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Besides a comparison Of population, OF
bank clearanoes, Of school attendance or OF
tax valuation, method Of determining the
real importance OF an American city is af-
forded by the volume OF its post Office
business.
Under this test, New York, OF course,
stands at the head Of American cities with
a years postal receipts to July of SIS oo.-
900. New York and Brooklyn having sepa-
rate post offices. There was clear profit
to the Government on the New York BUSH
ness done.
Chicago, second in population with 2,275,-
900 inhabitants as now estimated, is second
also in postal receipts with total OF $lo,-
500 900. Philadelphia, with only $500, 900,
is much further behind Chicago in postal
revenues than in population.
Among American cities Boston usually
ranks high and Baltimore low in postal re-
cepts. st. Louis has so, 900 more popula-
ton than Boston, but while the receipts Of
the st. Louis post office were 81 200 coo last
wear, those Of the Boston post office were
81, 200 900.
Baltimore has $4,000 population; San
Francisco has 375, 900. The postal receipts
Of Baltimore last year were 81 $685. those
OF San Francisco were 81 $4,000. Pittsburg
has 1000 less population than Buffalo, but
the postal receipts Of Pittsburg were 81, 500, :
900 last year against 81 900 in Buffalo.
Washington and New Orleans have about
the same population, 100000 each. but the
postal business Of New Orleans last year
was $500 900; that of Washington was ST.
600, 900, largely contributed by the business
with the Government.
New York's Post Office receipts for last
wear, sl5, 500 ,OOo are unprecedented. They
not only exceed any other city, but also ara
in excess of the postal receipts of many
European countries.
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DEFENSE OF THE SUBWAY.
A Conductor Who Thinks That the Cru.
cfsm OF IL Is Not Justified

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--!Sty: | would Tx,
TO say a few words in favor OF the Interborouvh
Rapid Transit Company. am employed by 1t az
conductor. 1t has been said that the subway is I'm.
healthy and the air Impure. II you would take
trip to the terminals At present at l45th and 18th
streets on tho Broadway division and see the nns
class Of men that rln the trains you would no,
think 50.
The subway was built with solid cemen, walls
on tho four sides. and can honestly say 1t is as
dry as bone. There are two or three places whers
there Is a slight drip of water. One is between
Ninety sixth and 10th streets, on the Lenox ave
nuc division Another Is in the rock cut near
Forty second street, and the slight amount OF water
runs direct 10 drains, whence II Is pumped into the
city sewer.
During the last week tho company has. In addition
TO installing fans at the principal stations placed
two large exhaust revolving fans for tho purpose
of drawing the air from tho subway TO tho street.
They are placed on nat cars and are operated by
electric motors One 10 located between Fourteenth
street and Eighteenth street. and the other at the
side track south OF tho Brooklyn Bridge station.
They pump tho air directly TO manholes. through
which II Is conveyed 10 the street. The wheel on
one of these Is at least seven feet In diameter.
notice tho public Is complaining about the dust
down here. We wear our white collars two or
three days. and they are not solled then.
OF all tho passengers I have spoken with have
not found one with a Just cause for complaint
against tho road.
1t is my opinion that tho people who are com
planning about the air. &C.. are persons who do not
ride In the subway. who mako practise OF knock
ing every New York city improvement. The road
way In tho subway Is OF broken stone laid on q ce
ment floor and ono thing noticed Is the absepc'
Of spring in crossing rail- joints which Is found OF
the elevated.
The signal system Is. in my opinion. tho safes
in the world (bar none. Signals are placed aoou
800 fec, apart and ore worked automatically.
train running past signal set at danger releas"
a safety arrangement under the first car. imme
diacly setting the air brakes and stopping the train
Another safety appliance Is on the motorman'
controller handle. 1t is a small knob. which ha
10 be held down. TO let 70 for ono instant WI
shut of tn e power and apply the brake at once.
NEW YoRK July T. CONDUCTOR BLANK.
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Religion and the Civil Power In
France.

Aswe expected, the French Chamber of
Deputies has passed the bill for the sepa-
ration of Church and State in France by
a majority of upward of hundred. and
there is no doubt that the Senate, to
which the measure now goes, will concur,
We may therefore regard as definitely
assured the abolition of the Concordat,
which for a century has regulated the
relations Of the French Government not
only to Catholics, but also to Protestants
and Jews. That not only the Catholic
priests and Bishops, but also pastors of
the Reformed (HuguenoD Church and
Jewish rabbis, have since 1904 received
stipends from the State is fact some
times overlooked, because OF the vast
preponderance Of the Catholic element
n the population of France.
Ostensibly, the abolition of the Concor-
dat will give Catholicism in the French
Republic precisely the same position that
it occupies in the United States. What we
undoubtedly see here is free Church in
a free State, and, nominally, it is corre-
spond ing phenomenon that we are to
behold in France There are some minor
differences that have been prescribed to
the French Legislature by a sense of
equity, and there is fundamental dis
tinction due to the fact that the structure
of the French political system differs in
principle from our own. The ministers
of religion are not to be cast abruptly on
A. 20 coal from, Law a
which the latter have not been accus-
toned to give, except indirectly, in their
capacity of taxpayers. If, indeed. the
Catholic Protestant and Hebrew laity
are as pious in France as they are in the
United States they might be trusted to
accept with alacrity and cheer fulness
their new responsibilities Some doubt
upon this point, however, has been ex-
pressed by the clergy themselves, and,
assuming that their approximations might
prove we'll grounded, the Rouvier Cabi-
net has mitigateG some of the harsh
features of the bill as originally framed
by NJ. CoMBEs.
The ownership of all churches and eccle-
siastical buildings by the State is still as
serted, but leases of them will be granted
to associations locally corresponding to
parishes. These units may be grouped
to form larger associations, which by
lease may acquire the right to occupy
cathedrals and other diocesan edifices.
Moreover, the stipends hitherto received
from the Government will continue to be
paid 10 the existing members of the
Catholic priesthood and episcopate, and
also, of course to those Protestant pas
tors and Jewish rabbis who have been
dependent on the treasury for their sal
aries. No additions to the lists of sti-
pendiaries, however, will be recognized
by the State. All new priests, ministers
and rabbis will have to look to their con-
gregations for their maintenance. For
awhile. therefore, the public worship
budget will undergo no material abate-
ment, but IS time goes on and the present
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la.ures of tina ststes concerned ~ well - Of the
Congress-"
SECTIONS .. -The Congress shall have power
AsrrcLs v. "The Congress whenever two
thirds of lighthouses shall doom !; necessary
ARTICLE V. Proposed by the Congress-
AMENDMENT XIV. The Congress shall have
power"
AMENDMENT XIV. Tho Congress shah have
power
We should not take all this trouble II
we believed that our esteemed cores
pendent possessed at the present time
a copy Of the Constitution. He seems
to have committed it to memory when
boy, and then to have thrown the printed
text away as superfuity. 1t is scarcely
conceivable that he would write upon
the subject in so cocksure manner with
out verifying his recollection, If he had
the immortal instrument at hand.
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lost in doing Il. Americans cannot do the
manual work, but hundreds Of them viii be
needed there In many different capacities.
But American lives are not the only con-
sideration. II the work Is to be done
speedily and effectively, every possible
safeguard must be thrown around the
lives of the thousands of toilers indispens-
able in it's execution,
A careful attention to three Of the i'm
portant factors which bear on the work
of the canal win be of marked assistance
In the attainment Of the DESIRED end.
First, the work of sanitation should
be pushed to it's utmost limits, and no
question Of expense should be allowed
to stand in its way. A few millions of
dollars spent now in that department
will save many millions later on.
Secondly, no clerk or other employee
should be sent down or taken on down
there until there has been laid clearly
before him fair idea of the conditions
with which he will be surrounded The
risks he must run and the discomforts
he must encounter should be plainly
stated. The conditions will improve
steadily, but whatever they are at any
particular time should be fully under
stood by every applicant for place.
At its best, life on the 1sthmus is no pic
mic for an American, and none should be
permitted to 60 without fair under
standing of what lies ahead of him.
Thirdly, American papers will do well
to exercise discrimination in publishing
the doleful walls of the disappointed
There is no more real reason for their pub
LEGATION than there is for printing the hard
luck stories, or airing the grievances
of those who do not like or who have
been disappointed in the conditions Of
some city, town, or area in the United
States. Too many of these tales are told
by the irresponsible. The fact that JOHN
SMITH has been to Panama and did not
like it does not necessarily make JOHN
SMITH an authority on Isthmian affairs.
The country is beginning to under
stand that canal digging is bigger job
than many thought it would be. But
that is no reason for making it harder
job han 1t really Is.
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suggested on reading Mr. Shonis's recent canal
report.
Hurry up and charter ships,
Load them up with poker chips,
For TO play is more importan, than 10 dig;
Faith the men must rccreate
And the dirt will have to walt
So be sure and make the cargo good and big,
And before the anchors weigh
Add some baseball and croauet.
With some uddleywlnks for ex .suburbanites:
Footballs. golf sticks. marbles. tops
All that grimy labor stops.
TIL mere toll is wholly vanquished with delights
Rusted lie the pick and Ak
For on strength they are a tax,
And besides we have discovered pleasant Aid.
In a little game, YOU see,
Think OF how the dirt could be
E1cavated by the man who held nve spades
McLANpBuRoR WnAoN.
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To THE EDITOR OF TIN SuN-Str: A very aver
cs,,ng accoun, OF Father Jogues appeared In your
paper and was copied In the Boston Eren'no 7r1n'
cripf Of June 20.
In speaking Of the claim OF tho missionary 20 NO
reverence and honor OF posteTity you say that nus
torians have, to great extent. passed him ~ VI
al least dismissed him as unimporant
An exception TO this statement may be '"Ah' u
Parkman's "Jesuits In North America" where
full account OF the Father Is given In chapters ID
10 and 20 T.
PRIDRa CRoAaiNo. Mass July A.
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Glasgow, Active and Passive.

Glasgow, the pride and hope Of all advo-
Gates of municipal operation OF street car
lines, sent JAMES DALRYaiPLE, the super
intendent of her tramway system, to this
country to instruct Mayor DUNE in the
art Of urban passenger transportation.
Mr.. DALRYMPLE was not enthusiastic after
he had looked carefully into conditions
in Chicago Conditions were not the
same as those he was accustomed to, he
said, and municipal ownership and oper-
alton in which politics was to play a
part he could not recommend. Exit
Mr.. DALRYMPLE, while Mayor DUNE
and THREE CENT Tom scowl in the
background.
President FoRNEs Of the New York
Board of Aldermen was travelling while
Mr.. DALRYMPLE was visiting Chicago.
He stopped in Glasgow, and looked
things over. The net result of his obser-
vations he recorded thus:
THE conditions In Glasgow are so different
from those In any city In the United States that
believe there can be no comparison In regard te
results Ny advice Is to go slow on municipal owner
ship ! do no, say arm opposed to 1t, but do not
support 1t as enthusiastically as heretofore The
time has not como for tho country 10 adopt It,"
Glasgow active, in the person Of Mr.
DALRYMPLE, advises $50 slow Glas-
gov passive, interpreted by Mr.. FoRNEs,
advises go slow And Mayor DUNE
is trying to get municipal ownership
and operation through benevolent
corporation, which is to put up its cash
merely and solely for the purpose of let
ting the city manage it.
Perhaps Glasgow has had its effect
on immediate municipalization.'
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Wary.

Knickcr-fs Jones tarstghted'
Bocker-Vcry. He wouldn't invest In the Podunk
Railroad for fear the Panama Canal would reduce
Its earnings.
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Joshua had Jus, commanded the moon to stand
st!ll In Ajalon.
How perfectly sweet NJ him." exclaimed 2lo,sa
young couples on hotel p!aZzss.
Thus indeed did he prove himself benefactor
70 the race.
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wiie--That terrible bull chased me on account Of
my gown.
Husband-Another case of Jersey justice.
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To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sn: Perhaps oH'
Higher Critic" may be willing to concedc tha'
sunicicnt appro xina,ion TO this statement may
be found In !. Timothy. VS.; Put " any pro- ~,
no, for his own and especially for those Of his N
house (kindred), he hath denied the faith ana
worse than an inndcl (unbelicveT."
BRoeKLYN, July g. II W "
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MEG

he was gentleman, and rich
Like them at least In part.
And so the Pittsburg milionaires
They took him 10 their heart.
But now the Pit,sburg millionaircs
HIS friendship all reject
Hes lost his wealth and u alas
Like them In nc respect.
Eaoxx1.
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-12
REEVE ESTEEMED IN OMAHA
Late Captain I'm Army who Dies In
Washington Wen Known
in This City.

Captain Horace M. Reeve, general staff,
United States army, who died Wednesday
at Washington, d. c., of typhoid fever, was
well known and esteemed in Omaha, where
he was TO- two years a member of Major
General John NJ. Bates personal stan.
Captain Reeve was one of the three per-
sonal aides-de-camp to General Bates the
others being Lieutenant Van Leer Wills
and Captain w. w. Wright Captain Reeve
became a member of the staff in 1902 and
remained here with General Bates then
in command of the Department of the Mis-
souri,, and accompanied General Bates n
st. Louis. when he was promoted to the
command of the Northern Military division
in the late fall of 1903. Captain Reeve
was a graduate of West Point of the class
of 1885 He was appointed from Tennessee
and served with distinction during the
Spanish-American and Philippine wars
having served on General Bates staff in
the Philippines.
He was regarded as one of the best
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-12
MR.. BROWN WANTS TO KNOW
Attorney General is Set on Pushing Grain
Trust Investigation.
NINE WITNESSES SUBPOENAED FOR OMAHA
Next Tuesday is Day Set for Taking
the Testimony and Thirteen
People who Know Are
Aske ed to Appear.

Attorneys Jefferis & Howell. who have
been acting as attorneys for Thomas d.
Worrall in his suit for damages against the
alleged Grain trust. have been notified by
Attorney General Norris Brown that on
next Tuesday, August 10. there are to be
certain dispositions taken in Omaha touch
ing the suit instituted by the state to dis
solve the alleged grain dealers trust.
The witnesses called by subpoena are:
Olive Overton and Clara McArdle. stenog-
Taphers; Edwin 8. Westbrook, Augustus II.
Bewsher, Horace G.. Miller. John T. Blu
chanan. c. 7. Pavey. T. d. worrall. N. B.
Updike.
In addition to these all of the parties
living In Omaha who are interested in the
previous suits begun by Worrall and the
state are notified that they are expected
to be present and take note of the testi-
mony and contradict anything that may
be wrong.
Friday morning Sheriff Powers Office re-
ceived nine subpOenas and thirteen notices
TO serve. The subpOenas are for officers
and members of certain grain and elevator
companies, as will be noted, while the
notices will go to other persons who are
thought to know something that may prove
of value in the present investigation. The
sherifs Office found no difficulty in max
ing service OF the subpoenas
The dispositions will be taken before Court
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-12
MILES OF DOUBLE-TRACKINe
Great Deal of work on Union Pacific
TO Meet Demands OF tho
Road.

Anent the statement of Mr. Hartman
that the Union Pacific was e-tracking
the road at present, it is recalled that I'M
der the Burt regime considerable double
tracking was started. The Union Pacific
now has in operation considerable double
tracking. At Kearney there are seven
miles OF double track, from Lockwood TO
Aida thirteen miles, from Cheyenne east
six miles and from Cheyenne west twenty
FIVE miles, front. HeTmosa to Laramie
eighteen miles. In Nebraska the grade is
complete for sixty miles Of track, on
which the rails never were laid. The work
was done two years ago by owen Bros,
and from Omaha to Gilmore there are nine
miles of double track, which has been In
service for some time. The siNty-seven
miles of double track from Kansas City
10 Topeka, which is being constructed at
present and which will be completed about
October /, was made necessary because
the Rock Island uses the Union Pacific
between these two cities and the ffty-six
trains day kept the track too hot.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-12
WEATHER IS RIGHT FOR CORN
Warn Nights Contribute to the Maturity
Of the Crop.
! YIELD IS CERTAIN TO Be ABUNDANT
season Has been an Exceptionally
Good One, Though There Are
, Few bad Fields in
Sections.

From Genealogical point of view the
crescent corn-growing season will rank with
the most favorable ever known in this
state The weather for the last few weeks
has been all that could be desired both as
regards precipitation and temperature in
the southern and eastern sections of the
state. The warm nights of the current
week are just what is wanted for maturing
the corn and have been much better for
the purpose than the cooler nights Of last
week.
Speaking OF the weather conditions as
bearing upon the corn. Forecaster Welsh
said:
THE better conditions prevail in the
southern and eastern sections of the Ne
Draska corn belt The season has been an
exceptionally good one, The precipitation
has not been uniform even through this
district, nor was II expected that it would
be in the natural course of events. There
have been streaks OF excessive moisture,
as there have been streaks of deficient
moisture, but as a rule the precipitation
and temperature have been extremely IA
vorable for corn growing There have been
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-12
COWBOY PREACHER is HERE
Former Range Rider VIII Preach for
Rev. Charles w. SavidEe, Under
Whom He Was Converted.

Rev John Creswell, the cowboy preacher
Of Wyoming, is in the city for a few days,
and while here will preach for Rev. Charles
w. Savidge at the Peoples church Sunday
morning and evening, and at the regular
Jefferson square meeting tonight Rev.
Creswell has an interesting history. Five
years ago he was wild and woolly COW
boy and came to South Omaha with a load
Of cattle. While on a sort of spree he ran
into one of Rev. Savidge's meetings
and was converted. He saw the mistakes
Of his ways and started out to work along
the same lines as the preacher who had
saved him. He lives at Arvada, Wyo.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-12
CITIZENS DELAY THE TRACK
Property Owners Near Florence
Unable 90 Agree on Route
of New Line.

War among the factions at Florence is
delaying the construction of the street rail-
way spur 10 Forest Lawn cemetery. The
railway company stands ready at any time
10 go ahead with the work, but property
owners in the north section OF the city
say they will enjoin the construction Of
the line along the direct route 70 the Gem
etery and the people on that road say
they will not have il built by a circuitous
route over the hills. The company has
expressed a preference 10 build over the
south route, but the people OF Florence
think they would derive no benefit from
passengers who we're hauled that waS. 50
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-12
CHICAGO RECEIPT RULE GONE
Amendment Making Warehouse Re-
ceipts Deliverable in FuIhnment
of Contracts Repealed.

At a meeting of the board Of directors Of
the Omaha Grain exchange, held Thursday,
the following resolutions were adopted,
effective August IL:
First-That the amendment to rules and
regulations of the Omaha Grain exchange.
dated December 3, 1904 which provides
that warehouse receipts of licensed public
elevators of Chicago may be delivered in
this market in fulhlment of contracts, be
and is hereby repealed
Second-That the rules and regulations
of the Omaha Grain exchange be and are
hereby amended so that No. corn is made
deliverable on contracts at cents a
bushel under the price of No. corn.