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THIS OMAHA "DA1L.T . B12E : MONDAY , msrJSMIJKR KS , 181)5) ) ) . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. E , UO3BWATEH , Editor. UVEUY MORNING. TISHA18 OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Bc ( without Sunday ) , Ono Ycar.W.W Dally Bee flhd Sunday , Ono Year S.W Dally , Sunday nnd Illustrated. One Year 8.2o Sunday and Illustrated , Ono Year a--25 Illustrated Bee , One Year ' ' W Sunday Bee. One Year 2.00 Saturday Bee , Ono Year ! ? Weekly Bee , Ono Year to OFFICES. Omaha : The Bee Bulldlnjr. South Omaha : City Hull Building , Twenty-fifth nnd N Streets. Council BluffH : 10 Pearl Street , Chicago ; 1613 Unity Building. New Yorkt Temple Court. Washington : 601 Fourteenth Street COKUESPOXDENCE. Communications relating to news ana edi torial matter should bo addressed : Omana Bee , Editorial Department. BUSINESS .LKTTEnB. Buslneoi letternnd remittances bo addressed : The Bee Publtshlnt * r > any , Omaha. Omaha.UEMITTANCES. . nemlt by draft , express or postal-order , payable to The Bee Publishing Company. 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D. 1W-HUNGATE , " Public. Notary ( Seal. ) Thc framing ot the anmml levy ordi nance Is one of those recurring duties which every councilman approaches wishing he conlil unload It on someone else. ' - _ Cable advices from Sontli Afrlcti are to the effect that General .Toubert. who 1ms been sick for some time , Is im proving. 'Wonder what he will do when he Is well ? \venther * treating Theventher man lias been this section of the country with a inln- inture blizzard. But the blow is not to bo compared with that enjoyed by the IJrltlfh troops in South Africa. the special cable Did yon compare inters in The Woe Sunday with those of > pretended competitors ? The superiority j of The Bee's war news was so marked to elicit immediate attention from everyone "rending tlfem. ' " ( in the description of the now rooms \ of the Jacksonlan club in the local popo- f crntlc organ special stress Is laid upon ! the "commodious sideboard. " Without tills indispensable piece of furniture no true .lacksonian would feel at home. . Poyiitor's intended visit to Washington lias been cut oil' by notice of the postponement of the meeting he expects to attend. But then , Attorney General Smyth iias just been there , so that the reform tracks to the national capital cannot be soon effaced. Now the Washington gossips m-0 pre paring to force Secretary Wilson to resign from the. cabinet. Of course the secretary denies the report and ( stigma tizes the yarn as pure fake , but that does not prevent the yellow journals from making , as much of It as they can. The public * will approve the action of the law olllcers In holding Collins , the murderer of Grove , declining to admit the prisoner to bail. And It will later on approve a short and decisive trial of the case. There has been altogether too much reckless gun play in this vicinity of lute. Our amiable friends of the popocratlc persuasion are alarmed for fear the enactment of the currency bill pending In congress may remove the money' fliiosflon from the list of Issues before the people. As a matter of fact that would' be the. bent tiling that could hap pen to them. German papers profess to regard the British setbacks in South Africa as de cidedly consoling. Anything that will contribute to increase the tlgure Ger many . .cuts on the International chess iMurd ns compared with the other players - ors always brings applause In the tier- man end of the house. A local play house has opened Its doors tq amateur performers who wish to Impress the public with their his trionic , vocal or turpsiehorean talents. Now let till the amateurs confine their oxhlhllluus to the play house Ktago and thereby show a duo regard for the ten der nerves of friends and neighbors. Philadelphia promises the best ac commodations for visitors to the repub lican national convention over accorded on slndlar occasions It Is to he. hoped Philadelphia will keep Its word , as sev eral previous experiences have proved that promises made to Kccuro the loca tion of conventions are too .soon for gotten. The lire at the state penitentiary sug gests agrtln the terrible | O , K of life sure to occur from the burning of the state Institutions In which are contlncd the defective wards of the state or the in- Niino and criminal classes. The state ought to adopt an Invariable rule against the construction of tinder-box buildings for its various Institution : , . While the expense Is greater In the llr-H limtuiu'o , loss from periodic llres would bo avoided and money saved In the l"iig run. ItKl KHMIXATJOA. While the Kuglluli people have been Intensely depressed by events In South Africa and there-are anxiety nnd mourn ing In every portion of the I'nlted KliiR- dpii | , the detcrinfimtlon to prosecute the war has not abated and the general voice IB that Knpliiml shall employ every resource , If needed , \tf \ conquer the Boers. The patriotism and loyalty of ' the KnglL li people are being an iminl- festcd ns to command admiration , whatever we may think of the cause to which tliey are glvliif ; men and money. There are Influential men In Knglnml who believe there was no jus tification for going to war and who be fore hostilities .freely expressed their opinion , but they arc saying nothing now that might embarrass the govern ment. The lending newspapers are unanimous In urging the. government to put forth Its greatest efforts , while they appeal to the people not to lose conlldence. How long this feeling will prevail In the event of a continuance of reverses It Is Impossible to say , but the proverbial British pluck nnd persistence are not easily shaken and will with stand much severer experiences than those of the last week , bitter as they were. From the tenor of the newspaper com ment It would seem that the apprehen sion of foreign Intervention has become widespread , though why this should be so soon after the assurance given by I-ord Salisbury that there was no such danger , because other countries had no concern in the conflict , is not ap parent. There- has been nothing in the conduct of any country to indicate a deslro or purpose to interfere and the public expressions In Europe , partic ularly In France , unfriendly to England , are not to bo taken as reflecting the views of the governments , which have shown a disposition to maintain a po sition of neutrality. Moreover , the time is hardly opportune for offering medi ation , with the Hours occupying British soil and England on the defensive. Neither side would consider n proposal of mediation under existing conditions. When they are more nearly on equal terms either or both may he willing to do so. Great Britain luifc an army of 73,000 , or 80,000 In South Africa and it Is evi dent that double tills number will be necessary to conquer the Boers , who .have a much larger force In the Held Vlvin It was thought could be mustered rtiid a decided advantage of position. It is certain that British determination , as well as British resources , will be taxed to the utmost. Tltl'lXG TO SHIFT No wonder Vlco President Hobart was taken sick and died after giving the cast ing vole In the senate against the Independence pendence- the Philippine Islands. No vote was ever cast that was BO much In the face of the Declaration of Independence and of Lincoln's Gettysburg speech. His one vote reversed the doctrine that all men are created equal and entitled to liberty and the pursuit of happiness. After this no people arc to be- allowed to govern them selves only the Yankees. The deaths and sufferings by wounds and sickness and the waste ot millions of ( .rasuro should make any man sick unto death when a single vote of his could have averted it all. Nebraska Independent. Thin Is n fair sample of the misstate- incuts circulating through popoeratle organs with reference to the action'of the president and congress in the Phil ippine matter. Of course 'Vice President Ilobnrt had no casting vote.upon any proposition to incorporate , a guaranty of Independence for the Filipinos in the treaty of peace with Spain. The facts are that the responsibility ' , for the present situation In the Philip pines belongs to the democrats and can not < be shifted by misrepresentation. Democratic congressmen boasted that they forced a reluctant president into the war with Spain for the relief of the suffering f'ubans and the acquisi tion of the Philippines came as a natural Incident of the war. When the peace treaty was hcforo the senate re quiring a two-thirds vote for its ratifi cation It would have failed of the neces sary support except for the active in terference of Colonel Bryan , who drummed the popocratlc senators into line. The deciding vote was east not by Vice President llobart , who had no vote on treaty ratifications' , bat by Sen ator Allen of Nebraska , who acted di rectly at the instigation of Colonel Bryan , All these facts lmv.c bqen set forth time nnd again , but the popocratie press continues to distort then ! iind to circu late fabricated HtoHos to mislead the people. The Philippine Islands are ours now. It Is a condition and not a theory with which wo have , to grapple nnd the republican administration may be de pended upon to deal with It courage ously and Intelligently. The circulation of snclj vile fakes as that hero quoted from the principal pop. ullst organ of Nebraska under the guise of truth In order to manufacture polit ical capital against the administration Is witliout Jnstlllcatlon or excuse. OF The movement fpr creating a new ex ecutive department of the government has boon renewed. Senator Frye having Introduced a bill providing for a depart ment of commerce and Industrles-the same measure , fotf practically so , that was introduced In flie preceding con gress. The .bill proposes to embrace in the new dcnai'tnient , the chief function of which would be to look after the- Industrial and com- morclal interests of the country , various bureaus now In the Treasury depart ment and which It is urged should be done to relieve that department. It is contemplated to transfer the life-saving service , the lighthouse board , the ma rine hospital service , the bureau of steamboat Inspection , the bureaus of navigation and Immigration , the coast survey , the bureau of statistics , the Imreau of labor and' ' Ihd consular serv ice , so far as H relates to the commerce of the country. The now department would have Jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to our manufacturing Inter ests , which luive for home years urged Its creation. It Is argued In behalf of a now depart' ment that the vast proportions of < mr manufacturing Industries and our com merce justify the governmental care that such a department as Is propose ! would give them nnd which it Is be lleved would promote their further ad vnneement. It Is also urged that there Is nbsMute necessity , In the Interest of greater otllclency , that the Treasury do partmeiit should be relieved of a part of the work It now performs and which does not legitimately belong to that branch of the executive department of the government. There Is unquestionably force In the o contentions , but they do not conclu sively prove that a new dep.irtment Is absolutely needed , or that there would be compensating benefits to the country for the addition to the public expendi tures which would necessarily he In volved. Wo have seen no estimate of what the proposed now department would cost , but there Is no doubt that It would amount to a considerable sum. There Is a very strong public sentiment against any Increase In the public ex penditures not imperatively required and this feeling the party In power must respect. There is another consideration and that is the precedent. If there Is created a department of commerce and Industries there may follow n demand for a department Instead of u bureau of labor , a department of marine In stead of a bureau of navigation. Wo have no doubt it is the general public opinion that there are quite enough departments already and that there Is no danger of any public In terest suffering for want of a new one. HULID.IY SHOWING. The season of holiday shopping Is upon ns when all the people , high and low , rich and poor , Indulge themselves to the extent of their means In the laud able ambition to make one another happy with tokens of love and friend ship. The holiday season , too , is the season when merchants and shopkeep ers display their most attractive wares and vie with one another in catering to the patronage that Christmas-giving stimulates. It must 1)0 gratifying to people who live in and about Omaha to know that nowhere are the retail merchants more alert to their demands or more anxious to please , and that this year they have excelled all former endeavors in this direction. It would Indeed be an exact ing taste that could not be completely satisfied by a round of the Omaha stores at the present time. No Reason of the year gives such full scope to the enter prise of our business men , and the lib eral patronage they are receiving shows that their efforts are appreciated. The holiday season affords an oppor tunity for the people to become ac quainted with the resources of Omaha establishments , and having once tested them they should on New Year's day make solemn resolution to give them all their trade from that time on. It is needless to add that the most enter prising and deserving merchant Is him self a liberal patron of newspaper ad vertising nnd that intending purchasers will consult their own best interest * * by consulting the advertising columns of The Bee. A'OJ'B THR DirFKHESCE. When the election returns showed that William MvKlnlcy was the choice of the people of the I'nlted States for president to succeed Urover Cleveland the defeated candidate gracefully sent him thN dispatch : LINCOLN , Neb. , Nov. 5 , 1806. Hon. Wil liam McKlnley , jr. , Canton , 0. : Senator Jones has just Informed me that the re turns Indicate your election , and I hasten to extend my congratulations. We have submitted the Issue to the people and their will la law. William J. Bryan. When Governor Poyntor , after sound ing the wishes of the rank and file of the fusion parties by whom ho was elected chief executive of Nebraska , ap pointed William V. Allen United States senator to 1111 the vacancy created by the death of M. L. Ilayward the de feated candidate Issued this pronnncia- mento to the public : A Card from Mr. Hitchcock I cannot hon estly deny that I have been deeply disap pointed and I feel most keenly the sting of Ingratitude. Gilbert M. Hitchcock. Note the difference. Attorney General Smyth says lie didn't know a thing about It till it was all over. This explains why he did not join in with the Hitchcock barnstormers. Had Smyth known of the probable early demise of Senator Ilayward he would doubtless have stayed at home in order to be of assistance to the lawn-tennis candidate. However , It Is only a lost opportunity and the penalty the 1 rust- smasher must pay will lie evident the next time lie flics a suit against the oc topus , for in that event the party organ will Ignore the action and decline henceforth - forth to beat the tom-tom for the glori fication of Smyth. The hitter's explana tion Is too lame. If he had an ounce of gratitude In his make-up lie wolihl have taken off his coat for the Omaha as pirant regardless of Bryan , Allen , Poyn tor or ills own political ambition. Gambling In the city of Omaha was prac tically suppressed lust night. Several of the leading cllvca closed their places. World- Herald , December 1C , 1890. ny yesterday's action County Attorney Shields serves notlco to all concerned tlmt he will do his duty. It la notice that Omaha will not during Mr. Shields' term of ofllce at least be a wide open town. World-Her ald , January 27. 1899. Can It bo possible gambling has been going on openly In Mr. Shields' bailiwick with his knowledge and consent all tills time In spite of the gallery-play notice he gave when he entered upon the duties of his otlicoV Omaha is not the only city perplexed by the operation of an Imported tax system. It Is safe to say that In ID city In the midwest \ all taxable pt'mnml property listed. The problem Is one with which every city must grapple and but few cities have gone about It In a rational way. adopting methods that promise certain benetlclal results , Non resident exports are employed to lind and list personal property , tdmi'lug with the city the Increased revenue thus de rived. Much measures are necessary to rope with the chronic tav-shlrker and muM result In largely increased reve nues from n source other than realty taxes , which are exros dvo lu Omaha as la so many other cities. Nebraska's public school system last year Included -il'i graded schools , employing - ploying L'.i'no teachers to Instruct a total enrollment of 'JV.'l.OIO pupils , and the total expenditure for their maintenance during the year was $ ; t.7l-MM < l. Ne braska's public school system , which Is constantly at work making Intelligent citizens out of Its ambitious children , is clearly Its greatest manufacturing in stitution. The presumption Is the Commercial club will ascertain what tariff rates are to be charged by the new Omaha & Fort Dodge line and what train service can be furnished to Omaha jobbers. Heretofore the railroads In northwest Iowa have made It dllllcult for Omaha to do business In that section , and It Is hoped that the new line will usher In better conditions , Superintendent Hoxle of the Kearney Industrial school hast finally fllrd a vol untary resignation. A few months ago Mr. Iloxie could not bo separated from his job with n crowbar , ruder such circumstances there Is ground for sus picion that some potent Influence has been at work to mal'e him change his mind. What It was may develop later. Politics seem to be warming up at DCS Moines with the approach of the meet ing of the legislature. Iowa's law makers , however , Have a reputation for organizing promptly on a business basis and attending strictly to business from start to finish and the coming session promises to bo no exception to the rule. Hun- Alton * tlic Oilier KellmrT Chlcngn Tribune. . The Boors do not seem to be particularly In need pt resolutions of sympathy. Cockniirc Crltli'N Have the Floor. Indianapolis Press. Those British attaches who laughed at the slowness of the American army movements In 1S9S have the floor , If they feel disposed to say anything just now. American < 5oo < l Ooliin Alirond. Globd-Democrat. Exports ot American manufactures this year amount to $311,000,000 In 304 days. The figures were never reached before and the Increase continues steadily. VIclouN form of Coiilrnllr.uUon. Washington Post. The democratic party professes to bo op posed to boBSlsm , yet Its leaders select a press agent who Is expected to boss the democratic editors of the country and fur nish them with ready-made politics. Is this not a vicious form of centralization ? f Corit'H Dominion. Philadelphia Record. The latest reports of the corn crop of 1S99 n the great corn-producing states put Iowa at the head of the list , with an outturn of 306,000,000 bushels. Kansas stands second and Nebraska ihlfd. It Is possible that It was this extraordinary yield of corn which save such a golde ' .cqmplexlon' to the voting In Iowa In November last. . . Cleveland Leader. If. others would follow thu example of a Nebraska woman , there would be legs of the Christian Science.-folly. Her husband tried o have a Christian Scientist treat her by elephone when she was critically III. she lad her.male relatives throw him out of the louse and summon a physician nnd now she a siilng him for divorce , nnd baby nnd nether are doing \voll. Iloplty Hoiiil for n MiNHlonnry. New York Tribune. Now England advances the wages of Its cotton operatives to a point as high as has ever been known since the Industry began , a sign of prosperity there which Bryan's > ropcf-ed missionary tour this winter will irobably begin by explaining away. As It s not based , on tlio formula of 1(5 ( to 1 , It cannot bo real prosperity at all , but must be a republican sham and delusion. Combine D < > fInreM AVnr. Springfield Republican. The way of the Industrial combinations Islet lot entirely monopolistic. As time paeses liey will be compelled more and more fre quently to turn hack nnd tight a growing competition which will camp upon their rails. The American Window Olass com- iany announces a cut ot 3316 per cent In ho price of single-strength glats and 10 > cr cent of doublo-atrength , which means war on the Independent companies. 'Iiiiliorl'N CnrloiiN New Yoi'ic llomm A rattier amusing feature ot the French aw of libel is brought out In a fipeclal cnblo llspatch from Paris to this morning's Horald. Maltrc Labor ! , the counsel for Captain Drey- us , wao shocked to read In the Ubro Parole an Intimation tlmt the pistol wound he re ceived at Itennes had been prearranged by himself with a view to win Hympathy. The dvocate brought suit and yesterday obtained udgment , and the manager of the Parole vas condemned to pay a flno of 2,000 francs and to Insert the verdict In forty papers In aria and 200 papers publluhed In the prov- nccs. This is an Ingenious method to cor rect a wilfully llbeloua statement and a ho same time win the favorable attention of the country editors. "They Hay. " J. Sterling Morton's Conservative. Of all the anonymous liars and slanderers n the world , "They Say" Is the most HUC- ccfaful , potent and diabolical. The Consor- 'allvo notices that many members of tlio icwfipapcr guild , doing work In country owns , are allured by "They Say" into occa- lonally writing vituperative and calumnlat- ng artlclcH about ( heir neighbors. "They iay , " steeped In mallue , has caused more icarts to nclio uu.il more homes to mourn linn any other modern method of slanderer. * ml Ilaifl. Decent men nnd women who wish o ninlco criticism of the character of their ellows do so openly , squarely and take ho eon ? qui > iiceB. nut the sneak and tlio oward start the "they nay" style of olaniler after all these whom they regard as their Matters and MiparlorH all those whom they nvy and hate becuusc of their achlBve- mcntH. . \rni > Ili'oriilt Dli'x Aiuniiur S PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 17. Lleutunant Colonel MeCaulcy , deputy quartermaster general of the United States , army , tonight Infoimcd ( ho Associated Prets thut Uurrut Itusiic ) ) , an unnsslgned recruit of the army , died today la the University of I'lnna.vlvaniu hospital. ths | city. Colonel McCauley eays the only Informa tion hu can obtain regarding Kubai-ll ! H thut ho was born nt Forb I/eavonworth , Kan. ; tlmt ho came here on a furlough from Wash ington barracki ! , and that his father Is iin editor In New York City. Colonel Me- C'aulf } ' hopen through publicity to locate the dead uoldier'a iclatlvrs and receive from them InBtructlona regarding their wl hcj aa to the dlopoaltlon oj the remains. I'IISIO.PAPISMS SPKAKi McCook Courier ( pop. ) ' Wcrlnwilny mornIng - Ing ( lovornor Poynter appointed Hon.V. . V. Allen United States senator to fill the fti- rnn y caused by the death of Senator Hay- ward. The appointment meets with the ap proval of a largo mnjorlty of the fusion force In the statennd nation. Cedar Hluffs Standard ( pop. ) : Governor Poynter has appointed Judge W. V. Allen to fill the vacancy In the United States sen ate from Nebrneka , caused by the death of Senator Hayward. The governor hn done Just what the "brutal majority" In the state would expect him to do. To have appointed any one else the governor would have been censured by more than nine-tenths of the fuslonlBts of the state. Stanton Heglster ( pop. ) : The vacancy In the United States senate , caused by the death of Hayward , was filled Wedncsdas by the appointment of ex-Senator Allen of Madison. Wo believe the choice Is n wlic one. Allen Is one of the leading statesman of this nation and an able , Imrtortl.-d Jurist At the time of the appointment he whs dis trict judge , having been elected last No vember by over 1,500. Allen and Editor Hitchcock of the World-Herald were ttic two men mentioned for the place. Governor Poynter has named the mnu for senator that the people wanted. Madison Star ( pop. ) : In the appolntmcnl of Hon. William V. Allen Unlte.l States senator to fill the va cancy caused by the death ot tht late lamented Hon. M. L. Haywnrd , Gov ernor Poynter performed one of the gr iatd'si duties of his ofQcc. In his wise anditlmcl ) selection he watted Just long enough to hear from the people and the sentiment by them expressed being so nearly unanimous that , when coupled with the eulogies and urgcnl requests of the recognized leaders ot the fu sion forces of the nation favoring Sentitor Allen , It became a pleasure to the gov ernor to tender the appointment to Senator Allen. Howell Journal ( dem. ) : Governai Poynter has named ex-Senator W. V. Allen to succeed the late Senator Hayward. The appointment was made on Wednesday nnd Senator Allen will go to Washington 'at once and enter upon the' duties ot his offlre. It would not have been poselble for tin governor to have named a man fcr the place who would be as satisfactory totho re form forces of the state. Strong pressure was brought to bear upon the governor to Induce him to name Gilbert M. Hltclrock , owner of the World-Herald , but a majority of the leaders ot both the dcmocatlc : and populist parties , members of congress from this state , favored Allen. Oakland Independent ( pop. ) : On Wedneg- day Governor Poynter appointed Judge Al len of Madison to go back to Washington and take up his labors as senator for Ne braska and to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Hayward. In the appoint ment our governor again exercisee his goid Judgment. He weighed carefully all the recommendations of the several candidates and selected the man who has done more for our state In the senate than any other man and who Is more popular with that distinguished hnrtv Ihnn nnv nthf r mnnv > in has ever been there , with the possible ex ception of General Mandcrson. Senator Al len had the prestige of being an old soldier , a powerful man with a clear record and six years of experience and a hatful of brains. Ho was the second choice of the last legis lature and will doubtless bo flrst choice of the next one. Springfield Monitor ( dem. ) : Governor Poynter has solved the senatorial prob lem which has been worrying the aspirants for that position and their friends since the death of Mr. Hayward , by appointing W. V Allen to the place. The governor mp.de the choice after carefully- considering the fit ness of various candidates and the numer ous Indorsements from over the slate and public opinion seemed to favor Allen , hence the appointment. There were several gcoj and sufllclent reasons set forth against the appointment as well as for it. One of the main arguments in favor of Allen was that with his past experience he could go right on.Ith the work where he quit last March , thus being lu position to do better service for his party at the present time than a new man and this carried considerable weight , While the Monitor would have liked to have seen a democrat get the place , yet we feel satisfied with Senator Allen , knowing his past record. Holdrege Progress ( pop. ) : Wednesday of last week Governor Poynter appointed ex- Senator W. V. Allen to fill the vacancy In the United States senate caued by the death of the late M. L. Hayward and thus ends the senatorial contest In Nebraska. Besides Mr. Allen , Hon. W. H. Thompson of Grand Island and Mr. 0. M. Hitchcock , publisher ot the World-Herald , had been mentioned for the place. In fact It looked for a tlmo that he might receive the ap pointment and , indeed , there were consider ations greatly in his favor. Though a large per cent of the letters and pctltlcns which poured Into the governor's cfllce prior to the appointment were In Mr. Allen's favor , there Is no doubt that Mr. Dryan also wielded an influence In ( lie matter , slhce be Is quoted as saying that gobd faith de manded Mr. Allen's appointment. There Is ono thing absolutely certain , however , and that Is that no man could have been ap pointed who could so ably represent the re form forces or wield a grcatet Influence In their behalf as Hon. William V. Allen. Papllllon Times ( dem. ) : The governor has spoken. It is Senator Allen. Demo crats had fondly hoped It might have L-ee'i Senator Thompson , Hitchcock or Vifqua n. IJut It is all over now. Another il.mocrn.l- hope has been blasted. Another has re ceived that which In justice belonged tea a democrat. Hut what now ? What the duty of democrats in the face of such treatment ? We do not know what will bo the future course of the democracy of the state , but the Times proposes t ? take Its medicine nnd look an pleaiant an ros. elblo under the unpleasant clroumetin.e- . Ocmocnits have been faithful labore.s In the Nebraska vineyard. They must continue fiiitbful. They have played well the farl of "the man with the hoe" and hava re ceived the reward usually bcttoweJ upon that fellow. They began work In the fu sion ranks \\llh a sln ne dcslra to < 0oan ficin the Nebraska political garden tlio noxious weeds which flotirUli < I the'c , hop ing Eorno day to be able In plant a few sprigs of democracy where late tha weds did flourish. Vain hope. * * * If we ore really In carnc-at In our fight frr rrtnc'p'n we've get to say "amen ! " to this senatorial appointment , when wo feel 111.4 i-ayln ; : "Oh , h I ! " Not a democrat In all Nc- bratika falls to recognize la .Senator Allen a good champion of many dcmooratl- . - - trincs. Not a democrat who cannot nlo > see In the name- gentleman a Ijeaut'ful specimen of the political porker. Hut Allen is as able as he Is selfish and wo hoe h ? may hurry down to Washington and make a good record that It may Jead democrats to forget present disappointment. Wo had hoped Senator Allen might have been ablate to rlen tu the mature in htotcmnanshlp u which the lavish goad will of ( IcimcrjlH had uilBcil him and , etaudlng there In the Elnngth of political maiibcod , proved him self great enough tr > hive personally ap pealed to Governor Poynler In behalf of a democrat. Hut he couldn't do It. Love cf oflico made him dwindle from the imuture of an Allen down to the dimensions and . consistency of a liquid rose. We hcpi he j may rise again In democratic estimation ! and that his appointment may not H-rvc. to wreck the fusion forces In the statf. To avoid threatened dlennler Nebraska demo crats inuut forget all about Ingratitude and keep both cm on principle , Drmocia let ua forgetl -r * OF otnv.n. . . The great pi Ire hunt around Cubn In the I early days of the war Is slowly diminishing I In value rts Ihe record li made tip. When j the Nanhvlltc overhauled the Ilucna Ventura , I the flr."t prlrp of the war , and towed It Into Key West , the navy chuckled over the pud ding In Rht. Hut tht * proceeds did not conic up to expectations. Now they hove fallen to zero. Under forced sale the craft realized $13,000. The supreme court has annulled the pale on the ground that the ve'sel was exempt from seizure. As the gov crnmenl bought In the vessel and holds th $13,000 bid if will not pny twice for th eraft , but will have to settle n much large bill than the sum bid. A New Yorker whose Identify has not ye been made kn'dwn , Is causing a monunien to bo placed over trip grave of Dill Anthon In Evergreen cemetery. The monument wl be four feet Ijlgh and three feet wide. 1 will bo of granite , with rough rock fac9 work. There will be carved on ll two spray of oak leaves and an anchor. On a ralsei panel will be this Inscription : "Sir , 1 hav to report that the ship hhs been blown u nnd Is sinking. " It will be flnlihod In Feb ruary. An Impertinent nnd Imprudent soldier 1 the army of Luzon writes to his home papc In MaBinchuaetts to say that old soldier out there ore' not anxious to spill their bloo to enlarge "our raarketn for beef , bacon beer and beaus. The true patriot , " says thl soldier , "should bo ready to die for hie coun try , but the- man who Is ready to die fo commercial expansion should come out ant do the dying. " Not much ! Their hide 1 too precious. Admiral Dewey has a new title. HI Ma.'ORty Hex of New Orleans , by a masterly forced march , got to the national capita ahead of King Ak-Sar-Uctt and confcrri > ( patents of nobility on the admiral and hi wife , making thorn duke and duchess o Manila. The patent reads : Greeting : The household nt his majesty the king of the carnival , the dukes of th realm and the-krcwe. of Knrnlval Cour desire to contribute their royal courtcsle. to the distinguished American who ha challenged the admiration of the world by achievements In the far east , do therefore create and ordain Admiral George Ucwc > duke of Manila , and evidence this behest bj royal punt bearing the sign manual am seal of his majesty , and do Invest hid gracs with the decoration of St. Ilex ; all of whlcl accompany these presents. "It Is their further pleasure that bis grace and the duchess will visit the capital city of New Orleans during the approach ing carnival ( February 27 , 1300 , ) to partici pate lu Its pleasures and view Its brllllani pageants , while receiving the distinguished consideration of the citizens , which will be proudly extended to their honored guests. "In presenting this it Is with the hope that the hospitality of the Cornlval City thus extended may be accepted. "Accept profound consideration. " The duke and duchess have signified their acceptance and will visit New Orleans Feb ruary 27. PISHSOX.VL.'AXn OTHEHWISIC. . Remarks on "the last Christmas of the nineteenth century" will not be In order this year. The fact that General Gatacro's name does not lend Itself kindly to poetry Is not now so Important as It was to the bards who sing the pralsee of the victors. Mrs. Langtry's husband has gone or been sent to South Africa to fight the Boers. This will remove temporarily , or perhaps per manently , all neceeslty of detcrnilning the truth or falsity of ( he report that the couple were not happy In their married life. One of New York's yellow journals having declared that Senator Jones of Nevada is worth $10,000,000 the sago brush statesman makes this declaration : "H is pleasant to be rated as worth that amount , but If any one will prove that my fortune Is worth one-tenth that amount I will gladly give him lalf the sum. " Dy ordering the sale of the Toledo Na tional Gas plant the city council of Toledo IBS put an end to the municipal ownership plans of Mayor Jones of that city. The sale was made In face of a proposition from a firm , presented through the mayor , offering o furnish gas to the city at n low rate ana to turn over the plant free of charge at the end of ten years. Former Governor George W. Peck of Wis consin explains the story of his ringing a fire alarm to get an audience by the state ment that at the tlmo he WOB In charge of a relief train to the starving miners af Hur- "j , " ' * " 1 111 juuuiuin umfJiu/fu tuiuncu o unlcad the cars unless they were paid in advance , and Governor Peck rang a fire alarm , and when tl'o crowd gathered made a speech successfully asking for recruits. When the American National bank at Amn , 0. , was mysteriously robbed a year ago ot $18,000 no one was able to explain iw It happened and no one has since ex plained , The doors of the vault were foun.l rpen , but not marked or scarred and the time-lock clock was still going. The suit brought by the board of directors against N. L. Michael , vice president , rtml Oils Kalb , cashier , In which negligence Is charged to the defendants , has just been , decided in favor of the plaintiffs. SWIMlMVn TUB COMIIU3D PKOPI.n. The VniiKlm llriinil of Mctirmr ( o SUIn tlio Af ro-Aim-rlonn. Philadelphia I'rc-cs. That wne an liiKtructlvo debate In the sen ate last Monday when a bill was Intro luce J to pension ex-slaves above a certain nge , and It was shown what schemes are general y behind auch bills. Evidence was given prov ing that these measures are Introduced In congress with the purpose of giving Btanl- Ing to scheme * for swindling the colo-cd people on a largo scale. Senator Galllngcr of New Hiunrnlilie pto- duced ono cf these proofs. It was a cer > IH- cato from an aged colored woman In Nuih- vllle , where the ExSlaveDounly and Pen sion assojlatlon ' promised ex-slaves who paid 25 cents on Joining and 10 cents monthly dues that they would bc < entitled to the ben efit of all pension and bounty bills passcl by congrtis. The echemo was denounced by leading senators and a prompt defe-.it of the bill was promised as a lesson io swindlers and a warning to the cnlorcl people. This IK only one method , however , by which the colored people are swindled bj/ ( .themes promising thf < m great bcnifllB. There aio numerous Insurance- plans , sick benefits and burial contrivances by means of which thousands of dollars nro ovtalne > l annually by duping the colored people. Sonn cf thcs > e Hclumes are conducted hone"y ) and are a help to the members In tea Jil'jj them habits o' economy. Hut many cth 11 aie not , and the trouble Is for the Ignorant lo distinguish between the two and to o'j- tntn redress when they find themselves swindled. Tlip contracts are worded BO that , the victim , like the coon , Is caught " 0'com- Ing cr a'golng. " It Is to be regretted that state laws do not luke cognizance of these achcinca and that the regulation of Insurance atops nt com panies with a certain lluiltel capital. A largo clement of the population , and oie which ilfBcrvca prelection the most , Is left without redresB. Thu action of tbe xcnite last Monday will open the eye ! o' roine to the true character of these ewlndlei. This should bo reinforced by Iffiiolatlvr action making all Insurance and bounty 'homes subject to Investigation by the proper offl dais 10 that fraudulent one * may bs weeded out. JiTAPI. ! * : HXVOUTS 1-'OH ISOO. Mnrlinl UnltiN In All 1.1 Mr * I f ! * rc < nil--tiirrN it ml Cotton. Philadelphia Time * With but one month of the c.Vcndivr year yet to be accounted for the exports of bresd- stuffs , provisions , cotton and iulner.il oil" , the four grent American staples , nn a whole promise to exceed those of any former year except iSfll. Of breriddtllffs for eleven months ending November 20 , the export * were fZRSofl.O.la , as alnst $277 13S.041 In ISM. $2H,1SUOO ( In 1SH7. $ lfm,47I.P22 In 1S ! > 8. J10S.633.30S fn lsn : nhd $111.(34C.4SO ( In 1S ! > 4. The exports of provisions roach $ iri2.flli2& ( ! ! . outstripping these of thp first eleven month * In any former yeir. The exports of petro leum rcail $50.366,4S7 , which Is high-water mark , while the value of the exports of the four staples reaches $644,026,340 , uevor hav ing been exceeded except In 1898. when they reached $ CP6oOO,235. The total exports of these articles for the twelve months of 1S9S reached $7S ! .fi95.103 and If the average rate for the present year continues through December the total wilt be In the neighborhood of $725,000,000 , or about $ Gi.OOO,000 ! less than In 1S9S. The shrinkage Is In breadsluffs nnd cotton , both of which frtll heavily below the exports of Host year , but with great increase In the exports of manufactured Roods the sum total of the exports for UIB year IR pretty certain to be quite ns largo as In IMS. Wlmt | i better , the leveling up process has gene ahead In the right quarter. The export * ot breadstuffs and cottcn arc certain to fluctuate from year to year , HR the crops elsewhere are good or the reverse , but trade In American manufactured seed once secured Is prolty certain to bccoma permanent nnd to Increase with each suc ceeding year. PASSIM ! Philadelphia Times : Talklim'of the dog * of war , IK not this censoring- stories from the front a kind of cutting thvtr tales short ? Indianapolis Journal : "Arabella nnd I will not bo on speaking terms ftcr Christ mas. " "Why not ? " "Because , I'm Kohls to give her that crochettcd lhlnir she -ravo mo last year. " Chicago Tlmes-lornld : "You are ac quainted with Mlfw Greemvay , aren't you ? " "Yes ; rather nice girl , but she doesn't know much. " "She wrts telling inn last night that she thought you wore one of the most brilliant young men she hail over met. " Boston Tr.uiM'rlpt : Profcttnor Mr. Drone , I am astonished that you cannot remember any of the quotations culled for In todny'a lesson , ran you recollect any 'quotation o any kind ? Student Yes , sir. "Any fool can auk questions. " Chicago Record : "She's such a violent Tory , " "Yes , oven her politics Is In the extreme colonial style. " Chicago Test : "The English have ad vanced rapidly In the Transvaal. " "Yew. A good inuny of them arc well within the Boer lines. " Chicago Times-Hertild : "She Is Inclined to fu-mimo a great deal of Importance. " said onq young woman. "But I don't know that I ean blame her. " "Why , y.oi\ married a European count. " "Y * > s. But ? he married an American coal baron. " Detroit Free PrecH ! "Po you liplleve In occult Intervention In human affairs ? " "Indeed , I do ; look at the way your shoe strings break when you uii > getting ready In a hurry to go somewhere. " Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Blxby ban fixed up a copyright form to simplify and unify wedding ceremonies. " "That's wrong of Blxby. " "What's wrong ? " "To make marriages n patent rite. " The * > l-n AVho KIIOTT-I. Minneapolis Journal. How much good money was squandered today ? Nobodv knows butrfBther.l " - Buying fool stuff for IIBX ( . Chvl-'tmas day ? Nobody knows hut father , flow many "good books" will be found by the bed While Willie reads "Injun Pete" out In tha shod , And for his whole outfit he don't care a red ? Nobody knows hut father. Tbe glory of an hour - To the brave who dare and do , Thp pride of place und power For the fortune-favored few. A people wildly pralslnor The proud banner of the free , While blood-stained hands are raising That fair flag o'or land and pea. Each Kldc with life defending The one cause oacji says Is right , While fate Is llerccly pending Thp mystery of the night To these who , smiling grimly , Turn their faces toward the foe And through War's mask pee , dimly , The dark death to which they go. The widow's bitter sorrow , Mournlnir for her slaughtered dead : young henrtf that fear ihr morrow With the hclplesf , orphan's dreud. Strong men whose souls werp tender Changed lo rrtiPl beasts of prey , Seeking how best to render Victims to WIT'S gory rway. Man's highest skill Inventing Crafty means of taking life , HiindH stoni and unrrlentln-r As they turn the tort'rlng Unlfct This swift , uncertain ravage , Whfse mere mlgbty muscle rules. Still roams our world to ravage , ' Finding UH Ills willing tool.'i ! RHLLK WJLI.FA' OUH. WlnslOe , Neb. 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