TF1E OMAHA DAILY ItEE: TITURSDAY, ATJOURT 10. 1905.
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WUKX OtT Or TOWH.
abaorlbara Icaviaa; the) itr tem
porarily ahomla In Bee
walled tu them. It la belter thaa
a aaUr letter . fram home. Ad
, dreaa wUl ba ehaaaed aa aftea aa
repeated
"A kingdom for a horse!" cries our
plumbing Inspector. Now wouldn't au
automobile do Just as well
Toe eud-aeut-bog will bold bis grip
for a while longer In Omaha street cars,
provided he has Ironclad toes.
The llleeal feueeu ou the public do-
malo are euld to be coming down. Most
of us, however, are from Missouri on I
this subject..
South Omaha pays nearly $43,000 a
year interest on iu bonded debt, which
would Indicate a close Approach to the
$1,000,000 bond mark.
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Daily Fee (without Sunday). on year..! the next few hours, the great Wanes be-
ttrad Won;;.r.,V"'::::::::; tweeu their governments that are to de-
under Be, tin year teruilue whether or not the war In the
Saturday Bee. om yarv z . , , , . ...
t .k -...,.,- v-mrmmr nn rear.... 1 fnr east la to continue or be closed with
J.any Bee (without eunaay), per " V-'if l"c "'"i"'""'
Daily Uo hnflujiing f" 'Vrwk ;c I" modern history there has been
Evening Res (without BunrtiVi. per ween h.
Evening ReeVinciuding Sunday), no more Important issue between na-
.TLh"."- n::"(JL";; fe tions. and in all the records of this re-
The story of the sailors of, the steamer and that there ought to be aome addl
Parnton shows that the romantic perils Uonal restrictions placed upon it. There
of the sea did not all pass with the din-
covery of steam as motive power. I
Those Filipinos who are asking for "a
square deal" are at least under obyga-
tious to a distinguished American for
telling them what they really want
Now that each plenipotentiary kas
seen the otber bas a full hand of cards,
it la up to him to ascertain if either has
the combination that will take the pot
Even thoueh Dakota farmers may be
unable to get their Brain to market be-
cause of a railroad strike. Nebraska and
Kansas hav the raln to feed the na-
qq , I
If this thing keeps uo very long
Omaha will be so grldironed with rail-
road tracks that every' merchant will
have freight car facilities atlls back
.iior I
For the benefit of the country at large
. Colonel Bryan hag considerately fixed
the date of his return to America before
the meeting of the next national conven-
Uon,
M. W'itte must feel quite at home
when reading of the number of secret
service men detailed to protect the presl
den; on bis trip through New York and
Pennsylvania.
The fact that the old New York church
which was burned was closed for the
summer may be an object lesson to paa-
tor w bo take vacations without arrang-
tng for aubstltatee. -
Texas should discover the Tennsyl-
anla method of keeplug lightning from
the oil tanks; but that might further re-
4uc ui price or cruae oil without hay-
ing any perceptible effect upon the fin -
lshed proauct.
Other presldeutlul aspirants may work
ln bis absence, bnt recent cablegrams
wouia indicate tnai eecretary Tart will
bring back with him several active
tampions, who are now seeing the
Philippines under bl guidance.
South Omuha baa oue new passenger
station in sight. But U should not be
content until all the- ramshackle sheds
that are labeled depots there are re-
placed with substantial and commodious
buildings, for the accommodatfbn of rail-
way travelers. ,
Members of the city council who voted
to override the mayor's veto of the ordl-
nance levying tha 13-tnUJ tax may have
something to explain when they come Itself felt in promoting Omaha's Indus
up for re-election next spring, and it is trial activity and developing its re-
doubtful Whether the taxpayers will be
J.tlsnd witn the explanation that the
council fnllpwad the advice of the demo-
era tic aaaiitact city--attorney,
THE AMERICA lXFLVRSCK.
The peace conference bat begun. The
men who are charged by their respective
governments with the duty of negoti
ating u treaty of peace are sssetnblrxl
and are considering, or will be within
iu honorable and satisfactory peace to
Pullc 11 1)1,8 never occupied a more lm
portaut part In the work of International
Whatever the result may be of
tne meeting of the envoys of Russia and
T..n .t PnrOn.m.th il.n ,nrt remains
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(D.d will be recorded In history that the
belligerent nations were drawn together
the moat serious point of their expe-
rlAnro hv thn wnrlil'a irrent republic.
"hose interest in the matter was due
wholly to a regard ror tne weirare or
.,, rioalro tn 1n
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nu that was possible to put an end to
a conflict which was disastrous to the
niItions lnVolved and more or less in-
Jurlous to the entire world.
It raniuft be otherwise than a matter
0f pride to the American people to realize
that their country ha. been instruments
n Drnrn,r together the representatives
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of two great powers at war in a con-
ferem-e for peace and that this has been
dne under circumstances which are of
the most satisfactory character to all
eoucemed. Nothing could have been
ntore afroper than the conditions under
which tlie president of the United States
received the envovs of Russia and Ja-
Pu1, uor could nnytlilng have been more
appropriate than the entire ceremonial
which the representatives of the two
lKlllgerent powers were recognized and
treated by the executive and diplomatic
authorities of the United States. There
was no Partiality In the proceedings.
Every act was dictated by a proper con-
rentlon of what was reauired bt a neu-
of. -nt.iin(, n- ..Ttranrrtl.
s
nary circumstances the representatives
of two belligerent nations.
In all the history of International
diplomacy there has been no incident
of greater historic importance than this
and if the outcome shall be peace It will
easily rank as one of the greatest events
In the history of civilized nations. It
Is distinctly nn evidence of the influence
of the United States In international
affairs, and particularly In the most vital
concerns of the nations, Vhjch cannot
fail to be recognized not only by our own
neonle. but bv those of all the world,
, f . the . United States will be
Iooked to the grnt RrUter between
nations for the pence of the world.
UL1UU ruriux.
There has beeu during the past year
an unprecedented Inflow of population
from Europe. As already noted It has
amounted to more than a million of
people aud a good deal of comment has
been made upon this as showing that
the augmentation of our population from
foreign sources was going ou too rapidly
is another side of the matter, however,
that is not properly considered and yet
Is deserving of attention.
This refera to the number of people,
other than Americans, who go out of
the country.. It should be understood
that not all of the immigrants who come
here remain. Aa a matter of fact a con
slderable number of them do not stay
permanently, but after a short time in
this country go back to their native land
and nevr com" Here again.
Statistics snow that about one-rourtn
of e immigrant that come to this
country return, so that of the more than
mllllon that came here during the last
year. recorded by the government,
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countries from which they came, so that
the real net addition to our population
'rora foreign sources did not amount to
than about too.uw. ims is not
a ma"er about which anybody should
be scared or worried. It simply shows
that tne accretion rrom foreign popuia
tlon is by no means so great as the lm
mlgratlton figures suggest. As a mat
ter of fact the actual gain from foreign
sources is very small and there Is abso-
I lutely no reason to expect that It will
grow In the Immediate future. On the
contrary the probability is that It will
I decline.
TVHUlxa Tu THE FAOJVT-
I When the announcement was made
some weeks ago that three Omaha na-
I tlonttl banks' would consolidate. It was
expected and predicted that a material
falling off would take place in Omaha
bank clearings, but the unexpected has
I once more happened. Instead of a drop
iu the bank clearings a material Increase
has taken place from week to week since
the merger, and that, too, In mid-sum-
mer, the dullest season of the year
Manifestly. Omaha prosperity confin
1 ues op-grade. The building record, real
estate sales and bank clearings pile up
the testimony tbat Omaha is steadily
forging to the front as a commercial, in-
Id us trial and business center. As a flnan
Clal center Omaha outrank all its rivals
I tn tt vti,,. n ut
Louis. Gradually but surely Omaha la
I assuming the financial relation to its
tributary section that the Drinclual trade
centers of the country bear to their te
I tions.
Unlesa all sign fail Omaha is just at
the threshold of a period of substantial
I growth, and powerful factors seem to
be at work in the direction of solving
I the problems with which Omaha bust
neaa men and manufacturers bare been
wrestling. Within the next few years
Greater Omaha w 111 be an accomplished
I fact and a new life and force will make
I sources for annexing the commerce of
the world's greatest granary and cattle
I raising region,
I That Omaha la growing in size,
1 1 l.l:i"r.n(i
strength and population Is manifest on
all hnnda. That Omaha has a great
future before It is. however, realized by
comparatively few. What Omaha needs
Is the clear grasp of the big signifi
cance of the facts at hand, o as to
rtynsure its course by their Indications.
AIove all things Omaha needs harmoni
ous and concerted co-operation of all the
elements that make for the upbuilding
of a great city. Self-eonfldoure and pub
lic spirited support of every enterprise
that Is calculated to expand Its com
merce, enlarge Its manufacturing facili
ties, strengthen Its educational Institu
tions and improve its facilities for in
creasing traffic that progressive and en
lightened spirit Is now manifesting It
self on all bands and paving the way
for an era of phenomenal growth.
THE STATEHOOD QLESTWy.
What the next congress will do with
the statehood question Is a matter of
uncertainty, but that there will be some
definite action Is to be regarded as prob
able. The practically universal opinion
la that the territory of Oklahoma should
be admitted as a state and there seems
to be no sound reason why this should
not be done. The pertinent question is
whether the Indian Territory should be
included with Oklahoma.
There appears to be no doubt that
each of these terltorles Is fully equipped
for statehood. Of course so far as Okla
homa Is concerned there Is no question.
It has the necessary population and re
sources and is as well capable of carry
ing on state government as half a dozen
of tbe existing states that could be
named. How about the Indian Terri
tory? It is also pointed out that this
has a population and resources which
give it a claim to statehood, but it is
not probable, as now appears, that its
claim would be considered ty congress
independent of Oklahoma. The proba
bility Is tbat congress will not agree to
admit these territories separately, though
unquestionably each has a good claim
to separate admission. The statehood
question will be renewed in the next con
gress and ought to be definitely deter
mined. Thirty yea re ago, when Nebraska's
crops were being devoured by the grass
hopper, a humorous artist illustrated the
situation with a pictorial card represent
ing the festive hopper standing on the
top rail of a fence looking over into a
wheat field, singing the popular musical
refrain, "In This Wheat Bye-and-Bye."
That episode is recalled by the perform
ance of the city council on the tax levy.
Last year, when the levy was raised
from 0 to 14 mills, Omaha taxpayers
were Jollied with the assurance that they
could look for reduced taxation when
the back taxes were raked In under the
scavenger law In "the sweet bye-and-bye."
Since then a perfect shower of
back taxes has poured into the treasury,
but the G-Whoppers sitting on' the muni
cipal fence keep on singing "In the
Sweet Bye-and Bye."
Mayor Moores' veto of the levy ordi
nance smoked the democratic assistant
city attorney out of his hole as the
originator and champion of the plan to
pile up taxes to pay off bonds and spe
cial warrants tbat could Just as well be
refunded. That will not, however, stop
the local democratic organ from continu
ing to charge the high tax rate up to
pretended republican extravagance.
It might 'save 'excitement if . federal
inspectors, in making their report of new
yellow fever cases, would give the prob
able date the disease was contracted, aa
sixty new cases in twenty-four hours
are not calculated to lead to confidence
in the system adopted for suppression.
For years the Heal Estate exchange
has rung the charges on excessive taxa
tion, but for some reason that nobody has
yet been able to explain the exchange has
not made itself heard or felt this year
when the tax levy was before the school
board or before the council.
The question la whether the good gov
ernment league will play the part of
Pharaoh's lean klne, that swallowed the
Egyptian king's fat live stock, by ab
sorbing the Civic Federation, or whether
It is designed simply to be a feeder for
the Civic Federation.
The minister who said the country
needs not so much a revival of religion
as a revival of righteousness may have
to explain his meaning to those who
have imagined the terms synonymous in
practice; but perhaps be knows what be
Is talking about
Unless the Civic Federation repudiates
as unauthorized the promise of its at
torney to protect Harrison couuty
against loss, the money now demanded
fvom tne federation by the authorities of
Harrison county should be promptly
raised and paid.
The Limit in Reform.
Boston Transcript.
Now all games of chance are to be pro
hibited at the cattle shows, according to
the order of the chief of state police. It's
getting so that about the only places where
they can challenge fortune are the church
faU-s.
Great Revenue Producers,
New York Tribune.
The receipts of revenue show that during
the year ended June 30 last the people of
the United States paid tl3o.96t.5II for spirits,
au Increase over the preceding year of
1148,. 487, and during the same period they
paid ti5.bi9.810 for tobacco, an Increase of
tl. OCX, 101. This showing Is a good one for
revenue, and those who paid the bills are
probably willing to let It go at that.
Sound Cam mo a Sense.
Philadelphia Record.
The law which gives the federal govern
ment supreme jurisdiction over Interna
tional and Interstate quarantines tn tha
case of an epidemic outbreak may be un
constitutional, but to put under a single
control the fight against a plague which
threatens not only a single community, but
the whole nation, is sound, common sons.
Governor Blanchard has wisely waived
questions of state rights and welcomed the
supervision by the marine hospital service
of quarantine at the ports and ou the
navigable waters of Louisiana. Now let th
governors of other affected states do itke-
lm-. This Is no time for chop logic, lt
all Join hands to down the very real yel
low spectra hovering over the gulf region.
Talking; for Eaerrlae.
Chicago Chronicle
That sociologist from the Vnlverslty of
Nebraska which Is located at Lincoln Is
falee to the genius of his 'town and atate
when he declares that the American race
has reached Its tenlth. That consumma
tion will not have been attained until the
Honorable William J. Bryan gets elected
to the presidency, and as that event seems
some distance off the sociologist will have
to revise his figures.
Io-Ik Mia Millions.
Fprlngfirld Republican.
Russell Sage, who has now begun his
ntntleth year, hat fcaved himself no end of
annoyance and public crttlclam by keeping
all of his millions to himself all these years.
Nobody attacks Mr. 8ag or calls him the
greatest criminal of the age. But think
what might have happened had he become
a modern philanthropist 7 Then people
would have asked, "where did you get It!"
And how could he have answered!
Pat It oa tha Arletoeraey.
Chicago Record-Herald.
According to financial experts, it la not
a question of Russia's willingness, but of
Its ability to pay a heavy war Indemnity,
which renders the Russian diplomats ao
Arm In their opposition to that proposition.
It la declared that the Imperial treasury
Is all but empty and no more money can
be borrowed In France. It might be fea
sible, however, to compel the members of
the corrupt bureaucracy to disgorge their
stealings, a tltha of which would pay the
highest Indemnity that has been suggested
by anyone.
A FEDERAL OAJBTTK.
Excellent Purpose Which Sack a
Publication Wonld Serve.
New York Tribune.
The commission appointed by President
Roosevelt to examine Into the methods of
conducting business In the various execu
tive departments was directed, among other
things, to report on the advisability of es
tablishing an official gazette. In his letter
to the Investigators the president called at
tention to the lack of any authorized pub
lication of this sort, and asked for an
opinion on Its possible value as a medium
of communication between the departments
and with the public. It Is to be hoped
that the commission will give the question
due and full consideration; for. though the
publication of t such a bulletin and register
may be opposed by bureaucrats of the old
red tape school as an unnecessary ami
frivolous Innovation, Its authorlsaf n
would be In many respects a sign of
progress.
An official gasette would certainly serve
two excellent purposes. It would lead to
better administration, In 'that It would bring
the business operations of each department
under more direct scrutiny. Each branch
of the service now acts Independently of
all the others. It Issues and prints Us
own proposals, publishes its own records
In a form practically inaccessible to tha
outer world, and escapes thereby any com
parison of Its methods with the methods
of other departments. By establishing an
official medium, through which each de
partment must issue Its bids and sum
marize Us general transactions, every
branch has a chance to Inspect and profit
by the work of the others, and a far more
effective supervision can be given to the
operations of the big government machine.
Again, the public would! be greatly served
by such an official register. To .get any
general knowledge now ,of what la being
done in the departments one must go to
fifty or a hundred different sources. An-
polntments, promotions' array, navy and
marine corps orders, bias, proposals and
reports dribble out piecemeal; but no con
venient and accurate ree&rd exists, such as
a comprehensive and well edited gazette
would furnish. For newspapers and for
the reading public interested In' the gov
ernment's work such a register would prove
or genuine value. The great success of
the experiment made In Issuing dally con
sular arid trade reports demonstrates that
bulletin of the sort described would find
an appreciative constituency and do a use
ful work. We trust that the Keep com
mission will recommend the Institution of
an up-to-date gazette.
FRAID ORDERS.
Deneflcleat and Necessary Exercise of
Power by Postmaster General.
Washington Post.
It is worth while for the courts to act
Judicially upon the constitutionality of
the law which authorises the postmaster
general to Issue what are commonly known
as fraud orders. Under a statute which Is
unusually broad and general In Its terms,
the postmaster general can decide, arbi
trarily, that a certain business is fraudu
lent and can, therefore, deny It the use
of the malls. A concern which has fallen
under (be ban proposes to contest the
law on the ground that It contravene tha
principle of the constitution which guar
antees that no person shall be deprived
of life, liberty or property without due
process of law.
This contention will undoubtedly be met
by the assertion that the process of law
Is found In the statute, which congress
has enacted, conferring certain powers upon
the postmaster general. It Is to be hoped,
too, that the courts will sustain what
ever plea the government may put for
ward In behalf of the law. The fact Is
that this country abounds In men who
propose all manner of get-rlch-qulck
schemes, and whose plausible circulars and
advertisements extract many a hard-earned
dollar. Other men plan, deliberate frauds
upon the community, asking remittances
without the slightest Idea of making any
return therefor. There ought to be some
power, somewhere, to Instantly seise these
people by the throat, so to speak, and
put an end to their nefarious practices.
If the slow and Intricate machinery of the
courts had to be Invoked, the frauds would
continue to nourish long after their char
acter had become known. In cases of this
kind, a "fraud order" Is, Ilk the Texan's
pistol. Immediately ready for effective
use.
We believe that experience has shown,
also, that tn every instance where the
use of the mails has been denied a prima
facie case of fraud has been established.
It Is conceivable, however, that once In a
while the postmaster general or his ad
visory officers may err. When a wrong
has been unintentionally committed. It
la always In order for the aggrieved per
son tc take his case Into the courts, where
he can have a full and fair publlo hear
ing. If the courts overrule the depart
ment's action and decide that the com
plainants business has been Injured
through denial of the malls, tha arnour.t
of damages can be determined and con
gress will then provide for payment. The
rights of property, It seems to us, are
fully safeguarded; and It the officials en
deavor to do their duty honestly and Im
partially, aa we believe they will, no harm
will he dona. On the contrary, a very
necessary protection to the public will be
afforded.
No honest concern need fear the en
forcement of a fraud order. Dishonest ope
rators ought not to be allowed the use
of the mails. The whole logic of the sit
uatlon can thus be expressed tn two sen
.ences a logic so plain and Incontroverti
ble that It la difficult to see how It can be
ovciUuuwu by the courts.
HIT OP WAPHMRTOI I.IFIt.
Minor Scene and Incidents Sketched
a tha Spot.
Rear Admiral Charles Elgar Clark, a
member of the general board of the navy,
retlrra from active service today, having
reached the age limit. He has been In
active service since graduating from Ann
apolis In lftfit. and has proved himself a
capable and fearless sailor at every post of
duty. His most distinguished' service was
rendered when, as Captain Clark, he
brought the battleship Oregon from Pan
Franslsco to the Carrlbean Sea In time to
participate In the destruction of the 8pan
Ish fleet at Santiago. The Oregon sailed
from San Franslsco, March 19, 189 and
covered the HOW miles around the Horn In
slxty-flve days, the quickest time on record.
i Pespite this long voyage, the Oregon Joined
Rear Admiral Sampson's squadron without
any accident or delay, and played a con
spicuous part In tha battle at Santiago.
Captain Clark was advanced seven numbers
In rank for 8panlsh war service and later
became rear admiral. After the war Rear
Admiral Clark was on duty at the Phila
delphia yard, and later at the Naval Home
In that city. In 1902 he was appointed
United States naval representative at King
Edward's coronation, but he declined the
position. No promotion will be made by
this retirement, aa Rear Admiral Clark Is
an additional number In the Itet of rear
admirals.
The edict has gone forth from the office
of Director Walcott of the geological sur
vey, forbidding government' mining experts
booming mines of any character. The spe
cific offense which caused the promulgation
of the rule was that of the engineer who
boomed the Mexico property of a Baltimore
syndicate. Largely through the glowing
accounts of the mine which the govern
ment engineer wrote, the promoters of the
affair disposed of all their available stock,
after which they got out. The concern Im
mediately went to smash, and Its stock Is
now about as valuable as Wall paper. One
of the worst features of this case was the
fact that the engineer In question told his
friends that he was taking his fee In stock
and that the members of his family were
buying it.
That whole transaction was an outrage."
said one of the high officials of the survey
today, In referring to this case. "The com
pany was a fraud of the worst character
and all the Innocent persons who bought
stock in it were badly bitten. The engineer
who drew up the report was severely rep
rimanded by those In authority here, and
he was lucky to escape without dismissal.
But that report was enough to damage
forever the reputation of that engineer as
an expert. Up to that time he occupied a
high position In the engineering world, and
his opinions on mining properties carried
great weight. While he was not dismissed
for his work on the Mexican property, he
received a heavy punishment In the loss of
prestige and reputation."
The annual fall cleaning of the White
House Is now In progress, and this year an
innovation has been Introduced In restor
ing the executive mansion to Its pristine
whiteness by a course of scrubbing and
washing Instead of painting the exterior,
Every two or three years the White House
has to be painted white, and this Item Is of
considerable expense to Uncle Sam. It
costs nearly tl.000 to give the exterior of
the president's home a sufficient coating of
whit paint to make It presentable. This
year the superintendent of buildings has
tried the method of scrubbing and washing
the house Instead of painting It. For a
number of days past workmen with buckets
of soap suds and large scrubbing brushes
have been standing on ladders washing
down the walls .and cornices of the house.
The Immense portico and port cochere of
the house has been under the process of
cleansing, and workmen on tall ladders
have been cleaning the Immense pillars not
only with the brush, but with the hose.
The capitals of these pillars are elabor
ate In their carving, and the dust of several
years has made them almost black. But
a strong stream of water from a hose has
been poured upon these pillars and capitals
and they are now as white as If they had
received a liberal coating of paint.
The members of the new congress who
will assemble in November, If the presi
dent calls an extra session, had bettsr
bring with them an extra suuply of towels
for their own use In the toilet and bath
rooms at the capitol. Congress hitherto
has always made a liberal appropriation
for providing towels, soap and other toilet
conveniences, and there has always been
a plentiful supply of these articles about
the capitol. But for some reason unknown,
perhaps absentmlndcdness, the Fifty-eighth
congress at Its last session either struck
out or failed to insert In the appropriation
bill money providing for clean towels used
by members of congress. Undoubtedly
some way will be found after congress
assembles to correct this oversight, but at
present It looks as if there will be no clean
towels at the capitol when congress meets
The Army and Navy Journal has a letter
from an Indignant American who lives In
Paris and saw the John Paul Jones parade
"The courtesy of the French populace will
never be excelled," h writes, "for not only
did they salute their own colors when car
ried by French troops, but every man
uncovered when Old Glory was carried by.
It was In bitter contrast that I noticed the
Americans who saluted their own colors,
but kept their hats stolidly upon their
heads when the tricolor went by. . As to
those of our fellow countrymen who were
so Ill-bred as to fall to salute both the
French flag and our own, no phrase, nam
or statement Is strong enough to qualify
such behavior."
James F. Bruce, the contractor who Is
removing the grime of .years from the
treasury building, is an object of great
curiosity, particularly from the sharps anx
ious to secure th formula of the liquid
used. As the dirt and dust dlsappeara from
the building under the magic bath that
Bruce Is giving It, statesmen and public
men, as well as clerks and hurrying mes
sengers, stop to stars at Its freshly revealed
beauties.
Bruce guards his secret with sleepless
vigilance. The 'liquid Is applied In thin
coat with an ordinary paint brush, and
then a stream of water Is directed to It.
The dirt seems to boll from the stone, and
as the water runs away It la left clean and
sparkling. He makes the stuff In his own
home with the assistance of his wife. He
guards It even from the workmen, taking
turns watching the bottle with his young
son and his wife. The efforts to rob him
of his formula or to secure some of the stuff
before It has been diluted have almost
driven him Into a fever the past three
days. Offers of thousands- of dollars to
back him If he will Intrust the formula
to his backers have come. A definite offer
was made yesterday for the Baltimore
rights of a flat B.OOO, and Bruce to manu
facture the stuff tn his own home as fast
as hla limited ficlllttes will permit. It Is
stll pending, but his fear that the goose
that la laying the golden egg will be killed
holds hlra so far to his treasury contract
alone.
Peace as aa Investment.
Chicago Tribune.
The dally expenditure In the entertain
ment of the peace commissioners Is put at
ISO per day. The dally expenditure tn, Man
churia during active hostilities footed up
shout t2.'J"'.OK) per day to fill Innumerable
graves and to make widows and orphan
and cripples b tt.orc of Uiuuasnda
TUB HOOK 11 TUB PORK RARRRLU
tulturnrra Kfleetlve with Juries In
Orearon aad Elsewhere.
Portland Oregonlan.
It always has been difficult to obtain
conviction of persons accused of attempts
of an unlawful kind to get say rather In
plain speech to steal, public lands. For
there are multitudes who think It no harm
to get possession of public lands In any
way they can; yet the)- wouldn't call It
stealing them. It may be doubtful, there
fore, whether a Jury will ever be found
In the west who will think any method
rong. Some of the members will. Others
will not. The argument Is Mint since the
public lands belong to the people, and are
offered for entry or sale, any body has a
right to get them, and the method mak8
no difference.
It Is common argument you hear It on
every side that If the fees are paid and
the government gets the money for Jhe
lands at the prices established by law, no
body Is wronged though the proceedings
be Irregular and unlawful. Even perjury
Is Justified, If the money Is paid. "Hasn't
th government got all that was coming
to ItT"
The man readily makes oath that he
takes the land for his own use. This, ho
argues, cannot preven thlm from selling It
for that, he will say, la the best use he
can makj of It. Then he will argue with
himselfi and will listen to the argument
from others, that ha has a right to con
tract with others. In advance, to sell It to
them though the, law forbids such con
tracts, and that even perjury to bring
about such result Is nothing. For and this
la the argument he always falls back upon
doesn't the government get th money?
What more could It have or askT
This mode of reasoning affects the minds
of members of th Jury. Especially since
so many persons all over th country have
had their hook In that pork barrel.
CORNERING LEGAL TALENT.
Flrst-tlass Lawyers laayallable for
Public Service.
Philadelphia Record.
The legislative committee appointed in
New York to investleato the tnlf of.
fairs of the great Insurance companies
naving headuuarters In that state flnrf
Itself hampered by Inability to procure
flrst-claas lawyers to assist In the com
plicated task. Mne-tenths of th lawyers
are either dlrectlv tmninvni iv h in.
suiance companies, their subsidiary cor
porations, prominent directors and othor
interested capitalists or re la. In d hv t hm
so as to prevent their participation In the
euon to expose mismanagement and bflng
about salutary restitution and reform.
The condition in New York is almost
precisely similar to the condition In this
city when the fight was begun against
the extension of the gas lease. Th United
Oas Improvement company, its allied cor
porations and friendly capitalists ' had
gleaned the field of high professional at
tainment and gathered In the dangerous
talent. The mayor was forced to seek aid
outside of the state.
No doubt Philadelphia lawyers would
gladly give their aid to help sift the In
surance Iniquities In our sister Common
wealth. It is a lucky thing that a "corner"
of the legal smart set cannot be easily
accomplished. But th ease with which
great moneyed Interests may protect them
selves against the less powerful litigants
than great states and cities by establishing
local monopolies of legal talent should In
duce serious thinking. It offers grave Im
pediment to the administration of Justice.
Lawyers cannot b blamed for accepting
employment at the bands of grat cor
porations, and th great corporations must
needs secure th aid' of trui is.wv.ra
as a measure of safety. None the less there
snoum be provision agalnat "comers."
Lawyers themselves should rtnd the needed
remedy.
PERSONAL KOTKS-.
Baron Komura is giving ISO tips. Those
Japs must feel mighty certain of their In
demnity. Sarasate, the great Spanish violinist, Is a
believer in talismans. His particular mas
cot Is a tiny replica lit silver of th fa
mous Ouarnerlus violin on which Paganlnl
played.
James Carey Walker of Baltimore, a
blind student for the ministry, has per
formed a remarkable feat of reducing to
the point system eleven chapters of the
Book of St. John and Hadley and Allen's
Greek grammar In Greek letters.
Colonel Robert M. Thompson, president of
the New York Metal exchange, has what la
undoubtedly th loftiest bed room In the
world. It Is located on th twenty-fifth
floor of th enormous Wall street exchange
building, some W0 feet above the street
level.
Judge R. R. Ktndak of Ohio, In speak
ing of John F. Stevens, the new chief
engineer of the Panama canal, said: "He
will surmount all difficulties and build the
canal. Stevens has no regard for red tape
and la a man who doesn't bother with th
little frazzled ends of any proposition.
Sir John Madden, th new chief Justice
of Victoria, has hit upon a new way of
making things Interesting for "old offend
ers. He adds up all their previous terms
In Jail and gives them the total as their
sentence. The other day he sentenced a
criminal nine years and one month, his
aggregate reeord.
America having become the most remu
nerative market for Action, the Inclination
of famous authors to visit the states nat
urally becomes more general. Sir Gilbert
Parker Is now In Canada and Is coming to
New York early In September for a fort
night's rest. Mrs. Humphrey Ward has
practically decided to com over In De
cember for a visit of two or thrae months.
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JAP AX AS A COMPETITOR.
Manihnrlan Trade to Re Monopolised'
by the Yankee of the Orient.
Washington Tost.
The "open door'' In Manchuria hss an
attractive sound. It bints of vast commer
cial possibilities. It seems to make some
what more concrete that vsgue but In
spiring abstraction, "the commerce of the
Orient." Rut when the probsblo results
of the Russo-Japanese war sre taken Into
account, the "open door In Manchuria" be
comes a term signifying th commercial
monopolisation by Japan Of the neighbor
ing coasts. Of what avail Is the open door
to the United Ptates If the Japanese can
go In and out quicker and cheaper?
"Agriculture fslllng to fed the people,"
ssys Count Okunis. concerning Japan, "we
must therefore look to commerce for th
subsistence of our nation. As fields for
commercial activity no countries can b
more suitable than Manchuria and Cor,
where our Influence Is being rapidly estab
lished. A prosperous commerce wUl be
established In the far east by Japan Im
porting raw material from and exporting
manufactured goods to the continent of
Asia."
Whst figure will th manufacturers of
the United States cut In Asia in competi
tion with th Japanese If the open door
means an Impartial tariff. In which Japan
will have no advantage over the United
States and this Is all and more than could
be expected the American manufacturer
will find two other doors that cannot b
opened. One Is the handicap of distance,
and the other Is the competition of cheap
labor. So the one "open door" of non
discriminating tariff duties will do him
little good.
As to the rest of China, It Is perfectly
plain that Japan Intends to capture that
market. It Is not clear how It can be
prevented from capturing it. Chines and
Japanese interests are beginning to dove
tall with alarming nicety. We do hot
refer to a militant "yellow peril." but to
an Asiatic community of commercial In
terest. The rapprochement of China and
Japan In this respect Is Indicated in the
Dragon Student, a Chinese publication:
"Th relation between China and Japan
Is becoming more Intimate. The Japanese
victories on land and sea victories which
no future event will be able to rob them
of their glory are stirring the Imagination
of the Chinese. They See In modern Japan
a concrete example of the efficiency and
advantages of the twentieth century civ
ilization. So they are turning to Japan
for leadership In matter military, educa
tional. Industrial, and what not.
"An Industrial understanding has been
effected between China and Japan. Work
men are crowding Japanese arsenals and
factories to be taught the use of modern
machinery and methods. The East Aslattn
league devotes Itself largely to promoting
this side of Chinese reform."
With China supplying food and raw ma
terials to Japan, and Japan supplying man
ufactured goods to China at a cost of
production and delivery far below any
figure that can be reached by American
producers, what Is left? The "commerca
of the Orient," so far as exports are con
cerned, may simmer down to raw cotton,
which will eventually go to Japan and not
to China. The "East Asiatic league" gives
promise of becoming a yellow peril worth '
reckoning with.
FLASHES OP FI N.
"He hasn't been In politics very long, has
he?"
"No, but how did you know?"
"I was walking with him today Just as
a police pa'rol wagon dashed up behind us,
and he didn't start guiltily or look ner
vous at all." Philadelphia Ledger.
Mr. Snooks To what, sir do you attribute
your success as a salesman?
Mr. 8ellem If a customer doesn't see
what he wants, I make him want what he
sees. Cleveland Leader.
"I wanted to be rich." said Mr. Dustln
Btax, "so as to be relieved from th ordi
nary worriments of life."
"And do you. find suoh-relef-T't; .- f.
"Tes. After I tried to endow a few
philanthropic Institutions I found that my
worriments were all extraordinary."
Washington Star.
"Are your constituents Inclined to be vln
dlotlve?" was asked the senator.
"Wall T ahnuM . . . K! . 1 . t
" ' . i,vi ijui;iiv Willi
seeing me sentenced to the penitentiary.
iiioy aviunnx Beem 10 expect me to go
there." Houston Post.
Regular Frequenter (at publlo library)
Got any new books lately?
Assistant IJbrarlan Yes : here Is one on
the distribution of the country's water sup
ply. Regular Frequenter Oh, that's too dry.
Give me a novel. Chicago Tribune.
Outsider If your party should lose Its
power, and you should be thrown out of
office, would you be discouraged and take
to drink?
Politician No, sir, I'd change my poll
tics. Cleveland Leader.
"Bmoothboy got his new mining schema
on Its feet In a week."
"Worked wonders, eh?"
"No; worked suckers." Pittsburg Post
SONG OF TUE UALD1IEAD MAN.
New York Sun.
Great Caesar's classic head was bar.
And likewise Bocrate's;
Peter and Paul were forced to wear
Thin capillary fleeces;
Shakespeare, earth's literary king,'
And Johnson, Pope and Utbbon,
Being short of hirsute revering
Wore wigs tied deft with ribbon.
But Achan, J. Iscarlot,
Ananias (of trulti ciuiry),
Herod, the Pharisees I wot,
All sported caputs halr;
Later came Danton, Robespierre,
And Marat, bloody trio;
Guy Fawkes and Jeffries, Glencoe Stair,
Thick-thatched like fiddling Nero.
Nor will the eye, In sooth, oft se
Bald Hottentot or Arab.
Kamchatkln, aborigines.
Kurd or man-eating t'arlb;
Nay, nay, hut of the human breed
The greater In earth's story,
Are those who lead In thought and deaf
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