Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 30, 1900, Page 6

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BTATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. unty, ss v ot "Th auly swor of tull Datly, Mornin fnted during th ber, 100, was as follows: Izschlick, secrets o Bee Publishing . Company. b save that the actual comp coples of The Evening and Surday Bee month of Oc 2 27,910 28,600 27,900 27,110 L 2T,470 27,070 LN, 40 40,05 50,080 ..27,620 27,870 Less unsold and Net totas sales Net daily average.. .............. 2400 GEORGE B, TZBCHUCK Bubscribed fn myv pressmce and aworn efore me this first da s of Nov ] 1900, 3 M HUNGATE, (Seal.) Notuiy Publie. to A The battleship Kentucky s hardly true to its godmother if it forces the Turk to take wat The local Bryan organ may be ex- pected soon to change its name to “The Prize Fighters' Ow The young duke of Manchester had ample reason to observe the American custom of Thanksgiving. That Indian supply depot is coming. Bo Is Christmas. It Is to be hoped the supply depot gets here first. Popocratic officials are the only Ne- braskans who had any occasion to make any mental reservations In thelr thanks. Prize fighting' may in some people’s eyes be no more brutal than foot ball, but the sentiment of this community 18 not cultivated up to that point yet. The question of charter revision in Bouth Omaha seems to have simmered down to the question of who shall do the revising—the taxpayers, the taxeat- ers or the taxshirkers? As usual Omaba contributes the bulk of the program for the annual session of the Nebraska State Teachers’ asso- clation. When it comes to educational matters Omaha s alwuys to the front. Has anyone heard anything of Adlal Btevenson since election? His late friends should at least dig around the spot where the landslide overwhelmed him enough to allow air to reach him. Eme— Lancaster county has been enumer- ated by the census man out of the law providing for its county government. The coming legislature will be kept busy patching holes made by the census man. ———————— Charlle Towne sees a riftin the clouds in a chance for a one month's appoint- ment as United States senator to fill the vacancy created by the death of the late Senator Davis. There {s balm in Gllead. Mr. Bryan is deprived of even the consolation that he secured as large a popular vote as four years ago. With an immense increase in the total vote he fell almost 200,000 behind his 1896 record. A Buddhist priestess has come to this country to preach her doctrine and se- cure converts If she can, It remains for America to show that it can treat mis- slonaries more gently than the Chinese have done. — A man whose chief claim to notoriety lay in a serious quarrel with Andrew Jackson has just dled at his home in outhern Illinois. That he survived un- til this day is evidence that he was made of tough material., e Mr. Bryan's letter to his home guards shows that he is still planted on the Declaration of Independence as the bulwark of human rights. He seems to overlook the fact that his application for a patent right on the declaration has been rejected. TIowa breathes easier now that the official canvass shows the proposition to hold a constitutional counvention to have been defeated by 055 votes. That constitutional convention threatened to be an elephant on the hands of our peighbors In the Hawkeye state, Mark Hanna should not have been in such & hurry to declare unequivocally he could not be a candidate for presi- dent four years hence, He should ha allowed democratic organs to use him a8 a scarecrow a little longer—they have little enough to amuse themselves with at present, The latest name inveunted to describe a malady which Is akin to smallpox s “The Cuban Iteh.” The doctors may be relied upon to keep pace with the times in manufacturlag uew names for old diseases. No matter what they call it, the usual precautions against contagious dlsease £hould be observed. T HE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY OVEMBER 30, 1900 FRENCH SYMPATHY WITH BOERS. The sympathy with the Boers which the French people have manifested since the arrival of Mr. Kruger in France was strongly emphasized in the unanimous vote of sympathy with the former president of the Transvaal re- public by the Chamber of Deputies. It is to be interred from the report that this action was of a distinetly personal nature, but it Is not therefore any the less slgnificant of the feeling in France, That appears to be unaunimously on the slde of the Boers and there s no doubt that the resolution adopted by the gen- eral council of the Seine, in favor of the French government taking the initiative in an endeavor to bring about arbitra- | tion of the fssues between Great Britaln and the Boers, expressed the general popular wish, But the government will not take such a step, knowing that mot only | would it be futile, but that the effect probably would be unfavorable to the relatious between Great Britain and France, M. Deleasse, the ench min ister of forcign affairs, 1s reported to have nformed Mr, Kruger that the at titude of France is unchanged and that while the government will not discour- age any other country from taking the initlative in intervention, it will not make the first move. [t would, how- under certain conditions, join In an endeavor to bring about peace and u settlewent, There I8 no encouragement in this for the Boers, but rather the coutrary, for if republfcan France, which has inter ests in South Africa, will not take the Inftintive in an endeavor to secure peace, certainly no other European power will do The hope of M. Kruger was in France and le has now nowhbere else to look for the assistance lLie desires, He may receive public ova- tions in Germany, but the government will pay no atiention to him. In a word, his visit to Europe, if intended to obtain aid for the Boers, is utterly fruitless and while his future purpose I8 ot disclosed there is no reason to believe that he can accomplish any- thing. French dislike of the British has been freely veuted, but there |Is poor consolation in thut for the strug- gling Boe NEW YORK'S ANTI-VICE CRUSADE. The anti-vice crusade in New York City is being pushed with vigor and ecarnestness and already has produced good results, though a great deal of work Is yet to be done before the cleansing of the metropolls Is as thor- ough as it Is practicable to make It The Tammany “purity committee” ap- pointed by order of Croker seems to be acting in good falth, but the citizens' committee which is prosecuting an in- vestigation of conditions is chiefly re- lled upon to bring about the desired re- forms, This committee has declined to unite with that of Tammany In carry- ing on the Investigation and it Is un- doubtedly better that it should act in- dependently, as thereby the committee of Tammany will be induced to exercise greater zeal and vigilance, The Cham- ber of Commerce has also taken up the matter and Its powerful influence will be exerted to advance the crusade. With these forces at work the needed reform should be assured, but in order that when attained it may be made per- manent there must be a change in the government of the city. The political organization that is responsible for the existing deplorable conditions cannot Dbe trusted to continue reform If retalned in power. Tammany lives upon the vice and crime of the metropolls, giving protection for the tribute it receives from the worst elements of soclety. It did not willingly adopt its present course, but was forced to it by an ir- resistible popular demand for reform. Besides, the municipal election will be held next year and the professed desire for improved conditions has this in view. New York City cannot be wholly cleansed of vice and crime, but this movement, if persisted in, will be of great benefit to the city and the good accomplished may endure If the people will drive from power the corrupt po- ltical organization responsible for the deplorable state of affairs, e COUNSELING CAUTION, Senator Hale of Maine thinks that if the republican party will observe caution and conservatism it can retain political control for years. In order to secure the continued support of a ma- Jority of the voters he says that taxation must be reduced, extravagant expend- itures stopped, appropriutions cut down and we must go upon the theory that the revenues will not hold out at the present figures, Mr. Hale is opposed to the policy of holding the Philippines, but believes that the party and the ad- ministration can be trusted to deal wisely with that problem. As to Cuba, he says we must help the Cubans just as fast as possible to set up their own government and allow them to run with out restriction thelr governmental ma chinery. It is Jjudiclous counsel. Already a bill is being prepared for the reduction of taxation which will have the earnest support of the administration. As to expenditures, gress will not Indulge in an gance, though some necessary addition to expenditures is possible. Senator Hale is probably right in saying that the revenues will not hold out at the present figures, They are lkely to do 8o for the next year or two, but sooner | or Inter thore s certain to be n decrease and 1t {s wise to prepare for that, must go on a time adding to our naval power, we wmust malntaln o military establishment equal to present demands aud publie service must be kept at the pres ent high standard of efficlency. But extrava- found to be the genmeral sentiment that of the administration, No one realizes more fully than 'resl- caution and conservatism, it 1s expected that con- | We | all departments of the there must be no extravagance or wuste and we do not doubt that this will be among republican congressmen and also dent MeKinley the wisdom and duty of He showed ‘ml' in his speech before the Unlon League club of Philadelphia last week and doubtless will make it still more manifest in his forthcoming annual mes- sage. He understands that there was a very large conservative element that supported the republican ticket in the presidential electlon and which Is en- titled to some consideration. This ele- ment, it may confidently be assumed, will not be ignored by the administra- tion. The republican party has a great responsibility and a great opportunity, If it shall act with wisdom and pru- deuce, keeping In view the interests and welfare of the people and faith- fully executing the public will, there Is every reason to believe that it can hold control of the government for years, A BOARD OF CUNTROL. It hinted that Governor Dietrich in his inaugural message to the legisla- ture will recommend the creation of a board of control along similar lines to that which has been adopted with such good results in lowa. The lown sys- perhaps, not entirely applicable Nebraska, because of constitutional obstacles in the way, but it is proposed gome plan be devised by which idea can be utilized without strain- Ing the coustitution. o far as the taxpaying public Is con- cerned a board of control would be welcomed as a distinct step in the di- rection of reform In the administration and management of our state Institu- tions. The board would have super- vision of the admiuistrative staff of these fnstitutions and work a consolida- tion of the supply and commissary de- partments, with undoubted saving of expense and fmprovement in the serv. fce. By such consolidation the con- tracts for the various state institutions, instead of being split up into small lots as now, would be combined and awarded to the lowest bidder, who could afford to put prices down to bedrock on such a large undertaking. The ability of the state to exact strict compliauce with the terms of all con- tracts would also be strengthened be- cause all supplies would be more readily subjected to exact tests and expert inspection. If Nebraska wants to take advantage of the experlence of other states it will find an instructive lesson in lowa's State Board of Control. is The Interstate Commerce commission has rendered a decision which will be a severe shock to rallroad stock manip- ulators. It has decided that In fixing rates, stock in railways issued without consideration, as is the case in most foreclosure reorganization plans, 1s not entitled to any consideration as against the rights of the pubtic to reasonable charges. The enforcement of such de- clsions as this would soon squeeze the water out of most corporation stocks and do away with one of the greatest evils of modern public corporations. If the foreign press wants to see just how much President McKinley and the administration is affected by their ful- minations against the policy of the United States in dealing with the Chinese situation it should recall the result of the wonderrul assaults made by the popocratic papers in this coun- try during the past campaign. Every development In China has shown the position of the United States to be the correct one and some day Europe will thank this country for preventing u great blunder in the Orient. The city authorities are exercising their power to require the removal of condemned shacks which endanger sur- rounding property in the business cen- ter of the city. No one has any right to keep tinder boxes on his premises liable at any time to go up In smoke, or tumble-down buildings menacing the lives of Inmates, simply because they can be rented. t — Towa criminal statistics show a steady decrease in crime there during the past four years. This 18 doubtless the in- evithble result of better times. When work I8 scarce many not naturally criminal are driven by desperation to commit crimes which they would not think of if they had legitimate methods of relieving their necessities. Chance to Retaliate. Detroit Journal, Abdul Hamid might retallate by demand- ing the right to establish a consulate at Limon, Colo., or at some other point where lynchings are frequent happenin Another Sign of Prosperity, Philadelphia Times. Sitce it is calculated by the end of this year the American hen will have con- tributed 13,000,000,000 eggs to national pros- perity, may her sun never set is only an expression of proper regard. Another Shattered Idol. Indianapolis Press. Colonel Jack Chinn can no longer pose as the beau ideal of chivalry. A Tennessee belle has called him down for want of gal- lantry in allowing her to mount her horse unassisted while he stood 1dly by A Blasted O we. Baltimore American. | The British are alarmed over the suc- cesses of American manufacturers in Africa. But, then, it cannot be said that the Brit- Ish themselves are golng about the right | way ta secure the business and geod will of that section. 1 Very Uncertain Constitation, Baltimore American. It ought to hasten the czar's conva- lescence to find cut how popular he is. But it £hows, too, how undesirable is the state of a natlon which has no constitution to | depend on but the uncertain ene of a dell- | cate ruler, Some Things Worth It Chicago News. Lord Wolseley is said to be quitting the post of commander-in-chief of the Dritish army because e will no longer eudure the blame for the blunders in the African cam- palgn. It Wolseley tells all he knows on this subfect 1t would make an interesting volume. Ocenn Test of (he Holland, Philade!phla Press. Tho proposed test for the Ifolland sub- marine boat of a trip to Cuba and subsc- quently a trunsatlantic voyage in the roughest month of the year should, If suc- cessful, set at rest the last lingering doubt a8 to its value and utility. There is no doubt that the Holland boat marks the be- ginning of & new era in offensive and de- l fensive sea power. This fact was recog- pized months before naval inspection offi- clals reluctantly conceded It. Sharing Profits with Workmen. New, York Tribune, The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail- road has generously decided to share a part of the proceeds of its increased prosperity with its engineers and firemen and s ralsing wages and reducing hours of work. This is a pralseworthy policy and it sets an admirable example for imitation on the part of other flourishing corporations which are taking in large profits. OFFIC Protest Agninat Chance for b Bt. Paul Ploneer Press. No proposition to shut any door of op- portunity agalnst capable and deserviug citizens, in favor of a limited few, 1s likely to find any favor with the people, or, it Is to be hoped, with congrees. Of this order Is Adjutant General Corbin's recommenda- tion to congress for the repeal or modifica- tlon of the army regulations permitting the promotion from the ranks of meritorious non-commissioned officers, and of any en- leted men, physically and otherwise quali- fled, under thirty years of age, who shull successfully compete at certain prescribed examinations for commissions. General Corbin's complaint {s that these provislons unjustly curtall the otherwise exclusivo privileges of West Point graduates, espe- clally as the enlisted man may pass the cxaminations and receive & commission after two years' service in the army, while the West Polnter has to study for four years before he {s eligible for a commis- slon. But the men who enter the army as privates, and then succeed, by dint of dili- genco, in passing the examinations, have usually spent a good deal of time previous! at schools which in a measure have sup- plled a good part of the tralning hestowed at West Point. As to military drill, the en- listed man probably gets as much or more of it in two years as does the West Pointer in four, Furthermore, the number of appointments to West Point available in any congres- slonal district {s so small that, without the opportunities offered under the regulations now existing, it would continually happen that young men with a special aptitude for a military career would be sbut out from any opening. Not a few such, feeling it “In thelr bones” that they could win com- missions, have entered the army and suc- ceeded. Among these have been some wbo afterward developed into brilliant com- manders. So the general sentiment will be | found to demand rather an enlargement of the opportunities of the enlisted man than any such curtailment as General Corbin SUEE! This officer has certainly done little to strengthen his already diminished popularity by a proposition so wholly re- pugnant to the genius of our institutions. s GROWTH OF THE COUNTRY. Axgregate eane of Inhabit Grentest of Any Decade, 8t. Louls Globe-Democrat. There is one aspect of the country's growth in the last ten years which Is apt to be overlooked The percentage of in- crease was not as great as in any previous decade and nobody really expected it would be, but the aggregate increase of inhab- itants was larger thar it ever was before. A little less than 21 per cent was the pro- portionate gain in the ten years, which was smaller even than in the decade from 1860 to 1870, when the natural increase as well as the growth by immigration was cut down by the civil war. In that decade the percentage of gain was only 22, although previous to that time the relative increase was always above 30 per cent in the decade. In the last ten years there have been 13,672,070 added to the population of the United States, which. s a larger expansion in iohabitants than was ever previously made in ten years. From 1880 to 1890 the intrease was 12,466,467, and it was 11,667,412 in the ten years ending with 1850. In the decade closing with 1870 the losses of life occasioned by the war and the dropping in the rate of immigration which the war caused brought down the absolute increase in {inhabitants to 7,115,050, compared with 8,251,445 in the ten years ending with 1860. In tracing all the decades from that time backward to the beginning of the country a gradual decline is noted, though the percentage of increase, of course, dur- ing all those decades was high. The census figures which have just been given to the public, therefore, make very gratifying reading. The aggregate of 76,- 295,220 of population for the whole country in 1900 is somewhat larger than conserva- tive persons had been looking for, though the visibnaries had been putting the total beyond the 80,000,000 mark. The absolute gain in the Increment of the population is encouraging. Probably the percentage of increase in the decade which has now be- gun will be somewhat lower than it has been In the last ten years. It may go down to 20 per cent. The figures repre- senting the absolute Increase, however, are Ilkely to be 14,000,000 or upward, A steady, healthy growth in population for the coun- try as a whole will probably continue to an indefinite period in the future, The out- look for the United States, in a physical well as a moral sense, continues to be very bright. ey GREAT INFLOW OF GOLD, Yellow Treasure Pouring Into the Huge Hopper of Uncle Sam. 8t. Louls Globe-Democrat. Between January 1, 1900, and the end of October over 20,000,000 in gold came from Alaska and the northwestern part of Canada to the assay offices in this country, and all of it, or nearly all of it, went to the treas- ury. Of this sum about $16,000,000 came from the Klondike and its vicinity, a little less than $3,000,000 came from the Cape Nome district, and the other $1,000,000 was obtained in other parts of Alaska, in sec- tions of Canada outside of the Klondike region and in the states of Washington, Oregon and ldaho. Of course, this $20,- 000,000 of gold was Independent altogether of the large sums which flowed to this country from Europe and Australia in obedience to trade laws. This exhibit puts Cape Nome far below Klondike in gold production, but the figures as here given do not cover the whole of the output in the former locality. It 18 cstimated that the entire amount of gold which has come down from the Cape Nome locallty In 1900 fs about $5,000,000. This 1y far below the production of the Klondike region, but #ome of the authorities in the northwest are saying that this is a falr showing for Cape Nome for its first year. |'A drouth at one end of the season and a froshet at the other end are said to have reduced the production which would other- wise have been obtained. Then, too, the uncertalnty as to title embarrassed the miners in that reglon and still further cut down the output. It would be decidedly pleasing to the United States to have its Cape Nome dls- trict prove to be more prolific than the Cepadian Klondike, but the general public {s not so sanguine on this point as it was | a year ago, just after the firat reports of | tha finds came to this country, and before the rush of the early part of 1900 set In Somo of the prospectors say that the pro- duetlon of Cape Nome in its second year, 1901, is likely to come very near to that of the Canadian territory. They are pre- dieting a brighter future for our Alaska re- u than there is In slore for the country around Dawgcn. The gold deposits are aore widely distributed in the American territory of Alaska than they are in the Klondike losallty, 8o the experts say. At any rate, the $7,200,000 which Seward pald for Alaska has proven to be, for many reasons, & profitable investment. Nebraska Senatorship North Plat It is the exception and mot the rule that the legislature of any state has before it the task of choosing two Uniled States senators, and the all-absorbing question now 18, who will be selected to occupy thess two most honorable and important positions In the gift of the legislature of a state. The rule, In measure, has been established that one senator for Nebraska should come from the eouth aud the other from the North Platte country, and this s apparently a falr disposition of the honors though when a senator 1s made he is not created for a part of the state, but to en- hance the interests of the whole common- wealth. As the time approaches for the legislature to meet, many candidates from toth the North and South Platte country have shied their castors into the ring and by every honorable means aro trylng te further thelr own interests to secure the coveted prize It goos without saying there is one man who aspires to be senator that is better known, Is spoken of oftener and s being watched closer than any other who secks this important place. The reasons aro obvious. For thirty years he has been before tho peoplo of Nebraska in a public capacity and through his fndomitable will, his never-failing energy, his acknowlodged ability, he has bullt up one of the finest business enterprises in the state, and has become one of the best known men In the nation. He has been a fearless champion of right, but a courageous foe of the wrong- doer, whether In the ordinary walks of life, in the high places of the state or nation. As well In politics as in other respects those who have sought turough trickery to put into operation schemes to enhance thelr own Interests, but to the damage of the state, have found this man one who never for a moment considered the cost, but who, with all the energy of his strenu- te Telograph ous character, exposed thelr schemes and fought (o a finish those who were trying to benefit themselves at the expense of the people. Many are the foemen who have gone down under the mighty blows struck by bim in defence of the people’s rights and many are the tricksters who have bit the dust from blows struck by this man trenchant pen. 1t Is but natural that a man of this char- acter, in the long poriod of his public career, should make numerous and bitter enemles; it is, also, buman nature that when such a man comes before the people, honorably asking for preferment at their hands, he should meet with the most strenuous op- position from those who think they have old scores to wipe out. It is possible that some of those who have been elected to the legislature will go there with no higher wolive than to get even With an old foe. This is not the spirit which should actuate any one placed in a position of hoaor and trust by the people. It fs not the spirit which should be exhibited in selecting one who will, in the common order of eveuts, for six years occupy a high place in the deliberations of those who can by thelr actions gulde the national ¢hip of state through the plactd waters of prosperity or head her stralght for the rocks of dieaster —the breakoers of dispair. Old animosities should be, and we belleve will be, laid aslde, and those having the momentous question in hand will with due deliberation act for the best interest of thelr comstitu- ents. They will select men known for their business capacity, their ability, thetr sterling honesty, their political influence, thefr rank in the deliberations of the party with which they aMlfute, in a word they will select men who can do the most aud the best for the state and the nation—and when they do, one of them will be Hon, Edward Rosewater of Omaha. OREST RESERVES CONTROL OF Judicial Ruling Throwing Down the Burs to Sheep Flocks. Ban Franclsco Call The law of June 30, 1898, authorizing the secretary of the Interlor to make regula- tions for the protection of forest reserva- tions, has been declared unconstitutionnl | by United States Judge Wellborn. The decision assumes that the act constitutes ¢ delegation by congress of its legislative | powers to an administrative oficer, which | that body has not authority to do. The declslon seems to be perfectly sound, al- though as a saving measure the United States district attorney intends to appeal. Unless there is some other point in the decision on which to hang an appeal it will {n all probability be sustained. The case at bar was that of a sheepman arrested for violating the regulations of the Interfor department for the protection of the forest reserves. If the decision ls not reversed on appeal the only protection against intrusion upon the forest reserves by sheepmen or any one else whose pres- ence is undesirable or dangerous on them will be an invocation of the law of trespass. It would be an unprecedented proceeding, for the public domain has been looked upon by cattlemen and sheepherders as common property and its use as such has been tolerated by the government without inter- ference. Few, it any, of the large cattle ranges in many of the western states and territorfes would be occupled, as they are, with the herds of private owners If the law of trespass were invoked and enforced by the government. To stop the trespass ot the sheepmen on the forest reserves will, therefore, require something more eftective than the trespass law. ‘We have arrived at a stage in the history of our natural woodlands when those re- gerved as national parks for the perpetua- tion of the timber they contain and the safety of the watersheds which they protect 1oust be preserved at all hazards from all forms of depredation. If the lumberman and tha woodchopper are to be kept from felling the large growth of trees in these reserves for commerclal purposes then the sheepowner's flock must be prevented from destroying the younger growth oun which the future renewal of the forests depends. We owe that much to posterity, to say the least. If Judge Wellborn's de- clslon lets down the bars so that the flocks can be driven into the forest reserves to pasture at the pleasure of their owners it behooves congress to put them up again in a way that they will stay up. This is evidently a duty which cannot be put off. There ought to be enough wisdom in com gress to emable it to frame a law which will protect these reservatioms perfectly and permancntly from invasion by any one likely to impair them, and preserve them forever as a legacy to future generations, and such a law ought to be passed at the coming scsslon without fail. ittt GOOD DEEDS LIVE AFTER, A Tribute to the Geme: Western Million Montana Record. There are few men in tbis world who have given away as much money as hae Marcus Daly and been as modest in the glving. His charities are In proportion to his business undertakings, and in the nggregate amount to a very large sum. It s a matter of record that no damage sult has ever been started agalnst any of the numerous enterprises in which he was Intcrested, which is undoubtedly due to his liberality in dealing with his em- ployes. Probably tho most comprehensive order he ever gave in the matter of charity was in 1801, Because of the disagreement be- tween the Anaconda company and the Montana Unlon railway over the freight | rates for hauling the ore from Butte to Anaconda the mines and smelter shut down and thousands of breadwinners were thrown out of employment in both Butte and Anaconda. Mr. Daly realized that the mines would be closed for some months and the shutdown would entall much sut tering unless something was done. He told his leutenants to see that the de- serving poor of Butte and Anaconda were kept supplled with necessary provisions, fuel and medical attendance, The order was not limited to the familles of the men in the employ of his company, but applied to all upon whom the closing of the mines might work a hardship. His charitable expenditures during this poriod totaled several hundred thousand Gollars, In Auaconda this order still stands, 1t has always been the policy of Mr. Daly to provide for the families of miners killed In his properties, and scattered about Butte are half a hundred or more homes built by Mr. Daly and given to the widows of men whose llves were lost In the Anaconda mines. This has invari- ably been his custom. A beautiful home was completed in Butte only a few days ago at a cost of $5,600. When Mr. Daly arrived in that eity from New York in October it wag presented by him to the widow of a miner who, nine months ago, lost his life through an accident which occurred in the St. Lawrence mine, one of the Anaconda properties, and this is only one of many familiar gifts that have been made since the company came into existence, Standing high among their fellows are halt a dozen or more young professional men of Butte, who in the years past worked In and around the Anaconda ity of a re. XIMS IN POINT. Quaint Suggentions Tender ple of Porto Rie Portland Oregonlan. The old maxim, "Find out men's want and need and meet them there,” 18 pecu- larly applicable to our dealings in a com- merclal sense with our new peoples, the Forto Ricans and Filipinos, as well as to 1 to Peo- |the much wider range of peoples whose markets we are striving to enter with our Wwares—-as becomes an epergetic, enor- mously productive manufacturing nation. It is applicable indeed to all reform effort at home and misslonary effort abroad. Its practical application would prevent much waste of effort and money and prevent many mistakes which make sincere reform effort ludicrous in the eyes of those to wkom it Is applied. Zealous Americans, anxfcus to bring these old-new people to their way of thinking and living, may pre- vent waste of time, energy and money by hearkening to Kipling's advice to England, Not to hustle the East,” The viewpoint of Orlentals i3 essentially different from that of the people of the western world, It 18 not desirable that it should be otherwise, even if {t were possible. *Circumstances alter cases.”” So wrote the schoolmaster of a former generation In our copybooks with a quill pen of his own manufacture. The schoolmaster and the quill pen have passed away, but the truth contained in the words which puplls were required to copy many times with painstaking care remains and appeals in a thousand ways to those whose memories as well as whose copybooks were stamped with them. An example in point was furnished by a New England Soclety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal recently. Fired with laudable zeal to en- lighten the Porto Ricans in the humani- ties, this society sent a large number of circulars to them calling attention to cer- tain things that should be avolded as need- lessly cruel. Among these was cited the practice of putting a frosty bit In the mouths of horses—the careful warming of the bit belng advised. This was clearly a work of supererogation, since few of the people had ever seen frost. Relatively lit- tle is known of the wants and needs of thede people .nd to go In advance of accu- rate knowledge In our impatience to make them conform to our estimates of life Is not only futile, but foolish, — PROFITS OF TWO MONOPOLIES. Rivalry of an American Combine. Loutsville Courle Much comment has been made upon the remarkable appreclation in values of Stand. ard Ofl shares, which have risen from $530 per $100 share In June to over $700 at pres- ent. The Standard Oll company makes no public statement of its profits, but they must be large when the 50 per cent divi. dends patd this year are consldered. Such profits seem fabulous, but are explained by the fact that It has a virtual monopoly of the ofl trade, which enables it to fix its profits at any figure Its management deems proper. The J. & P. Coates company is a British trust that fs about the equal of the Btand. ard Oil. It has a capitalization of $10,000,- 000 in 6 per cent preferred shares, $10.000.. 000 {n 43 per cent debentures and $15.000,. 000 of ordinary shares, on which 40 per cent paid in dividends fn 1899 and 60 per cent for the year ended June 30 last. These ordinary shares, or common stock, as we say here, have & par value of £10 and a market value of £5. Standard Oil cer- tificates are thus still & good way behind the Coates common stock in appreciation, though the dividends pald this year lr; about tho same. The Coates company has steadily Increased ite earnings from £540.. 000 in 1864 to £2,426,000 in 1900, Its l“\'i~ dends In the same space of time have been advanced from 8 per cent to 50 and its re. serve I\lll increased from £200,000 to £1,750,. 000, It will be hard for Ro oo, 1t cketeller to It will be noticed that these two monop- olfes, whose records have probably never been' equalled, deal in the commonest and most useful commodities. PERSONAL POINTERS, and a British ournal, The latest case of combine is the cake- walkers' trust in New York. Weather indications are that the foot ball will socn be superseded by the suow- ball. Writing of the recent burning of a negro in Colorado the sheriff of Lincoln county says, plausibly, “politics cuts no ice In this affair,” The private secretary of the late Marcus Daly has telegraphed to Montana, in re- sponse to inquiries, that no information will glven to the public concerning Mr, Daly's will or estate. Governor Candler rejoices in his Thanks- glving proclamation that Georgla is not s other states are. “Hers," he says compla- cently, 18 the purest Americanism to be tound on the continent," Tom L. Johnson, the well known Ohlo single taxer and capltallst, s a most charitable man, but has an unconquerable aversion to professicnal beggars and says that during his recent trip abroad ho never became quite tomed to the European style of “tipping. John Burns, the English labor leader, cel- ebrated his forty-second birthday on No- vember 13, Mr. Burns, who has been In Parllament since 1802, 1s an englneer by profession, and his early struggles were of the hardest kind. In the House of Com- SERIOUS CONDITIONS IN CHINA, Biggest of White Elephants on ths Hands of the Allles. Baltimore American The United States never acted with more wisdom than when it withdrew the bulk ot its troops from China. The parliaments of two European powers were engaged yeater- day In an animated debate over this Chin muddle, and the French minister had the trankness to admit that not only had it cost France a great deal of money, but it was likely to cost much more before any satisfactory settlement could be reached. In the German Parliament thero was bitter opposition manifesicd to the policy of the government, and chancellor found it necessary to bid for sympathy by reviving the tragic death of the German minister in the streets of Pekin. Either of these gov- ernments may be defeated mt any moment by this Chinese imbr The people, both in Germany and France, are unable to percelve how any prestige or gain 15 likely to result from the present situation. The French mivister sald Ching was 00 POOT to pay any indemnity, and yet the allled powers are reprosented 4 manding $600,000,000. 1 1o indemnity can be paid, the only alternative is to take 1t out in territory, and this will be certain to precipitate a general war, the horrors of which cannot be imagined. It is uscless to generalizo about the Chinese The actual situation must be faced, and it is s uninviting as any that has ever confronted civilization. There are 400,000,000 of the Chinese, and to subduo them 80 as to make the country safe for commerce and travel would require many years and an {mmenso expenditure of men and money. 1t they would fight like other races it would not be so dificult, but they have an aggravating habit of breaking out only in spots where there are 1o troops to ojpome them. They qulet down and disappear In tront of the forelgn soldiers, and pop up suddenly at some other polnt which fs un- guarded. They can continue this sort of thing Indefinitely. It was thought (hat Russia had conquered Manchuria. Recent reports indicate that the Chinese rose up in the rear of the Russian troops, and Russia may have all of its work to do over again. Nor will the plea of trade hold any longer as a justification for prolonging tho Chinese muddle. It is conceded that the Chinese trade Is practically dead, and a con- tinuation of the warfare againgt the Chinese 18 not the way to revive It. The allics have an elephant on their hands, and they may be as anxious before long to let go as was the man who beld on to the bear's tail LAUGHING GAS. the Chicago Record: ‘“Then you don't admit value of the historical novel?" Oh, yes; it run the dialect novel out of the country Cleveland Plain Dealc They ought to try the Chinese cure for swelled head on that conceited Bingleburn.' he Chinese cure?’ Philadelphia Pres claimed Dr. Quicl the undertaker. 1 with Tl make you sorry for What are you going to do” retortcd the undertaker. “Hetire from practice?’ ogard Detrolt Free Pres: How do_you ) 0 your new congressman, Mr. Miggs you think he's fit for the office?” Yes, sirec! He's fit hard for it." ronkers Statesman: We belleve it wa Chicago boy that had spent con:lderable time around a stable, who referred to his parents as a “spanking pair.’ Indianapolis Press: W } They is nuttin’ Iike keepin’ your mout’ shut to git the reputation of a wise man, Hungry Higkins—§'pose somebody was offerin’ you booze an’ ice cream? ry Watkins— Cleveland Plain Deales nk of the new play?" ‘Sorry to say, 1 slept through it." ‘Then you_ don't Know whether it was clean or not?” . “Well, T know it was soaporific.” ‘Washington Sta Mike," sald Plodfllng Pete, “'do you t'ink it does a man muc good' to go t'roo college?" “Not much,” replled Meandering Mike. ‘I went t'roo a college once, an’ all I got was two dictioneries an' a suft of foot ball clothes. De swag wasn't wort’ de risk.” ‘What did you Chicago Tribune: ‘‘Doubtleas,” said the al guest at Mrs. Gaswell's recep- fnk, with Agassiz—" “Certainly not, Mr. TLongonlore," claimed the hostess, with a bright, clous smile. “I think with my mind! Philadelphia Press: matter with your head? bunco-steerer. “Oh!" replied the other, “a farmer I met today just tapped me on the nut with his carpetbag." “Must have been @ pretty hard carpet- el “Kvell, you see 1t had a gold brick in it that I had sold him yesterday. COWBOYS VICTIMIZED, James Barton Adams In Denver Post. Wo had all made the guess by the cut of his dregs un' the tenderfoot style that he sluni An' the way that he spun toney language that run slick as grease from the p'int of his tongue, That he was a red-hotter from over the water a juke or o markis, or wuas Than that in his rank, an’ we thought we could bank on a havin' some fun with the cuss. He talked with a drawl till his words seomed to fall reluctant from outen his mouth, An' the babyish stare in his eves you would swear showed a brain that was stunted by drouth, An' the boys o' the range all r the strange sort o' cuss that hi » there to board 'ur his health as a snob, an' we put up & Job that'd lower the pride o my 1ord. He remarked he could ride anything that wore hide; he had rid with ‘the ‘ounds, don't ye Know; And we fold him ‘we thought we'd be able to trot out a hoss that wa'n't fashioned for show-— o' kittenish arded come that'd serve to if he was In- Fur to try It a whirl, an' he smiled like a il an’ would fide it if we dldn't mind, An| he went further yet with an offer to bet all the boodle that we could perduce That he'd ride anyihipg we'd a notion, to bring till ho toned' it down tame as a goose. An’ in manner quite rash our flable cash was flashed fur to back up our Views That we'd find him a chunk of a quick- action bronk that'd buck him plum outen his shoes! We'd a mare in the herd that was reckoned a bird, jest o bundle o' git-up-an'-git, Half devil,"half hoss, which the same 15 & cross that's productive o' meanness an’ grit; She had downed every rider that dared get astride her, an' had crippled a dozen or Ko Of the fellows who'd sald that the hoss wasn't bred that could give 'em the wust of a go; paddled ‘ol' Satan, the tenderfoot in' with w grin on his Innercent ! An’ we got him astraddle an’' sot in the saddle an’ seed everything was in place, An’ we bid him good-bye with a wink the sye at each other, an' anxiously 8to Holdin' on to the head o' the bronk till he Hld we might let ‘er go, If we would. If the heavens had fell all around that corral and drowned us in clouds from the nkles [ kin tell you. by gad, thut we wouldn't a had any bigger & bunch o' surprise, Fur he sot in his seat in the saddle as neat as if lollin’ around in a chair, An’that branco @ thumpin: the earth and a Jumpin’ in spasms right up in the air; it a clgarette right In the heat o the fight an’' grinned at the animal's jumps, Us guys standin there with a paralyzed ufnre ke & bunch of half-idiot chimps An’ T'm te!lin’ you, boss, that he staycd with that hoss until he got it as meek as a calf, An''rid ‘it ‘around on the hoof-battered ground an’ a givin' us fellers the laugh! Every devilish bloke In the gang had gone Broke @ backin' his honest belief That the bronco we'd plcked—that had never been licked—'d " sure bring the mines, came under Mr. Daly's personal ob- servation and who were sent away to be l-auunud At his expense. mons he once said that he should know omething about laundries (the subject un- der discussion), for his mother was & wash- stranger to grief. we hellered an’ awore till our lunks was plum sore when we learned that the schemin’ young hound Was Bronco Bill Snyder, the champion rider, & huntin' & snap—which he found. An'