Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 24, 1902, Page 6

\ THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY THE ©OMAHA E. ROSEWATER, EDITOR. [e— PUBLISHED TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. fly Bee (without Sunday), Une Year.$4.00 ly Bee und Sunday, Une Yea LW llustrated ee, Une Year ¢ Year ERY MORNI DELIVERED BY CARRIER. afly Bee (without Bunday), per copy.. 2e 1y Bee (without Sunday), per week..lic v Bee (Including Sunday), per week.lic y 1S, PEr €opy... .. oc vening bee (without Su , Evening Bee uding sunday, week ... Complaints of irregula should be addressed to City partment. OFFICES. Omaha—The Bee Buildin Bout! Omaba—City nail ty-fiith and M streets. Councll Blufis—1y Pearl Street. Chicago—169 Unity Bullaing Rew York—Temple Court Washinglon—wl Fourteenth Street. CORRESPUNDENCE. Communications relating to news and #ditorial matter shoula be addressed: ©maha Bee, Editorial Department. i s in delivery Circulation De- 8. Building, Twen- DALY BEE. | BUBINESS LETTERS, Business letters and remittances should adaressed: The Mee Publishing Com- pany, Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order, ayable to The Bee Publishing Company. hly -cent stamps accepted in payment of mail accounts. Fersonal checks, except on aha or eastern exchange, not accepted. THE BEE PUBLISHING' COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. ate of Nebraska, Douglas County, 8s.: George B. Tzschuck, secretary of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, #ays that the actual numper of full and gmyleu coples of The Dally, Morning, vening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of March, 1%2, was as follows: 20,070 1. 29,630 49,760 430 29,420 21,770 J29.630 Less unsold and returned coples. Net total sales. Net daily average......... .. 20,277 GEO. B. TZSCHUCK. Bubscribed In my presence and sworn to e me this dist day of March. A. D. GEORGE RABMUBSEN, . Notary Public. [Cl Those hot south winds may blow some life into populism, which has been pray- fug for another installmient of calamity lo these many days. SEee——— No more record-breaking speed on the Burlington, but some more record- breaking free advertising by its enter- prising advance agent of progperity, General Chaffee will substitute dis- gretion in making war vpon the Moros for smokeless powder and Mauser bul- lets. What effect the new tactics will have remains problematical. — The price of dressed sheep has ad- wanced within the past forty-eight hours, but undressed sheep still roam about without paying the,slightest attention to the raise in the price of fodder. President Roosevelt has shown him- pelf capable of disciplining little gen- erals as well as big generals. Four weeks ago it was Miles. Now Funs- ton bas come In for his reprimand. T — Butter hus gone up 9 cents a pound in the New York market within the last week and mutton only 1 cent a pound. ‘What is the matter with the Beef trust? Why can't it keep pace with the dairy pombine? % m—— N, Bt. Louls is congratulating itself upon being quite 80 warm as the large 8 in the Missourl valley, but just ntil the middle of July, when St. has a full involce of regular nus at the Saginaw (Mich.) spital have successfully grafted .\I plece of dog skull upon a hu- man hegtd. Whether the man will thank the dodtors for the job when he re- covers) or whetber he will bark at them remaiis to be seen. e— /fhe worst hus not yet been told about e Beef trust. The Omaba Retail Gro- cers' assoclation bas decided to hold a speclal meeting to compel the retailers making a price on standard brands of wsoap below what it costs the grocers to buy , it to discontinue the practice. *S'n-outrage. . Emm————— The high price of lumber and the mod- erate price of brick would seem to jus- tify the council in extending the fire Hmit. A city built of brick and stone makes a more favorable Impression wpon investors than a wooden-con- structed city, no matter how stylish and proawental the frame structures may be. The South Omaha pontoon bridge bas gone out of business and will be carted down to Plattsmouth to relleve the ferry company from dodging sandbanks in the Big Muddy. Whether the South Omaha pontoon is to be supplied by the self- erecting and self-supporting, electric, political drawbridge, has not yet tran: pired. —r——— According to latest cable advices the price of beef has advanced several cents & pound in the London warket, in spite of the fact that beef is not a protected commodity in Great Britain and the Canadian, Mexican, Australian and Ar- gentlue cattle shippers are competing with the Americans in the British mar- ket witbout let or hindrance. At the same time the pricg of silver has gone down lower than it ever has at any period since the crime of 1873. Why can’'t Leef on the hoof or lu the cask ‘keep pace with silver? PROPOSED REBATE TO CUBA. Benator Dietrich’s bill, providing for a trade arrangement between Cuba and the United States under which, during a period of five years, a percentage of the duties on imports from the island shall be turned over to the Cuban gov ernment to be used in certain specified ways, is eimilar in character to the proposition submitted to the conference of house republicans, though differing in details, The plan proposed in the house was to collect full duties and pay back 20 per cent thereof, while the Dietrich bill provides for returning to the Cuban government 40 per cent of the duties the first year and reducing the percentage the succeeding years. In return for this Cuba shall make liberal tariff concessions to the United States. It was urged in support of the house proposition that it would afford relief both to the government and the people of Cuba, make certain that Cuba and her people alone would be the bencfi- claries, secure reciprocal trade conces- sions from Cuba and discharge every obligation assumed by this country under the provisions of the treaty of Paris, the Platt amendmept and by our intervention to secure the independence of Cuba. It was further said in advo- cacy of the plan that it would not injure or discourage any domestic Industry or prevent its further development and that it was sustained by precedent since the establishment of the government and particularly by the legislation refunding duties collected on the products of Porto Rico and the Philippine islands. These reasons apply equally to the bill intro- duced by Senator Dietrich. The house republican leaders, how- ever, did not regard the proposition with favor and it was not strongly pressed by its few advocates. It was objected to as belng both unconstitutional and im- practical, It is possible that in the senate a different view will be taken of the matter, though the attitude of a majority of the house republicans in regard to it is very likely to exert an influence with the senate republicans. Regarded from a purely practical point of view it is certainly entitled to con- slderation. It would place in the hands of the Cuban government an annual in- come of millions of dollars, the expendi- ture of which in public improvements and the support of schools would be of great benefit to the Cuban people as a whole, whereas a tariff concession of 20 per cent or indeed any amount would be an advantage mainly to the sugar and tobacco growers and supporters and of little If any benefit to the masses of the people. As to our own interests, if we must assist Cuba it would seem wise and just that all Interests, instead of one or two, should share in doing this. The bill passed by the house is soon to be taken up by the senate committee on Cuban relations, which will frame a measure for submission to a caucus of republican senators. Doubtless the committee or the caucus will give con- sideration to Senator Dietrich’s measure. es——— GOOD CORN CROP ESSENTIAL. The financlal writer of the New York Sun remarks that the essentlal require- ment for the continuance of prosperity l is a good corn crop this year. There is plenty of wheat in the country and unless unusual havoe is visited upon the crops of both winter and spring wheat he suggests that we may have more wheat next fall than we will know what to do with. “It has recently be- come known through the publication of the census report of 1000, says this writer, “that for the last few years the grain area of the country has been un- derestimated by between 20,000,000 and 30,000,000 acres and that the quantity of wheat produced year after year has been about 100,000,000 bushels more than has been supposed. Another bumper wheat crop this year with aver- age crops in Europe would mean very low prices for wheat in this market and the farmer would derive much less ben- efit from the fact than from a smaller crop sold at higher prices. Destruc- tion of the corn crop this year, in view of the similar disaster last year and the high prices for food products en- tailed thereby, would be, of course, a great misfortune. Indeed, we ought to have a corn crop so big that all the bins and granaries could be filled and we could again supply the magnificent for- elgn demand for the staple that we have created.” There 18 no doubt of the great im- portance to the general welfare of a good corn crop and none understand this better than the farmers of the corn belt, who it may confidently be as- sumed will do their share toward se- curing an abundant crop. With the In- centive afforded by existing conditions there is reason to expect that the corn area this year will not be reduced, but in all probability considerably increased. COUNTERVAILING SUGAR DUTY, It is the opinion of Chalrman Payne and others of the ways and means com- mittee that the amendment to the house bill removing the differential duty on refined sugar includes the countervail- ing duty on sugar imported from coun- tries which pay an export bounty. This point seems not to have been thought of until after the passage of the bill, but undoubtedly it will be considered by the senate committee when the measure is taken up and If it shall appear that the effect Is to remove the countervail- ing duty the amendment will probably be eliminated, since to retain it in its present form would certalnly result in Europe sending to the American mar- ket an amount of refined sugar *hat would have a depressing effect upon prices, necessarily to the detriment of the domestic industry. Phe best informed Washington corre- spondents express the bellef that the house bill 1s not likely to come out of the senate committee in its present form. There has been talk amoung re- publican senators of amending the measure so as to simply provide for a reciprocal exchange of products, leav- ing out all the conditions imposed by the bouse bill relating to the enactment of immigration, anti-contract labor laws and the like. It is said, however, that the elimination of the amendment re- lating to refined sugar would undoubt edly arouse bitter antagonism and t the house would insist upon adhering to its action. Still it seems iwmprobable that the house republicans would do this if they should be convinced that the effect of, the amendment is to remove the countervailing duty. At all events the point raised by Chairman Payne is manifestly important and will undoubt- edly recelve due consideration in the senate, — UNION - PACIFIC MANAGERS SHOULD MEET THE ISSUE FRANKLY. The controversy between the city of Omaha and the Unlon Pacific Railway company over the closing of its foundry is for many reasons deplorable. For more than a quarter of a century Omaha and the Union Pacific were kept at loggerheads over the failure of the railway company to live up to the or- iginal compact with the city by which it acquired valuable right-of-way for terminal and depot grounds on condition that it would maintain its terminals and machine shops at Omaha. When the recent contract between the city of Omaha and the Union Pacific was consummated our citizens congratu- lated themselves over the settlement of all differences and the amicable under- standing arrived at between the man- agers of the rallway company and the city government. While the concessions made to the Unfon Pacific company were largely In its favor, the community was gratified over the prospective en- largement of the shops with the assur- ance that the reversionary clause in the contract afforded a guaranty for their future maintenance. The closing down of the foundry is’| very naturally regarded as an exhibi- tion of bad faith and a breach of the spirit, If not the letter, of the contract. Publie sentiment is practically unani- mous in support of the action taken by the mayor and council in requesting that the foundry be reopened at an early day. The city of Omaha does not claim the right to dictate how many moulders shall be employed or what wages the Union Pacific shall pay to its foundrymen, but the city does claim the right to enforce compliance with the obligations which the Union Pacific com- pany has assumed In the recent settle- ment. It seems to us that there is no use in parleying over the issue with lawyers. Mr. John N. Baldwin is a very learned and eloquent lawyer. His formal presentation of the Union Pacific side of the case would have done him credit before the supreme court of the United States, but with the supreme court of public opinion in Omaha his argument has little or no weight. The shortest cut to an amicable un- derstanding {8 through a conference be- tween the Unlon Pacific managers and the city authorities, in which the whole subject should be discussed frankly and without reserve. If the abandonment of the foundry was condmpllted by the Union Pacific managers before the com- pact between the railroad and the city was consummated, they should have made théir Iintentions known. Their failure to do so leaves an implied, if not an expressed, obligation on the part of the railroad to continue the foundry with the other departments of their ma- chine shops. On this point, however, it will be of advantag- to have more light and less heat. E——————— According to the World-Herald, The Bee has recelved its instructions out- lining the campalgn plan relating to trusts. It has suddenly changed front and now assumes that trusts are the legitimate development of our tremeu- dous energy and the industrial revolution brought about by the introduction of labor-saving machines and centering of capital. If the editor of the World- Herald had taken the trouble to con- sult the published proceedings of the Chicago conference on trusts, held in 1900, he might have discovered that the editor of The Bee made the following declaration in his address before that conference: “We are confronted with grave problems generated by the indus- trial revolution of the nineteenth cen- tury. The trust is but the outgrowth of natural conditions, The trend of medern civilization is toward centraliza- tion and concentration. This tendency is strikingly exhibited in the congestion of population in large cities, the building of mammoth hotels and tenement blocks, sky-scraper office bulldings, the depart- ment stores and colossal manufacturing plants.” Will the World-Herald tell us in what way or to what extent the re- cent utterances of The Bee have varied from the views of its editor as expressed at the Chicago conference on trusts two years ago? The eity council has annexed one more block on Capitol avenue for the new market house, but the market gardeners will probably continue to do business at the old stand until the mossbacks who own property on both sides of Capitol avenue muster courage and enterprise enough to ralse the money to build a respectable market shed to protect pa- trous from wind, sun and rain, The report that the Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs mines arc¢ to be merged with a capitalization of $60,- 000,000 will create no excitement. It Is just as easy to capitalize a hole in the earth in Colorado for millions as it is to capitalize a hole In the earth that gushes greasy water down in Texas for millions. t Way. Detroit Free Press. The Mississippl river steamboat is be- lieved to be the most successful thing )n St. Louls Globe-Democrat. Just think| of beer labeled America,” as an item of news from Ger- many. The seven kegs preseted in New York to the sallors of the ial yacht bad to pay duties amounting 'te $67.50 en ~ reacking a German port. They must be apprehensive on the continent that Ameri- can beer will become as popular as Ameri- can shoes. The Senate as Managing Editor. Chicago Inter-Ocean The impression that the house bas fallen into the habit of sending its bills to the senate to be edited has been greatly strengthened by recent events. Two Things Look Alike, Detroit Free Press Solemn announcement is made that cop- per dividends are being reduced. It is just as necessary for public cnlightenment to state that the harvesting of ice has been abandoned until some time next winter. Touch the Button, Ben. Atlanta Constitution. Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews refuses to produce his Russo-Japanese war for pub- lic inspection. He may not have yet gotten it wired so it will perform without a hitch every time he presses the button. Hot nt for the Delusion, Indianapolis Journal. The declaration of Mr. Carnegie to a graduating class that “wealth is a delusion and a snare” is not a new doctrine, and Mr. Carnegie's experience will not prevent the mass of humanity from seeking to be victims of the delusion. What We Are Coming To. Indianapolis News. M. E. Ingalls thinks that if the policy of railroad merging keeps up the railroads of the country will soon be under the con- trol of one man, which will mean govern- ment ownership. Grant his premise and you can depend on the conclusion. The people can be trusted in the last extremity to defend themselves. Sugar from Corn. Philadelphla Ledger. A company with a capital of $3,000,000 has just been formed which intends to erect a plant somewhere in the western corn belt which will convert 20,000 bushels of corn a day into sugar, glucese, grape sugar amd syrup. Coming as it does simultaneously with the complaint of the beet sugar people that their business will be ruined by the re- moval of the sugar differential, this news is of double interest. It means a market for the corn crop, and also an abundant supply of su beets or no beets. Iron Rule of Peace. Saturday Evening Post. “No senator in debate shall, directly or indirectly, by any form of words impute to another senator or to other senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a senator. No senator in debate shall refer offensively to any state of the union.” This new senatorial rule is one result of the McLaurin-Tillman episode in that augus body. It is all right, of course, but it is going to hurt the circulation of the Congressional Record in its efforts to compete with the yellow journals. Room for Another Roar, New York Sun. Here is another Octopus. The Omahas and Winnebagos, Indian tribes of Nebraska, held a meeting on their reservation last week and formed a souvenir trust. Great Thunder, a speclalist in bows and arrows and the leading financier of the Winnebagos, was elected president. Green Rainbow and Prairfe Chicken and John A. Logan were elected directors. The trust proposes to advance prices for Indian souvenirs and all kinds of Indian goods manufactured by them. And in Nebraska, too! PR SECRET OF OHIO'S GREATNESS. Whence Comes the Strength and Sonorosity of Buckeye Son Cleveland Plain Dealer. The secret of Ohio’s greatness appears to be out at last. The Buckeye state leads all the other commonwealths of the country in the production of onions, both in acreage and in the actual crop. For years Ohio has been prominent as a producer of mem of strength in national affairs. It has taken from Virginia the title of “Mother of Presl- * and In congress today Ohlo's sons stand at the head, both as representatives of thelr own state and as representatives of other states to which they have removed. The onion may be responsible for this to a greater degree than might be suspected. This succulent vegetable possesses great value, not only as a nutritious food, but as a medicine. In the first place, it contalns sulphur, which is good for the blood, and those who eat it are likely to have clear heads and a vigorous) circulation. These are the foundation of gtrong manhood and womanhood. Then, aghln, the onlon accel- erates expectoration, and that helps to di- gest the food which goes to bulld the tissues of the body. Furthermore, the onlon strengthens the “wind,” and that may ac- count for the predominance ef Ohio polti- cans, It is unfortunate, perhaps, that the secret should have been given away in a report of the Census bureau on the production of vegetables in 1900. Some other state.may now go to the front in the production of onions and put Ohlo in the shade. Never- theless the proud sons of the Buckeye state will be gratified by knowing the source of thelr power, and it is to be presumed that the consumption of onlons will increase. It may be permlissible even to change the old saw and make It read, “In onion there is strength.” VIRTUES OF A LIGHT LUNCH, An American Characteristic Demon. strates Its Worth, Philadelphia Press. A great many people feel they have done their whole duty by sound hyglene when they denounce the *quick lunch” of the American business world as the sum of all gastronomic iniquities. But insofar as the quick lunch is a light lunch, and It usually is this, it may be a blessing in dlsguise. In fact, an observing foreigner lays much of the acuteness and business energy of Americans to the fact that for the most part the American business and professional man eats lightly, even if hurrledly, and drinks but little at the mid meal. Hence his mind is clear, he is not sluggish and he s able to do a good deal between 1 o'clock and 6. As a contrast, the foreign observer men- tions the heavy mid-day eating habits of certaln European countries, notably Ger- many, and to that he attributes the lethargy that is calling for all the highest efforts of the best minds to counteract. In this he is in harmony with an American speclalist who, in decrying a heavy mid-day meal, sald that: “The plan of eating & heavy meal at noon and returning to work almost directly from the dinner table explains the prevalence of dyspepsia in countries not enjoylng the long afternoon recess of the tropics.” Since the light lunch and the quick lunch do not fit in with this criticlsm those who bave blamed our national dys- pepsia on the “busy man’s bite" haj better look & little further Into the matter. Perbaps we do eat too much, as certain dietetic specialists tell us, but it looks as if we were slowly approximating, the coun- try over, to an ideal dietetic system, for Americans, which makes the lunch the slightest meal and the evening meal the most substantial meal of the day, what- ever it may be called. And if the quick lunch of the business world has had any effect in this direction it Is Dot the un- mized ovil some declare it Lo be. __Live Nebra ska Towns Tekamah—A Hive of lndus&ry. Situated midway between the Omaba and Sloux City is the Tekamah, with a population of 2,000 souls It has justly acquired the reputation of being one of the best commercial points in this part of the state, all branches of in- dustries doing a profitable business here. The city has an excellent water system the water being pumped from a flowing well into a reservolr on a hill 175 feet above the business portion of the town. Kire pro- tection 1s afforded by two volunteer hose companies and a hook and ladder company. Shipping facilities are accommodated by t=o modern elevators with a total capacity of 125,000 bushels. The Glasson electric plant furnishes the city with commercial and domestic lights. Tekamah, for resi- dence purposes, is admirably located on a plateau in the Missouri valley, nestling against the hills on the west and north as a background. There are shade trees every- where, giving the appearance in summer of a veritable forest. Some of the prin- cipal advantages are that it is located be- tween Omaha and Sioux City, two of the greatest commercial centers in the west, upon the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha raflway, which furnishes excellent freight services and gives the city three passenger and mall trains per day each way, affording all conveniences that could be desired by the traveling public. Tekamah is the county seat of Burt, one of the best agricultural counties in Ne- braska. It has a splendid system of graded schools, the High school building, erected in 1900, costing over $25,000. The various religlous denominations are represented by the Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists, Lutherans, Episcopals, Advents, Christians and Cathollc socleties, all of whom have thelr own church edifices. Clvic socleties flourish here, the stronger ones being the Masonic, Odd Fellows, Modern Woodmen of America, Woodmen of the World and citles ot city ot Anclent Order of United Workmen. The Grand Army of the Republic and Women's Relief corps have a strong organization nd their own hall. Company E of the econd regiment, Nebraska National Guard, 1s also located here The territory ttibutary comprises both valley and tableland. Corn, cattle and hoge are staple productions, while wheat, oats and barley yield excellent crops. Wild hay in abundance is yet to be had on the bottom lands. Clover and alfalfa and other tame grasses are successfully grown and vield munificently. Apples and fruit of all kinds produce an abupdant crop. The soil is very fertile and always receives suff- clent rainfall to mature crops. In order to substantiate the commercial importance of Tekamah we append the following sta- tistice, takem from the books of the st tion agent, showing the amount shipped out and received for the six months last past, beginning October 1, 1901, and ending April 1, 1902. There were shipped out 1417 car- loads, 275 of which were live stock, during the same time 683 cars of merchandise were recelved by our merchants. This is the best shipping point on the line of the Northwestern between Omaha and Sioux City, and according to railroad men the station at this place does twice the volume of business of any town located along the line. Tekamah's prospects were never brighter than now. A larger volume of building than ever before and other sub- stantial improvements are being carried on. Much lumber and bullding material is belng purchased by the farmers hereabouts this epring, for the erection of new houses and barns. Our bank deposits are larger than ever before, showing that our comrmunity is in an excellent financial condition. What we need is more good farmers to buy our lands, where It is certainly cheaper than elsewhere, quality of soil, amount of yleld and market facilities considered. J. R. SUTHERLAND. ROUND ABOUT NEW YORK. Ripples on the Current of Life in the Metropolin. An Inquisitive New York policeman, pos- sesslng a thirst for knowledge and other things, watched with solemn and curious eyes an uncommon display of mourning crepe on the eide doors of saloons during one of the recent “dry” Sundays. “Of course,”” says the policeman, “‘my impres- slon was that those doors probably led to some apartment above, so that when I saw a number of men going in through the door I did not suspect for a minute that they were going in there to get a drink. ‘When I went to bed Sunday night I got to thinking about that crepe and decided to investigate the following morning. 1 went to the saloons where I had &een the crepe and found the mourning emblems gone. Going In at several of the side doors, I found that In every case they led only into the rear room of the saloon. The proprie- tors of the places told me I must have dreamed about the crepe.” A strangely startling tale comes from the nterior of the etate, well calculated to ehock admirers of Fra Elbertus, pastor of the Philistine flock, who holds forth at East Aurora when not delivering “lovely preach- ments” elsewhere. As plain Elbert Hub- bard he is defendant in a case at court in which a friend of the famlily eeeks to com- pel him to pay for the care of a child. Way- 1and H. Woodworth of Buffalo, the plaintiff, sued Hubbard and Miss Alice Moore, Wood- small boy by the hand, and plunged lmonJ the cars and horses, the two in tow line| behind him. They ran on without looking| around, and he returmed singing with African placidity “Everybody's awful good to me!" FERSONAL NOTES. John Francis Gabb and Lulu Silence wen married in St. Louls last week. The memory of the British General War ren would be sweeter had he made Splor kop his Bunker Hill. Ferdinand Schumacher, who started tle first factory for the manufacture of ceral foods, celebrated his elghtieth birthday n Akron, O., this week. Dr. Boris Londonier, at present in Sn Francisco, is considering the establishmut of a Russian newspaper in the Unikd States. The paper will probably make its appearance soon, and under the name of the Russlan Courier. A Milwaukee paper, referring to Omak’ matrimonial bureau, intimates that it if interesting and useful to a city as a ca1 of nitro-glycerine attached to a runaway ro- cery wagon on block pavements. In oher words, matches have an explosive temdacy. Robert Sharkey, who has been appoited naval officer of the port of New York be- longs to a family, the members of whiclare dolng quite well in the way of public dice. Six of them are getting pald by thelax- payers, the combined salaries footin| up $14,700, Governor Crane of Massachusett{ has worth’s sister, for $3,500. Woodworth claimed that Hubbard and Miss Moore lived together about 1894 and that in that year they brought to him to keep a child of which they confessed parentage. Hubbard, Woodworth alleged, agreed to pay at least $5 a week for the child’s board, and added that he would pay $10 a week whenever he could. Woodworth eays Hub- bard pald for a few months only, but the Woodworths supported the child until Tast summer and then began action. In his defense, Hubbard raised the ques- tion of his ability to pay $10 a week. Wood- worth pointed to Hubbard's publishing business, the Roycroft shop, and his lec- turing tours. A tew days ago Woodworth's lawyer ob- tained an order requiring Hubbard to ap- pear before Lawyer Van Peyna to be ex- amined prior to the trial. Hubbard's lawyer moved to vacate this order, but the court denfed the motion and decided that Hubbard must submit to examination un- less he admitted in writing, to be used in the trial of the action, that since January, 1895, he has been able to pay $10 a week for the care of the child. Mr. Hubbard after a few days’' considera- tion notified the attorney who appeared for ‘Woodworth that he would admit that he was able to pay $10 a week for the board of a child, thus evading an examination which was to have been held before H. B. Van Peyna. A “beggar trust” is the latest develop- ment in metropolitan life in New York. The disclosure was made in the Yorkville court and eurprised even the police and charity organizations, who are supposed to know all about these matters. This co- operative company or “beggars’ trust” had regularly elected officers and was or- ganized as it it were doing a legitimate business. By a decision of Magistrate Pool the “trust” has been dissolved and the officials are serving sentences of six months in the workhouse. The headquarters of the organization was at 180 Forsyth street, in a rear tenement, which was inhabited prin- cipally by members of the company. The president was Andrew Anderson. Earl Wil- llams was secretary, Charles Truck general manager, and Thomas Boylan sergeant. The arrest came about through the efforts of Michael C. Hartigan, who has made a study of the ways of the beggar class. There were articles of agreement under which the “trust” was orgenized and the rules were followed by the members. Any deviation was submitted to an “arbitrator,” who imposed a fine. Beggars of all de- scriptions were made to order at the head- quarters and a man who was apparently without legs or crippled one day the next might be posing as a person who had lost both arms in & rallway accident or be blind. Whenever any of its members were ar- rested their fines were pald from a fund provided for that purpose. It is the first instance in New York which has become known where such an organization has been tormed and carried out. A little girl was trylng to get her smaller brother across the rushing stream of Broadway. She had the small chap fast by one hand. His other hand clasped his ragged jJacket, as If for courage and sup- port. Twice they tried o start across, relates the Mail and Express. and twice retreated to the sidewalk. Then the girl looked about for help. She let several unpromising people pass her. Then she saw & shufing, limping, halt-witted-look- ing megro boy draw near. She saw some- signed the bill awarding a medal to very man from his state who went out | re- sponse to President Lincoln's first cd for troops. The pen with which he signd the bill has been presented to President lerce, of the “minute men of '61." Emilien Renou, who died last wek in France at the age of 87, was the olgst of French meteorologists In active wrk, if not the oldest in the world. Since |78 he bad been the director of the St. Mapr ob- servatory. In 1852 he was one of tl foun- ders of the French Meteorology sogty. The Austrian army has an activefeneral who 18 95 years old. This is Kleld farshal Lieutenant Baron Schwartz-Mellll, who bas been an officer seventy-four yrs ani fifty years a general. He is one ofjve of- cers still alive who marched wh their luggage on thelr backs from Leperg to Naples. Senator Vest, whose magnificent lilogy ot the late Wade Hampton, closedwith a quotation from Tennyson, is said toutrank any of his colleagues in familigty with American and English poetry. com- mand of quotations is simply anging and in addition he is & classical scholl of high attalnment Colonel Ernest C. Stabl of Trenn, N. J., is known to secret seclety ipple all over the land. He belongs to twaty-eight different organizations and haftraveled from one end of the country tafhe other on business connected with one othe other of them. The colonel owns a fosperous newspaper published in the stp capital of New Jersey. Lord Ampthill, governor of M , Indla, who is & blg man physically, pad a somewhat left-handed complimegthe other day by the good people of abeality in southern India which rejoices ijthe name of Kumbakonam. At the rally station on his arrival a Jall-made carpefas spread for him to alight upon which He the fig- ure of an elephant and under ifhe legend “Good morning, Jumbo!" wov{ into the tabric. WAVES?T Daltimore Morgan has ca ried through his steamehip deal and the time may yet come when ho w get an option on the waves Kansas City Star: The now a steamer trust fs to be capitalized at * $150,000,000. Before Morgan million dollare more or less difference to'a corporation Boston Globe: As a matter of this new “deal” camnmot, for some time at least, Interfere with the sub arrangement mado by the British gover ment with various steamehip lines, by which that government holds the priviles of chartering any of their ships in case war ehould break out. But how the news of such a gigantic deal as this now out lined would have surprised and startled the fathers! Chicago News: The organization of mew steamebip combination is simpl striking illustration of the fact that American merchant marine can be built up and maintained without artificial suy port levied on the entire public for the benefit of a few. It tends to confirm the impression that in trylng to secure sut sidies and legislation permitting restricted control of both steamship and rallway transportation the interested capi talists have been seeking to benefit then: sslves by means of illegitimately increased profits. Philag.lphia Record: Probably the best argument that could possibly be put forth against the grant of govermment ship sub sidies has been made by the capitalists who have been buying steamship lines right and left, organizing a $160,000,000 combine under a New Jersey charter and making arrangements to fix rates of carrying freights and passengers to suit themselves. When the shipping business ofters such inducements to wholesale investment there is apparently small need of governmental coaxing. an ocean about ourse, tla 1y ——— BREEZY CHAFF, l‘hlhflcl{!hh\ Catholic Standard: Miss Kulcher—You can always tell & woman ay an who hl.'\‘: enjoyed the benefits of higher educa- t Mr. Crabbe—Not much! You can't tell her anything; she thinks she knows it all. itteburg Chroncle: k 18 16" de e angry stockholder, *“ ur ¥0id mine has stopped work? | ot O “I belleve it isn't in the veln for it olly. ‘How replied the promoter, co Washington Star: “Why do pe v diglect stories go much?” sl T suppose,'”answered Miss Cayenne, that a greal many persons find a certain gatistaction In discovering somebody.” even ction, whose gramm o in fction, whose, g ar fs more deficlont Philadelphia Press I belleve the neigh- bors are saying he Indulges his wite Lo much.” ““No, you misunderstand. It {sn't as bad as ‘that. They're mer: ! indulges too mll(‘hl"y o g Chicago Post: "There has been an awful lot of talk about ‘plain duty.’ oe: Jor of talk al ‘plain duty.” What does “That depends upon who uses the phrase. One's ‘plain duty, according to hls owrn Jden ni® (DAL BE wante' to do, and, ac: D e jeas of others, ' r he doesn’t want to do.” o O g too much w:,flr:lgnvll:r:z‘rk‘::!y, I didn't know he romomber - vors - mormineT Wit 'S red the night before.” ‘Washington Star: T am afrald the high-browed bard, “that my poeiry will n(:yor attract public attention.” gt ‘Cheer up,” “sald the loyal companion JMavbe you'll get appointed to office one 3 en everybo 11 s about your poetry, i ¥ ule Baltimore American: “Those Richfokes next door are too mean for anything,”’ commented the wife. 5 “What have they done now?" ‘Well, T don't mind their having a ban- quet If 'they like. That is thelr own busi- ness. But why should they have the de- livery wagon come to the front door so thit the whole street can see that they are going to have beefsteak, butter and eggs?"’ PLAY BALL. . James Barton Adams fn Denver Post “Play ball.” The old cry echoes o'er tha peaceful vale of Valley creek, and from the bleachers comes a roar as rows of rooters spring a leak! The bat- ter grasps the willow club, the pitcher strikes an attitude, the catcher gives hig hands a rub, the umpire stands with keen eyes glued upon the play; the ball has gone, and once again the season's on! 'Way up the telegraphic pole the eager smull Doy perches high, and. in i fence each knotty hole—and they are many—frames an eye, ‘The score card merchant's volce rings out, the voics through all the winter dumb, the pea nut venders loudly shout, the kid pro claims his chewing gum, and that same cushlon man is there to save our pantalettes from wear, knocker with his noisy knock, (he Kicker with his mulish kick, the (alker with his bally talk upon the seals as files are thick. The ladles in their smart attire, enthusiasm in thefr eyes are there in'bevies to admire and laud thelr’duinty hands’ whon"ors ot e v hands when one of hand- some figure makes a run, 4 old exouses now are fed to hosses from pmplo"e« Mp: The grandma on her fny‘:r sy {I""s wife at home down with hat dyin, o L PPS, aine 2, 71N grandmy will | there, the sick wife side, an. ‘Andson * gittine v her huband's and how those frauds will blush stare to catch their old employ- oves M up with half-gmused sur- game s on, the season's hers, the stricken ball’cuts through the a1, (ho batters fan the atmosphere, the run ners “round the basey toar, the umpiro calls the strikes and balls, puts run. ners out w}}ah they are In, nor heeds the rooters’ angry squalls that th. :ll,!.] k}:” h‘:l'll sure as sin! The sea- on's ‘e, e same old the weats the same old e “"? " Du rig This Windy eather, one of our “Crusl the proper thing worn in all weat! a half dozen diff dimensions to si did assortment “hats"—lots of t! $3.00 and $3.50. wear—light or be carri t colors to select hil bullds and styles of men—and a splen- hps at 50c and up to $2.25—and of course and at reasonable prices—$2.00, $2.50, Hats at $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 would be n weight, comfortable, can be ed in pocket when traveling from and In different No Claring Fits Like Ours. » L4 thing in his face that wasn't appargut to anybody but a child. “Please, won't you help me'n my brother ‘erost the street?” she asked with confi- dence. The negro smiled charmingly. A genuine, lovely look came over his dirty tace. “Come o8, Kidl” he sald, selsing the ) VY E ki@ s# Clothiers and Furnishers,