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14 : THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , OCTOBER 30 , 1898. THE OMAIIA SUNDAY E. nOSBWATBU , Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MOUN1NQ. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : Dally Boo ( Without Sunday ) , Ono Year.JS.M Dally Bee and Sunday , Ono Year 8.0) Hlx Months 4.00 Three Months L'.OO Hunday Bee , Ono Year 2.00 Baturday Bee , Ono Year l.M Weekly Bee , Ono Year Co OFFICES. Omaha : The Bee IJulldlnp. Bouth Omaha : Singer Block , Corner N nnd Twenty-fourth Htrccts. Council Bluffs : 10 I'earl Street. Chicago Ofllce : tia Chamber of Com merce. Now York : Temple Court. Washington : 501 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. All communications relating to news nnd rdltorlal matter should bo addressed : Tc the Editor. BUSINESS LETTERS. All business letters nnd remittances imould bo addressed to The Ben Publishing Company , Omahn. Drafts , checks , express nud tiostofllce money orders to bo made payable to the order of the company. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska , Douglas County , PS : George B. Tzschuck , secretary of The Bco Publishing company , being duly sworn , nays that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening find Sunday Bee , printed during the month of September , 1633 , was as fol lows : 1 . lid.soo 16 . us.nin 2 . JM.nna 17 . 23,7-111 2 . UII.OIKI IS . U.-i.llO 19 . ur.iiit : : 5 . 1TJ.I11IJ 0 . Ii.VIN. i G . i--st , : : 21 . 'J.-.IKIH 7 . u.vi-5 23 . IMI.OUO 9 . U.-.OIH 24 . UB.DUO 10 . U-I.IMiS 25 . U.'IOII . 26 . ir.i7S 12 27 . 2(1. Oil ! ) 13 29 . 2.ii : ! 14 29 . : : -i : < jo ao . u--o.- , Total . 7uui , ( > 7 I-C33 returns and unsold copies. . . l < ! , -l.t ; Net total sales . Tn-.d.l-l Net dally averapre . 5T5.OSS GEORGE B. TS5SCIIUCK. Sworn to before mo and subscribed In my presence this 30th day of September , H'JS. N. P. FEIL. Notary Public. TO 'iino HISC HUIMU.VG. Tie vlxltor tu Oitinlin nail the exiinnltiou alionlil if" un'ajr without limiicctliiK The Hoc liulliTlnflT , the InrifCMt iiev - piilicr ItulIdliiK In America , unil The lice neivnimpcr plant , conceded to be the Uncut hetwccii Clilcntto mid San Kruiiclico. A cnrillal welcome IB exit-Milled to nil. Mnke Onmlia diiy n record-breaker. Knrcvvell , nnd a long farewell , to con- Breascs nnd parliaments In Oiuaba. With the closing of the exposition conies the turmoil of the closing cam paign. It Is to be feared the proposed pav ing brick trust will prove a hard thing to kick over. The concert of Europe Is not as har monious as the Uusslan czar would do- ulro to have It Omaha Is the best advertised city In America , but that Is no reason why Omaha should quit advertising. With the Woman's council , as with all other councils , the greatest problem always Is money , money , money. Now that the war for Cuba Is over the Cuban patriots who remained In New York are about to fall upon each other. The report comes that the season's scaling catch Is the lightest for many years. Now for another derrick hoist on seal skin prices. Oinahsi day at the exposition Is for all Omaha , but every one , whether ho re- Hides In Omaha or elsewhere , Is cordi ally Invited to help along the celebra tion with his presence. Since participating In the Omaha peace Jubilee President McKlnlcy has been the drawing card of the peace Jubilees that have been Improvised east and west , north and south. An uutrammeled verdict by Jury , In whatsoever jurisdiction , Is a priceless boon. This self-evident truth Is quite ns applicable to the findings of the ex position award juries as It Is to the dic tum of any Jurist. Omaha bank clearings continue to show marked gains over those of the preceding year , nnd these gains afford Innglble proof of the business activity and prosperous condition of the mer cantile nnd Industrial classes In this city nud section tributary to It. The Episcopal church has no prospect of becoming popular In South Dakota. The present canon prohibits any inln- i Uter from marrying any person who has a divorced husband or wife wtlll living nnd In spite of all efforts the recent con vention refused to repeal this provision. The beautiful bluff tract which has been admired by millions should not be relegated to Us former position ns a eornllcld or cow pasture. As n matter of local pride this tract which has been embellished and converted Into a park ahould bo dedicated ns a public park and maintained ns such. Independence hall has been reded- ! cated as part of the Philadelphia peace Jubilee program and the country U sagely informed by the Associated Press that the Declaration of Independence was signed In that building. Had the Associated Press omitted this startling reference the country might not have been aware of that historical fact. The War department Investigation commission has finally Inspected Chlcka nmuga military camp and as might have been expected found nothing tc justify or verify the stories of cnuv neglect nud flagrant abuse of soldier : stationed theru during the summei mouths. Like most of the horrors fnbrl cuted by the yellow Journals , the horror * of Ohlckamauga were principally tin product of the fertile Imagination 01 fakirs. AX VSTKXAJWK DUCTIUNE. \ few days ago ono of the Judges of the district court declared nt a political meeting that he would vote against no man because he had been charged In a newspaper with being n criminal and ho appealed to voters not to waver from that rule of law which holds a mnn In nocent until ho Is proved guilty. This In certainly n most extraordinary doctrine. If the presumption of Inno cence must shield every candidate for olllco whoso career 1ms been steeped with corruption so notorious ns to make him odious and disreputable , then the most sacred function of the honest newspaper to warn the public against committing Important trusts Into tlir hands of dangerous men would bo nb rogated. If every man guilty of crim inal acts must first bo convicted In a court of Justice before forfeiting tin- confidence of the people , some of the very worst men could fearlessly bravo public opinion as candidates for otllce , with the assurance that anything that might bo published concerning them would be discredited unless they had served a term In the penitentiary. The very fact that the constitution and the laws of almost every state In the union expressly guarantee the right of every man to publish charges affcctlug the- reputation of any candidate for cilice. If made with good motives , is within It self a contradiction of the position that criminal charges appearing against po litical candidates In a newspaper should have no weight whatever with the voters , unless the accusation rests upon court record atllrmlng the guilt , after due trial and conviction. Carried to Its logical conclusion , the doctrine that every newspaper charge against a candidate for olllco must be Ignored would make the endorsement or recommendation of any candidate by a newspaper equally devoid of Iniluenci.1 by the voters. If the praise of public men In the newspaper should have no weight or influence In their behalf with thinking people , why should the praise of a politician talking on the stump have any weight or exert any Influence upon the voters ? Words said In print should certainly carry greater force than words spoken , because they cannot be so easily repudiated , denied or dis torted in meaning. This la why the soboY advice of the reputable and clean newspaper makes a more profound and lasting Impression upon conscientious people than the fiery declamation of the campaign orator. The fact that the press Is rap idly superseding the stump speaker Is duo not so much to Its capacity lo reach more people as to the growing confi dence Inspired among Intelligent people ple In its dispassionate judgment of men and measures. THE ANTI-TRUST LAW. The supreme court of the United States has alllrmed the constitutionality of the anti-trust law of 1800. It 1ms decided that the law applies to railroad combinations to fix rates. Whether or not It was the Intention of congress , at the time of flic enactment of the law , that It should have this application' , no longer a mutter for discussion. The court did not pass upon the policy of the legislation , sin.ply declaring that It was within the constitutional power of congress. This gives the law great value and will Incline the people inoro strongly In favor of Its retention on the statute books. Hut the law will not accomplish all that was expected of it In merely pre venting associations of railroads to reg ulate traflic rates. It was chiefly in tended , there can be no doubt , for the suppression of Industrial and commer cial combinations In restraint of trade. This It has utterly failed to accomplish and the supreme court has held , In ef fect , that It Is Inadequate for this pur pose. Important as It unquestionably Is In the public Interest that this law has been declared nppllcnblo to railroad combinations , It Is certainly of no less Importance that there bo legislation which will reach other forms of combi nation In restraint of trade nnd repress ive of competition , If It Is within tlie power of congress to provide such legis lation. Trusts are Increasing In num ber and In power. The tendency toward monopoly Is as strong today as It has ever been , If not stronger. This Is not due , as some allege , to peculiar economic conditions hero , for a similar state of things Is found In other countries. The policy of protection cannot reasonably bo hold responsible for trusts hero when like combinations exist in free trade England. Indeed there is a well nigh universal tendency in this direction and the fact that trust development has been more rapid In this country than In any other Is simply characteristic. This growth of monopolistic combina tions , however , must not be permitted to go on If a way can be found to put a stop to It. The public Is now secure against railroad agreements such as that of the Joint Tralllc association. Krce competition between common carriers is assured so long us existing conditions prevail. What can be done to insure unrestricted Industrial nud commercial competition is a question worthy the se rious consideration of the most enlight ened statesmanship. The supreme court of the United States has clearly pointed out that there Is n limitation upon the power of congress In this mat ter. It cannot go beyond what may be necessary for the regulation of Inter state commerce and commerce with for eign countries , therefore It cannot legis late to reach every sort of trust or com bination. It was held by the supreme court lu the Sugar trust case that the anti-trust law applied to monopolies lu restraint of Interstate or International trade or commerce and not to monopolies in manufacture eveu of a necessary of life. Hut this limitation upon the power of congress does not leave the people hopelessly at the mercy of monopolies. What con gress cannot do the states may do ami the supreme court has Indicated a prac ticable course for the states to pursue which would undoubtedly bo effective In repressing trusts. Some of the states have enacted anti-trust laws , but whal Is needed is uniform legislation whlcli will be faithfully enforced , it must bo confessed that experience In this matter has been far from satisfactory , for It has been found difficult to fnuuo an anti-trust law that will stand , but this should not be allowed to discourage further efforts. TUB 1'RACTIC.lb WE IV. Those who think that territorial ex pansion will necessarily bring trade ex pansion will derive no encouragement from the opinion of one of the most In telligent nnd successful business men lu the United States Andrew Carnegie. Xo man apcaks with greater authority respecting the practical side of expan sion. In a recent Interview Mr. Carne gie sold that If 1he United States Is go ing to enter upon the course the expan sionists urge there can be no prosperous business , because we shall be subject to wars and war's alarms and business Is the child of security and peace. Ho de clared that territorial expansion will not bring expansion , saying that the devel opment of one state hi the union in peace nnd security will outweigh all the Increase of profit we can get from for eign trade lu any of the worthless pos sessions which wo can attempt now to take. The Philippines , said Mr. Carne gie , have a certain trade which cannot bo greatly Increased , the wants of the people are few , barbarians are no cus tomers , civilized people arc the consum ers of our products. If the American people would look at the question in this practical way there would be fewer advocates of territorial expansion. No expansionist has given any satisfactory reason for the assump tion that the policy ho urges would bring any material Increase of trade. The fact of making the Philippines American territory would not necessar ily increase the wants of the people there and while we should undoubtedly get more of the trade of the islands than we have had It Is very doubtful whether It would repay the cost of governing the Islands. There Is no doubt that very generally there Is an exaggerated Idea of the value of this Philippine trade , but if it be admitted that it Is as valuable as some claim it to be , the United States could not control all of It. The conten tion that we must appropriate all of the- Philippines In order to expand our trade in the far east generally Is absurd. For this purpose a naval and coaling station there Is all that Is necessary , if Indeed even that Is required lu the interest of our Asiatic commerce. A JUDICIOUS ItEFOKM. Tlie comptroller of the currency has Is sued an order regarding the examina tion of national banks which will doubtless - loss be approved by nil conservntiTc bankers and certainly will be by those who do business with the banks. The order provides that national Ixinks in the large cities , which have heretofore been examined only once a year , shall hereafter be subjected to examination twice every twelve months , thus bring ing them within the rule now applied to banks in smaller cities. The comp troller points out that If semi-annual ex aminations had been the custom the im paired condition of a national bank in Now York City which recently closed Its doors would have been disclosed far In advance of the date of Its failure and that at least a part of the resulting loss and embarrassment to stockholders might have been averted. Referring to the order the New York Mall nnd Express says It will accomplish a reform In the system of examinations which is altogether in the interest of Bound banking. Semi-annual examina tions of banks operating under federal charters will be none too frequent. They will be useful to the Institutions and their patrons in equal degree and their ultimate effect must be to strengthen the national bank system and give it a larger hold on the confidence of the busi ness public. We fully agree with tills view and we are disposed to regard as Judicious the suggestion that bank ex aminations bo made quarterly , or as frequently as these Institutions are re quired to publish statements showing their condition. Such n regulation would Imply no reflection whatever upon the banks , while its effect would be to begot n stronger sense of security among de positors. On the whole the national banks are honestly conducted. Their officers are for the most part careful and conservative men , of good business training and Judgment , who vigilantly guard the Interests committed to their charge. But occasionally a bank falls nnd usually Investigation shows that with a better system of examination It might have been saved from failure , or the loss to stockholders been rendered less severe. At all events , too much care cannot be taken to Insure the soundness of the banks and to safeguard them against the dangers which experience has shown beset them. No conservative and pru dent banker will object to this. U1T OF UlSTUltY. The speech of General Woodford , ex- minister to Spain , In Boston n few days ago , In which he outlined his work In Madrid , has attracted attention as an exceedingly Interesting contribution to the history of the conflict with Spain. The statement removes all doubt as to the great anxiety of President McKlnley to do something for tlie people of Cuba and to accomplish this without resort to war. war.General General Woodford went to Madrid with Instructions from the president to secure justice to the suffering people of Cuba ; to Insist upon protection to the great commercial interests of the United States In Cuba ; and to seek these ends so long as It was possible by ways of peace nnd if possible to avoid or avert war. The minister Informed the Span ish government that In the opinion of the president permanent peace could only come In Cuba by the withdrawal of Spanish authority. He represented to Spain that the Interests of the United States demanded lasting peace In Cuba nnd he conveyed the Impression that only ns a last resort would this govern ment attempt to establish a protectorate over the Island. Ono of the demands made was that Woyler should be with drawn from Cuba and ns everybody knows this was complied with , al though the Spanish government had practically decided that Weylor should remain In Havana two years longer. General Woodford said : "It Is very useless to speculate upon the conditions of the past , but It Is my deliberate be lief that had the Mnlno not been blown up In the harbor of Havana and had not that singular nnd undiplomatic letter of Seuor Do Lome been discovered , before the close of the summer of 1SHS the Spanish flag would have left the Island ofCuba _ without the firing of a shot or the loss of a life. " Nobody will venture to question the opinion of a man who had so prominent a part In the negotiations preceding the war and had the best possible opportunity for know- lug the trend of things nt the Spanish capital. But , as General Woodford said , It Is useless to speculate upon the con ditions of the past. Perhaps war be came inevitable- from the jnpmont our government gave Spain to understand that the Cuban people must receive just treatment and Intimated that there was a possibility of the United States ex tending a protectorate over the Island. These were sharp wounds to Spanish pride ami there was a rampant jingo el ement In Spain ns well as In the United States. But nt all events wo have this very high nnd trustworthy authority that President McKlnley earnestly sought to benefit the Cuban people and to conserve the commercial Interests of the United States without going to war. A ItlDLlCAL DISl'UTE. FltANKLINVILLE , N. Y. , Oct. 28. To the Editor of the Bee : Allow me to call atten tion to a statement tuado by the editor of The Omaha Bco at the banquet at Omaha , and his reference to a passage In the bible , 1. e. , "Ho that observeth the winds BuaFl not sow ; and ho that regarxlcth the clouds shall not reap. " The learned editor attributed the above passage to Solomon and claimed that Solomon was the first chief of a weather bureau. It would not bo worth whllo to refer to this matter , only the passage Is often quoted to prove the folly of the present weather bureau In attempting to predict future weather changes. Allow mo to say that this passage Is found In Ecclcslastcs , xl. chap ter , 4th verse. It Is very doubtful ecrlp- turo , to say the least , and the author thereof Is a subject of controversy. Therefore ft proves nothing. However , let him who would appeal to scripture for dlvlno author ity turn to First Kings , chapter xylll. , verses 41-46 , Inclusive. There ho will find a complete weather bureau with the Prophet Elijah as chief , making a long range fore cast ; also find a. volunteer observer climb ing Mount Carmcl and taking observations seven times. There ho will find the fore cast verified , and there ho will find a record that may be read by an men , the author ship of which Is not questioned. The 111- tlo cloud that arose out of 'tho sea brought the predicted rain. Pardon this Intrusion. Fraternally yours , JOHN W. KALES , Volunteer Observer. It Is not the province of a secular paper to discuss theology or to carry on controversies concerning the unknow able. It would not be difficult to quote the bible for or against almost any theory affecting affairs cither terrestrial or celestial , Including tlie phenomena upon which the weather observers rely In making their forecasts. Whether the author of Eccleslastes was Klug Solo- inou or a more obscure sage and philoso pher Is Immaterial , so long as his esti mate of people who regard the clouds a'ud ' obserfe the winds accords with the expcrlcnc cof the ages. Concede that Elijah nnd not Solomon Is entitled to credit for making the first long range forecasts , his observations on Mount Carmel were not mere guesses based on the movements of clouds and direction of the winds , but the result of absolute power over the elements. That Is not a wild assertion , but a statement cm- bodied in Introduction which bible readers get to Elijah , who is quoted n saying to King Alinu : "As the Lord God of Israel llveth there shall not be dew nor rains these years , but according to my word. " If the rain makers of our times had the backing nnd power of Elijah they would not have to depend upon ravens to feed them , but could live on baked pigeons and terrapin all the year round. Two allied railway passenger associ ations have just adopted a joint rule providing for the issuance of clergy men's half-fare permits by either associ ation , good for the year 1800 , on all roads that are members of both. Thus it seems that Instead of following the usual rule of trying at the beginning of each year to make half-fare permits harder to get the railroads are this year making them easier to get. All this Is doubtless Interesting to the clergy , but the laity cannot help repeating the old question why clergymen should be en titled to favors at the hands of the railroads not accorded to nil. If It Is true that those why pay fare pay also for those who nre carried free the right of the clergy to shift half the bur den becomes all the greater conundrum. The death of Colonel George E. War- Ing , the sanitary expert , who had been commissioned to visit the city of Ha vana to ascertain the exact sanitary condition of that city and to form Ideas of the best method of putting the place In the best sanitary shape , only em phasizes the fact that the solution of the Cuban problem Is to bo sought not KO much In our military and naval re sources , as in our ability to grapple with yellow fever. Colonel Waring was pre sumed to be safe from the. insidious at tack , less dangerous at this time of the year than in the heated season , but the sequel showed that In spite of nil pre caution the contagion proved fatal to the eminent sanitary engineer. There Is a handsome surplus in the exposition exchequer. This money be longs to the stockholders. The stock holder In law Is one who can produce a legal certificate of stock held In his or her name nnd the books of the com pany must contain a record of the Issue of every share of legal stock outstand ing. Upon such certificate only can rebates or dividends be paid. A prom ise to purchase stock or a partial pay ment on such purchase does not entitle the payee to a certificate , and holding no certificate ho cannot share In the profit * or dividends of the corporation. Ono of the worst calamities of the late war has just come to light In the sud den emerging from the unexplored re- , clous of Alaska of a nontenant In the regular army who was In utter Ignorance - noranco of the war until after the peace negotiations were In progress , The lieu tenant might by this tlmo have been a captain or even a colonel had he only had an opportunity to test his fighting qualities against the Spanish , but now he will have to wait for another war erwin win promotion by the flow process of ( lentil In the ranks above him. Under the apportionment of popula tion based on the census of 1800 Douglas county would have been entitled to five senators nnd fifteen representatives In the legislature. By the conspiracy that defeated the apportionment ac cording to the mandate of the constitu tion the representation of Douglas county has been curtailed by six mem bers of the house and two senators. And the man most responsible for the perpetration of this outrage Is William A. Poynter , then acting president of the senate , on whose motion the apportion ment bill was laid under the table. AVlipn-ln Io In a Knilure. Washington Star. The American Indian Is beginning to bo depressed by the realization that whllo he Is a noble figure In poetry and romance ho is an exceedingly poor hand at a trade. the lllnuie. Olobe Democrat. The war Investigation has brought out some very damaging evidence against the contractors ; they put BO much material Into the uniforms that some of the soldiers looked sick. A liCMHOii In Action. Kansas City Star. As a coascqucnco of the annexation of Porto nice the shores of the Island have become part of the care of the United States coast and geodetic survey , and operations will begin In November to chart the entire outline of the Island. What the Spanish government has failed to do lu four cen turies the United States will finish at once. A Kow KamiM Left. Louisville Courier-Journal. Uncle Sam still has a matter of 679,368- 274 acres of unappropriated and unreserved public lands at his disposal , but 322,176,000 acres are In "desert" states , though some are valuable. The day when a free home Is at the disposal of every one that will take It and Improve It Is swiftly passing , but there Is room enough In the reclamation of arid lands by Irrigation to supply millions of settlers yet. More AVorlt. ( .prater Prosperity. New York Herald. Factory Inspector O'Leary reports that more than 3,600 manufactories are now In operation In this state that were either closed or not In existence a year ago , while 52,000 more persons are employed In these factories than could find work last year. The pessimist can find nothing In such fig- urea as these to grumble at , while the whole state rejoices la the Increased prosperity they reveal. Fnlr Gnnm IN Our * . Boston Olobe. Whatever else may fall of realization In the plans of the expansionists ono acquisi tion of territory In far distant waters Is cer tain. Guam Is ours Guam of the Ladrones by formal consent of the Spanish peace commissioners at Paris. It Is not a great territorial possession which bos now come Into our hands , but U has a history. This Is the happy Island where nothing was known of the Yanko-Spanko war until American guns boomed In its harbor , firing what was supposed to bo a complimentary salute to the Spanish flag , to which the Spanish commandant was preparing to respond spend , in true Castillan fashion. "What the Wur lyimu Coat. Philadelphia Record. In preparing , advertising and Issuing the popular loan of { 200,000,000 subscribed for last summer the Treasury department lias expended already more than 1200,000 ; and the total expense account Is expected to reach nearly to the limits of ithe $500,000 authorized by congress to to devoted to the purpose. 'Even ' with this large outlay the treasury officials declare that the loan is the cheapest over floated tbijt Is , If no account be taken of the premium which the bonds would have brought If offered originally in the financial markets to < the highest bidder. John Chliiniiuiii'n .Smooth Baltimore American. The Chinese may tie Ignorant , llllterata and opposed to progress , but when It comes to smuggling themselves Into tills country they show an Ingenuity , an Intelligence , u knowledge of progressive methods and a fertility of resources ithat baffle even gov ernmental superiority. They are reported to have cleverly made use of the Omaha Exposition In such a way as completely to trick the vigilance of the authorities as to their penmanen.t stay. The Celestial may be benighted In some respects , but he has a thoroughly up-to-date keenness of eye for the main chance. Cltlzeiinlilp of I'orto Illcnnc. Cincinnati Tribune. Porto nicans living in the United States liave raised a peculiar question. They claim the right of franchise without naturaliza tion. The argument advanced Is that by the raising of the American flag over Porto Rico they acquired the same status as that of native-born citizens of this country. It Is said that about 1.000 unnaturallzed natives of Porto nice , residing In this city alone , will be affected by the determination of the question. It Is one of .those peculiar cases which -will have ito be adjudicated without a precedent for a guide. Inasmuch as there are several thousand native-born Porto nicans In seaboard cities , the question is In teresting , outside the novelty of the matter. Amerlunnlr.liiK S Kansas City Star. General Wood announces th'at Santiago d Cuba needs a hotel , meaning , of course , a hotel In the American sense. The United States , which is really the inventor of the modern hotel , now followed as a model all over the civilized world , should have no dif ficulty in supplying the demand at Santiago , A complete hotel , landlord , clerk and all , could be furnished on a few days' notice. The advent In Santiago of the American who knows how to keep a hotel would be a proud , glad day for that city. The estab lishment of a first-class American hotel with Its business raethoda , its neatness , prompt ness and regard for the comfort and conven ience of its guests , would be , in effect , the inauguration of an educational institution in Santiago. at Wnr Driuirtiueiit , WASHINGTON , Oct. 29. Major General Henry K. l/awton , who recently arrived in this country from Santiago , was at the War department today , accompanied by Captains R. 0. Mendoza and Edward U King of his staff and A. B. Mestre , a native Cuban. General Lawton came to Washing ton for consultation with the authorities here. Ho epent some time in General Car- bin's ofllce and afterward went to the White House to ace the president. Gen eral Lawton expressed satisfaction at the manner In which affairs are moving in Santiago province. He believes affairs there will adjust themselves gradually to the new order of things. Appointment ! ! h > - the 1'ri-iilileiit. WASHINGTON. Oct. 29. The president has appointed John W. I.utz of Ohio consul of the United States at Arlca. Chill , and Edward E. Oarrctt receiver of public money * at Ilolns. Idaho , sncui.Aii SHOT * AT Tim PULPIT. Minneapolis Journal : Ucv. John It. Scud- der of Jersey City has now put four billiard tables In his chnpel. Think of St. Paul dropping In on St , Potcr for n friendly game after ono of his long , tiresome missionary tours. Why not ? Indianapolis News : The worldly professors who make dancing lessons a business nro feeling hurt at Hov. John L. Scuddcr's church dancing school. Nearly 200 young people took advantage of his bargain-counter class. Ten dancing lessons for a dollar , and under church auspices at that , Is something that the profession cannot compete with , Louisville Courier-Journal : The bishop and deputies of the Episcopal convention should remember the constitutional piovlslou that congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. The state consti tutions have generally a similar provision. When It is proposed to maUo the public schools an ally of the church , the question naturally arises , what church ? And that way madness lies. Philadelphia Press : The former chaplalu of the Oregon , Mr. Mclntyre , whoso sini- tenco of dismissal was approved Tuesday by the president , ought to go to some secluded place and nMlcet as to how It proflteth a man "to drink too much rum and quinine" and lose his life-job In the aiavy. in this caeo It Eecrnu to have been a "Job , " pure and simple. That Is the right In which Mc lntyre can bo regarded in connection with the office of chaplain. I'UHSOXAIj AXI > UTIII3IIWISI- : . The comic opera season In Paris Is con fined for the moment to the boulevard and the environments of the palace of Justice. Thomas Katz kicked up a disturbance in Denver recently and was run In. The mis fortune of Thomas waa in starting a row In daytime. Of the 1,200 United States mules sent to Santiago twenty-two have died. One kicked dynamite and the others were discouraged at the climate. An eastern critic , after viewing the statue of Hufus Choate , recently unveiled in Boston- says "It looks as if It was holding its hand out for a retainer. " That Is to say the pose Is professional. Slnco the decision of the natloual supreme court against railroad pools several news papers pronounce the old business maxln , "Competition is the llfo of tradea rnlla grade of anarchy. Senator Vest is said to have the most marvelous memory In the senate and Is able to quote verbatim surprisingly long extracts from any speech to which ho has llstcucd during a given session. Some people In Wisconsin insist that the new battleship bearing the name of the state should bo chrlsteued with the fluid "that made Milwaukee famous. " Loyalty to homo industry Is tbo motto of the brew ers. Some people hi this country harbor the mistaken notion that the Filipinos uro sadly lu need of the blessings of civilization. Ad vices from that region show the natives to bo the peers of the most favored lu kicking against taxation. The municipal employes of Havana , who are clamoring for overdue wages , had bet ter go Blow. Spanish officials will not tolerate erate symptoms of treason whllo dividing the foot. The clamorous crowd will dis cover presently that there is mighty little honor among Havana rogues. "Ill blowe the wind that profits nobody. " Slnco his arrest on the charge of train rob bery young Jesse James has trebled his cigar sales. He has a stand in the rotunda of the county court house at Kansas City , aud takes in as high as $100 a day Instead of $15 , as a result of his notoriety. Admiral Schley married Miss Annie Franklin of Annapolla end has three chil dren two boys and a girl. Virginia Is mar ried to Mr , Wortley , an English gentleman , nephew of Earl Wortley , and resides in New York. Scott Schley has Just com menced the practice of medicine In New York and Frank is in the army. New York Truth puts out a picture of the remodeled "Cozzens Houso" as the hotel which George Francis Train built at Omaha In sixty days. The psychic sage would not recognize his offspring now , with its pro fusion of porches , pillars and what Bill Nye pronounced "architectural warts. " For the benefit of Truth it should be added that the building la occupied as a theological semi nary. Kipling got his queer first name for sen timental reasons. His father , when designer of decorations for r pottery firm at Burslcm , England , attended a picnic near the village of Uudyard , not far from the pottery works. There ho met and fell In love with Mary ] ) . McDonald , the daughter of a clergyman , whom ho shortly married. Their first-born arrived while the young couple were In Bombay , whither Kipling had gone to direct the art schools of the Madras presidency. In memory of the place where they first met the parents decided to call their boy Rud- yard Kipling. People who are not posted on the Intri cacies of the game of golf may extract In formation and delight from the description of a game : "Facing the fourth , crosalng the ravine , Miss W. was short , whllo Miss II. drove the green. Miss W. was well up on her approach pitch and the hole was ul timately halved In 3. On the fifth Miss II. gained thirty yards in driving off , fol lowing up thin advantage by a well played brassey , whllo Miss W. , who half-topped her second shot , only reached Miss H.'s second on the odd. Miss H. was short of the green on her mashle. " TIlOl'lILES ' QIC THIS TIIUONUI.KSS. What Alln < he Doiineeil "Son of Heaven" anil the Itemeily. The Impression gained from the dispatches concerning the troubles of the bounced "Son of Heaven" was that ho had concussion of the brain , superinduced by violent contact with LI Hung Chang's lignum vltao slipper. This appears to be a misapprehension. The New York Herald has diagnosed his ail ment , and discoursed learnedly , as becomes a modern expansionist , on the medical pha e of the case , as follows : "His symptoms can leave no possible doubt that he suffers from a case of Brlght's uleease which has already reached a very advanced stage. With the aid of these symptoms it Is even possible to diagnose that the disease has reached a period at which the kidneys have _ a tendency to be come atrophied , when the arteries of cvon the heart undergo an alteration in their structure. Thle form of Brlght's disease is Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum * Alum baking powders are the greatest menacen to health of the present day. I MIUNO PO t > tH CO. , KtW YORK. nlso known as conjunctive nephritis , eclerouk nephritis or Interstitial nephritis. V "Tho peculiar shortness of breath which is mentioned nlso seems to Indicate that th disease Is already complicated by a special variety of uraemia known ns dyspnocnU uraemia. Lastly , the weakness which doct not allow the emperor to get up Is yet nn- other bad augury. Thus,1 H appears , the diagnosis is a very serious one , especially on account of his general weakness and tun extreme probability of complication In th ehapo of dyspnocalc uraemia , "Milk diet would bo the best cure to fol low , and slnco It Is suspected that the dis ease Is complicated with dyspnooali nephritis it Is most probable that the em- .1 peror would bo at least relieved If ho wers \ given with tliti milk diet two gratmncti ot \ thecbromlno dally for n few days. This would carry off the uraemlc poisons and then there would moat llhrly bo Improvement } as regards that painful symptom of suf focation. " I1I.ASTS I-MtOM UASI'S HOIIX. Sow a kindness nnd reap great Joy. Discipline makes conscience a trusty friend. A good man finds self-reproach sharper than reproof. Mop , like bullets , need to bo aimed right to hit the mark. If a preacher gets rusty ho will bo a poor plpo for the Water of Life. Knvlronmonts arc the Bettings to the diamonds mends of Urtuo and mercy. It Is the man who Is trying to give the earth away who gets It for himself. The preacher must have much faith In men , or they will have none In his message. llcasou can no more comprehend Oed thau a yard-stick can understand mathematics. Science halts when the lamp of reason goes out ; Kttlth walks hand in hand with tbo Infinite . The attempt to make the Bible suit nil our notions is like twisting a signpost to suit a , cross-eyed man. OUIl I'HOl 1) NAVY. Oh , M > suddenly our nuvy has attained A wond'rous size , That the world la taking " npliiKti" with wide-open mouth and cyi ; And old SiMiln , who thought lie had ua in a somewhat woeful plight , Finds hir own much boiiHtcd navy well , It's nearly "out of slu'lit ! " We nro grateful for the victories given to our Kiillant "tars , " Who seem clmrin'il URnlnst the dangcrv that beset these modern wars , \ Scarcely one has fallen victim to a Spanish ball or sword ; 1 What a P KO In naval history ! Says Mc ' Klnlcymess the Lord ! " As wo sing tboso martial balliulH that in * splro the "god of warn , " We must add to their proportions to admit these new-born stars ; L t us niuUo a hundred stanzas of the old "Hcd , White nnil Uluo , " And , Instead of "Yankee Doodle , " alna "As IJowcy Did , ' 11 Do ! " Dewey "set the ball unrolling" when Ma nila he surprised ; 4 Others , with the Helf-sam spirit , kept It ' duly exercised ; Time ne'er ahow'd so many heroes in. the twinkling of un eye ! Let us nuinu our sons and grandsone , Duwey , Ilobson , Sampson , Schley ! Shouta the "Don" from Jlorro castlo. "Oh , 1 say ! can those things light ? " Schley was r.cur enough .to hear him and ho orlcO , 'You're jjosh durn'U right ! " And If you urc 'from Missouri , ' where a fellow'H word 'don't BO , ' You had better dust your whlskl-rs and get ready for the show ! ' " As our noble fleet lay anchor'd near tht Santiago bay It surprised the whrewd Ccrvcra in a clcvc "sot away ; " Isow the sharks around ure searching1 fof the victims of our shell , Whllci we breathe nn Inward prayer foi the souls of those who fell. Hip hurrah for our proud navy ! High ! doth nmply arm the brave ! i And the flay Is not fur distant when , on each Incoming wave , Shall resound the voice of Freedom , slnu- inij to Us mother shore Tyrants fear thy sacred pennant ; plrntei ride the waves no more ! Columbus , Neb. J. A. KILQORE. Of H DAILY I1UI.LKTIN. WASHINGTON , Oct. 30 , 1S98. The order for the honorabto discharge of three Major and twenty-six Brigadier Generals from the military service of the United States goes Into effect today. This heavy decrease In officers necessarily follows the close of the war. war.We We Are Today and also tomorrow afternoon But from 7:30 : until J2 o'clock ( noon ) We are going to offer some very un usual neckwear as low as 50c ; it is not the usual sort however that is generally sold at 50c. This is a special quality of silk special shapes and a special price. price.You You get a one dollar tie in zither string bow four-in-v hand teck or puff 'Sk : or only 50C each. See our window on J5th street. A few more of those. Madras Shirts at 85c. "Monday. " Remember we : lose at noon , W Can UCA Mtrf DeuHlM ' -