Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 21, 1902, Page 4

THE OMAHA DATLY BEE [{*THE OMAHA DAILY. BEE E. ROSEWATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Bee (without Sunday), One Year. Daily Bee and Sunday, One Year. . Lilustrated Be ear Bunday Bes, Ohe Vear. Baturday Bee, One Year. Twenticth Century Farme! DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Dally Bes (without Bunday), per cop; Daily Bee (without Bunday), per, wee Daily Bee (including Bunday), pér weel nin (without Bunday), Evening e (ncluding Banday week . Complaints of irregularit should be addressed to UitY Department. OFFICES. Omaha—The Bee Bullding. South Omha—City Hall Buflding, Twen- ty-fifth and M Btreets. Council Blufts—10 Pear] Street. Chicago_isw. Unity Bullding. New York—Temple Cour Washington—501 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to mews and editorial matter should ~be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances ghould be addressed: The Bee Publishing Com= pany, Omaha. N REMITTANCES. il el Rémit by draft, express or postal order, ayable to The Bee Publishing Company, nly 2-cent gtamps accepted in payment of mail accotints, sonal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchanges, o THi BRE PUBLISHING LEMPRRY. . 16¢ in_delivery Circulation STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Btateyof Nebraska, Douglas Couaty, ss.: Geotge B. Taschuck, secretary of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly wworn, ®ays that the ctual number ol full an complete coples of The Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of June, 1%, was as follows: BERNRRRABBEBEERE Total ... . Léss unsold and returned coples. Net total sales. Net dally average. GEO. B. TZBCHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this 30th day of June, A. D, Seal.) M. B_ HUNGATE, Notary Publle. ES——————————— Lest we forget—This is the anniver- sary of the first battle of Bull Run. According to the trades union label, a scab by any other name is just the same. It is to be hoped that the Featherstone foundry has not foundered before it was founded. Ak-Sar-Ben 18 undertaking to organize a royal excursion to Deadwood. When his highness hits the trail the royal dust will fly. s At last accpunts the fire insurance ‘compenies still had Omaha charged up with several unearned points of dis- crimination agalnst it. S B Perhaps these rains are designed sim- ply to prove to the railroads that their boasted fast train schedules aré not in- fallible, Governor Savage and Mayor Moores are taking SBan Francisco by storm and we shall not be surprised to receive a Jubilee proclamation from the city at the Golden Gate. Too bad, the dates for the keel laying of the battleship Nebraska at Seattle and the great professional pugilistic bout at Ban Francisco were not arranged so that Governor Bavage could dfliclate at both. The only excuse offered for the com- bine of land-grabbers and agency offi- cers engaged in swindling the Winne- bago Indians is that the Indians have always been swindled. This is an ex- cuse as Is an excuse. emmm——m——— The mewest proposition for a trust embraces the Pittsburg stogle. If it will only curtail the output and run the price up above the consumption mark we may find this trust to be the essence of ' beneficence. Erm——— The seventeenth of July has come and gone, but the spell of fever heat tem- perature that was to have set in on that day, according to Weather Prophet Hicks and Astronomer Test, has not yet put In an appearance. SE— Among those urged for the guberna- torial nomination onm the democratic ticket are ex-Senator VHas and Gen- eral Bragg, both of pronounced Cleve- land democracy. Let the Bryan bat- terles be again ynlimbered. ey Information from the ‘Texas ofl flelds 1s to the effect that few wells are yleld- ing except by the use of pumps. In'a word, the Texas gusher proves to have been a short-lived phenomena, but yet long-lived enough to serve successfully in balting ofl stocks for yictims of the speculative fever. ————— Fusion state headquarters for the cam- palgn of 1902 will be maintained in ©Omaha. The fusionists evidently think there 1s some advantage ip occupying strategical polnts, while the repubiicaus, who have located at Lincoln, prefer to congult the convenlence of candidates and profits of hotel keepers. —_——— Some ifaproved method of insfituting street improvements must be sought by Omaha gt the hands of the next legisla- ture. There is no good reason why streets impassable for need of new pave- ments should be practically thrown out of usc as thoroughfares because the ex- cessive requirements for petitions cannot be met. ——— Senatqrs Millard and Dietrich and Congressman Burkett Jost no time in get- ting back to Nebraske as soon as con- gress adjourned, having no desire to re- sist the atiractions of the comforis of home. Our Dave, holvever, had to put in & wéek at Atlantic Oity to nerve him- self up to the ordeal of faciug his con- _stituents. ADVERTISE THE AMENDMENT. The proposed amendment to the Ne- braska state constitution, agreed to by the necessary three-fifths majority of the last legislature, should be voted on at the coming election. Its purport Is to enable us to amend the comustitution hereafter by a majority vote on the proposition instead of as now by a uta- Jority of all the votes cast at the elec- tion. To bring this amendment prop- erly before the people, in conformity with the provisions of the constitution, it devolves upon the secretary of state to have it advertised for three months next preceding the election in news- papers published in every county in the state. If this publication is to be made, no time is to be wasted because the adver- tisement must be inserted not later than the second week of August. In this in- stance confusion and complication have arisen from the fuct that Governor Dietrich undertook to véto the amend- ment at the time it was adopted by the legislature and the resolution of sub- mittal was left out of the compllation of the session laws on the theory that the veto was effective. ¢ Under a correct reading of the con- stitution, as interpreted by the courts, it did not rest with Governor Dietrich either to approve or disapprove of the proposed amendment. The constitution vests the legislature exclusively with the power to formulate and submit eon- stitutional amendments and the veto message of Governor Dietrich was as much out of place as would be a veto of a supreme court decision. No matter what position we take on the amendment itself there is no ques- tion that it was properly passed by the two legislative houses and is now before the people for their ratification or re- jection. The governor’s veto affords no valid excuse for neglect by the secretary of state to have It advertised and placed upon the ballots for the coming elec- tion. ] A JUDICIOUS DECISION. The decision of the national conven: tion of coal miners against a general strike was entirely judicious and will strengthen thelr cause with the public. The bituminous miners are under con- tract and they determined to adhere to this, Moreover they felt that they could be of greater service to the an- thracite miners by remaining at work than by engaging in a sympathetic strike. There can be no doubt as to the wisdom of this. The men who con- tinue at work will contribute to the support of those who are battling for what they belleve to be just demands and this assistance will be far more helpful than an extension of the strike to the soft coal miners, who have no grievance, would be. The appeal of the miners to the pub- Ue, which'is a plain and candid state- ment of the situation, cannot fail to win sympathy. They do not exaggerate the hardships incident to their labor and they truthfully declare that they have tried by every hohorable means to’ ad- Just the grievances with their employ- ers. They are still ready to settle these by arbitration, but otherwise they a determined to fight it out. They call upon all organized labor to assist them and it will be surprising if there is not & generous response, since there is no question as .to the purpose of the an- thracite coal operators to destroy the miners' union. . The course of the operators will prob- ably .be speedily developed—wliether they will undertake to work the mines with néw men or will maintain the ex- isting status in the expectation of starv- ing the striking miners iate subjeetion. Some of the operators havé claimed that they could resumé work at any time with a sufficient number of men, but this is doubtful. At all events the really critical stage iii the conflict would seem to have been reached and the en- suing developments ‘will be walted with very general interest., S NEW YORK AS A FINANCIAL CESTER. The trend in the direction of making New York the financial center of the world has for the last two or three years been unmistakable, but the re- alization of this Is perhaps somewhat re- mote. A lead/ng financial journal notes that we have in the last few years bought and also sold British consels, nd some considerable lots of our rail- road bonds have gone abroad., These bonds may have been bought abroad for the ' purpose of being resold, as the cousols were bought here. If the trade balances, observes that paper, bave been settled mainly by the return of securities the limit of this means of settlement must be' near at hand and the amount due from this couutry for interest and dividends must already bave been reduced to very low dimen- sions. It says that we' have néarly reached the position of a ¢reditor natlon if we have alreddy bought back nearly all of our securities and: reaches the conclusion that “if this'country has taken up nearly all of its bonded debt held abroad New York Is méarer being the monetary center of the world than was supposed by Americans who replied to the arguments of the London Times that we were still a debtor nation.” Bearing in mind that in thrde years the international balaunee in favor of this country on merchandise and silver ag- gregated §$1,759,000,000 and that in that period many millions of American cap ital have been loaned in Burope, or left there for lnvestment becadse it was not needed here, there is apparently good reason for the assertion that the United States has In fact become a creditor na- tion. 1t is of course impossible to as- certain exactly the amount of American securities beld abroad or what the ex- tent of other forms of indebledness is, but it would seem to be a perfectly safe conclusion that the aggregate of these does not equal the enormous trade bal- ance in favor of this country during the last three years. Admitting this to be so and with this balance steadily in- creasing, bow long will it be until New York must inevitably become the world’s financial cénter? It would seem to be self-evident that If the course of our international trade should continue on the present basis for say three years more we will have apletely liqul dated all indebtedness to Europe and put ourselves not only in a position of abeolute financial independence, which is practically the situation today, but he able to virtually control the financial affairs of the world. That the United States Is already exerting a very great influence in this respect is well known to those conversant with International financlal conditions. The American money market is regarded with greater interest abroad than ever before and with hardly less concern than is felt respecting conditions in the English money market. London still has prece- dence, but New York commands almost equal consideration, with every indi- cation and promise that within a few years the American metropolis will be- come the financlal center of the world. BOWAOMAHA CAN BE MADE TO GROW. Omaha's future growth depends upon its ability to enlarge its field of steady employment for wage workers. The phenomenal growth of all modern cities is primarily due to the industrial revolu- tion. The concehtration of mills, fac- tories and workshops at distributing centers makes it possible for cities to feed, clothe and house large popula- tlons. In the race for commercial supremacy the cities that have succeeded in attract- ing working men and working women by opportunities to earn fair wages in going concerns are the cities that are in the lead. Swapping and selling mer- chandise will not alone make a great city out of Omaha. Superior rallroad facilities will ald materially in opening markets for jobbers, but rallroads and commercial travelers alone will not draw more people to Omaha unless they have the assurance of something to do. Omaba's greatest need today is mills and factories to convert the products of the farm and cattle range into finished, articles for home consumption and for- eign exportation. If those who are in- terested in the future growth and pros- perity of this city will concentrate all their energies in this direction, Omaha will soon experience a substantial ad- vance in population, in commerce and in industry. It is an open secret that hundreds of thousands of dollars are being invested at this time by Omaha capitalists in speculative enterprises outside of Omaha. Most of these speculations are gambling ventures in mines, oil fields and land deals. If these people could be induced to invest half of this money in promoting and building up promising home industries they would in the end get better returns and Omaha would quickly distance all its competitors in this section a thriving industrial center. ‘William J. Bryan comes out agaln as a letter writer, sending acknowledge- ments to Dave Ball, a Missouri politi- clan, for saving an endorsement.for the Kansas City platform at the recent state convention of Missourl democrats. “Those who do mnot belleve In the Kansas City platform,” he declares, “gre always looking for excuses to ignore it. Those who , be- lieve In it ought to see that it is not ignored.” By this test, every dem- ocratic convention that ignores the Kan- sas City platform must be taken to be opposed to the discredited planks out of which it 1s constructed and Indif- ferent, at least to the wishes of Mr. Bryan. Understood in this way, the significance of the silent state plat- forms this year becomes more ominous for Mr. Bryan and his friends than at first appeared. aE—— Secretary of Agriculture Wilson while dodging between rain storms in Kansas last week encountered the Inevitable fruit of his declaration of a year ago that Kansas was to be classed as a seml-arid state. Constant reminders of a facetious character effectually pre- vented the secretary from forgetting the distasteful expression. Presumably he is ready to recant and admit’that there 1s nothing arid about Kansas except its prohibitory law. — Governor Jefferson Davis of Arkansas seems to be accumulating enough free advertising to justify his debut on the stage. Although running for re-electio his latbst draft for notoriety comes frouw’ a quarrel with his campaign committee, which, however, has since been ad- jufsted, this following close on his schism with the church and subsequent reconcillation. With such versatility, Governor DAvis must be & coming man, Remember that the same popocrats who are now complaining of high prices were complaining of low prices in 1806, In 1806, too, they insisted that prices would continue to fall as long as the gold standard was maintained and that the only way to produce higher prices was by the inauguration of 16 to 1 free milver coinage. Prices are always too low or too high ad the point of view shifts. ———— President Palma wants the Cuban congress to remove the legal tender quality of old Spanish silver coined prior to 1868. It is not because they were issued by Spain, however, that he wauts these coins put out of circulation, but because they are worn under weight and offer too great opportunities for counterfeiting. It is intimated that the crown prince of Germany is contemplating a visit to the United States in 1904 and that Em- peror Willlam is disposed to give his consent. A visit from the emperor him- self. would be more appreciated, even though his son be fully able to repre- sent him. Like Lamengat Here. Indianapolis Journal. Judging from the doleful siories of the railroad attorneys before the tax commis- sion all these long rows of figures show- ing the increasing husiness of the rellroads and their startiing expenditures for im- provements must be the fictions of an enemy. Perils of Drifting from Shore. Chicago Record-Herald It might have been several hundred thousand dollars in Uncle Sam's pocket it Crowninshield had continued to be the greatest tar that ever st Se! Cleveland Leader. The fact remaine that the country is prosperous when the republic in power and when republican laws are in the statute book. This may be displeas~ ing to the hypocrites In polities, but it can’'t be disputed. Career Dimm: Indianapolls News. However just the reprimand and pun- Ishment of General Smith—and few will doubt iis justice—there cannot help but be deep regret that an officer whose career has been so distinguished and creditable should find its ending thus. Hawall Getting a Reputation. San Franclsco Call. Our new territory of Hawall has given every possible Indication that she is emi- nently worthy of a place in the sister- hood of states and a position of distinc- tion on the ‘floor of the federal senate. Every mail brings us news of some bit- terly serious row in her public and polit- fcal affairs. Dangers of Gettl Boston Transcript. Why these frantic appeals to “get to- gether” on the part of our democratic brethren? What causes most of their trouble 1s the getting together and the con- sequent neceesity to read the riot act and coax the mighty champions into thelr re- spective spheres of Influence agaln. What the party needs 18 to get apart and cool oft a while. ether. A Service to the People, Kearney Hub. The Omaha Bee has performed an import- ant service to the people of the state who are interested in the question of taxation of rallroad property by publishing in full the testimony, interrogatories and arguments before the supreme court at the recent hear- ing. People who have read the matter from day to day in The Bee have no excuse for remaining in ignorance. The Objeet P Kearney Hub. The precious reformers in Omaba who ev- ery once in a while rush Edward Rosewater into court on some new complaint charg- ing *‘corrupt practice” during his prelimi- nary senatorial campaign in Douglas county are rather overdoing the thing. The object is plain enough, belng simply an effort to minimize the personal influence of Mr, Rosewater in certaln matters public and po- litical. IS BRYANISM DEAD? An Afirmative Voice Raised in “The Enemy's Country.” New York Evening Post (ind.). There can be but one end. to the present conflict in the demoeratic party, as there could be but one to that which raged in the same organization a generation ago. The financial fssue which Bryan represented in 1896 and 1900 is as thoroughly settled now as was the reconstruction lssue which Francis P. Blair had represented in 1868 by the time that Tilden became the leader of his pa; The gverwhelming majority of democrats recoj this as clearly as do the republicans, and they are as strongly opposed to’ Bryan's attempt to keep it alive now the overwhelming majority of democrafs In 1876 would have been to, a serlous attempt by the Bourbons of that day to make the campalgn of that year on the dead and burled issue of 1863. One needs only to study democratic news- papers throughout the couniry to see that the tide sets against Bryanism with a force that {s simply irresistible. Mr. Bryan's day has passed. The moat that he can now do is to make more co plete the ruin of his own reputation. As a mischlef-maker, pure and simple, he can cause more or less trouble, and he can do- lay somewhat the speed of reorganization, as when his Influence availed last secure € reafirmation of the Kai platform from the Missouri state conven- tion. But a politiclan who is once exposed as & self-seeker, bent upon ruining if he cannot rule, will not long have the power to do much harm. The American people have ceased to think about the Chicago platform of 1896 and the Kansas City plat- form of 1900. They are thinking now about the record made by the republican party in congress during the session which has just closed. It ig refreshing to find evidence in all parts of the country that Bryan can no longer divert many democrats from glving their undivided attention to live issues. PERSONAL NOTES. General Bragg denfes it, but wait until he sees Mrs. Brags. Reconciliation and remarriage followed and now they are enjoying thelr second honeymoon. Minister Wu's photographs, taken since his recall, don’t look ltke those of a man dead anxious to see his happy home again. Jobn D. Rockefeller is credited by a friend with having sald recently that he could nmot guess within $15,000,000 the ex- act amount of his wealth. Charles P. Lebon of Boston has sent to President Loubet of France a bound volume of poems commemorative of the visit of the members of Rochambea? mission to his city. Colonel W, Heckert of Toledo, O., 18 doing his best to prove that Yaukees are uot the greatest inventors. He had al- ready patented 130 of his notions, and is brimful of ideas yet. Dr. Carl Buler's library at Berlin has been purchased and will be presented to the University of Chicago. It will give to that institution one of the finest physical cul- ture libraries in this country. Governor Gage of California has roused s storm of disapproval by securing the parole from San Quentin prison of Mah Noon, a highbinder. Mah Noon is a fine cook and the governor has installed him as chef in his own home. The Chinaman was sentenced mot long ego to fourteen years for attempting to murder another Celes- tial. He also shot and dangerously wounded an officer who went to arrest him. 1t is now declared that Jules Verne, the French writer, is mot in danger of be- coming totally blind, as has been reported. For some time he been troubled by & cataract growth, but he is able to go on with his work, declaring that he does not mean to stop until he has written 100 books. His latest work published is the elghty-second, but about a dozen more are nearly or quite ready for the printer. M Verne is now 74 years old. Six years ago Frederick Sixt, a well-to- do resident of Martinsville, N. J., was di- vorced. For over five years he lived a lonely life and then began to look for an- other wife, but could not find anyone to suit. Then he advertised without giving bis name, and smong the replies was one from a woman who answered anonymously. The letter took Mr. Sixt's fancy and an interview was arranged. Then he found that the correspondent was bis former wife. NEPUBLICAN STATE TICKET, Lyons Sun: Hon. J. H. Mickey is an ideal American, a typical Nebraskan, and he will make ap execllent governor. Lelgh Werld State Superintendent W. ¥ wler has made one of the best rec- ver made by a state superintendent f Nebraska. On this record he s a candi- date for re-election and no doubt will be elected at the November election by the largest majority that a state officlal ever scored. Beatrice Express: The fusion newspapers are referring to J. H. Mickey as a tool of the corporations, a raflway henchman and #0 on. They are so used to that style of argument that they naturally fall into it, even when they make themselves ridiculous by doing so. Mr. Mickey is a farmer and stockman, and his nomination was a sur- prise and disappointment to the corpora- tions. He Is mot the tool of anybody or mnything, and when he is elected governor he will give the state a fearless and honest administration. John H. Mickey has been A part ot Nebraska, and a most useful and honorable part, almost from the begin- ning. He went into the wilderness, now Polk county, in 1868. He has grown up with his locality and contributed to all of its growth. He has prospered, and he has deserved prosperity. He has been hon- ored, but honors have been bestowed for merit. Republicans are fortunate in thelr standard bearer. Blafr Pllot: No use wasting much breath this year over the election in Nebraska. A good crop is soon to be harvested and the ground is soaked down for about thirty- five feet afd that means a good crop next year. Beef selling around the $8 mark and hogs likewlse, wheat way up and corn bumping the ceiling, day laborers getting 20 cents an hour and plenty of work. Not a cloud in sight. Mickey will get there with about 20,000 majority and Nebraska will elect six republican congressmen. Beatrice Express: The pops are not say- Ing a great deal about the Little Giant who was worked off upon them by the democrats as a candldate for governor. He is not a man after their own hegrts, and it is doubtful whether they will rally round his flag on election day with any great enthusiasm. The pops are unfor- nate all through the state this year. They have to do what the demoerats tell them to do, and this is rather humlliating, In view of the fact that they have been dic- tating, and the democrats obeying, for ,a good many years. Hastings Tribune: When our people calmly reason on political questions they are pretty sure to be right. When they are. prosperous they are more apt to be logical in thelr voting than when ldle from a calamity. Popullsm rose in Nebraska when we had the hardest of hard times. Now the state has good crops, money is abundant and everybody doing well. Fu. slonists hope to win against these good times and this prosperity. However, the voters are knowing to the fact that repub- lican policies have helped to bring about this wonderful change from hard times to good times and will vote the republican ticket. Lelgh World: John H. Mickey, the re- publican nominee for governor, is a man that the republican party can tle to. He is a farmer and lives near Osceola. He has que of the nicest farms in Nebraska and bas made what he has of this earthly goods out of tilling the soil just like hun- dreds of others have dome. He is a gen- eral favorite n the nelghborhood in which he lives, which is the best recommendation a man can have. He Is also a student and is well versed on affairs of state, as well as all current events. Mr. Mickey will make Nebraska a good governor and we prediot that he will be elected by a large majority. Lyons Sun: The republican nominee for state treasurer, Poter Mortensen, was born in Denmark, October 8, 1844. He came to America in 1870 and settled in Missourl, where he lived until 1872, when he took up a homestead In Valley county, Ne- braska, near the present town of Ord. He was a ploneer in this county, having built the first house constructed within its lim- its. He llved on his farm until 1881, when he transferred his residence to Ord, where two years later he entered the banking business. He has been interested in bank- ing since that time and is now president of the First National bank of Ord. In 1874 he was elected county treasurer and was re-elected four times, serving in all nine consecutlve years. He has always been greatly Interested In the develop- ment of the county and state. He will make the state a good treasurer. York Times: There never was a more successful political convention, nor one which resulted better for the party, than the republican state convention at Lincoln. In every respect it was a three winner. There never was so large an attendance at a republican convention in Nebraska. There never was such complete absence of bitter- ness ‘or friction. The contest for governor, the only real battle, was like a friendly game of chess, where no one sought unfair advantages, but did his best In a fair and manly way to win the game. As soon as it was over all excitement subsided and a feeling more than friendly was manifested among the candidates and their friends. No man was mentioned for the position whose nomination would have created greater confidence, nor been more generall satistactory than John H. Mickey.\ He Is just what the republicans requirs in a candidate and just what the state needs in a governor. Holdrege Citizen: It is rather ridicu- lous, to say the least, to charge that the republican ticket is a Tallroad ticket, when the republicans nominated a man who is & stock raiser and business man, who had not been prominent in politics, but was nomi- nated over the two candidates who were supposed to be backed by the railroad corporations. While In the fusion conven- tion Harrington, the leader of those in the populist party, who acted as if the cry against the rallroads was sincere, is in- duced to withdraw In the interest of har- ofony and W. H. Thompson. as there ever a greater farce perpetuated in the name of reform? The rallroad interests are entitled to protection and justice; so is any other interest, but when men or a group of men try to array one business interest against another it is safe to refuse to trust them and conclude that they cannot be depended on for anything except to work for their own selfish interests, rogardless of thelr professions. Aurora Republican: Peter Mortensen of Valley county s again the nominee of the republican party for the office of state treasurer. He was chosen not because of any personal weakness of the other as- pirants, for they are all good menm, but because of the fact that he was consid- ered the best man for the place. Four years ago he was first named for state treasurer by the republican state conven- tion, the homor being conferred upon him unsought and agalnst his expressed wishes, but he accepted the nomination in the fa of impending defeat, for ‘there was no chance then of a republican ticket being elected, and made & vigorous fight for the homor of the party. The popularity he ampaign no doubt alded in his renom!- nation at this time. Those who know Mr. Mortensen best know that he is abundantly competent and peculiarly fitted to success- fully care for the state's treasury and per- form the executive duties of that offk They know that his tried and true integ- rity, his well grounded, conservatism and bis character, which is devold of all undue > selt-sceking, will guarantes the faithful performance of his duties as state treas- urer. Stanton Picket: John H. Mickey's home 1s on a farm. He has comfortable build- ings, & good orchard and many acres of growing c¢rops, the same as thousands of other farmers. He has a fine herd of shorthorn cattle of whichk he & justly proud. He has stock fn a bank, the same as hundreds of other Nebraska farmers. He 1s & bank officer, the same as scores of other tarmers. He has character and abil ity beyond question. Yet no sooner was he nominated for governor than the fu- slon press branded him as a tcol of the railroads, a mere puppet in the hands of corporations. TIs it mot about time to call a halt on this style of campalgning? No indiyidual or political .party ean prosper permanently by false accusations and mis- representations of those who see and think differently. Perhaps this is one rea- son why the fusion parties are growing weaker and lower in public esteem. It pays to be fair. Many do not agree with Mr. Mickey politically; such is their priv- flege, but that he is honest and honorable no man who J& himself honest and honor- able will deny. BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE, Minor Scenes and Incidents Sketched on the Spot. Uncle Sam's enmergetic effofts’ to escort John Gaynor and Benjamin D. Greene from Canada are stimulated by the prospect of getting a hoid on a portion of a roll of $1,448,206.02, which sum represents Greene's and Gaynor's share of the total rake-off of Carter, Greene and Gaynor in the Savannah dock construetion. Cnrter's eh: $724,108. It was shown at the trial of Car- ter that Carter invested his money in gilt- edged raflway securitles, which have doubled and quadrupled in value since ten years ago. It is conservative, therefore, to say that Greene and Gaynor have $10,000,- 000 in ready money or donvertible securitics which they are prepared to use to keep out of the penitentlary. It is now more than three years since Carter was convicted, and his fellow-conspirators—as they are charged with being—are still living at fash- fonable hotels and summer resorts thumbe ing their noses at the courts and Sallifs, ]sfecrenry Shaw tells this story on him- self: “Sam, the darky who brushes my clothes, in a barber shop in Washington s par- ticularly clever in delicately reminding cus- tomers that he expects a tip. One morn- ing just before the Fourth I was thinking of other things and was walking away with- out dropping a coln into his hands. * ‘Let me brush you coat again, Mr, Seo- retary,’ said Sam, running after me. “‘Why do you want to brush it again? ked. 'Cause, Mr. Secretary,’ said Sam with- out cracking a smile, * 'Cause I might brush out some gold du 4 “Sam got his tip: 81 Secrotary Moody is having more or less fun with the newspeper correspondents these days over the coming war game to be played off New Yofk and Newport. “Can’t tell you a word about it—not a word,” 18 his invariable reply to anxious inquirers for hints as to some of tho plans. Both the War and Navy departmen have already put the correspondents on their.own resources, just as in time of ac- tual war, and until it is all over they will have to suffer the hardships of uncertainty, together with the officers of both branches and the soldiers and sallors. “Why not?" sald Secretary Moody to a group of newspaper men. “You ought to take your mediciné with the rest of us. And by the time your managing editors havé gent, queries by the score, cursed you for not sending news and threatened you with discharge you will find this mimic war is “real hell.’" Questionable escapades of diplomatic for- tune rest lightly upon the shoulders of South American presidents and generals, according to a story recently related by Dr. David J. Hill, first assistant secretary of state. The revolution in Venezuela nad been under discussion. Speculation was rite as to whether or not President Castro would be driven out of Venezuela. Dr. Hlll'cllod the case of former Preasi- dent Blanco, whose administration was overturned after he had, according to com- mon report, accumulated great wealth. Benor Blanco was strolling in a boulevard in Paris. A,passing pedestrian arrested the pace of his companton. “'See that man. He stole $3,000,000 when bis government was overthrown.” Quick as a flash Senor Blanco turned. ‘“Beg pardon, sl he sald lclly, “but it was $6,000,000." Senator Hoar has bdught a|house on Connecticut avenue, Washington, a three- story brick structure of a Jozen rooms. He borrowed the $18,000 which It co hopes to make a profit by selling long. e and Mrs. Hoar hive boarded for thirty-three years in Washington hotel Much disappointment is felt in the capital because Senator Clark /does mot intend to bulld a residence on the site of the old Stewart castle which he purchased some time ago. Pinishing touches are being put to his eplendid home in New York and it is said the semator will mot bulld again out- side Montana. Not only has the government of the United States got an elephant on its hands, but its officials have the dflemma con- fronting them of how to spend $10,000 to properly house that elephant. Dunk, the largest elephant at the Zo- ological park in the District of Columbla, has been anohored with heavy log chains under an improvised shed for the last ten years. The shed has gone to pleces around him, but the elephant still stands swaying back and forth and cheerfully eating pea- nuts and ‘sweetmeats presented to him by his many friends. Women of the district began a crusade on congress last winter for better quarters. They demanded an-appropriation of $20,000 for an elephant house, with bathing pools and other accessories. The matter was threshed out in committee and Dunk's cause was argued pro and con, with the re- sult that balf of the sum asked for was provided. This money 1s mow avallable, but the designing and construction of = elephant architecture s not 8o easy. - The officials have studied the problem for some weeks and have concluded to turn the job over to & firm of private architects. This firm 1s mow busy gathering data on which to draw the design for an appropriate resi- dence for Dunk, and by mext winter Dunk will have his private bath, his promenade ground behind steel bars and ell other accessories demanded Dby his women friends. Phi hrophy Thrift. Philadelphia North American The colored race should be profoundly gratetul to the philanthropic Mr. Rocke- fetfer for giving employment to Tuskegeo students in the comstruction of mew build- ings for the Standard Oil school at Chi- cago, and enabling them to earn money to pay their school fees. True, be pays them only half the wages of white unlon laborers doing. the same work, but when the white men insist that the colored n must join the union and draw upion wages, the agent of the philanthropist nobly stande by the negroes. and keeps them at work on bhalf pay, aitbough the white men walk out. GUARDING THE NATION'S FOOD, g - Systematic Efforts to Prevent Decep- tlon and Adulteration. Philadelphla Ledger The $10,000 appropriated by congress at the last seesion for scientific Investigation of the forelgn substances added to the food products of the country promises to prove of value in determining which are deleterious and which harmless among the many preservatives, adulterants and color- Ing substances widely used in food prepa- rations. The canned, preserved and pre- pared food business has reached enormous proportions at present, and n great va- riety of chemicals and other substances are used in these food products. Some of the forelgn substances are harmless and some are pernicious. The United ‘States bureau of animal industry will now under- take a “systematic investigation of the properties of the manufactured and pre- served foods.” Not only will chemical ex- amination be made of the foods, but ex- periments will be made designed to deter- mine the eftects of the several foods con- taining preservatives and coloring matter upon the consumer. An effort will be made to establish a “training table” at an edu- cational institution conmvenient to Wash- ington, and those student volunteers who co-operate in the experiments will for a stated time take mo food but that fur- nished by the physiologleal chemists in charge of the investigations. When the subjects get in a good normal condition from the use of ordinary wholesome food, a food contalning one of the commonest preservatives, borfe acld, for Instance, will be used and the effects moted. Other preservatives and also coloring substances will be used, and the experiments will be continued until enough observations have been made to justify inferences and con- clusions. The experiments will be made on animals and human beings, and Dr. W. H. Wiley, chief chemist of the bureau which will have charge of the investiga- tions, says: “To know whether these substances are injurious or not is of the highest conse- quence, not only from the economic point of view in the manufacture of these prod- ucts, but also from the hyglenic point of view—thelr exact effect upon the econ- sumer {d most important. “Heretofare, unfortunately, most of the fnvestigation which has been undertaken In this direction has been at the instance of the manufacturer or other interested parties, so that the natural bias pecullar to the human mind has had to be taken into consideration in accepting the result. “Through the liberality of congress chemistry has for the first time been en- abled to take up the study of this subject In & thorough and systematic manner, and will be enabled to supplement the investi- gatlons which have heretofore been made upon the subject of food adulteration. The results which will finally be’obtained will be useful to our lawmakers, who will be able to form the statutes so as to secure the necessary precautions in the preserva- tion of foods, while at the same time they will exclude positively injurious sub- stances.” Dr. Wiley thinks the investigation will give an jmpetus to pure food legislation, but even if congress neglects to pass pure food laws, the published results of the ex- periments undertaken, If the conclusions meet with sclentific approval, should be the means of checking harmful adultera tions and of putting the public on guard. P A ———— WHITTLED TO A POINT, Brooklyn Life: He—But she spends too much money. His Wife—No-0, T don't think so; but her husband doesn’t make enough. New York Sun: Blggs—8o you were the only one of the crowd to bring back any fish, en? How did that happen? Boggs—We played poker all day, and when we got through I was the only one who had enough money to buy any. Cleveland Plain Dealer: A coronation in August_would be much more august than one in June. Chicago News: Landlady—What portion of the chicken would you like, Mr. New- comer? Mr. Newcomer—Oh, half of it will be ample, thank you, Mike—How much further does the solgn say It is to Noo Yor-rk, Patsey? Pat—Twinty motles. Mike—Well, that's ony tin molles aplece, Baltimore Herald: Beryl—A good deal fs thought of her singing. Sibyl—It's merciful they don't put thelr thoughts into word; Philadelphia Press: “This,” said the ped- aier, “is a little device especlally designed for use in our summer weather. “What Is 1t?" inquired the curious man. “It may be used one minute as a fan and the next minute to shovel off the snow. Judge: Yonkers Statesman: “I guess I'll get aut at this next station and stretch my legd,’ d the man In the Pullman car. “All right, sir."’ repiied the porter, “Our next stop is Chicago. You'll be able to get ‘em extended there all right.” ‘Washington Star. 1 have Dllred eards enough to become fairly famillar with poker slang,” said one Ameflcan Anancler; “but I don't quite hnflvu why you refer to ace as a Plerpont Morgan. ““Because,”” answered the other, “it's blg- ger than a king."” 1 BELLES, Catholic Standard and Times, Oh! the belles! Summer belles; What a plenitude of heartaches thelr giddi- ness compels; How they giggle, giggle, giggle, In the nea breeze laden night, How their victims squirm and wriggle In an costasy of fright. How they hurt When they flirt, ‘When with ghoulish glee they gloat On the squirming of a fellow when they have ‘nm by the throat. Oh! the belles! Brazen belles; How they conjure, schéme and plan To entrap the summer man, The ribbon counter gentiemen querade as swells. ' who mase Ob! the belles! Greedy belles; How they wring, wring, wring Bodawatc From the p ing swe Oh! the Foxy belle What a wealth of hints they filng To compel the pleasant ring, Diamond ring, VR Ah! the heart en Of the golden wafifi. Dells, bells, bells, bells, bells, Oh! the beifes! HoairFalling? Don’t tell your friends of it. They would think it so strange. You see, they know Ayer's Hair Vigor checks falling of the hair, restores color to gray hair, and makes the hair grow. Then why don’t you use it? ““ A few years ago my hair got ve: dry and 1 o,o'uld p=ll h;l ht Dll‘l by the handful. After using & few botties of Ayer’s Hair Vigor I got relief. My d falling and I received & J‘ol hair,’”"—Mrs. G, Harrer, Milwaukee, Wis. 100, Al droggists. J. C. AVER CO,, Lowell, Mass. verything cets of those “Cash!" exclaim-