( i THE OMAHA DAILY HE 13 : WHIXXHSDAY , DECEMBER 27 , 18W ) .
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It now trnnsplies tlmt over 100,000
Vtiurto Hlciins cxpoc-t tinUnltoil Stalin
Kovpi'umont to fccil UIIMII. So < litl
Coxcy'u army.
Tlia spcculiitors arcs having consider-
nlilo rtimculty In flxlnp the punulme In
the trust stock tlio , with cli.uu-es that
It will never bo able to liolil as much
wind again as liofoiu.
Headers of The IJco who adinhe the
hjieclnl Christmas number can secure
extra copies to send to friends by ap
plying at The IJcu's business olllce he
roic the few remaluUis ; aie disposed of.
Uitcst rcpoits from the Philippines
an : to the oftcct that the expicss com-
panleH have been unabk' to delher
AKUlnaldo'K Cluistmas picseiits , be
cause he failed to le.ive his addtess
wheu he anovpd the , last time.
Of all the towns in the country Dal
las , Tox. , had decidedly the warmest
Chilstmas. Now that it Is all over and
an Invoice taken it shows suvou men
sliot , four ot whom will die. When
ever one is looking for a leal lively
time it can always be found in Texas.
Democrats are hoping that with the
new 3ear Governor Toynter will swear
off appointing populists to good ollices
and give hungry domociats a chance.
No other salvo will help so much to re
duce the Inflammation caused by the
sting oC ingratitude.
Now that the reign of Santa Clans Is
over our people \\L1I llud time for the
eonsldetatlon of public aftalr * . They
will tiiin over a new leaf by taking up
lu earnest the campaign in behalf , of
Omaha , lireMH'ctlvo of party r
pievlous condition of servitude.
If the Uoers Inue an hiimml Income
of . JUO.OOO.OOO Horn taxes it is not likely
they Hland in any gieat need of rontil-
buttons from Iilsh-Amerlcans any moie
than they requite sympathy at the piev
ent time , A subscription lixt tor the
aid uf the Brltlnh might lie moie in
order ,
Wo are sine the people of Xehtaska
all feel for Uoveinor Poynter In his
beieavement by the death of his father ,
although the latter , fortunately , had
leached .a ilnur old age than Is enjoyed
by most people and lived to see one of
his sons elevated to the highest otliie
in the state.
Canadians aie now seeing more spooks
than the people of Boston did during
the Spanish war \\hen Ceivera'n fleet
was sighted at least ( \\lce a day In the
oiling. With the aid of a good Held
la H they can locate a leglment of
Fenians behind every bush on the
American side.
Reports fioin the scene of vuir In
South Africa say the lirltNh naval guns
command the btidge over the Tugela
liver and pievent the Uoers from t-roxs.
Ing. I'lilcss previous lepoits aie much
in erior theio aie other guns which albo
fommand the bildgo and othei points
atlilch tlie rher can be crowd.
Aslll be seen by The HOP'S Inter-
\le.\vu with ma.\oiri ol tinl\Ing \e-
biaska cities them Is haidly a com-
nuinlty In XebiUKUahlcli does not
oftVr Inviting openings for business In
U'htmeiit. Nebraska Is on the np.giade
and with men and money to develop
Its lesouiees IB sine to start the coming
century Vtlth great stildcs Unwind.
Tlio foul of General .lohn O'Neill
Fet'ins to be hoveling OUT file Irish.
Ameilcan citizens of Nebraska , Inspir
ing ( hum \\llh n desiie to put obstacles
III the \\iy ; of fite.it Britain In Its eniel
war upon the Hoeri. The talk of an
Invasion of C'.inada , how OUT. not only
loi-nlla the lullllant lias o above 1'oit
1'i'ie , but it smacks of the e-spedltlon
onc.o upon a time condtuted by the
Knightly Don Quixote.
/ JB.WOMTC'KOS'KIT ( / * '
Senator Jones of Arkntion * . ehalrman
of the ilemoeratle national committee. Is
nothing If int optimistic. When he
reluriied fiom Knrope after a pio-
traeled ab"enre. during \\hlch time he
could have leained little regarding po
litical a ( Tali * In this oonntty , he de-
Hated on landing that dmnoeiatle pros-
| pncts weto cood. lie lias since become
still moie 'pttmlstlc. In sjilte of the to-
vetoes to his party In the List election ,
and piofesses to believe that "Ihe pros
pects for democratic sucu" < s next > enr
ate brighter than they \\ere In 1SX ! ! . "
Inasmuch as Senator .loiios has not
shown any matked ability as a polltUal
manager It Is pet haps his evtraordlnaiy
iinallty of confidence that keeps him at
the head of the national committee of
the democuicy.
Where does this optimistic leader look
for the success of his party ? It Is a
f'ltegone conclusion that It will reatllrm
the Chicago platform and reiiominate
Its ptesldential candidate of 1SH ! ! . Is
theie any northern state mote likely to
be can led for that platform and can
didate next jenr than In ! ) ( ! ? On the
contiary , IB there not manifestly much
greater certainty now of the republicans
carrying e\ery state of the north than
theie v > as In the last national cam
paign ? Then the democratic party had
the powerful aid of gcneial depicssloii ,
a gteat army of Idle labor and n gloomy
and discouraging outlook. These con
ditions do not e\lst now and will not
e\lst next icar , unless all present Igns
fall. All Inteiests are piospeions. The
indtistiles arc active , labor Is well em
ployed at iticieascd wages , the masses
ol the people are in moie comfoi table
clicmii taneo3 than for a number of
jeurs- They want these conditions to
continue and the more Intelligent of
them know that demoei.itie success
would Impeill them that to tiansfer
the control of national aff.ilis to the
patty of free silver and free trade
would Immediately check prospeiitj by
disuniting and unsettling the conditions
that have to a very large extent pio-
duccd It.
The democratic hope of profiting by
the anti-trust and anti-expansion Issues
will not be realized , for the loasou that
as to the first the republican paity is
equally opposed to the trusts- , while In
regatd to expansion the domociaey Is
divided and on that l sue would prob
ably lose as many votes as it gained.
Theie Is a stioug expansion sentiment
developing In the south which piomises
to make Itselt felt in the next demo-
ciatle national convention and which
may grow to such proportions as to
tlucaten demoeiatic supiemaey in some
of the states of that suction. Piomlnent
political leadeis there and a number of
Influential commercial bodies have pro
nounced lu favor of expansion and the
policy is evidently gaining adheieuts
steadily in the south. Before the next j
national campaign opens the democratic
leaders will be compelled to consider
tlie attitude of southein democtats on
this question.
Tlie democratic party Is dii-organbed ,
it has no common ground upon which
to fight the next pi evidential Campaign ,
and as was said by Congressman Hank-
head ot Alabama in a tccent inteiview ,
theie Is no hope of a united dcmociacy
until after the light of 11)00. ) With an
other defeat the p.ury may throw off
the spell of Dry.mlsm It is now under
and again commend Itself to tlie sup-
poit of the majority of the people
Under existing conditions It lias no pros
pect of success , because it has not a
single claim upon the confidence of the
people.
/ST//J1/.1A CA.\.IL PHUJKl rs' .
While It is not piolmble that COIIRIVSS
will take any aethn in icgard to an
isthmian canal pending the icpoit ot the
commission that is investigating the
seveial loutcs , some of the advocates
of the Nicaiagu.i canal seem anxious
that something shall bo done. It Is
said that Hcpiesentative Hepbuin is
disposed to favor legislation without
uniting for the icport of the commis
sion and this Is shcnui by the fact of
his having Introduced a bill similar to
the one which he urged at the last ses
sion. This authoilzes the goveinment
to acquire owneishlp of the teiritoiy
along tlie Nlcnnigunn route and to pro
ceed thiongh competent engineer of-
fleets to the constitiction of the canal.
It Is icpoited that Mr. Ilepbuinill
endeavor to have this bill consldeied
b.the . committee on Interstate com-
meice soon after the holiday lecess nnd
It Is undeiMood that he will have the
suppoit of several membcis , but the
probability Is that a majoilty will be
found uiifnuirnhlG to rtny action until
the commission authorized by the last
congress nnd now ptosecntlng Its lu
vetlgatlons shall have completed Its
labors and submitted its icport thoicon.
That this Is tlie pioper course theie
ought to be no question , Peihaps a
majoiity In both the house and the sen
ates are firmly convinced that the Xic-
tuagtia fjiite is the most desirable on
every account and this may lie Ihe Judg
ment of the commission , but Inning ap
pointed a body of capable engineers fo
thoroughly Investigate all ionics con-
giess should wait until the icsnlts of
the liuestlgatlon are befoie It. This
may be a year hence , but there \\lll be
nothing lost by waiting tlmt time and
It Is possible that something \\I11 be
gained , Theie is a'pietty stioug Im-
incision In the public mind tlmt the
Panama mute may be found to be quite
as available as the Nieaiagna route f < r
all the Interests , public and private ,
which will bo nflVetod by an Isthmian
canal , while making no demands upon
the national tieasury. Tlie Panama
company claims to lm\o abundant cap
ital to complete the project and does
not propose to ask any financial assM-
ance from this goveinmenl. As wo
understand the matter , all that com
pany desires Is such an ainingement
ullh the t'nlleil States as will Insure
It.s piotection , this country of course
to have equal lights and pilvlloges with
every other country in tlie uinal The
Nicaragua unite \\ould cost fiom $ iw : ,
000000 to ? I75.000,000 , there being a
wide dlvetgence In tlie estimates and
If a satisfactory arrangement can be
made with the I'.uuum compaii } by
which this large amount can boaod ,
provided the commlsulon shall Hint this
mute to be as desirable as an.\ other ,
there can be no doubt as to what pub
lic oplnl'di will approve. The adxocates
of the Nieaiagna route aie said to be
doubtful whether a salNfactoiy ilnan-
clal arrangement can be made with the
Panama company , but this is a question
that can be determined only by negoti
ation and ceitalnly doubt regarding It
can ftnnlsh no excuse or Justification
for hasty action.
Tlie construction of an Isthmian canal
Is certain of accomplishment hi tlie
not remote futme , but the matter Is
not so in gent as toairaut aethu by
congress befoie it has the fuller lighten
on tlie subject to be expected from
the canal commission.
AS 70 TUB llhUI'r THACT.
With the demolition of the exposition
buildings now in piogte s comes the
question whether the Bluff tract shall
be retained by the illy as a patk or pi r-
mltted to lapse again into vacant acre
pioperty. During the exposition sea
sons of 1M S and IStK ) the consensus of
public opinion \\as stiougly In favor of
the Incoiporatlon of this tract Into the
paik system. No other spot in Omaha
suitable for leeieation putposes Is more
accessible or moie adapted to the wants
of our population and \\onld ceitalnly
be a pity to ab.indon this beautiful
paik after so much aitistlc woik and
money has been expended In Its embel
lishment.
The only obstacle lu tlie way of the
purchase of this propeity at tills time
is the lack of funds at the disposal of
the paik commission and the limit
placed upon Its power to contiact In
debtedness. Nothing , however , stands
In the way of leasing the ground , pro
viding the owneis aie willing to accept
terms that will not be bmdeiisomc upon
the taxpayer. It goes without saying
that the city would have the right to
take the property under its light of
eminent domain whetie\er It was
deemed desirable to do so.
Decisive action , however , cannot h"
loug delajed if the city Is to have the
benefit of improvements which otherwise
will bo destroyed. A full discussion of
the proposition should be had by the
paik board and city council at an early
day , in order that a conclusion may be
at lived at befote It Is too late. It
might be well for the owneis of the
property to get together and submit a
tangible proposition to tlie park board.
Whether the retirement of President
Stilwell from the Poit Arthur lotite
Is to affect Omaha Injuriously will de
pend upon the policy of his successor.
It was the ambition of Mr. Stilwell to
make Omaha the northeru tei minus of
this road for the piesent , with a possi
bility of extending it later to points
still further noith. The usefulness of
the system and its success as a money
earner must depend upon the develop
ment of the country through which it
passes and the new management will
make a mistake if it overlooks Omaha
and tlie Held which would be tapped at
thli point.
Tlie supreme court of Montana has
rendered a veidict of guilty in the case
of Attorney Wellcome , who w.is chin god
with being the chief boodle dispenser
iu the campaign which icsulted in the
election of Senator Claik. The senate
is also going to investigate clnuges of
bribery made in connection with his
election. Tor a p.uty which sets itselt
up as tlie only real exponent of purity
and lefoim democracy is blessed with
an Inordinate shaie of icpresent.ithes I
whose only title to a seat Is based on |
the payment of tlie purchase price.
The people of Puerto Ilico aie daily
receiving an object leson of the good
fortune which placed them under tlie
American flag. Those left destitute !
and starving by the gnat storm which j
swept over the i = land aie still lecelv- i
ing aid from the government. Two
hundred thousand aie enabled to exist
solely thiough the bounty of the gov
einment. The slow methods of Sp.in
Ish rule would have found many of
them lu their graves before an.icllef .
measures weie iimnguiated.
It Is cruel for the popociatlc organ to
assert now tlmt the secietailes ot the
State Boaul of Tiansportatlon aie not
overworked and to lemliid them that
they have the softest snap in the public
service. The same secietailes , how
ever , have been eiijojlng their soft
snaps lor some three ye.irs and It
seems passing strange that the organ
of sham refoim lias not made the ills-
coveiy thai they weie derelict in the
dlschaige of tlielr duties.
One tiling is quite certain It the Ohio
Ideal weie put In vogue in tlie selection
of men tor municipal ollh-e , the busi
ness men as a class would suddenly
develop Into a factor hi shaping ( lie ic-
snlls of local elections , As it Is now , this
class of men will not actively partici
pate In prlnmi ies , having a contempt
for cheap ward politicians who seem to
control the nomination of men for oflice.
If wo leincmber rightIj it was not
long ago that one T. II. Tibbies ottered
himself on the altar of lefoim by tiling
petitions with the State Hoard of Trans
portatlon asking lor a geneial icdiic-
lion in fieight uites on Nebraska ship
ments , The Tibbies petitions , however ,
went up in smoke , as lias p\oiy other
icmoiistiancc against ralhoad extortion
made befoie that Ixuly.
I'loni leading the Kngllnh pi ess one. . .
would gather tlie Impression that oin
great mllltaiy experts who knew just
how the war witli Spain and the one In
the Philippines thonld be fought have
all moved over to England. If some of ,
these expei Is could only be Induced to
go to the front Just once they would
wind up the tiouble in a hurry possi
bly.
The New Year's gift Omaha would
appreciate most would bo an a.ssur.iii e
of a good , solid tanneo In operation by
spring at South Omaha with capital
large enough to use the hides fiom tho' '
animals slaughteicd theie A taunciy
would be followed by boot and shoe
factotles. trunk factories , belting fac
tories and a half dozen other enter
prises which use leather as their taw
matciliil.
It mny be well to lemlnd diugglsts
that the law lequlres a druggist's per
mit to lie taken out each jear by oveiy
poison selling malt , spliltuous or vinous
llquois for medicinal puiposrs. This
practically covets evety dtugglst lu the
city , , \et comp.uathcly few ol them
have s0 far compiled with the law by
applying for permits for the year 1WO.
The local Jacksonlan contingent hav
ing moved Into more spacious quaiters ,
may be expected to make moie noise
than ever , not only In the impending
municipal campaign , but In the follow
ing campaign tor a legislative delega
tion from Douglas county which shall
entry the chr.vsanthemum banner.
Sett-nil ( liinrrcls lniu | > nil.
Cblcaro Times-Herald
If nil the. ne\x war ahlpH recommended by
the secretary of the navy are atithorlrcd
there. "Ill be : i lot of line opportunltlcR for
christening quirrels.
.V Mt-i < j Tumble- .
Clcvol.mil Plain Dealci.
That convulsion of mituro which Hung
the great rork of Amalfl Into the ea " 111
take Its place on the reeordB with the ile-
fitructlon uf Pompeii , the earthquake al
Lisbon and all those other mysterious and
dreadfully fatal disasters that have visited
the oartl. .
The Mllllarj MiniIViull. .
Washington Star
A paper was compelled to cease publica
tion In Manila because It asserted that the
streets are uorso kept under American aii-
thoilty than they were under the Spanish.
General Otis might find it advantageous to
cultivate moro of the calm Indifference to
criticism onhlch mau > successful men
have prided themselves.
llunc of Contention.
New Vork Tribune.
The Galapagos Islands are the latest bone
of IntcriiaUouJl contention. H seems to be
feared tint control of them may bo used to
dom I mite the Pacific entrance to the
Isthmian canal that la to be Seeing that
they are about as far from that entrance as
the Bermudas are from New York thu peril
cannot bo deemed partlculaily Imminent.
The Islands , have commonly been l < no\vn as
the homo of the hottett climate and the
biggest turtles in the world. If any one.
v\antf. that kind of. cllmato by all means let
him lm\o it , while as for the big turtles ,
ono good terrapin Is worth the blggeat of
them that ever ewain All the Fame , It Is
pretty safely to be assumed that whatever
la done with the Islands will be douc de
cently and In older and with due regard to
the rights and Interests ot all whom It may
concern.
Tlu > Fllulit nnd ( he Hunt.
Philadelphia Rccoid
1 ho chase of Agulnaldo and the Insurgent
column In charge of the American prlboneiu
still goes merrily on , with the fugitives
twenty-four hours In the lead Seveial of
the Americana and nearly all of the Spanish
captlvch of the rillplnos have been relea.sed ,
but Lieutenant Glllmore and his fellow
prisoners from the gunboat Beuulngton are
yet In the hands of the enemy. The terri
tory within which Agulnaldo can keep up
the game of lildejand-hcek lq becoming moia
and moro contracted. The occupation of
the valley of Cagajcn iher will bnvo been
computed HhortlyV the west and noith
coasts Of Luzo'AjiV * In American hands and
the retreat of the Fillplnob to the mountains
In the east of the islands is cut off. The
chase must boon come to an end and then the
political reconstruction of our dependency
v\lll have to be begun iu dead eat nest.
Uiiiini in II < - < - (
liohton Globe
U is said on what should be excellent au-
thoilty that fully two-thirds of the world's
supply of sugar now comes from the beet.
Ceitain It is that the pioductlon of this
necessity IB no longer confined to tioplc
regions , but is found profitable by dwellers
In temperate 7oneB , notably those of our own
continent. Some Idea of the development
of the beet sugar Industry of the world may
be gained by compailaon of sutlbtlre re
garding this product. Ilofoio the ' 70s It IB
doubtful whether the pioductlon of the whole
world in this line leached 1,000,000 tons
jearlj For the piesent season the beet
sugar output la estimated at 5,510,000 tons
flcuies which put the statistics of the yield
of cano sugar , once so Important , quite In
thu shade.
Clearly , sugar Is likely to have a keen
Int crest for people particularly American
people for .many a long > ear to come.
COHV KOINCiIHIO VI ) .
TinOrt'til VI ( i n arch i-i Iciiillnu I (
i'oimlnrlt ) tit PorclKii I.IIIIM. : |
Kansas City Star
Thcro hns been a remarkable Incieaap in
the foiclgn demand for American corn dining
the past three jenrs. From July 1 , 1810 , to
July 1 , 189H , the aggregate exports were 560-
000,000 buahelB. In the three preceding
years the aggregate exports were only 18'j j
000,000 bushels Thene great exports of ]
corn have continued for HO long a time as to
leave no room to doubt that there line been
a permanent Increatc in Kuropc's require
ments of that commodity. For the current
fiscal year the corn exports promise to ex
ceed the wheat exports. This never hap
pened before except in 18U7 , when the wheat
oxportH were only of moderate proportions.
In the twenty-four weeks that have
elapsed since July 1 tills county ! hns
shipped abinad 101.000,000 bushclH of corn
and 08,000,000 bushels of wheat The
probabilities are that Kuropo will take close
to 200,000,000 bushels of coin from the
United States every > ear that the crop is
largo enough to Bell at a moderate price.
This great foreign demand for corn proh-
nbly adde $100,000,000 to thevalue
of the corn crop to the farmers , and hence
it Is of vast importance to the country.
There Is no evidence that nuropeans arousing
using any more corn than formerly for hu
man food The cornbread propaganda In
the old world seems to li.iro accomplished
little or no good Hut the foielgners are
certainly using increasing ( | uantltioH of
Ameilcan maze | as a food for animals and
this , too , in the fare of the fan that they
have piotluced liberal crops of feeding stuffs
lit homo for several years pant The ex-
planiitlon must he that the number of ani
mals in Kurope has been increasing more
rapidly than the production of feeding tituffb.
Tlie United Kingdom buys more corn ttun
any other country about 10 per cent of the
total exports. , Germany takes a little over
! . ' 0 per cent , Franco 3 per cent. Other Eu
ropean countries chiefly Belgium and Hol
land 25 per ( ent , and the other 15 per cent
Koea to a dozen different couiilrliB out-
Hide of Kurojie , chiefly to Canada. The
greatest relative growth has been In Ger
man ) , Holland and Belgium , These coun
tries are taking now about four times ar
mueh corn as they took ten years ago
England's quota has Increased about 50 per
cent In that time.
Corn IB the moat valuable crop which this
lountry produces , considering the aggre
gate returns that It brings to the farmer *
uirl it la extremely gratifying to witncju >
the growth of tbe foielgn demand for it
because the exportation of S 01 10 per cent
if thp crop ande D to 10 xents a bushel to
Lhe value of the whole quantity' produced ,
ncitons or 01 it win.
Prominent \niorlranidlllRently cngigel In
< mln.Mating I ho amlgos of Luron Iterate and
relurnto the ptoposltlon that thp native * ate
vil'olly unable to take care of thrmselvcs
anil need the faro and protection of an mi-
doltish guardian At the . ninc time It Is
evident from if ports that creep Into Manila
nowflpapcrs despite the efforts ot the mill-
trry censor , that there arc cvrral Air-yl-
cans In that vlclnltx orely In need of
guntdlann in have them from the Miiootli
nn I vlly native. In some of the games Inept
opt ration In Manila tlie "little brown people"
prove as smooth and bland as the child
like heathen of Poverty Klnt. Two Instances
recorded by the Manila Tribune , "an ex
ponent of Hue Americanism , ' Illustrate the
point. ' Ycstcrdny , " sajn the Tribune ,
"thorp was a gieat gall rock fight at CavltP.
More than fiPO birds \vcie on the ground and
thirty pairs were matched. There was blood
galore , and the attendant hopping about of
blide minus a leg. The ground was covered
with pe os from the opposing sides. One
offkci of the Sixteenth regiment had hacked
hlit bird heavily. Before entering the pit
the native trainer hiul tampered with the
bird and given It homo 'chow-chow. ' The
bird thus entering with a full crop was a
sluggish and easy matk for its adversary "
In the matter of "shoving the queer , " and
as "short-change" and gold brick" artists ,
it Is doubtful If an American professional
can give the natives a lesson The Tribune
reportn : "Another clever trick Is being pel-
pctralcd In Manila , of which all merchants
should bo awaie , especially thosp unac
quainted with the value ot the Kngllsh half
sovereigns.
"Several natives have been going the
rounds , plying their trade on unsuspecting
merchants , with whom they usually leave
several bogus Mexican dollars.
"Tho trick Is nn follows A native will
enter a place of busim-st : with an English
half sovereign , buy half a dollar's worth of
merchandise , offering the li.ilf soxcrelgn In
pay , b.iylng ho don't Know the exact value
and taking whatever the proprietor sees
fit to give In change In a very short time
ho ictiirns , savs ho has leained Ihe true
Vfiluo and offers the money he received as
change , asking for a return of the half
sovereign.
"If the merchant objects he brings around
a pil and they endeavor to explain that he
had been cheated. The man who tendered
the money them hangs aiound , holding out
flip change nnd putting on his most beg
garly appearance , until the merchant tires
of him , gives him back the half sovereign ,
tdhca back the change , together with the
price of the article purchased , the native
tays 'ndlos' and is teen out of sight , when
; he merchant who continues to change money
to his customers discovers that ho has sev
eral bogus pesos , but of very good Imita
tion Mexican dollars in his possession
"Tho natlvo docB not appear again , no
doubt having found another 'good thing' and
is feeding in green pasturoi elsewhere. "
Correspondents with the army in Hi/on
Imve troubles of their own , not only with
the con-jor , but also with their chief , who
usually flt/s the messages to the cable rates.
A icpicscntatlvp of the Chicago Tribune
tells of a correspondent for an eastern paper
vi ho sent his usual dispatch from a little
.own out on the firing line. It was edited
by th"e military censor From the censoi's
office It was to go to his co-laborer for re
vision , where the writer expected his post
script would be blue-penciled. The post
script read.
"For heaven's sake send me a new pair of
khaki trousers Some soldier stole mine
yesterday and I am wearing some pants I
ook away from a Filipino. Send me iilso u
pair of socks , two cans of sardines and a
bottle of whisky. We can charge It all up
as street car fare or fodder for horses or
something like that "
The censor of course let the postcript go
ao it was written , for he supposed the man
at the cable station would blue-pencil it
But the colaborer was not there and the
night opeiator had no orders to do anything
but send messages as they come In Bcsldeb ,
he did not linens but what It might be a code.
So ho sent It to the New York olllce.
There were sl\ty-three words In the pot > t-
bcrlpt at $2.50 a word gold , amounting in all
to $157.50.
What did the telegraph editor in New York
think when he teceived that appeal far a
pair .of khaki trouseit , and a bottle of
whisky7 Nobody knows. And will he let it
be charged up as street cm fares or fodder
for the horse'
For the saddest part of this atory Is that j
it is true
imiso\ ,
A New York man nas made JGfi.OOO by the
failure of n messenger boy to dellvvr a
telegi.un in time. And he didn't give the
boy a cent.
Two swords which the people of Indian
apolis had made for pieeentnllon to General
Law ton will now be presented to his wldo.v
and family.
John L Sullivan's account of ho\v lie
"blew In" $1,000,000 forcibly recalls the old
adage about the parting of certain clasps
of people and their wealth
Since his Inauguration Piesldcnt McKln-
ley has never been to the tlieatci and the
evenings ho spends In a social way are only
such as his official position makes necessary.
A movement has been started In Buffalo !
to pay some special tribute to President i
Daniel Colt Oilman of Johns Hopkins unl- !
verslty on the twenty-fifth annlvcrcaiy of |
his connection with the university , whMi
will occur on December 31
A cousin of ex-President Cleveland , who
Is a vvlnc manufacturer In Buncombe count/ ,
North Carolina , had never heard of the war
ta\ until the other day , but If he had heard ,
of It he would hardly have supposed that i
It was Intended for Buncombe. | ,
Governor Hoosevelt of New York Ib anxious I i
to have Seth Low , now the president of ' i
Columbia university , accept the pobltlon , i
of chancellor of the etato educational sy - ;
tern. If Mr I ow do.'llnes the place will do j '
offered to Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler of
Columbia.
Senator Debou of Kentucky has shaved off
Ills luxuriant mustache and the ebango | | '
wrought In his appearance IB o marked thnt i '
ho found It necessary lo Introduce himself '
lo old friends Ho la now an abttnlu'o
counterpart of Daniel Webster , eo far as hid
taco IH concerned.
Ono of the handsomest calendars tlmt
hah ap | cared for tbe now year represents
children playing on the broad beach of one
af our Allanlic eoaNt resorts , Tlie youngest ,
l little tot , IH defying the approaching tide
t ! the ocean and , In a spirit of bravado ,
: allfl rut to his companions who aio watching -
(
ing liltn , "Who's afraid' " It Is issued by
the Chicago & Northwestern Hallrcad com-
One of the leading typewriter compinlcn f
strutted airily Into court In Now York to , t
put the HorouB on a competitor far Infrlng- [
Ing on its patent When the compel tor i |
landed by claiming tbe plaintiff wai a memt ,
bur of an illegal ( oiporatlon and without j
standing In court , the leading typewriter j
.ompany begged for forty-eight bourn to j
catch its breath. II was granted Tbe <
corporation Is now breathing painfully on ' j
Iho defensive
A Mr. Hunt , a Pretoria barber now In I
London , looks upon tbe Transvaal trouble
From the viewpoint of hlb trade In an in-
enlev , ho says "Krugcr , like the rest of
iho Bcortf Is very carcleas about Ills toilet j
Ho hits never yet visited a halrdre 9er he
Hts his own luzor and aliavc * himself and t
Mrs Krugcr cute his hair The trade In c
I'rcturla wan kept very busy for about ten s
lays giving the burghers a cummando hair , c
: ut No 1 clipper all over. 1
'i in : iMiN ) \ poi.isv
I'n i1 1 * \liiiut n Xnoorwuftil
for Mntilrlstnl Ou tu-rlili. |
I'liblle Opinion
While tnanv student * of municipal prob
lems throughout Iho country arc ntudvlng ,
mnre' or Ie. hopefully , various schemes for
the municipal ownership or control of the
street railroad , walrr , telephone and light
systemf It may bo limply lo present some
thing rf Ihe plan and history of the Con
sumer * ' O.is Trust companv of Indianapolis.
an liiBtllutlon which stands as a successful
substitute for municipal ownership When
gas was dleeoverr-J some tci years ago In
the vicinity of Indianapolis the Standard
Oil compnnv undertook the enterprise of
piping It to the city , but for some reason
either sold out or allowed the nominal ean-
trol to puss Into the hands of a tonipauv
composed of local capitalists Ve > ry low
rates had been established by the ord < i4nco
granting the right to lay natural gas pipes
In the lreots , nnd when our people hud
begun to piepare for Its use this company
refused to continue work unless the
ordinance rates were doubled. Out of the
Indignant pintents agaliiKl this demand
arose the discussion of co-operative methods ,
which resulted In the organization of thp
Consumers' (5ns Trust company The articles
of aimoclatlrn embraced the following points'
1. The creation of a solf-pprpelimtlng
1 board rf five trustees who hold no stock
In any competing company In cape1 of a
vacancy by death or resignation the vacancy
to bo filled by the survivors This feature of
Relf-perpetuatlon is unpopular with some ,
and It hns been suggested that It would bo
I Improved by modification , allowing the live
| trustees to serve for definite periods of dif
ferent durations and their successors to be
'appointed ' in the circuit com I or other
designated authority.
2 In making subscription for thp stook
the 5Uhscrlber entcru Into a special contract I
by which the stock subscribed foi by him ]
Is expres'ly transferred to these trustees , i
naming them , with an Irrevocable piwcr to
vote the same for directors.
X The subscription contract as well ns the
article's of incorporation further provide that
as soon ns the holders of stock or their as- j
FlgnccH have received the face value thereof ,
wit1 ! S per cent Interest , fuel gas must f e
reOuccd to cost. This provision reveisea the
usuni practlco by which small dividends arc' '
pr.ld out of large profits and a surplus fund
is cieated to form the basis for watering , or
the fictitious ibsuo of stork for speculative
purposes. The Investor having gotten bick
the full amount invested , with 8 per cent
Intc-pst , Iho profit from that time goes to
the public In the reduced price of the scrv-
Icv' The Investors are still the nominal
holders of the stock , but are entitled to no
dividends.
Having formulated this plan of otganl/a-
tion , the trustees were selected , nnd promi
nent citizens were elected to BCIVO as di
rectors for the first ycai. There have been
but few changes In the board In the ten
ycirs , and all have seivcd without compcn-
sat'on The stock was offeied for popular
subscription , the shares being placed at $23
each. Public meetings were held In every
\vaid , which were addressed by friends of
tha plan , and committees were appointed to
solicit subscriptions. In a few weeks' time
the first issue of stock , amounting to $ rjOO-
000 , was subscribed , and so distributed
among the voters of the community that
no council has been Inclined to pass any
regulations detrimental to the Interest of
this company. The stockholders numbered
over -1,000 , their subscriptions ranging from
$2T 4o $5,000 Within a few months after the
stock has been subscribed the people ot
Indianapolis were enjoying the blebslngs of
natural gas at prices not exceeding one-
third the price of coal Thcre ha been a '
saving , over what It would have cost hail |
the rates been doubled as demanded , of not
less than $1,000,000 per year. In securing
popular subset iptlons of the stock the com
pany at the sumo time made sure ofts \
consumers , TV bo in suppoit of theli own
company made contiacts for their supply of
natuial gas. The other company has also a
largR pationage , but at the ordinance rates.
In most cases municipal ownership Is Im-
pcselblo because of the limit upon the In
debtedness and the Inability of the city lei
i aide the necessary funds foi the purchase.
\ slight modification only is needed to make
such an organbatlon as the Consumers' Gaa
Trust company the Instrument by which to
acquire the propeity descilbod For this
purpose the articles of incorporation , as well
is the subscription contracts , should provide
that aftei the stockholder has received the
full amount ot his Investment , with Interest ,
tlK' trustees and dlrectots uhall transfer the
pioierty to the citv And thus municipal
owneishlp would bo aciompllshed without
nny investment uf pubiii funds or the In-
city [ ui ring of any liability on the part of tbe
PISS \MJ PI31TIII3H DII'I.OM V\ .
Too Miii-li Tomfool ) ' ! * } In Oflle-ial I.lfc-
nt HoiiK- mill In KuroM- | .
Washington Post
John W. Foster's lecture before the
school of dlpiomacv , Columbian university ,
contains matter which should receive the
careful consideration of congress. Mr. Fcn-
ter speaks with high authority He lias
represented the United States abroal in
many positions of great importance and doll-
rale responsibility , and he has , In Ills ci-
liaclty as secretary of state , enjoyed nbun-
Jant opportunity of studying the subject
riom another and perhaps still more useful
[ joint of view. Certainly experience has
submitted to his observation every aspect
3f the question ho now dlscutscs. AH to the
intelligence with which Mr FoHlcr has util
ized hlH material thu lecture in question
bears sufllcleut witness
So far an concerns the Post we find our-
telves In thorough accoid with Mr Foster's
imposition that the creation of nmbasaa-
lors by this country and iho correapond-
ng Influx of similar functionaries from
ibro.ul have reunited In no advantages that
n en approximately offset M-e objections t-i
.ho arrangement. The most roncpleuouh re
mit has been a vast Increase In olilclai pa- j
ado and tomfoolery , a tiresome ami dis-
.astcful miiltlpll < atlon of diplomatic , it-
achcs , "experts , " etc , eto , etc , and u
iroportlomitu addition to the material of
nlsclilcf and complication There has been
10 tlmo In our history when a roprcscntn-
Ive of the Unite J States cculd not secure
ill the respect anil consideration to which
ils nation was entitled , If he h.id the cnir-
igc and tha tact to make his claim All
hlH talk about the necessity of hlghci ranker
or our envoys at foreign capitals In order
o assure them proper recognition Is non-
cnse. We have commanded anil almll con-
Inun lo command such recognition In HID
ixact latio of our national Important c. and
.0 can do this In the future as wo have
lone. It In the past , without Ihe aid of hlgh-
oundliiK titles and foolish , ceremonious
uss
AH for the trumpery squabbles over pre-
odenco at dinners and receptlonH who shall
land nearest to the Ktruscun euspldor or
he Pompeilan coal scuttle , or who shall get
rst place In the rtibh for tcirapln am ) cham-
> ugne the American people will bo very
; lad to have such matters refcircd to the
ilgii tribunal tf opera bouffe , where they
egltliualcly belong Not more than ono
lemon In every 50000 of our population
area whether foreign envoys at Wash-
ngton 01 United States envoys at fcrelgn
upltalH are < ailed ambassadors or min
sters , or , for that matter , whether they have
my titles at all. hut almost everybody IK
iuiry of iho trumpery pomp , the petty rival
led , thu mean snobbery and Irktome inultl-
dleatlon cf official personnel which connti-
utu thu harvest of our latter-day dlpio-
nath expansion Mr Kob.er speaks for the
auntry when be tsays thm' wo shall neither
olvo the problem of precedence nor incrcaeo
'iir ' own dignity by a semle imitation of
Juropcan tomfoolery In this matter and we
t.iko Ihe liberty of supplementing that prop.
osltlon with the remark thnt our wisest
eoursp will IIP to get out of the mesl
i whether foreign government * do so or not.
| fulled Slates representatives will be ic-
'
1 pplvivl wllh'rcfpcpt abroad as Ion * ns thn
fulled Stales nrp able to command courtesy
and consideration fl ul no longer It Is not
the character of the label we put upon our
envoys that secures civility for them It Ik
Ihe nations icidlness and willingness to
exact it The govcrtment will elevate Itself
In the esteem of fill thoughtful men b\ in
stituting Immediate and radical reform in
these premises We hnvp tried thp e\prri-
, me tit ot imitation and It Is u failure
CPIIIIV en i pp.
Indlntinpolls Journal ; ' 'Whftt Is the iiif-
foreiup between n jhnrji man and a smooth
rasral ? "
"Frentientlv there l no difference The
teim depends upon whethrr you prolll ot
lose < by the operations of the man in ques
tion '
Washington SlnrHlio means well , ' remarked -
marked the son < atlmml theatric stnr , UK nho
looked at the ir'-otoKtaph of a rival , "but
1 am afraid she will never succeed. "
"Why not"
"Pile tint" In liei preilous time trying in
leatn to net Instead of hustling around nnd
geltlni ; divorces. "
Chic ago Post "Whenever I lleai of A
Hiile'dn I can otilv think ot one thing "
I "And what N tint ? '
"Thnt u man must hav < n mighty poor
opinion of hlmvclf If he ninks that Is iho
bo it u p to which IIP can lie put "
Chicago Tribune Customer Mow long
will It Hike to put a small patch on this
shoi-1'
Cobbler About ten minute" , 1 KUCSR
Customer Then I 11 smoke n cigar while I
am waiting
Cobbler ( after the lire ! whiff of tltp clgail
I'll have It done In about two minutes , lr.
Chlengo News Mrs Nelghbois Mrs.
Meeker certainly his wondeifill t.iot.
Mrs Homer Mow HO'
Mrs Neighbors Whv. she netn.illv makes
her liiMund bellevo he Is having his own
wav In ivcrvthing
Detroit Journal Athens the goddess of
wlMlotu , was PVPII more haughty than
usual today.
' Ibo lugs of her1" pvclalmed HIP ox-eved
Hera , with a scoinfiil laugh. "She thinks
Just because the jirlce of oil has gone up
that there I" going to he u lot mote money
Hpt-nl for colleges and IhltiRs "
Wo who are moitills , of couice , know the
vvtty'H of the octopus better than this.
Chicago TlmpH-llcr.Ud : "Do Mr and Mrs
WlekulHon , the people who live aciosf the
hall from vou. ever disturb you at night bv
lull niiairellng' ' 1 am told tluu thev
light I'ke e-ats and dors "
"Thev do light , but we me not dlstinbcd
III the least My husband always permits
mo to let the transom down and listen with
out a protest '
Till : MAN 1IUIIIMJ TillHVIl. .
'Ihe bards have sung flic praises of the man
behind the gun. , . . .
Have told In fervid phrn es f the mighty
dec-tin IIO'M done ,
They have Jollied up his coinage In their
own Inspired wav ,
Al.d Inue placed upon Ills bulging brow the
fudele" * wreath of 1 > av :
They have also bad their lllng about the
man behind tin * hoe ,
And the wav they've thiown boqiiets at
him Is not so veiy wlow ;
The man behind the Iwbl enrrlJge the man
ibehltul the plow.
Have both been nroudlv trotted out to have
t hull little tow
Uut among th's line array of men , tin-
greatest one bv far
Is the man who's boon neglected most
the man behind the Imi.
A veiv modest man Is he with suave and
Klndh mien ,
In hlltr-starched linen he Is clad , Im-
maciiluulv clean
His face is wreathed In plen , int smiles
fiom morning till the. night ,
And to HP him mix a cocktail tills the HOII !
with , lecp delight ,
Hut although h < - Is bo modest , he's tbo
widest guy in town ,
And on any ab-'tius-e mibject he can atguo
up and down ,
lu politics he Knows It all , on prize fight- ,
lie ea-i . out ,
In fact there seiv little IIP don't Know a
bit about.
Ih.s man of mun we dully meet , the
greatest one by far
file OIK- the hauls neglect to slug the man
behind the bui
He tends to duty strictly , coming early.
Ruing late.
And If you're broke he'll kindly chalk tha
tlgures on I is slate ,
\nd If be sees \ ou'phad enough , alul
oug'ht ' to go right home ,
lie cnn draw your beer In inch A way that
It Is mostlv foam
le alw.ivh knows what dilnk you want , al
though you arc In doubt ,
Vnd alvwiys tails up "one on you" that ho
call Josh about ,
\nd thmiRh IIP h.intlle.s endless boozp lie
never lake , a drlnlc
Of cuuise we make this statement with a
lj und knowing wink )
Df this modest man VM- see so oft , this
greatest one bj far ,
Phi ono thp baids necluct to pay the man
behind the ' ,11
lo ha his little weakness , like the. rest of
mortal men ,
\iul ono < ould hardlv blame him If 1m
wobbled now and tlicn ,
" 01 the fume' * of ilch potations wafted o er
bis ! hlnlng bai
Vre eiwitiRCi to drive a temperance man to
ilr'nklny like a tar
nd while IIP mixes Juleps with their flavoi-
Ing of mint
Ind touciht'B up the "souis" with tbdr
whisky v Itlioul ttlnt ,
t would never bo a wonder to the man
who orders up
f the mixer In ahstnu tlon , Hlylv took a
little sin ) ,
"hoiiKli be be a man abstemious , the
gipalest OIIP bv fill
. 'he man the liurdx nil know t > owell th
man behind tbo bir
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