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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 14 , 1898. THE OMAHA Dxax BEEL B. HOBEWATEH , Editor. PUBLISHED BVBRY MORNINO. TEHMB OP BUBSCRIPT1OM. Dally Bee ( without Sunday ) , One Year..f .00 Dally Baa ana Sunday , One Year 800 ( Six Months . . 4.00 Three Months 200 Sunday Bee , One Year 2.00 Saturday Bee , One Year 1.60 Weekly Bee , One Year 65 OFFICES. Omaha : The Boa Building. South Omaha : Singer Block , Corner N and Twenty-fourth Streets. Council Blurts : 10 Pearl Street. Chicago : Block Exchange Bldg. New York : Temple Court. Washington : 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and ed.'torlnl matter should be addressed : To the Editor. Editor.PUBINEBB PUBINEBB LETTERS. Business letter * and remittances should be addressed to The Bee Publishing Com pany , Omaha. Drafts , checks , express and postofflcc money orders to bo made payable to the order of the company. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Btato of Nebraska , Douglas County , es. : George B. Tzschuck , secretary of The Bee Publishing company , being duly sworn , ays that the actual number of full nnd qomplet * copies of Tho. Dally , Morning , Kvenlnn and Sunday Bee , printed during the month of November 1898 , was as fol- Uws : 1 28.016 16 24.4UU 8 84.87T 17 84,115 > 34,831 18 SI4,07U 4 24,330 19 2 , IMKC B 24,805 20 i4umi t..28,288 SI. . . .a ,7af T . . .24,328 22 24,281 8 24,301 < ' 23 : :26OOU : 30,730 21 24.U27 W 27,832 23 24.O1U 11 24,427 26 23,323 1) 24,209 27 24.WB5 IS 24,820 28 23,881 14 24,352 29 24,731 16 24,300 SO 24,420 Total 747,134 Loss unsold and returned copies. . . . 1C.328 Not total sales 731.80U f Net dally average 24.3U3 t GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. , Bworn to before me and subscribed In my 1 presence this 30th day of November , 1898. I N. P. FEIL , { Notary Public. i * r. . 1 Omaha mcrchnuts have reason to be x < I thankful for seasonable Christmas shop- I ping weather. Regulars from Nebraska are to relieve the Nebraska volunteers at Manila. Nebraska will maintain good represen tation In the Philippines. Those Nebraska City physicians ought to be quarantined along with the mallpox patients until they learn enough to know contagious disease when they see It. The license board has an opportunity to clean out a few of the worst dlvos and low resorts by refusing to reissue their licenses. This Is an opportunity that should not be neglected. Fifty years ago the United States flag floated over the City of Mexico , but the never-tnke-the-flag-down party of pa triots failed to prevail upon the gov ernment to annex all of Mexico. As governor general of Cuba , Major General Brooke will give a striking ob ject lesson to the Cubans of now great an Improvement is possible over the Administration of Weyler.nnd Blanco. For further chapters In legislative oil room history wo presume we will have to wait till some of the other local cor porations undergo a change of manage ment with" the consequent house clean ing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ono of the three surviving soldiers of the war of 181. 1ms bobbed up again as the beneficiary of a special pension bill presented fpr the approval of con gress. Long Ufa miiHt be in store for the volunteers of 1S9S. The clock in the steeple of the federal building is causing almost as much trouble as the clock In the steeple of the old nursery rhyme. That clock must be serving as the refuge for all sorts of belated wanderers who cannot tell time 1)7 It. There will be a falling off In revenues from the license fund for the coming year that will compel the school board to retrench wherever it is possible to do so. The new school board should therefore endeavor to cut its clothoa ac cording to the cloth. Who nays the American soldier docs not exhibit the highest type of courage ? Hero wo have the commissary general of the United States army recommend ing the addition of beer to the army rations with full knowledge of the flro ' his suggestion must draw from the I temperance agitators. There must bo some advantage after all for a state to bo represented In the senate by the father of the body , when Senator Morrlll of Vermont can get a bill paused by 'Courtesy ' out of respect for his long service by simply making a speech in Its favor , an he did for his bill" to'purchase a site for a new su preme court building. Should the present congress fall to enact an army reorganization bill It will no * be for want of material on which to woU Three bills are now pending , one supposed to represent the departmental Ideuu , one formulated by General Miles and the third supposed to be favored by the younger officers of the army. With this basis for a start the legislators should bo able to strike a gait and work overtime to satisfy the ambitions of the various elements in the service. The longer fuslonlsts ponder over the , figures of the late election In Nebraska 1 the less encouragement for future fusion they find in them. On national Issues , es evidenced by the vote on congress men , the fusion plurality in the state Is k less than 2,000. As the light dawns the , evidences Increase that the crew Is makIng - ' Ing preparations to desert the fusion craft , each hurrying to bo the first to , make the lifeboats. With no ' priic money In the ehapo of offices In sight ' the discordant elements cannot bo mucl longer restrained and the struggle for ! the remaining spoils can not tend to i allay the outbreak. NO ALLIAKOK Senator Davis of the pcaco commis sion thinks there should bo on alliance between the United States , Great Brit ain nnd Japan for the protection of their Interests in the far cnnt. The Minnesota senator doesn't sec why other rations should object to such an alliance and ho bravely eays "If they do object let them. " If there was any necessity for the United States entering into a formal alliance with Great Britain and Tnpati It would not be deterred there from by what , other nations might think about It , but there Is no such necessity , nor Is it likely to arise unless we insist upon becoming irixed up in the com plications of European powers. We seem , Indeed , to bo drifting In that di rection , but there is reason to hope that we Bhall halt before going quite so far. As It Is , there appears to be a suffi ciently well-denned understanding be tween Great Britain and the United States that they will stand together for : ho dcfenso nnd protection of their in terests in the far cast , while it Is most distinctly the policy of Japan , clearly understood and fully appreciated by licr statesmen , to maintain the closest possible relations with this country and England. There can be no sort of doubt where Japan would bo found if the United States needed her assistance in protecting Interests common to both uf them , such as would bo Involved in keeping China open to International commerce. The United States does not need and docs not want any foreign alliances. aOVEttKOIl OEKERAL OP CUBA. The president has selected Major General Brooke to be governor general of Cuba and the choice will bo gener ally commended , particularly so by those who know that able officer. Gen eral Brooke has peculiar qualifications for this new post and in the work of pacifying Cuba which , by the way , may prove to be less difficult than has been apprehended he will justify the confidence reposed In him by the presi dent. He will discharge the duties de volved upon him with firmness and de cision , but in a way , it can be confi dently predicted , that cannot fall to commend his administration to the ap proval of all citizens of the Island who desire that peace and order shall pre vail nnd that nil the people shall bo Justly and fairly treated. Cuba will pass Into the full control of the United States January 1. All of the Spanish troops will not have evac uated the Island at that date , but everywhere the Spanish flag will dis appear and Its plnco be taken by the American flag. Then will begin a new era for Cuba , in which her people will bo given an opportunity to demonstrate whether or not they ore capable of the Independence and self-government for which they have so long struggled. It will not take them long to discover that military government by the United States is very different from Spanish rule. Sonic of them have already hod this experience nnd are well satisfied with It. With General Brooke at the head of affairs , assisted by such capable men as General Lee and General , Wood , Cuba should speedily be as peaceful as any of our states and If Its people appreciate their opportunity there is no reason why they may not have a gov ernment of their own within a year a "just , benevolent and .humane govern ment , " as President McKlnley ex pressed it , "capable of performing all international obligations and which shall encourage thrift , industry nnd prosperity and promote peace and good will among all the Inhabitants , what ever may have buen their relations In the past. " Undoubtedly General Brooke will go to Cuba instructed to use every effort to bring this about. ARMY RKOHQAN1ZATION. There is promise of a prolonged dis cussion In congress of tbo question ot army reorganization , for which bills widely varying In their provisions have been framed. One of these measures was framed by General Miles and Is presumed to represent the professional Uew of the line. It provides for one soldier to 1,000 of population and con templates a professional service like the navy , with plenty of trained officers and numerous skeleton regiments which may be filled out quickly by enlistments In time of war. It proposes a multipli cation of generals of high grade and contemplates utilizing superfluous of ficers In time of peace by making tem porary details for service in those stall' departments which are administrative and not technical. The house bill , framed by Chairman Hull of the military committee , pro vldes for a standing army of 100,000 , a part of which shall bo enlisted from the natives of new possessions. It differs from the Miles bill In the matter of organization , as In some other Im portant respects. This measure Is un derstood to have the approval of the War department. In his statement before tbo bouse military committee on Monday , Gen eral Miles pointed out the necessity for a stronger military force and expressed the opinion that an army of 75,000 , as provided for In his bill , would be suffi cient for present requirements. Ho estimated that of tills force 40,000 would be needed abroad and 33,000 at home. In addition there should be enlisted in the now possessions troops in the pro portion of two to each 1,000 Inhabitants. This would give a native force In Porto Rico of about 2,000 , In Cuba between 3,000 and 4,000 and in the Philippines of perhaps 10,000. General Miles ex pressed the opinion that probably not more than 10,000 men would be needed In Cuba , while 25,000 and possibly more will bo required in tha Philippines. The estimates presented by General Miles certainly warrant the conclusion that a standing army of 75,000 will be ample. General Miles made an earnest plea in support of that provision of his bill re lating to rank , urging that there should be rank and authority commensurate with the responsibility. General Scbo- field pointed out some of the defects of the existing system and said that one of the essential features of army re organization was to give the president absolute power to select his own com manding officer. He would give the prcsldpnt authority to at any time iclnct n lieutenant general , Instead of making that a permanent position. A third bill 1ms been Introduced , which provides among other things for the organization of a genpral-staff , simi lar to that of , Germany. It has been ob jected to both the Miles and the Hull bills that they do not make provision for a general staff , but It must be as sumed thht whatever omission Is niada In this respect there is good reason for. European countries and Germany par ticularly have unquestionably dem onstrated the vnluo of a general staff , but such a system may not be practic able here. Opposition to n largo standing army has developed in congress , ns was ex pected , but It is not sufficiently strong to prevent an increase , though It Is quite probable that this will not go be yond the recommendation of General Miles. As to reorganization the provi sions of the Hull bill are most likely to prevail. The whole subject will re ceive thorough consideration nnd un doubtedly the result will bo a plan of army reorganization that will be satis factory and permanent WIND UP TUB CENTRAL I'AOIFIO. The subsidy bonds Issued by the United States to the Central Pacific railroad will mature during the coming year. Like the Union Pacific , which had been exploited by the Credit Moblllcr construction ring , the Central Pacific has been scuttled by the Crockcr-Stanford-Huntlngton promoters , who have amassed enormous wealth from its excessive capitalization , with which they have been able to build the Southern Pacific in direct competition. In order to keep the Central Pacific harmless as a competitor of the South ern Pacific , the Huntlngton syndicate now proposes to take up the govern ment debt by Issuing a blanket mort gage that will practically perpetuate and legalize the fraudulent Issues of bonds and stocks and make it impossi ble to reduce the exorbitant tolls which the road has been exacting from its patrons ever since it was completed. In view of the fact that the Central Pacific has defaulted and compelled the government to carry millions of its matured Interest , It Is both the right and the d\ity \ of congress to order Its fore closure and sale under conditions that will not alone insure the repayment of the principal and Interest due on the subsidy bonds , but also squeeze out the water and prohibit renewed Inflation by the purchasers. Unless such a course Is pursued the Central Pacific will con tinue to be operated simply as a side show to the Southern Pncltlc , whose octopus enfolds the people of the terri tory traversed in a vise-like grip. While the Huutington people are tryIng - Ing to create the Impression that the Central Pacific is able to pay out under Its present enormous capitalization , the showing of Increased earnings is de nounced as a trick to bamboozle in vestors and rivet Southern Pacific con trol more firmly than ever. Speaking of the manipulation , the San Francisco Chronicle says : It must be borne in mind that the busi ness et tha Central Pacific was abnormally Increased during tbe year by the transpor tation of federal troops and supplies rendered necessary by the outbreak ot hostilities be tween the United States and Spain. A very large proportion of the men who were sub- acquently pent to tbe Philippines were hauled over the Central Pacific , and a not Incon siderable number of soldiers In the earlier days ot the war were moved to the east over that route. If it had not been for the adventitious circumstance of the breaking out of the war the Central Pacific would not bavo had this Increased source of revenue , and the excellent showing with which Mr. Huntlngton li trying to bunko the financiers of Wall street would have been Impossible. In addition to the accession of revenues from this source there IB no doubt that Mr. Hunt lngton , as soon as he realized that his game of refunding was blocked , took steps to See that the settred policy of the Southern Pa cific of diverting traffic from the Central to the Southern route should for a time be suspended. For years past it baa been the practice of the Southern Pacific to per suade and force shippers to use the Sunset route. By abating their zeal to swell the business of the Southern at the expense ot the Central Pacific , and allowing the latter to secure all the traffic possible , tbe officials oouH make a showing which would help to delude prospective investors , unacquainted with the facts , into believing that the road could support the enormous bonded indebt edness which the schemers are trying to float. float.What What is wanted Is a complete divorce of the Central Pacific from the South ern Pacific and its operation either as an Independent line , or , better yet , In connection with the Union Pacific as a direct transcontinental route , competing freely for through traffic with the other Pacific roads. This was the original design of the government when the bond subsidies were voted for the construe tlon of the Union and Central Pacific as the first overland route , and it con tains the only solution of the problem that will bring the people the relief de manded nnd give them full benefit of the roads for whose construction they have so long been taxed. It is to be hoped the greetings received by the American soldiers marching through tbe streets of Havana are in dicative of the future cordial relations between them and the people of the city during their involuntary stay there. Considering the feeling of Intense bit terness existing between the Cubans and the Spanish residents , the task of preserving order and restoring normal conditions Is not an enviable one. Gen cral Wood and the other commanders in eastern Cuba have set an example and accomplished results which the other armies of occupation will do well to emulate and will be fortunate to equal. The power of aroused public opinion large proportion of ( legislation is en acted with no definite purpose or In response sponso to no general demand. Just how some of it manages to pass through the various stages necessary to become law Is a mystery , but It does , nnd every little - tlo while some enactment of this kind which has slumbered undisturbed on the statute books is brought to light in an unexpected manner. An instance In point Is the Jail report just filed by the sheriff of Howard county in compliance with law regarded more in the breach than in the observance. Tbe late HUB- Blan thistle law is a similar Illustration. Daws not cnfdrtfcd By1 public sentiment iifttiftlly bedoMe simply dormant features of ( lip fltntiitc books nnd by the failure of observance lessen the respect for nil law. If Invoked It 1 not for the pub lic good , but to vent a spite on some official or individual. The statute books are lumbered up with enough dead let ter legislation already. It Is n recognized fact that n very is manifest In Chicago , whore the city councilby a decided majority recon sidered the ordinance extending the franchise of all the street railway com panies for fifty years. Ordinary out breaks of popular f entlment may have little effect on municipal legislative bodies , but when ll becomes au organ ized , determined force even the usually pliant tools of corporations hesitate to comexin contact wjtli it. Whllo the United States authorities arc busy trying to teach the Cubans how to govern themselves the great packing houses propose to educate them to the habit of eating American meat. Experts have been sent to the principal cities to erect cold storage houses and work up the trade. The ground lost when the reciprocity policy was abolished ished ought soon to be recovered. Variety In Palms. " ' ri St. lLouls Republic. 'The Philippines are full ot palms. ( Agul- maldo's Is not the tallest , 'but It can beat all the others itching. Pcrlnli the Thought ! Washington Post. Suppose J. Sterling Morton succeeds In launching another party. What assurance has ho that some boy orator will not cap ture it with a warmed-over epigram ? Marvelous Export Trade. Philadelphia Record. Thus far there has been an increase dur ing every month of the current year In the exports of manufactures as compared with the exports of previous years. It Is now probable that the total value of exports ot manufactures will reach the sum of $300,000- 000 , as against $279,616,888 for the calendar year 1897 , and 1253,681,641 for the calendar year 1896. The growth ot this part of our export trade Is the most remarkable as it Is the most encouraging feature of our foreign commerce. It gives symmetry to the business of the Country , and a promise ot future benefit and enduring prosperity. Real Kitate for Trade. Boiton Transcript. It is explained that the proposal of Japan to buy the Philippines was merely in the president's mind. He was persuading an op posed senator that they should be adzed if only taken to sell again at an appreciation that would make poor old Spain turn her face to the wall and give up the ghost. Wo find tbe jingoes generally talking now as though the Philippines were better to sell at A profit than do anything else with. Judge Emory Speer of Georgia advises it and the New York Sun quotes his words with ap proval. Such anxiety nd grief as most ot our' expansionists feel for tbe liberties of the oppressed can always be soothed by a good turn on the market. Open Door ( or 'Dlalectltlons. ' Cleveland Plain Dealer. In reckoning up the return Uncle Sara Is to get for his f20,000,000 > lnv stment It mutt not be forgotten that there ar upward ot 100 dialects in d lly'Use ' Among the Filipinos. This is certainly goodlmews. It promises 'to reliete at once the aotiewbat exhausted home market. When you \come to remem ber that we are now largely- dependent for our dUTect literature upon Mlsa Mary Wil- klns * Down East patter , Mr. Chlmmle fad- den' * slum talk , Uncle'Remus' darkey lore , Octave .Tbanet's remarkable polyglot , and Mr. Dooley's Chlcagoesei the pleasure of ex periencing .something new in the line will bo plainly apparent. It Is a great field , and the sooner some of our budding literati take advantage of it the better. ANTICIPATING 1800. CM of the doling Year Fore shadows What Is Coming- . Boston Transcript. Th year 1898 bids fair , to furnish the basis for future comparisons of business volume. The bank clearings of November made a new record , exceeding the total of the month lost year by 20 per cent , the pre vious month this year by 9 per cent , and the high-record month heretofore January by 8 p r cent.1' All other Indices of trade movement show a wonderful volume of busi ness last month and the eleven months' aggregate is about aslarge as the twelve months of 1897 ; that } s the gain this year Is equal to all of 20 per cent. The mer cantile reports are stimulating ; heavy or ders have been placed tor steel rails , esti mates of the total this week reaching up to 700,000 tons , which is all of a quarter of the country's entire annual output ; the exportation of cereals and of manufactured goods goes on with undlmlnlshed vigor ; stocks are active and strong , and bond bus iness la immense ; money is easy and there Is no indication ot its ruling otherwise ; and there is a settled confidence , a belief In good times and their continuance , a reachIng - Ing out of Industry which constitutes an expansion of the most practical and sub stantial kind. If 1898 had been the United States' great year there Is every prospect of 1899 maintaining , if It does not surpass , the wonderful record made in the twelve months now drawing to a close. STANDING ARMIES COST MONEY. What the United State * Pay Com pared with the Cent In Europe. Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune. In connecttbn with the secretary of war's report , some figures from abroad have been given which are of general Interest. In hie message the president asks for 100,000 men. Tlio secretary of war asks for an appropria tion of $166,726,599. This moans an appro priation of $1,667.26 for each enlisted man. Compare this with the cost ot the European armies. In 1896 the estimates of the respective European war ministers were as follovs. They certainly are not less now : Footlnc. Peace. War. Cost. England 221,000 670.000 $ 69,000,000 France . ; 538,000 1850,000 127,000.000 Germany 695,000 3,703,000 ns.m.KS Russia 880,000 10,200,000 186,349,000 England spends on her regulars $400 per man a year. The other powers average $200. The discrepancy is great , but It Is pre sumed that those In authority can make matters clear. In fact , leaving England out ot the calculation , it is seen 'that the cost ot standing armies per man is $200. In this country that would Just about pay the wages of the enlisted men , including the noncommissioned missioned officers. Qf , course , this country , in tbo matter ot cost , can not approach Europe. England's estimate Is nearer America's figures , but the pay for a private there is far below the pay in America. The estimate of Secretary Alger takes In many expenses in connection with enlist ment and equipment which will not be dup licated in years to come. Even then the discrepancy seems too great. When the matter gets before "congress and the de tailed estimates are furnished , the matter will be clearer. As it stands at present , it looks as if tbe secretary had made his fig ures BO as to be on the sat * side. MFE IN TUB PHILIPPINES. Chunk * of Information From tfnel- Sam' I le * rnratvar * > A Manila correspondent ot the Chicago Chronicle elves a chunk of Information con. corning the cllmats and its sffect on north ern whites that will Interest thoio who think the Philippines will afford great opportuni ties for American push. "The railroad run ning from Manila , " says the writer , "goes through a low and fertile country. The riven that flow down from the mountains enter the bay through deltas and the road bed Is a succession of bridges across streams. The engineering problems in Its construction wcro not serious ones , but the amount ot culvert and bridge work was considerable. I have been told that ot forty engineers em ployed on the work thirty-nine died. No Caucasian can work all day in a hot tropical sun and a malarial atmosphere and escape fever and day work was necessary In sur veying this road , for there Is neither dawn nor twilight in the tropics. The succession of night and day is almost as abrupt as tha opening and closing ot a door between & lighted room and a dark one. The long evening twilight ot the American summer Is unknown and the joy ot sitting on the front porch , playing an after-dinner game ot tennis or taking a spin of an hour or two on the wheel comes not to the dweller In the tropic * . No Caucasian should como hero with the expectation ot working in the sun and going home again alive and as there Is but a brief time each day wheti the sun Is not hot while It is light enough to do outdoor labor It follows that such work must continue to be done by natives. " Concerning the productiveness of the ro- glen penetrated by tbe rsilrosd he says : "For the entire sixty miles between Manila and San Fernando the road Is bordered as far as the eye can see with fields of rice and sugarcane and banana plantations , while native towns and villages1 ar as close to gether aa the towns along the best railroad lines In the United States. The province of Pampanga is especially rich In cane fields , and there are districts not reached by railroad where great quantities of sugar go to waste annually for lock of transportation. With facilities for marketing the product the output of sugar from this district could be Increased many thousands of tons an nually. The same can be said of coffee , to bacco and chocolate. The finest tobacco Is grown In the northern provinces , and Im mense quantities are consumed in the home market. Imagine a population of 8,000,000 people , ach one of whom smokes from twenty-five to 100 cigarettes dally , for the habit Is universal among men , -women 'and ' children alike and most of them smoke cigars and one can get some Idea ot the consumption of tobacco. Add to this home demand a good foreign market , and the tobacco business would Assume slganttc proportions. There Is certainly field for the Investment of capital in railroads , plan tations and the manufacturing industries necessary for the preparation of the products of the Islands for market. " The financial problem presented by the Philippines Is briefly outlined by John T. McCutcheon , correspondent of the Chicago Record. "It would be a costly experi ment , " be says , "to substitute for the Mexi can dollar a dollar such as is used in America , which ie kept t an artificial value by its relation to gold. It American dollars lars , worth twice as much as Mexican dollars lars , were introduced the native would want as many ot them for his wages as he had formerly received Mexicans. If h gets three Mexican dollars a week now , he would want three American dollars under the new system , for no argument could convince a native that three pieces of Mtxlcan silver were worth only half th * amount in Amer ican silver. An American dollar would never buy twice the amount of stuff that a Mexican dollar does , no matter who nays that it Is worth twice as much. , It takes a broader 'intelligence , than the Filipino pos- sesies to comprehend that one piece of sil ver Is worth twice as much as another of the same size. Consequently , the English man says , if America holds the islands she will have to introduce a system of coinage the same as now exists or else pay just twice as much for labor and native products as are now paid. If tbe philanthropic sugar trusts and other big corporations which .will come to tbe Philippines decide that they prefer to pay twice as much as Is necessary , the arrangement would be very satisfactory to the native , for he could lay by $5 or $6 in two weeks and then lay off for a month. " Captain Putnam Bradley Strong , now at Mantra , gives in Leslie's Weekly an extended account of the present condition of the na tives , their characteristics and their capacity for government. Regarding their education , he says : "It is said ot these people that they are not fit to govern themselves , and their lack ot education Is brought up as a case in point , yet I have not eome In con tact with one who cannot write. The boy to whom you pay $8 ( Mexican ) a month writes and reads Spanish. He has learned to do so at the different schools throughout the Island , not In Manila at all. I visited , the other day , a native school , where 150 boy pupils are taught reading , writing , geography , and arithmetic. The school wa In session when I got there , and never have I seen a more orderly or better-regulated system of teaching. "Pass through one of their lanes in tbe early morning , and you will find a whole family performing the ablutions of the day In large tubs , which later on you will se full ot corn or some other product. They dress very simply , most ot them using no underclothes , simply a white cotton coat and trousers , and generally no sboes. At the entrance to their own houses is alw&ys found a bowl ot water and a bunch ot hemp. It they enter , they first bathe and dry their feet. What can be cleaner or healthier than that ? "While dining with a native family , soon after my arrival , I was struck with the quiet and dignified manners of the servant ? , and I naturally atrrlbuted it to the training of the houeewlfe , whose guest I was , but since I have kept house myself , I find that it is ground into them. When you reach home in the evening , always one ot them Is standing at the gateway to take whatever packages ono may have ; a bow and "Buenos Noches" greets you , and after that , until you baye reached your neat at dinner , they dance In attendance without a sound , as they go about barefoot , that being tbe universal custom. They make perfect servants , rarely forget ting what they have once been taught. " Captain Strong euros up the problem be fore Uncle Sam as follows ; The Tlgalo Is In the stage of Imitation ; the people who get him now win either make him a success era a dire fairure. If the United States takes him quickly , Instructs him as it wished him to go , and doe * it kindly , he will obey Im plicitly , and within a generation will reach the inventive state. But woe to the govern ment which undertakes to boss him with cuffs and force. The story of Spain will b re peated rebellion after rebellion In the in terior country , bad blood and clashing of arms , with no commercial success ; for the El Dorado riches , the mlnet , the bard woods , every source of money-making , como from just the country that these fellows bold and always will , unfess exterminated by an over whelming force which would , on Its own side , lose many , as the country IB a very blind one. So let us hope Uncle Sam will decide'to be lenient , but firm , and he will have tbe moat proficient pupils of any colonial nial Instructor In tbe world , say the beat authorities on the far eastern questions. " State Grantee In Session. SPRINGFIELD 111. . Dec. 13. Tbe twen ty-eighth annual meeting of the Illinois State grange. Patrons of Husbandry , Is being held here. Officers' reports were submitted today and Master Oliver Wilson delivered bis annual address. Tbn increas * In mem bership in Illinois Is 1:000 : , PASSING or GBNHHAb GA.HCIA Kansas City Star : The fate of General O rcla at Washington and that of Colonel Waring at Havana might lead to tbe In ference that the cllmato of the United States Is as deadly to Cubans as that ot Cuba Is to Americans. St. Louis Globe-Democrat : The death ot General Garcia Is ft serious blow to Cubi. He wa the only prominent man among the fighting clement of the Cubans who intelligently grasped tbe situation which developed itselt after the cessation ot active war. Garcia not only appreciated the great service ) which the Americans ren dered to his countrymen , but ho promptly saw tha direction In which the Interests ot the Island He. He was an early and an Influential friend of annexation. Kansas City Journal : After thirty years of wonderful devotion to the cause of freedom In Cuba , during wblch period he suffered all the hardships Incident to war , death came , not lu the Odd nor the hospi tal , but in the comfortable quarters of a modern hotel In the United States capital. There Is , however , a satisfaction In knowIng - Ing that he lived to sec the consummation of the plan to which he had Riven his lit * . By a strange coincidence , he died the day after tbo treaty that absolutely secured the freedom ot Cuba had been signed. Chicago Post : General Oarcla'g death has called out the warmest tributes from the president of the United States and from the most distinguished civil and military functionaries as to the worth of the dead man as the bravo soldier of liberty and the hope of a people struggling to bo free. But Callxto Garcia heard no word of praise or cheer. In bis dying dreams he fought lu the chaaarral the Spaniards and urged bis ragged soldiers to stand firm. "Wo shall conquer them tomorrow tomorrow. " May a free , happy , prosperous Cuba , knowing no chain , no slave , be bis eternal menu ment. PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. General Macco Is , up to date , the Cuban hero , the only one whoso death for liberty Is publicly remembered at 1U anniversa ries. , John Gowdy , consul genera ? to Paris , be gan his political career In Posey township , Rush county , Illinois , where ho was town ship commltteeman. Emma Calve's real name is Emma Ro- quer , and she was born at Uccazevlllo in 1866. She was brought up In a convent and during her first season as a singer got $140 a month. . The story comes all the way from Manila that a uitlvo belle was arrested on tbe charge of carrying concealed cameras. To appreciate this properly , get a picture ot a street scene In Manila. General John W. Foster , who served as LI Hung Chang'e adviser during the Japanese- Chinese peace negotiations , has received a letter from the Oriental statesman , In which he says that "air recent changes In China are for the better. " These are the states whlcb bave solid republican delegations In the Fifty-sixth house : Connecticut , Iowa , Maine , Michi gan , Minnesota , New Hampshire , Oregon , Rhode Island , South Dakota , Vermont , Washington and Wisconsin. Joaquin Miller lectured at Chicago the other night , wearing the celebrated Klondike reindeer suit , the buttons of which are nug gets of solid gold , valued at $1,700. Even a church deacon would not object to finding a few such buttons in the contribution box. It appears that three of the directors ot the Chestnut Street National bank ot Phila delphia never made a personal examination of the affairs of the institution , so perhaps It Is not surprising that they were surprised when U was found that President Slngerly owed the bank over half a million dollars. Judge William W. K. Oloott of the republican - publican , machine , failed to get past the butler In an attempt to see Colonel Roose- 'velt ' In his New York house the other evenIng - Ing , being refused admittance on tbe plea that the colonel was not at home. Bourke Cockran , however , who came up the steps just behind Judge Olcott , bad no trouble in getting in to wait until the governor- elect returned. Count Horytowskl , a club man and sport of Vienna , who was In jail there charged with forgery and swindling , managed to escape by making love to the jailer's pretty daughter , and , reaching the Roumanian frontlerv received funds from his family on condition that he should come to this country , not as a visitor , but as a permanent resident. He la due any day now and it be is not stopped by the Immigration au thorities may find work as a hotel waiter or marry an heiress. Alderman John F. Donohue of Wllkes- barretls a reformer from bis heart to tbe end of his fists. An alderman down there is Invested with minor judicial functions and tbe manner In which Donohue inter prets these functions and flte punishment to .the crime Is what distinguishes him and ennobles bis calling. Last Tuesday he had a wlfebeater up for punishment for the tenth time. Heroic remedies seemed neces- siry , so the judge adjourned court , had tbe doors ot tbe court room locked , took off his coat and cuffs and ordered tbe prisoner to do likewise and defend himself. Th judge and the beat sparred a moment for wind and pranced around quite lively. Sud denly the judge landed a right bander and the beat went down. Others followed un til the wife-beater had maps of the Blus Ridge on bis mug. "Now go home ! " said the judge , "and behave yourself like a man. " The humbled brute obeyed , only topping on tbe way long enough to buy a neatly framed motto : "God bless our home. " TUB ELECTION IN NEBRASKA. A Marked Reaction AKnlnnt Cheap Men and Cheap Money. New York Evening Post. It was a surprising feature of the recent election In Nebraska that , Whllo tbe result of the voting for congressmen showed that the same reaction against popullstlc principles of finance had occurred In that common wealth as in Kansas , the populists still suc ceeded In electing their state ticket by a nar. row margin. The explanation Is that the re publican party suffered from boss rule and the resentment of the voters against an odious machine. The battle was lost In Douglas county , of wblch Omaha is tbe busi ness center. The Omaha Bee insists that the right sort of a campaign would have resulted In a majority of 6,000 for the whole state ticket in that county , on the moss ot voters has been Impressed with tbe benefits of re publican rule , were prosperous and contented and were ready to support a good ticket. The whole county committee , however , prac tically abdicated in favor ot a boss , John L. Webster , "and the foisting upon the party by Webster of a legislative ticket that not only Ignored Important elements whose support was essential , but kept away several thousand voters disgusted with no toriously bad nominations , proved fatal to all hopes. " The truth to that populism owes prac tically all of Its successes In Nebraska dur ing the last few years to the blunders and crimes of the republican machine. There Is probably not a state In tbo west which bag suffered more from bad government at the bands of tbe republican party. Honest voters at last got so disgusted and desperate that they were ready to turn anywhere for re lief. Something has been accomplished toward tbe overthrow ot tbe bad Influences whlcb bad so long ruled in tbe party , but tbe wcrk is not yet complete , A great deal will depend upon the new legislature , in which tbe republicans will have a small majority. Tbe Bte tell * tbo leader * ot tbe party that , It republican success la 1899 and 1900 is to bo Insured , the legislature , la Ita organization , should steer clear ot alt the old legislative barnacles and notorious boodle men , and select clean , reputable , and competent clerks and employes ; should set an example of economy , both tor Itiolt and alt the state Institutions ; and should pass wholesome laws in the Interest ot alt clones ot the people , Irrespective of any threatened veto by the popocratlc governor. 1IREEZY TRIFLES. Chicnax ) Tribune : "You'll a little white Ilel" exclnlmcd the pickaninny with the ebony complexion to the pickaninny who had dipped her facein the flour sack and was strutting about and putting1 on airs. Indianapolis Journal : "You can't timko mo bellevo ho U married to ono of thoM Intellectual women. Ills clothes are too neat. "On that very account , my boy. Bho lets him tnko them to the tailor for all repairs. " Chicago News : Mrs. Smith 1 your wit * out of town ? I haven't seen her for some time. " Jones Yes , she's dtaylnc In the country for the benefit of her health. I just re ceived a len-pago letter from her this mornlnc. " Mrs. Smlth-And Is her health Improv- Inc ? " Jones I don't know. You ace , I haven't got to the postscript yet. Cleveland Plain Dealer : "George , " she hissed , "do you know anything that ( re flects on the lifelong Integrity of mf father ? " George smiled darkly. "Do you think , " he grimly answered , "that 1 .would tackle- him for your hand if I didn't ? " Cincinnati Enquirer : "Gracious ! I never expected to see you do such a vulgar thing as to buy peanuts nt a street stand ! " "It was hln lovely , urlstocratlo pronunciation that charmed me. Wnlt. Listen ! " And an still another approached the voice ot the vendor rang out on the crisp air : "Hot peanuts ] Two socks for live ! " Detroit Free Press : Husband You'r * spending a great deal of money on Christ mas presents , nnd. to my mind , with vtry poor Judgment. My Idea of such a gift Is that it should bo useful and at the sime. time suggestive of some duty. " Wife-All right , sir. I'll get you a mow shovel , Chicago Tribune : Real Head of the Family John , our new girl Is a Jawtl. She's the checrfulest , most lively crtatur * I've over had In my kitchen. Always flying around and always sinning- . Ostensible Head of the Family Then sh Isn't a jewel , Maria. She's a bird. Chicago Tribune : Policeman ( who hai v carried woman out of burnlnr building ) Your name , please ? I have to make a re port , you know. Rescued Woman Jane Alathea Jarvls , and I'm the man grateful human being that ever Policeman That's all right , ma'am. Ag please ? Rescued Woman None of your business , sir ! SOME FOLKS. George Hobart In Baltimore American. t Some folks Is always moanln * 'Cause somefln' done gone wrong ; En er dismal eo't of ftroanln' Makes up dun lifelong song. Doan' nevah see no beauty Reflected from on high ; Jus' reckons ) It dan duty To eigh , sigh , sigh ! Den , it's grum'le. Krum'le , grum'UI " Grum'le all de day. Doan' nevah try . Ko' to look at de sky , Dess Krum'le dah life ernray. Some folks Is always frettln * ' 'Cauco dey has so much woe , En all de time fo'gettln' Dey mos'ly makes It so. Ef dey ain't sot no worries Which dey kin call dah own , Dey catches someone else's , En moan , moan , moan. i * Den , it's Krum'le , grum'le , 'grum'UI % Grum'le all de day. , Doan' nevah try Fa' to look at de sky , Dess grum'le dah life erway. Some folks dey always grum'les About dlshyer and dat ; Dey dess sits roun * en mum'le , En wonders where dey's at. Wakes nlrljMni trielfle mawnltl'in-- Cjt , Sj En feels jus * talk dey < mus' * . . fcirf I Begin right wlf de dawnln' , ] ' \ To fuss , fuss , fuss. " Den , it's Rrum'le , grum'le , grum'lst Orum'lo all de day , ' Doan' nevah try Fo' to look at de sky , " ' Dess grum'le dah lite erway. "God makes and apparel shapes. " i To be well dressed , I therefore , is as im portant to a good appearance as to be well built In fash- .ioningour clothing , it is a constant aim to have it becoming as well as well fitting. It is no longer pos sible to put off a consideration of the winter suit and over coat. We hope'to have you take time to inspect ours. In * overcoats there is every degree of lux ury to be had here in soft and warm materials and at a range of prices that must meet every one's circumstances. There is but one grade of workmanship - ' ship , however , and ' ' that is the very best.