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Wr THE OMAHA DAILY 3VEE : FRIDAY , .lAXTTAHY 0 , 1809. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE 12. llOSHWATUn. PUBLISHED nvniiY MOHNINO. TUHMS OF HUBSCHIPTION. TnU.M8 OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Bco ( without Sunday ) , Ono Year.lOOO Dully Bee. and .Sunday , One Year SW Hlx Month * < W Tlirto Months Svi Sunday Bee , Ono Y ir ? y ° Saturday Be- ' . One Ylur I. J Weekly llee , One Year t OFFICES. Omaha : The Bto Building. . , South Omaha : City Hall building , Twenty-fifth nnd N street" . Council Bluffs : 10 I'enrl Street. Chicago : Stock KxchnnRO Building. New- York : Temple Court. Washington : SOI Fourteenth Street. CORHttSPONUnNCU. Communications relating to news nnd editorial matter should bo addressed : To the Cdltor. BUSINHSS LirtTURS. Business Irttora and remittances should bo nddressid to 'Hit- Ben rubllBlilng Com pany. Omnlm Draft * , checks , express and postoillco money orders to bo mndo payable to the order of the company. Till : BCL ! I'UBI.ISHINO COMPANY. STATHMCNT OF CIRCULATION. Stntu of Nebraska , Douglas County , BS : George B. Tzschuck , atcrctnry of The Bco Publishing comp.inv , being duly sworn , says that the actual number of full nnd complete copies of The Dally , Morning , livuilng and Sunday Bee , printed during the month ot December. 1S08 , wns ns fol lows : 1 . 21,077 17 2J,7.'J7 : 2 . a i , 1.1 1 18 2I,7 < > a . IM.ONI 19 2 ,3S 4 . Ul , 70 20 2iti : : t 5 . ai.ssttt 21 2ir : , ii2 0 . 2ism 23 2:1,011 : 7 . at.su. 23 2U , 17(1 ( 8 . i5,171 ! 21 2:1,7:1 : : * 9 . 2:1,0:111 : : 25 21,200 10 . 2iiot : 20 siuo : , : n . ai.s o 27 2:1,721 : 12 . i : i , i ru 23 . . . at : , ltd 13 . at , : ! a 20 . . . it . 21,211:1 : 30 2t.io7 : 15 . at , a.i 31 ai,7oo : . . . . , Total . 7I ,000 Less unsold mil returned copies. . . . 1RIU7 : Net total sales . 7ao. oi : Net dally a\erago . si.B71 : ancman n TZSCHUCK. Sworn to before mo nnd subscribed In my rrescenco thlH Slst day of December , 1S9S. ( Seal ) K. P. FEIL. Notary Public. Ccncriror Holcoinb booms to hnvo boon tletormlniMl not to lot his last clrnucc get uvviiy front him. Congress need bo In no hurry to reach .1 decision on the expansion question BO long ns the debuting Mwletles have not llirhlrcd bottling It. It Is not jet time for the lobby nt Lin coln to roll up Its shirt sleeves. TlriJ bal loting for United States senator does not commence for ten days jet. The ufllclnl announcement of the mem bership of the new Filipino cabinet has boon made , but remarkable to Fay the mimes one and all hound ( strangely un familiar. It begins to look as though the Lan caster county uagon v > cre being so overloaded tliut some one would be compelled to get out wild walk when It strikes the hill. Theie never AVOIC enough positions at the dNposal of. the legislature to sat isfy the longing of applicants and there Is every Indication that the dellclency will be ns noticeable as ever this year. The new speaker of the Colorado leg islature has been chosen from among the silver lepubllcans. Colorado Is about the only Mate where the silver icpub- Jlcans get n Hindi of the fusion booty. From latest reports Judge Lynch seems to lurvo transplanted his court to the \lcinlty of the Klondike , M > that by way of diversion the foitune seekers vary digging for nuggets with digging graves for outlaw s. Governor Plngree has also managed to nllllct the Michigan legislature with 25- 000 words of message delivered with heavy aitilleiy. It looks as If the ns- eault of the reform governors had been ordered all nlong the Hue. A professor of the State university Is making a special plea for snakes ns the farmers' fi lends. We presume then that anything that \\ill produce visions of the slimy icptUe must also be counted as the fnnncis' friend. The Indians ( sentenced to Imprison ment for resisting United States marshals iu the late uprising in Minnesota seta have been pardoned , and In the language of the diplomatist , "the Inci dent Is now closed. " Those Standard Oil magnates want It distinctly understood that they respect the law and the courts , but they refuse to produce their books In lespouse to Judicial order jus.t to protect their rights in the most approved legal \\tiy. The fusloulsts in the legislature do not relish the Idea of having the do- llcleiK-y appropriations embodied lu a separate bill. Itould bo too handy In future campaigns to put in parallel columns with popocmtic pretensions of economy and reform. Theodore lloobuvelt Is to be given the brevet rank of brigadier general.for gallant conduct during the late war. If ho succeeds In cnnylng out the re forms in New York outlined In his In augural nddtess he will bo entitled to something better than , a brevet rank In civil life. It Is cheerful to know that the gov ernor's Ideas on the question of rail road passes have not changed. There Is a chance , however , that when ho Is out of olllco he may discover that the ideas of railroad managers on his eligibility to the free list have been sudde'nly revolutionized. The Cobdeu club , the head center of the free trade propaganda , has issued n manifesto setting forth that the uni versal colonial policy of the great na tions is the opening wedge which will ultimately break down till tariff bar riers , because nations cannot maintain an "open door" In dependencies and a protective tat Iff nt home. How ( lees this strike the expansionists In this country who also believe In protection for homo Industries under which they have grown eo marvelously as to aston ish the commercial world ? MKSSAOB. Governor llolcomb's farewell mesMage Is the most ponderous and exhaustive ic- view of the affairs of the state that has ever emanated from the executive of this commonwealth. While the governor treats many vital question * * nt gteat length , he makes comparatively lew re commendations , leaving to his successor the task of pioposlng such legislative icforms as In his Judgment he may deem important or expedient. Governor Holcomb pnjs a high tribute to the Trnnsmlsslbslppl Imposition , which has so extensively advertised the resources of Nebraska and educated Its people througn Impressive object lessons. While expressing great satisfaction with the condition of the state's llnances and pointing with pride to the teductlun of the bonded debt under his own ad- inlnlsttatlon , the govetnor Is foiced to admit that there It still a large hole In the state trcasmy due not merely to dishonest tioasmcis and bioKcn banks , but also to the reckless policy of ex- pendlttnes In excess of the annual rev enues. Thus It appears that the Interest- bearing debt , which in December , 1MM , was a fraction over $1'JUO,000 , has climbed up to $1,724,051. In view of the constitutional limitation of the state debt to $100,000 , this is a most deplor able showing. The only redeeming fea ture of the state tlnnuccb Is the fact tfiat over ? ; t,000,000 is now held by the per manent school fund , but the danger Is that this fund will bo absorbed by In vestment In state I. 0. U.'s , which sooner or later must bo taken up. Revenue revision receives much atten tion at the hands of the governor , yet ho has no specific plan for improved methods of assessment nnd taxa tion. Incidentally the governor recom mends an inhciltnnco tax ctnd increased fees from Insurance companies and other corporations. These suggestions will merit favorable consideration at the hands of the legislature. It ds another matter , however , with the recommendation of legislation to en courage home fire and life Insurance companies. While It Is true fotelgu In- suiunce companies take a great deal of money out of the state , they constitute the bulwark of insurance because ot the vast capital invested , which can be found only at the money ccntcis. It is eminently proper to encourngo homo In surance , but the legislature should throw every safeguard around the insured to protect them from wild-cat concerns. On the railroad question the only pos itive recommendation the governor haste to offer Is tire abolition of the railroad pass. While only repeating what he had .said In his Ilrst message four jenrs ngo , the failure of the last fusion legislature to enact such a law and the notorious fact that the reform state ollicials from the governor down availed themselves to the fullest extent of free passes makes the recommendation absurd. The governor's plea for the retention of the useless State Board of Transporta tion is at variance with the pledges made by the fuslonLsts Irr the late cam paign and is doubtless Inspired by a de sire to serve personal friends on the state pay roll. It may bo pertinent to remark In this connection that while advocating economy and retrenchment Governor Holcomb does not recommend the abolition of a solitary sinecure. The recommendation of a constitu tional convention also seems to come nt a late hour in view of the fact that both houses of the last legislature were of the same political faith with the gov ernor tind could have mustered the neces sary three-fifths majority to submit the question hod ho then advised it. UELI'IKO THE UUDANS. Every legitimate nnd practicable method of assisting the Cuban people vvho need assistance and there nre a great many such until they are In condition to take care of themselves , Is to be approved. This nation has deliv ered Cuba from Spanish rule nnd it has promised the people of the Island that they shall have self-government when tranquillity nnd order tuo fully established. Whether Cuban Independ ence shall bo realized In the near future or ludeilultely deferred depends upon the conduct of the people. The United States government has made Its position and purpose perfectly clear. By declara- tlon of congress , of the president and of Its peace commissioners at Paris this government has disclaimed any disposi tion or intention to exercise sovereignty , jurisdiction or control over the Island , except for the pacification thereof , and assorted its determination , when that Is accomplished , to Jeave the govern- merit nnd control of the Island to Its people. The military government estab lished in Cuba has for Its sole purpose the restoration of peace nnd order and Its aim will be to accomplish this as soon ns possible. To tills end It will give the Island nrr honest , Just and elli- L nt ndmlulstratlon of affairs , expect. Ing thereby to convince the people of the kindly and good Intentions of the United States and to prepare them for self-government. But in the meantime ; nrany of these people must have substantial assistance. Large numbers nro homeless and desti tute. They cannot at present got em ployment and some time must elapse before there Is work for all. We will not venture to say how far the govern ment may properly go In relieving these people. It certainly cannot give them homes or set them up In business , though It may nnd undoubtedly should make provision against starvation. But private philanthropy can accomplish n great deal In aid of the Cuban people nnd we note nn effort to enlist tills which appears to deserve success. There has been organized in Boston whnt Is known as the "Cuban Industrial relief fund , " the object of which Is to help the Cubans to self-support The plan Is to supply relief at once where It must be had , but where an applicant for help has sutllcient strength to work It Is proposed that \\oik shall be given him In ex- clmnge for hupplles. Headquarters will be opened near Havana , Matanzas and other Inrgo centers of population. Near these cities It is proposed to buy farms ! with the funds given to the association. Applicants for help v\lio nro able to work will be given work on these farms. Farm owners \\lio have lost everything ; but their laud It Is proposed to assist : , by loaning them tools and seed and per haps farm animals .sulllclent to carry on the work of funning , The plan has the support of men of national repute nnd of the highest character. It seems practicable and It certainly makes nn appeal 'to the philanthropic which should not pass unheeded. There can be no doubt that if such a plan were carried out great good would re sult. Not only would many people re ceive substantial benefit who tire solely In need of It , but the moral etlect would be good. It would bo an object les on to the Cuban people of American con cern nnd good will for them which could not fall to bo helpful to the work of paulficution. We shall give the Cuban people the best government they have ever known , but the best way to secure tranquillity and older Is to enable the people to become self-supiwrting. I'HOCbAMATlUff 10 TUB The proclamation that will be Issued by General Otis announcing to the people ple of the Philippines the assumption of sovereignty over them by the United States and stating the policy of this gov ernment In the administration of the Wands under military nuthoilty , should irnkc n favorable Impression upon the people to whom It Is addressed. It de clares that the United States takes pos session of the Philippines "not as Invad ers or conquerors , but as friends , io pro tect the natives : lu their homes , In their employments and In their personal and religious lights. " There Is to be no in terference with existing municipal laws in respect to private lights nnd prop erty and the repression of crime nnd these laws me to be admlnlsteiod , as far as possible , by the ordinary tribu nals. C1\U nnd municipal olllcers nio to be chosen ns far ns practicable from Inhabitants of the Island , such olllcers being required to take the oath of alle giance to the United States. Prhate property taken for military use will be paid for. The poits of the islands under rVmerlcau control are to be opened to the commerce of all friendly nations. As surance Is ghcn that the people shall bo ( accorded "that full measure of In dividual rights and liberty which is the heritage of free people. " How will the Filipinos receive the proclamation ? is a question the answer- to which will be awaited with very great Interest. Undoubtedly n portion of them will accept the now sovereignty In good fnith nnd co-operate with this government , but It is hardly to bo ex pected that this will bo done by any con siderable number of those w ho trre sup porting the provisional government es tablished by Agulnnldo and his adher ents. It Is reported that a new cabinet has just been formed , every member of which Is pledged to resist American mil itary occupation of the Philippines. If this shall prove to bo true the United States will find It necessary to at least double the present force at Manila and prepare for a prolonged nnd costly con- tllct with the natives. There appears to be no reason to doubt that the Filipinos nre very much In earnest nnd that they have abundant confidence in their abil ity to make a successful resistance to the American occupation. ALL TALK PllOSl'KniTY. The New York Times In its weekly financial supplement presents the views of prominent financiers , railroad mana gers , manufacturers and merchants upon the business outlook and it is note worthy that they all talk prosperity and take a most optimistic view of the fu ture. Tile Judgment of these careful and Interested observers is that the present year will surpass last year In financial arid commercial results. There Is bhowu , lu all these opinions of men who study financial and commercial conditions and exert a great influence in creating them a feeling of absolute confidence that the United States has entered upon an era of prosperity that will be without precedent In its history. "We have closed a year of marvelous recuperation and have entered upon another year of wonders , " remarks the Times. Certainly all the indications are most favorable to continued commer cial progress and consequently n higher measure of prosperitj' . We may not this year equal the enormous exports of foodstuffs : of the past year , but we whall undoubtedly largely increase the ex ports of manufactured products , which will give better employment to labor. With our vast and accumulating capi tal it would seem that some of It must find Investment in productive enter prises , adding to the industrial capac ity J of the country , and in promoting de velopment along nil lines. With the maintenance of wise and sound financial nnd economic policies the financial and commercial supremacy of the United States In the near future seems assured. The auditorium project is primarily if not purely n financial problem. Theio should i bo no trouble in securing accept able ; plans and accessible sites , the chief difficulty being the raising of the funds and later making the structure bring sufficient revenue to pay running ex penses and Interest on bonded debt , If part of the money for construction should be sccuied In that way. If the scheme contemplates merely nn audi torium nnd headquarters for various se cret societies private enterprise will have to boar the brunt of the burdpn , as there Is no authority for appropriating public money except for public undck takings. Among the legacies left by the retir ing governor for his Incoming successor Is the appointment to the place on the district bench made vacant by the death of Judge Marshall. The only explana tion Is that the contest for the position has become so warm that a choice can not be made among the compotltois with out leaving numerous sore spots in its wake. The privilege of making a few enemies Is therefore thoughtfully handed 1 down to Governor Poynter. IlcKiect the Tram. New York Tribune. It is well to respect the grief which 1 Spanish olllcers unquestionably and most naturally feel nt the rclliKjulahment ot t Cuba , Evil though the sway of Spain was , they fought bravely and loyally to maintain > it , and they believed In it as sincerely as we ; ,1)cllovo ) la our own government. The loss j to them It comparable \\lth what we should fed at the loss of half a Oozon ot our states. Tliv 3ll < < ltiM ; Cr > iilii Washington Stnr. The only thing that can ndd to the mys tery with which moiicrn Interpreters have eucceoilecl in surrounding the works of Thomas JclTcrpon Is the discovery ot a cipher by somebody. Coffee ( lie .Nntlniuil II ) Opener. Springfield Itcptibllcnn. Treasury statistics show thnt the con sumption of coffee In the United Slates Is Increasing to n marked extent , whllo tint of tci is momentarily on the decline poa- slbly because of the war duty on ten. It IH remarked in Uila connection that all of our ne\\ possessions ere coffee producers. n I'lncc lit ( he Mint. St. Paul 1'loncer 1'rcs The attention of people who yet carry about In en umentllatcd corner of their minds the notion that silver has been "demonutlzpd" In the United States is re spectfully linked to the fact thnt the Philadelphia mint coined during the jear Just ended $11,770,305 In slher , against only $ 11,750,257 in gold. 12x | > or < N ( if Corn. Chlcnco Ilccord. The exports of corn for 189S were 200- Sf.7,000 bushels. For 1807 the flgurea were 175,030,000 bushels. The only other > car In the hlstoiy of the country in which the corn exports exceeded 100,000,000 bushels was 1890 , when the exports were only 100- 905,000 bushels. Corn Is oao of the principal agricultural products of the Unltod States , nnd of late there has been nn attempt to create a de- imnd for it abroad. It is gratifying to see from n study of the table of exports of this commodity for a series of years that the movement is attaining striking success. InilierliillMiii In nn Iilenl Gnrli. Clilcnso Tlmes-ller.xld. The spirit of conquest is ns foreign to the great democracy ns it ever was. It was not this spirit that led It into the war with Spain , but the spirit of humanity. The war being concluded , It Is still the spirit of hu manity that governs Us policy toward the Islands that have come under Ita control ns the result of the appeal to aims. Its endeavor Is to pacify Cuba and make it capable of self-government , to save the Philippines from anarchy and seizure by European despotisms. From first to last It has been animated by the simo noble pur pose , and It will not bo driven by false ac cusations to evade the higher obligations that now rest upon It. llerncH of the Sen , Philadelphia Ledger. Whllo extolling the heroes of war let us not -\\lthhold recognition and praise from the brave men who In arduous callings not of war display the highest courage find heroism. The rescue of the twenty-three officers and men from the sinking British steamship Vlndobala by Chief Ofllcer Drad- shaw , Fourth Officer Webb , Quartermaster Forrester , Boatswain's Mate Monaghan and Seamen Norwlck , Kocco , Plndell , O'Haro , Burns and Dofllein of the American liner Paris , on Tuesday last , was a thrilling cpl- sodo of the voyage of the Paris to Now York. Incidents of this character ennoble human nature , and it is a pleasure as well as a duty to record them. It too often happens that heroes of this class ore un named. Had it not been for the timely assistance of the Paris and the gallant men who braved the angry seas to rescue the inon of the doomed Vlndobala another ocean disaster involving loss of life would have been announced. The * cvr rijur " Morro. Phlladcuiliia Record. The flag that was raised over Morro castle Sunday has an Interesting history. It flrst flew over the Corn Exchange Na- tlonal bank , Philadelphia , when the famous Corn Exchange regiment of , volunteers was organized for the war of the states. It flow over the bank during nearly the whole of the war , and was then secured by the late ox-United States Senator Alexander G. Cattell , then an officer of the bank. He took It to his residence in Marchantvllle , N. J. ( and stored it away as a sacred thing. While President Grant was visiting Senator Cattell ho raised the historic banner to a place over the senator's mansion an act that added materially to the historic value of the starry emblem. After that the flag was again stored nway as a prized relic. When ex-Senator Cattell died it was prac tically forgotten until George W. Algor pro cured it from the estate nnd presented it to the government for the purpose to which itwas put Sunday. T1IIJ AHMY. Objection ) , to the Proponed Incrca e to One Hundred TlioUNfiiid Men. Springfield ( Mass ) Republican. The professional eoldlors say that the country needs a larger army because our population has grown. General Miles lajs down the axiom that there should bo at least ono soldier for every 1,000 citizens. We deny it. The alre of the regular army should not depend upon the number of in habitants , but upon their character , their love of country , their loyalty to government , their respect for raw. If wo were 70,000,000 barbarians , constantly threatening revolu tion and rol-jlllonj If vvo were 70,000,000 slaves always fomenting Insurrection ; if we were 70,000,000 subjects of a despot nursing grievances and awaiting the opportunity to rise against tyranny , the central power would then need a largo standing army to keep us in subjection to Its will. But thla people Is nothing of the sort. It consists of 70,000,000 freemen who by centuries of in heritance and education have como to re spect law and be lojal to their estabflshed institutions. They have displayed no such evil traits aa to require the whiplash of militarism to bo poised over their heads. A frco people must bo trusted else democracy rauat pass away. And the best way to show to them the respect they deserve and thrive on is to keep the army , that world-old weapon of despots and aristocracies , at the minimum slza consistent with public order and the security pf the state. To increase the standing army to 100,000 mon Is to Insult the American people. Such an army is not needeO. In view of our re sponsibilities in the West Indies some in crease doubtft 3 is necessary ; but half the number proposed should bo ainplo as a per manent force. If needed to more- are over awe peoples in the far cast who unwillingly submit to our authority , special bodies of troops raised for a temporary , specific pur pose would meet the emergency. The people should arouse themselves to check the grow ing arrogance of the military party. It Is tlmo something was done to offset generals who say that the constitution has been "out grown" and that 75,000 professional soldiers nro needed to porlco the American people in their dally tasks at homo. A military republic is not worth having. Wo would as soon live under a monarchy as under the Prance of today cursed as It Is by a militarism that produces atrocities llko the Dreyfus case , and threatens constantly the supremacy of the civil power. The apologists of the new American militarism treat and will treat these points lightly , yet all their ridicule nnd all their appeals to destiny cannot overthrow certain great facts. These facts are that militarism Is a curse wherever found ; that the spirit of militarism Is Inconsistent with the spirit of democ- racy ; that alwajs In the world's history the growth of a permanent militarism in a republic - public has been accompanlnl by a corre- epondlng decline in the vitality of republican institutions. run : or Outlook for Ilir > rtr Your. Philadelphia Preso- It Is today literally true that < 1ie volume of wages was never larucr than today volume not atwavs rate and the cost of liv ing lower than In any other previous time of prosperity. This points to an enormous consumption nt current rates nnd prices with n steady Increase of exports. These have only Just begun. For December , 1S98 , they may easily bo $20,000,000 over the $125 , . 000,000 of December , 1897. There Is prob ably not n slnglo business man who reads these lines who does not know of some speclnl line of exports In American goods which haa Just begun wlthlu his own per sonal observation , Hallroad building may begin with a rush , though no yet there nre no nlgns ot this , nnd It must be remembered that population has not this time spread over new regions ns In past periods preceding expansion. The ccnsiu of 1000 will show little Increase west of the 100th meridian nnd less for the coun try than people now expect. U-irgo indus trial funding schemes In capitalizing tradea nnd manufactures nro certnln to bo prc. sentcd because they have come nt n llko stage In England. But , as In Cugl.md , our main movement from now on is not going to bo in "booms nnd busts , " accompanied by speculative ndvnncea In prices of sta ples , changing all the cost of living. Instead - stead there is to be a btoady , unbroken volume of wages , product nnd trade nt regu lar prices and low profits , but with unvary ing progress In the quantity of consumption nt homo nnd export abroad. This is today the prospect for 1899. Southern P New York Mnll nnd Express , Statistics ot the past jear lend sulwtnnthl cncourngcnicnt to the belief that a foreign war has eliminated the last vestiges of civil strife. They give evidence of Increasing prosperity nnd commercial activity in the south , which must bo the result of larger transactions and more Intimate relations with the north and west. The report that the bank clearings of Hlchmond were $17- 279,015 greater thnn In 1897 , that the bankIng - Ing resources increased $2,000,000 , nnd that the failures decreased nearly CO per cent In number and over CO per cent In liabilities shows that this center of southern cxchangb is both wider In connections nnd more stable In its financiering. Savannah also breaks all records in the sum total of its bank clearings ; while that this record of business activity Is not confined to the southern At lantic seaports , but reaches the Interior , Is shown by the wonderful Increase of nearly half a billion dollars in the bank clearings at Kuoxvllle , Teiin. Oiuiortunltlca for Lire Men. Philadelphia Times. The business man of today must be up to date with the now conditions and meth ods and agencies developed to promote com mercial and industrial advancement , and the Bourbon nnd the laggard can have no part In the high tide of prosperity that we now welcome. Even the greater opportuni ties for business advancement demand greater effort Jn advanced methods by those who would profit by them , and the widely read newspapera which command the con fidence of 'the ' intelligent and thrifty people of the land are now the only recognized chnnnels by which business Is enlarged and Increased In profits. Prosperity such as has rarely come to our people is now upon us , nnd all who are equal to the exceptional op- portunltUea presented will bo certain , to re port the year 1899 as ono of the most pros perous of the century. ItH I'ernmncncr. Nc'v York Times. The surest sign of all , not of prosper ity's coming , but of her actual arriral with the declared Intention , of remaining , is , of course , Iho Investment of money in new enterprises. There Is evidence of such In vestment on every hand. Many largo com panies have been formed for which capital has been readily found. The release of an immense number ot millions of dollars in January Interest and dividends will fur ther stimulate investment and continue in the new year the expansion that has marked the course of the old with. such 'wonderful ' records. The best of it Is that good times have only Just begun. In every great upward move ment of business and the markets there cornea a time when words of caution are needed. That time must bo a long way off. The present "boom" is not duo to an in flation of the currency , to overtrading , to undue extension of credits , or to any of the causes that sometimes produce fictitious prosperity. It Is based on the resources and tremendous productive power of the coun try. Wo are making money because we are everywhere atwork , and our labor is turnIng - Ing out marketable merchandise ; because there is a great demand for our exportable products and wo can supply it at good prices ; and because moro capital is em- plojcd Jn the country today than at any previous period of Us history to say noth ing of the very considerable suras of American capital that are loaned out abroad. The record of the year 1S9S la most gratifying , but it Is evident that the year 1899 will far surpass it. AND OTHERWISE. Admiral Schley Is something of an artist and frequently amuses himself by painting In water colors. Whllo Castellanos is In Matanzas , It is presumed , ho will not fall to drop one of his tears on the neglected gtavo of that mule. Interest and dividend disbursements nt Boston this month aggregate $15,961,612 , compared with $14,885,700 n , yenr ngo and $12,904l > 72 in January , 1897. General Morrltt still bears on his right arm the scar from the flrst wound ho ever received in service , a slight flesh wound made by a stray ball early iu the civil war. Congressman Jerry Simpson does not hes itate to express regret at not being sent back to congress. "It's partly , " says he , "because I like the salary , which is a pool ono , and partly because I like the Job , which Is an easy one. " John Blair Linn of Hellfonte , Pa , whoso death is announced , was secretary of etato under Governor Hartranft. Ho was ono of the editors of the second series of Pennsyl vania archives , the publication ot whtih was recommended In ono of Governor Hartranft's annual messages. The instrument which Edouard Ilemenyl , the famous violinist , was playing when ho fell dead on the stage * was a Stradlvarius known ns "tho Titan. " Ho had refused many offers of largo suras for It , Sol Mar- coason , the young American virtuoso , has Just purchased it for $4,000. The execution of Joseph Vacher , the French "Jack the Hipper , " _ by M. Dlebler. is the last act of that kind 'to bo performed by him. DIcbler has held the post of pub- lie executioner in Franco for thirty-eight years , during which tlmo he has executed fifty-three people , and he now relinquishes the work to his son. In choosing Brecon , Wales , as the town In whlth she will bo married , It la said that Mme. Pattl has been Influenced to some c\- tent by the memories of happy visits on for mer occasions to the old town on the Honddu. Lying at the foot of the Brecon Beacons , and almost encircled by a trio of beautiful rivers , the quaint and ancient borough presents in every direction attrac tions which linger In the memory. Deacon gave to the woild Sarah Slddons , the great tragedian , and from the barracks went forth the heroes of the Twenty-fourth , wno fought and fell at Korke's Drift. H ( IIOKS or TIII : MTI : WAH. A correspondent of Leslie's Weekly em phasizes what has bcon stated repeatedly concerning Hawaii. Ho warns working people ple to keep awny from thnt section of Uncle Sam's domain. "Tho day Inborcri , " he writes , "are mostly Japanese nnd Chinese , the Portuguese ranking third nnd the llawnllans fourth. Labor has been Imported Into the Islands in large numbers under the contract system , the first two countries named being the principal sources. Thcso Oriental- * work for $15 per month. "To the American manufacturer oppor tunities for the Introduction of his wares nro oul } limited by the demands ot the population , for nearly everj thing In tmc Is Imported , groceries nnd provisions standing at the hend , Importations In three goods nmountlnu last jear to $520,000 ; In clothIng - Ing , hats nnd boots the importations were $2 < .i2,351 , and in all other lines of merchan dise In proportion. The Importations In dry goods , including cottons , linens , silks , woolens nnd mixtures combined amounted to over half a million doll irs. The values ot the total Imports amounted to ncnrlv $7,000- 000. To the man of mercantile pursuit , who harbors the thought of establishing n busi ness In Hawallnn territory , little encourage ment can be given. The demand for shops In Honolulu , Hllo nnd other lesser commer cial centers Is well supplied. "There are no plums awaiting harvesting for the American professional man. Th law Is ably represented and In some In. , stances by men whobo names nro not un known In New York. 1'hvslclans are plenti ful , the healthful climate rendering the profession one that could bo easily over crowded. Dentists are numerous nnd In church nnd educational circles the output exceeds the demand. "Tho American who would seek new fields to conquer must como abundantly "heeled. " To such the field Is ample nnd the oppor tunities are real , for the natuial resources nnd possibilities ot Hnwnltnn soil nnd cli mate offer genuine chances for paving in vestment. " nmmett Glenn , aged 11 jears , said to be the youngest regularly enlisted soldier In the United States nrmy , who ran awny from homo last May , hai been found by his mother and brought to his homo in Balti more from New York through the Interest taken In him by Miss Helen Gould. The lad , who Is handbome and largo for his age , belongs to a well known fnmll ) . In order to get Into the nrmy ho represented that his parents were dead. The last six or eight months have been so full of excit ing adventures for him that Miss Gould has asked him to write nn account of It for her. His patroness cried when ho left New York to retuin home , as she took n. Keen Interest In him while he wns nt Camp Walworth. When Glenn first left homo ho stole his way on fi eight trains to Petersburg. Vn. There ho secreted himself on a train carrying the Eleventh regular Infantry to Jackson ville. Ho became popular with officers and men , secured his enlistment , went to Porto Hlco nnd endured all the hardships ot sol dier Ife , even to a seveio nttacK of fever. Ill's mother mourned him as dead until ulio saw his picture In n New York paper nnd traced him by it. Ho doss not want to leave the army , but his mother has arranged to secure his discharge. While some companies of the Tenth New York regiment were returning to their armor } ' in Albany n man on the curbstone said : "Why , they'ro all right ! Look nt them ! They've been on a grand excursion to Honolulu. " A private in the ranks heard the remark and turned toward thejoung man and said : "Say , joung fellow , the tickets to that excursion were free ; why didn't you get in on it. " In a summary of his camp stories in Les lie's Weekly , Cleveland Moffctt say's that , given equal hardships , men ( n fine athletic training suffer moro thap men In ordinary condition. Statistics of the Seventy-first Now York show that the runners , the Jump ers , the crack blcjclo riders , and the record men generally were readier fever victims than their comrades , and gave out sooner In the emergencies ot the battfo field. There was Sergeant Meeks , n long-distance runner , and "Hub" Smith , a bicycle rider , and Slebold , a winner ot running races , and Ott , a sprinter and hurdler , nnd Private Meeks , another blcyclo rider , and Dlvanne , a runner , and so on through a long list. Almost without exception these fine athletes fell into Illness or utter collapse with the first hard strain put upon them. They made worse fever cases and dysentery cases than the others , and It appeared to nurses and doctors as beyond question that the thorough physical training which thcso men had com pleted Just before the war , In anticipation of the spring athletic games , was a serious Im pairment of their powers for resisting dis ease. It Is worthy of note , also , that most of these athletes Indulged neither In drink nor tobacco. 01)11 ) ORIENTAL "WAR. " Chicago Chronicle : General Mllfer should bo instructed to reduce the city of Hello at once or the American forces , military and naval , should bo withdrawn from the Philip pines , leaving those Islands to the Filipinos or to any nation which cares to fight the Filipinos. It is no tlmo for slillly-shally- lug. Buffalo Express : Circumstances niter cases , but they do not alter republican prin ciples. If civilized government can bo main tained In the Philippines only by the method that the Spaniards emplojed , we would bet ter turn the Philippines back to the Span- lards. If our country is going to glvo the Filipinos rights which will leave them no ex cuse for fighting us , let us offer them tUo rights before wo begin to fight them. Baltimore Sun : By what constitutional right can the army aud navy of the United States be employed by the president against the Filipinos ? How would it accord with our "code of morality" to slaughter these un fortunate people and bunn and devastate their property In order to compel compliance on their part with a bargain made by Mr. McKlultey in Paris for a transfer of the Philippines and their Inhabitants , to which the latter were not parties and to which the people of the United States have never given their assent ? Philadelphia Times : The situation at Hello Is very serious. In the Islands are a people who feel that they have shared our victories , and who claim with some grounds of right consideration in the settlement. They have gathered their strength at Hello , and to enforce not only our right of settling the affaire of the Philippines , but to exe cute the terms of our treaty to release the Spanish prisoners , wo must meet them there and unless they yield peacefully must secure them by force of arms. Chicago Post- There is reason for suspect ing that the Spaniards , before surrendering Hello , caused reports to be circulated among the natives that tlio Americans had no In tention of making any reasonable conces sions and that their rule would bo oppressive and harsh. It is necessary to disabuse the Insurgents of this treacherous falsehood. When they grasp the difference between Spanish and American sovereignty they will doubtless abandon the absurd demand for In dependence and cheerfully accept the domin ion of the United States. Springfield Republican- our professed eagerness to confer liberty upon the Filipinos pines carries the government at Washington to tha extent of shedding blood to bring the "rebels" Into subjection to another for eign sovereignty , a severe strain will be placed upon the loyal musses of th ? Ameri can people to hold their peace. The promi nent Massachusetts clergyman 1st not nlono who writes : "I hope that tbo Filipinos at Hello will fight our troops to the end ; all who honor Lexington and Concord , it ie < > mc to me , must bid godnpeed to these patriot * . " Such fecntlmcnts can be heard on every nldo by anbody who goch out among the people. ci nn\\ \ ritx. Cleveland Plain Denier : "She's ' 1 won derful mtvortlmr. " "Whnt't her latest ? " "acttlntf lur ngent to mall her n potwnocX KUimlrotv' rhlcngo Hccord : "Those new people ncxB door nro from Boston. " "llovvdojoll Know ? " "I heard the man tell hlvlf > thnt ena couldn't bnko benns ns his mother used to bake them. " Somervlllo Journnl ! When > our phyglclnti forbids von to tit Ink cofTce , nnd tells jou how harmful It H to the nervoiw n > item. Just nuk him innocently : "Do > ou e\cf take a cup nt coffee- yourself , Doctor ? " Chlcngo Tribune : Tht Merchant The o wlntir holldaja comt JO close totrcthfr. There Is only a weolTuctvvccn them. The 3nlcsRirl-Novv Yrnr's nnd Chrlstmts nro so fnr npnrt ! Fifty-one long1 woeka between them ! Inillniinjiolli Journnl : "Sny , you will never IIIIIKP a living out of the fnlth euro InmlntHs. if } ou limlst on charging- moro thnn the common doctors "Thnt li Just the wnv I will make a llv- Inir. People will think it must bo a good thliiB. ' Washington Stnr : "Are 5011 In favor of an open-door policy ? " "Well. " said AKUlnnldo. "I suppose the door will hnvo to bo open. Hut 1 want It understood rltht now thnt I propose to bts there Inking tickets. " Hrookbn Life"Look : nt me. " exclaimed the leading liiwver , wnrmly. "I never tooK n drop of medicine In my llfo nnd rm ns ) stroiiK ns any two of > our patients put to- Kt"Well , tint's * nothing , " retorted the phv * slcliiu. "I never wont to Invv In my llfo nlnl I'm nn rich n > nny two dozen of > our clients put togoth'i. " Cincinnati niiqulrer : "Talking of patriot- l m. " said Anbury Pepper" , "tho south fur nished the only Rcnulno article. " "What ? " shouted the boarder from Con ncctlcut. "Fnct. Think of tbo clny pnte.ru down In , Georgia. Just think of how they love thelf native solll" I'uck : "Hut , " snld the superintendent of construction , "hovv nre we , In building- this pvramld , to get such enormous nmsnea of stone ii | > to such a height with our some * whnt primitive appliances ? " "What difference does thnt make ? " replied the Immortal Cheeps , "Go abend and do the job , nnd let future historian * Invent a method for us. " Cincinnati Rnqulrcr : "Anv cnuno boon , found for thnt suicide. > et ? " nuked the re poi tcr. "Nnvv. " answered the policeman. "Wo nro Inclined to think thnt Hhe killed herself because she thought nhe looked llleo- the picture of her jou printed next nfUrnoOn , " Hoinl IlCMolutloim , Detroit Free Press. Brown nnd .Tones , Two old-tlmo rhuimi On New Ycnr'H grouped ench otlur's hand , For WTger rule , Thet * would forswear Citjarn. Kuch paid he hnd the Hand , But senrcp a day Hns paused avvnv Since they agreed to hold nloof. Jonps j > llcs the spark In cellar dark ; While Brown smokes hln upon the root TIU : AIM. Mnilollno 3. Bridge' * Ho pelted her neatly , from hend to feet , With snowballs soft and with snowball * licet , And seemed to think It nn end of fun ; Whllo she wns busy preparing1 one , Rolling , pounding It hnrd nnd sound. With snow scooped up from the fleecy ground. They aimed she her missile fair nnd clear ; But ho did not dodge , for he did not fear ; But calmly waited to see It fly , And fnr from Us tnrgct wildly shy. When , whnclc ! on the side of his smlllng > face He caught It right In ( ho very plnce.i She had meant to pasteIt. . By Jove , nnd Mars , And Jupiter Amman , but he saw stars ! For her brother , a biso bnll pitcher tnll , Hud taught and trained her to throw ball. And this guy young fellow , who laughed with Elee , Whllo bravely awnltlng her onslaught , he- Walked sndly home , nnd 'twns later when He fitted a smllo to his mouth again. A waste of wind. Next to the weather bureau , perhaps the greatest waste of wind is in foolish newspaper advertising. A good deal of it is like blow ing into a lung tester. It fills the lung tester for a minute but leaves the lungs empty to no body's benefit. We prefer to call your attention to a few facts that are facts , and to invite you here to prove our representa tions , and then to leave the rest to the good judgment of the customer. If you will exercise your judgment , you will come here for clothes , Our goods will justify your choice.