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THE OMAHA DAILY" B12E: TUESDAY, JAXtTATlT 15, 1001. The umaiia Daily Bee. K. HOHHWATKlt, Editor. J'LUMBIIBD KVI2HY MOHNINQ. TERMS OF HUIIHCRIITION. Dally Ueo (without Sunday), Ono Ycar.JC.00 Dally Hcc Htid Sunduy, Ono Year s.no Illustrated lice, One Ycr J HUndMV Bf, OllO ICAr z.w U.I. .-.(... III.. A. V... I.fiO I ...... vn- mu p i ."Weekly lleo, Ono Year & OFFICFS I nmniiv t, t i. iii.iii.fr. ty-ntlu ananmreetilan mMue' Twen" Council Iilnff. 1ft Penrt Street, Chicago; ICio Unity llulldlng. New York; Tnmplo Court, "Washington: Ml Fourteenth Street Sioux City: fill Park Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news nnd nil torlnl matter uhoiild l nddresscd: Omalia lice, Hdltortril Department. IJL'HfNKSH LETTERS, Kindness letters nnd remittances should be nddrcssed: Tho lico Publishing Com- imiiy, Ornalin. REMITTANCES. The court holds In effect that the doc Remit by draft, express or postal oriler( . . e .ii.,.. r.,.i. pnynbln to Tho Ile Publishing company. Only 2-crnt tnmp accepted in payment of mall account. Personal rhoeks, except on omnlia or Eastern exchanges, not accrpted. TUB hub i-f HUSHING COMPANY. Btnln of N..braka. nouBlaB county. oorpn ii, TiscniicK, ocretnry oi iiu-iiee ;ny",7hane0mni:iZ.' nr of "full anli romplele copies of Tho Dally, Morning, plele copies of Tho Dally, Morning, I tiln n...l U,..,.1,.,. tln ,.rlnl1 .llirlnt? the I j-.vomnK monti th of December, lowi was as follows: 1. . .U7,7Nn 17,. U7,R 10 2 t 4 E. ...... 6 7 . .UT.'-'U.-i . ,i:7,:i(io . .ur.'.'oo ..7,:ir,ti ..U7.-ISO ..U7.KIO ..27,10 . .L'n.r.o.-. ,.U7,:tio ..U7,l!7n ..1:7,1 in ,.7,'JSO is ID 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 2S 29 30 31 "7 780 "7 'tio .,H,!i 10 7,:70 "7 o:'o urltiio i.-,,tno 10 11 12 13. ...v ". .,,170 1 .'J'.IIIOl 7,2 to iMio.1 H 27.72.-1 16...., 27.U.-.0 ai(70 16 211,11(1. Total I.CH unsold and returned copies.. Not total Kales Iot ilnllv nveraup .Hi,r!o!i , ;; .H.t.i.lS. ail.lHl uku Huts h. iv.nuiit iv. Subscribed In my preHoncn and sworn to lieforc me this 31st dny of December, A. D. ISA). il, II. IIUNQATH. (SculJ Notary Public. t IJveii 11 11. IM winter has Its January thaw. Coming back td the weather: How Mould you like to be the IceiiianV Nebraska really entered the national republican column at noon yesterday. If you can't, llnd your Omaha friend In tlio olllce. telephone him at Lincoln. ltryan's lecture on charity, like that on undent landmark, comes from a llCliri Sliroillirgeil Willi toe mn.jcui. Heading accounts of blizzards In Europe Is about as near as the Omaha dweller has got to one this winter. The lowers all say they want peace In China. This recalls John Sherman s famous remark that "the way to resume IS lo resume. "Pay. pay, who'll get his pay?" is the cnnie at the city hall Just now. And employes wait while council nnd comp troller wrangle. Tlio Chinese representatives have nt ..1 1 1 ....I...... II...,. I. ...... Il,ll MniKu Mini uin.vm in.-., j.....,, ...in contracts everything Is now In readiness to smri tno mmiiv. MacArthur will not waste time on the Filipino murderers hereafter. He will put to use one of the chief products of the Island -hemp. In order that Ids brldo might not come to lit tn without a "dot" Alfred Gwynm' Vnnderbltr. settled. .?:i.70,H0 on Miss Klslo Kroiich before marriage. Not u bad portion. Iniprovenient In Culm's public school , . , ., . ,. system 1h one of the benellcent results of the spread of Old (ilory. Knllghten- ment follows the flag without regard to the constitution. Nebraska's vote for prosperity and pound money hurt been duly attested by tho proplo's chosen representatives. It was tho best thing that has happened for Nebraska Id a long time. Whatever may bo tho dKtlcultles of electing senators at Lincoln, tho re publican nienibers are capable of solv ing tliH problem without calling for the odvlco of tho popocratic organ. Ono hundred thousand tons of sugar beets woro handled by n single Ne braska mill during Its ninety-day "cam paign." And the beet sugar industry is still lu Its Infancy In Nebraska. Tho beginning of each week brings from Washington a. leiiL'thv rnvleu- nr tho business before congress. What the nubile would llko to see Is the v of some business which had passed tin. congressional stage. Tho electoral vote of Nebraska has been cast for McKlnley nnd Itoosovolt, tho republican state nlllctals have taken up their duties and the Antelope state takes Its place with the redeemed. There will be no backsliding, either. Denver's tight for tho Grand Arniy en cinipmont Is not yet nnlshod. Western cities, ,.s well as western soldiers, will do all they can to aid the Queen City in iy can to am tne Queen uity Us fight to carry out tho will of tho Grand Army as opposed to tho will of Its cotmuuudcr, King Oscar's recovery Is about as good Hows as American Swedes can learn. While thoy havo foresworn their al legiance to him, they have never wav- ered in their love for the grand old man whoso life has Deen a personal devotion to his subjects. When Senator Titus looks over the Iowa Held ho can cougratulute himself that lu his amendment he lias con- stnieted tho prize puzzle of tho present ccnerntlon. Tho district courts have tried their hand at solving It and arrlvo at different results and tho supremo court Is now endeavoring to reach n solution that will be ncccptcd. cvrA a Font: tax covxrnr Tho l.'nlted Htiilrs 1ms decided that Neely, licensed of complicity In the Ou bun postul frauds, can ho extradited. Thin decision Is one of far-reaching lin- ttiftiitwii In Ihn Orut- tilflf,, if llfld fl ..,., .... ' ...... I"""' "' l"'U!"' nciits of the administration have ns- ,i,, vi., .....i,i .,n,o.. i, tfimt bvih. - u mm ."W ......... ..t.i. ...... .....I I.I 1... I In null turn sunn; i:.v nuiini tiv luu.m i -I Hill' II , IIUIII ...... ..v; fleer of the covernmcnt have tirnso- cuted N'eoly's nppenl with vigor and nine tne siiiisificuoii 01 ('ouioiiihiiiik " opponents with n decision of the highest court In the land that the accused must Bo to Cuba to face the charge made ngnlnst him. The political phase of the case, how ever, Is of comparatively little moment t- covcrtju uy me tiecision 01 mo conn. ".mm... . '""h'"" vf,....,..., .,.. t tn(. outbreak of the war with Spain ....... ... , ... , Is binding upon this country; that when t declared the ntirnose of the war was tn Itlitt'ii itiiliti ftwi nml liwlntwitwtnnf (lint declaration was binding upon the L iiiteu states and that Cuba was in hiw nnd In fact a foreign country; any iitithorltv which tho ("tilted S "1111.11 11IL 111111.11 f States pos- sesnes III Cuba Is Incident to the mill- till" iwciltintlmi nml fur tlio furtlierltifr of 1,10 PiiriMisoH set forth In the decla- ration of congress. M'tiotlicr Novly Is extradited or not. nnd If extrndlted wn - l,K'1' Mo ,M litiulshert or not, Is of small coiiKeiiuence compnrctl with this declaration of the legal status of the l "Ited States In Cuba. .... ., ... , ... niiiut.- iih: ojnililKIl I01CU UL- parted from Cuba thcu has been an element lit the Island which mistrusted tR, ,uotveg o( t,B c0,lntry nll(j their statements have been echoed b.v cue- ,l,loM of tl,L' iiduilnlstratloii In tho United States. The preside and nienibers of ,i,.. .,.,1,1.,.., 1...., . .. .. . 11 1 l'" ..""inui mm; luiiuaicuiy iiiiliuiiut'uii the purpose of the government to carry out In good faith the declaration of congress. These declarations huve been accepted by the majority of Cubans, ,,llt ,,K'rc nr tll0ii n'"8 the more rabid element who refused to be satis fled. The Hulled Slates In Interfering In Cuba became sponsor for the govern ment which Is to be established in the Islam! and rightfully has Insisted that before Cuba should take Its place among tho nations of tho world It should put Itself In a position to main tain order, formulntu n government which was responsible and with which Other countries could ftenl: n iriivi.ru im,nt 01ip. nv pil0J)I(J tho rlf,hH wlIch )(,loIlf, l0 ,,e etZ,.m of nil civilized rmn.ni.nm,.. Ill IllHlst lllir I1IMIII tloiin cnnillttMnu tw , .. iM),nlT , ,iu ,.,,,.. lry ,, , Cun ,mvo IireteMl,Ml" to Sl,0 .. .t,.,,.,.,...,, t(l ,,,, ,., avowed obleet of Intcrventlnn nml in t.rlsh out f, UHI,lrution8 of .,, Cubans. Tlnv imv iw.i-mImi,.,i i h,u .i..t..... llons . H.)lte of ,.ullV(,lllnt, (lf Clllion cnnKtltntlminl ...in vniitlm. ni.,1 tii other stepH taken to place the Island hi u position' to govern Itself, This decision of the supreme court to the effect that Cuba. Is u foreign conn try ami that the United States Is bound by the declaration of congress when It Interfered In the affairs of the .... ...... iniHim ,! Sjiiiln, coming on top of the ,iet.ilu.atonH of tlio administration. should set at rest forever nil iniiiiiliii' iii " - this country and in Cuba regarding the purposes of the United States. Dolly ered at a time when the constitutional convention is considering the future re latlous between Cuba and this country it cannot fall to have a beneficial ef feet JUST A 'XHIVLK MIXKD, The Carter White I.cnd works of Omaha belongs to the trust anc' wu ueo by an Omulia paper that It has been closed be- "UBU thon, 'J""8111 handlo tho business moro profitably by concentratluK Its efforts th ch,.iH0 u,.. This is nroner ,,d just what Omaha voted for nt the last elee- tlon and sent a representative, to congress 10 encourage Just such consolidations of In dustries. Omaha has voted to destroy Its "r" '". p minions m l)f,eomo wenIthy by sucltlng the life blood out of its business Interests, llko leeches do when fastened to a mud turtle. It has the ndvlco and locches to console It and should be happy even If It loses nil o Its workB. Creto Democrat. Our popocratic friends who aro trying to make political capital out of the ma ncuvcriug of the so-called trusts that have branches In Nebraska have be come Just a trlllu mixed, lu citing the white lead works and tho silver smelter as samples of odious trust encroachment they have managed to hit upon the two concerns that have inndo themselves active lu the Ilryuu propaganda. Ono of the bombshells exploded In the heat of tho presidential campaign by the popocratic press was an interview with 1110 vmtMent of the sanio Omaha branch f Wlilto Lend trust, who proceeded to tel1 wy 1,0 wnH, tlie" t'"Hte(l ' tl10 cause of Bryan, although he hud four yenrs before opposed him. It is also otorl.?lw tlmt ,!ho opl? lutcreted In uic silver smeiier ncic nave irom me llrst been prolific contributors to tlio Ilryanlto campalgus, never forgetting tlmt their profits would Jump skyward If the 111 to 1 free coinage scheme could bo materialized. Of course there Is no truth lu tho re ',or " U!ut i) tlu'r "T ' ,8tlt"Uo"8 ar " 4 ' U"",'tr V?, bJ' tl10,0" cmc f 1 10 ect on. '1 hey are both hero to stay, without regard to their acquisition by tho trust organization, and they will contlnuo to be operated as long us they are money makers, Missuum mrmt coxtuol Certain members of congress are nt tucking the Missouri Itlvcr commission as a useless uxpenso oil the govern ment. In support of their position they cite tho payroll of tho commission, with Its nrray of names, mid the scheduled reports of disbursements made in it behalf, mid then point with Hue senr; to tho fact that on n utretch of mor than a thousand miles of river Its wnve roll undisturbed by tho paddles of steamboat. Many abuses havo doubt less crept Into tho administration o tho Missouri Itlvcr commission. It is not unique in that respect. or Is It I nn extenuating circumstance that (Other bureaus of, the government have fallen hort of honest and economical adminis tration at all times. The remedy does not necessarily He In' extinction. There must be other ways to correct nbuse. Along this grent stretch of the Mis souri, where no steamliont whistle awak ens the echoes In the bluffs, lies one of the most fertile plains tilled by man. It Is In the highest stage of develop ment. Thriving cities, line the river s banks and costly bridges span Its chan nel. Millions of dollars of private capital are Invested In real property along the course of thin most erratic of rivers. It Is to protect this property, to save farms ami factories, railroads nd highways from destruction that tho Missouri IMver commission has ex pended many thousand of dollars of public money. It may be that never again will n steamboat make Its way along the Missouri between Kansas City on the south nnd I'ierrc on tho north. Yet that Is no reason for abandoning all the property along the Missouri river to the vagaries of the current. Xot alone Is private property in dan ger, but much of the work done so far Is In an tiiitlulshed state, and unless It be pushed to completion wilt be des troyed and the money expended on It 111 bo wastetl. L'ikIo Sam has as sumed control of the unruly stream and should not now shirk the responsibility. Congress may nincnd the commission, but should not abandon Its work. AM KMC AX THADK IX OKU.MAXV. Another American consul general, Mr. Moore, stationed at Merlin, adds his tes timony to the accuinulatlon of evidence u support of the proposition that the United States has outstripped European competition. German manufacturers complain that they cannot longer com pete with their American rivals and re demanding that the government ex- halo certain articles or American make from the German market. To the sin- out of social economy there Is a won derful Interest lu this condition of af fairs. It. presents tt most desirable op portunity for a comparison of methods. u regard to the trcntmeut of manu facturers the policy of the two govern ments Is almost Identical! For many ears It bus been the unbroken policy of the United States to encourage manu facturing enterprises of all kinds, ul- tliough the tariff has afforded the only llrect protection to them, the general government lu no instance offering a bonus or subsidy. In Germany the pro tective tnrllf hns been supplemented b.v direct subsidies and government aid In other ways and not Infrequently has the mperhil government resorted to abso lute exclusion lu order to afford the pro tectlon from competition desired, tier niany hns moved forward steadily as a manufacturing nation mid has n high rank, following Great ltrltaln, which now follows the United States. The comparison with Great Hrltaln Is unfair and unsatisfactory, save as showing the superiority of u tariff sys teni over free trade as a method of en couraging the development of matiufac lining enterprises. Hut lu Germany, wheru the theory of governmental aid o private enterprise lias been carried to an extreme, we get a good standard by which to measure the real extent of American enterprise and development That the manufacturers of the United Stales are able to meet the Germans u Germany and to compel from them a cry for additional protection Is Indeed most satisfactory condition of of fairs and a high tribute to the repub Ilcitn policy of mild protection for home manufacturers through the means of m Judicious tariff law. Germany has sought for years to cx elude American pork. In the menu time the output of tho American pack lug houses has Increased annually uc u rate that astonishes all but tlio sta tlstlclans. Germany's efforts to ex elude Americiiu-mado machinery tuny have the same effect on tho iron tratle, Yankee enterprise and ingenuity Is a hiird team to compete against. The inaugural address of Governor Doekery'of .Missouri lu not likely to call forth any eulogies from the lute demo cratic candidate for president. The gov ernor congratulated himself tlmt ho had been elected without having resorted to any appeal to a particular class, nor hud he sought In any way to array one class against another. Governor Dockery evl dently did not drink very tleep from the Kansas City fountain of democracy. Ono of tho greatest evidences of the business foresight of the lute P. D Armour is the fact that, lu spite of the passlug away of the master mind which had created them, every brunch of the miiny grout Industries goes forward without n hitch. It requires fully as good Judgment to select men who an: cnpablo of conducting vast enterprises as It doea to accomplish tile result one's self. The activity lu speculation on the New York and other stock exchnnges Is having tho effect of fattening the "kitty" of the federal treasury. It is estimated that $-10,000 per day Is re quired to pay for the revenue stumps used. The general public will shed no tears over the burdens laid upon this class of business. Local Interest in tlio paving bill to be introduced at tlio present session of tho legislature Is more than common There Is too much uncertainty about the present method of assessing the cost o hucIi Improvements and tho new law I designed to cover tho defects disclosed by court dcclslous. There are now enrolled In tho Cubuu schools Hli.OOO students. Under the Spunlsh regime tho highest number en rolled Wus 34,000. Here Is the fouuda tlon of a legacy richer than anything except tho recognition of their right which the United States could give to Cubit. A public meeting attended by many Influential Spaniards has adopted rcso lutlons calling for the suppression o bull tights lu that country. If they succeed In accomplishing their object the world will no longer be able to tnj that Spain Is Incapable of progress. The town which hns neither received visit from Pnt Crowe nor had a case " kidnaping Is decidedly behind tlio times. It Is getting to n point where It Is unsafe to lie over ten minutes late around one's usual haunts for fear of starting a kidnaping utory. President Pickens proposes an active mipalgn for the Commerclnl club. He hould hnve the earnest co operation of his associates on the directory in carry ing out the comprehensive plan he hns utllned for extending Omaha's com mercial supremacy. .Motiml Attachment. Indianapolis, Journal, It Is small consideration for those who have the grip to know that tho grip alsu hns tbem. Heroes In Civil l.lfr. New York World. All the heroes are not wcarlntc soldiers' uniforms. The rescue by tho bravo llshor men of Carro of the 102 passengers nnd rcw of the Itusslc Is a thrilling reminder of this feet. Olvr Them A tuple llnom. Ilaltltnoro American. With ono asphalt trust lighting another and a plpo trust being organized to com pote with the present pipe monopoly tho government hns but to stand aside nnd allow the trust question to reach a Kil kenny finish. Tall WubkIhk Uif One. Springfield llcpubllcan. Senator Lindsay of Kentucky Is of drover Cleveland's opinion that the reorganization of tho democratic party must go backward, resume the past nnd expel tho future. This Is ono of tho most melancholy of endeavors o get tho tall to wag tho dog. Ancient (Ji-imtIx (Tsclrss. Cleveland Plain Dealer. The fact that an Isolated group of con federate veterans at New-Orleans has seen fit to protest ngalnst Inviting President McKtnley to tho gathering of the southern soldiers at Memphis will undoubtedly ndd n Increased warmth to the Invitation that Ity extends to the nation's chlrf executive. Where- NlrrplenN Crtrc Is Needed. Chicago Tribune. The Rochester horror should be sufficient to teach a lesson to the authorities of other cities, The greatest possible rare should bo tnken to seo that new buildings In which children are to bu housed nro properly pro tected against fire, and buildings which aro now so used should bo given a rigid in spection. A Threatened MlxtnUr. Qlobc-Dcmocrat. The abolition of tho Missouri river com mission, If It takes place, will be a mis take. The commission costs little nnd tho work which It docs Is of value to that river nnd to tho shipping Interests In gen eral of the western section ot the Miss issippi valley. Tho preposition to dlscon- Inue tho commission will meet with power ful opposition from most of tho states be tween tho Mississippi and tho Kocky moun tains. I-'tiNsliirsN nt ttmnll I'lnycro. Philadelphia North American. No small part of the responsibility for tho hitch In ponce negotiations In China rests upon thoso ministers who dawdled over their notes nnd gayo tho empress dowager time to cnango her mind. The Belgian slug gard appoars to h'aVo been the worst of the lot, ns he did not finish his noto until last Tuesday. The smaller the stake, the fusi- er the player and the longer tho delay In the game. One of n Motril flronp. St. I.ouls Globe-Democrat. Tho lato Philip D. Armour was one of tho most rcmnrkablo men of his time. Uo- glnnlncr, as did nlno out of every ten ot the men who have controlled tho great Industrial, commercial or dlstrlbutlvo ac tivities of tho country In tho last quar ter of n century, at tho foot of tho lnddcr, ho climbed to thn topmost rouid by bis own exertions, unaided by tho Influence of anybody, either In tho world ot business or in that of politics. His life, liko that of Henry Vlllard and Marcus Daly, who nlso died recently, shows tho boundless possibilities of advancement which America oilers to courage, foresight nnd Industry. Heroism lit Fisherman. Minneapolis Times. Tho plucky rescue of the- passengers and crew of tho French steamer Hussie mnrks tho fishermen of Carro nu men ot heroic tempor. Tho Ilusslo went aground last Monday, and over since then has been tho sport of tho storm. Time and again the tlshermen attempted to reach tho vessel, but woro beaten back by tho hravy sco. Thoy were not of tho stuff that yields easily, however, and as long as there was llfo on bnnrd tho wrecked ship they wcro deter mined not to cease tholr attempts nt rescue. Finally tholr efforts were rewnrded, and nil tho 102 people- saved. Tho heroism of thoso humblo fishermen Is of as ad inlrablo a quality as any exhibited In war, and deserves equal praise. I'KHSONAI, I'OINTiniS. Tho annual cost ot destructive Insects to the United States Is said to bo $300,000,000, and even this doesn't cover tho wear and tear to our nervous systoms. Tho first act of Mayor Ames of Minne apolis on assuming the reins of office was to dismiss 105 policemen who wero opposed to his election during tho recent cam palgn. Congressman John Sharp WllllamH ot Yazoo, Miss., was a classmate at Heidel berg ot tho present emperor of Germany Tho two wero friends and Mr. Williams Is still an admirer of tho kaiser. Eugene F, Smith, a full-blooded Oneida Indlnn, has entered a medical college In Milwaukee and will whon graduated bo ono of tho very few rcdmon who havo fitted themselves to practlco medicine. Frederick Harrison, the noted English philosopher and critic, has accepted nn In vitation from President Oilman of Johns Hopkins university to deliver a lecture at that place during his coming visit to this country. Secretary Long keeps on his desk an alarm clock to remind him of appointments regarding which ho Is very partlculur. If tne secretary nas an appointment tor, say o o'clock, tho little tlmopleco will strike five times nt 4:30. The pet weakness of Hall Calne, tho Eng lish novelist, Is that he bears a strong physical resemblance to Shakespeare. Ho Is said to be as proud ot this alleged fact as Senator Cullom Is of his fancied resent bianco to Lincoln. Prominent v.omeu of Trenton, N. J., aro Interesting themselves In tho purchaso o the old Dritlsh barracks of revolutionary dato to bo converted Into a museum for colonial and revolutionary relics, Tho bar rucks was the headquarters ot Dritlsh off) rers during tho revolution and at present Is occupied by tho Old LadleB' home. Morris Ilosenfeld, tho Yiddish poet, was tho eon of a Polish fisherman. Ho married at IS, went to Amsterdam and learned dla mond cutting, then becamo a tailor In Lou don. and In 1883 took up tho same trade In New York. For twelve years ho worked In the sweatshops during the day and wrote and studied English In the night. 'itm: Anvirt: to tiii: i,Atv)i.utims. Wayne Republican: It Is to be hoped the legislature will shy clear ot nil legislation designed to provide additional places for peoplo who deslro to live at the state s ex pense. Tho traveling library bill comes lin er this head and Its passage should never bo permitted under any circumstances, Wayne Herald! The State Normal school will have Its Innings during tho present ses- Ion of tho state legislature. If nuy part t the state deserves recognition and merits Institutions of that kind, northeast Ne braska Is one of them, and public Institu tions should not all be established In any one city. Fremont Tribune: Among the grafts Lin coln proposes to work through tho legisla ture Is one for the appropriation of $50,000 to buy nn abandoned nnd defunct normal school at tlmt place and tnnko it a state In stitution. If the management of the State nlvcrslty will shut out. ot that Institution tudents from other states that are paying othlng for the privileges obtained, room enough can be made to carry on the normal training of teachers there contemplated by law. Howells Journal: If about ono out of fifty ot tho bills that havo been Introduced In tho legislature could be passed nnd n lot ot tho laws that are now on our statute books, but never enforced, could be re pealed, a good work would be done. The average member of the legislature Is bent upon Introducing as many bills as possible without regard to whether thero Is n call for such a law or not. This accounts for the passage of so many laws that are worse than useless Let us havo less laws nnd then enforce what we have. Kearney Hub: It Is proposed to appro priate $30,000 for tho purchase of a site and to supply buildings, etc., for the per manent location of tho state fair at Lincoln. It Is nlso proposed to buy an abandoned normal BChool property near that city and convert It Into a new Stnto Normal school. There will bo qulto a number of other things that will bo nsked for at tho capital, Including heavy appropriations for tho uni versity, and the members of the legislature will be up against tho snmo old thing until the last graft lias been laid tenderly to rest. Tecumseh Chieftain: Representative Evans Introduced In the lower house of the legislature tho first of tho week a legisla tive apportionment bill which, If It becomes law, will place Johnson In the Third senatorial district, with Oloo county, and constituting It tho Fifth representative dis trict. Representative Evans says his bill Is based on tho last crnsus nnd provides one representative to every 10,068 of popu lation. It will not be satisfactory to this county to bo linked with Oloo for senatorial purposes. Tills or any other apportion ment bill will hnve to be carefully scanned nnd freely amended beforo It can bo made to conservo tho Interests of all parts of the state. Heaver City Tribune: While tho Ne braska legislature Is hunting nbout to find something that will be of profit and benefit to tho people. It should not overlook the matter of biennial elections. Thero nro too many elections and too much politics In Nebraska. Make the term of governor four years. If ho Is a squaro man nnd gets a renomlnntlon elect him the second time. Then mako tho term of county ofllcers four years, electing half of them every two years instead of every year ns now. It would be economy for tho taxpayers and suit ovory body but tho professional politician, nnd anything that does not settle well with tho professional politician can be put down as a pretty good thing for white men. Give us a change. Wayno Republican: Tho Nebraska leglo- laluro would do a wise thing If It should pass a law this winter putting nil the stnto Institutions under tho rare of n competent board of control. Iowa has such board nnd It has been operating Its statu Institutions under this bonrd for almost two years, nnd it nnds that with prices of everything used much higher than tho year prior to Its as suming control, this board has operated tho Institutions at a cost of over $1SO,000 less than tho previous year. This saving has not been effected In Impairing In any manner tho cfllclency of tho work of tho different institutions, II removes the man agement of tho Institutions out of politics, puts them on their own efficiency nnd ns- Btires that good work will be rewarded with a pormnnont position. Grand Island Independent: Representa tive Evans of Lancaster county has Intro duced a bill In tho house reapportioning the stato Into senatorial and representative dis tricts. Hall county having today two rcn- rcsontntlves of Its own and a senator with Howard county will bo given a sonator with Hamilton county and a representative with Hamilton county nnd only ono representa tive of lis own. It appears that Douglas and Lancaster counties with their grent losseB In population as shown by tho census of 1900 rotnln their present representation. Whllo tho figures of tho 1885 census, upon which tho present apportionment Is based, aro not Immediately at hand, nnd whllo the proposed combination Is nt least some Im provement over that of tho present "doal," It appears that thero might ho a still bet ter arrangement, nut whatover lines aro adopted wo do wunt a dlvorco on tho ground of Incompatibility from Howard county. Greeley Leader: AVhatover tho legisla ture does not do, It ought to dovlso somo means to correct tho utterly vicious system of assessing property In this state. Whoa n dollar that Is ns good for Its faco tho world over Is assessed at 25 or 33 cents It puts a premium on all sorts of dishon esty and misrepresentation. It makes tho valuation of all commodities In tho stnto utterly unrellabio and Is as fnlso as It Is vicious In misrepresenting tho re sources ot tho stnte. The revenue law Is In Itself nil right, as It demands that all prop erty should bo put at rash valuo, but as there Is no ponnlty attached to Its viola tion nil sorts of dlshonosty nro practiced In making up and equalizing HstH for tax ation, it is n snamo to tne stnto and a shnrp romcdy for the evil should bo applied. It requires so much to run the government and any lowering of the assessment only raises the rate of taxation so It scares careful Investors away from us, when they learn tho rato of per cent of tax on the dollar. It Is a continual fooolishness and our lawmakers should abate tho nuisance. Ilcatrlco Express: It will be a gala day for tho truo sportsmen of Nebraska, of whom thero aro many, whon tho legislature takes adequate stops toward protecting tho gamo birds by providing good, strong pun Ishraent for tho butchers who kill the samo for tho mnrkct. Tho genulno sportsman wants to sco tho gamo birds multiply rather than grow fewer In numbers. And the sportsmen aro not the only ones Interested; tho farmers havo large interests at stake. Tho slaughter of tho Insect-eating birds Is n great boon to tho bugs and worms that ruin tho crops. Tho peoplo lntho galleries at tho stnto house might smilo If somo states man Btood up to advocate a bill providing for tho proper protection of Nebraska snakoB, but such a bill would not bo so ri diculous as It may appear at first sight. Tho few venomous snakes left In tho stato will find no champion, but the other varieties should bo protected, for thay do no harm, and accomplish a great deal of good; thoy, llko moBt of the game birds, live on tho natural enemies of tho farmers. Every year tho bugs and worms and mice are becom ing moro numerous and moro rapacious, and everything that tends to kill tlirm oft should bo protected nnd encouraged, A Slinily Operiitlnii. Washington Post. The logical tnferonce Is that Mr, Tillman was served with moro than his share ot the dark meat at that Omaha banquet. i.irr. i tiii: i'iiii.ii'pi.m:?. ImliiKtrj- of the nllti'n f l.inoii :ilnie of it Stilti L'liirr. Lieutenant Shaw of tho Twenty-seventh infantry, In a letter to tho Spring leld (Mass.) Republican, refutes tho assertion hat the natives of Luzon nro lazy and sniri- css. Thoso Kith whom he enmo in contact ho found to be exceedingly Industrious and apt Imitators. "Tho town of Marlqulna, ten miles from Manila," writes the lieutenant. 'has a population of 9.000. and Is noted for Its shoes, All the men nre shoemakers and work nt their trade six days In a week from layllght to dark, and often by the light of a poor Inmp, They make leather nnd can vas shoes of n superior quality nud wooden clogs, or "suecos." The women do n part of his work, especially In cutting out, and they do tho stamping on the leather toe- pieces of the "suecos." Every Mondny ono man from each shop loads tho week's work nto a cart or bundles It up In two bundles, ono on each end of a stick, and carries It to Maullu. The gardens around Marlqulna arc pilto good, nnd nil the plowing nnd heavy work Is dono by the men, From this camp I can see natives nt work everywhere, plow ing, getting ready for tho new corn crop, The fishermen of liguna are male. They fish nt night nnd every morning the fisher men came lo Marlqulna from Tnytay, or Calantn, or I'aslg, arroes n rice Held five miles wide, under a burning sun, with 100 pounds of fish In two baskets on a pole. They came not only to Mnrlqulna, but they went on seven miles to San Mateo. Around Manila hundreds of men and boys, ns well b women, tnnko n living by getting fire wood and tnkliiK It to market In town. The women help cut It or tie It up, but tho men nnd hoys nlways carry It. Men nnd boys cut all the grass used for foragu In Manila. They come out ns far as this place and carry great bundles of grass to town. Tho wome.i, ns n rule, carry vegetables to town, but the men enrry mtlk. Every day I see many men with a Jar holding three gallons slung on each cod of n short stick, trotting Into town. havo often seen the men come through Marlqulna on their wny from San Mateo to Manila with ten gallons of roconnut oil In two cans, slung on a stick. From San Mateo to Manila Is Fovonteen miles, nnd these men mado tho round trip every day." A correspondent of tho Chicago Record, writing from Zambonngn, gives nn Interest ing account of n visit to Dntto uttu s ranch on the Island of Mindanao, where he owns and works 1,000 slnvcs. Uttu Is es teemed to bo ono of tho richest, If not the wealthiest, man on the Island. For years ho war tho king beo of the Moros. Ho led them to victory against nil of their cuomles nnd In tholr own affairs ruled them with nn iron hand. Hut he grew old nnd little by llttlo yielded his position ns the nctlvo field leader to Plnng, who alter nately astlsted nnd opposed his measures nnd his campaigns. Now, In his latter years, ho lends tho life of a retired tiov- crclgn, surroui'ded by vastals and smiled upon by what lu considered to be the fair est of the Moro fair. Yet ho Is nbout tho ugliest mortal thnt ever clouded the vision of mnn outside of a nightmare and there Is nothing In his character or makeup thnt would Iniplre tho slightest feeling of love. tutu's place Is reached by boat from Cot- tabatto. Nearly sixty miles up tho Rio Grande de Mlndnnno, the great water high way of this island, he hns built his home. Tho building, unlike that used by tho Datto Plang nnd many other Moro leaders, Is of tho native typo. Its frame Is made of bamboo poles, Its roof nnd sides nro con structed of "nlpu," which Is mado of the thatched branches of the concon palm. Thoro Is not a nnll In tho whole palace, yet Is Is ono of tho largest buildings on the lBlnnd. Instead of nnlls the builders used "bejuco," which Is tho collective naino for long strips of rattan, with which tho va rious plqccs of ,thc dwelling aro lashed to gether. Let It not bo supposed for a mo ment thai this building is nny crude affair; it Is ns grnccful nnd as perfect as any sum mer housu ever seen In a laud whero tho climatic conditions nre such ns to ninko flro nn unhcnrl of clement of existence. Hut to lay nsldo the details ot architec ture for a poop Into tho harem. Tho main apartment Is a room about sixty feet square. It is hung with all the rare cloths that could bo bought, confiscated, stolen or secured by nny other means from the Chinese. Brilliant in pattern, soft nnd light ns it hongs Muttering in tho breezes that play through thn room tho savngely ar ranged tapestry first engages tho cyo. Strewn about the floor In nrtlstlc ctnfu- slon nro thn skins of many animals, some of which arc Indeed strange to the Ameri can. These rich pelts represent tho col lection of many years, tho trophies of many fights and the gifts of many who enmc with bended knee nnd open-handed liberality to solicit tho friendship of tho dntto. No pic ture meets tho curious gazo of tho visitor. The women arc seated in n seml-clrelc. In the center Is tho prlnceis. Sho Is snld to bo n dnilghter of tho piiltnn of Mlndnnno, but to ono who hns seen tho sultan the Idea pre sents Itself thnt If such bo tho ense his sultnnlc majesty must havo become a father at an extremely enrly age. Fifty others of tho Mrs. Uttu nro In this crescent of femininity. Their ages rnnge from Hi to 45 and every typo is presented. Wives by purchase, wives by marrlngo, wives by gift and wles by conquest, with nnd with out tho consent of tho governed, nil grace the scene. Ilchlnd tho princess stand two slaves, bearing poles tipped with red feathers. A fow women with peculiar ntrlngcd Instru ments In their hands occasionally let their fingers wander over tho strings us though on n still hunt for the lost chord. The tickling ot a tiny tomtom that sounds llko tho water of h mountain rill trickling over a rocky precipico nonis over tno nir nnd the flaming loudness of tho costumes of luo women dawns upon tho mind of the visitor. Tho dress Is nothing but n grent flowing robe an endless circle of stuff n couple of yards wide nnd perhaps five yards In cir cumference. Tho women handlo this dra pery bo deftly that thoy rarely ever dis close as much ot themselves ns does the seashore damsel at an extremely modest resort. Ono would expect poetry to bo In tho air or a harem, but It Isn't. Sentimentalists havo sung of tho harem In verse, but It Is nil a mistake. It 1b proso of tho deadest, darkest, most repulsive vein. A hord of silent women corralled for tho pleusure of on old, ugly, ono-eyed snvage, for whom not ono of them ran feel thn slightest senti ment or oven kindness, Is obsorved only ns ono might look at a barnyard of cattle. Human property simply that and nothing moro. NOT MUCH .IACKSOXIAX JOY. I'urO" .t lit ft Monil to ImtiilUR In McrrlmcMti. Philadelphia. Press. Democratic banquets In honor of the hero of tho battle of New Orleans wcro piobably fewer In rumbcr this year than In n gen eration, The party Is not In a mood Just now to cat rich foods, drink rare wines and listen to glowing eulogies of tho man who demonstrated his democracy by giving his party all the offices. Tho contrast with Jacksonlan days Is too striking to bo agree able. Tho democracy was probably nover In a humor less favorable to rejoicing, and tho consequence was fewer nnd less hilari ous celebrations. And what la still more discouraging to the faithful, no Inspiring word went out to tho party from thoso who had tho temerity to gather around tho banquet board two months after tho democratic party had re ceived the worst trouncing in Its history. Mr. nryan, who spoke at tbo Chicago meet ing, hud nothing to tell his hearers except, In mock modesty, to urge them not to use his name too conspicuously and to express his willingness to take his place ns n pri vate lit the ranks. Hut he contributed noth ing to democratic harmony when, with an Ill-concealed sneer, he directed his sar casm toward the gold democrats who had opposed him nnd sent nn nrrow Into their reorganization irhcmcs by remarking that "reorganization Is an Internal remedy nnd ennnot bo applied externally," nnd that "a person must be Inside tho party organiza tion before ho can participate In the party management," Mr. llryan may have been In a little bad humor with hlniBelf and his party. De feated candidates are apt to be. Ho had also Just returned from n duck shooting trip in Toxns, where his luck was poor, and, as ho believed, ho hud had a now Illustration of the value of monopolies, In explaining his empty game bog, he snld: "When wo wero over there beforo the water was low nnd we had alt the ducks. Now tho water Ih high nnd spreads nil over tho country. The ducks nre consequently scattered nnd the many have nn opportunity to shoot them." All this did not put Mr. llryan In good humor for his Jacksonlan banquet nnd prob ably destroyed tho flavor of his speech. Other orators nt the 8th of January feasts appear lo havo labored under tbo samn poverty of Ideas or to havo been afflicted with tho fullness which Is not conducive to utterance, nnd ns n result the speeches nro barren of hopo nnd Inspiration. On the whole, the Jncksonlnn banquets of lfOl will not ndd much to tho hnrmony or hilarity of the democracy. The feasts wero few, the speeches short nnd the tono aad tenor of alt that wns snld nnd done was In dicative of tho somber hue which overcasts tho democratic sky. WKI.Ij 1'II.I,K -with roi.v. Plethoric t.'oitilltlnit or irnclp Sum' I'oeLr (ImmiU. Now York Sun. Tho published summary of iho forthcom ing report of tho director of Hie mint shows that tho document should bo profit nblo for Instruction nnd reproof to nil the Fnrmers' Alliance men nnd "per cnplty" populists, to nit prophets of gold famines nnd currency famines, and to every sur vivor who shuddered at the crime of 187.1. Study the llttlo tnble which begins with that nefarious year and tells hnw much money wns In tho world's stocking nt the dntes named: ,. . . .... Uncovered f!(ili! lli-or t,,., 1S7.1. nr.. 1100, I5. 19W., ..$l.'J03,ifO,WV) $l,(ir,7,(SC,,0.1 $2,8JS.5410ft) .. 3,!l.!A).i00 ;l.rOI,10-.POO H,700.lKl.l0) .. t.lin.TWi.OCO l.'JSCOOO.OOO I.Ki.H.IOn.OiM .. 4,fiU.tVl0,onO .V3S.W0.0O) :!.M6,IW."00 .. t,SII,lW,M 3,818,'JOu.OOO L'.!"WI.100.(X) Total, $11,692,1(00,000. Ono grows rich nd ding It. A paltry gain of more than seven billions since 1873. In twenty-soven yenrs the stock In tho stocking hns been Increased to tho extent of somo seven billions of dollars, nbout halt of which Is gold. In thnt tlmo hllver hns gnlned $2,750,000,000 nnd paper unpro tected by spcclo reserves only somo $650, 000,000. In 1S70 tho unsecured paper was hnlf of tho world's money. In 1D00 It Is only nbout one-quarter. Tho United Stntcs have gobbled vast amounts of gold In tho period rovorod by tho table. They woro rntlmnted to havo had $133,000,000 in 1873. They had but $213. 000.000 in 1878. the year beforo tho resilmp tlon of specie payments. Then camo fnt years of food exports nnd there were nearly $480,000,000 of gold to the country's credit at tho close of business in 1881. Tho In jection of silver Into tho currency made tho progress of gold slow. In the next flflcen yenrs tho stock grow only to $GOO,000,000. Slnco 1S06 tho gold boom In tho United Stntcs has been enormous. In thrco years tho incrcaoo was 60 per rent. July 1, 1900. tho $1,000,000,000 mark was passed. It Is calculated that $100,000,000 havo been added since. The United States can give a gold dollar to every man, woman nnd child on earth nnd hnvo a comfortable ncstegg left. LIGHT AMI MVKI.Y. Philadelphia Press: Suitor Yes, sir, I nsmro yon, l would be glad lo marry vour daughter, even If she were poor ns a church mouse. Mr. Moneybags That tellies you! I don't wnnt a fool In tho family. Detroit Journal: "The gonil rnnds move ment." wo observed, "bus certainly nut a new face on tho landscape!" "llleyeln face!" said tho Wheel Perion, for lie hold himself largely responsible fur all this. Detroit Fror Press: "Old Grouoh went to tho mnxqtionido tho other night dls giilsod as a bear." "Did any one recognize Iilm?" "Nobody but his wife." Chicago Tribune: "1 rny n fellow ought to have, as good a time us ho can In this world." contended Iho man with tho bulbous noso. '"Hint's 0110 of my cardinal doctrines." "ft Is?" marveled tho nnn In tho shngay ulster. "Then that accounts for vour try lug to paint tho town red last night." Washington Star: "Did sho accept you?" iif-krd the friend "I don't exactly know," answered thn suitor. "Sho left tho whole question to )i-r father, but ndvlwd me eonndentlrilly to mako Iho request by mall rather thnu !:i person." Indianapolis Press: "What mado you so long coming?" asked the boss. "I was long because 1 was short," ajld the workman. "Hay?" "I had no car fare und had to walk." I'lltsburg Chronicle: Thn r.'asual f'nllnr emtio lu and remarked to tlio Snake Editor: "You didn't print Hint poem I sent you," "Good guess I" "Whv didn't you?" "Well, you snld In your letter that If I published It I should hear from you again. " TWBMTIISTII CUXTUIIY RIM,. James Ilnrtou Adams In Denver Post. .Sim's snappy nnd smart ns the hottest led pepper, In graco with the angels she's closely allied, In llghtneKF. no quern of the turf can out stop her , Or hold up n, head with more beautiful pride. Her smllo hut reflects tho bright spirit within her, ... Her Up hns a proud "don't-you-Jolly-mo'f curl, , , . , And, be sho a saint or nn Innocent sinner, There's 110110 like tho twentieth century Blrl. Her laugh flows as sweet ns ths ripple of streamlets, Her song would the ear of nu angel en trance, Hr nyos urn so soft that they seem llttlo dreamlets, A chnllenge to lovo In tholr every glance. 8I11 seems tho rcnl ncme of femulo por fecllon. Ill beauty's grent diadem she Is the pentl; There's scarcely it (law that demands it correction Observed to the twentieth century girl. In shop or boudoir. In thn parlor nr kitchen, Sho shlnoi with tho light of Amerlcun Blio'sSaiwn could nsk In her flgurn, and rlob In .... . Dumo Fortune's best dower, her beauty of face. ... Her modesty sometimes seems tardy in nctlnn' Whun dancing In gayoty's maddening whirl. , , , . t And then her cute boldness seems but nn attraction Quito lilting the twentieth century clrl. She tins n quick tongue, nnd a rlp brnln to feed II. , Discusses all questions from science to You offer'ndvlce nnd she's rendy to !ieed It, Provided 'llf of an agreeabl sort. In satire, she gives her opponent no quar ter, In lovo nil her words havo a syrupy In spnti'or In qunrrnls no fabled old Tartar Could sllenco the twentieth century girl. Without her this earth would be but ns the setting , . Of gold with thn beautiful gom torn nwny. Its men-folk but growling old nnlmals, fretting , , In snlltude'N gloom for a twinkle of dnv. Then hero's u hurrah for tho sparkling young 1 well 'Mid nil of earth's treasures tho daintiest pearl-- , , Sho sweetens our cup she's the inlt In lift's grurl, , Tho peerless, chic twentieth century clrl.