nun?, mr att a iAtnr TiWTTi. iinTn av MTTP.Arm.iP no mnn.
Tire DMAiiA Daily Bee,
13. 1103I3WATEII, Kdltor.
I'UULlHUBD KVEKY MOIINING.
THKMS OP BUU8CIUPTION.
Dslly nee (without Sunday), One Year.t6.00
Dally lice and Sunday One Year 8.00
Illustrated lire, One Year SOU
Sunday Hoe, Ono Year.., S.00
Saturday Hec, One Year LEO
Weekly Uee, Ono Yrnr K
OFFICES.
Omaha! The Bee Hulldlng.
South Omnha! City Hall llulldtng, Twenty-fifth
and N jtreetB.
Council Hluffs: 10 Pearl Btrect.
Chicago: 1640 Unity Uulldlne.
New York: Templo Court
New York: Templo Court.
Washington: Ml Fourteenth Street.
Bloux City: Oil I'nrk Street.
COHItESPONDENCE.
Communications relating to news and edi
torial matter should bo addressed: Omaha
Uee, Editorial Department.
IJUBINKSa LETTKHS.
Huslness letters and remittances should
be addressed: The Heo Publishing Com
pany, Omaha.
REMITTANCES.
Itemlt by draft, express or postal order,
tmyable to Tho bee Publishing Company
uniy z-cent stamps nccopteu in payment
mall accnitntH. Personal checks, except n
Omaha or Eastern exchanges) not accepted.
THE 1JEB PUULISHING COMI Afi x,
STATEMENT OF CIHCULATION.
Btate of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.:
George U Tzschilck, secretary of The Ilee
Publishing Compnny. belntr duly sworn,
ays that th actual number of full and
eomplote copies of Tho Dally, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Deo printed during the
montn or November, lvw, was an lunuwn.
1...,
IO,H70
10.
UH,:mu
1
3
4
C
7
8
9
10
11
12
:u,wi.-.
ai.oto
SN.tMO
:ti,:iiii
ii,010
s,ii:
4i,ur.n
at,:u
:to,7(ii)
US,lt)l
UI),'JOII
17...
is...
,13...
io...
3S.2UM
UH.lOO
as,:iHo
sih.htu
us.tio
21.
22 , 27,70
a 27,1120
24 UH.aao
25 as,4i
26 7,t)UO
27 27,UO
28 27,7-40
23 27,770
30 27,nnn
13 .' 2H,IO
14 !!H,H
13 !is,rs
Total
Less unsold and returned copies.
,..2rini
... i2,o:m
Net total snlcs, ......
i:i,421
30,447
Net daily average,
OEO. Tl. TZSCHUCK.
RllhflorltiA In mv nrenrnrM nnd sworn to
before me this 1st day of December. A. D.,
1800. M. 11. HUN GATE.
Notary PUDllc.
Tho way to plouso the Inxpnyors Is to
keep the tux rate down to reasonable
proportions.
The Ikikc linll tnnynatcK arc stnrtliiK
tliolr prelliiilniiry season of tnlk a little
earlier than usual this time.
A snfo nmjorlty of tho people of Lin
coln can prove un nlllil to the tinsnp
portetl assertion of Hryan that they have
voted for hi in for olllco live times.
When the Hon. I'nt Crowe turns up he
will probably pretend to have just
emerged from a Hip Van Winkle nup
Bud to want to know what It Is all
nhout.
Trust-Sirinslipr Smyth has not yet ap
plied for an Injunction to prevent Rocke
feller from distributing his Standard Oil
dividends in the shape of donations to
colleges and universities.
The Ilrule Bloux aro certainly ndvanc
lug In civilization. Instead of splitting
his sipmw'H head open with n toma
hawk when he rocs on a spree, tho mod
orii Sioux simply Hinashes her skull with
n neckyoke.
The steamer Nebraska, about whoso
safety grave fears were entertained,
has come Into port'belated, but sound
Blnce the turn of Its political tide Ne
braska can bo depended on to laud on
the safe side.
Unless the reformers let up soon tho
greater part of tho New York police
forco will be on the retired list. Every
time a chief gets Into trouble he retires
on two-thirds pay, and tho list up to
flute Is a long one.
A fair estimate of the things which the
endcts at West Point nro compelled to
endure during tho first year at the
academy can be formed from the fact
that it requires three years as au upper
cluss man to get even with the game.
Omaha's police Judge has fixed tho
price of a Christmas drunk at $3. Those
who contemplate testing tho market on
New Year's day aro reminded that the
llguro quoted is a cut rate and will
only bo maintained while present stock
lasts.
Mr. Bryan modestly admits that he
till has his lightning rod up for another
presidential nomination and would not
bo surprised If the electric bolt came his
way lu spite of tho ndago about light
nlng seldom striking twice In the same
pluce.
All arrangements are said to have
been made for the much-advertised
Itoosevelt hunting expedition, and If tho
four-footed game does not come out ac
commodatlngly and do the rest, Colo
rado will lose Its laurels as a hospitable
host
It Is to be noted that r.elthor the Jef
fersonlans nor the .Incksonluns lay any
stress on calling their annual feast this
year u "dollar dlnuer." Simplicity and
cheapness tut) no longer needed as In
gredlents of their political stock In
trade.
Sound money democrats nre given
notice that their advice on party man
ngetuent Is not wanted and will not be
recclred at par. Tho only place where
they will be tolerated Is on the rear line
pushing tho disabled car over the rough
stretches.
Tho Anucko Jans association has
called u meetlug for the llrst day of the
new yeur to consider their prospects for
coming Into tho coveted herltuge. The
grent grandchildren of thu present
cluluiauts will hold u meeting for the
sumo purpose on the llrst duy of the
twenty-first century.
Tho Chinese emperor objects to sign
lug the conditions Imposed by tho pow
ers. Tho pill undoubtedly Is large and
not so palatable as It might lie If coated
with sugar, but If tho emperor will only
grab his nose llrmly between his thumb
and foretluger mid take a big drluk of
water It will go down all right
FHA VI THAT CANNOT UK COVMtM) I P
No matter what diversion Is attempted
to distract public attention, the main Is
sue fii the legislative contest cases Is,
Was there gross fraud In tho election
In South Omaha? Is It not true Hint the
registration lists were tlograntly padded
with the mimes of colonized voters and
repeaters, Inflating the totnl vote by the
Injection of hundreds of Illegal ballots?
Was not the secrecy of the franchise
and the purity of tho election violated
by taking olllcial ballots out of the
booths for marking on the plan known
ns the endless chain?
With the Incontrovertible evidence In
exposing all these various species of
election crookedness, no wonder the fu
sion benellclarles are so eager to cover
up the fraud by Irrelevant counter
charges that have no bearing whatever
on the case.
The best evidence that the recent
South Omaha election was permented
through and through with gross fraud
Is found In the election llgures. The to
tal vote returned for South Omaha was
1,71)1, whereas the highest vote previ
ously polled was that ot 1890, when the
total vote was ;i,r 1 0. In other words,
the South Omaha vote was Increased
In HKX) over the year' previous by 1,'JSt,
or mom than ail per cent an Increuso
utterly out of proportion with the In
creased vote In the state at largo or In
nny city In It. With all due deference
to South Omaha's growth, there Is no
population there to support such an In
flation of the voting strength.
Equally to the point Is the fact that
lmost this entire Increase In vote Is
credited to the fusion candidates and
that In spite of the general and unmis
takable drift toward republicanism in
every other precinct In the state. It Is
well known that Judge Holcomb has
beeu the most effective vote-getter ever
nominated by Nebraskn"fuslonlsts, al
ways running far abend of his ticket.
n 1800 Holcomb polled 1,8110 votes In
South Omuha, being 100 In excess of
the 1.7HU votes cast for Bryan In 180U,
but by the election frauds practiced In
1000 the vote there was run up to 2,720
for llryau, an increase of 884 out of an
increase In the total vote of 1,281. Does
It stand to reason that In South Omaha
tho Influence of prosperity, active and
potent everywhere else, should have
been entirely arrested and reversed and
tho fuslonlsts absorb four out of every
live of the new votes cast at tho elec
tion? The snmo questions propound them
selves when tho majorities are com
pared. In 1800 Bryan carried South
Omaha over McKlnley by 481; In 1898
Poyntor carried It over Hayward by
421; In 1809 Holcomb, who ns we have
shown was the most popular of all tliu
fuslonlsts, ran the majority over
Ucese up to 570; In 1000, by the aid of
colonizers, repeaters and endless chain
workers, the majority ot Bryan over
McKlnley was expanded to 027. Docs
It stand to reason that the fuslonlsts
should double their majority In South
Omahu while everywhere else fusion
majorities melted away before repub
lican victors?
Tho normal fusion majority In South
Omaha ranges between 400 and GOO and
the excess In the mnjorlty of over 000
returned this year gives an npprox
luiate Index to the number of fraudulent
votes poured In to cheut the republican
candidates out of places that belong to
them. The fuslonlsts who, have secured
certificates of election by this flagrant
outlawry have no right to retain them
and no amount of dust-klcklng about
mixed sample ballots or declarations by
short-sighted election olllcers that they
saw nothing wrong can remove tho
cloud from their titles.
TIW UEUIVIIOCITY TRKATIUS.
A good deal of opposition to the reci
procity treaties which await action by
the seuatc Is being shown, in his au
nual message President McKlnley1 said:
"The policy of reciprocity so manifestly
rests upon the principles of Interna
tlonal equity aud has been so repeat
edly approved by tho people of tho
United States that there ought to be
no hesitation In either branch of the
congress lu glvlug to It full effect." It
appears to be by no means certain,
however, that the treaties will be rati
lied by the senate.
A notable attack on theso reciprocity
agreements has beeu nuido by tho ex
ecutlvo committee of the Industrial
league, through the organ of the Amcrl
can lion and Steel association. The
committee says It Is hard enough, oven
with the best Intentions, to administer
a law llxlug que rate upon each article,
uo matter whence derived, "but this la
simplicity compared with the vista of
claims by Importers, by tho treaty
governments and by undersold home
producers which a batch of special
treaties opens to the mental vision." It
points out, also, tho further probability
of trouble with governments huvlng no
special treaty, but claiming all the
rights of "the most favored nation" ac
cording to the customary treaty stlpti
latlon.
These objections, It must be admitted
are not without force, but In the event
of these treaties, which are tho result
of much labor on the purt. of the reel
proclty commission, being rejected by
tho senate, what will bo the effect on our
commercial relations with foreign conn
tries? Special Commissioner Kasson
has given his opinion on this question
He urges that unless the treaties are
ratified Europe will retaliate aga'ust the
products of tho United States. H
thinks that restriction and prohibitory
duties will be Imposed upon our exports
and In tho system of commercial trea
ties among Euroionn powers, about t
bo readjusted for another ten years, tho
United States will bo attacked, shut out
from tho vurlous homo aud colonial
markets of tho world, English market
alone excepted. Ho believes that unless
concessions aro nuido u tariff war o
Immense scopo and disastrous effec
upon American export trade will bo In
augurated and pushed to au extreme
point
There Is good ground for this view
There Is n powerful element In (Jer
many that Is endeavoring to hav
higher duties placed on grain, with par
tlcular reference to American wheat.
he agrarians of 1'ranco, who hie not
wholly satisfied with the reciprocity
reaty with that country, might, In the
vent of the rejection of that treaty,
make common cause with the Ocrtnnn
grnrlans. Other l'uropean countries
would be very likely to follow these
xamples, ns some of them have done In
ymputhy with the action of tlerinany
egardlng American ments. The treaty
with 1'ranco gives to a largo number of
Vmcrlcnu products the benefit of the
minimum duties of Its tariff. If the
agreement Is ratified we shall undoubt-
illy be able to negotiate one with Ger
many no less advantageous. Thus all
lunger of a tariff war would be re
moved.
Of course there are those who contend
mt not reciprocity but tariff revision
nd reduction Is the proper policy. The
latter, however, Is n matter for future
onslderatlon. It will be for the next
congress to determine. The reciprocity
reatles call for early action and being
n accord with republican policy there
light to be, as tho president has said,
no hesitation In ratifying them.
CHINA'S OlUECTlONS.
Notwithstanding tho fact that the
terms submitted by tho powers to the
Chinese government are declared to be
Irrevocable, the emperor, according to
Pekln dispatch, objects to some of
them, particularly the conditions that
the forts shall bo reduced and perma
nent guards for the legations allowed.
As to the latter provision It appears
to bo the view of the court, the rennou-
bleness of which Is apparent, that the
powers could Increase the force of
guards at any time they might desire
to menace tho court Itself. It Is quite
possible that there will be other ob
jections by tho Imperial authorities,
though It Is uot probable that the pow-
rs will now modify the terms.
Tho United States government was
not lu the llrst place favorablu to those
conditions to which tho Chinese gov
ernment objects. This government was
not disposed to requlro of China those
things that amount to a practical ex
tinction of sovereignty. The disman
tling of tho forts at Tuku, the organ
ization of u permanent legation guard
nt Pekln and the military occupation
of certain points between Tien Tsln
and Pekln, as proposed lu the French
note, wore not then assented to by tho
United BUitos. Neither was this coun
try at llrst In favor of giving ti.u pro
tocol the character of an ultimatum. It
llnnlly accepted these conditions to
hasten negotiations for a' final settle
ment Wc shall now have to adhere
to tho agreement Undoubtedly the Chi
nese government will be llrmly told
that Its objections cannot be consld-
red nud It will thereupon yield, since
It must already reullze that It Is com
pletely at the mercy of the powers.
UOUNTY FOU Hti-ENUSTMENT.
It is snld to be plainly apparent to
tho War department that comparatively
few of the men now in the Philippines
can bo depended upon to re-enlist be
fore returning home. General Mac Ar
thur has suggested that a bounty be
offered as au Inducement to the men to
remain lu the service and this appears
to have received favorable consideration
at Washington. It Is pointed out that If
the cost of transporting the soldier homo
and transporting the recruit to tho Phil
ippines be considered, It would be good
policy for the government to offer a
very liberal bounty for tho re-enllst
ment of tho volunteers nt Manila. In
addition to the advantage of re-enllst
ment In the matter of economy tho gov
eminent would secure tho services of a
well-trained aud experienced soldier in
stead of a new recruit.
A bounty of 250, ns suggested by
General MueArthur, It Is believed would
secure the re-enlistment of a consider
able number of men. Possibly one
third of tho thirty thousand whose
terms of service will expire within tho
next six months could thus be induced
to reinuln, but whatever the number It
would bo clearly a gain to the govern
ment It Is a question, however,
whether offering a bounty to men to
remain In the Philippines might not
Interfere with enlisting men here. The
fact that the Volunteers very geiicrully
desire to return home Is likely to mnko
an unfavorable Impression and If an
extraordinary Inducement Is offered
them to contiuue lu tho service It may
be necessary to pay a bounty in order
to secure recruits.
However, It Is manifestly desirable
to retain as mauy nieu In service lu
the Philippines as can be Induced to
remain and a bounty of $2.'0 would
not bo an extravagant sum to pay for
re-enllstments.
If the State Teachers' association
wants to culnrgo its membership and
exert Its Influence to the best results for
tho promotion of educational Interests,
It will make provision to hold Its annual
conventions from year to year lu differ
ent cities of the state. This is the plan
pursued by the National Educational as
sociation, which meets each year In a
different section of the country, thus
stimulating educational work in that
particular locality. A proposal to meet
every yeur In the national capital would
And llttlo favor. Why, then, should the
teachers make their state convention the
property of any ono city?
When Attorney General Prout takes
possession of his olllco next week nud
looks over the Hies of tho many experi
ments tried by his predecessor he will
discover many things which It will bo
advisable not to do If he desires to see
the end of the litigation during Ids term.
The endorsements on many of the
papers resemble a trunk which has trav
eled around the world anil accumulated
a new label at each stopping place.
Kor several years the United ,States
has been the largest producer of Iron
and Its products In the world, Itevlews
of thu past year's business show that at
the present rate of progress the end of
the opening year of the century will see
It the greatest producer of textiles.
These facts are the beet argument It Is
possible to adduce for the republican
policy of protection.
If any members-elect to the legisla
ture Imagined they were going to es
cape tho biennial normal school projects
they will be sorely disappointed. There
are no less thnn ten such schemes an
nounced nt present and the other eighty
counties have plenty of time to come In,
There Are Other.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The yarns sent out In relation to tho
Omalm kidnaping enso show that A. Conan
Doylo Is not the only author ot detective
stories In which the facts all depend upon
deductions,
Snpposo Tin-)- lllovr Thrill Up?
Sprlnglleld Republican.
Commcmoratory and expiatory monu
ments promise to be a fcaturo of tho Chi
nese omplro under tho "Irrevocable condi
tions" ot the powers. Will the destruction
of any of theso monuments by mob or
otherwise hereafter constitute a cause of
war?
Other Illlts Prenentril.
Baltlmoro American.
Following tho United States camo Eng
land, and Germany falls In line, Insisting
that Turkey shall pay its llttlo bill. And,
with tho calm fatalism of tho Orient, the
unspeakable Turk Is contentedly waiting
for destiny to provide tho necessary funds
to Bcttlo with his creditors.
Teniitntlmt of hnrur Hewnrd.
Chicago Chronicle.
Thcro In soruo reason to doubt whether
tho ends of Justice will be furthered by Mr.
Cudahy's offer of $25,000 reward for tho ar
rest of tho men who kidnaped his son. Al
ready thcro are Indications that perfectly
Innocent men may bo railroaded to tho peni
tentiary or lynched In order that unscrupu
lous detectives may claim, tho reward. The
thing has been do'no before and the tempta
tion offered by the heavy reward Is a strong
one.
Win
t Clrvelnmt Overlooked.
Clovcland Leader.
Ono ot tho great events ot democratic
party hlotory Is entirely Ignored In former
President Cleveland's review of tho troubles
of tho, organization which twlco gave him
tho highest of nil enrthly offices. It Is welt
within his own recollection, but ho seems
to havo forgotten It entirely. That Is the
collapse of democratic majorities nnd tho
rolling up of enormous republican majori
ties which took placo In 1893, 1694 and 1S95,
under Cleveland's own leadership and when
his faction ,of tho domocratlo party was In
full control.
TinllliiK lu the Itucc.
Qlobc-Democrat.
Tho fact that Dryan ran far behind tho
head ot his stato ticket In most ot the states
tolls the story of his weakness as a candi
date, Yot thero la a fair prospect that his
friends may nominate him four years hence,
even It thoy havo to go outBldo ot tho demo
cratic party, to do It. Dryan In 1S92 Btumpert
the west for Weaver, the head of tho popu
list ticket and voted for him. Ho may bo
tho candidate on the eoclallst sldo In 1004.
Populism is dying, but socialism Is coming
up, and socialism Is merely populism plus
a fow more crankerles and follies.
ritrsulnjv n Cuualnletit roller.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Tho United States, having removed Its
troops from China, save u small legation
guard, Is In no position at. present to enforce
an ultimatum, It any pnrt of It cannot bo
compiled with by tho Chinese government.
It was bcllovod by our government that
substantial reparation irilgnt bo. mado by
China for tho wrongs suffered by Americans
during tho recent 'JprtslngB, without the
presenco of an Amprlcan, nrmy. The, re
moval of our troops was perfectly consist
ent with our first position, that the not of
tho powers should not b;, technically speak
ing, an ultimatum, possibly requiring an
other Invasion to enforce It.
Kffcct of CnuileiiHCd Hit t lium.
Philadelphia North American.
United States soldiers who were used as
subjects for cxpermlents with various pat
ent concentrated rations complained of
cmptlncBB and a "gone" sensation after a
meal, but thoy wore assured that they wero
not really hungry, that they had sufficient
nutriment and only Imagined their stomachs
woro empty, and wero advised to distend
themselves with water. It Is averred that
when they followed that ndvlco their hallu
clnntlons wore dispelled and their belt-
buckles wedged nway from their backs with
entlro- satisfaction. If distention of tho
stomach Is tho main thing, why not discard
complicated confections and adopt the slm
pie ration of dried npples nnd water?
ovKiiciiownr.n 1'hoihssios.
Xotlronlilc Kfft-ct of (lie Modern S)-
trni of ripet'liillslnif.
Unltlmoro American.
Statistics Just published In acrmany show
that the medical profession Is overcrowded
in tho largo cities of tho empire Berlin
has ono physician to every 788 people;
Dreslau ono to 77S; Hallo ono to 73S, and
Kocnlgsberg ono to 681. Emperor William
Is of tho opinion that overcrowding may be
remedied by lengthening tho term of study,
which plan will probably bo tried. Not
long ago attention was cnllcd to tho fact
that many of tho educated men In Germany
had difficulty in finding positions in which
thoy could earn a living. It Is known, of
course, that many educated Germans go
abroad and generally Bucceed ns specialists
of one sort or another. They arc found In
the United States aud In Europe as teachers,
doctors, lawyors, chemists and engineers,
and usually provo to bo excellent workers
Education In Germany nt alt stages Is thor
ough and scientific. In many respects the
Bystom in that couulry Is superior to any
in tho world.
Tho question may bo asked: Why con1
tlnuo to turn out specialists If tho pro
fcsslons thoy seek to enter are crowded?
It competition Is keen uraong the doctors,
r i ....... , ,., i
iui iiioiuuuu, wiu peupiu win uo prouieu;
but tho doctors will probably mako but
baro living, if, Indeed, they succeed In doing
that A remedy may be furnlBhcd by emi
grating to other countries or In engaging
In business of a different kind. Insurance
companies, trust concerns, railroad and
other corporations In this country employ
physicians and pay them bo woll for their
services that competition Is nctlvo hero for
such good places. A foreign specialist
would havo to take his chances outsldo of
his profession here as well as at home.
Tho lncrcaso In proportion to population
In tho largo cities In the United States In
tho number of doctors and lawyors Is be
coming more and moro apparent, and the
difficulty now encountered In Germany
must at souio time bo faced In this country
In tho medical as woll as in tho othct
professlnns It Is true that thero Is room
nt tho top. It Is tho capable doctor and
lawyer who got tho most business, and tho
hustler Is sure to distance tho lazy man
In all tho professions, Tho German people
nro not overeducated. It Is hard to get
too much of a good thing In education, but
thero may be a fault In distribution, If one
is allowed to uso that term. Germany Is
becoming a great Industrial nation. Its
people aro skillful, but In many respects
In this field they aro not a match for tho
Americans, whoso education, as a whole.
Is not as thorough as that ot tho Germans
Practical education has a powerful Inllu
ence on tho progress of tho world, and It Is
In thlB kind the Americans excel. I)ls
trlbutlng n largo number of well educated
men, specialists and others, In the profes
slons, in the Industrial works and generally
throughout n country must necessarily be
a powerful leaven for good In any nation.
(11,1) (II.OHV ! ( TIIA.
Washington Post: It appears that tlen
rnl I'ltzhugh tco has some private views
oncoming Cuba nnd Its future. Moreover,
ho Is not nt oil averse to making them
public.
Chicago Post! It may be pointed out for
tho benefit of people who arc apologizing
for General Ellzhugh I.ce's blunder at St.
touts that no one denies that Cuba would
bo better off as a stato of the United Stntcs,
The question Is whether tho United Stntcs
can afford to violate Its public pledge In
the faco of tho world and tako the Cubans
In whether they want to come In or not.
.Most honest people will tako the negative
sldo of tho proposition.
Iloston Post: If, as General Lee Inti
mates, alt this constitution-making in Cuba
Is to amount to nothing for tho reason that
tho United Stntcs Hag Is to "stay there,"
no wonder tho Cubans begin to bo alarmed.
Wo venture to say, however, that this Is a
Btrotch ot tho Imperialist program against
which tho American people will revolt.
Cuba would be worth more, commercially, to
tho United States than n thousand Philip
pine archipelagos for which wo paid 120,-
000,000 In cash nnd a perpetual charge ot
$200,000,000 a year for subjugation. Hut
while It would bo worth n good deal, we
havo passed our word that wo will not take
It, but will turn It over to tho possession
nnd government of Its own people. Whnt
Is tho word of tho people of the United
Stntcs worth? Could all the riches of all
tho Islands of tho sea repay us for n breach
ot tho faith ot tho American republic?
Philadelphia Press: General Leo was
quoted as saying In a speech In St. Louis
tho other day that Cuba would remain
under Amcrlcnn rule. This ho has stneo ex
plained as meaning that ho did not think
the Cubans could frame a government that
would bo satisfactory to themselves. That
seems highly probable. Hut. as fur ns the
United Stntcs government Is concerned tho
Cubans will bo given every opportunity to
rule themselves. Not n stono will bo put
In tho pathway of their Independence by
our government. The plcdgo mndo will
bo faithfully carried out. Hut It la clear
that tho Cubans nro not rendy for self-
governmont and It Is still more clear that
they aro n great deal better off without It.
They aro doing well now and If they only
had a permanent government they would do
very much better. There Is greater Im
migration Into tho country now than nt
any previous time. If tho Cubans could
put aside their sentimental policy ocrt look
only to tho best Interests of tho lslncd they
would not want Independence. Dut they
will hnvo to try It probably beforo thoy
will bo satisfied nnd In that work the
United States will glvo them every pos-
stblo aid.
l'KltSO.VAI, NOTK9.
A. A. Treat, Denver's oldest citizen, died
last week. Had ho lived a fow weeks more
ho would havo seen thrco centuries.
Phllbtn is tho new district attorney of
New York. Most of tho other officials of
tho city belong to tho rhllpocket family.
Senator PcttUB of Alabama always affects
a brilliant red bandanna, tho first and only
ono soen In the senate since tho days of
Thurmnn.
Senator Hanna's regular appearanco day
attor day with a pink carnation In his but
tonhole recalls tho sftmo habit of the late
Senator Ilrlce, who always wore his favorite
flower.
Somo residents of Hunt's Corners, N. Y.,
recently gathered a bunch of wild roses
from tho yard of tho school house near that
place where John D. Rockefeller went to
school. The roses wero Bent to Mr. Rocke
feller, who acknowledged them with a J100
bill by return mall.
Mr. Woodwnrd, who has made such a de-
plorablo record as mayor of Atlanta, waa
ono of tho steadiest fellows going before hn
took to politics. After his election ho de
veloped n trcmondous thirst, nnd from a
staunch, sturdy and steady nrtlsan becamo
a constantly fuddled chief executive.
Congressman M. E. O'Grady of Now York
was recently presented to Wu Ting Fang.
'Isn't your namo Portuguese?" asked tho
Chiucso minister. "Indeed, It Is not," said
Mr. O'Grndy, warmly, "It Is a fine old Irish
nnmo." "Well, well," said Mr. Wu sooth-
lngly, "I'll never say a word nbout It."
When ox-President Kruger was In Paris
somo of his warmest admirers woro tho
sowing girls, who ueed to gather under his
window and cheer him on their way to work.
Krugor's wedding gift to Queen Wllhclmlnn
will bo n thimblo engraved with tho figures
of a number ct theso seamstresses at their
work.
The Gorman emperor wns at Letzllngon
on December 1, when tho census was taken,
and ho tilled ui his own card. Under tho
boadlng "profession" ho wrote "German em
peror, king of Prussia." Tho card was
framed and It is to bo kept in the municipal
archives ot tho palace, whllo a certified copy
ot It 1ms beeu made and Bent In with tho
other cards.
Delegato Wilcox, from Hawaii, of course,
has the distinction of having drawn a lnrgor
amount of monoy for mileage than any
other man ever elected to congress. Tho
government ullows 10 cents per mile nnd
Mr. Wilcox drew on a mlleago of 5,300 for
tho round trip, tho total being therefore,
over 11,000. The actual cost of such a trip
is about $200, not Including meals.
Genornt John G. Parke, who died In Wash
ington tho other day, was the last officer
to command tho Army of tho Potomac.
Mcado was spending n few hours with
Grant at City Point when Kyd Douglas, on
tho morning of May 25, broko through the
federal lines, of which Parke thus had to
tuko command. Tho battlo of Fort Stod
maq, ono ot tho most brilliant of tho war,
was fought under him.
Til 10 OLII AXI) TUB SEW,
A Senson Fruitful In lteeollrctlom
nnd ItCNolven.
, New York World.
Tho last week of tho closing year ot tho
century Is certain to be fruitful In recollec
tions and resolves. Thoso to whom tho
dying year has brought disappointment look
forward to tho dawn of tho new year and
tho now century with frosh hope, Dut tho
trouble with many persous Is that they
play tho gamo of llfo very like the dabbler
In whist who Is forever complaining of his
cards and berating the dealer. Tho truo
philosophy Is to recognize tho providence
or tho fatality of tho "cut," play your best
and wait for n now deal. So In life the
man who has learned to take things as
they come nnd to let go as they depart has
mastered ono of tho Becrets of cheerful and
contented living.
Tho folly of chasing after happiness and
tho fatuity of clinging to sorrow aro nbout
equal. A good share of tho disappointments
In llfo comes from trying to, fly kites after
the string has broken or from looking for
gold only In tho pot nt tho baso of tho rain
how. Vision that takes In the far-off and
tho far-up Is a compensation for many
luckB, but tho gift of seeking what Is near
and utilizing that which is within reach is
moro valuable for everyday use. A great
many persons are longing for the moasurc
less opportunities of eternity who don't
know the vnlua of an hour. Tho boon of a
new chanco In tho other world is craved
most by thoso who havo thrown away their
chances here.
Ono of the chief uses of retrospect Is to
tako bearings for tho futuro and to correct
our course wherein it has been wrong.
Therefore the flutter of "new leaves" turn
ing, which will soon be in tho air, is not
altogether a childish, much less a con
tomptlbla proceeding. A good resolution
would much better depend upon an focca
(Ion than not to be made nt all,
TUB TALK lir TUB COt).TllY,
Brooklyn Eagle The theft of children
Is tho worst of nil crimes, nnd whllo the
law dors not provide a death pennlty for It,
no coroner's Jury would create nn unseemly
disturbance If tho body of n kidnaper wero
found In Its neighborhood.
Unltlmoro American : It Is open to seri
ous doubt whether tho death penalty will
not work moro harm than good. Kidnaping
differs from nther crimes usually punished
with death In that tho porpetrator, after
the commission of the act, has It In his
power to Inflict still greater Injury If tho
exigencies of his escnpa from capturo re
quire It. The prevailing theory In the
Charley ltoss case Is that tho llttlo boy wns
put to death when It became evident to his
captors that his existence In the flesh em
barrassed their chances of evndlng detec
tion. Sprlnglleld (Mass.) Republican: There
Is, of course, uo llttlo discussion through
out the country over tho wisdom of Mr.
Cudahy of Omaha In promptly ransoming
his sou from the kidnapers. Former Chief
Ilyrncs of tho Now York pollco warmly
approves tho father's course, whllo former
Inspector Williams wishes that tho father
had shown the letter from tho kidnapers to
tho police before taking nny action him
self. General C. H. T. Collin, who was city
solicitor of Philadelphia at tho time of the
Charley Ross case, fears that tho success of
tho kidnapers will cnuso similar crimes to
be committed. No ono quite dares to blamo
Mr. Cudahy for following his patcrnnl In
stincts. Society can scarcely demand of
nny mnn that ho risk tho sncrlflco of his
child nnd perhaps his whole family llfo
under such circumstances simply In order
to protect soolcty from tho further plngue
of such crimes.
New York Sun: Tho kidnaping of young
Cudahy has attracted renewed attention to
this peril of wcnlthy families. It is n form
of crlmo kept constantly In mind by several
residents of Now York City, who tnko
every precaution to gunrd themselves
against bucIi nn experience. This Is par
ticularly noticeable In tho country houses
of two Now York families. In ono of theso
tho youthful heir to many millions, ou
whose llfo depends much of tho family's
wealth, Is quartered In a wing of tho
house, Every window and door Is barred
ns If tho rooms formed n prison nnd not
a nursery, and ono mun is always sta
tioned nbout tho housa nud grounds
with no other duty thnn to wntch this
child and keep him and his nurso con
stantly In view. To steal this child would
require tho efforts of a small und very
well-equipped nrmy, as all tho employes
of tho establishment, whether they come
directly Into contact with tho youngster
or not, arg Impressed with tho Idea that
nothing else Is so Important as his safety.
Somewhat older aro two boys who aro some
4ay likely to Inherit millions. They aro
protected with almost equal thoroughness
nnd ono of tho Interesting sights ot their
father's country houso is tho floor which
they occupy. Every window Is ns Btrongly
barred ns If precautions wero taken to
keep despcrato characters Inside tho house
rather than to keep them out.
MOHB STATUS KOIl TUB U.MON.
Move to
Admit Oklnliomn.
Arnnn
nud .en- Mexico.
Chicago Post.
If effect bo given to tho intentions and
wishes of a number of congressmen pro
vision will bo mado by tho present session
for on increase in tho number of states in
tho union from forty-flvo to forty-eight.
Senator Fairbanks has introduced a bill for
tho creation of a stato from Oklahoma and
Indian Territory nnd it Is said that his ac
tion will be followed by tho Introduction of
slmllnr bills on behalf of Arizona and New
Mexico. Tho platforms of botli tho great
political parties contained planks In favor
of tho admission of Oklnhoma, Arizona nnd
Now Moxlco to statehood, so that tho only
opposition to the carrying out of tho plan
Just now Is based on tho shortness of the
present session and tho fact that no injury
will bo suffered by nnyono through a short
dolny.
Tho mnrvelous rapidity with which tho
population of Oklahoma Is increasing is the
reason urgcu uy mo promoters of tho legis
lation aesirea ror pressing the matter to an
lmmcdlato issue. In 1890 the new territory
had a population of 61,381. Tho rccont ccn-
US SllOWS that It has now .IfiS ?4f. rouMonlu
or six and a half times n minn no t,
ten years ago. Indian Territory has also
muae great strides forward tn tho matter
r population. Ten years aeo it hml isn 1R"
Inhabitants. Now It is credited with hav
ing 391,960,, or twice as many as it had ten
years ago. Of tho 391,960 peoplo within itB
borders C6.033 aro Indians. Tlmv Hum fnrm
one-seventh of tho entlro population of tho
territory. Oklahoma hns r fl97 inriinna
among its residents, so that tho two terri
tories, if united, would contain n total pop-
uiatiou oi T'JO.-'oa, or which 01,900, or about
ono-thlrtoenth of tho entlro populntlon,
would bo Indian.
Arizona Is now credited with n nnnnlntlnn
ot 123,312, or more than doublo what It had
ten years ago, and New Mexico has 193,777,
n increase of 26 per cent in tho last ten
years. Either of these territories nnR now
n greater population than Wyoming or Ne
vada, which wero admitted to statehood n
number of years ago, so that in point of
population both might claim admission as
a right. Politically the admission of tlitso
territories to statehood mleht hn n inln In
tho democratic party, but tho position taken
by the ropubllcau national convention on
ineir admission is eunicient evidence to all
rcasonablo minds that that fart will not tin
allowed to stand In the way of their admis
sion. Senator Fairbanks, who has fatherod
tho bill for tho admission of Oklahnmn nnd
Indian Territory, is htroself a republican
and his action in the matter mnv ha tnken
ns a fucthor pledge that tho republicans do
not intcna to uo swayed by party considera
tions in tho matter. .
Gil CAT DIFFUSION OF MO.VBY.
Nolnlilj- Favornlile naiiluesK Condi
tlmm for the INetv Yeur.
Philadelphia Times.
Tho first month in the twentieth century
will como with (business conditions which
havo never been equaled In tho history of
this country. Tho largest disbursements
will be mado during tho next month by the
government and corporations, in tho shape
of interest nnd dividends, that wero ever
mado In tho samo time on this continent,.
and unlike tho vast diffusion of money that
followed our civil war, which was largely
tho ro3iilt of Inflation and depreciated cur
rency, tho country Is today on a thoroughly
sound financial basis.
Taking tho payments ot Interest nnd dlvl
(lends- during tho month of January tho
government and corporations ulono will
dlBburso tho enormous sum of $175,000,000.
Fully 120,000,000 of that will bo paid out In
Philadelphia, whllo ovor tlOO.OOO.OOO will
bo paid In the city of Now York. This
onorinous diffusion ot money In a elnglo
month comes from our generally prosper
ous Industrial and financial conditions.
Peoplo aro comparatively froo from debt,
our Industries hae been exceptionally pros
perous nnd a large number of railroad and
other corporations which havo not paid
dividends in the past havo now reached
tho dividend period. That this large
amount ot money must be feltnn tho gen
oral markets cannot bo doubted und It is
rcasonablo to expect that largo Invest
ments will be mado In stocks and bon'js
which bear evidence of their ability to pay
regular interest and dividends. Doubtless
much of It will go Into speculative circles
but the larger portion will seek safe In
vestments and very largely in our Indus
trial Eorurltlcit which havo proved their
ability to maintain their credit.
The United States was a debtor nation for
n century. Our great Improvements wero
chiefly made by foreign capital bccatiso of
tho larger Interest money commanded In
this country, hut wo nre now practically
a credit nation. Our exports exceed ouv
Imports In the hundreds nf millions nnd
with nil the rapid diffusion of money in
Industrial nud commercial enterprises wu
arc now largely lenders to England nud
other foreign countries.
Of a recent English lonn of $50,000,000
$2S,000,000 wns taken by American bankers
nnd tho standard value of money In this
couutry Is now not over 3 per cent, ns Is
shown by United Slates .1 per cent bonds
commanding n premium of over 10 per cent.
Wo havo tho largest circulation ot money
over known In tho history of our govern
ment and tho largest amount ot money per
capita In circulation that wo havo ever
reached. Money Is not only plenty In
money centers, but It Is moro largely
diffused among tho peoplo of all classes nnd
conditions thnu nt any time slnco our civil
war, when money was plenty solely because
It was cheap, whllo today nvcry dollar Is
worth 100 cents In gold.
Such nre tho business conditions that tho
dawn of the twentieth century will bring
to us nnd our people have only to Justly
npprcclato theso conditions nud avoid reck
less speculation, that Is ever tempting In
seasons of prosperity, to enjoy greater
blessings thnn wero ever given to any
generation of the past
TARIFF BILL IS COMPLETED
riillltiplne Communion Mnll lf Im
portant Document to AViinIi
liiKton for Approval.
MANILA. Dec. 27. Tho Philippine com
mission has romnlnled tlin tariff hill ami
mailed It to Washington for approvnt. Tho
decision ot tho commission wilt be mado
kuown Monday.
Tho first uuestlon dealt with In- tlin rani.
mission, nffcctlnc an lssun between tlin
church nnd tho United States government,
is whether the control of tho San Juk
Medical college Is vested In tho govern
ment or tho church. Tho collego was es
tablished by beaucst In thu npvnnlpnlli
century and tho Jesuit order glvcu Its con
trol. When tho authority of tho Jesuits
In tho Philippines ceased tha Knanlsh irov-
oriiment assumed direction of tho college,
inu, inter, permitted tho Domln can order
to conduct San Joso college hb part of tho
University of Santo TomaH. Following tlin
American occupation, n renresentatlvn nf
tho peoplo Insisted that tho collego under
tho treaty of Paris enmo under control of
tho United Stntcs and ought not to bo con
trolled by tho church. Tlin rliurnh nn.
thorltlcs claimed tho church had full IpcxI
possession. General Otis finally closed tho
institution. Tho Jlrst hear ntr took nlnrn
shortly after tho commission arrived. Arch
bishops Chappcllo and Nozaleda made the
representations of tho church.
It thO commission dccldra Hint tha rnn.
trol Is vested In tho government litigation
is considered probable.
I.eKiiuy for Feelilc-MlndeiT Sellout.
V1NELAND. N. J.. Dep. 27. A ,,,..
$100,000 has been placed In the hands of the
New Jersey training school for fceblo
minded children nt this placo by Thomas
11. Vlnter. executor of thu Mnxhnm ,.t
Tho legacy will pay off all obligations and
glvo tho institution a cash balance of ubout
$60,000.
Receive the White Veil.
w. w .. .i, ... w.. A-.i t. ifi-.tuzni
Rev. Hlshop MeFuul and Vicar General Fox
of Trenton, together with clergymen from
different purls of thu stnte. officiated at
St. JoM'ph's Convent of Morcy hero to
day, when twelve young women professed
and received tho wlilto veil.
MIRTHFUL llBMAHKM.
Cleveland Plnln De.ilpr; ' Von tnv frr' nil-
father laid the foundation of his fortuno,
by runnlnir n. trnrllnir hnnt mr hn ni,f,
cnnnl."
"Oh, I see. He conducted a bargain sail."
rhllndelphla Press: "Phew! Did
hh'iuviimiiu A n.of. x liar liu
hear old Krusty snarl when I wished Ii
the compliments of tho senson?"
you
him
nd
vim-ear mo jiroper uouuay season. '
Chlcaco Tribune: "Do voti know whnt. t
would do If I owned this nlaeo?" milil Mm.
auswell, turning enthusiastically to thu
guldo who wum showing her thn wonders
of tho Ilrltlsh Museum. "I'd hold tho big
gest rummage sale that wns ever Been On
this green curthl"
Detroit Journal! T fnlrlv trnmhln,! will.
Joy to think of my enemy s discomfiture.
"ou win oring the foul crlmo homo to
him?" I hissed.
"No, wn merely deliver It f. o. b." said
tho dotrctlvft very myterloua!y.
At tins in j' urain rceieu.
Washington Star: "A mnn mint he vprv
careful If hn desires to retain tho coufldeucd
of his constituents."
"Ho must," answered Senator Sorghum.
"In fact, there's only ono way to accom
plish it mid that Is never to let them catch
you when you nre fooling them."
Indtnnnnnlls Press: "I hnvn derided In
be it hospital nurse," said Amy. "I saw
It stated that 75 per cent of unmarried men
fall In lovo and propose marrlaga to tho
women that nurso them through scvero
Illnesses."
I saw that statement, too," ndded Mabel,
"but my recollection Is that It said pretty
nurses.
Cloveland Plain Ueuler: "General, vou'vo
got to get n man to leud that storming
party who can stomach grnpeshot."
i Know tno very man. urucriy send hero
that West Pointer who wus forced to cut
elghty-flvo prunes ut a sitting."
Detroit Froo Press: "f nm sorrv for vou.
my boy," said tho old man. "I feel certain
you aro about to wed a woman that does
riot knpw how to cook."
"ll mignt uo worse, rainer," nnswerea
tho young man. "She has promised novor
to try to learn."
Philadelphia Press: "Hut whnt," asked
tho low-browed disputant, "Is tho reason
for this hazing at our great national mill
tarv uendemy? .
"It looks to me, said the disputant with
thu Koiiihu nose, "ns If tho object were to
prevent tho recipient from over taking llfo
seriously."
TIII3 HOY.
Chicago Times-Herald,
I wouldn't bo n Blnglo thing on earth
Kxeopt u boy:
And It's Just au accident of birth
That I'm a boy;
And. goodness gracious! When I stop and
think
That I onco trembled on tho very brink
Of innklng my appearance hero u girl
It fairly makes my ears and eyebrows curl
Hut I'm a hoy,
JiiBt think of nil the Jolly fun there Is
When you're a boy!
I tell you, you're Just full of business
When you'ro u boy.
Thcro'B fires to build In all the vacant lots,
Go swlmmln', tlo tho fellers' clothes In
knots,
Tlo tin cans on tho tails of dogs why, gee I
Tho dnvH ain't half an long us they
should bo
When you'ro a boy,
Thero's lotH of foolish things that make
you tired
When you'ro a boy;
Thoro's heaps of grouchy men that can't
bo hired
To llko a boy;
Thoro's wood to chop nt home, and coal to
bring,
And "Hero, do this do that tho nlhor
thins!"
And, worso than all, thorn s girls oh, holy
smoke I
Aro they a crime, or nro they Just a Joko
Upon a boy?
And then, there's always somebody to Jaw,
When you're a boy
Homebody ulwuys laying down the law
To every boy;
"Pick up your coat; bco whero you've put
your hat;
Don't stnno tho dog, don't tease thn poor
old cat;
Don't racu around tho Iioubo" why,
HUff'rln' Moses!
Tho only tlmo you have to practice things
llko those, is
When you'ro a boy!
Aud yot. I don't bcllevo I'd change a thing
For uny hoy;
You'vo got to laugh, to cry, to work, tn
sing,
To bti a boy:
With all his thoughtless noise nnd careless
play,
With u II his heartfelt trials duy by day,
Willi all his boyish hopes and nil his fears,
I'd like to llvo on earth u thousand years,
And be a boy.