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TIIE OMAHA DAILY IlEEi WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1002. 'Hie oniaiia Daily Bee. E. ROBEWATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERT MORNINO. TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION, pally Bee (without Sunday), One ier..$4-00 Jjaiiy iee anu bumlay, une Year S.W illustrated Wee. one tear ttunday iiee. One lesr -M etaiuraay Wee, Una Year 1-w Xwsntieih canlury farmer. One Year., l.uu Jjh.CH h,HLD BY CARRIER. Dally Bee (without Sunday), per copy... 8c aliy Bee (ttitnout bunuay), per wees... .12c Jjaliy Hen (including Hunday), per week..lc bunuay ee, per copy c Evening te twt'thoui Sunday), per week. loc Evening lit. (inctuulng bunday), per weeic ....lac Complaints of Irregularities In delivery Ihuuld te addreesea to Cuy Circulation lepartmenL OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building, bouih Omaha Utj Hail Building, Twin-ty-liuh and M btreels. Council uiuits in tearl Street. Chicago 104U Unity Building. New kork Temple Court. Washington oul fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communication relating to news and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. BCSINEbS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should t aauressed:. The Bee publishing com pany, Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order, payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only i-cent stamps accepted in payment ui mall accounts, personal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchangee, not accepted. THE BEJu PUBUbHliMi LUMrAfit STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.1 George B. Tsschuck, secretary of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, ays that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of July, lw2, was as follows! 1 20, (WO 17 29,510 1 20,670 18 ai),5S0 I .S0.B4O ' II K9.B70 4 2W.620 SO HJ.B10 t SO.&liO 21 3D. BOO in,5o S3 stn.Bttu 1 30,610 . 83 SU.540 30.400 14 30,690 39,640 ' 15 311.070 10 89,660 IS 30.H4O 11 39,610 87 39.4M0 11 30.U30 28 39,660 11 39,018 8 30,660 14 ..SO.ttOO 0.... ...39,010 IS 29.BOO U 30,630 1 39,800 Total 0141,460 Less unsold and returned copies v,ut Net total sales 000.824 Net daily average 30,362 GEO. B. TZSCHUClt Subscribed lit my presence and sworn to before me this list day of July, A. 1. 19ul (Seal.) . ' M. B. HUNOATE, . Notary Pubilo. Apparently those Japanese volcanoes are losing their prestige. Perhaps the right way to regulate the peed of automobiles la to regulate the automobile makers. The advance agent of the meat pack ers' trust seems to be several lengths alieau of iiit trust iiseif. Steel Magnate Schwab needs a rest If It will give the public, a rest on Schwab he should have It Dr. Schenck, who leaped Into fame by promulgating a doctrine of sex-determination, la dead. Ills wonderful discov ery has long been dead. , , . . The locks to the city may have been changed, but the mayor will still be able to supply keys to every notable gather ing that makes Omaha its meeting place. The geographer of the government geological survey has been trying to trace the origin and derivation of tha Dome Chicago. Better offer a prize and tart a guessing match. Henry Watterson may decline to run as democratic candidate for governor of Kentucky, but he feels no, hesitation In telling his fellow democrats what he thinks of them In unmistakable lan guage. No wonder the British are enthusi astic in their reception of the Boer gen erals. Lota of British soldiers spent years treking over the veldts without getting near enough to the Boers to dis tinguish officers from privates. Things are getting near the focal point In the Union Pacific strike situation. Union labor men understand why the Baldwin-Mercer , combination was so bent on capturing the Omaha police commission and making it an adjunct of railroad headquarters. Prospects are that President Roose velt will have an opportunity soon to All further vancancies on the supreme bench. If he keeps up to the standard be has set for himself In high judicial appointments there will be no occasion for criticism or complaint County Treasurer Elsasser Is out with another exhibit of the county's finances, but nothing in it shows where the county is getting a cent of the Interest money earned by county deposit bal ances. The same banks that hold the county money are paying 2 per cent ou city treasury balances. Why? It is to be noted that Superintendent Pears has this year managed to get lu bis annual report before the close of the month of August, whereas last year the report did not show up until after elec tion. Is this not pretty good proof that The Bee's criticism of unnecessary deluy In presenting the last report was well taken? Colonel Bryan declared at the Grand Island convention that his services would be at the disposal of the Joint fusion campaign " committee for work In Nebraska from that day until elec tion. Up to date the fusion managers have not seen fit to make out their requisition. Bryan will again have to talk against prosperity in Nebraska. Toung Mr. Hanks, who haa been given the fusion nomination for congress in the First Nebraska district Is a fine young man who made a creditable rec ord In the late legislature, but his chances of winning out over Congress nin Rnrkett ar altagthr toe rrSt for serious consideration. If there were any hope of electing a fuslonlst In that district. Hanks would never have'been permitted to carry off the honor. A PROBLtM lit SAB 1TATIOB. One of the difficulties to be dealt wit) In the event of the Panama canal' route being selected Is the problem of sanita tion, but this may not prove to be so serious as some' apprehend. It is ad mltedly a very unhealthy region and has been described, certainly not with out some Justification, as a veritable val ley of death. Yet when it Is remem bered how successful has been the work in sanitation of American methods in Cuba and the Philippines it may safely be assumed that we shall solve the problem at Panama. This Is the view taken of the matter by 'the Scientific American. That Jour nal admits that the Panama , route is unhealthy, but says that it Is not by any means the "graveyard" which Its oppo nents have persistently represented it to be. It points out that when the ca nal was first started and the proper methods of , sanitation and ' the best means of fighting the local diseases were not understood, there was un doubtedly a frightful mortality, but of late years, by the employment of col ored labor from the West Indies, most of which is immune from the local dis eases, and by the exercise of great care on the part of the white population, it has been found possible to keep down the death rate to a reasonable figure. Undoubtedly the question of sanitation will be one of the first matters to be looked after if the Panama route la se lected, and there is no reason to doubt that it will be successfully dealt with. At any rate, It will have no lnflueuce upon the question of choice of routes, since Nicaragua has no advantage on this score. COMLlit TU AMERICA. The Boer generals who are now in Europe, the recipients of enthusiastic popular ovations, are coming to " the United States. Their representative is to leave London immediately for this country to prepare for their visit which it is needless to say will be marked by a hospitality as hearty and sincere as will be accorded them anywhere. Tho reception given to these distinguished representatives of the Boer people in England was most creditable to the British people, strikingly illustrating the Anglo-Saxon admiration for men of he roic courage. American are not less susceptible to this feeling than English men, and wherever Botha, Dewet and Delarey may go in this country they will receive the most cordial greeting and every assurance '.of that profound sympathy which is general among our people. . , They are worthy of the .best consid eration that can be shown them. As patriots, as military leaders and as Christian gentlemen they have a claim to our highest respect r .In their, efforts to maintain the Independence of their countries they made a record as soldiers that baa few parallels, ,and now that they are British subjects they are hon orably manifesting their loyalty to the new sovereignty and setting an example to their people that is promotive of peace and good will. Such men it is well to honor, and particularly so on the part of the people of a republic. The welcome that awaits the Boer gen erals in America will have more than a personal significance. It will honor the cause for which they fought not less than their patriotic devotion and heroism. WANT MORE PUOTtCTiOK The demand in Canada for a higher tariff, with special reference to manu factures of the United States, appears to be growing. Recently the Canadian association of manufacturers unani mously resolved to press the Dominion government for a higher protective tariff with continued preferential treat ment of British Imports. Referring to this the Springfield Republican remarks that Canada Is a market of no small consequence to New England manufac tures especially and urgea that a strong Influence should be exerted from that section upon congress In favor of reciprocity arrangements with the northern country, "to the end that re prisals against our own extreme pro tective policy may be averted." There is undoubtedly a very strong sentiment In Canada in favor of a higher tariff against the manufactures of this. country, In the event of the United States declining to enter' Into a reci procity agreement with the Dominion. Assurance of this has come from prominent Canadian statesmen and the action of the association of manufacturers confirms it The feeling is that the existing trade conditions are altogether too one-sided. Late statis tics show a heavy balance In favor of the United States and as our exports to Canada are steadily increasing it is not surprising that the manufacturers of that country ahould ask for more pro tection. Their . industries are doubtless suffering from the competition. They would not however, be helped by reci procity. . . - The reciprocity that Premier .Laurler and other Canadian statesmen desire is In the Interest of the agricultural pro ducers. They want the American mar ket for the natural products of Canada. Mr. John Charlton, a member of the Canadian Parliament says: ' "The change In the fiscal relatione of the two countries that would form a reasonable nd proper basis of adjustment would be to make the natural products of the farm, the forest the mine and the sea reciprocally free and to provide that Canada should not discriminate in her tariff rates In favor of other countries." This is practically what the reciprocity treaty of 1854 did and Its operation was most unsatisfactory to this country. Its abrogation waa demanded chiefly by our agricultural Interests. Is there any good reason to believe that a similar arrangement now would be any more satisfactory In its operation? - Cs2!!a ba not yet submitted a fair and equitable proposition for reel proclty and she cannot do so while she must aive - preferential treatment . to British imports. -That seeoui to be the insurmountable obstacle to reciprocal trade relations, for we do not need any favor In the Canadian market for our agricultural products. As to reprisals, It may be doubted whether Canada will venture upon a policy of that kind, which . would Invite retaliation that could not fall to be very damaging to that country's Interests. While a tariff war would be harmful to both coun tries, there Is no doubt that Canada would suffer the more severely. , CAy MtntER BK KLKLTtDI The republicans of this district are be ginning to realize at last that the nomi nation of David H. Mercer for a sixth term means inevitable defeat for Mer cer and a menace of disaster to the leg islative and. county tickets. Even the most ardent friends of Mr. Mercer con cede that under existing circumstances his nomination would be an extra haz ardous risk. Mercer would enter the race not only handicapped by the fact that he Is prac tically a non-resident and has had more than his share of public favor by being retained for fire terms in congress not withstanding his disposition to shirk bis moral obligation to pay his way and work for other candidates, but by the pronounced opposition of the working men and a very large percentage of all classea of citizens, who resent the at tempt of the railroad corporations to foist a congressman of their own choice upon the district Looking backward over the election returns of the past ten years we find that Mercer has never had a very large margin to go on. His first election in 1882 was secured by the Intrusion of an Independent candidate. The returns for 1802 show that out of the 25,300 votes polled in the district Mercer received 11,488, or 1,208 less than a majority. His democratic oppo nent George W. Doane, received 10,388 votes, or Just 1,100 less than Mercer; the Independent candidate, Rev. Robert Wheeler, 3,152, and the prohibition can didate, R. W. Richardson. 302. In 1894 Mercer was again elected by a bare majority, receiving 12,940 votes, while James E. Boyd, democrat re ceived 8,105, D. Clem Deaver 3,902 and Woodby, prohibition, 393. In 1890 Mercer received 14,861, Judge Duffle 13,280, with 201 scattering, Mer cer's majority over Duffle being 1,575. A change of 788 votes from one side to the other would have defeated Mercer, although It was a presidential year. In 1898, with the prestige and impulse of the Transmlsslsslppl exposition in his favor, Mercer polled 11,951, as against 11,023 received by G. M. Hitch cock. With a majority ot only vza, a change of 405 votes from one side to the other would have defeated him. Two years ago, with the momentum of McKinley prosperity, the popularity of McKinley and Roosevelt a united and harmonious party behind his back, Mercer polled 10,277 votes, as against 14,807 cast for Edgar Howard and 306 scattering. Notwithstanding that 1,470 more votes were cast for him than be had ever received before, Mercer would have been defeated by a change of 736 votes. While It is not at all likely that as large a vote will be polled this year by the candidate of either "party as was polled in the presidential year 1900, Mer cer Is certain to lose anywhere from 2,500 to 3,000 votes that were cast for him two years ago. And those peopla will not shoot Into the air, nor can they be bought off to stay at home. While the democratic candidate for tongress is by no means the most popu lar man in the fusion ranks, Mercer has made himself so thoroughly unpalatable that but very, very few of those now op posed to lilin could be induced to swal low the dose. Even If the Union Pa cific strike should be settled amicably and the Baldwin-Merger police commis sion should succeed in clubbing the sa loon keepers and the people who flourish in the proscribed district Into line for him. Mercer's chances of election are no belter this year than was his prospect, of being elected United States senator by the last legislature. And now the sugar trust correspond ents are trying to make out that the beet sugar Industry cuts so small a figure In supplying domestic consumption that it has no claim to consideration at all. But the same' thing could have been said and was said of every other new industrial departure in the Infancy of the enterprise. It could have been said of the beet sugar Industry in Europe when it was first projected and pro moted, but under a system of govern mental encouragement It has developed until It has had to find an outlet in ex port After fine-tooth combing the city for something to reform, the Mercer Broatch police board haa found nothing more objectionable than the so-called trade slot machines, which have been ordered turned toward the walL These machines are unquestionably gambling devices whether they pay In merchan dise or cash, but after all the noise about wide-open gambling and a riot of vlciousness this order recalls only the mountain that labored and brought forth a mouse. The Union Pacific strikers have so far behaved admirably. They have under provoking conditions refrained from vio lence and disturbance of the peace, and It Is to be hoped that they will commit no overt act that would Justify a cull for interference by the police, sheriff or the militia. Battles of organised labor have been fought and won with out resort to force. So long as the strik ers continue peacefully to assert their rights they will have the sympathy of the community. Baldwin the great of Iowa keeps him self In conspicuous evidence as the self appointed guide, philosopher, friend and guardian for the whole state of Ne braska. His latest volunteering to as sume the duties of government for the city of North Platte and of Lincoln county Is on a par with his effort to force upon republicans of this district a non-resident compatriot as their candi date for congress. To further this sys tem of benevolent dictatorship from rail road law offices, all our Nebraska offi cials from governor down to sheriffs, mayors and constables should abdicate In favor of Baldwin of Iowa and save the salary rolL Wheal the Water Breaks Loose. Detroit Free Press. Boms day the water will leak out ot a few trusts, and then the country will be wondering why the government cannot pre vent financial panics. Profession ssd Practice. Louisville Courier-Journal. Ten thousand men are expected to loss their places in consequence of the. new Harvester Machine combine. Tet the trusts insist they are friends of labor and help to keep up wages. The Only One Left. Washington1 Post. Mr. Bryan la gradually edging around to the proposition that the next democratlo nominee must be a man who Is loyal to the platform and candidate of 1898 and 1900. And that means but one person. Mow Let Inveatore Wipe. Buffalo Express. American Inventors suffer the humilia tion of seeing the United States army equip ped with a field gun of foreign model, rather than boms design. The same thing happened la the selection of the rifle. Oat for Its Health. Washington Post. The choir that furnished the vocal musics at the coronation has sailed for this country to go on a tour. It Is a won der the English people would not like to hear the outfit and be willing to pay for the entertainment. Contractors nit Hard. Brooklyn Eagle. It baa been found that guns on disappear ing carriages will readily disappear, without being hit. Certain people who were hoping for contracts to remount all the coast ar tillery will now go back to building bridges, across which their hopes will retreat In sad procession. A Gratefal Act. Baltimore American. Families of private soldiers In the Philip pines will gratefully approve the new regu lation to send home the names of soldiers who die there as well as those of officers. Especially will they appreciate tha fact that the cost to their feelings of a harrow ing uncertainty has been consulted before the cost of the cables. Expanding? American Flnaaeea. Boston Transcript The listing of the Russian rents upon the New York stock exchange Is significant as showing how wide a market the United States Is becoming. Probably it will not be many years before the securities of all the leading foreign governments will be listed In this country, This offers a new field for Investment of the American capi talist, and It also opens the way tor foreign governments to secure leans at better rates. These particular Russian .securities have been listed In Holland, Germany, France and England, and the, action of the United States is only in the way of widening the financial operations of,, the foreign govern ments. . i . ; INNOVATIONS BANKING. ' North Dakota Banks Start David Harass Departments. Philadelphia Ledger. It is a pity that David Harum could net have lived to read the Item In the news papers the other day; to the effect that the banks. In North Dakota are adding to their business a '. department of horse trading. That would have fined David's soul with delight and have been esteemed by him the fitting recognition of a clever career. Horse trading has laid the modest base of many a fortune, and we do not see that It Is any less respectable than swapping railroads or syndicating steel plants. It Is not the mag nitude of the thing, hut the way in which it is done that determines the ethics of it. David Harum got tbe better of some of his fellow men, but managed to eommand the sympathies of a large circle of readers after his death. The banks,' of course, will find horses less convenient by the way ot deposit or collateral than potatoes or oats would be, but, nevertheless, the next convention of the populist party ought to tender them a vote of thanks for affording the first prac tical exhibit of Its principles. Every bank will necessarily have its horse safe, but the receiving teller will have to stipulate that no horses not personally endorsed with at least two negotiable namea will be accepted. North Dakota Is still a favorite haunt ot horsethieves, whe will now probably go In for a mastery of the fine art of burglary. PERSONAL NOTES. The money question In Missouri this year is lack of democratlo campaign funds. E. R. Harrlman of New York has erected three large observatories on the highest mountain peaks near Arden, N. Y. Chicago Is now fattening her lawyers on oats, no fewer than forty-five suits hav ing grown out ot the oats ' cornjr. John R. Drexel, the New York banker, made his wife a present of $200,000 as a birthday remembrance last week. Tbe fam ily is sojourning for the summer at New port. ' The Baltimore American completes 129 years of journallstlo life today. Besides accumulating an uncommon store of years, the American has gathered In a fair share of the good things of life. And It deserves both. Ex-Governor Hogg of Texas refuses to be considered as a candidate for the execu tive office again. He says he has made $2,000,000 since his last term expired and would not pass through the ordeal again for double that amount. The International Mining congress Is to hold its fifth annual meeting in Butte, Mont., September 1, continuing In session five daya. The objects of the congress are to obtain reforms which It regards as needed in tbe mining laws of western states, to meet the changed conditions of the times. At the reunion of the descendants of John and Priscllla Alden, held at Rose Park, near Blnghamton, N. Y., last week, there were present a representative of the sixth generation from John Alden, who was born in the town jof Windsor, Broome county, on March 25, 1115. The oldest living de scendant is Timothy P. Alden of Blng hamton and the youngest Florence Alden, 20 months old. Members of the family at tended the reunion from all parts of the country. Chinese Minister Wu Ting-Fang haa con ditionally accepted an Invitation from tbe Central Labor Union to deliver an address at Blnghamton on Labor day. "I appreci ate highly the friendly spirit that prompted this kind Invitation," be writes to tbe com mittee, "and I will endeavor to see my way clear to arrvpt It. It la specially gratifying to me to find that there are union men who hold such enlightened views ot excluslTe legislation, and I assure you It will be a pleasure to meet and address such broad-mlndsd dm." THR CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN. Tekamah Journal: Republicans should uphold tho administration by sending Us champion J. J. McCarthy to congress. Dakota City Eagle: McCarthy buttons seem to be the attractive things for mid summer wear, and McCarthy votes will be even more popular In November. York Times: "Stark doesn't run; be just walks," resnarked a democrat friend of his. But Hlnshaw la relieving the campaign of the dull monotony of a walking match, He la running. Callaway Courier: Moses P. Kinkald, re publican candidate for congressman, is tsk lng a sort of preliminary survey of tbe dis trict prior to making a general move against the defenses of his opponent, Gineral Pat Barry. Clay Center Sun: The republicans of the Fifth congressional district have put up a candidate for congress of which they may well be proud, and be will win. Judge Norrls wins approval on sight, and that approval grows Into approbation upon fur ther acquaintance. Kearney Hub: The Alliance Grip, one of the leading populist newspapers of the Sixth district, declares that the nomination of P. H. Barry practically Insures the elee tlon of Judge Kinkald. The Grip Is un doubtedly a prophet and It shall not be without honor In Its own country. Humboldt Leader: No man In congress could have accomplished more tor his old soldier constituents that has E. J. Burkett. and the Indications In this section are that the veterans almost to a man will gladly give him their votes. They figure that they could not have a better friend on the other side, no matter who is nominated, and they ao not care to take any chances. Fairfield Herald: Hon. George W. Nor rls has enlisted the services of Editor Mer win of Beaver City as campaign manager during the campaign, which he has already actively begun. Mr. Norris belongs to that large class of self-reliant, capable young men of enterprise and talent who have done and are doing so much to advance the in terests of our great and growing common wealth, j Bancroft Blade: A staunch democrat stated to tbe Blade a few days ago that he would surely vote for Hon. J. J. Mc Carthy at the coming election for con gressman, . and upon being asked to give his reasons, he replied that we had bad enough of do-nothing representatives from this district, and what we need now is a good, live man like McCarthy, who will be a real representative of the people. Wausa Gaxette: With prosperity abroad, a large Increase In the normal republican vote of the district and an able, eloquent, clean and popular man as opponent in the battle far congressional honora, prospects do Indeed assume a rather gloomy appear ance for our friend John Robinson. He should, however, be of good obeer. After he has seen his political hopes go glimmering he can start a newspaper and begin to pile up wealth the same as his noted contem poraries. Plalnvlew News (dem.): Hon. J. J. Mc Carthy of Ponca, republican nominee for congress from this district, was In our city Wednesday looktnr after Ms political Inter, ests. McCarthy is highly qualified and should he be elected this fall we honestly believe he will attend to his duties In a manner satisfactory to all. He Is a pleasant gentleman to meet and we predict that John S. will have to do a great deal of training to win the third beat in tbe race for con gressional honors this fall. Bradahaw Republican: Congressman Stark is a "sly old fox of a politician, and knows betteri how to utilise ' republican newspapers in keeping his name in some prominent manner before republican read ers, of anyone, we have ever known. He always has ready a batch ot prepared an nouncements to make, such as cadet exam inations, civil service examinations, etc., etc. These matters are not political, , of course, and republican newspapers should print them. But the question may properly be asked, Why Is it that these matters be come so numerous and urgent during con gressional campaigns, and not during off years? . , Valentine Republican: From every quar ter of the Sixth congressional district comrs encouraging reports of the candidacy of Hon. M. P. Kinkald. Now that there Is as surance of bis election people In the dis trict are falling over each other to give him their support. Strange, isn't It, how everybody wants to get into the band wagon or go with the crowd when they see success in sight! The Republican feels con fident the people will never have cause to regret supporting and electing this dis tinguished candidate, and, knows that If the office is to be of benefit to the district In securing legislation he is the man that must fill that office. North Platte Telegraph: The republicans of this congressional district have running for congress a man who thinks as they do that politics is business; that It Is the most sacred of business relations; that It con trols our country, controls every business Interest in it and affects directly every home happiness. . He is great enough to belong to no one section or locality of this district, but that he will be to every county and locality In this district their congress man, that be will belong to no sect or fac tion and that his dearest and nearest friends will be all of our citizens, that their in terests will be his interests, their upbuild ing his dally care and work. The gentle man we refer to is Moses P. Kinkald. Hastings Tribune: Judge Norrls Is a self made man. An Obioan who knows what early struggles mean. Left with little means be has worked out his own destiny splen didly thus far. He studied law under diffi culties and educated himself by his own in dustry. Twice elected to a district judge ship In a section of country where the op position had been in tbe habit ot having things their own way was a test of personal strength not often met with. Honest, sturdy. straightforward and an Industrious worker made him strong with the voters. These great qualities will commend him to other lawmakers in congress and give him a de sirable prestige. It is these qualities that make a man influential among those who constitute the United States congress. They have made him strong at home and will make him powerful at Washington. Tbe Fifth district cannot afford to turn down a man ot the Judge's ability and energy at this or any other time. Barring politics, it pays well tor a district to send Its best man to Washington to make laws for them. Mullen Tribune: If you sre Interested In the future welfare and prosperity ot tbe Big Sixth district you will certainly cast your vote for Hon. M. P. Kinkald at tbe coming election. During the past twelve years we have been without representation, and bave sent only men to congress who allowed themselves to be used as figure heads for the furtherance of measures in no way beneficial to the people of the great weet With the vast industries that have sprung up throughout our western territory during the past few yeart has dawned the era that is to obliterate and stamp out tbe foolish Idea ot placing so great an honor on the unworthy shoulders of Incompetent men whose greed for per sonal gain causes them to lose sight ot everything else. When elected to congress Judge Kinkald will put forth every effort within his power to look well to the In terest of his district, and we can ask no greater assurance of this fact than la af forded by his able and spotless career on the judicial bench during the pasC HOlJfD IBOtT NEW YORK. Rl, i on tho tarrsat of Llfo In the Metropolis. . Not since Chicago euchered Ootbam out of tbe World s fair bas New York put up such a roar as is now heard from Yonkers to Coney Island about the price of hard coal. The roar It not Intermittent. It Is continuous sad increases In Intensity as the price sscends. Ordinarily the New Yorker will forgive a single touch," and might even applaud the skill of a pro fessional brother; but when the "touching" becomea a continuous performance, wheu the touch digs deep Into the pocketbook and agitates the native conscience, tbe roar which follows is painfully acute. The coal touchers are touching the town for double the normal price, and the prospect for relief la shadowy. Coal Is now retailing for $9 a toa, and another advance, In all human probability, will be made September 1. Dealers made no secret of this, and say consumers will be glad to pay even $10 a ton In a fort night. New Yorkera expect to pay dearly for the coal strike. Whether It Is termi nated during the next two weeks or not, there will be a great scarcity of anthracite. Dealers and consumers are beginning to realize that they will have a serious situa tion to face. The coal bins la all the apartment houses, flat houses, hotels and other office buildings sre empty. It haa been oustomary to fill them with the winter supply about tbe same time of year, but this summer, owing to the high price, of coal and Its great scarcity, the dealers have ad vised tbelr customers to wait la the ex. pectatlon that the strike would soon bs over, the supply become equal to the de mand and the price normal. The poorer classes of people those who live In the tenements and must supply their, own heat and buy their coal by the pall will be. the ones to suffer when the warm weather ends. They have not felt the stringency .because they have no need for fuel In the summer time, except for cooking., and what they pay for that pur pose Is not felt as a real hardship. Since the scarcity of bard coal the gas, oil and electrlo stove manufacturers and dealers have reaped a rich harvest Their business, it Is said, has Increased 60 per cent and they have made preparations to meet the great, demand expected this fall. Many bonsewlves are taking up the ques tion of using some fuel other than coal. In anticipation of a great deal of new business and the, Installation of the new electric appliances for cooking and heat ing, the New York. Edison company has an nounced a 25 per cent reduction In rates. to take effect September 1. The sixteen candle power lamp, which under the old rate cost for power 1 cent an hour, will after that date cost, three-fourths of a cent, and the cost of power for heating and cook ing will be equally diminished. Great strides have been made la per fecting the beating and cooking apparatus. The latter Is paid to be only 15 per cent costlier than a gas stove and makes up for the additional cost la cleanliness and convenience. The equipment is portable and can be placed on a stove or table. The stove Is in the form of a disk, and can be used for heating anything that can be placed on a flat, hot surface. There la also an oven foir baking. . . Another $10,000,000 dividend has - been paid to the members. of tbe United States Steel underwriting syndicate. This syn dicate pledged Itself to put up $200,000,000, but only $26,000,000. of this waa required, and tbe amount was) returned to the sub scribers long ago. Since then $30,000,000 has been-paid In, profits. This means 120 per -cent -on the amount actually - Invested and. 15 , fieri . cent ioa,.the amount - pledged. It is believed that v millions more will be distributed., ; These sums, are large, but It should be remembered that the Steel cor poration's . .securities that were -floated amounted to over , $1,000,000,000 par value, and the usual underwriter's commission Is 6 per cent on the par value of the securi ties, which In this case would amount to about $50,000,000. . According te the Brooklyn Times several policemen of Greater New York have ac cumulated snug fortunes. Inspector Wil liam W: McLaughlin, who has been trans ferred from the Bronx to Brooklyn, Is a very wealthy man. Eight years ago, when the Lexow committee was standing the Manhattan force on Its head, McLaughlin admitted that he was worth $125,000. Mc Laughlin Is said to have Increased his for tune .to . $300,000. " He resides on East Eighty-third 1 street, near Fifth' avenue, la the heart of the millionaire district. Captain' Anthony ' J. Allaire Is a man of very large wealth. He lives in a mansion on West Ninety-first 'street, which Is In the Central Park West district. Captain- Max Schmlttberger, another thrifty Manhattan commander, resides In the Central Park district. Captain James K. Price, who retired a week ago. Is credited with, being worth $100,000. which amount he saved out of his wages, which amounted to $60,000 In all during his twenty-eight yeara' service on the force. Thomas W. Byrnes was worth $400,000 when he retired from, the superlntendency; William Murray, also a superintendent, was credited with being worth $500,000. He lived in an $80,000 bouse in Manhattan In winter and In a $30,000 house In summer. . Inspector Alexander Williams, who Is on the retired list, owned a brown stone resi dence In. Manhattan, a summer home at Cas Cob,' two yachts, and a township la Nagasaki, Japan, when he retired. The other morning a resident of Brooklyn borough, returning from a stay over night with a friend ' In a small town In New Jersey, traveled with a lot of commuters. Along came a lolly looking fellow with his bat extended. In which there were a num ber of 10 cent silver pieces. "In this morn ing?" be asked. The Brooklynlte was a little confused as to the meaning of the Incident, but be dropped a 10-cent stiver piece Into the extended bat and received a slip of paper with a number on It. "What Misses' patent leather Colonial Slippers formerly t1S snd $1.60, now Kisses'; and children's patent leather formerly $1.76 and $1.60, now Also sll of our men's sad boys' linen : shoes for Msny of them are $2-60 values. $00 pairs child's Dongolas, patent tip but- ton shoes, sixes 1 to 11, wortn Sue, now., Oohnotf s oodrSSi03B a..- . - r . r 1 ' s - ' W. R. BENNETT COMPANY KIDNEY TROUBLES. Hr. Lonlse M. Gibson Sart That This Fatal Disease I Easily Cured by Ljdla E. 1'ink ham's Yegetable Com pound. Dxab Mrs, Pirkham i I felt verv discouraged two years ag-o, I had suf fered so lonr with kidney troubles and other complications, and had taken so much medicine without relief, that X began to think there was no hope ror tne. Life looked so good to toe, hut what Is life without health T I wanted to be well. (was? lh 1 1 i ii i wtawilMiqeOTp"a?nnMHiw iJl 108. tOTTIBX M. OIBSOlt. "Lrdla B. Plnlcham'a Veri table Compound cured me and made tne well, and that ia why I gladly write yon this, and gladly thank you f six bottles was all I took, together with your Pills. My headache and backache and kidney trouble went, never to return ; tha burning1 sensation I had left altogether ; my general . health was so Improved I felt as young and light and. happy as at twenty. Mrs. Louise fliBson, 4818 Langley Ave., Chicago, IU. tsooo fortit If ahwt iuilmenkJ Ii Ml fmilnt. If you feel that there la anything at all unusual or puasling about your case, or If you wish confidential advice of the most experienced, write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., and you will be advised 'free of charge. - Lydia K. Finkham's Vegetable Compound has cured and Is curing thousands of caaea of female trouble. la this, anyhow T" he asked of Ills seat com panion, a stranger' who had dons likewise. "Oh, It's a ' pool as to whether' We'll get the 8:25 boat We're scheduled to catch It, but don't do It twice a month. It's the regular thing, this pool, every morning." On the ferryboat he heard some one cry ing out, "Who's got 29?" He looked -at his number. It was 29. Making his' way to the crier, he put forward ' his slip to the jolly looking fellow, who said: You're winner this morning. Run In Into' station 28H minutes after." Whereupon $8.80. In 10-cent pieces were dropped Into his hand. He went on his way that much rloher with out' even an Inkling of the process by which the betting had ' been determined. But It Is an excellent instance of the PASSING PLEASANTRIES. Somervllle Journal: It Is about' as hard to arouse a man's Interest In Battenburg lace as It Is to arouse a woman's Interest in batting averages. ... Puck: He I s'poSe there's a powerful lot of things to see in New York? She I s'pose so, but, seeln' aa I'm goln' with you, there's a lot of 'em you ain't goln". to see, Silos! ' Chicago Tribune: "Is this a free -Thomas concert?'' asked the dog. "No," said the cat, pausing In his con tented monologue. "I get so much purr." -v . j - - Philadelphia Record: "Behold!", whis pered the Angel of Death In - the ear ot Mr. Slopay, who lay breathing feebly, "there is a debt that all nature must pay. I" S "Ah!" the sick man interrupted, "call again on the 15th, won't you?" . , Philadelphia Press: Laubby I '' dori't know any member of the house who haa as large a personal following as you. Congressman Personal following? Ah. yes. I guess I have got more fellows after me for lobs than any of tho others have. Somervllle Journal: Dr. Whyta--X rather think we shall have to try our minister for heresy. Lawyer ' Browne Why, what Is the mat ter with him? Dr. Whyte He says it Isn't right to raise money by church fairs. HOW A MAID WO!f ' Leslie's Weekly. , Just a man and Just a maid.' Just a hammock In the shade, Just a pair of laughing eyes Tinted like the summer sklea,. Just a little argument ,. . ,.. . . Savoring of sentiment. Just the theme of love begun; ' ' And Just this the maiden's wont IN THE Al'Gl'ST NIGHT. ' Philadelphia Catholic' Standard.' The day Is done, with all the beat That swathed the swooning city. The dusk that fails so cool and swaet : f Is dubly sweet with pity. To those the biasing sun oppressed What time he played the hector. The night wind cornea from out tne west, A Hebe bearing nectar. Impartially she gives to ail A blessed draught ecstatic: The eniiuye In Pleasure's hall. The sick child In the atUo. She seeks the squalid haunts of sin ' With gentle seif-abaaemant, - She steals with inspiration In - , The poet's open casement. , I watch the pensive poet there Beside his window dreaming. To him tha night, so calm and fair. With rhapsodies is teeming. Up through the fields of twinkling spheres His raptured soul ls wtngtng-, - And in his fancy's Mights he hears The very Heavens singing. Dream on, O! poet. But for me No night-long vigil keeping. I seek my bed; it's bound ta be A splendid night for sleeping. ' Wednesday Special Wednesday morning; at I o'clock; we, will put on sale at the ridiculously low "price of TSe all our mtstes' ' end children's oxfords and slippers, vis: . with Urge gilt buskles, iOC oxfords. with extension, aoles, extension, soles, sjgj,, 1.00 4 Qf X w w 1-' kW.'-T-',' t