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V. HOSKWATEK, Editor.
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STATEMENT OF CMlCULATION
State of Nebraska, Douglnn County, ss.:
lleorKo H Tzschuck, secretary of The Ueo
Publishing Company, Iwdng duly sworn,
says that the actual number of full and
complete copies of Tho Dally. MomlliK,
Rvrning and Sunday lleo printed during the
month of November, ISM), was as follows:
1 :io,H7i) is as,:iro
2 :it,i.i n as.mio
t .11,010 is us.ioii
4 ai.tiio 19 as,:iH
B i,:r.'o m 2,:i7
6 ; :is,mo :i us no
7 OH, 1211 r.' 27.070
S.... Il.2.',0 23 27.020
9 :u.nio :i 2S220
10 an, too a us, no
11 2H.100 : 27.1MIO
12 20,200 27 27,020
13 US.Itlll a 27.7 IO
14 2.S.IIS0 3 27.770
15. Us,, '..Ml 3) U7,.Vi."
Total 02.'.. I.'.O
l-e?s unsold and returned copies.... 12,o:ts
Net total sales.
.01:1.121
Net daily average,
30,447
ono. rt. Tzsciit'ctv.
8nbscrlbsl In my presence nnd sworn to
before me this 1st day of December. A. 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.