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STATEMENT OF CIUCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.t
Oconee 11. Tzschiiek. secretary of '1 he H
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number of full ulid
complete copies of The Dully, Morning,
Evening and Hunday Dee lirlnted during
wio munui oi November, iuui, was u iui
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C .'10,80
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7 i,:i2u
8 ao.ino
9 :io,iino
10 :io,;ir.o
11 :io,7iio
12 :to,7(io
13 no.soo
11 :io,7io
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21 no.uoo
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Thorns fiiKturn tivurn niiiniiirort to innKo
a raise without iiiort?ii,'liig iinytliliif,'.
Tho new Hoard of Krtueiitloti that
takes iMnt'SHlon In .Innuary will .llnil a
nlco blft overlap nwaltluf,' It us a New
War's lft.
Tho weather iniiii liroinlfu'H more coM
weather. There Ih no necessity of IiIh
working- overtime to aceoniniodato the
leu and coal limn.
The treumirer of Douglas county hns
pulil out more than $L"J,0(0 in Interest
on eotiuty warrants. Tills shows what
It eoHtB the taxpayers to run tlie county
on the credit system.
Tho now congressional directory
aaln bears evidence that you can tell
nothing of the Importance of the con
gressman or senator by the length of
the biography lie writes for that publi
cation. Andrew Carnegie lias been attempting
to get rid of part of his surplus by en
dowing libraries and universities. If he
really wishes to discover how a surplus
can be dissipated the great Iron master
Bliould observe, how congress works.
Politicians and olliceliolders around
Washington are surprised at the amount
of work President Itoosevclt accom
plishes. If anyone Imagined President
Itoosevelt would have a sub on duty
liny portion of tho time that person did
not know thu president.
If any lawyer In Omaha has not yet
presented his claims for the possible
vacancy on tho district bench, now is the
time to do It. While .Judge linker has
not yet resigned, the governor has al
ready begun to wrestle with . the up.
poltitnient of his successor.
This year all classes or busJness men
have enjoyed the benellt of seasonalile
weather for Christmas. The coal man
and the rIce man, the furrier and tho
clothier, the hatter and the milliner
nil are having their Innings before Santa
Clans puts In his appearance.
A Bulgarian soldier wandered over
the boundary Into Turkey, was captured
and beheaded. Iliilgaiia now demands
the restoration of the soldier. As the
specific performance of the contract
would be dllllcult Turkey might offer
nnotliur soldier "Just as good."
Thu stock on the western ranges Is
undergoing Its annual extermination at
tho hands of the newspaper corre
Hpoudents. With plenty of feed and the
unlnials in good condition to go Into
winter, the animals will be foutid la
the usual places In the spring, ready to
nip tho llt-bt tender blades of grass.
A New York paper hns come to the
conclusion, after a study of the police
atntl&tlcs, that Birmingham, Ala., Is tho
toughest city in thu country. By reduc
ing the matter to record the paper has
Bpolled a good thing for the traveling
evungellst, who always asserts tho town
bo Is then working in is the worst over.
Latest statistics show that the United
Ktates furnishes over one-third of the
Imports Into Cuba and takes over half
of the total exports of the Island. Aside
from the .Monroe doctrine this country
.litis the paramount interest In the set
tlement of affairs in the Island nnd, ob
jection or no objection, Is proceeding to
exercise tho right which that Interest
gives.
Tho commercial agencies havo finished
tho compilation of tho wage statistics
for tlie year nnd the result shows that
tho average wages paid to labor is tfto
highest ever paid In this country and
greatly In excess of that paid in any
other couutry. This would ajipeur con
clusive to many that the laborer Is se
curing a good share of the present pros-purify.
A I'AX-AMEItUAX VHUJEIT
The idea of n Pan American railway
connecting tlie railway systems of Xortl
nnd Smith America, which has received
the approval of most of tlio delegates to
the Pun-American congress, Is one of
thosu grand projects of the present
time which attract the attention of the
public, without much regard to thu
questions of feasibility or expenditure
It Is a fact of common understanding
that we do not ordinarily think of what
a proposition will cost. The habit Is
to let the question of cost depend upon
tircumstntices.
That seems to be the lden today In
connection with the project of building
an Isthmian canal. All sorts of estl
mates are made In regard to the prob
able cost of building the proposed canal
and congress has no means of Judging
as to tlie ultimate outlay of the carry
lug out of that project. The whole tliln;
Is no better oil' In respect of what It
will cost thati It was before tho Inst
canal commission liad made Its reivnt
and It would seem that congress has to
denl with the sume dilllcultles Hint con
fronted It In the Inst session, with the
single exception of the trouble that hns
been cleared nway by the treaty now
before thu senate.
.So far as the question of a Pnn-Atner
lean mil way Is concerned, to which the
conference now In session In the Olty
of Mexico has given a pretty cordial
approval, It Is a matter of the future
which Is worthy of serious consldera
lion. The task would bo a grent one,
Involving mi expenditure of perhaps
S'JOO.OOO.tXKJ, and yet nut beyond the pos
nihilities of the present, which halts at
nothing.
One thing Is absolutely true and that
Is that the American people, In their
onward march to the conquest of the
world's trade, should not halt anywhere
herever there Is a chance of a possi
bility to conquer commerce, there Amer
ican enterprise mid tlio American (lag
should be In evidence, and nowhere
more should this be the fact than In
our trade with tlie countries to the south
of us.
cmxtssti uxclusiux Axu riiAin:.
A good .deal of sollcltudu Is being
shown by American merchants. Identllied
with Chinese trade as to tlie possible ef
fect of a continuance of the policy of ex
clusion upon ,our commercial relations
with China. The matter Is one which
may mean much more than Is commonly
supposed In respect to thu oien door
principle for which .this country lias
contended in China and eastern mer
chants doing business in that empire
are considerably concerned about It.
While they make no objection to .regu
lations for excluding Chinese coolies,
American merchants are very desirous
that there shall be some modlllcatiou
of the exclusion law which will render
It less severe In Its operation respecting
Chinese merchants, travelers and stu
dents coming to. the I'nlted States.
It is pointed out that under existing
conditions a Chinese merchant coming
to the United States is liable to be sub
jected to .Inconveniences and even In-
llgultles which If practiced by the
Ohlneso government loward American
merchants In Olilna would cause a sever
ance of diplomatic relations, yet It seems
to.be expected that China will tolerate
tills treatment of her citizens without
complaint. Particular exception Is taken
to the bill introduced in the house of
representatives by Representative Kahn
of California aud refewed to the forelgu
affairs committee, which Is more drastic
in Its provisions than the existing law.
'J'his measure provides, among other
things, that every Chinese person or per
son of Chinese descent seeking admis
sion ut any port of the United States
or its territory upon the ground .that
io is an olllelal of the Chinese govern-
meitt, a teacher, a student, a merchant,
or a traveler for curiosity or pleasure,
shall be required, as a prerequisite to
such admission, to deliver to the diplo
matic representative of tho United
States at the .port or place from which
he comes a certificate, In duplicate, in
the ICngllsh language, of the govern
ment of which ho may at the time be a
ltUeu or subject, with his photograph
attached, Identifying him and giving
all details as to himself.
It Is urged In regard to tills extrnor-
llnary requirement that It will have the
effect to prevent a great .many Chinese
merchants, anxious to do business with
American merchants, from coming to
this country to Investigate and to enter
Into trade arrangements,. with the result
that our commerce with China will be
seriously Injured and a material advan
tage given to our competitors for this
nluahhi trade, 'lids. view of the matter
seems to be entirely plausible aud whllo
the United States may be able to main-
alutho open door policy, It by.no means
follows that we shall be able, If the
extreme policy of exclusion now pro
posed Is carried out, .to secure tliut share
of the Chlnesu trade which we might
have under a policy less unfriendly to
he people ot China, particularly the
merchant and .student classes.
Tho United States has been the largest
loser commercially, according to the
treasury statistics, from the late dis
turbance In Chlua, but the course of
our government In regard to that trouble
has won thu friendship and contldeneu
of the Chinese government and people.
There Is favorable promise of a growing
trade with that empire, but whether or
not this Is realized may largely depend
upon ou. future policy toward China,
especially lu respect to the. treatment of
her people.
The five franchlscd ' corporations of
Omaha nnmely, tho street railway com
pany, water company, gas company,
electric lighting company nnd telephone
company are earning at least tl per
cent on a capitalization of $i;t,0()0,(H)(i,
Their net earnings above operating ex
peases uro fully $1,000,000 a year.
Towards tills lucome thu city con
tributes $17r,000 for water, gns, electric
lights and telephones. Thu aggregate
assessment of the live corporations
as llxed by the Board or Bevlew
and exclusive or their real estato
assessment, which does not exceed $''5u
OOO, Is ;?l,7r.t,Slo; In round figures tho
five franehlsed corporations, earning In
terest tind dividends on $13,000,000 and
TITE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TV ES DAY,
with net Income of over $1,000,000, are as
sesseil ror JfU.OOO.OOO. At -10 per cent
on ?UI,000,000 their assessment would
have been .r,'J00,(K)0, so that their
actual proportion toward tho burden
of municipal government Instead of
being (J per cent, its is that Impose
on real property, Is only about j
cent, these figures speak for them
selves.
MVSTAt'VLY THE PHUA'IXO KMFE.
When all Is said and done about th
undervaluation of the property of the
lranchlsed corporations and the evasion
of taxes by railroad corporations and
wealthy tax-shirkers, tho only relief that
overbutdened taxpayers can reasonably
expect must come through a vigorous
use of the pruning knife. There are
scores of sinecures on the county, city
and school board pay rolls Unit could be
abolished. These places have been ere
ated from time to time to pay off polltl
cal debts and give soft berths to tela
tlves and personal friends of county
commissioners, councllmeii, members of
the school board and other officials and
functionaries who exercise an influence
witn tlio appointing power. These
supernumeraries have been Increasing
from year to year and cannot be pried
loose from their Jobs without concerted
effort on the part of taxpaylng citizens
to bring about a revision of the pay rolls.
tax reform should not. however, ston
short with the use of the pruning knife
on salaried do-iiotlilngs. In order to
bring about a material reduction In taxes
the whole system, that is now covered
with a rank growth of tax-eaters and
useless appendages to the machinery of
local government and public school edu
cation, should Lie subjected to a search
ing Investigation and the abuses exist
ing located and pointed out to the heads
of departments and governing bodies
with a view to the rational reduction of
expenses ail along the line, without dis
turbing the elllclency of tlie various
branches of the public service.
I'he greatest saving In this direction
can doubtless be effected by the Incoin
ing jioaru or Education. Our school
system Is notoriously top-heavy, as well
as overspread at the bottom. Manv
thousands of dollars can be lopped off
from the annual expenditures of the
school board without Impairing the
standard of education or Injuriously af-
ecting tlie patrons of the schools.
It certainly Is not unreasonable to ask
the men entrusted with tlie management
or the various branches of government
to take the taxpayers Into their coull-
dencu and advise with them concerning
uiu i-iuiuuji-a nun ure actually necessary
i... ..... ..i ..
and those that can be dispensed with
without detriment to the public service
.Now tfiat the Board of Review has
completed Its revision of the. assessment
oil, the only readjustment or equaliza
tion of tax burdens that can be looked
ror must cotuo through the council,
which within the next ten days or two
weeks will hold special sessions as a
Board or Kqtiallzatlou. The functions
of the council, however, are limited to
the powei to lower or raise as
sessments without Increasing the ag
gregated valuation of all the taxable
property. If the council, for exumple,
should decide to raise the assessment
of auy corporation or Individual tax
payer, It must lower the assessments of
other taxpayers to correspond.
Washington dispatches announce that
Senator Dietrich lias Introduced a reso
lution of the State Medical society of
Nebraska "In favor of an establishment
of a psycho-physical laboratory In tho
Department of the Interior for the prac
tical application of physiological psychol
ogy to sociological nnd abnormal data."
It was referred to tlio committee on
ducatlon and lnbor. If the resolution
had been referred to the committee oil
internal Improvements it might have re
ceived moie prompt and favorable at
tention than may bu expected from the
easy-going comniitee to which it lias
been referred.
Western senators and representatives
are said to have agreed upon an Irriga
tion bill to be presented and pushed
through congress If possible. It pro-
Ides for the work being done by the
general government and the money to
be raised from the proceeds of the sale
of public lands lu the stntes where the
work Is done. If the general govern
ment makes appropriations from thu
general revenues for the improvement
f eastern livers and harbors the mem
bers from that section should be willing
to devote thu revenue from lands which
would otherwise be comparatively
worthless to tendering thu soli pro
ductive. ,
The chief of police of Lincoln has
Issued a , proclamation against tlie
money slot machines that have been
in unmolested operation In thu capital
ity because he had reached the sage
onclusloii that they came under tlio
classification of gambling devices. We
had been led to believe all along that
gambling was not tolerated In any
orin within the city limits of tho only
truly good town In Nebraska.
Where tilt- I'rollt Conicx in,
Chicago Ilecord-Herald.
Tho verdict In the Schley caso Is beau
tiful. It vindicates both uldes and leaves
thu prize money In possession of Sampson.
TlvkliiiK tlu Old .Mini.
Kansas City Journal.
The wideawake woman Is not Kolng to
buy her husband cigars tied with blue
ribbon this Christmas. That old joko is
played out. Suo Is going to present him
with some nlco table linen and a now rim
for tho front hall.
PrrUli tlu ThiMiKlil,
Chicago Post.
Thora Is a buso libel In circulation to tho
ffect thnt the railroads aro fighting the
Isthmian cunnl project. Suroly everybody
knows that tho railway companies fairly
yearn for tho complutlou of this waterway.
Fighting It ? Preposterous!
Itiilnj liny I'miiiU,
Philadelphia Press.
Savings bank deposits In this country nre
now the largest In tho world, reaching 12,
310,660,000. These deposits havo doubled In
about fifteen years, Germany Is tho next
largest. Jl.000,000,000; Austrla-IIungary,
$1,201,210,000! France, JS54.220.000, and the
United Klnadom, "1820,020,000. Comparisons
Comment on
An examination of forty-four of The Dee
exchanRes, comprising the lending dally
newspapers ot tho north, from Denver
mo imwiiic coast, turnisnes an instructive
reflex of public sentiment on thu divided
"J ,, . ,Ji ?, Inqu,ry .'" th0
u nvui iuiuirai ocmey. i ne list in
cludes Denver papers 3, Kansas City 2, St.
Louis 2, Minneapolis 3, St. Paul 2, Mil
waukee 1, Chicago 6, Indlannpolls 2, Cleve
land 2, Cincinnati 1, Pittsburg 1, Philadel
phia 6, New York 3, Uotrolt 2, Atlanta 1,
Washington 1 and other localities 7.
Thirty-two of this number criticise the ver
dict of tho majority of the court and mm.
mend that of Admiral Dewey; six npprovu
tho malorftv vnr.iint. (i,-n i,i't
court leaves the Issue unsettled and three
do not express any opinion. Of tho papers
approving Admiral Dewey's verdict twenty
are republican, eight democratic and four
Independent. All but one of the six ap
proving tho innlnrltv vn-.1l,. ...... .1,
llcan, the ono exception being Indopcnd-
cut. Thu six hard-and-fast opponents of
Schley are the New Vork Sun, Huffalo Kx-
press, Huffalo Commercial, chinpi.,! int'nr
Ocean, Philadelphia Press, Minneapolis
nines, ine Springfield (Mass.) ltenuhllrnn
antl-Schley, and tho Philadelphia Inuulrer
regard tho Ibsuc tried as unsettled n bo-
foro, and tho Wnshlncton iw nr. .,
in. ... . 1 n
uuui -uii ngainst Historian Maclay as """Cle"1 "alvu Ior a" t"o "stings nnu ar
tho best means of exposing what It terms row" o' nhuoo which his vacillation bo
"tho naval conspiracy against Admiral 'oro Jlnv 2S, 1SSS' Invited and seemingly
ocnioy. As to a congressional lnvcstlga-
uon vcr row papers regard tho suggestion
iui lavor. Appended are on nrtlmin frnm
editorial opinions on tho famous contro-
vem"!
Chicago Post: Thero Is. no reason for
supposing thnt ponular onlnlnn win i,
radically affeetn.i w thn ri, rr .t...
peoplo Schley will rrmnin ihn' i -
snntingo nnd any minor shortcomings will
be forgotten and forgiven.
Philadelphia Ledger: Tho cntrnl
of interest In h vlninpu iunu wu
. i.vtv.j iinuni 1 I1U UU
It
The entlro court commends Schley's
ict during tho battle and Admlrnl
conduct
wewey gives him such credit for it n
falls to the man In nctual and nbsoluto
command.
Minneapolis Journal: Schlev iretM tim
best lif It, after all. Who Is there who
would trade the vordlct of the minority for
that of tho majority who would not ratrter
lavo the npproval of Dewey than thnt nf
tno
other twr. m..mh. . .V . .
dSt hnvo both?
could
Washington Post: Meanwhile. w hnvn
a o Z!TTVU
Wr&S? Tiin vbcar!
lllnt Ihix nM,,l ,... i ' n . ..
ffiti'.nW foVSei. Dowoys vordlct-
Ilaltlmoro American: To thoaa friends of
Admlrnl Schley who may bo dismayed by
tho verdict we have only to say: Dreyfus
at in piison nvo yoars berore Justice was
lone him. Justice, as Admiral Dewnv nm!
the country know It, will yot bo done Ad-
mlrnl infield Scott Schley.
IndlnnapollH .Vows: Tho opinion of Ad-
mlral Dewey will have more weight than Dewey can bo commended by the most pro
file Judgment of a car lot of other naval nouncod Sampson advocates for writing n
men. Ho has been through It nnd ho report In tho Schloy caso of which every
knows. Thero aro always real conditions word Is truo. It e true thnt tho passago
to moot In actual hostilities that nro not ot tho Schloy squadron from Key West to
to bo found In tho text hooks anil whlrh Clonfuegos was made with nil tmaihin .n.
cannot bo covered by theories.
Denver I'ost: All honor tO DPU'OV Mm
hero of Mnnlla bay, who stands forward
llko a man nnd gentleman to uphold the
right nnd denounce the wrong; all honor to
Admiral Schley, who suffered long In si-
lenco, tho victim of an Infamous nni.ni
which can no longer withhold from him tho s1,,a(lro"i colliers nnd nil, was to be pre
fadelesB glory which Is his. served as a unit. .No ono ever questioned
Now York World! Tho findings of the t,at 11 la trUo tbat 'ho blockado of San
board will commend themselves to the com- 4t aB0,w?8 effective. No ono over quos
mon senso of the great mass of people J"aU elther- 11 la truo ,htU Scn'ey
They will bo particularly gratified that Ad- wnR,tllu scnlor ,,mcc'- command of so
mlral Dewey so earnestly nnd so generously I" , ,f tho bntUo of fialIaSo as was
mitigated thoso adverse findings In which f?UR,!t ""ring tho absenco of Sampson from
" " "w.v.w.. iiumuH, ill wuicn
ho felt compolled to concur by laying Btresd
upon Admiral Schley'B splendid conduct on
the day of tho battle.
Now Vork Sun: Tho court of Inquiry
LhiM, a.iii ci.i . . ..
which Admiral Sohloy was forced Into ask
ing for has Justified his fears. In sub-
Intm.t It,.
'guilty ns charged." Tho great Schley myth
mum thn iMiiuiuii iiuiuuiiLH in n vpniifi nr
that has been fabricated by Ingenious ro-
manners Is mnliti1 nnrl n fnt,.i i, i-
- " i
given to Schlcy'a reputation ns a naval
f this kind nro not conclusive, because sav
ings in Germany nro plnced In co operntlvo
banks. liulldlng ussoclntlons both In this
country nnd In European Innds carry also
largo share of savings. In this country
theso hold $700,000,000 of savings.
Olllolon Me'ilillcrM Hi buU.d.
Urooklyn Eagle.
Agulnnldo begs the peoplo who nre trying
o securo his relenso to save their trouble,
lo Is getting better board at tho hands
f his enptors tbnn his friends can glvo to
him. And his captors also secure him
against assassination nnd other unpleasant
conduct from certain peoplo that he Is
willing to suppose his friends.
Will eulleclioldi-rN Slrllcef
Ixmlsvllle Cnurler-Journnl.
Tho news comes from fusion Nebraska
that "all tho populist officials In Douglas
county havo been ordered to strike becauso
the now democratic regime refuses to up-
polnt moro populists." Tho outcome of this
rder will bo nwilted with Interest. It will
o genornlly agreed that If olliceliolders
can bo mado to oboy an order to strike, then
there Is no limit to tho power of the strike
makers.
The Yrnr'n C'onillllllltloilM.
Jluffnlcj Express.
Thoso who aro anxious to force the anti
trust discussion to the front In tho present
session of congress will havo a good deal
t matorlal to work with If they confine
their nttacks only to tho larger Industrial
organizations of li'Ol.
During November tho Incorporation of
companies with a capitalization In excess
f $1,000,000 represented n capital of $503.-
850,000, or moro than thnt for any month
excopt April, which had a total of f 1,314,-
150.000.
Tho total for the first eleven months of
tho year is $3,205,605,000, as against $2,255,-
075,000 In 1S00.
It Wan n (".rent .HpeiMiliitlon.
Pittsburg Post.
Tho members of the syndlcato formed to
flr.nnco tho United Stntes Steel corporation
havo already received back all the money
paid In by them, nnd onormous profits nro
yet to be distributed. These profits aro
understood to amount to about $00,000,000,
or 30 per cent, on the nominal capital of
tho syndicate, and some 240 per cent on
tho nctual money put Into tho undertaking.
The Now York Journal of Commerce claims
to havo reliable authority for placing the
profits nt this figure as a minimum prob
ability, nnd tho financial history of tins
syndicate Is accordingly summarized as fol
lows: Nomlnnl capital 20).0'd,nrio
On which paid In 12 per cent.... ?5.00iy)
Iteturned VM per cent JS.OOO.OuO
Undistributed, being profits (esti
mated) 61.0W0)
So far unbroken success nttends tho gnnio,
It has been the most magnificent example
of stock-watering over known, The Infla
tion Is probnbly not loss than $100,000,000
par value of the watered stock.
DECEMKEK 17, 1901.
Schley Case
s offlcer, Thn nnrinn. nni
Admiral Dewey seems to show that lie still
to yearns to plunRo Into tho sea of politics
Another Instance of tho triumph of bor
over experience.
Philadelphia Press;
The unanimous find
Ing of tho court of Inquiry Is not pleasant
reading. Nearly all of the criticism o
the admiral's conduct In tho Santiago cam
pnlgn Is Justified by tho verdict of th
court. It Is only fair to say that this find
Ing demonstrates beyond question that the
lata President McKlnloy nnd Secretary Long
treated Commodore Schley with lenloncy.
Chicago Tribune; Tho public knows
Dewey better than It doca tho two rear nd
mlr"'S m '1' ?C,Urt ,Ho comaa -"
11, wo a d1ec,s,N'0 victory over the enemy,
When ho gives Schley the credit due for
tho "glorious victory" nt Santiago ho
speaks as an expert. The retired rear ad
mirals speak from theory; Dowoy from tho
,knowl'"'Ij0 R(l'"t'11 ov Practical experlenco
1,1 tWfcntlcll ccnt"rr warfare.
cllcngo Uecord-Herald; We havo no
doubt that tho splendid vindication by
Admiral Dewey, tho hlghcat and best
ueiuveu uiunoruy on uavai anairs nnu
coll(luct, will be accepted by tho American
l,eoP' n8 tai!'r "nal conclusion, And It
should bo accepted by Admiral Schley as
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jusiineu.
Kansas City Star: Admiral Schley haB
COtno out of tho Innulrv. which lin ahnuM
"over havo been forced to nsk for. without
the shadow of u reflection on hla enurAiri' nr
lo'nUy t0 unvy. ""'1 ho can well afford
10 re9t 0,1 tl10 vindication which ho received
nt 'e hands of a Judge so capable of con
sl'lcrlng all of the aspects of tho caso und
"air nnu jusi conclusion ns is
Admiral Dewey, whoso niagnnnlmlty well
"8 " rnn" wno C,,J0'8 ms plonaM
mine.
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v""na wironicio: History, saiu tno great
?;nm)1,'on; Ifl 110 aKc "l'on. Tho par-
..wuiui in- which inicrcsiea persons nre
seeking to establish as tho history of tho
sea light at Santiago has not yot bom
agreed upon excopt by Its authors. Ono man
on the side of truth Is a majority, and when
that ono chances to bo George Dewey of
Manila It matters little what may be
tho agreement between tho small souls who,
ua '"ey fun of inquiry, numbly
reglstored the foul falsehoods of tholr su-
. .
A,,U'rlca" naVnl V,c,orle8 "" 01
' mcnt of
'"v'" Kl ulm "lnr OIUHiagO WBS COI11-
rr,:,i,h'ii-
work nrn nn nn,. Mn f .... ...
Other men who were from fifty to 3 000
miles away may think It should havo been
dono ome other way. Tho country will
shin with nmv nn.i 3m,i.. t.. a.ki....
did and what Dewey approves Is good
enough for tho people.
Detroit Journal: Ynur tinnin n,.m
patch. There wns never any serious
question of that. It Is true that tho block-
nile of clo'u'sos was effective, though it
t'"'eclci1 nothing becauso thero wan no
cncn3y there. It Is true that tho progress
of tho Sc,1,oy squadron from Clonfuegos to
Santiago was ns fast as possible If tho
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1, u"a'tr of wnr- -No " ever questioned
, ' .?r- U truo that Schley should
,mve crc,llt w commanding omcer, nnd thnt
'"n"vo Tc, Z It ll? T'" Mr
'n'0 8UC" credit. Hence, tho good-natured.
large-souled Dowoy comes out right
every count, and, avoiding such trivial mat-
X" " n?'"?n 1,0 8onrs
rimr
. . . "on " uo sun
or popuinr opinion.
l'lillSO.AI, NOTK.S.
Mme, Nnrdlcn's claim of $3,000,000 against
tho United States government for tho losses
at sea of her ancestor, Ichnbod Norton, np
pears to havo been filed about ten yenrs too
late.
William Waldorf Astor Is to bo Invited to
accept tho mayoralty of Maidenhead for tho
coronation year. Tho retiring mayor is W.
H. Grenfoll, M. P., whcee place nt Taplow
court adjoins Mr. Astor's.
Mr. Lafcadlo Hearn, tho author, who Is
at present lecturer on English literature In
the Imperial university of Toklo, was edu
cated In America, nnd for ten years did
editorial work in Now Orleans.
President Roosevelt, It Is rumored, will
spend Christmas at General Urndley T. John,
son's home, the Woodlnuds, near Hlchmond,
Vn. Tho friendship between tho president
and the geueral Is of long standing.
A Rochester (N. Y.) woman who annexed
tho namo Damm nt the nltar, grow weary
of the uamo nnd tho owner and committed
suicide. And sho left little Damras to beur
tho namo In sorrow to tho grave.
JnineM Laniirro, a Kentucky vetornn of
tho civil wnr, of Louisville, will stnrt his
long walk to Washington In a few days. It
will bo remembered thnt ho walked this
distance of over 600 miles last winter.
Dr. Moses Merrill, head master of the
Hoston Latin school for moro than forty
three years, has resigned on nccount of de
clining health. Ho Is one of the best
known educators In the country and famous
as a dlsclplinurian.
Prof. F. Lamson Scrlbner, ngrostologtet
In the Department of Agriculture, will go
to the Philippines In February to establish
a bureau of ogrlculture In that country,
modeled ns far as possible, after the de
partment In this country.
President McKlnley was characteristically
good-natured with photographers, never oh
Jcctlng to the ubiquitous "snnpshooter," but
Mr. Roosovolt Is giving thora tho reverse
experience. Ho positively refuses to have
a picture taken of himself and the cnblnot.
Ex-Senator Pcftcr of Kansas has hit upon
a new scheme for getting monoy out of con
gress. Ho has prepored a topical Index of
all tho debates In congress up to lttfil nnd
proposes to raako tho work comploto to tho
present time. Now he wants to sell tho
result ot his labors.
General George II. Stouart, confodornto
brigadier general, has Just had returned to
htm by Abraham Smith of Long nrnncb.
Cal., a bible which ha carried through tho
civil war and which tho latter took from a
cr federate wagon n few dnyB beforo the
surrender of Leo's army.
Senator Daniel of Vlrglnln lives In very
niodeet stylo In Washington nnd hni for
thirty years spent nearly nil his money In
paying off debts Incurred by a relative In
tho panic of 1873. The senator was not ot
all bound by law to nssumo tho financial
burden, but did so of his own free will, and
! ulso pays the Intercut on the debts.
The United States Gov
ernment Report shows
Royal Baking Powder to
be stronger, purer and
better than any other.
IMIKMDK.vr HOOSHVni.T.
Cnllfornlii VIimv of lip
Niitliui'x
Chief IImmmiIIvc.
Kdltnr I,ummln lu Ixuul of Sunshine.
With every day that goes over our heads
It becomes plainer thnt wo havo stumbled
upon thnt extraordinary phenomenon, n
president who presides. Perhaps nothing
could remind us moro vividly how fnr our
politics havo drifted from tho old nnchor-
ngo than our surprise nt rending tho now
news. For this is Just whnt Washington
would havo done, If thoro had been In his
tlmo any politician with brass enough to
request him to do what we havo come to
xpect tho presidents to bo nsked. llut
Washington Is a long wny bark and tho
politicians nro equally "forward."
Dut hero Is tho president of tho United
States telling tho reverend senators that
ho won't appoint n man they recommend
unless he's lit to he nppolntedl The fnco
of him! What does ho think we elect presi
dents for, except to pay the dirty debts of
ongrvss? What does ho Imagine wo vote
for senators for, except to reward their
heelers? Tho man must think thnt prln-
Iples haven't changed since iio was n po
lice commissioner.
Well, ho can nfford to think so, nnd wo
cnu nfford to havo him. Americans nre
pretty cnrulsss, but they really prefer de
cent government nnd In their hearts they
know what It Is, no matter how they may ,
havo let Indecent politics prosper. And
they love a man. They admire n president!
man. They admire n president
of his own. They will forgive
hlng to thnt sort of a person.
re btubboru ho Is (with reason-
with n soul
lmost nnythlii
And tho more
bio tnct) In reminding tho politicians what I
i reminding tho politicians what
this
government is really for, tho more
solidly ho will have at his back tho Amerl- i
can people.
KXPOHTS OF' COHX.
(rmrluir DpiikiiiiI Aliritnil fur
the
(iri'itl Vniprlrnn Cerent.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
A government publication combats
tho
otlon that American corn Is not popuinr
broud. On the contrary, It Is nssorted
hat It Is not only very popuinr, but that
It Is Incrcnslng In favor every year,
In support of this nsBertlon It Is shown
that In 1S91 our exports of corn amounted
o only 30,000,000 bushels, of tho vnluo of
$17,000,000. Sluco that time there has
been un enormous Increase. In tho fiscal
ear 1000 tho exports wero nearly 210,
000.000 bushels, and In the fiscal year 1001
early 178,000,000 bushels. For the pres
ent calendar year, up to September 1, that
s, for eight months, tho exports wero
nbout 125,000,000 bushels.
Tho exports before September 1 wero, of
courttu, of crops prior to thnt of tho current
enr. Tho short crop of the present year
nd the consequent rlso In prices will, of
course, mnke the exports for tho remain
der of tho fiscal year much smaller than
they would otherwise havo been. Tho
pinion Is expressed, however, thnt, owing
to tho higher price, tho money vnluo of tho
oxports may not bo decreased.
It Is an Interesting question what Is In-
reaslng tho demand abroad for corn.
fforts that have been mado to teach tho
peoplo of foreign countries to cnt corn-
bread have not generally been considered
very successful. Evidently, however,
Europe takes nenrly all our exported corn,
Is finding somo use for It, If not human
food, In somo other wny. Great Drltnln,
tho lnrgest Importer, took 85,000,000 bushels
Inst year, Germany 46,000,000, Franco 55,
000,000 bushels. Whatever the renson, corn
has become n very Important artlelo of ox
port and Is manifestly In no disfavor. For
the present wo shall not havo so much to
spare, but another good crop will correct
that.
a mrvnitors ;ovnitM)it.
Unliinn Inelili'iil lii (lie I.lfc of mi
Invvn (ilrl.
Cleveland Lender.
There wns a special Thanksgiving day
In Iowa last week which wns celebrated
under a special proclamation from the gov
ernor of that state, at tho request of ono
llttlo girl.
This child, who wns 111 on November 23,
wroto to Governor Shaw n lottor In which
she nsked If thero could not be another
Thnnksglving day. Sho told tho governor
that sho had been 111 on tho dny npart for
prayor and fenstlng nnd had missed her
turkey dinner "I nln't very big," sho said,
"but I like turkey."
Tho governor of that great statu turned
nsldo from his regulnr duties long enough
to wrlto n Hpcclnl proclamation In which
ho recited that, Inasmuch as Mnry
had been 111 on Thnnksglving day and wns
thereby prevonted from Joining In tho fos-
That's what you want in an overcoat and that's
what we offer you.
We have, perhaps, the most complete lines in this
city of Swiifif-er overcoats, right from our own factory in
New York City.
You can learn from these garments how an overcout
should (it.
$18, $20, $25, $30, $35, $40
SO CLOTH i NO JiTPS UKR OUKS.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Our complete lines of Holiday Gifts for men and boys
are here for your choosing, in profusion. Shop early and
get more attention.
OIMJX
ttvltles Incident to tho occnslon, ho re. a
mended "that nt a convenient hour on M n
day, December 0, 1801, Mr. and Mr
. together with their famllv a
such young friends ns Mnry may ehm.
to Invite, assemble In tho family dn.i
room, thero with thankful hearts for com)
try, home, nnd tho blessed lnlluenco of cl
dren, partnkn of such bounties as nro
usually served In Christian America on th
day appointed for national Thanksgiving
Thnt wns n simple thing for Oovornur
Shaw to do, but It Is often tho simple things
that count tho most. I)y one unotllclai n
ho carried Joy to tho heart of a child, nni
whoever docs thnt is making tho world
betttr.
iuii:ir.v Titiri.iis.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Jimmerson i
still winning; his summer tan shoes. 1 i
be Intuited If I'd make such u guy of ni
self.
lVrhnps you nro used to going barn
footed.
Chlrngo Tribune: "Who Ih do big guy'
nsked tho newsboy on the platform.
"I don't know 'Is name," gasped the bov
who was trying vainly to crowd past th.
portly piiBsyiigei In tho door ot tho ear
"but he s do inulli squeeze, nil right '
Ymikers Statesman: She Did you think
cnpltnl Is ulwnys timid?
"e-Well, no, I don't. I nsked old Hold
rocks for his daughter's hand In marriage
but thero wns nuthlnir In the old tniinw
ilrl3taiV,?a,,P,'HIIViIiyd"u,,I1M0 for om
I5rooky Unities : Vniulerbeek You don t
I urooKiyn l-aglc; nnderbeek You don t
''wVltlnrjoko"? J'"U ,nUk6 U "V'"R
1 Nolmlr-Well, I hope you don't think I
' wr" hem for thu fun of it I
I iiiiin,i..ii,i,. .- . .
at the pr'milero of the riiiw Wmlc oirn
inoiignt mere, vvoro a good many line
you? Pi-dally In the choruses, dldn t
n.ii'.ro,,!.t.r.ow.u','l' !. noticed n good innuy
fine curves lu tho "choruKeDscs."
l uck: I ho secret of hiiccpss, mild tho
old inun, Impressively, "Is hnrd work '
Just so, said hfa Hon, suppressing a
nwn. but i wntm't exactly looking for
tho nceret of success. 1 vviim trying to
find un ngrcenble substitute."
iiaillmorn Amorlcun: "1 wish we could
Mi,,,. "'LV 'm"0"8. nl""K "hoiit Christmas
"li'At ,,1L' ustiito politician.
on, thntH n poor tlmo for ti cnmimlgn. '
.M.V.N NHOIMMUt.
Ilaltlmoro American.
It Is n pnlld. vvenry rutin;
Ho stoppeth one of three.
'Hv thy white cheek und hlnr.lng eye.
Now, wherefore stoppeth mo?"
"Oh, sir!" the worried man exclaimed,
"1 fnln would haw thro toll
Where 1 may llnd within this storo
lllio things they havo to sell,"
For It was In n Chrlstmus storo
Thnt nil nt this took place,
Twos there the frenzied man was seen
With hopeless, troubled fnco.
The stranger man would fain begono
From him of haggard eye;
llesldes, (ho aisle was crowded with
Tho folks who would go by.
"I pray thee." said the stranger man,
"Oo chafe thyself from me."
"Ah, sir," the other man Implored
A woeful sight wus ho.
"Ah, sir," ns had been Bnld beforo,
The woeful mnn oommeni'ed.
"I've got to buy n chilling dish,
A Crusoe book condensed.
"A tortolso ciimb. a pnlr of skntes,
A Whole oaiload of tnvs.
Something, besides, for nil my friends,
jinn iur incir mris nnu uoys,
"And hero I am; and here I nm;
Tho things oh, where aro they?
For mnlo and female clerics conspire
ro tutu' irom mo ine way.
"Hut this 1 know, und this ulnuo;
Three nlsles ncro-is (hen back.
Four counters down, one counter up,
men tiouuie on your irncK,
"The elevator takes you next,
To land yo.i otherwheres.
And when you weary of Its crowd,
You omblo down the Minim.
"Hut still but Htltl, my honest friend,
You do not reach tho goal.
'Tin always 'on the other side,'
It Is, upon my houI!
"So hero I nm, niv.1 I nm here,
Aud you nre stnndlng by,
I enro t.ot whero the tlilngH may bo,
Hut whuro the deuco am 1?"
Thov led him to an nnibulance,
Although he did not resist,
And now In padded cells ho cons
Ills Christmas shopping list.
Ho shrieks upon tho midnight clear,
And on tho noonday air:
"Three aisles ncroHi, two counters back,
Then up ami uown tue Hiuir:
Oh, foolish men, take hoed of HiIh,
Hofnre you go to shop.
And when you reach the outer door,
Tenr up your IIri and stop.
"jeuieii mo liniiunuing person.
Hi,.r,or. KlHP'" . Nl'onded the ustuto poll
J? m i U i"?1 lhl"k of ''o votes that
would bo raked In for the party that set
I) a cry for the -Full Christinas Htock-
nit;.
llllV.Mi; ((!' Till
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