Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 17, 1902, Page 6

_THE OUMAHA DAY BEE E. ROSEWATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, ally Bee (withou ally Bee and Sun liustrated Bee, One Year Bunday Pee, One Year. Baturday Bee, One Year. Twentieth Century Farmeér, One Y. DELIVERED BY CARRIER. 1 Bee (without Bunday), per cop: ally Bee (without H!‘ndn)fi per week. Dally Bee (Including Sunrz‘y Bec, per copy: ing Bee (without ve?' Bee (Inciuding Sunday), aints ‘of ‘irregwarities in delivery | should be addressed (flny Circulation De. partment OFFICES. Omaha—The Bee Butldin Bouth Omaha—City Hall Ballding, Twen- ty-nfth and M Streets. Councll Bluffa—10 Pear] Street. Chicago—1640 Unity Bullding. New York—238 Park Row Bullding. Washington—501 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edi- torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Busfness letters and remittances should be addressed: The Bee Publishing Com- pany, Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remilt by draft, expresa or postal order, Bayatie to The Bee Publishing Company. 2-cent stam accepted in payment of mn.f checks. except on mall accounts. or_eastern exc! aha , not accepted. THE BEE PlVBLlBHlJfl COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, s plegse B Taschuck, secretary of The ishing Company, being duly sworn, ho actual, nimper of full I-n'& complete co of The Dally, Morning, Evening nndpsundly Bee printed during the month of November, 1902 follows: BVRINBRBRNS Total ...... Less unsold and nkunud ooplel‘ Net total sales. Net average sales GEORGE B. TZ HUCK' bscribed In my presence and sworn to .(:n me this 30th dlnol November, A. D. (Beal) HUNGATE, anu’y Publie. Black dlamonds are pretty nearly as rare and valuable just now as white diamonds. E—— Colonel Mosby I8 back at Washing- ton for further conference, but the wire fences are in statu quo. —eme “The $3500 South Omaha postoffice plum will hang high up on the Christ- mas tree, in plnln sight, but out of reach. _ The school board will retain its legis- lative lobbyist, but he will not draw his pay out of the public treasury. Riddle: Who will pay the bills? L ] Cuming county has no kick coming. ‘With the opening of the year it will qose the state treasurer and gain the warden of the penitentiary. Em—p— lomu of the clerks In the departments it Washington may have to work to ‘keep warm and thus the coal famine may result in some good after all., f ebm———ebeioney The people of Omaha do not want to miss a chance to get cheap power on reasonable terms. The interests of the city as a whole must be paramount. ubmdednmanny The fleet that George Dewey now commands Is incomparably more powertul than the one he had in Manila bay, but he can have nothing like so much fun with it. If the Board of Eq satisfactory work as the Board of Re- view substantial progress will have ‘been made in the direction of tax reform for the year 1903. .Down In Haytl the ordinary prelimi- narles to an election are the enlistment of an army and ‘the selzure of arsenals and fortifications. No candidacy Iis considered til afterward. ’ ———— South American republics have been accustomed in the past to arbitrate their little differences by force of arms, but they might act otherwise when the com- plications involve European nations as well. L _______} Every home owner in Omaha pays taxes. That is why every home owner | involved with Germany In the proceed- AN OBJECTIONABLE ALULIANOK, There appears to be no doubt that the Anglo-German alllance in the Venezue- lan matter is objectionable to English- | men generally, or at any rate to those who are not ardent supporters of the government, accepting whatever is done by the ministry as necessarily wise and proper. The remark of Sir Charles Dilke in deprecation of England being ings against Venezwela may be regarded as reflecting the fealing of a great many Englishmen and there have been other utterances to the’dame iffect. Tt fs| well known that' there 1€ a very ' con- slderable popular pnflment in England unfriendly to Germany, but men who do not entertain this feeling maintain that England can‘have no possible ad- vantage in German co-operation; has, indeed, everything to lose and nothing to gain. A leading London paper makes this comment: “It is so clearly the in- terest of Germany that the two Eng- lish-speaking peoples should be at variance that we view any attempt at common action between Great Britain and Germany against a South American state with a certain amount of appre- hensfon."” What the scope of the alliance or ar- rangement between those powers ls has of course not ‘been made public, but it‘Is probable that either can with- draw from it at pleasure, while so far as the United States 1s concerned there is every reason to believe that the un- derstanding takes the most complete recognition of the principle upon which this country holds the position of protec- tor of the southern republies against forelgn aggression under well-defined conditions. It may be confidently as- sumed that Great Britain would enter into no alllance that could result in creating varlance between that nation and the United States. She could bet- ter afford to allow all the debts due her subjects by South American countries, and the amount is very large, to be repudiated, than to quarrel with this country on account of them. Nor is there any substantial reason for think- ing that Germany desires to do anything that might impair the friendly relations between that country and the United States. A year ago our government recelved the most definite and unquali- fled assurances from the German gov- ernment that under no. circumstances did it contemplate, in any proceedings against Venezuela, the permanent occu- pation of its territory. There has as yet been nothing to create a doubt as to the sincerity of that urance. Our posi- tion is fully understood by Germany and will be respected to the fullest ex- tent. It is easy to understand that English- men should object to the Anglo-German alllance, or such of them as do not feel friendly toward Germany. ‘It ap- pears to them wholly unnecessary in this matter and possibly dangerous. But there is no good reason why Americans should feel any apprehension in regard to it. Both countries, It Is safe to say, .{would be found most ready to accede to any proj n which the United States should 'm it necessary to submit. —— THE SHERMAN ANTI-TRUST LAW. The act of congress known as the Sherman anti-trust law has been In operation since July, 1890, a period of more than twelve years. It has been found effective In several Instances, notably In the cases of rallroad traffic agreements, but industrial combina- tions or trusts have multiplied since the enactment of the law, until it has come to be pretty generally felt that in regard to these the act is Inadequate. It may fairly be afirmed, we think, that the Sherman law has not been as fully tested as it should have been, that if a more aggressive course had been pur- sued under it, it might have been found more useful if not entirely adequate for accomplishing the purpose for which it was enacted. There is reason to be- lleve that the law is to be more vigor- ously applied by the present adminis- tration, If, congrees , will. nrovld. the money ‘Hecessury to do this, g It is the oplnion of some who have ‘given the Sherman act careful study that it is unsuited to existing con- ditions, cannot be enforced and should be repealed. Mr., Knapp, chalrman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, says that the fundamental departure in that law from the well-grounded princi- ple of the common law brings about an is vitally interested in having all the big corporations and mercantile estab- lishments pay taxes in equitable pro- portion to his. Governor-elect Mickey seems to have adopted the plan of fortifying himself agalnst applicants for appointments by announcing his selections as soon as agreed upon. Only when the plum tree 1s depuded wiN the array of expectants disappea! Smm—— State Treasurer Steufer boasts that " ‘because of the Investment of all school funds he will have no cash to turn over to his successor. One of his prede- cessors tried also to reduce the amount of cash he would have to turn over, only be experimented with another plan. EEtmese—— President Baer's solicitude for fhe invielability of constitutions is strictly limited to favorite festures of the na- tional constitution, but does not include the constitution of Penunsylvania, which his railroad company, by angaging in the coal mining business has been system- lflql’ violating for decades, E—— The fuél situstion’ 1s becoming ncute and serious in many citles and there is certain to be real suffering In spite of all that can be done. It is plaln that unlgss an accommodation had been reached through the efforts of Presi- dent Roosevelt, providing for resump- tion of work In the anthracite region country would today be struggling & dangerous emergency. Irreconcilable conflict between an act of congress and the most hopeful de- sires and achievements of our day. This he thinks explains its fallure as a remedial measure and remarks: “So far from accomplishing its intended pur- pose, the Sherman. act has indirectly alded, and In many cases compelled, the very results it was intended to pre- vent. No legislation on this subject is so much peeded, or would prove so salutary, as that which would bring the federal statutes into conformity with the wise and wholesome rule of the common law.” Judge Grosscup of the United States circuit court at Ohicago, advocates unqualifiedly the repeal of the Sherman act. In his address before the law school of the University of Nebraska he pointed out that while the law Is as comprehensive as language could make it, while it withholds no power, civil or criminal, that the law- makers thought would contribute to the complete eradication of the supposed evil, yet the Industrial combinations have steadily inereased in number. While opinion from such sources is certainly entitled to consideration, we think ihere !5 5o doubt thet they are not in accord with general public sen- timent. Admitting that the Sherman act Is defective, what should be done is not to repeal it, but to correct he.de- fects and this having been done, to adopt a vigorous policy.of enforcement. The popular conviction undoubtedly is that the principle of the law is sound udlhcuubelmndm The duty of congress, which should be performed THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, without unnecessary delay, is to improve and strengthen the aét of 1800 and then to make smpie provision for Its thor- ough enforcement. NO BETTER ThAX For ways that are tlnrk and that are vain the heathen Chinee is out- done by the congressman-elect from the Second congressional district. Years ago he tried to palm off fake circulation of two separate newspapers, published un- der different heads and delivered to different subscribers, under the assumed name of “The Dally World-Herald.” This arrant imposture was riddled in the courts. The imposition sought to be perpetrated six or seven years ago s being repeated again in spite of the courts' decisions and palpable law de- flance. In order to refresh the memory of the circulation fakirs and bogus claimants their attention and that of the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners is called to the following documents on file in the court house In the office of the county clerk: Year 1901 Contract. The World Publishing Co. For Advertising. OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 20, 1900. To the County Clerk and Board of County Commissioners, Omaha, Neb.: Gentlemen: Referring . to the above notice, the World Publishing company hereby proposes and offers as follows: For the deiinquent tax list, three Insertions, lots per description in the evening edition, three and one-fourth cents; morning edi- tion, three and one-fourth cents. Lands per description, three and one- fourth cents In the evening and three and one-fourth cents in the morning edition, including notice and all headings. Road or other legal notices, per word, one cent each insertion. Treasurer's semi- annual statement, evening edition, $75; morning edition, §100. Commissioners’ pro- ceedings free. In case any or all of the above described advertising is desired In the Weekly World- Herald,/it will be done at the same rate. WORLD PUBLISHING CO. By G. M. Hithcock, President. CONTRACT. Contract, made and entered finto this eighth day of January, A, D., 1901, between the County of Douglas, Nebr: commissioners thereof, party of the first part, and the World Publishing company of Omaha, Nebraska, party of the second part. Witnesseth, that the sald party of the second part hereby agrees to furnish, pub- lish the proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners, delinquent tax list, road notices, treasurer's semi-annual state- ments and any and all the advertising or other legal notices that may be by law or by the Board of County Commissioners required during the year 1901 and until a similar contract shall have been entered into for the ensulng year. All such notices or advertising to be published in the morning or evening edi- tion of the World-Herald, at the option of the party of the first part, or the county clerk of said county, and of the prices stipulated in the bid of the party of the second part, hereto attached and made a part of this contract. The party of the first part hereby agrees to pay for sald advertising at the rates named in the bid of the party of t The party of the first part reserves the right to stop all advertising under this contract at any time upon.the fallure of tho party of the wecond part to comply with the terms thereof. Witness the hands of the parties hereto this eighth day of January, A. D. 1901, ‘WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY, By G. M. HITCHCOCK, President, Contractor. THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS. By JAMES CONNOLLY, Chairman Board of County Commis. Witnessed by M. H. Hoerner. Approved (yeas) Hofeld, Hoctor, Harte, Ostrom and -Mr. Chairman. Recorded January, 8, 1901. D. M. HAVERLY, County Clerk. In conformity with this contract the delinquent tax list for Douglas county for 1901 was published in the Omaha Evening World-Herald only. If the con- tention that the circulations of the Morning World-Herald and the Evening World-Herald combined constitute the Omaha Dally World-Herald could ‘be entertained in any court.of equity the | publication of the tax list for 1001 was | illegal and all the sales under that. pub- lication absolutely vold, The congressman-elect from the Sec- ond congressional district s profes- slonally a lawyer and he knows law enough to know that his claims for the Dally World-Herald are fraudulent and that the circulation clalms he has made for the purpose of extorting money from druggists and liquor dealers are a confi- dence game that would subject any other person in any other business using the same tactics to criminal prosecution for obtaining money under false pre- tenses. PROPOSAL. S—— THE NEW YORK BANK POOL. The pool formed by the great banks of New York Oity, which has put up an emergency fund of $50,000,000 for use in the loan market, follows quickly the intimation of the secretary of the treasury that the treasury resources would not for the present be put at the disposal of the banks. It is safe to say the New York banks would not now bestir themselves if the burden could be shunted by them oyer onto the government. Beginning early in September the treasury, by speclal arrangements for the banks to take out more circulation by deposits of surplus revenue and by purchase of bonds, was able to put into circulation more than $75,000,000, nearly the entire amount of which went to relieve the strained conditions mani- fested In the New York money market. As has been pointed out in these columns, the New York banks have in the meantime not been able to make any net reduction of the volume of their loans, although they have shifted them and, upon the whole, have im- proved the character of the securities. But the calling in of more narrowly margined loans has sent many securities upon the market, greatly reducing the level of prices and thus again lnvolving or threatening to involve the general basis of stock credits in which all the banks are so deeply interested. This is the emergency which the banks have prepared to forestall or to meet. It is noteworthy that the banks that have pooled for loan emergencies are precisely the banks which have been ongineering the great merger and com- bination operations, and which still have on hand or pledged In Buropean money capitals for loans, immense amounts of the newly manufactured stocks and other securities. Ob- viouely It Is necessary for them not to permit the money market to reach a crisis, in which these collaterals would be suddenly returned and force the bot- tom out of the whole mass of merger and reorganized corporation capitaliza- tion. When, therefore, the great New York banks move for the protection of the market they are simply moving for their own protection and aeting in the purest quality of self-interest and not from patriotic considerations, But the point of general interest s that the burden of protecting the mar- ket Is upon the shoulders that ought to bear it—upon those who have precipi- a, by the! tated the conditions causing the trouble. ey p— General Attorney Manderson of the Burlington denounces the valuation placed by the Board of Review upon the Burlington terminals, depot grounds and depot buildings within the city of Omabha as an outrage. But General Man- derson speaking as a private citizen would consider the valuation of $28,025, at which these properties were returned by the State Board of Equalization, as a greater outrage, If he could only ex- press his opinion without mental reser- vation. At any rate, we feel sure that General Manderson would be willing to swap his three-story block on Capitol avenue and Fifteenth street, which is asdessed at $22,600, and give a hand- some Christmas present to boot for the Burlington passenger and freight depots and depot grounds, andeall the buildings and tracks appertaining to the Southwestern branch of the Burlington, which were assessed by the state board without reference to equity or wuni- formity. The veracity of the fakirs who sub- scribe to the circulation claims of our voracious contemporaries may be gauged pretty accurately by the returns they {have made to the ecity.tax commis- sloner for the assessment of thelr prop- erties. Only last spring all the dally newspaper publishers of Omaha agreed to a relative valuation for taxation which made the assessment of The Bee $00,000, of the World-Herald $48,800 and of the News $39,600. The Bee's return for city taxation in 1903 s $100,000. The World-Herald's return fell from $43,800 to $10,000. The News, after adding a new press to its plant costing, S0 it says. $15,000, made a sworn re- turn of $13,400 to the tax commissioner, What will not men who try to swear themselves out of taxes in this fashion Ao to swear themselves into false clrcu- lation? ———— Rallroad attorneys pronounce the valu- atlons placed by the Board of Review upon the railway terminals in Omaha ‘as exorbitant and outrageous. But these figures are m every instance less than the elumlte. placed upon the prop- erties by rallroad officers testifying under oath in behalf of the rallroad companies elght years ago, notwith- standing the poteut fact that thelr value has Increased gréatly since that time. It will be hard to make the people be- lieve that valuations based on the figures of the raflroad experts themselves are exorbitant and outrageous. — Harvest of Shining Toms, Atlanta Constitution. Tom Ochiltree, Tom Reed and Tom Nast —surely the grim reaper has had a sudden and woeful grudge against our genial com- patriots of the Tom variety. Sweet Song of Succor, New York Tribune. Christmas will soon be here, and the Yuletide carol of 1902 should be a grand, | sweet song of special warmth and cheer on the part of the rich in their bounties to | the poor. Saturday , Evening Post. Prosperity has come to a pretty pass when the rallroade have so much freight they cannot move it. Now If they could only turn it into passengers they might make it hang up by the straps. The World Do Move, Baltimore American. ‘With a former democratic president ac- tively enlisted in behalf of the negro and his educational and industrial betterment, it doesn't require the use of X-rays to discern that “the world do move.” Well Founded An: Chicago Inter Ocean. Mr. Baer's greatest anxiety now is lest men who do not understand the funda- mental theorles of free government may amend the coustitution so as to destroy the inalienable right of the mine owners to do as they ple: ty. Cemetery Art Assalled. Baltimore Americah. From London comes the pessimistic sug- gestion that tombstones ought to be perishable, so that they will not so long outlast the memory of those buried be- neath them. And yet, human pride fondly belleves that future generations will be impressed with memori preserved in stone and marble. Dise ment Thkes Root Abroad. Baltimore American. The czar may claim the credit for the first practical attempt at peace arbitration, but the prince of Monaco can send his name thundering down the ages as the first to put In practice the important prin- ciple of disarmament. He is about to give the world an object lesson on the sub- ject by disbanding his standing army of thirty-two men. It remains to be seen how many of his fellow rulers will follow his noble and self-sacrificing example in the interests of p Penston Recomm tions. Springfield Republican. Pension Commissioner Ware may prove to be apnther Evans. He recommends that every pensioner who is convicted of an in- famous crime should lose his pension, al- though congress in its wisdom—and in its cringing fear of the pension agents—h decreed that when a pensioner is in prison his pension shall go on just the same. Then, too, Mr. Ware condemns the bill which would open the pension roll to the deserters from both the federal and the confederate armies. These signs of inde- pendence on the part of the commissioner are good enough to pass along. BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE., Minor Scenes and Incidents Sketohed on the Spot. President Roosevelt has had a heart-to- heart talk with a Washington florist who had taken unwarranted liberties with the family, and the result is satisfactory to the president. This florist produced a new in his greenhouse, which in honor ident's. daughter he named *Miss Alice Roosevelt.” The compliment wae ap- preciated at the White House and if the flower vender had left well enough alone everything would have been lovely. Un- fortunately his desire to advertise his rose overcame hls discretion. He ordered sev- eral new delivery wagons. They were painted white and on the sides in the most consplcuous manner possible appeared “Miss Allce Roosevelt.” Under it in let- ters that could scarcely be read from the sidewalk was “Our Newest Pink Rose” and the name of the florist. The matter was brought to the attention of the president and the florist was called to the White House. He was told in unmistakable terms that the president resented the liberties Le was ng with his daughter's name. The florist's wagons are now in a paint shop. At a sale of books in Washington the other evening the auctioneer put up a set of Theodore Roosevelt's works and after & sharp contest among bidders it was knocked down at a figure slightly in excess | of the regular store price. When the | auctioneer picked out a life of George Washington and held that up with the usual preface of choice comment, sflence | followed the conclusfon of his panegyric. Not a solitary bid was heard. Again the auctioneer tried the value of advertising, but not an offer was made. Tossing the book back on a shelf, he sald in a tone of mingled contempt and disgust: “Go back to the shelf, George! You're mot wanted; you're a back number. The times are too strenuous for you, George.” Men in hotel lobbles continue to talk about the late Thomas B. Reed, reports the Washington Post. Many of his admirers were in the Riggs house last evening, and among them Hon. Lafe Pence, formerly in congress from Colorado, but now of Wyo- ming. r. Reed greatly liked the brilliant and eloquent young representative from the west, though the two men were as wide apart as the poles in their political beliefs. There came a time, however, In the attri- tion of congressional life when thelr kind regard temporarily gave way to something akin to dislike. Mr. Pence was as im- petuous as he was big-hearted and brainy, and he sald something that gave the Maine man oftense. It was about the free silver business, of course, and such a casus belll could not permanently alienate them. The reconcili- ation was really brought about by that golden-hearted gentleman, Amos Cummings, but its climax was reached when Pence, in & humorous speech, alluded to Mr. Reed as the “mentor” of the republicans and the “tormentor” of the democrats. Further on he sald that Mr. Reed was known by the people at large as the “zar,” and they spelled it in that simple fashion. The re- publicans spelled it “‘czar,” which was nat- ural, for they regarded h! thelir Caesar; the democrats spelled it “tsar,” because he was thelr teaser, and sure enough the dic- tionary authorized the three different ways. ' There was great applause at Pence's wit- ticism, and Reed himself could not forbear to smile. After the Colorado man had taken his seat the other slowly walked over, ex- tended his hand and whispered, ‘“Let's go and have lunch.” The entente cordlale was completely re- stored from that ho Just after the senate adjourned one day recently a stout perspiring man, evidently from the country, and with, was after- ‘ward revealed, an unmistakable Kentucky accent, walked into the room of the com- mittee on public lands, deposited his silk bat on the table and snapped his fingers at Senator Hansbrough's secretary. When the secretary approached he said: “A large g of Bourbon, insult me with watah on th e.' “I think you've made a mistake, sir,” re- plied the secretary, “the restaurant is on the opposite side of the hall™ | “Young fellow,” answered the Kentuck- fan indignantly, “you simply don't know what you are talking about. ‘Joe' Black- burn, Senatah Blackburn, if you choose, told me this was ‘irrigation headquatahs,’ and ‘Joe’ nevah made a mistake as to the location of ‘irrigation headquatahs’ in his life. Bring me that whisky, and bring it quieck.” and don't Senate document No. 2, the annual letter of the secretary of that body, contains an instructive inventory of public property under kis control. In the secretary’s own toom there are two cuspidors; in the finan- clal room 6, in the executive clerk’s 8, in the chief clerk’s 4, in the engrossing and enrolling room 8, In the stationery room 3, in the library 14, in the document room 4. Thirty-eight cuspidors in the eight sub- sidiary chambers controlled by the secre- tary of the most august legielative body in the world. This leaves out of account the provisions for the accommodation of ninety senators in the hall of the senate, as well as 64 committee rooms, the T bath rooms, barber shop, etc. At the rate there ought to be about 600 cuspidors actually owned by the august body. Are we still & nation of spitters? Heaven for- iat bBy the side of this cuspidor array, the entry of 264 packs of cards, 41 corkscrews, 432 boxes of parlor matches and 7 eye- shades among the stationery on hand, sink into the shadows of insignificance. It is hinted in Washington that every time Secretary Moody thinks of Cannon in the speaker's chair he also thinks of what might have been. When Moody relin- quished his place in the house he could not foresee that Henderson would resign the speakership. The Massachusetts man would have been a formidable candidate, and even had he been beaten by Cannon he probably .would have succeeded that gen- tleman as head of the appropristions com- mittee—a position of great power, as Moody well knows. Still more, he might have stepped to the front party leader in the house, with a prospect whose utter- most confines would possibly include the White House. All this is said to bring s faraway look into Secretary Moody's once in & whi A Handsoma Cup of Tea, Philadelphia Press. The house of representatives has passed & bill to relieve tea in bonded warehouses trom duty after January 1. The senate will promptly comply and the tea mer- chants will thus be relleved of the neces- sity of paying $7,000,000 in duties or of shipping 70,000,000 pounds of tea to other They will probably be more There protects, for it prevents. the time, take Ayer’s what it is to be well an PERSONAL NOTES, Sidney Clark of Black River, Wis., the inventor of the paper collar, is now, the at work on what he calls a spring The oldest armorer in the United States still working for the government is Ben- jamin Hobbs of Springfield, Ma having been so employed for over fifty years. The fact that James Carr of Greenfield, Mo., advertises his livery stable as “Carr's horse cafe” causes something very much like a horse laugh even in that state. Charity Wiggins, a colored woman and the mother of the well known planist, Blind Tom, has just died at Birmingham, Ga. She was born in slavery and belonged to the tamily of General James N. Bethune. General Andre, the French minister of war, is seeking to improve the headgear of the French army. The present headwear is | said to have contributed in no small degree | to the many recent cases of sunstroke. Bx-Secretary Long, in & speech before Harvard university students several days ago, referring to athletics, said: “Base ball and foot ball have come since my days in college, but when I think of last fall I wish they hadn't.” Sir Liang Chen Tang, the mew Chinese minister to the United Statesy was once the star pitcher in the Phillips academy base | ball team when it was regarded as the best | organ! on of its kind in Massachusetts. This was twenty years ago. When Dr. Lorenz was in Baltimore and as he was about to take his carriage in front ' U of his hotel, a well known citizen and ad- | o® mirer took his solid gold watch from his fob and pressed it into his hand, telling him to keep it as a token of his admiration. Congressman Louderslager of New Jersey was among those who saw their majorities much reduced at the recent election, Bab- cock of Wisconsin reminded the easterner of this and “Loudy” replied contentedly: “Oh, yes, the majority was reduced, but the salary remains the same. Congressman Hepburn of Towa does not expect that a great deal of work will be done at the session just opened, although | he acknowledges that much legislation is | needed. Someone asked him for his hon- est opinion as to the probabilities. “I shall draw my salary with promptitude,” was his suggestive reply. Leopold Paris, who first introduced Ade- native land many years on account of his participation in the Itallan revolts of 1849. He was 85 years old at the time of his death and had resided in Philadelphia twenty years. PROSPERITY ATTRACTS SPANIARDS, Many Return to Thelr Former Homes in Pofto Rico and Cuba. Philadelphia Press. The Spaniards begin to realize the ad- vantage of living in a country over which the United States flag floats and hundreds of them who went hos to Spain from Porto Rico when that i{sland became the property of the United States are now returning. In the last flscal year b41 re- turned and the number has been increasing since June. They see that Porto Rico 1s prosperous and that they are better pro- tected there than when at home in Spain. Many have also returned to Cuba, being satisfied that under the Platt amendment to the Cuban constitution the United States will not permit thgt country to becom home for revolutions, such as character- ized so many of the former Spanish colo- nies on this continent. With stable gov- ernment, and no excessive taxation such as Spain imposed, both Porto Rico and Cuba are certain to be prosperous. Porto Rico 18 already In that condition, and Cuba, under a falr reciprocity treaty with the United States, would be equally certain ot deftness in color blending as with the robing. Most of them not. in the future and mot get into another “hole” of that kind. Where the Squeeze es In. Cleveland Leader, endent coal operators testified before the strike commission that be sold his coal to the railroad compenies for $2.60 & ton. The raflroad companies t & good part of the difference between that price and what the comsumer pays 1t is easy to understand, the to put the blame for extortion. s waad saparilla. during the wildest storm. is safety in Ayer’s Sar- You can trust it even It It quiets, for it cures. If you are weak and nervous and are tired all Sarsaparilla and know d strong. Keep the liver active with Ayer’s Pills. Purely vegetable, gently laxative, ‘a great aid to the Sarsaparilla. Ask your doctor about these medi- cines. He knows. He has the formula. *SAT™z g0 | prosperity 1t provided with a good govern | ment. The sugar orop of. Porto Rico for this year is ihe largest, with one exception, ever produced, and mext year's crop will probably be the largest. There has been considerable increase in the area of to- bacco culture and progress is marked in all directions. In 1897, under the Span- lards, there were 638 schools on the island, whereas there are now nearly 1,000. The death rate has greatly decreased, more land is cultivated, new roads Mave been bullt, exports and fmports have increased and the healthy progress and steady ad- vancement noted is as attractive to Span- fards as to othor nationalfties. In the Philippines the same kind of prosperity {s springing up, though Porto Rico has the advantage in the people who make up her population and in closer prox- imity to the United States. But nothing 11 more certain in this world's affairs thaz the future prosperity of the Philippines s well as that of Porto Rico. POINTED REMARKS, Boston Transcript: First Polltician—Or course, you consider yourself master of the situation? Becond Ditto—Guess you haven't heard of my marriage. Chicago Tribune: The Doctor—There is nothing in the world the matter with you but laziness. The scientific name of it s cinariasis, The Patient—What! Cin—ein—well, let 1t go. It's too much work to say it. ‘Washington anr “Some men," sald Uncle D coXpress high ~seritiments rally good, some does 185€5" (0 hraw O suepicion Detr. Free Pr Mean Old Man don’t belleve your nor]r nor belleve lhn you are blind. Beggar—If I wasn't blind I never would have asked you for ullltlnce New, York Press: _"Brooks,” sifd Riv- ‘second time you've used the term ofilnf ol How Jan & yold achep’ sald Brooks reflectively, “not to ak of a hollow teoth, (don't ¥ou eome- mes have the headache?" Baltimore American: Maggsby—I noticed that Fetherher used vinegar instead of maple drip on his cakes at breakfast and 3an't seem £o notice the difference At Al ‘Waggeby—1 wonder who the poor girl can be! Chicago Post: “When It comes to mar- characteristic | fage 1 wouldn't give a thought to how much the man I love is making,” remarked the dreamy eyed [ “Nefther would I," answered the prac- lina Pattl to the lyric atage, died {n Phila- | tical damsel. “What would | rxmmly in- delphia on Saturday last. He was a native terest me would be how m 32 et al- of Rome, but had been an exile from his Ffady made. There's 1" use taking DEAR SANTA CLAUS. Philadelphia Catholle Standard. Dear Santa Claus,” our first-born wrote, want a sled, new coat, A soldier man ot & gun, A train of choo- at run, Some candy and & billy-goat—" Ah! Santa Claus, we loved to quote ‘The full text of that childish note. He was our first, our only one, Dear Santa Claus. But since his babyhood remote More babes have come on whom we dote, And though they write as he had doge, We do not think it now much fun, You've cost us many a dollar-note, Dear Santa Clau; A HEART BREAKING SITUATION. Chicago Post. I belleve ‘twas to Loulse I went down upon my knees In the darkness of the hall; But fair Eva looks my way With a smile that seems to say, ““You to me are all in all.” lb-llwo!nth)ll mu And ‘tair Eva i her With the same delllhl(ul charms. I belleve it was Louise Whom 1 dared to boldly seize In an ecstasy of bliss; But fair Eva's meaning smile 5 Makes me wonder all the while ‘Which one really got the kiss. Scarcely believe that the art of weaving has acquired such is crowded into our lounging robes of this season’s creating. There’s comfort in every robe and the eye is pleased Some of our showing may be duplicated elsewhere, And now is the time to make the selection, $5.00 to $40, “NO CLOTHING PITS LIKE OURS." Commencing Thursday evening, we are open until Ohrist- Ryrowning ki -3- @ R S. WILCOX, Manager. mas. 3 > el R T -