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18 TTTTC mrATTA TATT/V ) "nTTSTTXDAV. \ \ . .1. IftOS. THE OMAIIA SUND\Y E. HOSEWATKll , Editor. PUBLISHED KVKHY MOUNINO. TEIt.MS OP SUnSCIUI'TION. pally Boo ( without Sunday ) , Ono Yenr. . $ . " 0 "illy Bee and Sunday , Ono Year 8.0) Blx Months 4.09 Three Months 2.00 Hundhy IJec , Quo Year 2.no Saturday Bco.Onn Year 1.60 Weekly Bee. One Year 63 OFFICES. pmoha : The lien Building. South Omaha : Sinner Block , Corner N and Twenty-fourth Streets. Council BlurfH ! 10 Pearl Street. Chicago : Stock Kxchango Bldg. Now York : Temple Court. Washington : 601 Fourteenth Street. CORIIESPONDENCE. Communlcntlons relating to news nnd editorial matter uhould bo addressed : To the Kdltor. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters nnd remittances should bo addressed to The Bee Publishing Com pany , Omaha. Drafts , checks , express and postotllro money orders to bo made payable to the order of the company. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Btatn of Nebraska , Douglas County , ss. : George B. Tzschuck , secretary of The Boo Publishing company , being duly sworn , says that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening and Sunday Bee , printed during the month of November 1SDS , was as fol lows : ic 2 1SI.87T n . si.itn 8 si.wii 13 . a 1 , 07(1 4 iMiti : : ID . itJ : "S ! 5 i : iH , < it : 20 . ili : X c ir.us5 , 21 . 2.1,7Hi : 7 si , 'js 22 . at , 'Ml 8 ! iitiu : 23 . Un.lMIl ! 9 : t ,7to : 21 . 21,027 10. . . . : S7HS\S \ 2 ; . 2I.01U n ui.-iur 20 . a.ii2i : ; 12 iM.aiMI 27 . 2I..S.1.1 13 St.H'M 2S . 2iN8l : 14 iM.ar.u * 29 . a 1,7:11 : is. . . . : ai.tioo so . 21,420 Total 747,1 : i-t Less unsold and returned copies. . . . l..it a Net total sales 7U1.HOM Not dally average IM.itfKl GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence this 30th day of November , 1S9S. N. P. FEIL. Notary Public. The next peace Jubilee celebration threatens to take the form of on Ice carnival. Now for the most Important presi dent's message since the foundation of the republic. President McKlnley has ns yet ex pressed no apprehensions about having congress again on his hands. The United States of Central Amer ica appears to have gone out of busi ness without even the formality of a receivership. That highly ornate and enlivening yellow Journal , known by the name ol' the Congressional Record , Is about to resume publication. General Lee will be back in Cuba lu nmplo time to make all proper prepara tions to celebrate the anniversary of bis hurried departure. The sultan'Is Informed that the new commissioner will safeguard his rights lu Crete. The sultan , however , would doubtless prefer to have his right to name a friendly commissioner safe guarded. People are prone to wonder "Whether It la due to coincidence or habit that the same property owners appear every year before Uie board charged with the equalization of taxes and ask to have assessments on their property reduced. The man who last summer mourned because his neighbor had a larger and finer lawn now has a turn to laugh as ho sees his friend cultivating a lanie back through the agency of a snow shovel , "nine at last sets nil things oven. " The bill to clear the record of the volunteer who failed to get an honora ble discharge when his regiment was mustered out may be expected to put lu a prompt appearance as soon as the wheels of congress commence to re volve. The Dcwey cotillion Is one of the latest dances. The costume In which the original was performed on the memora ble May morning was a little airy for this climate , but no complaint 1ms ever been heard that the step was not lively enough. Consular reports from Central Amer ica are to the effect that American liquors are the favorites In that section. Judging from the constant turmoil In that country they must be supplied with the same brands that are used by Chicago politicians. The Christmas presents for the Nc braska soldiers at Manila have at last started on their long journey. With the best possible speed and no delays enroute they cannot roach their destina tion before the middle of January , but as pleasures In prospect are. generally more entrancing than the realization , the boys will surely bear the disappoint ment with military patluicc. The attempt of the so-called Cuban assembly to make It compulsory on every Cuban military olllcer to chal lenge to a duel every Spanish or Amer ican officer whom he fancies to have Insulted him belongs In the realm of comic opera. The Cubans showed no Irrepressible disposition to'tight the Spanish when the opportunity presented and the entire American forces were at their back. How can they be ex pected then to do any lighting nlugle huuded ? Speaking of the future of the demo cratic party , the newly elected gov ernor of Colorado talks glibly of the turning down of Tammany and the eastern sound money democrats by tha party. What though the electoral vote of New York is put Irretrievably beyond the reach of the party , he says , Colorado Is safe on a sliver platform. The republicans could , porhnps , well afford the exchange , if one or the other of the two states had to be abandoned , but the prospect Is good for putting them both In the republican column of 1000. IMMUNITY FOH PRIVATE PROPERTY. Krom the discussion evoked by the memorial presented to President McKln ley urging the extension of the rules of International law to Include Immu nity for private property In time of war whether on sea or land , It appears that this proposal , although In line with the trend of American precedent , Is certain to meet with vigorous opposition. Ho eminent nn authority ns Captain A. T. Mahan of the Naval Strategy board has taken a stand favoring the continu ance of the present system of naval confiscation nnd he will surely bo re inforced by all the benellclarles of the pernicious prize system. Hut with all tub , there Is room for serious doubt whether any array of eminent names con counterbalance the almost universal popular sentiment against retaining among the rules of modern war any relics of barbarian warfare that can OR dispensed with lu the Interest of humanity without Im pairing the effectiveness of thu contend ing powers. In the abolition of anti quated customs In order to mitigate the severities of war the United States has always occupied a foremost place. To Its successful war against Great Britain In 1812 Is due the credit of stopping the search and seizure of nier- chautmen on the seas and the Im pressment of seamen into foreign nav ies. ies.While While not a party to the famous Paris convention , the Influence of the United States was one of the principal factors ' that led up to Its consummation nnd ' the agreement then effected has been | adopted and observed by this country In all Its international affairs. By this convention privateering was abolished and the rights of private property safe guarded In time of war so far as cov ered by neutral flags. The proposition now Is to extend this Immunity to private property under the enemy's flag I except of course contraband of war and , the cargoes of vessels disregarding blockades. This prohibition has long applied to captures on land. No Invading army has a right under the present rules of warfare to confiscate private property which may come Into its hands. On the contrary the practice Is to pay or give receipts for every article , even when taken for the use or support of the army Itself. Why then should any different procedure be followed for captures on sea ? Why should naval olllcers and men reap large rewards from prizes when the land forces know no such bounty ? Certainly the pros pect of prize money Is no more neces sary to stimulate bravery nnd Insure loyalty on the sea than it is on land. Neither will nn attempt to Justify the confiscation of private property taken nt sea on the ground that it Is essential to deprive the enemy of the influence of its commerce bi more convincing. Commerce on sea is no more important than commerce on laud lu most coun tries , especially the United States , It Is of far less Importance although with the United. . States it includes practically all of its foreign commerce. Nations no longer wage war upon private Individ uals. If under our constitution the prop erty even of the criminal convicted of treason Is safe against forfeiture , why should not the private property of In dividuals have equal immunity when the only offense of its owners is that they have consigned it for shipment lu vessels that fly the enemy's flag ? Whenever tlis opportunity presents to make war less onerous upon Innocent noncombntnuts the United States should bo ever ready to take the lead In revising the International code. A L.IRUVR STASDIXQ ARMY. The necessity for Increasing the standing army Is very generally recog nized and it is not anticipated that there will bo serious opposition to the recommendations of the administration in this direction. It is contemplated to Increase the regular army to 100,000 men and Secretary Alger suggests that a portion of this army be recruited from the inhabitants of the Islands occupied by the United States. Perhaps it would be expedient , for the reasons presented by the secretary of war , to obtain fully one-fourth of the proposed force In this way and there would probably be 110 dllllculty lu recruiting all the men de sired In Cuba and Porto HIco , but it is not so certain about securing them in the Philippines , unless the natives there shall peaceably submit to Amer ican control. In that event the num ber required would not IHJ large. It Is proposed that the Increase of the army shall bo chiefly lu the infan try and artillery. The War depart ment feels that the ten regiments of cavalry now In the service will be sulli- clent for future needs with nn army four times the size of that which , prior to the late war , garrisoned the various posts throughout the United States. The plan Is to Increase the artillery from seven , as at present , to twelve regi ments , which is deemed necessary for maiming scacoast defenses and also to Increase the force of light artillery. The Increase in the Infantry force , over the present basis , would be about 33,000. It Is the desire of the president that the volunteers ua\\\ serving In the new jmssesslons shall return to the United States for muster out Just ns soon after the signing of the treaty of peace as arrangements can be made to replace them with troops of the regular army nnd therefore congress will bo ear nestly urged not to delay making provi sion for Increasing the regular army. Most-of the volunteers who arc out of the country nre exceedingly anxious to return nnd undoubtedly there wlh be n strong pressure in their behalf after the signing of the treaty. The act under which they enlisted provides for the maintenance of the volunteer army only during the existence of war , or while war Is imminent , also that nil olllcers nnd men comprising said army ehnll bo discharged from service when the purposes for which they were called into service shall have been accom plished , or on the conclusion of hostili ties. There will bo a disposition to interpret this in the intcrcnt of the volunteers and it is easy to see fiat a disturbing controversy may arise. Hence the Importance of oflrly action , since the government must luivo nn army to meet the demands of new con- ' ( lltlons. It Is assumed that about IX- ) 000 troops will bo needed lu Culm , Porto llleo nnd the Philippines for eomo tlmo to come , but it Is not unlikely that the estimate of 20,000 for the Philippines will be found too small. Doubt has been expressed ns to whether the government cnn secure nil- dltlonal soldiers for service abroad nnd it finds some warrant in the slow work of increasing the regular army to the number provided for In the act of April 20. Unquestionably it will not be found an easy matter to obtain sol diers for garrison duty in the depend- cnclcs nnd It may be necessary to ofl'er better Inducements , for enlistment In the army than nt present But there need be no apprehension that the mili tary power of the government will not be equal to whatever demands may be made upon It TUB POULINU QUESTION. Senator Forakcr of Ohio , who framed the pooling bill Introduced nt the hist session of congress , thinks that somc > tiling should be done with the meas ure at the approaching session. The de cisions of the supreme court having made any tralilc agreement between the railroads Impossible , Mr. Foraker eaya there should be special legislation nt the earliest possible moment and he ex presses the belief that the enactment of a pooling bill would result In the establishment of just and reasonable rates to the shipper , would remove all temptation to violate the law making rebates Illegal , would give to all ship pers the advantages of stable rates and above all would add to the prosperity of the railroads. The Ohio senator's views In regard to the desirability of poollug legislation are undoubtedly In accord with the opinion of most railroad managers , but there nre some of these who do not believe that legalized pooling would have all the beneficial effects which its advo cates claim for It. One such is the presi dent of the Louisville & Nashville rail road , who says that allowing the rail roads to enter Into pooling contracts would not stop secret rate cutting aud that the large increase of power de sired by the Interstate Commerce com mission would bo equall > Ineffective to that end. President Smith asserts that rate cutting was practiced by roads be longing to the pools while such pools were lawful and would not be sup pressed by repealing the prohibition of pools. In regard to the functions of the Interstate Commerce commission , the law forbids secret rates lower or higher than the published rates aud it' the commission enforced this provision nil the supposed benefits of pooling would bo secured , but ns a matter of fact the commission cannot stop the se cret changing of rates and no enlarge ment of Its legal powers , in the opinion of Mr. Smith , would enable it to do so. Therefore in his judgment nu act to legalize pooling is undesirable , be cause Impracticable. If it gave the commission power to fix rates and there can be no pooling legislation that does not provide for this the last state of the railroads would bo worse than the first , for In the opinion of this rail road president "the commission must use Its power to fix rates unjustly or in judiciously from sheer inability to ac quire the knowledge required In each case for a wise decision , with the result of Impairing the rights of Investors In railroad properties. " He contends that It is undesirable to place Interests so vast as those of the 1,900 railroad com panies In the United States lu the power of any commission , however wise. Mr. Smith says that if railroads would uniformly observe the piosent law nnd charge In nil cases the rates fixed lu the duly published schedules , making no reductions except upon three days' public notice , the present demoraliza tion In rates would speedily disappear. "If railroads openly disregard these sol emn legal obligations there is no ground whatever for hoping that they will dis charge any greater obligations , or even the same obligations , If Imposed upon them merely by contracts among them selves. " It is not to. be doubted that u large part of the business public in terested in this matter will concur lu ths | view. The railroads are themselves responsible for the conditions of which they complain and the remedy Is In their own hands. But they have been faithless to every agreement among themselves nnd It Is questionable whether any legislation that can be de vised would entirely correct the evils that are damaging to the railroad Interests of the country. The chief ob stacle to the enactment of a pooling law Is the lack of public confidence In the Integrity and the sense of obliga tion to Inw of railroad marugers. DUCKET SUOP VEltSUS UOARD OF TRADE The conviction In Chicago of the proprietors of a bucket shop on the charge of using the mails for the pur pose of fraud Is heralded as being the death blow to that class of speculators. Constant warfare hus been waged for years by the so-called legitimate , or board of trade firms , on the proprietors of bucket shops. All conceivable schemes have been adopted to prevent the bucket shops from receiving mar ket quotations and to outlaw their busi ness. If the federal statutes govern ing the use of the malls have nc- conipllshiAl the object the general pub lic will probably shed no tears , for the methods of doing business by these concerns - corns are nothing but gambling pure dud simple , no less seductive nnd dam- nglng to public morals than the betting upon the turn of a wheel. There Is one thing , however , which the board of trade operator may have overlooked in his zeal to stop the opera tions of the bucket shop operator. It Is the same cry which the proprietors of ordinary gambling places raise whenever Interlopers come Into the field which they assert Is their own by right of prior pre-emption , that the rival Is running a "skin fume. " To the ordi nary observer or to the man who has dropped his money In grain speculation the distinction between the bucket shop aud the board of trade operator Is hazy , if not entirely Invisible. A growing sentiment lu this country for favorable legislation to prevent the speculation lu staples known as deal ing In options has found fruition In the Introduction of numerous bills lu congress , one of which , fathered by Senator Washburn , not long ngo came near being enacted into law. There is a possibility that out of this fight between rival classes of speculators may result the collapse of the entire fabric of option dealing. There will be no Inconsolable grief among cither producers or consumers If the fight should bring about this re , suit. More fortunes have been dis sipated , more men ruined aud brought to shame by the allurements of future and option speculation than through any other one cause. Ordinary people who get money only by earning it fall to distinguish between the two systems of separating a man from his money , lu one of which the broker accepts the bet of the customer on tne turn of the market and In the other the broker , for a commission , finds his customer a man who Is willing to accept the bet. It may be reasonably doubted , therefore , whether the bucket shop can bo sup pressed without at the same time abat ing the whole speculation scheme. AS TO A'fitr DEPARTMENTS. Will territorial expansion create a de mand for new governmental depart ments ? Shall we need a department of commerce and a department of colonies ? The National Business League of Chicago cage recently sent a communication to President McKlnley advocating the es tablishment of a department of com merce nnd Industries , in which it was urged In behalf of such a department that the expansion of our commercial relations to Include many new peoples , living under widely different conditions , "seems to deepen the conviction that tariff questions are getting to be ques tions of fact for experts rather than of party politics. " This conviction maybe bo correct , but ns a reason for erect ing a new department it Is by 110 means conclusive. Can we not now have tariff experts In the service of the govern ment ? Is it not a fact that thcic are such men in the Treasury department ? Suppose there was a new department filled with tariff experts , what particular advantage would it bo ? Cungress frames tariffs and it is history that congress pays little attention to experts outside its own body. The idea of a depart ment of commerce and industry Is not new. It was first suggested several years ngo nnd has not made much prog ress in public favor. A bill to organize such a department was Introduced in the senate two or three years ngo nud has not since been heard of. It Is not likely that the present or the next con gress will seriously consider the proposi tion. tion.A A newer suggestion is that a depart ment of colonies be created , charged with looking after the affairs of the new dependencies , or at least their civil government. There Is less to be said in support of this proposition than of the other. Hawaii will be given n ter ritorial form of government ; Porto Ulco will undoubtedly In time be treated in the same way ; the Philippines may bo treated as a colony , but certilnly it will not be necessary to create a new exec- cutlve department to look after the ad ministration of affairs In those islands. It is true that new problems are to bo solved growing out of this acquisition of territory , but the duty of doing this will devolve upon congress , which cau got ynll the Information and assistance it will require from existing depart ments. There is no necessity for an other executive department at this time , nor is there likely to be for many years to come. RESTORATION OF THE UNION PACIFIC The week just closed has recorded another step in the movement that must eventually result in the complete re union of the Union Pacific nud Oregon Short Line , whose segregation , nlong with that of other brunch and connect ing lines , was one of the unfortunate Incidents of the late receivership and foreclosure of the Union Pacific sys tem. No matter what managements may be In control , these two great rail ways must be regarded as really con stituting one transcontinental route nnd the Inevitable working of economic law makes their harmonious operation es sential to the prosperity of each. While It may be some time before consolida tion proceeds even to tic point of union reached before the receivership , the ad vantage of one policy for both roads pursued by one directing head cannot be long overlooked , particularly wlwro the financial interests behind both cor porations are identical and actuated with a sole view to making the proper ties a paying Investment For Omaha and Nebraska and the states traversed by this overland route as contrasted with those served by the competing lines to the north and to the south , the closer reunion of the Union Paclllc and Oregon Short Line has great significance. It Indicates that lu the competition for transcontinental traffic the original Pacific road proposes to be In position to hold its own against all competitors. Bringing this traffic through these states cannot help but assist materially In their development by in creasing the employment dependent on increased business. The unification of the old Union Pacific system , therefore , cannot be accomplished too soon for the people of this part of the west The obliteration of Spanish sovereignty eignty In Cuba , Porto Ulco nnd the Philippines means new confusion to the postage stamp collector , who will be compelled to rearrange the geogra phy of collection. The American post age stamp spreads out with the Amer ican boundary and holds good through out the Jurisdiction of the American postal service. Another question that also assumes Importance In this con nection is whether the uniform postage charge between all parts of the United States Is to apply to our new acquisi tions , or whether we will go backonce , more to graduated postage , according to distance or destination. A letter goes to the furthermost settlements of Alaska nt the same rate that It Is car ried from one station to the next , but the expansion of this principle to the Philippines Is likely to expand the pos tal deficit In similar proportion. "Hear ye , hear ye , district In nnd for the district of Santiago Is now open. " It Is a new cry which went up In the historic city and ouc-tlmo capital of the island of Cuba , and the promise of the presiding official on assuming his duties , "That justice would be adminis tered to rich aud poor alike , " is the first ray of Judicial hope the people have seen. It Is no ousy task , however , which the magistrate has set for himself to uproot the corruption and favoritism which has permeated every thing In the Island under Spanish domination. General Wood and his predecessors gave the people a whole some lesson In American Ideas of gov ernment , nnd if tills step forward to ward the usual methods of civil rule fills Its promise the re-cstabllshmcnt of order nud settled couditlous on the island will have taken a long Journey toward accomplishment American criminal lawyers are generally - erally thought to be the most Ingenious of any lu the world lu suggesting de fenses for men accused of crime and particularly of murder. They will have to yield the palm , however , to Uruguay , where the man who assassi nated the late president has been ac quitted on the ground of being "under the Influence of political effervescence. " Steamship Hues to Central and South America find a fruitful source of rev enue In frequently recurring revolu tions in that country. Every outbreak which occurs sends many out of the country nnd former banished subjects return with the accession to power of their friends. When passenger busi ness grows dull nil the agents have to do is to stir up a cheap revolution. Popocratlc economy In the conduct of state Institutions has simmered down to a deficiency of almost $200,000. This represents just that much campaign thunder at the expense of the clllclency of state institutions , the comfort of the Inmates and an enhanced price for sup plies ounccount of lack of funds to pay for them promptly. Sonic New IVclKhliori , Indianapolis News. By acquiring the Sulu Islands wo nro bound to get on Intimate terms with "tho wild man from Borneo. " Rcpulillcanlnm nnd I'roni > erlty. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Iowa's public school fund amounts to $5- 000,000 or $6,000,000 and the people are BO prosperous that the money cannot bo loaned at a profitable rate of Interest Iowa Is one of the noblest works of the republican party. An Accoiiuiiotltitlnn Ruler. Kansas City Star. The czar of Russia Insists that ho Is flln- cero In his desire for the disarmament and peace of Europe. In the meantime the czar Is accused of a disposition 'to ' stir up several fights in Asia. Ho evidently wishes to know which of the- powers wants war and which peace , and that matter decided ho will en deavor to accommodate both. Good Advice . Spurned. i i Philadelphia Ledger. Ccrvcra seems to be repeating the experi ence of Columbus. Ho sought to do Spain a service by showing the folly of rushing Into war with the United States , but , when forced Into It , did his duty like a man. Ho was bullied by this superiors , abused by the people and went home In disgrace. It now remains for posterity to honor his memory , alter ho dies , as a true patriot. ShlftlnK the H - i > onMblllty. Philadelphia Record. Judge Day cleverly lays the responsibility for keeping the Philippines upon the shoul ders of Admiral Dewey. Ho says : "Our opportunity of giving them up "was lost when Dewcy did not wc'gh anchor and sail away. " As Dowcy ha * no open port to receive him , no ccal with which to reach a homo port and no orders to return , ho will be able to make a satisfactory defense. Tnrn of the Financial Tide. Indianapolis Journal. That the United States Is now a creditor * country is proved by the fact that largo sums of money owned In this country are loaned In Europe. A leading banker who has made a careful Investigation of the i matter came to the conclusion that $10,000- 000 has been sent from New York to Europe ns loans within the last few weeks. It Is asserted that , in addition to the above , Now York banks and trust companies have not less than $30,000,000 loaned in Great Britain and on the continent. Export * of Corn. Indianapolis News. In 1S92 the exports of corn to Europe were 70,000,000 bushels ; in 1896 the ex ports reached 101,000,000 bushels ; In 1897 , 178,000,000 bushels , and in the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1898 , the amount was 209- 000,000 bushels , besides $2,000,000 worth of corn meal. And yet , only 7 per cent of our total production of corn is exported. The United States Is able to supply all the people of the world with this cheap grain , and ns It comes into more general use among the poor people of Europe , wo may expect to see our exports of corn doubled and trebled. One Item of Gout. Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican. Tie Immediate effect In dollars upon the American taxpayer of the Philippine busi ness Is seen in Secretary Long's statement 'that ' the appropriation 'he recommends for new war ships by the next congress Is $25- 000,000 more than ho would recommend were the Philippines not to be taken. He does not say it In those words , but that Is his meaning , Cuba and Porto Iltco are at our doors nnd can be defended with comparative eaec. So when 'the president offers to pay to Spain $20,000,000 for the Islands In the China sen he doesn't begin to state their real cost to the American people. Thla Is a side of > the casu bard-headed taxpayers ought to ap preciate. And the wealth of this country must ultimately pay the bills. Concentration anil Combination. Philadelphia Ledger. The latest thing in trusts Is a gigantic syndicate , with a capital of $150,000,000 , the purpose of which ls to absorb all the sugar ' trusts and independent refineries , etop the war among them and operate all the sugar Interests of the United States as one har monious whore. This Is a fresh step In the direction of the concentration of capital which has been to marked of late years , but a perfectly logical one. It does not require - quire very much perspicacity to perceive the goal toward which all these successive steps are tending. It Is the concentration of all forma of enterprise under one general head an Industrial dictatorship , after the style of the political o.ics with which we are fa miliar from seeing them In other countries. Do ( be people like the proapectT SKCM.AH SHOTS AT TUB 1'UM'IT. Chicago Post : When n mnn In New York clls his wife for $ D to another man It docs seem a si though there was still a field for the homo missionary as wanting In cultiva tion as are some of the far-away foreign fields. Buffalo Express : The pope wants all llomnn Catholics In this country to bo Americans. His decision refusing to rceog- nlzo racial distinctions among American Catholics will bo displeasing to pome foreign born priests , but It will conduce to tin growth of the church In the United States. Boston Transcript : One of the most amaz Ing spectacles which any country has seen In the last 100 years Is that so many pcopli who never gave a penny and who neve offered iv prayer for foreign missions end denly hellovo In bearing , to a holf-savagi people the blessings of i/Chrlstlan clvlllza tlon at an outlay of blood and treasure no yet to be calculated. It U marvelous how devout people will sometimes become nil o a sudden , when the exercise of an allegci religious duty happens to accord with their worldly desires. There arc moro ways than ono of masquerading In the livery of heaven I'UHSO.VAI , AM ) OTHIillWISE. Every newspaper in Kansas Is ready to admit that Stockman Glllctt's paper has th largest circulation In that state. At last accounts Boston had a shade the best of Now York as the hub of winter blizzards. Both outclass Medicine Hat. That Ohio chewing gum manufacturer who paid $15,000 for a horse should blow himself on Jerseys or Galloways If he wants a chowcr thing. Admiral Schley's remark at a New York banquet that "dictators are not born upon this soil" goes to prove that the hero o ! Santiago Is not familiar with the politics of his country. Twenty-five years ngo there were over 1,000,000 Indians In this country. Now there are 2BO.OOO. A few Illuminating statistics of this kind should bo presented to Mr. Emlllo Agulnaldo before the shooting bo- glns. glns.Tho The esteemed Joe Chamberlain asserts In n magazine article that Anglo-Saxon Ideals are "humanity , justice , freedom and equality. " At the same tlmo Joe Is kecp- Irlg a close watch on the Boers and clubbing free speech In Ireland. Greater New York is rapidly and know ingly drifting toward a human tragedy. The engineer who planned nnd built the Brook lyn bridge warns the city authorities that the brldgo Is sustaining a greater weight than It was built to sustain. It Is over loaded , but the town will not realize it until disaster comes. A gang of sophomores in a Cleveland col lege essayed to "do" a freshle. The latter thought the hazcrs were footpads and sailed In with his dukes and a knife. Ono soph was neatly carved in the back , another had his nose broken and the face of the third put beyond recognition. A faithful chronklcr of tbo fracas Insinuates that the assortment of black eyeg were "too numerous to men tion. " The Chicago Tribune would have the world bcllevo that "dirty streets , dirty air and dirty water form n trinity of evils char acteristic of the city. " Yet a Chicago pout rises up In the soot of the morning and warbles merrily : "When I wako up In the mornln' , in the laughing , smllln' mornln' , with my soul licyed like a fiddle an * my heart keyed like a lute. " That's the grade of poets needed in Chicago poets with winged souls , capable of soaring above the muck of the town and serenading the nipping air from Calgary and Medlclno Hat. Moro power ( o that gay-lute. A Now York paper , having sneered at the anti-expansion movement by declaring that it made "a bad start by starting In Boston , " caused a warm retort from the Springfield ( Mass. ) , Republican , which rips the con ceit of Gotham up t o back and exposes the shallow patriotism of a town wherein two regiments of volunteers refused to go to the front. " , Both New York and Massachusetts sent volunteer regiments to the front , " says the Republican , "and It Isn't the Massachusetts regiment that has come borne under the most painful charges concerning Ha conduct under lire. It Isn't the Massachusetts regiment that has hung Its chaplain In effigy and plastered Its officers In the public prints with scandalous ac cusations against their soldierly qualities. " The Republican draws a truthful picture very mildly. TIIK TIIIXO WE NEED. Some Information Aliont Onr Fellow Cltlrrnii , the Snlim. Boston Advertiser. The announcement that the cession of the Philippines to the United States agreed to by the Spanish Peace commissioners yester day included the Sooloo or Sulu Islands ex plains why our representatives BO strongly insisted on all the Philippines being given up. The Sooloos constitute an archlpefago which stretches southwesterly from Min danao almost to the northeasterly shoulder of Borneo. Between the Philippine Island of Palawan and the Sooloos Is the Sooloo sea , so called. The Soolocs were long an Independent group , but In 1878 were an nexed by Spain , and the annexation was acknowledged by Great Britain and Ger many , both of whom had hankered after thCEo Islands. To both Spain gave certain commercial privileges by the way of mak ing Its acquisition of the group moro accept able to them. The Sooloos.1 , which number In all nearly 150 Islands , have an area estimated at only about 1,300 square miles , and a population variously reckoned at from 100,000 to 200,000. The Islands once had a very bad name as the haunts of Malay pirates , wlioso proas preyed on the commerce of all nations. The Spaniards and steam put an end to this piracy and the Sooloos slumbered as out of the way possessions of a European power that did not encourage foreign capital to de velop Its colonies. Yet enough Is known of the Sooroosi to show that they had a past. They once with a region of North Borneo constituted a Mohammedan state of respect able power and had a well organized society , for there was a time when the great Mo hammedan "movement" pushed Its way to the Islands of tbo Malay seas. The people of the Sooloos are therefore moro advanced in civilization than most of the Plhllpplno natives and are noted for their Industry. Last summer , It will bo remembered , Ger many was reported < o be negotiating with Spain for the Soolooa. The German fleet , which wns commanded by on olllcor whoso great object In llfo appeared to bo to make himself offensive to Americans , Englishmen and Japanese , was believed to bo under In structions to grab the Sooloos If tbo opera tion could bo carried out with secrecy and safety. If such Instructions were given they were quietly put aside as Involving too much peril. Germany quieted down after a time by Germany wo mean the govern ment and not the people and , as our suc cess In war became moro pronounced , grew at least appreciative If not positively cor dial. The kaiser also softened toward Great Britain , and it Is now understood that a basis for action In tbo cast has been agreed upon between that country and Ger many. What we are to do with the Sooloos now \\e have obtained them remains to ho seen. Most people will say that wo must keep them , but when a nation goes Into the colonial business swapping Islands comes almost as natural as acquiring them. Per haps the Soolooa may bu so swapped off to Germany for some coiislcierat on. as a devel opment of tbo diplomacy of 1898 by which the kaiser was prevented from making trouble for us in the midst of our cam paigns. DOMKSTIO lM .4 Detroit Journal : The Nurse Twins ! Ana . The Father Good ! Now we shan't to decide whether Sampson or Schlcy Is th& hero of Santiago ! Truth : Fortune Teller Your future hus band will bo tall , have dark complexion nnd bo wealthy. . , . . , . , , Thu Cullir-'Now , tell mo nnothrr thlnp. How can I get rid of my present husbamVr Cleveland Leader : Mrs. Hcnpock-Do you dare to look mo In the face and nay Unit ? Mr. Henpeck-Not on your lltt. I propos * to always nscrve the right to dodge whenever - over I nuiko a remark to you. The rolling pin struck a corner of the mantel nnd fell harmlessly to the lloor. Detroit Free 1'ross : . "I always trust my wlfo to buy me n hat. " "lias she superior taste ? ' "Well , she buys mo ft. bettor one than 1 would duro buy myself. " Chicago Tribune : Ethcl-Ilavo you noticed how Mnbel Ourllnghorti Is stuck on young Mr. Grnyte-Snnpp ? . . Her Mttiiinm-'Stuck on' Is nn odious phr.ise. 1 don't Hk to hoar It. Kthol-I ttsied It mlvlsedly , mamma. the son of a wealthy mucilage manufac- turcr. Brooklyn Life : "Hut can't you learn to love mo ? " por.xlstrd the wrong man. She shook her head gently. " 1'vn learned a Kood many dllllctill things,1" s ho replied , "but they have always been thlngM that I wanted to Icurn. " Cleveland Plain Dealer : " ! H thcro any hope for me ? " ho plaintively nskcd. 'YoV ' shfr said , "a little. 1'npa Is com ing down the stairs nnd thcro Is Just a possibility that you can get nwuy before ho heads you off. " Indlanpolls Journal : Lot , from the corner of his eye , detected the wlfo of his bosom In the act of looking back. . . . "lumber ! " ho shouted , and hastened on. Meanwhile , ucropn the plain , could be lienrd the strains of the Sodom Silver Cor net band , playing defiantly , "There'll Be a Hot , " etc. Hnnlly Parted. Detroit Free Frei A man A maid A summer nlcht The single noto'ho wrote her , A fan. Upbraid , A sorry plight. Continued m Dukoter. OUIl COUSfTIlY. . John G. Whlttler. Our thought of thco Is glad with hope , Dear country of our love nnd prayer ; Thy way Is down no fatal slope , Uut up to freer sun and air. f Tried ns by furnace fires , nnd yet By God's Brace only stronger made ; In future tasks before thco pet Thou shall not lack the old-time aid. The fathers sleep , but men remain As true nnd wise mid brave us they ; Why count the loss without the gain ? The best Is that wo have today. % Thy lesson all the world shall learn , The nations at thy feet shall sit ; Earth's furthest mountain tops shall burn With watch Urea from thine own upllU Great , without seeking to be great By fraud or conquest rich m gold , But richer In the largo estate Of virtue which thy children hold. With peace that comes of purity , And strength to simple justice duo , So runs our loynl dream of thec. God .of our fathers make it true. O land of lands ! to theo wo F'VO Our love , our trust , our serv.iie , free ; For thea thy sons shall nobly live , And ut thy need shall dlo for thoe. COURAGE. Harper's Weekly. It Is not that they nev r knew Weakness or fear who uro the brave ; Those are the proud , the knightly fev * Whoso joy Is still to servo and slave. But they who , In the weary night. Amid the darkness and the stress. Have struggled with disease and blight With pitiful world-weariness : They who have yearns to stand among The free and mighty of the earth. Whoso sad , -aspiring .souls are wrung With starless , hope-and hollow mirth Who dlo with every day , yet Hvo Through merciless unbrlghtened year , Whoso sweetest right Is to forgive And smile divinely through their tean ; They are the noble , thsy the strongr They are the tried , the trusted ones , And though their wuy Is hard and long Straight to the pitying God It runs OUIl DAILY IIULLETIN. NEW YORK , Dec. 4 , 189S. The six-day bl. cycle race begins in Madison Square Garden tonight at 12 o'clock. Nine of the twenty- six contestants entered were In last year's race. Among these la Oscar Julius , who , In T 1897 , though untrained , made a good allow ing Our Showing Consists of $25.00 Suits for $20.00 20.00 Suits for 16.50 18.00 Suits for 15.00 15.00 Suits for 12.50 12.50 Suits for 10.00 10.00 Suits for 7.50 7,50 Suits for 5.00 Then there are over coats and ulsters that you can buy at just as Dig a discount from $2.50 to $5,00 saved on every garment or gar ments you buy now of the lots we are closing out before January 1. Everyone invited to nspect them a genu- ne bargain guaranteed , \