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11113 OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, J902.
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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:
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.81,470
16.
...3H.4.15
...80,000
...30,870
...80,010
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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