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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY. JFNE
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TJie Omaha Daily Bee.
E. ROBE WATER. EDITOR.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Slate of Nebraska, Touglas County, as.:
C. C. Rosewater, secretary oi The Bee
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
saya that the actual number of full and
complete copies of The Dally, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month of May. 19ii6,
1 2H.04A
t 2H,40
1 2H,HH
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Total 91T.OOO
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was as follows
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24 8A.B10
26 ,TS4
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Net total sales , 907.H04
Dally average 2,aS4
C. C. ROBE WATER,
Secretary.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
k.tm ma this Slat dav of May. 1906.
Notary Public.
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WHEN OUT OB" TOWH.
Sahscrlbers lea-rlaar tha elty tern,
porarllr ahoeld hT The Be
sailed to them. It la better than
a dally letter from heme. Ad
dress will he change as often as
reqaested.
"Reform or revolution" is the alterna
tive In Russia. .
. If Mr. Hyde doesn't hurry up1 the cr-ar
will beat him in putting the "mutuallsa-
Son" plan into force.
Admiral Togo can feel pleased if pop-
alar appreciation of his work does not
lake the form of presenting him a house.
When the six Omaha-Chicago railroads
get into the rate-cutting business in dead
earnest ticket scalpers will have to abut
up shot.
Those Filipinos who have rebelled
gainst injustice at the hands of mu
niclpal officers must have heard from
Philadelphia.
If all rumors are true, it will be
toss-up as to who is the aggrieved party
when the State Board of Equalization
makes its report.
For a novice King Alfonso of Spain
seems to be well "broken" to bombs.
Russian grand duke could scarcely have
shown less agitation.
In the trade war between the packers
of "sardines" the young herring will
probably experience the usual fate of the
third party to a fight.
The rear has ordered reinforcements to
St. Tetersburg. He evidently realixes
that fill of the Russian fighters are not
In the army and navy.
St Louis U congratulating itself that
no local business depression followed It
exposition, and Portland Is probably
hoping for as good luck.
THK TALK or PEACE.
Everywhere, except at the Russian
Hpital, there is a feeling tbHt the time
haa.tvuie for ending the war in the far
a st. Even at St. Petersburg there are
advocates of peace, but so far as now
appears they are In the minority. The
element that Insists tipou continuing the
war seems to be still the more influen
tial jtnd Is exerting all the power it pos
sesses upon the cxar, with whom of
ourse the determination of the question
rests. Nicholas is a weak man, wno has
shown himself Incapable of formulating
a policy or making a decision independ
ent of the men whom be relies upon as
counselors and who are responsible for
he conflict which has proved so disas
trous and humiliating to Russia. Those
men, corrupt and unscrupulous to a de
gree and eager to keep tbelr hold upon
the power which has been so profitable
to them, are still the advisers of the
Russian emperor. What they think is to
le gathered from the expressions of one
of their representatives, Count Casslni,
the ambassador of Russia to the United
States, who insists that the war must
go on.
it remains to be seen whether the cxar
will continue to be controlled by this
element, or will yield to the opinion of
the civilized world and the demand of a
very large number of bis own people.
Undoubtedly Russia can continue hos
tilities for some time; how long may de
pend a good deal upon the result of the
Japanese operations in Manchuria,
where a great battle will probably be
fought within a short time. The sea
s irretrievably lost to Russia. Her
army in Manchuria Is outnumbered and
Japan may now increase her forces there
at will. The only remaining Russian
stronghold, Vladivostok, will in all like
lihood be at the mercy of the Japanese
In a very brief time. In view of these
considerations it seems madness on the
part of Russia to continue the war and
the neutral powers should unite in urg
ing upon the czar the expediency of ac
cepting mediation.
The question as to whether Japan is
willing to enter into negotiations for
peace can safely be answered afflrma
tlvely. She has practically achieved all
that she went to war for and doubtless
would welcome a cessation of hostilities
under conditions which would give com
plete assurance of her future security
against Russian aggression. What terms
she would demand can only be eon
Jectured, but there is no reason to think
that they would be unreasonable. The
world recognizes that Japan has a Just
claim to indemnity and will undoubt
edly support her in making such a claim.
She does not want and will not ask terri
tory, if the opinions expressed by her
diplomatic representatives are to be ac
cepted as voicing the' views of their gov
eminent.
It is for Russia to take the initiative
in peace negotiations and the world
awaits with intense Interest the decision
of the conferences between Nicholas and
bia ministers.
ognized, but In order to secure it we
must cultivate relations of amity with
the oriental countries. It Is remark
able that this very practical considera
tion apiai-s not to be thought of by
the exclusion agitators in our Pacific
states. It is to be hoped that the ad
monition of Mr. Fairbanks will make an
Impression upon them.
pittsbvro sets the example.
The passage by councils yesterday of an
ordinance regulating the storing of explo
sives within the city limits will be received
with satisfaction by those who have felt
the necessity of legislation of this kind.
The creation of an office, whose Incumbent
Is to inspect buildings where explosives
are stored, Is a feature that should add to
the safety of the city for all time to come.
The measure has long been needed.
Councils should have passed some bill of
this kind when the matter was first brought
to their attention. Why they have wasted
so much time Is not explained, but the
enactment of the law does not of necessity
mean that It will do away with danger and
place the' required safeguards around those
who spend the business hours of every day
over a slumbering volcano. Only its rigid
enforcement In every detail will bring the
safety demanded and to this end the au
thorities should exert the required effort.
Pittsburg Dispatch, May 30.
The above editorial is almost a reprint
of the arguments and appeals that have
been made from time to time by The Bee
in favor of the passage of an ordinance
regulating the storage of explosives
within the city limits of Omaha. Why
the city councils of Omaha have not en
acted such a measure long ago is as
Inexplicable as is the delay of the Pitts
burg city council in safeguarding life
and property against accidents caused
by the storage of explosives. It is to be
hoped that the example set by Pittsburg
will be followed by Omaha without much
further delay.
who left In his will directions for carrying
nit his work of seeklna the pole and
rescuing the former polar expedition sent
out under his direction. Bo bent, evi
dently, tii he unnn this work that he
had made up bis mind It should not end
with his life, but should go on neyono nis
grave. This hope of discovering the pole
see hs to be different from all other scien
tific expeditions In the peculiar fascination
It has always exerted upon those seised
with the Idra It innnri to dominate them
to the exclusion of all other Interests, and
even actual experience of the hardships
and annrent lmnnlhlllt v of the task serve
only to spur them on to renewed endeavor.
It is w hat might be called the romance or
these practical times.
the
Whatever may be the outcome of the
proceedings before the s"preme court as
to the validity of the law doing away
with annual elections, there is bound to
be an election In November next to fill
all vacancies in the Board of Education
and to elect five new members to serve
for three years each, beginning January,
1906. For the past few years elections
to the school board' have been secured
by logrolling and bargains and trades, or
dictated by close corporation combines
constituting the ruling majority of the
board, which is striving to perpetuate
itself from year to year. While there
has been a marked improvement in the
personnel of the board and management
of the school board finances within the
past year, close corporation work is a
detriment to the efficiency of the public
school system. There is abundant ma
terial in Omaha for a board of educa
tion of the highest type and every en
couragement should be given to men of
character, culture and business capacity
to serve on the board without any other
reward than the grateful appreciation of
the friends and patrons of the public
schools.
RlelaaT Gold Projection of
Conquered Boer Republic.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
For April the gold output of England's
new colony, the Rand, In South Africa, Is
placed at about IS.610,000. From month to
month there is an Increase In the produc
tion, though the gain In some cases is
mall. That of April. 1906, is the greatest
leld since September, 1S99, Just before the
beginning of the Boer war. The production
for August, 1899, was the largest on record
that gold field for any month and
amounted to about $9,652,000. The war.
which began in October of that year, cut
the production down close to, the pro
point. When peace came in May, 1902,
there was a rehabilitation of all Industries
In the Transvaal, but the gain, though
constant, has not been quite as rapid as
was expectd.
The Rand's gold product in 1904 was
about 180.000,000. It will pass the H0O,000.(XX)
mark in 1906. Probably for this year the
Rand will lead all the other gold producing
fields of the world. The growth of the
United States is likely to continue this
year. Its product will be above $90,000,000,
unless all the present signs fall. Aus
tralia's production is likely to go close to
$80,000,000 this year. For the world as a
whole the output was $Xf.O0O,O0O for 1902 and
$350,000,000 for 1918. It stands a chance to
go close to the $400,0000.000 line in 1906.
All the world will be affected by this
constant Increase in gold production. While
the amount of the gold that Is used in
he arts is about a quarter or a fifth of
the annual yield,, and is increasing stead
ily, the yearly additions to the world's
coinage are great enough to make an im
portant change in the financial conditions.
A little of the coin is lost or destroyed
every year, but the annual increase from
the mints must more than double or triple
the losses. The Increase in the world's
production In the past ten or a doxen years
has permitted the swing to the gold stand
ard, which has been so extensive In that
time that China Is now the only important
country on the silver basis. The scramble
for gold among the nations which Mr.
Bryan pictured rather pathetically In the
canvass of 1896, has ended r,o completely
that nobody will ever mention It again, ex
cept retrospectively and historically.
The burglar alarm at the county Jail
costs $9i a year. Whether this burglar
alarm is to catch the burglars coming
and going has not yet transpired.
Now that Omaha has Wen re-subdivided
into twelve wards aspirants for
councilmanic honors will begin to set
their stakes and mend their fences.
A CABINET CHANGE.
The announcement that Mr. Morton
will retire from the position of secre
tary of the navy at the end of the pres
ent month was not unexpected. It was
stated some ten days ago that he bad
determined to resign the secretaryship,
his decision to do so being based largely
on business grounds. There appears
to have been no substantial foundation
for the report that the president desired
the retirement of Mr. Morton from the
cabinet, it being authoritatively stated
on the contrary, that Mr. Roosevelt has
been most anxious that Secretary Mor
ton should continue In the position and
that he greatly regretted the decision to
leave the cabinet. There Is very good
reason to believe that this statement
is correct.
v In selecting Mr. Charles J. Bonaparte
to succeed Mr. Morton the president has
acted entirely Independent of mere po
litical considerations. Of course Mr.
Bonaparte Is a republican and has done
good service for the party In Maryland,
but he has never been especially promi
nent in republican councils and is known
to the country chiefly as an active civil
service reformer, in which relation he
probably first commended himself to the
attention and confidence of Mr. Roose
velt. Mr. Bonaparte stands high as a
lawyer and was retained by the govern
ment in the prosecution of postal offi
cials. What ability he has for admin
istrative work Is yet to be determined.
but there is no reason to doubt that he
will be found well qualified for the duties
of secretary of the navy.
The city electrician testified before the
coroner's Jury investigating the death of
John Zimmerman, who was killed by
coming in contact with an electric light
wire last Tuesday, that he had examined
the wire and from such examination he
was convinced that fully 2,:HH) volts had
passed through Zimmerman's body. This
Information has doubtless convinced the
coroner's Jury that there was a sufficient
voltage to cause death, but the problem
that confronts this community is whether
there is any way of protecting the public
against a repetition of similar accidents.
Fatal accidents to wiremen who are con
stantly in contact with live wires have
occurred in other cities, but some pro
tection should be improvised for the pub
lic generally who are not able to guard
against electrocution.
There is absolutely no excuse for cre
ating a $1,500 clerkship and a $l,000-a
year timekeeper for the street com mis
sioner wheiv there are hundreds of com
petent and Industrious men in the city
who would have been glad to fill a clerk
ship for $!00 a year and serve as time
keeper for $50 a month.
The first thing In order after the mayor
has appended his signature to the new
ward boundary ordinance will be the re
construction of the registration lists.
"The little brown brother across the
aea" is beginning to look like a man
and It la to te hoped that he will not ac
quire some of the. bad habits of his eld-erst.
Sluce the latest revolution in the Ar
gentine , Republic came while attention
was centered upon the east, the pro
moters must desire to do more than se
cure a little free advertising.
In the good old times there was In
scribed over the portals of the county
Jail: "He who enters here leaves soap
behind. In these days, however, the
county Jail soap bill averages $'.f6 a
year.
Railroad earnings are always decreas
ing about the time the state boards are
convened to make the assessments. The
reported decrease of railway earnings In
low for the present year will, therefore,
create uo surprise. It was foreordained.
Iturlng the civil war the country was
assured from, day to day that "'all is
quiet on the Potomac." In these turbu
lent times we are gratified to announce
that all is quiet on the water works
settling basins while the $50-a-day ap
pralsert are making deep sea soundings
OCR INTERESTS IN THE ORIENT-
The very appropriate address of Vice
President, Fairbanks at the opening of
the Lewis and Clark exposition urged
the Importance of a vigilant care for the
i nc reus leg American interests in the
orient. He pointed out the expediency
of cultivating relations of amity with
the people beyond the Pacific, saying
that there lies a field of vast trade which
we have long desired to possess and have
but slowly and inadequately gained.
Our foothold there Is Increasing, de
clared tne vice president, and if we
are but true to our opportunities it will
be immeasurably enlarged to the advan
tage of the entire country."
This counsel was peculiarly timely In
view of the fact that there is being agl
tated on the Pacific roast the question
of applylDg to the Japanese the same
policy of exclusion that la being applied
to the Chinese. That is manifestly not
a course calculated to cultivate amity
with the people of the orient and Increase
the commercial foothold which the
United States has gained In that quar
ter of the world. No section of the
country is more deeply interested in the
expansion of our trade with Asia thun
the states of the Pacific coast, yet It is
there that is found a sentiment which
If it should be heeded by the country
could not fall to hare results most detri
mental and perhaps disastrous to our
commerce with Asia. That w ought
to have In the not remote future a great
trade In the orient is universally rec
If the members of the Real Estate ex
change who are now so indignant over
the testimony of district Court Clerk
Brondwell had supported Bingham eight
een months ago they would not have had
so much pent-up indignation to dis
charge.
A Tip la Time.
New York Bun.
If they want you to accept a house,
Togo, don't.
Mr.
Marching; Into the Shadows.
Indianapolis News.
See the procession going by Alexlrff,
Kouronatkin, Stoessel, Makaroff, Rojest
vensky. Nebogatoff. Next!
Aa Enterprise that Failed.
Brooklyn Eagle.
A Frenchman who claims American citl
unship has been arrested on a charge o
betraying Japanese military secrets to the
Russians in China. An Englishman Is as
soclated in the enterprise. This affair has
so International an aspect that we might
better allow It to take Its own course.
A Shacking; Contradiction.
Indianapolis News.
The Cattle Raisers' association of Texas
Is telling the Interstate Commerce commit
slon that freight rates are now from to
t per cent higher than they were In 1898
which Is something of a shock after we
have been assured so emphatically that
railroad rates are lower now than ever
before. Can it be that some of the rail
road representatives whjj had appointments
wi.h Senator Elklns' committee were mis
taken?
Chortling with Joy.
Chicago Chronicle.
John Bull's case of the gloats over hi
vicarious victory In the Cprean strait I
natural euough even If it is nut entirely
edifying. To stand by and shout encour
agement while somebody else fights you
battles with your most powerful rival-
meantime selling supplies to both sides Im
partially is a diplomatlo and commercial
achievement which warrants self-gratuU
tlon. Any nation which can do the trick
is entitled to pat Itself on the back.
The Rallnc Faasloa.
Baltimore American.
A case of the ruling passion strong In
death la that of the late William Zlegler,
AFRICA'S GOL.DEM STREAM.
ROt 3D A BOl'T MCW YORK.
Hlnrles tia the t arrent of Life la the
Metropolis,
(Julte a handsome sum of money Is due
the treasuries of New York City snd New
Tork state as a result of the decision of
the federal supreme court affirming the
validity of the franchise tsx law. Comp
troller Orout figures that the amount due
Manhattan alone is $17.94.701 9S. which In
cludes $2.80,200 interest on the unpaid
taxes. From all five boroughs the total
amount due for taxes alone, without any
calculation for Interest or penalties. Is $ ,
J4I.783. To this sum there Is to be added
at least $.1.900,00 Interest, and at least an
other million for penalties, which will
bring the total up close to $27,000,000. The
corporations owing $100,000 or more are as
follows:
Broadway and 7th Ave. R. R. Co $ 677,364 .27
Central Park, N. and E. R. R. R.
Co W.OKl 34
Con. Tel. and Elec. Subway Co.. 1M.037.20
Consolidated Gas Co 1,489.93.66
Dry Dock, E. Broadway and Bat
tery R. R, Co 132,385 91
Edison Klec. Illuminating Co., N.
Y. Edison Co 618.634.6S
F.ighth Avenue R. R. Co $S3.i:0.4
Forty-second St., Manhattanvllle
and St. Nicholas Ave. R. R. Co. 24fl.2!H 37
Manhnttan Railway Co 4.221.9M H2
Met. St. Ry. Co 1,690.834.1
N. Y. C. and H R R. Co 1 28.848. 4
N. Y. Mutual Gaslight Co 239.4S8.31
N. Y. and liHrlem R. R. Co 9M.0:4.91
N. Y. and Harlem R. R. City
Line (Met. St. Ry. Co., lessee).. 6SJ,2.60
New Amsterdam Gas Co., Kast
River Gas Co. of N. Y.; Kquit.
Gas Light Co $S.92S.34
Ninth Ave. R. R. Co 169,831.12
Second Ave. R. R. Co. (Met. St.
Ry. Co., lessee) $78,678.65
Sixth Ave. R. R. (Met. St. Ry.
Co.. leasee) 818.918 90
Standard Gas Light Co. of N. Y.. Joo .W 89
R. It. Co 944 .230. 4
Third Ave
Twenty-third St. Railway Co..
A distinguished member of the writing
fraternity of Park Row was on his way
home late the other night when a woman
approached him, running. Right behind
her came a large, mus u!ar and repellant
man. "Save me! Oh, save me from that
brute," screamed the woman, throwing
herself into the arms of the man irom
Park Row. He is a wise man, this Park
Row person, and has seen about every
thing, but the combination puzxled him
for a minute. The woman clung to him,
sobbing, and the man advanced with his
fists clenched. "What do you mean by
nsultlng this woman, you loafer?" asked
the Park Row man in James K. Hackett
tones. "Ah, I made a mistake. I took her
for somebody else. Excuse me, lady,"
was the reply. But the man from Park
Row had seen a lightning pass between
the woman and the man. Instinctively his
hand sought his fob pocket, where he had
his salary for the week. The pocket was
empty.
VICTORY OF THE ATT.AKTIC.
American Supremacy on the Sea
Firmly Established.
Washington Post.
The victory of the American schooner
yacht Atlantic In the long-distance race
between Sandy Hook and the Lizard Is one
that ought to thrill every American. Su
preme In the sprinting contests for the
American cup, our yachtmen have now
proven themselves superior in a struggle
that developed the best characteristics of
genuine sailing.
It is not a mere coincidence that the vic
torious yacht was handled by Captain
Charles Barr, the man who piloted so many
cup contestants to glorious achievements.
Captain Barr, of .all the yacht commanders.
was best qualified for thework. He is a
sailor by instinct. Bred upon the sea, he
knows every trick of wind and current. He
must have .laid his course with remarkable
fidelity to the shrh-test line between the
start and finish. He was, of course, fortu
nate in commanding a vessel which carried
an unusually large sail area, aggregating
22,0(0 square feet, but this advantage would
have proven of no avail if he had lacked in
experience, watchfulness and courage. It
was the man behind the sails in this in
stance.
Kaiser Wllhelm, who offered the $E,0n0 cup
for which the yachts contested, must feel
disappointed because the Hamburg, his rep
resentative, was not the first to cross the
line. He is too good a Bportsman, however,
to show his chagrin, especially as he knows
that the contest was one of free field and
no favor. We can Imagine the enthusiastic
Interest with which he will Inspect the
graceful lines of the Atlantic when that
vessel arrives at Kiel to receive the prise.
and we may also be sure that Captain Barr
will be accorded a cordial greeting. And
when the Atlantic returns to Us native
shores, proudly flying the pennant, there
will be a reception worthy of the name. It
Is something to wrest from Englishman and
German the supremacy pf the seas.
What new fields are there for us to con
quer? Thavls beat the Englishmen' and
Scotchmen at their own game of golf, and
our amateur athletes, who contest with the
teams of British colleges, come home cov
ered with glory. In one sport only do the
English now excel. They still stand fore
most when It comes to playing cricket.
Somehow or other we have never conquered
the Intricacies of that game. In course of
time, however, even this sport will hang at
our belt. When that day comes the world
will realize that it might as well award us
the palm for supremacy in every line of
sport.
PERSONAL, NOTES.
Secretary Morton will resign his navy
portfolio July 1. If he hears a noisy cele
bration during the following two or three
days he is not to be too downcast.
BJornstjerne BJornson, the Norwegian
poet. Is making a strong effort to unite
Norway, Sweden and Denmark. "Nor
way," he says, "must become free as are
the other nations."
Charles Edward Munreim, Inventor of
smokeless powder, Is professor of chem
istry at the George Washington university
He is an authority on explosives and one
of the greatest chemists of the age.
Nearly a month ago a scientific invest!
gator announced the discovery of a new
and unsuspected organ In the human body
and aa yet no other distinguished sclentts
has arisen to advocate Its immediate re
moval, the discovery - must have been an
error.
Grant Gllet, the Kansas City plunger,
who went to Mexico several years ago to
evade his creditors, has cleaned up a com
fortable fortune in mines in that country
Through the Mile of the Quebridllas mine
and in other mining transactions he has
made about $100,000.
Major John M. Carson, who has been
selected to succeed Mr. J. Hampton Moore
aa thief of the bureau of manufactures
of the Department of Commerce and La
bor, la the dean of the Washington corps
of correspondents. He Is a civil war vet
eran and has a personal acquaintance with
most of the men who have been in the
public eye since the '60s.
An astronomer does not hail the discov
ery of a new star with any more enthu
siasm than the average physician displays
over a new and rare diseaae. It was In
this spirit that Sir Frederlrk Treves re
ceived the account of ailments which the
distinguished patient gave him. "Let me
congratulate you." he Is reported as say
lng: "yeu have, you Kicky dog, a disease
which ii thought to be extinct."
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A POWF.R TO Hr.CKO WITH.
The RIslnaT Oriental Sen.
Cleveland Leader,
ttnr and laraer looms Japan up"" h
world a horizon. More and more must the
western powers consider what the outcome
shall be. Lees and less Is It possinie v
Ignore the momentous fact that since Feb
ruary, IM, changes upon the world s stage
have been more vital than are of record
for any score of years prior to date.
Arbiter of Aslaa Interests.
Baltimore American.
The triumph cf the Japanese Insures
them absolute possession of Corea and
Manchuria, and naturally makes Japan the
dictator of Chinese administration and the
protector of that empire. Shall we add, as
some have predicted, that the defeat In
the Straits of Corea Is the defest of tne
Caucasian race by the Mongolian. It makes
Japan the arbiter of Asia and all Asian Interests.
Japan's Sopremncy.
New York Sun.
It Is demonstrated that Japan Is the
military superior of Russia on both sea
and land. Japan has won the war. Is
there another European power which would
have done better than Russia, unless Great
Britain, with its vast naval preponderance?
When Japan has gone ahead in Its develop
ment under the Impetus of present vic
tory, may not the time come, and In no
distant period, when even Great Britain
will be distanced? How about ourselves?
In the First Class.
Indianapolis Journal.
One result of the war has been to raise
Japan to the rank of a first-class power.
There is every reason to believe that It
will appreciate Its new responsibilities and
conduct Itself as a first-class power should.
But no one will blame it if it sees fit, in
order to protect itself, to Impose on Russia
terms that may seem to be severe. It went
to war to guard its national existence.
Now that It Is the victor, It will see to it
that that end is accomplished beyond all
doubt.
Teat of Japanese Equipoise.
Chicago Chronicle. ,
Togo's victory will constitute the true
test of Japanese equipoise. If any Cri-
casian nation had scored the triumphs of
Japan during the last eighteen months
there would be no living on the same
planet with that nation. The rest of the
world would have to combine to thrash
it because its vaunting and boasting would
be unendurable. It remains to be seen
whether the Mongol shall rise superior to
the Caucasian In triumph as he undoubt
edly does In adversity.
The largest, tallest, airiest and best
equipped tenement In the world Is planned
for Brooklyn. It Is to be a model building
covering an entire city block, and rivaling
the skyscrapers of downtown Manhattan.
This enormous tenement Is the project of
Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont and a number
of society women of great wealth. Mrs.
Belmont is the leader In the work of plan
ning, contracting and financing, although
she Is ably supported by some of the most
powerful women in the high social world
of New York.
The big building will not be a charity
but philanthropy. It will be conducted so
that every tenant may feel himself inde
pendent and yet enjoy advantages that the
poor people of the east side have never
thought of even in their dreams.
It is to be a children's tenement. Not
only will children be welcomed, but it is
already practically decided that, so far as
practicable, no apartment shall be let to
tenants without children. In this respect
the tenement is intended as a blessing to
the families who are fighting race suicide
against the terrible odds raised by the
According to a postal card canvass made
by a New York paper, there Is an over
whelming sentiment among the patrons of
the public schools In favor of retaining the
much-abused "fad3 and frills" In the course
of study. Thousands of parents replied
to questions as to their opinion on the
retention of physical training, drawing and
constructive work, music and sewing.
Physical training is the most popular of
the so-called "fads," as 6.656 parents want
their children taught such subjects and
only 841 do not. Music and manual train
lng are also favored, the vote being about
6 to 1. There are evidences that sewing
is not popular, particularly when taught
to boys. In all, 1.720 parents want the
subject dropped, while 6,366 want It re
talned. Of this number, however, more
than 2,000 want sewing taught "only to
girls."
The Rhlnelander Waldo mansion, on the
corner of Madison avenue and Seventy
second street, that has In its time caused
more passing comment than any other rest
dence in the city, has been sold. It is said
that Mrs. Gertrude Rhlnelander Waldo, the
wealthy widow of Rhinelander Waldo, has
disposed of the house for $600,0(0, but who
the purchaser is could not be ascertained.
The house, which stands diagonally oppo
site the residence of Louis Tiffany, was
begun In 18!, but has never been com
pleted, although nearly a million dollars
has already been expended on it. The
mansion is five stories high and occupies
half of the block on the Madison avenue
Bide and about fifty feet on Beventy-sec
ond street.
During the building of the house, which
is in the renaissance style of archied ure,
Mr. Waldo and his wife were In Europe
and when they returned the owner found
fault with the style and vowed then tha
he would never live In It. He never did, al
though a fortune had been spent on it.
Since his death his widow not only has re
fused to live there, but would never allow a
caretaker to enter it. For years the house
has been closed and allowed to crumble
away. Last year the roof became damaged
and before it was repaired the plaster had
fallen away in many places and the beautl
ful gold leaf and paintings with which the
ceilings were covered were Irreparably
ruined.
One dealer declared that he could not put
the place In good condition for less than
$40,000. More than $15,000 worth of books
were allowed to crumble away from damp
ness, and the bronzes and mosaics are cov
ered with mould.
In a small flat in West Twenty-ninth
street lives an elderly, careworn man, who
is known to his neighbors by the mysterious
title of "the beggars' tailor." The "beg
gars' outfitter" would be a more appropriate
sobriquet, for the elderly man's trade has
nothing to do with 'the making of clothes.
He equips and fits out professional mendi
cants for the practice of their trade.
His business address, for obvious reasons,
he does not advertise, and there are no
cork legs or eye bandages disfiguring the
coxy little room which he calls his "par
lor."
"A mendicant who has not mastered the
tricks of the trade." said the "beggars'
tailor," "has no more chance of making
money than has a pugilist who has not
learned to box. He must get an outfit. For
a woman a small child Is the most essential
detail. But six beggar women out of eight
have no children of their own of the right
age. I supply them."
Settling; the Score.
Washington Post.
Japan's latest victory settles in full, with
heavy interest, the old score it owed Rus
sia for the part played by the latter In
1894, when it robbed Japan of the fruits
of victory In the Chinese war. The in
demnity that will be demanded of Russia
will be heavy Indeed, and the neutral pow
ers are disposed to permit Japan to exact
the last farthing. The Indemnity from
China enabled Japan to establish the gold
standard and prepare for the great strug
gle that Is now coming to a close. The
Indemnity from Russia will no doubt be
employed to raise Japan to the first rank
of naval and military powers.
Perhaps.
St. Paul Pioneer-Press.
But, greatest of all, Togo's victory per
haps means liberty and progress for Russia
Itself. Out of the valley of humiliation
a humiliation wrought by Imperial incom
petence, . grand ducai corruption and
bureaucratic inefficiency the Russian peo
ple may rise to consciousness of its own
dignity and to an appreciation of its own
responsibility and power. Certainly this
new disaster adds weight to the Indictment
of the present regime, which neither gov
erns Justly, honestly nor ably at home,
nor can use its brute force to protect itself
or the national honor abroad.
Overeating
Eating is fine
But just wait
Full feeling follows
Then headache
And biliousness
You cannot escape, unles'
You use
Red Raven
Taken the morning after,
Red Raven, by acting on the
6tomach, liver and bowels
clears the 6V6tem and enable -one
to go to work. Try it
next time
Tot sals inhia
Fries IK
pected whirlwind outburst of public con
demnatlon prevented the completion of oni
of the important steps In the design
Threats of violence, the employment o!
boycotts, social ostracism such were th
extreme wespons found necessary by th
citizens of Philadelphia when at last thej
awoke to the danger that menaced their
and their city. Nor Is It probable that thej
are out of the woods even now. The met
capable of planning a project of the else ol
a trust owned city are not likely to b
beaten Into Innocuous desuetude by a alngli
defeat.
If John Weaver Is a whole man he wli;
become one of the most powerful factort
In Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, and In
cldentally perhaps in national politics, Eng
lishman born though he is.
A O.IAKER CITY DREAM.
Gigantic Scheme of a Political Trast
that Failed.
New York Sun.
IA trust that should own a city, and that
the third city on the American continent:
This was. and perhaps Is still, the plan of
the Philadelphia interests who have re
ceived their first setback from the people
under the guidance of Mayor John Weaver.
The municipality was to be forced Into
bankruptcy and then, when Its credit was
gone and it could not raise the money to
meet its obligations or carry on Its public
works, a giant corporation was to "relieve"
It, receiving in return for "assistance" all
the public utilities In fee simple.
A gigantic enterprise, and It was almost
successful. Only a sudden, wholly unex-
1HIBTH FIX REMARKS.
"The automobile has not accomplished
much Ir actual business," said tha unitar
ian. "Oh, yes it has. It has helped accident
insurance a great deal." Washington 6r.
"Ah!" said the man who was given to
moralising. "Death comes alike to the
rich man and the poor man."
"Except," replied the observant man,
"that In the former case It is usuilly rc
companled by reporters." Chicago Tri
bune. "Who is the chap over there who ssscrts
that the rich are getting poorer und the
poor richer?"
"That's old Spuds; two of his daughters -have
Just married foreign noblemen.'
Puck.
"Pa." said Willie, looking up from his
story book, "a 'magaxine' Is Just some- .
thing thst's filled with powder and guns
and things, ain't It?"
"No, my son, It's something that s filled
with advertisements of powder and guns
and things." Philadelphia Standard.
"Honesty," said the man who is earnest
but not original, "Is the best policy."
"It may be the best policy," answered
Senator Sorghum, "but you can't convince;
me that it s the best politics." Washington
Star.
Susan Brett What sort of a part did
Hamlet Fat have in the play?
Yorrlck Hamm That of a decayed gentle
man. Susan Brett And how did he do?
Yorrlck Hamm Oh, he fitted the part all
right. He was rotten. Pittsburg Post.
Jsroh was having his dream of the ladder.
"Talk about your skyscrapers." he said
Regretting that It was not a few thousand
years later, so he could have dreamed of
an elevator instead, he forebore to climb
It. Chicago Tribune.
ROOSEVELT.
Wilt Vlsscher in Chicago Post.
He writes, and fights, and makes a mighty
song;
His ways are wise, industrious and strons;
His word is worth whate.-er it implies;
Truth moves his lips and dwells within his
eyes.
A man of forceful lustihood and nerve;
A master, knowing now, and when, to
swerve;
Iyal, yet free, his mind is all his own;
His heart his country's and her wea.1 its
throne.
Brave as men dare to be. he liohls himself
Far and awav from arroga v-e nnd pi't:
Tender and stern, his kindllm-4 Is JJM;
His power he holds a high and sacred
trust
Porn of a stock built amid the sa ,
t a r 1 1 !. w n.r.nn r ii urn- inn, in r m .
free
And of the blood that brtod the cavalier,
lie stands as one beyond reproach or tear.
Withal the great republic's foremost son;
The nation's pride, and who has nobly won
Its most exalted plai-e, and more, a man
Who glorifies the type, AMERICAN
Action Better Thna Tears.
Chlcsgo Record-Herald.
The csar wept when he heard about It.
What he ought to have done was to take a
club to Alexleft, who fooled him into this
war
Browning, King & Co
CLOTHING. FURNISHINGS. AND HATS
Boys
Suii
Sals
Friday morning we place on sale
250 sailor blouse and two piece
suits, 3 to 11 years, that sold for $4
and up to $8.50 for
111
On display In our Douglas St.
, Window. .
'Good clothes liki charity covers I multi
tude ot tint."
mteenth and
Douglas Sts.
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