit ting a millionaire. Senators Fear Popalar Eleetloaa. Minneapolis Times. Once more it is painfully apparent that tbe senate, or the majority thereof. Is well pleased with the present method of elect ing members of that body and wIlV grant no encouragement to the proposition to give the people a right to choose their servants In the upper house without the Intervention of legislatures. Roles or National Condaet. Boston Transcript. "No nation, no matter how glorious its history, can exist unless it practices prac tices, mind you, not merely preaches clvlo honesty, civic decency, civic righteousness," says President Roosevelt; "no nation can permanently prosper unless tbe Decalogue and the Golden Rule are Its guides in public as In private life." Let's Reciprocate. Springfield Republican. A few rumblings of protest against erect ing the statue of a king in the capital of the United States may be heard, but the kickers generally think it politer to keep their feelings to themselves. The statue business ought to be a reciprocal matter, however, and the suggestion stands that a bronze Oeorge Washington should be raised In Berlin, Nebraska's Fake Gather. Philadelphia Record. The attempt to get up a volcanlo out break somewhere in the Nebraska back woods shows an enterprising spirit and a determination that the Lesser Antilles shall not have a monopoly of subterranean disturbance. Thus far, however, the news lacks the deadly sulphureted hydrogen gas and hot mud quality that carries terror and confirmation along with It. It might be judicious for Nebraska to stick to vol canlo politics. Another Shattered Trust. Springfield Republican. More characterltlc trust financiering la revealed In the report of expert account ants on the affairs of the International Power company, whose stock fell through the bottom a while ago. It Is shown that while the trust declared dividends of 10 per cent last year, the set earnings amounted only to 8.7 per cent. Before this report was published the stock had dropped from 199 to 76 H bid, and yesterday It dropped to 65 bid, with no sales. The trust record grows worse as It grows older and it is still of tew years. ' SPEAKING OF OPPORTUNITY. Some Old Notions Dissipated ? Modern Condition. New Tork World. In th college commencements which begin this week and will continue for al most a month tbe most popular subject of the orators Is "Opportunity," and we shall have the favorite word presented to u from many points of view. It will be well If the subject is treated without regard to tbe old myth that opportunity goes around knocking at doors, that It calls once on every man, like a veiled lady or a prlncoss Incognito, offering a wand of en chantment to all v who show the proper recognition. Opportunity is not that sort of thing at all. It 1 as much a physical fact as the tide that flows or the wind that blows. It Is not to be waited for In an idle boat far from the deep channels; It is to be sought, and when found there must be some good steering. In the really large successes of this matter-of-fact world the men who win ar those who first prepare themselves to use an opportunity, then work for and create the opportunity and seize it on the instant. OUT OF TUB ORDINARY. The insurance companies of the United States paid out last year on account of their policy contracts J2O0.000.00O; for taxa tion, $7,230,000: for services, $103,000,000; for loans. $160,000,000. Four hundred Masons from all parts of the state gathered at Austin, Minn., the other night to witness the initiation of six brothers Charles, James, Andrew, William, David and Oeorge Aultfather. The Portuguese woman who left her nTGhey to a rooater no doubt felt cocksure the bird would get It; but one of tha heirs-at-law was equal to the occasion. He simply killed the wealthy fowl. Mistaking Mrs. Lulu Thurman for a black woman, a conductor on the American Southern railway made her rid in the "Jim crow" car. At Lexington, Ky., th lady has been awarded $1,000 as a solatium for the Indignity. J. H. Hale of South Glastonbury, Conn., a large peach grower and generally ac cepted as good authority, estlmstes that tha peach crop of Connecticut thla year will reach 1,000,000 bushels, which Is more than in any previous year. In municipal government the European cities continue to leave ours far behind. Liverpool Is engaged In tearing down tl.000 unsanitary houses and replacing them with sanitary ones. Twelve thousand of tbe number have already been rased. Ptttsfleld, Mass., which calls Itself the "gem city of the Berkshlree," has bn th horn at various times of many llurary clbrltls, among them being Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes. Hawthorne and Herman Melville. On East street stands the house In which Longfellow wrote "The Clock on the Stairs." The people of cartaln blocks la Brooklyn took It upon themselves soms months ago to plan and perfect harmonious Improve ments In their premises. As a result they have mad their section of that city famous throughout the country. It le said, too, that these Improvements have been aulte inexpensive. It Is the complete application of the plan to a given pact of th city that has distinguished tbe effort. Statues to the memories of DeWItt Clin ton, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay will be erected In tbe New Tork Chamber of Commerce, adorning Its nw home la 'Liberty street. Tb thr dad me a war associated with the early history ef tha chamber, and th thr living men to par petuat their names and looks ar Morris K. Jup. John 8. Kennedy and William F. Dodge, present members, who defray the expanses. The cost of each statue Is estimated at about 1 11,000, and the sculptars doing th work ar Denial French and JhiUp Maxtiny. BLASTS FROM RAM'S HOR. The church Is the creature ana not th creator of Christianity. To employ a revivalist will not help us evade our ewa responsibility. Th world Is not a see-saw la which you go up by sending another down. On hypocrite may eclipse the sun to some, but he cannot hid it from all. He who does not bear the burden of souls now will not bring his sheaves then. Men are nearer te Ood than the angels, as the sons are closer than the servant. It Is sometimes easier to avoid offenses ourselves than to forglv them In others. Reputation I th shadow cast by charac ter and dependent on th light In which It la seen. PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Trains are moving so fast nowadays that Mlasourt road agent Had great difficulty la living up to their reputation. Let us be thankful tor small favor. Visitors to Mount Pele cannot erupt' in the magazines for at least a month. The rotten sidewalk accident in New Tork City Indicates that there ar a few Buddenselks eutsid tbe walls of Blng Sing. The New Tork elephant which swatted a man who pushed a can of stale beer under tts trunk furnished cheering evidence of the fool killer en duty. Tbe success of Chicago In cinching the authorship of "Cyrano de Bergerso" encour ages the Baconltes to glv Shakespeare an other fall. The most popular works of art In Chi cago at the present moment are stlll-llfe pictures of dining rooms showing large Juicy porterhouse steaks on the tables. Tbe Imitative faculties of the Filipinos are working overtime. Labor unions are thriving In Manila, and a lively strike gives an Americanized atmosphere to the town. The meanest mortal whom an inscruta ble Providence molded to the likeness of a man has been found in Chicago. He pawned his wife's false teeth to raise money for a oan of beer. The action of th lower bouse of congress does not banish "cold tea" from the na tional capltol. Not much. The senate may be depended on to sit down hard on "hys terical innovations." Some clerics are killing time arguing as to the relative wickedness of Chicago, London and Hong Kong. Meanwhile New Yorkers assume a virtuous face and breathe not a word about the tenderloin. Orover Cleveland discourses sonorously on the perplexities of managing the fed eral pie counter. Still the distinguished fisherman did not lose much flesh during the years hs distributed the spoils. The esteemed exile of Haiti, President Simon Bam, displayed marked talent as a surplus demollsber. Although his de parture was somewhat hasty he took $80,000 cash as a' solace for the pain of parting and left an empty treasury as a reminder of his reign. Russell B. Harrison, son of the late Ben jamin Harrison, expects to deed to tbe United States the tract of land known as the burial plot of William Henry Harrleon, at North Bend, O. The government will take care of the lot and erect a statue to "Tippecanoe" Harrison. Bourke Cockran thinks that there must be something in the Irish air that tends to the manufacture of "bulls" by sons of the green isle. He Is also credited with turning out this fine specimen: "If Eng lishmen were born there tbey would doubt less make bulls themselves." DIVORCE LAW REFORM. Moat Important and I'rgent of Social Reforms. Chicago News. In appointing a committee of ministers and laymen to co-operate with the commit tees of other churches in securing uniform divorce laws tha Presbyterian general as sembly has given aid to one of the most important and most urgent of social re forms. A grave menace to the sanctity and se curity of the marriage institution is to be found In the discrepancies among the di vorce laws of tbe different states. The mere fact that divorce may be secured under a great number and variety of condi tions Is only one phase of the evil. The whole effect of th various provisions re garding separation and remarriage Is to break down respect for the marriage rela tion. When (he governing power regards divorce with levity It is not surprising that contempt for the solemn obligations of marriage should be widespread. There are few dissatisfied couples tbat cannot find somewhere in the union a stste whose statutes will fit their case and admit of a "legal" separation. A person residing in Maeeacnusetts, where tbe laws are strict and a residence of from three to Ave years is required, may go to Idaho, where tl laws ar lax, b divorced there and return to Massachusetts. It Is entirely possible under the present system for a man to en ter legally Into a marriage In one state, while In doing so he is constructively com mitting bigamy under the law of his own state. Uniform divorce laws for the whole United States are urgently needed. It Is right that the churches should strive to se cure such laws. RIPPIN' RIGS Drags, Cabriolets, Bunaboiita, Sulkies, "Victorian, Surreys all kinds. If you happen to want the best work manship and smartest styles see our vehicles before purchasing. Vehicles. Bams low prices and a large aaaart . xant to cboona tram. Think this ewer. Bnniea. tram Ms to C&Q. ffrmf tram S54) to SZ2S. 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Morgan of St. Paul admit tbst h cannot prov abso lutely hi charge that ther was a deal la vote between Senator Hanna and Arch bishop Ireland. In such circumstance th reverend gentleman would have shows the possession of a grain of wisdom In refrain ing from saying a word. Tbe public la growing tired of gossip started by persons who cannot prov what they ssy. Minneapolis Times: Nebraska's fighting parson, who dwells at Wymore, manifested a willing spirit, some strength of fleab, but a very poor aim. At close range he fired five shots at his enemy and failed to score. It is a fortunate thing for both th preacher and his Intended victim tbat th bullets flew wide of their target, but It is at the same time something of a reproach to Nebraska, a atate one famous for good marksmanship. Brooklyn Eagle: All this movement ia creeds is towsrd love, mercy and tender ness, and away from vengeance, rancor, revenge and tyranny. The desire to reduce damnation in creeds coincides with tb , effort to abolish capital punishment in law. The kinship of these proposition is un deniable by intelligent men, whether they approve ot one or the other, or neither of them. And what time the Presbyterian assemblies were denouncing the idea ot Infant damnation snd proclaiming sgalnat fetishism or fatalism, in the ways men tioned, the young king of Spain was say ing that he would Ilk to bring bull fighting to an end and for it substitute horse racing, cricket and base ball in his kingdom. Churches shy at damnation. Kings shy at barbaric feats of blood and. cruelty. Slaughter houae thsology, slaughter house law and slaughter house sports sre waning. The world moves and an honest creed's the noblest work of man. DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES. Philadelphia Press: She You don't lova me as you once did. Before we were married you considered me absolutely per fect. He exactly, and now you're perfectly ab solute. Chicago News: Youngwed (on bridal tour) 1 would like rooms for myself and wife. Hotel Clerk Suite, I suppose? Youngwed That's what. She's the sweet est thing that ever happened. Bomervllle Journal: A woman has rea son to begin to doubt a man'a love for her when she finds that It is no longer pos sible tor her to torment him. Harper's Bazar: Msy I had no Idea be fore Inst night that Mr. Pllcher wss a man of such lofty ambitions and exalted Ideas. Maud How did you come to find It outf May He proposed to me. New York Sun: First Chlcagoan What whs the reason of their separation? Second Chlcagoan They couldn't agree on a mutual cause for divorce. Smart Set: Prof. Wing Now that w have discussed the entire feathered king dom I wish you young women would tell me which one of these birds you consider most Important to the welfare of the human race. Tbe Class (In chorus) The stork. New York World: Little Girl-Ma, Uncle Silas eats with his knife. 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