THE OMAHA DAILY JJEE: El?) AY, 'J AXtTATlY J1, 1001. The Omaha Daily Bee, K. HOSKWATKIl, Kdltor. Pt'IlLIHIlliD KVKIIY MOKNMXQ. THIIMH OK HUHHCRIPTION. Dally Hu (without Sunday), Olio Vcnr.J6.0O Daily Hco and Sunday, Ono Year J.oo Illustrated Heo, Ono Year Sunday Hee, Ono Year Hiilurduy Hec. On Year ""J1.' "Weekly Hco, One Year " OKKICKS. Omaha: The Hee HiilMlng. South Omahn: City Hall Hulldlng, Twenty-fifth and N Street. Council Hluffs; 10 Pcnrl Street. Chicago: 1610 t'nlty Hulldlng. New York: Temple Court. Washington Ml Fourteenth Street. Sioux City; 611 I'ark Street. COIUtUSrONDENCK. Communications relatliiK to tiown and edi torial matter should bo addressed: Omaha Uee, Editorial Department. IIUHINKSS LKTTKKS. ,, Huslncss letter nnd remittance should hp addressed: The liee Publishing Com pany, Omahn. HKMITTANCES. Itctntt by drnft, express or postal order, pnynbln to The Hec Publishing Company. Only 2-ccnt stamp accepted In payment of mall account. Personal cheek, except on Omaha or Kastcrn oxehnnges, not accepted. THK Hl'K Pt'HLlSlUNO COMPANY. 8TATKMHNT OF CIUCfLATION. State of Ntbruskn, Douglus County, .: OeorRo H, Tzschuck, secretary of The Uee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, that the actual number of full and rompleto copies of The Dally, Morning, Kvenlng Hiid Sunday Hec printed during the month of December, Itkio, was a follows; t ..ST,7MO 17 l!7,5in 2 ar.asn is aT,7Ho i U7,:tii 19 U7,:nn 4 27,'Ji0 20 BH.Sin B a7,:ir.ti 21 !tr,:iro I UT.'HO 22 1!7,U 7 BT.IIIO 23 a7,ilO 8 , a7,ian 24 U7,:i 9 aii.r.tm 25 va,ttn 10 ,.U7,:tt(i :g U7,r,rt 11 U7,H70 27 l!T,lTO u a7,M" 28 invito 13 a7,asn 29 a7,ato 14 a7,7ar. 30 a,B 15 a7,itr,o 31 ati,U7 16 ao,tms Total .M45,n.sri Less unsold and returned copies.... 10,BOA Net tolnl ale .Han.lNl! Net dally uveruRP al,ttl QixmnK H. TZSCHUCIC. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before mo this 31M day of December, A, V. 1900. M. 11. IIUNOATK. (Seal.) Notary Public. Itciil chIiiIo men In Oniahu nil wonr Ninllcs now. Put ('rowo luiHii't boon i-atiKlit In two tin vh now. What'H (ho mutter? 11 vp- ilollar hop mill .lOoont torn Isn't tho nort of HttilT to Kt'tii'tnti' ioiiiIlmn on. Nebraska farmer are not worrying these (Iiivh. Lafc Young's ilefetise of I'llzlitigli Lee jilarcs 11 eonstrni'llon on tlu miiiarUs of tho Kiillant soldier that must meet the aiiroval of patriotic' Americans. Ono of Phil Armour's Ideas should not ho lost sllit of by Omahn. It was a lino' dlreet from Omaha to thu gulf to Klvo Xt'hrnnkn j,ntln thu shortest route to thlo water. Omaha's contribution to thu InatiKural ceremonies when (lovernor Van SiiuL of .Minnesota succeeded ('overnor Llnil was the 01 -year-old father of thu Incom ing governor. When I ho busy rnllroad editor Is not constructing now Hues ho engages his attention at consolidating lines nlready built. In cither case he Ignores the own ers of tho roads. It has been an uphill tight to get recognition for thu Omaha Indian supply depot and the battle Is not yet won. Omaha needs a congressman In Wash ington now If over. It Is to be hoped the stock cortl'lcntos of the' LatJlotia colony are "handsome enough to frame," as tho Investors are untitled to some satisfaction for the money and time that havo vanished. Mrs. Nation's friends arc now making a desperate effort to sccuro her release from the Wichita Jail. It Is becoming apparent even to her that the way of the radical reformer Is not a rosu-strewn path. The Iowa National guard can go to the Inauguration exercises in Washing ton If the niemhers pay their own fare. There are several million more people In the country who can do the same i,t, Quolntlons on wIvch, according to an Omaha matrimonial agency, range from ?."00 for ono rich and handsome down to for one coining under thu mere heading of "wives." If secured in tho good Old Way, any kind of wife is worth more than these ligurcs. One body to levy all the ta.os Is the suggestion of a heavy taxpayer. It Is dillicult to arrange this unless county, city nnd school governments be consol idated. In the meantime taxpayers must remember there are three bodies having the power to levy taxes. Andree's last will, just opened, shows clearly the high courage of the man. With a presentment of death hu went forward In thu adventuro that cost his life. Scieucu would have gained had he succeeded; mankind Is richer by auother example of courageous conduct. South Dakota popocrats are taking pointers from those of Nebraska and nre holding n dentil grip on nil the .of fices possible. They will neither resign nor bu removed If they can help It. The Nebraska pry Is In use nt present and South Dakota must look out for Itself. Hryan's tearful farewell to leadership, like Napoleon's Just beforo ho started to I'lbu, may reasonably be taken as a forcenst of a return, Mr. Hrynn hits proven hlmselt too thoroughly devoted to his own causo for the public to readily believe that hu will voluntarily relin quish anything, Some of the powers do not take kindly to tho proposal of tho United Slates regurdlug the settlement of tho Indem nity fenturo of the Chinese muddle. The satuo objection has been made to every proposal mailo by the United States and In tho end they havo been accepted as the best solution of tho dlllleulty. The lucueiit case may be no exception. UAIUIOAP COySOMDATlUX. In Its last annual report tho Inter state Commerce commission noted the tendency toward rnllroad consolidation, faying: "No ono nt nil nciiunlutcti with what is transpiring can doubt that com binations have been formed nnd nre certain to be formed among rnllronds which will be more extensive, more pet' matient and more fnr-reaehlng In their ultimate results than those of any other department of Industry." Continuation of this is being furnished ,ln whnt Is tnklug place In railroad circles and whnt Is reported to be projected or In con templation. The recent purchase of the New Jersey Central road by .1. Pierpotit Morgan Is believed to be the Hist move In a com prehensive scheme or combination. It places the Jersey Central, th(i Lehigh Valley, tho Heading nnd the Ualtlmoro & Ohio practically under tho same direc tion so far as their policy relates to the anthracite con I trade. Other probabili ties of the not distant future nre an alliance between thu Ontario fc West ern and the Delaware & Hudson. The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Is also regarded by some ns game for the basket of Morgan nnd his associate. Tho completed nnd projected consolldn- lions are believed by some to aim nt nothing less than Joint control of nil tho rnllronds of the country. It Is pointed out thnt not only docs the Mor gan following already control the avenues appronchlng New York, but commands practically every melius of access to Iloston, Huffalu, Philadelphia and most southern points. Nor Is the movement confined to the east. The recent absorption of the St. Paul, says an eastern paper, Is taken as only a preliminary advance upon the far .west, tho middle west being nlrcndy pretty well occupied by Mr. Morgun and his associates, who nre said to now control nil the overland highways of commerce to Chicago anil St. Louis, with two ex ceptions. Iteferrlug to the combination effected by Mr. Morgan, the Philadelphia Times says It goes far beyond the absolute control of thu production, transporta tion and sale of anthracite coal. "It means a departure In reaching the mar kets of the world with our Industrial products thnt has never been, ap proached, Indeed that could not have been conceived a decade ago. The competing Northern Pacific nnd the Oreut Northern railroail, each reaching tho Pacllle from Dulutli, nnd which have been In active and costly competi tion for some years'have omiiio directly under one management In this new movement and they, with the Itnlthnoru As Ohio and the Heading uud (he Jer sey Central, make another great trunk line from the eastern to the western sen, with the llnest vessels of the world to hour their products westwnrd from Tuconiu to China and eastward from New York to Southampton. This great line will be perfect In equipment, alike on laud and sea, and can reach the markets of the world nt the minimum of cost. It Is tlie most stupendous com bination that has ever been made In In dustrial and financial circles." Further developments In the movements for rail road consolidation will bo regarded with thu greatest interest and meanwhile the question whether such combina tions will be a benellt or an Injury to thu public will be earnestly discussed. HVSS1AX MOVES IN CHINA. A Pekln dispatch says thnt the for eign ministers are considerably aston ished over the Chinese grant to Hussla of a concession north of the Pel Ho, at Tien Tsln, as large as the Hrltish and' I' tench concessions combined. It Is slated that the Itusslaus explain that the grant was made voluntarily, for services lu endeavoring to bring about peace and It is added thnt the ministers think the concession constitutes good pay when considered In addition to the annexation of nil Manchuria. It is very evident that Hussla Is mak ing tho most of her opportunity for lu creasing her teurltorial possessions in China and she seems to bu doing this lu a way not to justify any objection or protest on tho part of other powers. In the. practical annexation of the south ern province of Muuchurla Hussla al leged that her action was necessary to protect a railway concession, threatened by ti hostile movement on the part of the Chinese. Her right to protect tho concession could not fairly be fines tloned, but It was thu understanding that she would not go farther than was necessary to put an end to the hostile movement, she having declared that there was no purpose to take territory. Having done so, however, it Is nowhere expected that she will now relinquish the so-called protectorate In Mnueburlu, whatever representations thu other pow ers may make regarding her action. The toue of the Russian press clearly shows thnt the government regards the seizure of territory In Manchuria as an accom pllshed fact which It will Insist shall be so regarded by all tho powers. And It is highly probable thnt It will bu rec ognized ns a permanent occupation. Tho later concession of territory to Hussla, If voluntarily mado by China for whatever reason, cannot, It would seem, be fairly objected to by any of thu powers. It should nrouso them to greater vigilance us to thu designs of Hussla, but what she has acquired she will undoultedly retain, regardless of tho views or of thu Interests of any other power. Perhups no untlon has a greater con cern In the course of Hussla lu Man chtirln than the United States. ,Thu prln clpal port of that province' Is Nlu Cliwang, where over oue-teuth of tin total foreign trade of China Is handled. About one-halt' of all the foreign goods received at that port, according to re ports of the Imperial maritime customs, are of American origin, the other half being divided chiefly between Great llritaln and Japau. The development of American trade with Mnuchurla has been rapid during the last few years and there Is most fnvornblo promise of a still more rapid growth In the future If no restrictions are placed upou commerce' there. While Hussla Is pledged to oh nerve tho principle of the opeii door, still there Is danger that she may deem It expedient to sooner or Inter nbnndou It and to ndopt u policy ns to Manchuria thnt would bo damaging If not disas trous to American trade there. Doubtless our government, as well as those of other largely Interested nations, s fully alive to the 1im,?ju and will omit no effort to couerre American In terests, but Htissla Imsy gained nu Im portant advantage that she undoubtedly will not surrender. OMAHA'S .WIllllXO IXTIHIESTS. The election of a new directory for the Omaha Commercial club ngnln drnws attention to the expansion of the city's wholesale trade. Hepresontatlves of three new Jobbing tlruis are among the sixty men chosen to direct the affairs of the club. These firms have come to Omaha solely for the reason that this city oilers the most favorable conditions for the carrying on of their trade. One Is in dry goods, one millinery and one hats and caps. These houses will draw new customers to Omaha from territory already tributary to the city and will aid very materially In pushing the com mercial conquest of new territory. It Is no mean tribute to the Jobbing firms well established here that they have not only been enabled to maintain their stand against the vigorous and unre lent lug competition they have been com pelled to meet, but that they have so done it that other Jobbers, seeing their advantage, have decided to comu here to share with them In the work. To the new Jobbers Tho lice can only commend the course of the older llrms. Unity of purpose In tho furtherance of the common Interests of all must of a certainty redound to the Individual well- being of the wholesalers. Now that they are well set lu the ranks, they will doubtless keep step In tho march of trade conquest the (into City has never relinquished lu the west. Vdmlral Cervera, who commanded the Spanish fleet in Its hopeless light off the coast of Cuba, and who went where ho was ordered knowing It was to defeat, Is reported to be dying lu his Spanish home. His career shows him to have been 11 kindly, and bravo man, whose Judgment was far better than those who were his olllcial superiors, lu his case Is another reminder Hint not all the world's heroes are to be found lu the ranks of the victors. As the records for the past year are compiled It Is apparent that Nebraska has again been indulging Ju the habit of paying off Its mortgage Indebtedness at a lively rale. Kastcrn capitalists are 110 longer bewailing the fact they hold mortgages on Nebraska lauds, but are looking for places to make such Invest ments. A few more years like the last throe will put the state In the best finan cial condition of any In the union. Kfforts of the city health department to secure cleanliness and sanitary condi tions in Omaha bakeshops are not only of value to the people lu general, but of real benellt to those bakers who do give heed to the laws of decency. Clean bread Is essential to good health and the baker who keeps his shop lu proper condition should not be compelled to compete with the baker who does not. If Mryan really Intends to relinquish the leadership of tho democratic party there will bo a large contingent of its membership which will shed no tears. There are others who have sprung Into prominence by reason of their personal relations to him who will be surprised to discover how quickly they will drop Into oblivion. The Cudahy case lias served ono pur pose. It lias called attention to the fact that Nebraska Is not the onlv state In the union that lias laws providing inadequate punishment for the crime. Vftcr tho legislatures now lu session ad journ there will be a collection which will have a tendency to discourage the Industry. President Iltlt of the Orent Northern railroad bays that he Is not making any such gigantic combinations as those at tributed to him, but that his only object Is the decrease of tho "friction" be tween the roads. When It Is all over thu shipper Is likely to pay the expense of the lubrication. Nikola Tcsla announces that lie has discovered evidences that the Inhabi tants of Mars are telegruphlng to If Nikola could only rtnswor thu mes sage and Inform them of some of the wonderful things hu thinks he has dis covered It would be a wonderful sur prise to them. The chairman of the house rivers and harbors committee expresses the opinion that the .Missouri river does not need any attention from the government. If the chairman will come out here when thu river Is dolug business It will show lil ui tricks that he novel dreamed of in his Ohio home. Who Will I'rovlil)- the Pm-tyf Dotrolt Journal. If Mr. Cleveland onlv hud Din nnriv tin could uinko uso of hlB excellent principles. I'lcturcN to Hum, Washington Post. The detectives should decldo on one of tho various pictures of Pat Crowe before mak ing another attempt to arrest him, I'tirl'iip Hi- I'Viirnl Hit- Fori;. lndlnunpolls Journnl. There is no renson why Mr. Hrynn should not hnvo euloglied "Pitchfork" Tlllmnn In his speech nt Omaha. A man who has eulogized Ilichard Croker lieed not balk at anything la that line. ToyliiKT -wllli Hip Kent Tiiliif, Cleveland Lender. The Filipinos are enjoying tho novel ex perience of holding open political meetings lu Manila, and they are beginning to dis cover that tho liberty guaranteed to them by the Americans Is something moro than an empty promise, I.eimtlit-iiliiu; Term In fnii-crrim, Minneapolis Tribune, Tho proposition to lengthen, the congies slonal term to four years Is not likely to meet with much favor. The houso of ropre scntutlves Is designed to be the popular legislative body, and lu order to remain such It must keep In close touch with the people, and this can only he dono by fre quent elections, Thu argument that U takes two years for a congressman to "learn toe ropes- and that he must go out or oaice just as ho Is beginning to bo useful to his constituents, docs not usually apply to a competent congressman, who Is pretty suro of a re-clcctloli. World 11 it nn Air l'linip. St. Louis Ilcpubllc. PiUKrcc of Michigan In one of the men who sow seeds of Infinite evil while trying to produce n crop of cond. l'redlctlug n bloody revolution within twenty-five years Is a poor business tor any citizen of the United States. That tho governor of a state can so far substitute raving for rcn son Illustrate tho truth that voters are too careless about whom they place la high oalcc. Evils nnd Inequalities and sor rows thcro arc, but they will not be mended by bloody revolution. iionil i:intuile to l-'ollinv. Now York Tribune, "They do somo things better In France." Tho proverb Is musty, but there Is nothing stale, flat or unprofitable about tho dectslou of tho French government to lessen the number of disfiguring advertisements on cliffs, walls, buildings nnd fences, by put ting a proper tax on signboards, whether they are displayed upon public or -private property. The Gallic example should be followed promptly In the United States. No more hideous placards can bo seen any where than many of those In this country. Oeelilrnlnl Humor In IIki Orient. Dotrolt Frco I'rcs. Tho Urltleh officers In Pekln who gave a theatrical performance during the holiday week In the Temple of Heaven, tho sanctu nry In which the emperor of China goes once a year to worship, deny the reports tbat nny cause for offense could be found In the entertainment. Nobody was butchered In tho way of a playful prank, but the pcr formnnco seems to have becu somewhat offensive to tho heathen, who, In their blind ness, object to tho uso of a temple for vaudovlllc purposes. That Is their mis fortune, however, and It Is gratifying to know thai their llly prejudices wero not allowed to tako tho keen edgo oft the pleas ures of the Kuropcan nndtencc. Money In Co vr riinienl llontl. New York Slnll nnd ICxprcss. Soon tho bonded debt of tho government will bo only nbout J 1,000,000,000, and sub stantially one-half of that will be hold by national banks ns security for their notes, ns there will be somo profit In tho tssuo of those so secured, even with a tax of ono halt of 1 per cent upon tho capital tied up In tho bonds. Tho other half will com mand such n premium In the market that tho yield from money Invested In them will not bo over 2 per cent. They nro likely to be absorbed mainly by tho surplus funds of Institutions which havo nbBoluto ho curity ns the main consideration. Tho day of prlvato investment In United States bonds for Income has apparently gone by. AlMiintc IVmillli- for Klclnniiln,. Indianapolis News. Nebraska Is thoroughly aroused over tho outrageous Cudahy kidnaping case, and very Justly so. The leglfilaturo In session finds on Investigation that the present Nebraska statuto ns to kidnaping is lnmo nnd of doubtful utility. So a new bill has been Introduced grading the crime In thrco classes. For Dimple kidnaping tho penalty Ib from three to five years in tho peniten tiary; for kidnaping nnd extorting money, a ltfo term; for kldnnplng and threatening Injury to tho victim, capital punishment. This Is ono of the few crimes that Is dono in cold blood. In Its very nnturo It is something that must be deliberately planned nnd craftily carrlod out by per sistence over great difficulties. Thcro Is, therefore, no palliation for It, such ns may exist for crimes that nro committed In tho heat of blood and nndur stross of tempta tion. It Is a crime, moreover, that menaces every homo In tho land, that throws a Bhadow on tho liberty of children and In troduces a bitter anxiety that well may ruin life. Indiana has not had this ca lamity to deal with thus fur, hut tho leg islature should provide ndeauato penalty for tho crime. OIJT-OF-IIOOIl AIIVKHTISINO. The rinuur f Sift"" ""1 thr Hcmeily fur the ISvll. Hrooklyn Kugle. Wo are much perplexed by out-of-door advertisements. They occupy so much of tho spaco on our fences, houses, churches, telegraph poles, barns, rocks nnd mountains thnt we are concerned to know where we can put tho next. That some placo must be provided Is not to be questioned. If wo do not tell people what wo have to sell, people will not comn to tho shop and buy. So, when we ennnot find a fence, or tho wall of n fnctory, or apnrtmcnt house, or a chimney, or tho shti'do trees of n street, or tho poles of the fire telegraph, or when tho wnter In tho gultors Is so high that it washes our posters from tho curbstones, wo hlro men and plaster them with stnto mentn as to our perfections and send thorn Into the highways to Instruct tho populace. Yet there la a growing and dangerous body of pcoplo that cannot be reconciled to these proofs of business activity. They menace tho prosperity of chewing gum, of oatmeal, of $1.75 shoos, of border drauiaB, of liver pills and other agents In civilization. It tho advertising Is to ho stopped, whnt will become of the men who mnko tho gum, tho drnmns nnd tho pills? Well, then, how Is it posslblo to lessen tho advertising? Hut this body of grumblers alleges that the advertising would como to Just as much and, Indeed, would mnko more of an Im pression If It wero put on paper in black and white nnd dollvcred under tho eye of tho people who want to look nt it. They say thnt nothing Is more effectively made In vlslblo than by unwise repetition; that the tlmo comes when tho tired eye refuses to receive an impression, ns tho enr that hears tho constant hum of n factory, or. tho rattle of the streets, ceases to hear them after a while. The people who cross the bridge every dny usel to see, painted on tho sides of houses and on boards nnd on chlmnles what seemed to many of them a most dis tressing lot of appeals for the favor of tho public; but, seeing them overy dny, tho season arrived whon they ceased to see them at all, Just ns they ceased to see po licemen and vlco as booh as Tammany puri fied Now York. Hut whether seen or not these complalners declare that private houses and public monuments are not for advertising, and ns to plastering natural scenery. It Is a crlmo against nature. Nngland suffers more sorely from red and yellow spasms nnd shrieks than we do, If advertising Involvos suffering, as alleged, and sovcrul influential peisons In that coun try have leaped to the rescuo with oratory and documents. Hut Franco Is doing better thn England. Its advertisements aro more artistic than those of other nations, yet they aro advertisements, and thereforo vex the souls of certain people who contemplate them. France, therefore, proposes to turn the advertising to account by taxing It Hereafter the people who would Improve on nature must pay for doing It, and thoy who would conceal fences and houso fronts be neath posters and paintings must also pay, As n result, tho few who continue to employ the paln:er, In preferenca to the printer, wi'i require Food work, and the number of things that vex tho hearts of reformers will di minish, Ono does not pay largo money with out expecting good results. The example of France is suggested to the body of gruni biers In this country. If they do not like open nlr art, of tho kind that is so freely provided to tho whole country hereabout, the best thing they can do Is not to have It It can bo removed by law, and can also be removed with paint nnd an ax, And If not with an ax, then with a tax. AX APlMtHCIATION OF ST. lllt'KOUY. llriiry Wntlrrson'n Sermon on l)c- moornc) 'n ,nlnl liny. Kdltor Henry Wattersou signalized Gen eral Jackson's dny with n three-coluinu Bermon In the Courier-Journal on parties nnd politics, Incidentally canonizing three (olltlcnl .;nlnts of tho past century and rubbing Into tho democracy of tho present the biting liniment of good advice. All this Is done in tho breezy, eloquent and ur tistlc stylo tor which the star-eyed goddess Is deservedly famous. In tho middle of his sermon Kdltor Wnt- tcrson paused long enough to contrast "his friends the enemy" with democrats lu this fashion: "The republican, who Is Indifferent, hon est and, who, though self-seeking, loves his country, says to himself; "The country is all right nnd, whilst the good things of life arc going, why shouldn't I get what I enn?" The democrat, with tho weight of his country nnd his conscienco upon him, lies awake at night and dreams or else grinds his teeth and swears. Herein the republi can has much the better ot It, The republi can assumes that two nnd two are four and goes ou with his mathemnttcs. Tho doraocrnt stops to discuss the problem, gen erally discovering, until It Is too lato, that two and two aro live. Tho republican looks not In tho bottom ot his glass. Tho demo crat will havo sugar or ho won't drink at all. Do sure that Father Tom, he of tho mcmornblo cicounter with the pope, who lost his whisky punch whilst waiting for tho water to boll so ho might get It hot, was a democrat. If he had been n republican ho would have taken It cold and got away boforo waking up!" Then, turning to his onn Jnrrlng house hold, he fired right nnd left, as follows: "Wo do not despair of the future of tho demo cratic party. On the contrary as wo havo faith In tho republic have wo faith In democ racy, whose essential principle Is Hot dead, but, now as ever, lives and embodies tho greatest good to the greatest number. In soma way not yet clearly defined this princi ple will tako on u concrete form nnd come to the front. Along with It, tho man, the Jefferson, tho Jackson, the Tllden ot the tune, supported by adequate resources, In tho meantime lot tho masses of democracy. whilst looking for the Mosca that is to come, drop Jaek-o'-lantcrn politics and give n wide berth to purely speculative doctrinaires ap pealing to their prejudices and their emo tions. "In politics hysteria is a poor guide. Tho AmcrlcuiiH nro a practical, not a theoretical people. Jefferson, albeit an Idenllst, did not quibble nbout tho Lou isiana, purchase. It represented n national opportunity and emergency nnd he nd dressed himself to tbo facts. Jackson, a rtnl lender, did not quibble, ns Iluchnnan, a man of straw, in a supremo exigency; whilst, by his adherenco to tho law and his refusal to prcclpltuto nn Insurrection nlbclt urged upon him by thu hotheads of his party Tllden showed himself both a patriot and a captain, saving both his pHrty nnd tho state, ft may be that the outlook for democracy Is ot this momont not very bright. Neither was the outlook for Amerlcn that January morning upon tho plains of Chalmetto elghty-slx years ago. As Old Hickory knew what to do with tho cot ton bags, let us know what to do with such defenses ns wc have; and, so, iibovo tho roar of the. huzzas of tho republicans, may wo hear tho distant drum-beats mayhap the guns of tho old Jacksonlan hunting shirts, marching to glvo successful battle to the red-coats of Prcrogatlvo and Power to vindicate tho divinity of Popular Sovereignty. "Never mind tho Impudent twaddle of played-out politicians about 'reorganiza tion.' Never mind tho self-admlrlng com- plnlsancc ot would-bo lenders nnd Bhnm re formers. Thcso nre the merest froth, tho veriest fustian, meaning little and count ing for nothing. Tho leaders who nro to regenerate democracy havo yet to come upon the scene, nnd before they aro arrived tho old, obsolete set to whom wo owo our undoing will havo passed away. For tho present It Is enough to say close ranks and forward iparch! Down with Mounte banklsm! Down with Pharisaism! And. with a hlp-hooray from tho boys in the trenches, up with tho standards of Jefferson nnd Lincoln, Old Hickory's battlcflag flying nt tno fore!" i'i;it.so..i, xoi'rs. Westward tho stnr which marks tho contor of population still lakes Its wny. Mrs. Nation ot Kunsns, who Is under nr- rest for smashing saloon mirrors In n tem perance crusade, says that If her example Ik followed the elevation of her sex will bo accomplished. The Oregon Historical society proposes that a commomnratlvo celebration of the centenary of the Lewis nnd Clnrke ex pcdltlon to tho Pacific coast shall bo held at Portland In 1!)0.". Andrew Carneglo recently answered an lntcrvlpwer's question as to what ho most doslrcd by saying "Youth, health and tho i.iiunco to mnko another fortune. If I wero young und strong, bowover, I could easily malto tho fortune." Senator Iiatt of Now York dropped his glasses In tho senate tho other day. He was looking helplessly on tho floor for them, when up stepped n page and, like a youthful Herrmann, extractod them from the senator's beard, In which they had caught In falling. A recruiting officer who has bean In Iowa soys that tho percentago of men accepted in thnt stato on offering themselves for nrmy service Is considerably above tho av erage In nny other state. Enlistment! in Iowa uro largely from tho farms and tho vast majority of young fellows who offer themselves are young, strong and hardy. Tho sultan has sent a costly present to Emperor William, consisting of two cav alry nnd two Infantry sabers nnd four Ori ental riding whips. The scabbards of the sabers and tho handles of the whips are of puro gold, richly chased nnd adorned with brilliants nnd other precious stones, being antiques from the Turkish crown treasury. Hi nry S. Eastman, Inst survivor of tho crews who served In Commodoro Perry's famous expedition In Japan, died last week in San Francisco, aged 66. Ho was a natlvo of Now Ilodford, Mass. Eastman served through nil tho stirring scenes of 1853, when Perry, with his ten war ships, opened Jnpaneso ports to tho commerce ot thu civ ilized world. William Gillette puts tersely Into words what members of his profession must often feel: "On the stage we mako printing presses of ourselves every night and always turn out tho same edition, letter, comma and color. And I grow tired of my own work. It Interests mu while I am writing It nnd shaping It. but there comes a time when my mind gets numbed to tho con tents of tho piece." Mr. Justin McSwceuey. formerly ono of the most prominent owners on the Aus tralian turf nnd a well known Sydney citizen and man of business, has been mak ing somo revelations of a sonuational char acter regarding horse racing at the Anti podes. Ho confesses that ho has lost 30, 000 In horse racing and that with his own limited experience he has seen about thirty wealthy men rulued on tho turf. Captain J. . Goff, a srout and hunter, who will have charge of Governor Roose velt's hunting expedltlou in the west, has completed arrangements for thn trip. Coy ote basin will be tho scene of the opera tions. It Is known to contain a greater number of mountain lions than any other section In the west and bear also aro said to bo quite plentiful, The finest sport pos sible will be affordoil, ns Coyote basin U not much frequented by hunters. CI U.V'S CO.NSTHTTIO. Prnwrcm of lltr Work of llrnfllmt llio Oritniilu l.fiTV, Philadelphia Times. Tho draft of n constitution for the re public of Cuba, as presented for tho con sideration of tho convention, follows tho general lines of the American system nnd appears, from the telegraphic nbstrnct, to bo simple and conservative In character. The legislative, cxccutlvo and judicial functions ore distinct. The congress con sists of n senate, of four senators from each department elected by the municipal councils for a term of six years, and a chamber of representatives, 0110 for every 30,000 Inhabitants, elected biennially by popular vote. The members of cither house must bo Cubans. Tho president Is elected for a term of six years and Is not eligible for immediate ro-electlon. He must be a Cuban by birth or naturalization, and lu the latter case must havo served Cuba lu ten years of war. This provision, of course, Is to leave Gomez eligible. Thu powers of the presl dent aro generally parallel wit 11 those ot the president of tho United States. Tho constitution defines also tho powers and duties of thn departmental assemblies mid governors, and of the municipal councils and mayors as welt. The departments correspond In a ceucral way, as regards thn subjecta of udmtnfstr.-i- tlon, to tho states of the union, hut tho necessity of providing tho forms of local government under a fundamental law makes this constitutional scheme appear rather elaborate. Its ninny details It Is not posslblo for outsiders to criticise. Tho party differences In Cuba hnvo moro to do with dctnlls than with gencrnl principles, nnd there nre provisions relntlng to citizen ship nnd suffrnge, qualifications for office, tho obligation of debts, etc., that cannot bo accurately appreciated here, but nro likely to be real points of contention nt Havnnn, Thu gratifying feature of tho whole busi ness Is that tho Cubans seem to bo working out their own plan of government without Interference from tho United Stntea. and In conformity with tho natural development of their local Institutions under American examplo and Influence. Thcro thus appears no reason why tho convention mny not perfect a constitution thnt. will bo entirely Cuban and nt tho samo tlmo prcservo that nccord with American Ideas that Is essen- tal to mutual understanding nnd Inter course. A IIIXVUT-TO-llKAItT TALK. Chunk of Sound Ailvlcr lo Dcino- erntlc Olintruedoiilnln, Washington Post. Wo note with regret tho utmost solid dcmocrntlo opposition to nn increnso of the regular nrmy. It is difficult to explain this nntugonlsm upon nny hypothesis Involving tho patriotism of the opponents. Wo quite ngrco wilh our democratic friends In ob jecting to a largo standing nrmy; to vast military establishments of nny kind, Indeed, excepting In tho mntter of coast defense Hut what Is "a largo standing nrmy," speaking with reference to tho United States of today? Surely 25,000 men thirty five years ago constituted a moro formida ble force than 100,000 would bo nt this mo ment. Wo cannot understand tho present attitude of tho democracy, especially In view of the fact that that attitude puta them In tho position of making u party question ot what ebould bo nnd Is a national question. We do not seem lo rccognlzo In them thoso democrats who, in tbo early months of 1S98. vied with their republican colleagues as enthusiastic and fervent sup porters of tho administration. In whnt respect, wo should llko to know, nro our military neoda less now than they wero in April, 1898? Is it not true that they nro much greater? Then wo wero en tering upon war without a thought of ter ritorial ncqulsltlon or future responsibility. Then tho democrats In congress nroso ns ono man nnd stood dhouldcr to shoulder with their party opponents. How do they reconcile their course on that occasion with their Inexpllcnblo courso todny? Tho war agnlnst Spain vah a maudlin outburst. The situation confronting us nt the threshold of tho twentieth century in fraught with nc tual peril. How Is it that tho democrats who contributed with t,uch burning ardor to tho coubo nro now, with practical unn nlmlty, repudiating their obligations us rn gards tho eonscquenco? Thry did moro than the republicans to bring about t he war which has plunged us into this abom inable dilemma. Is It qulto honest and manly on their part to abnndon tho country In this hour of Its need? Tho simple truth of tho mntter Is that our Immediate necessities In tho Philippines call for an nrmy of occupation 7S.O00 strong. Wo havo had nbout thut many soldiers there for many months past sometimes more nnd yet wo nro at this moment farther from a suppression of thn po-callml insurrection than we wero a year ago. Even with 75,000 troops permanently assigned to duty In our now we might say prospective possessions, wo shall barely hnoble to hold our present footing, such as It is. Events have shown that General Otis was never nt uny time within n thousand miles of any trim understanding of the situation in Luzon. No one nblo to reud the newspapers and the Congressional Hecord can possibly bo persuaded to glvo rospectful audience to tho foolish twitter nf tho Philippine com mission sitting solemnly nt Manila nnd ns solemnly uttaing official nonsense, whlcii, thus far, has served only to excite tho pity of the Judicious nnd to befool unwary rustics We aro face to faco with tho facts. Why not recognize them with candor ami ileal with them honestly nnd bravely' Thn United States Is virtually at war in tho Philippines, Tho government must he fur nished with an nrmv not less than 75.000 strong, HiOUlIi wo think 100,000 would be nearer the mark. Why do the dn:nocmtu who did so much to get tho country li.to this al'om'aabl mess now rcfus? u hcip out? .ONE DAY ONLY. AND THAT DAY IS FRIDAY. We will .sell any 50c tie in our store at 35 Cents Except black and white 3 for $1.00. NothiiiK reserved. See window. One day only, Remember. Browning, King & Co., R. S. Wilcox, Manager. Oniuliu's Ouly Exclusive Clothiers lor Men ana ktvjrft, I'ltl'YAII.I.Mi TWIJ 111' tJIIIP. IMItorlnl (Hup rvntlou on lic Dmijcer or CnlehliiK Colli." Now York Herald, We nre .becoming so nccustomed to ex pect the nppearanco of grip at this scikoii that It is no surprise to lenrn that It l here. Fortunately, bowu,cr, its typo Is quite mild nnd the acute attacks of the disease nre of short duration. It commences, ns usual, with cntorrhal symptoms, aching of the lltnbr, marked las situde, a slight rife of temperature. So far tho upper air passages arc mainly af fected. The patient, ns n rule, Is not con fined to his room for more than two or thrco days, but when ho gets up nnd nroiind Is npt to bo nnnoyed for week or more with n troublcsuuio nud dry cough. In exceptional caies tho febrile phe nomena hnvo lasted for eight or ten days continuously nnd havo in somo respects re scmbled the symptotus of commencing ty phoid. For the most part tho conclecent pa tients nre npt to be troubled for n consid erable period with weakness, general want of physical toue and nltogcthcr are very much out of sorts. It is then that compli cations nro npt to show thcmsolvcs after Indiscretions in diet or exposure to Inclem encies of tho weather. Now Is the time to be careful of "a cold." Tho latter Is very npt during the winter months to Invite pneumonia, but especially so whtlo Influcnz.i Is prevalent. Paradoxical ns It may appear, the light nttacks of grip aro oftentimes mure dan gerous than tho sovcre ones, as In the former Instances tho patients tiro most apt to bo careless of themselves during tho wink physical conditions that follow. t'Mi:i:in ciiait. iti.iin.i..i..i.i.. -. , . . nlwnys rutnembcrs the poor," remarked Mr. II "Mill, I. "Yes." replied Mr. fioodart. "but lie can't remember more thou ono thine at once, uhen ho remembers the poor ho forgets his pocketbook, and vlco versa." ( levehiiid Philn Dealer: "That ridiculous young nr. Doncni insisted every tlmo ho canm thnt llrother Jim's trmpernturo was u,r.,n".1' )h,,t s,,1'Ool does he beloiiK to?" ,1 should say hu belonged to tho normal school. Chicago Tribune- "Kdltor Dally Hread." .'v.,?.,,,"llK"".,.,,, 'tlw"' nt editorial 11 your paper this morula- 011 'Corruption In Ward Politics, him cost you tho sub Hcrlptloa of myself nnd llfteen other men who have been tuklntt your vile sheot for iieighburHtl'r't'a"'U'r W" S,"lU b"m,w 11 "f 1110 Detroit Krco Press: Fnther-My daughter ells mo. nlr, thut yon huvo been making lovo to tier, ' Ciubburly-I don't know why pho should single mo out nmong so many. "Indianapolis 1'rcsn: ""f think I was thn inoBt Innocent creature that ever hrokn Into thn business," mild the soubrettn. "I wim actunlly ho gulloloss at first that I would tell people thn exuet amount of tho sulnry I wiih tutting. Chicago llrcnr.1: "Tho new wprlag shirt waists nro lu thn Hhup windows already." "les, und youil seo thnt will work Urn weather man up to Heading us u dlckniiH of u spell of cold wouthor." Somervllln Journnl: It is vcrv pleacuiit to nit nioiio la tho twilight, but It Ih a good deal pletisnnter to Hit nlonu In the twilight with Homebody else. Phllmlelphln Proas: Towno Of courrn '.. fiiin.'. i., r;; " h'j n tin iiitit.'raii; bred In old Kentucky." Ilrownc-C.ood thing- ho wasn't born In Georgia. Ho couldn't hnvo been bread there; he d hnvo been a cracker. UIAIIY OI A noAiuiKn. Monday, lloast beef tonlcht for dinner! 1 11 to tn beat tho Dutch. A treat like that's unusual; Wo don't get many Huch. Tuesday. Tim aftermath we've garnered Of yesterday's delight. From that thin roam they gave us Somo nice cold cuts tonight. . . Wednesday. Thnt luclous roust of Monday Ib lingering- with us yet; rwiiH nerved to us this evening Disguised as beef croquette. Thursday. It sceniH MIhh Sklmp'H Investment In roust was not so rash Ah wo Hiipposed. Thin evening Twus served ugaln-us hush. . . Friday, Today wo nil wero grateful To get n little Hull, No tieuf. wo hope, remalnlnc 'lo form another dish. Haturdny. Ah, me! Tonight wo greeted Oiu-o morn our dear old friend Thn beef bnnoB boiled for "potnge!" Well, tltlN must bo tho end. Sunday, Cieo whizz! Thin beuta tho record: Last Thursduy'H lmnh-Oh, my! With crimt and iiiIhIiih added, Ih i-crvcd an mincemeat pin. GOLDEN ROD OIL AN OMAHA CORPORATION COMPANY I'roiluccr of Furl Oil lu California. IhuiK U.OUO Aeren of Oil I.mitU. Well No, 1 now down In nil in thn Kuril Illvrr District with Z!5 feet la depth or oil linnd saturated with crudo petroleum. Thin well Is now helm; cleaned out and preparer! for pumping. Well No. 2 Iiiih derrick up. Our drilling rig Ih there. Contract wltl. drillers Is mado and the work Is now under way. Tho rallroud touches thi laud nnd wo havo a private hwllch for loading direct from our tanks. Thn directors offer a small block of treasury stock at 11 very attract Ivo llgurc to meet the expense of this well. For Illustrated Prospectus, Mups und full Information bend postal to JOHN (J. COini-LYOt;, Pres., 11)11 Din i lium I SI., Omnliii.