Nebraska Newspapers

    TI133 OMAIIA DAILY 1VKE ; WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 7 , 1898.
TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE
E. HOSHWATKIl , Editor.
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TEKM3 OP SUBSCRIPTION.
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Dftlly Bee nnd Sunday , Ono Year 8.00
glx Months . . -1.00
Three Months 200
Sunday Be , Ono Year 2.00
Saturday Dec , One Year 1.50
Weekly Hoe. One Year 63
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STATEMENT OF UIUUULATION.
Btjito of Nebraska , Douglas County , ss. :
George 13. Tzschuck , secretary of The Boo
Publishing company , being duly sworn ,
Bays that the actual number of full and
complete copies of The Dally , Morning ,
Evening and Sunday Hee , printed during
the month of November ISPS , was as fol
lows :
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presence this 30th day of November , 1898.
N. P. FEIL.
Notary Public.
The movement for the expansion of
Omalia should be prosecuted vigorously
all along the line.
Walt till the books nro balanced for
the new year and every figure will In-
dlcute the year 1S98 ne the top nittrk of
business prosperity.
Of course the popocratlc yellow
organs fall to see anything of merit
whatever In the president's message.
But who expected them to talk differ
ently ?
The silver advocates lament because
the president miulc no mention of 1J (
to 1 In his message. Why should he ?
The document was not intended to be uu
obituary-
The council and the plumbers have
locked horns over the plumbers' regula
tion ordinance. The plumbers always
did have the reputation of being be
yonu control.
Emperor William's annual message to
the Reichstag Is shorter than President
McKlnley's message to congress , but as
Its subjects are less inspiring its brevity
will not make' It more readable.
The State Board of Transportation
is trying hard to spread the Impression
that Its usefulness has not been entirely
outlived. To succeed In this , however , it
will have to do more than adopt self-
laudatory resolutions.
"Above all things I desire republican
success lii Nebraska. " This expression
of Assistant Secretary of War Melkle
John is n. good motto for all good re
publicans and especially republican
members of the coming legislature.
Spanish statesmen are said to be very
much disappointed with the president's
message because It offers them no occa-
plon for exhibiting their sore spots to
the rest of the world. The president
should have been more considerate.
Insurance men ecm anxious to im
press the people that rates for fire risks
arc abnormally low. Omaha fire rates
may bo lower than usual , but as the
losses have been practically nothing
the companlcti are not losing anything.
Christmas Is not three weeks off. The
Bee's advice to Us readers is to do their
holiday shopping early and secure the
best choice. And while doing holiday
hopping do not overlook the fact that
the most reliable nnd responsible mer
chants advertise In The Hee.
The administration proposes to lay
down the gun and take ip tbo epade.
Having stricken the shackles from a
struggling race with the one it proposes
to free commerce from the restraints
uaturo has placedupon It by digging
tbo Nicaragua canal with the other.
With the enlargement of the regular
nrmy Fort Crook Is bound to bo occu
pied by more troops than ever before
Btatloued there. The need of better
transit and communication facilities be
tween Omaha and Fort Crook should
therefore have the attention of the local
authorities at an early uay.
The report that Senator Allen Is to bo
offered an appointment to the district
bench vacancy by Governor Poynter is
an Interesting though unverified bit of
political gossip. Senator Allen served
on the district bench before elevated to
the senate and Governor I'oynter could
look further and faro worse.
The Hoard of Education members are
on the right track when they talk about
going after unlicensed liquor sellers ,
but for some reason their good intcii
tlous In the past have resulted In' noth
Ing but talk. What became of the com
mittee appointed nearly a year ago to
unearth neglected sources of school
revenue ?
The constitution-destroying sir-day
bicycle race Is again a claimant for pub
lic attention. Such contests have no
legitimate claim to bo classed as sport.
The object of all sports should be tp
furnish recreation by tests of skill or
build up the human body , not to destroy
it. The spectacle presented in the clos
ing hours of these six-day contests Is
both disgusting and distressing. . „
TllK TltKASVlir HKl'OHT.
The report of Secretary Gage pre
sents with thoroughness of detail the
( limnclal operations of the government
for the fiscal year ended June ! 10 last.
The-deficiency for the year was nearly
$02,000,000 , no account being taken of
the proceeds from the war loan which
had begun to be received before the close
of the year. The information In regard
to the gold movement will be found In
teresting , though to eomc extent antici
pated by the report of the director of the
mint. The statement is made that the
deposits of gold were greater than in any
previous year of our history and it may
be added that they have been growing
since the close of the year. The stock
of gold in the United States Is given aa
$801,514,780 and of sliver ? ( M7,072,7-M ,
making an aggregate amount of metallic
money larger than the country has ever
before had.
Referring to the tariff , the secretary of
the treasury says domestic industries
have been benefited by the law , while as
a revenue measure It has not received n
fair test , owing to , the heavy antici
patory Importations. He shows that for
the first four mouths of the current fiscal
year receipts were in excess of the corresponding -
responding mouths of the previous year
and it Is clear the secretary believes that
under normal conditions the law will be
vindicated as a revenue meacure.
On the subject of currency and bank
ing reform Secretary Gage presents ills
views with much elaboration , making
what those who take his-sido of the
question will regard as forcible argu
ments for a reform of our currency
f-ystem. Indeed It will bo generally ad
mitted that he makes out as strong a
ciise as is possible , from the practical
polut of view , against government Issues
of paper currency , but It does not carry
conviction of the necessity of retiring
the greenbacks and substituting national
banknotes for them. The report treats
comprehensively all matters under the
Jurisdiction of the Treasury department
and Is an extremely Instructive and
valuable state paper.
OPENING OF THK RKWllSTAQ.
The opening of the Reichstag Is a mut
ter of Interest in this country by reason
of the fact that legislation will be pro
posed looking to further discrimination
against American products. If-the re
ports that have recently been coming
from Germany are well founded there
Is a well organized and determined pur
pose on the part of the agrarian element
to urge legislation hostile to our com
mercial relations with Germany and It
is rather expected that this will bo suc
cessful , notwithstanding the earnest ef
forts 'that have been made by our gov
ernment to demonstrate the thorough
ness of our meat Inspection. If the
agrarians should succeed It will be added
evidence of a feeling of hostility that la
not prompted wholly by American com
petition.
In his address opening the Reichstag
the emperor made a significant state
ment In regard to German policy in
China. He said that the well acquired
rights of third parties -would be con
scientiously respected wblle.at the same
time the German government would di
rect its efforts to the further promotion
of its economic relations with China.
This is to be construed as assurance on
the part of the emperor that the open
door policy will be adhered to nnd also
as Implying that Germany does not pro
pose to be satisfied with what she has al-
icady got In the Chinese empire. In
other words that she Intends to have a
hand In any partitioning of China that
may take place.
AMERICAN INTERESTS IN CHINA.
The claim that possession of the Phil
ipplncs Is necessary to the protection
and safety of American commercial l
terests in China Is not supported by the
statement of President McKluley In re
gard to the present status of those In
tercets. Not only have they not been
prejudiced by the European occupation
of Chinese territory , but the prospect
Is that they will not be. The president
points out that the territory leased to
Germany , Great Britain and Russia will
be open to International 'commerce dur
ing such alien occupation "and If no
discriminating treatment of American
citizens and their trade be found to exist
or be hereafter developed the desire or
this government would appear to be
realized. "
Evidently there was In the mind of
the president when this was penned no
anticipation or apprehension of ouch dis
crimination. Nor Is there any reason for
apprehending it , although the burden of
the expansionist plea for taking the
whole 'of the Philippines is that -It Is
essential to the prevention of discrimi
nation against American irade in China
A prominent organ of expansion says It
has become a truism that the Philip
pines without China are meaningless
that Iff , that the possession of the Philip
pines Is simply a means to the cod of
maintaining the position which belongs
to us In the far cast. "To surrender tha
position would Inevitably mean exelu
sion , either partial or complete , fron
one market after another and the con
sequent contraction of our foreign
trade , with all the restriction which tha
would Impose on the development of thi.
productive capacity of the country and
its ability to furnish cmploymdnt for the
rapidly growing ranks of Its own labor. '
It is to be borne In mind that this post
tlon was attained without our having a
foot of territory in the far east nnd 1
has been steadily strengthened frou
year to year. Why can we not main
tulu it without a wholesale ucqmsltkn
of territory In that quarter of the world
There Is no doubt that Great Britain wll
adhere to Its policy in China and \ itl
Germany observing a like policy Ilussh
must do so. France may be expected to
sooner or later fall Into line , though It I
pot of very great Importance whethe
she does or not. With the three leading
European powers keeping open to Inter
national commerce the territory they oc
cupy in China there will bo an nmpl
field and opportunity there for American
commercial enterprise. And our posl
tlon will bo secure , there is not a reason
able doubt , for all time. European na
tions fully understand our claim to con
slderation nnd friendly treatment am
there need be no fear that they will fa !
to respect It.
i We shall gain nothing more than thl
by taking possession of the Philippine
archipelago. That course will not
necessarily Increase our trade with
Jhlna and so far as our position In the
Orient Is concerned a naval station
votlld be ns effective for Its proU-ctlon
as possession of all the Philippines and
) erhaps more HO. At all events It would
> e an adequate safeguard of our Inter-
eats In the far cast and we should avoid
all the responsibilities nnd difficulties
and dangers Incident to remote territo
rial acquisition and the government of
nllllons of alien peoples most of whom
lo not desire our rule. If It be n truism
hat the Philippines without China are
noaniuglcss and if our position In China ,
as the president says , Is pecurc , then
there Is no valid reason , commercial or
otherwise , for our holding the Philip-
lines. The statement of President Me-
vlnlcy respecting American trade inter
ests In China completely disposes of the
nest vital part of the expansion argu-
neat
'ERMANENT ' TKfiURE FOR TEACHERS.
Having deferred action on the pro-
K > sed new rule requiring more strln-
; eiit examination for teachers' certlfi-
ates In the Interest of n higher educa
tional standard , the school board is In
position to take up in connection with
ht-se changes the question of perma-
lent tenure for the public school teach
ers.
ers.No
No matter how stringent the test may
be made for eligibility to the teaching
force , the evils of the present system of
favoritism cannot be abolished nor the
much desired divorce of the schools
'rom ' politics effectually accomplished so
eng as the board maintains the prac-
ice of annual re-election of teachers.
Every argument that has beeu ad
vanced In favor of civil service and per-
nanent tenure of ofllce In any of the
departments of government applies
with added force to the public schools.
Nowhere Is the demoralization of politi
cal wire-pulling so harmful as lii the
nibllc schools. Nowhere is the need for
efficiency born of stability more press-
ng. Nowhere Is the field for reform
more Inviting or more promising.
If the outgoing school board members
are determined to grapple with this
problem , ns they seem disposed , they
Should not stop with halfway measures.
While amending the rules applying to
the qualification and employment of
teachers , they should make a complete
stroke by providing for permanent ten
ure of teachers subject to dismissal only
for Inefficiency or other good cause and
relieve both the board and the teachers
of < the disagreeable yearly scramble for
re-election.
Such n step will surely tend to Im
prove the work of the schools by estab
lishing greater Independence of the
teacher and removing the necessity of
constant catering to powers upon whose
favor re-election is supposed to depend ,
[ twill redound to the credit of the
present board more than any other
achievement.
In their annual report the railway com
mlssloners of lowa-presunt convincing
figures ns to the general revival of busi
ness. Thirty-five railroads own or oper
ate lines in Iowa and their balance sheet
for the year is one of the most gr.ttlfy-
Ing of any In the history of the state.
The Increase In earnings , both gross nnd
net , is not due to any increase in rates
but is accounted for solely by the In
crease in the amount of business trans
acted by the roads. The figures demon
strate that the owners are not the only
ones who have been benefited , for there
lias been an increase of 12.7 per cent In
the number of people employed by the
roads. When It Is known that the rail
road business is so intimately connected
with all other lines of commercial nctiv
ity no better Index to general trade con
ditions is to be found than the earnings
of railways operated under normal rates
and freed from abnormal expenditures.
If anything , the report of the Iowa roads
does not convey the whole truth for all
railroads In the country have during the
last year expended more than the usual
amounts for repairs and betterments ,
owing to the enforced curtailing of such
work during the period of depression
preceding. _
In response to vigorous protests from
the representatives of all foreign powers
the empress of Ohlna has Issued another
decree to the effect that the lives nnd
property of missionaries and other for
eigners In the Celestial empire shall be
sacred. Whether so Intended or not the
Chinese officials charged with the en
forcement of these periodic decrees read
between the lines an Injunction to BUS
pond operations only until the wrath of
foreign powers tas had time to cool
From earliest recorded history the ad
vent Into a country , particularly one
whose civilization Is behind that of the
era in which they live , of men nut
women whose purpose is to overturn
deep-rooted customs and beliefs has
been a dangerous experiment. The nd
vancc of civilization is more largely duo
to wars which these originally peacefu
invasions have brought about than to
their primary achievements. China Is
not the only country going through this
period of evolution and tit the present
rate of progress another century wll
find no unknown territory In the habit
able portion of the globe.
Foreign-born residents of the United
State * acquire habits which prove dan
gerous when continued after returning
to their native lands. The freedou
with which public officials from the pres
ideut down to road overseer are criti
cUed is considered the safety valve of
the republic , but It is looked upon in t
different light on the continent of
Europe. About the most direct and ccr
tain method to acquire a knowledge of
the interior of the jail is to speak in uu
complimentary terms of the ruler of the
country in which one chances to be
Paul Knank , a German-American , is the
latest to make the discovery nud the
prospects are ho will spend eevera
months in innocuous desuetude for the
privilege of referring to the emperor In
terms unmistakably uncomplimentary.
Can Spulu Give Title ?
Chicago Journal ,
H might be as well to have a string on
that 120,000,000. Tbo Independent Filipino
party Mys Spain cannot convey the Philippines - t
pines , because they are not hers. There
(
seems to be a bad case of defective title
somehow connected with this bunlncss that
calls for an early application of Torrena
aw.
On flip llnrunltt Counter.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The French arc ready to sell us the Pan
ama canal at less than coat with scandals
enough thrown In to make embankments
a inllo high along the entire route.
Filipino * a Financier * .
Boston Transcript ,
The Filipinos demand , $35,000 each for the
eleaso of forty friars. This Is doing tha
toly prisoners considerable honor , when wo
propose to buy the Filipinos themselves for
12 a head.
A Trnne to nickering.
Boston Globe.
It would be well to have In the treaty of
> oaco a clause terminating hostilities bo-
ween the officers of our army and navy who
icld commands during the Cuban campaign.
What the country wants Is peace , not ex
planations.
CtilncHC in 111i- Philippine ! .
Philadelphia Record.
The Chinese minister at Washington has
appealed to our government not to enforce
he Chinese exclusion act In the Philippines.
The appeal does not seem to be necessary.
n so far as the trade of the Philippines Is
concerned the Chinese merchants have al
ready captured It , and they are more likely
n the long run to exclude the Yankee than
to be excluded by him.
Inland * to Uiirn.
Philadelphia Pressi
In getting the Philippines the United
States gets a few of the largest Islands In
ho world and a handful of the smallest ,
some of the group being mere sandpits and
piles of rock. Only the Islets of Maine or
ho keys of the Florida reefs can equal
these In size or In variety. As the pos
sessors of Islands of all sizes Maine and
Florida can no longer compete with Undo
Sam.
Home Hule In Cl lci.
Boston Transcript.
No matter bow well disposed the Inhabit
ants of a city may be toward Improved
methods , or how capable and honest their
officials , It Is Impossible for them to bo sure
of accomplishing a great deal when It Is
n the power of the state legislature at any
time to Intervene and take matters Into Its
own hands. One of the first Indispensable
steps , therefore , toward municipal reform is
to make the municipality Independent of
state and national Interference so far as
: he administration of its purely local af
fairs Is concerned.
Who Han the Dent of ItT
Chicago Chronicle.
Why Is Mr. Sagasta cast down and why
la his soul disquieted within him ? "We are
deeply pained , " hosays , "at the gash made
In our colonial possessions , but by taking
away the Philippines from us we have been
relieved of a great burden. Isn't the hurt
that honor feels healed by the jingle of this
$20,000,000. Sagasta Is free of a fearful
task and it may give him joy to know that
his enemy who licked the daylights out of
him Is joyfully taking on his shoulders the
entire burden of dealing with the mixed
races of the Philippines. Ho has no reason
to be cast down. Hahas , on the contrary ,
every reason to rejoice that he has practi
cally In his pocket $20,000,000 of good Amer
ican gold and Uncle Sam In about the worst
fix that his most Inveterate enemy could
deslro htm to be placed.
PRICE .OF
Huge SnmB nea < fclf d to Carry Oat
the New National Policy.
i Phlladelptiftf'iRecord. '
The westerly BhorWrof the Philippines are
washed by the Chlnn'sea ? , and the annexa
tion of the Islands Would probably cause us
to bo drawn into the vortex of the politics
of the far east , where'four great European
powers and one Asiatic government namely ,
Russia , France , Germany , Great Britain and
Japan are oven now engaged In a struggle
for mastery whose end nobody can forsee.
Our possession of the Philippines would im
ply their defense ; and in order tobo pre
pared for any emergency we would bo
obliged to adjust our military and naval
forces to European standards.
The increase of the army to 100,000 men
has been recommended by the secretary of
war , and In the opinion of professional ex
perts the enlargement recommended would
not 'be ' more than sufficient for the require
ments of an imperial policy. There are offi
cial data from which on estimate can be
made of the additional expenditure that
would be Involved by the proposed expan
sion of our standing army. Secretary Alger
In bis annual report , just published , states
that the total expenditures of the War de
partment for the year ended June 30 last
were $62,534,784. His estimate of the ex
penditures to bo met In the year beginning
July 1 next Is $195,250,377. Our war buget
for tbo fiscal year 1899-1900 would thus be
$132,715,593 in excess of that of tbo year
1897-98 ; and during the latter period we
were in a state of war , while the estimate
for the former period Is made on a peace
basis. An army of 100,000 men would thus
mean a permanent ipcrcase of $132,715,593
In our annual expenditures , and , consequently
quently , in our taxes.
The simultaneous strengthening of the
navy would Involve , on a moderate esti
mate , an Increase In our present outlay
of from $20,000,000 to $30,000,000 annually.
Adding the Increased appropriations for the
army to this estimate there would be on
the debit side of the Philippines transaction
a yearly expense of nearly $160,000,000. The
total trade of the islands , exports and im
ports , for the calendar'year 1897 amounted
In value to a little over $60,000,000. The
Imports alone amounted to about $40,000,000 ;
and at an average rate of , say , 20 per cent
ad valorem the customs revenues of the
group would amount to about $8,000,000 per
annum , which would not pay the cost of
administration. There would be nothing
left , therefore , to ofllset our outlay. Nor Is
It possible to escape the conclusion that
practically the whole Increase In our army
and navy expenditures would bo chargeable
against the Philippines. The accession of
Porto Rico alone would require slight , If
any , additions to our fleet , and the revenues
of that Island would probably suffice to
support such garrisons as It would be neces
sary to maintain there :
To be sure , the Philippines may be re
garded merely as outposts , or as stepping
stones for ouf commerce In the far east in
general , which trade Is , no doubt , destined
to be large in the near future. But step
ping stoned coating $3,000,000 or more per
week would be very expensive ) luxuries.
Lest tbo conclusions here drawn be deemed
fanciful , it may be worth while to cite the
calculations make by Mr. Henry Norman ,
In his "Peoples and Politics of the Far
Eist , " regarding the French colony of Ton-
quln , and based entirely upon French offi
cial reports. From the foundation of the
colony to tbo end of 1S92 France had spent
476,000,000 francs on Tonquln , and as a set-
oft to this bad sold the colony during the
same period French goods worth 59,000,000
francs !
Striker * Score Victory.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 6. A special < to the Post-
Dispatch from Dallas , Tex. , saya : The itrlke
on the Dallas Consolidated Street railway
was amicably settled and officially declared
off today after an all-night conference. The
men are to bo taken back to work and the
union fully recognized. The original con
tract is recognized in the eettlement with >
only a Blight change.'court proceedings being
agreed to Instead of arbitration for any fu [
ture differences. This Is about the only point
of value that the men lost. The strike began -
gan November 10.
A COMING COMPKTITOII.
AKrlcnltnral Development of Mllierln
Already Miinlfrntril.
Chlcniro Times-Herald.
While contemplating our own commercial
and Industrial progress within the last
decade we will be wine If wo do not allow
Anglo-Saxon expansion to obscure In our
minds the wonderful results of Russian
energy and thrift in the development of Si
beria.
For a quarter of a century Englishmen
and Americans have thought of Siberia only
as a bleak , frozen and snowbound country ,
fit only for a habitation for the poor un
fortunates whom Russia condemns to penal
servitude. The opening of this region by
the construction of the Siberian railway ,
however , has compelled a modification of our
Ideas In regard to this vast area. In fact ,
It IB now generally known that the southern
portions contain vast plains of virgin soil
of great fertility , with a climate as mild and
salubrious as any to be found In Europe.
In fact , the soil Is much richer and more
productive than that of many European
countries.
Evidence of the remarkable agricultural
development of Siberia Is already furnished
by the millions of quarters of Siberian grain
that have found their way to the markets of
Europe through the ports of the Baltic and
Black seas within the last two years. It Is
this feature of Siberian development , to
which public attention Is attracted by re
cent correspondence In the London Pall Mall
Gazette , which most directly concerns Amer
ican agricultural Interests.
It Is certain that we must take into ac
count the fact that henceforth Siberia Is to
bo one of the greatest granaries for supplyIng -
Ing the needs of Europe. It Is claimed that
Siberian wheat Is already being bought up
by the grain merchants In preference to
i grain grown In European Russia , because
of Its suitability for making the Oner kinds
of bread. In a few years It Is highly prob
able that wo shall see Siberian wheat , grown
In the fertile soil of western and southern
Siberia , pouring Into the markets of Europe
and competing with the agricultural produce
of the United States. Grain In southern
Siberia is so plentiful and so cheap , says the
correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette , that
the crops are often allowed to rot In the
fields.
If our wheat crop already feels the effect
of this competition in the markets of
Europe , what will bo the result when the
Siberian railway Is completed and the port
of Novo-Rosslsk has been put Into .direct
communication with this transportation sys
tem ? There Is but one source of compensa
tion for this loss open to Americans , and
that Is to take advantage of these railways
to push our manufactured goods Into a mar
ket that promises to be as vast and profitable
as the Orient.
ONE HOAD TO SUCCESS.
Can Spoilsmen and Speculator * Be He-
trained In the Colonlci ?
Philadelphia Times.
Whether for good or 111 , the United States
by the acquisition of Porto Rico , the Phil
ippines , Hawaii and Guam and the assump
tion of an express responsibility for the
maintenance of civilized government in
Cuba , have launched upon a colonial policy.
Whether for good or ill will depend in a
large measure upon the firmness and wis
dom of the administration at Washington
In Inaugurating governments that shall es
tablish justice , insure tranquillity , promote
the general welfare and secure the blessings
of liberty to the people that are to be gov
erned. Being without experience In this
matter the best Inteqtloned administration
will be liable to mistakes , but mistakes
can be remedied. The essential thing is that
the difficult task shall bo undertaken from
an earnest sense of public duty and not
for the'purpos * of grinding ' private axes
or the advancement of purely partisan
or political schemes.
On this score President McKlnley and
his advisers will encounter their first and
worst difficulty. The same influences which
filled the volunteer army official list with
the sons of senators and congressmen and
the Inexperienced and incompetent hench
men of powerful politicians to the lasting
disgrace of the military service are still
rampant , and they are already demanding
that the new colonial governments shall
become the asylums of politicians out of a
job , and that alt sorts of valuable conces
sions shall be granted to professional specu
lators with political pulls. If thrse Influ
ences are yielded to and our new acquisi
tions are remanded to tha tender mercies
of political spoilsmen and heartless specu
lators , the people of the West Indies and
the Philippines will be under worse task
masters than the tyrannical Spaniards and
will have simply made the traditional leap
from the frying pan into the fire.
While It is true that congress mutt adopt
some necessary legislation for the govern
ment of our Spanish acquisitions It Is proba
ble that the recommendation ! of the presi
dent will have great weight In determining
the nature of this legislation , and for this
reason it Is essential that he shall free
himself absolutely from the influence and
domination of the selfish Interests that did
much to precipitate the war , and which
stand ready to appropriate all the fruits
of it to their own personal benefit. The
war so far as the public at large was con
cerned was entered into and fought to a
successful issue to put an end to an intolerable
erable tyranny. To prevent the substitution
of a worse tyranny will require the exercise
of the utmost care and watchfulness on
the part of the president and his advisers.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
Joseph H. Choate , who Is spoken of as
ambassador to England , took part in twenty-
four public debates while at Harvard and
won them all.
Mr. Philip Sheridan , a nephew of the
general and a member of the Montreal bar ,
Is reported to have made a fortune In the
Klondike , where he west last summer.
On the retired list of the navy there are
now two entries of Rear Admiral Thomas O.
Selfrldge , father and eon. A similar co
incidence baa never before occurred.
By the death of his father Conlngsby
Dlaraoll Inherits a memorial rlne which
Ralph Disraeli bought with 25 , specially
devised to him for that purpose.
Seven lawyers were recently up to their
ears in a will case of considerable magni
tude at Youngstown , O. , when the several
parties to the suit went to a prayer meeting
one night and settled the whole matter ,
which was a ereat shock to the seven legal
gentlemen.
Joseph Jefferson does not like to be con
sidered an invalid. To a resident of Old
Point Comfort , who said to him : "Oh , and
did you come here to get well ? " he replied ,
the other day : "I threw up my theatrical
engagements , madam , merely for the pleas ,
ure of seeing you. "
The dungeon In which the assassin of the
Empress Elizabeth Is now confined is a wln-
dewless , damp , stone chamber , and Lucchlnl
will probably pay for his crime by the loss of
hie eyesight and bis reason. Only once a
fortnight is he permitted to walk In the 1
prison courtyard for half an hour. Ho does
not even see the attendants who bring his
dally rations at 6 o'clock every morning.
Munkacsy , the noted Hungarian artist , now
confined In an Insane asylum near Bonn , ba
been spending his time lately before a
mirror painting bis own portrait , which Is
laid to be an excellent likeness. He sent
It In a letter half in French half in German -
man to his wife. He Is much oppressed
with melancholy , which seldom leaves him.
When he Is free from his temporary ile-
lustons be talks quite rationally. His wife
has been appointed bis guardian , together
I
with a friend of the family.
TPiniPHO TlT I7P J'lltTVPIM
TEACHERS TO TARE IOUNSLL
State < Association's ' Next Session at Lincoln
Will Be Interesting ,
EMINENT EDUCATORS ON THE PROGRAM
Special Feature * Will Add Unuminl
Novelty to the Jirnnloim Lint of'the
Auxiliary Ulllcrm nnd Synup *
I * of Proicrnm.
Some of the most prominent educators of
the country are expected to bo present and
speak on various Interesting topics at the
thirty-third annual meeting of the Ne
braska State Teachers' association , which Is
to bo held at Llncom this month. The ses
sions of the gathering will commence the
evening after Christmas and continue until
the evening of the 29th.
Among tlio speakers from other states
looked for are Rabbi Emll G. Hlrsch of
Chicago , ex-State Superintendent Henry C.
Sabln of Iowa , Prof. D. L. Klehle of the
University of Minnesota , who was for some
years superintendent of public Instruction
In that state , and Mlsw Sarah C. Brooks ,
supervisor of primary work In St. Paul.
Prof. Klehlo now has the chair of peda
gogy of the Minnesota university. Dr.
Htrsch will be remembered for the promi
nent part taken by him In the Liberal Con-
greas of Religions held In this city.
The State Library and Chautauqua as
sociations and organizations of klndcrgart-
1 ners , promoters of child study and those
j t Interested In the advancement of physical
culture are all to meet In conjunction with
I the regular teachers' association , besides
which there are to bo meetings of women's
clubs and a Women's Christian Temperance
union conference. On the whole the teachers
are looking forward to one of the great
est educational gatherings over held In the
state.
i One of the feature ! of the convention Is
to bo a debate between representatives of
the leading high schools of Nebraska. An
other , a special meeting of the officers of
the auxiliary associations and the subordi
nate sections. There win also bo an exam
ination by the State Board of Examiners
at Superintendent Jackson's office Monday
and Tuesday for professional state certifi
cates. The executlvo and local committees
will have their headquarters at the Llndcll
hotel. Prof , George E. Condra Is the chair
man of the Lincoln local committee. The
members of the several congressional dis
tricts are to meet around town on Wednes
day afternoon for the purpose of choosing
the nominating committee.
The officers of the State Teachers' associa
tion are : Superintendent J. F. Saylor of
Lincoln , president ; Mrs. Delia Spohn Park
inson of Madison , secretary , and Superin
tendent James E. Delzell of Lexington ,
treasurer ; the executive committee consist
ing of Superintendent Saylor as ex-offlclo
chairman , Prof. W. II. Clemmons of Fre
mont , secretary , and Superintendent W. K.
Fowler of Blair and J. G. McIIugh of Plaits-
mouth.
Officer * of Auxiliary Ammelntlon * .
The officers of the various auxiriary asso
ciations arc as follows :
Nebraska Library Association W. E.
Jlllson of Crete , president ; Mlsa Edith Tobltt
of Omaha , secretary.
Society for Child Study Superintendent
J. W. Dlnsmore of Beatrice , president ; Mrs.
W. R. Hart of Lincoln , secretary.
Teachers of Literature Dr. L. A. Sher
man , of Lincoln , president ; Superintendent
A. A. Reed of Crete , secretary.
Teachers of History Prof. E. W. Cold-
well of Lincoln , president ; Prof. A. C. Pan-
coast of.Lincoln , secretary :
Teachars of Science Prof. , G. E. Condra of
Lincoln , president ; Prof. G. E. Nicola of
College View , secretary.
Teachers of Mathematics Dr. E. W. Davis
of Lincoln , president ; Prof. George R. Chat-
bum of Lincoln , secretary.
Teachers of Latin Prof. G. E. Barber of
Lincoln , president ; Mlw Alice C. Hunter of
Lincoln , secretary.
Association of Women's Clubs Mrs. H.
H. Heller of Omaha , president ; Mrs. Myrtle
P. Atwood of Plattsmouth , secretary.
Chautauqua Association Mrs. T. H. Leav-
Itt of Lincoln , president ; W. E. Hardy of
Lincoln , secretary.
Physical Culture Association Superin
tendent J. F. Saylor of Lincoln , president ;
Prof. William F. Hastings of Lincoln , secre
tary.
tary.Women's Christian Temperance Union-
Mrs. S. M. Walker of Lincoln , president ;
Mrs. M. M. Claflln of Ord. secretary.
Kindergarten Association Mrs. Eva R.
Danlelson of Lincoln , president ; Miss Car
rie M. Boutelle of Omaha , secretary.
Educational Council Meeting.
The first session will be the educational
council at 8 p. m. on the 26th , to be followed
by another meeting of this body next mornIng -
Ing at 9 a. m. Its meetings will bo held at
Library hall. Dr. I. L. Lowe of Western Is
chairman and Superintendent W. K. Fowler
of Blair clerk. Reports arc to be made by
State Superintendent W. R. Jackson on
school legislation ; Superintendent D. D.
Martindale of Nlobrara on county schools ,
and Superintendent W. L. Stephens of Fair-
bury on hl h schools. The concluding meetIng -
Ing of the council will bo on the afternoon
of the 29th at Nebraska hall. All the auxll
lary associations are to hold their meetings
during the afternoon of the 27th. The va
rious sections will get together the two
afternoons following. The officers of the
different sections are :
College Section President D. R. Kerr of
Bellevue , president ; Prof. J. S. Brown of
Crete , secretary.
High School Section Superintendent R. H.
Watson of Valentine , president ; MUa Dona
Loomls of Lincoln , secretary.
Grammar School Section Principal J. A.
Reed of Beatrice , president ; Miss May Hop
per of Hay Springs , secretary.
Primary School Section Miss Pearl Kelly
of Peru , president ; Miss Margaret Palmer of
Lincoln , secretary.
County Superintendents' Section Superin
tendent C. O. Ellwanger of Nebraska City ,
president ; Superintendent Anna E. Neeland
of Heralngford , secretary.
School Board Section H. D. Travis of
Plattsmouth. president ; J. M. Glllan of
Omaha , secretary.
Program for General Senlon.
On Tuesday evening (27th ( ) will occur the
first general session of the State associa
tion. This and the general sessions of
Wednesday forenoon nnd evening will be
held at the Oliver theater and those of
Thursday forenoon and evening at the
Funke Opera house. Condensed the pro
gram , as prepared , Is :
Tuesday Evening Invocation by Chancel
lor George E. MacLean of the University of
Nebraska ; address of the president , Superin
tendent J. F. Saylor of Lincoln ; Philhar
monic orchestra concert under the direction
of August Hagenow ,
Wednesday Forenoon Invocation by Rev.
W , M. HI ml man of Lincoln : address by
Henry Sabln of Iowa on "A New Gospel of
Education ; " address by Superintendent Ed
ward H. Whelan of O'Neill on "What Can
the Schools Do to Meet New Sociological
Conditions. Such as Smaller Profits and
Shorter Working Days ; " addrtta by Super
intendent A. B. Stephens of Holdrege on
"How and Why Is the Home an Educational
Factor ? " to be followed br discussion , led by
Superintendent William Ebright of NortU
Platte ; address by Prof. D. L. Klehle of the
University of Minnesota on the "Necessity
for the 'Old' and the 'New * In Education. "
Wednesday Evening Address by Rabbi
Emll O. Hlrsch of Chicago on "The Teacher
and the Patriot. "
Thursday Forenoon Invocation by Rev.
Luther P. Ludden of Lincoln ; address by
Prof , U. S. Conn of Wayne on "To What
Extent Should Economy Be Taught In the
Public Schools , " Superintendent 1) . G. Moul-
ton of York leading the discussion ; address
by Superintendent J. T. Morey of Kearney
on "How Can Wo Prevent Overcrowded
of Study ? " M. .
Courses It. Snodgrass of WIs-
ner to lead thn discussion ; address by Hits
Sarah C. Brooks of St. Paul on "School Kn-
vlronmontit' nominations of officers ;
lutlons ; officers' reports.
Thursday Evening Addresses liy promi ' X
nent speakers and finishing up of the bust-
UOMI of the nMoclatlon.
All the general eesrlonB will bo more or
low enlivened by musical features. Each of
the sections and auxiliary associations baa
an ctaborato program of Its own , The rail
roads have made a rate of ono and one-third
farm for the round trip between all Ne
braska points and Lincoln ,
Trnnt Makrn I'urchnne * .
CLEVELAND. Dec. 6. H Is stated thftt
the tlnplatc trust will buy outright for cash
the Crescent nnd the Brltton tlnplat * mills
of this city. nnd that the present owners of
thcw plants will retire from the business
The trust will. It Is understood , take charge
of the two mills named on January 1 ,
Drnth fcetitiMiee Afllrined.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 6. Division No. 2 of the
supreme court nt Jefferson City today af
firmed the ilenth fenteiico of 0. H. Baker of
Lebanon county , who VNOS convicted of the
murder of his wife , whom ho beat to death
last March. Holll be hanged on Janu
ary 10.
Mayor' * Artlou Suitalned.
COLUMIIU8. O. . Dec. 6. The supreme
court today sustained the Otis law under
which a republican board of city attain
was ousted In Cincinnati and a bl-partUnn
board appointed In Us place by a democratic
mayor.
MIRTHFUL C1IA1T.
Cincinnati Enquirer : She Where have
you been until this hour In the mornlnr ?
He You wouldn't know where the place
Is if I should tell you.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Yes , they con
sider her a wonder. "
"Whut has she ilone ? "
"She took five consecutive tricks In whist
without going Into hysterics. "
Puck : "Wntklns has n wonderful memory.
I think he remember * nearly everything
that ever happened to him. "
"Yes , but lie forgets that he has In
flicted hla reminiscences on everybody ho
knows. "
Chicago Record : "Our nelg-hbors nro
shiftless people. "
"How Uo you know ? "
"When I KO over to borrow anything they
never have It. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Where we old
fellows used to say 'honest Injun , ' tha
modern kid says 'on the dead. ' "
"Well , you know , the only good Injun , Is
the dead Injun. "
Detroit Kreo Press : "What Is the only
snfo rule of action when you want a thing
well done ? " Inquired the head of the ; firm
of the younK man who wanted a position. .
"Order It rare. " promptly responded the
youth , who had been compelled to board at
a restaurant for years.
Chicago Tribune : Prof. McGoozlo ( mak-
Inn a call ) Dots It not seem discouraging
that so many perRotiH In this IIRO of civiliza
tion , and refinement take such deep and
absorbing Interest In the disgusting details
of a brutal prizefight ?
Miss Flyppe It does , Indeed , professor ,
And it wasn't a straight fight , either. It
WUB a dead fake.
A Plea.
Chicago Record.
Oh , when my hair Is frosted white by touch
of many years ,
When chilling Age bus set ills blight on
all my nopcs and fears.
Dear Fate , I prny thee , leave ono friend to
hover ever nigh.
To lock me In the closet If I'm fool enough
to dye.
THI : AVERAGE : MAN.
Margaret B. Sangatcr In Harper's Weekly.
When It comes to a question of trusting
Yourself to the risks of the road ,
When the thing Is the sharing of burdens ,
The lifting the heft of a loud ,
In the. hour of peril or trial.
In the hour you meet us you can ,
You may safely depend on the wisdom
And skill of the average man.
'TIa the average man nnd no other
Who does his plain duty each day ,
The .small . thins his wage is for doing1 ,
On the commonplace , blf of the. wty. .tfii'ia
'Tls the average man , may God bless , him ,
Who pilots us , still In the van ,
Over land , over sea , as we travel ,
Just the plain , hardy , average man.
So on through the days of existence ,
All mingling- shadow and shine.
Wo may count on the overy-day hero ,
Whom haply the gods may divine ;
But who wears the swarth grime of his
calling ,
And labors and earns as ho can ,
And stands at the last with the noblest ,
The commonplace average man.
OUR DAILY BULLETIN.
WtDN
WASHINGTON. Dee. 7 , 1898. Miss Fan-
nle Mills , daughter of Senator Roger Q.
Mills of Texas , will be wedded today to
First Lieutenant George Richards , U. 8. A.
Society circles are In a flutter over tha
happy event , as the bride-elect la exceed
ingly popular.
"Costly thy
habit as thy
purse can buy. "
To this very sound advice
Mr. Shakespeare added an injunction - ,
junction against apparel "ex
pressed in fancy. " But why not
"expressed in fancy. " Our new'
lines of house coats and bath
gowns are very much expressed
in fancy , but they are just the
sort of thing that the young
man with a taste for costly rai
ment would delight in. They
are not , however , as costly as
they look. They are very rea
sonable in price , but they are
fancy.
You'll have to see them.
Some of the bath robes come in
sets , including a pair of Turk
ish bath slippers and a pair of
towels.