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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATUKDAY. FEHH1JARY 21, 1003. Ci Theumaiia Daily Bee E. ROB K WATER, EDITOR, PUBLfHHIiD KVEHY MORNING. TKRM8 OF RIISSCRIPTION. Dully Hee (Without Siimlay). One Year..H. Dally Ilea and Sunday, one Year Illustrated livr, tine Year ! Sunday Uee. One Uar autf Saturday Uee, one Ur Twentieth Century Farmer, On Year., l.uu DELIVKIIEI) UY CARRIER. Dally He (without Sunday), per copy.... Jc Dsilr ties (without "Sunday!, per wefk...Uc i'ally bee (Inc-linllng HunUuy), per weok..l(c I'Mly U Bunday Itee, per ro bo fcvenlng Ie (without Hunday), per wreck ttj Evening bee lncluling Bunday), per week 100 Complalnta of Irregularities In delivery should be addressed to City Circulation De partment. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omana city Hall Building, Twen-ty-ttrth and M Street. Council MlufTa 10 I'earl Street. Chicago l4i Unity Building. New York 232 Park Row Building. Washington 5ul Fourteenth Street. COKRESI'ONDENCE. Communication relating to new and ed itorial matter should be addressed: Omaha liee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal ordr, payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-cent stamps accepted In payment or mall accounts. Perernal checka, except on Omaha or eastern exchange, not accepted. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Ctate of Nebraska, Douglas County,.: George, B. Tisohuck. secretary of The Bee Publishing company, being duly sworn, says that the actual number of full and complete coplea of The Daily, Morning, Evening and Sunday Be; printed during the month of January, mo3. was an follows: 1 30,4140 2 3O.2B0 Isiuriio 1 u 30,540 I S ,..30,70 4 SH.B05 & 80.500 8 80,A20 7 80,620 I 0,4M a BO,4fcO 10 3O.B.10 11 SH.TOO 12 ,...80,!50 13 80.S60 14 80,400 15 8O.BT0 22 . . .30,4 H I 23 80.0:10 24 -. 3" ?5 80 B7o 27 80.BT0 28 ,....80,840 a '.""" 1 80,470 lotai.... .. - Lcsa unsold and returned copies.... - Ne? mwa7aiM:::::::::::::::::::::"iiJ Subacrlbed In my presence and .worn to jforo me thi. 3i.t day of January a. D. oborob B. tzschuck- 13. M. (Seal.) Notary Public As a record-breaker in the papal chair Pop Leo Is a decided success. Unfortunately the cable dl'spatches do rot aratA whether th 11a discovered in Dublin Is an emerald Isle or not - . - - 1 An extra session of the senate might tors to start in worKing ror xneir sai- anes aneaa or time. , i . - ... All these submarine boats we are or-1 derlng for the navy suggest the ques- Oon whether aerograms can be trans-1 mltted under water. Senator-elect Smoot of Utah denies that the church is in politics in his state. It is the politicians who are in I he church who make the trouble. Tho Peter Cooper club haa placed Itself squarely on record in favor of the equal taxation of railway property with otner property ror municipal purposes, Score one for the Peter Cooper club. ' a j w j a i I JUf wU tt. cau ym raceu uaca t n tba voa 1 fi1 Vi a 4mb tuuin ft inni. I in London for $7,000. How much more It would have brought had It only been v-. uiicu wjiu kuuu oiu biuu ot turn aucieni i General passenirer a cents of all thelto the entire international commerce principal railroads are encased In form- Ing an organization to maintain a pro- tectlve bureau. That's where the pas - senger men get the better of the pas- scngers. Before Bartley and his sureties are re- leased on his official bond the legislature should find out how much has been realized on the contents of that cigar box and assert the claim of the state to I the proceeds. -.JVA uuu ib iu bucu !rc- mrlmia nnmiltfAn that tha i-ormtalHtn vhoi.ivi ror nis return to Minneapolis has to be . . . . - . ailRnoneit Rtrsnim knur tha hoaHVt vf raacaia uoyer gives oui until meir QlB- honesty Is uncovered. The first thing for the Douglas delega tlon to do to show that they are on the square ln the matter of city taxation of railroad property Is to have the tax ex emotion clause struck out of the South Omaha charter amendment bill. a j m. - . . ... wur moaesi city comptroller is saia to haT requested the charter revisers to fix the salary for tury ofBce he occupies at $5,000 a yean. ' AVhai a neat profit could bo mado by ouyl&g this officer's services at their real valuo and selling tnein at me price be puts on them him- self. . If one of our legislators wants to mnbjt a ton.strlL-A x I f 1, Klu ,..l,t!t..II,w. . U V 1 1 . . .. ...... lie m ,.ui iiiruuKu law prouiomug members of the school board from using meir poaiuoua jo secure tne appointment wnnn.tlnn 9 1 I .. . 1 1 . . j"ui"" ..uUr r uci.cuueuis on public school pay roll and thus pui an ena 10 tne nugram nepotism per- uiruuu, our ciiwiis. i ....... .... . . . ...r.k-. u ru ,ue society known aa th Simnluh War r.i.... -...a i i ... auu lum i'ifcam-u uiiurr iue name or tne rpanign-Aiuerican, ar Veterans. After careful investigation and com- !arIson the members of the two asso- tlatlous seem to have convinced them selves that It wng one and the Rme - war ln whl-h thpV fn.ih - - .. . , - The proposed new apportionment bill gives Douglas county four members of the senate and thirteen members of the house. Douglas county now has only three members of the senate and nine members of the house. The extent to rhlrh r i, ii v......... uu wuu.j nave, peen disfranchised by the refusal of successive legislatures to observe the! constitutions! renuirement for a roin. lonment.sfter.e.cb census m.y rcadllj be seen. VCH rVTtHE BtSroSMBILltr. What Is to be the future rvsiwiiiHilill lly of the United States In regard to the conduct of the independent cnun trlen of this hetiilnphcre, Is a question of no little Importance and one that In silrciidy rcctlvlng attention. The abso lute authority of this republic In all the affairs, of the western hemisphere lias bet u pretty well rwognlsod. However indlioRed Kuroiiean govprniiii'iits may have been In the past to .acknowledge the Monroe doctrine, it Is no longer a question with any of them that that American principle Is llrtuly and Irrev- ... . . , , . . x , ocaniy csiaunsneu auu must, iiercni..-. be respected. That Is the meaning of the result of the latest exposition of tl. a ,,, ,-i,.n ,,n,w.i,.i. mil lioro mill I . , ' , 1 i-. never be nny departure from It Ku- rojM'nn governments understand more clcarly, if possible, than ever before, that the Unite! States will never yield or surrender one lota of the principle enunciated eighty years ago and since maintained, that no Kuroiean power shall take territory from any Independ ent country In this hemisphere or over throw Its political Institutions. That being established, the question of the responsibility of the United States for the conduct, in respect to their in ternational obligations, of the South ternationai obligations, or the soutn American republics, becomes one of moro than ordinary interest. Our gov- ernment has very plainly shown that it doe not propose to shield any inde-" " 'J "'-"'ili.ic.o rrom me penalty or any refusal to pay Hi honest obligations or otherwise to comP'y "w ith Its international duties and requirements. The United States stands as a defender of no wrongs against any z. in Rfn I foreign power. All that it insists upon , . . . ,.. so . 1 I elected to represent a constituency ta il T....8o,io Is that whenever a foreign power has a " t n, B nmahn rnn, claim or grievance against any Amerl- . I can state it shall seek satisfaction in a way that will not Involve any injury to the tutorial i-tegrityor the political dedare8 that the autononly of everr ,n "";M autonomy or every in- institutions or such state. It simply Mi-pvuurui. auiencau commonweaiu) I must remain unimpaired. In doing this the United States un questionably assumes a measure of Te- Rponsibllity ..in regard to the conduct ' the pendent countries over which " I'roiecuon, ana It Is a Very . . noun question as to how far this re- sponsiDinty may have to be extended nn(1 exerted in the future. If this coun- try must protect the southern republics - ' 6" MT iir nmnAMw . m . . , imn m mem in oraer to protect Itself from the danger of be coming Involved in serious troubles on their account? This question has been urged upon public attention by recent events and may become mort pressing in tne future. ocr vast isxersal commkrck. ' The American people generally have no conception of the vastness of the In ternal commerce of the United States. They are. made familiar from time to time with the foreign trade of the country, but It is only once . in ten years that they are Dermitted fo he- Com acaualnted with the onnrmm.a business that la aiAflA ' TrttVltri All f Awn w"u liters. It will undoubtedly be a sur v m08t '"Tf" know . . . " . " ' Btatea is larger than that of any , , , i other ntry of the world by hun- i . . . - i 01 1119 wod. Yet 'lt ,s the fact according to offl- c,al Btafstl"- These place the internal co"11116 or the country at twenty thousand millions of dollars, In com- parison with which bur foreign com- meree is a mere bagatelle. The aston- Uhlng figures Include only one trans- action in each article produced, while In fact a very large number of the articles produced pass through the hands of several "middlemen" between those of tha nnul consumer. If w f ... I w wub.u IT Will h fioan 4.i a I ----- v-v.aa iiat i, Liirr rauiUHin iess than lt .h.,M Ka . . . -1"7 ilJ"uu' ractures or the United States hont ilonKla h .v. Kingdom and nearrv eoual t th. France. Germany and ni,ai whll ih .t,iA k ngneuiturai product of the United States far ex- coeds that of any other single country, These facts most forcibly demon- strate the overshadowing importance ui ,D.B Dome market and show beyond I n iiAof Inn t . . - m --- w necessity or nreserr na- lnal market for the advantage pnd tn'nt of our own people. That has been the PoHy of the republican party and Jt 1109 bwn splendidly Justified by u1ts. The American people are the s1' consumers in the world. As I a market for manufactures and nhni foods ours measures three times that of the next best nation on the irlnh I Hnp fiAnmnnA i - -,v.,,w,WATO,urae BS much as I f J AAA AAA ... .,m;,uuu or the population of Oreat Britain. Could anything' more strikingly enrorce tne wisdom and expediency of I . J. 4.J . . . yruiwrung xne nom market anrl m.ln. talnlng the policy which has built it up? The manufacturer, the agricultural ' producer and the WnrWIncrm.n ,, Interested in maintaining hi. - J . . . "' noma market, wh en ennrmn.iai. .... . i - . .. ..... iririauiM'onrs mni Ot Snr Otner ennntra an l . ' --..-..j auu i is steadily increasing. Both houses of the Wyoming leaisla- tnre have passed a resolution endors- - llnS woman suffrage and asserting thtlcrtlJ Prt Indicates that his delivery of I Wyoming's exnortoncA it i - - wav i una rvwl n rt .k- --.. .. i " me xauunru or Cflnm. . ... M M .... uair. uu unprovea the character of ne legislature. This action on the nart I of the lawmakers is much in the nature of pelting themselves with bouquets. The people of South Omaha are en- titled to municipal home rule and have I . riuh , . . . - . . " J r"""' lw "c""vl mem or ineir powers of local self gov - ernment Why should South Omaha be comrx-lled to submit to a governor s iv pointed Are i and police commission? Lincoln and all the other smaller titles of the state are allowed to control their own Ore and police departments through officers selected by their own dtlr-cna. Why should the representatives from districts outside of Douglas county deny the two cities In this county the rights of hwuie rule which are exercised by nil the cities In their respective districts? trffcHt; ;o riir.Y sta.vw The South Omaha charter bill as It comes from the standing committee on cities and nwn win contain no nrovlston for taxa- ton of terminals of railroads for municipal purposes. Yesterday the house committee discussed the bill and listened to a num ber of South Omaha gentlemen on the meas .,,. Rnherta of Dodge coul.t. moved that the taxation of rail roads be done through the State Board ot Equalization and the motion carried with out a dissenting vote and no discussion . chalr. ma of tne comralttee and so is Repraent- ative Nelson of Douglas. They made no fight for terminal taxation.-Lincoin jour nal. The Information herein contained Is decidedly at variance with the profes sions of members .of the Douglas dele gation, that they are solidly and ear nestly enlisted in the fight for equal tax ation of railroad property with other property for municipal purposes. The principle at the foundation of the campaign against railway tax exemp tion waged under the lead of the Real Estate exchange is the same applied to South Omaha as it is to Omaha. The separate tax commissioner system is in "T ,1 T1, L nnder which the property of all private citizens Is placed on the city tax rolls at full value, while the railroad property I assessed by the state board is taxed on less than 1 per cent of its real value "uu,u T i , rV mnunt to, loclKlntlan that WOUltl Der- pctuate this flagrant injustice is almost past comprehension If the members from Douglas county h"Ie,d to tte railroads without even a teet ,n the matter of assessment of T . . . . 1-,v - city purposes, how can they make a suc cessful tight for the assessment of rail road property in Omaha locally? Is it rot clear that if Omaha hopes to win out in its demand for its constitutional right to assess and tax railroad property within Its jurisdiction on the same basis as other property, its representatives must make a fight all along the line and gtan(1 for al ht8 for South Omh. Lincoln and the other ineoroo- . - rated cities where .the railroads are evading their Just share of the municipal burdens in a proportionate degree? It seems to us that it is time for the Doug las delegation to stand up and be counted so that the taxpayers of Omaha and South Omaha may know where they are at. Attorney Baldwin of the Union Pacific now pretends that when experts test! tied for his company in the maximum rate cases that Its terminals herr were worth $15,000,000 he meant not the ter minals In the city of Omaha, but in the entire county. The testimony in qucs tlon does not bear Mr. Baldwin out But even If that were the case, the max! mum rate case was tried ten years ago and the improvements and natural In crements since that time have made up m, , tha Atr0rt,r,rc in th Mtv t - Omaha, slone. . It Is reported that the Insurance men have hypnotized the joint revenue com mlttee Into modifying the section relat lng to the taxation of Insurance com panies by reducing tne basis of their taxation from the entire gross receipts to 80 per cent of the gross receipts. The Insurance people have gotten off so easy with their taxes in Nebraska thus far that they are not satisfied with being put on any plane somewhere near other taxpayers. We note that former Governor Savage has taken his departure for Seattle to be gone a month or more, . ostensibly to look after business interests. W trust I m tj . i 1.1.4 . Bartley cigar box which the ex-governor Baia De uaa ln 1118 Possession has not hastened this exodus. Af 1 SH Rnn.UAVr.lt BMtmi ha Anlnvlni, hugely the New Orleans Mardl Gras, but If she wants to take in the carnival that tops them all she will come t6 Omaha to 1oln in tho -niohmtinn nf n I ' Rr.Ren' hosts next foil . A Tnaale for First Place. . Atlanta Constitution. It were indeed sad lt President Eltot has started ln to make Dr. Benjamin Andrews feel that he is not ln his class, loquaciously speaking. Increasing the Load. Indianapolis News. Coal freight ratea have been advanced. T,..t it w didn't h.v ,n,u. .nn,,v. I W Of course, lt doesn't make any difference to tDB dealer. as it will be the consumer "''ul utnwa Booties Hlvalry. Philadelphia Record. What is the use of Increasing our navy till lt shall be as large as that ef Germany If Germany will not stand still, but Is bound to have a bigger navy than we have? Ia every nation to have a bigger navy than any other nation? rarrylna; Out the Contract Cincinnati Enquirer (dem.) The fact that Colonel Bryan now assumes to have taken out a patent on the demo- ia macnine xo ine popuuais in iw nn compiuie ana nuai success, rer- i . . i . - - i . . i v v. i... .v.-, i i. m nn..iv,u I uc to turn the goods over. Prosjrresa of the Torrena System. Philadelphia Ledger. The Chicago real estate board has adopted resolutions declaring tor an amendment to the Torrens law, by which It is be 1 1,eved ,n th te1 ''' the county I will come within the operation of the act within twenty-five yea.a. The resolutlona 1 recite that Torrens certificates of title are I now received in place of abstraots and I guaranty policies by the real estate board l. J cguuly genttaU, The registrar tt ilUeg. describing the operation of the Torrens System reports that since Its Installation in 1899 about ,000 parcels tf land, of the value of $1S,000,000, hrve been registered, and that the system has been sufficiently tested to Justify action that will gradually bring all the remaining real estate In the county under It. A Danaterous contrivance. Brooklyn K;(gle. To prevent the burial of the living they ave. In certain German towns, mortuary chambers In which a bell rope Is placed In the hands of each corpse. It seems like a good Idea. Will aome kindly disposed per- on please place a bell rope In David B. Hill's hands? We can't be too careful In uch cases. ionrvthtnar lolna Indianapolis Journal. A 400'-room office building for members of congress, connected with the capitol by a subway, all of which Is to cost $3, 800,000, and the enlargement and beauti fying ot the main (wing of the capttol at n expense of $2,5SO,00. and Cannon, the economical, behind, the movement to se- ure these things? Surely things are do ing In Washington-! An Important Amendment. Bt. Louis Republic. That Missouri legislature resolution pro viding for the taxation, branding and li censing ot foreign lords and noblemen, both real and genuine, bogus and fraudulent, should be so amended as merely to require that these gentry submit tbelr credentials for approval at the secretary of state's office and pay a specified license tax before being permitted to do business ln the state. The branding of such folk would raiee such a smell. Water aa a Fael. Springfield Republican! A Washington Inventor of repute claims to have perfected a device by which pure water can be burned and made to yield as Intense heat as is wanted In stoves and furnaces. Practical application of the same principle Is apparently found ln the burn ing of ashes mixed with water which has been resorted to by householders here abouts during' the fuel famine. Such a mixture, pasted over a strong bed of live oals, haa been found to burn a long time and give out great heat. Another Illustra tion Is often obBervlble in , great fires, where water, If sprinkled on" In limited quantity, rather adds to than quenches the blaze. But If this Inventor has a device by which water is decomposed and Its gases fired without the application of extraneous heat, he is ln the way of making hia name known to future generations. "Business Ilefore' Pleasure." Philadelphia Record. John Mitchell told at tBa Clover club din ner the other night a story not altogether humorous. Mr. Mitchell, looked well ln his first suit of evening clothes. He had said that life was a serious problem to him that he saw little that was not serious. The story, which he gave later on, bore out that view. He said there were two sisters, seamstresses, who lived in a little room and earned their bread by sewing. They were young and pretty, but they seldom laughed; they never wore comely clothes; they did nothing bat sit ln a stooped attitude, sew ing all day, and a good part of the evening. One night, when she was quite worn out with labor, the, younger said to the older siBter: "Oh, dear, I wish we were both dead." The older sister's mouth took on a grim smile as she regirned: "Be still and work hard. Buslsess before pleasure." WARSIXG Byf TWO PHKSIDENTS. nil Deliverances ani the Scriptural Com mand, "Be Kraltial and. Multiply." Washington Post. The president 'of the1 United States and the president of Harvard university have. almost simultaneously, made serjous and weighty deliverances upon .the most lm- portant ot all questions. The Harvard pres- ident finds that the graduates of that great Institution are doing comparatively little in the way of fulfilling the command "Be fruitful and multiply." Many of them do not marry, and those who do marry have but few children. The Jtame rule applies to the liberally educated men and women of America generally, to the graduates of colleges and universities ln everr section. The old-time custom of early marriage Is no longer tolerated in the upper strata of society, and the sons and daughters ot par ents who were proud of large families are careful in their avoidance ot that. example. President Roosevelt, la his letter to Miss Van Volst, which -was printed in a recent issue of the Post, discusses the subject of race suicide with his customary frankness and directness. If it were possible for the Post to be pessimistic as' to the republic's future, a cause could be readily found ln our social statistics. Nations and tbolr governments are -not guaranteed perpetuity. Given steady decline ot tne DlrtD rate among Americans who have descended from the best European stocks and a continued In flux ot the worst .European stocks, with their swarms of children, lt must be only question of years when the latter will domi nate. What could be expected of such doml nation? The St. Louis Republic quotes Herbert 6pencer In attempted refutation of Presi dent Roosevelt's contention In favor of an increased birth xate. The republic says that Spencer, discussing the law of popula tlon, took the position that for a time In the history of a race great fertility which he termed ."excessive" conduces toward advancement. It is a phase of evolution. But when a certain growth Is attained fer tlllty Is no longer a cause ot progress, and further evolution necessarily entails a de cllne ln fertility. The Republic says: "This proposition Is supported by reason. It is easily within the comprehension of the average Intellect. Stated differently. It Is that after a race has by Its fertility gained a certain numerical strength Its force must go to the development of In dividual at the expense of further 'In creased numbers. In short, the quality ot the race Is Improved at the expense ot quantity. "No one will care to dispute Mr. Roose velt's assertions. The big family Idea Is wholesome and Christian. It appeals to the race pride and the rare Instinct. But keep the quality commensurate. Let there be bigness of equipment so that each Indi vidual may be developed. Mere numbers will avail future America nothing unless the numbers individually possess character, quality and strength Mere blgneas of population of Itself means nothing. Witness the ancient Indian races, . Mere bigness or tne lamlly without lty and efficiency is of no value to the capac race. Vide the Mexican peon living in a dirt floor hut swarming with Infant popu lation. One might concede the truth of Spencer's proposition and still be quite unable to find In It mnw AnpAii,..am,nl trim tinTA . I I u reniihiie-. di.t.nt f.r if th. sm.il r.mii. Idea continuea to nrevall amon.the de- scendanta of the British, the German and Scandinavian stocks, and the tide of such immigration aa we are now getting con tinues to roll In. We are not protesting against the reception of this tide. We must not "shut the gates of mercy on man kind" simply becaase it has become the American fashion to shirk the parental office and responsibility. But It Is well to understand the inevitable. Impairment of the quality of cltliennhip Is the one great uieaace el Ikt mulUo's future , prosperity still ahead. Me Are Sonny, Prospects Brlaht, o niscoorita-rmrnt Visible. Baltimore News. Five years of uninterrupted business ac tivity has led many persons to believe that the crest has been reached, and that a re cession Is due. When the revival set In, following a long period of depression, dur ing which the Industrial life of the country was almost pnralyxed, there was an army of croakers who asserted that the wave of prosperity was ephemeral, and that there could be no permanent revival until th purchasing power of the gold dollar was reduced In other words, until the colnago of silver at the Inflated ratio of 16'to 1 was enacted Into law. Instead of lagging as these pessimists predicted It would, busi ness has steadily Improved, and now Is more active than ever before In the history of the country. Barring labor troubles, which temporarily hampered certain lines of Industry, there have been no develop ments to retard commercial activity, and there Is no more reason to believe that the crest has been reached at this particular time than there was to take seriously the predictions of the silver men. The problem we have to grapple with now Is how to supply the demand, not how to stlmnlate one. From all part of the country come reports of unparalleled ac tivity in all branches of trade. Railroads have not sufficient equipment with which to move all the traffic offered, and as a result nearly every Important road in the United States Is experiencing blockades. This con dition is not due to lack of effort on the part of railroad managements to supply the deficiency; In the last few years they hav expended millions of dollars In the pur chase of cars, locomotives, steel rails and other materials, to be In position to handle the enormous traffic offered. Engine and carbuilders and steel rail manufacturers ran their plants day and night ln order to equip the railroads, but they were simply overwhelmed with orders. Plants that had been idle for years were started up, and old plants were enlarged, but even these provisions were Inadequate to keep up with the expansion of business. Close observers ot the situation express the opinion that there are no sign's thit business activity Is subsiding. On the contrary, they say that the new stage of Industrial development upon which the country entered a few years ago Is still only in Its tnclptency. The Impregnable strength of the United States as a manu facturing nation, in -competition with the foremost industrial nations of the world, has been recognized as never before, and has been manifested In the remarkable growth of Its foreign trade. There may be elements of weakness in the existing situation, but the most acute observers seem thus far to have been unable to dis cover them. While there is always a pos sibility of overdoing a boom, it would be Idle to predict its collapse simply on gen eral principles. For the present, the skies are sunny and the prospects bright. eclipse: op silver. Statistics of Last Year's Production Explains the Phenomena. Saturday Evening Fost. The disappearance of the silver question from politics no longer appears mysterious la the light of the statistics of production of the precious metals rurnisnea ty tne director ot the mint, it appears mat In the calendar year 1902 the mines ot Nevada turned out $2,120,000 In silver and $3,614,212 ln gold. Tte original silver sllte is now a goiaen state, a iew years ago It appeared a safe prediction that. If the fortunes of the white metal ever became desperate, Senators Jones and Stewart would . be seen , looming above the wreck like Key on the retreat from Moscow. - "Marshal, where Is the rear-guard? "I am the rear-guard." Jones and Stewart show no inclination to be the rear-guard on this occasion. With their state producing more gold than sliver they are very sensibly occupying comforts- ble quarters near the head of the pro cession. Colorado used to be Nevada's twin star ln the silver firmament. Six years ago "goldbugs" were as scarce there as bears ln Mississippi. You might have tramped with your gun from the Kansas line to the Utah desert without getting shot at one, Ndw Colorado digs out $27,- 602.429 ln gold to $9,085,714 in silver. She Is by far the greatest gold-producing state In the union. And by a coincidence the gold party won at the late election. California's output of the precious metals Is almost entirely gold $17,124,941 to $480, 79S la silver. .Arizona and New Mexico produce more than twicers much gold as silver. The productlon'of South Dakota Is almost exclusively gold. Wyoming, which some Ul-lnformed people have classed with the silver-mining states, turned out only $2,756 worth of silver last year. The only states that produced any substantial excess of silver over gold were Idaho, Montana and Utah, and even ln these the gold furnished a- very respectable proportion of the total output. For the United States as a whole . the product was $80,853,070 in gold and $31,- 040,025 ln silver. The value of our silver harvest was less than one-thirtieth that ot the corn crop and a little over a twentieth of that of our hay. Both the precious metals together are insignificant compared with any of the principal farm crops. It may be taken for granted, therefore, that any financial policy we may adopt will be chosen on its merits and not under pressure from any class of miners. POLITICAL DRIFT. Friends of Mayor Low of New York con fidently assert be will be renominated by the fusion element which elected hjm six teen months ago. One of the citizens elected alderman of Fairchance, Ta., last Tuesday occupies cell In the local Jail, awaiting trial on the charge of murder. The Pennsylvania- legislature is consld erlng a bill reducing the state poll tax from $1 to 50 cents. The amended price Is at least 20 cents too much. All previous records ln private pension legislation were broken by the house Washington, Saturday, when 825 bills went through ln much less time than as nany minutes, A lawmaker lu Kansas who Is indifferent to the frowns of the powers that be pro poses a law Imposing a heavy tax on the wool which the railroad lobby pulls over the eyes of his associates. The light -of wisdom often flashes In humble minds-.' One of Chicago's aldermen clinches his peroration with this brilliant avinir- "No man was ever lifted out of ght pUce by . corkscrew." . .... . , T- A bill pending In the Indiana house of representatives makes it a misdemeanor to give or to accept tips. The penalty is a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $25, to which may be added a Jail sentence. The first election In Pittsburg and Alle- gheny since the passage of the ripper law resulted In the defeat of , the republicans who passed the lsw by the citUen-demo crsXs. Something nearly always happens when the politicians push things too far. The chaplain ot the lower house of the Missouri legislature entertalna boundless faith In FrovlJence. At the opening of a session the other day be prayed that the legislature be saved "from the ungodly lobbyists who hang around here to make a few dollars without honest labor. This la the greatest test that prayer has ever J been gukjtcttd to. la AUamutI'i tUol OTHKTl LASDS TIIA OtBS. The advocates of a large volunteer force In England, for purposes of home defense and a substantial foundation for a compar atively small standing army, im encour aged by the latest statistics of the National Rifle association, which show that the rifle clubs which have been formed all over the country since the South African war have not been created at the expense of the reg ular volunteer force. It wss feared that many young men who. In the ordinary course of events, would have Joined the volunteers, would find lt easier and more agreeable to become members of a rifle club, and thus enjoy the sport of shooting without having to undergo drill and per form other military duties. But lt appears that the rifle clubs appeal to a special class of men. There are 328 of these clnbs already In existence, with a membership ot 22,000 men, ot whom only 2,600, a little more than 10 per cent, are volunteers, lt appears, also, that the new rifle clubs are not composed altogether of novices, but contain a large proportion of men who al ready held the certificate of the National Rifle association. They are likely, there fore, to prove the nucleus ot an extremely serviceable body. . The House of Representatives ln Bel glum is now engaged ln a discussion ot the government bill relating to compensation for injuries occurring to working men. The measure applies to all commercial and Industrial enterprises which employ motive power ty machinery as distinguished from those dependent upon men or animals, it Includes all workmen receiving wages up to a maximum ot 2,400 francs ($480) per annum. Every accident, from whatever cause, including culpable negligence, comes within the scops of the bill. The amount of Indemnity Is fixed at 60 per cent of the actual loss ot wage-earning capacity caused through accident. In case of death the In demnity takes the form of an annuity in favor of the victim's direct heirs equal to one-fourth of his wage-earning capacity during the term ot his expectation of life. As regards the Indemnities to workmen, the employer Is at liberty either to Insure or, not, but should future experience show that obligatory Insurance was necessary, the bill, said ?i. Francotte, the introducer, would be amended accordingly. For him self, ha remarked, he was In favor of free dom of action, as French statistics showed that after throe years' trial only 10 to 15 per cent of wages remained unassured. Abyssinia Is one of several points upon the earth's surface where there Is an al most Incessant conflict between British and French interests. Ever since the Fashoda affair both nations' have watched each other's movements ln that neighborhood with jealous apprehension, realizing the future commercial and strategical import ance of the country. Just now the French are excited over the failure of the negus to attend. In accordance with previous prom ise, the opening of the Jlbutll-Harrar rail road, which they hope to extend in course of time to the Abyssinian capital. A couple of ironclads had been ordered to salt from Toulon to Jibutll to salute Menelek and make the ceremony as Impressive aa pos sible ln his eyes. The Abyssinian explana tion Is that the emporor had not time to go to Jibutll and get back to Addis Abbaba be fore the Lenten season, but M. Bavalaer, the French explorer, who some time ago declared that Menelek would not visit Jibu tll, now tells the Paris newspapers that Lenl has nothing to do with lt, the re straining Influence being ln reality the abominable' Colonel Harrington, the per fldtous British agent. M. Bavalaer also pre dicts that Menelek will one day totally abandon France "to become the ally of our enemies and ruin our establishments in the Indian ocean." The recently cabled report that the French representative has with drawn 'temporarily from Addis Abbaba seems to Indicate a more or less serious grievance. The advantage or disadvantage of woman suffrage will have a thorough test In the new commonwealth of Australia. Every woman will have the same right ,to vote that every man has In the federal election there next year. In New Zealand and South Australia women have voted for sev eral years, but under the confederation of all the provinces into the. commonwealth the women will all vote. They number 854,000 and the men 973,000, so the men will have the advantage. But ln some ot tne provinces and ln some ot the cities the women are in the majority, a rather un usual thing for a new country. A good many young women, lt is thought, will not vote because unwilling to admit that they are 21 years old, while a considerable num ber of Older women have opposed woman suffrage. A wonderful mountain railway Is being constructed at present ln the Tyrole, and when completed next summer1 it will be the steepest line in the world. The railway, which will be two and a halt kilometres in length, will Join the village of Kaltern to the summit of the Col de Mendel at a height it 2,560 foet. This distance will be covered ln exactly twenty-seven minutes, while by road it takes four pours to reach the top. The force Is electricity, and the cog (middle) rail system has been employed. The maximum grade Is 64 ln 100, surpassing that of the Stanserhorn line, which form erly held the European record. The coaches will hold fifty persons and baggage, and special precautions have been taken to enable the tourUt to view the wonderful scenery through which the line passes. M. Strubb, a Swiss engineer of Clarens, Is carrying on the remarkable enterprise. A bicentenary celebration will mark the present year. It is Just two centuries since Peter the Great founded Bt. Petersburg. It was built upon land which he had lately wrested from the Swedes and its original purpose was to serve as a fortress agalnat the expected Swedish Invaders, tne mu nlcipal council of the city has resolved to celebrate its bicentenary In a manner which marks the difference between the Russia ot 1703 and the Russia of 1903. The city fathers have unanimously voted the sum of 6,000,000 roubles to Increase the number of common schools for the boys and girls of St. Petersburg, and have further re- SPECIAL KNEE W have about 250 pairs of child's knee pants that wart tut and made up from short lengths of suit fabrics in our own factory, and mad with that usual elegance that characterizes our clothing. These pants, In the regular way of manufacture, would sell atna dollar and fifty cents To ba had now for 75c a Pair. AO CLOTUINQ FITS LIKE OURS. ; ; Fiffy Years the Standard MM Awardtd Highlit Honors World's Fair , KIghut tuts U.S. Gov't Chtmlsts pniot makimo row dc a oo. OHIO AGO ,' solved that on and after the celebration ot the bicentenary the elementary education In all the St. Petsrsburg common schools shall be gratuitous as well as compulsory. CCT IT OITI Doctor Inrelsiha A en Inst the Gentle Art of It era o Tins; the Appendix, Chicago Record-Herald. The London Lancet has taken up an article published by Dr. Howard Kelly In the Journal of tho American Medical As sociation on the Important question, "Should the Vermiform Appendix Bo Removed When the Abdomen Is Opened for Disease ot Other Organs?" This Is a question that ought to be readily and easily disposed of and we are surprised at the fact that either Dr. Kelly or the Lancet should exhibit the least doubt about It. Why should a vermi form appendix ever be spared when there is an opportunity to take a whack at it. The Lancet very sensibly says: "As Dr. Robert Abbe asserts that the normal appendix never contains faecal con cretions, Dr. Kelly advises that If such can be felt the appendix should he removed, even though it appears healthy. He con siders, further, the question whether the appendix ought not always to be removed when operations are performed near the caecum which might give rise to adhesions." It Is absurd to waste valuable time ln arguing over this matter. Down with the appendix. It would be Just like a normal appendix that was let alone when lt might have been removed to cut up afterward and cause trouble. The only good vermiform appendix Is the one that has beeq rut c-ff. and there Is but solid argument against the removal of the unmannerly appendix when the abdomen is opened for disease of other organs. If lt were thus removed the need of a future operation might be obviated. But lt cannot be believed that, the sur geons would permit such a consideration to weigh with them. The' surgeon who loves his art always forgets mere profit when he sees an appendix. FA9S1SQ PLKASANTRIES, She Have you peen the new dance called "The Automobile?" He No: sort of a breakdown."! suppose? Yonkers Statesman. ... Customer I see the high French fieels are coming; In again. What do you suppose Is the reason for that? . Salesman It la belnir done. T understand. at ther demand of the chiropodists' union. Chicago Tribune, t-.i - "I want to see everybody contented," said Senator Sorghum. "Have you found a way to manage It?" "Yes. When discontented people Call to see me I send word thRt I am not In." Washington Star. , i Mr. Krusty (her employer) "Miss T'gll mugg, you are late this morning. What detained you?" Miss Ugllmugg "My clock stopped, sir." Mr. Krusty"! guexs you looked at It." Detroit Free Tress. "To whom do you attribute the curative powers of your springs?" asked a visitor at a health resort. "Well," answered the proprietor, thought fully, "I guess the advertising I've done has had something to do with It." Judge. Towne Met Oabble and PerTtln's' at a smoker last night, and Introduced them to each other. Browne O. say, It's a shame to Introduce a bore like Oabble to anytxifly.- Towne It's evident you don't knqw Per kins, or you'd see the' humor Ot It. Phila delphia Press. Adam had been reading history, when he came to the cherry tree episode. "What a fool that fellow Washington wii to own p!" h exclaimed. "Why didn't he say, 'The woman tempted me? With an IncreHHed estimate of his own ability he went Indoors to complain of day-before-yesterday's coffoe. ACROSS THK 8THEKT. Dean Rice In Boston Journal. Across the street the bright lights flashed, and gleamed, And fortune's favored ones were gatnered there. The merry mimic of the dance outstrearaed Upon the air. Across the Btreet It seemed so far away, That Joyous world, from my unhappy Hphere, Made up of weary toil, day after day, And year by year.- I turned me from my window, with a sigh, "Thou mak'st life's differences. Oh, God, so wide." I could not conquer that ungrateful cry, Tho' hard 1 tried. Across the street, next night, across the street, Death's grim Insignia from the door was hung. I heard the passers-by, low-volcod, repeat, "Ho fair, so young. t Across the street ah, surely 'twas not so, That they were mourning who lsst night were gay That yomler mansion wus a house of woe. Where death held bway? Across the street, beside a single light, A cheiTlrtts company A sad wat h kept. And she, the honiiiged one ot yeatornlght. Forever slept. PANTS SALE- a VUm, JfaMfM