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D., im M. H. J1UNGATH, Notary Public. 1 The kltlnnplug business Is not a safe onu to embark In none tin; loss. Tlie osteopath nwm to bo Iiavlop; 11 hard roail to travel In Iowa as well as Nebraska. For holiday purchases use the an nouncements In The Hee's ailvortlslnp; columns n a business tllreetory and you Mill make no mistake The lull In tho output of appointments by tho Incoming slate ollleors Is simply out of eourtesy to Hunt 11 (Jlaus, who claims tho season as his own for mak ing Christmas gifts. Prom "Washington comes a threat against tho con tinned existence of the Mlnwouri river commission. As a sine cure tills job Iuib no peer, unless It be Xcbnmka's do-nothing railway commis sion. If there were ever any doubt about the republican local ticket being "double-crossed" In South Omaha, the volunteering of Mayor Kelly's chief of police as a witness for the fuslonlsts with a pipe dream story ought to clinch It Siiorintentlont Dawes of tho Institute for this Deaf and Dumb congratulates himself that the dellclency In that Insti tution Is not much over ?l),(XX). This Is a fairly good record for a jMipocratlc ad ministration, but It Is capable of great Improvement. The olllclal count has been completed In all tho slates of the union and It transpires that McKlnloy uot only has a plurality or tho popular vote, but a clear majority over all. There does not ap pear to be enough democratic salvage to warrant holding a wreck sale. Lincoln does not propose to be left out when sensations are passed around and comes up with an attempt to rob the 'Btato treasury. Tho next thing the peo ple down there know, an attempt will be made to alxluot Hryan, the well beloved son and heir of the demo-pop alliance. It Ih rumored that Chairman Jones Is soon to resign the leadership of the dem ocratic national committee. Chairman Jones has clung to the Job with tena cious grip ever since he landed It, and It will take the actual resignation to make most people believe he Is willing to give up. The Kngllsh chancery court has re ported no large unclaimed estates what ever remain In that country. Amer icans who huve been banking on divi dends from this source to enable them to play Santa Claus will bo wise If they look elsewhere, or tho stocking Is liable to bo empty. J. Sterling Morton says he welcomes Bryan's paper, to be Issued for tho pur pose of defending the principles of the Kansas City platform, because "If there Is anything more in need of defense than the political deliverance aforesaid it has not been brought to public notice." No defensive alliance here. Tho Ileal Kstate exchange will go down to the legislature with the regu lation numler of bills designed to make tho life of the real estate and rental agent more angelic. Tho only question Is whether tho legislators are ready to assist In transforming them Into angels for the benefit of tenants and clients. Tho supreme court has refused to grant a rehearing In tho State Hoard of Transportation case and tho secretaries Mprcsa It as their opinion that they "think" they are knocked out. It would not require much greater labor than the secretaries are accustomed to perform to reduce their "think" to a certainty. The Austrian emperor hns taken stock in an air ship company. Chairman Jones of the democratic committee has a large supply of different models left over from the late campaign which he would soil cheap. They will tioat all right In tho warm summer time, but need repairs to keep them up when tho November frosts appear. rut; a n oitxi: v uexuha i.s .1 nai ME.y r. The argument of Attorney Onorul Orlggs In the Potto Itlco and Philip pine eases before the mipreine court of the 1'iiited States will be admitted by all fiilr-niltitleil men to be an able, as It I.s a inoxt comprehensive, exposition and defense of the policy of the ad ministration anil congress toward those islands. In regard to the tariff, the contention of tho attorney general was that con gress Intended the act of ifei)" to classify as foreign all countries not part of or belonging to the United States at the time of Its passage ami the subsequent cession of the Spanish Islands to the United Slates did not operate to admit Imports from tlioo Islands free of duty under the law. Therefore the tariff act so construed and enforced violates no constitutional rule of uniformity. The assumption (lint these new possessions should at once be given equality with tho states of the union under the pro vision of the constitution requiring that duties, Imposts and e.xulses shall be uni form throughout the United States, seems utterly untenable. The language of the constitution does not warrant such an assumption and American in terests. If these are to be considered in connection with t lie question, would not be promoted by the adoption of such a policy. As to acquiring territory, Mr. Crlggs cited numerous authorities to show that there is no constitutional obstacle to territorial acquisition by the United States and he contended that the con ceded iiower to acquire territory bv treaty or by conquest Includes the right to prescribe what terms the United States will agree to In llxlng the fu ture status of its Inhabitants. There has never been any question regarding this right in the case of the native Indian tribes. The treaty-making power of the government, said the attorney general, Has exercised the right to deal with the status of the Inhabitants of ceded ter ritory In every treaty of cession from ISO.'I to Jh'.lS and the status ll.xed has nut been uniform but exceedingly vary ing. He argued that this practice in entirely at variance with tho doctrine that the constitution follows the Hag and that if that doctrine be true then the constitution has been violated bv every treaty that has brought us new lands and new Inhabitants, it convicts of error and usurpation tho presidents who negotiated and the senates that ratllled those treaties. The attorney general pointed out that there Is a distinction between organized territories under tho United States ami cited Instances showing where terri tories hud come under the laws of the United Slates through speclllo leirlsln- tion of congress rather than from the extension to them, of Its own force, of the constitution. On this point the argu ment of Mr. Griggs was particularly strong, clearly and conclusively show ing that tho theory regarding the con stitution originally promulgated by Cal houn In the interest of slavery was not before and has not been since recog nized In the treatment of territories. couxst:uxu run dvmociiai.v. Mr. Cleveland sees clearly enouaii the causes of democratic defeat In the last two national elections, but as to what should be done to rehabilitate the nartv he docs not speak with that dellnlteuess which is necessary to make his counsel Impressive with his party. Advising the party to return to old principles, without deliulng those principles, is not likely to have much effect. Of course everybody understands Mr. Cleveland's democracy. Its cardinal principle is free trade, or a "tariff for revenue only," and It Is very doubtful If the democratic party will adopt this, in view of the fact that the industrial interests of the south aro as favorable to the protective policy as are those of tho north. Mr. Cleveland Is also an antl-expanslonist, in which respect ho is not in accord with a very largo number of democrats in all sec tions of tho country. Moreover, asi an anti-expansionist he Is himself not In accord with the traditional policy of the democracy. Mr. Cleveland nays the nartv needs repair, but that reorganization is not necessary and would lie worso than use less, u hat he deems essential is that the party shall return from Its wander- lug. We confess our Inability to see how this is to be accomplished without reorganization, without discarding the leaders who have brought the democ racy to Its present plight and replacing them with leaders who represent truu democratic principles. It will not be nn easy thing to do, but It Is the only way by which the party can bo re habilitated. 77 k haxkxuti; vviuiKxcr. Secretary (luge Is a persistent advo cate of a change In the system of bank note currency and his views are en titled to most respectful consideration. In an address before an association of bankers of New York, the secretary of the treasury suld that the volume of banknote currency Is out faintly re lated to the needs of the community which a properly constructed bank cur rency most economically serves. This is due to the fact that It Is controlled by the price of Interest-bearing govern ment bonds in Wall street. Under exist ing conditions, with tho treasury ab sorbing the circulating medium in times of business activity, when business most requires its use, and disturbing it when falling revenues follow industrial dull ness, there Is a dependency upon public unanees which In the opinion of Sec retary Cage is dangerous to our com mercial and Industrial life. There Is no doubt that there are sound reasons for this view. Our recent ex perience, that Is during the last few years, has not shown any such danger as the secretary of the treasury hud In mind, but It has been apparent at times in tho past and it may confidently bo predicted will appear In tho future, If the present system of banknote currency shall be continued. What Mr. (luge would have done Is to base a banknote currency upon bank assets, at least in part, rather than wholly upon govern ment' bends, ami this plan Id advocated THE OMAHA DAILY HKE; FHIBAV, DECEMHEK 21, 1900. by ninny other able and "experienced lltuiiielers. It was a part of the cur rency plan of the Indianapolis commis sion and lias been embraced In a num ber of bills before congress. It has never been regarded, however, with gen eral favor and now that there has been an extension of the public debt, under he act of last March, it is Improbable that the proposition will receive much consideration In the near future. So long as industrial and commercial con ditions continue as at present and the currency supply is augmented by large additions of gold, there will not be any great demand for the policy that Mr. Cage thinks desirable. XOTA VICTIM OF CHXHI'IIIACV. The personal South Omaha organ of Mayor Kelly asserts that he Is the vie tlin of a conspiracy which will soon be uncovered and prove Kelly guiltless of the charges of bribery and blackmail upon which lie lias been bound over for trial In the district court. It Is to be hoped that Mayor Kelly cti clear himself and relieve the people of South Omaha and especially the re publicans who elected him of the odium and disgrace that attaches to his alleged miscouduct. With all due deference to the judg ment of the attorneys who have sought to shield him behind frivolous techni calities, it would seem to the ordinary man that the way to establish Mayor Kelly's Innocence Is to refute promptly the damngliig testimony of the brewers and liquor dealers who swore they had been systematically held up In South Omaha In the name of the mayor, if Mayor Kelly had hud the right advice he would have courted the fullest In quiry while the case was pending before Judge Vinsonhaler Instead of cutting short the examination by n voluntary request that he be bound over. Another tiling that may ns well be flatly contradicted is the assertion of Mayor Kelly's home organ that the prosecution against him was Instituted or Inspired by the friends or backers of the candidates for the legislature who were counted out by the monstrous elec tion frauds perpetrated In South Omaha. It Is not likely that County Attorney Shields would be Intluenced against Kelly by the parties who are unearthing the crooked election work, which also promises to dislodge him from his oflice. The college oratorical contests are now on the boards developing new disciples of Demosthenes who are to sway the multitudes of the twentieth century. The general public Is too apt to depre cate the value of these oratorical tour neys, which unquestionably serve a most useful purpose In sharpening the wits and expanding the Intellects of those who participate In them. The college student Is all the better citizen by being able to hold his own on current topics In public discussion when the occasion demands. The portion of the democracy which lias been Inoculated with populism now has something to shoot at. Hx Presldent Cleveland lias given the party some advice which will make him a target for all the batteries they can bring Into the Held. Without any de sire to Interfere In a family quarrel, It would appear to a non-combatant that the man who has twice led the party to victory hail a decided advantage over the one who has twice led It to defeat. Kcports from Colombia are that 0(H) were killed ami l.WK) wounded in a re cent battle between government troops and insurgents. The other South Amer ican countries should llle a protest against this method of doing things. If killing people becomes the rule In revolutions a nourishing Industry Is apt to be ruined. ('iiiihi- mill i:net. AVushlngton Post. Never beforo havo tho southern news- papers carried such a robust lino of holi day advertising. Tho falling off In tho Ilryan vote In that section Is not hard to explain. A .MIxuppreluMiHloii. Iialtlmuro American. It seems that Qcncral Chaffco 3 labor ing under tho Impression that the Ten Coicmandments aro a necessary feature of any plan to forward tho march of civiliza tion. Hft'klfHMiieNa oil the IIiihIi I, Inc. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Tho financial management of the big foot ball teams has become a serious business. Hero Is Columbia, for instance, running behind on tho season's totals, and yet the receipts were $10,000. This looks like a case of reckless extravagance. At I Ik- Top or I In- MM. Olobe-Democrnt. Again I'ncle Sam has gone to tho ton of tho list In gold production nnd tho dis turbed conditions In South Africa Indicate that tho lead wilt last for several years at least. Tho production in 1800 of gold in this country was f 71.053,-100 and of silver $32,558,700, a prosperity Item of tho most solid description. Opening I be "Open IJniir" ((iiexl Ion, Indianapolis "Press. Now, If tho supremo court shall agree with General Harrison that taxation by tho government must bo tho same In the territories ns in tho btatos, wo shall havo tho "open duor" question In tho Philippines beforo us at once. It Is a difficult proposi tion to exerclso world-wide dominion from behind a stono wall. Spurl)- Men an 1'iiiIiIIiikn, Detroit Vrva Press. It has been said by one of tho fraternity that "the easiest sucker on earth Is tho man who tries to llvo by his wits or thinks that he Is up In tho sporting game." Credonco Is Inclined to go out to tills statement when It Is noted how many of tho claes rofcrred to pay big prices nnd mako fool bets these days la their zeal to sco falco prize fights and simulated knockouts. They aro not half wlso or ordinarily smart. l.m'iil Ijiivh iiiiiI (liivuriiiiient. Philadelphia Ledger. Tho League of American Municipalities, which has members all over tho country, has finished Its annual scshlon nuil ad journed without attrortlng any general at tention whatever. ThU because tho public generally enn seo uo good likely to result from its operations, Cities are entitles, not portlonsnf a corporate to ly, andeach of thorn miift manage Its own affairs for Itself, whllo their conditions arn fo widely dllTerent that no general principles can bo applied to all alike. Just now a vital Issue In many of them Is reform of the local government or of the local laws, but every ono of them must act for Itself In the matter, and while tho league may offer suggestions, It can neither direct nor enforco their application. Tho people of every city know tho nature of the reforms required In their community ami Know how to bring them about; If they wm not act for themselves a combtna Hon of voluntary advisors nt n distance can do but little for them. All)thlliK PIcmki Illiil. Chicago Chronicle. Another gentleman of Indolent tempera meat has shot the wife who earned a living for hi in by drudgery. This gentleman Is reported to bo very much distressed, now that tho mischief is done, and expresses a (lcslro to bo hanged. Hla desire should bo gratified at the earliest possible moment. In mi, iiii-uuiimu me numormcs Enouiu not in terfere with any efforts he may make to hang himself. Such a consummation will savo tho county tho expense of trying him. Till: WIIIIU) OUt OVSIIMt. A (ilunei! liver thp National llu Inner Sheet. New York Herald. Tho average reader Is repelled by a mass of figures, but those presented here must Interest und gratify every American, show ing us they do tho flourishing condition of our commerce. Only tho gross figures for tho lust month are as yet known, but tho detailed state ment for the ten months ending with Oc tober Is nt hand. Scrutiny of this shows that cotton, owing to the increased quan tity exported and the much higher prlco obtalnod, represents more than oue-lialf tho Increase In our favorable balance, but other products and manufactures contribute bnnd somely, as the following figures, abstracted from tlio report of the Treasury's Ilureau of Statistics for tho ten months, will show: Itaw cotton hxporfs $22M91.KN $131,770 618 Imports 6.12S.1W 4.331.SI4 Net exports ,...$;rj,3G2,ti02 $I3I,43V.7I . . ,i,i null III IIUIIIJIB Kxports $155.!M.20 J151.P23.' S Imports Itiiirtu 1 ti. t -.CO-.. US7.W.1 Net exports ....$153,39.1.317 $1 13.75 ..G35 Iron, steel nnd nil innnufaetures tliereo' Kxports $l(i9,4!,C!i7 $ 8I,U.7,2)5 Imports 17,f2l,H5 12,474 O'l Net exports ....$ 81,fiC,T,S52 77392,204 Oils, nil kinds pxports $ SR,2.-'U7!1 $ 73 157 721 Imports fi.72ias2 5,17'.0H Net exports ....$ 70,531,9'J7 $ 07,970,703 Hrradstuffs Imports $5fi.55C9 $ ,r.7.!UM:r, Imports 1,350.440 1.327.1M Net exports ....$ 55,2fiC,BI9 1 ( opper nnd manufactures thereof Kxports $ D1.0II.M7 32,762 435 Imports 12,li2.205 tl.lSS.b90 Net exports ....$ 3S,I33,7S2 $ 23!Bc3.5S9 For tho eleven months ended with No vember the value of products and mer chandise exported exceeded the declared vnlue of Imports by $572,000,000, being $34, 000,000 larger than for the corresponding period In tho record-breaking year of 1S9S, and exceeding that for the corresponding ten months of Inst year by $148,000,000. .MAI1IJ HIS OWN WAY. Career of Hil'tor Ol (enilurf er nnil Wbnt it llliiMtrnli-N. Philadelphia Record. Oswald Ottendorfer, who died on Satur day last In New York, was for nearly half a century the editor and chief proprietor of the Staatc Zeltung, tho leading Oermuu newspaper of tho country. Ills career Is Interesting as a typo of tho lives of thou sands of the most prosperous and Influen tial men of the time, whether native or foreign born. Not long ago Mr. Ottendorfer said that when he landed nt Now York, n political refugeo from his native country, ho was a complete stranger and without a dollar. Althougli.u well educated young man and nccuctomed to good living, he could find no means of hrcad-wlnnlng ex cept tho hardest manual labor. Hu first obtained employment In the unloading of the cargoes of steamships, and later allowed no work, however laborious, to escape him. Ho made his way, always saving something out of his earnings, and In n year or two found work In the otllce of the newspaper of which he subsequently became the prin cipal owner, beginning with little pay nnd much toll. Mr. Ottendorfer often nfllrmed that It wiih more his willingness to work hard and his ambition to work well rather than nny skill or talent that caused hla rapid promotion. It is true that it was by marriage that ho obtained control of tho newspaper, but It was his energy and Judg ment that made the property worth having. Tho thousands of young men who were tho contemporaries of the German editor, nnd who achieved wealth and Influence from tho poorest beginnings, found no fault with tho conditions that mado hard nnd steady work and thrift tho price of success. They did not look to legislation to mako tho road smoother, but regarded tho hardships endured und obstacles ovcrcomo nu neces sary to tho development of their best qual ities All they asked was opportunity "a fair field and no favor." Their own ex perience led them to believe that our na tional institutions provided a chanco for every mnn who was not the victim of somo inherited defect or somo special nnd ex ceptional misfortune to achieve a compe tency or oven wealth. They did not hothor their heads about tho question of what Is a fair share of the world's goods or about tho Inequalities in the distribution of wealth, hut were satisfied with having the right and opportunity to work nnd protec tion in tho possession of their earnings, a .m YSTiJit v or tiih mci:i Coal from nil liiKnonii Source WiihIifiI l' by Sen Wiiven. For moro than 100 yenrs it has been no ticed that after evory northeast gale that beats upon Small Point, at tho mouth of tho Kennebec, tho beuch Is strewn with coal of a peculiar but excellent quality, relates a writer In tho New York Times. It Is oven moro resinous and free burning than tho cannel coal of Ungland, and the pecplo living In tho neighborhood of tho point havo long been In tho habit of col lecting It for usn Jn forges and grates. Sometimes only a few pieces of tho coal aro washed up by tho waves, nnd then a storm of moro than unusual severity will make a contribution amounting to a ton or two. Tho origin of this roal has been the object of repeated controversy. Ono rather dlpagrecablo faction has contended that It comes from n source no more Important than a ship that was wrecked and sunk at tho mouth of the river in days of old, nnd somo have gono bo far ns to tell the numo of tho vessel and tho date of Its loss, Care ful Investigation of tho water off tho point has not led to the discovery of a wreck, howovcr, and tho amount of tho coal that has been thrown up In tho con tho of tho past century would hardly be accounted for by tho destruction of a wholo fleet of tho biggest modern colliers. On tho other hand, borings havo been made several times along that part of the beach, and, though they cost a lot of money, they never revealed anything that to a geologist or miner would Indicato the presenco of a coal doposlt. The highly valuable fuel keeps making Its ap pearance on tho shore, despite that fact, and tho Maine mind Is not easily discour aged whoa thero seems to be n chanco to socuro n considerable number of honest pennies, So a now company has Just been organized to have another try for tho Small Point coal bed. Tho contributions of tho stockholders are to be spent on a diver this time, nnd It Is hoped that by a thorough examination of tho ocean bed from tho end of the point to Seguln Island the mystnrl- ous outcropping may nt last be found. The practicability of working the deposit, If one exists, Is by no means certain, for tho sea on the const of Maine Is not easily brought Into subjection. I'HII.II'PI.M' ( HISIS ..vti,v.r.i. VImi of (lie Ainii'liitt'it l'reH Corre Niiinit.il It ,,' 1 1 ' In .Mnnllii. Hubert M. Collins, recently Associated Press representative In the Philippines, was In Washington recently on his way to his new station hi London. In an Interview In the Washington Star he gives his Impres sion of affairs In the Islauds up to tho time of his departure. October Inst. "How long will It take to settle the Phil ippine problem?" Mr. Collins was aked. "Tho Philippine proposition Is n tough one, no replied, "in the opinion ol h majority of army ofllccrs with whom 1 talked before I left Manila In October It will require a much larger army than wo now have thero to establish order wlthlu a reasonabe time. With our present force none believed order could bo restored In less than llvo years and some wore cert.ilu It would need ten. "The conditions last month were entirely aiiTercnt from what they were a year ugo," continued Mr. Collins. "Wo are now con fronted, not with the first, but with a second Insurrection thnt Is supported by both political nnd military organizations, which are secret, but effective. In tho former rebellion tho forces of both sides met III Strellcth. Them warn lmltlna ntul tho PUIplncs were whipped. At that time mere was a largo ractlon of Filipinos, rich planters and others, who desired to see puiico established nt any prlco, after the long, bloody warfare with tho Spaniards, but now very few of these entertain such a sentiment They arc blnck and wo are white nnd their natural racial antipathy has been strengthened by tho killing of so many of their own people. "Moat of the American ofllccrs with whom I talked said thnt oients had rompelled them to abandon the theory that any great number of Filipinos are friendly to Ameri can occupation. If tho Amcrlenns should abandon the Islands these sympathizers, who nro nil marked men, will be very harshly treated." "How does tho present Insurrection differ from tho former?" tho reporter Inquired. "It Is being conducted, ns I said, on en tirely different lines. The Innlirirntita ifm ganlzatlon Is vury complete and ory power- iui, one secret, in Its military aspect, for instance, It has n few hundred regulnr sol diers In SCVoml provinces. Ilnlfnrmml nnil regularly equipped. In addition, however, In each provlnco there nre several hundred ro-cnlled volunteers, who nrn mi.ri.lv civilians nud former soldiers, who keep their arms hidden in places convenient when guns aro needed nnd who to all ap pearances and according tn ihi.lr nun testations aro 'nmlgos' and fairly bubbling over with enthusiastic regard for Ameri cans. Thoro Is no moro meetim? nf fnr,.n with force. If n company of our men starts uni. ii is prcuy iiKciy to get shot up. If a regiment or even a battalion cne inin iiu. enemy's country, nnd that Includes all terri tory noi nctuaiiy occupied by our troops. It finds no rebels. Information of such a movement on our nart Is Invnrlnblv rrin,i ahead to the Insurgents; our troops cannot iuhkc a motion or which they nro not ap prised. 'We will hear, for Innlnnpi. nf rnn ' -... i , . .W.VV Ut insurgents belnc in a rertnln dispatch n battalion or regiment thero to tnclde them. News of the movement Is carried thither and tho Insurgents leave the lowii, go nair n mile or a mile outside Into tho canebrako and hide, ntul when mtr men como the townspeople say: 'Oh, yes, there were somo bad Insurgents here, but they ran away. Wo welcomo vim: wo nr amlgcs,' nnd all the time they know Just where tho Insurgents are. When our troopn leave the town back come the rebels. "Even In somo towns where wo havo started homo rule nnd nllowed the natives to elect municipal ofllccrs tho political part of t ho Insurgent machine whleh I mini,, nf hns secured tho election of Insurgent ngents i'iiiccb. i axes lor aiding tho insur rection are levied In nearlv PVprv Inlun which tho Americans control nnd sent to mo insurgents. "Tho Filipino leaders and they are smart and shrewd nnd perfectly well Informed on American conditions uso an argument with tho natives that I havo not heard spoken of In tho states." said Mr. fniiina "They hold up tho treatment of tho negroes by tho whites In this country to Illustrate tho way the Filipinos, who are blacks, would bo treated by Americans If tho latter gain control of tho Islands. They admit that the blacks were given their freedom and tho right of franchlso in the states, and then quote voluminously from con temporary American newspapers to nhow how such privileges havo been restricted to such an extent us to bo almost worthless. They declare, therefore, that American promises of a liberal degree of sclf-go em inent for Filipinos nro delusions If Ameri cans nro permitted to come to the Islnnds in numbers, and thnt thoy will set up a white man's government and give tho native blacks all tho burdens. Such arguments find lodgment In willing ears. "Tho rlchnebs of tho Philippines has not been overestimated by tho most enthusi astic annexationists, but it Is not a country whero a mnn has only to annex n gold mine or stalto out a plantation. Tho Islands aro thickly settled, tho natives aro shrewd busi ness men nnd settlers will pay full value for all tho property they acquire. Tho irrnnt tfnutlfth nnd nprninn flrma nMnl. dominate Manila commercially have options on tho most vniuablo properties, They began to buy nnd sccuro options ns soon ns they became convinced thnt tho United States would govern tho country, nnd they will bo tho first and principal beneficiaries of pence, whenever it comes. Thero will, of course, bo great opportunities for Amnrlpnn InVMlmpnl. lull thn nrnflla ti-lll not bo as great ns though the Islands were newly discovered mna." I'KHSOXAI, XOTKH, The war correspondents who loft South Africa on tho etrcngth of HolKirts' nn nouncoment that hostilities wcro ended aro now torry. Tho king of Italy has granted permission to Captain Preset, brother of King Hum bert's murdoror, to atbiimo his mother's maldon name. Tho expression "dlo of laughing" lias been ronllzed in Paris actually, whero a farce, "Your Purso or Your I.lfe," caused the death of a young man In this way. (lonernl Junn Kills Dueron nf Guatemala, who Is now In Sail Francisco on a visit, Is ono of tho fow survivors of the staff of flcn oral John C. Fremont, when tho Pathfinder made his second trip across iho Rockies, , Sotou Thompenn, tho animal expert, who at present enjoys vogue ns the favorlto author and lecturer, Is said to be a physlcol counterpart of Padorewskl. I.Ike tho pianist, too, hu began his career with n direful struggle against poverty. tleorgo A. Fuller, the Inventor nf the sky scraper, died In Chicago Saturday, aged 49. Ho hud been paralyzed for flvo years. The first building of tho kind ever built In the world still stands In Chicago ns a monument to his skill and daring. benjamin T. Welch, a veteran official of tho bureau of statistics, under tho direction of O. P. Austin, tho chief, hua commenced tho preparation of a comprehensive report upon tho world's commoreo for a term nf years, using tho measures of value nnd quantity in voguo In tho United States. Caroline, Jones, a servant In tho samo rich flrooklyn family for over a dozen yenrs, died last week, leaving $4,500, which she had accumulated and m.'ulo In small specu lations. She left It alt to her aged em ployer, Captain William H. Hilton, and now relatlvo3 with whom she never coiild agreo are fighting to obtain possession of her savings, LHAMUMI IX.um II AT I ON DAY. l'roitnril t'hniiKc In n l.nlrr nnil Hel ler On). linltlinoro American. I'radll.,.l M..I.-ImI.,.. ,,mi1,l linlil till' ttfirlil'. r..,....l .. I..... ..I. nf flnrfliw, n i.hlf.f magistrate of tho United Stntes If he should live lo the end of his second term nnil u me bill to lin Im rn.liir,.,l liv Tlntircxelltlltlve Glynn of New York should pass the muster ot congress and of three-fourths or Hie states. Ills proposition Is to change tho ililte nf liiiiii,iipn t ln., f.n. f,,rf, i In nim, day In April or May. The lengthening of i, ..... . . . .nr. .uciMuicy s secoml term ny a niomii Or tWn la nf (.nhpun n.. I , In.l.l.i,ln1 n r ftnirn properly, consequential. Mr. (I'lynn hns luuini, irom a comparison ot inc wcainer reports, what wo la und around tho national catiltal knnu- imlv Inn wt II thilt thr illl of March is a cry unscnsonnblo period of ino year, lienor weather conditions six or eldlt WrrlfR Inlnr nrn tnilpl, miirn nrnb nblo In this climate. From this standpoint llio idea lh nut a bad ono, especially in view of the custom which mirnmnila tin' Imttnlln. Hon of n president with opeii nlr exercises ami eiaDorntcii outdoor pageantry. Inauguration il.iv una nrlelmillv rw,.,i nn March 4 b-enmm n study of the culendar biiowcu tnat this particular date would fall upon Sunday less often in a long time to follow than nny other date In the spring of wio year. ,r, u matter of fart this con tingency hns happened but once since the first Innugurntlon of Washington. One way of obviating this for the future would be by fixing tho beginning of the presidential term after the fnshlon of the November election di.y-thnt Is, on such nnd such n Monday or Tuesday In n given month. It could never then fnll on a Sunday. The dltadvantngc of this plan Is the variability In tho length of the term, which, nmong other things, would Involve the computa tion of presidential, congressional nnd other salaries for fractional months. Put this, nftcr nil, Is n mere matter of book keeping. Whut Mr. Olynn's scheme will havo to contend with Is tho prejudice against amendments to tho constitution mid the propooals for other nnd moro far-reaching improvements" which It will invite. In this class would be the nhiti in rxien.l Mm term of the executive to six years nnd to mane mm nioiigibio for le-electlon. This Innovation has often been agitated and thero nre many good reasons to himnnri u. Then, again, It might be considered as an opportune time to rearrange tho sessions of congress so aa to dn nunv win, ,tln anomaly of having a lawmaking body meet .ii Kicuinoer, which, as has frequently oc curred, has been repudiated at tho Novem ber elections. These considerations mako It more than probablo thnt. If the good In tentions of tho memhrr frnm Vn.i. Vn-k shall bear fruit, It will bo the product of a grafted tree. TH t.VMIISSISSIPIM VOTi:. ItflMihllfiiM tinln or Unif n .Million '""n in .-iur Yenr. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. There are U'nelenii ninino MltBlsslppl. counting Minnesota i.n.l I.oulslnuu. which though their territory is chiefly on the west ern side. It was to this region the demo cratic managers looked chiefly for success when they went Into tho free silver com bination. They carried fmirtiun ..f nineteen states In ISflrt V.'ltft fill 11 nm.L.n I.. plurality of 549.656. In !,,, nr.,n they carried but eight of tho nlnelejn. nnd me plurality passed over to tho republican Side by tho cloto martrln nf SI vninu in .. total poll of 3.72S.107. Tho total vot'o four years ago was 3,823,000, so tho vote of tho nineteen trnnamlssisslnnl r.tnim fn ..ff H593, a fact showing thnt the stny-nt-homo vote was large. The following Is n completo table of iho trnnsmlsslsslppl Vote In lj. Vote In 1S9G. STATUS. MoK. Illryun McK. 'Dryan. ."7.512 iio".io:t 140.1701 14S.173 20.2711 icua 0. 3.'4 23,192 2S9.293I 223,741 159.511! 171,810 22,037! 77.175 193,5031 139.735 ,'M.9I0 30.1,007 10.491' 42,537 102.3IHI' 115.NS0 1. tUKI 8.377 20,335, IM.GM 4S.779 I 40.002 ArkiiriKMH 44,7011 1C4.753 9.1.141 27.196 307.S1K M.1S2 124.i.S5 California .. Colorado ... 122,9111 29,414i Idaho Iowa ICansaH 18..9.-v ie.oe.11 !.miftfittii 14.233 53.7K1I I lfcS.829! 111.8111 ' 314,(03 3M.9131 I 25,3731 37.14G i 12I.3S5, 114.013 Minnesota . .Missouri ... Montana ... Nebrasku. .. Nevada N. Dakota.. Oregon S. Dakota.., Texas Utah Washington Wyoming. , W.i (i..llii 35.891 42.il !o.r,in 51,5331 33.5111! 41.0121 41,225 107.521)1 370.431 3.4SI 01,517 .19.153 51.046 10.072 10.G55 121.175' 2lii,43: 17.0X3 44.919' 4I.S33' 10,1011 57.45G 14.4S2 Totals ...I1X.4.2U l.R0l,1G3,il,O30,7I2!2,lkC,2OS McKlnley'H plurality in 1900 si JJryun'H plurality In 1S90 n49iGM Kepubllcun gain M9 737 Increase In republican vote ."'M'1 Decrease lu democratic nte 222!203 McKlnley's vote Increased in flftsen stU s, falling off In lour Louisiana, Mlnueiota,' Oregon and Texas. Ilryan's vote fell off in eighteen states, Increasing only In one Idaho. His veto In his own state was 1.SB7 smaller than In 1896. McKlnley's vote In' Missouri Increased 9.153 and Ilryan's fell off 11,764. McKlnley's voto In Arkansas in creased f.ISS and Jlrynn's fell off 18,901. Tho changes in somo of the nineteen states aro remarkably heavy. Whllo tho re publican plurality In tho cntlro transmls slsslppl region is small, It represents a gnln In four years ot over 500,000 votes, and constitutes a memorable victory. Oil) l-.LHOI'i: .IIISI'NDMItSTANIIf Snveil (irent llrllnln frnm I'liiilliiriiliil Inter riitlnn In Smilli Afrleu, Cleveland Leader. Ono sentence in Lord Charles Ileres ford's article on "Tho Future of tho Anglo Saxon Race," which Is a feature of the De cember number of tho North American Ite vluw, shows that a famous Englishman who stands closo to the highest authorltins in tho llrltlsh government Jiulieves that tho continental powers, or part of them, mis understood tho position of tho United States in a matter of vast linportanco to Great Hrituln about u year ugo. Ho plainly as serts that Continental Europe expected tho American republic to becomo an active ally nf England In cuso of Interference by other nations In behalf of the Iloers. The statement of this remarkable fact, If It Is a fact, Is as follows: "If llrltlsh sympathy preserved the United States from foreign Interference during the war with Spain, It Is nouo the less truo that tho reason why continental ra'go against tho llrltlsh peoplo has not been converted Into action during tho troubles In South Africa Is tho fear that an Anglo-American combination might result, and that bucIi a combination would not be wholesome for tho other usplrants after military glory." This Is tho most direct admission by the highest nilthorlty which wo havo seen that Great Ilrltaln counted nn continental belief la an Anglo-American alliance to prevent any concrete and formldnblo manifestation of tho worldwldo sympathy felt for tho Iloers. If It Is the olllclal llrltlsh view of tho matter, as It seems to be, then tho feeling of the Kngllsh government must be one of dep gratitude to tho United Slates. It Is hardly possible, If Admiral fleresford Is right, lo overestimate tho linportanco to Great Ilrltaln of tho mlBtuken notion of continental statesmen that the American republic would havo gone to war to save Knglund from coercion in behalf nf thn floors. Tho llrltlsh cmplro could scarcely havo Biirvlwd such Intervention. Its military reinurces were so fully employed In Afrleu that attacks nn llrltlsh pos sessions in other parts of the world could hardly havo been resisted successfully. Hut It is remarkable, Indeed, that the continental powers should havn supposed that tho American people would hnve dreamed of plunging into a great war for tbo iskc of giving Kughuid a free hand In South Africa Tho evidence was at all times overwhelming that dm sympathy of tho great majority of the people of the United States was uu the side of th Moors. Kveii the Wnnhlngton nnd New Yoik eorrespindrnts of London papers aw and admitted the unpopularity of tho llrltlsh cnuae. There was nexer a ehnn. o that the United States would Intervene- to s.io the llrltlsh lion from the h'imlllallru of having the Doer republic.! snntchrd from his grasp by n continental coalition too strong to resist. So it seems that In tills cam eents of worldwide importance which may decide tho fnto of continents and the course of centuries of history probably hinged on gross misconceptions In tho council cham bers of great Kuropean powers of tho probable nttllude of the United Stutes in case of continental Intervention In behalf of the Dorrs It Is one of the fateful errors which have shaped the courto ot human history. l.niiN A. Mn A Cn. I'ulN. NHW YORK, Dee. 20 - The failure was nntiiuncetl at the Coiiso'.lilateil exchange today of I, mils A May - (',.. in,. tutors .f that exchange The members of the firm are: Louis A May. living in ibis cltv. and Kugelie Knslen. lIMng In lllrmliignniii. Ala. Neither of these was ill the ofllie after l he failure wax iititiouneed, but Wil liam King Hall, who wiih made assignee wild he would not be able In make n state, ment until he hail had the bonks examined which would require several days lie at trlhlitcil the failure to the bad effect upon the public mind of the iTtnowil from the company's unices of the stock quotation tickers some time ago In compliance with the order of the New York Htoek exchange authorities. Mr lilscn, the lllriiilngham member of the arm. Is said to be the cashier of a Innk In that place The concern advertised vrrv etensle'y und Is believed to havn done a very large business, llnrrnril licln (iilmtiii Mnn. IIOSTON. Dei. 20,- llev. Dr. William Wal lace I-enn, pastor of the Church of tho Messiah. Chlengn. has been elected IJusscy professor of theology nt Harvard univer sity, to succeed Dr. Charles Carroll Kver elt, who died last month. .s.iin,i:s iiv tiik im'ncii. l)Ctmlt FlOI Pi-PM.- Thr nrn un ttil lin ing features' about Christians siiopplng." i iiiiiik .in; KoiiiK iirnuiiii anil seeing nil the 12 lileselits vim hn iiMit IiikI von r timrku.1 down to 49 cents." f'lllnn ., I)n,ir,t. ....a mil. 1 1. 1 ... Mrs. Squeezer over tho telephone." .. I I .. .1 ... 1 1 1. .no 1 i iii.i ii in iiihk mil 'Nil. Illll tllnv llitll'l kit, it, Itif.lr liniian fiu warm an wo do ours." Cleveland Plain Dealer: "I should thlnl: that the Hurt' l.-clllTal D.'U-pt unllM mil tired of the solitude of those Houth African lllllM." 'Wei', when he feels lonesome hp. lust swoons down nnil nli-ku nn u fi.w luinilreilu of the llrltlsh for company." Iillladellilllil PresM: lllebler Yen. sir I'm deullpK lii glli-i'dgeil Investments now. union want nie tlieyy lllghter Uold mines. Thprii' innnev In them. Ulttiin -You re r ght. I est a lot nf mv money In some of them. ChlrniTfl Pft- I'WIiv- ,IIH vnu In In unntt iiii enormous stock of bud "cigars"?" asked uiu ninriiiKf'r. "Heeir.lHe." milled the mnn In rhnrire nf the cigar counter, "tills Is the merry sea son when women lire buying Christmas presents for their husbands." , c.,..,n ', . .i..ai, .'.ii iu tin ntiivin till degrees o' nuecesH," said Uncle Kben. "Wif some folks It Is In am.issln' fortunes an" rulln' enuntrlrs nn' wif yutliubs it's Jes' ,i..lif.it.ln. i aitt... "It.,. I., nil I.I. ..I.. Keepin oui o jail. Ailviim-e IIi'Iiim frnm lli-ynn'n I'nper. Chicago Tribune. Oood morning! Havo you subscribed? This Is no free lunch. Our terms nro cash In ndvnnre. Hrliig on your chickens. We can use them on our farm. For editor's terms for lectures, etc., sco last page of this paper. uur uoy, ii. lain Jennings nrynn, jr., wants to trade u set of cum net lor it itolf outfit. The boasted prosperity Mark llnnnn tnlks ho much about hail not struck this town hard. Dvcrvbodv Is i-uinulululnir oJ :l bud cold. We understand Mr. McKlnloy, the hired mnn In tho Whlto House at Wah!ngtnn, Hinlli'H whenever the tiiiini' ot our paper Is mentioned. Weil mnke htm smile on Ihn other side of his mouth befole we nre dono wltn 111 in. inuulsltlve w-iints to know whether wo travel on it ikihm or not when we i;n out lecturing. We'll bet a quart of paste we know how "Inquisitive" voted last month. When a republican usks you any fool inten tion abo.it us you tell him it's none ot his by ginger business. Al! kinds of Job work dono nt this olllce. We have opened a department for the sale of photographs of the Peerless Leader nf tho democrnev of the United StntoH In t89t'. anil 19 "1. We hnve ulsn u few copies left of "The First Hattli-." valuable for Its hlstnrlr research, unanswerable logic and m.isterly style frnm a literary point of view. Persons wishing to make arrangements- for lectures, magazine articles, subci rlptlon or Job work will ulwnys find us In our sanctum, except on publication days, when we are helping tn work tho press and make up mnl's. Mar liime nollees free, If accompanied by cake. Nov.1 Is the time to subscribe. W A S'1'11 1 ) K SUIT V. Chicago Post. Oh. this Is tho tule or a bad little boy. Who caused Ills good mother dismay. For certain ho wnu to completely destroy Whatever ho used in bin pluy; Dill, worst of orfenscs for which sho could blame This bad little troublesome "lamb" What seemed lo be deemed his most pop ular game--Was stealing the raspberry Jam. "I'll euro lilm of that," Mio indignantly cried. "For Is it not truly averred The system rebels whene'er nature's defied, And poignant rem el Is Incurred? Oh. Ii! put nn end to his gluttonous Joy Iteuoureeftll dud earnest I nm! Just see me swoop down on Ihls trouble some boy And make him quite sick of the Jam!" Sho caught him nt work in his slovenly way; Tho door she prneoeded to bnr. And ordered Hint ho In tho pantry should stay Until he bad otnntled the Jar. He settled himself In the easiest plnce In sweetness, you might say. ho awnm, And when It was gone ho looked up In her face And pleadingly ciled for moro Jam. Sho emptied the shelves, hut his iippetlli! grew. Increasing In strength as he fed; Tim doctor uirlveil when the youngster was through And oidei-ed him put In his bed. Ob. sick wns the lint. In a terrible jillght! Ills groans nbowcil the absence of sham; lt.it, spite ol' bis agony during the night. Next mornlni' ho inurinuml, "More Jam1' EMPHATIC TALK. The Kind That Carries Con viction to Every Omaha Reader, Conviction must follow such emphatic prcof as is given hero. Tho testimony of Omaha residents should satisfy the most skeptical. Here Is an Omaha case. Head It and sco If doubt can exist In the face of this evidence. Mr. David Moncrleff. 2110 South Thirty third ftrect, says. "For ten or twelve years I suffered from pains over my hips nnd across tho small of my back. I am 70 years of age and having hud this trouble so long It no doubt was a stubborn raso to euro. I took tieatment from doctors and different klndh of patent medicine, but whllo fcninn gnvo temporary rcllof, nothing relieved mc permanently until I procured Donn's Kid ney lills at Kuhn & Co.'s drug More.. After a fow days' treatment I felt benefit and the remedy did moro for mo than any other medicine 1 ever used. I ran chorfully rec ommend Donn's Kidney Pills ns being up to representations," For salo by nil dealers -prlco ,10c per box. Foster-Mllbiirn Co., HulTnlo, N. Y-, sole agents for tho United Slates. Konieinhor tho name, (Joan's and take no substitute.