Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 6, 1902, Page 6

THE OMXHA DATLY BEE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1902. nm OUMAHA DAILY Bm_ RO!I“ATFK IDIT()R‘ PUBLISHED EV hR' MORNING, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIU Daily Bee (without Sunday), Une Y Dajly Bee and Sunday, Une Year. lilustrated isee, One Year Bunday ee, Une Year,.... Baturday Bee, Ohe Yeal ‘Twentieth Century karmer, One Year. DELIVERED BY CARRIER Daily Bee (without Bunday), per copy.... 3¢ Daily Bee (without Sunday), per week. ..l Dally Bee (including Sunaay), per week. .lic Bunday Bee, per copy Evening Bee (without Bunday); per week. 1o Evening Bes (ncluding Bunday), per m"m"“ ‘of irregularities In deiivery shoud be addressed 1o City Circulation De. partment. OFFICE nity llullnmx k—Temple Co Ington—wl F'ourleemh Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communicationis refating to news and edl- torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and ‘remittances should be addressed: The Bee Publishing Com- pany, Umaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order, payatle to The iBee Publishing Company. nly 2-cent stamps accepted in payment of mail accounts, Personai checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchanges, not accepted. THE BEE PDBLIBHING (()MPAVY “BTATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Btate ot Nebraska, Douglas County George B. Taschick, secretary of ing -Company, being duly Ihll the actual number of complete coples of The Daily, Morning, Kvening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of August, 1902, was as follows: o Bee worn, full_and Bl SEBNRNEERREES Total .. . Less unsold and returned coples.. Net total sales. Net dally average. 28,92 GEO. ZSCHUCK. Subscribed in my vul-m:c lnd lworll lo betore ma this 1at day o of Se; , A. D, There is nothing so sensitive to criti- cism as a brass band, excepting alone & prima donna. Our nonresident congressman is not good at answering questions. His forte lies In using slang. —— To the Honorable J. Frost, Esq.: Take your time. We are In no hurry to see you and your welcome will keep.—King Corn. EETEps—— Just because the Baptists bave been holding sesslons here 18 no reason why the weather man should keep the water colder. King Ak-Sar-Ben's electrical parade will show President Roosevelt that the trolley can be made ornamental as well as useful. S———— That beef trust inguiry instituted by Missourl's attorney ‘vnenl s develop- ing into a continued story, but without the usual climaxes to keep up the in- terest. y By hurrying home from Europe, Sec- retary of War Root may yet reach this side in time to approve the terms of peace between the sham battle com- batants, E—— The sensational preacher who has no music in his soul is fit only for “treason, strategems and spoils.” At any rate, that 15 the opinion of the festival com- mittee of the Omaha Auditorium asso- clation, ele—— The call for the republican city pri- maries and convention Is out. It pro- vides for the simultaneous nomination of five candidates for the school board, but that is the only simultaneous feature the Mercerites were able to engraft upen it. — If Mont Pelee doesn't let up pretty soon, the French West Indles will have to be taken off the international bargain counter and thrown into the junk pile. And Denmark’s island possessions are also lkely to suffer with the other perishable commodities. S Ex-Governor L. Bradford Prince of New Mexico, finding himself unable to attend the international mining congress in session at Butte, sent a resolution to be presented for him. A mining con- gress without ex-Governor Prince, repre- sented in person or by proxy, would not be the real thing. ——— Local real estate men will formulate a fow bills they would like to have enacted into law by the next Nebraska legislature. So will other local bodies press legislation which particularly con- cerns them. The coming bunch of law- makers will have their hands full with- out bothering about anything but law- making. e——t——— ‘We must all admit that Our Dave has been lavish with garden seeds and public documents furnished by the goverument. But to how many of Omaia’s public en- terprises has he contributed and how many of our charitable institutions has he belped support? Perhaps these ques- tions suggest one reason why he never visits Omaha except when seeking re- election. LABOR IN THE PRILIPPINES. The statement made by Governor Taft that commercial interests in the Philip- plnes must ultimately rely upon native labor, although a temporary relaxation of immigration restrictions was possible, is regarded at Washington as render- ing probable an amendment by congress extending the Chinese exclusion law to the Philippines. It is said that it will be proposed to modify the law passed at the last sesslon of congress &o as to provide for a regulated system of ad- missions of Chinese as plantation laborers under sufficient bonds in each | case, with proper systems of identifica- tion and a condition that they shall leave the Philippines after a certain specified perfod of time. The fact appears to be that the devel- opment of the islands must be greatly retarded If it 1s made to depend upon native labor. This is the view taken by the American Chamber of Commerce at Manila and by employers of labor generally in the Philippines. There is the very best authority that the Fili- pino is unwilling to work and will do so only under the most pressing conditions. All the testimony of those who are familiar with conditions in the islands is to this effect. A writer on the sub- ject says: “Resources are here in abun- dance—rich soll, vast forests, rare woods. But workmen cannot be ob- talned to develop them. The Asiaties have never learned the Anglo-Saxon lesgon of labor and thrift, The idea of tolling steadily eight or ten hours a day in the hot sun just for the sake of doing something or getting ahead in life has never occurred to them. * * * The Chinese are industrious, frugal and per- sistent, and the Malays and Spaniards are not. The Filipino cannot compete with the hardy Celestial who works twelve and fourteen hours a day, seven days In the week. The white man can- not work and the Malay will not, but the Chinese both can and will. To for- bii him would be as fatal to the in- dustrial life of the islands as was the expulsion of the Moors from Spain.” This writer says it s difficult to find a sound reason for the exclusion of Chi- nese from the Philippines. They camé to the islands before either Spaniards or Americans, they are numerous and they are settled in homes and long-estab- lished business houses. Practicai considerations alone should determine this question. If the indus- trial development of the Philippines, vhich is a matter of the first import- arce, will be retarded by the exclusion of Chinese labor, the law should be amended so as to admit that labor under proper regulations. It is easy to under- stand that a policy which may be de- sirable here wlill be utterly impractica- ble in the Philippines, so far as labor is concerned. The unquestionable fact seems to be that white labor cannot successfully be employed in the archi- pelago and native labor cannot he de- pended upon at present, though as Gov- ernor Taft suggested it may be ulti- mately. In the meantime the material progress and prosperity of the islands requires the employment of Chinese la- bor and this should be provided for un- der suitable regulations. r——— THE PENNSYLVANIA CAMPAIGN. The campaign in Pennsylvania pos- sesses rather more interest than usual this year by reason of the labor dis- turbance in that state and the demo- crats are hopeful of success in spite of the great republican majority to be overcome. The danger that confronts the republicans is a large defection of the labor vote. The organized rallroad employes in the state, which number 68,000, are manifesting a disposition w support the democratic ticket and there appesrs to be good reason to expect that & very considerable number of them will do eo. It is also highly prob- able that many of the anthracite coal miners will give their votes to the democratic candidates, lhoping (o thereby secure legislation more favora- ble to their interests. The situation, therefore, is such that republican victory in Pennsylvania in November cannot be confidently pre- dicted, although the chances are some- what in favor of the republican party. The democratic gubernatorial candidate, who has twice been governor of the state, is unquestionably a popular man and is particularly strong with the working classes. It is believed that he will command the full democratic sup- port and it is quite possible that he will get a large number of republican voters who are dissatisfied with the present republican administration and the so-called Quay machine, besides many votes from the working classes. Thus there is some warrant for regard- ing Pennsylvania as a doubtful state this year, S— LACK OF TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES So great is business throughout the country that the rallroads are baving trouble In securing enough motive power to handle it, and it is belleved, says the Philadelphia Press, that with the expected Increase this autumn and winter many of the roads will be ham- pered in delivering goods. Vice Presi- dent McCrea of the Pennsylvania com- pany is reported as saylng that the rail- yoads have not emough wotive power to handle the business and that there will be a further congestion of freight. ‘While all the rallroads have been in- creasing thelr motive power there is still an inadequate supply, according to this authority, and the prospect is thut i J Governor Stone of Pennsylvania has come to the conclusion that an extra session of the legislature would be fully Justified if there were any reasonable assurance that it could by legislation pave the way for a settlement of the suthracite coal strike. The attitude of the governor indicates that he regards legislation only as a last resort. If the proper legislation were in force, re- quiring arbitration of labor disputes un- fer prescribed conditions, the strike cer- would not have been carried to the extremes it has now reached. the needed motive power cannot be had for some time. " What better evidence than this conld be desired of the great activity of do- mestic commerce and the general pros- perity, for it is quite needless to say that & business which overtaxes the motive power of the railroads of the country means general prosperity. It is a situ- ation as to which every citizen should feel great satisfaction and the continu- ance of which all should desire. The conservative manufacturer and mer- chant and the prudent workingman should distrust those who In such cir- cumstances counsel a radical change in our fiscal policy which would inevitably produce a revolution in the eonditions which have given the country its excep- tional business and prosperity. The great transportation Interests of the country were never more fully taxed than at present and the prospect is that during the pext few months the de- mand upon them will be greater than they can meet. POLICE BUARD OUT OF POLITICS. When the present police commission was appointed by Governor Savage it was proclaimed with a grand flourish of trumpets that a gignal victory had been won for municipal reform. Not only was Omaha to be given a general housecleaning by the suppression of gambling and vice, but the police and fire departments were to be divorced from politics and managed on strictly business principles. We ask in all can- dor, Have these expectations been re- alized? The spirit that permeates the Mercer- Baldwin police commission was shown at the very outset of its career in the ‘degradation of an old and tried police captain to walk a beat as patrolman without charges of any kind to make room for a political favorite and then within two weeks promoting him to be sergeant for long and faithful service and obedience to orders. These same po- lice commissioners had subscribed to an official oath that “in making appoint- ments or considering promotions or re- movals he will not be guided or actu- ated by political motives or influences, but will consider only the interest of the city and the success and effectiveness of the department.” Can it be true that the order to sup- press all slot machines issued on one day and revoked on the next was a transparent scheme to impose upon the church-going element of the community and at the same time to put under obli- gations the slot machine operators? All the surface indications convince us that it is true. Can it be true that parties authorized to speak for the police commission made overtures to Tom Dennison to protect him from police interference it he would promise to throw his influence to Mer- cer? We have good reason to belleve that it is true. Oan it be true that one of the police commissioners sought to bring pressure through an Omaha brewer upon a mem- ber of the republican county committee to go back on the people who elected him and vote in the committee with the Mercer faction? We have the very best of reasous to belleve that it is true. Can it be true that the reform police commission dismissed a man from the fire department without charges just because his brother, as member of the republican county committee, refused to forswear his own convictions and sup- port Mercer's scheme to capture a re- nomination by lawless primary regula- tions? We not only believe this to be true, but know it to be true. Can it be true that notice has been served upon one of the delegates to the congressional convention elected from Sarpy county, under imstructions to sup- port E. J. Cornish, that, unless he agrees to repudiate his instructions and turn traitor to his constituents, a brother who is now a member of the Omaha police force would soon be hunting another job? We have reliable Information that this also is true. With such a record during the first six weeks of {ts career, what may we expect when the political storm reaches its height? The managers of the state fair claim to be very much encouraged by the popular patronage of the Nebraska ex- position. In consequence they have reached the conclusion that a raid on the state treasury next winter for further appropriations to pay for new bulldings, improvements and incidentals will be in order. To a man up a tree fifty-four miles distant from the fair grounds it would seem as If the proper parties to pay for such improvements are the busi- ness men of Lincoln, who profit by the permanent location of the fair. The shah of Persia has thoughtfully sent a message of congratulation to President Roosevelt on his fortunate escape from his recent accident. The shah's message is dated from Parls, where he Is seeing the sights. In ex- pressing appreciation for this solicitude the president should have expressed the wish that his Persian excellency might be equally fortunate in avoiding the pit- falls of gaslight entertainment. Trme———— The War department complains of not enough army officers to spare for details as military Instructors in schools and colleges entitled to take advantage of the rule permitting the assignment of officers for this purpose. This empha- sizes the difference between the Amer- ican army and other armies. In Europe they usually bave so mauny officers that they do not know what to do with them. Explorer Baldwin is busy explaining why his north pole expedition failed, in- sisting that the public bas been sadly decelved by false reports about his en- terprise. It is evident that Baldwin would like to connect again with some wealthy backer willing to put up the money for another north pole explora- tlon party for the privilege of having his name burned in the ice. =—me———uoe In turning down free silver the lowa democracy has committed the unpardon- able sin of treason to the great party leader who insists on carrying the silver 'scutcheon at the head of the column, notwithstanding its fallure to bring suc- cess In successive campaigns. For full particulars as to what Colonel Bryan thinks of this exhibition of rank ingrati- ftude see the next issue of his paper. e We are glad to learn that Omaha brooms are gaining a wide circulation and doing & large amount of cleaning up in front of the tepees of the Indian camps on the Pacific coast reservations. We apprebend . that the squaws will highly appreciate the Omaha broom. ————— A Forgotten tance. San Francisco Call. Lord Kitchener meant well, of course, when he told the Boers that they “have the making of another America in Soulh Africa,” but he clearly forgot that Ameriea did mot do much until it shook oft British rule. Ha with Care. St. Louls Globe-Democrat General Chaffee will retire from the Philippines with the respect and admira- tion alikeé of the Filipinos and the Amer- fcans. It is to be hoped that he will be able to hang on to his lAurels longer than most of the heroes have done. Ratubow Chasers in Action. Minneapolis Times. The democrats of Wisconsin, Ohio held state conventions yesterday and told what good government they would give the people it they only had a chance. In those particular states democratic op- portunity does not often occur. Towa and Someth! Else to Burn, Baltimore Americd! The unpleasant section of the hereafter, to epecify it as mellifluously as po: will certainly be rendered doubly di ful to any coal baron who chances to be assigned quarters there. He will gnash his teeth over the rash waste of fuel and the possibilities for excessive profits it the place were conducted on a business-like baeis. 4 Decorations Coming to Him. Philadelphia Inquirer. Dispatches tell us that the sultan of Turkey s jealous because the Persian potentate was decorated with the Order of the Garter by King Edward. The sul- tan need not worry, though. If certain little things In which our own Uncle Sam is interested are not settled very soon the sultan may get all the decorations that are coming to him. Plutoerats Out for Sport. New York Sun. Mr. Bryan will give up Octopus fishing tor a tew days next month and go hunting with a lot of other capita Hon. James Stephen Hogg, the biggest man In the world, will be the master of the hunt and Hon. Charles A. Towne, Hon. Tom Johneon, Hon. Tom Patterson, Hon. Wil- lam Stone and other {llustrious trust trouncers will be on hand with horn and hound. An fine collection of statesmen who view with alarm all wealth but their own. Marked Gain in Revenue. Springfleld Republican, Talk of a treasury deficit will have to be suspended, at least temporarily. It became quite g 1 after the July results were published, showing an excess of $7,600,000 in expenditures over receipts, but the August figures are nearly the reverse of those, showing & revenue surplus of about $6,000,- 000. Customs recelpts continue very heavy and the Income from internal revenue is surprisingly large in view of the repeal of the war taxes. Bxpenditures are on a larger scale than a year ago, but the gain in revenue is equally noticeable. BEWARE OF PLUM GUT. Most Vulnerable; t of Defense on the Atlantic Seaboard. Washington Post. In the course survey of the war game probabilities Which we ventured to indulge a day ago, inadequate note was taken of’the one'weak point fn the land defenses...We hasten, therefore, to repair the omission and to express the hope that our; militiry authorities, on both sides, will benr in mind the possi- bilities of Plum Gut. ‘We should not ltke to have this. important point neglected. No satisfactory conclusion can be reached in that event. If the navy falls to make & dash for Plum Gut or if the army falls to keep It under special and most ingeni- ous vigilance no one can hereafter say that the game was played to the limit. The vulnerable point along our shore is the entrance to Long Island Sound, where there are two channmels—the Race and Plum Gut. Should: the dastard foe suc- ceed in slipping through either of these it might be possible to land a force on Leng Island. Of course, most of such torce would be devoured by the mosqui- toes and. the wretched survivors taken into custody by the police, but it would be a strategic victory all the same and there, so far as we can see, the issue hinges. Gemeral MacArthur is on the ground, to be sure. He is vividly aware of Plum Gut and determined to keep it closed at the risk of appendicitis. General Greeley 1s also there and, from a naval point of view, s displaying & needless amount of pernicious activity. Perhaps Plum Gut is quite impregnable. Perhaps our solicitude 18 too precocious. It is & fact, all the same, that the situation just there is deli- cate and that both parties to the lmpend- ing confict will try to make the most of it. . Look out for Plum Gut! (SIDENTIAL ORATORY. Short Range View of Roosevelt in New Engl Springfield (Mass.) Republican (ind.). Seldom is it truer that the style is the man than in the case of President Roose- velt as a speaker. The impuisiveness, energy and directness of his personality show in every gesture and inflection. One rarely hears a public speaker more im- patient of the studied gr: d embel- lishments of the oratorical art. speakers are heard at a grievous disadvan- ge In addressing & great assembly in the ;tln air, and while President Roosevelt perhaps suffers less in this respect than many orators who essay subtler effects, his tyle was by no means at its best. Ten days on the stump, if that expressive but not too dignified word may be applied to the speechmaking of a president, have left his volce raw, and while there was no falling off in vigor or spirit, an occasional falsetto tone betrayed the strain. Even Mr: Bryan, whose vocal endurance is mar- velous, had worn his voice to shreds by the time he spoke in this city. President Roosevelt does not husband his resources in the least, nor waste any time in saying what he has to say. He eprings alert and vigorous to his place, and with mo pauses for oratoricsl effect, barely walting for the cheering to subside, he strik his point and hits it hard. His are simple and few, and for the most part of the straight up and down, hammer and anvil style, to match his emphatic, direct manner. He leans well forward 1 his in- terest, and his vigorous facial play brings the characteristics that have been familiar to the public by the cari- Of eloquence he has hardly a and he eschews sonorous and pol- phrases as he does elocutionary tricks. To score a point, to give & sound bit of practical advice, and all with no waste of words, sums up his alm in this as in his other minor speeches. The local point once made, & bit of an old speech is roughly dove-talled in to fill out the sches uled length. To his transitions he devot as little thought as to his phrases. It s doubtful whether as an orator he would win over his public, but having it already won, be bholds it by stralghtforward rush tactios lmpulsé of Good Times 8t. Louls Globe-Democrat. ] The al reports of the government's financial transactions for August make a very favorable showing. There was an exesss of mearly §5,600,000 in the receipts over expenditures for the month. While there was a decrease, owing to the repeal of the war taxes, of about $4,500,000 in internal revenue for the month, there was & gain in the other classes of receipts, this amounting to $5,000,000 in customs and to $2,000,000 in the miscellaneous items. In July the expenditures exceeded receipts to the extent of about $7,000,000, but, of course, the payments on bond Interest and other things in July always puts the outgo in that month up to an average which is not maintained through the rest of the year. The outgo exceeds the income slightly in the aggregate for the two months, but | September’s excess will probably bring a surplus for the first quarter of the fiscal year, and the chances are that this margin will keep on growing to the end of the year on June 30 next. This favorable showing of the govern- ment's balance sheet is due to the general prosperity which prevals throughout the country. Business is especially active at this time and the outlook for a prosperous winter and spring trade is bright. The only dark spot on the business horizon is the coal strike, but there are indications that this is nearing its end. Under the treasury system of bookkeeping there was a decrease in the public debt of $5,800,000 in August. The present cash balance in that depository is especially large. While the sweeping away of the war taxes, which will account for $70,000,000 or $76,000,000 in the course of the year, will prevent any large surplus in the treasury, there can be no doubt that the recelpts for the year will leave & sate | balance over the expenditures. Nothing | Iike a deficit is likely, even though the ex- penditures which have been provided for | by congress are at a pretty high figure. | The gain in customs and in the miscel- laneous receipts shows a business activity | and a general prosperity which s very gratitying. Of ccurse, the large crops which are in prospect will help to xeep up the govern- ment's income as well 4 1n improving | business In general. A large wheat crop | has been harvested and a big corn yleld is reasonably certain, thus insuring heavy ex- ports for the fiscal year, as well as provid- ing a big revenue for the tarmers and cheap food for the people. One of the reasons for the advance in the price of beef recemtly and the decline in the volume of the ceun- try's aggregate exports, was the failure of the corn crop of 1901. The present outlook is that the corn yield of 1902 will pass the 2,500,000,000 mark and break all records. The cotton outlook is also favorable. An inerease in the importation of steel and iron products has been chronicled recently, but this 1a because the American mille are too busy to meet the home demand and many Ameriean consumers have to go abroad for their products. An addition to the capacity of the iron and steel mills of the country is under way, but whether this will be suf- flelent to meet tho domestic needs i cortain. Thus the kovernment's sheet, which ahows an excees on the credit side of the account, is symptomatic of the business conditions which prevail through- out the country. All this helps to render republican success in the coming congres- sional elections exceedingly probable. OTHER LANDS THAN OURS., In waging his extrome campaign against the conventlonal schools Dr. Combes, the French premier, has doubtless pleased the rdicals and socialists. He {s himself a radical. But he has certainly forfeited the support of many republicans who were unwavering in their support of M. Wal- deck-Rousseau and who expected to be equally loyal to the Combes ministry. He has also united all the various dynastic and anti-republican groups perhaps as they never before have been and he has strained perilously near to the breaking point the republican-radical-soctallst alli- ance which for several years has provided the ministerial majority in the chamber. ‘When Parliament reassembles there ie sure to be a great battle over the school question, whether Dr. Combes retires or not. If, as now seems probable, he quits ther voluntarily in advance or in ° to adverse vote, there will arise the serious question whether anyone else, even M. Waldeck-Rouseeau himself, can re-establish a ministerial majority. Some of the republicans who are deserting Dr. Combes are likely to decline to re- enter such an alllance unless the radical element {s more completely subordinated to the republican and on the other hand the radi and soclalists, having had their taste of power, are likely to carry their pretensions and requirements still| further and thus to make republican co- operation with them still more distaste- ful and difficult. In any case, the outlook is a stormy one and may well cause some concern to the friends of Frcnce. After baving encouraged duelling in his army by pardoning Lieutenant Hilde- brandt, who killed a brother officer last year, Emperor Willlam has once more taken vigorous action against the duel- ling evil and at the same time illustrated atresh fhe vacillating spirit in which he has dealt with the whole matter. On Lieutenant Hildebrandt's release he was escorted to the rallroad station, it will( be remembered, by uadron of cavalry and given honors usually reserved for members of the royal family. This out- rage was too much even for the emperor. He at once called for the resignations of the two highest officers of the regiment | and dismissed s captaln and lleutenant, as well as Lieutenant Hildebrandt himself. 80 great are the emperor's powers that he was able to do this of his own initiative, without consulting with any minister or| general. He has thus proved the conten-| tion of the anti-duelling German press, | which has all along declared that the em- | peror could stop the whole business when- ever he wished to. e The question of a Ruselan port in the| Persian gulf directly involves Anglo-French | relations, and the decision at which Lord Lansdowne has to arrive is of a momentous description. The elements of the problem are simple. Russia’s advance to the warm water will not be stopped by words. If, therefore, Russia is not to acquire a port in the Persian gulf it will be because the whole strength of the British empire is placed across its path thither. The gov- ernment 1s, therefors, in this dllemma: Will they risk a general war in order to prevent Russia obtaining Kowelt or some other port, or will they expose India to flank attack by allowing Russia to fulfill its destiny? From certaln facts since the shab's arrival in England there s reason to believe that Russia is not to be allowed to have its port in the Persian gulf. Lord Curzon's policy is well known, and he fs understood to have a free hand in Asia. War to Russia during the next twenty rs would be an inconceivable calamity. Its one chance of overcoming its financlal and administrative difficulties {s peace. If, therefore, Lord Lansdowne has kept a stiff upper 1ip and put his foot down firmly, as is understood to be the case, it is un- Iikely that Russia will risk a general con- flagration for the sake of the Persian outlet. - Now that the coronation excitement has dled out and Parliament is mo longer in session, London finds something interesting to talk about in the report that ge- ments have been made whereby Portugal will convey its East African possessions to Great Britain, the latter, in turn, hand- ing over a portion of the territory thus acquired to Germany. The report is plausi- ble enough and its verification or denial, when Parliament reassembles, is anxiously awalted. Portuguese East Africa, fnclud- ing Mozambique, extends from the north boundary of Natal to the Royuma rive along the coast and abuts, inland, upon the Transvaal, upon British South and Central Afriea, and upon Lake Nyassa. It has am area of 310,000 equare miles and a popula- tion, mostly black, of 3,000,000 It bas a tair export trade susceptible of great de- velopment, and gold has been discovered In sections where mining will undoubtedly be prosecuted with vigor as soon as tra portation facilities render such work poss sible. o While King Vietor Emmanuel has been paying his long-deferred visit to the kaiser at Berlin, Queen Helen and his little daugh- ter, Princess Yolande, have been remaining quietly at the castle of Racconigi, in the Pledmont, which has entirely taken the place of Monza as the summer residence of Italy’s ruler. The castle is most ple- turesquely situated on a very lofty crag, and was In olden times part fortress and part monastery. For 200 years it has been in the possession of the now reigning house of Italy, and it was the favorite residence of King Charles Albert of Sardinia, who may be sald to bave modernized it in so far that he rendered it a most luxurious and comfortable royal abode. The more anclent portions of the castle date back 1o the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Both King Victor Emmanuel and his consort are extremly fond of the place and the young queen in particular, a mountain-bred girl, finds the bracing air of the highlands of Pledmont extremely beneficlal to herselt and also to her baby girl. NO LEISURE CLASS IN AMERICA. Tribute to the Wholesome Con Prevalent in This Country. St. Louls Republic, Undoubtedly the most significant fact dls- covered by the commission appointed by the British Iron Trade association to in- vestigate American iron and steel trade con- ditions, especially as bearing upon Ameri- can superiority in competitive endeavor, was that which & member of the commi sion describe ‘the comparative absence of a lelsure class” in this country. In the United States, this observer de- clares, & man without a regular business, or who {8 not concerned in the development of some industry, is as a fish out of water. Nvery man is expected to work, the youth «f the state a4 and renerously a [Inalification, soclally, in the fact that one Iy engaged in trade. The coneequence is ihat the brains and energy of the country «ro wholesomely employed, not frittered hway in the ‘holiday idling to which the Puccessful English merchant or manufac- Lurer turns, anxious to rid himself of the “stigma” of work. This truth is so essentially the cause of American advancement to the first place in the world’s trade that there should be a public eentiment amounting to national con- Aemnation of “a lelsure class” as a devel- npment of American prosperity. We shall maintain our position of ad- vantage in the commerelal aud industrial world only so long as we maintain our re- npect for work. If ever the time comes when American millionaires and their sons nre ashamed of being “in trade,” hastening, tnstead, to r all connection with the Nonorable pursuits which gave them thelr wealth, that time will bring our overthrow from the proud place which we now occupy in commerce, manufacture and agriculture. We have won that place by hard work; we imust retain it by bard work. A leisure class composed of the wealthy 15 as much a vagrant class as com- posed of tramps. Its influence, soclally, economically and morally, fs for evil. It demands that its members be professional fdlers. It puts a premium on the art of doing nothing, and stimulates young men to become fortune-bunters seeking rich wives in preference to testing their abilities in manful and honorable work. Our recent English visitors have dwelt with emphasis on the one fact of American life of which we should be proudest. There is a com- parative absence of a leisure class in this country, and we may thank our stars. May there never be such a parasite. Pelee’s Wrathful Moods. Philadelphla Record. Humanity estimates the extent of a ca- lamity according to the number of its hu- man victims and therefore the latest out- break of Mount Pelee seems less in degree than that which devastated St. Plerre. The catastrophe, however, appears to ha been less only with respect to its destruc- tiveness to human lives. In violence and the extent of territory involved in ruin the explosion exceeded any previous onme. There-were fewer lives lost this time be- cause there were fewer people left to lose them, tivity the annihilation was plete. The northern half of Martinique at the present time is evidently mot a fit place for the habitation of men. POLITICAL DRIFT. . The middle-of- m- popullst candidate for governor of Texas is nnod Mallet. He is described as a hard hitter. Former Senator Woloott of Colorade threatens to shake the state for good be- cnuse the state shook him two years ago. No fusionist has yet appeared in Colorado with nerve enough to. contest Senator Tel- ler's claim to the party’s support for re- election. Among the strange characteristios of David Bennett Hill' is his aversion for whisky and tobaceo. He has mever tasted ither of these alltes of mankind, but he is ald to be an artist in dispensing both. Colonel A. K. MoClure of Philadelphia, hitherto & vigorous opponent of Quaylem, | announces that he will support Judge Pen- nypacker, republican candidate for governor. Judge Pennypacker is & cousin of Senator Quay. Bob Taylor of Tennesses, known far and wide as the “fddling governor,” is going to try te flddle his way into the United States senate. His candidacy is based om the as- sumption that Senator Bate does not desire re-election. “Acting Vice President” Frye of Malne, as he likes to be called, 1s not taking any part in the political campaign in his state, for the first time in forty-six years, because his health is not robust enough for him to mgunt the stump. The redistricting of Mississippl had & curlous result. Three democratic eongress- men—Patrick Henry of Vicksburg, John Sharp Willlams of Yazoo and Ch: ward Hooker of Jackson—suddenly found themselves in the same district. All three wanted to go back to the house; only ome could, Willlams has won out in the primary and remaltns in congress, “Big Chlet Bill" Devery, who is making & flerce fight for the leadership of Tammany, does not hesitate to spend money whem there is prospect of return on the invest- ment, but not otherwise. The other day he was busy campalgning when an intoxicated loater sald to him: *Chief, they tell me you are hiring doctors for sick folks. Get me one.” Devery looked the fellow ever and answered: “It aln’t a dootor you want; it's a snake charmer." According to the Philadelphia Ledger George W. Guthrie, the demecratie candi- date for lieutenant governor of Pennsyl- vania, was asked the other day If he could suggest a single logical issue upon which Willam Jennings Bryan might again come before the people as a candidate for presi- dent. He replied that Bryan never had but one issue and that his position was exactly that of a negro fish peddler Mr. Guthrie once encountered in Pittsburg. The peddier was urging his horse along with cruel blows from a heavy stick and all the timg crying at the top of his voice, “Herrin’! Her-rin't Get you''resh her-rin'l’ Mr. Guthrie, wish- ing to save the horse, stopped the peddler and asked, “Have you no mercy, fellow?” “Nope!” was the reply, “nothin’ ‘cept herrin’t* POINTED REMARKS, Detrolt Free Press: Tom-—Ten o'clock! Phew! Is your watch on time? Dick—Sure! That's the way I bought It. y bility ‘When e lrnuhl- comes." Philadeiphla_Press: “I consider that" said the would-be humorist, “one of thy funniest sketches that was ever written “You don't say?’ rei as he glanced over the mlmucrlpl "w-u. that is funny."” Bnmtrville Journal: Hicks—DId you get peaceful rest in camp that you ex- a7 " Wicks—No; you see, we sat up all night playing jokes on one another. Chicage Tribune:, Mart — You told me your mner-’ w nt would be a check for four figures. Blushing Bride—Well, lsn't $11.80 four figurea. Detroit Free Pres Lady—You say you were a soldler and a hero in ‘the late war? Tramp—Yes'm. Lady—How can you prove your bravery? Tramp—Give me a match and I'll ligl your gasoline stove for you. ‘Washington Star: “Is it your Intention to put_the price of coal so high that the public will have to go without?" “Certainly not,” said the mine owner n a magnanimous tone. ““We don't want the public to freeze to h. We must have somebody to buy coal. you know.” Philadelphla_ Pres: sald Dr. Price-Price, “I've been offered the colons eley of one of the state militia regiments. “Ah! Cavalry, I hope,” sald the p.th ‘Think the cavalry uld sult me ,my, yes; you're so &ood on lhe charge.” THE MAN WHO OLWPPED, “Yes," Baltimore American. I saw him take the paper, and Turn to the Househol: Then scan the colum As one who all woul “Aha!"” he mullm to hi “Here's 'How to Make Rice !’rll“n,' 'Hn' to Ulllllu Cold Beef, And “Home-made Stomach Bitter: Theh trom his pocket lofl.h he took Y h St A”i'h- helpful hints d all. clinped “The Way to Sctamble Eges.” HD' !n HAK! Pemh Butter,’ Az wenl as half o doze “That's “A thoughtful man," at once I mused, “A man who cares for things; Who loves the calm, contented song The home teakettie sings.” ‘Do ge. up and down, gauge. —lllIn Ris mutter. ' "0, 1 asked, “preserve those notes t your wife may eye thera?" “Not much, he growied. “1 cut them out “8o she won't to try them. We’re Open For Business! So many people have asked: “Sold out?” “Going out of business?” “Had a fire?”— we want to say that never in our history have we been bet- ter able to please and provide outside of the store is not qu “What’s the matter?” —that as right now—and while the ite as inviting as we would like—the inside you will find very entertaining. Our com- plete assortments in the different departments are all ready, and, as usual, nothing but the best, and that quite often as low in price as the commoner kinds that are con- sidered such bargains. No Clothing Fits Like Ours. Ryrouning-King -5~ Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers. R. 8. Wilcox, Manages.