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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1898)
THIS OMAHA DAILY JMffi : SUNDAY. J ANT All V ! > , 1808 , THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEB K. ItUSUWATIilt , Kditor. rUUMSUUU EVKIIY MOnNINd. THUMB OK SUIISCIUITION'I Dally IH-e ( Without Sunday ) , On * Tear 6 M IJ.my lift nml Sunday , One Year 800 Klx Month * M Tnice Month * I (4 Bunday Itee. One Year. . . . . . 2 00 HntuMny Hoc. One Year 1 W Weekly llee. One Yea' W OKFICESl Oinnha : The He Ilulldlne. K.ml.i Omnhn : Slnrer Hk. ! , Cor. N and 21th St . Council IMiirTK : 10 1'fflrl Ktrttt. Chicago Oilier : 317 Clmmtxr of Commerce. N u York : Temple C'mnt. Vvusliliut'i'i : SOI Fourteenth Street. COHHUSl'ONDKXCE. Ai : cnmmunlcatlanii relating to ncw § anil eillto > tl.il matter ihould to oddrcuFed : To the Editor. IIUaiNliSS l.urrnilS. All t'UMlittfn letters anil rmlttnnceii nhould lie diiieiM.il tii The Dee I'ulillMiInR Company. Dnuli.i. Diatlg , checks , cypress unJ pontofflce Inullty urUern to bo made [ .aynble tu the order of ilia luiiijinny. THE BEE Pt'UMSHIXO COMPANY. 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The iiKKrt'vnli * i'lirrlrr ( K'llvrry lr- dilation of The Ilvrnlnti Ilri * I iloulilc I lie nuKriKiip I'jirrlor delivery clriMilntlnii of tin- Uvi'iiliiKVorliI - lli-i'jilil mid niiiri * ( linn n\\ \ 11 inn KrtMttiT (111) n UicHKKfi'Kiit * ' c'lirrlpr ili-llvrry clroiilttllon of I lie Morning VVorlil-llcrnlil In Onmliii anil South Oncihn. TIu > currier ilollvery Hrciilnlloii o Tlu > Kvciiliiir Ilrt > rpncliPK T.tCM linn ( lilc MiiliMcrlhcr.s Unit uro nut i-cnchfi ! > the Kvpiilntr W'irlil-Ileriilil nn 7,111(1 ( NtiliMcrilHTN Hint an * not n-itelio liy flip Mi.rnlnKVopIilIIcTiilit. . Moritliiin , MOO cnrrlcr lU-llvor KiiliKcrllxTS to The Oiniilui Kveiilii llee mill TinOiniiha Monilni ; llee iir not renrhoil elthvr liy the Mnrnlii AVoi'lil-lerilil or the Kveiiln ; ; World Horn 111. It KI > VH without Kiiylnpr tluit the mini lier of eoiilcN of Th t ICvoiilii r Ilec o The liirnlitK : HIMNiilil liy ilonlerN a ill MPWMltoyx e.ieeeilM liy n very eoimliler nhle the iiiiinlier \Viirlil-llrrali ilnlllrH. nioriiliiK a ml ewnliitT. ol < t 1 ilenlerN tiiul IILMVNIOVN. As M pi'iiconiiiUor , I lie services of tli Vnlti'il Stall's : ire ahvsiy.s at tliu ills posal of wari'liif ; forcifii nations. St. Jackson must fool Itc-tliT now nfte so ninny oulo los'on ' virtue lie iiL'vor before Umnv lie pos KP.SSl'd. : Tlii' Oinnhti Evening I" IH is tlie new.s jijipor having tlu > largest circulation In Onmliii itntl Douglas county. Stick n Hi ore. How can the oonsressinan who falls 1o Introduce a bill to reform the cur reney escape the odium of bolus derelic in Ills duty to his constUuent.s ? The men who make early appllcatioi for space in the exposition buildings an. most ccrtiiln of Kettiiifr what they want. The late comers are bound to be more or less disappointed. If the llrst week of the year was a type of what the other llfty-one will be ] lke the exposition year Is jrolns to be a record-breaker in these parts In the matter of line weather as well as In business. The pocial postage stamp for the. Transmlsslsslppl Imposition has been commended by nearly every newspaper In the country. It will advertise the. exposition more than any other one thins. , If Hrltlsli capitalists or the government of ( irent Itrilaln lend the Chlne.se ? SO- OW.OOOi the Chinese empire will be held ( together at least until the loan Is repaid , , 'J'luit Is one of the things the English [ will look out for. Chairman AValsh of the popoerntlc committee of Iowa and secretary of the national committee , noted for his po < lltlcal friendship for the Mllver dollar , IK at the head of an Alaska jold mining company. Walsh Is not > so different from the other sold clause sllverltes. The new consresslonal library has special readlns rooms set apart for the exclusive use of senators and represent atives. If there were not a few ex- olnslvo privileges attachlns to a seat in congress there inlslit be dltllciilty In Illlins up "I" full quota of lawmakers. Not even the Lord Almighty can make n yearling calf In a day , and not oven the unanimous opinion of all the judge * In the country can make the people be- Hove that two separate newspapor.s l.'innvn under two separate names con- Mltnle a single newspaper under an entirely different designation , The Kngllsh newspapers have at last 'discovered that titles are purchasable. In lOngland , which may lie news In aOngland but not In America , where the fact has been frequently commented upon. Idit the. old question as to ( Whether or not they are purchasable tit bargain counter prices remains un settled , 1 The. business men of Omaha are grad ually realizing what potential factors < hey can make themselves In the art- ivanceinoiit of the community If they only exert themselves. And what Is equally reassuring , they are manifest ing a disposition to exe > - 'inselves In .ynltiMl action for every iii.uilu enterprise 'ithat promises * substantial bcnutlta to /city / uutl state. T7IK CAniXKTU TIBir. The president and cabinet lire not ap prehensive of nny danger to American Interests In China. The situation In tin- far east was the chief subject of eoh- . deration at the cabinet meeting on Krldny and the consensus of opinion was that there Is nothing grave In the .situation , that the concessions acquired by Germany nnd Hussla would Itp granted to oilier European nations and that the Interests of the t'nltcd Stateii were not In any sense at present In volved. This Is In accord with the views expressed by Secretary Sherman In a late Interview and the position tak.-ti by tlie executive branch of the govern ment IH assurance that there has been no thought of any action on the part of this government In the nature of Inter vention , even In the event of an at tempt to partition the Chinese empire. As we have heretofore noted , there Is difference of opinion among prominent public men as to the attitude which this government should assume In case of the dismemberment of Chlira being seriously threatened , but so far as the administration Is concerned It Is safe to say that the traditional policy of the nation In keeping free from foreign en tanglements will be maintained. Meanwhile the question of our Inter ests In China , present and future , Is ad mittedly of great importance. AVe have now a large and growing commerce with that empire and the possibility of Us expansion to vast proportions. If the 1'iilted Slates shall continue to have an equal chance there , give great Interest for the American people to every move ment of KuroiH-an nations In that quar ter of the world. In the current num ber of the North Amt-rlcan Uevlew Mr. Charles Denby. Jr. , secretary of the fiiltod States legation in China , has an article'on "America's Opportunity in Asia" In which he forcefully points out the possibilities of trade between this country and the far east. lie says that the markets of the Orient are the herit age of the merchants of America and that tlu- actual commercial Interests of the I'nlted States In Asia are worthy of the most careful consideration. "Though its trade is In its infancy , " says Mr. Denby , "China today is a great market , ' unable to supply itself witli the very manufactured goods we have to sell. To this market we arc the nearest neighbors. Some of the energy and Intelligence which our manufactnr- er.s arc devoting to South America would find ample compensation here. If to the empire of China , with Its vast population , its vast'territory , its limit less resources , the electric spark of American enterprise could be communi cated , the trade that would spring into existence would surpass all the records of history. " If Americans have failed to recognise the importance of this great market Europeans have not , as the race they are making for commercial con quest In China abundantly attests. But whatever progress shall be made in the trade between this country and China must be through entirely peace ful methods. "VVe must not become in volved in any political complications In Asia , or make an alliance with any Eu ropean power whose interests there may lead It to invite our co-operation lor their maintenance. The most this gov ernment can do , consistently with itn traditional polity. Is to see Hint Amer ican trade suffers no unfair discrimina tion and that our rights secured by treaty are respected. MUSKS / ' . HAA'DY. The death of Major Moses I * . Handy will bp 'widely ' and profoundly regretted. lie bad as extended a circle of friends and acquaintances as perhaps any man in the United States and he was almost as widely known abroad as In this country and no less highly respected. His many years of newspaper work , in which ho achieved notable success , brought him Into more or less Intimate issociatlon with public men , whose es teem and contldence he enjoyed. As the chief of the bureau of publicity and ironmtlon of the Columbian exposition 10 distinguished himself for steal , in- lustry and skill In the performance of the arduous duties of that position. In his newspaper relations Major Handy mil the cordial esteem of his associates , han whom none will more sincerely re gret his death. Major Handy was a man of marked ndividiiality. He was an able , If not a brilliant , journalist , doing excellent work In every newspaper capacity in vhleh lie was employed. He was a careful student of political affairs and ils judgment In regard to polities was ilglily thought of. As editor of the Jhlcago Times-Herald lie made that pa- > er i recognized force In the last pres- ( Initial campaign , the best journalistic voik of his life having been done there , le was a man of cultivated literary aste and of line attainments. Major landy was of an exceedingly social iiitnre and enjoyed the good things of Ife. Personally he was one of the most genial and affable of men. Ills ap- lolntmcnt by President McICInley as ommissloner to the Paris exposition vas a recognition of his peculiar and upcrlor qualifications for that position , n which he had done excellent work vhen prostrated by the Illness that tided his life. We lay upon the bier f Moses P. Handy the sincerest tribute f respect to bis character as a Journal- st and a man. HAl'Tlt'Mi Hiil > VUlt llllSll FAIIMKHS. The movement Inaugurated a few ears ago to Inquire Into the cause of grlcultural depression In Ireland and o afford a remedy , If that Is possible , IVIM promise of substantial results at n early day. Horace Plunkott , who las been at the front of the movement , ins given an account of the work for 10 benefit of American friends of Ire- and , and in this account he declares Is belief that "the full development of grlcultural organization points the nly way l\y \ which the agricultural In- ustry of Ireland can bo saved. " The parliamentary committee , of hk'h ' Mr. Plunkett Is the. chairman , Her a thorough Investigation of the agricultural methods of other countries , reported hi favor of a system of state aid for the farmers of Ireland under direction of a specially created bureau for that purpose , the funds to bo appor tioned from the Imperial exchequer. JAVhllc state aid has not hcon extend , I the private organlx.illons through which Itvns expected th's ' aid would b ? len- I tiered have been formed. Those various ' agricultural organization * now number 170. distributed amoti ! ; thirty-one of the counties of Ireland , and have 17,000 members. It Is planned by Mr. Plnnkett ami his associates that the aid ren dered Irish farmers In the matter of purchasing their farms and developing new forms of agricultural Industiy shall be supplemented by self-help j properly directed through these orgnnl- ixatlons. but In the meantime these agrl- ' ( nltuial organizations are to be used for practical co-operation among the farmers. Even without the proposed state aid. Mr. Plunkett declares that the system has proved Its economic soundness , and It is only lack of funds sulllcieiit to educate bodies of farmers who are ready to listen to them which delays Us universal adoption. This movement for the help of Irish farmers at all events has the merit "f being practical rather than political. Its advocates have contended all along that the problem of Irish regeneration Is purely economic. If this Is true. It can bi > shown only by success of the movement , In which event the experi ment will certainly be of great value. TJIK JilCKNSK I'HOlKiST D The decision of the district court on the appeal In the Kitchen liquor license protest case , while It afllriiH the grantIng - Ing of the license on the ground that publication of the notice of application was made In good faith , upholds the con tention of The lice that The Omaha Evening Bee Is the paper of largest cir culation in Douglas county and under the law the only legal paper for tin- publication of liquor license notices. On the point of The Bee having proved its claim of largest circulation , all the three judges agree and that1 may be regarded as no longer open to question. The ruling of the court , on the other hand , that there Is such a paper as the Dally World-Herald , whose circulation is made up of the combined circulation.- ; of the two papers known as the Evening World-Herald and the Morning AVorld- Ilerald will not be accepted as final any more than tlie finding of two of the three judges that the publication was In this instance made In good faith. The evidence brought out before tlu- police board ought to be conclusive to an unprejudiced mind that the two World- Heralds are separate and distinct pa pers in every sense of the word and the testimony of Kitchen himself Is an admission that the publication of his notice of application in those papers was in flagrant bad faith. In order to secure an authoritative ruling on these points from the court of last resort , the case will be promptly appealed to the supreme court. In the interval all interested arc given notice that by this decision tlie legal right of The lice to the publication of liquor license notices is upheld. The law requires publication of license notices in the paper having the largest circulation in the county. The Qmaha levelling lleo has a'greater bona fide circulation' in Douglas county than the Evening World-Herald , the Morning World-Herald or the so-called Daily World-Herald comprising the two , and 1C the combined circulations of morn ing and evening papers are to be com pared , the combined subscription list of Tlie Ieo ! for Douglas county exceeds by .several thousand that of the World- Herald , even conceding its bogus claims of fictitious counter sales as legitimate circulation. A SKltlOUS DEFECT. There is unquestionably great need of reform in the foreign service of the United States and many defects will have to be remedied before that service shall be as etllcient as it should be. A writer in an eastern paper who states that be has lived twenty years in South America , visiting all the conn , tries , says that he has found very few competent ministers and consuls repre senting the United States. Few of the consuls are of any use to merchants , be cause they do not even speak the lan guage of the country they are sent to. In most Instances In South American re publics the minister-consuls of the United States cannot approach the re spective ministers of foreign affairs ex cept through Interpreters and often mat ters of Importance which should be kept secret are thus divulged. When our representatives , says this writer , present their credentials to the president of a South American republic , they cannot address the president In anything but English "and there are two persons gieetlng each other without understand ing each other. " It Is needless to say that such receptions sometimes present more or less ridiculous features. This writer stays that European gov ernments , and principally Germany , ap point consuls who can till their posts to entire satisfaction. They can talk the languages of the countries to which they are appointed and In many In stances are experienced merchants. Most ministers In South America speak French , but representatives of the United States sent there do not ( speak that language even , but only English , although French Is considered the dlplo. made language. The Important sugges tion is made that for the bringing about of reciprocity treaties our ministers In South America who do not speak Span ish , Portuguese or French cannot do very much , relying upon Interpreters , Perhaps the condition Is not quite so bad as thus represented , but there can be no doubt that the United Slates l.s placed at a disadvantage wherever it has ministers and consuls accredited to South American governments who are unable to speak the language of the countries. It Is perfectly plain that there must be drawbacks to Intercourse that must be carried on through an Inter preter , whether ofllclal or otherwise. A European minister or consul speaking the language of the country to which he Is accredited must naturally exert moro Influence and find larger opportunity for doing so than an American minister or consul who has to use an Interpreter. It is manifestly a serious defect In our foreign service that our representatives ate not required to know the language of the countries to which they are sent1 nml it nn.Tjj jjJonaltJ.v In part ox pin In i Iho Kroati'i' si ecess of European conn- trls In sofiiri ig trad ? nnd omui.Ti-Jal foncvs ! > lens i South America. Cei- talnly tills ill Vet Is not Irremediable anil It will il appear whenever the fn'.tod Httilos shall have placed Its forolgn soi vii on something like the Kuifiponn lias ' . which there can be no doubt will nil inatoly be done. Tin : riih&iriHi JUTr//r/ : , . Since the bill to purchase the land surrounding vjeksburg. Miss. , for reser vation as a national luttlellold park in volves the expenditure of only a small sum It Is likely to meet with favorable reception In both branches of congress at the present session. It Is a movement that naturally follows similar action taken with icgiml to the battlefields at Gettysburg. Chattanooga and Shlloli. and Is of even greater Interest to the veterans of the war who enlisted fiom the western states. On the very day when the confederate forces weie dually driven from the battlefield of Gettysburg In tlie cast th'e confederate army In Vlcksburg sur rendered to General Grant after Hie memorable siege which had followed the investment of this the last confederate .stronghold on the Mississippi river. From that day the fate of the confed eracy was practically sealed. The troops under General Grant engaged In the work of clearing the Mississippi river were almost exclusively men of the west. They came from the farm' ! and fields of the agricultural states , nnd they returned there after the war to engage again In their occupations of peace and productiveness. More than 70,000 union soldiers were engaged in the operations In mid about Vicksburg. and these men those who arc still liv ing are Interested In the proposed battlefield park at Veksburg. Creation of such a park would be a recognition of their valor and a monument to the critical day IIN the history of the war. The propriety of creating national parks for the preservation of leading battlellelds of the late war Is no longer in question. Gettysburg Is a hallowed spot , to thousands of eastern veterans , the battlefields In Tennessee are annu ally visited by many from the Old- ) valley states , and Vicksburg. as a na tional park , would be the scone of many reunions between veterans of the armies of the west nnd their descendants. There is a project on foot In Wash ington represented by several bills pend ing in congress to change the designa tions of the streets of the capital by ex panding the alphabetical letters by which they are now known Into mimes famous In American history. In mak ing up the alphabet of American .states men there is some difference of opinion as to tlie proper selections to be made , but the Idea Is being received with no little favor. As ij matter of fact there * is scarcely aciYy in this country which does not suffer from a defective scheme , of street nomenclature confusing to res idents as well as to strangers. While no one insists on'mathematical regu larity "or senselesfe fcionotonyr.Jho subject of a proper street , and muhhcr scheme is vital in most American towns and cities. Republicans of the Iowa house of representatives gave a fine exhibition of harmony and good .judgment In select ing the caucus nominees for ofllclnl po sitions in ( lie legislature which meets tomorrow. They will be ready to or ganize the house Immediately on tin ; opening of the session , and business will be commenced without delay. The .selection of a candidate for speaker by acclamation was a high compliment to tlie successful aspirant for that position and shows that the Iowa republican * are troubled with no serious factional differences. L'liniliilteriiteil 1'alrlotlHiii. rhtlaclelphlii North American. It takes halt a day to slug through the Chinese national hymn. And yet they say the Chinese' arc not pitriotlc. Kiluentloiiiil Innovation. Indianapolis News. Some of the students recently discharged from Stanford university were expelled for poor class work. Is not this a utninKO de parture ? Mark you , they were expelled for poor scholarship nnd not for poor work on tlie foot ball field ! A Perilous IFiii St. Tuul I'lonce i'res.s , The youiiK mon who have the duty of se lecting two beautiful Minnesota women whose profiles arc to servo as medalj for the Omaha exixwlllon have our profound sympathy. Duty may require them to perform the serv ice , but a year's alisenco after It is accom- l > llehoil would be the very least space of time ID which It would bo safe .for . them to como back. Tlie Horm.Still In Favor. Minneapolis Tribune. The bicycle and trolley system may have ilcnlt a severe blow to the American horse at home , but It has not affected Ills standing nbroad , as 100 of him were colJ In one day In Berlin recently. The truth of the situa tion. Is , however , that while these Improve ments have driven the cheaper grade of hroiiej out of use- they have iilso stimulated the raising of .1 better class of animals. Too Much Uaxlieil I.aiiKi'uuc. New York Sun. It rm.'fit bo contested that swearing In > al together too common , , both la fiction and on the stage. As It roiya less common among well-bred end civilized men It seems to thrive on the- lips ot the heroes and villain * of novels .ir.il pliy * ? t takes an artist , and a great artist' , to uqo , profanity' or even slang , and the more sparhiglif ho uses It the better will be the effect. There Is a so-called realIsm - Ism which Is mei-ely r.cpulslve. The JluiiKer 'of \ Vorriiff. | . Uhlllfntta Hun , Some men have a most distressing habit of carrying their business homo with thorn In the evening anrt tying awake at night to think about It. Tlllft 'la a bad habit whlcM anyone with any tori uf control over himself can break up. Thtf Conclusion of the whole matter Is that mail Valkcth in a vain shadow andj dlsuletetli : | llilUisMt in vain , and the most unhappy inn H the ono who thlulta everything Is wrong ? and It is his especial calling to sot It right. Trotting cauney our food to remiln < undigested , It whitens our ] ocls : and makes wrinkles and imparts the bicycle face. True 'U'orilM ' Spoken In Jext. I'lilljJelphla Ilrconl. ! -7x-Congrrssman retort ) of Kansas , speak ing ot the thriving condition of affairs In the Garden of the WcJt to a correspondent of the Now York Tribune , says : "Why , If wo bivo such crops this year as wo had last , and they bring fair prices , wo shall bo ititjb- lUhlng loan agenclm In Nmv York , lioalon , | Philadelphia and other eastern cities In order ! to find employment for our surplus cash , j Yea ; wo may be 'Willing ' to leiid some on , ] good New York farm moftuagt's , " Many a true wont In spoken In jrat , With war lu I the far cast ami peace at home , the Amur- ' lean farmer would assuredly have money to loan to all the rest of tlie world. I AIMM-MI , ix itniiAM' or rtn.vjss. Mil to SiifTcrliiK Mint lie Prompt II Klleetlve. WASHINGTON , Jan. 8. The following proclamation iis Is ieil today from the De partment of State : To the I'nbllo : The umleralcnetl , secre tary of stntp of the t'nltod StHtp * . had the honor , on the21th of Ppi > etnbr , to mnlto known u nil rltnrltnWy disposed people ple In this country the npponl of the presi dent for aid In the form of money or sup- piles toward the speedy r-llcf of the dls- tre sliiK clcnUtmloii nnd suffering which ex- 1st ninong the proplo of Culm. I The grnttfyliiR Interest which his coun trymen liuve shown In all parts of our Innrt In thnt hum.ino appeal hns led th ? president to recognize tlio need of orderly and concerted effort , under well directed control , If timely ii.'slstnnc ? l to bo given liy the public to the sick and needy of Cuba. He hns , therefore , appointed , with the co-operation of the Aim'Henn lied Cros ? , the New York iThninuer of Com- meree nnd one of the loading representa tives of the religious community , n Cen tral Cuhnn llellcf committee , with headquarters - quarters In New York City , composed of the following' ' member * : Slephen B , Iturton. chairman , second vliv president of the American Niitlonal lied Cross ; Clmrles K. Stlcrcn , socrettiry , a member of the New York Chamber of Commerce- , and t.ouH Klopsoh , proprietor of the Christian Hcrnld. It will bo th ? olllee of the committee organized , not only to receive and forward to the United States consul general f t Havana such money nnd nece.t. nfy sup- plica as inny bo contributed by the people of the United States , but 'j Invoke in Its own name nnd throuph the thtee great In terests It Iltly represents , the concurrent effort of local relief boards throughout the United States , and to Invite the kindly aid of the transportation agencies ot the coun try for the prompt conveyance ot con tributed supplies to tbo senlioard nnd their uhlpmcnt thence to Cuba. The consul gen eral ut Havana Is , In turn , assured ot the effective co-oprntlon of every avallnblo agency In the Island , of.Cuba In order that life may be saved and Biiffcrlnit spared. The Spanish government , welcoming the aid thus tendered , will facilitate the work iimli to that end will admit Into Cuba , free of duties nnd charges , all articles other wise liable to tax , when duly consigned to the coiiHtil general , liy direction of the president , the under signed appeals to the people In every city and town , to municipalities thereof , to the local boards ot tratio and transporlirtlon , to corporations and others producing the ne cessities of life , and to all whose hearts arc open to the cry of distress ! nnd nllllc- tlon , to second the generous effort now iH-lug made , and by well directed endeavor , make Its success truly responsive to the sentiments of charity that hnvo ever char acterized the American people. JOHN StinilMAN , Secretary of Stute. I'KKSS CI/\rHS AfJAI.VST TflUCUV. Oivnera of 1'ropcrty Deotroyed Seek lOiK-rnctle Action. WASHINGTON' . Jan. S. Ex-Secretary Fos ter called at the Whlto House today In com pany with a delegation ot New York rep resentatives ot the missionary and evangeli cal associations to talk with the president over the present suite of negotiations with Turkey. Among the callers wcro Everett I' . Wheeler , cx-Hepresontatlvo Darwin Jamen and W. K. Dodge. The delegation repre sented to the president that notwithstanding the urgent Instructions that had been given to .Minister Angell when ho left Washing ton for his post at Constantinople and the minister's efforts to advance the negotia tions Initiated by his predecessor , Mr. Ter rell , practically little has been accomplished toward a settlement of the claims ot the American mission nnd educational societies whoso properties wcro destroyed during the Armenian troubles. They urged a strength ening of the minister's hands by the presi dent and the adoption ot a more vigorous policy towards Turkey. Incidentally there was mention ot the rumored exchange of posts between Minister Angell and Mr. Ilryan , who has been nom inated as United States minister to China , but it Is said that there Is no disposition on the part ot the president to sanction nny such arrangement. ' RUTALIATI.VG AfSAIXST .I' 1'rotee.llim ; 'Anierleiin ' Meat from Uu- juxt 'HeRTiiIiitlouH. ' WASHINGTON , Jan. 8. A bill was In troduced In the house yesterday by Repre sentative Belknap of Ohlcago proposing re taliatory steps against Franco If the plan of tha French government against American moat products Is carried out. Mr. Bel- knap's bill Is understood to be expressive ot the views ot Chicago and the west gener ally a a result cf the aoiion of the Frcr.ich Deputies. The effect of this move , It car ried out , would bo to give the twde of Ger many , Italy and England 'Important advan tages over -that of Franco. The friends of the bill Introduced today say It relates not only to the west , but tfoH the southern states with their large product of cottonseed oil , which Is used tea a considerable extent Ui making lard , will bo equally allvo 'to the nsed of retaliatory steps which will cheek or counteract the present movement of the French govern ment. tlXI'IMXG THIS MI2TJIOIHST CHtniCII. Two 'DlvInloiiH Are Trying to Afjree I'pon a Villon , WASHINGTON , Jan. 8. An assembly of eighteen representatives of the Methodist Episcopal church In the United States Is now In session at. the Foundry 'Methodist ' Episcopal church in this city for the purpose - pose ot effecting a union of forces between the .two branches of the church , north and south. This assembly consists of three bishops , three ministers and three laymen from each branch of the church. Must Work to Sure Ills I'lnce. WASHINGTON , Jan. S. Instructions have been scut to Chief Hn/cn ot the Secret Service bureau to devote all of his time and energies to the capture of the maker of the plato and the pinto itself from whloli Hie now $100 counterfeit sl/ver / certificates wcro printed. In the meantime Fred firackctt , chief of the appointment division. Treas ury department , will act as chief of the secret service. It Is understood thnt the promptness with which the counterfeit plato and Its maker arc discovered will have an Important bearing upon the question of Air. Ilazen's retention In his office. HeiiilliiK Oil' Tlinlier .Slmi-ln. WASHINGTON , Jan. 8. Commissioner Hermann ot the general land olllcc has ad dressed a letter to the superintendent of logging ot Oca ( I and down timber at the White Earth Indian agency In Minnesota , notifying 'him to make public the fact that the 'disposal of timber under the law will be restricted so far as the coded Indian lands nro concerned to such timber as has hereto fore become dead. Information has comate to the land olllco that there Is some danger of ( 'eslgnlng persons killing , burning , gird ling or otherwise Injuring growing timber on the Chlppewa lands , niiji.si.OF ; cun.vr HOOKS. Tlie Workx of ( irent AnlliorH Within Hie Iteiieh of All , Chicago Itccortl. Our book stores uro fairly Inundated with cheap oditlci.o of Scott , Dickens , George Ello ; , Hugo , Cooper , Thackeray. Haw- thorno and other great novelists. 'Nor ' are philosophy , theology , criticism and biog raphy denied to the many. I'rcscctt , Morley - ley , Emeraon , Kuskln , 'Muoiulay. Kamb , Do QuAicy and other intellectual lights arc bc- tomiog the companions of men of limited inccns land educational opportunities. The greatest plcasuro of life , that of Intimacy with the world's noblest and most elevatlns thoughts , la now accessible to most of those who poz esj the elementary training sup plied by the public schools. This means a revolution In the popular I as if. It means a decline of literary ( rath and BeiiB-itlcoaliam , a growing demand for all that If enduring and wholesome acid profitable in letters. The revolution is duo to two 'things the expiration of copyright on tha classics and the Improvements lu the printer's art. These Improvements were at first regretted by the short-sighted , but nov r was a 'temporary vwrdshlp some overbalanced co quickly , signally atid over whelmingly by bcncflt3 to every Bldo of liti- m -n nature. Who can estimate the benefit Hcuylnj from the diffusion of knowledge , iho popularization of tha higher form * of literary art ? When good books are so cheap , tbo multiplication cf elckly , growsome , ephe meral and vlcloui ) "literature. " ucod not lu- aplro much apprehension. An effective autl- d.tu is provided. rr.H.MKVAI. A.MI OTHKIIWISK. . . . . . The Amount of property which went tip In Ainoke And t'imr ! last year was $100 , 21,500. the lowest record since 18SS. Even the men who have tirade the strongest loolullciii cannot resist ttie temptation tc gn on skates this weather. I'rlnectoci's famous Inn hss been plugged up. The town Is not , however , dependent on one source of Intellectual Jlnij.ims. Pome men prefer publicity to profit. The artist who engraved that admirable counter feit ut the $100 silver certificate does not. Reports from the capital of Ohio give the lmprcf lDn tint practical lesson * In political economy have been suspended Indefinitely. Just AS Kentucky announces a reduction of her great product conies the claim that coal oil Is a goaJ substitute cure for snake bite. bite.The The report from Shanghai to the effect that "J. Mcl.cavy Drown maintains n firm hold of his post" Is superfluous. What otllce- holder could do less ? An epitaph In n Kentucky cemetery i rails : "Pccce to ashees , fur he is In ashec.t long ego It he got Ills jest ( nmlshmcnt. Thougn ho milliter ben too tough to burn. " Ono of the novel reforms of the reformers now nt the helm of Greater New York Is the paroling of a dead man on his own recog nizance. It Isn't often that a client works a "dead cinch. " JusUns < i New York jay discovered a gas leak with a lighted candle he Mow through a plato glass window cud landed on the adja cent pavement. As soon as the swelling Is reduced ho will Ille the customary kick nt tlie gas olllee. That New York widow reputed to be worth a million , who Is seeking a good-looking , even-tempered man for a husband , can bo at. coinmodnted promptly and no iiueMlone asked by coming west. Western chivalry Is never backward when lovely woman sighs for a partner. It Is reported that a Baltimore man has dlscovcted a process \\ticreby butter can lie made by electricity from fruits and vegeta bles direct wllhnut the Intervention ot the cow. Wonder If the butter-makers will com pel Urn to color his product green , or gray , or sky blue ? Down In Wichita , Kan. , there wes a socla function the other night which the Eagle piped off In this lucid style : "Airs. Hor- wortle's rally Friday cveniliiR was a great aucce&j. The largo pearl-handled knives which wcro used nt the luncheon belonged to Mrs. Hardln , Mre. Horwortlo's neighbor The silver spoons Mrs. Horwortlo borrowed from Mrs. Gtandther. " Dr. Thomas Dunn English , the picturesque author of "Ben Holt , " collided with a lrollo.\ ear fender at Newark , N. J. , but cscapei serious Injury. A iMal poet thus emb.ilmei the Incident : "Oh. didn't you see the. trolley. Hen Holt , The trolley , so crunl and grim. That knocks n man down and pick's a man up And does not a thing unto1 him ? " GOSSIP AIIOI'T XOTHI ) Henry Burns , ono of the prominent citi zens of Fraukford , Pa. , who has Just died , en listed In the United States navy at the breakIng - Ing out ot the civil war. mid was ono ot the thirteen survivors ot the Ill-fated Harriet Lane , which was sunk In Galveston harbor by a rebel ram after a most desperate en gagement. He was sent a prisoner to An- dcrsouvlllc , nml afterward exchanged. After the war ho served two terms of enlistment In the navy , and was for a time on the Asiatic station. Ho served one term In the state legislature of 1875 , and was postmaster at Frankford during the Harrison adminis tration. Speaking of the reported Illness of tMcxnn- dcr 11. Shepherd In Mexico , the Washington Star eays : "Tho memory of Alexander K. Shepherd , ns the benefactor of the- national capital , will ever bo cherished In the hearts ot Washlngtonlans , especially' those whoso length of years makes possible a perepeotlvo view of the old as well as the now Washing ton. The demonstration In his honor a year ago was a sincere expression , of public nnd private gratitude for good work well done. The tlmo that has elapsed since ho did his duty In this city has enabled oven his harsh est critics to appreciate the wisdom of his course and to turn their condemnation Into praise. " i "H Is a fact not generally known , " says the Baltimore Sun. "that when Lafayette was camping In the city with his troops during the war of the revolution , his own tent was pitched where the Cathedral now stands. Lafayette recognized the place and mcqtlraed the fact referred to when he vis ited Baltimore In October , 1S24 , and was the guest of the city for several days. He sp3nt a Sunday In Baltimore on that occasion and attended services at the Cathedral In the forenoon , after which , as is st.itod In the Federal Gazette of October 11 , 1824 , ho pro ceeded to Belvedere , the seat of his old com- panlen Iiv arms , Colonel John Eager Howard , and partook of a collation. " George W. VanJerbllt , who has Just made a little provision for his heirs by Insuring Ills life for $1,000,000 , need not resort to tbat experiment except for amusement , wiltcs a New York correspondent , for Mr. Vantlerbllt Is worth $20,000,000. Altogether ho Is a pe culiar fellow. He Is passionately fend of col lecting curious things , such as old rare books , odd coins , Egyptian beetles , ancient Hindoo weapons and old hookahs. He spends only $20,000 a year on himself and about $200,000 In charities , en other people who have no money at all. Once Mr. Vanderbllt thought ho would like to see life from the reporter's point of view , and rented himself to a newepipcr at a very moderate salary. Ho retired froni Journalism not because li did not like his now duties , but because In tense application to hard work wore down lit * health and lie felt that ho would not bo doing justice to himself If he persisted In an occujiatlon tlmt WPS Injuring him with out the necessity of doing so. Mr. Vander bllt recently made a tour of the world and brought back with him > i tremendous col lection of curios which ho added to his already - ready valuable store. He Is a meet studious , kind , simple man , and his whole/ life has bee/D marked by an extreme devotion to his mother. His wealth lias spoiled him In no 'iy , and ho Is popular among young men who are not rich In the worldly wealth. i.v oua IMvon. fllirn * of thn Jn < ln lrlnl Mill ) re in tieor the t'nlted Stiiten. llrvlen * of Iltvlcw * . The lulancc In favor of the. United States In the trude of the past year with Kuropa nail been ot stupendous dimensions , Tills la due chiefly to the foreign demand for our brcAdstuffs and other food supplies. la view of the strengthened tariff barrier , which makes It more difficult than ever for Europe to send her manufactures to us In payment for bread and meat , eotton and petroleum , there Is much uneasiness In tr.tde circlet abroad and not a little open and blustering talk of n combination ot the whole continent of 'Europe for the economic suppression ol the United States. Among responsible ntftt03 men , Count Ooluchowskl. the foreign inln * Ister ot Austria , lias been the most ocw splcuously Identified with such threats. Th purzlliig thing Is to Invent n mode ot re taliation that will not hurt tbo European people themselves very much worse than they can possibly 'hurt Iho 1'nltp.J States. England , ot course , has for a long tlmci been reconciled to the Idea of importing tliu larger part of her food supply. Hut slncu the United States 1ms begun to compote so formidably In manufactures there has arisen no little consternation In the Hrltlsli mind. Many signs point to the passing ot the scepter of Industrial supremacy from Great Britain to the United Utntrs. The year 1S9T has witnessed the easy triumph of the Ameri can makers of steel rails over English and all other competitors In every part of the world. American contractors nro fitting out electric street railways In England , ami various American manufactures of Ircn and steel are underselling 'British ' proJucts tint only lu neutral markets , but also In tlio United Kingdom. Recent reports of the rapid exhaustion of England's coal supply have added to the prevailing alarm. The ndvantiiRo 'Which American manufacturers have gained is due not merely to the su periority ot our natural resources as re spects the deposits of Iron ore and coal , but also to the vast scale upon whlih our Industries are organized and the oupvrlorll/ oftheir appliances. * C 111VI.S. Chlcngo Ureord : "Hofor ? wo were mnrilrj my wll'o swnllowod everything t mild. " "How Is It now ? " "Well , now she often makes mo eat my own words.1' Truth : Ho I shall never marry until I meet a woman who Is my exact , oppjslti , mentally. She Why don't yon ask Miss Floyd' . ' Him l.i considered one of the most Inlfllei-iual girls In town , Cleveland Plain Dealer : , "That Mrs. lint- tier hns a generous mouth luiKii't BlioV" "A generous mouth ? " , "Yes ; It gives a blamed sight more than It t ecclven. ' ' Chlcng-o News : "A man froze to death In Boston lust week. " "He must have made a proposal of mar riage to u Wdlesloy girl. " Detroit Journal : "I womUr It these distin guished couples over quarrel. " "Oh , I suppose there In Hitch a thing as distinction without a dilTcionco. " Somervlllo Journal : The young man who economically quurrelcd with lila girl Just be fore Christmas Is trying' ' now to inuUc up again. ' Absent-minded Professor llnin's Horn : - Delighted to moot you' again after HO many years , infos , ISldcrly Lady No longer miss , professor I am married. Professor Married ! Well , well , who would have thought that ? Indianapolis Journal : "Some hateful per son , " said the Sweet Young Thins , "has de clared love Is u species , of hypnotism. " "I guess lie Is right , " said the Moan Man. "Follow usually gets married with hla uyes shut. " Ohlcago Record : " 1 used to have a great relish for practical jokes , " "Don't you still enjoy thorn ? " No ; not since I'm married. " HAPPY THOUGHT. ' Toledo NL'IYS. Yet the maid was unrelenting. Gave no token of repenting , Though the binning words bo uttered seemed to almost singe her ears ! To his every plea emphatic. She would shako her eurl-toppod attic , And his feeling" overcame him till ho almost burst In tears ; Then a thrill of hope ran through him As a happy thought cnmo to him , And the bells of joy within him rang a wild nnd merry peal As she fell upon his bosom , Hunped him ns In fear she'd lese him lie had promised that his bridal gift would be u chnlnless wheel. A VINDICATION. Washington Htar. When Undo Jim was runnln' , ho promised peed im' strong That If ho wet to congress he would push reform1 along. Ho told ns 'mlil the cheerln' an' the tossln' of our hats How he'd make Ihoi poor mnn wealthy an' denounce theplutocrats. . So we voted fur ' 1m early unf wo voted fur Mm lute , "Cuuso we knowcd Hint ho was needed In the councils of tlio great. We roco'nlzed lite talents , though the scof fers stood an' sneered ; Wo waited fur results which rc'ly tells , an * never keerod. Wo saw us plain as day thnt jes' the turnln' of his hand Would count fur moro than speeches In a-runnln' of the lund. lie took things calm an' easy , but the tlda begun to turn As soon as he rlup and , made a motion to adjourn. An' now behold the dlffor'nco ! All the mills Is opcnlii1 will ? An'icohl Is coniln' over In a leupln' , wpurU- lln' tide ! Wo'vo wheat In supernliundiineo an * n call fur It abroad ! Prosperity Is bowln' , while the world stops to upplnud ! All' no one is dcnyln' that the praise Is duo to him : It's nil because wo wont ahead an' 'Jcctod Uncle Jim. OMAHA , Nobr. , Jan. 8 , 1898. A. V. Toni ) , ficnoral A ont , Pnuillu Mutual Llfo Insurance Co. , Onwhii , Nob. , Dour Sir : I am this day in receipt of Four Hundred and Fifty Dollars , which Is in full for Injuries miHtninod Ducombor 8 , 181)7. ) I huvo been luld up four weeks , you now piiy mo live wpeks in ndvunco innkitiy tv totiil of nine wooki , which is dccltloilly liberal on Iho part of thirf company and yourself , for whluh I tlianlc you. Tliu Pacific Mutual shall always receive the hltrhodt pralso from mo , and I cheerfully recommend it to my friends. , Youi-b truly , J. D. DADISMAN. ( Signed. ) The Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company Is the only company doinp an Accident business In the Btato of No- Itranka that carries u bank account in Omuhu for the oxcluelvo pay ment of claims , A. V. TODD , Gen'I Agt , 340 Bee B'dg.