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4 TITE OMAHA DAILY JVEE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1002. The umaha Daily Bee E. ROSE WATER, EDITOR. PUULJ8HED EVERT MORN1NCJ. TERM 8 OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Be (without Sunday), one Year. $4 00 Imliy Kec arm (Sunday One Vear uu Illustrated Uee, One Year '"' ktunrtay Wee. Uiw Year It" Saturday K, One Year 1W Iwentlcih Century farmer. One Year., l.w DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Pally Bee (without Sunday), per copy.... 2c Daliy Bee (without HunUay). er we-k...IJu Daily bee (inducting bunuay), er wek..li'u Sunday Bee, per copy Evening Bee (Without Sunday), per week o Evening Bee (Including bunday), per week ll Complatnta of IrregulurilifS In delivery Should be addressed to City Circulation De partment. OFFICE8. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha City Hall Building, Twen-ty-ruth and M Streets. Council BlulTa 10 I'earl Street Chicago ItHO I'nlty Building. New York Z32H Park Row llulldlng. Washington ol Fourteenth btreet. CORRESPONDENCE. Communlcatlona relating to newa and edi torial matter ahould be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances ahould be addressed: The Bee t-ublistilng Com pany, Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order, payable to The Bee Publishing Company, only 2-cent atampa accepted In payment of mail accounta. l'eraonal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchange, not accepted. THH2 BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, as: Uenrge B. Tsscliuck. aecretary of The Bee PubllBiiing Company, being duly aworn, aaya that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally, Morninii, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of October, 1KB, was aa follows: I .. 80,700 17 31,820 J 80,030 1 31,430 t 31.1BO 1 3O.40O 4 8II.870 30 32.240 - 20,350 a saao C 31,200 22 81,570 7 80,910 23 81,740 1 31,070 24 83,160 t..f. 81,000 25 31,140 10 81,100 26 20,350 II 82,000 27 81,070 12 O,20 28 81,000 12 81.3SO ' 29 31,0.10 14 81,230 SO .13,300 li 31, (HO 11 81,330 II 32,700 . Total tw,15 Less unsold and returned coplea 9,873 Net total sales 950,743 Net average sales 80,000 QEORQE B. TZ8CHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this 21st day of October, A. V., 1IW2. M. B. HUNQATE, (Sesl.) Notary Public. Query: Is Germany's proposed ta on beer a tax on necessaries or on luxur ies? That $80,000,000 Austrian steel com bine can hardly be laid at the door of the tariff. Should the anthracite arbitrators dis agree, how could their differences be arbitrated? That English magistrate wno is carry rylng a revolver for automobilists v bo endanger his life seems to have struck the keynote of a very necessary re form. If the Pullman porters are to Ret a 10 per cent Increase of wages along . with the other railway employes it will huve to be out of the charltf of the public. The re-election of Oompcrs effectually punctures the yarn that Mitchell was casting covetous glances on the presi dency of the American Federation of Labor. Grover Cleveland will congratulate himself that his most hilarious past time Is duck shooting instead of big game hunting. Ducks are always plenti ful in season. The experience of the land department warrants its order to watch the widows. In car lots, to use the language of the official order, when headed towards the public, domain, they will bear watch ing. Colonel Bryan's prospective tussel with the democratic reorganise! is still on the books and no one who U famil iar with the Nebraskan has any I (let that he will ask to have the engage ment cancelled. Congressman Cannon of Illinois, has Nebraska's five votes on his list of prom ised support for the speakership. Fur once Nebraska has come in without waiting for other delegations first to make the man. An Omaha man has landed on the e.T ecutlve committee of the national asso elation of hardware dealers. In a little while no national organization will be complete without an Omaha man n mo tig Us governing authorities. In view of the signing of the nr ticks rf peace terminating tho Colombian rvv olutlon on board the American buttle ship Wisconsin, the proof is conclusive tnat our new navy Is a peace promoter rather than a war producer. With regards to trusts President Uoosevclt's Fhllade'.pli'a siecii show that be trusts in the power of the American people to handle them. It a pears also that bo stands squarely on the motto on the America a sliver dollar. Just to remind us that he still thinks be is the rightful occupant of a position as police Judge for the city of Omaha, Judge Gordon comes into court with bis periodical petition In his suit to collect salary for services not rendered. As tho hallucination has been pronounced harmless, the ex-Judge should be per mitted to amuse himself la his own way. The treasurer of the republican county Mmmlttee has filed a report cf vampalgu xpensea, disclosing the names of ser ral generous patriots who seem to hnre eontt touted to the campalgu fund out of all proportion to their obligations to the party in a comparison with con tributions from other sources. Hut It is lollars to doughnuts on closer InnihH'tl n that it was not their own money they aere contributing. BUM COMPARATIVE HOVBtH. The tabulation of the returns of the recent Nebraska election presents some figures thnt will serve as the basis for interesting comparisons. While the vok for governor this year, and also In pre vious years, is not to lx taken as an ac curate exhibit of the normal strength of the parties lecause iu each instanei except In LStXS the republican candidate hns run behind his ticket and the fuslou candidate nliend of his ticket. It serves to show the maximum strength of the opposition ns compared with the mini mum strength of the republicans. Tut ting the figures for four gubernatorial elections side by side we have the -following: Minor Year. Republican. Fusion. Parties. ISO 94,723 116,415 6,625 1898 82,982 93,703 1,972 1900 113,879 113,018 6,081 1902 96,471 91,116 1,554 From this it will be seen that the fusion candidate for governor at the recent election, notwithstanding his per sonal populurlty which gave him an ad vantage over his associates, polled a smaller number of votes than any other fusion candidate for governor since that party scored its high water mark in 181X1, when it swept Nebraska completely out of tho republican column. On the other hand the republican candidate for governor has polled more votes than any other republican candhlute for the same office within a decade, with the exception alone of tho last presidential year, 1900, when the total vote was fully 35,000 greater thau In 11)02. Such a showing Is certainly conclusive proof that the republicans In Nebraska have been growing In numbers not only by new recruits but also at the expense of their opponents. Figures of the minor party vote will be puzzling to politicians. More votes were polled for tho two minor party candidates In 1002 In spite of its being an off year than for three minor party candidates In the great presidential year of 1900, and almost as many as In 1800 when the gold democrats were added Into the minor party column. This year the prohibition vote has fallen to 3,157 as against 4,315 two years ago, while tho socialists, who polled only C74 votes for their candidate for gov ernor in 1000 have registered 3,307 votes for governor in 1002. Adding all the opposition together the successful republican candidate Is still a plurality governor but whereas the combined opposition two years ago ag gregated 119,102. or 6,223 more than the vote polled for the republican gov ernor, in this year 1902 the aggregate opposition is 07,670, or only 809 In ex cess of the vote polled for the repub lican candidate. All in all, the most critical analysis cannot fail to be encour aging for continued republican ascend ency in Nebraska. AO AURttMKHTON CURRENCY RErORM. It is a noteworthy rnct ihat the un- tional convention of national bankers, while unanimous on the point that the currency should ' have greater flexibil ity It could not agree upon any specific plan for making it so. There was agree ment only in the most general way on the object to be attained. The omis sion was not for lack of choice of meth ods, for numerous pluns were outlined and urged. The one most elaborately dis cussed was that of Comptroller of the Currency Itldgely its central point be ing an emergency currency under a privilege to banks of issuing uncovered notes, In addition to their notes secured by bonds, to the amount of fiO per cent of the latter. While this plan was un doubtedly favored more than any other. still the association cautiously refvalnd from committing Itself. But however clear the need of a more elastic currency It Is hardly likely that congress will act upon the bare sugges tion of it by the bankers so long as they themselves are unable to agroo on or to offer a specific reeommenditk.u as to bow It is to bo met Congress Is more apt to stand upon the absolute security of the noteholdi which taj preseit system with all Its defects, indubitably affords. A half century baa, not been sufficient to obscure the memory of the evils of the old bank currency whose flexibility, at least in the direction of expansion, destroyed security. A system which will be satisfactorily flexible, which will automatically contract as well as expand and which neverthe less will sacrifice nothing of the secur ity provided by our existing currency is yet to be presented. TIME FOH A CIIAMGK. Referring to the prospective senator ial deadlock in several states the com ing wiuter, the San Francisco Call re marks that they emphasize the need of a change in the method of electing United States senators. It says the evil stems to have become chronic and that the forces which produce the deadlocks are evidently in operation over the whole country, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and show no signs of diminu tion. "At any time under our present method of election," says the Call, "there may arise a scandal thnt will pass from a state legislature to the United States senate Itself and result in a national disgrace," and adds: "While the election of senators by legislatures may have been an excellent plan in times past it has outlived its useful nes. At the present time the system is fruitful of frauds and scandals and leads to the sacrifice of state Interests to personal fights. It is time to change the method." There hare been uumerous scandals in connection with the election of sen store and it is i-erim them will ne many more. It is simply inevitable under the existing system, yet there are men as to whose political probity there Is no question who persistently defend the method of electing United States senators by legislatures, thus setting theuibelvt in opposition (a yoyulur sen- tlment, which unquestionably Is over whelmingly In favor of the election of senators by direct vote of the people. 1 his has been conclusively shown In me rcpcntol declarations ot political convent :uiis and In tho action of the lMtpular branch of congress favorable to a constitutional amendment provid ing for the election of senators by tli3 people. There Is no doubt that In time tho will of the people In regard to this mat ter will prevail, but It Is harfil to be expectol thnt this will come through favorable action of the United States senate. Tho people, however, are iiot wholly dependent upon congress to ef fect the desired chnnge. The eoiiiltu tion provides for Its amendment by re quiring congress "on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, to call a convention fcr proposing amendments, which shall be valid when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states, or by conventions Iu three -fourth thereof. Thus the organic law fully empowers the people to take this matter In their own hands and determine it and that they will eventually do so can be con fidently predicted. Sentiment favorable to the election of senators by direct pop ular vote Is growing steadily stronger and It would seem cannot very much longer be kept from asserting Itself In the way provided by the federal constitution. republican poLities justified. The speech of President Roosevelt before the Union League of Philadel phia Is one of the strongest of bis re cent addresses and uossesses some fea tures that are Just now of particular in terest. The president said that republi can policies, as championed by Presi dent McKinley In 1800 and 1900, have been Justified by events. The promise to restore prosperity had been kept and also the pledge to maintain untarnished the financial honor of the nation. He re ferred to the contrasting conditions at present and eight years ago, remarking that then there was no such complaint as is sometimes heard now, that some poo pie have prospered too much, but that no one had prospered enough. In this connection the president significantly referred to the tariff as being "on the lines that have marked It at all periods when our well being was greatest" It does not require extraordinary discern ment to see in this remark that Mr. Roosevelt Is not In accord with those republicans who are urging tariff revis ion and would have It made at the com ing session of congress, regardless of the possible effect of such an effort upon the business of the country. It Is clear that the president thinks the tariff should not be disturbed at this time and It Is highly probable he will so state In his annual message. Republican policy lb regard to the new responsibilities growing out ot the war with Spain has also been Justified by results. The task assumed by the nation in connection with the new possessions has thus far been well done, completely falsifying, as was said by the president the predictions of the prophets of disaster. The people of our new possessions are having better gov ernment than they ever before knew; they are enjoying more liberty, greater safety for life and property and a better chance for happiness than at auy other time lu their history. These people are being given as rapidly as practicable the benefits and advantages of American Institutions and American civilization. Every promise made to them is being faithfully carried out An especially interesting feature of the Philadelphia speech is the reference to the trusts. The president here Bhows undiminished earnestness in the advo cacy of legislation for regulating the great combinations engaged In Interstate business, tie declared that we have the power to do this and shall find out the way. "We shall not act hastily or reck lessly, but we have firmly made up our minds that a solution, and a right so lution, shall be found, and found it will be." Thus the president gives renewed assurance of his sincerity in this matter, as to which be has the confidence and support of a very large majority of the people. A RKMAUKABLR PHOCKEOISO The citation of a number of men. locked out by the Union Pacific, to ap pear in the United States court next week Friday on the charge of contempt for violating the recently Issued strike injunction Is a remarkable proceeding. Jf the strikers are really disregarding court orders with deliberation and In tent there is no good reason why they should not be held to answer the same as any one elBe charged with a similar offense.1 The injunction. us we under stand it, however, is simply an order prohibiting the men from indulging in violence or in the un lawful Interference with the strike breakers. In other words, it is a pro hibition of criminal practices deslgued chiefly to afford a quick way to Inflict punishment that would otherwise wait the action of the criminal courts. If the strike Injunction Is being violated, then why should the citation for con tempt be put over a whole week Instead of requiring an Immediate answer? If the proceedings were taken in the usual form, by criminal complaints against the offenders in the regular tribunals, they would be arrested at once, although the formal trial might be postponed to give reasonable time for the defendants to answer. The petition of the Union Pacific, through Its solicitor, for contempt citations return able a week later seems to be inspired more for the purpose of frightening the men and influencing public opinion than from auy desire to keep the court orders Inviolate and protect the dignity and authority of the federal Judiciary. Those unruly students at the University IXt Iowa sauuld e glvea ta imdmuud thnt no matter with what leniency or levity the public Is disposed to look upon the boyish pranks covered under tlir name of hazing the line, must be strictly drawn at the use of a skunk to promote their dlalM)Hcnl designs. The distribu tion of over ripe fruit ord odoriferous eggs to favorite underclassmen ml'.it be pnssod by or even the perfuming of freshmen meeting places with Incense from nauseating drugs, but tho skunk Is a sacred nnlmol that should not be profaned. The severest punishment for the offending students Is none too heavy. One phase of the Spellman murder trial thnt deserves at least passing at tention seems to have been overlooked in the fact that the county attorney wns assisted or rather displaced In the prosecution by W. F. Gurley, ucting ostensibly for the widow of Caldwell, the murdered Union Pacific etrlkt, breuker. Thnt Gurley really represents the Union Pacific railroad and will bo paid a fut fee out of the road's treasury no one will doubt. The right of the railroad to participate In the prosecution Is properly within the law, but the selection of Gurley for this particular work Is only understood In connection with recent political events. GuTley's engagement for the Spellman murder case Is simply a continuation of his engagement for the Mercer campaign. In which he was the chief fugleman for the nonresident the Union Pacific endeavored to impose upon the voters of this congressional district The Union Pacific has plenty of lawyers regularly In Its employ who could at tend to the Spellman case, ami In a pinch John N. Baldwin of Iowa himself might have appeared on behalf of the rond, but then Gurley would not have come In for his reward. The corpora tions have various ways of paying cash prices for political services. It Is a little difficult to catch exactly the trend of Colonel Bryan's philosophy regarding the present era of prosper ity, for his utterances an that subject ore somewhat confused, not to say con tradictory. If they mean anythla;;, how ever, his complaints are directed to the point that prices are too high. In other words, he has swung round to tho d'a metrlcally opposite position he occupied a few years ago when he complained that prices were too low. Local coal dealers are trying to make people believe that a shortage of soft coal, as well ns of hard coal. Is Imminent In this vicinity. Their patrons, how ever, will be assured that Jiey are being favored by being supplied at the old price and will be expected to show that appreciation and grarlflcat'ou by paying their bills promptly and wltuoat com plaint Omaha's bank clearings exhibit with constant Increasing figures as compared with the business of the corresponding week of the .preceding year Indicates that the.bank-9 are in a highly prosper ous condition. That impression, how ever, will be speedily dispelled as soon as tho banks make their annual appear ance to complain that they arc listed too high in the assessment books. In the latest train robbing exploit the lone bandit who holds up the train full of people at the point of a six-shooter has given way to a whole bunch of rob bers, not less than fifteen In number. The train robbing fraternity evidently thinks that to keep up with the big railway mergers their forces must also be consolidated for business on a big scale. Purely out of courtesy to the presi dent the Washington 'correspondents wIU confine their advance summa .'!cs of lis nvnual message to congress to u few of the principal topics of the day on which his views are well known and leave it to him to break it to the nub ile as to what be thinks on subjects about which they hesitate to risk a guess. There is no difference of opinion among Nebraska people that the semi centennial of the organization of Ne braska as a territory should be fittingly celebrated in 1904. The only open ques tion is, What form shall the celobratlon take? Might? Easily Satisfied. Philadelphia Press. The Iowa democrats announce that they are bappy over tba result of the election. Happy, probably, because the republican majority ot 76,000 was no bigger. Greatest Strike of the Year. Saturday Evening Poet. The next great strike comes with tha Chrlatmastlda. It will be universal and even President Roosevelt will not bs able to arbitrate it. The miners' union will then be recognized. Pattlnv It Om the Pablle. Baltimore American. Railroads are now making legitimate profits enough to pay their increase in wages. It will not be accessary nor good policy for them to put an extra tax on the publio in the way ot Increased freight rates. "The -Plata People" Forajottea. Washington Post. Hon. Cbarlea A. Towne, doesn't care to have his name mentioned In connection with the presidency of the United States. But If thera are anv more trust comnanv presidencies lying around loose, that will be anotner matter. Sympathy Open to Suspicion. Pittsburg Dispatch. The compassion of the operator for tb poor consumers is less harrowing when it is recalled that last April they ordered a progressiva monthly advance ot 10 cents a ton on anthracite. Maintained to dale. the additional profit would have paid the demand ot the miners twice over. Tsklsg ea aa Katra Hoar. Philadelphia Preaa. Strikes are contagious. The spirit of un rest haa affected even the clock on the federal building of Omaha, Neb. This horological disturbance was an anomaly In atrlkes, however. Most strikers are anx loua for fewer hours of labor, whereas this timepiece persisted In sounding thir teen when It was only 8 o'clock. Tb Omaha clock should be lined for working overtime. , High Time to Act Boston For seventeen years the Interstate Com merce commission has been trying to pro vldo for Just and equitable railroad rates In the United Ststes. Today the rate on anthracite coal from the coal regions to Ronton, distance ot 345-387 miles, is $3.25 per ton, or trom 84 to 94 cents per ton per mile. The rate on bituminous coal from the bituminous region to Jersey City, 84ft 3Sg miles. Is $1.70 per ton, or from 44 to 49 cents per ton per mile. This Is a striking Illustration ot the Importance ot effective governmental supervision over freight rates, which, under recent decisions of the Biipremo court of the United States, tho Interstate Commerce commission Is power less to exerciso. It would seem as though the time had come when the hands of the Interstate Commerce commission should no longer be tied. Representatives of various business bodies at the last session of congress ad vocated the pnssage of the Nelson-Corliss bill, end had it not been that the Elklns bill In the senate received more support from the eastern railway Interests, It might have stood a chance ot passage. Before congress opens, however, for Its coming short session a bill will be prepared which embodies the most essential features of both bills, and It Is time that a concerted effort was made to secure Its passage. This revised Elklns bill Is worthy of serious consideration, not only by the great mercantile and manufacturing Inter ests of the country, but by the railroads themselves, as affording them due protec tion. It allows the Interstate Commerce commission to have general Jurisdiction over TALK OF KEBRA9KA EDITORS. Fremont Tribune: Dave Mercer has said to a Washington reporter that his defeat came about through a slump to democracy In the large cities. But there are those who Insist that there are some things Dave has not mentioned. Chappell RegiBter: There la talk of a new dally paper for Omaha arid Dave Mer cer for mayor. It looks to the people on the outside that Rosewater and Mercer were about even, and that It would be a good time to play quits, Columbus Times: Rosewater has emerged victoriously from his scrap with Mercer and has nothing particular to divert his attention. Now, if Governor Savage will kindly remove the lid from Joe Bartley's cigar box. it will round out the year's amusement before the legislature meets. Scribner News: There is talk of starting a new republican paper in Omaha In oppo sition to The Bee. The promoters of such an undertaking would undoubtedly realize In due course of time that the attempt to undermine an old and firmly established newspaper that keeps abreast of the times is a hopeless undertaking. Wlnside Tribune: The boyish delight ex hibited all through the campaign by Dave Mercer In trying to irritate and annoy Rosewater was a pure case of Insane pol itics and has Its reward. Mr. Mercer prob ably has learned something and If he ever Is an aspirant for office again it Is to be supposed that he will carefully refrain from mentioning any "bats in the belfry," although there may be a lot of them around. Albion News: The defeat of Mercer for congress emphasize the principle that It Is folly to nominate a man for office who hns a scrap on his hands.. No political party exists for vindicating men. Parties are for the purpose of putting In operation principles of government. No party "owes" any man anything. . Even mougn the fight on a man be unjust, if that fight will endanger his election he etfould not be forced onto the ticket. No one man is Indlspenslble in politics any more than else where in life. Principles and their prac tical application and operation should be placed above men. Every time a man wins political advancement by sharp practice and wire-pulling, contrary to the wishes of any considerable portion of his party, he weakens and damages bis party. Aurora Sun: The republicans over ths state seem to think Omaha Is "morally" and badly in need of a republican news paper. We presume one they can control to espouse rotten methods when need be In the workings of their party machinery. They seem to think there is an opening In Omaha to fill a long felt want since Rosewater has given them another turning over. They know full well that Rosewater will not stand for any of their coarseness and also realize the fact that when Rose water and The Bee turn things loose the republican "small bore" politician loaded with republican rottenness always goes up like a whirlwind. When Rosewater gets after an adversary he usually leaves noth ing undone to cause dispute as far as ef fectiveness is concerned. The republicans realiie the fact that there is no question as to Rosewater' power in unearthing rottenness in republican politic in ise- braska, thus their determination of tart Ing a republican morning newspaper In Omaha that would be in accord with the wlshe of the corporation wing ot tne re publican party in Nebraska. PERSONAL. NOTES. Congressman Dixon of Montana repre- sents a district as large In area as Eng land, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The coming Chinese minister. Sir Chen- tung Liang Chang, who Is a widower, Is said to be engaged to be married to the daughter ot a Chinese minister at a foreign court. Generals Delarey and Botha have de cided to abandon their proposed visit to the United State and will go to South Africa to meet Colonial Secretary Cham berlain at Pretoria. Fred Smith, a St. Louis coal dealer, who delivered a short weight load of coal to a patron, has been fined $500 in the po lice court of that city, the maximum pen alty prescribed by law. The late Henry W. Grady less than a month before his death at the early age ot 39 remarked to a friend: "Imagine me an old man! Picture me baldheaded, half blind, toothless and leaning on a cane! It can never be It la too ridiculous. A man with my riotous blood, tremendous energy and restless activity must die young!" Theodore Quentln, a member of the Philadelphia reserve police, lately wrots to President Roosevelt asking why he gave his youngest son the unusual name of Quentln. The preaident answered that "the name Quentln is with us an old family name, coming from a French Hugenot refugee who came to this country over two centuries ago." Though Admiral Dewey 1 universally known to be hale and hearty, hardly any on gives him credit for possessing the great personal strength with which h Is gifted. One of the Spanish-American war veterana, who had all but lost the power ot walking, called on him at hi Washington home not long ago and found ths admiral standing on the front step. Dewey Invited him la. but tba disabled nran looked doubt fully at the steps, seeing which the ad mlrai reached into ths carriage, picked him up bodily, and carried him up the step and Into the drawing room, where hs placed his burdea la the easiest chair at Transcript rates, but it legalizes pooling, and It pro vides that rates made by the commission rany be appealed to the circuit court of the United States. It Is for the Interest of the railroad companies themselves to hsve their Joint traffic arrangements legalised, for rail roads do not care to bo put In tho position of voluntary lawbreakers. The penalties provided In the law are severe, but they are no more severe than they ought to be for tho protection of the public. They are only such as will make the action of the commission effective, and are not Intended to apply to any common carrier which Is trying to' carry out the Intention of the law while looking out for the Interests of Its stockholders. It muBt be remembered. In any consid eration of the proposed legislation, that It was the Intent of the people of the United States, In establishing the Interstate Com merce commission, to give that body power to control railroad ratea, and that the failure to do this was in the method ot framing the law. It would appear to be the general conviction except among those who have no good opinion ot the law, be cause they will feel Its halter draw that it Is now time to carry this intention Into effect, and the passage of the amended Elklns bill, it is believed, will remove the shackles from the hands of the commission and give it that power which It was In tended to vest In it when the original act was framed. Seventeen years of patience ought to be rewarded, in view of the mani fest inequities of the rates. The single Instance of the coal extortions Is but a sample. ROOD ABOtT NEW YORK. Ripplea on the Carreat of Life la the Metropolis. Carrie Nation's brief but exciting stunt before the boxes of the swells at the New York Horse Show, divide social gossip with the new handshake. The Kansas smasher's raids are, however, are too an cient to excite more than momentary won der, while the handshake Is up-to-date and "too cute for anything." This Is the way the shake is given: The arm ts held "h" shaped against the right hand side of the body, where it hangs naturally and grace fully. The forepart is stretched out on a direct line. Hands are then grasped and the shake takes place In. a swaying motion to and fro. In other words the hand goes to the right and left not up and down. The swing Is from the elbow. There is no wrist movement. No certain number of swsys constitute the proper shake. There may be only one there may be a dozen It simply depends on the exist ing feeling between those greeting each other. The shake is In every manner more grace ful and easy than that of last year, when one was compelled to bend over at a sharp angle, extend the right hand high in the air and with the bended tips of the fingers perform a mild how-dy-do. Nothing awkward Is in the new shake and, therefore, It prom ises to remain. "Smoking cigarettes Is not disorderly conduct In a young woman. I want you to understand tbla i a free country and that women can smoke the biggest and rankest black cigars if they so desire." Such was the legal decision handed down from the bench in the west side court last week by Magistrate Hogan when six young women were arraigned before him charged by Detec'tives Hallahan and Foubel with smoking cigarettes. It appeared from the evidence that thean two minions of the law were casslnsr zfl West Fortieth street shortly after 11 o'clock when their highly trained olfactor ies detected the scent of the baneful cig arette. Thereupon the two of the silent tread invaded tho premise and broke In upon a sextet of maidens engaged in a igarette orgy. Tears and entreaties were of no avail, so there was nothing left for the distressed damsels but to surrender to the all-encircling arm of the law. Why are those young women here?" thundered the magistrate next morning In court at the two detectives, who stood with chest rounded out from pride at their capture. "Your honor," replied the detectives In chorue, "we caught them in the act ot smoking cigarettes." Then Magistrate Hogan delivered the decision, capping it with the word Discharged." "If you were to set me down in New York blindfolded I could give a pretty close guess as to my whereabout by the smell of that particular locality," said salesman, quoted by the New York Times. "If my nose seemed stuffed with hide and tallow I ahould know that I was In the Immediate vicinity of Gold, Cliff or Frankfort street. A pronounced odor of spice would Indicate Fulton Btreet, in the neighborhood ot the East river; but if ea and coffee predominated the chances would be strongly In favor of Front, Pearl or Water street. A saccharine qual ity in the air would . suggest the sugar and molasses neighborhood of William, Wall or Front streets. Perfumes would place me at once on Leonard or Chamber, or possibly Grand street, while a strong ordor of soap would let me know that Pearl or Murray street, or perhaps Greenwich or Hudson, was not far off. If the atmosphere was fairly reeking with the scent of drugs I could figure out that I had wound up somewhere near Fulton, Itaxl lasaaesBLaaJis" auMfewra1 William or Cliff street. Tohaooe would give me a wrde range, but I should probshly be near Pearl, Pine ot Broad street. To smell of hops would be a sure indication of Whitehall street. West and South street would have distinctive odors ot shipping and seamen's supplies." The highest priced land In the world, ac cording to writer In Success. Is that bounded by Wall and Broad streets and Broadway, In lower Now York City. A square foot of ground on a corner of 11 road way and Wall street cannot be had for less thsn $150. The most expensive Isnd In London sells for $300 a square foot. The .average price of land In New York City's financial district Is about $175. Next la the acale comes the woman'a shopping district from Fourteenth to Twenty-third streets, on Sixth avenue, and from Thirty, fourth street to Forty-second street, on Broadway. Here, land ranges all the ay from $60 to $350 a square foot. On the northwest corner of Broadway nd Thirty-fourth street the latter price was obtained. The real estate man who ran tell the future movements of population on Manhattan Is In a position to realize a for tune. The growth of Brooklyn and Jerxey City has checked the movement of the population north, and It is aald the most valuable land on Manhattan Island will al ways remain south of Central park. Ths lower half of the Island will soon hav nothing on It except office buildings, fac tories and tenement houses. Ernst Kupfer, a model well known la tha New York studios, had aa unusual cx perlenc on his way up town in a Broadway car recently. Mr. Kupfer Is the possessor of an abundance of white hair and a flow ing beard. A little girl sitting opposite him whispered very audibly to her mother: "Mamma, see, there' Santa Claus!" "Hush," said her mother. "That's but a gentleman." However, the little one was not to be so easily satisfied, so she continued to smile at Mr. Kupfer, and he, taking from his pocket some pictures he had Just posed for as Santa Claus, banded them to the little lady. Overjoyed, she called out: "See, mother, I was right! It la Ssnla Claus, It la, and now I have a chance I'm going to tell him what I want for Christ mas." So without more ado she changed rats and began to Dour her tnnnriin number of wishes Into the old gentleman's ear. Too Warm to Traoaplaat. Boston Transcript. "Hato your enemies and pursue them to death," Is tho platform of the new presi dent of the University of Athens. Al though this 1 a corollary of the sclentlflo teaching of "the survival of the fittest, he is not likely to be Invited to a chair In an American Institution on account ot it. FLASHES OP FUN. Baltimore American: He I say doctor are the meanest men going and I can prove it. She How so? He Even when they treat a man he baa to pay for the drinks they give him. Somerville Journal: "It's a dog's life I'm leading," exclaimed the bachelor In a mo ment of depression. "Well, that' batter than leading a cat and dog life," said the benedict in a burst of conndence. And a passing express horse laughed. Chicago Post: Clara I'm dying to so the ring. Oh, Isn't It pretty? lie ought to make a good husband. Maud You think ao? "Oh. yes. He's so much more extrava gant than he used to be." Puck: "Ton aay your pastor1 is Intro ducing novelties Into the pulpit?" "Alas, yea! He has left the well-beaten patha of politics, society, finance and vice and Is Introducing discourses on the Bible and the New Testament." Cleveland Plain Dealer: "It must be a freat comfort to you to own uch splendid urnlture." "Comfort! 8ay, there Isn't but one com fortable chair in the whole lot and my wife Invariably wanta to alt In that." Boston Transcript: Mrs. Jenks Do you believe your husband thinks aa much of you as he did before marriage? Mrs. Benner Oh, a great deal more. In our courtship days when I said anything to Irritate him he forgot It after a little: now he thinks of It for days. Detroit Free Press: Rodney Will Sidney succeed as an actor? 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