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Another democratic convention
turned down Bryan and' Bryanlsni.
has
Nebraska figures prominently among
the states whose crop prospects are
toost favorable.
There will be no streets In Baltimore
.named after Dave Mercer. In this re
spect Baltimore resembles Omaha.
, Nothing Is more essential to a con
tinuance of prosperlty than a large corn
crop this year and the promise Is good
for an abundant yield.
Nebraska is Just now getting all the
rain needed and will return thanks for
the timely soaking in the form of an
Immense harvest of all sorts of grain.
Whether it was lumbago or a plot to
kill blm, the fact remains that King
Edward did not attend the Aldershot
review, and thereby escaped an unpleas
ant afternoon.
Manipulators of the corn market are
getting their profits in season, for the
promise Is that the growing crop will
be entirely too big for even the Chicago
Board of Trude to corner.
Coal baron and coal miner are still at
logger heuds and each Is threatening to
do more than has been done. No mat
ter how the strike terminates the public
jwm pay the bill or shiver next winter.
Again the local democracy will be
asked to settle the question of suprem
cy between the Jackaonians and the
Douglas Countyites. This is one scrap
the republicans can enjoy, but it's tough
on the democratic mule.
Tax Commissioner Fleming's determl
nation to list all property for taxation at
Its cash value will be commended if be
Mill only list it all. The railroad Joker
la the city charter will then be of more
Value to the railroads than ever.
, Competition for republican nomina
tlons for congress In Nebraska is in
marked distinction to the efforts of the
lemo-pops to evade being put on the
ticket What Is worth having is worth
striving for, and a republican nomina
tlon is worth having In Nebraska nowa
days.
It appears that the Boers bad a larger
force in the field at the outset of the
war than was commonly estimated, the
number being authoritatively stated at
50,000. There is no comfort In this for
the British, however, since their army
till numbered six times that ot the in
trepld burghers.
The republicans in every congressional
district In the state except the Second
bare made their nominations, but Mer
cer does not propose to submit his pros
pectus for a sixth term renomlnatlon
until be gets good and ready, which
may be In July. August, September or
possibly not until the middle of October.
If the Pennsylvania democrats nom
Inate Robert E. Pattlson for governor
the campaign In that state will be ex
ceedlngly Interesting. Mr. Pattlson has
been governor of Pennsylvania, hs
made a good record In public life and
la very popular. He would give Judge
rennypacker, the republican candidate,
ft strong race.'
The Shrlners are coming back from-
their pilgrimage to- San Francisco.
Omaha U a much more Important oasis
on the return trip than it was on the
outgoing, for it is here the tent of the
Imperial potentate is now pitched. The
local wearers of the fes and claws will
be busy for a few days now felicitating
and entertaining the pilgrims. They
will endeavor to live up to the motto,
U jou meet a Khrtaer, ask. Mm."
AkSISSMKXT Or IOWA RAILROADS.
The paramount 1stte upon whirh Jov-
ernor ('uininlii" wruri'd his noinlnstlon
by the republicans of Iowa Inst year was
tax reform, and eopecially an Increase
in the asoeKxed valuation of railroads.
While Nebraska railroad attorneys and
tax agents point to Iowa as a model of
fair railroad assessment, the people of
Iowa have for years complained of the
partlnllty shown to the railroads and the
discrimination against all other classes
of taxpayers In the assessment of rail
road property.
In Iowa, as in Nebraska, the railroads
protest against paying additional taxes.
They Insist that the railroads are now
paying one-thirteenth of the total tax
collected In the state of Iowa, which in
round figures amounts to a million and
half dollars, but one-thirteenth does
not by any means represent the tme
ratio of value that railroad property In
Iowa bears to all other classes of tax
able property.
In the state of Minnesota, where th
rsllroads are assessed 3 per cent on
gross earnings, they were required to
pay $l,G.-8,779 into the treasury last
year and a proposition is to be voted on
at the election next November to raise
the railroad tax from 3 to 4 per cent on
gross earnings, which would be an In
crease of 25 per cent, or an aggregate of
over $2,000,000 a year. That this propo
sition will carry Is a foregone conclu
sion.
With a railroad mileage of 9,180 miles
for Iowa and against 6,942 miles 1n Min
nesota, it goes without saying that the
railroads of Iowa are worth a great deal
more money and are earning a
great deal more money than the
railroads In Minnesota. The rail
roads of Iowa were assessed In
1001 for $47,071,258, and it Is currently
reported that Governor Cummins will
Insist on an increase of 30 per cent, or
about $15,000,000, in the assessment for
1902. For the next thirty dnys the
state executive council, which acts as a
board of equalization, will devote Itself
to an exhaustive study and discussion
of the railroad assessment problem, and
the outcome will be watched by the peo
ple of Iowa with Intense Interest.
The people of Iowa, like the people of
Nebraska, doubtless realize that the
railroads have been a great factor in the
upbuilding of their state, but Inasmuch
as the railroads are in position to levy
an almost arbitrary tribute upon the
products of the state aud make their
patrons pay not only Interest upon bonds
and dividends upon stocks, but also the
cost of maintenance and Improvement
of the road, as well as the money ex
pended for taxes, they see no reason
why they should not bear their due
proportion of the burden of taxation.
BAKKRVPTCT LAW SVSTAlNKD.
The opposition to the bankruptcy law
in the house of representatives was
overwhelmingly defeated In its effort to
have the act repealed, the majority
against repeal being 72. Public sent!
ment regarding the law Is shown In
the fact that of the 20,000 associations,
lawyers, business men, etc., who are
represented by resolutions and commu
nications before the house committee
on this subject only 10 per cent are op
posed to the law and even that per
centage bases opposition on the defects
in the law which the house bill reme
dies. These expressions of opinion were
brought out by the Judiciary committee,
which sent something like 15,000 In
quiries, Indiscriminately, throughout the
United States asking for opinions about
the law.
The house amendments to the bank
ruptcy act are such as experience has
alrown to be necessary and they were
carefully considered by the Judiciary
committee, aided by experienced outside
opinion. These amendments will un
doubtedly very greatly Improve the law
and render Its operation more generally
satisfactory. The vote In the house
gives assurance that the law will stand,
but It Is not likely that the amend
ments will receive consideration In the
senate at this session.
THE ALASKA BOUJIDART 1SSVK.
The Canadian premier. Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, said in a recent interview that
the most Important question Just now, as
affecting the relations and friendly feel
ing existing between Canada and the
United States, is the Alaska boundary
question. He spoke of the situation as
full of danger and all that Is required
to precipitate a disgraceful conflict is the
discovery of gold In the disputed ter
rltory. He thought It not creditable to
either government that so extremely lm
portant an issue should have been left
open so long and added: "We are most
desirous that It should be settled on Its
merits, to Insure continued friendship,
to avoid local and sectional conflict and
to remove the cause of serious interna
tional Irritation. We are perfectly will
ing to submit the question to arbitration.
but so long, of course, aa the United
States maintains that there is nothing
to arbitrate, the menace of open con
fllct on the disputed ground must con
tinue to exist"
The responsibility for this dispute and
the dangerous situation growing out of
it rests wholly with Canada. It was
raised by politicians of that country who
put forth claims to territory to which
the title of the United States bad long
been established and for at least thirty
years after the purchase of Alaska had
not been questioned. It Is territory
clearly defined In the treaty with Bus
sla conveying to the United States title
to Alaska and which was recognized on
all maps of that country as being Ameri
can territory. As the New York Sun
correctly states, the Canadian claim was
never heard of until the development of
the Klondike suggested the desirability
of a boundary theory which should give
the Canadian Ynkon region a seaport by
cutting through the American pan
handle.
This preposterous claim the United
States government has declined to arbl
trate and doubtless will continue to do
so, because It Involves a surrender of
I territory which Ux American people
ould not permit. The Canadian pre
mier snld that nothing has been ac
complished looking toward a settlement
f the dinpute since the Adjournment
sine die of the Joint high commission.
The reason for this Is to, be found in
the obstinate persistence- of Canada In
its utterly Indefensible claim. But for
that there is every reason to believe
the British government and our gov
ernment would have reached a settle
ment It was due to this that the Joint
high commission failed to accomplish
anything and left unsettled all the Is
sues between the United States and
Canada which it was created to consider
nd adjust the Dominion government
having made the settlement of all other
questions contingent upon the conces
sion of its claim In Alaska.
It is possible that sooner or later there
will be a serious conflict over this
boundary question, but if so the United
States will not be the loser and mean
while It can be confidently predicted
that there will be no surrender of Amer
ican territory in Alaska,
GROWTH OF RCHAL FRSS DILIVKRT.
Former Postmaster General Charles
Emory Smith was presented last Satur
day, by many of his former subordi
nates, with a massive silver punch
bowl in recognition of his work in In
stalling the rural free postal delivery
system. The facts regarding the growth
of the system under the administration
of the PostofBce department by Mr.
Smith are interesting. When he took
charge there were but 130 routes In
operation and the number established
or provided for when he retired was
,000. In 1898 the appropriation for
this service was $50,000, while for the
current year it is $4,000,000 and the
amount to be disbursed during the next
fiscal year Is $8,000,000. At the time
Mr. Smith became postmaster general,
in April, 1898, rural free delivery was
an experiment It had become a per
manent part of the postal service when
be retired from the cabinet in January
last The very great progress made in
developing the system during this per
iod of four years was largely due to
the earnest and energetic efforts of Hon.
Charles Emory Smith and it is some
thing of which any man might feel
proud.
Speaking of the work Mr. Smith said
its value cannot well be over-estimated.
'The conception which plans the actual
delivery of the mail every day at every
door throughout the entire eligible por
tion of the country, covering over a
million square miles of ' territory, and
thus puts every home In touch with the
world activities, is one of the striking
Illustrations of the prodigious energies
and wonderful achievements of the
American people. No other country lu
the world undertakes such colossal serv
ice. The only countries where univer
sal house delivery is tried are countries
of limited area and compact population.
In only two years of our advance we
covered a territory greater thun the
area of all Englaud." Mr. Smith ex
pressed the opinion that at the estimated
rate of progress the whole available por
tion of the country .will be embraced In
this service in three or four more years.
PVBL Kl TV OF CORPORA HONS.
A bill has been Introduced in the house
of representatives providing for pub
licity of corporations engaged In inter
state business. The outlines of the
measure as reported indicate that
the measure has been framed along
the line suggested by President
Roosevelt and Is comprehensive In its
requirements. It provides for annual
statements to the secretary of the treas
ury by the corporations showing full
particulars of business and requires the
secretary of the treasury to classify the
stock of corporations Into such as has
been paid for In cash-or Its equivalent
and such as Is usually called Inflated or
watered stock, the latter to be assessed
by the government at 2 per cent per
annum. There is also a provision in
the bill relating to railroad dlscrlmlna
tlon.
While It Is improbable that there will
be any legislation of this kind at the
present session of congress. It is well to
have the matter brought forward so that
preparation can at leust be made for
Its consideration at the next session.
There is practically universal concur
rence In the opinion expressed by the
president In his first message to con
gress that all corporations doing an in
terstate business should be required at
reasonable Intervals to give public In
formation as to their financial condition
and operations. The government should
have the right In the interest of the
public, to inspect and examine the work
ings of such corporations. There are
other means of remedying the abuses
and impositions of the great corpora
tions, but none Is more Important or
would prove more effective than pub
licity, and there appears to be no doubt
as to the power of congress to apply
this remedy.
The disposition to escape the rapacity
of London's thrifty hotel keepers has
overcome the patriotic desire of the
English people to witness the coronation
pageant to such an extent that the au
thoiitles have been appealed to to force
a reduction lu prices, to the end that the
popular demonstration may not prove a
fiasco. London tradesmen haven't bad
a coronation In a long time and they
have evidently determined to make the
most of this oue.
The excursion of Omaha business men
which Is now being piloted through the
northeastern part of the state will not
be in vain If It awakens a sentiment in
favor of more direct railroad communl
cation with some of the rich territory
which Is now cut off from Omaha.
Commuultles that should be among
Omaha's best patrons have long been
forced to trade elsewhere because of in
efficient train service.
The losses to operators and miners
from the anthracite coal strike are est!
mated to amount already to $30,000,000.
What the conflict baa cost the conauui
era of cosl In enhanced price cannot
easily bo computed, but It Is a large
sum. Not only Is there no apparent
prospect of a settlement, but there Is
danger that the soft coal miners
throughout the country will liocome In
volved, a national convention having
Won called with this In view. It Is a
situation that menaces the Industrial
welfare of the entire country.
Where Work Awaits the Wllllac
New York Herald.
Kansas and Nebraska are appealing for
Harvest hands and cannot get enough. For
the unemployed the cry Is still "Go west!"
Mlataty Heady Aaeet.
Washington Post
If the democratic party deliberately
courts another national defeat Mr. Bryan
will be lis logical candidate for 1904 and
nobody knows this any better than the
gentleman who has been using the party
for the lecturing and publishing business.
Rnonch, and to Spare.
Indianapolis Journal.
President Schwab of the steel trust la a
smart man, but when he said that "the
worst thing a young man can start In life
with is Influence" he was away off. In Ou
nce is a good starter, but it cannot be
epended on to carry to success a young
man who will not help himself.
Where Jnstlce Halts.
Indianapolis News.
It looks as If It were pretty nearly an
axiom that an American political scoun
drel can not be punished. If the judicial
proceedings do not slip a cog and by chance
the courts sentence him, something else
intervenes to prevent punishment. The
last illustration Is the Cuban amnesty that
frees Neely and Rathbone. It would be
interesting and instructive to know what
influences brought this about.
Science of Petty Swindling;.
Chlesgo Chronicle.
We are now In the fullness of the season
when the swindling berry box Is to be seen
in its highest development and activity. If
there Is no way by which the vendor of false
measure can be reached the legislature
should devise one. The man who professes
to sell a quart when he really gives less
than a pint is fine material for the bride,
well, along with the rascal who covers
green peaches with red netting.
Government Money In Banks.
Philadelphia Record.
Since Secretary Shaw took bold of the
Treasury department he has Increased the
deposits of government money In national
banks by nearly $10,000,000, and they were
before considerably above $100,000,000. Evi
dently the new secretary has no fear of a
'pet bank" issue against his administration.
such aa was used with some effect by the
republicans in the campaign of 1888, when
the democratic administration bad on de
posit with the banks only about one-half
the present amount ,
Britain's Comic Opera Army.
Baltimore American.
Armies do not appear anywhere to be
model institutions, but the Investigation
Into British army affairs discloses a state
of things which, serious enough on one
side, on another smacks of comic opera.
The suppression of polo la gravely recom
mended, because, on account of the strenu
ous competition between regiments at tour
naments, such high-priced ponies are
bought and maintained as to keep efficient
men who are poor out of the service. It
is also recommended that the practice
should be discontinued of keeping regi
mental packs of hounds, from which the
Irreverent outsider will draw the conclu
sion that the army Is going to the dogs in
more ways than one.
Before and After Taking; Transport.
Philadelphia Record.
Rerentlv the army transDort Egbert was
offered for sale by the quartermaster gen
eral of the war office, wide publicity being
rlvon hv artvertlsementa and circulars to
- j
the opportunity for Investment. Only one
bid was received and that was in the sum
nf xio.nno. It was urged that the vessel
. mart tn tha Rritish fla. under
whlnh it sailed before coming- into nosses-
sion of the government, ana nence must oe
kA an valueless or nearlv so. Even
the board of officers that examined Egbert
considered fgz.uou a tair valuation in view
nf the ner.essltv of British registry follow
ing a transfer of ownership. Egbert hag
been used as a hospital snip in me rnu
lppines. The government paid $200,000 for
lh. vmmpI and anent nearly S250.000 In re
pairs on it. Yet all this is worth but a
Inela beeffarlv, bid of 110.000. For bound
1 ranarltv and unadulterated call the
Pacific coast marine "grafter" certainly
carries off the palm.
PARTY, WITHOUT A POLICT.
Democrats Proclaim Ko Philippine
Plan Americana Can Approve.
New York Times (ind. dem.)
The policy approved by the Oregon demo
crats is in substance the policy of the re
publican administration. Under that pol
icy the Filipinos are being trained for self
government as rapidly as possible. Presi
dent Roosevelt has not proclaimed that
when prepared for self-government, they
will be made Independent. He has no au
thority to make such a declaration, and to
make it would be a reckless act. But he
has said that when they give evidence of
fitness to govern themselves, then, and not
till then, the question of their independence
shall be determined.
The Kansas declaration is unintelligible
except as a dodging of the question. 8hort
of reading a hundred speeches, many of
them Ignorant, soma ot them violent and
none of them that we now recall embody
ing any matured and reasoned-out plan, no
one could say what position the democratic
members ot the national congress have
taken with respect to the Philippines. AU
the democratic senators voted against the
civil government bill, which provides a
civil administration for the lalands and dls
trlct and municipal governments, with popu
lar representation the very thing de
manded by the Oregon democrats.
All the other democratic platforms
adopted so far this year, that is to say, the
platforms of the democrats of Tennessee,
South Carolina and Indiana, offer alterng.
tlves to the republican policy such as no
sane man of any party clothed not only
with the power, but with the responsibility
of the presidential office, would ever adopt
and that no civilized people of any nation
would ever permit to be followed.
The declarations of purpose approved by
the democrats of South Carolina, Tennessee
and Indiana would make any other govern
ment but military government impossible
In the Philippines. We should be com
pelled either to maintain order there by a
permanent military authority or to with
draw and leave the Filipinos to their fate.
The one would involve governing without
the consent of the governed In perpetuity
the other a disgraceful and dangerous re
pudiation ot national and International
duty.
It Is perfectly plain that the democrats
have no Philippine policy. They have
formed no plan, proclaimed no principles
Indicated no method that the American
people In any conceivable circumstances
would approve. If the state democratic
conventions yet to come have no wiser or
aster pronouncements to make on this sub
ject the leaders will be forced to confeas
tbey have tailed miserably la the effort to
create a Philippine issue,
BITS OP WAHIGTO LIFE.
Miner Scenes and Incidents Sketched
on the Spot.
Oddities of personal adornment are so
common In Washington that It Is a tssk of
genius to create a sensation In that wsy,
but the rbsrrolng widow 'of Cushmsn K.
Davis of Minnesota baa achieved that dis
tinction. Recently she appeared on the
streets of the cspltsl city carrying on her
arm a deep band of black crepe, to which
was attached a fine miniature of her late
husband.
Stress of business and the dearth of time
will lead to a change In the president's
Ignature. He has always been accus
tomed to write out his first name in full,
but he finds that it will save him about 60
per cent of time and trouble to make It
Imply T. Roosevelt.
Where a man has to sign his name about
000 times a day It does make a difference.
There is a man In the office of the auditor
for the Postofflce department who. It is
said, owes his appointment largely to tbe
fact that his signature contains but five
letters. He is Second Deputy Auditor N.
Chew. He does little but sign his name,
and he does that for about eight hours a
day steady.
"It took the late Senator Plumb of Kansas
nearly two years to get these water coolers
placed In the corridors of the capitol." ssld
gentleman quoted by the Washington
Post. "The senator waa a fighter when he
went into a fight and It la said thst some of
his constituents who were visiting Washing
ton for the first time called his attention
to the fact that it was impossible for a
tranger to get a drink of water In the big
building. Of course, people who know the
ropes can dodge into one of the numerous
committee rooms and get a dnink of water,
and frequently something stronger, but be
fore the coolers were placed In the main
corridors the stranger stood little show.
When the complaint was made to Senator
Plumb he at once determined that there
should be water for all who wished It.
The senator went to work, introduced a
bill, but this wss lost in committee, and
after repeated efforts, lasting nearly two
years, he managed to get it in as an amend
ment to an appropriation bill, with him
self as one ot the conferees. He was ap
pealed to to give up the effort, but an
nounced that he would defeat the whole bill
unless the amendment for coolers stuck.
That settled It, and during the next recess
the coolers were placed in the walls. The
water Is kept cool by going through a coll
of pipes through and around the storeroom
in the basement ot the building, where the
Ice for use In the building Is stored. I
never take a drink here but that I think of
Senator Plumb, one of the best men who
ever came to the senate and who killed
himself by overwork."
"Before reaching his majority he wag
married to Miss Peter Mercer, and to her
Influence is due whatever of success he has
attained."
Thus does Congressman Robert W. Davis
of Florida pay a loving tribute to his wife.
who died at the Davis home In Maryland
avenue, Washington, a few weeks ago. The
above sentence Is culled from Judge Davis'
modest autobiography, printed in the last
Issue of the congressional directory.
"All that I have In life, I owe to my
wife," said Mr. Davis.
"We were married when both of us were
very young neither being ot lawful age.
Poor as the old church mouse, we battled
together against the waves of adversity,
my wife constantly lending her aid to as
sist and cheer me when the clouds seemed
darkest. As the years rolled on and on
she was ever my able assistant, spurring
me to greater efforts and broader achieve
ments. The modest little that t have ac
complished In life is due to her untiring
energy, her constant devotion and supreme
optimism. She could pentrate into the
darkness and despair and see good in
everything.
"Acknowledgment of her material as
sistance to me in my career comes a little
late, it seems to me now it should have
been publicly made during her lifetime.
My only object in mentioning my wife's
help to me In the revised issue of the di
rectory was to pay a modest tribute to her
sweet memory."
Judge Davis Is serving his third term In
congress and is assured of a unanimous
renomlnatlon for a fourth. He Is an ex
confederate soldier and surrendered with
the army of Oeneral "Joe" Johnston at the
close of the civil war; was admitted to the
bar before he became of age, haa been a
member and speaker of tbe Florida legis
lature. He was at one time general attor
ney for the Florida Southern railway.
Wives of the cabinet ministers, who al
ready are preparing for next season's so
cial season, report that there is a re
markable scarcity of young women In
Washington who are competent to serve as
social secretaries. In fact, there are not
enough to go half way around, and the
cabinet ladles are In despair because they
know that the shortage means a repetition
of the anguish and humiliation consequent
upon blunders which followed them so re
lentlessly all during last season.
The social secretary is an Important per
sonage in Washington society. To be sure,
she Is not much In evidence herself, but
her handiwork Is seen everywhere. Tbe
making out of the Invitation lists, the
mailing of acceptances or declinations and
tbe other routine work connected with the
social season Is the small and unimportant
part of the social secretary's duties. She
Is expected to be a walking encyclopedia of
Information on tbe Ins and outs of Washing
ton society. This Information she deals
out to her employer as necessity requires.
Senator Jones of Nevada will retire from
public life when his present term in the
senate expires on Msrch 4, 1903. He has
been in the senate for thirty years and
could remain thirty years longer if bis life
waa spared for that length of time. "But
I am now TS years of age," said Senator
Jones to a Washington Post reporter, "and
while I am still In the full possession of
all my faculties and my health I do not
want to linger superfluous here. I think
I had better step down before I get to be
too old."
When Don Cameron wag in the senste he
and Jones became close personal friends
and their intimacy haa never been clouded.
When Mr. Cameron recently celebrated
"Farmers' day" at Donegal Mr. Jonea was
one of the guests. This calls to mind the
fact that the poem which Mr. Cameron
Chinks is the best poem ever written and
which he quotes to every friend wss
given him by Senator Jonea. It Is the
story In rhyme ot "Sliver Jack." who waa.
working In a mining camp when a man of
the name of Robert Walte, "who was kind
o' cute and slick and tonguey," undertook
to ridicule the bible and to say that ths
Savior was "Just a common man."
"You're a !lar!" some one shouted, "and
you've got to take It back."
Then everybody started. It waa the voles
of Silver jack.
There waa a hot light, wherein Jack
slugged Bob and made him confess the
error ot his ways.
Bo the fierce discussion ended and they ris
up from trie grouna.
And someone brought a bottle out and
m. klnrilv nlUM) It 'round.
And we drank to Jack's religion In a quiet
sort or way.
And the spread of Infidelity was checked In
camp inai aay.
There la a suspicion that the poem wag
written by Senator Joaeg aad ha haa never
denied. It
FREE PASSES IX VIRGINIA.
Gloemy Ontlamk for Officeholders in
the Old Dominion.
Chicago Tribune.
Th new Virginia constitution has been
subjected' to' much 'adverse criticism not
alone because the' people of the state will
have no voice in It adoption, but because
of some provisions which are unjust and
discriminating. There la one section, how
ever, which Is worthy ot all praise and
which would add greatly to the public vir
tue If it were In every other state constitu
tion. The section referred to absolutely pro
hibits free pssses ia the future. No county,
district, municipal or state officer here
after will have free transportation on rail
roads, sttamboata or electric lines. No
mileage appropriations will be made for
members' trlpa while tbe legislature Is in
session. Two exceptions only are made.
Flramen and policemen while on duty may
accept free transportation from street rail
roads. All others, from the governor
down to the lowest municipal underling,
must step up to the captain's office and set
tle. This Is as it should be. The prohibi
tion, with these exceptions. Is absolute and
the penalty Is severe. Any corporation
which shall give a pass will be subjected to
heavy fines. Any official who forgeta him
self and takes a pass will forfeit his office.
Of course, tbe officeholders are furious at
the summary cutting off of this ancient,
valuable and demoralizing privilege. Their
fury ia harmless. If the constitution had
to have the approval of the people undoubt
edly the officeholders would combine and
they might defeat It, but as it has been
sdopted by the convention, that ends It
Hereafter they must pay or stay at home.
and whenever they ride they will ride as the
plain people do. It will seem bard to them
for a time, but la the end the feeling of In
dependence will be a solace to them and
they will have the compensation of know
ing that the corporations will not have so
much occasion to tempt them, and that both
they and the corporations will ba likely to
be better public servants.
DEFICIT ROCK AHEAD.
Necessity for Going; Slow with Federal
Appropriations.
Philadelphia Press.
Representative Cannon, chairman of the
house committee on appropriations, had
very small attention paid to his warning
to the chamber on the possible prospect of
a deficit; but all he said was true and the
greater half of the danger was not said by
him.
This year'g surplus, instead of being
$100,000,000. will fall some $10,000,000 to
$20,000,000 short of that. Tbe repeal of the
war taxes cut away more than this from
next year's receipts. The revenue may run
to $639,000,000 next year. It is mora likely
to be $600,000,00.
The various appropriations la sight to
day run $90,000,000 to $100,000,000 over this.
The regular appropriations are $690,000,000.
They alone need all next year's revenue.
There are left the permanent appropria
tions snd the miscellaneous outlays, public
buildings, irrigation, rivers and harbors and
the rest. In all, these foot up $100,000,000,
or allowing for the appropriations which
will not be expended next year there are
here some $60,000,000 of expenditures.
The deficit next fiscal year therefore may
be $100,000,000 and cannot be lees than
$60,000,000, without counting payments to
the sinking fund. The working balance may
stand this for one year, but not for two.
The year after appropriations must be
sharply reduced or new taxes Imposed, an1
the year after is 1904, a presidential year.
This Is not a wise or prudent prospect
at the opening ot a presidential campaign.
PERSONAL. NOTES. '
Henry H. Cailea ot Newark, N. J., haa
returned home after spending fifteen years
in Bouth America, bringing with him one
of the finest collections of tropical butter
flies ever collected by an individual.
When Senator 8pooner Is In sn exciting
debate his hair seems to bristle up a little
more than usual and he frequently runs his
hands through It, catching it in bunches
and twisting It into varied fantastic figures.
The widow of the late ex-Governor John
P. Altgeld has taken title to their home In
Chicago, In which he lived and where he
died, some of his friends having contributed
to cancel a mortgage of $4,600 upon ths
property.
A curious resemblance exists between ex-
Speaker Reed and Pat Sheedy, the. noted
gambler especially odd from tbe fact that,
though the big lawyer Is often mistaken for
the sporting man, tbe latter is very seldom
honored by tbe reverse error.
Baltimore is considering a plan of chang
ing the name of Its North avenue to Schley
avenue, in honor of the rear admiral. The
present name ia ao longer appropriate,
the northern boundary ot the city having
extended far beyond the avenue.
Game Commissioner C. K. Sober of Lew-
laburg, Penn., known aa the "Chestnut
King," on account of his extensive and
successful venture in tbe new field of rais
ing an Improved variety of chestnuts, has
been engaged by the national authorities
at Washington . to prepare for gratuitous
distribution a report to be Issued on chest
nut culture.
While Colonel J. H. EsUll was making
his unsuccessful rsce for nomination as
governor of Georgia he fell Into conversa
tion with a citizen from the northern sec
tion of the state. "I couldn't vote for
you," said the voter. "I couldn't vote for
no man that lives in Savannah. Why, you
ain't got but one Baptist church there and
your city must be' la bad shape. No, slree,
I don't vote for no man that comes from
such a lost place as Savannah."
V
From now till July I
We shall have a variety of bargains to offer you. Oa July 1st we
shall begin to take stock and meantime there are lots of odds and ends
in men's and boys' suits that we would Ilka to sell when lines or gaods
sre broken, soma sizes missing and somsttmes when garment don't
go off as they are expected to do wa find, as every other trustworthy
house finds, that It pays to cut off all profit and trust to a cost price to
sail them quickly.
For the remaining days of this month, therefore, you may sad Just
what you want tor less than the usual price.
No Clothing Fits Like Ours.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers
SHRINKAGE IX STAPLB EIPORTS.
Tendency of Foretan Trade ia Recent
Months.
Springfield Republican.
Notwithstanding the recent rise et manu
factures to a larger place In the export
trade, products of agriculture still consti
tute some 66 per rent of the total shipments
ot merchandise out of the country. The
current shrinkage in this branch of the
export trade is therefore telling heavily
against our exterior commerce In general,
and this Is a fsct of immediate bearing on
the course of International exrhange and
of Importance In relation to the bustnesa
outlook of the country.
The May returns just at hsnd reveal a
very sharp backward tendency In this par
tlrular. Shipments of corn, owing to the
failure of last year's crop, have declined to
453,348 bushels for the month, against
10.685,8(i8 bushels In May of laat year. Ex
ports of oats have fallen from 6,491,000
bushels to 144,117; of oatmeal there Is a
decline of one-half and of wheat a
decline from 16,857,000 buahels to 9,676.867.
Cotton, provisions and rattle also show
material decreases In the outward move
ment and all exports of ataplea by values
during May compare as follows with the
month last year:
May. 19ftl isni.
BreadsturTs 813.9I7.f9S S2S.7r3.lM
Cattle and hogs 2,On:.4.Vt 3.60S.3M
Provisions 14.031. 18.U0.ma
Cotton 1J.M6.792 17.133.4S4
Mineral oil 6.917.644 6,464.236
Totals $48,726,101 $01,934,173
The total loss from a year ago la $20,208,
071, or about SO per cent. This Is the
smallest May export of staple produots re
ported since 1897, and compares with 158,
656.900 In the month of 1900, $50,419,000 la
1899 and $73,122,670 In 1898.
Such has been the tendency In our for
eign trade for some months, and It is likely
to continue at least up to the harvesting
of another year's crops. No Increase in
shipments of manufactures and other than
agricultural products Is taking place suffi
cient materially to offset this heavy shrink
age In the movement of staples; and since
Imports are being well maintained our
favorable trade balances, the wonder of
Europe for three or four years past, must
suffer considerable reduction. As they have
not been large enough In gome time to
compel gold shipments this way, they are
now likely to prove not larga enough to
prevent an outward movement of gold,
particularly in view ot the heavy borrow
ings of capital abroad recently to finance
varloua trust enterprises. The important
fact brought out in these trade figures lg
that the ground Is already being cut from
under tbe feet ot tbe syndicate soarers, and
speculative enterprise, Insofar as It has
calculated oa aa unbroken contlnuaaca of
tbe recent enormous trade expansions. Is
already la danger of missing Us calcula
tions. SMILING LINES.
Washington Star: " Caslonally," said
uncle Eben, "you finds a man dat 'ud
crests a better Impression wlf de neighbors
If he'd let de wheels o' gover'ment take
keer o' deer ge'ts while he pushes de lawn
mower."
New York Sun: Rev. Fourthly My good
boy, how often have 1 told you it Is wrong
to go fishing on the Sabbath?
Tommy-Oh. I ain't tryln' to get fish.
I m Jeat castln' about for some of the
sermons you said were In the running
brooks.
Philadelphia Press: "Say!" she cried
suddenly, as the bashful young man backed
into the nearest chair. "You must thlnle
you're a bird."
"Beg pardon," he stammered, "I don't
understand what"
"You're on my hat!" she shrieked.
Chicago Tribune: "I notice your preacher
sometimes stops abruptly, when apparently
In the middle of his discourse, and gives
out the closing hymn."
"Yes, he makes it an Inflexible rule t
quit when he sees as many aa six persons
nodding at once."
- ......... ....... a. u. .-na. una nnnn, OD-
Jected the hungry boarder, "Is pretty thin."
... ... ta-i.hicu mo iiiiBirrva oi mi
hoarding house,- "you see, It Is all ths
fault of the trust'
"The rubber trust?" asked the hungry
boarder.
For he had paid his bin and was a priv
ileged person.
Philadelphia Catholic Standard: "I nevei
see you stop at Jenkins' house any more,"
eald the busybody.
"No, he has become a church member,
you know," replied the beer man.
"Indeed? So he's given up beer, eh?"
"O! no, but I deliver It at the back gats
now."
THE SHIRT WAIST GIRL.
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
The shirt waist girl.
Who sets awhlrl
The hearts of all beholders.
Again la here
To charm and cheer.
And there'a no room for scolders.
In raiment light.
And color bright.
She forma a picture pleasing;
She holds full sway
Whin either gay.
Or serious or teasing.
She's here and there.
She's everywhere.
In all directions going;
Amid the hues
Of blacks and blues
Her shirt waist bright Is glowing.
When days are hot
They worry not
This girl attired ao lightly.
For as a rule
She'a trim and cool.
And always smiling brightly.
Long she will reign
Till summer's wane
E'er winning approbation.
And she'll t queen
Wherever sen
On far-away vacation. '
Bo careful be
Whene'er you sea
The shirt waist girl so charming;
For hearts she breaks
And conquests makes
In manner that's alarming.
