r ;
THE OMAHA DAILY JJEIS * . SUNDAY , DEOEMBEK 29 , 1805 ,
Tim OMAIIA SUNDAY
R. nosi\VATi-n : : , noiior.
TDHMS or sriisctttrTioN. . .
Pully tto ( Without Sunday ) , On Ytar . I J W
mil ? Il end Sun ! y , One Ymr . > J JJ
filx Month * . . . , . " 55
Thrro Months . . { S
Pundnr B * . One Year . J JJ
F turday n t. On * Y ir . * } ,
" \V kly Bet , One Tear . M
OFFICES.
Omnli.v Th ! i. . . _ .
Bouth Omnlm , Plna r Hlk. . Cnrner N nnl tltn Sli.
Council Illunr/i / , II I'rntl fitreft.
Chlcnco OITlro. 317 Ommlifr of nromsrre. ,
JC w York. Hw > mi 11. H nn < l 15. Trll.une . IlulWlnj.
Washington , HOT P Street , N.V. .
All cetnmunlcntloin rolntlni ? to news < ? . . "
torlnl matter should l > adilrtwedi To the Editor.
. .
All business letters nnd remittances * ' " ' ' ' ' ' *
( VldrcsecJ to Th ! T'ublWilnB f
Omaha. Drnfl , . checks nnrt ptntonlco
I * made pnynl.ls lo th enl r or the
IIRR PUIIMSIIINO
STATEMENT OF CIHCUI.AT1ON.
Ocorite II. Tm-huck. cpcrrUry of The lice rub-
Ilihlnif company. I.elns . duly worn , sny that th ?
nctunl number cf full nml complete conies of lh
Dully Morning. livrnlnc and RumUy He prlnlM
durlnr the month of November , 18M , wa s fol-
. . . . . . . .
- . J0.1M
. . .
" ' I . . . 15.035
. ' ; i. .w
E Ifl'lin Z1 . 1S.OM
' . ' . ; ; : . ; ; : zi > M zi . j
; . ji.orn 22 . J'JjJ
f 13'tl 23 . . . 19,121
9. . " . ' . " ! " " , " ! 19. ' t SI . JJ ' ? 2
I ? : : : : : : : : : : : : : : aB ? 8 : : : : : : : : : : : : : : tg
12. , , . ' * 19 ' Kd 27 . J5.0M
1.1 . . ; . ; . ; .o 2 *
sa
so .
Tolnl . ;
> M ilcilucttnns for unsold and returned
copies
nei !
.
flworn tr > b fore mo nm ! mlnerllicd In
prei-cnre this 2d dny of n vmlicr. 1SD * .
( Son ) . ) N. I * . PBI1. . Notary Public.
No one will liiHlmmto tlmt the \vnr
flurry \n \ a scheme to help the nriny
npproprliitlons tliroti li contn-csH , liit It
would liuvc Itt-uii 1111 I'lTecllvc inovo-
int'iit In this dlructlon lnul that been Ita
object.
Schlnttor , jR-L-onlliiK to Intest reports ,
lists tllscanled Ills white horse and taken
to riding a imile. This Is aildltlonal
cvldeiit-e that this alleged divine healer
Is an Imitator , and a clumsy Imitator
nt that.
Chicago set off a few tons of
jiowder Just to mnko Its Inhabitants be
lieve that they could stay at home all
the year round and still enjoy the sen
sations of a foreign country subject to
periodical earthquakes.
There have been many and wonderful
Improvements In the methods and nia-
ohlnery of war , but the time when bat
tles will be fought without men to form
the rank and llle of the army appears
to be as far away as ever.
For every man who has made money
In the paper mining stocks representing
holes in Colorado hills there are ten
men who have lost the savings they
have labored months and years to earn.
The chances of netting rich by amblliij ;
In mining stocks are not much butter
than KetthiK rich In gaming at the faro
table.
The woman suffragists meet ngaln In
national convention In Washington next
mouth and will go over the same
'
ground which they have gone over
every year since their organization was
perfected. Utah , Colorado and Wyom
ing are the only three states thru nave
granted political suffrage to women
aw < ! .Uier ! representatives will doubtless
bo the heroines of the convention.
Immigration to this country In 1S05
was a little heavier than In ISI ! ) , but
yet far below IS ! ) . ' ! and previous years.
A large Influx of Immigrants and prosperous -
porous times seem to be , as a rule , co
incident. The increasing number of
arrivals at our potts may , therefore , be
taken as an Indication tlmt foreigners
are viewing with more favor the pros
pects offered by the United States for
bettering their conditions.
The principal part of the report of the
Interstate Commerce commission is
given up to a recital of the commission's
Inellleleney. It tells at length what the
commission might accomplish if only
the Interstate law were properly
amended to give It the needed authority.
Just why It does not exercise to the
fullest limit the power already vested In
It , It does not attijmpt to say. It might
Bay something of Interest on this point.
If there Is another Instance on record
besides that of the McGann-Hclknap
case , In which a congressman has volun
tarily given up a contested seat because
he was convinced that the certificate of
flection was wrongfully awarded him ,
wo have not had It brought to our at
tention. A man whose sense of political
honesty Is developed to this high moral
piano deserves something better of his
constituents than defeat when he stands
for re-election.
The Interstate Commerce commission
lias declared the new Joint trallle asso
ciation of the eastern trunk lines to bo
In violation of the provisions of the
interstate law. The now agreement ,
however , Is no different in principle
than a dozen that have gone before It.
Nothing ever came of prosecution on
account of other Infractions of the null-
pooling clause , and If anything comes
of the prosecution now proposed the
people will bo agreeably surprised.
It Is suggested that the bill relieving
ox-confederates from the discrimination
iigalnst their enlistment In the United
Htates army , which was passed by ( he
tiunuto as a Christmas gift to the south ,
Ito endorsed by ( ho house and approved
by the president as a Now Year's offer-
lug , If thu bill Is to go through , as now
twcMiit * assured , such a procedure would
without question make the concession
doubly appreciated by the ex-confeder-
nte veterans.
Congress will not be lacking In bills
for the settlement of the I'aclile rail
road debt. Kvery congressman who
thinks he Icncnvs how to solve the prob
lem will put his Idea Into the form of a
bill and tirgo Its consideration on con
gress. All those bills , however , will
go to the committee on I'acllle railroads ,
nnd it will bo the committee bill which
will bo discussed , debated , amended
and Dually acted upon. The committee
bill will bo the bill over which the
If uuy there Is , uuut come.
on MtMTAnr SCHOOLI
Shnll the Hoard of 1'nrk Coinmld *
filoniTs exert Its Influence agnlnrtt the
proposed conversion of Fort Omnlm
Into n military training school and for
Us transfer to the city na n public park
and zoological garden ? If this question
were submitted to the people of Omaha
the answer would be an emphatic "no. "
Omnlm Is now well provided with pub
lic parks. To beautify and maintain
these parks will tax to the utmost the
resources of the park commission for a
generation to come. Omaha has no
surplus In Its treasury for the purchase
of wild animals or tame animals nnd
Is not likely to have unless some one of
Its rich men should leave n bequest for
tlmt purpose. Kven In that event the
present narks afford abundant space in
which a menagerie can be conveniently
located. If a South Omaha millionaire
wills a 7.00 to the city he can have It
exhibited at Ulvervlew. If a West
Omaha millionaire Is the benefactor he
can Insist on Its location In Khmvood
park. If a North Omaha man fur
nishes the necessary funds ho can con
vert Sillier park Into a zoo. If someone
ono wants to Immortalize himself with
founding something aboriginal In the
menagerie line ho can build a Noah's
Ark and anchor It In the Missouri off
Courtland beach.
Tlmt Omaha 1ms already plenty of
breathing places goes without saying.
What It needs just now Is more people
to take breath In them. An additional
park will not add to Its population.
The establishment of a military training
school at Fort Omaha , on the other
hand , will not merely bring to Omaha the
professors and Instructors , but will also
dt-aw hundreds of young men from all
parts of Nebraska and from all the
neighboring states.
A more suitable site for such a school
than Fort Omaha Is nowhere to be
found in the whole United States. Every
thing needed for the conduct of a mil
itary school is already there. There arc
commodious residences for members of
the faculty and their families , commodi
ous dormitories for a whole regiment of
cadets , drill grounds , assembly halls ,
guard houses , storehouses for arms and
military supplies and buildings adapted
for lecture and recitation rooms.
Of what use would all these costly and
substantial buildings and residences be
if the place were to be given up to n
live animal collection ? Suppose one of
the olllcer's houses were to be trans
formed Into a monkey house , a second
into a parrot cage , a third into a bear
pit , a fourth into a kangaroo house ,
and one of the soldiers' barracks Into a
lodge for wild animals of different va
rieties , what would be done with the
remaining do/.en otliccrs' dwellings and
the commanding otlicer's elegant resi
dence ? AVlmt would be done with the
headquarters ? Would those buildings
be given up to snakes , prairie dogs and
California white mice , or would they
be demolished ?
The I5ee regards the whole scheme of
a bear garden at Fort Omaha as waste
ful and Impracticable. What Is most
surprising is the alleged preference of
Omaha Grand Army veterans for 'lie'
anlnml.sliow over the military school.
"Why should old soldiers oppose military
training for the boys , of the coming generation -
oration ? Would not such a school bo a
blessing to the sons ot veterans and
their sons for all time ? If it is true
that they want a soldiers' and sailors'
monument erected on the Fort Omaha
site , what Is to hinder them from build
ing It on the parade grounds of the
proposed school ? What nobler monument
ment lo the soldiers of 1S01-1S05 could
bo erected than the establishment of a
center for the military education of the
sons and grandsons of the men who
wore the blue ?
AX ILItKdAL C03IHIXATION.
The Joint trallle agreement of the east
ern railroads will not go Into effect next
month , as was contemplated. The Inter
state Commerce commission , aroused
from its lethargy by .congressional In
quiries regarding the agreement , has
concluded that It Is In conflict with the
Interstate commerce law and has asked
the attorney general of the United
States to Institute proceedings by In
junction or otherwise to prevent the
agreement being carried into effect. The
dispatch announcing this conclusion of
the commission does not state In what
respect the agreement Is Illegal , but It
undoubtedly Is In the arrangement for
dividing trallle , which Is essentially a
pooling arrangement and In violation of
section B of the Interstate commerce
act. It Is somewhat remarkable that
the commission required HO much time
to discover this and reach a conclusion ,
the terms of the agreement having been
made public a month or more ago and
their character then and previously dur
ing the pendency of the agreement urged
upon the attention of the commission. Of
course that body of sedate and compla
cent gentlemen may say that they wore
not called upon to act until the agree
ment was completed , but granting that
it Is Klill true tlmt they showed no dis
position to take any notice of this colos
sal combination for controlling trans
portation rates between the seaboard
and the west until called upon to fur
nish congress with Information regardIng -
Ing Its character and purpose. The tlrst
response to this request was tin evasion ,
as the later ono shows.
The conclusion reached by the com
mission Is exceedingly important , since
If this agreement had gone Into effect
It would have been the forerunner of
similar agreements by other railroads ,
until the whole railway transportation
of the country would have been con
trolled by combinations acting In har
mony and raising rates at will. The
eastern trallle association agreement was
drawn with great care and deliberation
by the able lawyers of the several com
panies and seemed to bo regarded by
them and the astute men managing the
companies ns Impregnable. Ono of the
railway presidents declared a short time
ago tlmt It made no difference to them
what members of congress or other people
ple said about thu agreement , It was
legal and they were not troubling them
selves about opposition to It from any
source. They will now be given an op
portunity to test the legality of the
agreement In the courtu , If they are dis
posed to do so , though It Is not Improb
able that they will prefer to let the
agreement drop nnd direct their efforts
to securing legislation from congress to
permit pooling contracts under the su
pervision of the Interstate Commerce
commission.
The conclusion reached by the com
mission is a complete vindication of the
position taken by Senator William K.
Chandler of New Hampshire regarding
this trallle association agreement. Mr.
Chandler clearly pointed out that It violated
lated the Interstate commerce net nnd
that moreover the association was In
the nature of a trust and therefore con
trary to public policy , Illegal and void.
"If this tremendous combination Is not
Illegal , " said Mr. Chandler In a letter
to President Cleveland , "no aggregation
nnd association of unlimited capital for
one commercial purpose can bo pre
vented by law. " Whether the action of
the commission will put an end to such
tratllc agreements Is problematic. What
ever may bo the outcome , the credit due
the commission for its decision .should
not bo withheld.
ir/ir oo ro onwi'LK CIIKKKJ
If you want to make your fortune In
the shortest possible time , there Is no
need of going to Cripple Creek. Why
delve with pick and shovel among the
rocks of Colorado when there Is more
gold In sight right here at home ?
The city of Omaha pays $1 per
head , or , more vulgarly speaking , ? 1
per tall for every dog olllcially drowned
In the Missouri river. In the mouth of
October the poundmaster claims to have
put nn end to102 canines and for this
service his bill of ? J02 has been ap
proved by the Hoard of Health. Tills Is
more money than ho could possibly
have hoped to pan out of Cripple Creek
In twenty-seven week days and four
Sundays1.
This shows conclusively that dog
catching is the best paying industry in
Omaha. There Is always an abundance
of dogs and no danger tlmt the supply
will give out as long as the tails fetch
$1. apiece In the otllcc of the health com
missioner. If there were any Indication
that the supply would run short of the
demand canines with double tails could
be raised In unlimited numbers on short
notice. Dog breeding with mongrel
pups bringing ? 1 per tail beats pig rais
ing at ? ; ! .33 per hundred , live weight ,
all hollow.
As we said at the outset , Why go to
Cripple Creek chasing after rainbow
fortunes when you can strike It rich on
the Missouri river dump ?
TllK Cf.OSlXG YKAlt.
The year 1S93 has been an eventful
ono and the history It has made is of
profound interest to all mankind.
In the United States it has been a year
of domestic peace and bountiful har
vests rewarded the industry of the agri
cultural producers , but that full return
of prosperity which wast'onlldently ex
pected at the beginning of the year has
not been realized. During the first
half of the year there was a marked
improvement. In industrial conditions ,
biit owing to the heavy importations of
merchandise this Improvement was not
maintained and for several months
past some American Industries have not
been in full operation , nnd the Immedi
ate outlook for them at this time is less
favorable than a year ago. Every
month of the year , with a single ex
ception , has shown a treasury deficit ,
and this , coupled with the fact that the
gold reserve was constantly menaced ,
has prevented the complete restoration
of financial confidence so essential to
the revival of business activity nnd
prosperity. At this time the treasury
Is confronted with the urgent necessity
of another Issue of bonds to replenish
the gold redemption fund and financial
and commercial Interests are waiting
with anxious solicitude the result of
the efforts of the representatives of the
people to relieve the situation.
The political events of the year ,
though elections were held In only one-
fourth of the states , have shown that
the extraordinary change In popular
sentiment demonstrated by the elections
of last year still continues. Tlmt change
was a distinct and unequivocal protest
against the economic policy of the demo
cratic party , which was responsible for
the business depression and the over
throw of financial confidence and under
the operation of which the Interest-
bearing public debt 1ms been Increased
$1(5 ( ,000,000 , with the certainty of a
still further addition to It of a sum
which It Is not now possible to deter
mine. In our foreign relations there
has been much to Interest the Intelli
gent observer of events , but nothing of
a serious nature or that threatened to
disturb peaceful relations until the
president declared the attitude of the
executive department regarding the
Venezuelan Issue and congress sus
tained the position taken by the chief
executive. The war fever created by
that action has , however , greatly
abated , and all the present Indications
favor the conviction that there will be
an amicable adjustment , without any
sacrillco of dignity or honor by either
country concerned In the controversy.
Such other Issues as have arisen from
our International relations and remain
unsettled nro not of a nature likely to
cause any serious trouble , the most Im
portant of these being the Waller case
and the llrltlsh claim for seizures In
Hering sea.
In other portions of the western hem
isphere them Jinvo been no very notable
events , except the Insurrection in Cuba ,
which hits nmdo pretty sternly progress
since Its inception and has recently ex
hibited a strength and aggressiveness
which have greatly encouraged the hopes
of the friends of the patriots. The
South American republics , with the ex
ception of Ecuador , lm\e been nt peace
and all of them have realized some ma
terial progress. The same Is true of
the Central American states , while
Mexico , according to the lust messngo
of her president , 1ms had ono of the
most prosperous years in her recent
history. Canada , helped so far us her
natural products are concerned by our
present tariff , la more prosperous than
for a number of years past.
Turning to lands beyond the seas , the
triumph of Japan In the war with China
\VIIH of far-reaching Import to the rest
of the world. There are adjustments
yet to be effected which may lead to
complications 'Involving several Euro
pean nations , ( ml It Is assured tlmt civ
ilization will htiucpforwnrd make steady
progress lit.tlu far east and tlmt pop
ulous quarter of the earth become-
most oxtotirtlve-icoiilrlbulor to the world's
productions' , ' ' . There Is no more aggres
sive people/ / Industrially and commer
cially , tliaivtho Japanese , ns they are
demonstrating' , by their Invasion of
many of the world's markets , Including
our own. Hi Europe the terrible atroci
ties of the T.ur . s have commanded the
attention of..the civilized world since
the beginning1' the year , and the
awful crimes against humanity nnd
civilization nro still going on , while the
Christian nations of Europe stand Idly
by making only fruitless appeals , mu
tual Jealousies keeping them from tak
ing any active measures to put n stop
to outrages and brutalities committed
upon a helpless people for which the
history of the world presents few paral
lels. It appears to be the purpose of
the Turkish government and people to
continue tho' massacre of Armenians
until tlmt most unfortunate people are
exterminated , and having accomplished
that they may next use their swords
upon the other Christian subjects of
the porte. It Is to the everlasting
shame of the Christian powers of
Europe , and especially Great Hrltnln ,
that this stale of affairs exists.
England has had a change of ministry
during the year , without as yet any po
litical results. Some of her more Impor
tant manufacturing industries have pros
pered from the favor shown them by
our present tariff , but a poor harvest
has made stronger than ever the com
plaints and the demands for relief of
the agricultural class. In the conti
nental countries of Europe no events of
very great moment , as nll'ectlng the world
at 'large ' , have transpired. France has
had a change of presidents and a couple
of cabinet crises , with more or less
political agitation , but the lirmness of
republican Institutions has not been
disturbed. In Germany the authority
of the government has been exerted
witlt uncommon severity against those
conspicuously offensive In their hostil
ity to it , witii tin- effect , perhaps , of in
tensifying the spirit of socialism , but
on ( lie whole political affairs in that
empire have not been of a nature to
cause its ruler any serious anxiety. The
Internal affairs of Ilussia have gone
along smoothly , and the same Is true ,
In the main , of Austria-Hungary , while
in Italy the government 1ms addressed
Itself chiefly to the consideration of the
financial proj > lem , long a very serious
matter , nnd , " It'appears , with good re
sults. Of , lhe ' 'lesser nations there Is
little to note , pf importance.
On the whole'the record of the clos
ing year , leaving out of consideration
the atrocity of the Armenian massacres
and perhaps some minor wrongs grow
ing out of the reed of nations , shows
progress In the .direction of a-broader
civilization "and all that Implies. It
is not to be doubled tlmt there has been
an advance'iln everything that makes
for the intellectual nnd moral Improve
ment of inaiiliirill , and while it Is true
that grave problems , political and social ,
still await solution , there Is abundant
reason for looking hopefully to tJie
future.
It would bo amusing , if It were not
humiliating , to listen to the misappli
cations of the so-called balance of trade
theory. The latest is a mathematical
flend who has figured out that exactly
$17 ! > ,000,000 in gold lias been shipped
to Europe in payment of ( lie excess of
our Imports over our exports. The idea
is that for every dollar of such excess
a dollar in gold has been transferred
across the Atlantic to liquidate the
debt. Of course , this is simply ridicu
lous , because exports and Imports are
by no means the only elements entering
into the International balance * . Then
again there Is no period such as six
months or a year when the debits are
set off against ono another and the dif
ference paid in gold. The International
business is conducted with running ac
counts. We may be paying debts con
tracted years ago , and wo may be
staving off payment of matured obliga
tions. Tile precise mathematical bal
ance of trade Is a delusion and a r.nare.
Omaha in years past has made re
peated efforts to secure a direct , line of
railroad between tills city and Vankton ,
the purpose being to lap the wheat
Holds and cattle ranges of the east half
of South Dakota. A bridge at Yank-
ton and the closing of a gap less than
thirty miles wide between the latter
point nnd Ilnrtlngton would afford a
direct line , but so long as the North
western system shall control the line
between Omaha and Ilnrtlugton there
Is little hope of through service between
those points. Congressman Gamble of
South Dakota 1ms interested himself In
securing a charter for a new bridge nt
Yunkton and In conjunction with the
Great Northern system Is seeking to
enlist English capital In the enterprise ,
the purpose bolng to build a new line to
Norfolk and Omaha. No .scheme for
developing thQJwe.stern country now In
contemplation'is of more Importance to
Omaha than tills. ,
When the Wilson bill was presented
to congress CJialVman Wilson denied
that the meanuru , discarded the princi
ple of protection.v in referring to the
proposed ninenjtJiijent to the tariff bill
Mr. Henderson Insisted on the floor of
the house that'It was not framed along
protection lines , , lero wo have the rep-
ivsontatlves of- both the political par-
tics successively J denying tlmt their
tariff bills con-osifond to the principles
for which they have been contending.
The amended bill will doubtless bo re
ferred to by the democrats as a pro-
ectlvo measure and by republicans
us for revenue ojijy.
The annual meeting of the State
Teachers' association nt Lincoln this
week promises to be an event of more
than ordinary Importance In stnto edu
cational circles. Arrangements have
been nmdo for the attendance of speak-
era of national repute and authorities
upon pedagogical subjects and the rail
ways huvo inado a one furo rate from
nil Nebraska points during the session.
Such attractions ought to Insure n largo
and representative gathering of teach
ers ftom all parts of the elate , and
those that attend cannot but be the
gainers by the Information , Instruction
and extended acquaintance wlilch the
occasion will present.
Itepcatcd additions to the already
overgrown endowments of several of
our largest private colleges and univer
sities mean that the standard of higher
education Is to become more and more
expensive. They mean , too. that unless
the resources of the different state sup
ported universities are correspondingly
Increased they will not be able to com
pare In point of luxurious equipment.
For example , It Is Idle to expect n state
like Nebraska to maintain n slate uni
versity on the same plane as the Uni
versity of Chicago , which Is literally
rolling in wealth. Hut the state uni
versities can always aim to excel In
thoroughness of work and In results In
the limited Held which they cover. This
Is what they should attempt to do.
Criii'l nn il IIiiiiNiinl ,
Indlitnnpotlfl Xcu'R.
Convicts 111 the Nulirnska penitentiary have
lioen counterfeiting. The only adequate pun-
! nhiiieiit , It Rrcnis , would lie to sentence thc.n
to ouulo ( or life.
I'oliitlnt ; < > Plenty.
Sioux Cliy .Immnl.
Nebraska Is to have- nearly 1.000,000 ncros
of land under Irrlnntlon next year. The tub-
arl.l region will MOSMIII with beauty nnd
bend under n load of we.ilth If tills thing
continues.
ir mi Iliitrnlli ,
Now Voik Mall nnil Kxprcnx.
The English pro o continues to circulate
tlio barefaced Its that the United State * re-
fuswd to pay "the dainties awarded by the
I'arta arbitration tribunal In the seal fishery
matter. " The fact la that the 1'arla tribunal
made no award of damages at all , but flilly
refused to consider the matter. Klth r the
paper : ) wnn retail this cheap Ho are densely
Ignorant , or flagrantly malicious.
t *
Aroiiniiiioilntliiu : the Ituili.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
A new atrocity In the way of a time-saver
Is about to ba adopted In lirooklyn a buflct
trolley car , on which business men can
snatch a Imply dinner and have nothing to
uo niter tliuy get home mil dress to m > out
for the evening. The curious feature of these
laborious ) contrivances for the saving : ot tlmo
Is that we scorn always to bo getting further
and farther away from the achievement of
leisure.
Slinilnivy I N ( ti > * Abroad.
Now York Sun.
Some western enthuslaols who believe them ,
solves helro to nn estate In Ireland , said to
bo worth $25,000.000 , have formed an asso
ciation for the. purpose of prosecuting their
claim. Some thoughtful attorney will ba able
to lake a trip to Ireland In consequence.
i neso great fortunes in ttio moon help
bacIV , although wo have never heird of theJr
helping the confiding heirs. Hut why Is Ire
land or England and not Spain selected as
the scene of these frequent romances ?
Tin- Title fif Imiiil
.SprltlKlMil ( Mass. ) lU'publlran.
Immigration for the past year will show a
large gain over laot year , but utlll a large loss
as compared with 1893 the figures bzlng 230-
S10 for thin year with December partly esti
mates ] , against 107CGS In 1894 and 352.JI44 In
1S)3. ! ) This Is a pretty good measure of the
extent of the business recovery over ISfll. It
In known , by the way , that the Immigrants
of the past fiscal year brought In over ? 4.000 , .
000 and as tiny are not compelled to show
over ? l0 ! each the conunUnioners believe the
sum brought In to bo much larger.
Uciiifily for IlnllroMil Itnli'Warn. .
John W. Mldfiley In the Forum ,
After describing the cause of rate wars , Mr.
Mldgley , chairman of the AVeslern Freight
association , Indicates a possible cure. lie
says : Of necessity It must bj within the
lew ; therefore , as matters now stand , pools ,
as a remedy , are excluded. Purhaps It may
1 > 3 found In the words "responsibility" nnd
"accountability. " The responsibility for each
disastrous bleak In ratt-s should bo loc-.it d
and the punishment duo should be Inlllcted
without fear or favor. In order to make
such a remedy effective tlu'ra should bo
constituted a board or syndicate of bank = rs ,
icprcsentlng Investors In corporate properties.
Such nn organization would bo In a position
to say to each company : "We will commend
your securities so long ns your property lo
managed cons rvatlvely ; but If It should ap
pear that your officers ar. acting reck
lessly , or are willful disturbers , we will
advise the public to let your stocks and
bonds alone. " A statement of that kind , from
men of authority In financial circles , would
speedily subdue the most belligerent , and
pr sumably compel the directors of the com
pany concerned to glva their Immediate at
tention to the troubles , with the probable
result that the disturbances would ecus. . ? .
The remedy Is simple , but thera need bo no
doubt aa to Its cfllcacy. No man , however
rich or powerful , would disregard an Intima
tion cf the character described ; while the
possibility nf its receipt would restrain those
who dep'nd on the confidence of others for
their employment.
CJOSSII' A1IIHJTOTI2II MR.V.
Ono of the inaH rcmarknhlo things abaut
Miss Klngslcy'u explorations In the wilds of
Africa Is that though she has been pushing
onward for inonthB , overcoming all kinds of
hardohlp , penetr.itlng fever-laden Jungles ,
climbing mountains , associating with canni
bals , getting tlppnl out of .an unstable canoe
several 11 urns nnd having an occasional hair
breadth escape from death , slio has never once
Hst her nerve or fallen ill. One of the sights
she saw was a number nf human corpajs
hung iiji In a KagWEi house like hams , to bo
eaton by thei occupants. The spectacle would
have thrown an ordinary woman Into hys.
turlcj.
A former constituent of Speaker need's from
up In Maine , but who now lives In Arizona
called upon the cpealcer the other day , and ,
of course , mentioned the fact that hl adopted
homo would expert statehood from this con
grcsj ,
"Well , " said the ppcakcr , "what are your
claims for statehood ? "
Aft-sr reciting the wonderful resources of
tlio territory , the culler closed with a bril
liant eulogy upon itu climate.
"Tut ! " said Mr. Hoed. "Now como down
I huvo been out to Fort Yunia and the
weather Is so hot that should one die there
ho would never dlocover hU change of ell-
mat * . "
Hon. William McKlnloy has a brand new
handshake , Ho had what ho thought was. a
glorious one lit 1892 , but suheoquent events
uhowed linn his error. He has discarded
the 1SU2 hand and altia his Napoleon mlun
When Mr. McKlnley greets a man who may
be of nervlco to him ho takes a step forward
and , lifting bis hat with his left hand , ewlnga
out tlio right In a soml-clrclo and , tilting
his head out at a confidential angle , ullontly
prossea the hand of thu visitor ,
This Is known as the "conlldsntlal cla p. '
It makes the vlnllor believe that lie Is ono of
the few real friends McKlnley ban on earth ,
It sayu plainer than wordi : "Stand by me ,
my boy , and all will be well. " It Is a
pleasant , manly shako , reawurlng and graos-
ful , without being boluto.-ous or presuming.
Tlio late George Augusta. Sala wan patted
on the head by Wellington , heard Mallbran
sing and I'aganlnl play , saw the coronation
of Queen Victoria and lived to ceUbrato her
Jubilee , siw Louis I'hlllppo while he waa
still king of the French , witnessed the second
funeral of Napoleon , gazed on three rvolu >
tlona In the French capital , saw old Czar
Nicholas at the Ascot race * , attended the
funeral of the assassinated Alexander II. and
lived In Hutfia when there were millions of
wlilto serfs there , fclowod Garibaldi In hid
campaign In Tyrol , was la tbo Franco-Mexi
can war and at the storming of Pueblo ,
heard the first TurUls.li canstltutloa pro
claimed In Constantinople , from the steps of
the old S.'nigllo , listened to Daniel O'Conncll
In the London Tavern , spent 'hlrtcen years
in America during the civil war and met
Lincoln , Sunnier , Ureuloy und lirant , as well
aa Jcirarcon Davit , and way a frleuJ. of Ulclt-
ens and Thackeray ,
SKCt'I.Atl SHOTS AT TlllO I'I'MMT.
Knnitas City Journal : A lloston cliurc
tins adopted the plan of following the sermn
with joprsno solo. ThsconsrpR.itlon I
thus stimulated to kfep awake through th
discourse In anticipation of something gooi
at Its close.
CMobt-Democral : Doston Is a great tnuslca
.19 well ns Intellrctuil center. One of It
papers says of a sermon last Sunday : "The
spiritual lesson It bore was pointed and on
forced by an eloquently rcnJcred sopran
solo just nt Its close. " The Invlgoratlon o
a s-ermon by the soprano Is UiMablc , bn
the rest of the choir ought not to bo slteu
In yuch an emergency.
Indianapolis Journal : The reverend brothc
who undertook to convince the Methodls
Minister * ' association recently that the
color of fin Is pink should bo labored with
Such a theory Is destructive of poetry , sen
tlmcnt nnd Uftals. Under Us sway , wha
would become of the ocean of cherished lit
craturo In which ths rep ? and the maiden's
llpe and clucks form such esao.itln
parts ? These tlmo honored properties o
the poet must not bo let go without a trug
gle.
New York Sun : We have heard of ths MIC-
cess of the evangelical clergyman In Hobo
ken who recently resigned his pastorate to
start a bser saloon , nnd nlso of the succew
of ths orthodox Congregational clergyman
In Outtenburg who abandoned his pulpit to
set tip business a an undertaker , lloth o
them gave up preaching because It did not
pay ; and who will ilnd fault with them for
doing so ? It would not be surprising If
each of them wcro to maUo a fortune li
his new business. Plenty of clergymen nro
better fitted for keeping shop than for preach
ing.
Kansnn City Star : The preachers , who are
always entitled to a hearing , have had their
say on the Venezuelan controversy , nnd the
consensus of opinion among them seems
to bo that there should bo no war. Aside
from thosn vexatious theological differences
which divide the churchss , the attitude ot
tlio clergy Is , generally speaking , ono of
peace and conciliation. H Is natural for
the Christian ministry In thly day and gen
eration to raise its voice against strife and
bloodshed , though nothing would so becom
ingly accompany this protest as a complete
abandonment of those hostilities which cer
tain Christian denominations In this country
Inherited from the war of the rebellion ,
Ij AM ) OTIII211WIS13.
The greatest peril of the Cuban situation
Is .that General Campos may have to fight to
hold his Job.
H should bo the duty of every true patriot
to avoid giving offense and Increasing the
coolnss of Canada.
Chicago fully comprehends what It Is to
have water everywhere , but not a drop to
drink without boiling It.
The fac simile cablegrams from foreign
notables published In New York are Intcreet-
Irt ; as specimens of leglbl ? telegraphic fists.
Miss Hnlfour , sister of the leader of the
House of Commons , reads all the principal
newspapers , dally and weekly , and marks
whatever she thinks will bo of use to her
brother and bis colleagues.
A preacher at Aurora , III. , who told mem
bers of the congregation some ugly truths
about themselves Is listening for a call.
ThB congregation found him guilty of riding
a Wcyclo and driving fast horses.
Old Hill Vosbure of New Ynrlr wlm
pinched a Nebraska ruHIc for $500 In exchange -
change for green goods , was discharged by
Ilecorder Goff. He thought the farmer
should go over the road If 11111 did. Uut the
farmer skipped.
The statue of Ole null , which tlio Scan
dinavians of Minnesota are to erect in Min
neapolis , Is being modeled by FJeldc , the
Scandinavian sculptor of that city. It I
expected that the bronze statue will bo
completed in about six months.
Sir William Morris' pathetic appeal to
Undo Sam not to "stay the hand uplifted
for Armenia" proves lilm ta be a poetic taJe
twister of no mean ability. More than
poetic license ta required to conjure an up
lifted hand other than that which coddles the
porte.
The sweet singer of the classic Kaw oares
not for boundary disputes nor the burnishing
of Monroeism. The possibility of a foreign
fos Invading and ah-slling the abode of the
niusa has no terrors for him. Ho has troubles
of lily own , and ! this Is lionho tells them
amid hot tears :
"Oh , bow can I leave theo , my Jewel ,
My precious one ? " sadly be spoke ,
Hut the C.IKO wns an urgent one , very ,
So the diamond was put Into soak.
A shocking case of contempt ot court oc
curred In-New York the other day. Th ? de
fendant In a case called for trial failed to re
spond. A capias wa Issued and returned
with the endorsement that the defendant had
been d-ead six weeks. That the dignity of
the court was perilously strained Is putting
It mildly. By a heroic effort the court de
ferred Imposing adequate penalties for the
moiu'trous ' disrespect shown by the defendant.
That the president Is Indifferent to tli ?
consequences , whatever thy may b ? , Is evi
dent. Hints from the white house leave no
doubt that he Is fortifying himself for the
grave emergency and consecrating himself
with great avidity. If you doubt , read thla
diagram of a presidential dinner : Oyster
cocktail , dark brown cocktail , s&up , fish ,
roayt goose ( whole ) , breast of North Carolina
duck , stuffed beef'a heart , American chops ,
Canada mutton , tobasco sauco- , plain boiled
potatoes with the Jackets on , rlco , turnips ,
lobster salad , suet pudding , American chsese
as eld as the Monroe doctrliio and a pint of
black coffee.
III.ASTS l.'ltOM HAM'S IIOHtf.
Affectation Is trying to mtkn brnss
for gold. ,
A lie never stops running when truth ! ' * >
on Us truck. v -
When Ilic TvorM can't understand n nin.'J |
It calls lihn a crank.
It cost about as miicli to bo stingy a * It '
w to bo extravagant.
Truth often knocks t the door ot him
who lias cars to hear.
How easy It Is for n lazy man to prove
( lint luck Is ngnlnst htm.
\Vc sometimes pray for more grace , when
wl'itt we neeil Is mor * Krlt.
The preacher who does not practice all
he preaches , preaches too much.
A self-matlc man Rcnrrally spoils hl bor
In trying to make him like himself.
The ihliiRS which do the most to makt
us happy cannot b ? hail for money.
It Is hard to understand why unassuming
P'oplo nro so npt to wear squeaking shoes.
If you want your boy to stay on the farm
don't make him work with the dullest hoe.
When ono man Is heating n furnico for
another ho never thinks about the prlco ol
coal.
_
invi.s.
New York Tribune : "What Is she mar-
rylnir for money or family ? " "Family ,
1 should say. He's a widower , with cloven
children. "
Brooklyn Life : Kntlior Why did you per
mit yotjiiK .Mnshmnn to ! < ! . you In the
parlor last nlKht ? IJauuhter-Uccnusc I
was ufrnld bo'd catch cold In the hall.
Truth : She Why does a woman tnko
" Innp * name when t < lie KPS married ?
H < > -\\hy doi-s she tnko overythlnu clso ho
School World : Sho-T was nfraM
you wore KOIIR | to kiss mo then , von pursed
up your Tips BO. Ho-0. no. I wouldn't
dare do that. I inoroly had some sand
In mi mouth. She Don't take It out. It
may get Into your system.
Detroit Free Press : "Tho worst tyrant
possible Is n liberated slave.
"hr yes. I micas Hint's the reason BO
many devoted lovers mnko such horrid bus.
bands. "
Doston Transcript : May They tell m
your engagement with Clmiley aumplclgh
Is broken. How did It happen ?
Carrie It was no great mystery. The fact
s ho was too trosh to keep ; that's all.
Now York Recorder : Lxicy The wretch !
And RO he bns been proposing lo both of
us. Jennie It seems FO. Lucy I wish wo
could thltiU of porno fearful way to punish
Mm. Jemilo I have an Idea. Lucy What
It la ? Jennie You marry him , dear.
Chicago llccord : Mrs. Bngsby See what
n kind husband Mr. HiiKsby Isho bought
ils wife n whole outllt of this new alumi
nium kltchcnwnrc ,
Mr. Ungsby Oh , of course he knows It
.1 so llRht tlmt when KIC | lilts him with a
skillet lie won't mind It.
Waslilncton Star : "It's very remarknblp. "
said Mr. I'roudpauch , with n satisfied BfHH # i
"What Is ? " uelced his wife.
"Whenever I sins to the baby It Immedi
ately becomes quiet. "
"Yes. The llttlo dear Is so easily fright
ened. "
Chicago Tribune : "And to think , " shrilly
vociferated Mrs. Absalom Joyce , when the /
family quarrel had reached Itn ncuto atapre ,
tlmt my wenltli once would luive UroURlit
o my feet many a mnii worth a dozen
of you ! ] ) ut I thought I wanted you and
bmiRlit you ! I simply bought you ! "
"You are rluht , my dear , " retorted Alma-
cm , jmlo with wrntli. "You paid your
noncy nnd you took you Joyce. "
SERVED HIM niGIIT.
Cincinnati Knqulrer.
le knew sbo had a heart of Ice.
Yet still ho soiiKht for room within lt |
lo thought the place \vnn cool nnd nice ,
And did , by perseverance , win It.
Vnd then ho found out In a trlco
Her heart had wanned since ho besought
her ;
nsteatl of keeping him on Ice ,
She keeps him always In hot water.
NEW YIJAIl'S 1II2I.LS.
Philadelphia Tlmon.
O changing swells of New Year's bells !
What varied tnles their cadence tells ,
As over land and over sea
They sound the chimes of memory.
O love-lit ways of dear , dead days !
O happy thought Hint backward strays
To sprlng-tlmo grnco and harvest moona ,
And autumn hnzo and -wintry noons.
O golden notes from Iron Hjrontn !
A worldless messngo on them llonta
To friends beloved , whoso footsteps roarnf
Far from the luring lights at home.
O wraiths that rise In sorrow's guloc !
And question with reproachful eyca
Of wasted hours , of vows forgot .
And high resolves remembered not.
O sobbing bells ! How softly wells
The Brlevlng- that life's woo Impels !
List to the walllntr undertone
Llko souls oppressed und making moan.
O bolls ! thy nong doth volco man's wrong1 ,
While Justice halts and tarries long. -
Hut hark ! e'en now a Bind refrain
Hursts through the Bomber minor strain.
Peal out. pen ! out the clarion shout.
Away with fearl Away with doubt !
We're brothers nil ! nnd morn and more.
This truth shall spread from shore to shore.
O bells that nwlng nnd proudly slncr
Of good the bravo New Year shall bring !
Ooil Brant for all humanity
The gracious gift of charity.
It's Easy to Unload-
When the prices are made right that's
the principal reason we're having such
mid-holiday trade , There's only two days
now before we inventory and if you're
looking for a bargain you'll take a look , at
least , at our overcoats and suits for men
and boys , in which we are making mighty
interesting prices ,
& Co.
Browning , King& .
H CLOTHU-RS ,
S. W. Cor , 15th and Douglas Streets.