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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , NOVEMBER 10 , 3808. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE E. HOSIiWATCH , Editor. PUULISHUD UVEUY MOUNINO. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION : Dally Bee ( without Sunday ) . On Vc r..M.OO Dally Bee and Hunduy , One Year S.W Hlx.Mouths .I i..k k 4.W Thrco Alunlhs ; -W Bunduy Bee , One Year * * < " Saturday lloc. One Year 2 Weekly Bo * , One Ycur . . . . . < OFFICES. Omaha : The Bee Building. South Omaha : Singer IJlock , Corner N and Twenty-fourth Streets. Council UlutTs : It ) Pearl Street. Chicago onitc : Btoik Exchange Bldg. New York : TempleCourt. . Washington : 001 Fourteenth Street. COnnESI'ONDENCK. All communications rein ting to news and editorial matter should be addreasel : To the Editor. Editor.BUSINESS LBTTEIIB. All business letters and remittances ehould bo addressed to The Bee Publishing Company. Onmha. Drafts , checks , express and postolflre money orders to be made payable to the order of the company. THE 11CB PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska , Douglas County , us. : George B. Tzschuck. secretary of The Bee Publishing company , being duly sworn , says that the. actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally , Morning. Evenlnn nnd Sunday Bee. printed during the month of October. 1893 , was oa fol lows : i 20,020 17 aaoi8 : J S.V.U5 18 as , 05 3 25,110 19 8 . MO 4 1T..81O 20 ; .S5a7.'l B ur , : tnt 21 a5un : 6 2.MT4 22 a.1UI3 7 2.VIII5 23 a , M1.1 8 2ru0 : 24 8.t , < trn 9 ar,2 r 25 as.-i.-tr. 10 Str , < 128 26 25,237 11 IMI7 27 B5.4UU 12 a 1,012 28 23,5iM : IS : t1.0ld 29 2r.,7ll ! ( 14 U7 , 8 SO 23.1KIO is 211.7-to 31 UOBB 10 20.UOO Total K1B.WN Loss unsold nnd returned papers. . I7sat ; Not total average 7 7,27B Net dally average SS3.71H GEORGE B. TKSCIIUCK , Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence this 31st day of October. 1S9S. N. P. K13IL , Votary Public. Omaha 1ms room for several more rail- rontls. Not only that , but It lias the busi ness for them , too. Popocratlc politicians now realize that they planted too Inrce a crop of political aspirations on n falling market. If anything Is to be done to ncquln * the beautiful bluff tntct for the park system of Omaha the llrst move should be made without delay. Captain Slgsbee gets the llrst slice or prize money out of the late war. Up to date the Snnlsh government has not dis tributed any prize money. With fifty-five vessels In course of construction , many of which arc nearIng - Ing completion , the United States navy does not appear to be going Into a de cline. The question of annexation is another question that may claim the attention ol the Oumhu and South Omaha members of the Douglas delegation to Lincoln tuls winter. Money order business ) at the Omaha postDlIlcu Is characterized as unpreco dented. This is just what might be ex pected from the unprecedented business revival. The United States of Central America Is only two weexs old and already has n revolution on Its hands. Revolution * seem to breed in that section of the world like fleas in the sandhills. The pictorial blanket ballot scorns to bo conducive not only to Ignorant voting ing nnd election frauds , but also to elec tion contests. With n ballot embracing so- many points for dispute , every close election becomes an Invitation for con test. Every republican member-elect to the coming legislature should see to it that he has bis certificate of election duly signed and delivered. Nothing makes a neat In the legislature so certain as n certificate safely stowed away In tuo Inside - side pocket. The recalcitrant Chlppcwa Indians In Minnesota are to take a trip to Wash ington at the expense of the government. When they gel a few more blankets and a Uttlo larger allowance of commissary { ( tores' the Leech lake war can be fairly said tobe - ended. Governor Holcomb 1ms at last issued his Thanksgiving proclamation. Before election be was somewhat In doubt as to what he waa going to be thankful for and the point has not become much clearer since , unless It Is that ho knows who his successor will be. What a great concession for the French court of ca isatlon to notify Dreyfus that it 1ms his case under consideration and that he la expected to prepare his de fense. Dut what kind of a defense can a man prepare while , kvpt a solitary prisoner ten thousand miles away ? One or two of the professional as sessors who , after being rejected at the republican primaries , bought places on the popueratlc ticket , managed to squeeze through at the election. The professional assessor who changes h.s politics ns be does his coat to keep In office will bear watching nil the time. Promoter Ilooley donated a large sum to secure an English title and then failed. It would have been much cheaper to move to Kentucky , where one round of drinks would have won tl 3 till * of Judge and two tuat of colonel. With the promoter's well known prodi gality as a money spender there Is mi telling what title ho might hare ac quired. The populist hojdcrs of official snapx In Nebraska thought they were having their full share _ of trouble before elec tion between paying campaign assess ments and hustling votes for the men wllo kept them In office. As n post-cleg tlon load of grief , however. It Is hinted that possibly the cruel republican legls lature may not make any appropriation to liquidate the salary account of the many useless officials. \ ItKKD iril.Ij DU SVHAKKll. The statements of democratic news papers that n movement had been started among republicans to defeat the iioinliflitlon of Tlioinna It. Itccd for the spcakcrshlp of the next house and that the administration desires lih defeat , have been given mi unqualified denial by Hepresenlntlvc Qrcsvcnor of Ohio , whoso authority will hardly te ques tioned. General Grosvenor says that the name of Mr. Reed will be the only one mc n. tinned In the caucus of the republican party for speaker of the house of rop- rcsentatlvcs and that he will be nomi nated unanimously nnd enthusiastically elected by the same unanimous vote of the republican membership of the house. The administration , said General Gros- venor , will not ouly not oppose Mr. Reed , but In his opinion It would be the Imlght of bad politics If any known friend of the administration should bo found engaged In anything of that char acter. "If It was deemed advisable four years ago and two years ago to elect ) Mr. Reed speaker , " said the Ohio congressman , "by much , stronger rea sons It is desirable now that , he should not only be elected , but Uut he should bo elected without opposition by the en tire party. " There can be no doubt that nil republicans who have the Interests of the party at heart will bo In accord with this vlnw. It Is well understood that Mr. Reed Is not In sympathy with the territorial expansion Idea and also that he does tint approve of the proposal of the cur- ronry refokmers to retire the United States legal tender notes. Doubtless there are some among these elemiMitu who would like to see him deposed from the Bpoakershlp , but they should understand that his Influence would not thereby be weakened , though his power In giving direction to legislation would be abridged. On the floor of the house the commanding force and authority of Thomas K. Reed as a leader would still be felt. But his place In a republican house Is iu the speaker's chair , where he 1ms never had a superior and there Is where at least nine-tenths of the re publicans of the nation want him to re main. QUESTION A J1LK FlXAXClRRINd. The Board of Public Works has ad vised the city council that there Is no money at Its disposal to carry on street cleaning and street repairs. Innsimu-li as the general fund and street cleaning fund are practically exhausted It Is pro posed to devote a part of the $ 'Jo,000 collected from the Bolln bondsmen to this purpose. The question Is whether the diversion of this money would be Justified under the charter. Primarily the money eril- bezzled by the late city treasurer was taken out of various funds. The short ages were made good by tlte Issue of funding bonds while the suits against the bondsmen were still pending in Uie court. The proper course to pursue with the money paid In by the bondsmen was to deposit It to the credit of the sinking fund for use In .redeeming the bonds Issued to meet the deficit. To divert this'money to the' general fund or street cleaning fund or any other fund virtually constitutes a trans fer from the sinking fund , which is ex pressly prohibited by the charter. There Is no doubt' that an emergency exists that requires the ralslng-of money o continue street work Just as" there Is an emergency also to maintain , the police and lire departments , whose funds are nearly exhausted. It remains for the council to raise the necessary funds without violating the letter or spirit of the charter. If It can be done as sug gested by collecting monty due from the railroads for viaduct repairs and do forth , the council should by all means take the steps to enforce the city's right ful claims. Such n course would be preferable to straining the law by diverting the sink ing fund to ether purposes or to the payment of current expenses. FJL1PIXO D1SSATlSFACTIOtf. Perhaps not a great deal of credence Is to be given the allegation of the Filipino pine junta and the representatives ot Agulualdo respecting the treatment of their leaders , .soldiers and people by the American military and naval officers , Possibly n few of the subordinate offi cers there Is no complaint regarding Admiral Duwey or General Otis have not uniformly shown the Filipinos Uic consideration they think themeelvcs en titled to , but If so It Is reasonably probabla that there was provocation , The Filipinos have not themselves acted at all tlinos In a way to promote good feeling and avoid friction. When Gciv oral Otis requested the withdrawal ol their forces from Manila they did no ! comply until notified that forcible measures would be taken If. they did not withdraw within a given time They have since manifested no little ar rogancc , as well as a disposition to an noy nnd Irritate the Americans , so thai It is not surprising If some of our old COM have shown resentment We are uol prepared to believe , however , that this has been carried to any such extent at Is Implied In the memorial of the Juntii addressed to President McKlulej and the American people. Still it Is linpor tant that all cause ot friction between the Filipinos and our forces be avoided since a rupture of amicable relations ui present might bo a .very serious matter The memorial is exceedingly Interest Ing us a disclosure of the feeling of the Filipinos and as suggcstlug what mnj be expected in our future dealings will them , In the event of the United .State' taking possession of their country. I la to be noted that they claim much oi the credit for wresting Manila from th < Spaniards and they regard thcmsclvei us having been In this particular tin allies of the Americans. They dul no1 participate In the attack which brough about the surrender of Manila , but I Is true that they had securely "bottlei up" the Spaniards In that city and tlui ; tendered Its capture less difficult thai It otherwise would have been. What ever obligation , If any , to the Filipino ! tula placed our government undo ; should be fairly recognized. But th < chief point of Interest In the memorial I : the clearly Indicated expectation of thi Filipinos that they am to have freedom an Independent government They hnvti established n provisional govern ment nnd they expect that to be the foundation of n pcrmaiK-nt systt m of government to be framed and carried on by themselves. There Is no doubt ns to the purpose of their leaders In this regard and they are preparing to- carry It Into effect They have a large nnd well equipped army whose organization Is kept Intact and the people arc being persistently taught that they arc enti tled to self-government nnd must have It. Assuming that the United States takes possession of all the Philippines , what terms can be offered the c people to In duce them to forego their desire for In dependence ? That they have a great respect for the power of the United States tncre can be no doubt , but we cannot safely depend upon this to lead them to quietly submit to our rule. We must permiade them that It will be to tlreir benefit to accept our government or we must compel them to submit to it. The latter would probably be found no light task. It would be necessary to send a large army to the Islandu and possibly a year or two would bt > consumed In desultory warfare bsfore the Filipinos were subdued. The advocates of taking the Philippines may be disposed to make light of this , ' but It Is a matter for seri ous consideration. When we have fin ished with Spain we shall have the Filipinos to deal with nnd In that there are possibilities of much difficulty nnd trouble. DAD CUXDITIUX OF HAVAXA. The report of Colonel Bliss"of the sub sistence department of the army in re gard to the condition of Havana con firms the statements made by other otll- cers of the army who were sent there to arrange for the occupation of Cuba by American troops. Yellow fever is spreading nnd there being no facilities for fighting It the disease Is certain to become epidemic. It seems that Ha vana is a far worse pesthole for Ameri cans than Santiago was , for while the number of sick was very large In the latter city , there was comparatively lit tle virulent and deadly yellow fever. In the matter of care and shelter , the con-1 dltlous arc somewhat better In Havana than they were In Santiago until after the withdrawal of Sh.tfter's army , yet the mortality Is much greater In the former city. Under these circumstances It would seem advisable to still further delay the sending of American troops to Ha vana. The wisdom of not Invading that portion of Cuba nt the outset of the war Is fully vindicated by the prevail ing conditions there. Had a sufficient army to besiege Havana been sent there early In the wan the loss by disease would have been enormous , yet this course was persistently urged by many , who vigorously berated the administra tion because It declined to take this great risk , which it Is now seen would have been most disastrous. American occupation of Cuba is fixed for Decem- , berl , , nnd It will probably be neces sary to have a considerable force of American soldiers in Havana at that time , but no more should , be sent there- than will be required to preserve peace and order nnd enforce the authority of the military government There is no question that the school bond proposition received more than twice as many affirmative votes as negative votes at the election , but whether this makes the bond Issue legal in view of the fact that scarcely half the voters expressed themselves on the proposition may be disputed. Bids can doubtless be secured for the bonds , but the bidders before they complete their agreement will want somu court decision upholding their validity. ' The situation Is at all events unfortunate. It Is to be hoped it may be cleared up in time to Insure the construction of the proposed new school buildings before another school year rolls around.- Even with the strength of the rtgular army at 23,000 the United States has often experienced difficulty In filling en listments as needed. With the number of regulars trebled , If not quadrupled , the problems besetting the recruiting office are likely , to be .multiplied. The novelty of service In Cuba or the Phil ippines will doubtless operate as a pre mium on enlistment for some time , but whether It will do so permanently will only develop In time. The disinclination of the volunteers to remain In the army longer than the. required time certainly gives no Indication of Impending rush to fill an enlarged regular army. Havana bankers do not appear to be consumed with a-es'.re ) to hold an empty sack by cashing Spanish drafts that Blanco may obtain money io pay the discontented soldiers. Spanish honor may be all right as a sentiment but when It comes to business Spanish bankers are just as keen as any others In their desire to know just what Is be hind paper which they negotiate. SpanIsh - Ish honor is not a good asset with which to meet the demands of depositors. The Thanksgiving nnd holiday trade In Omaha this season ought to be the best and most brisk experienced In years. Not ouly have all our working people been steadily employed at good wages , but large sums of money have been distributed through the com munity as a result of the success of the exposition and everyone feels the atmosphere of prosperity. It will bo * well to remember In the next campaign waged by Douglas county republicans that honest dealing with the people whose votes are needed and intelligent campaign management count for a great deal more than bom- bastlc speeches and vain boasts about carrying the ticket by 3,000 , even down to the disreputables notoriously fore doomed to defeat Those who have been wont to point to Kugllsh politics as a model of purity In contrast with our own will find Interest ing reading In the revelations of the Ilooley bankruptcy prowsdlngs , In which It Is developed that a baronetcy promised la return for a subscrlu- tlon of i > 0UOO to the conservative party funds , the title bolng finally withheld solely on the ground that the proposed recipient did not have n fixed and as sured Income sufficient to warrant the belief that ho could psrmancntly main tain Its dignity. Distance too often lends enchantment to our view. die lloundnry. Brooklyn Eaclo. It would seem that even Nebraska Is DOW a portion of the enemy's country. Cum mil CM In Mlnerr * Globe-Democrat. Mr. Bryan's editorial partner who ran for congress Iu Nebraska la suffering from voters' fockjaw. ! It n linuk Nmulicrt V Chicago Record. The fourteenth amendment to the con stitution looks as if It , would bo a good thing If any ono would pay Any attention to It i A I'lnln American , Washington Post. Admiral Schlcy says he Is neither a demo crat nor a republican. The country will very likely develop quite a number of plain Americans before we are through with the war. Knully I'leuned. Washington Post. Colonel Bryan Is said to be highly pleaded over the defeat of Congressman Walker. In looking about for pleasure Colonel Bryan Is not the feast bit particular. Mr. Walker was defeated by a gold standard , high tariff , expansion democrat. CniiNC mill Effect. New Yi rk Tribune. On Tuesday the republican party won one of the greatest electoral victories on iccord. On the following Saturday It was announced that the week's banking business had been the largest on record. The two Items go uncommonly well together. A'etv Solid South. Sprlngtlcld ( M.iss. ) Republican. "Once moro asolU south. " Thus Joyfully exclaims the Columbia ( S. C. ) State. Solid against the nigger. So much for the prac tical recognition won for the race by the bravery of the colored regulars before San tiago , of which all the worM knows. Sonnd tlio AVnrnliiR Trumpet. Harper's Weekly. It Is at last the 'determination of the president to take the Philippines , and doubt less ho would take Cuba also If the- promise of the declaration of war had not been re peated In the protocol. The fate of the country Is apparently sealed In this respect , but there Is hope until the treaty of peace Is ratified by the senate , and therefore It Is the duty of those who believe that by this strange departure the country Hill bo harmed , and that democratic government , which , with all Its faults , holds the Inpo of humanity , will bo discredited , to follow the oxampro of Bishop Potter , and keep on blowing the trumpet anil warning the people. I'rofcnuctl Friendship. PhlladcJphla Record. It may bo true , as Count CassinI nssortol , that the current story of British Interven tion to prevent a coalition of Kuropcan powers In favor of Spalu nnd against thin country is a fair/ talc , and that Great Britain therefore. Is not entitled to any exceptional gratitude from the United States. * f Russia bo the partial friend .that her am bassador represents her to bp , however , let It be 'demonstrated by r-or.io act. For Uus- sa to divert traddjfrom Ncwchwanc , which 19 perhaps the greatest of Chinese markets for American 'producers , and after having made Tallenwaftizthei emporium of north eastern China ta.jhut the door to our com merce with a bang .would scarcely be re garded in America as a mark of friend ship , rf ACCUSED OF TUKACHEIIY. Senator AIIeiiH Friend * Pointing the Finder nt Itrynn. Chicago Tlmes-Hcrnld. The friends of 'Senator Allen of Nebraska lay his defeat at the door of Colonel William Jennings Bryan and say : "This Is your work. " Of course a man with "military lock jaw" could not 'bo ' expected to talk , but Senator Allen's friends think that the colonel should have made signs < to the democratic committee Indicating that he desired It to act harmoniously with the populist com muted for.'Lhe.election of a fusion legislature In the 'Interest of the populist senator. They think that gratitude for Senator Allen's support In 1S9C should have impelled him to this course. But the gallant colonel did not lift a flngCT or make a gesture to show that hs desired Senator Allen's re-election. He couIU not excuse this by claiming that he had military paralysis as well 'as military lockjaw , -because he left his rcg'.mjnt at Jar'-sonvlllo and 'traveled ' all the way to Omaha , dressed In full regimentals , to parade the Elrrcts arm In arm with a democratic candidate f r congress. His failure to Indicate a dcsJro for Senator Allen's re-election 4s attributed to bU alleged fear that Senator Allen's success might result In the senator tecomlng a free silver candidate , for president In 1000. Whatever , may have been his motive , certain It Is tthoit the legislative ticket was traded In the Interest of the state ticket , and 'whllo ' the fuslonlsts elect a governor the populists' lose a senator , and there U bad blood between the pcpullsts and demo crats of Nebraska which bodes no good to Colonel Bryan. PASSING OF 11UYAMSM. nepudlntlon of Free ColnnKe in the \Vctern State * . Philadelphia Times duel , dcm. ) The great surprise of the late election consists In the overthrow of the tree coinage lorccs in the section In which the delusion ccured Its first and strongest hold upon the popular mind. With the exception of the few silver producing states like Colorado rado , Nevada , Idaho , Utah and Montana - tana , the states wtst of the Mis sissippi practically lined up with the republican column. That this will prove the deathblow to the free coinage cause hardly admits of a question. The south had no Interest In silver , but adopted free coin age as a political move , expecting to ride into power by an arllahco with the west. The west has abandoned free coinage , and the south Is not likely to stick to a cause In which , Ita leaders have no Interest now that It has no allies. The causes of this great revolution are not far to seek. The high prices of wheat , during the past two years have demon strated to the dullest Intellect the faulty ot the assertion thnt the prices of wheat and liver go up or down together. The farmers of Kansas , Nebraska , the Dakotas , Washing- tou , Oregon and California are more than Clad that they are getting paid for their wbcat in money that U the equivalent of gold , and they are not llkery to have any longing for cheap dollars In the future. The republicans bad the good sense to quit dallying with the free coinage fallacy and by following the lead of the Oregon republi cans In declaring squarely for the gold standard have won a victory for sound money In the very citadel of the free cola- age Interest. . The eSect of this repudiation of free coin age In the state * west of the Mississippi will doubthts be to restore the leadership of the found money democrats In the party councils In the near future. If the election of ftut Tuetdsy ehouo anything clearly it U that lryanlcj ) and 16 to 1 are dead ! - MM In Amorlr-an nnlltlc * . nusi.\Fss n.isis MOIUI SOUND. rinniidnl StnMlKf Decreed l r the Vntern of the Countrr. Philadelphia Times ( Ind. dcm. ) The election of McKlnlejr nnj the over whelming defeat of Bryan and free colnago In 1S96 halted all tendency to a business panic , as It waa clear that during the four years of McKlnloy's term AS president there could be no free colnago Icgtalatl in. Ilio election of 1S96 , however , left all positive colnago and currency legislation In the position of Mahomet's cottln. The senate was D'.lll a free colnago body , and the houae , though strongly republican , cr-uld not pass a sound coinage or currency measureof It self. The concurrence of the senate could not fro obtained , and In consequence nothing In the way of financial legislation was at- 4empted by the house. The election of 1S98 has completed the political revolution begun by the election of XIcKlnley two years ago by making both senate and house republican. It is now within the ponor of the republicans to enact Into law any sound money legislation that may be necessary to restore compute business confidence , and even If thny shall fall to do this the senate is republican In any contingency for eight years to come , thus 'rendering any free coinage legislation Impossible during that period , for it Is not , conceivable that senators elected squarely on the issue of maintaining the gold standard will , under the Influence of any popular croze , vote for free coinage during the term for which they have been elected. The transfer of the control cf all branches of the government 'to ' the republican party on the eound money Issue has clothed the next congress with the direct responsibility of placing our coinage and currency , system upon a basis so sound that it cannot be disturbed for ft generation to come. That this responsibility will bo accepted can scarcely bo doubted. The existing congress Is not likely to pass any ilnanctnl legislation : during Its closing session , which will begin next month and end March 4 , as Its entire time la likely to be consumed In the passage - I sage of the necessary appropriation bills and legislation growing out of the recent war with Spain. But with a certainty that no bad financial legislation can bo passed the country can welt a year in the confidence that the new congress will have toth the power and tie disposition to pass a sound financial measure. This promising condition should resolve the last doubt In the minds of those who lead the business Interests of the country In favor of a well planned , aggressive forward movement , for the expansion of our trade , both at home and abroad. The last reason for pursuing a hesitating hand-to-mouth business policy vanished with the counting of the ballots on lost Tuesday evening. Merchants and manufacturers alike have an open field before them In which to plan and execute for years to come , with the full as surance th'.t ' If they can make more goods and sell them to more customers they will find a profit In so doing , and that they need fear no business panic or cessation ot busi ness activity from any danger to the exist ing standard ot values. This Is a good tlmo to plan for a revival of business that will reach every business avenue with the confi dent assurance that all the necessary c"Sol- tlons exist to make the revival a permanent ono. FRKE COINAGE LAID OUT. Hon. John Shcrmnii'n Annly l of the Election Return * . "Free coinage of silver is dead. It will not again In the lifetime of the present generation bo seriously considered. This , to my mind , is the meaning of the verdict of the people at the elections of last Tues day. " The above prediction was made by Hon John Sherman , the great republican authority on financial questions , to He Washington correspondent ot the New York World. "I do not like to be interviewed , " said he , "and I cannot see of what possible Interest my opinions can be. I am now out cf politics , and it is neither my purpose nor my desire to stand , < ln the least respect , as the mouthpiece of the republican party. ThcijB are others , now in power , who ought to speak for the party. It is my opinion , however , that the election Just won by the republicans In so signal a fashion effectually disposes of the financial question for many years to come. Free coinage has been the shibboleth ot the western country , but nowhere as in the west have the people appeared to repudiate -that doctrine. The vote shows that the men of that great portion tion of our country , the producers , have abandoned the fallacies th y have Loen following and are ready to return to 'the party of sound money. Good times and prosperity are unanswerable arguments. U Is difficult to preach the doctrines ot frca silver when the farmer U getting the highest price in years for his wh it and capital everywhere is seeking labor and paying it remunerative wages. The people In the past have gone off after strange gods , but they have Invariably icturned to sound principles. These things eecm to run in waves , and fre-o coinage In the last presidential cam paign reached 'Its ' highest stage. It Is now on the ebb , and I firmly believe .it will not again be beard of seriously as a campaign issue. "Tho country IB most certainly to be con gratulated upon the result , so far as the senate Is concerned. In some of the west ern states , where a few months ago it was hardly hoped the republicans could win , republican legislatures have been elected , thus insuring the election of sound money senators to the United States senate , where for several years we have been lacking In votes of this character. It will be no longer possible for the senate to threaten the busi ness Interests of the country by the passage of bills that attack the , value of our cur rency and seek to precipitate us to a silver standard. Whatever accidents may hap pen , the senate is secure , and the people , reatllng the condition of affairs that have threatened them , have made It so. No , it wlir be useless now to agitate the question of free coinage. It Is dead and was burled by the ballots of last Tuesday. "With the return of the country to the principles of sound money the populist party will have no hold upon the voters , and In the ordinary course of events It will go out of existence. The vote cast In the states where the populists liavo been strongest In- dlcatce that that party is rapidly disin tegrating. It is following In the footsteps of every other party that has existed solely 1 for the purpose of advocating visionary ideas and ultra views on economic ques tions. " BIAHIA C A 1.1,10 D HACK. Washington Star : After Its recent ex periences the Marl | Teresa Is , In spite of all assurances , somewhat shy about getting mixed up with this country's naval or ganization. Philadelphia Times : If'the Maria Teresa i crew really forsook It , on the old ground of i even rats leaving a sinking ship , her going ' to Cat Island is quite a commentary on their action. Chicago Tribune : Washington dispatches Intimate that some Intricate questions are Involved In the abandonment of the vessel at pea , and that through these Lieutenant Harris , who was In command , may escape rc ponlblllty for turning It adrift. It Is j given out , however , that be may be called upon to show why he assumed command 1 when he bed no authority to do so and In violation ot naval regulations. Evidently some one should bo held responsible , for It U now clear that If the officers and sailors I had stuck to their ship they could have aveU U and sailed it Into some port to their credit Inotead of abandoning It to their I discredit Ttn.MXO DOWN CALAMITY. Now York Commercial : Disappear Alice of Senator William M. Stewart of Nevada from tha national councils Is likely to be one * result of the election. The venerable Stewart began his pcnntorUl career In 1S64. Hxcept for two terms , from 187G to 1S87 , ho i lion served continuously since then , nnd he has been the spokesman of silver ever since silver has been an Issue. Ho has the glory of making longer speeches and more of them than any other septuagenarian that ever lived. His retirement will reduce - duce materially the government's bill for tpeysettlng and white paper In the Con gressional Record olTlco. Now York Sun : Our old friends , the populists , are fading away rapidly. The stp.to elections In Alabama , Georgia and Arkansas showed that the number ot faith ful was dwindling In the soujh. The elec tions last week showed that the brethren In the ttnst are growing weak In the knee's. The populists bless m In adversity , but they cannot stand prosperity. Kansis , which has been for some yeara the main populist asylum , U again clothed In IU right mind. The crops voted the tcpubllenn ticket. In Nebraska , where the populists had gobbled most of the fusion state ticket , the populist strength has perceptibly de clined. In North Dakota the eons of calamity have been well drubbed. Boston Transcript : In Nebraska , Uie homo of Bryan , It wns with the utmost difficulty that the Branyltes maintained their hold on the state machinery. They appear to have lost the legislature to the republicans , who may therefore send a sound-money man to succeed Allen , the populist. Should they fall , however , to do this , the fact that they como near success will mark the steady recession of the silver tide. In the west business has greatly Im proved In the last two years. Free silver was a "hard-times" Issue , and began to pass away in states once its strongholds when tbe farmers saw that despite Mr Bryan's predictions better prices for their products came , without free colnago of sil ver having been authorized by the people. PERSONAL AMJ OTHERWISE. Admiral Sampson graduated from the Naval academy at the head of his class In 1861. General Whlttlcr thinks "for some tlmr yet Orientals will prefer rice and opium to pto and baked beans. Cat island , where the Maria Teresa may or may not bo cast away , Is one of the varl- oui places reputed to have been the landing of Columbus. Though one of the youngest general otn- cera in the confederate army General Wheeler was the oldest in the national serv ice against Spain. Captain John H. Buckman , U. S. N. , re tired , enlisted In the navy nineteen years before the civil war and served with Dewey. At Fort Fisher he raced Lieutenant "Bob" Evans up a scaling ladder. Governor Plngree of Michigan was at 14 a hand In a cotton factory at Saco , Me. ; six years later a shoe cutter In Hopklnton , M > ss. ; two years after that a private in the First Massachusetts heavy artillery , was taken prisoner and spent five months behind the Andereonvllle stockade. Hilary Bell says In the New York Press , In speaking of tbo famous song of Lottie Collins and her acrobatic method of singing It , that Labouchcre discussed it In Truth , Sir Edwin Arnold wrote a learned treatise about it for the London Telegraph and even tbe bishop of London referred to the ballad In his sermon at St. Paul's. That was a happy thought of Governor Wolcott's when ho said at the Miles banquet that General Miles reversed the order that prevailed In Great Britain , where an hon ored career finds Its close In Westminster , as the general drew his first breath In West minster , Mass. It Is a bon mot that will stick to the general as long as he lives. Rennl ven Hazeldorf , eldest son of an Austrian baron , who Is a dlstlngu ehcd officer in Francis Joseph's army , Is working as a helperIn a horscshoer's shop at Hammond , Ind. He recently came to thin country from Cuba , where he had been fighting for the Insurgents. Mr. von Hazeldorf is a grad uate ot Heidelberg and speaks five lan guages. The professional bull-fighters of Havana are going to petition President McKlnley to take no legal step against the amusement from which they derive their living. Thls _ Is a fair Illustration of Spanish slowness. It the bull-fighters were enterprising they would renounw their profession and accept the situation , learn to talk and become popu lar heroes ot the prize ring. The renouncement by Colontl Matamore , the Cuban Insurgent , of tbo hum-drum ways of peace and his taking to the mountains with some twenty of his followers to resume bis old vocation of being a bandit Is an Intimation that the fun IB about to begin and that the Cuban news will henceforth and for sorno time to come be less con cerned with yellow fever and sanitary sta tistics or reports aa to desirable opportuni ties for the Investment of American capital. If , now , the great number of Cubans who follow Matamoro's example should prove as good fighters as tbe American Indians have been , our new army recruits will speedily become seasoned. A circular issued by the officers of the United States League ot Local Loan und Building associations contains information of substantial value to these organizations. It contains two rullrgs concerning war stamp taxes one by the Treasury department and ono by the attorney general , both explana tory of the exemption clause of the war rev enue act. The ruling of the Treasury de partment through the commissioner of In ternal revenue is explanatory of the ruling of the attorney general. The substance of both rulings Is that building and loan asso- catlons which loan money exclusively to members are exempt from stomp taxes on all documents -except on checks and drafts. Among the Instruments exempt ore deeds , mortgages , relco.iea , notes , bonds , etc. A friend of Agassiz and a fellow-member ot the Harvard faculty relates a story which the famous ornithologist was fond of telling about his visit to the great German natural ist , Lorenz Oken , upon whom he once dropped in quite unexpectedly. The pro fessor received his guest with warm en thusiasm , but apparent embarrassment. He showed his visitor to the laboratory and the students at work , alto to his cabinet , and , lastly , bis splendid library of books pertain ing to zoological science , a collection worth come $7,000 and well deserving the glow of pride which tbe owner manifested as he expatiated on Its excellence. The dinner hour came and then tbe embarrassment of the German reached Its maximum point. "Monsieur Agassiz , " bo said , with pertuiba llon , "to gather and keep up this library exacts , ths utmost husbandry of my pecu niary means. To accomplish this J. allow myself no luxury whatever. Thrice a week our table boasts of meat ; the other days wo have only potatoes and salt. I very much regret that your visit has occurred upon a potato day. " I.nkrStcmncr Ilnrd Aground. MACKINAC ISLAND , Nov. IB. The pas senger steamer Pecrleee , when leaving the harbor lact night during the southwest gale , grounded on Mission Point , this Island. The Pecrleta U owned by the Lake Michigan and Lalo : Superior Transportation comrany and Is on the nay from Chicago to Lake Superior with a full rprrn of rr-prct-andlso. Kxtrnxlvc ( Him * factory. BALTIMOUK. Nov. 15. The extensive factory of the Carr-Lowry Glass Works ccnspany was completely destroyed by fire today. . Tbe loss will reach 1125,000 ; In- suronco. 185.000. ciir.Kiu.xn \VnshlnKton Btnr : "It'avory nMonlsh- IMK ! " exclaimed the cnrnpalg" ilpurcr. "What's imtoiilMilns ? " . . . . "Tim singularity of this plunillty. " Detroit Free Proas : "Tho real Cyrano' * no o w.ta not so InlEo , Mr. Mnnsllelil.1 " 1 know ; Uut nudlonces nown-dnys de mand such nn nwful lot for their money.1 Cleveland Plain Denier : Mtuul-1 SPO that the Oentionuni'M Homo Journal Is , to bo In- surd this month. . , Mabel-How foolish ! Why , the-gentle , men are mvcr homo ! ' In trouble. Harlem Life : SnlKglcton-1'm My landlady told me l' < l have to scttlo up or leave. . . . . . OlRBlcton Why , you're In luck , old fellow. I'm In n worse MX than thnt. My landlady told mo I'd have to settle up bJfore 1 could leave. Indianapolis Journal : Flr t Venerable Mnn-1 met old Bill Jones Just now nnd ho lind the nRSiirnncc to toll mo that ho felt as froph ns n 2-year-old. Second Vtnorablo Man-Likely hs meant n 2-year-old egg. Chicago News : "Say , pn. " queried WIIIU the other morning whllo preparing his reogrnpliy lesson , "how many motions has the earth ? " "I don't know. Willie , " replied the fond parent na he bound n towel soaked In Ice water iibout his throbbing brow , "hut they're numerous , quite numeroun. " Indlarmpollfl Journal : The Sun nnd Wind were dlscupsliu : for the thousandth time the Man with the Cloak. , Just to think how 1 blew myself , " said , the Wind , "nnd he would not open up. " "Ah , " said the Sun , "Hut you did not show him OB wnrm a time na 1 did. " Chicago Tribune : "Ain't you afraid to undertake a trip of BOO miles with such a team as thnt ? Your off horse will give out before you're half way there. " "Don't you worry about that oft hosa. He'll drop d nd about the time wn git to Sktdunk , and the good people thar will ralso n nurse and buy me a better one. This Imm't the fust time I've moved , stranger. " Chicago Tribune : "I suppose , now , like all the rest of them , " tnld the licartloxH coquette , "you will go nnd throw yourself Into the Jaws of d atli. " "I nm not oultc HO far gone ns that , " re sponded the rpJ'Ued lover , pulling on UH glove ? and looking for his hat , ' 'but I sh.ill certainly lose no time In throwing mynolf Into the teoih of the storm that's raging outside. " Detroit Journal : "I understand ho rnailo rnon'y out of his race horses this year. " "Well , perhaps , ho sold them to the gov ernment for canned corn beef. " Antleitmtlnn. Washington Star. Fashions have baen changing lately ; Innovations still Increase ; And the gobbler , large nnd stately , Now supplants the dove of peaco. When Thanksgiving times are hasting , Ono and all , In spits of fate , Join nnd give tl.e bird a basting And prepare to cjlebrato. DIIBAMI.AND. 8. Weir Mitchell. Up anchor ! Up anchor ! Bet sail and away ! The ventures of dreamland Are thine for a day. Yo heave ho ! Aloft and alow Elf sailors are singing Yo , heave ho I The breeze that Is blowing So sturdily strong Shall till thy sail With the breath of a song : . A fay at the masthead Keeps watch o'er the sea ; Blown amber of tresses Thy banne ; : shall be ; Thy freight the lost laughter That sad souls have missed , Thy cargo the kisses That never were kissed. And ho , for a fay timid Born merry , in June. Of dainty red roses Beneath a red moon. The slur-pearls thnt midnight Casts down on the r.ea , Dark gold of thi > sunset Her fortune shall be And ever she whispers , More tenderly sweet , "Love nm I , love only. Low > perfrct , complete. The world Is my lordship , The heart Is my slave ; I mock at the ngt-s. I laugh at the grave ; Wilt sail with me over A dream-haunted sea. Whose whispering waters Shall murmur to theo The love-lmuntcd lyrics Dear poets have made Ere life had a fatter. Ere love was afraid ? " Then up with the anchor ! Bet sail and away ! The ventures of lowland Arc. thine for a day. OUR DAILY BULLETIN. WASHINGTON. Nov. 16 , 18D8. The civil engineers comprising the commission to make a survey of tbo Nicaragua Canal will make their report to the President today. The Oregon's long voyage around Cap Horn emphasizes the necessity ot a canal , li't really a great scheme. Drop in as you go by our store and see that special line of suits selected from that wholesale stock of ours that we are selling at $8 , They are wonders of their kind. That $ JO kind we spoke of yester day are about all gone , so today we offer this lot of all wool navy blue , 4- button cutaway sack suits , sizes 34 to 42 for only $8 regular $12.50 suits , They are to be seen in our front win * dow. You know the reputation of our clothes quality , fit , style , trim mings perfect. Money back if you don't , think so.