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.
BTATKMKNT OP ClttCUI.ATIOX.
fitntc of Ncbrnika , DnuKlos County. K.I
ileu-Kc H. Txrcliuek , ee-rrtary of The life Tuli-
llfl.inir Company , belli * duly sworn. rny thnt the
n'tnal numlifr of full nnd comnletB coplen of Tne
U.uly. Mornltiff. Kvtnlnr nml Sundny lice printed
( lur.tig the montlt of Detember , U07.iurai ns fol
io u-x.
1 21.2JJ 15 Z1.19J
S 21,378 IS 21,511
3 2I.4C1 Ifl JI.OM
4 21.857 JO 21 210
C 21M2 21 21,081
c : I..TW 22 21.723
7 21.CCS 25 SI.U7
R 21.S13 21 21.211
5 21,303 23 ( m'rn's only ) 10.MT
10 21.2M 20 21 I'.V ' )
ii 2i.m > . 21.201
12 21,070 , , , . . . , . , . . . . . . . 21.330
13 22217 23 21.01 *
34 21.SI2 30 21.016
l. > 21.77 51 21MS
K 21jiii
Totnl
IrfM relumed and unsold roplo.i
Net lotnl snles CII.KO
Net dally iivcrnRo 211.13
msonm : 11. TswentJcK.
Pwnrn to liefotc mo nnd Fiilisorllied In my
prerrnec Oils 1st day of .Tnnunry. U9S.
( Sr.il. ) N. 1' . PKII.
Notary Public.
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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.
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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.
