THE OMAHA PATLY BEE: lYEDXKSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1000.
Tlltt OMAHA DAILY DEE.
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State of Nebraska. Douglas County, ss.:
Grorgo H Tzschuck, secretary of The Bee
Publishing Company. tielm." duly sworn,
says that the actuul number of full and
romploto copies of Tho Dally. Mpmlng,
Evening and Sunday lleo printed during the
month of November, 1900, was as follows:
l .'io.mto id i!H,:tro
2 :tMnr. K sm,uoo
3 IH.OIO is irs.ioo
i UN.IMO 19 ss.:iw
6 ai.mio 20 w,7
a 2,mu 21 a-t.nn
7 N, 22 87.07O
8 II.U.-.O 23 U7,(1M
9 :ii.:iio 21 as,aan
jo :t(i,Tto 25 an, no
11 as,io 28 st.imio
12 an.aoo 27 a7,iao
13 as.1l III 2S 87,740
It as.tlKO 2D 87,770
13 as.r.r.o so a7,nnn
Total t8r.,4r,i
Less unsold and returned copies.... 18.0UH
Net total sales..
iMH.iai
30,447
Net daily average,
ni:n. n. tzschuck.
Subscribed In my presenco and sworn to
beforo me this 1st day of December. A. D.,
1900. M. B. HUNGATI3,
Notury Public
A strange fatality appears to hover
around the state nuilltur'n Christmas
presents.
Nebraska's bluest Chrlstmns present
came alieatl of times and Brew In the
corn und wheat Ilelds.
A chance to rest Is tho most accept
able Christmas present which the mall
carrier and the expressman received.
The man with the legislative panacea
for all human Ills will soon he In active
uvldenco again at the Nebraska capital.
Tho ancient practice of New Year's
calls will bo resumed nest week at the
various senatorial headquarters In Lin
coin. If any of tho Nebraska legislators
have not yet hoard of the herd law
they will have heard before the session
ends.
How lucky that tho poor Indian does
not have to wait for the Omaha Indian
Biipply depot to furnish him his winter's
shoes and blankets.
Tho state house crowd Is preparing to
swear off on holding olllce as ono of
tho good resolutions of tho glad new
year, which will be kept.
TWist-Smasher Smyth has not yet
moved on the combine of guaranty bond
companies. It makW a huge difference
whether they are squeezing republican
or fuslonlst public olllcers.
David H. Hill will not scintillate beside
Bryan at the annual Jacksonian feast.
I'ho ex-senator stllPlnslsts ho Is a demo
crat, but he prefers to pick tho brand
with which he Is to associate.
Tho recent silence of that groat po
litical general, .1. II. Kdmlsteii, Is be-
. -I 4 .....l.r...
COIUlllg overpowering, -iiihiiki
bastle manifesto or challenge to debate
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Willi .Morn minim umu ii-uvtu i
presslvo atmosiihere.
Mayor Harrison Is charged by tho
ministers with being responsible for all
tho vice which exists In Chicago. It
has long been known that Chicago's
mayor was ivt a saint, but this Is
charging up entirely too much against
him.
Great Britain proposes to complete
tho task of taking the census In ono
dav. The Transvaal Is not to be In
eluded In the returns, however, as
Kitchener lias been unable to secure
service of tho requisite blanks on tlw
Boers.
Organized labor closes the century In
better trim than ever before. The trades
unions have greater membership and
more potent Intluence than at any prevl
ous period in their history, while the
wage schedules have been raised along
almost tho eutlro line.
The British cabinet hastens to declare
that the London Times does not speali
with authority regarding the amended
llay-Pnuneefote treaty. Tho explana
Uon Is needless, for It Is generally known
that the British cabinet ministers are
possessed with some discretion.
Senator (.'lark's troubles seem never
to have an end. .lust as the .Montana
legislature Is about to assemble and he
hopes to be elected senator In a man
ner which will stick a raid Is made on
his ammunition wagon in the shape of
a suit for $1,(00,00.
The cotton Santa Clans and tho Fourth
of .luly llrecracker have for years run
a close nice In the casualty columns
of tho newspapers. The census Is not
yet complete, but the Indications aro
that the century will close without any
decided advantage on either side.
'fho wiseacre who Is so certain that
the police have bungled the effort to
capture tho Cudahy kidnapers and
that the men could bo located and ar
rested in twenty-four hours might make
tho effort himself. With S-Ti.OOO in It
most men would bo satisfied with such
1 return for a day's labor.
VUt.l XTKKHS MVST HEMAtX.
The decision of the military authori
ties of Washington that no further
action can be taken with regard to the
return of the volunteers from the Phil
ippines until congress shall make pro
vision for their replacement, ought
to Induce the senate to act promptly
after the recess upon the army re
organization hill. There Is no matter
before congress so urgent as this and
to unduly delay action upon It would
not only ho an Injustice to tho soldiers
who are entitled to return to the
L'nlted States, but might have a ten
dency to Impair the morale of tho
army In the Philippines. The volun
teers. Its Is said, generally want to
come home and If they must be kept
In the Philippines because of congres
sional delay In making provision for
replacing them, It will not be surpris
ing if they complain.
In his statement before the senate
committee on military affairs at Its last
meeting, the secretary of war said that
f congress did not at unco increase the
army In accordance with the recom
mendations of tlie War department t.ie
l'nlted States would bo obliged to
abandon a large part ofttho Philippine
Islands whore civil government has
been established. Withdrawal of the
iresent garrisons from certain parts of
Luzon would leave the municipal
ollicers, mostly Filipinos, defenseless
and In dango-. of losing their property
and perhaps their lives. At the same
time. Secretary Hoot urged, the United
States would ho disgraced for having
proved faithless to solemn obligations.
It Is not dllllcuit to understand what
tho result of this would be. Hostility
to American authority would be stimu
lated and the task of suppressing in
surrection and establishing peace and
order in the Philippines rendered
harder and more dllllcuit.
It Is clearly unfortunate that the
senate did not pass tho army re
organization bill before the holiday re
cess, but as It Is no time should be lost
when tho session Is resumed In acting
upon the measure. It will be nocessarj
for a time, In the opinion of General
MacArthur, to maintain an army of
00.000 men In tho Philippines and In
order to do so new men must be en
listed, since comparatively few of those
now there. It Is said, aro likely to re
enllst unless extraordinary Indiicementii
aro offered.
THE EXDLESS CLAIMS.
Already In the present session of con
gress claim bills aggregating if'J.'.OOO,-
000 have been favorably reported In the
senate. They are principally for prop
erty alleged to have been taken or de
stroyed by the Union armies during the
civil war and while some of the claims
may have merit the great majority of
them have been seeking congressional
recognition for years and are pushed
simply on account of tho largo con
tingent fees which will go to lobbyists
If they become laws.
It Is said Unit back of these bills are
enough senators to hold up all business
in the senate unless tho bills arc passed
and force an extra session. Tho evi
dent Intention of these senators to
hold up tho business of the session if
tho bills are not allowed to come to a
vote was the subject of a conference, a
few days before tho recess, between
some senate and house leaders. It was
decided by these leaders that tho bills
should be opposed to the uttermost In
the senate, even If their supporters car
ried out their threat to force an extra
session of congress, as tho expense of
an extra session and tho Inconvenience
It would impose on senators and repre
sentatives would be preferable to al
lowing a wholesale raid to be made upon
the treasury.
This Is the proper position. It Is pre
posterous that thirty-live years after
the close of tho civil war congress
should be asked to recognize claims for
property alleged to have been taken
or destroyed by tho armies of the
union aggregating .fL'.I.OOO.OOO. At every
session of congress new claims of this
character aro present f-it and If this sort
of thing Is encouraged It will go on In
definitely. It Is the duty of every man
In congress who would protect the
national treasury to make n determined
stand against these attempted raids
upon It and It Is gratifying to know that
this Is tho intention of the leaders, .lust
claims should of course bo recognized
and paid, but It Is safe to say that not
to exceed one In ten of those now before
congress have any merit.
STII.h Al'TEll Tilt: MIUTAUY HEAD
QUAIlTEltS. There Is no question that Kansas City
has Its eyo still fastened on tho head
quarters of tho military Department of
tho Missouri, now located here, and will
(luring tho coming year make another
grand effort to take It away from Omaha
and transplant It within Its own limits.
It Is an open secret that the eagerness
of Kansas City to entertain General
Fltzhugh Lee combined a wish to do
honor to the magnificent record ho has
made and high reputation he bears with
a desire to cultivate Ills favor and In
fluence for their headquarters removal
project. So Intent are our friends in
Missouri upon their design that some of
their newspapers have already lncau
tlously given hints of It lu public print
that have called out from General Leo
a denial that ho has glvou any expres
sion of views or consideration to tho
question of department headquarters,
To bo forewarned Is to be forearmed
and Omaha must see to It that Its In
terests in this Important matter aro not
neglected. The conditions that have
fitted Omaha pre-eminently for the mill
tary headquarters furnish Just as con
elusive arguments as ever against a
change, yet constant vigilance must bo
exerted to offset tho pressure sure to bo
called Into requisition by our compet
itors. Tho work of tho Kausas City
Commercial club can and must be offset
by tho Omaha Commercial club.
Omaha must stand up for Omaha all
the time and protect Its Interests In the
race for commercial supremacy.
Tho combined efforts of tho yellow
Journal fakirs have centered the culpa
blllty for the Cudahy klduuplnj; between
Sanln Clans and .lack Frost, both of
whom have been manifesting .usplcloiis
activity of late. If either of these
succeeds lu proving an alibi they may
have to fall, back once more on those
twin hobgoblins of Imperialism and mili
tarism that threatened to tlo so much
criminal mischief 11 few months ago.
nr.HMAX claims iscniA.
There has been Hied In the State
department at Washington, on behalf
of German subjects, claims for damages
to their Interests In Cuba as a result
of the Spanish-American war and the
Insurrection which led tip to the war.
Our government has refused to accept
responsibility for these claims, but It
is understood that they will not for
that reason be abandoned and will bo
held lu abeyance until Cuba shall have
an Independent government, when they
will be presented directly to that gov
ernment. Other countries have similar
claims aggregating n large sum.
This is a matter of very considerable
Importance, for notwithstanding the
fact Unit the United States now refuses
to accept any responsibility as to these
claims, our government may Und it
necessary to take an active part In
connection with the question of their
settlement whenever It shall bo pre
sented to a Cuban government. It is
safe to assume that German and other
claims will be pressed for settlement
Just as soon as an Independent govern
ment Is Instituted in Cuba and lu that
case It will be the duty is well as tho
Interest of the United States to see
that tho Cuban government Is fairly
and Justly treated. It Is therefore
apparent that tho present position of
our government in regard to these
claims does not necessarily mean that.
It will take no future interest lu them.
With the expansion of the United
States' possessions and the more Inter
ested participation of the United
States In the International negotiations
of tho world powers, the importance
of the American diplomatic service Is
being steadily heightened and the de
maud emphasized for experienced and
well-trained representatives lu tho diplo
matic branch of our government. More
educated young men are now preparing
themselves for tlds work lu minor
capacities of the service than ever be
fore, while the disposition to stick to
the work Is also in good evidence.
When tlie emergency demands, each
successive American generation can
lie relied on to answer tho call of the
hour.
That state house watchman who
rescued tho strong box of the state
treasury from an Imaginative burglars'
raid Is complaining that his exhibition
of valiant bravery is not eliciting the
response expected. He ought to have
timed his burglars' visit for a more
propitious day.
Kmperor William has decorated Count
von Buelow with the Order of tho Black
Knglc. Out of the loot sent home from
China by General Waldersee thu Kuro-
pean mouiirchs should be able to deco
rate some of their favorites with yel
low shirts anil three-eyed peacock
feathers.
Justice 1, unils Itlulitly.
Cleveland Leader.
Tho chief persecutor of Dreyfus Is llvlnc
In abject poverty In London. That seems
something like pootlc Justice.
Itest for the Wrnrj".
Philadelphia Times.
In this light between tho base ball mag
nates and tho players moro poignancy Is
added to tho situation by their not being
nble to blamo It on tho umpire.
Mttle Left to Mil ml (In.
Now York Poss,
A scientist has now arisen who declares
tho Gulf stream is n myth. If sclcnco con
tinues Its devastating way wo shall soon
have nothing left to cling to but esoteric
Uuddhlsm and tho slgnlllcanco of cat
tracks.
llrltnln'H lllur ('lull tlselex.
Kansas City Journal.
The Joko Is on the Hrlttsh navy tho
biggest and strongest aggregation of bat
tleships In tho world. It Is compelled to
float Idly on tho seos and permit a hand
ful of African farmers to flail tho day
lights out of tho IlrltlsU military CBtab
lluhment. I'riiMpei'lt y ami Piety.
Sprlnglleld Jtepubllcuu.
Tho plan of starting a great end-of-the-century
religious revival Is othcrwtso
poorly timed. Tho country Is too prosper
ous. Tho' grentest revivals of tho kind
known In tlio United States have followed
Industrial panic and depression, as In 1S37
und 1S37. All of which, of course, speaks
highly of tho deop essential spirituality of
human nature.
Inipiirtmii't- of n Plop,
San Kranclsio Call.
During tho campaign few pooplo attached
much Importance to Senator Stewart's re
turn to tho republican party, but slnco tho
meeting of congress overybody has dis
covered that It means n good deal, for
there Is now 11 fair nsauranco the senate
will not bo bored by another of tliope
long-winded freo silver speeches ho has
been In tho habit of making.
Within Our Lifetime.
llaltlmoro American.
A woman has Just died In Now Jersey
who was thu last of the chorus that sang
and Btrowed Mowers In tho path of
Lafayette. It Is thus within tho memory
ot ono Ufctimo that this nation lins mudo
Its wonderful progress from ti revolted
colony of Great Britain to a position sec
ond to no nation In the world. It Is a
record for patriotic Americans to bo
proud of.
Ttvo J'rliicliilm Io TiiKPtlier,
Uuffalo Rxpress.
Tho supremo court of Illinois has de
clared unconstitutional a law which for
bado oa.ployors to dlachargo men for be
longing tr a labor tinlcn. Tho court aigues
that tho law can no moro forbid an em
ployer to dlschargo men than It could for
bid an employo to quit his Job, Tho prln-
clplo of compulsory employment would
Involve tho prlnclplo of compulsory labor,
and no worklngman can afford to tolcrato
tbot.
Greed lit (lie Aiinen,
Sprlnglleld Republican.
Tho axmcn aro llkolv to Unlit hard
against tho plan to establish a national
forest park und timber preserve at tho
headwaters of the Mississippi. It Is feared
that tho consent which Secretary Hitch
cock has given for tho cuttlag of "deau-nnd-down"
timber will mean the destruc
tion of all tho forests on the site of tho
propoeo'l park, for It will bo a hard task
to prevent the tiring of tho woods. Mean
while tho people of Iowa and Minnesota
aro petitioning congress to set asldo S00,
000 ncrcs of forest land In Minnesota and
Wisconsin, to preserve the timber and the
water supply of tho Mississippi's sources.
(liTiniiii)' 11 Clone Sri-mid.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Tho German merchants havo been quick
to soo that tho Americans arc taking away
their trade nnd that of England, and, Ger
man like, they aro prompt to consider ways
and means for recovering tho lost ground,
It behooves their American competitors not
to trust too much to national enterprise for
koeptng tho itdvantogo already gained, but
to exert themselves to avoid being sur
prised In their own camp by their shrewd
and presovcrlng competitors,
AYn- with Tinhorn Lender.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Mr. Cleveland was not altogether happy
In his Illustration, but by Intuition ho
hits tho nail squarely on the head when
ho says "Glvo tho rank and Mo a chance."
Ho should havo said, "the boys In the
trenches." The rank and lllo means both
ofllcors and men. If tho "boys In tho
trenches" want a chance lot them take
tho cx-presldent's hint and sail In and
win. There has been quite enough of tin
horn leadership, What Is needed are young
men nnd fresh blood, less tuusclo and moro
brains.
cut a sm.ux ruit 111:.
MmttliiK iif Sinnll PiirtliM In (hp I'rcn
lilciitliil Vote.
Philadelphia Times.
Tho figures showing tho total vote for
president nnd vice president at the late
election demonstrate the tendency of small
parties to split up Into Bmaller fractions.
They nlso Indicate that tho combined voto
of nil tho minor parties constitute no factor
at nil In n great presidential contest.
Tho total voto cast was 13.061.118. of
which McKlnley (republican) received
i,Zl 1, Ri 1 ; llrynn (democrat), 6,357,883!
Wool Icy (prohibition), 207.36S; Uarkcr (poo
plo's), 60.1S8; Debs (social democrat),
94,532; Mnlloney (socialist labor), 33,450.
McKlnley's plurality over Ilryan was S59.791
and McKlnley's majority over all 468,020.
Tho total voto of all tho minor parties. In
cluding C.C9S votes for the national union
reform party nnd BIS for tho United Chris
tian party, was 391,744, or less than McKln
ley's majority over all.
While it would be rash to predict that no
one of theso minor parties will ever super
sede ono or tho greut parties, tholr present
rate of growth doca not Indlcnte this ns
even a remote possibility. The two pilncl
pal organized parties havo tho field, and It
Is easier for tho leaders of cither to trim
sallB to catch a popular brcozo than It Is
to organize a now party from tho bottom
to represent oven a strong popular Bontl
ment. Tho Into election figures furnish
very llttlo encouragement for new parties.
sai..iiii:s ok Knnnii.w, judges.
Nj-ntrni of .'niiiH-iiiition Pronounced
".UiMiirilly IVitnrlmin."
New York Tribune.
A movement Is on foot at Washington to
Increase tho salaries of federal Judges.
This appears to be a reasonable plan. Tho
country expects to obtain tho services of
men of exceptional capacity, culturo nnd
experience In tho courts, but tho system of
compensation Is absurdly penurious,
especially for tho Justices whoso duties
compel them to mako their homes In cltlei
In which the expenses of living aro ex
ceedingly high. Great Drltoln gives to Its
Judges salaries many times larger than
thosn which aro paid to tho national bench
In tho United States. Tho Btnto ot New
York does much moro for tho wearers of
tho ermlno than our general government
Is In tho habit of dong.
In this district tho stnto supremo court
Justices receive $17,500 a year and tho terra
Is fourteen years. Circuit and district
Judges on tho federal bench nro paid less
than half ns much In this part of the
country for faithful work. Many brilliant
lawyers decline to accept nominations for
tho supremo court bench In this stato bc
causo their yearly incomes from their
practlco exceed $17,500 by a broad margin
nnd they feel that In consideration for their
families they cannot ngreo to don tho gowns,
nlthough the honor Is highly prized. It Is
not equltnblo or consldcrato to ask lawyers
of tho foremost rank to tako appointments
as circuit nnd district Judges In tho federal
courts when tho salaries aro not sufllclcnt
to allow them to Hvo In a manner befitting
their stations. It Is not treating them
fairly to urge them to consent to so serious
sacrifices.
A hill which will be considered by tho
United States senate next month proposes
n new scale of salaries in tho federal courts.
It makes tho salary of tho chief Justlco of
tho United States supremo court $1I),500
and that of each nssoclato Justlco $15,000,
To each circuit Judge $9,000 la to bo paid
and to tho district Judges $7,500 eucb. It
this moasuro errs at nil It Is on tho side
of economy. Would $20,000 a year bo too
much for so lofty a chair as that of chief
Justlco of tho supremo court of this great
nation? Tho best men nt tho bar of any
stato In tho union nro not too good or too
great foi tho federal bench. To stint
Judicial salaries Is not n wIbo policy for so
wealthy and prosperous a pcoplo ns ours.
IIKNKKACTIONS OK TIII2 YEAR.
PitkoiiiiI Dunn tloiiN mid ni'iuienln Ar-Krt-KndiiK
Sl&ly Million Ilollnra.
Chicago Tribune.
Tho benefactions of tuo ycnr 1900 to
educational Institutions, libraries, art
musoumB nnd galleries, charities and
churches by pcrsonnl donations and bequests
amount to tho largo total of $60,261,030 to
date, or between $19,000,000 and $20,000,000
less than Inst year. This total may bo In
creased somewhat during tho coming week,
but approximately It represents whnt has
been contributed to theso various objects
during tho year.
It Is in no wny discouraging that tho
record shows this year a falling off ns com
pared with 1899, for last year was a record-,
breakor. Its total ($79,749,950) was a round
$50,000,000 greater than tho nverago of
the preceding ten years, and that of tho
prcsont year Is fully $32,000,000 greator,
showing that, while tho wavo has naturally
receded a llttlo, It Is still far In advance
of tho total reached in any years prior to
1&99,
Of this greut sum of $60,261,030 educa
tional Institutions havo received almost
exactly ono-half, or $30,669,044, nnd more
than half of this has beon received by thirty
six of tho larger colleges and universities.
Tho smaller colleges, academics and semi
naries havo been given $9,061,405, nnd tho
Methodist twentieth century thank offer
ing has enriched educational Institutions
with $3,112,532 more. Libraries and nrt
museums nnd galleries should bo classified
ns educational Tho former havo received
$6,448,000. Nearly tho entire amount has
been given for the building of new libraries
In sixty-four different cities anil towns, and
seventeen of theso aro to be credited to Mr.
Andrew Cnrnegle, who has given $4,195,000
for this purpose during tho yenr. Tor art
galleries and museums there has been do
nated $956,000.
Charities nnd churches hnv received a
generous proportion of tho total benefits.
Charities havo taken $13,390,178, which Is
nbout $150,000 moro than last year, and
tho various churches nnd church enterprises
$8,799,005, which Is ncurly $6,000,000 more
tbnn laBt year. When It Is considered that
theso figures only represent gifts or bo
ouosts whero tho amount Is over $1,000 In
each case, and thnt private subscriptions or
collections, of which no record can bo kept
aro not Included, there Is every reaaon for
the pessimist to take courage. "This
world's not half so bail a world as somo
would like to make It."
II mil iiAiin s is
n n in II
I wir. Kosewaiers nepuuiicanism
Tllden
WI1II0 tho political past of Edward Rose
water requires an vindication nt tho hands
of a country newspaper, It will not be amiss
to Indulge In a llttlo plain talk In his be
half. In so doing It Is ns well to recall that
his republican enemies make no Bpeclllo
chnrgo against his candidacy for tho United
Stntes .senate nnd cheerfully admit Ida
ability and capacity for tho position. Tho
plain English of tho matter Is that Mr.
Ilosowater's republicanism Is of that rug
gedly honest character which finds no room
for sacrificing republican principles to per
sonal friendship or personal gain, nnd this
lends to the general assertion on tho part
of his enemies thnt ho 'Vnn't bo trusted,"
Among n certain clement of old soldiers, his
refusal to support Tom Majors for gov
ernor In 1891 still rancors, but even theso
acknowledge that his opposition to tho re
publican nominee was Justified by oventi
which became generally apparent later on.
It Is also charged In a promlscous way
that Mr. Rose water Is responsible for tho
stato government being turned over to tho
rulo of the populists. Hut it should bo re
membered that The lleo warned tho repub
lican party against nominating Joo Hartley
for a second terra, nnd that If this caution
had been heeded It is certain thnt tho pnrty
would havo been spared the humiliation at
tendant upon the defalcation nt tho end of
his Inst administration. Admitted that Tho
lice's Influence changed tho political com
plexion of tho Btntc, will any republican
deny that, by so doing, Mr. Rosowator
Il.V.ING AT WHST POINT.
llaltlmoro American: The testimony given
bj tho West Point endets of tho practices
nnd nmusomcnts nt that Institution Indl
cnto a pressing need for nn Improvement
in lis standard of Intelligence.
Indinnapolls News: Cadet !Iob3on ac
knowledges t tint ho was almost strangled
In being compelled by tho West Point
cadets to stand on his head In a buth tub,
but ho did not call that hazing. Perhaps
it Is not hazing unless tho operation re
sults fatally!
Kansas City Star: Nothing has ever re
vealed tho brutal extent to which hazing
has been carried nt West Point aB tho tes
timony of Cndct Krumm of Ohio, who testi
fied that lio was compelled to cat eighty-five
prunes nt one sitting. Compared with thnt,
tho slicing of Whlttakcr's ears was n trilling
mutter. Nobody but an Ohio boy would
have lived to tell tho story.
Springfield Republican: All hazing can
bo abolished In our military schools with
out Impairing tho manhood ot budding
soldiers During tho centuries past civil
ized war ltBelf has gradually thrown oft Its
wo: fit atrocities, Its most copious, unre
strained blood-letting, nnd tho race today
In as bravo and strong as ever In history.
Cruelty Is never tho essence of courage,
nnd everything tbat stimulates Its growth
nt the expense of tho humanities In tho
early training of our professional soldiers
cannot too soon bo swept away.
Minneapolis Times: The only deduction
wo enn draw Is that West Point needs for
its honor nnd credit a fresh infusion of
such spirit ns, years tigo, was manifested
by Cadet lluck of Texas. Tho country will
remember that he refused to bo "disciplined"
nccordlng to West Point traditions, nnd,
conscious of his own dignity nnd good
breeding, Bhot tho ruMInn who headed tho
hoodlum gang intent upon his persecution
nnd humiliation. Ho wns a far better rep
rcscntutlvo of American manhood than the
cowardly ruffians who sought to torturo nnd
disgrace a boy they thought to bo defense
less. Philadelphia Press: At best the nverago
cadet or college student is a wretched dis
ciplinarian. Ho is moved by whims in hla
likes nnd dislikes, und tho exaggerated Im
portance ho attaches to tho disciplinary
value ot humiliating "stunts" proves how
wnrped his Judgment is. A dose of tabasco
Bauco as n factor In character building sug
gests tho domain of tho comic opera; tho
light nB a maker ot men, tho ethics of tho
barroom. If theso and all other forma ot
hazing were abolished at West Point thero
Is llttlo danger that there would bo any
falling off In manliness, for nothing could
bo moro dlshonnrnblo, moro unmanly tbnn
tho persistent deflnnco of rules nnd regu
lations. Despite the effort to put a "fair
face" nn It tho revelations as to hazing nt
West Point are not exactly reassuring. And
this tho authorities should recognize.
Pl'.HSOXAl, .OTK.S.
Senntor Lindsay of Kentucky describes
himself nnd Senntor Caffrcy of Louisiana
as "tho only democrats remaining In tho
senate." '
Tho shortest biography In tho new con
gressional directory Is that of Congress
man Allan Lnndou McDermott (dem.) of
Jersey City. It Is threo nnd a hnlf lines
long. Tho sketch of Senator Dopow Is the
longest fifty lines.
M. V. Glllnor Is endeavoring to do for
tho elk In tho west whnt cortaln public
spirited pcoplo nro endeavoring to do for
tho mooso In tho cast. Mr. Glllner has
established a largo presorvo la Wyoming,
whero ho will endeavor to save tho elk from
extermination.
Hnrry Vardon, tho great British golf ex
pert, has dtclded to mako his homo in tho
United States. Ho will visit England this
winter to closo up his affairs preparatory
to leaving tho country for good. Ho says
thero is moro money to bo mndo hero at
golf than In Great Rrltnln.
Princo Ferdinand of Hulgarla two years
ago ordered n crown designed hy a prom
inent artist at Munich. At that time tho
prince hoped to bo promoted to kingly rank,
but slnco his ambition has been disap
pointed ho refuses to pay for tho design
und tho artist has been compelled to sue.
It would nppenr from a recent Incident
that tho Biiltan of Turkey shares with his
satanlo majesty tho distinction of not he
lug so black as ho Is painted. A theatrical
troupe appeared In his prlvato theater nnd
gave "Othollo." When tho moment enmo
for tho murder of Dcsdcmonn the sultan
was so affected nnd struck with pity for
her that ho called out nnd forbndo thnt sho
should bo smothered.
King Alexnnder of Servla sent his med
ical man to tho representatives of n foreign
llfo InBiirnnca company asking whether thoy
would issuo n policy of $200,000 on his life.
The directors of tho company replied re
gretting their Innblllty to wrllo tho risk,
saying thnt slnco tho assassination of tho
king of Itnly, who had been Insured for
$600,000, they had decided not to enter Into
nny further engagements with reigning
sovereigns,
When a Japaneso carved wood group
representing a triad of monkeys was offered
at tho Spraguo salo In Now York tho other
day Mr. Klrby, tho auctioneer, glanced nt
It nnd remarked cnsually that It might bo
purchased for tho reform club of tho Turn
many vlco committee. Tho spectators did
not bco tho point of this suggestion until
thoy examined tho carving. It was sug
gestive of tho advice. "Hear 110 evil, speak
no evil nnd seo no evil."
Don C. Forbes camo to Sioux City, In,,
and sold somo wheat for $75. On his way
homo ho was waylaid hy masked men, who
senrchod him and only found C cents.
Wlillo tho holdup was In progress a woman
drove up and mudo as If to como to the
rescue. Ono of tho highwaymen held her
nt bay with a revolver until Forbes' pork-
cts wero thoroughly explored nnd then tho
rascnlB madi off. Tho woman was Forbes'
mother, who had tho $75 on her person.
Cltlz'n
purged the republican pnrty of corruption
of nearly twenty years' standing: Can nny
republican honestly regret that purification
camo nt even this hito date or con
scientiously condemn tho means which
brought It nbout? Wo had drifted Into a
position of falsely nssumed political se
curity nnd weto controlled almost abso
lutely by a small ring of politicians whoso
only desire for placo was tho filching of
stnto money, nnd In our Ignorance nnd
blindness supposed, llko Tony Wcllor, thnt
everything was "all very capital" with the
party. It required Just such an upheaval
ns was commonccd by Tho Dee's attitude
lu 1891 to mako us fully alive to tho nctual
rotten condition of tho head of tho party.
Mr. Roscwnter's estimate of stato hoilto
affairs was not guess work, but based on
actual knowledge. Ho Hindu no secret that
a change must como cud when tho shite
convention doltbcrntcly decided la favor
of a continuance In power of tho same
colerlo of rascally politicians ho had no
alternative, as nn honorable man, to re
pudiating that part nt its procedure Re
publicans nro all ngrced that tho gratify
ing result of tho recent election In the
stato was duo very materially to tho yeo
manry work accomplished by Mr. Rose
water nnd his paper nnd, slnco no ques
tion exists as to his pre-eminent qualifi
cations, It would seem thnt his defeat for
tho honorable placo to which he aspires
would brand the republican party of the
Btntu with base Ingratitude.
Pintii.oi's Piiutr.i)i:T.
Will Cnnui-rax Imiorc the (.'11 11 Midi tin it
111 (lie .imv Atiiiirlliiiinipii( f
lluffulo Express (rep.)
In presenting his Independent report on
tho reapportionment bill Representative
Ctumpnckcr of Indlnnn put the case very
well wheu ho said: "Tho question 1b:
Will congress mako nn apportionment of
representatives nccordlng to tho plain re
quirements of tho constitution, or will It
Iguoro those requirements and net nccordlng
to Its nrbltrary will?"
Tho proposition Involved la both tho ma
jority nn:l minority reports of tho census
commlttco Is to make nn apportionment In
disregard ot the constitutional directions.
That Is n moro serious matter than any
incidental effect of gain or loss of repre
sentatives by different stntes or sections.
It will make a precedent fraught with tho
gravest danger. Tho constitution has pro
vided that representation Bhnll bo appor
tioned In a certain wny. It hnB laid down
posttlvo rules. It has declared that repre
sentation shall bo nccordlng to population,
except that, when nny stnto denies or
alridges the right of citizens to vote, Its
representation shall bo reduced In propor
tion to tho number of citizens whom it hns
disfranchised. If congress enn Iguoro this
mandate, if it enn give to Louisiana, for
example, full representation according to
Its population regardless of the number of
citizens who havo been disfranchised by
tho laws of thnt state, then there Is no
part of the constitutional direction which
congress cannot Ignore or disobey.
Supposo nt somo futuro tlmo tho enn
tlnuanco In powor of ono pnrty or nnothcr
should requlro that some particular sec
tion of tho country havo representation lu
excess of Its population? Such conditions
havo not been unknown in our history. It
has moro than once happened that It has
been of vltnl concern to somo vast prop
erty Interest to keep tho political control
of tho country In n particular section. Thnt
wns tho case when a largo part of tho cap
ital of Americans was invested In Indus
tries thnt depended on slavery. It seemed
nt ono tlmo during tho campaign of 1S9C
to bo likely to happen again over tho silver
Issue. Tho great amount of wealth cen
tered In tho northern nnd eastern states
seemed menaced with appalling losses by
tho attempt to combine tho poorer sections
of tho west nnd south. What would It not
havo meant for the security of this wealth
If tho stntes by which It was represented
In congress had been nble to anticipate
tho election with nn apportionment which
could havo counted tho valuo of their
property as woll ns the number of tholr In
habitants? What would It not havo meant
for tho security of tho slnvo powor If con
gress could havo made an apportionment
which would havo counted nil tho slaves,
Instead of throe-fifths of them, or could
havo added thereto tho value of tho cotton
produced?
Tho temptation to resort to such devices
would certainly havo been strong previous
to 1850 nnd might have been equally strong
for a much worthier cnuso In 1896, If It had
occurred to anybody as posslblo to mako
an apportionment In nny other wny thnn
by tho rules laid down In tho constitution.
Similar temptations must frequently occur.
Remove the Idea that tho constitutional
mandate must bo followed In this matter
and wo remove the one safeguard against
tho use of apportionments for partisan or
sectlonnl tdvantngo and bow tho seeds
perhaps, of futuro civil wars.
THADK OK Till! NATIOX.
BxinnIliiK I'iiwit of the United S(ntea
In (In: .Mnrkt'di of (lu Morld.
Iluffalo Express.
Tho estimates which tho Troasury de
partment has mado of tho extent of tho
over-sea trado of tho United Stntea fur
tho current year again directs nttentlon to
tho rcmarknblo hold American manufac
turers nro getting on forolga markets.
When It Is understood that the exports
this ycnr will nmount to moro than $1,470,
000,000, or nn Increase of about $253,000,000
over thoso of 1899, thero can bo llttlo won
der thnt European rivals nro alarmed. In
contrast with other years tho showing Is
oven moro Impressive. Tho exports for
this year will bo double thoso of 1888, three
times thoso of 1872, four times thoso of
1869 and llvo times thoso of 1863. On tho
othor sido of tho ledger nro tho Imports,
which will reach $823,000,000, or $15,000,000
less than tho high-water mark touched In
1892. This leaves a balanco In favor of thu
United States of $645,000,000, which is $25,
000,000 greater than last year's balance
Practically all lines of Industry contrib
uted to this great balance, so thnt labor
ers In nearly every field profited by tho In
creased transactions. Twonty-flvo per cent
more manufactured articles havo beon sold
this year than last and it is thin special
feature of tho development that Is arousing
most comment abroad. Tho farmer hns
profited by an lncreaso npproachlng $1005
000,000 In tho calo of agricultural products,
a largo part of which lias been caused by
tho high prlco of cotton. Whllo much less
of this product has been sob) thnn Is cus
tomary, tho shortago in both tho presont
crop and tho supplies on hand from tho
preceding ono have been sufficient to glvo
extraordinary returns.
Tho United States Is now far ahead of any
other country In tho size of Its exports.
Tho Inst obtainable figures for tho United
Kingdom, Its nearest rlvnl, which brought
tho record to November 1, showed that tho
value of Ub exports for the first ton months
of tho year wua $125,000,000, or $10,000,000
less than tho valuo of thoso ot this coun
try. Tho possibilities for tho extension of
American foreign trado are practically lim
itless. In tho old countries American
goods nro being sold In over-Increasing vol
umo, while markets In now countries nro
constantly being opened. Africa promises
to bo n great market for tho manufacturers
of the United States, and South America
has hardly moro than begun to take our
articles of trade. Tho Island dependencies
aud China offer other fields.
5Im:i:cii.
niMlnel nml ('iirrrel KiimiclnMint i
Mini I r prIic(pi1 Trnlnltiw.
Washington Times.
With nil tho Instruction In mnniml train
ing, nrt, music nnd literature which Is given
children In tho schools of today, nnd with
all tho anxiety which tho modern parent
line for their Instruction lu (lie refinements)
of life, thero is ono simple matter which
does not receivo any nttentlon nt all lu
many cases. It Is tho inntter of enuncia
tion. No ono thing moro surely indicates tho
educated nnd refined person than tho man
ner of speech of that person. Even In nsk
Ing tho simplest question tho tono and pro
nunciation betray good breeding or the re
verse. This matter 1b not one lu which
heredity Is tho determining factor. Train
ing has more to do with It than birth,
though n good voice nnd nccent do some
times "run In n family." Hut people whoso
nnteredentfl nrn nt flu, rnitilnnnnul nnn If
they choose, train thomselves to Bpeak
cicnriy nnu piensanuy nnu not 10 mispro
nounce common words,
The nverago child speaks a sort of pntols,
which is not English nor nny other lan
guage, nnd Is renrodliced liv Rnmn of thu
fiction writers of tho period with an accu
racy which sets ono to wondering If It Is
renllv ueresHnrv fnr n rlilbl In full In ti
brogue. Of course, It Is not deslrablo thnt
a iu-year-oiu snoilld bo stilted nnd old
fashioned In speech and liso long words
llko a pedant, but where is tho harm of
his enunciating clearly, without shrieking
or muttering?
There Is nlso tho common trick of re
quiring that n sentence bo repeated before
It Is answered. Some pcoplo never seem
to hear n remark tho first tlmo It Is mndo;
they always respond to It with "Whnt?"
or "I beg pardon?" nnd the whole thing
has to be snld over again, which Is annoy
ing. Of course, deafness Is sometimes re
spouslblo for this, :uid so Is tho habit of
speaking low and Indistinctly; but In other
cases It Is simple carelessness nnd Inatten
tion. These nro small matters, hut they
mnke n great difference In tho beauty of
living. Every one knows thnt half tho
charm of the compnny of refined nnd In
telligent people lies In their quickness of
perception nnd nttentlon to tho smnll
nmenltles of life. Why. then, should tho
mero hook learning of theso pooplo re
ceive such nsslduous attention nnd tho
question of manners nnd Binnll social mor
als bo neglected?
SENATORIAL FAKES
North Platto Telegraph.
It Is very notlcenblo that the pa
pers throughout the country
which are opposing lion. K. Hose
water for Tolled .States senator
are not In the least particular
about the statements they mako
about him. They may be false,
they may be true. It is all the
same to them so long as these re
ports accomplish the end de
signed. Tho story published In
the organ of the Lincoln fake fac
tory, that If not successful In Ids
senatorial aspirations Mr. Rose
water would establish a new party
lu Nebraska, Is n base fabrica
tion, manufactured, reported and
published without any regard to
truth, for the sole purpose of In
juring the object of their venom,
who never enjoy the success of
any Individual whose ability tran
scends their own.
m.m:s to a i.Auuii.
Detroit Freo Press: Father Whnt Anna
that young popinjay hang around hero for
when ho knows I don't want him to?
Daughter Because, pnjm, ho likes to bo
with tho KTsmi who does want him to.
Philadelphia Press: Torn I confess I'd
prefer rlchen to love. A kiss, for Instance,
may bo sweet, but It lun't worth nnythlng.
Dick Well, It's always worth its fneo
value.
Detroit Journnl: "Have you dono any
thing to boom your town?"
"Wnl, 1 reckon! Held tew Indignation
meetlns tow pertcst ugln tho smoko nui
sance!" Indlannpnlls Press: "There is not much
, ..1 , ,, ... ..... J", I nt.l.
11. inns iiifuiii, mini mil uoriiien 1'iiiins
oiiber. "between tho woman that has mar
ried tho llrst mnn that proposed nnd tlm
woman thnt Iibb married what sho thtnkn
la the last 0110 that will."
Clevflnnd Plain Denier: "Tho reports nil
say tbat thu nrltlnh troops nro steadily
closing In on Dowot."
"Then look out for another appalling
disaster for tho queen's lighting men."
Philadelphia Record: "You don't seem ns
fond of poetry ns you used to be," re
mnrknl the wnsto bnxket.
"No," replied tho office goat. "I'm sus
plclous of It. I picked up n poom yesterday
that looked very sweet at llrst sight, but It
turned out to bo a bit of satire. I nover
tasted anything so bitter."
Chlcngo Post: "Promise to bo mine,"
hn cried, passionately, "and I will fill your
life with sunshine."
At this sho looked troubled and glancod
nt the gns, only faintly burning.
"Thero nro occasions," she snld. "when
something in the nature of twilight Is
preferable, don't you thlnk7"
Philadelphia Press: She So May hnd
Just relrcted you when I sow vim yester
day? You certnlnly did look clienp.
lt Maybe I did. I'm sure I fell llkn E0
cents,
She Really? Isn't It a bussing that ono
never feels qulto ns bad ns one lookB?
KATU AM) I.
Ella Wheeler Wilcor.
Wise inon tell me, thou, O Fatu,
Art Invlnclblo and great.
Well, I own thy prowess; -Btlll
Dare I flout tlmo with my will.
Thou canst shatter In a spnn
All tho earthly prldo of man.
Outward things thou canst control,
Hut stand back I rule my soul I
Death? 'TIs such a little thing
Scarcely worth tho mentioning,
What has death to do with mo,
Snvo to sot my spirit freo?
Something In mo dwells, O Fate,
That can rlso nnd domlnnto.
Lots and sorrow nnd disaster,
How, then, Fate, nrt thou my mnsterT
In tho grent prlmoval rnnrn
My Immortal Will wns born.
Part of that stupendous Cause
Which conceived tho Solar Laws
Lit the suns nnd filled tho sons,
Royalist of pedigrees.
That grent Cause wns love, the Source,
Who most loves has most of force.
He who harbors bate ono hour
Haps tho soul of Piacu und Power.
lie who will not b.ito his foo
Need tiot dread life's hardest blow.
In tho realm of brotherhood,
Wishing no man aught but good.
Naught but good can como to me,
This Is Lovo s supreme decroii.
Slnco I bar my door to bate
What havo I to fear, O 1'ato?
Since I fear not Fain, 1 vow,
I the ruler nm, not thou!
Cleveland Plnln Dealer: "Home lawyers
up In Now York nrn tryln' to provo thet
a mnn wasn't fit to mnke a will 'cnuso bn
got outside of forty drinks a day. Wot
do you think i' that, Weary?"
"It's th' snmo old story, Llmpy. Theso
hero tpetotnl cranks nln t never satisfied
unless they'm pestertn' th' life out '
somo harmless moderntn drinker,"
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