Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY. DEC EACH EH 25. 1895.
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Da"y
pverasc.
Sworn to More mo ami suljscrlhej In my
pr i nco this 2d day of December. 189 : .
( Sfat. ) N. P. FEIU Notary Public.
Murry Christinas to you all !
A pcitccful itiul stitlsfnctory cnilliiK to
the Ri'uat riilladi'lpliln street rulhvay
stflUu Is a pretty ooil Christmas jU'l
for the world of labor.
Any man who does not clamor for
Hrltlsh Kore Is n traitor , according to
our swashbuckler contemporary. This
makes nine out of ten of America's
preachers subject to summary execution
for treason.
Gladstone says the only IhliiK neeilcd
to avert the war crisis is the exereis-e of
common sense , lie doesn't say which
party to the controversy has failed to
oxerclse common reuse , but both of
them may as well put the shoe on.
In sujwsthiK the name of General
James 15. Weaver for one of the Vene
zuelan commissioners the populist sena
tors acted with complete confidence that
should the appointment be made It
would not bu met with n refusal to
serve.
None of the Nebraska delegation' In
congress were fortunate enough to se
cure committee chairmanships. This
was doubtless because the speaker did
not want to hurt the feelings of live
of them In order to make the sixth one
happy.
Same lon -headed venders of Ameri
can-made beer are trying to use the
war spirit as n lever for a boycott
against the product of breweries con
trolled by Itrltish capital. Isn't this a
great deal like carrying the war Into
Africa ?
Ilussln sending for the hi'lp of Ameri
can contractors in the construction of
Its Trans-Siberian railway is a pretty
good straw as to where Itusslu would
; stand If It had to choose between as
sisting the United States or Great
lirltaln.
Ilrazil Is delighted with the stand
taken by the United States In the Ven-
Ki ezuelan question. Why shouldn't It
| | j be dellghtedV No South American
country knows when its territory may
become the object coveted by some
big European nation.
Whatever may be said of Mr. Heed's
committees , they will not be accused of
wasting time before settling down to
actual work. If they all keep up the
gait set by the ways and means com
mittee all the business of congress will
bo transacted In a session one-half the
customary length.
Great Itrltaln wants to collect only
the small sum ofli,000 ! ( to soothe the
milled feelings of the Dawson family ,
which Is numbered among Iho victims
of the Vic McCarty gang. lint eon
If there Is a claim for damages In Inter
national law , who is to pay it ? Hasn't
Sarpy county been put to sulllcient ex
pense In convicting the chief members
of this band and Bending them to the
penitentiary ?
A dual decision In the Nebraska max
imum rate case now appears to
be promised at least not later than
the adjournment of the supreme
court In May next. The case in
volves several Important but con
troverted principles ' of constitutional
law , Nothing short of a decision by
the highest appellate judicial tribunal
Would put at rest the disputed points.
The sooner we secure that decision the
better.
John L. Webster will be very grat-
tiled to learn from the olllclal organ of
the police commission appointing
board that Attorney General Churchill
has charge of ( lie maximum freight
rate cases before the United
.States mipromo court. When n
lawyer of such pre-eminent abilities
'as Churchill appears before the most
august judicial tribunal of the nation it
will behoove Mr. Webster to look to
his laurels.
It comes with good grace from a
paper that 1ms a record for disloyalty
and coppcrhoadltfin during the war for
the preservation of the union to stig
matize men as traitors who went
through the llery ordeal in defense nf
their country because they do not howl
themselves hoar.se for immediate war
and do not Haunt their patriotism from
the house tops. When the test of true
loyalty ami patriotism really does come ,
should there such a calamity bei'all ( he
nation , those who are shouting loulcst
for war will bo found hiring HUlmtUutcs
or valiantly bhoullui ; iuk puts froui a
lufo dlbtauctx
OIIKKMIAVKS Aft THE 11.1S1S OF A
Wl,7.l l.UAX.
The paramount ( lucstlon before congress -
gross Is ( lie preservation of the national
credit and the readjustment of national
llnances on a sound basis. It Is now
virtually settled that congress will not
consent to the ictlreniciit of the green
backs. The Issue of more Itond.s Is at
bi-st only n make-shift that \\ttl not lire-
rent the continued use of the green
backs for the game of shuttlecock and
battledore between bankers' syndicates
and the national treasury. It Is , more
over , questionable whether any Issue of
bonds , short time or long time , low rate
or high rate , can be made a popular loan
In the United States. The experience
of the past with attempts to float bonds
among people of small means docs not
Justify any such expectation. A few
millions of bonds might bo disposed of
by popular subscription , but they would
soon llnd their way Into the vaults of
the large bankers and Investment coin-
panics at home and abroad.
In our judgment , the only government
loan that can be made popular Is to be
effected by the establishment of postal
savings banks. Modeled after the plan
of similar banks conducted In other
countries , these banks would not seri
ously Interfere with the business of ex
isting savings banks. Hy limiting the
amount of deposits receivable from any
single person to , say ? -00 ! , It Is safe to
predict that from ? : iK,000,000 ( ) to ? oOO-
0t,000 ( ) ) would be placed at the disposal
of the government within ninety days
without a strain upon any solvent sav
ings Institution. Transferable postal
certificates" bearing , say 2\'t \ pej- cent
interest , would circulate as currency in
emergencies as well as did the Interest-
bearing greenback during the first stages
of the war.
The great advantage to the govern
ment of the postal savings bank would
not bo so much in floating a popular
loan , but In the fact that the greenback
could be made the basis of redemption.
The people of small means would not
discriminate In favor of gold. They
would cheerfully accept greenbacks or
silver , so long as every American dollar
is kept on a parity with every other
American dollar. Thus the bulk of the
? : M0,000,000 of greenbacks which consti
tute a constant menace to the treasury
reserve would become the basis as well
as the reserve for the postal savings de
posits. Inasmuch as these deposits
would bo payable at different times , no
very considerable amount of the green
backs reserved for redemption could bo
withdrawn at any one time. No big
batch of greenbacks could be presented
at the treasury with a demand for pay
ment in gold and the minimum of the
gold reserve could be safely reduced.
A national postal savings bank would
have another beneficial result. It would
bring out of their hiding places the mil
lions of hoarded gold that timid people
are afraid to deposit in private banking
institutions. The release of this hoard
would tend to relieve the financial
stringency and restore to circulation a
large volume of money now out of use.
UNR OK TUB LKSSOSS.
The people of the United States have
learned from the misunderstanding with
England one valuable Jesson. Tt Is
that we have reached that stage in our
international relations wnon the danger
of complications of a more or less seri
ous nature is nearly always imminent ,
and therefore we should put ourselves
condition for defense against any
possible enemy. Washington , In
his farewell address , while counseling
the nation to cultivate peace , &altl It
should also be remomlured ' 'that timely
disbursements to prepare for dangev fre-
( inently prevent much i-fivuer disburse
ments to repel It. " Adequate prepara
tion for possible war really makes for
peace , as shown by the European gov
ernments , which are in continual rivalry
in the maintenance of vast military es
tablishments always ready for an exi
gency.
A large majority of the American people
ple have not hitherto fully icallxcd the
Importance of adequate preparation for
defense. The matter has been freely
discussed. Distinguished military and
naval ollicers have for years presented
the subject to the attention of congress ,
pointing out in vigorous terms our weak
ness in this particular. A few promi
nent public men have endeavored to Im
press upon the popular mind the fact that
our defenseless condition was hazard
ous and that simply as a matter of In
surance the nation could well affonl to
expend the money necessary to create
i system of coast defenses which would
make our seaports secure against at
tack from a foreign enemy. Hut these
trgnniunts and appeals , while not en
tirely without effect , did not arouse the
country to a full sense of the situation ,
uul representatives of the people in
congress were still numerous who In-
isted that there could be no danger of
war between the United States and a
European power , and that It would be
in outright waste of money to con
struct elaborate coast defo'ises. This
view was urged In the last congress ,
and the majority parly went on record
In opposition to liberal expenditures for
defensive purposes. It is true that good
progress has been made In the last
dozen years In building up the navy.
And In the number of Us modern lightIng -
Ing ships the United Stataa now vanks
sixth among the naval p6\vcrs , though
still decidedly weak In comparison with
Great Britain. Wo cannot stop with
what has been accomplished In this di
rection , though financial conditions may
compel slower progivsa In the Immedi
ate future than has bn made for some
years. Doubtless everybody is now
prepared to admit that the navy must be
made considerably stronger than it is ,
not with a view to any offensive opera
tions , but entirely with reference to de
fense. A doKun great battleships would
be : iom > too many for this country.
A bill Is no\v In the hands of ths sen
ate committee on coast defenses which
provides for an appropriation of $ S7.000-
000 for the construction of fortltientlons
at the principal seaports and also at lake
ports and for the armament thereof ,
the entire system of defensive
works provided for to bo com
pleted In a period of ten years. It Is
presumed that tills measure will en
counter no serious opposition , and It. Is
probable that work on the proposed
fortifications will be begun early In the
coming year. The question of provid
ing money for this purpose will not be
dllllcult If the democrats In the senate
and the president will show a reason
able disposition to unite with tli re
publicans In legislation for ruining more
revenue. Of course the money-for
building fortifications could bo bor
rowed , but that would not be judicious
policy when the government 1ms ample
resources at command for obtaining ad
ditional revenue.
CUltlSTMASTlDli ,
No other word spoken among Chris
tian peoples awakens such pleasing ami
exhilarating emotions us the word
Christmas. It appeals to the hearts alike
of the old and the young and Its benefi
cent Influence Is exerted upon all condi
tions and classes. Age , with Its un
happy memories of failure , or folly , or
bereavement , may still llnd in tills day
commemorative of the birth of Him who
preached "peace on earth and good will
to man" something to reassure faith
and buoy tip declining hope. A cheery
greeting , an offering nowever modest
that speaks of affection , may make the
heaviest heart light and turn the gloomi
est thoughts Into happy reflections. To
youth and childhood this time Is one of
joyous and eager anticipation and who
shall measure the flood of happiness that
will well up today from the hearts of
the children throughout the Christian
world. True , unfortunately , It Is that
many will not realize their hopes , how
ever moderate , but this will be ever so
and Its principal suggestion Is that those
more fortunate should at this time exer
cise the benevolence which it was in
part the mission of Christ to teach.
Christmas is not only a church festi
val , It Is also one of the great festi
vals of family life , and In this latter
character perhaps Its best influence Is
exerted. The almost universal custom
of gift-making has been subjected to crit
icism and perhaps some aspects of It
are oujectlonalilc , nut on tne wnoie me
spirit that prompts it Is commendable
and there Is no reason to believe that
the custom will ever be abandoned. Cer
tainly its influence for good infinitely
outweighs Its faults. Time does not dull
the Interest of the Christian world in
this holiday and It will be observed this
year with a zest as keen and fresh as
at any time In the past Its recurrence
finds the masses of our people more
prosperous than a year ago and there
fore Its enjoyment will bo more general.
To its patrons The 13ee extends the
time-honored greeting of "A Merry
Christmas. "
LUOKIXU TO AN AMKIIWAN ALLIANCE.
The bill of Representative Beach , au
thorizing the president to invite a confer
ence of all American republics with a
view to forming a political alliance , with
the distinct object of a formal accept
ance and declaration of the Monroe dqc-
trine as a principle of International law ,
it is to be presumed will receive the
sanction of congress. As to the expedi
ency of the proposed alliance there can
bo no serious question and the time is
ripe for a vigorous movement to bring
it about. Several of the South American
republics have already indicated their
desire and readiness to cuter Into such
an arrangement and there Is reason to
believe that others will be found will
ing to do so , although It is to be ex
pected that European Influence , financial
and commercial , will be exerted most
earnestly to prevent It. In all these re
publics large amounts of European capi
tal are Invested In railroads , banks and
other enterprises and these financial In
terests will , of course , be opposed to an
alliance of the Latin-Ainerlcan republics
with the United States , for they will un
derstand that it would Inevitably lead
to closercommercial , , relations between
thliso countries and this. It Is conceiva
ble , however , that with the other Ameri
can republics the question of security
against possible European aggressions
would override every other considera
tion.
tion.At
At any rate It is obviously the duty
and the Interest of tha United Stales to
use every proper effort to effect such an
alliance and It should , of course , take
the Initiative. With all the American
republics united In support of the Mon
roe doctrine It would miflo little differ
ence whether or not European nations
recognized that doctrine as a principle
of international law. In any event the
Independent countries of the western
hemisphere , acting together , would be
able to enforce It against any European
power or possible combination of
powers.
Not oven the excitement of a pros
pective war with Great lirltaln can les
sen the energy with which St. Louis
Is working for the remaining' national
conventions. The location of the repub
lican convention there has made St.
Louis only so much more eager for the
others.
\olhliiMr ( o A rli I ( nil i .
Minneapolis Times.
lilt ? iueoliuii ui luwci DitTi/i'int ) cui lutca
la again being agitated , Hut Mr. Pullman
Emlles serenely anil continues to slam down
tliat stuffy up JIM- berth of Ills , no matter
whether It U occupied or no ; .
III llll IHV ( III ! I.JIMllll'MN ,
I'lilladelphln Hecoiil.
Uncle Sam hao still for sale to Intending
settlers or speculators 979OS3-195 acres ot
public lands. Of this aggregate , however ,
370,000,000 acrca are In Alaska , and are not
likely to attract cottiers ( or other than min
ing purpose ? . The 609,083,195 acres within
the boundary of Ih ? states and territories ,
exclusive of Alaska , constitute the greatest
unil only real protection to labor which ex
ists. The cheap , unoccupied lands are tha
refrge for whatever surplus there may b ; of
men who are willing to work , who would
rather dig than beg , and who prefer to be
their own employers rather than be dependent
upon others. U Is this outlet ( or surplus
labor that keeps up the wage rate.
Itfcoril of AIliliui'N Grab.
Detroit Krco Pros.
Hero U a partial list of what England has
gathered to herself during the passing of
the years : Gibraltar , stolen from her Dutch
allies ; Maurltluu , taken by force ; Aden , seized
from a weak state on a ( als :
pretense ; Malta , by ( orce ; Trinidad ,
stolen ; the bst't parts of Africa , by de
liberate aggression , subsidizing companies
and compulsory annexation ; Jamaica , simply
captured ; Ceylon , arbitrarily taken from the
Dutch because they could not help ft ; As
cension Islands , seized ; British Burmah ,
Ilerblce , Borneo , Hotig Kong , Heligoland ,
Ooze anil St. Helena , by conquest ; the vast
Indian cmplrcvttf cruel Invasion , and count
less coaling xlhtlons t'lmply swooped down
upon. r > - ; i
Ohu-yVit ( Finnic Mnvrninit.
l ra Molnen Leader.
That was claVrjr on the part of Secretary
Olney's note wherein ho turned Salisbury's
flank by polnttTip lout : "It was nbout 18S6
If the British attthorlty known as the
Statesman's Ydnr Book Is to be r lied upon
tlrft the area 6T British dtilana was suddenly
enlarged by the addition ot some
33,000 squareinlloa beliiR stated as 7G,003
square miles ItMSSS and 109,000 square miles
In 1837. " ThocStarsman's Year Book Is an
official British publication , and In the Issue
for 18S5 the following passage occurs , under
the head of British Guiana : "It Is Impos
sible to speclfjtn * exact area of the colony ,
as the precise boundaries between Drazl
and Vinezuela'irOi'ptcUvely are undetermined
but It has been computed to bo 70,000 square
miles. " In th Issue of the snmo list
In ISSG the same statement occurs , with the
change of area to "about 109,000 square
miles. " It was not until the next y.-ar thai
the boundary line on the olllclal map was
pished westward to cover territory which
England , up to 1SSC , conceded to Venezuela.
A CIllllSTMAS STOIIY.
Aniuilllnur DcNolntlou WltiH-xxtMl In n
AVi'nU'rn ll ( * crl.
The Buffalo Express charges Buffalo Bill
with the authorship of the following :
One of the wlcrdcst places In. all the world
In which to spend Christmas Is the San lior-
dcnla. pa4s cf the San Bernardino mountains ,
and the eastern side of that mountain range.
Entering that pajs , very llttla In the way ol
plant life Is to be seen , Emerging on the
cast side of the mountains descend by the
railway to a vast plain Illimitable to the
eye , with not so much aa a hillock any
where , or even a bladeof grass. In the
burning eky above for It was deadly hot
even In mid-winter there floated not n soli
tary bird. No iilgn of animal life was visi
ble over the tractless expanse of desert ,
though doubtless nt night It swarmed with
scorpions , centipedes , serpents of dangerous
bits and other horrible Insects and reptiles.
Everywhere and In every direction stretched
the endless waste of pebbly sand deposited
nges ago by the sea that once covered this
now dry and narrow basin , the lowest point
of which Is not less than 250 feet below ths
level ot the ocean.
It would bo Impossible , for human language
to express the desolation of the scene , mys
terious and awful to our view , as we looked
out upon It hour after hour that Christmas
day. It Is hard lo realize that auy spot on
earth could bo more nn abode of despair than
where we were , yet only sixty miles north
lies the famous ? Death valley , the likeof
which for terror exists nowhere else In
nature. Wo cross this valley with the great
est peril to our lives both by reason of Its
scorchlnc and unendurable hnnt nntl the trllins
of venomous creatures that Infest It.
A good story Is told of a westren scout
who was describing this Death valley to a
party of Underfed from the csst. "Why ,
gentlemen , " he said , "up In that there val
ley everything Is peetrlflcd. " lie- meant
petrified. "Yes , gentlemen , " ho continued ,
"up in that there valley the trees and the
ground and everything Is psetrlflod. Some
hunters nre standing up there taking aim at
a flock of birds , and they ore all peetrlflcd.
Why , the birds they were taking aim at are
still up In the air all peetrlfied. "
"Oh , come- now , " exclaimed one of the
tenderfeet , "the blrdo couldn't stay up In the
air If they wire petrified. The attraction of
gravitation would causa them to fall to the
" ' ' '
ground.
"No , gentlemen ! . Why , up In that there
valley the attraction of gravitation Is peetrl
fied. too. " ' ; , 't
FACTS FOR * TIMOROUS SOULS.
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War Htrcniiih i > f Orrnt Ilrltnlu mid
( lit ; United States.
'Clilcngo ' Tribune.
Certain tlmqfoua souls are disturbed be
cause of the "disproportion of the American
and English limitary and navy power on
paper. They have been reading some crude
statistics and llnd that while our regular
army at present only numbers 25,871 men
the British army , 13 190,600 strong ; that
while combining , our standing army and
state guard we could put 140,801 men In
'
the field at .short notice. Great Britain
could call out' , 600,000 militiamen ; and that
while wo have only sixty-four war
vessels In our navy Great Britain
has 501. Consequently these scare <
people nro greatly exercised am
fear 'the ' worst to this country In caseo
war with that power. Their Idea Is wo ex
1st as a nation at England's grace and suf
feranco.
These timorous souls , however , may b
relieved of their shuddering fears if they
will stop and consider that statistics of this
kind are always grossly misleading , in any
emergency between Great Britain and th
United States , growing out of the Monro
doctrine- anything else , If we should come
to blows the real strength of the two
countries would not bs determined by the.
statistics that so many men and ships cai
be massed on each side on their own shores
at the very outset of the war.
The true rule for determining the rca
power is to consider how many men couh
ho massed at the point of conflict. Sup
pose , for Instancewe were proposing to
make war upon England to sclzo Ireland
and that wo had to cross the cccan to tlghl
England on her own domain. She couk
use the larger part of her regular homo
army and a great force of lur mllltla anc
of her big fleet against us. Or suppose It
were a question on our part of Invading
Turkey against the resistance of England.
It would be a difficult task for us to get
by Gibraltar and pass through the Darda
nelles up to Constantinople. It would re-
qulro an enormous marine power to beat
England on her own shores or In the Med
iterranean sea. But this rule would not
apply to war waged on our shores or in
Canada. If England should attack us on this
sldo of the ocean she could only esnd as many
ships au she could spuro from all
her various stations with safety to her own
territories and Interests and no more men
than sio could safely spare from her regular
amy to fight ua In Canada. The fight would
bo at our own doors , , where wo are the
strongest.
Of her 2,000 British troops In India she
could not spare one regiment. Of her 25-
000 regulars In Ireland It would not ha safe
to send away a alnglo brigade- , and none-
from her colonies or from Egypt. She
might send a couple of army corps from
England. The rest of the regular troops
In England are home guards watching mobs
and the French. Her mllltla cannot be
drafted for foreign service.
She must keep nearly all her best battle
ships to watch and protect her shores from
French attack and Invasion. Also a great
fleet In the Mediterranean sea to protect
Egypt from French seizure and Constanti
nople from Russian occupation , She must
also keep a largo fleet In the China and
India sens , and other war ships scattered
nil over the oceans and seas to protect her
commerce and her colonies. Finally leav
ing not more tlmn a fifth of her naval
strength at the very utmost to operate
against this coyijtry In case of war ,
On the other hand , wo can put 200,000 well
armed men In tb ? ' field In a very brief period
of time , and tboy. to bo followed by a million
mcro men In aiVaniazIgly short time.
Where Is EngliuuTs million to meet them ?
Wo have Blxtyj'fo'ur war vessels , and can
'
utilize every oayf'ot them for coast defense
and conimercs' .deatroylng , She cannot
spare a muclrinraer number to Invade our
shores than tliw , 'How long would It he before -
fore we could duublp our fleet by working day
and night on air. parts of tha vessels , englnts
and guns ? * t
England. It U eaia , lias ten times more can
non to start wltV than wo have , but cannon
making Is a plain * business , and we would
soon Imvo all that we could use. In a fort
night's ttmo we , , could double our regular
army. In a month we could double our state
guards and arm them. Those timid
people who talk of our Inability
to meet England on this side of
the ocean are cither Influenced by mis
leading figures or they are not true Ameri
cans at heart and sympathize with BrltlaU ag
gressions ,
IlroU-or * CniiKlit In I In-
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 21 , William 0.
and 8. H. Hopper , doing buslneit * as William
0. Hopper & Co. , bankeru and brokers , 23
South Third otreet , failed today. The firm
declines to give out any statement , but the
liabilities will probably be heavy , as they did
a big business. It Is believed they were
caught on the short sldo of the market fol
lowing last week'd plump.
THUJHMST IlliAST.1.
Chicago Tribune : Brother Jonathan says :
"If the Monroe dautrino Is not now a part of
International l&w , I move It as an amend
ment. "
Minneapolis Tribune : There Is no occasion
for anybody to get scared. God rc-lgns ; the
government nt Washington still lives , and
the future Is full ot encouragement and
hopo.
Chicago Journal : U Is well for th * Ameri
can people to let the nations of the earth
know that "no foreign aggression on this
continent" Is oun Senlac hill , whereon we
stand armed and bldo the will of God ,
Kansas City Journal : John Bull This
American jingoism Is the most outrageously
Impudent piece of business that why , blawst
my heyos. the upstart country Is a pauper !
This bankrupts It. It's credit In totally
ruined , and I wouldn't er what's thatT
Bonds ? did somebody my BONDS ?
Chlcnco Post : Sunnoslne. before the- com
mission starts for Venezuela , the British
government shouM send n confidential agent
to Caracas to negotiate for the purchase of
the 32,000 square miles of more or less nrld
territory now In dispute , and supposing the
Venezuelans should decide to sell thi * land
outright to the English ? What would wo do
about It ?
Cincinnati Commercial : Lord Salisbury
says. "Tho territory In ours , and wo will not
arbitrate. " The Shipping World says , "We
have stolen the territory , and we should
arbitrate. " The United States says , " \Vo
don't know whose territory It IB , but we as > k
you to arbitrate. " On that proposition the
United States can appeal to the world.
New York Tribune : The bombardment of
our i > orts Is not going to begin at sunrise
tomorrow , and patriots who talk ns If It wera
are not of as much service to their country
as they would doubtless like to be. If our
territory bad already been Invaded by n
hostile force , or such an net of war were Im
minent , the stnte of foiling which some per
sons are expressing and trying to communi
cate to all might be not only praiseworthy
but highly useful. But , the situation being
what It Is , the cultivation of a warlike furor
Is both Irrational and harmful.
CAI.I.KI ) HACIv.
Now York Tribune : To Ambassador Bay-
nrd : That was gocd. advice which the boy
gave his father during a domestic disturbance
"Keep your shirt on , pa ! " Suggests this
unolllclally to Lord Salisbury.
Buffalo Expro's : The popularity 'which
President Cleveland won In England by his
tariff policy has been forfeited by his stand
on the Vcner.ualan question , but our cousins
on the other sldo love dear old Bayard as
much ns ever.
Globe-Democrat : England has been misled
by a truckling ambassador Into supposing that
this administration was thoroughly wounded
In every respect , and thnt Iho time wiu ripe
for sweeping nway the Monroe doctrine as
antiquated. Bayard has given his British
friends a high fall by his prolonged course of
flatter } ' and gush.
Mlnncapolly Tribune : In Ms speech Minis
ter Bayard assured the British public that
there couldn't possibly be any war thereby
intimating that his august master. President
Cleveland , was simply , bluffing , If the presi
dent cm stand this sort of thing he Isn't the
man we take him for. It Is an attack upon
ils official dignity and good faith from ono of
ills own appointees.
Cleveland World : The song of the swan
would bo an appropriate title for Mr. Bay
ard's last speech , which the St. James * Ga
zette touching ! } * describes as passionately and
'pathetically friendly" to England. Why
obould such a man represent the United
States ? Itecall him ! Ho has disgraced the
country. Even partisan democratic Journals
are clamoring for his dismissal.
New York Commercial : Mr. Bayard does
lot stand for Americanism. Ho Is hopelessly
discredited even in the eyes of his British
friends. Ills utterances carry no weight what
ever. Ho Is only the phantasm of a minister.
And the Interests of the United States re-
lulro that this government In the present
crisis shall be represented at th * court of St ,
fames by a strong man and an American of
mquestlonablo patriotism. The president's
luty li manifest. Ho should call Bayard
lomo at once.
J'l-niSO.VYI , AMI OT1II2I11VISK.
The same to you.
It Is bslleved that England favors arbitrat
ing all claims except her own.
"There will bo no war" epitomizes current
opinion. But it Is misleading. Hostilities
have broken out among the faculty of the
Chicago university.
Paderowskl affirms that "Liszt and Hu-
blnsteln will never bo surpassed or equaled.
In the history of pianoforte playing they will
bo known to posterity aa the two great
geniuses. "
A leading London musical serial says :
"It is enough to make the mouthn of British
organists water when they read that the
organist cf the Marlboroufth-Vanderb'It wed
ding at Now York received 500 for his
servlce3. "
A speaker at a Boston meeting the ; other
day told cf a commercial traveler who said
ho had traveled la one year 0,000 miles , had
b-en asked to drink more than that many
times , but had not once been asked to go tea
a church.
The- Minneapolis gentleman whose candle
wan legally snuffed out the other morning ,
promised to send back word from the other
shore. The promise remains unfulfilled. His
Mlenco Is so painful that It is feared his
trolley Is off.
Ten thousand men Is the limit of Canada's
first Invading army. Of course the Canadians
are not anxious to change the boundary , but
when the Dominion Is referred to as a "cold
storage- territory , " It needs no prophet to
foretell that blood alone can wipe out the
Insult.
There Is one Smith family In Ohio that
will never Us confounded with the other
Smiths if Its monitors are known by their
first namer. The father Is ttsv. Jeremiah
Prophet Elijah Smith. His sons ara named
Most Noble Festus and Sir Walter Scott
Bart , and his daughters Juan Fernandez Is
land and Terre del Fuego.
Up to the present time 161 victims of
Jabez Dalfonr'B financial swlndley have com
mitted suicide. The Judge who sentenced
llalfour to a long term of Imprisonment , in
dwelling upon the ruin brought by his ca
reer of infamy , raid : "No prison doors ,
however secure , can shut out from your
cars ths walls of the wldowy and the or
phans you have wronged , "
Mr. Cyrus C. Adams of New York delivered
an address on the "African Movement" at
the African congress In Atlanta recntly and
said among other things that there was no
reapon for Afro-Americans going to Africa
me-r ly to oirn the wages of a day laborer.
They can do bcter at homo and Africa
doesn't need them. What It needs , Mr. Adams
held , was the best of missionary work ,
The now woman la In evidence In St ,
Louis , and , strange to relate , he pnnts f--r
goro. Of palo pink teas and sewing circles
t > ho has had enough ; the Iron Iio3l < if thn
oppressor lomeuow touched her soul , and
with a ml/ihty / trumnet blast bids defiance
to the lion. Her la a sample :
Iteleaso thy fierce and panting hounds ;
Set thy grand Import on the ssa ,
Wo swe-ar by God ! and Just ! and right !
That Venezuela shall be free !
AVnlcli tlu ' fiiilf .Towel.
WishlnKton Time * .
Let us not altogether lose Bight of Cuba.
Long after the Venezuelan caprice shall
lave become merely a memory Cuba will
still bo a vital Iwue. Lst It not bo forgotten
.hat If the Spanish do not succscd In crush-
ng the rebellion within the next six weeks ,
hey will bo barred from military operations
by the rainy season. That will give the In
surgents a breathing upcll and enable them
to organlzo their provlrfcnal government
more thoroughly and get ready for the final
effort. To the people of the United Stales
3uba is Infinitely mcro interesting that
Venezuela ,
Crime ,
aiobo-Uemccrat- .
The supreme court of tha United Slates
ias recently made an Important ruling which
a .calculated to Increase the dllllculty of
ecurlng convictions In murder cates. It
d to the effect .that when tha J > 1 a of In-
tunlty IE made , the burden of proof of vanity
a en Iho prosecution , "If the whole ovl-
cnce , " sayu the court , "Including that HUP-/
lloJ by the legal presumption of sanity , does
tot exclude beyond reasonable doubt the hy-
lothesls of Intunlty , the prisoner Is entitled
o an acquittal of ths cpeclfic offense
barged. " This may be good law , but It Is
asy to tee how It may 1)9 used to defeat
uatlco.
HOW WAS ST.UITKI ) IIV TIIIJ TIIIIK8.
Shut l'i | Thi-lr .Slmii In Kvl < 1nt 1 Ati
( Icliiultoii if Tniulitr ,
BOSTON. Dec. 24. The first doUllfil no
count of the massacre of AimoiiUns at llitll
nrrlvtsl In this city from n corrcsponden
writing from eastern Turkey. Th * write
ayk : "Tho outbroik began when the Turk
went to ih& mosque at neon. Contrary t
custom , the Turkish storohiopora clod am
locked their doors before going to prAyer
This alarmed the Armenians , who had beei
threatened with massacred , and they Duga
to close- their p'.i'.n'a also. The police inter
( eve.l to prevent this. Some of the Arnic
nlans ran away lo escape. Then a Turl
named Kulff fired a Rim and the pejplo rushoi
out of the mosqiicu and bigan an Attack upoi
the shop * The masMr.ro which followed wa
the work of officials. The- troops were cullei
to the work by the bugle and they wcr
stoppul by the bugle. "
Another correspondent , wrltlnc from Con
stantlnoplc. .iwcits the massacres , umloubt
edly ordered from the p.ilace , are lo be con
fined , with someposniblo exceptions , to the
nix provinces embraced In the sohcmtof reform
form , and nnle&i some change lt > made In th
miltan'a attitude tonards ths > provinces In thl
direction It is not probable Out the ilrc.nl
fill experiences which have fallen upon th
provinces In Armenia will l > n repeated Ii
those nearer the capital. It l difficult to
understand fully the long period of Inaction
maintained by the European powers. U I
believed that the reason for this Is that the )
find It dlfllcnlt , to agree upon the question o
the partition nf the > empire In case It Is do
olded to make an end of lliu Ottoman rule
Ever since these unhappy negotiations begat
hopes of t < omothlng tn bo done In , the future
have 1 > M held out , but tlio great efforts n
the powers Imvo sopmoil to be how they couli
keep In concert In the business of doing noth
ing nt all.
LYNN , Mass. , Doc. 21. Several Armenians
who came from the same purl of eastcn
Turkey and who are employed at Ira Sank-
lln's morocco factory lu thU city , received a
cablegram today that the members of their
families were among the victims of the reosn
in-i-M-xst : on1 'rim ooi.niix KATU
ClIIIHt ClUlllimilCN Cllll AKNPIItllll !
a l' < irinlliilili > Klci-l.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 21. San Francisco
can provide thirty-live vessels for the defense
of Its harbors In the- event of war with Eng
land , provided lime la given in which lo put
them in condition for battle. The Pacific
Steamship company can alone put forth a
very respectable fleet and Spreckels can turn
out enough tugs to cripple all commercial
ships which would attempt to pass the harbor
Inside of the Farnllono Islands.
There are four big companies operating
stoamcrsj out of San Francisco , the majority
of which fly the American flag. The Pacific
Mall comnany operates a line of steamers
between San Francisco and Panama , another
between Panama and Mexican and Central
American ports and another between this
city and China. Every share of the stock
of this company Is commanded by the Pacific
Mall company , and In case of war would bo
transferred to the American flag without loss
of time. The headquarters of the- company
are In New York and officials at this end are
chary of expressing an opinion on the avail
able ships which could be turned over to
Uncle Sam. There Is no reason , however , why
they should not all be nt the service of the
government. The fleet of the company of the
all through will average a speed of twelve
knots an hour.
James Spiers , president and general
manager ot the Fulton Engineering and Ship
building works , states his firm could In two
montli.s ho prepared for the building of six
modern steel clad war vessels at ono time.
At present the firm has facilities only for
two vessels at a time. Under stress of cir
cumstances and provided that tha armor
plates could bo furnished promptly In the
east , they could build six armored vessals
within a year.
J'.K-KlMl SlKMV Will ItfHlNt lHlllft.1.
FOIIT LEAVENWOimr , Kan. . Dec , 24.
An Informal test was made here today of the
power of resistance of packed enow against
the penetrating force of a bullet from the new
and old Springfield rifles. From a distance
of thirty yards the guns were fired Into an
Immense ball of snow. In nn case did the
bullet penetrate over llvo feet and In some
Instances less than four foot. Both guns per
formed alike- . This verifies the statement that
pressed snow to the thickness of six feet will
prove a sufficient protection from the new
caliber rifles. _
Itimlccr Morirnii OOCM in
NEW YORK , Dec. 24. A local paper says :
Mr. J. P. Morgan , who , with Mr. August Belmont -
mont , organized the governmEiit bond syndl-
cato last February , went Washington last !
night. It l said , at me president a mviuiiion.
It Is claimed that this Indicates that the
president Is not particularly hopeful ot Im
mediate action by congress In authorizing an
Issueot bonds , and has deUrmlnctl to finance
the treasury on tha basis of existing legisla
tion.
m
lro | > OMi-il AVali-r INMVIT Syiirtlrnto.
APPLETON , WIs. , Dec. 21. The proposed
combine of all the water power owners ,
renters and users of the Fox river valley to
one big water power syndicate Is practically
an assured fact. A meeting cf Interested
parties held hure has resulted In overcoming
the difficulties heretofore In the way In the
scheme , and nothing remains but to settle
the minor details.
HOT
Tribune : Otlnnen Whnt nro you
to inko for that frightful colil you'vo i
liniTi'lt-ni tnl < < 5 itnythlng you'll offer.
Do you want It ?
Soroervlllo ' Journal : Mr. . WngRl * -
uofon'i our husband tuff IT dreadfully with
rheumatism ?
Mr * . Wiggles-Yes , but It's nothing to
wh.it tlie rust of us lmv to endure.
HrooklvM Life : Tltinl ArrnnKemcnts
hilon'l llnvo you signed the contract ?
Actress \es. The nmuiiRcr agrees to
allow the cxponso of two diamond robberies
and QUO divorce.
"
Philadelphia llpcoril"t'nme : Is a bublile. "
tt.yx the Maiiuyunk philosopher. "Vou
don't want to blow on It. "
Ail.iins : She-I'mnot selfish , but I
'
wouldn't inniry the best man that over
lived.
Ho-That Isn't selfishness , that Is resigna
tion after consideration.
"Consideration of what ? "
"Consideration of the wishes of others. "
Harper's Unzar : Dime Museum
( to his lecturer ) Confound It , WlndlmRKur ,
what possessed you to pick a quarrel with
the llvlnir skeleton and pound the poor fel
low as you Hid ?
Lecturer w 'll. I'll tell you , colonel ; I
u.H-d to bo In the minstrel business , and an
uncontroliiililu Impulse eamo over mo to
inttlo the bones once more.
Cincinnati Knqulrer : "Havo a cnre ,
woman. " ho hissed. "Have a care ! "
Unfortunately , owing to her down-east
rearing , she misunderstood. "If It Is all the
Knnio to you. " said she , " 1 should prefer at
least a cnh. The cars arc so uncomfortable. "
Chicago Tribune : " 1 might as well plead
guilty , Judge , " owned up the prnltcnt pris
oner at the bar. "If It hud been a bolt of
lace or a basket of diamonds you might
Imvo called It kleptomania and let me RO ,
but I don't reckon that would work In this
case. 1 Bto'.o the hog , Judge. "
Indianapolis * Journal : With the air of one
who had made n discovery the young ; man ,
remarked : " "It's no use to try to pleazo
everybody.
"Everybody ? " echoed the elderly gentle-
man. "ly the time you Ret to my nio you
will think that It Is hardly expected of a
meru mortal to jtleaso his wife. "
HA11D TO URALI55K.
ChlciiKO Itecord.
The Hash and glint of steel-shod , clinking
heels ,
The rasp and glitter of the skates on
glaring ice ;
And round and round the school boy skims
and wheels ;
Above his quickened breath In vapor
takes Its rise.
Awhllo he alts upon the bniik In nnow ,
And o'er the frozen surface sweeps hli
shrinking eye ;
"I wonder how 1 ever came to swim
In this here pond In hottest days of ln '
July ! "
f for I'nnlo UrociU-rH.
Chlc.iRo Chronicle.
The British will find It expensive campaignIng -
Ing to precipitate financial panics. The Now
York panic would not have -occurred e.xojl > t _
as the result of a greater panic In London ,
and It Is probable that the losses on the
London exchanges amounted to $100 where $1
was lost In New York. In fact , there is no
doubt that the losses In London before New
York heard that there was a innlc were
greater than nil the losses In New York
up to the present time.
MII.TUVS CHHISTMAS 1IYM\ .
John MMIoii'H " (1 < Ic on tinMornliiK of
ChrlN'N Xiidvlt.v" (1(1 11) .
Co war , or battle's sound ,
Vaa henrd the world around :
The Idle spear and shield were high up
hung ;
The hooked chariot stood
Jnstnln'U with hostile blood ;
The trumpet spuku not to the armed
throng ;
And kings sat still with awful eye ,
As If they surely knew their sovran Lord
was by.
hit peaceful wa.4 the night
Vbercln the Prince ot Light
! Is reign ot ponce upon the cnrth began :
Pho winds , with wonder whist ,
moothly the waters Iclst ,
Whispering new Joys to the mild ocean
Who now Imth quite forgot to rave ,
AVJille birds of calm sit brooding on tha
charmed wave.
The stnrs , with deep amaze ,
Stand lix'il In steadfast gnzo
licmlliiK ono way their proclong influence :
And will not tnfco their flight
For all the morning light ,
Or Luelrur that often wurn'd them thence ;
Hut In their glimmering orbs did glow
Until their Lord himself spake , and bid
then go.
The shcpberdH on the lawn
Or cro Iho point of dawn
Sate simply cluittlng In a rustle row :
Full Illtlu thought they then
That the mighty Pan
Was kindly come to live with them below :
Perhaps theln loves , or else their sheen ,
Were all thnt did their silly thoughts so
busy keep.
When much music sweet
Their beurts and ears did greet
As never was by mortal linger strode
IJlvlnely-warblcd volco
Answering the stringed noise
As nil thslr souls In blissful rapture took.
The air. such p'leamiru loth to lose ,
' S" " 1 > rolollSB cacl !
Such music ( as 'tis said )
Uefore waa never made
RHV1111 ° ° M tlle B0"3 ot morning sung ,
the Creator great
His constellations net
And the well-balanced' world on hlngca
And cunt the dark foundations deep
It's a Great Pleasure
To do holiday shopping- where the question of
quality doosen't have to be considered you can al
ways get your money back if there should happen
to be any defects at ANY TIME. Those oleg-ant ties
af'BO cents , are the sort that would ordinarily sell
for75o to $1.00 The whole east window is filled
with them , and we have thousands inside.
Remember this ia a special sale of high grade
neckwear Choice for 50c Tecks , imperil flowing
ends , bows , imperial locks , club ends , do joinvilles ,
and every late fashionable tie.
Special holiday articles. Turkish bath robes ,
lounging robes , smoking- jackets , studying1 g-owns
and house coats of every description. Handsome handkerchiefs -
kerchiefs embroidered silk suspenders mufflers
gloves night shirts hosiery umbrellas and
many other holiday gift articles.
In children's department thera ara bigrad uo-
tions to close out certain lines children's reefers
leggings -ties hats caps and children's furnish
ings of every sort all on 2dfbor.
Browning , King & Co.
Southwest Corner Fifteenth and DoucJnB , OMAHA.
&TOPI-N J-VKNINOS TILL , C IIRISTMAS.