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SCItANTOiV, NOVEMBER H, 1900.
The defeat of X'ettlgrew, who lost
his precinct, his ward, his city, his
county and his titate, Hilton In connec
tion with the extinction of the blather
skite Ucilr furnishes renewed Incon
H to national Thanksgiving. It Is n
Pity Tlllmiiu could not have been In
cluded In the wreck.
News Nade to Order.
N IXSTANf'E of the garbling
news clmructuiixtlu of the
Wanuiiiiikcr syndicate of
Vhlladelphln newspapers
m.iy be L'itcd In a Scranion dispatch to
the isorth Anierlcan, which, after quot
ing hip Lackawanna election Hemes,
adds this Interesting Interpolation:
The Independent llepuldlr.im waged v.ir tin
Cmiaii'Mran CiniticU's br.inili t.t tlie IJu.ij mi
ililni', with the lt'Mill lli.il Charles Mlu.lt, llciii
iicullc candidate fm slierlfl. was ilcrted over
tin' machine nominee by a plurality of l.fllil.
That Spcncci's btuinp candidacy was
In nait at len.st a Wunumakcr put-up
had been suspected. The Insurgent
leaders pietended to be loyal to the
Republican national cause and In their
newspaper organs argued for ptuty
regularity on president and congress
men. Rut their efforts for McAleer In
Philadelphia and against Hirtley in the
Twonty-hovonth dish Jet, not to speak
of what they did against Beoincr, Iluth
and doubtless others failed to square
with these professions. Rut that they
claim credit for defeating Fellows 's
certainly news in this section nnd wo
give them the benellt of it.
The censorship existing in the offices
which carry tlie AVanainaker page- ad
vertisement is doing its best just now
to becloud the result of the legislative
llc-lu by publishing sptuiuus claims of
anti-Quay strength. We wonder how
long the common sense of the people of
Pennsylvania will endure the manifest
attempt to gull it by biased news made
to order.
Wall street, the business barometer,
has already shown signs of activity
unequalled in many months. There Is
no question that a prosperous season
is a Ilea
How to Cure Trust Evils.
NOW THAT election is over
and tlie public mind Is in
condition to consider a sub
ject of campaign contro
versy JucTicially, It Is in order to in
quire in what manner the evils of
large combinations in business which
at times act in restraint of trade nicy
be checked without destiuctlon of tile
good that is in them. This question
was not extinguished by the overthrow
ot Rryanism, but will i cumin to en
gage the thoughts of our best public
ists. An idea of value was recently sug
gested by James R. Dill, the Xew Yori:
lawyer, whoso eminence as an author
ity on corparation law is of interna
tional proportions. Ho sees no hop;
of securing unformity of state legisla
tion in protection of business and pub
lic interests, and claims with Justice
that the trend Is In the opposite direc
tiontoward state warfare, with each
state pitied against the others to got
as many corporations as it can, and
to protect its own eorpointlons at all
hazards. What power, then, Is tlinvj
to place the necessary cheek upon the
states'.' This is Mr. Dill's icply:
"The tiue remedy is not to lia found
In an attempt, on the part of eongrcs.i
to control existing state corporations-.
The remedy is to create a new class of
national corporations under the con
trol of the national government, bu:
Hujoct. as arc the national banks to
day, to the police logulotions and tax
ing powers of the various states. Con
gress should not take away fioni
states the right to create organiza
tions. The national banking act left
in existence state banks, but the trend
of public opinion litis forced the great
banks, with n few exceptions, under
tin national law, A natlonul law
permitting u national organization,
subjecting the corporation to a nation
al Inspection, compelling stated re
ports, as In the case of national banks,
will, of Itself, remedy many evils
which today au properly the subject
of complaint.
",Tho demand for publicity will bo
met and wo shall find, under such a
national law, that publicity, like mu-nli-Jjinl,
street lighting, will encourago
biutpcss and pievent crime. National
muJ6rvl.;djji along the lines of the na
tlojjhl banking net would encourage
tliogond and prevent the evil. To tho
suggestion that state corporations
would still continue to exist, I have
only to point to tho fact that pubila
opinion has largely forced out tho
state banks and created tho national
baiilcs. . If new legislation Is necessary,
legislation could bo along the lines of
the national banking leglslatlon.whlch
puts a tax on circulation by statu
batiks, and thus has deprived tho state
bah7$s, nt least In ono respect, of the
ability to stand on the same footing
as the national banks, Tlio situation
brings us sharply to tho question of
stuto rights us against federal govern
ment, but I am strongly of tlie bo'lef
that tho peoplo will eventually seo that
thonfet of tho corporation and Ilia,
bafoly of the individual, ivhuihor he
bo an Investor In tho stock of t!.o com
pany or whether ho bs engaged in a
rival business, requires that n, nation
el corporation should bo controlled,
regulatediund Inspected under und by
I national government."
The Republican party Is In principle
and by precedent ulready committed
to this general line of remedy. Rut
A
constitutional amendments nro of slow
growth and jnibllo opinion mini Mpun
tmforo ono to rIvo congroH regulation
of corporation's can bo put through,
LIfo, nrtor nil, lias Its consolations.
When Mellaril Crolter awoke on Wed
nesday morning lio round that while
ho hnd lost on Bryan he had inndo It
til) on Ire trust stock, which advanced
two points In consequence of the gen
eral elation on Wall street.
The Canadian Elections.
IN THt-J UKCKNT Canadian par
liament the Liberals, led by Sir
Wilfred Raurlcr, had a net
wot king majority of fi". Wed
nesday's elections throughout the do
minion bIiow that the new pirllamcnt)
wIM be equally under Sir Wilfred's
control. Sir Charles Tttpper, lender of
tho Conservatives, and his left bowor,
Oeorgo Poster, former minister of fin
mice, are both retired, the foimcr for
the first time In his prolonged career.
The Liberals hold their own In Quebec,
win a majority of seats In tho marl
time provinces, break even In tho West
and nro counting on from 45 to BO ma
jority In parliament.
A number or local und transitory Is
sues entered Into tho canvass, but tlie
pilncipal theme of outcry was the al
leged corruption of the government
Five years ago tlie Conservatives woic
arraigned for crooked practices and
upon proof presented were ejected
from power. This time they tried to
leturn tho compliment, but although
very uulmntcd In their accusations had
nothing substantial to offer In way of
evidence. Canadian politics docs not
differ greatly from the Yankee article
In tho amount of lung power expended
during campaign time In calling the
other fellow forty-seven kinds of a
liar, knave and thief; nnd such differ
ence as theie is points In favor of tho
United States, where public policies
aie broader and better calculated to
Inspire Impersonal discussion.
One issue settled by Wednesday's
verdict Is that the dominion's long
standing worrlmcnt with reference to
Newfoundland Is not likely soon to
cease. The logical disposition of New
foundland Is to attach it politically to
the dominion, but complications over
the French shore question prevent.
Tlie continuation of the Liberals In
power, while not prophetic oC specific
immediate changes in this matter, Is
at least an aid to the ultimate adjust
ment of the Newfoundland Usheiles
dispute on the basis of friendly conces
sions. Tile Liberal victory means also a
continuation of preferential trade re
lations with Great Britain, but it does
not mean that Canada would be averse
to entering into more liberal tariff re
lations with tho United States. The
crowning mistake of American states
manship In the past has been its re
jection of all forms of reciprocity with
Canada. An empire of inestimable po
tential licliness, its surface as yet
hardly scratched over. Canada could
by an enlightened policy of encouraged
trade interchange have been Inclined
Imperceptibly toward ultimate and
logical annexation; whereas the oppo
site piogrnmmc has rebuffed those of
her leaders of public opinion who were
at one time secretly disposed to favor
political amalgamation, and has set
back for years all progress toward this
end.
Sir Wilfred Lnurier is what is known
as an imperialist. Rut lie favors a re
lationship between Canada and the
British cmpiie in which Canada shall
set all the considei alien that is com
ing to her. His imperialism is not far
removed from independence. The day
of Canadian nationhood is held in
abeyance so long as the colonial lelu
tlonship amounts practically to tho
same thing; but the moment friction
shall aiise that moment the bond of
union will be severed. The extension
Wednesday of Liberal rule, like the
American verdict of the day before, is
a tilumph for the progressive and con
structive elements of society nnd a
wholesome token of public intelligence.
The task of making a majority of
American citizens hate each other
seems to have been too ponderous for
tho leaders of the parties of discon
tent this year.
.
A Creditor Nation.
ELF-CONTKMPLATION of
greatness is liable to generate
egotism, but some informa
tion Imparted by William K.
Curtis In the Chicago Record to an In
quiry fioin a college student is of such
widespread interest that vo deem it
worthy of repioductlon. After show
ing that during tho last four fiscal
years the balance of trade In merchan
dise In fiivor of the United States has
been SI,'J7C,0)L',3ai, ho proceeds to show
how this balance is paid.
In part, of course, It has been paid
In gold. In the lost four yeais $337,.
1110,311 of gold has been imported and
only $l ll,C3ti,SiJ exported, a difference
of $1'J3,C31,22S In Uncle Sam's favor. In
a statement of the credit 'balance of
tho United Slates the movement of sil
ver during thu last four years should
be taken Into account, the exports of
tho white metal having exceeded the
Imports by $102,710,410. "Wo thus nnd,"
says Mr. Curtis, "that the world, dur
ing tho lust four years, has become
the debtor of tho United States
through tho excess In exports or mer
chandise and silver to tho amount of
$2,07S,7D2,7S0, which it has partly paid
In gold tu tho amount of $193,G3I,'.'2S,
leaving a Ijnlanco of $l,8!3,US,t;52.
"It is impassible from oirtclal ' rec
ords or other sources of Information to
calculate accurately bow this vast bal
ance of trade Is paid. The most import
unt Item entering into its cancellation
Is tho foreign charge paid fornbin
vessels In tho movement of our com
merce. This Item, of all others, should
bo tho easiest to ascertain, but tho
most trustworthy estimates of tho
money paid foreign vessel-owners
varies from $73,000,000 to $00,000,000 a
year, Tho second most Important
source of drain upon our credit bal
ance comes from Aemrlcau travelers
abroad, and It Is estimated that about
$100,000,000 annually Is transferred by
them from tho credit to the debit side
of tho ledger. Before leaving tho
United States they obtain letters of
credit and do not carry any note
s
worthy quantity of actual cash with
Ihom. These letters of credit nro paid
by foreign bankers out of the bnlanco
due the United Slntcs. The Interest
or dividends, upon American securities
held abroad Is nlso a factor In re
ducing tho balance, and It Is estimated
that frtm $75,000,000 to $100,000,000 Is
tinnsforrcl nnnuully In that way.
"Perhaps more important of Into and
oven more Indefinite as to amount of
capital Involved, has been tho liquida
tion of American securities by foreign
holders. Instead of returning gold
to pay for the merchandise sent thcin,
foreign Importers have been able to
Kettle their nccounts lnrgely through
the return of American securities,
There la no doubt Hint an cunrmoun
amount of lha indebtedness has been
adjusted during our last few years
of prosperity In this way. The United
States is becoming tho banker natloii
of tho world. Instead of negotiating
loans In London, Paris or Berlin tho
foreign governments are now coming
to Now York to float loans. Great
Britain, Germany nnd several of the
smaller kingdoms have disposed of
bonds In this country recently In ex
cess of $100,000,000. Our capitalists und
Investors In purchasing these rorcign
securities deposit by check or in cash
the amount involved, but tho Ameri
can financiers who float the loans for
tho foreigners do not find It neces
sary to send much gold abroad In pay
ment. The United States has ta largo
credit balance In Europe, which In
diawn upon by them to pny for tin
foreign bonds. Thesj may be re
garded ns the principal influenced
operating to prevent an enormous ac
cumulation of gold In the United States
nnd a corresponding drain upon the
banking institutions of the foreign
capitals, which would bo disastrous
to buslncsu and lncvitnbly precipitate,
a panic. Theic ,are numerous small
items affecting otic credit balance, such
ns the undervaluation of Imports, th-
transmission of money by foreigners
who have coma here to live or ac
cumulate a comfortable Income and
remit to the old folks at home at
frequent intervals. These minor drains
are partly offset by the' money brought
Into tho United States by immigrants.
"Should tho wonderful foreign trade
of the United States be mainained
for a comparatively short period this
country will eclipse In wealth and
actual capital any record! of pros
perity in ancient or modern times.
Quickly absorbing our securities.
which for years have been held abroad,
increasing our merchant marine until
ou:.' commerce is carried In our own
ships, monopolizing the trade of the
world by the quality nnd cheapness of
our merchandise, i the United States is
destined to become the controlling in
fluence of the world, not only in com
mercial but also in political affairs."
"Who doubts that the realization of
this alluring forecast has been ma
terially promoted by the verdict of
Tuesday's poll ?
m
Old General Gomez is showing up
even better in peace than In war. In
declining to be considered for any of
fice in the Cuban republic he writes:
"As a revolutionist I have always un
derstood that from tho moment the
revolution was ended my mission will
be terminated. Whnt remains to be
done to attain the felicity of the land
is not a matter to bo decided by cav
alry charges. Cuba now presents a
great Held for improvement, which
must be carried out judiciously. It is
a field where all her children can work.
My ictired life and my persistent re
fusal of the positions that have been
offered mo should be sufficient proof
that 'my determination Is Irrevocable.
I firmly believe that tlie highest dis
tinction which a man who has fougb:
so much can take with hlin to the
grave Is tho esteem of all, and this can
only be attained by not governing any
body or anything." There Is lots of
philosophy in this last sentence.
It must be admitted that the enemy
exhibited marvelous stuying powers in
keeping up the noise until covered by
the landslide.
They do not seem to be able to stop
shooting long enough to count tho
votes down In Kentucky.
Mention of the full dinner pail hath
no charms for the man whose hunger
for oillce is unuppeased.
Interviewers with an eye to 1904 have
discos ered that Mr. Bryan Is thinking
it over.
LITTLE BOY BLUE.
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(1'cUscd Veislon.)
Compu&li' bi-alcs lesiilo the tail
'Hut ll.mUit a held of coin,
A (aunei's Uy with sUlom joy
IVi fm ined upon u liotii;
'i'he ugi.mt :ili, (lie fuijuut ulrj
Aiouul that Held Hut str.ijod,
Tool: night Lietoio tin.' lliKiuitt ulrj
'Unt iioUoim iiulihi played.
lie played with rare "The Maiden's 1'iajer;"
llu lii)vil "Ood K.ic tho ijuvm,"
"Die Wmlit am Itlu'in," and "Auld f.anp fwie,''
And 'Wiarini; of the (,'iien,"
With futile touts, und luut.il tnoW,
And bin ill chioirutie mjIcs,
And utterly Inutile toot,
And axonizln; wails.
Tho while lie plajed aiound him stiajed
And e.iliuly clicked the cud
Some thiity-nlno .ibsmfod Line,
All unldc-decp ly linjd,
They stamped aljo.it and (ramped about
iliac muu, mi an the troupe,
JIado noises, as they lamped uhout,
Like eUiooIIh'JS rating soup,
Till Kiowlntr bored, wllli one nrconl
They liroko tho fence foiloin,
The field was doomed, (ho rn consumed
Two-thlrdj of nil the roin,
And ielously, maliciously,
Went pianclnit o'er the loain.
That lanihrapo r.ipedlouIy
Itrtembtcd h an est home,'
"Most idlo asi of all ,our el us,"
Tlio ftimcr tald nlth ecoini
"Just lie, my K.n, what nn liate done!
'iho coiva are In lliu rorul"
"Oh, diatl" he said; "tlio hratl" ir Bald,
The cowherd seemed to route;
"My fiiriul, UN 0nJ than that," lie laid,
"Tlio coin I fn tho cows."
The Sfoial lies before fiur ejes:
When fendinj kino and corn
Pon't vpeid jour noon-t In tooling (unci
Upon a Matanl hoiu;
Or, tcullni; and assailing, and
Willi fncrpy immense,
Your co will tako a-ialUm; and
The firmer take offence,
-Guy Welmore Tanjl In "Molhtr (looe tot
Crottn-l'pj,"
Omiine Studies
of fUiman Naftir?
Forgot All About His Horses,
PO.Vnnr.SSMAN t,tTTt.KFlRI.n, nl Maine, the
succcMOT of the late Nelnon Dlnftley In llio
liouv, who l.-u wlce distinguished hlmielf by
brilliantly taldnir a firm uland aualnst the ma
jority of hli ptrly there, v.n nt the Unhcnlty
plub tho'otbr night, the uncut cf a uty of
Xew York frlimh, relates tub New York Com
tneiclal, There was little doubt nt lili nomination lat
iiiniiier bv lhi n,.ell Hrmibllran convention
,tlnt had bejn called, but Mttlcficlil thouftht It
nest in look wry closely alio; nil fences, so lie
"shook" his oillce and practice 'or about a
month In order to "nail" delegates. During
till period he was traveling over tho district a
Rood deal, and lilt family didn't sec much ol
him.
On the evening folloMliiff the adjournment of
tho notnlnHliur convention Minefield was be
slcjred at hli home by liosh of callers, who
cimo to eonxratulate him. While the punch
ai (reins: around at the liveliest pace and the
room was Muo with cigar tmokc Mrs. Mtllc
field appeared at the door. She shooks band?
cordially wIlU her husband' assembled friends
and neiahbais, and then, turnlnc to the hero
of the hour, giIiU
"Well, Charlie, you (tot 'he nomination, did
jou?"
"Yes. It vas more than unanimous it wa
overwhelming. I really needn't have fretted
o cr the thin at all."
"You are quite sure that jom arc all through
with politics for tho present"
"Yes."
"Then, ploaie, before you nettle jouracH In
the oillce agiln, go down to lie stable nnd water
the horses. Ve been doing it myself for a
month back, whcnccr 1 happened to think of it,
and I'm tltcd cf It."
It was necessary to etplaln to the club men
who heard the alory that there are a good
many thrifty people In Maine owning elegant
private " turnout" who never dreamed of tlie
luxury of a groom or coachman.
A Misplaced Compliment.
J H. JAMES WALKEIt, a well-known phjslclan
of San Francisco, in discussing the necessity
of tact in political life tells the following in
cident: "Wo had a randidatc one car for re-eleitlcn
ns congressman. It was a very close fight and
reryth!ng depended upon holding at) our voUj
together. The campaign w.w to end with a ma.s
meeting, where the candidate was to bo tho
chief speaker. The committee) bad discovered
that the enemy bad made a slight Inroad upon
some of out- liisli voter", and warned the speak
ers to be extremely careful in all of their ref
erences to the Emerald Iile and its people. The
congressman, when spolen lo, drew himself up
pioudly and said:..
" 'I.oae it to my dlscieiiou, gentlemen. I
will not offend thcin. I will charm th.in.'
"And he did.
"On the closing night he said, almost at the
beginning of his oration: 'I am glad to sec so
many here tonight who come from the little
green island beyond the sea, the land of Tom
Moore and Father Piouty, of romance and of
erse. Americans can nncr be too grateful to
tlio hiih race for what it lias performed in the
new woild. Tlie names of Patrick Henry ami
i.cnerai$ .Montgomery and Sheridan will go ring
ing down through the couidors of time. And
Ameiica has tiled often to c.spress her grati
tude. When the gieat famine tliicalened death
to lieland, slip sent provisions by the shipload
across tlie sea, and here in tills our city, where
American ingenuity, has invented the street
sweeper which does the woik of fifty Irishmen
who fonneily performed this task, we have kind
ly and appropriately called it the steam paddy.'
"There was a shout, a yell, a crah, and the
meeting was broken up forever. I bcline that
the infuriated Milesians chased the candidate a
mile." Saturday Evening Post.
An Elastic Mnn.
JJ KC'EXTLY J. Steilmg Moiton, secretary of
agriculture ii: the last Cleveland cabinet.
was asked his opinion of Mr. Slevenson, the
nominee for vice piesident on the ticket with
Bryan. Tills was his leply:
"I like Stevenson uiy much, but iie is loo
clastic. In politics he i- too much like n salad
nnd needs a good deal of oil, vinegar, salt, pep
per and gallic. His adherence to Hat money and
grecnbackUm twenty jears ago was no moic Ital
icized than his adheicnce to (! (o 1. If Colonel
Nrjan should change Ihe i.itio to 1 or to 30 to 1
.Stevenson would promptly adjust his convictions
to meet the cmeigcney. Stcveion reminds me
of Tim Campbell, fonneily a congicssmau fioin
New York. When f was sceietmy of agrlrultuie
he came into my otlleo one day and asked me if
an.vbody ever liied lo pry opinions out of me on
politics. 1 t old him tliat I had never been civen
much tumble on tint score that my opinion)
on politics weic easily obtained. Whereupon he
said that a political dub over in his district bad
been asking him some ugly qiusloiK.
" 'The h',s of tlio tiointli ward,' he said,
'have been nfthcr axing- me where I slhood on
tlie money question, and llkcnioo on tiie laarill',
an' I gave 'em .1 lound answer quick. I said,
'(iintlenien of tho committee of the noinlh
wmiil." sez I, 'tell me where the b'js of tho
uointh wand aie a-standin' on the money and
Hie tarifT and jnu'll find Tim Campbell soldo
by soide wid 'em.' "
His Unit of Value.
WHEN JAMES COOGA.V, piesident of the bor
ough of .Manhattan, was at the Democratic
national convention at Kansas City he was ai
cosfeil by a long, lent, hevvhikeied individual
wearing an At Kansas' badge, savs the Xew York
Tribune. "Excuse me, pailner," said the Ar
kansas visitor, "lint I don't n collect ever seeing
a hat Kko tint before. Would jou mind telling
iiio wneie yo'i got in
The hat in question was a fine, flexible, snow
white l'anami.
"That, niv friend," said .Mr. Coogan. "is not
an American Lit; I bought it In London."
"I reckond jou did," said the Ai Kansas man,
as he sqnirtej a stream of tobacco into tlie
gutter, "flue would jou mind telling me what
a hat like tint cost, biothcr:"
"That haV said Mr. Coogan, as he look it
off Ills foielicad, "cost me 7 pounds JO."
"Seven pounds 10," said the Arkansas man,
"seven pounds of what? Tobacco!"
Mr. Coogin says it look 1dm an hour 1o lul
tiatc his interlocutor into the niysteiies of Eng
lish finance.
Only a Boss to His Workmen.
JOII.V It. M'DO.VALD, tlie contractor for the
.pioposed New Yoik tunnel for tho lapld
tianslt railroad, is about id jcars old and has
made bis fortune by hard work. It is said that
he can get more work out of his men without
uiglng them than any oilier man In New York,
unless it is .l-.lin V. Crlmnvns, the millionaire
railioad builder. One day last spring, ut Jerome
I'aik, vvheio Mr. Mcpouald lo doing tlio greatest
work of his life except the tunnel contract, a
i visitor uuiieeu a gquaie mail, covcreu Willi muu
ami iiiiik iik-j a peg iop, witii wiuc-spreaiung
shouhlcis, nllilng to tlie for.'tnan.
"Say," bo asked of a laborer, "Is that Mr.
McDonald, Iho famous contiactor who Is going
to build tlie iapid transit tunnels"
".Vawl" answered tho wotlinan, "Ho ain't no
famous contractor. That's Jack McDonald, our
boss."
Encountered a Royal Botanlzor,
A CTOUY ir.i,USTRVma the democrats
simplicity of the king of Sweden and Noi.
way is told in the "Echo do Paris" by M, Gaston
Ilonnlcr, tlio botanist. M. L'onnier was botaniz
ing near Stockholm when he met u stranger sim
ilarly orcupiid Tlio two luternized, and M.
llonuler buccstcd that the should luucli to
gether nt an inn.
"No. como home and lunch vvilli me, Instead,"
said tho stranger, and he led the way to tlii
palace and opened the gale, M. Donnler was
naturally istanlthcd, but hi new ucqiuiutanc-.'
was most apolcgetle.
"I'm sorry," lio said, "but I happen to be
tho king of this country, and this is tho only
place I've got to entertain anybody in."
So they went tu and lunched and talked botany
together all the afternoon.
His Capacity Was Limited.
AN OLD FAItMEU who was In the habit of
rating what was set before liiin, asking no
questions, dropped Into a Memphis cafe for din.
nrr. The waiter gave him tlio menu card and
explained to the old gentleman tliat it was tlio
list of dishes tho cafe served (or dinner that day.
Accordingly he begin at the top cJ the bill of
faie and ordered each tiling in tunruntll ha had
covered about one-third of it. Tlio prospect of
what was still before him was too overpowering,
jet there weie some things at the end that h
wanted to try, He called the waiter and con-
fldnllnlly marking off the spaces onf Ihe card with
Ihe Index finger, said I
"Look here, I've' el frum thar to thnr. Can
t skip from thar lo thtr and cat on lo tin bot
torn?"
Exposed. '
Mamma Now go and ay good night to your
governess, llk'e a good tittle girl, and give Iter
a kiss.
Little l'iiss-1'll my good night, lint I won't
give her a kiss.
Mamma That's nauglilj-. Why won't jou
give her a kiss?
Little Puss Because she slaps people's faces
warn they try to kiss her.
Mamma Now, don't talk noneno but do
jou' re fold.
Little Puss Well, inummj-, If you don't be
lieve me ask papil V.x.
Progress Made in
Ihe Philippines
(.Correspondence of the Associated lrcs.)
Manil-i, I'.I., Kept. I).
TlIKIti: Is nothing visible here in the imme
diate political future to presage a radical
change in the status of the revolution. The
conditions which require thu United Mutes
to have 01,000 troops in tlie Islands can be main
tained by the Filipinos for n long time tu come,
should they want to do so.
With the commission's advent into the field
of governmental contiol there were hopes anion.;
tho l'ilipinos of a change of American policy nnd
particularly of concessions to themselves. To-daj-
the intentions and purpocs of the civil com
mission are better readied that Judge Taft will
not declare tho Filipino people to bo Independ
ent, and that ho dors not carry In his vest pocket
a proclamation granting thcin the fulfilment of
their wildest and most idealistic hopes and am
bitions, llcfore the commission arrived at Ma
nlla, It was awaited by certain Filipino poli
ticians with an unexpressed intention of ascer
taining how gullible the new crowd might be.
Today the commission lias shown itself as both
haid to deceive and as a firm supporter ot the
Washington administration policj-.
o
The Filipinos bave been slow to learn that
the commission acts In accord with the .limy;
that these two branches of governmental control
co operate in the fulfilment of the same idea.
Negotiations between the army and tlie Filipinos
during the last eighteen months can be described
brictly as follows: The army linn alwojs slid:
"Surrender, first and then wu will talk." while
tho Filipinos bave cotitlnualb said to the army:
"Let us flist talk nnd then uiajbe we'll stop
flghtlngi" With cadi party to the negotiations
firm in its attitude, nothing could be, not- has
been, accomplished. The fact tliat the com
mission maintains the army's position in this
question of negotiations is being forced with con
viction into the minds of certain ambitious native
leaders, and the truth is disappointing to their
cherished intilgues. They had hoped the com
mission would be amenable to their waj's of
doing business, and for an example of this is
cited I'aterno's efforts, with bis "love feast" in
commemoration of the amnesty proclamation, by
which be tried to get the commission lo lend
the color of their presence to statements and
conditions distinctly untrue. Paterno almost
succeeded in dragging tlie army into this clover
trap; but he learned the commission could not
be easily deceived, nnd tlie knowledge has been
a sore disappointment, not only to l'atcrno, but
to otlieis of his kind.
The c'oinuiisMoii's methods and wajs of enter
ing upon those dullcs of government elcaily out
lined in its instructions from President Mclvlnlej',
liavo been disappointing to those Filipnos and
foreigners who expected the millcnium on the
first of September. In flic administration of Phil
ippine civil affairs by the army there has alvvajs
been noticeable the fact that the armj- has known
its civil duties to be incidental and temporary;
tliat it would sooner or later be relieved from
ihese duties bj- a properly constituted civil au
thorily, and consequently tho aimy is said to
have indulged in expedient and makeshift. As
an example of this, reference i made lo the
Philippine Municipal Code and the revision of
the Criminal Code, Issued by Oencral Otis jusl
prior to his depatture tor the United Stares, and
made law by a stroke of his pen. Doth theso
revisions bear tiacc of liastj- and temporal
woik, of being makeshifts, and it is now evi
dent that General Otis hammered them out hast
ily at tho last moment in order to get on ec
onl as having taken, on bis own initiative, these
radical steps toward the establishment of a civil
Philippine government. These two codes of
Jeucr.ll Otis arc today being tlioroiighlj- revised
bv the commission, which is the pioperly con
stituted civil authority that Ccner.il Otis, rep
resenting tho armj', knew would succeed him in
civil adminlsliatlon. Aimj- measures in the
pist, having been moie or less in the inline of
temporal' expedient and without wise couufd
oration 'of future effect arc distinct! opposed
to the course of action now being pmsiied by
the commission. The mcisuies taken by tho
commission consider the eventual establishment
of a cential Philippine civil government, with
the needed details of provincial administration,
and thej- are as lasting as anj thing tliat can bn
done in these Islands vintll the time when con
gicw shall determine the future of the Philip
pines. The commissioners', in taking specific
action, consider its advisability and Its' ellect
upon tlio completed fabric of government they
are ipstiucted to cieet. Thej- build for all time,
and hence thej- build caiefully and with due
consldciation of tho effect of everv stone they
put into their stiucture; nor can they afi'oul to
indulge in expedient and makeshift. Tlie com
mission became the supirmo law-making power
in the archipelago Sept. 1, and there is no one
to question tlie picpricly ,.f (he mcaSiircM they
adopt nor flteir right (o enact laws. This is
their beginning, and thus they have put then.
selvH upon a firm footing for their futuie work.
Dy tills action of Sept. 1, the commissloneis
have established the beginnings of government
in width they aie empowered to deteimine and
settle tlie questions of Oriental complexity vvhli Ii
will constitute the good government of the Pin!
ippiues. If the commission is to do good woik,
it is but light they should begin this woik well;
jet some people, Filipinos as well ns foreigners
und Ameilcans, claim ihe commission lias not
leduced taxation and custom imposts, pcimlttcd
the people of Manila to be abioatl iflev 11
o'clock ut nighl, or opened tip some naiiow
street fo market vendors,
o
In a Filipino newspaper of Sept. 3 there ap
pears the following: "Wo had all of us hoped
that a commission of civilians, free fioin the pie
possessions imposed by the very natuic ol mill
tary obligations, would l.avu easily found a so.
lution of tho peace problem." And this pretty
wen expresses mo disappointment of tiio rill
iilnos at laigo. They pcislst in seeing "nob
lems" to bo solved, and thry still seem to hopo
ins uniicu (states government will treat with dm
men who aro opposed to it by force ol aims.
A rcitain statement, remaikably clear and cact,
as lo what tho commission purposes, has been
mado public) and, although tho comnilulcueis
have shown a mest conciliatory desire to peimlt
the Filipinos to ask for modulations, snd aro
alvvaj-s ready to hear their wants as regards
curtain minor points, it docs not appear ut all
HUIy nt picsent that the primary condition of
"surrender first and thon talk" will bo departed
from to unj- gieat degree.
SAID IN JEST,
Tcts I thought the was going to marry old
liolrox.
.less feho was, tut eho uioko the engagement.
'fiva-tWIut furf
Jibs lion bho accepted him he tuld her the
had iut new life in him, I'lilladtlphU 1'ii'ii.
"Tho foilune teller tuld mo that (nine power
ful iulluenco was blandlug between mo and uc
ce in life."
"Do you suspect any one?"
"I can't decide whether it Is our tuty or the
cook," Chicago llecoid,
"Years mellow a man."
"That'd to; my memory's Kotliiig bo bad Hut
when a nun does mo u mean Hick Iho next
time I ecu him 1 can't think what it was." In
dianapolis Journal.
"Purs thi.v climate ngicc uilli vuui" ild the
solicitous peison.
"Veiy seldom," ainweied the inafi uf kciloiw
liileu. "I'm a profa.slona! weather pioplut."
M'aslilugton Mar,
Tlio1 'Lweru hopeless lo rchcjiso
All thy rrabes in a wrte.
Let tlds bo a nrsc to Hue
Something 1 could never be.
-Lift,
Som PeaHirs of
the Buffalo Shou)
Special Correspondence.
tluffalo, Nov, s.
TllKlir. Is a prctfy story In tlrcclan mythology
of how joung Paris, who afterward doped
with Ihe far-famed Helen of Troy, was onco
confronted with a most perplexed proposition.
He was foricd to decide which ol threo handsome
goddesses, Venus, Minerva or Juno, was the most
beautiful. Of course In awarding the price lrr
becnty, the apple of discord, to the (loddess ot
Love, bo incurred Ihe eternal enmity of the two
other fair divinities. Hut tlie task which Paris
had was trifling compared Willi that of deciding
which ot tlio many beautiful features ot (he Pan
Anierlcan Imposition Is most to be admired. Due
dels the dlllcully ot making such a decision
now lint the buildings are reaching a stage of
completion and their architecture, tholr color,
and their landscape setting all present featuies
that excite enthusiastic admiration. One feels
the difficulty now (hat Ihe framework nt the
prlncliwl buildings has been covered wllli staff
and the utalr Itself Is receiving the varied tints
and brilliant hues width logelhcr with the ar
rlittecturo arc to distinguish In outward tippear
ance this exposition of all the Amcilcas from
any lli.it has preceded It, and which will mark
the beginning of a new era in exposition build
ing. o
First one grows enthusiastic over the graceful
towcis and minarets, outlined against the sky,
and the arcidcd facades with overhanging caves
which are reminders of those picturesque mission
buildings that tell of Spanish occupancy of Cali
fornia nnd Mexico. Or one falls to admiring
the colonnades and pavilions, the loggias, domes
and lanterns, with their elaborate, sculptural
adornments, and the grilled windows with their
richly moulded frames. All these features of
tlio exposition arch I lectin c, speaking of Moor
and Spaniard one) tho fantastic Ideas which they
originated, and artists and architects ot later
generations perpetuitcd, grret the delighted vi
sion now that the exposition structures are Hear
ing completion. Surely, one thinks, this will
be the great feature uf tlie Pan-American over
which the millions who come here next summer
will rave.
o
Hut then jou look at those beautiful towers of
the machinery and transportation building,
which Ulrecicr of Color Turner has succeeded
so well in painting, or Ihe pavilions of tlio same
building where the color lias been laid on with
a richness and beauty that it is simply impossible,
to describe, and j-ou say that if tlie whole ex
position is lo be like this, radiant in atl the
colors fo tho raiubo.v, this, indeed, will be the
feature which will make it the most beautiful
the eje of man ever gazed upon. Then next jou
go enthusiastic ever the sculpture, tlie begin
nings of which aro now In evidence, or the land,
papo effects, which are in a mot remarkable
slate of advancement considcting tliat a winter
is jet to intcivcne, and ko it goes and jou are
fairly bewildered by the beauty j-ou sec around
jou already, though the opening of the gates
is yet six montlus avvaj-, and the finishing touch,
es will add many times to the impression to be
obtained from the tout ensemble.
o
Pel haps popular interest centcis most Just now
in (ho building of the great electric tower and
in the development of the splendid color scheme
under Mr. C. Y.( Turner's masterly dircetlou. The
construction of tlio tower is a wonderful work
in engineering. As j'ou wander down the Court
of Fountains about which the main exposition
buildings aro grouped and which next summer
will bo embellished with groups ot sculptuic, rare
flowers and beautiful hydraulic effects, jou strain
jour cj-es looking up to the dizzy height wheic
the men at work on the tower arc erecting the
gieat steel trusses of Ibis tall structure. At a
height of nearly .100 feet they walk around upon
the beams as unconcernedlj- as if they weie not
ten feet above ten-a flnna. They begin to look
like fly specks on the skj' now, and the sight
reminds one of the wa.v the workmen looked on
Ihe topmost point of the Ilrookljn Bridge piers
fifteen j'cars and more ago. As j-et no serious,
accident lias occurred in connection with the
construction of the electric tower, and it ,is lo
be- hoped it will icach itsi total height of 373
feet, receive Its covering and its delicate ivory
ivliilc, blue, green and gold tints, without the
sacrifice of a single human life. Every picuiu
tion is being taken against a fatality bj- the
exposition management and those in ohargc of
the woik.
o
From the lower the eje glances wcslwaid
and catches the- glint of the .sunlight mi the
now completed towels of the machinery and
transportation building. , Fancy a campanile of
some old Mexican cathedral rejuvenated by ma
gic, exquisitely coloicd by tho band of an artis
tie genius and thrust against a Venetian skj If
jou can do this j-ou can pcilups get a faint
idea only a faint and inadequate ono ot tlie
beaut- of (he towers of (his building. The ar
chitect gave Mr. Tinner a splendid opportunity
when lie piesented hint with these tovvcis in all
their glory of pillar nnd pilaster, finlal und aia-
besque and profuse sculptui.il adornment and left
bin; to add the color. And Mr. Tinner nobl.v
measured up to (lie requirements of (lie r.reasioii
and lias joined with the aiehitects and scuiptois
and disigneis to give us a creation whose ra
diant beauty will jompare with the most splen
did conceptions of artistic genius in anj- age and
whose pnislublc niluic is the only thin- ab'iut
it one has to rogier. N
It seems almost impossible that the buildcis
of I lio expo'ition can give us another structure so
wonderfully beautiful as this, the first to tearh
completion, is seen lo be. Yet there are oil-.
cm whoso rhanns may ilval It and one walls
with impatient expectancy tn s-eo how the elec.
tiie tower will appear when 11 has received the
elaboiat: decorations planned for its embel
lishments and the ivoij-likc hues blended with
blues and greens and gold, which the staff will
take on befurc (lie ptctuic is finished, and when
it is dono and there h nothing to bo added to
complete (lie beauty of the tower by day, theie
will still remain tho task of deciding wlictliti
1lio spectacle by day is equal in beauty and
grandeur to the spectat lc at night, when injiiads
of electric light illuminate it, from the foundtalu
and cascadu ut its base to the farthest point
tluust against the stauy skj-, And this, indeed,
Is a task that might well slaggtr even a better
judge of beauty than the shepherd boy Paris,
whose UfcWon between the goddesses won for
him tho fairest woman ot her (line.
F.dward Hale ftiush.
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.
Captain .Moindioii, of California, bailed to tlie
I'.tiH i:posltlon in :t bchouncr made of the tiunk
of a slnglo icdwood tiec.
New York is lo have a now army and nivv
club house, costlncr ?1M,000, convenient to Tilth
avenue and Thirly-fouitli bticet,
A new order in tlio English army pusulbM
that Iho field dress of officers must bo as much
like, that of the privates as possible.
Tortablo houses are made In Connecticut for
Milpment tn Venezuela, Four handy men ran
lit threo hours erect ono ot the domiciles.
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