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IXS1ST OX 1IAVIAO THE HKE.
More cnltle and IIORS arc bolus foil in
Nebraska tills yunr than ever before.
Tills means more inortj-iiKe lifting next
year.
Bryan's Invitation to the inldillp-of-tlie-
roatl populist conclave called for St.
Louis next week scenis to liave been lost
in the malls.
The decision of the Interstate Com
merce commission on the bridge
arbitrary must bo characterized as
arbitrary In the extreme.
Colonel Hob Inset-holt in the role of
a preacher of n "Tlmuksj lvliiR sermon"
Is a novelty that
Chleapo otters
as a spe
cial attraction for the season.
There Is nothing whatever to prevent
the chief of police from abating the
automatic gambling machines without
waiting for orders from the police board.
Senator Teller says he Is not talking
politics just now. The senator Is ap
parently still searching to find where the
silver republicans stand in the combina
tion.
There never was any excuse for the
"blacklist. A verdict or two for damages
to blacklisted employes will convince
oven the railroads of this fact very
soon.
The states that got in llrst with plans
for state buildings on the grounds of the
Transmlsslssipiii Kxposltloii will secure
the choice locations. The rush for places
has already begun.
The placard placed by the North Da
kota lynchers bonealh their victims , "Su
preme Court Heversed , " was a hint as
to-one contributing cause of lyiichings
that cannot bo misunderstood.
President MoKlnloy knows from per
sonal experience what war means to a
country and that Is one of the reasons
why he will bo slow to do anything that
will endanger the peace of his country
at tills time.
Judging by the number of Klondike
transportation companies being formed
to begin operations In the spring the sea
route to .luiieau will be crowded next
summer , and tie pusses for home will be
4n demand the following winter.
If Chief of Police Gallagher Ignores
the sworn testimony In the Cox case hoi
-will put his stamp of approval on the
prostitution of the police to politics.
The only way to divorce the police force
from politics Is to dlvorco from the force1
every ollicer who prostitutes it to
'politics.
If any one Is disappointed over the
nmlcablo arrangement of the Turko-Aus-
Irlnn Imbroglio it must bo the Austrian
emperor. Ho still has the internal dls-
sonslon problem on his hands , which
Jio had hoped to settle at least temporar
ily by shifting public Interest to u for
eign war.
Less than $ a,000 of the money appro-
printed by the legislature for the use
of Its flO.lMX . ) sunning committee remains
unexpended. There need bo no appre
hensions , however , that any of It will
revert back to the treasury. The llrst
duty of the committee la to exhaust the
appropriation.
The selection of the now president In
Costu Hlca appears to have been so novel
that the no\vn was telegraphed all over
the world. It was done by ballot and
the man who got the largest number of
votes was declared elected. Xo blood-
shed. The experiment wau t > o successful
that it may bo tried again.
A contemporary takes exception to the
use of the publication of the Hiipomi of
American Itcpubllcs for the promotion
of the Hawaiian annexation scheme.
AVe bollovo that the exception is well
taken. The work of booming annexa
tion at government expense should bo
left to that staid old periodical kuovvu as
the Coujrros3loual UccorU.
XATM.MAJ7O/MT/OA
The advocates of nddltionn.1-restrictions
upon Immigration , the ultimate alin of
most of whom la to shut out Immigration
entirely , are understood to bo prepared
for another crusade In furtherance of
their purpose. There appears to bo no
doubt that an effort will bo made at the
coming session of congress to pass some
such measure as went through the last
congress and was vetoed by President
Cleveland and It Is to be apprehended
that the effort may prove successful.
Whether legislation of this character
would be approved by President Me-
Klnlcy may bo judged from what he
snld In his letter of acceptance. He de
clared hla hearty sympathy with the
present legislation nnd said ho favored
such extension of the laws "as will
secure the United States from Invasion
by the debased and criminal classes of
the old world. " "While wo adhere to
the public policy , " says the letter of ac
ceptance , "under which our country has
received 'great bodies of honest , In
dustrious citizens , who have added to
the wealth , progress and power of the
country , and while wo welcome to our
shores the well-disposed nnd Industrious
Immigrant , who contributes by his
energy and Intelligence to the cause of
free government , wo want no Immigrants
who do not seek our shores to become
citizens. " It is certainly possible to infer
from tills , tnkeu In connection with wlmj
Mr. McKinley said In his Inaugural ad
dress , that ho would not hesitate to sign
a bill applying an educational test to Im
migrants , In the event of such a measure
receiving the support of a large ma
jority of the republicans In congress.
It is probably the expectation that the
president would approve this additional
restriction upon Immigration that In
spires the Koston league to extraordinary
activity In disseminating anti-immigra
tion literature and has created confi
dence In other quarters in sympathy
with the movement. This subject was
under consideration at the recent con.
ventiou of the Knights of Labor , where
statistics were distributed to show that
In the past ten years 10,000,000 foreign
laborers have landed In the United
States. This gross mlsstatcment was
doubtless accepted as true by a majority
if not all of the delegates to the con
vention. The fact is , as the olliclal re
turns of immigration show , the total
number of pers-ons coming Into the
United States as immigrants dur
ing the last ten years was 4,470-
: ! 2 ! > , a considerably less number than
during tlie previous ten years. A con
siderable number of these immigrants
have become agricultural producers and
many others have been employed In
work that native labor will not do. It
Is safe to say that not to exceed 1 per
cent of the male immigrants have failed
to become citizens. The proportion of
these people who have not contributed
to tlie general welfare and earned a live
lihood Is too small to be worthy of con
sideration.
Unquestionably this country has a
right to protect Itself against the danger
ous and worthless elements of the old
world and this existing legislation , prop
erly enforced , will do , but to shut out
doors to the world's honest workers is
to abdicate , the position of the country
since the foundation of the republic and
to put a check upon national develop
ment. As the Philadelphia Record says :
"If by reason of hostile legislation , such
as the Lodge bill in congress , the tide of
Immigration , which is already very low ,
should be entirely diverted to other
lands , the loss to this country would
bo incalculable. Without Immigration
the future growth and development of
the country would be very slow. " It is
to bo hoped there Is wisdom
enough In congress to successfully resist
the clamor for additional restrictions
upon immigration , though wo confess it
is not to be expected.
joir.i LEHisLATin : UUTIMOK.
The newly elected members of the
Iowa legislature are now receiving the
portion of free advice to which they are
entitled between the time of election and
the meeting of the legislature In Janu
ary. As usual , this advice is heavily
laden with warnings against this or that
legislative innovation or too much legis
lation In general. It is represented that
because the Iowa code was revised this
year the making of appropriations Is tlie
only thing needed next year ; a pretty
theory , which Ignores the fact that tlie
demand for now and progressive legisla
tion Is Just as strong in Iowa this year
as ever. The legislature elected this
month will , if It wants to , llud as much
work to do as any of its predecessors.
At the outset the attention of the legis
lature will be called to the manifest
errors In the code duo to necessary haste
in tlie revision , though the number of
errors Is not largo considering the op
portunity for blundering In such an ex
tensive work done Jn a short time. It
lias biieu asserted that the now Iowa
cede is the very latest and best com
plete system of state laws , yet there are
weak places , and these will bo strength
ened as soon as possible.
Already there is clamor for some
changes In the election laws. A change
In the method of marking ballot * resulted
In serious complications at the lust elec
tion , amounting In some cases to re
versal of the will of the people. An
effort will be made to modify the school
laws of the state , with a view to bring
ing the system Into harmony wJth
modern Ideas , as In the adoption of the
township system of controlling country
schools for the district system and de
velopment of the normal school Idea at
the expense of the antiquated teachers'
Institute plan of preparing teachers.
The present method of dividing the
state Into legislative districts is a cause
of complaint In tlie smaller counties.
There are 100 representatives for ninety-
nlno counties , so that t-omo of the
counties nro practically without repre
sentation. Hearrangement of the sena
torial districts Is also desired In certain
quarto . It is proposed that the consti
tution bo amended to permit a larger
number of representatives. The woman
Min'rngo question promises to make Itself
heard as well as seen , and the custom
ary demand for new legislation In regard
to regulation of the liquor tralllc will bo
In evidence. There U legislation in view
relating to thu railroads , organized labor
demands the abolition of the contract
labor system lit the state prisons ,
friends of various state institutions will
ask for now buildings , Improvements
and repairs , the poll-tax system Is being
attacked by the laboring men nnd final
provision must be inndo for lown'o par
ticipation in the TnutRinlsslssIpitl Expo
sition. The bulletin board is thus al
ready well covered with legislative
topics.
Thcro Is work enough for the Iowa
legislators , work that will keep them
busy during the hundred days of the
session , honest and legitimate work that
cannot bo put oft Indefinitely. The cry
that the legislature should do nothing
because there Is nothing to do evidently
proceeds from a misconception of the
actual situation. '
TUB AIIKK LAHUll
The discovery of violations of the alien
contract labor law and the vigorous ac
tion of the authorities in taking steps
for the deportation of the contract labor
ers who have been In the country less
than a year Indicates that proper vigi
lance Is being observed In enforcing this
legislation. It is said that the parties
responsible for the violation of the law
will bo prosecuted and It Is most Im
portant that this be done. Deporting
the laborers who were brought here un
doubtedly through misleading state
ments , Is the least part of the duty of
the authorities. The parties who Im
ported them must bo made to suffer the
full penalties of the law , if they can
bo apprehended.
The alien contract labor law wns en
acted to put a stop to systematic im
portations of laborers which had grown
to bo a grave evil. Uoforo the passage
of this law thousands of foreigners wore
brought into the country under contract
to labor which made virtual slaves of
them. Perhaps thrce-llfths of thu miners
in the country came hero In this way.
The legislation to put an end tp tills
sort of thing wns demanded by the labor
organizations of the country and Is in ac
cord with sound policy. As recent dis
closures show It has been evaded , but
the purpose of the law has hoen largely
accomplished nnd Its cperntion has been
on the whole boncllcinl although there
have been Instances where Its applica
tion has worked some individual hard
ship. Public sentiment will sustain the
authorities in vigorously enforcing the
law.
POLITIC .ICTWN.
The action of the Spanish government
in pardoning the Competitor prisoners
was politic and timely. There is no
doubt that it will make a good Impres
sion in tills country as further attesting
the earnest desire of the .Spanish min
istry to do everything that can reasona
bly be asked or desired of It to maintain
amicable relations. It was a very con
siderable concession for the Spanish
government to make in view of the fact
that these men had been once convicted
and sentenced to death , for while it is
true that our government claimed that
the method of their trial was in violation
of treaty , it was never pretended that
they were not amenable to Spanish law
and therefore the government of Spain
might have justifiably held and pun
ished them. There would probably have
been 110 complaint on the part of our
government Jf the men had been sen
tenced to a long term of Imprisonment
or to penal exile. It may bo doubted
whether any other European nation
would , under like circumstances , make
the concession that Spain has made In
this matter.
It Is , however , altogether creditable to
the sagacity and the friendly disposition
of the Spanish government and will be
so recognized by all fair-minded men. It
Is not necessary to inquire whether there
was any consideration of justice In con
nection with the action whether it was
in any degree prompted by the fact that
the men had been long conlnocl ! in
prison. Tlie probability is that this had
nothing whatever to do with prompting
the decision to pardon , but that it was
dictated wholly by the desire to show
that Spain Is willing and anxious to do
all that can fairly be expected of It to
keep intact friendly relations with the
United States. Such a manifestation of
peaceable Intention must have a mollify
ing Influence upon even the most radical
'
of jingoes.
STATUS OF TllH I'UI.IUK IlOAIiD.
The decision of the supreme court
denying tlie petition of ex-PolIco Com
missioner lilrkhaiiser for reinstatement
to olilcc on the ground that he lias no
better claim to the position than the
present Incumbents seems to leave the
precise status of the new police board
as much In question as ever. The really
vital points involved In the case ,
namely , whether the charter provisions
creating the police commission nnd
establishing discriminating qualifica
tions for the appointment of commis
sioners arc constitutional , are completely
ignored as not necessary to tlie defini
tion of the rights of the particular plain
tiff in tlie quo warranto proceedings.
In other words , the present decision
does not preclude any one from attack
ing the authority of tlia board In some
oilier proceedings at any time that the
legality of Its organization may bo
called into question.
It may be taken as settled , however ,
that the police board us now constituted
will remain In present control. In view
of this fact the Importance of a speedy
determination by the highest appellate
court of the exact power and authority
vested In the commissioners by the
cliarter is nil the more emplinsl/.ed. If
the , work of tlie lire and police depart
ments Is to H at all effective the police
board must know to what extent It may
go In the appointment and dismissal of
otlicers and how far It Is to bo hold re
sponsible for overlaps and deficits In the
llro and police funds. The cases recently
heard In tlie district court should therefore -
fore be appealed to the supreme court ,
without delay and vigorously pressed for
early hearing ,
RUT CK.ISK TllKJlt KWOltTiS.
Hccause the Interstate Commcrco com *
mission by the close vote of three to
two has decided adversely to thu appeal
of the Omaha Commercial club for an
order wiping out the discriminating
Union Pacific bridge tolls , Omaha Job.
hers and business men should not cease
their efforts to have this embargo upon
Omaha's trade and commerce removed.
The dissent of two out of five of the
commissioners from the decision
reached In thu casu Is conclusive proof
that Oninhn has good grounds for its
contention , ami- that even though th
tolls arc not hold.to bo In violation ef
the law prohibiting railway discrimina
tion , the freight tariffs nre unfair to tills
city and shoufg"o } | modified In Its In
terest.
That there Is discrimination n alnst
Omaha Is admitted by all the commis
sioners , but thb majority opinion trlea
to excuse it oil the plea that it Is not
the unjust discrimination contemplated
by the law. This is plainly a flue spun
line which Is n6t likely to be adhered to
by mib eqtieni coinmlsslons when the
personnel Is changed by the retirement
of ouo or more of Uie members who con
cur In the majority opinion.
Aside from legal rights under the In
terstate law , there Is nothing to prevent
the railroads from complying with
Omaha's reasonable request without an
order from tlie commission. There Is
no reason why the railroads centering
hero should not be fairly disposed to
ward our merchants who patronize them
so liberally. This Is especlnlly true of
the lu-comlug management of the reor
ganized Union Paclllc , which ought to
do everything In its power to equalise
conditions between Omaha and Its com
mercial competitors. With a strong ,
united nnd persistent effort out" " jobbers
and business men will yet raise the
Union Paclilc bridge toll embargo.
The testimony In the Cox case brought
out conclusive evidence of the Illegal
perversion of the police to politics last
spring by then Chief of Police
Slgwart. This offense alone , If not com
mitted In collusion with the police
board , should be enough to cause tlie in
stant dismissal of tlie offender from any
position on tlie police force. If , on the
other hand , such conduct is to be re
warded by approval and retention ,
notice is thereby served that the police
can be prostituted to political work at
any time , conditioned only that it bo
employed In the interest of candidates
supported by the members of the police
board. Among the charges to escape
which Slgwart resigned ns chief wns one
that ho had slilehled crooked subordi
nates with full knowledge of their
crooked work and neglected to prefer
charges against them when their dis
honesty was brought to his attention.
Tlie question is , Will Chief Gallagher
close his eyes to Stewart's lawless acts
now of record In the courts , or will he
perform his plain duty by promptly
preferring charges against tlie ex-chief
and setting an example In discipline
which all members of the force will re
member ?
One of the objects of voting the county
exposition bonds was to force non
resident property owners , while de
riving great benefits from the enterprise
yet refused to contribute to tlie stock
subscription lists , to bear a small share
of the burden. There Is no good reason
therefore why the proceeds of the bond
Issue should not be used for the same
purpose ns the proceeds of iho sales of
stock. The exposition itself Is the
greatest exhibit of Douglas county re
sources the people could possibly have/
The sultan of Turkey lias several
times within the past two years demon
strated that he is wiser than he has been
given credit for by some students of Ku-
rapcnu politics. Ho is still In posses
sion of Thcssaly , has not paid the debt
to Itnssln , Is increasing his army , holds
Crete firmly , and knows enough to back
out gracefully when a member of the
triple alliance makes demands on him
that cannot be evaded.
It is now settlad that the reorganiza
tion committee of tlie old water works
company had a perfect legal right to buy
In the plnrit at tlie foreclosure sale. The
next court decision should settle the
question whether when its bid was
accepted it bought simply a lot of
machinery and old pipes or a going
water system with its attendant rights
and franchises.
Instead of a dearth of material to sup
plant Attorney General McKenmi In tlie
cabinet , President McKinley is threat
ened with an inundation of recommended
names. The lawyer who does not think
himself equal to the demands of the
attorney generalship is too modest to
make a signal success at his profession.
The Commercial club should now en
dorse Interstate Commerce Commis
sioner Morrison for reappolntment with
out delay. If the new appointee imibt
be a democrat , n democrat who is favor
able to Omaha Is far preferable to one
prejudiced against us.
Extent of the Commotion.
Chicago Times-ItTald. ]
General Master Workman Sovereign in
slipping Into private life causes as great a
commotion OB a JIM. softly dropped Into a
mlllpond ,
CoHiiinjiolltiui In Traile.
Globe-Democrat.
Ono ( American flim has Just received an
order for llfty-slx locomotives to too sent to
Canada , Hrazll and Finland. That may
fairly lie called a cosmopolitan demand.
Too liiH > to Vott > .
Milwaukee Sentinel ,
The Omaua nee,8aya , Iho Jobbers In that
city have been compelled to work their em
ployes overtime and Sundays to fill ship
ping orders. The people of Sir. Dryun's state
do not votd'aa theft l > tfy.
t Hrlnriili'KMiiilty. .
atolI > emo2rat.
The republicans of Kanws In this year's
election gained 2,0 > In one Judicial district ,
2,497 In another , and estimate that i\tsy \
would have carried i1 * ] ? state by 29,000 In a
general election. Kansas has evidently with
drawn from the Drjan column.
( illlVlllll/l' tlll < l.IHV ,
I'lillnAvllUrfa llccord.
Congress should tike up the Interstate com
merce act and put hac k Into It u great deal
that the courts lave corntrued out of It In
nkEiimlng that what the act clearly declares
was not the Intent ft the lawmakers , All
the llfo and force qt Ihe law has been grad
ually picked out ot It by piecemeal and noth
ing but a harmless skeleton 'la left , which
the railroad magnates treat as a scarecrow.
Another Calamity Afi-iinatlon.
SU Taul 1'lonecr I'rcag.
Hallroad men everywhere ore holding tlie
McKinley administration responsible for tha
calamitous car famine now prevailing all
over tha country , It has gone on booming
business and manufactures regardless uf the
ability ot the railroads to handle thu In
creased tralllc , and as a consequence In-
tiumerablo < 8hlppcrs are sultorlng unpleasant
delays , Au administration that can't bring
In prosperity by degreci more suited to the
railway and car-building capacity of the
country. Instead ot In sucU unmanageable
waves , 1s declared to bo unworthy Iho confidence
fidenceot conservative luteresu.
\vnr is IT TJIUST
Sonic Olmcrrnlloni * on the Itnlili of
ForlcRii Iicrturon ,
Minneapolis Journal.
Last week Anthony Hope Hawkins began
his sorlcR of readings In this country In
Now York. Ho faces largo audiences and
will no doubt go homo after his engage
ment with his pockets full of good Amer
ican money , leaving several hundred nuto :
graphs behind him , sought by numcrom
women admirers. Wo have had Dr. John
Watson ( "Ian Maclaron'O with us on the
some business. Ian went home , It Is said ,
with n wad of money largo enough to main
tain his whole establishment several years.
Dr. N'nnsen is about to make a pull on ui
for ducats nnd It will be a stalwart pull
for the doctor has a. keen scent for money
nnd ho doesn't go up to latitude 85 de
grees for nothing , oven If he can't iy thai
ho looked down the slippery sides of
Symmcs' Hole. Hall Calnc Is coming , also
to pick up n few thousands and he will got
them. Conan Doyle "touched" American
audiences with great success.
To enumerate tno forclEiiors , chlell )
Unglltdi , who have como over here to lec
ture or to read from their own writings
would bo too great a tak. We have fci !
thorn BO affluently tbit they think Amor-
leans are all as rich as Croesus. Charles
Dickens came among 418. He put his legs
under our mahogany , ate our food , drank
of our mixed drinks , partook generally ol
our hospitality and then went home an < !
abused us. Thackery came among us nnd
gathered a harvest of dollars oven during
a brief stay. Edwin Arnold cninc ulo anr
wns petted profusely and his letters as re
cently published show how ho never lost
an opportunity to disparage Americans to
his English friends.
Soon wo shall have Crockett and Marie
Corclll and Andrew Lang and Sarah Grand
and many more of the Kngllsh set conilno
over hero to read from their own books nnc ]
pocket ducats. Really , why can't some ol
our story tellers go over to Englaud and
reap a harvest of guineas ? There are Whit-
comb mtoy and J. L. Allen and H. II. Davis
and Alary Wllklns nnd Kftto Douglas Wig-
gin and John Kcndrick Hangs and Frank
Stockton and others who cnn bo named who
ought to be able to go to England and re
taliate In this reading and lecturing bus
iness , which Is altogether too one-sided.
Why should wo dp all the bowing and
scraping nnd drop-lho-nlckel-ln-the-slotlng ?
Ileally , why should wo ?
AM IS U IDA'S KOltlSICX IXTI3IIRBT8.
Stcnily Growth of American Trnilc
Abroiol.
Kansas City Star.
Several largo American llfo Insurance com
panies are preparing to make aggressive
campaigns for ibuslness In Europe and In
some other parts of the wet Id during the
coming year. Kor several years these com
panies have been operating In Europe ana
they have built up a large business there.
It Is statcJ that ono company has met with
such success that It Is iireparlng to erect a
building In Paris to servo as headquarters
for Its European operations.
America has several largo Insurance com.
panics that stand among the strongest finan
cial Institutions of the world. They have ac
cumulated hundreds of millions of capital
and have established world-wide
a - reputa
tion for stability. Their success In winning-
business in foreign countries Is In line with
recent developments In America's movement
to enter foreign fields of trade and finance.
A great deal has been said tn recent years
about the Immense Interests which foreign
ers hold In this country , but very little Is
heard about the other sldo of the matter.
The truth Is that a good many millions ot
American capital are Invested In foreign
countries and Americans derive a considera
ble revenue from such Investments. Thcro
is always a very largo credit balance In Lon
don at the command ot American bankers ,
and the accumulated wealth of this country
has reached such largo in-oportlons that for
eign Investments In this country will go on
diminishing , as they have been doing for
many years past.
At the same time , American Interests In
foreign countries will grow larger. There
Is no reason to doubt that tlie United States
ultimately will become a creditor nation.
That Is to say , the property possessed by
Americans In foreign countries will exceed
that owned In this country by Europeans.
Investments abroad will follow the extension
of foreign trade. The sale of American lo
comotives and steel rails In foreign countries
will result In Americans holding some of tht
securities of foreign railroads , because rail
road companies often pay for their equip
ment with bonds Issued for that purpose.
So , also , will the Increasing sales of Amerv
lean manufactures In foreign countries result
In many big concerns In this country own
ing their warehouses and storehouses In for
eign countries. It will bo many years , of
course , before ouch holdings will reach any
thing like the proportions of foreign Invest
ments In America , but the tendency Is In
that direction and will continue to bo from
this time forward.
0.THK III'
\ < ) thiii ; tinIIiiKcT ivlth IllotMlli
Common vt rnltli . .luNov. .
Cleveland Leader.
Perhaps the most Important feature of the
jocent elections , except the republican vic
tory In Ohio , was a triumph for political
common secso which lw attracted very llt-
tlo attention. This victory was galnc * In
Kansas.
The reason that the good news from that
state hns been so much neglected Is that
there was mo general election thoro. The
whole state wns covered by the judicial
elections , but they were held In about a
dozen districts , and that prevented the re
sult from attracting the attention which It
deserved. The voting showed nothing less
than a poUtlcal revolution.
Last fall Kansas wont for Bryan and
nryahlsm by more than 12,000 plurality.
This jear the republicans rolled u3 | about
20,000 moro votes than the sllverltce. In
1890 only two congressmen out of oTght In
the state were elected by the party of hon
est money. This year every congressional
district In Kansas showed a plurality for
the republican ticket.
Those facts Indicate that Kansas la ro-
Btored U > the place which the state long
hold hi the front ranks of the republican
host. Common sen so has revived with but
ter times. Ilryanlsm has been rejected In
the first great stronghold of populism.
Very soon there will bo nothing tlie matter
with Kaiiiws , politically or otherwise.
Wo salute the Sunflower etato !
riCHSO.VAI. AM ) O'niKllWl.SK.
Senator Gorman of Maryland was In his
younger days a well known base ball player
and pitched for the famous National club.
Governor Ahtimada of Chihuahua , Mexico ,
has boon so Impressed with the llro service
of eastern cities of the United States that
ho has ordered modern llro engines for his
native city.
A recent visitor to the home of the famous
author , Frank It. 'Stockton , says that the
touch of the lady Is shown In every room In
the house except the study of : hn nutlior ,
and hero the tiger holds undisputed sway.
To carry a lightning rod In order to at
tract the. electric fluid haa been found un
necessary. A man In Philadelphia on Monday
day received a fatal shock through bringing
the tip of his umbrella In contact with a live
wire.
wire.Mark
Mark Twain , In speaking of the German
language thu other evening In Vienna , Bald
that "U ought to bo forbidden by act of
Parliament to construct one sentence of 112
words with seven parenthesis and sven sub
jects , "
It Is proposed In Connecticut to expend
$100,009 appropriated by the legislature and
a llko amount contributed by the townahlpb
during the next year In the construction of
main highways , crossing tha state from end
to end ,
William II , Grans , the comedian , once reaJ
to Joseph Jefferson tiio manuscript of a play
In which the character assumed by Crane
dies. "Hilly , that won't do , " said Mr. Jof-
feifion , "Peoplo go to itho theater expecting
to see Irving die and hoping to fice some
other actors die , but they don't want < o ueo
you die , " i
John Ituskln. who Iropposed to railroads
because they disfigure/ rural scenery and for
other reasons , objects also to all forms of
cycling. Ills language U quite radical : "To
walls , to run , to leap and to dance are vir
tues of the human body , and neither to stride
on stilts , wrlgglo on wheela nor dangle on
ropes , anil nothing In Uio training of the hu
man mind with the body will ever supersede
the appointed Qod's way ol glow walking and
tiaril working. "
OTHKa IAMS THAN ODHS.
The important part which Uussla look In
bringing nbont a settlement of niattorn between -
twoen Greece and Turkey U realized by nil
of Europe , nnd thoughtful observers nro now
watching with Interest her projects niul suc
cesses In the far cast. The trans-Siberian
road Is approaching completion , ami It Is
confidently expected that the last rail will
bo laid In 1SOS , thrco years earlier than wns
anticipated , This enterprise will not only
bring vast territories under cultivation and
within roach of a market , but it has provided
Kussla with an outlet to the oc .an. The port
of Vladlvostock Is closed by the Ice for a
part of the jear , but by treaty with China
she hns secured the harbor in the Uay of
Pcchl-LI , which Is open nil the year round ,
and tohlch there will run a branch of the
Siberian railroad , thus bringing the licet In
touch with the army nnd providing a base of
supplies. The Question Is now being asked
"Who will exploit China , " for , of course ,
the European theory Is that China Is nmong
those countries that were formed to ho ex
ploited , Hussla hns already secured valua
ble trade concessions from the middle king
dom , and Franco and Gonnnny nro each anx
ious to obtain n shnro of the spoils when
there shall ho a distribution. The question
Is ns to which power will obtain the ascend *
nncy in the future. Attention hns already
botn called to the gigantic efforts that Japan
Is making to become a sea power. The suc
cess which Hussla has obtained in the
orient Is a promise of what uho will yet bo
nblo tn do. l'"or 100 years she has been striv
ing , through the medium ot diplomacy , to
gain an unobstructed approach to the ocean.
She. hns now almost attained her object , and
n very few years may bring about changes
In the east In the effecting of which all a :
Europe will , willingly or unwillingly , take
a part.
*
Another election In a conservative strong
hold In England has lesnltcd In a compara
tive detent for that party. fTho poll In the
borough ot Deptford , London , on Monday
while showing a victory for the conserva
tive parliamentary candidate by a majority
of 324 , showa a distinct gain for the lib
erals , ns the conservative majority at the
genernl election of 1S93 wnn 903 votes ! ri
a poll only 231 greater than Monday's. Thla
Is the fourth consecutive bye-election In
which the liberals have made distinct gains
and there Is a significance In the results
which cannot be passed by unnoticed. The
conservative government Is slowly but surely
losing ground. There are rcasor.o for Ha
loss of prestige among the people and the }
are undoubtedly to bo found In the popular
disapproval ot the foreign policy of the pres
ent ministry , which has been vacillating
and colorless Fortunately for Salteburj
his majority Is too great to be overturned
by the bye-electlors which occur at Infre
quent Intervals. There Is a grounded op
position to the conservatives , however , and
unless the policy of the government Is soon
changed for the better the next general
election will sweep the liberals Into power
by almost as great a majority as that which
the conservatives now enjoy.
* * *
There are various possible ways out of tlie
present Austria-Hungarian dlfllculty of vari
ous degrees of availability. Ono Is to dismiss
the Holchsrath and govern the empire with
out It. A generation ago that would have
been done without hesitation. Now It will bo
done only as the last resort. Another Is to
let Bo'iemla become the Independent kingdom
some of her people want her to be. That
would remove the Bohemian members fron
the Heldisrath and give Vienna peace , thougl
It might cause stormy scenes at Prague , llu
Hungary would object to that. She has
Joined Austria In a dual federation. She
would not agree to making It a triple one
There Is a third plan , which the emperor Is
most seriously considering , and wiMcli nw >
bo executed any day. That Is the granting
ot universal suffrage and an appeal to the
people against the factional classes. Tha
would bo a veritable coup d'etat. But It Is
difficult to flee who could logically object to
It. Hungary could not , for It would merely
bo extending her own "system " to Austria
Some Austrlans would rage against It , but
In vain. Europe Jias reached a time whei
nothing can bo deemed unconstitutional which
Is accepted and sanctioned by the people
The result of such a step would be to croitc
a now Rolchsrath , In which the class fac-
tlonlsts would be completely outnumbered b >
the representatives of the people , nnd these
latter would form a coherent majority con
stantly loyal to the emperor. It would bo a
bold experiment , but ono likely to succeed
and to bring Austria up Into line with Hun
gary as a liberal and progressive state.
I
The fact that Austria , Germany and Italy
constitute the Triple Alliance might load to
the belief that these powers would unite
against the sultan. But It } s the German
kaiser who , more than uny other ruler , is
responsible for the position In which Tuike >
today finds Itself , and whllo his recent vlalt
to Budapest was ( made the occasion ot great
rejoicing on the part of the people of that
city , a demonstration In which tdio German
part of the population Joined , yet the hos
tility which Is being displayed toward him In
Germany'Is beginning to pervade Bavaria and
other German kingdoms , and It Is said that
ical conservatives In South Germany say that
It was very stupid to kick Austria out of
the German bund Austria , whose absolutist
system was nt least patriarchal and good-
natured anil to exchange that despotism for
another equally absolutist regime , but with
the difference that the modern Prussian feu
dalism Is simply unbearable and Its repre
sentatives personally Insolent. It can thus bo
seen what might bo the far-reaching effect
of a rupture between ( Austria ani Hungary ,
and particularly at a Juncture wfton the for
mer Is pervaded by Internal dissensions.
Francis Joseph may have adopted his ag-
gresslvo tone 'In the hope that u vigorous for
eign policy would pacify the disturbing ele
ments at home , but thd results may ho of the
most far-reaciilug character.
Japan has received from China already the
proceeds of a loan of $80,000,000 raised In
Franco on a Husslan guaranty , and of a loan
of $30,000,000 raised with German cooperation
tion through the agency of the Hong-Kong
and Shanghai b > ink , Uoth loans were secured
by mortgaging the tariff revenue , which was
last ye-ar $1G,37G,000. China has yet a largo
sum to pay Japan. If fiho pays In May next
she will have but $60,000,000 to | > iy , but If
she a alls iiersolf of her option eho may get
clear In 1902 by paying $82,600,000 In Install
ments continued to that date , Japan will
thus have received for her exertions In the
recent war eomo $240,000,000 In cash , besides
Formosa and the Chinese navy , wiMch wns
worth sevewl millions. With this money a
big navy Is being ) built to fight Hussla some
day , China Is supposed to need fuither loam ,
and sliu hat ) plenty cf resources If local Ideas
would only perlnlt their development. But
llltlo more can bo borrowed on the strength
of the customs revenue.
* *
According to reports from Cairo nnd Homo
It Is now settled dufliMtoly that the Important
post of Kassula will too handed over by the
Italians to the Egyptian forces before the
end of the iircsunt month , or , nt all events ,
before Christmas. It U understood that the
route from Berber to Knssala Is now free
from all hostile obstruction , and that now
I'Kyptlan regiments nro biting raised to pro-
vldo clllclont garrisons for Imlli places. Con-
oral Sir II. Kltchrwr , according to present
urrniignmnntB. will himself take pobsesalon
of Kussnln , at the head of 2 000 Infantry anil
cavalry and a battery of artillery. Egypt
will pay Italy on Indemnity for the mir-
renderi'd fortifications and uuch equipments
and munitions of war ns may Hie loft liehlnd.
With the occupation of thcao two pphits , the
power of the Dervishes over the country to
the north of them will bo at on end , and a
great stop will have been taken toward the
permanent redemption of the Soudan from
their tyranny.
It Is admitted In England that Gorman
commerce In Africa Is Increasing three
times as fast as British commerce , and a
statement was recently made In the Houxo
of Commons to the effect that the subsidy
granted by the Gorman government to the
jerman East end South African Steamship
Ine last year amounted to $200,000 , while
: ho total earnings of the line did not exceed
(250,000. ( It was also asserted that the Ger
man , state railways grant special rates for
goods Intended tor Gorman .nhlfiB nt
burgv which nro from 10 to CO per tent lowci
thnn those charged upon Roods forwarded t
Hamburg far export t > r airltlsh nhlim. I |
will thus bo seen that Ocnnany Is taking
leston from Great Urllnln , which , more than
any country in the world , has sought tocx- ,
tend her commerce nnd ocean trade by tin
subsidy policy.
JiniiATJONS WITH CANADA ,
Now York Mall ami Kxprrss : Kngland li
perfectly wlllliiK that Canada shall establish
a reciprocity treaty with the United Stntcn.
provided It dors not Intcrfcro with Kngllsh
control of Canadian markets , In other worda ,
the reciprocity must ho of the kind that
doesn't reciprocate.
Chicago Inter Ocean : It Is perfectly evi
dent Hint Sir Wilfrid's program was to stub
bornly refuse to stop the killing of fur seals
out ot season unless some sort ot reciprocity
could be secured which would give tin
Canadians trco access to our markets. That
was not to bo thought ot and so the gentle
man from Ottawa -blow out his candles and
silently went back home.
Philadelphia Pi ess : Let Canada go on , m
now , carrying out Its separatist policy by
differential duties on Imports through our
ports and by cutting through rail rates on
onr lines. Lot the United States begin
guarding Us own Interests. Lot congress
cloee out thu seal herd and end that contro
versy , slnco Canada will not aid In preserv
ing thorn for their own sake. Lot dlftoron.
till dutlos 'bo Imposed on Imports through
Canada. Let the free passage ot Canadian
( xirs over our frontier ho stopped , Impose
our duties ilgldly on all supplies for KlondIKe -
dIKe which nro not American , and meet
Canadian Imposts -by countervailing trans *
shipment duties. Lot the executive1 occupy
our frontier , enforce our laws and withdraw
nil privileges enjoyed by Canada The
United States has made concessions Ions
enough , at Is time for the dignified but con
sistent exercise of all American rich's to
the American control of trade on this conti
nent. If Canada chooses to May outside of
our s > stcm of continental trade let Canada
reap Uio full fruits of a separatist policy.
Philadelphia Ledger : The exports came
to an agreement yesterday nt Washington
concerning the condition of the sen ! herds ,
setting forth that the Pilhyloff held hns
diminished from ISSI to 1897 ; Unit the num
ber of liceding females In IS ! ) " was between
1CO.OOO nnd 170,000 ; that the tir-crcaso during
the 'past ' year was marked , 1iut Its e\tcnt
cannot Sio estimated. Among the numerous
points agreed upon nnl taken out ot the
field ot contention \\ero the following The
land killing of mules ns now pursued does
not Injure the herd ; the pelagic sinlers respect -
spect the rules governing the hubjtvt , the
sea vutch contains a largo propondornuco
of females ; n larger number of mule seals
may'bo ' killed without Ir.jury to the heid. but
females cannot bo taken In similar nu iibers
without stopping an InM'onso of the herd ;
peluglc scaling hns recently decll led In
gieater degree than the herd hns diminished ;
the herd Is not threatened with c\-t initia
tion whllo Its land haunts are piotectud.
The exports ngroo , futrhonmire , that all
kinds of seal killing produce blight profit.
The four experts signed the agreement thus
closing the technical and scientific side ot
the controvcisv.
, ni.i.s. < : .
Detroit Journal.
The poet sobs , "Where are the leaves
Of yesteryear ? Ah , KOUC ! "
Ilo'tl know a blameil sight better If
Ho had the caru of a lawn.
\Vnsliliieton Stnr.
come * In gliul array ,
The poet's Jocund text ,
With tuikey and mince plo one day
And biliousness thu next.
Inilt.inapills Journal.
The Klondike boom went up the ilume ,
Its power almost lost.
And the Klondike jo'.to fnded out like smolc * .
At the very llrst sign of frost.
Puck.
"Oh , s = pare mo ! " screamed the actress slim ,
AH In tl'ne piny wo viewed her.
"You're spare enough ! " sneered Ugly Jim
And the villain still pursued her.
Clilcairo News.
Ho stole a kiss , and , straiiBo to say ,
She did not rase nor bid him stop ;
She only said. In gracious way :
"Dour sir , this Is no retail shop. "
Detroit Tree I'lC s
Proud Is a mnn when crowds nre ruled
Ills praises to relate ;
But prouder he wnose wife Is fooled ,
And tnlnks he's something great.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"I suppose , " the parson t-nld , "your boy
Still seeks the KO.il of fnmoV"
"He does , " the futner cried with Joy ;
"Ho kicks ono every game. "
Detroit Journal.
The cow wltrti the crumpled horn was up
To a number of curious trleks ,
Cut the ca > v who Jumpvd over the moni ) ,
you know ,
Must have ventured her honi to mix.
Waalilncton fitnr.
Oh , woman ! Kvcn im you rut.
You show you're over fickle.
You munch with joy nt .something sweet.
And next devour a pickle.
ClilcaRO Ilreonl.
That n bird In Cne linnd Is worth two In Uio
llllHll , .
Is n proverb r\hlch printers no longer should
pu.sh ;
For the bird In the hand only trims up a hat.
Whllo the WrclH In the bush no to feed u pe4
( int.
1IUST.
James Wlillcnml ) Illli-y.
Let us lent ourselves n bit ,
Worry ? Wave your hand to It ;
Kiss your llnppr-tlps mid Hinllu
It furewell a little while.
Wonry of the wenry way
We liuvo como slnco yesterday ,
Let It fret us not , In drcud
Of the weary way iihead ,
Whllo wo yet look down not up
To seels out the Imttoroup
And the daisy whore they wave
O'er the green home of the Brave ,
Lot UH launch us smoothly on
LIstleKs blllowB of the lawn ,
And drift out across the main
Of our childish dronms again.
\oynfe off , beneath the trees ,
O'tr the lleld'H enchanted wens ,
When * the JIlleH uio our sails.
Anil our HeuBUllw , iilHhtlimules.
Where no wilder storm Hhnll beat
Than the wind that waves the wheat
And no trminntH burnt iibovo
Thu old laughs wo used to love ,
Loan nil troubled jjaln release ,
I uiKour mill exceeding ponce ,
Idly o'ur the vniit
Calm inlil-oeean of the pust.
Let us rcHt oursclvcH n lilt ,
Worry ? Wave your blind to It ;
KlHS J'OUr IIIIK'T-tl | > 8 IllHl HllllIU
H fuiewell a little whllo.
IIOKhli AND MAN.
OHit-r Ciire-
Ono Can-fully < l "
| I-HH | > I'Vil.
, \nl lionul man ( should he lionent with Ills
iio'ly. The owner of u lurm In utual y pirllcu
Mlu Itnow that Mvecl und pi utterly Hired hay
and I'lean oulu und Mini mo fuinmhed for Ins
reed. Thu owner would IHJ coimluVred UH link ;
IIK III JutlKiianl und coinmoii hiiiiiunlly If ho fed
tU liorne iliuKu r iiaicolk-n. "Jlxy would rou
Hitlioicu or lilii | u er and htallli ,
The lioreu him the uiltuntUM ) of u cltwile diet ,
> llh neli-cicd food aliment * that uro well known
u furnUli him the jjiratiiit amount of uiergy
inil iiii'Hcrtu him In prlnut condition , ulillu t.ie
[ iwiuT. lu many tunen , iiartui'kii of BJIIIU prop-
ily mlocled food at hid ini-uls , but uddd luffi-e ,
KitHlljly thrc < llnira a day ,
If the owner has ltro\en by dally experience
hat he cull illtfeut CDIfeu und that It HOIK not
U tract from hlu hrulth In uny inunntr , U would
hu Hdmlsltilii for him to umtlnuo Itu us - . u > en
| t furnlnlifa no fowl \uluc. hut > u
ilmply u htlinulunt und mitcollc.
If. liowi'vur , rhruiiiullmii , uhlch procieilii from
i illuorKuiiI'vl liver , or constipation , wnlch fro-
uuitly comi-a from u illnnri.iiiKt- l iiei\ou > ins-
em combined with Htomuch uiul llvtr trouble ,
r If the luurt palnltuti * unideanintl > rir iun >
> w In IU Inutu , ho may voilclu'lu that the uaui
if It all , thu OruK which * woj < now of undojihn
amu of coffee , M dolnn nil IntUlloui work , anil
ut IF continued , will tertulnly thution hli du > .
] u onlc-r ti ietLrmlno whether ixjff < * i U Ihu
oune of Ilio dlllli ulty. It could lie nljuml me * for
i time ai > 'l ' romum Cvreal Kooil Corfu * ) need In
in ; tluc . ThU kind of experiment iiav proved
he kJlvatlnn of many mm anil women la
Vmeilca today ,
.
1'ojtum li the only Cereal Coffee yet tlUuor-
reti. with a coffee Uutu , that U pur * knil Ire *
com low crude coCfte or other