Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 30, 1901, Page 6

o~ - - THE ©OMAHA DAILY BEE. E. ROSEWATER, EDITOR, PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Dally Bee (without Sunuay), One Y Daily Bee and sununy, Une yYear lilustrated see, Une 1ear Bunday 1ee, Une Year Baturday Bee, Une Year . . Twentieth Century Farmer, One Year.. DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Dailly Bee, without Sunday, per copy Datly psee’ Without sunauy per week Dally Bee, Inciuaing sunday, per wi Bunday bee, per copy. osiviee oo EVenIng see, without Suiiaay, per week. .1v¢ kvening Bee, includ ng sunuay, per week. oo Compiaints of irreguiaritics in delivery shoula be addressed ty City Circulation De- partment. OFFICES. Omaha: The Bee Bullding. South Omana: City Hail sullding, Twen- ty-Arth and M Streets Council Blutfs: 1v pearl Street. Chicago: 16 Unity Bullding New York: Temple Court Washington. 61 Fourteenth Street. CORKESPONDENCE, Communicu relating to and edi- torial matter should be addressed: Umaha Bee, Laitorial Department BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should be @daresseq: ‘the Bee Publisning Company, Omaha. REMITTANCES. Hemit by draft, express or posial order, payavie to ‘ihe Bee Publishing Company uniy ‘ent stuimnps acceptea li* payvment of mail accounts, Fersonai checks. except on Umaha or eastern excnanges, nut uccepted. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CiRCULATION. Btate of Nebraska, Douglus County, s.: George B, Taschiick, secretary of The Bee Publisning Company, being duly sworn, bays that the actuai number vy tull und complete coples of The Daily, Morning, Evening und Bunday bee printed during the month of Heptember, 1l, was us foi- ows: . 26,048 16. 27,430 1. 18, 19. 2. B 2. o, 2. Total . “ Less unsold and returned coples. Net total sales Net dally average ... 30,046 GEO. B, TZSBCHUCK, Bubscribed in my presence and sworn to piore mo this ¥0th day of September, A. L) i . B, HUNGATE, Notary Publle. Register Saturday, last chance. It will be your ll Saturday next, November 2, is the last registration day. Mark It down. l Omaha real estate values will never be materlally raised until taxes are ma terlally reduced. l In its effort to stir up Interest in the fusion state campaign the local organ appears to be running a bye. l Physiclans who examined Czolgosz's brain report that it is normal. For a normal brain it possessed decidedly pe- "cullar working properties. | In order to keep the schools out of politics we are invited to vote the straight democratic school board ticket. Come into my parlor, sald the spider to the fly, —_— The new official ballot may not be five feet long, but it Is long enough to make the voter stop to sharpen his pen- cll once or twice enroute from the front to the rear car, From the hue and cry about the ma- chine in school politics one would im- agine Tom Dennison was trylug to get for himself the $3,600 job now held by Cunning G. Pearse. If you let Saturday go by without registering you will lose your right to vote at the election this year. No good citizen should disfranchise himself by neglecting to reglster. — The question the citizens of Omaha are called on to answer at the polls is, Bhall our public schools be managed from secret conclave or in open board sesslon In the school board rooms? — It 1a greatly to be feared that the no- treat clause of the corrupt practices law is rapidly reaching the same stage oc- cupled by other dead-lefter leglslation that encumbers the Nebraska statute books. . emmme——— A leading democratic paper laments that the party has no eligible candi- dates for the presidency. This is un- kind, ‘after Nebraska has twice offered & son as a sacrifice who is still on the waiting lst. —— A dispatch from South Africa says that during a recent rald on a Boer camp General Botha barely escaped capture, leaving his passes behind, This 18 the first intimation that General Botha was a fusion reformer. It is now proposed to have a building devoted to games at the St Louls ex- position, scheme is that too many visitors might become absorbed in guessing the value of two pair and forget to see the mid- way. Henry Watterson hastens to assure the temperance people that they will have no occasion to complain of the use of wine at the White House In case he is elected president—the good Ken- tucky beverage which has answered the purpose so many years will suffice, Omaha is taxed $2,000,000 a year for maintaining the city, county and school government. hat does not include speclal taxes for pavement and sewerage, nor does it include taxes levied to meet the interest on the bonded debt created for the publie school bulldings. —_— A Boston firm Is sald to have made $1,000,000 since January 1 by fleecing people who bit on the balt of getting rich by their patent method of specula tion. People who are bound to give away thelr woney might as well get some fun out of it by buying soap pack- ages. One man is as likely to give §: for one as anothep - i N - The only trouble with this |- THE SUGAR CONTEST. The contest between the Sugar trust and the beet sugar interest, o the question of dealing with the Cuban product, 18 growing In warmth and activity, with every promise that when it reaches the floors of congress it will be one of the most futeresting struggles witnessed for a long time in that arena. President Roosevelt has shown that he 18 not indifferent to the matter by giving | an extended audience to Mr. Oxnard, president of the American Beet Sugar assoclation, in which he undoubtedly ob- talned full information as to the views and wiskes of the beet sugar interest. In an interview a few days ago Mr. Oxnard said, referring to statements doubtless inspired by the American Sugar Refining company, that evidently the trust has become alarmed at the in- dignation which it has created by its at- tack on the home sugar industry and he declared that he would not be at all surprised if an effort were made at Waushington this winter looking to the removal of all the protection to the Sugar trust, which it seems to be using in an effort to defeat the will of the American people In regard to the de velopment of a home sugar- industry The action of the trust in reducing the price of sugar in the territory of the beet sugar Interest was not done, said Mr. Oxnard, with the idea of giving cheaper sugar to the consumer, but solely with the purpose of trying to crush out the domestic sugar industry and preventing competition from that sou The truth is, he went on to say, that judging the future by the pust the American consumer would never get the slightest advantage from the reduction in the duties on Cuban sugars and he peinted to the fact that the free admission of Hawalian sugar brought no benefit to consumers, the planters and the refiners on the Pacific const getting all the benefit. “Should congress lower In any wi the duties on Cuban sugar,” said the president of the beet sugar assoclation, “the past clearly shows that no part of these duties would go In the shape of chenper sugar to the consumer, There- fore, the double disadvantage would o cur in this event of discouraging in the first place the production of home sugar and in the second place transferring the amount of the duties from the United States treasury, where It goes today, into the pockets of the Sugar trust and, to a certain extent, Into the pockets of the Cuban planters, though in the latter case only to the extent that the trust saw fit to grant.” It is presumed that no one will question that once in abso- lute control of the American market, through destroying the home industry, the trust would manage the Cuban product so as to maintain the price to the consumer and Increase its profits. Certalnly no rational person can believe that in the fight the American Sugar Refining company is making for the free admission of Cuban raw sugar its motive is to benefit the consumers. President Roosevelt s understood to favor some tariff concession to Cuban sugar and very likely will recommend that this be done, but it is not at all probable that the administration or congress will be disposed to go so far in this direction as to endanger the exist- ence or discourage the development of the Awmerican beet sugar industry. OUR NORTHERN NEIGHBOR. A growing interest is being shown in the question of future commercial rela- tions with Canada and It is quite prob- able that the subject will receive ear- nest consideration this winter, should the Canadian government, as now seeins likely, propose negotiations with a view to closer trade, There is a very stroug feeling in New England that Canada should not be ignored in carrying out the prinelple of reciprocity and Mr. | Kasson, In his recent address before the Chamber of Commerce of Chicago, ex- pressed the opinion that there should be closer commercial relations between the Dominion and the United States. If this be admitted, any movement looking to a better commercial under- standing should be initlated by Canada, since it 1s that country which has ob- structed negotiations to this end. When the United States, at Canada's request, appointed a . commission to meet one from that country to negotiate, among other things, a reciprocity treaty, the Canadian commissioners refused to agree to anything unless this country would cede a part of Alaska to the Do- minlon. This fact should be borne In mind together with the further fact that Canada Is now discriminating against the products of the United States in favor of those of Great Britain to the extent of 331-3 per cent. If Canada really wants closer commercial rela- tlons with this country she must mod- yet she has given no indication pf doiug this, THOSE VANISHING POLICE COURT FINES Our popocratic contemporary had bet- ter touch lightly on the falling off in police court ines. The compilation 1t prints, showing that for the last five years the receipts from police court have dropped from $87,089 to $13,389, as compared with the preceding five years, or a loss of §74,200, is doubtless correc although it must not be forgotten that the former period Includes the years when gambling and prostitution wel licensed under the cover of wmonthly fine payments, But its attempt to shove the responsibility onto Mayor Moores will not go down, in view of the fact that the vauishing tines have been the exclusive product of the ad- winistration of Police Judge Gordon, who is running for re-election on the democratie ticket with the support of the World-Herald. The mayor and city authorities have no more control ov the amount of police court tines tham they have over the state school apportionment. The fact that Judge Gordon turns loose violators of the laws and ordinances on the wholesale plau and diverts the money that ought to go into the school fund to the pockets of his law partner and other pet police court lawyers and straw bondsmen 18 notorlous and undis- lpuwd. but it did not prevent the dewo- ity her demands and her policy aund as| crats fr officer, The only rifts in the police court cloud since Judge Gordon was ele to hig position are to be found w the court was temporarily administered by Judge Learn and later by Judge Crawford, fu both instances by special appointment of Mayor As soon as Judge Gordon was pried off the bench the receipts from police court fines took an upward shoot, and as soon as he got settled in his old place again the fines resumed their practice of dis- appearing. There will be no substantial change for the better in the police court fines nutil Police Judge Gordon Is dislodged. Moores, FUR THESE REASO “Seldom has the better element of the community been aroused as it is at this time by the prospect that the schools that have been a source of pride of Omaha may be degraded. For these reasons,” «o Mr. Kellogg's Omaha paper expresses the belief, “the candidates on the fusion ticket are entitled to the sup- port of the voters at the coming elec- tion." For fear that the Omaha schools might be degraded, Mr. Kellogg induced his sister to give up a $50 position In the graded schools of Kansas City to ac- cept a position In the Omaha High school paying $80 per month last year, raised this year to $90 per month through the generous favor of Superin- tendent Pearse. This, however, is only one reason why Pearse should be en THE OMAHA DAILY m renominating this worthless [able places of residence. trenched for another three years on a LG00-a-year salary. For fear that the Omaba schools might be degraded by the clection of candidates pledged to break up favor- itism and travagance in thelr management, the friends of the school book trust are actively at work for the fusion reform school board ticket, upon which Superintendent Pearse relies for his retentlon, It should not be forgot- ten that Mr. Pearse testified that the school book trust pald him $500 for a chapter on braska In a school geography, depending upon his well known gratitude for a return of favors in other directions. For this reason the daughter of the general agent of the school book trust holds a position ag teacher in the Omaba High school bringing her $110 a month, while other competent teachers without a pull ave still waiting for promotion, There are other reasons also why the schools of Omaha should be saved from degradation, Superintendent Pearse's brother has not yet completed his course | of medical study and he needs the $50 a month he is drawing for drilling the High school hours a week. The splendid financiering by which the present Board of ucation has man- aged to draw $100,000 more from the taxpayers this year than it did in 159 and $71,000 more than it did in 1900, without reducing the floating debt, cer- tainly entitles the chairman of the finance committee, M. K. Iunkhouser, to re-election. For these reasons, as well as for the reason that he takes such excellent care of the insurance combine, the better element has been aroused as It never was before to rally to Funkhousér and high taxes. For all these reasons the business men of Omaha who want no politics in the schools are expected to come to the rescue of the smoothest political wire- puller who has ever filled the position of school superintendent. cadets from two to six| GERMAN UNFRIENDLINESS. A dispatch from the City of Mexico says that the comments of the German press on the Pan-American congress were the subject of much informal dis- cussion among the delegates. These comments, made a few days ago, show a spirit of unfriendliness toward the United States for which there Is no ex- cuse or warrant, They were apparently intended to create distrust of this coun try in the minds of the representatives in the congress of the Southern repub- lics and their effect may be to render more difficult the efforts of the Ameri- can delegates to correct the false fm- pression that 1s known to exist in South and Central America regarding the feel- fug and alms of the United States. The leading German newspapers in- terpreted the congress as being a scheme of this country to increase its inluénce over Latin America, one of them declaring that the Pan-American idea 1s solely capable of developent upon the basis of the subjection of all America to the hegemony of the United States, This Is the tone of all of them, the spirit of unfriendliness to this coun- try being unmistakable. While this at- titude Is not inexplicable, in view of the fact that Germany has large commer- clal Interests in South America, that she is Dbelleved to have colonization schemes in that quarter and that she heartily detests the Monroe doctrine, it is stlll to be regarded us most un- fortunate that the expounenis of public oplulon in Germany should thus en- deavor to foster in the minds of the people of the republics of this hemis- phere distrust and apprehension of the United States. The tendency of such a course cannot be otherwise than unta- vorable to the waintenance of that am- ity and cordial good will between this country and Germany which is to be desired. 1t Is very ditficult to teel kind- ly toward a country whose press, | sumably reHecting public opinion, freely questions our lutegrity of purpose and attempts to create discord in the family of Awerican republics, Perhaps these German utterances will have no serfous effect. Possibly the southern delegates to the congress will not be influenced by them. But they show a spirit not at all conducive to the strengthening of friendly relations be- tween the United Stites and Germany. London newspaper correspondents who ompanied the duke and duchess of Cornwall and York on their tour of the {in an able manner. BEE: WEDNESDAY, strange that papers which have such wonderfully acute men on their staffs are so phenomenally slow in getting the news of their own clties British an alliance writers suggest with Russia in order to check the al- leged hostility of Germany to Great Britain. When people in this country contemplate the constant struggle of European nations to hold in check other combinations the can congratulate themselves that the strength of the United States and its isolated position render it _capable of caring for fitself without being hampered by such agree ments or worried by fear of their col- lapse. Judge Dickinson has never been ac- cused of being a spoke in the city ma- chine. When he said Judge Gordon was unfit to occupy the position of police judge be could have had no possi- ble bias for or against him beyond that furnished by the undisputed and incon- trovertible evidence produced before him. i —— Every man on the republican school board ticket is pledged to maintain and extend the present civil service meth- ods in the employment of teachers and Janitors. How long does anyone im- agine the permanent teachers' and jani- tors' lists would last after the demo- cratie candidates should be elected? Emperor Willlam of rmany {s in carnest about the negotiation of com- mercial treaties and threatens to kick over the furniture unless he gets what he wants. That threat has worked so well heretofore when the Relchstag has been disposed to block the way that it will probably work again, — Just why all this fuss should be made about the president inviting Booker 'T' Washington to dinner is not apparent. Mrs. Roosevelt has entered no com- plaint about her husband inviting in company when she had nothing “cooked up” in the house, and if she Is satisfied outslders should bw. Efficiency Just the Same. Portland Oregonian. Roosevelt {s now a doctor of letters. But we have such full confidence in him that we belleve he will be just as eficient a man of affairs as before. Striking His True Gait, Washington Post. Mr. Cleveland's latest contribution to con- temporaneous literature is on the subject of fishing. Perhaps the populist editors will now concede that the former president has finally struck a topic he can handle — Absent Treatment. Kansas Clty Journal. Pat Crowe is still glving Omaha officlals the absent treatment. When his ultima- tums produce the desired effect, however, it 1s quite probable that Pat will not be out more than the price of a street car fare in order to reach the court house. Defending n Known R New York World. There is not the shadow of a doubt that the “Miller loot” is Miller loot—his steal- ings through the 520 per cent swindle. Yet we find lawyers in good standing at the bar making the adroit legal fight to keep this money from its rightful owners. And these lawyers are paying themselves at high rates from the loot! It would be Interesting to hear the moral ground upon which such protecting and partitioning of stolen goods is defended . AMERICA'S FOREIGN TRADE, Profit Side of the Ledger Shows a Handsome Balance, Kansas City Star. Oficlal reports for the firet nine months of the present year Indicate that the total volume of foreign trade for 1901 will be even larger than that of 1900. In the nine months ending with September 30 the im- ports were increased more than $22,000,000 and the exports more than $14,000,000, as compared with the eame period of last year. The excess of exports over imports for the nine months was nearly $400,000,000, something less than the excess of the same months of 1900. That this remarkable pre- ponderance of sales over purchases contin- ues 80 large s a constant and disturbing puzzle to the economists and statesmen both at home and abroad. 1In a general way the abllity of one country to sell de- pends upon the ability of other countries to buy, and that s why the basis of interna tlonal trade should be kept as equitable a possible. One country cannot be continu- ously and Increasingly prosperous at the expense of other countries. There must be Iimit somewhere, else even the most afflu- ent nation would ultimately be its own ex- clusive customer. The balance of trade brings Great Britain into special consideration, for the empire 1s the largest customer of the United States. It buys vastly more than it sells to the United States in return. While it Is true that in the United Kngdom there has been for a long time an excess of imports over exports, the general tendency of Great Britain's foreign ‘trade may not be judged by Its commerce with the United States nor by the mepects of the commerce of the United Kingdom. The colonlal trade 1 enormous and in the main the balance s favorable to the empire. On this pofnt Robert Fithian, an English lawyer now n this country, says: “The total of British exports and imports during the past year is the greatest volume of business ever transacted by any country In the world and amounts to nearly $80,000,- 000 increase over the preceding year, which Is even more than that of the United States, whose prosperity is the marvel of us all 1 admit that so far as the United Kingdom Is concerned the increase is due mainly to fmports, a large proportion of which Is composed of foodstuffs. This is the only thing that glves Great Britaln cause for anxiety, for each year it Is becoming more dependent upon the forelgner for its food supply, but its colonies are amply able to provide it with provisions for its increasing population for the increased cost only of transportation.” It is apparent, therefore, that while Great Britain is becoming more and more de- pendent upon the United States for its foodstuffs, it finds recompenses that are not apparent in the conditions that exist in the trade with some other countries. It 1s obvious, too, that this British-Ameri- can trade, great and advantageous as it is to both countries, could, perhaps, be more {ly abandoned by Great Britain, in case of international than by the United States. nt, therefore, world send back to their papers de- cidedly uncomplimentary opinions of Awmerican cities. After spending three or four hours in Buffalo they inform the British public that American cities are dirty, ill-goveruned, entirely undesir- that equitable trade relations should be preserved with this largest buyer, whose favors toward the United States are prompted by economic expediency rather than absolute necessity, as 1s generally sup- posed. It is passing \ OCTOBER 30, 1901, | i Chicago The recent decision of the supremo court regarding the taxation of the capital stock and franchises of corporations promises, if carried out, to have a far-reaching and most beneficial effect upon the real estate Interests of Chicago. For some time- past conditions have been such in the general financial and investment market as to draw steadily increasing attention to real estate as offering superfor opportunities for in vestment. First-class tond investments do not net more than 3 or 3% per cent, and apital has been finding such difficulty in securing investments even at a slight shade above these figures that the consensus of opinion among experienced observers of the situation has been that eventually it must turn to real estate, where 4 per cent at the lowest can be readlly earned on absolutely safe security. The readiness, too, with which stocks and bonds have escaped their proper share of taxation in the past has 'Lower Taxes, Higher Real Estate Prices Tribune. unquestionably operate to the prejudice ‘of real estate. 1 have personal knowledge of two cases where people disposed of their real estate holdings and put their money into stocks, with the hope of having to pay less taxes, if not escaping them altogether. This situation bas now been completely changed by the decision of the supreme court, and there can be no doubt the new conditions will operate greatly to the ad- vantage of real pstate in two ways: 1t will | relieve the latter of the unjust burden it has borne, and is certain to Attract to it largely increased amounts of capital now that stocks and bonds are no longer to en- joy practical exemption from taxation. 1 regard the decision not only as just on gen- eral principles, but also as the greatest boon which has come to real estate in many years. H. 8. DIETRICH, President of the Chicago Real Estate Board ROUND ABOUT NEW YORK, Ripples in the Carrent of Life tn the Metropolis. The most plcturesque character in the New York campaign is Justice Jerome, fu- slon candidate for district attorney. He Is the hottest kind of a campaigner, is con- tinually on the ‘firing line,” and is pepper- 1ng the tiger at every turn. The other night he made a startling statement at the Car. negle hall meeting. He declared that the grand jury system was debauched and said he could prove what he sald. His charge that there were frauds in the drawing of the grand jurors has created the biggest sensation of the campalgn. The October grand jury called the attention of Justice McMahon to tho matter, and the justice, In open court, told the jury that the Jerome charges were recelving the attention of all the judges of the general sessions court, and he asked the jurors, pending that in- vestigation, to hold their peace. There is no doubt, however, that the judges are just as hot over the matter as the jurors are. It may be explained that Jerome is on the bench of another court, that of speclal ses- stons. One of the latter says that they in- tend to make Jerome apologize or prove his charges. Justice Jerome does not take water In the least. He I8 not alarmed over the contemplated grand jury action and says:” “I have not changed my mind over | night, and I am not likely to do so. 1 do| not care to discuss the subject any further until the grand jury calls me, if it intends | to, when 1 may make some disclosures even more interesting." Tammany's latest advertising scheme con- sists of glgantic political cartoons in plas- ter. There are three in all, and the first | made its debut Monday. All will be mounted | on big electric trucks, then be hauled over the principal streets of Manhattan and | Brooklyn. The figure of the first is four- teen feet and represents tho Goddess of Lib- erty in the garb of & bigoted puritan holding aloft, in place of the shining light, Seth Low in cap and gown. One hand he holds above his head and in the other he carries the placard, “I would rather be Platt's cholce than ruler of Columbia.” In the other hand tho solemn puritan | holds a box labeled “Carrie Nation Jerome, and out of it Issues the figure of the candi- date for district attorney. The idea s or- | iginal with Horgan and Slattery, the Tam- | many architects, and has been worked up by Max Bachmann, the sculptor, with sug- gestions from Croker. Saturday it was derricked to its place on the electric truck and a trial spln was taken. It was found at Fifty-first street that Seth Low’s head did not clear the ele- vated structure, Then careful measures were taken and at Forty-seventh street the mortar-board cap of the fusion candidate cleared the “L" by two inches. So when the truck starts out it will go into the en- emy's country through that street. Two westerners were dining In a swell cafe the other night, relates the New York Press, and each ordered a sccond portion of oysters, one saddlerocks, the other Blue Poluts. It makes me sad,” said the older man, “to think of the oysters that my father and grandfather used to cat. They came from the town grocery In small tin | cans, holding about a pint aplece, and were labeled ‘cove oysters.’ 1 was a boy then and didn't like the looks of the things. They were small and wrinkled and covered with blulsh white juice. We always kept on hand a supply of ‘fox’ crackers, and once a week the old man and grandpop would have a swell layout for dinner, with ‘cove’ oysters as the principal feature. Two cans were opened and stewed in sweet milk, plenty of milk, with cream, If we had It, and served in the old blue chjna soup tus reen. As the platefuls were dipped out by the old man he would hand 'em to grand- pop, who,would fiing in a handful of crack- ers and pass ‘em on. Mother and the chil- dren, fncluding me, never touched ‘em, and the old codgers would look at each other and wink, remarking: ‘They don't know what 1s good. With these splendld fresh bivalves before us I am sad that those dear old ancestors of mine did not live to taste something better than ‘cove oysters.’ They were eplcures, up to thelr limit.” “New York is fairly rioting in architec- tural magnificence,” said a prominent archi- tect who has just returned after several weeks spent In studying the new forms and conditions exemplified in the metropolls. | “The greatest evil in New York architec- ture, as Jn America generally, is its lack of any unity—the disregard for your nelghbor. | New York shows the strangest mingling of | poverty and richness of any city in the world and the most utter disregard for general effect or appearance. It is In business buildings that we see the only original feature in American | architecture. There is nothing like it in the world. The great incongruity In these | buildings in New York comes from putting the rich facades of houses sixteen, twenty and twenty-five storles high on little nar- row streets, where they cannot possibly be seen, while the sides, which are of the | plainest and commonest brickwork, are startlingly prominent where the average height of the surrounding houses is only four or five stories. These facades are, al- most without exception, beautifully de- signed and elakorately worked out Wwith the most exquisite effect in enduring granite or richly molded terra cotta. In a photo- graph they charm the beholder, but when | he goes to New York and sees the buildings | he sees nothing but their sides, and the | work 1s thrown away. They bave solved the problem better in Chicago, where they have not attempted to adorn the fronts of office buildings, but frankly have mado them just great commercial bulldings, with tho sldes of the same color as the front, and the lack of adornment on the front tending to establish the relation between the parts.” A vensus of wooden Indians In New York 10,000 of the City shows that there are about these white pine savages guarding cigar stores. They run in price from 10 3150 and are good for about Afty years of service, if kept well painted, before requir ing fundamentul repairs. One of the old | highly gratifylog to all his friends, pe sary to have an aborigine as an advertise- ment. There are so many “wooden Indans" in the flesh standing around the cigar stores now that it does seem rather a useless bit of extravagance to be paying $100 for hav. Ing one carved out of pine. IN THE T OF CUBA, « Stepa on the Rond to In- dependence, Philadelphta Tedger. The new and the first constitution of free Cuba having been adopted, an election for eexcutive and legislative ofcers will be held in December. This election will start Cuba upon its way as an independent, dis- tinet rovereignty, although there are some provisions of the constitution which give the United States an influence, though not a control, which Is not permitted to nor en- Joyed by any other country. It may be not inappropriately sald that Latin-American republics, as they have heen long known to the world, are governed by the popular will and power modified by political or personal revolutions more or less frequent and picturesque. How the republic of Cuba will be governed remains to be seen, but as the United States has re- served to itself the right to Intervens to Assuro the stabllity of regularly constituted government, these revolutions are unlikely to occur as often as they do, for instance, in Venezuela, in which country the life of a mushroom appears to be immortal com- pared with that of a government. But the portents of such political and factional dissensions as may make the ten- ure of any Cuban government uncertain are many and great. It Is not only that the electors are divided In respect to the ques- tion of absolute independence or annexa- tion to this country, but they differ widely s to the personnel of tbeir first president. This latter contention will be probably amicably determined by the votes of the majority, to whose decision the minority will loyally submit. The graver matter is likely to be: Au- tonomy or annexation? There {s, com- monly, as little sentiment in politics as in business, and it is not unlikely that busi- ness considerations will eventually deter- | mine the declsion of the people of Cuba in | this particular. They have two great and valuable preducts—iobacco and sugar. Upon both, when exported to this country, heavy duties are levied. That upon tobacco s so high as to enormously restrict the exporta- tion to the United States, and our tobacco growers, who have develoyed a vast and important industry in respect to a very in- ferlor quality of the “weed,” will contend as long and as strenuously as they can to keep the duty where it is or to increase it. The Cubans wish for their chief exports the removal of all dutfes, or, at least, a ma. terlal reduction of them. When our neigh- bors find, as they are pretty certaln to do, that the exclse on’ tobacco and sugar will be neither removed nor reduced, the proba bilities are many and great that they will, with praotically one volce, clamor for an- nexation, which will be to them free trade in all things with this country, of which they will be a part. The Cubans may stand out a long time against annexation, but unless they can by other and less radical means secure the trade concessions they desire, it seems to be only reasonable to suppose that even- tually they will be Induced to sacrifice their long-indulged dream of absolute independ- ence for the reality of that material pros. perity which union with the United Sta would zssure to them. CHARLEY TOWNE'S RETIREMENT, From the Forum of the People to the Portals of Plutocracy. Minneapolis Journal Senator Towne Is going to leave us. His business relations require his residence In New York City. Thursday night the citi- zens of Duluth gave him a farewell dinner and summoned distinguished political friends of the senator from different places to glve distinction and character to the occaslon, Among the number was Mr. Brysn. He paid a handsome tribute to Mr. Towne, taking for his text “Moral Cour- age. The particular inters however, centers in Mr. Towne's remark Mr. Towne tells us that he has not changed his views m terially under the influence of changed con- ditions In thie country. He reasserts his quantitive theory of money and declares that just what he contended for has been brought about. The only difference is that whereas he wanted to use silver to supply a supposed deficiency of gold, nature has produced the gold in sufficient quantity and the silver is not needed. It would be fruitless to enter into any discussion at this time with Mr. Towne as to whether two metals of different and oné of them of uncertain value might be successfully substituted, even on his quan- titive theory, for one of stable value. That ground has been gone over thoroughly, the case hus been submitted to the jury and NOT WANTED ELSEWHERE, “Tribune of the Peaple” Confined to Mis Home State. Waahiagton Star Mr. Bryan, in sheer desperation, has taken the stump in his own state. He walted In vain for a call from Maryland, from Massachusetts, from New York, from Virginia, from lowa. He offered to go to Ohlo, but his letier remained unanswered. Remembering then that a campaign was in progress at home, he packed his grip and started again on the well known cire cutt. It was the right step, for two reasons. Tn the first place, of all the campalgns this year, that in Nebraska is fashioned after the Bryanite order of things. There is fusion of all the opponents of republican- lsm. . Democrats, populists and silver re- publicans have pooled their issues, and largely as the result of Mr. Bryan's influ- ence. ‘The crowds he will address there- fore will be thoroughly sympathetic, and the applause willl warm his blood and con- sole him for the slights he has endured at the hands of the Gorman-Croker-Mo Lean contingent of the party. His heart I8 still true to Poll, and Poll's heart is still true to him If he makes no converts to his cause he will have a good time, and that will repay him for his labors, In the second place, it Mr. Bryan is 10 Eops to cut any figure at all in the mext democratic national convention he must contrive in some way to hold on to the west. The east is lost to him. Mr. Hill and Mr. Croker, though hating each other, are as one against him; Mr. Quincy, in Massachusetts, has supplanted George Fred Willlams, while Mr, Gorman and Mr. Me- Lean are manipulating the middle states for anti-Bryan purposes Mr. Watterson is playing for favor in the south in. Hie rhetorical jig over the Booker Wash- Ington eplaode s proof suMcient that he is eager {0 resumo his old leadorship in that section. That, of course, bodes no good to Mr. Bryan. The south, moreover, is fickle. 1t has supported Mr. Bryan twice for the presidency and to be looking nmext time for a probable winner. Not even the south can live on eloquence alone. The west remains and Mr. Bryan will need its Influence in his business. Dis- couraging as the outlook is, he probably has no thought of giving it up. It would be unreasonable to expect him, at 45 and fn the flush of his powers, when most men are but beginning their political careers, to retire voluntarily from the fleld and become a mere “rooter” for others. There must be at least one more good fight in him, it not for personal leadership, for the principles for which he stands. and 1804 is the time set for action. With the west behind him he will atill be a power in his party and entitled to hope for at least re- spectful attention at its hands. Can he hold the west? It fusion carries in Ne- braska next month under his leadershin will the influence of the victory spread throughout that section? it 1s lkely PERSONAL NOTES, King Edward's life has been insured for $2,500,000 until the coronation John McCurdy has just completed his Af- tleth year as engineer on the Michigan Central, and although 70 yoars of age makes dally trips between Michigan City and Jackson, 163 miles, The original of the proverb “no cobbler beyond his last”’ is recalled by the indigna- tion Prince Bismarck's tallor is showing in Berlin over Prof. Begas' statue of that statesman. The tailor says the statue's clothes don't fit. A tower In memory of the late Bishop Whipple is to be erected over the crypt of the cathedral at Faribault in which his body reposes. The fund is increasing rap- 1dly, one of the liberal donors being Bishop Milispaugh of Kansas. Thomas Nicholson, an Indign of Calgary, known to the tribe as War k, I8 quoted ying when he was presonted to the duke of Cornwall and York: “King's men very kind to us. 'Merican man he darn bad to injun. King's man help; long knives kil It is announced that United States Sen- ator Henry Cabot Lodge will not make even one speech In M ichusetts during the present state political campaign. The re. publican plan of campaign in the state Is for a quiet one. The democrats are active on the stump. “Only second to Washington' was the estimate United States Senator Geowge F. Hoar gave of his distinguished grandfather, Roger Sherman, in an address at a recep- tion tendered him by the Lucy Jackson chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution in West Newton, Mass., a few nights ago. o cmm—— PASSING PLEASANTRIES. Chicago Tribune: *“Was he wounded seriously?” asked the reporter, hurrying to the scene of the affray. " briefly answered the police- man, yea think it was in fun? “Judge: Cholly—1 shot a fine deer while Maine. 1l tell you how it happened. lnEmel—Oh. 1 cnnj/uell‘ You didn't know the gun was loaded. Atlanta Constitution: “Who {s your cliolce for governor, Uncle Dave?’ “Well, suh; des at dis time my min' i3 free an’ n?en: but I'll say dis nwch! De ole man mighty hard up dis year! Washington Star: “Do you realiz the economist, “that there is a heavy plus In the United States treasur: ““Well,"" answered Senator Sorghum, ain't my fault.” Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Lipton says will rever marry until he lifts the Amei ca's cup.” Yfooilsh man, why didn't he say untl the Boer war ends and let it go at that?" ir patent medicine all right, as such ould T expect ta by ently got hold o Philadelphin Press: did say something about you, by t know whether it was meant to be compli- mentary or not Mr. Kallow—Oh! I'll warrant I impressed r. heliise Budd—1 don’t know: at a t commented on your “blooming ¢ Wil Pittsburg Chronicl you marey the jury has brought fn its verdict. The [Me anhd presas over my household as verdict has been standing for several years | 'Sha was inclined to lnugh his proposal and there appears to be o reason to doubt its correctness. Nobody seems to be dis- posed to appeal the case, not even Mr. Towne himself, at this time. On the con- trary, he seems to be entirely satisfied with business conditions and with his new re- Iation to the “money power." His new relation s undoubtedly me agreeable and comfortable than that which he sustained at one time, a fact which is sonally as well as politically. Mr. Towne | will carry away with him from Minnesota the good wishes of a great many men who admire his brilliant talents, hold him in bigh regard for hls admirable personal trajts, but who have no use whatever for his financial theories and political notions. The retirement of Mr. Towne from poli- ties is not without political significance. It takes out of the field of politics and res moves from the arena of popular discus- wion probably the most effective and plausi- ble advocate of these theories to which Mr. Towne has given adherence. This Is stated without qualification, but with the hope that the time may come when these brilliant talents may be employed in the advocacy of more substantial and useful doctrines than those which have been pro- mulgated by Mr, Towne during the last five wood carvers says the business is decreas Ing and fower cigar stores think it neces: years. to seorn. “You may never have such another chances’ he continaed, “for 1 know of & really excellent servant girl who is about to leave her present place and whom [ could engage at once.'” “Thereupon she fell upon his bosom. SORROWS WOMEN BEAR. 8. E. Kiser in Record-Herald, 'y A_woman old and bent Went weeping all the day “Good mother, why those bitter teara?" Awked one who passed that way. Her poor, old, knotted hands Her poor, old, weary hi And then he heard her [My boy! My boy, that on Bo innocent, against my b Has fallen in disgrace; Today, With chainy”upon hi o 1 foot Is. & convict, In the street!" She sobbed and hid her face, 1. A ( A_woman rich and falr Emitted many sigh, And one mbued wi ¥ Tew near a ed he ’?‘:’ l.“i'“y l:“‘led the Jt.wrel'::;yblndl at glea hat @leamed upon her dainty hunds, Ave no royal i No noble crent s Taine! My son may win enduri But proud descent he From any kingly lnel’ s been unkind to me, I A 1