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TIIE OMATIA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1D03.
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M. a. H UNGATE,
(Seal.) Notary Public.
The railroad tax agents are taking
Uielr well-earned vacation.
The weather man should not forget to
turn the water off In time to let the
corn planter finish under the wire.
Ex-President Clevelund advises going
ilow with Russia. Under some provoca
tions it Is hard to follow tills kind of ad
rice. A lot of Nebraska towns that went dry
In the spring elections seem to have
changed their minds and to have gone
wet now.
It is to be hoped the members of the
new city council will not too soon have
forgotten the platform pledges on which
tbey were elected.
Nebraska farmers won't mind a little
damage from wind and water in the
spring If they gather In a full crop of
marketable grain in the fall.
It Is getting too near the Fourth of
July for the freeze-out between the
building contractors and the mechanics
engaged in the building trades to last
much longer.
In declaring for President Roosevelt's
reuomlnatlon, the state committee
merely anticipated what Nebraska re
publicans will do more formally in their
state convention in August.
If the Iowa leaders agree upon the
platform in advance, there won't be
anything at all left to cause even a di
vision in the republican state convention
when it meets in Des Moines in July.
The republican state, convention will
be made up of 1,051 delegates. And
though in political parlance it may be
called an off year, it is safe to gamble
that almost all of those entitled to seats
will be on the spot
While the water works company Is
deliberating over the choice of an engi
neer to represent it on the Board of Ap
praisement, would it not be well for the
city to do a little appraising on its own
hook through the engineer's department?
Governor Mickey denies that he said
anything thnt could be construed Into
Implicating Governor Savage In the
alleged offers of i bribe money for up
polntiuents. His late aceldenry was al
together too hasty in putting the shoe
on.
The declaration is credited to ex-Secre
tary of the Navy Long that he would not
xchange his present lot for all the
wealth of Morgan or Carnegie. It is to
be noticed, however, that neither Mor
gan nor Carnegie are making any offers
of exchange.
The Real Estate exchange has devoted
a great deal of time and some money to
the conduct of a tax reform campaign,
but nobody has yet ventured to devote
any time or money to a jury reform
campaign that would retire professional
Jurymen and paid Jury-fliers from active
service.
While the Real Estate exchange has a
committee trying to figure out how the
city government can be administered
more economically, another committee
could accomplish as much as if not more
for the taxpayers by locating the leaks
in the management of county affairs. It
should be remembered that the same
taxpayers foot both Mils.
If as Is contended by the republican
state committee the test for apportion
ment of convention representation must
always be the vote on the head of the
ticket, we presume the proper coper
would be to use the vote on mayor as
the basis for the next city and county
conventions. But what a howl such u
proposition Mould raise from the bolting
tteusouites wtuywould b hit by It
AS TO CA&ADlAlt KECIPBOC11T.
It looks very much as if one of the
commanding questions of the Immediate
future Is to be that of reciprocity be
tween the United - States and Canada
and that this question would be a very
important one between the eastern and
western sections of the country. The
feeling in New England today is very
much in favor of reciprocity with Can
ada, the effect of which would undoubt
edly be favorable to that section if it
could obtain the concessions which it
would naturally ask for, but on the other
hand there is western opposition on the
entirely reasonable , ground that what
would be satisfactory to New England
would not be to the advantage of the
west, on any proposition that Canada
lms yet submitted as a basis of reci
procity. 1 The advocates of reciprocity in New
England are perfectly willing that there
shall be a free exchange of natural
products between the two countries, by
which the American farmer would suf
fer from the competition of the Cana
dian agriculturists, bnt the manufac
turers of New England are not willing
that there should be free trade in the
manufactures of Canada with this coun
try. They would let down the bars so
far as our natural products are con
cerned, as was done In the old reci
procity treaty, but would keep them up
in respect to manufactures. The tariff
on American manufactured products
they would maintain against those of
Canada, while lowering or abolishing all
duties on agricultural products.
This proposed discrimination against
the American farmers, which was the
fatal character of the treaty of 1854, will
find little support from the American
people today. However strong the senti
ment of closer trade relations with our
northern neighbors may be, It does not
contemplate any concession or surrender
of a single interest in this country. The
United States is now as it has always
been perfectly willing to enter into reci
procity with Canada on a basis of mu
tual interests, but it is not now and never
will be disposed to make an agreement
with that couDtry under which the Brit
ish manufacturer will have a preference,
to far as duties are concerned, in the
Canadian market, while the agricultural
producers of the Dominion and of the
United States are on equal terms in re
gard to the tariff. Admitting that closer
trade relations between ourselves and
our northern neighbors is desirable, they
must be adjusted upon a perfectly fair
and equitable basis and as yet the Ca
nadian government has not proposed any
such basis. Whenever it does so there
is no doubt that our government will
earnestly consider the question of reci
procity. ' LIBERTY TBBnVOH LAW.
The many wise and patriotic sugges
tions which President Roosevelt has
made on his western trip ought to be
remembered by the American people and
it Is not to be doubted that most of them
will be. At Butte, Mont., where the
president was given a banquet, he said
he was there specially as the guest of
the wage workers and he talked to thom
in a way that ought to make a generally
good impression. "Ours Is a government
of liberty through and under the law,"
said the president. "No man is above
it and no man is below it This is not
and never shall be a government of
plutocracy or the mob." lie went on to
say that this government must be a gov
ernment of the people, a government
of law and order.
What Is to be said of that magnificent
expression of the president of the
United States. It means what every
Intelligent man must understand, thot
whatever their wants or demands may
be, however Just and fair, if you please,
their demands, the absolute arbitrator
Is public opinion and against that
nothing can stand.
President Roosevelt understands that
and hence his admonition to labor to be
discreet and conservative in its conduct.
He recognizes the value of the wage
worker, but at the same time he does
not forget that the employer has also
rights that are worthy of consideration.
The great idea of Roosevelt is that the
law must be respected, whether It bears
down on the combination . of capitalists
or the combination of labor. In either
case the law is supreme and must be
enforced.
That seems to be the whole policy of
President Roosevelt. He is absolutely
indifferent to Individuals or corpora
tions He simply insists that all shall
comply with the law and that is all that
the American people ask or expect of
him. Addressing the matter, as it may
properly be addressed, to the entire
workingmen of the country, the ques
tion may properly be asked whether the
admonition of the president of the
United States is not worthy of their
most serious consideration.
fTOtiK FVH TBE FINAXCE COMMITTEE
The new finance committee of the city
council will be culled upon to solve ser
eral serious .problems. According to
City Treasurer Ilennlngs a large sized
deficit may be looked for during the
closing months of the year, and there is
even a possibility that the city will have
to negotiate a temporary loan to meet
interest on outstanding bonds.
The late comptroller agreed with Mr.
Ilennlngs in the estimate ten days ago
that there will be a deficit at the end of
the year exceeding $300,000, which will
be represented by:
Shortage In General Fund HS2.7C hi
Shortage la Sinking Fund, 43.4W.U
Shortage In Judgment Fund 7,327.01
Shortage In Library Fund 1.&3 60
Bhortuge in Fire Fund S8.HI7.9S
Shortage in Police Fund.... 23.719.74
Shortage In 6ewer Fund T.1S0.6S
Shortage In Park Fund I.6!3.71
Shortage In Lighting Fund 13.931.49
Shortage In Health Fund 1.1J0.62
Shortage. In Street Cleaning and
8 keeping If SI 46
Shortage In Guttering and Paving. J. CM. 40
Total 1306,373.18
la addition to this then will also b a
water debt to be provided for from Jan
nary to June 30, 1003, aggregating $oS,
806.85. Whether this estimate included
the cost of the bonds of all the elective
and appointive city officials and mem
bers of the fire and police departments,
which the late legislature has unloaded
upon the taxpayers of the city, we have
not been able to ascertain.
With this enormous deficit staring us
In the face, the finance committee will
of necessity be compelled to figure out
the best way of running close to shore.
Otherwise, the tax levy for the coming
year may have to be enormously in
creased unless the city wins out in its
contention with the railroads that the
terminals and Improvements on their
right of way within the city are subject
to taxation on the same basis as all
other classes of property. It must not
be understood, however, that this Is an
overtop, since the expenditures rep
resented are all within the amounts
upon which the mayor and council have
a right to draw, but it Is an estimate of
the shortage In tax collections which
must be provided for if we are to avoid
paying high rates of Interest! on a float
ing debt of outstanding warrants.
The nonpartisan reform police com
mission, appointed by Governor Savage
at the Instance of the corporations, has
now been in power nine months, but If
anybody has noted any material im
provement in the conditions that were so
bitterly denounced prior to and during
the well-defined-rumors campaign eight
een months ago he has kept it dark.
If President Burt and the striking
Union Pacific shopmen can get together
on common ground after their long and
stubborn conflict the smaller employers
of labor in Omaha and their striking
workmen can also get together. But
they cannot get together so long as
neither side is willing to concede the
fraction of an Inch to the other.
n a current magazine article ex-Chancellor
Manatt declares that for the past
ten years Governor Thayer has lived at
Lincoln in dignified retirement "on any
fair count of years and services the first
citizen of Nebraska." Now watch the
admirers of another retired statesman at
Lincoln put in a vigorous protest
President Roosevelt has been out
among the Indians in Idaho. But these
Indians must not be confuued with the
political Indians who would like to
tomahawk the president's aspirations for
a. renomlnatlon. The political ghost
dancers have their tepees for the most
part in Wall street
The sooner the property owners on Six
teenth street get together and sign up
a petition for repaving that thorough
fare the more profitable it will be for
them. To talk about repairing that re-
repalred street once more would be a
waste of breath as well as d waste of
money. '
Lonesome and Feeble.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The project to make the price of wheat
$1 while sliver Is floating around the 60
cent mark Is calculated to provoke a howl
from one Nebraska farm.
Disputed Points Settled.
New Tork Tribune.
With employers forming unions of their
own and workmen Invoking government by
Injunction, several causes of dispute be
tween capital and labor may be removed
from the field of discussion.
A Fart Worth Remembering,
Brooklyn Eagle.
The wire fences that land thieves have
put up about public properties in the west
are disappearing. It Is always a comfort
to know that the United States can be re
garded as stronger than the worst citizens.
Difference la the Point of View.
Portland Oregonlan.
The New York Financial Chronicle calls
the Omaha Injunction against an employ
ers' boycott against union contractors "gro
tesque." The Injunction never seemed gro
tesqueto the Chronicle when it was work
ing exclusively the other way.
A Prospective Accomplishment.
San Francisco Call.
As the light of Inquiry penetrates Into
the dark places of the Postofflce depart
ment of the nation It begins to look to a
casual observer that many of the men who
are employed by Uncle Sam might render
better service to the nation if they were
(aught the lock-step.
When a loan Man Grad.ates.
Atchison Globe.
'When a young man Is graduated from
college he reads an address, wherein he
says that people must do wonderful things
to attain success and climb high and
rugged mountains. This is not the truth.
The fact Is, the road to success has been
biased so clearly that no one need go
astray. Success Is easier than failure.
There are thousands of people to direct
the young man. All the young need to do
to win success Is to follow a few simple
and eaay rules. It la the loafer, liar, the
dishonest man who travels a rough road
and Is wretched.
Breaking; lato the Pension Roll.
Philadelphia Record.
The commissioner of pensions announces
that 23 per cent of the soldiers enlisted in
the war with Spain have already applied
for pensions. The percentage of applica
tions Is nearly four times greater than that
which followed five years after the ending
of the civil war, though the percentage
of pensionable Injury Is doubtless much
less. The soldiers enlisted for the Spanish
war were able-bodied men. At the time of
their discharge they were carefully ex
amined as to their physical condition. There
will consequently be greater difficulty In
proving their claim to 1 disability Incurred
In the government service.
Talking; Without Results.
St. Ixuls G'.obe-Demorrat.
Metcalfe, the Omaha man, and Mack, the
Buffalonlan, had the center of the stage
for three days. Their colloquies held the
country's attention for that length of time,
and then they were dropped. Neither man
Is of any consequence, ut because Metcalfe
was supposed to represent his neighbor,
Bryan, and because Mark chances to be
temporarily a member of the democratic
national committee the smallest member.
Intellectually and socially, that It has and
because he was supposed to have swung
from Bryan to Cleveland, the country gave
a little attention to what they had to say.
As ought to have been expected, the things
that they said commit nobody to anything
and mean nothing. Brian and Cleveland
have other and better okemen
PROSPERITY WILL CO.ITlalB.
! Shadow at Serloas Import a the
Industrial Horlsan.
Philadelphia Pros.
There la some speculation on the part
of writers on Industrial topics aa to the
future of the Iron and steel trade because
of the apparent Indifference of buyers at
the present time. A feeling seems to pre
vail among some of these experts that there
will be another depression such as pre
vailed following the panic of IS73 and as
existed In 1886, ism and In ISM. But there
is nothing In view to substantiate that feel
ing and nothing can well produce such
a change unless the democrats elect the
next president. But even that would not
bring about the change unless there was
a prospect of their carryrng through a
tariff bill, and as the senate now stands
the outlook would be poor xor such a
democratic measure.
The election of a democratic president
would have a bad effect. Just as It did In
1884. Mr. Cleveland's tariff views were un
known at that time, for the reason, as he
said privately, that he did not know much
about the tariff. The republicans controlled
the senate and there was little prospect of
any democratic, legislation, but the Indus
trial Interests were uncertain and the
production of pig Iron decreased 10 per
cent the first year. The election of Presi
dent Harrison la 188s removed all danger
and the production of pis iron Increased to
(,202,703 tons In 1890.
The second election of Cleveland In 1892,
with his free trade views well defined, had
a very depressing effect, and In 1894 there
was only 6,667,000 tons of pig tron produced.
a decrease of about 28 per cent. President
McKlnley was elected in 1896 to become
president March, 1897. At that time prices
were the lowest on record, but the prompt
passage of the McKlnley tariff brought
about a change which has continued up
to this time, making the most remark
able and prosperous record In' the history
of the nation. The production of pig Iron
has almost doubled, and prices likewise.
The production now Is estimated to be at
the rate of 20,000,000 tons, or over three
times what It was In 1894 under the dem
ocratic administration.
This rapid growth has continued since
the first election of McKlnley, and If there
Is no change In the government It will prob
ably go on indefinitely. There may be some
relaxation, but no depression. The produc
tive capacity of blast furnaces and rolling
mills has Increased over 60 per cent in
three years and yet the Importations of
pig Iron in this fiscal year will reach about
1,000,000 tons. Prices have been very high.
and are still very high, but contracts are
being made now for June and July deliv
eries of No. 1 X foundry at 121 a ton.
Iron is an Index to business generally.
Unless a belief should gain ground that a
democrat may be elected president next
year there will be no break m the continued
prosperity of the nation. Prices In some
lines, forced unduly high by combinations,
may dellne somewhat but that would be a
healthy movement. As to any general
depression. It Is not In view, nor Is It likely
to become so for years to come.
MAKING LIGHT OF BRIBERT.
Attempts of Missouri Grafters to Pops-
larlse Dishonesty.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat ,
One of the counsel for the defense In the
latest boodle trial thought it good policy to
speak of the crime of bribery as of no great
moment and to refer to the fact ihat In a
former age bribery.; "was only a misde
meanor. This line ot reasoning seems to
have had a reverse affect upon the Jury,
which fixed the sentence at six years, the
longest yet returned, ..No doubt the treat
ment of crime In former periods, the dark
ages included,, was somewhat different from
that of the present era. Governments by
the ballot in the hands of the people were
scarce In earlier periods. The Indulgence
of bribery would quickly destroy all the
constitutional governments on the face of
the earth, and when a lawyer, addressing
a free people, tells them that bribery Is an
offense of little consequence he will get
from a Jury with any self-respect and In
telligence, the same kind of righteous mes
sage that ended the boodle trial of last
week.
Bribery in a republic, If unpunished, is a
deadly poison and would do its work
quickly. The verdicts rendered by St. Louis
Juries betray no weakness on this subject
There may be some persons In the city who
think bribery a trifling fault or even an
evidence of smartness, but they would be
wise to keep their opinions to themselves.
When ever venality seises upon high
places and the people allow It to go unre
buked, free government must Inevitably
go to pieces. The rule of boodlers, by
boodlers, for boodlers, will end the chapter
of self-rule by the honest principles of the
masses. An attorney who goes before a
jury to pooh-pooh the seriousness of brib
ery Is o boon In one respect He will get
the maximum sentence for his client
PERSONAL NOTES.
Dr. Henry Jackson of Vermont and S. K.
Crocker of Seattle, have Just started from
San Francisco to make the trip from coast
to coast in a twenty-horse power automo
bile. The thriftiest robber on record was the
Maine highwayman who held up a cltlxen
the other day and, after taking his purse,
which proved to contain only a few dollars,
picked his teeth for more than 1100 worth
of gold.
The Standard Snuff company of Nash
ville, Tenn.. has brought suit against the
American BnufT company, alleging con
spiracy to injure the business of the former
concern. Damages are laid at 1150,000. Not
to be sneezed at, even by the Snuff trust.
Many different kinds of cards of thanks
have appeared In newspapers, but Oswego,
Kan., claims the prize with one from hve
prisoners In the Labette county jail, who
"beg to thank . the county for the good
meals, kind treatment and compulsory
bathe."
A number of prominent business people
of New Haven, Conn., recently Invited
Lord Roberts, field marshal of the British
army, to visit New Haven and Yale. Lord
Roberts replied that, while he had made
no arrangements yet for paying his long-wlshed-for
visit to America, he would avail
himself of the Invitation when It was pos
sible for him to do so. ,
In his recent brochure on Zola, M. Fagrist
of the Academle Francalse says: "Zola
began to write too soon. Every man who
writes before he Is SO and who does not
devote the golden age of his life from the
10th year to the SOth to reading, observing
and thinking, without writing a line, runs
the risk of having no brain and of being
but a Journeyman author. There are some
exceptions, but they are rare."
When King Humbert of Italy was as
sassinated his widow, Queen Margherita,
was very anxious that he should be burled
In Turin, where He all others of the house
of Savoy except the great Victor Em
manuel, Humbert's father. Moreover, his
majesty did not wish to offend the papal
party by a state funeral In Rome. The
new king, Victor Emmanuel III, announced
that the murdered ruler was to have fitting
burial In the Pantheon. "Victor," cried his
mother. "I see you want to break my
heart. Tou offend my religion as well as
my affections." "I am sorry, mother,"
he said gently, and then added: "The re
ligion which Is offended at a martyr being
buried in his own capital and lying beside
his own father needs radical changes."
BITS Or WASHINGTON LIFE.
Minor Scenes and Incidents Sketched
n the Spot.
Another reminiscence of the Cleveland
real estate boom hns been placed on record
In the District of Columbia. It was the
deed to what Is known as the "Glen Echo"
property, which sold for $13,000. In the
early '90s this property wns purchased by
two brothers, who spent in nil about $1,000.
000 In making a beautiful suburban park
and residence section to Washington. A
beautiful hotel was erectpd and there was
every prospect of a flourishing and poptil.tr
suburban community. Men of wealth wtro
attracted by the beauty of the park and
Investments were discussed most encour
agingly until the crash came upon the ac
cession of the democrats to the control of
the national government. The unfortunate
brothers disposed of part of their holdings
to a Chautauqua association, which In turn
expended about $300,000 on the property.
The blow received during the hard times
could not be survived, however, and after
dragging along for several years the prop
erty was finally disposed of last week for
the pitiful sum of $i3.noo.
The Postofflce department has Just closed
a contract for the delivery of mall at
Point Barrow, Alaska, the most northern
point on this continent. By the terms of
the agreement the residents of thnt far-off
settlement will get their letters regularly
twice during the winter months.
In the past they got one or two deliveries
a year, and they were at Irregular Inter
vals, depending on the sailings of vessels
of the revenue cutter service. Under the
old conditions one of these vessels would
arrive at Point Barrow In the middle sum
mer and probably another late In the fall.
8. R. Sprlggs, a white man and a teacher
In the school at Point Barrow, has agreed
to deliver malls at that point twice during
the winter months. He Is to make a round
trip from Katzcbue. on the east coast of
Alaska, and some 700 miles distant from
Point Barrow. He Is to leave Point Barrow
about the 1st of November and about Feb
ruary 15. He will arrive at Katzebue about
December 15 and April 1, taking about
forty-five days for each Journey. For the
making of these two trips per year he is
to receive a compensation of $1,600, or $750
for each trip.
Sprlggs will employ reindeer on these
Journeys. There are only about fifty or
sixty persons who will be served on this
route. Some of them reside at Point Hope,
which the carrier is also required to touch.
At Point Barrow there is a fishing sta
tion and a mission school. The few people
served makes this the most expensive pos
tal route that the government maintains.
There was some doubt at the department
as to the wisdom of making this compara
tively heavy outlay of money in view of the
fact that only a few dozen people would
be benefited. The thing that decided In Its
favor was the Isolated condition of the
brave Americans who teach In the mission
school at Point Barrow.
Adjutant General Corbln contemplates
turning farmer when he retires from nc
tlve service. He has Just secured a small
farm at Chevy Chase, a fashionable suburb
of Washington, and proposes to carry out
some of the ideas he often discusses In
leisure montents with fellow officers. He
wants a place where he can revel In the
fruits of the garden, orchard and field of
his own raising and be sure that the spring
chicken, which he likes fried Maryland
style, does not bear a 5-year-old birthmark.
He Is now busily engaged in selecting
fruit trees, building fences, discussing poul
try and cattle with the old farmers he
meets In driving or riding through the
country and says that when he lenves the
service, four or five years hence, It will be
for a life of Ideal comfort, where he can
hear the crowing of the roosters, the grunt
ing of the pigs and the lowing of his
Jersey cattle. General Corbln was bom on
a farm and he has never lost his love for
the soil, nor forgotten the good things
that "mother used to make," especially
buckwheat cakes, home-made maple syrup
and pumpkin pies. He says he may have
to depend upon Senator Proctor of Ver
mont for the pure maple syrup supply, but
he 'proposes to ralBe his own pumpkins and
grow his own buckwheat.
"One of the most serious difficulties en
countered In the administration of affairs
in the Philippines," says a Washington dis
patch to the Chicago Tribune, "Is the bad
effect the climate has on the health of of
ficials. Almost without exception one after
another has broken down and it has been
necessary for them either to resign and re
turn home permanently or to take long and
frequent leaves of absence. ,
"The climate In most Instances has caused
a general breaking down of the nervous
system, followed by complete collapse, while
In many other cases the minds of patients
were seriously affected, a large number of
the officers and men becoming either tem
porarily or permanently deranged. Another
peculiarity of the climate and conditions
existing In the Philippines is that many
officials, officers and men of the army and
navy, have had severe attacks of nostalgia,
or. In old-fashioned words, homesickness,
which made them 111 and Incapacitated
them for work.
"The military governors stood the strain
much better than did the civil governors,
and Generals Merrltt, Otis. MacArthur.
Chaffee and Davis were not affected seri
ously enough to necessitate laying aside
their work, although all of them felt the
bad effects of the climate. It Is a matter
of record that General Otis was at his office
every day during his term of service as
military governor.
"With the civil governors, however, the
direct reverse Is true, for every civilian
member of the two Philippine commissions
has been 111 as a result of the climate, with
the exception of Colonel Dcnpy, who, not
withstanding his 70 years, stood the
climatic and other conditions existing In the
Philippines and returned to the United
States In perfect health. Prof. Jacob G.
Schurmann, who was the president of the
first Philippine commission, suffered several
attacks of the breakdown peculiar to those
people who went to the Islands. Governor
Taft, present head of the Philippine gov
ernment, has been 111 the greater portion
of the time since he went to the Philip
pines and It was necessary for him to re
turn to the United States to save his life.
He has had abscesses of the bowels and
two or three operations have been per
formed. The wound made by the opera
tions and the abscess Itself would not heal
properly In the hot climate.
"The same thing Is true of Mr. Ide and
Mr. Worcester, members of the commis
sion, and Vice Governor Wright. Owing to
these conditions the Americans who go to
Uncle Sam's possessions In the far east ob
ject serlouely to remaining In the islands
for long periods, as long residence there
produces Intense nostalgia. Three years
appears to be the limit of time they will
consent to stay there. This fact has made
It difficult for the administration to retain
first-class men there, and alluring induce
ments must be offered to secure nun of
ability."
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UPTON FLEET ON TIIE WAY
Four Boats Sail This Morning from Bcotl&nd
for Sandy Hook.
RELIANCE IS GIVEN ANOTHER TRIAL
Heavy tVInd Is Blowing; and the Cap
. Defender Is Expected to Make
a Good Snowing In
Fourth Race.
GOUROCJv Bnntland. Mav Hlr
Thomas Upton's flotilla, consisting of
Shamrock III, Shamrock I. the steamer
yacht Erin and the ocean tug Cruiser,
whose combined crews numbered 170 men.
sailed from here for Bandy Hook at 1
o clock this afternoon. Great crowds bade
them farewell, flags were everywhere dis
played and bands, whistles and sirens com-
Dinea with the cheering of the spectators
to give the cup challenger a great send-off.
MATIXICK POINT. U I., May 2s. It
waa dull and lowering when the crews of
the cup yachts. Reliance, ConstltuUon and
Columbia, came out this morning to pre
pare for the fourth race over the Glencove
couise. Half a gale waa blowing out of
the south southwest and there was every
indication of some grand sport in the sound
with smooth sheets and seas, and winds
that follow fast
In fact. It looked early In the morning as
If the yachts would have a contest over the
same course as was sailed on Tuesday. It
was hoped, however, that the breeze today
would change to the westward, so that the
yachts might have a longer trial In the
wind, as the narrow confines of the sound
prevents much windward work in southerly
or northerly breezes.
Before the crews had finished their break
fasts the clouds had shut In oloser and 't
looked at that time as If a rainstorm was
about to begin, but It held off and the men
began to get up the mainsail.
The skippers, scenting live work nnd
plenty of wind, ordered on deck the small
club topsails and the crews made prepara
tions to set these sails as soon as the main
sails were up.
After th3 fierce contest on Tuesday it was
generally expected that there would be a
great crowd of amateur sailors at the races
today.
Meets with an Accident.
At 12:55 o'clock a schooner came between
the yachts and the observers on shore.
When It moved away Constitution had
down Its club topsail and was heading for
Huntington harbor. It appeared to have
met with an accident The other yachts
continued the race, the turning time at ths
first mark as seen from shore being: Re
liance, 1:13:28; Columbia, 1:16:10.
The exact nature of the accident to Con
stitution could not be learned because of a
thick haze, but It appeared that at least
its topmast had been carried away. It
made no attempt to continue In the race.
The other two yachts continued In the
race, and, as seen from shore, turned the '
second mark as follows: Reliance, 1:81:23;
Columbia, 1:25:10.
Reliance won, beating Columbia about a
mile and three-quRrters: Time: Reliance,
2:20:27; Columbia, 2:83:38.
Reliance won by eight minutes, thirty
three seconds, allowing one minute and
twenty-two seconds, which Columbia led
Reliance at the start.
As Constitution drew near It waa seen
that the topmast was gone, but that the
main mast was still standing.
SENATOR CULL0M IS TO ACT
Will Personally Call Attention
President to Russian Treat
ment of Jews.
PEORIA, May 28. Samuel Woolner,
sr.. In his capacity of president of the
Union of American League of Jewish Con
gregations, In a personal Interview at
Springfield with Senator Cullom, chairman
of the committee on foreign relations of the
United States senate, laid the matter of
atrocities against the Jews by the Russians
before him fully.
Mr. Cullom promised that he would per
sonally bring the matter to the attention of
Prealdent Roosevelt, who will be In Spring
field In a few days, snd the senator prom
ised to see him at that time.
Taken to Wichita Jail.
WICHITA, Kan., May 28 J. M. Woods,
the nepro arrested yesterday at Yates Cen
ter, charged with assaulting a farmer's
wife, was brought here and placed In Jail
early today to prevent his being lynched.
The mob threatened the Jailer at Yates Cen
ter until after midnight and was held off
at the point of revolver
were
to close Saturday at 12 o'clock, and keep closed until Monday
morning, but, to accommodate those who cannot make their
purchase in the day time, our store will be open Friday
night De sure and make the Decoration and Sunday pur
chase before Saturday noon. '
Everything for men (except shoes) and of the kind you
want, at the price that suits you best.
i
No Clothing Fits Like Our.
R. S. Wilcox. Manag-cr.
TAKING TUB GOLD CmK.
Philadelphia Press: rrof. B. Benjamli
Andrews, whose ardor in behalf of the fre
coinage of sliver forced him to give up th
presidency of Brown university, and who I
now chancellor of the University of Ne
braska, at last begins to see the light of
the golden day.
New York World: Dr. Andrews, like
Senator Stewart and unlike Mr. Bryan,
has a mind accessible to a new Idea. He
does not retract the reasoning by which
he found in bimetallism the logical escape
from the conditions he believed to exist In
U98, bu he admits that he was mistaken
In assuming that those conditions did exist
Dr. Andrews says that he was In "great
and Inexcusable error" In believing thnt
the production of gold had pasoed Its
maximum. The error was certainly great,
but not Inexcusable. It waa shared by
many authorities of the time.
Philadelphia Record: Dr. Andrews says
the gold production checked the fall of
prices In 1897 and has since then raised
them considerably. Taking the average
prices of forty-five commodities for , the
eleven years 186-77 as 100, Dr. Sauerbeck's
Index figures are 78 In 184, 72 in 1S&9, 71
In 1900, 70 in 1901 and 69.3 in September,
1901 There was a low point, but It was In
ISM, and not In 1897. That low point was
but It was In the year of the largest
gold production in the world up to that
time and the previous five years had
yielded far more gold than any other flva
years in history. The high point was In
1900, when there was a heavy falling pfl In
gold production. Since then there has b-en
a large Increase in gold production and
some decrease of prices. Prices are about
SO per cent lower than In 1886 to 1877, and
more than a third of all the gold produced
in the world sinoe 1492 has been produced
in the last twenty-seven years.
SMILING REMARKS,
Little Willie Say, pa. can you telt me
what anarchism IsT
Pa Anarchism, my son. Is some kind of a
mouth disease. If 1 understand It aright.
Chicago News.
Winks Funny thing. I met Dottey here
on the street only a few days ago and now
I understand he's way off in Mexico. It
seems so strange.
Blinks Nothing strange about that. He
was way off when he was here. Philadel
phia Ledger.
"President Roosevelt says he hasn't kissed
a single baby on his western trip."
"Single baby 7 I wonder why he doesn't
Include the twins?" Cleveland Plain
Dealer..
"I nebber could understan'," said Uncle
Eben, "why every reformer dat bulges Into
politics Imagines he's gwlnter be de great
exception an' git through wifout beln'
roasted." Washington Star.
Peace Loving Citizen But why do vou
try to reconstruct society by foro.T Why
not bring about your reforms' by a resort
to the ballot bosf
Fiery Agitator We've tried that nd
they outvoted us forty to one. Darn the
ballot box I Chicago Tribune.
A doctor has two favorite Jokes: No. 1
Tells patient to try a different climate.
No. J Tells patient to quit thinking about
his ailment. Price of either Joke, $2.
Atchison (Kan.) Globe.
"Your son la at college, I hear, Mr. Caa-
sldy."
"That's the truth, sor."
"And what Is he studying to bet
"Faith, Ol t'lnk he's studytn' to be a
shplke-driver on the railroad or sumthln'.
Oi hear tell that no wan kin bate him at
throwin' the hammer." Philadelphia Press.
The teamster awoke with a shriek.
"I've had such a horrible dream!" he
said.
"What was It?"
"I dreamed that we went on a sympa
thetic strike, and all the farmers In the
country Joined the other fellows and re
fused to let us have any hay or grain for
our horses!" Chicago Tribune.
"O, SWEET GIRL GRADUATE."
Chicago Tribune.
O, sweet girl graduate, you're fair
In dimity, mull or lawn
A vision Quite beyond compare;
As delicate as the dawn.
Too oft you're written of in wit
And thoughtlessly turned to Jest,
The world smiles when you're telling lv.
How It could be run tbe best
O, sweet girl graduate, demure.
And bashfully stepping down
A gladsome picture, to be sure.
In gossamer, lace and gown.
What wonder that there oomea a hush
When you are before our eyes.
And dimples from concealment rush
In tune with your essays wise!
O, sweet girl graduate, no books
You studied in could have brought
The simple grace and pleasing look
Such attributes are not taught.
What wonder that the world looks on
And Joyfully holds you dear
In or tea mile, or mull, or lawn
Delighted that you are here I
O, sweet girl graduate, you make
A melody in our lives
A thousand memories awake
When graduate time arrives.
The spring brings blossoms fair and sweet
But ever the old world waits
TIM you make everything complete
O, pretty girl graduates?
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