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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1002.
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Nebraska keeps up Its reputation for
Its ideal autumns. .
There Is a well-grounded suspicion
bbroad that the weather clerk has been
converted by the Christian church-
It has taken a lone while to dispose
properly of the James and Younger fam
ilies, but the public Is not displeased to
know that the process has been nearly
completed.
. In spite of the great falling off In the
Internal revenue taxes, the Income of
tbo national treasury continues to show
such a surplus that It Is. really bother
some to know bow best to dispose of It
Where do candidates for the legisla
ture stand on tax reform and especially
railroad taxation? This inquiry is ad
dressed to republican as well as fusion
candidates. ' Don't all epeak at once,
please.
Members of the fire department
Should not get rattled over the streak
of economy that permeates the. police
Bmmlsslon and the threatened lay-off to
frevent an overlap in the fire fund.. Fire
boys should always try to keep cool dur
ing a big blaze.
A few expert mechanics on the Board
of Education would save the city a good
deal of money and enable the board to
get along without employing outside ex
perta to Investigate plumbing and heat
tng bills.. It goes without saying that
the line will be drawn at expert wire
pullers and pipe layers.
One of the rarest operations known
to aurgery the sewing up of severed
r entries Is of the human heart has been
performed by the surgeons of Bellevue
hospital on a young woman named Annie
Kingsley a woman that can survive
with half a dozen stitches in the heart
tnay be depended on not to institute a
breach of promlne stilt.
The millionaire oiltlcian who kept
busy fixing the Missouri legislature by
bribery will stnnd trial for some of his
crimes, and a big array of the states
men whom be purchased will furnish
the evidence for his eouvlction. This is
Indeed "pretty tough." as the millionaire
briber complains, but his most devoted
friend will not dispute Its Justice.
Political fire Insurance agents need
not get excited over the threat of the
klercer-Ualdwin fire and police board to
disband the fire department and lay off
half the force. They doubtless under-
Itand that the fire bells have been rung
by the coninilMsloo for political effect.
Election day comes ouo week from next
Tuesday, but All Fools' day will not
come until the first of April.
Bemember that last year's registration
foes not count at this rear's election.
No man will be allowed to vote on the
Itb day of November next unless be ap
pears In person before the registrars of
the voting district In which he Jives and
tnrolls himself on the new registration
Hat as a legal voter. Keraember also
that the registrar will be In session
text Friday from 8 a. m. to 0 p. m.
The reasons for5 the extraordinary ef
torts to conceal the real owuers of tu
?C Joseph & Grand Island railroad ca
mly be gwssed. Ways thnt are dark
lo not generally create a favorable lru
Ireeston. The owners of this road am
Ben who are clothed with. luiitortan
aowers granteT them by the state af
totting; vitally the luterewts of the pub-
Rc. If they are meritoriously perform
ktf their duties to the public they
Would natarally aut to be publicly
known In order that they might have
rredlt therefor. - .
MiMR9 VXAJIIMOVSLT ACCEPT.
The unanimous acceptance by the an
thracite miners' convention of President
Itixisevelt's plan of arbitration was an
other notable victory for Mr. Mitchell.
Iiore was never a serious doubt that
he plan would be accepted, but it was
ut expected to be unanimously ap
proved and the fact that Mitchell was
Me to ovenmme all opposition again
tiiklngly ilium rates bis superior quali
ties of leadership and the strong hold ot
lias upon the confidence or the men of
whose organization, he Is the bead. He
tjis shown throughout extraordinary
blllty, judgment and tact and Is Justly
regarded as the foremost labor leader
In this country. '
The strike being declared off, there
will be no delay lu the resumption of
mining at those .collieries which (are in
adl liens to be worked, understood to
be nliout two-thlnls of the whole mini-
er. Preparations for resumption have
been vigorously pushed since the ending
of the strike became assured and there
is no doubt that the operators will make
11 possible effort to expedite production
nd hurry coal to the market. It Is
thought that normal conditions cannot
restored In less time than three
months, but the market will be mate
rially relieved within the next thirty
ays and there sbonld come at one a
decided reduction In the price of anthra
cite. The middlemen and retailers wio
have made an exorbitant price for cca
have no -longer an excuse for maintain
ing it, since It Is the Intention of the
operators to sell at the schedules pre
vailing before the strike.
The commission appointed by Presi
dent Roosevelt to Investigate and pass
uion the Issues between the operators'
nd miners will, it Is understood, be or
ganized at once and enter upon its task.
This is more delicate and complicated
than Is perhaps commonly supposed.
The commission has no legal .authority.
There are no fixed nilea or accepted prin-
Iples for its government. In ascertain
ing the facta It must rely upon those con
cerned to voluntarily supply the desired
information. It is, Indeed, of the nature
of a board of arbitration, but having no
powers except such as may be conceded
to It by the parties to the controversy.
is presumed, of course, that both
operators and miners will be most will
ing to give the commission whatever In
formation may be asked of them, but
there is no authority to require them to
do so. Although there Is something In
common between the task of this com
mission and other cases of industrial ar
bitration, there la no real precedent for
The commission will be obliged not
only to ascertain facts' and to apply cer
tain rules thereto, but It will have the
far more difficult task of establishing the
rules It is to apply. It la assumed that
It will be at least a month before the
commissloh can make Its decision,' which
both parties have agreed shall be ac
cepted and remain In force for a period
of three years. There appears to be en
tire confidence that . the . Investigation
and the findings of the commission will
be thorough. Impartial and Just
the nZT vosoRsaa.
'Representative Overstreet of Indiana,
who aa a member of the republican
national congressional committee, has
been during the summer at the head
quarters in New York and Is therefore
conversant with the general political
situation,' expresses confidence that the
republicans will have a safe majority
In the next house of representatives.
He said the campaign has been a diffi
cult one, owing to the fact that the peo
ple have been exceedingly busy In all
lines of business, yet he had no doubt
that the result of the congressional elec
tions wquld leave the republican party
In control of the house.
Mr. Overstreet said: "The. Pacific
slope and the northwest are safe. We
have more than an even chance for gains
In Kansas and Nebraska and will cer
lainly hold our own in the m'lddlewest
The general healthy tone of business
and the settlement of the coal strike
clears the situation greatly In the east,
where we will not suffer losses, which we
feared early In the campaign. The great
popularity of President Roosevelt and tho
courageous and candid manner In
which he has acted, has strengthened
the republicans Immensely." He
thought the republicans will carry the
larger per cent of the so-called business
vote and remarked that capital still re
lies upon republican policies for security
and labor yet looks to the republican
party as a guarantee of employment.
If the democrats capture the next house
of representatives it will be owing to
republican apathy and In this is the
chief danger. With the democratic party
united upon only one policy and that the
overthrow of protection, its overwhelm
ing defeat ought to be certain.
LOOK ISO AFTER CUBA.
The New York Chamber of Commerce
has sent a representative to Cuba to in
vestigate conditions there and he will
spend a month in this work. It is the
understanding that that body Is favor
able to reciprocity between the United
States and the Cuban republic, so that it
1 safe to assume that the report of Its
representative will be favoruble to that
policy, or at all events will urge that
conditions lu Cuba require that there
shall be closer trade relations between
the two countries.
There la every indication that a very
strong pressure will be brought upon
congress at the next session in favor of
granting reciprocity to Cuba. It Is be-
giunlug to be announced that great dis
tress exists In the Istund and that If
relief ia not soon given a very serious
state of affairs will exist there. The
statement Is made on tbtf authority of
STaJor Barbour, formerly a sanitary
conimlsalouer la Cuba, that a great
many men are out of work and that In
portions of-th Island the situation
very bad. There is doubtless truth lu
this.- The sugar and tobacco seasons are
t an end and consequently the peophi
who were employed In these Industrie
are thrown out of work. Then the gov
ernment has not kept up the work of
public Improvement, as this was done
under the American administration,
which has of course thrown a great
many people out of employment It is
the policy of the Cuban government,
very properly, to practice economy and
this mc&ns reduced employment for n
very considerable portion) of the people.
It Is evidently the purpose to use this
situation to appeal to the American
congress to do something for Cuba, but
it may be somewhat difficult to show
how the proposed reciprocity would ben
efit the masses of the Cuban people.
That it would Inure to the advantage of
the sugar and tobacco producers it is
easy to understand, but It by no means
follows that the people generally would
have their condition Improved, or that
the prosperity of Cuba as a whole
would be materially Increased. On the
contrary, the probability is that the pro
poed reciprocity would lie of actual
benefit to only a few and those princi
pally the Spanish and American in
vestors in Cuban plantations. .However,
there is evidently a carefully arranged
effort being made in the Interest of reci
procity with the island republic.
RURAL ELECTRIC ROADS.
Omaha Is way behind other cities of
its population and commercial preten
sions In rural electric roads. While Its
illroad facilities are ample for all the
traffic and travel within Its trade radius.
the ordinary railroad train cannot sup
ply' the wants of the rural population
within the range of from five to fifty
miles. 1
The farmers who depend upon Omaha
for a market for their borne products
and the people In the towns In the im
mediate vicinity of Omaha lack the
necessary accommodations for coming
Into town and returning to their homes
at convenient hours. The rapid railroad
trains do not stop at the minor stations
and the local trains at best only make
one atop a day over any one road com
ing and going. . If they are scheduled to
reach Omaha before noon everybody on
the line must take the train before noon
and go back on schedule time in the aft
ernoon or remain over another day.
An electric tramway wonld afford to
all people on Its line facilities for com
ing and going every hour, or even every
half hour, between sunrise and mid
night thus enabling the farmer to mar
ket his products, make his purchases
and return without Inconvenience, while
the population of the towns on the line
of the electric roads could on all occa
sions readily reach the factories and
business houses or the places of worship
or entertainment In the metropolis at
such hours as would be most convenient
for them.
Heretofore our propositions for elec
tric tramways have come from promo
ters who have no capital of their own
and can give no guarantee for the con
struction of electric tramways within a
specified time, their sole object being to
secure a franchise for speculative pur
poses. The proposition submitted to the
county board by William Hayden Is
backed by a responsible capitalist who
s vitally concerned in enlarging
Omaha's sphere of commercial activity.
Mr. Hayden's proposals, therefore, merit
serious consideration at the hands of the
board. Under conditions that will safe
guard the Interests of the patrons of the
proposed tramways and give assurance
of construction and operation within a
reasonable time, the commissioners Will
be Justified In granting to Mr. Hayden
and his associates the right-of-way of
the public roads In Douglas county.
CA1TT HXRTi TITO MASTERS.
The Second congressional district
should be represented in congress by a
man who represents the people and not
simply the corporations. A msn cannot
serve two masters and a mere creature
of the railroad corporations cannot serve
the people when their Interests clash
with those of the corporations. It Is a
matter of notoriety that David H. Mer
cer was foisted upon the republican
ticket by the allied railroads and cor
porations dependent upon the railroads,
as well as by the. corrupt use of money
and nonresident mercenaries who voted
on perjured affidavits. That fact alone
should bar him from the support of any
patriotic citizen who desires to preserve
our system of self-government' and rep
resentation of. the people by the popular
choice.
The Second congressional district
should be represented in congress by a
man Identified with its people who
makes his home In the district and can
be found at his home when congress is
not in session. In short, a man who
not only will claim a residence in the
district while he la In congress, but will
live with us after his term has expired.
In other words, a man whose future is
bound up In Its growth and prosperity
and not by a mere lobbyist who owns a
palatial home in Washington and lives
on the Atlantic seaboard when he Is not
touring the world either at the expense
of the railroad and steamship companies,
whom he has labored for and served at
Washington, or at the expense of the
government.
The Second congressional district
should be represented by a man who
will gratefully appreciate the honor con
ferred upon him and will endeavor to
creditably and faithfully discharge the
trust reposed In him Instead of consid
ering hlmself.as Indispensable and look
ing only to railroad headquarters for in
structions. Look. out for a great sensation. Our
Dave has a big card up his aleeve, which
he la nearlj ready to play. The start
ling announcement Is about to be made
that be pays taxes on two valuable
pieces of property located n Orchard
Hill. When and bow be acquired this
substantial Interest in Omaha's future
has not bwu disclosed, but the books of
the county treasurer show that the state
and county tax levied upon ont of these
lots for 1002 Is $2.03 and on the second
$3.03. or altogether, $5.0U. But why D.
II. Mercer has not returned any per
sonal property for county and city taxa
tion since the year 1S04, when he last
resided In this city, deponent sayeth not.
When al things fall deputy United
States marshals always c-au find some
body in the neighborhood of the Winne
bago Indian reservation who has sup
piled fire water to the Indians contrary
to the statutes of the United States, and
there Is never any dlfliculty encountered
in finding from fifty to one hundred red
men and red women who will cheerfully
accompany the deputy marshal from the
reservation to Omaha and back at Uncle
Sam's expepse, as alleged witnesses,
even when nnder the law two witnesses
would snfflee to establish the facts and
secure conviction.
The National Woman's Christian Tem
perance union hns decided upon a cru
sade against pictures of undressed
women on billboards. The most effec
tive way to get rid of those bad pictures
Is to do away with the billboards. They
are not only a public nuisance because
they are unsightly and offensive to the
artistic eye, but they endanger life and
limb during heavy wind storms, besides
affording combustible material for con
flagrations. Congressman Mercer does not show
any disposition to withdraw, although
the proofs are overwhelming that his
renominatlon was procured by fraud
and corruption through the importation
of nonresident voters, the coercion of
corporation employes and the distribu
tion of a large amount of boodle. - Mer
cer doubtless expects to get his election
by the same means, but he may discover
his mistake after the votes are counted.
Good Idea to Work Oat.
Chicago News.
It la President Roosevelt's idea that the
money which the country sets aside for the
navment of salaries ought to buy public
service and not be absorbed la campaign
fuads.
Blisters of the Braavdlac
Detroit Free Press.
The coal operators continue to claim
that the president not only used unneces
sary harshness in roping them, but that
he need not have employed so hot a brand
ing Iron.
Destine OS Old Clothes.
Philadelphia Press.
Graver Cleveland took advantage of the
fact that Colonel Watterson was for the
moment out of bricks to flre off a tew
mediaeval remarks about the tariff. The
Inability of this distinguished citisen to
learn anything hew on that subject Is one
ot the most curious problems of the time.
The Rash lev Peaalops.
Portland Oregonlaa.
Pension Commissioner' Ware was sur
prised st the number ot pension claims
filed by members ot the volunteer regiments
In the recent Spanish war. He even finds it
difficult to understated why a regiment like
the Eighth Ohio, which saw no fighting,
should file a quarter more claims than the
Seventh regular Infantry, which has a battle
record of thirty-four killed and ninety
nine wounded. '.'
FaaalnsT ef the Boar Man.
New York Tribune. '
A regular army with a total of less than
sixty thousand men for a nation of four
score millions! How unspeakably absurd
were the predictions of the false prophets
who were affrighted by the "bogy" man on
horseback, and foretold the perilous domi
nation of the soldier in this republic!
Apologies are due from authors of these
grotesque jeremiads who have been brought
to such confusion. But these apologies
will be waited for in vain.
Rellerlaar the Money Stringency.
Indianapolis Journal.
Secretary Shaw's latest measure for re
lieving the money stringency has several
points of merit.' It enables the treasury to
reduce Us surplus In a legitimate way, pare
down the public debt by retiring bonds and
places in circulation about 120,000,000 which
has been lying Idle In the subtreasuries.
The secretary expects the measure to re
sult In Immediate relief to the money mar
ket, in wnicn be includes local money cen
ters In the west as well as New Tork.
Stock Watering Extraordinary.
' Minneapolis Journal.
Attorney General Knox said in his, great
Pittsburg speech that there was $200,000,-
000 of water in the stocks of the Great
Northern and Northern Paclflo and North
ern Securities company. "At the time of
the purchase ot the Burlington road the
capital stock ot the three railroad sys
tems," says Mr. Knox, "waa about $390,
000,000. That was the capital upon which
the combined traffic carried by those roads
might, after paying expenses of operation,
reasonably 'he expected, to provide divi
dends. By the bond Issue to secure the
Burlington and the inflation of the Se
curities' capital, that same traffic Is now
expected to provide dlvtdends upon more
than $200,000,000 of stock In addition to the
original $590,000,000,"
UNIONS MIST INCORPORATE.
Necessity for Imposing? Legal Respon
sibility.
' Detroit Free Press.
Prof. Henry C. Adams, than whom no
body Is better Informed aa to Industrial
conditions in the anthracite region, touched
one of the sorest points of controversy be
tween the operators and the men when, In
s recent address, he referred to the ina
bility ot the employers to enforce contracts
made with the unions. "It the mine own
ers violate their part of the contract they
can be sued," be said, "but the labor unions
have nothing to be sued on."
' This means more than most persons sus
pect. Back of the employers' part ot the
contract la every dollars' worth of prop
erty they possess. Back ot the men's part
Is only the word of Irresponsible leaders
who msy be repudiated tomorrow. Never
theless, a great many unions sre strictly
scrupulous. The refusal of the bituminous
coal miners to enter upon a sympathetic
strike in behalf ot the anthracite la s case
In point, and In restraining the workers ia
the bituminous fields Mr. John Mitchell
rendered the most conn.icuous service that
any man has ever rendered to the cause ot
organised labor. He made It responsible
on s large scale, for once.
The real solution of the difficulty, how
ever, must com: through the Incorporation
of the union. Some day the governments
of the several slates must enact as asso
ciations law which will seek to do In re
spect to labor unions what France has
done In respect to the religious orders
namely, to make them'responsible. No true
friend of unionism can object to this re
sponsibility. The objections cannot be
found la any desire to maintain law and
order.
Hard Nuts to Crack
rhlladelpht
Attention Is called by the Incorporation
In New Jersey of the Vnlted States ParklDg
company to one phase of the trust problem
which was not alluded to In the address of
Attorney General Knox before the Pittsburg
Chamber of Commerce. It would be feasi
ble, perhaps, to amend the Sherman law
In the manner suggested by the attorney
general so that the products of two or
more corporations or individuals, who
should conspire to create a monopoly
through the destruction of competitive pro
duction should be excluded from interstate
trade. In the exercise of Its power to
regulate commerce between the states and
with foreign nations congress might enact
law that would be unassailable on con
stitutional grounds prohibiting the trans
portation from one state into another of
articles produced under monopolistic agree
ment.
When competing firms or corporations
become merged In one company, however,
a law of the character indicated would be
Ineffectual. The Sherman act, even If
amended In the manner suggested, would
still require collusion between two or more
Individuals In order to' become operative.
But a person cannot conspire or enter
into agreements with himself, and a cor
poration Is in law aa Individual no matter
how large may be the number of its In
corporators, the number of establishments
wherein and the agencies whereby It con.
ducts Its business. The Sherman law has
failed because it permits agreements limit
ing or monopolizing production though
forbidding, and providing most drastio
penalties against, collusive arrangements in
restraint of barter and sale. The produc
tion of commodities, declared the federal
supreme court, la not commerce and can
BITS OF 'WASHT5GTON LIFE).
Minor Scenes and Incidents Sketched
on the Spot.
One of the most Interesting foreign vis
itors to Washington just now Is J. N. Tata
ot Bombay, India, merchant prince, man
ufacturer, philanthropist, scholar and phil
osopher. . Mr. Yata Is known in every
great commercial center because ot bis vast
business interests. He Is by birth a Parses,
that historic race the members of which
believe in Zoroaster and are commonly
called flre worshipers. He is a personal
friend of Mr. Foster, former secretary of
state, by whom he wss entertained at din
ner the other evening.
"One of ths Interesting features of
the great strike which is now sbout
ended," says a Washington letter to the
Brooklyn Eagle, "was the part played In
the negotiations by President Samuel Oom
pers of the American Federation of Labor,
and Commissioner of Immigration Frank
Sargent, formerly chief of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen. The former waa
entirely ignored by the president through
out the entire proceeding, while Mr. Sar
gent was frequently called into consultation
by the president and was more than once
entrusted with personal missions by the
chief executive. If any deduction is to be
drawn from the events of the last ten days
as to whom the president considers to be
the most influential man in labor circles, he
regards Mr. Sargent as that Individual snd
not Mr. Oompers. In fact, it was notice
able on more than one occasion that the
insel of the latter, as expressed Is news
paper interviews, was turned down abso
lutely. Oompers held out tenaciously
s gainst the acceptance of the restrictions
Imposed by the operators tn the naming of
commissioners, snd he filled Mr. Mitchell
with alarming tales of what would happen
to labor If these limitations were not lifted.
Commissioner Sargent, on the other hand,
recommended that the president be trusted
to give the miners a fair deal, and his view
of the matter was taken by Mitchell. This
Is only one Instance where the advice of
Sargent was taken In preference to that
of Oompers. In fsct, Sargent comes out ot
the negotiations with s long and brilliant
plume In his cap. He has demonstrated
that he Is still a power In labor circles.
despite the fact that he Is holding a gov
ernment position. But more than anything
else he has shown that he possesses rare
good judgment and tact So far as can be
learned, he did sot make a single false step
In discharging the commissions placed In
his hand by the president, snd, while repre
senting Mitchell In the selection of commis
sioners, he seems to have done equally well
by the miners. Altogether Mr. Sargent has
shown that he is one of the big men ot
the administration."
'President Roosevelt keeps the depart
ments on the Jump supplying him with
data snd statistics bearing on matters
which will come before him in future
months," writes a Washington correspond
ent. "He la keeping ahead of the preces
sion of events, snd It Is mighty seldom that
subject comes before blm snd nnas mm
In a state of un preparedness. If It chance
to be trust legislation which looms In front
he goes Into the subject from all sides, read
ing as if he were preparing for a thesis,
itudytng the history of trusts irom me
earliest times and familiarizing himself
1th the theories and opinions of all the
leading political economists and publicists.
He digs into reports ot tne census ana 91
the industrial commission and the various
hureaua of statistics. He secures legal ad
vice from sll the sources at bis disposal and
consults with practical men of anaira wnose
experience and common sense he values.
Df hla readlnc. his advices snd his own
theories snd beliefs he talks freely snd con
tinuously to those about him, sifting, reject
ing, proving, combatting and formulating.
until he has some well-digested convictions
and a great supply of ready Information
bearing on sll sides of the affair.
"With other Questions It is the same, one
after snother, and with equal enthusiasm.
he takes them up and goes ravening tnrougn
them. He likes to work and be goes st 11
aa if It were a wrestling match snd he
thirsting for the encounter."
"The Old Lsdy of the Oosts" Is ths name
given to a moat eccentric character who
lives in the scrub timber sbout flvs miles
southwest of the capital city, relates the
Washington News. Her domicile Is s
tumbledown hut, which standi upon the
lip of s half-obliterated rifle pit about a
half-mile from the Virginia bank of the
Potomac.
She never leaves the valley or ths hills
sround It, which she thinks belong to her,
and no one knows Just exsctly how she
exists. Just what her right name la no
one seems to know the negroes srs un
decided between several but her nick
name cams through her fondness tor the
society ot goata. Sbs slways has a half
dozen or more ef them following ber sbout
snd with the exception ot two pairs they
never get more than half grown before
she slaughters them. The smaller the
goat the mors fondness the old woman
shows for tba animal. She generally has
one pet animal, which she carries srouud
with her tn her arms.
The old woman will sometimes tell
fortunes when one wanders her way, but
If she does not fsncy the looks of those
who sre spproschlng she will pick up her
pet goat snd make eff through the ravines
with the rest of ths herd scampering st
her heels. The negroes hsvs s supersti
tious swe of her snd no power on earth
could persuade one ef them to vesture
a Record.
bo directly regulated only by the states
wherein such commodities sre produced.
It is not necesscry to gutss how a statute
like that suggested by the attorney general
would work. The legislature of New Tork,
as well as the legislatures of many other
states, attempted to prevent the organisa
tion of trusts, and the s.tatute enacted by
the first named body was quite effective In
compelling the original sugar trust to dis
solve. When the same combination, how
ever, secured a New Jersey blanket charter
and resumed its operations as a single cor
poration nothing could be done to restrain
it. Instead of an association of firms and
companies actlug la collusion the combine
had become a single person In the eye of
the law; the resolutions of Its directors
wers not assailable as acts ot conspiracy
and even the merger of Independent cor
porations into one, though contrary to law
In New York, could not be attacked be
cause it was legal In the state where con
summated. Possibly the attorney general has some
legal remedy In mind that would cure the
defect In our system of jurisprudence which
enables monopolies to dodge from one Juris
diction to another and thus defeat all leg
islative endeavors tot curb them. If he has
worked out a plan to accomplish this end
it would be most Interesting to havs It ex
plained. Could a federal law be made retro
active so as to bring within Its purview ths
gigantic combinations snd mergers which
have been brought Into existence during the
past ten or fifteen years? Would not suoh
a law, being a penal statute, be ex post
facto? And how is a trust, which has been
chartered as a corporation to be disinte
grated Into Its component firms, persons
or companies so as to make it amenable to
laws directed against conspiracies In trade?
near her rifle pit after sundown. They
think that she possesses the power to curse
the crops or bring rain in the valley when
ever she will, no matter what climatic
conditions may prevail behind the hills.
Her age is variously estimated as be
tween 80 snd 105 yesrs, but It Is more
likely she Is not more than 80. A half
dozen different legends as to who she
really Is sre current In the viclnty. Ac
cording to one of these she belongs to a
wealthy, aristocratic family who owned all
the land for many miles around before ths
civil war. It Is said that the loss of her
husband, brothers, mansion snd property
during that struggle crazed her snd that
after sojourning for s time with relatives
in another part of the state she escaped
from their care snd returned to the scenes
of her youth.
She Is renowned smong the negroes st
the vicinity for her skill as a doctress
when she condescends to exercise 1L They
claim thst she Is s sort of voodoo snd
there Is not one of them but will take her
food snd even articles of csst-off clothing
when she signifies her necessity.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Uncle Russell Sage sits up every day and
reads what the newspapers ,ay about him.
The old man certainly has nerve.
Fears sre entertained that the, rumors re
garding President Baer's resignation are un
true. He Isn't a resigning man. Besides,
he's Just been re-elected.
Eld ridge T. Gerry has been re-elected
president of the New York Btata Aa.nM.- I
tlon of Societies for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children snd Animals.
Laclen Lyne. the lad who rides James R.
Keene's horses, gets a yearly salary of
$20,000 snd every time he wins a race is
sure of a handsome gratuity besides.
Robert Mlxon Greene of New York has
been sppolnted structural engineer of the
St. Louis world's fair. He is a graduate
of the Rensselar Polytechnio institution of
Troy, N. Y.
The democratic candidate for governor of
New York is accused of being president of a
trust and drawing a salary of $25,000 a year.
Strange how these plutocrats persist In
leading "the plain people."
Contrasting the relative merits and de
merits of the automobile snd mule, the
editor of the Shelbina (Mo.) democrat re
marks that "at least the automobile never
kicks its owner to death and never bites
anybody."
Captain' P. J. Visser, late chief of the
Boer scouts, has .come to this country to
live. He Is 25 years old snd standa six feet
eight and a half Inches In his stockings.
He wsnts to, go west and see the rough
riders there and thinks he has seen sbout
ss much rough riding as any man who
ever straddled a horse.
There were great doings at that irrigation
convention under the shadows of the Rock
ies. One Colorado millionaire who ap
preciates a good .thing and abominates
a thirst, opened a ditch of wine at an ex
pense of $6,000 and led to It all who were
weary and dry. At no time in these irrigat
ing proceedings was it necessary to repeat
the historic remark of the governor of
North Carolina.
Since President Roosevelt and his cabinet
have been considering the coal strike the
cabinet officers have been unprecedentedly
reticent regarding all conferences held. To
newspaper correspondents their almost In
variable remark was, "I have absolutely
nothing to say," and so often waa this
reply made to questions that the suspicion
got abroad it had been agreed upon. That
this waa the case was almost acknowl
edged by one cabinet official, who added:
"All information must come from the
White House. That is a White House suggestion."
WW
If our clothing is better than
that of others there must be some
reason for it
This is it
We actually make it purselves
in our own Cooper Square, N, Y,,
factory and make it as well as capital
and the best skill can contrive
Suits S10 to $25, Overcoats
$10 to $30.
No Clothing Fits Like Ours."
K. B. WILCOX, Manager.
L.KAPFR OF THK WINK WORKKK.
Chicago Record-Herald: Mr. Mitchell has
shown that the man who has the last word
Is equipped with an Important advantage.
Baltimore American: John Mitchell
emerges from the strike s man of the hour,
one of the foremost characters of his day.
He has proved that he Is no levs master
of himself thsa he Is ot the 140,000 strik
ers, he has proved that he is a stronger
msn than sll the coal operators com
bined; he has proved that personal ambition
and opportunities for sggrandizement are
nothing to him compared with the success
of the cause to which be is devoting his
talents. He alone, if we except President
Roosevelt, who was not directly concerned,
has corns from the strike higher la the
public esteem than he wss when It began.
No other labor leader ever added to his
good reputation during a striks. That John
Mitchell has done so shows the power of
candor, conservatism, courtesy, unyielding
purpose and personal modesty tho whV-n
are chief among the essentials of true
greatness. ,
Chicago Chronicle: Not every msn has
his price. John Mitchell has no price. If
he had the struggle in the anthracite roat
region would have ended months ago tn the
defeat and disorganisation of tho miners.
It Is perfectly safe to assert that If Mitchell
had been "approachable" he could have
fixed his price at a high figure. He could
have lived in luxury the rest -of hla life.
Probably he would not have slept very
well, but few rich men sleep well, snyway.
Mitchell was not susceptible to consld-
vi.uvu. .un u wuuiu uitu urcu uiiiuwiu
tng In profusion had he manifested the
faintest wavering In his sttltude. He will
probably be a poor man all bis life--poor
financially. It Is s curious coincident,
thst another John IMltrhell once led a fa
mous strike, though that strike proved a
failure. John Mitchell of Pittsburg was
president of the Brotherhood ot Telegra
phers during the great striks of 18S3, and
sgalnBt him as sgalnst hla miner name
sake, there never was a breath of suspicion.
Tho Mitchells seem to be s good family to
rely upon.
LAUGHING GAS.
Philadelphia PTessj "I had something T
like for my dinner tc.day," sold the ror
man, "but It didn't do me any good."
"You don't say. What was It?"
"A magnificent appotltt "
Washington Star:
'Do vour constituents
trust you?
. (ill,,,., 1 1 f , ainnriru crciltllur dui g mil,
"Whenever I have told a man I was going
to give him money for his vote, I have been
true to my word."
Philadelphia Prees: Eager Caller Doctor,
can't you do something for these bow legs
of mine?
Great Surgeon (inspecting them) Yes, I
can straighten them, out, but you will need
to have all your trousers lengthened six
Inches If I do.
Somerville Journal! News Editor What
makes you think the new reporter is a col
lege graduate?
Proofreader Because you never And any
foreign phrases or big words In what he
writes.
New York Sun: The Indiana had JuKt
sold the Island of Manhattan for tM when
chagrin overcame them.
"To think!" they exclaimed, "election is
coming and votes will be worth 12 apiece!"
Perceiving they had been swindled, they
hazily sought Fenlmore Cooper to relate
their wrongs, ,
Chicago Post: "Yes, ws think he has real
literary genius."
"Well, for heaven's sake! pound It out of
him and give him a little business serum.
Business sense is paid In thirty, sixty or
ninety days, while genius Is palil in thirty,
sixty or ninety years.".
Atlanta Constitution: "Here's a painting
only three foot equare which sold for $100,"
said the Blllvllle citisen.
"The goodness gracious!" exclaimed a
listener, "I'd paint the four sides of a two
story house for less than that!"
Philadelphia Press: "When It comes to
singing," exclaimed the nightingale unerr
ingly, "you're of no use. You couldn't
touch a high note In your life."
"In my life? No," replied the Bird of
Paradise, "but I'll be embalmed upon u.
bonnet enme day, and then I'll make a $o0
note look, like 30 cents."
A GOLF reminiscence:.
Washington Star.
When we played shinny long ago - '
Our clothing did not fret us.
We wore no coats of sunset glow
Our mothers would not let us. '
Oh, we were coltish In our gle:
We loved to prance and whinny;
We asked no "niblick" and no "tee"
When we were playing sbtnny.
Oh, where are those companions now
The thin boy we called "fatty;"
The boy ill clad, with grimy brow; ' '
The boy so neat and natty;
The boy who waa so very fat
His comrades named him "skinny?"
There is no friendship here like that
We knew while playing shinny, .
Perchance one day a club I'll take
And- set the golf ball flylns.
At least an effort I may make:
There's naught, you know, like trying
But I shall nilHS those bovlsh friends,
Ho freckle-faced and grtnny;
No modern game can make amends . .
For those lost hours of shinny. .
There is no waste
with
GORHAM
Silver Polish
Cleans si well si pollshei
Moit economical in use -
A REASON WHY