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TIIE OMAITA DAILY IJEE: FRIDAY, tTTTLY 18, 1902.
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' E. ROSfiiwATfcB, EDITOR.
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STATEMENT. OF CIRCULATION,
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George B. Txschuck, secretary of The Bee
Publishing Company, being duly worn,
says that the actual number of full and
complete copies of The Jjaiiy. morning.
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month of June, 1802. waa as follows:
1 3U.410 U 89,40
1 2M.4HO 17 2,B40
I SHMISO U 8,T60
4 aa.BTO II 2,T40
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T S9,B7u 72 5M,BK
t 84M0 23 2U.6HO
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12 SO.B10 XI 89.680
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16 8,BMO t0.. 2tt,610
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Less unsold and returned copies.... .oa
Net total sales 8TO,BM
Net dally average JTO.318
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Subscribed In my preeenco and sworn to
before me this JOth day of June. A. D., Mot.
(Seal.) . M. B. HUNQATE.
Notary Public.
Whisky prices hare been advanced 1
cent a gallon, but highballs are as yet
no higher.
Wisconsin republicans hare declared
(or tax reform, and particularly rail
road tax reform, In no uncertain sound.
Grain exchange speculators are ad
vised not to stake money on crop failure
In Nebraska and adjoining states this
year.
That man Tracy Is attracting almost
as ' much attention as : Pat Crowe,
although there is no $25,000 reward in
sight for his captor.
Now is when the experience of Min
neapolis' superintendent of police in
helping others elude law officers comes
In handy for him In his own flight
Poor World-Herald! What would it
do to' fill up its editorial columns if
it did not have The Bee to draw from
and the editor of The Bee to talk about?
The Union Pacific has rescinded Its
notification of withdrawal from the
Western Immigration bureau, in which
It Is associated with other roads. Won
der if it got what it was after.
The great . advantage of the royal
yacht for hospital service for the con
valescing king of England is that the
populace cannot stand about the front
door waiting for hourly bulletins.
Another negro burned at the stake in
the black district of Mississippi, but the
popocratlc orators and organs x cpnflne
themselves to bewailing the tortures of
the water cure In the Philippines.
An army' transport for which the gov
ernment paid $140,000 has beensold for
f50,000. This is evidently a case where
the patriotism of the shipowner who
unloaded at war , prices was made to
pay.v . : '
Secretary of War Root will make a
flying trip to Europe that will keep him
on the water twelve or fourteen days.
This will afford the opposition papers a
chance to spring a few new yarns about
the war secretary, with the assurance
that they cannot be punctured until his
return.
Both state tickets have already been
In the field In Nebraska for nearly
month, but the campaign committees
are only beginning to organize. This
annual argument for early conventions
to, give plenty of time for campaign
propaganda does not seem to work out
In practice.
The newly appointed Chinese minister
to the United States must be about as
shrewd as the retiring Chinese minister,
Wu Ting Fang, .whose example he
seems to be emulating. The new mln
later, now located In Paris, Is already
throwing long distance bouquets at the
American newspapers and newspaper
men.
Preparations for the erection of the
new quartermaster's warehouse are un
der way,.' and the plans for the struc
ture contemplate a' substantial store
house between 400 and 500 feet In
length. But a quartermaster's ware
house is no more like a quartermaster'
supply purchasing depot than a jobbers'
Storehouse Is like a market bouse.
The unexpected always happens
Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson
Meriimae fame. The captain' was dis
porting himself promiscuously In t
muddy Mlttslsulppl near Alton when
handsome young woman from St Louis
accidentally dropped into the river i
would have drowned but for the cap
tain's outstretched arm. And thereby
hani. another kiss.
TMAtivnin arrrrcft'tf flaw.
State Tnfisnrer Brnefer calls atten
tion to the gravity of the situation that
confronts the people of Nebraska In the
Investment of Its permsnent school
funds in the following published Inter
view: . .
I do not envy my successor. The Indi
cations are that he will hare more money
on his hands than be can possibly Invest
under the constitution ' and laws as they
are at present. Fully 11,000.000 worth of
county bonds bow held by the state will
fall due during the next two years and will
undoubtedly be paid by the counties. At
preeent the counties have money and are
paying their bonds Just as fast as the op
tion expiree. Then, during the tame period
there will be another million dollars de
rived from warrants and a third million
feom state lands. In order to keep this
money Invested there must be some change
in the constitution and the laws that will
permit a wider range of Investments. I
do not favor an amendment permitting the
state to loan money on land, this to be done
through county officers and the counties to
be responsible for the loan. It appears to
me to be a plan open to much fraud. Gov
ernor Crounse once advocated Investment
In Urtlted States bonds. This Is permitted
now under the constitution, but he believed
the state board should h given power both
to buy and sell these bonds whenever the
state of the market Justified. Of course.
they draw only 2 per cent Interest. Less
than I per cent would be realised by the
state. If that la a good clan, why wonld
It not be well to loan the money to de
pository banks T The banks of Nebraska
are now In good condition . and will cer
tainly pay 3 per cent for the money If they
have an . opportunity. , Of. course, a con
stitutional amendment would be necessary
to carry out such a plan.
Treasurer Stuefer is in the main cor
rect in his premises and conclusions.
We fully concur with his view concern
ing the danger of loaning school money
on real estate security. That experi
ment was tried immediately after Ne
braska assumed statehood. It resulted
in bad loans and losses and was ab
ruptly abandoned with the Impeachment
of members of the loaning board. Long
time loans of the permanent school
fund to depository banks would, we be
lieve, be also of doubtful expediency,
although the depository banks should
be the custodians of all the uninvested
public funds and required to pay In
terest on them to the state.
But why has not Treasurer Stuefer
directed himself to the governor, who
had it within his power to apply the
only effective remedy by calling the
legislature to submit the necessary
amendments to the constitution, this
year? Had this been done, as repeat
edly urged by The Bee, Mr. Stuefer's
successor would not be confronted with
the problem. The permanent school
fund could be safely invested in munici
pal and school district bonds, as well
as county securities, and the floating
debt of the state could have been re
funded Into low interest-bearing bonds,
to be substituted for the warrants now
held in the school fund.
A FROQRE8HIV K CMS AH AS. . .
The newly appointed Chinese minister,
Liang Chen Tung, belongs to the pro
gressive class of Chinamen and is a
warm friend of the United States.
Speaking of the relations between his
country and this he said that the
Chinese government and people are most
grateful to the United States for the
course it has pursued in dealing with
China in connection with the other
powers and expressed the opinion that
this country will certainly receive as
good treatment as any power in the
commercial and Industrial development
of the Chinese empire. That be will be
Instrumental In securing such treatment
is of course to be expected and If 'he
shall prove as good a friend of the
United States as the present minister
he will commend himself to the cordial
regard of our government and people.
Liang Chen Tung knows the United
States pretty well and he likes Amerl
cans. As- a student at Yale he came
Into full contact with American life
and his experience here was such that
he does not view our society and insti
tutlons through thoroughly Chinese
eyes. His appointment was largely due
to the fact that he had been educated
In thla country and was therefore fa
miliar with its Institutions,' evidencing
a desire on the part of the imperial
government of China to cultivate the
most friendly relations with the United
Statea and to know more ot the institu
tions of the country which has been so
helpful to the Chinese empire In one
of the most trying exigencies of Its his
tory. The new minister has expressed
himself as being greatly pleased with
the opportunity to go to Washington
and there Is no doubt he will be cor
diallyreceived there, though he replaces
one of the most popular men in the
diplomatic service.
XKQOTlATW&a WITH THE TAT IC Alt,
The last note of Governor Taft to the
Vatican is entirely friendly and con'
dilatory. It expresses the gratification
of the Washington authorities at the
disposition manifested by the Vatican
to come to an understanding with this
government as to the relations of church
and state in the Philippines and while
acknowledging the wisdom of the propo
sitions made In regard to the friars, says
that they would not solve the question.
In regard to the friar problem It is made
plain that the government does not In
tend to recede from its position. It is
pointed out that a voluntary and not a
forcible withdrawal of the Spanish
friars Is sought for the reason wholly
that these persons are offensive to the
native Catholics. It Is felt that in
order to render pacification secure a
most, essential condition Is that the dis
liked and distrusted Spanish clergy
shall get out ot the Islands, and their
place be taken by friars of other na
tionallties. " . .v
It may be satd that being shorn of the
authority and powers they have hitherto
exercised, generally in a iway, It is
charged, oppressive and mischievous,
that there could be no danger .In al
lowing them to remain, but native
sentiment is so bitter against the-m that
their presence Is Intolerable under any
circumstances. They are Spaniards
with a long record of abuses and op-
presslons and despotic exactions
charged up to them w hich the Filipinos
will not forgive. So strong and re
lentless Is the popular sentiment of hos
tility to them that the friars cannot re
turn to the parishes they left without
military protection and this they can
not be given. The attitude of the gov
ernment Is made perfectly clear In this
sentence of Governor Toft's note: "The
United States did not desire the with
drawal for itself It was Indifferent to
the presence off the friars but in the
Interest of the whole people of the Phil
ippines, who were bitterly opposed to
their presence."
There is no doubt that this objection
able element will be gotten out of the
Philippines and It is for the Vatican to
say whether their withdrawal shall be
voluntary or otherwise. This govern
ment cannot permit a body of persons
to permanently remain in the archi
pelago whose presence Is admittedly a
menace to peace and order. It Is not
difficult to understand the Indisposition
of the church authorities at Rome to do
anything offensive to Spain, but they
should not be Indifferent to the vast in
terests of the United States in the Phil
ippines, particularly in view of the fact
that it is not proposed to Interfere with
any rights or privileges of the church
In the archipelago. The withdrawal of
the Spanish friars and 'the substitution
of priests of other nationalities would
not Impair the authority or prestige of
the Catholic church in the Philippines,
but on the,, contrary would probably
strengthen them.
It Is understood that there will be
no further negotiations at Rome,, but
Governor Taft will remain there another
week and it is possible that in the mean
time an arrangement will be effected.
A CASK OF CRUSStD TRULLIT8.
The Lincoln Journal Is trying its very
best to champion the railroad end of the
railroad tax question, but it is getting
its trolleys frightfully crossed. Its latest
effusion seeks to combat the idea that
property should be valued for taxation
either at the amount invested in it or
at the cost of replacement, but at what
it would cost to buy it on the market
So it declares:
The true standard is not the cost of a
farm or railroad to the owner or what it
would cost to replace the improvements
found upon it, but the market value of the
property as an entity.
The Journal man should connect up
again with the railroad tax bureau. The
whole task Imposed on the railroad
lawyers is to disprove the market value
standard, because the market value of a
railroad is readily ascertainable by the
quotations on its .stocks and bonds,
which represent not only the tangible
property, but also the Intangible fran
chise values as well. If the Journal
will only stick to its market value propo
sition it will at once join with The Bee
In demanding a material Increase in the
assessment of the railroad property to
correspond with the Increase in the
market value of the Nebraska roads,
reflected In stocks and bonds during the
last two years. But as soon as it gets
revised orders from railway head
quarters the Journal will take another
tack.
BALFOCR OCR FRIMSD.
In view of the fact that a number of
Interesting and important questions,
chiefly beating upon our relations with
Canada, are awaiting settlement it Is
gratifying to know that Mr. Balfour,
the new British prime minister. Is a
very cordial friend of the United States
and desirous of maintaining the best
relations with this country. It Is said
that Americans who have visited Eng
land In recent years and have met Bal
four In places where confidences are
exchanged, have found him to be slngu
larly persistent In his quest of informs
tlon respecting the United States and
most cordial in his sentiments toward
this country. There is a statement also
that Balfour was among British states
men the most earnest sympathizer with
the United States In the war with Spain,
Of course Mr. Balfour's friendly feel
ing toward this country will not lead
him to take any position likely to prove
Inimical to the Interests of Great
Britain. There is no doubt regarding
hla patriotism or his devotion to British
interests. But his friendship may safely
be counted upon to enable him to take
a fair and reasonable view of the ques
tlons between the two countries and
to seek their settlement in a way to
strengthen International good will. It
will dispose him to regard all matters of
controversy from this standpoint rather
than from a wholly selfish point of view.
There Is reason to hope that the Alaska
boundary, question, for instance, will
receive fairer consideration from a mln
Istry of which Balfour Is the head than
has yet been given it as well as the
sealing question and some others. At
all events, the friendly feeling of the
new British prime minister toward us
Is not without its value as will possibly
in due time be shown.
Mr. Mooncalf from Mlzzoura still
labors under the hallucination that E.
Rosewater is a candidate for every
office that is to be filled by the people
ot Nebraska next November. Moon
calf reminds us forcibly of Garfield's
ox. When the editor of The Bee called
on General Garfield at his home In
Mentor after be had been elected presi
dent General Garfield wanted to be in
formed about the complications of Ne
braska politics. When the editor had
concluded, the president-elect remarked
"You have given me a clearer Idea of
the situation in Nebraska than I have
yet been able to get from any man.
Some people," said General Garfield,
"are like the ox. They have big eyes,
but they cannot see anything when they
see it."
County Treasurer ElBasser's monthly
financial exhibit shows that be Is car
rying a balance of over $100,000 on de
posit In the banks, but not a cent of in
terest turned in for the use of this
money. The same banks are paying 2
per cent on deposits of city money. Why
should they not pay interest Into the
county treasury on county deposits?
Two per cent only would produce be
tween $2,500 and $3,000 In the year and
help knock off another fraction from the
county tax rate. x Would any private
corporation conduct its business that
way?
The building Inspector of Chicago is
bciug hauled over the coals for permit
ting the construction of flretraps and
tinder boxes contrary to the laws and
ordinances governing building construc
tion, and It looks very much as if Jhe
committee of architects who have ven
tured to enter formal complaint will
be able to prove their charges and have
the Incompetent irrelevant and imma
terial supervisor of buildings dispensed
with. Inspection that does not Inspect
is worse than no Inspection.
A queer phenomenon has been sighted
on Lake Michigan, where the water of
the lake seems to have undergone a
convulsion, with huge waves sweeping
back and forth. The scientists in
vestigating Mont Pelee should be im
mediately recalled and despatched to
Lake Michigan, to locate the seat of the
disturbance. It Is Just possible the
water of the lake has broken Into an
adjacent- cavern drained dry In the man
ufacture of the beer that makes Mil
waukee famous.
The Iowa commission having charge
of the state's participation In the Louisi
ana Purchase exposition is off to St
Louis to select the site for the Iowa
building. With Its 1,600 acres, how
ever, we apprehend that the St Louis
fair will still be able to accommodate
Nebraska with a site for any exhibit or
building It may desire to plant
Room for Inane Hex,
Atlanta Constitution.
Every encouragement is offered by the
Issues of the present era to sensible, hon
est and courageous young men to enter the
arena ot fair and patrlotlo politics.
Calamity Takes t Cover,
Chicago News,
Crops are looking so well that the dole
ful Ananlases who thought the farmers
were going to raise nothing this year ex
cept tadpoles are beginning to take a hope
ful view.
How About the Taxes t
Kansas City Star.
Now that Mr. Schwab has declared that
the allied properties of the United States
Steel corporation are worth $1,400,000,000,
it would be Interesting to know on what
basis of valuation the trust pays taxes.
Firedamp and Afterdamp.
Minneapolis Journal.
Persons who read the accounts of the
Johnstown mine disaster probably noticed
the use of two words, firedamp and after
damp. The first, called by chemists marsh
gas, is explosive and Inflammable, and
being lighter than air is apt to aocumulate
along the upper parts of a mine. After
damp Is the result ot an explosion of the
other. It Is odorless and suffocating, and,
being heavier than air, sinks to the floor. .
. . Statistical lotions.
Philadelphia-Record.
. One ot the chief difficulties . encountered
by Census, bureau statisticians la the recon
ciling of Actual figures of agricultural pro
duction for 1901 with . the inflated esti
mates and calculations of the 1899 census.
As a series of striking conjectures that
monumental work was a signal success;
as a record of vital statistics and economic
data It is perhaps the moat universally
discredited document of its kind the world
over.
Good Time la Coming;.
Atlanta Journal.
It will he a happy day for this country
when a system of Just and reasonable ar
bitration can be agreed upon by capital
end labor generally and faithfully ad
hered to. Strikes are one of the worst
forms of waste, and the harm that comes
from them, as a rule, is not to be meas
ured by the money loss they cause, enor
mous as it is. There are good reasons to
believe, however, that we are gradually
approaching an era of arbitration that
will benefit both employers and employes
and the general public which now suffers
heavily from every-great strike.
Brsgs'i Bad Break.
Philadelphia Ledger.
If any government official deserves dis
cipline it is Concul General Bragg. Not
for reposing a confidence in his wire
which appears to have been unwarranted,
not for expressing an unflattering opinion
of the Cubans, among whom his lot was
cast temporarily, but for giving the poli
ticians an opportunity to stir up fresh
trouble over Cuba. The -plain orders ot
the executive, not less than the unfortu
nate experience ot other too talkative
government servants, were sufficient to
warn him that men In high position should
be seen as little as possible and never
beard at all, and he should be dealt with
as befits a breeder of trouble. It is lucky
for him that congress la not In session.
But the State department will deal with
him nevertheless. "Curse not the rich In
thy bedchamber," says the wise man, "for
a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and
that which has Wings shall tell the mat
ter." The Cubans are not rich far from
it hut the advice applies to Consul Qea
eral Bragg Just the same.
FAREWELL TO MINISTER WTJ.
China's Dtatlaa-aished Diplomat Ten.
dered a Bonq.net of Compliments,
Washington Post
The recall of this charming gentleman
and accomplished diplomat will be s cause
of widespread regret. We are visited from
time to time by foreigners ot great per
sonal attractions and enormous social con
sequence. They make themselves agree
able in parlors, salons and dining rooms.
But if a foreign envoy's value to bis coun
try depends in any way upon an enllght
ened familiarity with the nation to which
he is accredited, its people. Its customs,
its traditions, and its Ideas, then Mr. Wu
is the most valuable diplomat who has
sojourned in Washington for many years
We can understand that the Chinese
minister Is wanted at home. That unfor
tunate country needs enlightened 1 tit el
Ugence more than any country in the whole
round world. When Mr. Wu gets back to
his native land, be can tell In one day more
about Christian civilisation, about liberal
Institutions, about modern energy and de
velopment than the Chinese court can
assimilate In six months or a year. If
the emperor will only leave it to htm, China,
can formulate a foreign policy that will at
once command the respect of the outside
world. Mr. Wu Is the ideal statesman.
He possesses all the qualifications for that
career. He Is intelligent beyond com par
lson, and he has that gift ot humor which
amplifies Information and plays upon con
victton as though It were an instrument
We trust that Mr. Wu will receive at horns
the rewards he has so richly earned.
BITS OP WASHIHGTOH LIFE.
Penelen Commissioner Ware's Poller
of "Cold Evidence and Cold l.w."
Major John M. Carson, Washington cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Ledger,
gives the Ledger as instructive account of
the methods and policy of the pension
bureau under Commissioner Ware. He finds
the commissioner moving quietly In the
discharge of hla duties. He, hss made no
radlcsl changes In the regulations that
obtained prior to his advent but with the
knowledge gained from patient inquiry and
experience hss added a few new regula
tions to those which direct the general
administration of the clerical force and
meet the approval of the public. Mr. Ware
has deliberately laid down a policy that
will govern the administration of the office,
both with regard to Its Immediate per
sonnel and the granting of pensions. This
Is the new policy as defined by the com-
mlassloner: "No promotions for political
Influence and no sympathy with any effort
to handicap meritorious clerks of high or
low degree, and fair dealing with the pen
sioners. If a man Is entitled to a pension
he will get it; If he Is not, then he won't
get it not while I am commissioner." Ad
herence to that policy may bring the com
missioner Into conflict with demagogue con
gressmen and unscrupulous attorneys, but
will insure him the support of the presi
dent and the approval of the people.
That Commissioner Vara la m man ,f
originality and force Is established by the
systematic manner In which he is discharg
ing hla duties. In the granting ot pensions
his baslo rule Is "Cold evidence and cold
law," and In the selection of clerks for
promotion, "No precedence to political pull,
and no consideration for religion or na
tivity." Mr. Ware realised when be as
sumed the office that many of the old sol-
oiers were, through persistent misrepre
sentation, made to believe Commissioner
Evans was hostile to them, expected all
barriers would be removed to the obtaining
of original and the increase of old pen
sions. "When I came Into office.." M Mr
Ware, speaking on this point, "everybody
expected a wide swath would be rut nM
through the laws, the appropriations, the
national treasury and everything else.
There has been nothing of the kind. When
took charge here I called In all the h..H.
of divisions and told them verv nlalnl
that my policy would be to observe the law.
saia tnat ir tne acts of congress allowed
man a pension I wanted him to ret it.
If he could not meet the requirements of
the law no pension ought to be rranted. T
think that statement surprised some of
mem, nut I meant It and have stuck to it
Cold evidence and cold law. I aald to them
in the granting of pensions."
In regard to dealing with the clerVs of
the office Mr. Ware is equally straight
forward and determined. "My first lesson
on assuming office," said the commissioner,
"was that the most persistent pressure was
brought to bear on the commissioner to
appoint men to positions In the bureau who
had had no experience In the office. I had
two $1,800 positions to fill, and I hoped to
postpone the selection of men for those
places until I had fully familiarlxed my-
eu witn the office conditions. But I
found I had to make those appointments,
snd make them soon. I think there were
over 400 men presented to me with the
strongest Indorsements for those two Jobs.
Well, nearly all of the applicants were
well fitted foi; the work, but as I looked
about the office, I saw a good many other
men who had worked here for years, who
had developed the most valuable knowl
edge and experience here many of them,
old soldiers and I made up my mind that.
If anyone was made an $1,800 clerk, it
should be the man who had proven his
ability and hla steadiness right here un
der fire, so to speak. I'll appoint out
siders as places for them may be created,
but they will have to go In at the bottom
of the ladder."
At the outset, after discovering the pres
sure brought to bear to secure promotion,
regardless of fitness or merit Mr. Ware
appointed a special committee, consisting
of certain chiefs of divisions, to make
recommendations of persons In the office
considered deserving and qualified for pro
motion. "I meet the chiefs of divisions, as
sistant chiefs, chief clerks and deputy com
missioners every week, and we have a lit
tle convention of forty members. At the
first meeting of this body I explained my
purpose as to promotions. It was an
nounced that merit, tried and -proved, waa
to be the only consideration. Then, when
the first vacancy arose, I appointed a spe
cial commission of three chiefs of di
vision to serve sa a select committee on
promotions, in that one Instance. Those
gentlemen acted according to my Instruc
tions. They sent me a list of men, from
whom I could choose. Every man on the
list was of the highest possible grade, and
a number were democrats, and one of
these was an ex-confederate soldier. I
called the committee together and asked
them what they meant by recommending
an ex-confederate for promotion here In
the office. I told them I might have to
explain that to the country if the promo
tion ahould be made. And those men re
plied to me that it was simply because
any list of the moat efficient clerks In
this office must include that ex-conred-crate's
name. I made the promotions with
this help from the select committee of
division chiefs."
Ai-mmninrlnr the commission is a letter.
which roes to all who are promoted, which
Informs the recipient that he was ad
vanced on merit alone. The letter adds
value to the commission, and its effect
mut ha to Induce the man receiving it
to continue his efforts to deserve the con
fidence ot his chief. It reads: "Thla is
to say to you that you do not owe your
nromntlnn to oolltlcal influences or to the
commissioner or to your friends. Tou were
promoted solely on account or merit, ana
I hope that while you remain in the bu
r..n nn will continue the course which
gave you the promotion." If this system
be continued tne eneci win do w inf"
the efficiency and the morale of the clerical
force of the pension office.
PERSO.IAL MOTES.
Senator Hoar has Just purchased a resi
dence In Washington, having spent the
larger portion of his publlo life in hotels
and boarding houses in that city.
The report that Emperor William is com
piling a volume of sermons fits In nicely
with the report that he is trying to rerorm
the drinking habits of the German stu
dents.
England's new premier, Mr. Balfour, la
sure to bear his new honors modestly. Ha
had already reached the exalted post of
captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf club
team of St. Andrews.
Nearly the entire town of Leavenworth
lined up at the depot to receive the Sixth
Infantry. It Is one ot the most famous
regiments in American history, and baa
been commanded by Zachary Taylor, W. B.
Haien, W. 8. Hancock and A. McO. Mc
Cook. It waa organized In 1798 and was
first stationed in Fort Leavenworth In 1829.
Judge Sldener of St. Louis, who recently
ruled that a wife has the right of taking
money from her husband's pockets under
provoking circumstances, now holds that a
dog has the right to bite a person who ties
a tin can or other Impediment to Its tall
If the dog hsa not the right In law, in
equity be ought to have it. Bo a Daniel
come to Judgmentl
ANDERSON AND DEWEY.
ConSlet of Ideas Aboat the Cnptare
of Maalla.
Baltimore American. '
It Is natural for General Anderson as a
soldier to be Jealous ot the fame and the
achievements of the American army, of
which he was so long an officer; but fully
appreciating the motives that may have
inspired his action. It cannot be denied
that he blundered In his attempt to con
vince the American people that Admiral
Dewey gave, wittingly or unwittingly,
false testimony before the senate commit
tee on the rhtllppine islands. Admiral
Dewey was In a position to know more of
what transpired In connection with the ar
rangements for the surrender of Manila
than Anderson could possibly have been.
The former was commander-in-chief of the
naval forces engaged, while Oeneral An
derson occupied the somewhat subordinate
position of a brigade commander In Oen
eral Merrltt's land force. That Oeneral
Anderson actually believes what he has
somewhat laboriously and grandiloquently
set forth In the letter published la not to be
questioned. The trouble Is that he simply
did not know all of the details connected
with the affair about which he undertook
to controvert Dewey In order that the Amer
ican people might know the truth. .
In support of Admiral Dewey's testi
mony we have detailed an explicit evi
dence. A newspaper correspondent who
was present with the fleet has caused a
signed communication to be published In
one of the New York papers. This cor
respondent was at the time known to be
very close to Admiral Dewey and to enjoy
exceptional facilities for acquiring accurate
Information. He now says that at the
time In Aiigiftt, 1898 he knew for a fact
the thing to which Admiral Dewey testi
fied. He goes further and tells how Dewey
submitted to the Spanish governor general
a diagram ot iht flags he would hoist de
manding the surrender of the city; how,
la acknowledging them, the governor gen
eral Inclosed a diagram of the defenses
of Manila, showing the spot at which he
would hoist the white flag; bow it was
agreed . that when the attack should be
made the Americans were to advance rap-'
idly, passing quickly through the sons ot
a light Spanish fire, which would be con
tinued over their heads, and how Admiral
Dewey was to move his ships close up to
the city and then Are at a range ot 7,000
yards, so that the shots would pass en
tirely over the place. This arrangement
according to the correspondent, was de
feated by the fact that Agulnaldo and his
hordes rushed in ahead. of the Americans,
who did not advance with sufficient rapid
ity, and the Spaniards, becoming alarmed
at the onslaught of the Insurgents, began
firing In earnest Hence it was wa lost 122
men.
This, we take It Is the true story
merely . an . amplification of what Dewey
told the committee. In seeking to con
trovert It Oeneral Anderson does 111, for
the truth about the surrender of Manila
affords the country an example of mer
cifulness on the part of our army. Of
that example the nation may well be proud.
alnce It Is one oflthe few bright spots
In the record of the war, and Instead
of seeking to overthrow the belief that It
snared Spanish life and property the army
should take pride In having so done, for,
such mercifulness as was exhibited is nobis
wherever it may be displayed.
KOT MONEY, BUT ABILITY.
The Will to Do and ho Doing; Com.
mands American Admiration.
' ' Minneapolis Journal.
At times we, Americans are very near
to confessing that we are a nation of
money-grubbers and dollar-chasers. But
some of our foreign Inspectors and critics
understand us better than we understand
ourselves. The outside point of view has
its advantages. Mr. Alex Sahlln, an Eng
lishman, sees our apparent respect for
wealth in a light that does credit to us.
Mr. Sahlln is . one of those numerous
friendly visitors, critics or chroniclers that
Great Britain sends us In these days, in
marked contrast to the' Sydney Smiths,
DIckenses,, the Trollopes, etc., of other
days. He' waa one of a commission ap
pointed by the British Iron Trade associa
tion to inquire Into the iron, steel and al
lied Industries of the United States. In
the course of his report he says:
I have often heard it erroneously stated.
that the Americana worshln dollars. Thla
Is not so, because a rich man ae such Is
not greatly esteemed. . What the American
admires and honors Is the ability to do;
tbat capacity in a man, through his own
sagacity, nerve, enterprise and skill to
create and. employ a fortune. Nobody in
America aeems to feel above his work or
degraded by it. As it Is done, snd as Is
the result obtained, so Is the man esteemed
by his fellowmen, and . such is the place
he will make for himself in his community
or In his country. Everybody works, and
works for the sake of work; snd thus there
has been produced in America In the short
space of one generation an industrial po
tentiality which is more wonderful and
more to be feared than the works and
plants , which these same workers have
created. Nowhere is the struggling youth
more kindly encouraged, more readily
trusted, more generously aided, more gladly
made place for than In America, and when
I say this I speak from personal experience.
and with gratitude In my heart toward many
of those busy and keen, but also generous
and broad-minded men of affairs.
When we reflect that there are In every
community rich men spoiled sons of their
fathers, sordid accumulators, misers, shy
locks who haven't the respect of the
poorest man In the town and are not gen
Mr W
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In Connection
With our "alteration sale" of broken lines, etc., we are
offering an "extra special," as advertised, tomorrow. We
gave you one last week, and now here is another ONLY
IJETTER. The second one of the series we are going to
run
$1.50 NEGLIGEE SHIRTS, in fancy patferna, splendid
assortment to choose from, and all sizes,
Price $1.00
NO CLOTniNG FITS LIKE OURS.
Store closes Saturday evenings at 9 P. M.
during July and August.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
It, S. Wilcox, Manaeek
erally held to he worth a twentieth part
as much, money and all, to the community
as men who have not a cent but have
some human worth, we begin to appreciate
the accuracy of Mr. "shlln's view. The
publlo may be curious about an Astor or a
Vanderbllt because it Is wonderful, after
thousands of years of practice, that by the
mere fact of being born Into the world s
person should come Into the possession ef
Immense sums of money which be does
not and cannot earn.
But when you find s rich man who Is
admired, who has thousands of friends snd
followers, the chances ara that hs Is a
man of ability, eves of genius. Hs Is ad
mired not so much for his actual posses
sion of money as for the masterful quali
ties that have won him money. He him
self Is no money counter. He enjoys his
money, to be sure, and takes great satis
faction la the sdded power It gives him,
but his chief satisfaction In life la to be
found In the exercise of the talent or
genius that made him rich, whether It be
Invention, executive ability, foresight gen
eral mental seuteness or extraordinary
energy.
ROAD IS TO PAY DRAYAGE
Sonthern Ballwar Isanee a Tariff
Sheet In Which New Plan
" Is Established.
LOUISVILLE. Ky., July 1L The South
ern railway has issued s new freight tariff
providing for the payment of drayage on
all articles Included In the reoent tariff
Issued by ths Louisville A Nashville sad
Illinois Central roads.
This makes the drayage war which began
in this city about a week ago a three
cornered fight, with ths probability that
unless a settlement is soon reached the
Baltimore Ohio Southwestern will be
drawn Into the contest on account of the
action of ths Louisville A Nashville and
Southern on ths St. Louis lines which
they control.
PASSma PLEASANTRIES.
Detroit Free Press: Husband reading
the paper) What fools some men will
make of themselves 1
Wife Now, Henry, dear, what have you
done thla time?
Chicago Tribune: Ooodtjaan Oonrong No
tice how damp everything's glttin' these
days?
Duffold Knutt I don't see no dampness
anywher'a. I'm as dry as I gln'raUy am..
Philadelphia Press: Mr. Ferguson (call
ing up the stairway) Laura, now nearly
are you dressed for the theater?
Mrs. Ferguson (In tesrs) George, rll
have to give It up. I can't get any of the
bureau drawers open!
Mr. Ferguson It's Just as wall. X Can't
get my shoes on.
, Cleveland Plain Dealer: "The papers say
that Bantos-Dumont the balloonist, is a
teetotaler."
"That's too bad."
"Why too bad?" '
"Because It spoils the Jokes about his
drinking high balls and getting elevated."
Washington Star: "I can't help admiring
that writer's effrontery," said the young
man with the Inky Angers.
"In what respect?"
"In appropriating other people's Ideas.
He Is the kind of man who would write
'Honesty is the best policy' and claim It as
original."
Chicago Tribune: The Touth I think
Bessie Blllua la as pretty as she can be.
Don't youT
The Maiden Oh, yes: If she could think
of any way to make herself prettier you
can bet she'd try It-
Philadelphia Press: "Tee," said the first
traveling salesman, "I've had great luck
this month."
"That so?" replied the other. "What
have you done?"
"Nothing."
'- "Do you call that luckT What doee your
firm say?" . , . - ,1
"Nothing. That's where the luck comes
In. I'm still on the pay roll."
CHILDHOOD'S HAPPY DREAMS. '
James Barton Adams In Denver Post
In the days half forgotten she and I.
Barefooted Innocents, played together;
We rolled in the dust when the earth waa
dry.
And made mud pies In the soggy weather;
We climbed the trees in the deep old wood,
And shook the walnuts In rattling show
ers; Picked grapes and plums for our noonday
food.
And thought It heaven, that life of ours.
With never a tear to dim our eyes,
With never a cloud to blur our skies.'
We talked of the days when we'd, "growed
up;"
We'd be man and wife In our eosey cot
tage: We would sip of bll(s from Its sweetest cup
And eat from the same love dish of pot
tage. She'd cook me meals that a god would eat
While I would hustle for golden shekels.
And then I would gaxe In her face so
sweet
Though terribly spangled with nut-brown
freckles
And our eyes would meet and our souls
would seem
To mingle in love's first childish dream. ''
As the years passed on and we older grew,
And were chuma In the same great co-ed,
college,
We would try to kindle love's flame anew.
In the resting spells In our searou for
knowledge;
But she grew less "chummy," less full of
play.
Into staid "Paulyne" grew ths simple
Polly.
And she read on her graduation day
A thoughtful essay upon the folly
Of girls assuming the role ot wife
Instead of a nobler sphere In life.
e e
I meet her now on the busy street
Of the capital Colorado city,
A cold, proud dame, with the face once
sweet,
Now hardened by politics. Oh, the pity!
The light of affection never plays
In the eyea that I used to think so cun
ning, But with hatred they seem to fairly blase
When they meet with mine, for we now
are running
For the same fat office, she and I,
And we never apeak aa we pass by.
