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THE OMAIIA "DAILY 31EE : SATURDAY * DJSCJSMBER I , 1804 * THE DAILY BEE it nosuwArnn , Editor. runMsunn uvnrtv MOHNINO. THUMB Of 3tt | SCIUl > TlOX. Pallr Heo ( Without Bundny ) , One Tear * 8M Lallr lit * ami Bun.lay. Ono Year ln " " fllK Mon'ln Three Month * Sunday Uce , One 'iear. . . . . 210 Kfltunlny li-e. On Year 1M Weekly IJco , Ono Year 6J OITICKS. Omaha , The HPO IIiilMlnc. _ Doulh Omalin. CV.rner N nn l Twenty-fourth Bit. Council Jllurrc , U IVnrl rttvet. Chlcnno omw , 317 Chnmlirr of Commcrco. New York , llMtnu 13 , II and J3 , T | > M i U1 < 1 . WtKhtnelon , lli/I / P mrrt-t , N. \ \ * . COUUKSl'OHDHNCE. All cnmnhinlcnllnnH rrintlnc " new * nnit * ll- torlal maltir rliould be nddinwoil : lo thu Editor. . _ Mrrrr.ns. All bmtntfs Mterk ilncl icmlltnnces should lie trtdreised to The Bee ItiMlrhlnit company , Oinalia. Drafln , checltn and | w lullli.o onl'-re tube bo iuad pijalile t the order of tinniiiilianj. . THU HKK 1'UIILIHUINU COM1'AS\ . BTATIMINT or CIUCULATION. OeorBO It. Tzschuch , iipcretnry of Tli Il o 1'ub- 1'ililtiK CMmpany , bclnff duly nwmn , niy that the octiiul nnmlier of full and complete cnplcn of Ihu Dally M'mint ; . Ilvcnlni ? and Hundny lleo printed ilgrlnff tlio month uf October , 1S3I , was j1. . ' ! .t 2 21.3 , 3 21.I'll M 21,211 4 21,111 10 21,112 C . , : it41 21 21.2SI C 2l.'M 21. . . 2.M11 2. 21,032 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' S. . . . . , . , . . . . . . . . Jlioil 23 21,017 9 Zl.ias 21 2"l. " 90 II ) 21Glli S3 2H,8 1 11 2I.1S1 SI. 2ilMG 12 21.14" J7 21.U.T3 IS 21.Mil ZS 22.WO II Z2M4 Total , CH.407 . .n deductions fnr unsold anil return-it coplei " 1" > IJ' ) Total Fold KlUiO Dally aveiugc net circulation 21,116 otoitni : 11. T/.nciiucic. finorn to before ma and nubacrll > eil In my pres ence thin Sd day of November. IS'JI. ( Heal. ) N. 1' . rutl. . Notary Public. Will the Kent of war bu transferred from Clilun to Alabama ? The foot ball HOIIEOII Is nenrly-over. Lot the barbers once more take heart. The TlmnkHglvliiK day poet now feels warranted In turning his attention to Christinas and New Year's. The flrst step In the crusade against HvliiK pictures Is to reduce them to a state of suspended animation. The new foot ball rules are said to provide for a name that Is more open , Yes , more open to the undertaker. Has it gotten to the point down In Dc'awaro ' that the road to the United States senate leads through the divorce mill ? It will be Interesting to observe whether the new bond Issue means anj material increase In the national lianl circulation. The throng of curiosity-seekers whlcl has been hanging around the crlmlna court during the recent murder trla will now have to look around for u sub stltute attraction. Kvcry ofllce seeker otight to Join r fpot ball team. IIo would then liuv < the best possible kind of preparation t ( teach him to accept defeat nnd dlsap polnlmcnt in the right spirit. W might be tempted to appoint an other day of thanksgiving If tin weather man ; would generously rellovi us of the murky atmosphere that ha been enveloping our mornings. The Hoard of Education may as wel cut the gordlan knot and abolish tin otllcc of attorney to the board. By thl course It will not disappoint any one o the applicants more than another. The new 5 per cent bonds are alread ; listed on the stock exchange. At th price paid for them , however , the sue ccssfnl bidders cannot have turno much of a pro lit on any sales that ma ; have been made. It ought not to be n very dltllcult mal for for the police authorities of Oniiih nnd Council llluffs to agree upoi measures that will put a stop to prlz fights on the so-called disputed tcrrltor , near Cutoff lake. I The tiling thiir now worries the pi state house gang most Is what kind c men the new governor will appoint t administer thp state Institutions. Wl they be men whom the ring can inr nlpulate or buy up ? The members of th ring hope so , and they are exerting a their Influence In behalf of applicant whoso co-operation they either have e hope to gain. President Cleveland wasn't so slev about providing for Congressnia Uret-klnrldge of Arkansas Immediate ] on the rejection of : his candidacy for democratic renomlnatlon. Ureeklnrldt : has been drawing salary as minister 1 Ilussla now for some months. That : what makes Chairman Wilson and sty cral other companions In mlsfortuii wonder whether presidents are also in grateful. Tom Johnson , the great Ohio frc trader , is trying to show how well 1 ran In the recent election by polntli : , to the fact that although beaten 1 I.COO votes ho was the most light' beaten democrat In the state. And thl he thinks , is owing solely to the fa that he so openly espoused the cause i free trade , pure nnd simple. Can't son of the defeated democratic candldati In other states contrive to present a sir liar argument to show how much betti they did because of pome partlcnh hobby to which they subscribed ? A subscriber writes to Inform us th ; the windows In one of the eloetlc booths at the corner of Txventy-seveni and Caldwell streets have been broke In ami the lamps kept there stole Blmllar depredations have , bi > < m coi mltted upon booths locatedin varloi other products , the perpetrators c > dentiy thinking that the booths arc kc standing for no other reason. Tl fact Is , that It him been proved 1 costly experience that these boot ] Buffer considerable damage whenev they arc maintained In the strut1 longer than Is necessary , The dnmni has to bo made good by the taxpaye every time the > y are set up for a nei election. It Is bad enough to olistm thu stre-ets without cause , but wot- to do It at un actual expense to t : city. Take down the election booths. A FtlKK XITiVEtl As was expected , the congress at St. Louis of delegates from thu transuils- fdsslppl ntatcs devoted Us attention mainly to the question of the free coln < ngc of stiver , nnd Its action on this question showed that It was composed chiefly of men devoted to that policy , The resolutions demanding the Imme diate restoration of the free and unllm- Ited coinage of silver at the present ratio of 10 to 1 , "without waiting for the nld or consent of any other nation on earth , " was adopted by an over whelming majority. There was a sound and sensible minority report regarding stiver , but It received only seventy- seven votes against 213 In opposition , It was thus plainly demonstrated thai calling this a congress to consider west crn interests was simply to mask lii real object , which was to further the cause of free silver. The resolutions adopted declare thai paper money should be Issued only bj the general government , that the pro posed reformation of the paper cur renry would create additional and pro hups Insurmountable dlinculitcs to the return to bimetallism , and that the re "monctlzatlon of silver must be a part oi any new currency plan , or that sucl plan must bo of a character to offer IK Impediment to a return to blmetalllsn as It existed prior to 1873. There an other declarations of familiar sophlsnu regarding the disastrous effects to In dustrlal society of the so-called demonc tlzation. All these are Interesting as In dleatlng the attitude which the fre < silver men in congress will assume to ward any currency plan that may bi offered at the coming session of congress gross which docs not give sonic rccog nltlon to silver. It warrants the prediction diction that this element will be fount to bo solid against the Baltimore plai or any bchcinc that the president 1 likely to recommend for n reform of ou currency system , and this being so I Is absolutely assured that there will b no currency legislation by this congress The existing financial system will re main unchanged until the next congres can deal with It , and It may be uecet sary for the country to wait for n wls and satisfactory reform of the currcnc ; until the republican party Is agali placed In full control of the govern incut. Fortunately the enunciations of the S Louis congress and the attitude of th free silver men generally In regard t the currency can create no alarm or ells trust. They are powerless for auythln but obstruction , and this power , ther Is every reason to believe , they wl be deprived of two years hence , who a congress republican In both branchc will be chosen. The great repnbllca victory In the congressional districts n the late elections gave assurance thu the popular sentiment of the nation 1 overwhelmingly In favor of a soun and stable currency. It Avas a protes as well against the free silver agltatlo as against the determination of th democracy to destroy protection. It I not to be doubted that this sentlmer will be as strong two years hence as Is now. Having shown Itself to be distinct ! n free silver congress , designed to pn mpte that policy and dominated by 1 advocates , the perfunctory utterance of the St. Louis congress on other maters tors will receive little consideration an exert no Influence. As It did not repr sent the more intelligent sentiment ( the transnilsslslppl states -In Its nctlc on the silver question it will be fair ! assumed not to have done so as to tl other subjects. Thus it will prove i be , as those preceding Jt were , barrc of effect or influence. TIJK AlAItA31.l .Q A now government of Alabama Is be inaugurated today and there great probability that the event will 1 marked by grave and serious troubl At the last state election W. C. Gate the democratic candidate for governo was elected , according to the return by a large majority. It. V. Kolb , tl populist candidate , who made his thli run for governor , claimed that the had been fraudulent voting In the elc tlon more than siilHclcnt to wipe o1 the majority claimed for Gates , and 1 declared his Intention to contest tl right of the democratic candidate to 1 Installed as governor. Meetings of tl supporters of Kolb were held nnd was determined to sustain him in ai effort ho should decide to "make tb pt vent the Inauguration of Gates and cure the governorship for himself. Some two weeks ago Kolb Issued i address In which he declared his 1 tention to be inaugurated governor ni called upon his followers everywhere gather at Montgomery , the capital ellen on December 1 and nld him In takh his scat. After making the charge fraud Kolb said In tills address that , : had determined to discharge his fi duty to the people of Alabama , deeh Ing that "by the grace of God and t help of the good people of Alabama will bo governor. " IIo promised then * on December 1 he would bo lnMoi gomery for the purpose of taking t oath of ollleo and his neat as governi and he called upon good people every part of the state to aid him ' all proper and peace'itble methods uphold the law ami sot aside the po\v of traitors and usurpers in Alsibam : Agreeably to this promise Kolb Is m In Montgomery , and It Is reported tli 50,000 of his followers will be the today , dctermlne'd to back him up every ha/.ard. In the meantime the r thorltles have not lu'cn Indifferent the serious and threatening nature the situation nnd several thousa state troops are on hand fully prepat to resist any attempt by Kolb nnd 1 supporters to Interfere with the luiu uratlon of Gates. According to the latest Informatl the plan of Kolb and the other popul candidates Is to go before a Judicial fleer nnd take the oath of ollle'o , whe upon they will appear before the le > n latnro and ask for an Investigation the alleged frauds by that body. Tli hope to .secure some democratic veIn In the legislature In support of this quest , but as the democrats have large majority In that body , which 1 already declared that Gates was elect the hope of the Kolbltes Is pretty c tain to be disappointed. What tl . will do In that case has not been I tlmated , but they give out that If I other party seeks trouble1 II will be ac commodated. That both parties nro very determined admits of no question , and there Is great reason to npprclumd that the Intense bitterness of feeling between them will not be appeased ex cept by bloodshed. As to ( he merits of the conflict there can be no doubt that the claim of frauda made by the Kolhltes Is not without Justification , but It Is hardly probable ! that they were so extensive ns Is as sumed. According to the legislative : olllclal count Gates received a majority of over 7fi,000 , ami it is nmnlfestely un reasonable to claim that the frauds were sulllclent to wipe out this large majority. Kolb has been three times a candidate for governor and has every time claimed that his defeat was due tc fraud. Lie has a following that has been very loyal , but he appears to be a politician of the narrow-gauge type and of a mischievous disposition. There will be very general Interest lu the events at Montgomery today. FOOT JIALh JA OMAHA. Next to the signal victory of the Unl verslty of Nebraska team over theli Iowa rivals In the Thanksgiving daj foot ball game and It was a victor } whose Importance Is not to be depre catojl the chief significance of the even1 Is the Increasing popularity of foot bal and the growing Interest In the spor among the people of Omaha mid 01 the neighboring western cities. While the foot ball fever has been raging foi several years throughout the cast , ant whole communities have been gnlm wild over the exhibitions of skill a foot ball between teams from the large ) colleges , foot ball has languished in tin west almost solely because of lack o popular support. The throng In at tendance upon the Omaha game thl year surpassed In size , In character ant In enthusiasm those of nil prcvloui years. It seemed ns If almost every body was there , and those who had m pretensions nt knowledge of the pin ; were the most eager to be Instructed In a word , the progress of foot ball li popular favor Is a very gratifying am noticeable feature. We must not , however , omit to nt tribute n large part of this growing pop ularlty to the better training and th greater skill which the visiting team from the universities of the two state have been bringing with them. In th Thanksgiving day game the victor won simply because their opponent were outclassed , and yet the lown play ers , In the opinion of competent criticf were considerably In advance of the ! predecessors of a year ago. The worl moreover , was commentlably free fror the brutal action and unnecessary vl < Icnce with which the east has of lat been Inflicted. If the Improvement o the western foot ball teams keeps pnc with the spread of general knowlcdg of the game , there Is no reason wh foot ball should not occupy the sam pre-eminent position in the local worl of sport that it docs In cities cast of ui LIMITING TllK COAL The anthracite coal barons are nc overlooking the opportunity which tli approach of coltl weather regularly pri souls to so adjust the ' 6npplj"to the"e1i nuiiHl tliat thcJr Interest shall be bctte 5 subserved. At.a meeting of the easter agents of the principal anthracite con panics helel In New York City on Ttiei elay n resolution was adopted , subje ( to the approval of the presidents , win It may be confidently asserted , will lof no time In expressing their npprova thnt the total output of the mines fe the mouth of December b& restricted 1 2,500,000 tons. To make their action n the more emphatic the agents nls agreed , subject to the approval of tl same authorities , to advance the price of the various grades of coal dellvere nt the water line from 20 to 25 cents D ton. As soon ns the effect of the r atrlctcd output begins to be felt the hope to be able to sentl these prices xi still a few more notches. The meaning and extent of this a tlon may perhaps be better uudcrstoc 11 when It Is explained that tlu > coal ou put for June of the present year \\i 5,200,000 tons. The limit for Decembi established by the agents , ' agrooinci Is 2,500,000 tons , or less than half tin of six months ago , nnd a still snmlli percentage of the capacity of the mini under the existing conditions of nvn : able labor. The wholesale prle'e of n tlmtcltc nt the water Hue means the d livery of the coal at the piers of the cot carrying railroads. But If the whol salers are coinpellod to pay more f < their supplies It will not be long befo i- the difference Is reflected In the retf ll price of coal nnd generally uugmenti by a slight itddltloir to the Intermct arles" profit. The reason for the nc limitation on output is alleged to 1 the demoralization of prices nt Inlai points. This demoralization Is said threaten the eiitlro coal market , and order to bolster up the trade retur : the supply must be restricted and new schedule fixed for the seaboa cities. When the reaction sets In t : coal operators hope to nee It affect t Inland towns ns well ns the points water competition. The prices Just 1 fore the new agreement was enter Into were some 75 cents less a ton tin they iiad been at the same time a ye ago. It Is greatly to be feared that t ' " anthracite operators will not be sat lied until they shall have restored prlt vt to last year's plane , nnd pent them IK . e haps it little higher to make up for li it prolltsjaf the Interval. u- ute to IKCOMK TAX > f It Is expected that the Income t id provision of the tariff law will agn be the subject of debate nt the com I Is session of congress. Very Hke'ly an i fort will foe made to repe-nl It , anil t opponents of the tax among the den in crats can draw argument against tl st legislation from the result of the U f- elections , The democratic senators a representatives from New York , for stance , can plausibly claim Unit t uf overwhelming defeat of the party > y that state was ineamirably due to t L S Income tax , ami this will apply as w eto the result In other eastern Htat It is not questionable thnt thousan is of democrats werei led to votes agnh d , the party because they believed tl tax , Imposed In tx tlmo of peace , to unnccesitary and unwarranted nnd i nIn harmony with the past policy of t lie I party. The-y opposed It , also , becai It Is distinctly clasi legislation and for tUe additional reason that the demnf ] for It cjjnio almost wholly from the south \fC5imnnlfostly prompted by prejudice n&uJhst the enterprise and wealth of the north , There Is no probability , however , that an effort tojjrvbeal the tax would be successful. Efhpsc who favor It nro strong enoujj prevent this. But it Is suggested tl le uieans to render the Incolue tax , vision abortive are Iti the hands qfi Its opponents , and it Is expected tlui very earnest attempt will be matV use them. The Treas- ury dopartn jjnti hns authoritatively an- nounced theJll | ! | | wsslblllty of collecting the tax uuIJS ideeiuate machinery Is provided , aiftT'to do this there must be a liberal appropriation. The appropria tion for this purpose already made will , according to the statement of the treas ury olliclals , scarcely do more than se cure the merest preliminaries for the assessment and collection of the tax. It Is thought that there will be a vig orous light made against any further appropriation for this purpose , nnd there seems to be a feeling of confi dence In some quarters that It may be successful. There is not much proba bility , however , that this plan of. ren dering the income tax provision abortive would have any other result than to delay the appropriation , thereby post poning the arrangements for collecting the tax and keeping the government out of revenue from this source for months beyond the time when It should be re ceiving it. If the appropriation for this purpose were to be made In a separate measure there might be some hope of defeating It , but It will be embraced In one of the regular appropriation bills , and thus Its passage will doubtless be assured. The income tax will not fall for want of money to carry it Into ef fect , but as toithe amount of revenue expected to be derived from it there is reason to believe it will not be re alized As it is reasonable to assume that the popular repudiation of the democratic reventie policy had reference as much to the Income tax ns to any other feature of that policy the repub lican house of the next congress will be fully warranted in Insisting upon the repeal of the tax or refusing an appropriation to continue it in effect. The Jury In the Sain Payne murder case found the accused guilty , and fixed the penalty nt life Imprisonment. It will bo difficult for those who have watched the progress of this trial to reconcile the verdict with the law and the evidence. To the thoughtful mind the suggestionwl'l ' come with some force that the Jury , having detcrniincel the prisoner guilty of the terrible crime as charged , = Mild hot consistently limit the degree of punishment to Imprison' ' incut for life. On the other hand , II will be conceded that no man Is capable of considering every phase of the case , dispasslonnte > Iy''rtnd ' thoroughly , as are twelve men whose undivided attention has been givjuiio the trjaU and for this reason the iicpnjo of .thls community will acqulestafSracefully In the flndlugi of the Jury. H Is hardly probable- thai the notice ofTippedl filed by defendant' ! attornj wllM Q pcrslsted In as atvcr diet of acqitlrtnr-coultl notf be hoped foi upon the damaging testimony adduced Sam Tayue may consider himself very fortunate indeed , tuid Is doubtless con tent to let the matter rest Just when it Is.- The announccme.nt from the platforrr of the Stock exchange in New York tb < other day of the dividend Just declarce by one of the eastern railroads is ar Innovation occasioned by the false re ports spread a week ago of the quar terly dividend of the Burlington. Tin Burlington , whose directors met In Bos ton , found , itself compelled to reduce Iti dividend from a 5 per cent to a 4 pei cent basis. The rumor was circulate ! ' on Wall street , however , that' the reg ular dividend Intel been declared ant some speculators succeeded In turnlnj a small sum during the commotion. Tin precaution of announcing the facts nu thorltatlvcly is not necessary jnst'iiov while the other Incident is still fresh but It may be of service after it shal have been forgotten. The Thanksgiving dinner given by th Peoples' church jto the poor of this clt ; was a notable oveint. Dinner wn served to over 1,000 persons , nnd t < those unable to attend the festal board dinners were sent to their humbl abodes. The sick , halt and blind wcr remembered alike. To hundreds th kindly ministrations of Rev. Savldg and his co-workers came as harbinger of great Joy. With them , Thnnksglvln day was a reality and not a mere mal ter of sentiment Hundreds of Omaha' best people contributed to the succes of this bountiful dinner. Supplies wer ample to meet the demand. The pre verbinl generosity of our people foun another exemplification. It Is nior blessed to give than to receive. Even Chicago demands that Its polle department must be taken out and kei out of politics. No scheme of inunlc pal reform Is of more vital Important than the absolute divorce of the polle department fruni the partisan machim .r No man , nor.cjajjs of inert , will be pei mltted to lobby any charter amendiuei through the ije ct legislature of thl state havlngjln ylcw the placing of oi police force -back Into the hands e politicians. * Ahian's political nnd n liglous croedTjjnfiot be made a test of h fitness for srrv.hie In the police depar incut , whereTlnillvIdual merit nnd ell ciency must determine the question ( eiuallllcatlon1' : 8 III iW Vnrr I < i.t IJHch. , l"jpnilon Times. Majors has < nli Vist given up his conic scheme , but h8 | friends still Insist that tl ballots coat at'the ' ? last election ought to 1 recounted by 'thii legislature. The old sni dlea Iwrcl. , bubllme pm'tucln from Peru. Wealth llakers. We are vleasetl ta see that Colonel M Jors llmls HO much cause for rejoicing In tl general victory that "Ills own personal tl feat eemn a mere Incident. " what a HU lime Bpectacle of party worship and pe tonal unxclflshnead he reveals In his tin pose. Thin * of Thrlr Teeth Meanwhile. Chicago Inter Ocean. If Germany Insists upon'ilvine upon Jerk home meat Instead of juldy American bee steak It Is her privilege , but a republic ! president and coneresn will soon do uwi with th petty legislation -which hoa pr ducetl such results. The German people a only trying to take care of their own 1 terests. 7.J.Y/M Til Of OVHS. The war -which Japan tins succcssfullr wnRed against China may bo regarded ns ono of the most Important of the century , on account of Its farreachingconsequences. . H creatca a first-class power among the na tions of the earth from one which only a quarter of a century ago wag considered barbarous , and over which extra territorial jurisdiction was Insisted on by civilized coun tries , nnd from which only now It Is about to ho emancipated by the United States and Orcnt Drltatn. It makes Japan , In n measure , supreme In the Yellow sea , and a fighting power which wilt have to bo considered by Kngland , Htissla , and other nations Interested In eastern questions. It opens up for It be sides a great futurp ns a maritime , commer cial and progressive nation , with Important Interests to bo looked after over the whole world. Japan's eagerness to adopt clvllU- Inc Influences , and Its conduct during the present war , render It easy to regard with some complacency Its defeat of Ignorant and barbarous China , and less dllllcult for the other 'great nations to receive It with some degree of cordiality as one of their class. It Is evident that the Russian people have confidence In their new ruler and that they expect much from him. That ho has re mitted various debts to the empire , mitigated sentences of Imprisonment , and granted am nesty to certain political offenders docs not , of course , foreshadow his future policy , for there IB always a show of clemency at royal marriages. Still , he has already given utter ance to sentiments of a liberal nnd pacific character , and there Is a strong belief thai he will not only reform abuses , but seek to strengthen existing friendly relations with the powers of Kuropc. If this belief Is realized , the effects of such a cotirso will be far-reaching. On the ono hand. It will help the Internal development of the empire , on the other It will be a guarantee that when the Chinese empire Is broken up and new and more civilized forces are at work IB Asia , the great rovortimont1 ! of Europe will wlold an Influence for good , Instead of read justing things on the old plan of battling for dominion and supremacy. The military and naval journals In England re beginning to devote tome attention tc rtain small Ironclads which have been oddei o the German fleet during the last few yean nd which are unrepresented In the Brltlst avy. They were designed originally foi oast-defense ships , and were Intended t ( guard the two ends of the North sea ant altlc canal , but their sea-keeping and fight ig qualities are so highly esteemed that thej two been classed as battle-ships. Bight o hese vessels are In commission already , am heir behavior In the recent maneuver ! llcltcd warm olllclal approval. Althougt iiuch alike in appearance , the newest boat ! ro Improvements upon the earliest type avlng nickel-steel armor and boilers of tin atcst water-tube design. All of them an cmarkablo for the email amount of woot sad In their construction , a point of mucl mportanco In the light of the recent engage inent on the Yalu river , In which one of tin caturcs was the frequency of the fires causei y the bursting of shells amid woodwork 'he Ironclads are 239 feet G Inches long 9 feet 3 Inches broad , and , at a dlsplacemen f 3,509 tons , draw 17 feet 9 Inches of water heir engines , driving twin screws , nro o 1,800 Indicated horse power , and give a speet f between 15 and 16 knots The armor con Ists of a complete all-round belt 7 fee Inches broad and 9.4 Inches thick , of twi lovcred barbettes of 8-Inch steel , of a 1.37 nch steel deck , covering engines , boilers .orpedo rooms , and magazines , and of stce Molds for all guns. The Information that the Husslan Dlacl ea fleet will soon be permitted to pass Inti he Medlterraneon through the Dardanelle : without any protest from Great Britain seem ntlrely credible In the light of recent events \ cordial understanding with Russia would b cheaply purchased by Great Britain by ha : onscnt.to a departure from her tlme-honorei policy regarding the Dardanelles , which sh would be powerless to prevent In the loni run. The centre of population In Russli s being rapidly shifted to the south , and < Russian demand to be relieved from the stlpu atlons of the Treaty of Paris , which con fin her navy In the- Black sea , would be Irrc slstlblc. Groat'Britain would do better t greet the Russian fleets In the Medlterraneo ; as friends than to meet them as foes. Th new Triple Alliance seems to be emerging ou of the realm of dreams Into the region o practical politics. * Devotion to the old Shinto faith Is not ex Inct In Japan , and > a great temple at Klotc n which ten. years and many millions hav been expended , Is still Incomplete , and wor upon It not suspended even In the time of th greatest war which the country has eve Iiad upon Us hands. The women of tha country give sign of their pious zeal In tbl work by contributing portions of their hall which are braided Into cables and used I .he transportation of material to bo cm ployed In the construction of the building Of these a large number have been worn ou n the work accompanying the structure c Kioto , but more are forthcoming , showing iplrlt of zeal , and sacrifice among the wome here not to be outdone by any of the ml ; slonorles among them , or by the builders c shrines and temples onywhere. Slilntolsi Is the old faith of Japan before the Introduc Ion of Buddhism and the Confucian phllosc phy , and does not now absorb a large pai of the religious Inspiration of the country , lit still preserves a measure of vitality enough I build a new temple now and then amidst th ruin of Its old ones , and supply testlmcn that In ujiltc of the Infiltration of newer faith the lamp of Its older ono Is still trimmed an burning. It has no theological scheme anne no specific code of morals. Inculcating I general obedience to and reverence for tli mikado , who | n that country Is the dlrei representative of the gods ; and as a rellglo really amounts to little , not enough to Ju tlfy the erection to It of such a spacious an costly tabernacle. Japan Is going on at sue a pace In the adoption of modern usages th : slio will no doubt have a president befoi long after the American pattern , and the there will be nobody for the new Kioto alti to burn Its Incense to. Princess Bismarck , aside from the rar she enjoyed as the wife ) of her husband , po sessed a decided character and a vlgoroi personality which made her an Importai figure In the personal life of Germany for generation , It was to her determined at vindictive disposition that tht > public attrl uted the sharp personal edge of some Prince Bismarck's- quarrels , and the som what undignified attitude of unavailing pr test which he maintained so long In his e forced retirement has been popularly attrl uted to her influence. She had , In shot both the determination and the narrow pe sonal view characteristic df women of h type , and both made her Interesting. N Is her husband , In accordance with a famlll and frequent experience , likely long to su vl.o the love of his youth and the companli of all the years of his long and hlsloi career. jtEXovxuun TUB voxaitrss. ST. LOUIS , Mo. , Nov. 28. To the Edit of The Bee : It should bo known to your co stltuents In Nebraska that any vote taken this TrnnsmUslstlppl congreis purporting ropretent the sentiments of the Nebraska d < egatlon Is a farce. In fact , the entire co griss Is an assemblage of disappointed , dl gruutled , played-out politicians , who ajsemt to ventilate their spleen and gel free a vertlsemonts sent home. I talked with tl ropreientatlves of the Nebraika delegatli who left the city yesterday , and while th were careful not to say too much , I learn that the committee which had bosn appoint on rules and resolutions- had been Invited withdraw , so that W. J. Bryan , who Is n a delegate , and has no right to sit In t convention , could get In seme silver resol tloni. In fact , there are only three del ' gates In the congress that were appointed the governor , the rest of them being a pointed by the mayor * of different towi Yours truly , E. L. MALLEY , ItajlntS Ills Wny to the hennte. Courler-Joumil. J. Edward Addlcks. the wealthy Delawa gas man who Is claiming Mr. Illgglns' ee In the United States senate by right of pt chase , Is not at oil backward In the matti lie declares that he carried Delaware wl hU money that be paid the poll taxes ( he voters , organized them and nuppll fund wherever needed , expending- tl woo * between JiO.OOO and JIW.CKM. JKC1HIOOFJVDOK DALLAS. Minneapolis Tribune : Laboring men nnd labor unions , ns well ns corporations , will pnd their true Interests to lie In living up to lie obligation of contracts , expressed or Ini- ; > Ied. This obligation Is the binding force ivhlch keeps civilized society together , nnd It II becomes the chief law ndvlser of the fed eral administration to seek to weaken It. Chicago Herald ! This case leaves the problem no nearer solution than It was be- 'oro. ' "The real question , " as Judge Dallas says. "Involves the right of an employer n railroad company not In the hands of re ceivers , or receivers of n bankrupt railroad , or any other corporate employer the right to discharge an employe on the mere bald ground of membership In a secret Inbor union. " And the rights of Individual em ployers will need to bo defined after the question Is settled In regard to corporate em ployers. This question stands where It did. Indianapolis News : It must be frankly tr.ld that wcrklngmen themselves arc almost solely responsible for the strong feeling of antago nism which exists against unions. Their foolish rules nnd silly and destructive strikes have made not only corporations , but prudent business men , extremely reluctant to 1 ave anything to do with them. This U note rious. And yet , on the general proposition , wo cannot but think that the attorney general - oral Is more , nearly right than la Judge Dal las. Labor Is virtually driven Into organ ization by the combination of capital. And In splto of all their evils and childish per formances , trades unions have been good things for the men who belong to them. In the mere matter of wages alone they have accomplished great results , It would , there fore , be unfcrtunatc to have It Judicially de cided that a man may not belong to them except with the consent of his employer. XKIUtANIt.t AXJ > XiiUIASKAttS : The winter meeting of the State Bee Keepers' association will be held at Auburn December 1 and 5. The Nebraska State grange will hold Its annual meeting at Blair , the exercises openIng - Ing on December 11. The young Indies of St. I'aul ha\e organized a club for the entertainment of their friends during the winter evenings. The Women's Christian Temperance union of Butler county \\ill hold a convention at Rising City December G nrill C. The Presbyterians and Methodists o ( Schuyler nro running opposition revival services and many conversions nre expected , Mr. and Mrs. Seth A. Sheldon of Norman have celebrated their golden \\eddlng and expect to live to see their diamond anniver sary. sary.Editor 0. D. Crane of'theArcadia Courier has left his wife to rtln the paper and has gone to Oregon to establish another news paper. Henry Schutt , an 8-ycar-old boy residing near Fremont , was knocked down by a run away horse and received Injuries that re sulted In his death. Owing to the hard times the Episcopal church at Ncllgh has been forced to close Us doors and Rector McKIm has preached his farewell sermpn. Tom Hoot , a farmer living near Callaway , lost his balance whllo working on a wind mill tower and fell to the ground , breaking one leg nnd otherwise bruising him. Ills family Is In straitened circumstances as n result of the drouth. John Cooper , n 14-year-old boy , was struck by the sweep of a stump pulling machine while at work near Dunbar and received Injuries In the ; abdomen that resulted in his death two days after the accident. It was not thought that l.o nas severely Injurol unt 1 a few minutes before ho died. A meeting In the Interests of Christian education was held at Ogalalla under the auspices of the Western Nebraska conference of the Methodist church. An address was made by Chancellor Crook of the Wesleyan university , who urged that the university be given the support to which It was en titled. The 1'rnlnn Mn Heard. lla.'r ( Pilot. A higher sense of Integrity among tht people demands that In politics as In social or business matters a reasonable degree ol fairness , candor and honesty shall prevail The republican party has been crowlnt weaker for some years past , largely uccaus < It1 has permitted corruption And cussetlnuss to dominate Its councils nnd to RL'lect It ! candidates. A third party , largely recruited from Its ranks , has grown to formldabh proportions , which , had It remained true t : Its traditions , would never have had a be ginning. They were largely driven from II by tricksters and party manipulators , Church Howe was right when he said , "Tht old shift la leaking. " To Its enemies from without It was always Impregnable , but Iti enemies from within have caused It to bt tried aa In a lire. The remedy Is wlthlr the party and must be applied from within It must "clean house" when the occaslor demands It nnd relegate to the rear con ruptlonlsts of all sorts who assume tc dominate while they mould Its nets am policies. Lot the honest expression of nr honest , lalty be at nil times heard am heeded nnd the grnnd old party will seer win back nil Its wandering members unt again resume Its prestige nnd power. With renewed vigor and the benefits of ndvers < experience H will more than ever before b < the party of progress and of good govern' ment. It 'was ' for this thnt more than 20,001 good republicans In this state registered their protest nt the polls against corruptlor In their own party und voted to "clear house. " Their protest wns henrd , the hotisi cleaned for the time , nnd two years henci they will have a good , clean ticket , oni that will command the support of the unltcc party with large additions to U. Thing ! will naturally gravitate towards a parts that buries Us own tricksters , and this li Important for all republicans to keep li mind at all times. AX , KOTKS. The plant ot the United State * Iron and Tin Plate Manufacturing company , Demmlcr , Pa , , resumed operations a few days since. This WAS the first establishment to start after tha shutdown some time ago. Compressed gas for locomotive headlights has been used for some yearn In South Amer ica , and this light Is being applied on twenty- five suburban engines now belntt built by th Brooks locomotive works of the Central rail way o ( Brazil , A novel alarm letter box has bsen Intro duced , the prlnclplo of which Is to let house holders whose doors are fitted with the ap paratus know when letters , etc. , have been dropped In , their weight releasing a catch which allows a short spring to uncoil and spt a vibrating hammer to ring n bell. Tha notion of the opening the letter box to take out the contents winds the alarm afresh and the catch Is reset by simply closing the box again , About twenty years ago Germany adopted the system ot compulsory Iniurnnco of work- Ingmcn against nccldcnts. Slnca ttmt tlino there has been paid Into the reserve fund about ISS.OOO.OOO. ot which about { 20,000,000 now forms the capital. In the year last re ported nioro than $7,500,000 was paid In In demnities , and more than $3,000,000 was added to the reserve fund. U U now proposed to ex tend the system to apprentices and employes whoso wages do not exceed | I76 a year. Recent tests made In Arizona ot alum inium horse shoes Indicate that while the shoe , so far n3 perfected , will not wear qulto a month when subjected to the severe moun tain Ecoullng In that ncctlon. Lieutenant R. B. Wallace , Second cavalry , who made the test , found thnt the front shoes lasted some twenty-eight days (500 ( miles ) and tha hind shoes twenty-three days (2CO ( miles ) , through country covered with lava rock. As the country traversed was unusually rough even for Arizona , this test may bo taken as n fair Indication that steel-clad aluminium shoes will answer all ordinary requirements of the cavalry service. Thesa shoes have pirtlclM of highly tempered steel pressed Into the solo of the shoe by a pressure of some 100 tons , which makes the wearing surface practically steel-clad. jjiMir.v ro A'o.vr. . Uuffnlo Courier : "llllken modestly de clares he owes the Immense fortune he has accumulated nil to others. " "Yen , the money wni > mode chiefly by Ullkun's ' failures in business. " Philadelphia Record : "I nm summoned to nnothor climb , " said the bell boy as th Indicator announced a call from the top lloor. _ Indlnnnpolls Journal : "What ward di you live In , Watts ? " . "Tho Incumble ward. I guess. It baa been going democr.itlo for the past thirty years , " _ Syracuse Post : Weeks Well , how are things over in Boston ? Have they nnmeU any now pie "Aristotle" yet ? Wentmnn No-o. Hut I henrd n man there nsk for a Plato soup. Dallas News : After one puts n , project on foot ho then hnH It on hand. Washington Stnr : Sprnk gently : It la bet ter far your temper not to tax ; apeak gently once or twice nnd then wndo Iti and take ii n nxc. Philadelphia , Record : Boarder Madam , i have found n nickel In my hash. Mrs. Mealer-Oh , that's all light. I put It there : I thought I'd glvo you n llttlo change In your diet. New York Sun : Mrs. Wlbble 1 found my cook In the kitchen todny , crying be- cnu e she hod broken one of my choicest pitchers. Mrs. AVabble Was she so sorry ? Mrs. Wlbble Oh. yes. It fell on her foot. Chicago Record : The Mnld No , sir , my mistress la not at homo. The Caller ( savagely ) Well , tell her not to sit before a front window with the cur tains open , then. Atlanta Constitution : "What did you get for your vote , Uncle Jim ? " "Well , Buh , doy gimme a lame mule , but ho died. " * > "You came out loser , then ? " "No , suh , I reckon not. Dey throwed out ten cr my votes. " LOVE'S LABOR LOST. Kansas City Journal. Ho used the finest paper And the best of pens nnd Ink , And his manuscript was perfect , Not n blot , or flaw , or kink ; Every day he tolled and labored , Ana the midnight oil ho burned- Writing articles for publishers , Which promptly were returned. TllK L.ITTLK Harper's Younu People. Speak of nucqn nnd empress , Or of other ladles royal , Not one of them has half the powcf Or subjects half BO loyal AH she , the little schooltna.'am , Who trips along the way To take the chair she makes a thronr At 3 o'clock each day. Her rule Is ever gentle ; Her tones nre low and sweet ; She is very trim and tidy From her head unto her feet. And it matters very little If her eyes be brown , or blue : They simply rend your Inmost heart Whene'er she looks at you , The children bring her presents , Red apples , ( lowers galore , For all the merry nlrls and boys This queen of theirs udoro. The darling little school ma'nm , Who reigns without a peer , In n hundred thousand class room * This gayly flying year. "Money's Worth or Money Back. " k i- iis is itd ita d Out 13 31 - - - the Boys * 3t t , rsr It's been a steady stream all day none of your ir foot ball center rushes but a irr rm nice active trade that gets the lei garments transferred to the cus tomers some of the sizes are all > r gone in some of the kinds , but i- In there are just stacks of 'em yet. to 1ii 1- Boys' Suits Reefers Boys' Ulsters Cape Over Ele iiE - coats all in one great two days' sale. Your pick of JIB over a dozen different lots at an oven THREE FIFTY IB into for choice many of them are worth up to $6.00. ! d Sale closes Saturday night. toot N. B. That turkey weighed 20 pounds and 12 u- le ounces. M. C. Thaxton , 4204 Burdette , won it , ue eP / - guessed 20 Ibs. 15j ounces. R. T. Raynold got 2nd P- prize. J. V. Brady 3rd. Wo hope they enjoyed 'em. re Browning , King & Co. , at rT , Reliable Clothiers , S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas. lit of ed