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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATUKDAY. FEHH1JARY 21, 1003.
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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
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An extra session of the senate might
tors to start in worKing ror xneir sai-
anes aneaa or time. , i
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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.
.
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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.
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...r.k-. u ru ,ue society
known aa th Simnluh War r.i....
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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
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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,
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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-
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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
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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-"
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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-
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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
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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
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Btatea is larger than that of any
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other ntry of the world by hun-
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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 ...
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IT Will h fioan 4.i a
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iess than lt .h.,M Ka
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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
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.,m;,uuu or the population of Oreat
Britain. Could anything' more strikingly
enrorce tne wisdom and expediency of
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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
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noma market, wh en ennrmn.iai. ....
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..... 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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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."
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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
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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.
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