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1 11113 OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, J902. ( . i f f ft i t I t II ie oxiAMA Daily Ber - ROSEWATEK. EDITOR. ' PUBLISHED EVERY MOKNINO. 1 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. tally Bee (wlthou Bunchy). One iar..J4 .K lally lire and Hunriay, (me Year 6 -Illustrated Hw, One Year Iw .Bundajr Bee, One Year I.to . Paturrirfy lice, On Y'.-nr 1.) Twentieth Centurjr Farmer. One Yar.. Luu DELIVERED BY CARRIER, pally Bee (without Sunday), per ropy.... to 'lmlly Bee (without Sunday), per week... .120 ;Datiy Bee Cncludlrg Sunday), per week.. 17c -Sunday Heo, per ropy fro "Evening Bee (without 8unday). per week 6c 1 Evening ilea (Including Sunday;, per week Ic Complalnta of Irregularity In delivery hould be addressed to City Circulation De ' partmenL OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Jtulldlng. South Omaha-:lty Hall lldlldlng, Twen-ty-nfth and M Streets. Council Blurrs 10 I'rarl Btreet , Chicago 1640 Unity Building. New York 2XX 1'ark Row building. . Washington Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communication! relating to news and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Be, Editorial Department. ; BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittance! should ba addressed: The Bee Publishing Com Pny, Omaha. , REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order, 1 payable to The Bee Publishing Company, only 2-cent stampa accepted In payment of 'mall accounts, personal checks, except sn 'Omnha or eastern exchange, not accepted. THE WEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OP CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, : George B. Tzschuek. secretary of Ths Bee Puiillshlng Company, blng duly sworn, . sayi that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally. Morning, i Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month ot November. 1J2. wai as follows: 1. .81,470 16. ...3H.4.15 ...80,000 ...30,870 ...80,010 ... .. 4.. ...20,480 ...81,000 17.. 18.. .31,3(10 19. S 41. OHO 6 84, BOO ! 7 81.210 i 8 80,340 ' 21,B78 10..... 81.300 u ao,7o 12 80.TOO 13..r., .',80,820 : 14 80.73O , 15 81,810 20 .....SO.NOO 21 , 30.0UO 22 81,410 23 23,310 2 so.oao 25 81.0UO 24 31,000 27 80,780 28 81.1.TO 29.... 81.4HO SO ,47 ' ToUI 3a,10 Leu unsold and returned copies.... 9.23T Net total tales '..1KI,07 Net average sale! .'. 80.7B5 c" GEORGE B. TZ8CHUCK. ' Subscribed In my presence and aworn to before ma this 3Wh day ot November, A. D. 1802. M. B. HUNOATE. (Seal) ' . Notary Publio. A deposit of 'hard coal'is getting to be pretty near as valuable as a deposit of gold., . . ' . Equitable - taxation - Is Just now the paramount Issue , .before Oinaha . tax payers. -v " . . It is Senator Quay's opinion that the omnibus should carry all the territories to statehood. Competition between Carnegie and Friek In public benefactions Is a form of Industry that everybody will approve of. Tat Crowe has reported for duty from Johannesburg, South Africa. No rich Boer or uitlander seems to have a $25, 000 boy to ransom. The Burlington is about to nter upon a more extensive newspaper and maga zine campaign, and t Is to be hoped that It will draw the line at politics. ' If United States senators were elected by popular vote ill the Beveral states, no such scandalous situation as is threat ened In Colorado would bo likely to rise; The big corn crop of 1902 Is making trouble for the railroads, and the rail roads are unloading their trouble on the farmer by raising freight rates to the full extent that the traffic will beaR Something unheard of ln practical pol itics has developed ln Fillmore county, Minnesota, where a campaign committee has a balance left over after paying all bills and Is actually returning the same pro rata to the contributors. The holdup of passengers by masked train robbers Is not a circumstance to the attempted holdup of the liquor deal ers and druggists of Omaha by news paper bandits who do not even try to cover their faces with a handkerchief, When Independent mine operators Of bard coal turn over their product t6 the big companies for 00 per cent of what the latter gt" for It, there sterns to be no good reason "why an increase of miners wages should be saddled onto the con sumer. .... President Hoosevelt has served notice on all whom It may concern that Ne braska, has more than Its quota of rep resentation in the diplomatic and con sular service, and, since few die and none resign, the prospect for any more con sular appointments from the state of Ne braska for the next twelve months a decidedly slim. The Board of Review of Omaha has been requested by John N. Baldwin of Council Bluffs to note down an exeep tlon to Its unheard of proceedings that foreshadow a disposition to assess the propetry of the railroads at a fajr valu atlon for municipal taxation. It would have been dvcldedly exceptional If such an exception had not been presented for notation. .When John Barrett, former mlnlste to Siam, was apprised of the well-defined rumor that his confirmation would be opposed by Senator Ilanua he promptly cabled from Calcutta that he would not accept the Japaneae mission with a sal ary of $12,000 a year, but preferred to continue on his orleutal tour of promo tion for the St Louis exposition at $500 or $600 a month. Two coloshal New York life insurance companies have organized an octopus that Is to abaorb the various trust com panies, banks and financial concerns that have heretofore figured as feeders and brokers for the Insurance magnates. Whether this combination lias been brought about by a desire for greater economy or greater profits has not yet transpired. A QCISTWX OF WAGES. Thore Is little probability that any thing will be done at this sosslon of con- giTHS In the Irlc-rest of a merchant ma- rlne for our foreign commerce. It is I even likely that the question will not com tin for consideration, since It Is reasonably certain that In the few weeks of the session' nf ter the Christmas holi days It would be hardly possible to secure action. The matter Is one, however, of such great Importance, In Its relation to j our foreign commercial Interests, that I public discussion or it is always tirueiy. There Is a common misapprehension In regard to the measure ponding In con- gress, known as- the subsidy bill, which ls that it would benefit only the capital Invested In a merchant marine, leaving entirely out of consideration the ad- vantage that would accrue to the labor employed In the shipbuilding Industry. A ract not generally unuersioou is mat me real reason for the lack , of American shipbuilding for-the foreign trade is the wages paid to American lalmr. which are about no. per cent niguer man me wages paid to British labor In British ship- yards. This explains why the cost of an American, snip,, -quite regaroiess or me cost of th materials entering Into Its construction, is about 30 per eent higher than the cost of a similar foreign-built ship. , It is because of this difference, due to the higher wages of American labor, that a great deal of American cap- itai nas Deen invested in snips punt aoroaa. a writer on me sunject says: it mt cu-ar .mat u w.uie wages paid to American labor In the shipyards mat prevents me cunning in American snipyams or a large proportion or tne shipping required for the carriage of our foreign commerce. If American labor would accept enough less wages than it now receives to ermble owners to have ships built ln the United States as cheaply as in Great Britain, doubtless mey woum oe uunt neve, uui our in nor i m not. accept ieB8-ii uemanus prout- able employment-and so the American ,1U1 caP,iai lo ,nve". ne- IO- 8eoKin8 profitable employment for his capital) pu.B .i iureigu-uu.il eaiim. . There is another thing and that Is it wbib more to run a sum unaer tne American flag, because of the higher ukvb paiu to us omcers ana crew man ore paiu to me omeers ana crews or tne ships of any other' nation, and also be cause or me greater quantity and better quality of food served to the men on board of American than Is served to the men on foreign ships. It is estimated that this Is fully 30 per cent greater than the cost of running a Competing ship under a foreign flag. When these facts are considered it- most appear clear that the chief reason why we have not an American merchant marine for the foreign trade Is In the better' com- pensatlon of American labor, both, that employed in me building -and la the running of ships, so that Jn order to create a merchant marine, so necessary to our commercial expansion and ihde- pendence. there must be A material ro- ductlon ln the compensation of labor or I suca governmental aid aa wju equalize I me difference between American and foreign wages. Until there Is one or the other only a very 8toairfracjJon-,.of our fprelgn commerce. 11 b,-. ;carrled in American-built . ships. YEtiCZUELA WILL RESIST. President Castro Is preparing to vig orously resist the seizure, of custom I houses by the British and Germans aud although the resistance will undoubtedly be futile, It Is not doubted that he will make the best effort In his power I against Invasion of Venezuelan territory. I Not to do this would be to forfeit what- ever popularity he still has with his people and to compel him to flee the! country. His course thus far appears to have the enthusiastic approval of the Venezuelans. It appeals to their patriot- Ism and their sense of national honor and It Is not Improbable that the effect will be to put an end to the rebellion ln Venezuela and unite the people for defense of the republic. J . The American consul at one of thewrlth a 12-mlll levy would aggregate Venezuelan ports, who Is now ln the United States, Is' quoted as saying that Castro Is a good fighter and will resist the Germans and British to the last ditch; that leaving tho three principal seaports out of account the country could fight invaders indefinitely and the conflict would be worse than the Boer war. There Is very little likelihood. however, of so serious a conflict between the European powers and Venezuela. It Is certain that the formef have contenl- plated no such eventuality. Their pur - poso Is simply to establish what Is termed a "peaceful blockade", and tak- lng possession of the, custom houses at the principal seaports collect the rev- enue from this source. It is not be lieved there will be any invasion beyond this and it Is quite probable that our declares that "a mere call for state government has received assurance to ments of circulation does not anticipate this effect, with a view to satisfying that the board will pass on them, and the United States that nothing is In- tended ln contravention of the Monroe doctrine. It is safe to assume that were the Washington authorities not fully s- these statements to determine in ad sured that the British and German pur- vance where the greatest circulation pose goes no further than the collection was. It would be an improper action. of claims In accordance with established I Further on Judge Bead says: "The pre precedent tho;. United States would be I sumption must be In regard to an officer represented by more than a gunboat In Venezuelan waters. It Is of course pos- sible that there may be developments that will call for and Justify the Inter- position of our government but as the situation now stands neutrality Is our proper position. Should anything arise requiring a change from this attitude the government will be ready to meet the contingency and will not hesitate, It can be confidently said, to do so, After all this trouble may turn out Jury to the interests of The Bee is lu less serlousjy, than is now threatened, teuded, but on the contrary respondents President Castro must understand the have given assurance that the board as Utter futility of resistance and If so he may, after having done what he deems sufficient for the 'hoDDr1 of his coun- try and his own security, offer terms of settlement that will be satisfactory to Great Britain, and Germany. . It mlgat bs llttls mors difficult to effect an ar rnngrtnent than before the action of those powers, but the lougef settlement is put off the greater will be the de mands upon Venezuela,, which are al- ready so large tuat it wouia me runny years to pay tbem under the most fa vorable conditions. THE CVLOKADO EliliROOMO. Elaborate preparations are In prog ress for revolutionary and scandalous 8wrjP9 at the opening of the Colorado iPgKntVre. The bone of contention will , tUp United States senatorshlp. The rtpnlo.rntC managers have arranged to gQ to nny do,pornte extreme to prevent pacing from their hands. Ilav- ,ng a maj(,rlty in the stnte senate by vlr- tue of h0i,i.over members from the last ,;gIsintlire, the democratic managers are PeSlvel to unseat outrlcht all the re pubU(.an senators, without a shadow of ght 0T justification. .Notices of contest hnre ,(wn 8erT0(j on every republican .pimtoP -.lpct includlmr members who Laye recplved overwhelming majorities cat ,n dl8trlct9 where the elections were ttbsolutey far. 0n the other-hand, the rppubiican9( who hare control of the holl8e to on8t the fifteen demo- cratlc members from Denver, or Arapa hoe, county, where the election was no toriously corrupt So outrageous were the frauds perpetrated in registration and In the election that a large element of thfi dpmocrflf.v ,0incd In protest at Ul0 tIme( and Bub8eqUently in the move- mcnt to deVelop the evidence and pros ecute the pnrticjpants. This has been done thoroughly and ln an orderly and ,efl, mnnnGr and tlie nroof Di,ed moun. taIn hIgh tlmt the flfteen members were not ln fnct eU,cted. threat of dpmo(.Pfltl(! manners i- that if flfteen candI(late8 who were not elected to the wm .rhitroHi flftppn OP ' mpmbpr9 Gf the enate who were ,egally elected beyond ajj q,p8t0n IlriRhor of thA wllo,A mnftr. It Is belleved by those who have Btudled It on the ground, is almost sure to be a splIt of the i0gi8lature Into two rival hnrllpq n1 two rlnlmnnta KnrMpntlnr them annealimr for admission to the n..j c... n. . i i i,ui r-t ninii n nrua tr. iiim n nvn l 1 1 i fin bpionnff to Colorado remaining lndpfl- Dltely vacant TOO MCCB jDlFIRfllACff. For many years the valuations of property by county assessors, which have ranged from one-sixth to one-seventh of the actual value, were accepted as the basis for city taxation. Even during that period Just complaints and remon strances were made against the rank fa vorttisru displayed toward the railroad corporations in permitting them to evade taxes by nominal valuations of their property through tho State Board of Equalization. six years ago the tax commissioner of Omaha changed the valuation ratio to 40 per cent of actual value Instead of 12 to 16 per cent, but the property of the railroads continued as In previous years. thus widening the margin of divergence In favo of the railroads. This year the tax commissioner has assessed all prop ertv at Its true value, as near as dos slble, but the railroads Insist that their nronertv shall still remain at the noml- nal valuation fixed by the Btate board. The rank Injustice of an assessment on this basis is not even denied. Two years ago all the railroad property In Omaha, Including right of way, depots d depot grounds, trackage and ter mlnal facilities, as well as the west half of the Union Pacific bridge, were re turned by-the state boar1 for city taxa- tlon at $103,000. The tax rate for 1900 was 34 mills and the total tax paid by the railroads aggregated $0,472, IQ 1901 the levy was reduced to 30 I mills, and as the assessment was not I Increased the railroad taxes aggregated $3,700. This year the assessment of all the railroad property ln Omaha, exclu- lve of headquarters buildings and mi- chine shops, Is placed at $205,000 by the state board, and the total tax with a 10- mill levy would amount to $2,050, or $2,400, or $4,000 less than the railroads were taxed two years ago. And yet the railroad managers assert that the corporations are willing to bear their Just share of the burdens of I taxation. bs TH"H C00D behavior. The refusal of Judge Read to grant a permanent Injunction restraining the I Board of Fire and Foliee Commissioners from designating any newspaper ns the 1 medium for advertising notices of ap plication for license to sell liquor was, in the main, founded on the presumption tbat the police board would refrain from all Improper and illegal action ln the premises. In hls opinion Judge Bead expressly such statements, fairly made, would not prejudice the plaintiff or anyone else." I' the board should undertake from I or to a member of the board acting bffl ctally under the solemnity of an oath that he proposes to act fairly, and the court cannot Infer any disposition in I that particular matter from that resolu tlon. It Is expressly and specifically de I uled by all four members of the board I that a conspiracy In regard to directing or advising applicants for liquor licenses has been entered into, or that any dis crimination is Intended, or that any in a board, or as Individuals, were not In I tending to act.ln any way other than tlie obligation Imposed upon them by the law demanded that they should. I With the presumption that the board wUl act fairly, and impartially ln Us - 1 favor It remains now only for the board to Justify the confidence expressed In Its good Intentions by the court The application of The Bee for a restraining order was bneed solely upon past ex perience, coupled with the more than welldeflned rumor that a repetition of the arbitrary course pursued by the Broatch board of Wi and 18IW would be repeated In 1002 and 11XW. Now that the board Is on Its good behavior, It Is to be hoped that no further occasion will arise for appeals to the courts. The law requires applicants for license to sell liquor as a beverage or for me dicinal uhc to publish their notices ln the dally paper that has the largest circula tion in the county ln which the applica tion Is made.' For more than twenty years The Omaha Evening Bee has maintained that position and no applica tion published ln that paper has ever been rejected on account of Illegal pub lication. -."The newspaper census taken ln the month of November affords con clusive rroof that the bona fide circula tion f The Evening Bee by carrier de livery overlaps by more than 3,000 the carrier delivery circulation of either of Its contemporaries. But that does not prevent them, from persisting ln their Imposture and knavery. The announcement that the American Cigar and Tobacco trust Is negotiating for a controlling Interest ln the largest grocery firms of New York will create no surprise. The next thing we'hear of will be the annexation of all the prin cipal hotels of the country by the Cigar and Tobacco trust, and the amal gamation of me Cigar and Tobacco trust with the Distillery trust and the Brewery trust When that Is accom plished me American people will be able to get their refreshments and pro visions from the same stall and drop their nickels Into the same slot The building Inspector of Chicago has been ordered to make the rounds of all the hotels, apartment and lodging houses within the next thirty days, with a view to compelling the owners to pro vide fire escapes and other safeguards for the protection of the Inmates from disastrous conflagrations. A holiday roundup of the hostelrles and lodging houses of Omaha would not be out of place. . Light on Dark Places. New York World. One-half the world is learning from the Scranton dispatches something about how the other half lives, and the knowledge is not edifying. How the Weighty Hare Fallen. Washington Post The white metal has slumped to such an extent that the man who boasts of having been born with a sliver spoon ln his mouth may be safely scheduled ln the cheap skate class. .-'." Diminished Meat Supply. J ' Inaiaqfopoiis Journal. If the reports ot the stock of meats at South Omaha, showing that It Is nearly5 a third leca than a1 year ago, apply to other meat packing centers the prospect of much cheaper meats Jn; the near future Is dubious, merger, AT no merger.. rincblna- Father Knickerbocker. '' New ".York Tribune. According to the papers filed ln the Pat rick case the expert testimony cost nearly $33,000 and the total expense to taxpayers of this county fell not far short of 15,000! Was there ever a community anywhere In ancient or modern history which found murder prosecutions so expensive as they have been for generations right here In New York? ' . , Aa "I naelfloh Snsnreatlon." Chicago News. A British Journal now rises to make the luminous explanation that under the Mon roe dotrlne the United States is obliged to settle all the debts contracted by South American countries. Possibly this view ac counts for the enthusiasm with which some of the British publications declared their approval of the ' Monroe doctrine a few weeks ago. Buckle fo m ureatt Duty. Indianapolis News. There is one recommendation of the president's message which men of all par ties, creed and conditions, "Including In diana not taxed," can heartily support and pplaud. He declares that "railroad com panies in the District ought to be required by law to block their frogs." It Is a dis grace to the country that this great duty has been neglected. Women May Legally Seold. New Tork Sun. Another "right" :of married women has been "vindicated." A Newark man grew weary of the conversational powers of his wife and asked a magistrate to restrain her. The magistrate rebuffed him and held that Mrs. Caudle can't be interfered with ln her own home. There is her castle. There she can brawl, rail and scold to her heart's content and nobody can stop her. Thus , Is another book put into the jaws of government by injunction, and freedom of speech Is safe at Its own fireside. "A Grotesqae Mlaflt." Philadelphia Record (dera.) Mr. Bryak la occasionally Interesting, though very rarely important. "If there Is to be a complete abandonment of the party' position," he say, "if the party Is to stand for an absolutely changed policy, then no other candidate (than Mr. Cleveland) should be considered." The change that Mr. Bryan alludes to would be to a position and a policy which generally characterized It before the populletlc element! under Mr, Bryan's leadership captured the organiza tion alx years ago. The mantle of Thomas Jefferson is a grotesque misfit on the shoulders cf the gentleman from Nebraska, who has twice led his party to defeat and whoss -special detestation Is the gen tleman, new- domiciled in New Jersey, who has twice led It to victory. Dlmlalahed Meat Supply. Buffalo Express. The news from Omaha that the provision sapply ln the parking houses of that dls trict Is about 10,600,000 pounds short of tho supply at this time last year furnishes further evidence that the meat shortage this season is due to natural conditions By provisions is meant the cut and pre pared meats, excluding beef quarters. Ex- U'rti In the matter of range cattle say that the ranges were never so depleted as now, il that In some of the best dls trlcta only cattle for breeding purpose! remain. An important factor ln the pro vision situation U the shortage in hogs as a result of : the Inadequate supply or corn last season. Those who have been looking tor lower prices for meats, there fore, will probably be disappointed. Is fact It will be surprising if prleea de not go , higher bsfors the winter end. OTHER LA 3D THAT OVJtS. On a map ot Egypt the fertile lands might be represented ai a greea rib band, a mere fringe bordering upon the river Nile. All the rest would be col ored brown, the hot and rainless desert. The alluvial lands comprising an area ot 10,500 square miles support a population ot nearly ten millions of people, more dense than that of any part of Europe. Three1 hundred and ninety thousand square miles are a barren and unproductive waste, the abode of neither man nor beast. Natural irrigation has been obtained by the Inun dation of the low lands at ths time of high water In the river. During ths season of agricultural activity the overflow ot the Nile would be excluded from the farming lands by means ot dykes and earthen dams. Primitive machinery ot crude construction has also been employed for elevating the water from the stream by the use of buckets and by manual labor. The Assouan dam will Impound waters, forming a reservoir 140 miles long, extending south towards ths tropical sources of the Nile. With a suit able system ot Irrigating canals It is esti mated that 1,500 aquare miles will he added to the productive area of ths country, and that the value of the newly formed agri cultural lands will be $100,000,000. M. Jaurles, in La Petite Republtque, has soma significant remarks upon the treaty between France and Slam, which has been the cause of so much political uproar. Ha says: "This treaty excites the wrath of the colonials. There is a great tempest ln the lobbies, threatening, it Is said, to knock down everything. The groups headed by M. Doumer, whose watchword Is un limited expansion and aggressive Imperial ism, are astir. What will result from all IhlsT Nothing. Nothing will result be cause the chamber will refuse to be drawn into a policy of adventure and provocation. The treaty is excellent because It settles disputes between Slam and ourselves which were dally becoming envenomed, because it is the only way of settling them, and because it allows the hope that mutual confidence will supersede the sullen, ag gressive and precarious peace which for ten years has placed France aad 81am ln conflict." This is the view taken by tho most experienced French correspondents of English newspapers. They bold that if M. Delcasse holds firm be is safe of a substantial majority for the treaty ln the chamber. It is the colonial group that has ralBed all the agitation, and their object is the upsetting not of the treaty, but the cabinet. Two large- ships have lately been launched for the Russian "navy, the first the Knlas Suvarov, a battleship ot the Borodino type, which was laid down last year. She carries a battery ot four twelve inch guns ln two turrets, and twelve six inch guns In six turrets, these latter being so arranged that eight six-inch guns will lire ahead or astern. She will be followed on the stocks by a batuesnip oi a pew and far more formidable type, the displace ment ot which is reported to be about 16,000 tons, and which will carry as her secondary armament the eight-inch quick flrer. Tho Suvarov will form part of the Baltic fleet; the other Russian ship launched, the Otchavok, of the Black sea fleet. The Otchakov la a replica of the Bogatyr, whose One qualities have often been noticed. Though of only 8,600 tons displacement, she is to steam twenty-three knots, carries .a battery more powerful than that of the British Hyacinth class, and has considerable armor protection In addition, her funnels being cased with two-inch steel to the level of the upper deck, and eight of her slx-lncn guns mounted behind four-inch plate. . The Vatican is preparing for another Jubilee, beginning a year, from the ; 19th ot next month, which will mark tne; nan century ot the Holy Father's cardinilate. Thus it Is now the Arm belUff of Catholics ln Rome that Leo XIII will live to celebrate all possible jubilees as priest, bishop, car dinal and pope, a circumstance without a parallel. Although It is estimated that this year's pilgrimage will not numoer more than 30,000, as against 80,000 during the Holy year, the financial result! will be pro portionately greater, because athe pope's wish few gifts have been given, money being more acceptable. In the Holy year the pope received 10,000,000 lire in personal contributions from pilgrims. This year the amount will probably not fall much behind this sum. The audiences ln which every pil grim brings his offering ln a closed white envelope, are among the most character istic. Spanish pilgrims are the most gen erous and enthusiastic. On one occasion, so great was the rush to get at the holy father and present their envelopes to him tnat they almost upset the Sedia Qestatoria which was shaking ominously when the Swiss guards forced back tho enthusiasts, It is a very curious circumstance tnat Irish pilgrimages, which sre always notable for their generous offerings, never receive a single line of mention in any of the papers published under the auspices of the Vatican. According to a French writer, who has taken treat care in tracing the descent of the royal houses of Europe, the crowned heads are mongrel monarchs and possess few claims to race relationship with the people whom they govern. For instance, King Alfonso of Spain is four-flfths Aus- trlan; King Victor Emanuel III is more Austrian than Italian; Emperor Francis Joseph and his presumptive heir are for a large part Bavarian and Italian; the king of Sweden and Norway is of Bearnatse and French source: the king of Greece Is a Dane: the king of Servla la half Russian; the nrlnce of Bulgaria has no Bulgarian MnnA ln him: the emperor of Russia Is very much Danish or German; the king ot the Belgians has no Belgian blood In him; the king ot England Is Baxe-Hanover, Norman and French. FROM WEST TO EAST. Complete Reversal of Policies Com- - man 1 the Past. Chicago Inter Ocean. Nebraska will have in the next five years 112.000.000 to Invest in government bonds or state securities. This is the estimate ot the state treairer at Lincoln, who is negotiating for the purchase of $300,000 In Massachusetts bonds. , The Nebraska constitution provides that the acaool fund "shall not be invested or loaned except upon United States or stats securities," and, as money Is pouring into the school fund ln excess of Immediate re quirements, one ot the young states ot the west Is on the market as a purchaser ot the bonds of the older statea. Tbli is a complete reversal ot the policy of twenty and ten years ago. Then western bondi, municipal and state, and farm mort gages were hawked about for sals ln eastern money markets. Nebraska, Kansas and other states ln line with them were In need ot money and municipalities and farm ers were in debt. The Sow of money for Investment was from tbs east to ths west and never from the west to ths east. Eastern capitalists were tn the habit of saying that New Tork or New England money waa building up weitern Industries, supporting western mu nicipalities and that the majority of weit ern farm! were really owned by mortgage holders In tbs east. All this has been changed. Western cap ital Is employed tn western enterprise. Mortgages hare been paid off. And west ers money Is going salt for Investment In sastsra securities, THE OLD ''Uov.i " Absolutely Puro THERE iS HO SUBSTITUTE SLAVER T 15 THE MIXES. Indianapolis News: Have anthracite coal operators no hearts at allT It makes one's blood boll to read the 'testimony ot women. children and crippled old men that Is being presented to the commission. Wonder in creases that th6' operators did not com promise. Chicago Post:'' If this Is a specimen. of the best of "Christian" management ln the anthracite fields, what may we look . for among the others T Truly, "it is enough" to warrant the present investigation, the miners' union, anything and everything the men can do, legally, to better conditions which would have made the old slaveholders of the South blush. ' Chicago News: These plain stories of what appears to. he commonplace experience ln some parts of the coal fields have their value and they will have their weight with the commission. That body Is not com posed ot sentimentalists and will not be likely to disregard the many Industrial, economlo and commercial factors Involved In the management ot a great industry- It will, however, be forced to take cognizance of the plain fact 'that there is a minimum standard of living) conditions and that when human beings are required to live bolow that standard the law ot common humanity demands attention first of all. Clearly the limit has been passed ln the case ot roanj of the anthracite miners. No one can read the evidence thus tar offered without feeling that justice calls for a radical change, i Chicago Tribune: Jeddo Is not ln Pale stine, despite the sound of its name. It Is not in Ireland, despite the kind of rent slavery which it seems to shelter. It is ln Pennsylvania, about twenty miles south of Wllkesbarre. Mrs. Burns, who testified be fore the strike commission, lives at Jeddo. She told the commission how she and her two children Worked for thirteen years to pay up the back rent on her house. Her husband had been killed - in a mine be longing to the Markle company. She had received no compensation. When her eldest son became 14 she sent him to work. His wages were not pa4 'him in cash. Every thing that be earned was' kept 10 partial payment, of. ..Mrs. Burps'--arrears ot rent. The Saute plan was heed (n. the case of her second son. For thirteen years, therefore, these three Americans -worked for ths Markle company without receiving a cent for current expenses,.' Meanwhile the offi cers of the Markle company,.-if they were like officers of other companies, may have been heading subscriptions to some widows' protective association. - POLITICAL NOTES. Twelve of Boston's aldermen, composing the committee on publio Improvements, are notably economical with shoe leather. Dur ing the first half ot the year they managed to stick the city treasury for $9,184.50 for carriage hire. Dignity comes high, but Boston muBt have it. A bunch of New York papers with demo cratic leanings are contributing to the gaiety of state by telling what might have happened if Dave Hill bad nominated Judge Parker instead of Bird Coler for governor. The discussion rivals ln interest a scientific analysis of Wyoming fossils. Governor Beckham of Kentucky promptly honored a requisition from the governor of Minnesota for the return of A. A. Ames, the Indicted ex-mayor of Minneapolis who Is supposed to' be. to the Blue Grass state for his health. The Incident is regarded as a delicate hint to the governor of In diana. The socialists of Massachusetts polled at this year's election 912 votes In Cambridge, the most staid and conservative city In the state and relatively the richest city ln the country. Last year they polled 174 votes. In Brookllne, where there were only 11 votes cast la-1961 for. socialist candidate for governor, the pumber this year, was 118. The mayor of New Tork is a republican, that of Chicago a democrat, ot Philadelphia a republican, of Boston a democrat, ot Cin cinnati a republican, of St. Louis a demo crat, of Louisville a republican, of Cleve land a democrat, ef San Francisco a re publican, of Detroit a democrat, ot Buffalo A perfectly plain proposition, but some persons who. ac cept It as true in theory, do not heed in practice. We can demonstrate it in the matter of clothing, if you will look at our Suits, and Overcoats at ?10, $15, $20 and $25. Here, in deed are quality, style and fit not to be excelled and at about the same prices as the "cheap" clothing that neither wears or looks well. No clothing fits like ours. R S. WILCOX, Manager. RELBABLE ioj las a republican, of Milwaukee a democrat, of Albany a republican, of Providence a demo, crat, ot Indianapolis a republican, of Balti more a democrat, of Omaha .republican, of Newark a democrat, of Syracuse a re publican and of Atlanta a democrat. The republican majority in the next legis lature of New York will be 84 8 ln tho senate and 23 ln the assembly subject to such few changes as the official canvass may make in Some close districts. The legislature ot 1899 (the last to elect a Vnited States senator) had a republican majority of 4 ln the senate and 24 in the assembly. Tho democratlo congress apportionment tn Missouri was effectively made. In the present con press Missouri has fifteen repre sentatives;' In the next congress it will have, .sixteen. Of these sixteen, fourteen are democrats and fwo republicans, although the vote of the two parties In tbla year'! election 4n Missouri was 350,000 and 815,000 respectively. The youngest of the new. congressmen In the house is Morris Sheppard ot Texas, who is 27 years old, though he looks ten years younger. When be was escorted to the .bar .of tha; house to take the oath a lot of people thought. a mistake had been made find that he was a page: Mr. Shep pard, who was elected to succeed his late father'. Is a graduate of Yale and a practic ing lawyer. , . SM1LIXO REMAIIKS. Detroit Free Press: "What'w become of that struggling author friend ot yours, Cumso," aoked Cawker. "Oh, he has given up the struggle and gone to work.." Tnnkers Herald: Hurry She ' evidently made an impression with him. George How do you knowT Harry I saw htm developing some snap shots of. her. i i Philadelphia Catholic Standard: Wlggs --The first time I rode In a Wagrier sleep ing car I thought the system was named after tho composer. Waggs That's funny. WIkkb Oh, I don't know! it seemed quite appropriate. All the snoring made such a horrible combination of sounds. Waohlngton Star: "A flying machine." said the Inventor, "muwmtt he too heavy." "Of course not," answered his business manager. "If it Weighs too much the cost of railway transportation will eat up all the proflts." Kansas City Journal: ."How do you sup pose Methuseleh managed to reach such a great ageT" "Why, everything was In his favor. There were no automobiles, or trolley cars, or operations for appendicitis, or health foods ln those days." Atlanta Constitution: "How fur off Is Chrus'mus now, suh?" "Oh, It'll soon be here. Why do you ask about It so often?" "Well. suh. I all time wonderln' ef you'll Ve sober enough we'n hit come, ter know dat I'm still yo' fr'end!" ODK TO AMKHICA. (From the Unpublished Writings of P t o M s gn .) Chicago Tribune. Oh, wondrous lnnd of coin and fame, The future shall revere thy name. And tn my heart shall linger warm The country where attachments form Attachments that are great and strong, Unchangeable as any rock, Which hold us through the ages long. Unless we skip by 12 o'clock! Oh, wondrous land! I pull the stops , And play a fanfare to thy cops I (Bass drum aKltato. Tenor drum furtosoa. . Trombone fortissimo) Oh, Wondrous land! flo-rlch, so fair; Appreciative of long hair Imbued with culture; miiHlo tossed Intent on art at any cost! I praise thy men Hnd maidens, too; I praise the cheer that loudly comes Although a shiver rends me through At thoutrht of demon laden bombs! Oh, splendid land! Abode of peucal I tune my lyre to thy police! (Bassoon grnclORO. Fugel horns crescendo. Xylophone pizzicato.) Oh, land where the Injunction grows; Where law and art 1rf .conflict close; 'I lift my ferble voice to thee Kach time the ticket booth I see. . Oh, wondrous land! I'll ever prize Tho tokens thou hast given me Thou taught me how to advertise. And how to gain publicity. Oh. wondrous land! It Is enough For me to say: "You are the stuff " (Cash register appaxslonata. Steamship accelerando.) Do Your Holiday Shopping Early The Best is ... .: - the Cheapest Y 1 r
