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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 , \
