0 THE OMAHA DAILY HIIKi 'ITISMMV, l-KIHM'AHY r, 1001. 'ft ik omaiia Daily Bee. K. R'HKWATKK, KdlWr. Pt'HI.fSHKL- KVKP.Y MOIlMfNO. trkmr or HrmfRnTiox. iMilf IM (wUbowt Hma4)', On rt..K. Jteflr And Mtinday. One Yer Km iiitRr.id !, On Tear HumUr ne. On Tr 1W Saturday lie. OfH rr LSI Twuifl Century Parrnr. On Yessr... l") Wetkly lie. On r-ut .2 OFI'ICKK Omaha: Th Hjlldlng. dowth Omaha. '.'Hy lla:i IlulMIng, Twen-tr-flfln nd 11 Mre-ets. Ooun II ttluff. 10 Pearl Street. 'JS4- ''nUr liull'llDK. Jfw fork. Ternple ''urt. Washington: 1 Fourteenth Street. COIUIK8POXDKXOC fmrnunk'rftlont relating to nw and "J. tortal matter should l addressMsl: Omaha Jfee, Kdltortal U-partmnt. l!t.:HJNK LI5TTKP.8. fiailaee ettr and reroUt-"' should V 1ir": The Publishing Cow pnt. Omaha. . KKM1TTANCBH. KmU by draft. -jcpree or pUI ortfer. riayabl to The He Publishing Compa-v Ofirr i-ent stamp accepted l pyr-tit of mall aeeount personal 'hecka. Httt tn Omttba r Ktrn ex-tonga, not c-ced THR HKK I't'KMHillNO COMPANY KTATKMENT Or cmrf'LATION. fitat: of Nebraska Douglas bounty, m. norg W. Turhurk. 1creury of Tb He PuMfshlar, r-nmprsny. being duly firorn, r tlwit th actual number of full and 'nmpftHt ropl's "f The Dally. Morning. IHreftIng and Sunday Me printed during the rnonirt or January, lyji. was as roaows ) ur..r.i i: .w.sio 2 at,sO It SH.KJMI 3.....,, -o,i2n , Si'l.Uffl Jfi S,T20 t 2ii,tiii n ai..vi e '2(i.Hr.t st a.4io T an, mi a vn.-uit I Sd.Sfeej 24 .... SflM"" ii. 2 o iMi.ini M 2l, HO K 2l H S7 2H.HIS If... Vl.tVU M .. . 2 1M IS 2;.7MJ -12.770 it 2'1..V0 2S.H U 2l..-0 a 20.1.VJ J 20,320 Total fio.o-.v Im unsold and returned copli. . 10,017 ;.et toUl mUm i.'to.Mit Net dally arrs. 20.770 OKO. 11. T-HCHLCK. Kjbvr1tKd la my prn' ami iworn tn Iwfure me thlo tut day of January. A. JJ )3. M. IJ HL'NOATB. (8al ) Noury I'ubilc Of cotir.so. the lat" enow stonn wa a lltr.znl. otherwise m-oiI tnk'ht lw nithiv the Mlr.zard ip"df.,s were dylni; out. One of tin; Iarfc'"(t wire ilant In the country hurnnl KurKlaj". ltit there In no tlnncer that the wires which are be inn iHtlletl In Lincoln will Kuffer a short- Walt until that fusion leulitlatlvc HeerlUK rfjinmlttf-e hvlnn to net In iin work down at Mneoln. A jilaee on the Heerlni; eominlttee ouht to be worth u KwA dual. The tar levy rew)lve Itcelf Into the queatlon of raining money to pay off clehtH nlonK with current esjenK' or cnrryliis: the debts and Increased over lnpH at Jilh rates of Intercut. Omaha jeoj!e who waded around through the ktiow dtiftK Sunday can console themselvcM that Nebraska main talt:el Itx rentitatlon for havlnjj the bent of everything the utonu was wortw i'lewherc thati here. MlKHourl did not make any appropria tion for tate jmrtlcipation In the Tratm inlKclfHlppl KxHitiou ut Omaha, but that Ik no good reawjn why Nebrahka hliould not Ik; mote liberal with the Iiulidana I'tirchaite fair In St. JauIk In If the county attorney had a set of deputies who would give 'public bunl- neH precedence over their private law canea he would not have to call for tin authorized aHHlHtautx and ImpoHe upon the taxpayer a Malary Hut dlnproior- tlouate to the ncrvlcc. t.rnzy hnake, the (.'reek chief now under arrest charged with creating a disturbance in the Indian Territory, haa given Indications that he has absorbed more of modern American civilization than had been supposed. He chargeH all the trouble In the territory up to the Htundard Oil company. Notice with what glee tin? llryanltc papers 011111111181x0 the assertion that ex Senator JIII1 will not be 11 candidate, for the presidential nomination on the dein ocratlc ticket in lIKi. These papers hitve assumed the task of fddctracklug every presidential possibility except Ilryau that may bub up In the coming four years. While Omaha Ik perfecting Its railway facilities, it should not overlook the Im pern live demand for the closing of the Hartlngtoii gap. lly building u few miles of track a direct line can be had from Omaha Into eastern South Dakota. With so much money rently for railroad Investment IIiIh Improvement ought to be consummated without much more delay. Chancellor Andrews of the State uni versity has been so rash as to pro nouuiMi a memorial (111 the late queen of Kiiglaml. He evidently did not know of the lisle he wiih taking of forfeiting the favor of his fusion friends, who scent a Hrltlsh conspiracy behind every bogey conjured up In their minds to menace the peace and prosperity of the nation. The populist state committee Is not making any great effort to pay up the Indebtedness coming from the last cam paign. The members of the committee secured all that was coining to them and an? perfectly willing to allow the other fellows to wall until the aspir ants for olltce In another campaign put up the money. No ainoiiurof prodding can Induce the late oltlclals to pay for tlui dead equine. Kansas has a habit of bringing .Itself Into notoriety through Its freaks and outbreaks of various kinds. Mrs. Nation has done her share In this direction ami now It Is reported that In retaliation for her raids on (he Joints their sym pathlr.ers are going to add to the recoid by mobbing her. The great mass of Kansas people are not to be Judged by the freaks or lawbreakers, but, never theless, all suffer Iu the estimation of thu general public on their account. nnril i Vh f Til i I I!y far the mot Interentlos wiiQtt now receivftii; attention at Va.blnrtoa relates to the rlfcht of coozr to ttKn the coufttltation framed by th ('nbaij convention. No other matter l beltitf iUite m cnrfletly (MtcuuMfl al there Is wide dlrerrece of opialoti la r:rd to It. IVtIhip the mot Important deliver ance on the fttbjert th far I that of Senator Halt of Coiinecttcat, chairman of the committee on relations with Caba. who Is believed to refle t th vlew of th- adjilnltratVH. Mr. Piatt expre.ed the opialoa that cooirreks hfl. not the power deal directly with the Cuban conUtBtkB. Caba beiut; a forelcn coBBtrj. m dwlared by the npreme court of the Unltwl States, con?res can neither apjirove. reject nor In any way amend or modify the Cuban con Mltutiou. Cuba l prlvilefred to estcb llh her own iroverntuetit without let or hindrance. Hut he thought that the tnlteI States havlm: Intervened to tectire freedom for Culw save this coun try certain rights and privileges In the Maud ami created mutual obligations which may Ik? defined In a way yet to be determined. He alo thought that eongre may declare iiikjii what tennis and conditions military occupation of Cuba hhall ceae and In doing that might express lt opinion as to what neccj-wiry guaranties of our future re lations should be embodied In Its con stitution. Other republican senators are cald to Ik? In Mibttautlal accord with the views of Mr. liatt On the other hand there are msw who contend that congrcs has th right, under the obllgattons assumed by this government in the Paris treaty, to pats on the Cuban conntltutlon ami to require that It shall make sc'flc pro ilon for the relations hereafter to j exist between Cuba and the United 1 State. TheM- Insist that the basis of I our dealings with Cub in law Is not the resolution of congress pledging In-dejK-ndence for the Cuban iople. but 1 the treaty. They urge that the treaty Impliedly If not directly put UKn congress the responsibility of seeing to It that the obligations which the treaty entails upon this country with resfK-ct to Cuba are recognized. They tay that the United States being by that convention compelled to do cer tain things after a stable government is established, therefore the United States Biut be the Judge as to whether a stable government has been provided for or not. The obligations of the treaty, It Is argued, are conditions pre cedent to the Independence of Cuba and we must be satisfied that thee conditions have leeu fully met. This ftosltlon certainly finds no authority or warrant In the decision of the supreme court declaring Cuba to be foreign ter ritory, held In trust for Its Inhabitants, "to whose exclusive control It will be surrendered when a stable gdveruinent shall have been established by their vol untary action." Obviously any Inter ference on the part of congress with the Cuban constitution would be an in trlngement of the right of the people to establish a government by their volun tary action. Yet It would seem that congress might without Impropriety of fer suggestions or recommendations re specting that Instrument without mak ing any demand as to its provisions. The question Is manifestly of the greatest Importance and the present In dications are that It will be settled with u proper regard for the rights of the Cuban people. uxhe a ithf:intm:uKs. The letter of Secretary Long to Sena tor Morgan, In reference to the failure of congress to properly recognize and reward the naval heroes at Santiago. will be likely to revive discussion as to the responsibility for that failure. The secretary of the nuvy points out what has been done by the president and himself to secure for those men the recognition they unquestionably merit, but as everybody uuderstands, these ef forts have been unavailing because of the feeling created by the unfortunate Sampson-Schley controversy and It ap pears very doubtful whether any action will bo taken by the present congress, earnestly as Secretary Long pleads for It. Perhaps the next congress will be better disposed. Tilt; otllcers and men of the Asiatic of the the squadron received the thanks nation and medals of honor. was 110 controversy In regard achievement at Manila, no question as to whom belonged the honor and glory of that victory. Had none been raised respecting the equally lmiKjrtant and even more brilliant achievement at San tiago those who participated In It would long Hliice have been rewarded as they deserve. It Is not worth while to tils cush the responsibility for this. There Is an obligation of natloiiul gratitude title the 'men of the Santiago squadron and It should be paid. Congress ought to promptly heed the appeal of Secre tary Long. Tiro AUt:.DMK.Ts n'Axrr.i) fuiiomaiia While thu legislature Is considering amendments to the Nebraska constitu tion, It should not overlook two amend ments Imperatively demanded iu the In terest of Omaha and Douglas county, although not directly affecting any other part of the state. These two amendments should pro vide, llrst, for a consolidation of city and county government where It can be economically accomplished, and, second, for municipal home rule through the framing and adoption of a city charter by the peoplo of the city Itself. The amendment relating to the con solidation of city mid county olllces was among those submitted four years ago which failed of ratlllcatlou on account of the Indifference of the voters. As then formulated, It authorized the merg ing, In whole or Iu part, of the govern ment of any city of tho metropolitan class and the government of the county in which It Is located, when a propnsl tlou for that purpose had received the assent of a majority of the votes cast Iu each government division. If this authority were granted by the constitution the taxpayers of this city ami county would, .i!liipvtji0lj;..to mi re annua lit a larc- amount of inoticy wow oAiH'itdcd in salaries to olll'ers who duplicate one another's work. Int al to aroid the inconteiilencea of dual gov eminent. No good reason exists why the taxjwrers should Ik- compHIH to support two treasurers and their tafls of deputies and to make double trips to two M-jwratc offices to jwy their taxes when the work could Is? more cally and efficiently informed In one office . under one treasurer. The same Is true with ref'Tcwc to tlie auditing of comity and city accounts, the engineering ami health detmrtments of the two local gov- erment". as well as many other branches of the service. The consolidation of city and county governments has been fol lowed with good reults In New York. St. I)Uls. Han Prancl-co awl other large cities, none of which would will ingly return to the old plan. As to munleijtal home rule, the amend ment offered In the legislature of 1ST was defeated through the influence of local eorisjrate interests that were not ready to entrust the charter-making jsjwi-r to the jeople them-elves. Uy vesting in each city the authority to frame and adopt Its own charter, sub ject to certain safeguard and affirma tion by the people at the polls the legis lature would be relieved of the biennial squabbles over charter revision and the Iop!e assured a charter conforming to local needs. ' The general drift of legislation throughout the country is in the direc tion of a greater measure of local self government for the larger cities. The Missouri and California state constitution- grant this poWpr to their munici palities and the new constitution of New York embraces a provision similar in character, although It does not go quite so far. The constitutional amendment. that were formulated on thee two subjects four years ago sbouhl be reIntroduc-d Into the iresent legislature and sub mitted aloug with the other proposed amendments. THE DKPvUTATlUS OF MA MX I. Fair-minded Americans, we think, will be; entirely satisfied with the explana tion given by General MacArthttr of why Mablni. the Implacable Filipino enemy of the Lnited Stutes, was de Irted from Manila to Guum. He was a pri"ouer of war. but while living In Manila under the protection of the American authorities he maintained cor-re-iK)udence with the Insurgents In the field and did all he could to encourage the continuance of hostilities against the United States. Itcfusing amnesty for himself he labored to induce others to reject It. A man of ability and of great Influence with his ieople ho wus capa ble of doing nnd undoubtedly did do a greut deal of mischief. To have petmltted such a person to longer remain where he could do the American came much harm would have been Inexcusable folly. Mablni was a dangerous man, who had persistently violated his privileges as a prisoner of war In communicating with the enemy. It was the right and duty of the mili tary authority to place him where be could do no harm. I)eiortatlou was the best way to deal with him and the sen timental talk about the hardship of his banishment from his native laud Is ridiculous. He will be deprived of noth ing in Guam but the opportunity to In cite his countrymen to keep up the war ugalnst American authority and kill American soldiers. General Mat-Arthur has perhaps not been entirely discreet as to some of the dejiortatlons he has ordered, but In the case of Mablni his action Is fully Justified. Senator Kdgar's bill glvlug persons cited for constructive contempt the right to a Jury trial ought to pass without opinion. The worst abuses of gov ernment by Injunction and contempt are to be found In prosecutions for alleged constructive contempt. In which the Judge, as prosecutor, Judge and Jury, undertakes to lutllct penalties for Im aginary long-distance Infringements on his Judicial dignity. It certainly Is not unking too much to Insist upon the ac cused In such cases having the same right to a Jury trial as Is accorded under the laws to the meanest professional criminal. Senator Kdgar should have the vigorous co-operation of every news paper iu Nebraska In support of his bill IC.v-Senator Hill says he Is not a can didate for the democratic presidential nomination In 1001. Like rnuiiy others who have devoted years to politics the ex-senator llnds himself possessing more honors than resources and will devote his energies to his law practice. Whatever may be thought of Hill's brand of politics or some of his methods of holding political control, It can be truthfully said that he has not made money out of It and that his talents, when directed towanl his profession, enable him to do so. Men of ability arc wanted In politics in all parties and it Is unfortunate so many of the brightest minds are forced to abandon It In order to provide u competence for old age. The popocrats are complaining that the present legislature has not passed a large number of bills. The legislature has never been In the habit of parsing many measures until after the expira tion of the forty-day limit for Introduc ing bills and Is not likely to do so tills year. Another thing Is certain, the present Isaly will not pass many of the measures introduced from the popocratlc side of the chamber, because most of them are measures which the fuslunlsts would not think of fathering If their own party were In power. The re publicans arc too wise to fall Into any such trups. Xo CiiiiHi- for Worry. New York World. Uncle Sam guvo Cuba tits word. Ills word haa always been as good as his bond, and his bond has never been repudiated, Wlltcr Im Her lllenient, Kansas City Star. The proposition to suppress Mrs, Nation by turning the hose on her Is exploded by tho announcement that she Is a direct de scendant of Alexander Campbell, who founded the denomination called Christians or Disciples. Mrs, Nation's kinship to tho Let the People Speak Ym' "Let th people sfek " V t ?t P The prffpn (poke at tfce republican prl tMfki In IHaglas ttmnty ua1 thy apaVc Kain all orr th atftt tm election day when tbr votrt tbfir preferenee for Kjl ward Hfcwa!.er for t'nltrt State aator. fa their "epfaklai;" th pople ad no telstake and their .represeatatlTes at Lin coln know it: bat thty have hearkened .to the politicians and rlaters so far sad have faCed la their duty to the state and their coastittteacles. It Is the dut at re publican rept esentatlres an& senators to east tbeir vote for the two best men ef their party now before the legislature as candidates for the 1'nlted State3 senator hl?i. Surely it is net hard to make this se lection when the people by their ballots have already mad? their choice of one sen ator, and by that art In their Judement have certified to his ability and fitness ns nell as their own desires It needs to shost to come from the grave to tell us that Kojeter Is far and away above every other enndldate before the leg islature and that he would make one of the best senators we have ever sent to Wash ington. The state representatives of the people at Lincoln kaow this Just ns well as we do and they know that sueh men as Mercer are Mere "scrap" to be plfkd up in any old place, atd there is not the sllt;htet ground for supposing that the people want any sueh men or are willing to entrust the In terests of Nebraska to novices. great champion of baptism by Immersion partially expla'ss her vehement enthuslssm for wator. Precedent for llic Ilinmcr. Indianapolis Journal. Much ado Is made because General Mac Arthur has sent a vicious newspaper man home from Manila. So there was In Mi. Hit and 1S54. when Generals Grant and Sherman banished troublesome correspond ents from the armies. Development In TrleRrnjili y. Philadelphia Ledger Evidently the twentieth century Is not to be behind Its predecessor In scientific progress. Though it is only a month old. a number of Important new discoveries have already been foreshadowed, and though It Is not to b expected that all of them will prove valuable. It Is to be expected tbAt some of them will. The world will at least hone that the announced Invention of Pro fessor Slaby of Berlin, by whlrh "hundreds and even thouaandit of mntiirri" ran he i sent simultaneously on the same wi.-e. even ! through an ocean cable, may be found to belong in the latter class. Lliultlntf Service In the. Philippines. Philadelphia I'.ecord. It Is a humane regulation which limits to two years the service of general amy officers In the Philippines. A longer term under the eonatir would incapacitate most of them for duty But why should not th? i same humane re'.e be applied to the private soldiers, who cannot protect themselves ' from the effects of climate as well as the i officers can Instead of this the army bill offers to the private soldiers In the Philip pines a large bounty for re-enllstmcnt In order to save transportation. This will not save transportation, as the. number of Invalids to be sent home will increase in proportion with th re-enllstments for longer service Welnl Ixnlait of the Ciinoc. KarutMS City Htur. A sample of the exasperating mlsrepre sentations which public men are often sub Jected to is the tending out from Colorado I of alleged stories of Vice President Kooee- on that account the growth of exports Is all velt's hunting exploits, which are yarns the more significant of the enormous ex made out cf whole cloth. These tales are ; panslon of industry In all directions In the made doubly annoying by appearing to come i United States. from the vice president's press agent. He has no press agent, but some infernal liar, of the type that Infests all remote districts and sends out the stories ot terrible crimes In the Indian Ter.-liory and strange freaks ot nature In Texas, has been bamboozling the eastern press with stuff plainly faked, which one newspaper actual) accuses the "Hough P.ldcr" of seeding out himself. Ice Mmle nt Home, Electricity. A new electrical machine has been In vented by which, it Is ialmed, Ice can be made tn bouses or apartments at much less cost than it can be furnished by any com pany. The machine is operated by a one- :r.. :i .n .pu. wi prouu.uB i.-w " sumcr of about $1. ft is also declared by the electric company which Is using the machine that a small refrigerating machine on tho same principle can be installed In any refrigerator which will maintain an absolutely even temperature for a whole season, and that It will also produce small pieces of Ice for an Ice pitcher, and may be used for frcezfng cream- in Hartford. Conn., the electric light company intends to lease the machines to householders, and charge them only for the current used In them. The new machine uses anhydrous ammonia, and Its expansion Is regulated by a small electric motor, which goes about Its wcrk automatically, and requires no more attention than tho usual oiling. KUKPI.VO I'AI WITH ft II V. Mot enientN Cnleulntcil to Hinder the- lulu mi's lliilcjM-IHlener. Buffalo Express (rep.) Tbe Washington correspondent of the Chi cago Tlmcs-Herald quotes an unnamed member of the cablnt as saving: "It was congress that kicked tlie t;uuan question Into the flro by ndoptlng tbe Teller resolu tion pledging the United States to with draw after securing peace, and It is only Just that congress should now fry In Its own fat." Somewhat significantly. pcrhapB. the Washington correspondent of the Philadel phia Press, whose editor Is a member of the cabinet, writes ln tho same vein: "It was congrcsB that brought about the pres ent trouble by Its extremely unwise Joint resolution passed in April. 1 SOS. declaring 'that the people of the Island of Cuba are, and of right ought to be, free and Inde pendent,' and also asserting 'that tho United States hereby disclaims any dis position or Intention to exercise sover eignty. Jurisdiction, or control over said Island, except with the pacification thereof, and asserts Its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave tho government and tho control of the Island to Its people.' There was not the slightest causo for any such declaration on the part of tlie United States." If this U tho spirit In which the cabinet U considering tho Cuban question, now that the critical moment for the fulfillment ot the promises of tho United States Is fast approaching, It Is not creditable to the cabinet. It Is easy enough to find excuses for breaking a national promise when thu desire to break It Is strong. But there la 110 excuse wh(cb could lessen thu odium of broken faith. That pledge by congress, which Imperialists at Washington so re gret, was tho only thing which saved us from a Cuban insurrection of the samo nature as tht Philippines war. Its viola tion would probably bring on a Cuban war now, and members ot the cabinet thould be able (0 npprcclate the fact that the Philippines war Is not so popular with tho American people that they are willing to have their government engage In a similar enterprise for tbe conquest of Cuba. No that the business men and state ttitaaders have spoken through the dally presa. and mea like William Harden, who 1 a thorough tustonlst and has a business of rountlei tboutacd in the comsnun.ly. urges the election of Mr. llosewater to the Coiled States senate, can our representa tives any longer pretead to be In dauhl as to the wishes of their constituency ? A little more of this unwarranted and mischievous deadlock and most of these deadlocking members of the legislature will have ended their political career in Its be ginning. The eople of the state, without regard to party lines, want to tee the legislature do some business for the money it costs, and the moat Important business now lefore It Is the election of two capable repreenta tlves to the t'olted States senate. Why this delay? Are the people to conclude that the party which they klcke-t out ot power six ears ago for Its rottenness and corruption haa not benefited from be. ok disciplined, and now again being trusted ot. probation discloses the same old ulcrs that created public disgust btf.irc? It Is not alone the business and mon eyed Interests of the state that desire the election of Mr. Itoaewater to the senate, b-u the masses of working people also desire It. having Implicit confidence In the falrueas and Integrity of Hosewater. and en these gtounds we request our "public servants." as they declared themselves to be before election, to elect Kdward Hosewate: 10 the t'nlted States senate. Nay. more In the name ot the mases. we demand It. IIO.MIVVTI.MJ WOULD POWIHt. American Development In Stnlrrmft, 'oinirierce iiikI l'lnnnce, Kenas City Star The exports of merchandise from th" United States for the calendar year 1H. Including silver, reached the imposing total of !l.tW.0W,0O8. r.n increase of JMO.000.ftOO over the figures for ISM, and by far th greatest year's exports on reco'd. Few persons have an adequate realization of the enormous growth of American foreirn trade in recent years. The exports of merchan ts have grown from HSt.OOoOOO In UM to Jl.iTT.OOO ftOO in l&on, an increase of almost SO pr cent In five years, these years has shown a Every one of substantial In- ulcr lne 7car Preceding, 'o mere ttter officlalt and consequently a better has been nothing spasmodic or of a tea- county government. The bill was Intro porary character In the growth. duced by Senator Edgar of Oage county, a It has been due to several causes, the acmpaper man. If tbe politicians cannot most important of which, of course. Is the look after the common people tbe news- tremendous iiiuuuiiui; iijani 01 ia- American people wnien has yielded such a lar,;e 8U"Plus of many commodities that " clc"me necessary 10 seeK enlarged mar r.; ,iki . I 1 W0Bave i been Impossible to haxe found burers ; abnad for this surplus If there had riot been i an foreign demand for the artl- cles which America has for sale, m aome eases especially with manufactured artl- cles Americans have found foreign markets , , . . . , . ... I d unpi.icing xne prooucis or me industries of torelgn countries, but In the case of most natural products the enlarged exports were attributable to the fact that tn other pa of tlie world the capabilities for production are not equal to the demands and therefore foreign consumers have been compelled to come to the great storehouse of nature, in America, to supply tbeir WiLtS. In every great class of products there W3 cn Increased exportation last year. The gsins were as follows: Agriculture. Jlll.ftoo. 000: manufacture. $01,000,000: mines, $S0O0. 000: forest, $;.000.000: fisheries, $,500,6O0; miscellaneous. $l.u00,000. These Increases in' exportation have oc curred In the year of the greatest coniump- tlon on record of all products, at home, and Not only is the world dependent on this country for such great quantities of nat- ural and manufactured products, but Arner. " """"' "r"" 7 ?Pin tana guar lea Is at the present time the world's larg- la.at"d h" ln the eao o maintain est producer of gold, and while this country r,,Clsb "elgnty la the Island. The Is rutting Eurone in debt for food fhrlr ' a!rtunt ot th buB' c!l uncertain, but and manufactures, the old world must also I lb? d?bt waB. con,r-" an In have seme gold from this continent To I 5 r rule upon Cuba, which the settle these grest yearly balances of trade. after dcductlnc tfce amount di.e fnr f,.ioh, amounts due for freight vessels and the amounts :urope by American trav- find it necessary to re- hauled by foreltrn spent annually In Europe clerR. the forele-neri. finH turn American securities held abroad ani to send here the oonds of European govern- meats. As an Indication of the amount of foreign securities held In this country lt i may be noted that n tlni-le Ve- VnrV- a single .New orK U.s iwns $26,000,000 worth of i nsuraRCe company own tends Issued by nineteen different foreign governments These farts show even more clearly than the records of diplomatic successes how rapid Is the development of the United Slates as the dominating world power, not only ln statecraft, but In commerce and finance. Pr:ilM)AL XOTKS. The new building for New York City's public library will be of white marble, and tbe appropriation for It Is JC.SDO.OOO. Senator Vest says that he has completely recovered bis former good health, but will not allow his name to go before the legis lature again. "Jack" London, the California writer whose Klondike tales have attracted at tention, has been nominated by the demo crats for the office of mayor of Oakland, Cal. Senator Depew's latest Is this: "If an empty barrel weighs ten pounds, what can you fill It with to make It weigh seven pounds?" The answear Is, "Fill It full of boles. Superstitious persons see In the death ot Queen Victoria confirmation ot the old no tlon that life gocB out with the tide. The queen died at C:30, Just about tho minute ot low water at Cowcs on January 22 President Eliot has Just exceeded, In the length of his service In the executive chair of Harvard university, the exceptionally long administration of President Holyoke, which covered a period of thirty-one years, eight months and four days. The Washington Gridiron club Is no re specter of persons. In the Century Grid Iron Primer appears the following: It Is It-s-v-'t first. And the rest way he-hlnd. In his wlK-dnm the Ionl Made but one of this kind. John Plskc, the historian, warmly ap proves tho proposition to celebrate Iu 1007 the three, hundredth anniversary of the land tng at Jamestown, Va. "Of all dates ln tbe history of the new world," he writes "there Is none which more imperatively calls for commemoration. Congressman "Joo" Cannon has lived so long In that state that he Is generally re garded as a native Illlnolsan. Ho was, however, born In Guilford, N. C, but camo to Illinois In ISOl. Few prominent mem bers of congress from that state uro na lives. Senator Cullom was born In Ken tucky nnd "Billy" Jlason in New York state. If Mrs. Nation should tako It Into her head to make n raid on saloons In Atchl son. Kan., she stands a chance of being badly surprised One of tho "Joint" keep era there has procured about 100 rats which he intends tn turn loose In his barroom should Mrs Nation give lilm a call. He , has removed every chair and table on which sho cnuic cllmh when the rodents begin tbclr hunt for concealment, T POLITIC M. tSOSSIP OP MJMHAMt A. Central City Iiemoerat That senatorial xrap at Lincoln Is a mighty good thing. By the time It Is ever the legislature will have no time for aa)tfalag but the appro priation bills and a lot of mighty mean legislation will die a natural death. Kearney Hub (rep ) The republican state administration has settled down to tusiaese In a thoroughly acceptable manner and bids fair to win Its way Into the confidence of the people. If the r publican majority In the leg.siature would conclude to act as sensibly and as businesslike the nartr I would be fortified for future campaigns so 1 that it would be Invulnerable. As It Is. the J senatorial Intrigues that are going on are straining the credit of the party to the utmost, while the players in the game are apparently both oblivious and Indifferent Ord Qui trepr Now that the friends of the dear people are turnc' out of oBSce at Lincoln you may expect all kinds of corruption to be disclosed The firs', tasng of .he kl.id Is the tlscovery that Reformer' l'orier. late secretary ot state, took along with him when be went out ot oSlcc about 11,000 of the state money This mcaey wai received by him as fees In connection lth the lite stock brands commission. 11a; th constitution platrily tajs that no state of ficial stall receive fees for bis own use In addition to his salary. Porter will be made to "cough up." Grand Island Denwrat if the legisla ture of Nebraska does nothing at thla ses sion U shou d make an implicit order re quiring every assessor la this ttat to assist and return every dollar's w rth of aaeas.b property in Nebraska at its full and com- 1 plete valuation and fix a decisive penalty I tor not acing sc. The greatest evil that af member of the legislature from Buffalo county who would oppoe such a measute. and we believe but very few could be found in iae enure legisiame oouy wno wouiu i offer any opposition. Pierce Call irep.) There is one bill that has been Introduced In the legislature that ought to become a law- and that Is tbe bill j providing for primary elections la tbe dlt i fercnt counties. County officers now are nominated by delegates to the county con vention selected by the several precinct caucuses and the voters o tbesevc-ral parties have no say as to their preference. The primary election bill give th voter the right to express his preference at the regu lar primary election held bv the dlffert-nt , parties and this does awa with packed i conventions and tradln? Thi -iti riv paper coys can. u gosn Bloomlngton Echo The last Issue of tbe ! Sentinel announced that tbe State Journal. - - i 1Uc vuuuni-i lur WVM, blanks and stationery, had transferred all 0f the contract that could be done by the hoaie prlnlwr t0 the niu , w, be M lhilt lhe eM rej,ub,lcan di41y wer of the state ha, made a pool with the populist taper of the ctrun'y whereby tbey could get a share of the county print- , me. There i r. nn..t, . v.... what the deal had been made with the JournAl and those concerned before the awarding of tbe contract. Tbe republicans of the county who have been supporting the Journal should take this into consideration. There are other good republican state papers that do no: run around the county making pools with populist papers and cut ting certain printers out of a shire of the county work. A SPKCtLATIVi: QIKST. Culinn Bondholder Trnofer Their Lolibj- WmallltlBton. Philadelphia Lodger. The draft of the Cuban constitution re ported to the convention by the central conrolttee. Its probable adoption by the convention, to be followed by Its submis sion to tbe American congress for approval. I has transferred to Washington the move- BenI 10 "cure ibe assumption by Cuba 01 " avDl 01 .""e.uoo. according to some I ' ' i iae i.uuea, I '". ucceeuu in casting on. The at- ' lE,f'- succeeoeu in casting on. The at- I tetrpt 10 pIace up0D Cuba ,be ce,S! of a ' ''uIe In which the Island w as no equity In It The j A-"lcan peace commissioners, therefore.. I -c'rcmissloner to eive the ei'n-n eJei I "ffi1"'0"" K" claims recognl- " tOTiioii. cuumiuwoH. upon vaicn IOC COUVen- ., , . . . . nr..M. ' " rel 10 1 ?rtss provided luui tur ii'uuiic ucefc not gnu win not reccgnlze any debts as payable by it which were not legitimately contracted In behalf of the revolution from and after February Something Quite Different On February illi, .Itli nnd (Uh wo will make an exhibit and advance sale of exclusive creations in Pari sian novelties in juvenile apparel, comprising special productions of light weight woolen and washable fab rics, in artistic and exquisite arrangements in "Nor folk," "La Aiglon," "Hussian' "Parisian" and sailor blouse suits. We have spared no effort to make this exhibit most complete in the scope and attractiveness of the designs displayed, and thus afford the ladies of Omaha and vicinity an opportunity to view at home without inconvenience the acme of sartorial art in juvenile apparel, and make such selections for chil dren's spring and summer wear as would oiherwise only be possible after a visit to the most exclusive eastern importing emporiums. A cordial welcome is extended to all to view this magnificent exhibit and sale. Browning, King & Co. R. S. Wilcox, Manager. Oinalia'H Only Hxcltisivc Clothiers for .Men and Hoys. the revolutionary governments eontr'H in foreign countries receive similar reecgti tlnn; the Cuban rongrcss I to decide whl h of these are legitimate This cuts out the holders of the bends issued by Spain for the prosecution of the war la Cuba Even effort. It is reported, will be made ta per suade the Amerlean congress to latertece through an amendment of the Cuban con stitution, la the Interest af the clalmat's The I'nltcd States Itself assumed no obllgo tlons with respect to Cuba, save as to the time of Its occupancy ef the Istaad. and th Paris treaty presides that the t'nlted States will advise any government established in the Island to assume the same obllgatlcns It Is net conceivable that the American congress after the refusal of tho peace coratalM loners to admit the validity of the so-called "Cuban debt" as a mortgage cn the revenues nf ibr Island will no try to I ad nee the Cuban republic to assume this Indebtedaess. ft Is evidently the parp-s of Spain to Veep the so-cabed "Cuban debt alive, and to await aa opportunity to un load It upon Cula The gpanlib finance minister in hl official statement In 1?9 made extended reference to the claims and complained bitterly because tbey were re jected by the American coramlii'eners It ssld that the transfer ot the Colonial obl.ga tlon remained unsolved by the Paris roc ferecce. and that matters on this point con tinue, so far as Spain Is concerned, as tbey were before the Paris negotiations !' Ife declared, furthermore, that Spain Include the debt among its own obligations but that tblt would net prevent aero l tlons breafter for placing the burden cpor the ceded territory The present bolders of tbe bwdi sre not definitely known At tie close ef ib Brussels. Many of them were In tfce pos session ot Spaniards and Spanish banks The bank ot Spain held a large aasouat as security for loans to the eolonlal treasury As the war left Spain in a crippled Scan dal r-ondltlon. and Inasmuch as the reve nues of Cuba, which were mortgaged t Spain, were Irrevocably lovt to Spa:s r probable that a large amount of the Uisili have passed late the hands of speculators It is cot known that the Epanlih gortrc meat itself is participating in the move ment to secure recognition ef the claims If it be inconceivable that the Isl'c-d States should become an agtat ot Spain for the collectfor of this debt, it is like wise Incredible that Cuba will no- assume an indebtedness really contracted to en slave her. She revolted clnrt the in' tlons imposed upon her to pay '.be ex penses of wars waged for her subluxation It is for Cuba to decide whether she shall assume ny portion ot there claims Sre should have entire freedom of judgment m the matter. nitiT to ctii:t:it. Chicago T-ibut.e: "Wearlns a contented smile rests the nerves. "Don't you believe It Some people would die if they had to wear a contented smile e'r.eagri p-st. He gazed at the Indlvidua who was spread over four seats in a crowded railway cr ami murmured: "May I ask yon a question T" The Individual grunted assent. Have the government lnptors ex amined you yet for trichinosis?" Philadelphia Pre: ' I had a' case tu:r morning." said the doctor, "where ! eJeejieu It wlee to let well enough alene." ' So" replied his friend "What was . ' A patient of mine said he wa w enough to punch iny head If I Insisted opt': his taking the horrible doe I had pre scribed. ' Detroit Journal: First Actress- I thought Second Actre's I thought so. tool I wa mistaken: "Lacks wings, eh?" "Well, his money lacks w-fngs, at tr.y ratet" Pittsburg -Chronicle: vMr. "Perklrji, 1 rather d'sMke to take yo: "it daughter awav from rou. ' "Oh that's all right: she Is the last one but I don't Intend to let her go one cnt cheaper than the other. What salary do you yet?' Chicago Tribune: "What i the mm, may I ask." said the reporter, "of the man who has purchased a controlling Interest tn your line of road" 'ills name. sir. ' frl;dl- answered the officer of the sail way shbi'. 'is with held." "That s a i.ew one rejoined the Im perturbable reporter, -valptdng -out his notebook "How- do yon spell It?" Ill PPOIT.MHT. omervllle : She a dainty tittle . j vrjnv as can j a Captivated , omervllle Journal. maiden. be. bout her me. Tou i.fcv.;d fc her bright eye pa 1 Couple with th sweet seduction , ork h,r fascinating smile. Ati- vmt tbey wvwi Beguile. e - bjmih mi'i "t Too enticing to relst , Ev(T y,t allHrt little maiden. vet ai unnc. Made by Nature to be l.ed Well she knows I am a victim Of her witching winning crace: So last night I tried to Vlss her. And. by George' sne slapped my f-oe v