THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY," SLTTEMBER 11, 1904.
SEW COM TARIFF IS EFFECT
Boketluls Commended by juilroadi, but
Hot bj Dealer. : , , v
LATTER STILL HOPE FOR OLD RATES
Vatic t Barllagiea la MNiC law,
nistaaee Tariff aa Wab
la Getilnar Bhert Em .
at the Deal.
Tns new Joint tariff on soft coal want
into ffct thle morning. No change have
bm mads In the list a previously pub
lished. In tba naw Burlington schedule
tLOC ta taJtan aa tba basis upon which the
schedule U mad out. Th rate ara baaed
upon th low dlatane tariff, and while
om c tho figure ahow a alight tncreaaa
over tha old schedule, thoaa from the Luces,
Cleveland and Averr mines tall below tha
eld figures. "
Tho raU of $1.06 Is maintained on ail
mlha run, tha prices varying on screenings,
pen and alack. A uniform prica of 91.) Is
maintained In tha tariff for lump, egg and
nut coal. Tha ratea ara tba aamo on all tha
Iowa and Mlsaourt coal hauled from tha
Burlington oollleries. One exception la
made In tba caaa of mine run from Coal
City. lev, on which tha rata la 1X10.
From tha Keota and Ardmora mines. In
Missouri, tha rata la 9L4t for lump, agg
and nut coal and ti ll for steam and mine
ran. From tba Qulncy, Omaha V Kansaa
city company's group of mines tha rata for
lump, agg and nut coai is LtO and for mine
run and ateam coala, H.06.
Tha Burlington takes tha position that tba
ratea as now In force placea Omaha on an
equal footing with St. Joseph and Kansas
City when tha difference of distance ara
taken Into consideration. It Is asaertad
that tha changes were made with the view
of equalising tba rates In all territories
reached by tha company's Unas and that
the tariff aa published will admit of no
further reduction. Tha rates place Omaha
an tha same footing with Council Bluffs,
Caaaat Vmmt Loner. .
Sentiment la very strong among dealers
that tha new "compromise coal tariff" can
not laat long and that it will be only mat
ter of ar few days before there will be' a
restoration of old rates, on tha basis of tha
schedule In foroa during July. They base
their opinion largely on tha premises that
tba Wabaeb road la net getting ita . full
hare of tha business of this city and that
tha Burlington Is moulding tha famous
Iowa distance tariff to suit Its own ends
and purpose, to tha great disadvantage of
competitors.
Br using tha Iowa dlstanc rata tha Burl
tngton ran bring soft coal from its mines
at Luoaa and Cleveland, Iowa, Into Omaha
at MSfc cants a ton from the former and St
cents a ton from the latter point, xne rata
charged by. competitors, according to tha
new tariff. Is $1.0 for the designation known
mm "mine run." Heretofore all steam coal
was grouped under this head, but tha new
Jt art ff there ha bean separation of the mine
run from the pea, slack and. screenings.
and It I under this grouping that the low
mines of tha Burlington ara to work over'
time. Tyrone la en tha schedule at BH
cent a ton, and there are a few polnta at
fLO10l64, but otherwle tha tLO Is the
1 basis.' ;'
iMnrMi ml Bom Mine.
"Lucae and Cleveland mines . ar good
producers,", said a prominent coal dealer.
"but they could not bring in nmcien coai
to supply Omaha. But then other coal cars
can be dropped off at Lucas and billed Into
Omaha at 90 cent a ton or at Cleveland
and then turned In at 89 oerrts. It is really
wonderful the amount of coal that' can b
takerf out of a mine If It. la necessary to
break a competitor's back." t
STRANGEST OF ALL SOVEREIGNS
Holds ,Dewa a la Jerra wit Aid
. an. Ceaseat of Date
m eerier.
Them la an empire on this planet which
for Strang originality might aa well be
situated in Mars. It is governed by two
emperor at the same time, and withal Is
not larger than tha state of Delaware. Both
mperor reside In. the Hunt city, each. has
his own resplendent court," enormous reve-
nuea, 'armies, Imperial chancellors, govern-
mant officers and court. of Justice. ,-
Only 00 of these emperor' 1 known to
the outside world, and he only to alight
extent The name and titles of tha lead
ing on would easily fill a column. Mi sub
jects, a million In number, call him the 8u-
Buhunan. and ' he modestly sign - himself
Pekoe Bowono X "Nail of the Universe
tha Tenth." In him bis people venerate not
only thelr sovereign ruler;-but alao their
religious pontiff, placed so high above them
that son dares approach him upright or
cover! htm with glance; his 'state minis
ters, , and even his.- own . brothers, crouch
before him with folded hand aa If In
prayer and with downcast aye. Yet he la
a powarleas puppet in the hand of a small
Buroyean nation and may not even re
oetve or diajwvrcb a letter without previ
ously ubfnlttliqr it. He actually rulea his
empire, very' square inch of It. which h
oaila hi personal property; yet h may not
walk ar ride outside the palace gate with.
at ; the former' permission. Ke keep
thousands of troops at hi own expense.
tnetrwtth modern rord and rifles. Am a
on with ancient lances,, now and ar
row;' yet be la virtually a prisoner In his
own palace, the ground of which cover
nearly a square mile, where there are
hundred .of buildings, the moat sumptuous
ball,' luxurious chamber and storerooms
and stables, with many thousands of at
tendant. Still he .ha no kitchen and no
oaobv hi own meal being aant ; to him
daily from outside. He la absolute master
rr ail hi people, who depend for their
livelihood entirely upon him; yet be may
not trust any of the men, and surrounds
himself entirely with women. Thousand
of tha latter ara at hi beck and call; bun
drad be oaila hi mere or lea legitimate
wives, , who have born him many eon
yet he bavB direct heir to the throne,
wtJoh 1 en at the oldest and moat emi
nent to Asia.
. Thla eurioua personage 1 hie majesty
the Xkoperor of 4ureJcart Century- Mag.
ma. '..,, ..1..
You have doubtless beard
a great deal about Averts Sar
caparllla how It makes the
blood pure and rich, tones up
the nervous system, clears
the silo, reddens the cheeks,
and puts flesh on the bones.
Remember, "Averts" Is the
kind vou want the kind
the doctors prescribe, u
Aytr PiUs ara gnat aid to Arer'a
SmapariUa. The pill arc Hrer ptlla,
aafe (or tba partnra, and fact aa' tax
f tba children. furly vecetabla.
Mas eV,AIUCOUel.Mat.
Avers
ECHOES CF THE A HE BSC.
. Weedmea ef the Wevld.
The carnival committee of Alpha camp
No. 1 reporta that tba proceed of the
Woodmen' carnival at Courtland beach
rill more than pay the expense. of the at:
fair. Owing to the cool weather the at
tendance was not all that could have
been deal red, but on laat Sunday it was
large and made up for the deficiency of the
week. ...
Alpha camr'a drill team will leave thla
morning tor St. Louie to participate in the
prise contesta of. the Woodmen of the
World teama at tha World's fair. The team
Is going to make a big effort to bring back
the first prise.
United States camp No. 22 will meet
Thursday night in ita new hall' at Four
teenth and Dodge streets, old Metropolitan
hall. This hall haa been refitted and fur
nished and will make one of the most at
tractive fraternal balla In the city. The
hall ha been rechrlstened Fraternal ltall
and wtll be known as such in future.
Modern Weedmea ef America
'The Foreater'a team of Omaha camp No.
1J won the second prise at the interna
tional drill contact at St. Louis during the
laat week and Friday was awarded the
ftrst prise In Inspection. Sixteen teams
war In the drill contest. Including some
ef the foremost drill teama of tho United
State, hence the Omaha team securing the
aeoond prise, which will amount to 1060. is
a matter of congratulation to every Wood
man In Omaha. The -nrst prise for In
spection Is alao a very high honor and will
bring the Omaha team a handsome souvenir
cup to. add to ita trophy cup won two
year ago' at Indianapolis, The Omaha
Woodmen will arrive borne from St. Louis
at 1:20 thla morning.
Pansy camp No. 10, Royal Nelgbors of
America, auxiliary to Maple camp M6, Mod
ern Woodmen of America, J won the first
prise at St. Louts In the women' drill
contest
The Kennard Foreater'a team from Ken-
nard won the third place and Hebrew
camp juniors of Omaha won fifth place in
the International prise drills at St. Loula.
In view of the fact that the Omaha Mod
ern Woodmen . and Royal Neighbors of
America have , acquitted themselves ao
highly at the international con teats at St.
Louis, all Modern Woodmen, regardleaa f
camp, have been requested to meet at
the Union depot' at t o'clock sharp thla
morning, to welcome home the prise win
ners. - All drill teams are - asked to . turn
out and escort the 'winners to the lodge
rooms-
Head Conaul Talbot announces there will
be no annual meeting of state and city
supervising deputies this year. Owing to
the great expense Incurred In carrying on
the field work, the head conaul felt that
the expense or this meeting should ' be
saved, as It would be of more value to the
society If. expended In extending the' field
work. Instead of further educating state
deputies. t . iv . .
Kalgbts aa Ladles ef the Maeeabeea.
on and after January 1. IMS. in .u.
eordance with the new laws enacted by
the . late meeting, of the : sunreme tent
each beneficiary member will nar a rtr
capita tax, of 10 cent. per month At ,th
'time of paying hla monthly rate, thla, tax
to comprise the general fund of the so
ciety to be- uaed . for expenae of manage
ment. Heretofore. 10 nee cent of all imih
manta had been taken, but It was unsatis
factory because It was held to be In.
equitable. ...
At!' the) meeting of the' auDrema tant the
salaries of the offlcere. were fixed aa fn!.
Iowa! SuDnma eflmm,nri,. 17 iiWl.
. ' . v ,.,ww, auy.vMSV
record keeper,, 15.000; supreme counsellor.
In addition to the chana-e In rataa
by the Knight of the Maccabees of the
world tho Ladles of the Maccabees of 4h
World and the National Union are among
the societies reported In the Fraternal
Monitor aa bavins adiuated their V t.
during the month. ,..
The next meeting of the National ' Fra
ternal con areas will be held In fit T.m.i
beginning September 27. The annual meet
ing of the National Fraternal Press asso
ciation, an auxiliary of the National Fra
ternal congress, will be held at the same
place, beginning September 26. '
Improved Order of Red Men.
Tuh-nun-da-als tribe. No. 2. la arranging
for a meeting for Tuesday evening at its
hall In Continental block. The meeting
will be In the nature of a social gather
ing with a varied proa-ram that wiii aM
very materially to the pleaaurea ef the
evening. The .Red- Men's Organisation la
one of the strongest In thla city.
Banker Valea of the World.
The various lodges of tha city and of
South Omaha gave an open social in
Royal Arcanum hall Wednesday evening,
which waa largely attended by members
of the order and their friends, Prealdent
Thomas Magran of Fraternal lodge, No.
t, presiding. Supreme President Dr. E.
a Spinney gave an addreas on the prog,
rasa and condition which the order haa
attained alnoe the resumption of business
laat June, which waa responded to by
Prealdent Magrane, Cards and dancing
completed the program of the evening.
Royal Areaaasa.
Royal' Arcanum matters have taken quite
a spurt throughout the state. Increasing
membership is reported from 'all along tha
lines. Grand Regent Mackay went to
Beatrice Friday afternoon to 'assist in the
resuscitation of Beatrice council. No. 12.
A big claaa waa obligated there that night
through the efforta of Deputy Supreme
Regent J. H. Boring.
Kalgkta sal Ladle of eoarlty.
Unity council. No. 1130. will meet here
after in Patterson hall. Seventeenth and
Douglas streets, on the aeoond and fourth
Thursday nia-hta of each mflnfh At flu
meeting of last Thursday night a large
canoiaaiea was initiated and sev
eral applications raesilira.il' at tk.
meeting of the lodge, Thursday, September
as. ue annual election of officers will take
. Klltlea" Go to Kaalaai. -
LONDON. Bent. 10 fRri.i r-.v,i.
The Bee.) London's new musical novelty
wiu do a visit rrom the Kilties Canadlan
Soottlah military band, which win
a aerlea of twelve promenade concert at
we AiDert nail en September Si, They
ar paying their first visit i. vsiri..
under the patronage of tba duchess ef
r7ie, . Lora . mraincona and other dis
tinguished personage.
Oaaaha Tlew Olaa.
Tba Omaha View Improvement club met
Friday nlh. with a big attendance.71 The
aldewaik question waa the chl; tonlo for
discussion, and the club feela it haa a
grievance against the city for Ha neglect of
that section in atdewalk matter. Arrange
mteila are being made for a big meeting of
the club next Friday night at fdlewlld hall.
iam wmuii wiu do ai a aociai cnaraoter,
m AMvaJvn wiu mm given. , .
Mesrro la Boaad Orst.
John Hubert, colored, ef 19? Plnkney
atrert. arrested a week ago oa the charge
of ahootln with Intent to wound, haa bee
arraJRwed in polioe court and bound over te
the district court oa a bvad of frx. The
auaaauoa waa Hubert abet his enolorer la
the log during a AghlL tn which Hubert ia
sua u nave atieeaute also to ue a reaer.
Hubert haa beea ia tk ampler of J. kia
i we aoov auauaor.
CONTEST ON SEWER AWARD
right Promised Over letting ef Ocntract
for Eeary Job.-"
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD IS DIVIDED
lewwster - Fever Lowest Bidder,
While Lofeeck aad Wltbaell Waat
Jaaaea J. Ceaaolly to
Get the Work.
A contest In the Board of Publlo Works
Is ant Id rated ever tha letting of a con
tract for a large main sewer to run from
Sixteenth and California, on California to
Fourteenth, on Fourteenth to Iaard and on
Iaard to Eleventh, the purpose being to
drain a large territory that now sbedi
water on tha Union Pacific ahop grounds.
Bids were opened Friday vnJ th trbuia
tlon ahows J. Jensen to be too lowest bid
der by til. 863.66 In case Portland lemont,
whloh Engineer Roaewater recommends, la
uaed, and 17,175.38 for American ccint-nt.
The next lowest bidder Is James P. Con
nolly, who has secured r.'.any similar jobs
thla year. Jensen's bid was pronounced
In good form, save that it omitted to name
a price for Inlets, he total cost of which
would be about 1 400 or t00.
Connolly I seeking to have tha low bid
rejected and the contract given to him, on
the grounds that Iregularttiee exist In Jen
sen's bid. City Engineer Roaewater de
clares the contract should go to Jensen, be
cause of the big dlfforenc in the priors
and Insists the board naa the right to
waive tha omission regarding inlets and
proceed In a businesslike wuy for the best
Interests of the city.
Majority Favor Coaaolly.
The majority of the board seems inclined
to lean toward Connolly. ' Lobe. was ab
sent from the meeting called ta t:ike action
and Building Inspector Withnell did (tot
want to act without a full board present.
The bias are as follows: - -
Portland American
' cement. ctmuiL
3. Jensen ta.6X5.J3 S20.KB.S1
J. P. Connolly 33,64S.9 27,746.2$
Dunlgan Sykes (Mln'l's)... 31. 235.11 29.4M.41
Kiewlt Bros 32.M7.S4 80,387 W
Blda also were received for District sewer
296, which ia an annex to the Clifton Hill
sewer, and will serve the district, bounded
by Dodge and Cuming and Forty-fifth and
Forty-eighth etreets. Tha blda are as fol
io wa: 1
' Portland American
cement, cement.
J. Jensen ....S8.&2..01 S8.693.72
J. P. Connolly .4i17S . 242.45
jonn r'. Haley ,yi3.66 s.oai.w
Dunlgan rTykee i. io,tz.a
These are Contractor Jensen'e first bids
on Omaha work for a long time. He omit
ted the Inlets In the district sewer bids aa
well as the other, but In this case the cost
may exceed tha margin oyer Connolly.
Tha board adjourned to meet again Mon
day morning at 16 o'clock.
DOWN BY THE SEA SHORE
Thoaghte Awakened by Ltstenlngr .to
the Maraaarlag; 'Wares, Calsa aad
Sterna Toaaed.
It .is natural that people living as far
inland as we do. when the time comes for
summer rest' and recreation, should turn
their face toward salt water thinking to
find on ' the seashore more novelty and
change than ia attainable anywhere else.
And where can there be found such variety
of occupation and Interest and such wide
range of acenery aa along .the Atlantic
coast, from the cliffs and promontories of
Maine to. the white beaches of Virginia,? To
one of an active temperament Bailing, boat
ing, fishing and bathing will give day full
of -the moat wholeaome outdoor Mfe, and if
off gregarious' tastes ' resorts .". can . eve ry,
where be found where every kind of amuse
ment and aociai dissipation may -be -had;
with throngs of Idlers and healtheeekars to
share them with." The brisk' salt air; the
fresh breeses, the flowing tides give life
and seat to all that goes on, and . the hard
work of pleasure aeeklryr seema leaa tire
some and fatiguing than when followed In
Ita accustomed rounds.. .
If, however, you are of a contemplative
mood and It Is to such that the ocean most
appeals, you will avoid the crowded haunts
f faahlon and seek soma little ' village d
the coast or pitch your tent under th tail
pines, where undisturbed you ' may listen
while, the deep-voiced ' neighboring . ocean
speaks and. In accents disconsolate, answers
the wall of the forest. ' . -
There Is, indeed, "a rapture by the lonely
shore" aa you look off over the blue ex
panse stretching away to the dim horison,
and the summer wavelets lap the white
aand at your feet with a caressing murmur.
Far out a sail flapa Idly In the fitful air
and flocks of gulls with' glistening wings
fly circling from sea to sky and back to
sea again. All ia pence and repose, and
you may He all day and give yourself up
to the Joy" of existence and to restfulnese.
No other aspect of nature la ao aoothlng to
a wearied spirit. Where Is the ship bound
whose topsail you can Just descry dipping
bekw the horison's rim? Ton may follow
It s you He and dream to the fro sen
north, and recall the wondrous voyages of
Arctic navigators and. tlfcjr. perils and es
cape, in the midst of towering Icebergs
and the atrange- brilliance . of the auroral
lights, ; or you may Imagine it coasting
along aome coral Island of the Pacific clad
with tropic verdure, with awarma of dusky
natives swimming out to It aa It cornea
to anchor. Perhaps It will be beating
Into aome harbor In the far east, to load
with teas and spices, or you may perchance
look on as It goes down In a fierce hurrt.
cane or Is dashed to piece on the rocks of
a lonely coast. What pageants of the sea
pass and repass as you recall the fighting
tiremes and laboring galleys of the an
cients, the Vlklrig ships of the Norsemen,
the caravels of Columbus, the Spanish gal
leons and their English captors, tha vaat
fleets of tha Armada and of Nelson, .the
majestic rngatea or our own early daya,
and now tha huge liners that ply back and
forth and Hge mighty ahuttlea ahoot from
port to port. Let your imagination run riot
as it win. you cannot match the true stories
of Buffering and toll, of endurance and ad
venture lu pursuit of whaiaa and in the
service of commerce, of pirates and a
fights that have- come and gone on the
heaving waters. Wide as they are their
doptha are strewa with moldering wreck
and skeletons and scattered treasure. And
tb pathos of it all somes to you in the
soDDing or the wave and the wall of the
rising storm.
The sea la proverbially fickle and If you
would keep in sympathy with It you must
be ready to change your mood a often a
ii aoe ana to pea rrom aoft reverie and
calm to intense activity and turmoil. Tha
wind begin to rise and chase patches nt
dimpling ripple over the smooth surface
ti grows ana Birenguian till
tha whole surface ' is stirred, and aa It
freshena to an easterly gal th wave
grow and curl In long, combing swell thai
boom and break in whit apray along the
shelving beaches. As tha clouda cather
the aky grows black th blue of the ocean
rnange to green and become, anon.
'gray and melancholy waat. " The sense
of Dngnuiea and repose la gone and ill
haa grown somber and threatening. Huge
rollers, with white-raaned crests, rush V(n
ma eouna or thunder ont rockv leds-M
)urt beyond th beach. Peace and reverie
hav CuJ .far away, and you stand awed
ey wo warring ' m iota, every nerve
tared t th hlxeat, pttb by to afftOmo
Advance
20 Per
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.2 H
a a
s
la a.
Monday morning; September 12th, and continuing through the entire week,.we will (
give the women of Omaha and vicinity a great opportunity to buy new high-grade Furs,v ;
consisting of women's swell Fur Goats, in; air the different grades; stylish, up-to-date '
Scarfs, Muffs and Boas in all the leading Furs. The Furs that go on sale1 weVe recently ;
purchased by us from two of.'the most. prominent furriers in the east, who-were forced :
to. discontinue business. It was one of the greatest purchases we have even! made., ,
The prices w bought them at would hardly pay for the making alone. We have '
-marked each' piece at prices so low they will astonish "you. Notwitstanding ""the ex-
tremely; low price we have marked on them, we -will also allow an extra discount of
. 20 .per. cent frorn present marked prices, ' ; W
: Making a Payment of One-Third Down Secures Any Garment.
This 20 per cent discount is for this sale only Commeiiciiia Monday, September, 12, and
endins Saturday evening, September 17. ,
XTTL mUs.rTmr
TY W aVi. W ALLkJ W oVU. a .. It! I I-i-iT- I fit. Tl aUU bfMabs ba VVMba
display and we request the women folks to see them as
will be seen ia other stores in a month later.
Fifteenth
anil
FarnomSK
..hlKi.inn nt fnivH that shake the earth
and fUI the aky with their mlshty tuimoiL
But It 1 at nlaht that the beauty ana
. i nt th mA takea
Uijm IttJ J -
fulleet poeeeaalon of one. Stroll down the
beach aa the laat a;low of the sun .la fad
ing1 from the bosom of the waters, breaking
In long cadences on th allvery beach, and
tb evenlna atar la neglnnlnf to snow it
no.L. niliuuia Aa It arrow brighter faint
polnta begin to twinkle bare and there In
the blue depths.
'Th nlaht Is calm and ciouaiees, ana as
Slut mm .MH vm .
Ad the Btars oome forth to listen to the
tnuslo OI uie Bea. ...
They aether, and gather, and gather until
And llHten In breath lees silence to the sol
emn many.
t. i mt unh a time, under the myriad
stars, 'listening ' with them to' the solemn
litany, that the sense of eternity comes, to
.k- ..th foallnar that It la Dart of the
I . . , i 1 - wklnh lm m riill nf nnwAr
i Bounatesw whwiw, wm.w -- --
I'gnd grandeur to And It limit or work out
Ita destiny In tha little span wa can time.
ao to th seal It 1 the great healer of
mind and body. ' Breath In It Invigorating
air, plunge Into it uie-giving waters,. live
with it and love It. and listen to the voices
that have sounded In the ears of men since
drat they trod it winding margin and
watched 'It recede before the command.
'Thus far and no farther." Cincinnati En
quirer,
TOBACCO GROWERS TAKEN IN
itery ef a Ml Ipeaalattoa Whlea
Flacfcea Coaneetleat Partner.
For 111111 o a Dollars.
Again th high hopes of that daring com
pany of speculators, the Connecticut valley
tobacco farmers, have been faced with bit
ter disappointment. Aa a result of their
Inst departure from the old way of growing
tobaoo to raising Sumatra tobacco under
tent without doubt th biggeat, moat pic
turesque and expensive agricultural experi
ment ever tried In thla aectlon of New
Englandthere haa been a loas to the farm,
ar and ether Inveetora of hundreds of thou
sands ef dollars. From $800,000 to $1,000,000,
It Is estl mated now, will not more than
oevei the entire loaa. In fact, even .If tha
ahade method of raising tobacco In the val
ley still ha a future through slow and
sareful development, as a amall minority
ntay atlll claim, the speculative fever of
1001 and UOt, claiming vlctlroa among farm
era with limited means, business men of
small capital, widows with fixed Incomes
and among speculator who continue to find
fullest expression for their restless natures
tn their daring deals, will sUll be mem
orable. It has no precedent in the history
of tebaooo growing in this valley; It was
worse loan a crop failure; it has a look
today aa if th farmer and their backers
had been exploited, i For If the plan of rais
ing Sumatra tobacco under th tent had
been founded on a true sclentlflo basis, hew
oould a birds eye view At the Connecticut
valley in 14 and IK show' such a surpris
ing change in UOiT Unlesa there had been
a mistake somewhere the white tent which
dotted here and there th green valley be
tween Hatfield and 'Hartford would ' not
have been silently folded away, until today
th raising of Sumatra tobacco under ahade
ia largely a matter of -history and a sub
ject for ; further -aiperUneatv eprlujrneld
CktaaaJ JUfubllca i
Sale of Wonveiv's New Furs
Cent Discount From Present Marked Pieces.
WOMEN'S NEW FALL SUITS
fU knilwAmwr mn.ta.lAri4 CfS ten mAmin -! tf. rtfl. TTh
;-ifl,...:,,,;:.r:;;0
SAFE AND SUFFICIENT, ARMY
Answer to a Question Bailed by tba Dema
oratio Platform.
RATIO OF THE ARMY TO POPULATION
. '- . .
Present Proportlea Aboat the Bavin
v mm . that f the Administration '
of Wasblngtoa, Adams, Taa '
Barea aad Oraat.
Taking as his text the plank . In the dem
ocratic national platform which reada: "Wa
favor the reduction of the army and the
army expenditure to a point historically
demonstrated to be aafe and sufficient,"
Rutheford Corbln writes ' in Harper's
Weekly: .. - . ;
The United States army, after fighting
several dosen Indian wars and defending
the extending borderland of-the nation,
almost always .with little, - if any, aid,' haa
reverted to. what waa In thoae earlier daya
Its secondary function to be the nucleus
around which the nation's volunteer' sold-
lery may be organised in case of war. The
former function It fulfilled admirably with
pathetically few men; for the latter, If
the campaigns into Mexico, about Santiago
and In the Philippines had not developed
a ridlcuously poor defense,' It would nave
been a hopelessly inadequate to fulfill Its
f unctions as it was in -1881. There Is no
contention to abolish the army. It haa
become an institution, and ita proper sphere
It is agreed by American of both political
parties la that of the first line of defense'.
The suitable alxe for It la proper field for
debate, as Is 'tha most effective and '.'ex
pandable" system for Its organisation and
the point where the National Guard may
be fitted Into It. But that Ita present six
Is not larger In proportion than the armies
which the nation's laws have madepoealble
tn the paat la so patent that the language
of the democratic platform ia contradictory,
if not misleading. If the democratic party
will take the spirit of its organisers and of
Its leader In the past as establishing tha
proportion "historically demonstrated to be
aafe and aumclent,". It will be found that
to ea(abllsh that proportion no reduction
from the present standard of the Roose
velt administration is necessary.
Caaaiges la Bis ef Army.
The army was organised by the first act
of the First congress aa a battalion of ar
tillery and a regiment of Infantry, with a
total of 8M men. - Prealdent Washington
procured before the cloae of hla term of
office Ita enlargement,' and turned over
to hla successor S.S5S - men, divided into
four regiment of Infantry, a regiment of
artillery and a squadron of dragoons, to
which was ' added before tha cloaa 'of
Adams' administration another regiment of
artillery. Thomas Jefferson's administra
tion la responsible for the creation of the,
Plf th. Sixth ' and Seventh infantry regi
ments and the "First Regiment of Rifle
men," and the total ' was, by this act
of 14 raised to t.tlh After the English
war Madison's congress fixed the" total at
U.SHI, an increase Of a regiment of in
fantry .Mid a regiment of light artillery.
'tVurtOel Maro'g aOmlnlaUaUeu, th regi
. W4Wti aa eaw a w, " " t
early as possible. The styles we are ow showing
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hMMasBatBaBfB
ment of riflemen and the Eighth regiment
of Infantry were disbanded and the total
reduced to 6,136, which waa not again
raised until Andrew Jackson procured from
congress the organisation of two dragoon
regiments. Under Van Buren a regiment
of Infantry waa added, and after the Mex
ican war (Polk) a regiment of mounted
riflemen, and during the administration of
Franklin: Pierce two more reglmenta of
Infantry and two of cavalry, which brought
the total of the army up to 12,698 men,
which waa Its sixe when Mr. Lincoln came
to office. Of courae the army was tempo-,
rarlly greatly enlarged In the Mexican and
English wars, as it waa during the war of
the rebellion, but it la not thought that
these flgurea will help to ascertain what
the alze of a peace army should be. The
regular military establishment reached Its
maximum In 1866 (64,641). . It was reduced
several times and Anally, during General
Grant'a term of office a bill waa passed
making the maximum of 36,000 enlisted men,
at which figure it remained for thirty-five
year. The act of February 2, 1901, now
in force, provides a flexible army of a
maximum of . 100,000 and a minimum of
65,000 men. Slnee October, 1902, the army
haa been, by, direction of Mr. Roosevelt,
held at thla minimum.
Tk Army of Today.
. The army of today is, accordingly,' a
patchwork of the vlewa of twenty-three
presidents as to what was a safe and suf
ficient sise, for in this, as In no other prov
ince of legislation, has the recommendation
of the presidents to congress been followed.
And, by the way, it ia Interesting to note
that of the twenty-three presidents sixteen
had seen ' military service. Under eight
presidents the army, aa left by Washing
ton, has been Increased; five or them were
elected to office by' the present democratlo
party or ita forerunner, and two of them
were Thomae Jefferson and Andrew Jack
aon. ' Under no democratlo administration
has it ever been reduced, except under that
of Monroe, ' after he had' been' elected to
office by the votes of all his countrymen,
regardless of their party affiliations, and
under. Polk, when, although a new regi
ment waa added, the total was slightly re
duced.' The -other three admlnlstratlona
which were In office during the reductions
were those of Johnson, Grant and Roosevelt-'
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Furthermore, if we' should simply take
population as a basis and forbear references
to the military-political situation of the
country, we ' would find that the presiden
tial administrations' Idea of a safe and suf
ficient army would tabulate itself about
as follows;
1 No- Soldier
. ' ' Per JOix.).
Administration. Census Of. Inhabitants.
Washington ..1790 . ; t.
Adams imo .. . s.l
Jefferson ....1810 13.1
Madison ,.' 1810 ' 17 I
Monroe .....Iff) V - 6.4
J. u. Aoama., 183'J , 4.4
Jackson : .1J0 ' t.
Van Buren- 1M0 ' f.4
Polk ......lnfOv 4.
Pl.ro. ...IboI 6.1
Johnson ld0 f.
Grant . 1670 ' ' '7.1
Oarfleld, Arthur,. Cleve-
land. Harrison 1890 6 6
Cleveland, Mc-Kinley 1j0 ' 4.6
.Under the other administrations then
were no material changes In cUhcr th ac.
tual or the comparative flgurea. '
U tha proportioa ac ta K,i army be
TlTiT fT.o4glc mil Aft
Rftcenlh:
and
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taken to the natlon'aopulatlon, aa deter- ;
mined by, the census of 1900, .-taken but
twenty months later, it . will ; be seen that ' -'
Mr. McKlnley, at the outbreak of th War
with Spain,. had the smallest regular army -In
proportion to the population in th Ma- -
tory of the country, representing only 6.1 .
soldier for each 10,000 inhabitant. Tnls' '
wa th army which congress .Increased ta '
the present, which; as held at It mlnfctaum'
by Mr. Roosevelt's order, represents abmit
7.6 soldiers for each 10,000 people. It wflT'
be observed from tha foregoing that this ' '
proportion Is about the aame aa that of '
the admlnlstratlona' of Washing-ton and
Adams and - that of Van Buren, when th
army- was 10,000 men and that when "th '
26,000 ' army was first established a the '
proper basis under Grant. ' 1 It ' 1 ' propor- ,
tionately larger than that of Polk or Jack
aon,' but smaller than that of Jefferson or' .
Madison,' and 'well within the average.',
that supported by the democratlo .adrolnls .
Grtrrlk.ri Bold aettoaal Meetlas;, '
WASHINGTON, Sept 10. There' was no '
general meeting of -the Geographical' con- 1
gress today, but sectional meeting wer
held In th various lecture' room of tbeY '
aeerg Washington university. ' . . ' '
t .
: A. ef orrf I ft
is intheaummer
OriAIIA'SFAYOniTE
dU Ih eear round
Pttlivered ioybulfll
, . f.'r
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