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COIllnS
lift r-'V'JJ
Sworn l before mr nrd Milncril'cil In my
prf nre th.a M d.iv nf nwmber. IMi.
Seal. ) N. P. FRtl. . Notary 1'uljllo.
Ami tinoxncrls 1 HIP city tn-nsury
niv still i > Iniilii ! : awjiy to Unit out ho\v
nuich lhi > sIiortsiKO WJIH on the ISth ihiy
of In.st .Innc.
Tim tlii'riiiniiK'lcr In the ni'luhhorhmxt
of tlio ciiiiillihUca for thi > police. i-onmils-
Blonci'slilp viK-iinoy Is vapidly : iliiroiicli- |
Ing Hilinllln point.
Tin- city of Chh'iitfo hns " cash ilcllelt
nt this present nioinont of ever live mil
lions of dollnvH. There are si-vi'i-al ini-
IH'i'tinliniH eoinimmlth'.s In tills vicinity
tliat arc In ti position , relatively speak
ing , to sympathize with riik-nco.
> Vi > nniy lie sure the Veiiexnelan boniul-
nry connnlsslon will not have so inncli
tronhle In ( luillnc availahle material
for the clerkships wilhln Its lft as the
pri'shlent has hail In llmllng snltahle
IKTSOUS for appointint'iit as nieinhom of
the commission.
If Mr. Itrontch had the appointment
of his successor oil the lire and police
board In his control , as he assured the
Haloon keepers dnrliiK the recent < 'ani-
why h'ave the camlldates heen
( line lintl postage' with Messrs.
Churchill and Uussoll ?
It Is to be noted that the grip of one
Calvin K. llrlce on n place on the I'n-
clllcs nillroails cuninilttou of the senate
hat * been In no way diminished by tlie
fact , that the democrats In that body
have passed over tj ( the minority side
of ihc Kennte chamber.
ThU is about the time that members
of coMKn.'Hs are be innln to nsk them-
solvcs what Krouiuls 1'res.lilent Cleve
land iiad for Insisting that they .should
remain In Washington In attendance
upon their respective houses tlironf'hinl (
the whole holiday season.
The Atlanta , exposition closes today ,
after liuln H'O ' days open to visitors.
This oiiKht to stimulate the men In
charge of the Transmlsslsslppl expo
sition project to extraordinary elTorls
to perfect the plans and preliminary
work of that jreat
Home one has been mean cnon.uh to
Insinuate that the ordinance combining
the olllccs ol' city veterinarian and jtioat
Inspector has been Instigated by Mnyor-
clect Itroatch In order to enable him to
ovailc paying his promise of reappolnt-
ment to Meat Inspector Frank. 'Suont-
- The attempted bnrslary of the Hyron
Keed.innseum . of coins , manuscripts and
books In the public library building
last .week . proves that the robbers had a
distinct appreciation of the value of
that rare collection , even If the greater
iinmliL't * of tin- people of Omaha , to
whom it belongs , have not.
commercial agencies report a
larger number of linns having done a
fair business during ( he year than wan
reported last year. Tlie situation seems
lo bo that tile volume of trade Inis not
been so great , but merchants have as
u rule done a safer and more conserva
tive business and are In better condition
this year than last. A statement of llg-
tires as to the retail trade of Omaha
thin year compared with that of last
year would prove of great Interest nnd
value at this time ,
And now comes Theodore Olson and
.wants . r.Ti.OOO from Tlio IJeu 1'nbllshlng
company to Indemnify him for the dam
age caused to his reputation by the fro-
( liient Intimation that as comptroller of
tiny city of Omaha he has proved him-
Rolf Incompetent , Ir-'levant and Imma
terial. By the time this claim Is sub
mitted ( o a Jury of twelve good men
and true Mr. Olson may iliul that their
estimate of Ills service * will not coin
cide with his own. Why Mr. Olson
Hhonld limit , the amount of his suit to
$ ur > , < )00 ) when he could Jnst as easily
make It a quarter of a mll.llon passes
comprehension.
Mayor Swift of Chicago Insists that
the llrst stop In the direction of munici
pal reform must be a reform of the
F.VHtem of taxation that prevails in that
city. The reason the people are given
Inadequate public service Is , ho says ,
because they do not provide snlliclont
funds , anil the reason milllclcnt funds
are not provided Is traceable to the
evasion and Inequality of taxation. It
is apparent that the situation In Chicago
cage Is not far dllTereut from that In
other American cities , nnd that the rem
edies for existing abuses everywhere
reach to the foundation of the mu
nicipal government In the failure of
the corporations anil privileged few tel
l > ear their Just share of the burdens of
taxation.
W/f W.MMAVJ O.Y TI'llKKV.
The domnnil for Indemnity which our
government has tnnde on Turkey In
behalf of tire American missionaries
who sniTered los * of property la en
tirely proper , hut the chances of re
covering even so modi.-rnto a sum a.s
Is asked for are extremely small. Not
only Is the Turkish government bnnk-
nipt , which will give U n phiuMbli. ' ex
cuse for putting oil' IndoHiiltoly con
sideration of tlie demand , but it In not
the habit ot' that government to pay
Inileinnltle.t , and U Is by no moans
likely to depart from an established
custom In iirtler lo please tlie Pulled
.Slates. To mnke the reparation asked
would lie at once an act of Justice and
of international comity , but when has
the Turk shown any regard for either
except under compulsion , and there is
no reason to apprehend compulsory
measures on tlio part of this country.
Turkey understands perfectly well that
she may reject our demand with Im
punity and while she will not do this
In terniM , but will simply keep the mai
ler in abeyance by well known diplo
matic methods , It Is entirely safe to
say that not a dollar will over be paid
by Hint government for the destruction
of the property of American mission
aries.
While our government Is donbtlopft
right In making this demand , which Is
probably reasonable , although no state
ment has ever been made public of the
value of the property destroyed , the
( itiosllon suggests Itself whether If this
demand be pressed lee vigorously It
may not have the effect to create a
popular feeling disadvantageous to the
American missionaries In Turkey. It
Would seem that out1 government , with
out prejudice to-the claims , might Ju
diciously have waited until the con
dition of allalrs in Turkey Improved ,
If there Is any possibility of Improve
ment , and danger of provoking popular
sentiment against our missionaries had
become less than it Is at present. It Is
to bo presumed , of course , that the de
mand of our government Is supported
by treaty stipulations , although if such
is tlie case It will , not help It any.
Turkey's regard for treaties Is merely
a matter of convenience.
A I'ACll'lC .S/
The speech of Senator Lodge of Mas
sachusetts on the Monroe doctrine is a
iii'jre moderate and pacific utterance
than was expected from him and its
effei'l will doubtless bu good. Ills con
tention that Vene/.nela cannot pay the
indemnity demanded by Ureat Britain
without acknowledging th'it the dis
puted territory Is British is undoubt
edly sound , but this feature of the trou
ble between Veno/.uoln and ( treat Ilrit-
nln docs not enter Into the Issue be
tween the latter country and the United
States. It is an altogether extraneous
matter , -0111101-11011 with which the
Monroe doctrine cannot be/ even plausi
bly Invoked.
But the point of chief Interest In the
speech of the Massachusetts senator
was his expression of belief that the
people of Kngland .havo no more desire
siretoengago hi hostilities- than have
the people of the United States and
that "the questions between tlie two
countries would be peaceably settled.
This from a public man who has been
notably conspicuous in fostering the
spirit , of jingoism is an encouraging
sign that the sober second thought has
had its wonted effect. A.s to the sena
tor's suggestion that the government
should pursue a linn and temperate
course In maintaining the Monroe doc
trine , nobody will llnd fault with It.
It is the unanimous Judgment of the
American people that that doctrine ,
properly construed , shall be upheld ,
and they will support the government
In doing this at whatever cost. . But
conservative men believe this can be
accomplished without Inviting or pro
voking a disastrous war. Judging from
the brief telegraphic summary of Sena
tor Lodge's speech It ought to have a
reassuring effect , botlt at homo and
abroad.
J.S TO rOllKinX MAIIKKTS.
The free traders , bourbon-like , refuse
to give heed , lo the hard facts and ar
guments of experience and go on
preaching their fallacious dogma in the
face of the most convincing data show
ing Its fallacy. In the debate on the
revenue bill in the house Mr. Turner
of Cteorgia declared his belief that
American manufacturers of Iron and
steel "would under free trade be able
not only to hold this market against the
world , but to invade not with the horrors
rors of war , but In the pursuit of peace
ful commerce , the mother country , and
to take charge of her markets with very
ii'tiny of onr Iron and steel products. "
This utterance calls to mind the mem
orable speeeli of Mr. Wilson , the
author of the house tariff bill hi the
last congress , at the dinner given him
by tins London Board of Trade , In
which ho told the British manufactur
ers and merchants that the time had
come when they could no longer be as
sured of their markets , for the Ameri
can manufacturer with free raw ma
terials would not only challenge British
supremacy In neutral markets , bill
might bo expected ( o invade ( he British
homo market. On that occasion Mr.
Wilson said : "Our protectionist * } have
been building defenses to keep you and
other nations from competing with us
In our homo market. The tariff re
formers are breaking down those de
fenses. Lot us compote ID nil the mar
kets of the world. " After referring to
the growth of American trade returns ,
"even under protection , " Mr. Wilson
predicted that "now , when released
from such vicious laws , there will bu anew
now era and a steady Increase In our
exports , both of food products and
manufactured articles. "
The change of policy which the tariff
reformers predicted would Increase the
exports of the I'nltod States has been
In operation sixteen months , and what
do wo see ? A few days ago the secre
tary of the treasury sent to the senate
a statement showing the trade , exports
and Imports , between this country and
( Jivat Britain and Its dependencies and
colonies for each of the past live years.
From this It appears that while In the
flscnl year 180U , under the last re
publican tariff , thu exports of the
United .States to thu United Kingdom
amouutcd to $409,000,000 , dm Ins tlie
llscnl year ISO , " , but two mouths of
which was under the nresent tariff law.
they amounted to only $ .TS7,0Xi,000. ( a
difference In favor of the former period
of .fU'j.ODO.rioO. On the other hand 1m-
IMi-tH from the Hilled Kingdom Into
this country were larger lu the llscnl
year of IS ! ) . ' than in tS ! > 'J , the difference -
enco In the account In favor of the
United States In the former year over
Hie latter being Sliri.WHUxio. The llg-
j tires of our exports to nearly all other
countries show a decrease since the
i democratic tariff went Into effect and
! not only is there no present Improve-
I incut In tlie foreign demand for our
I products , but there Is nothing to Indi
cate Improvement In the near future.
I-Yce wool has not enabled our woolen
manufacturers to Invade neutral mar
kets , or even lo keep a vast volume of
foreign-made woolen goods mil of our
home market , nor will It until American
labor falls to n level with or below
the British standard , and what Is true
of tills Industry applies equally to all
others.
The foreign market Idea of the free
traders Is a delusion. It lias been con
clusively proven to be so by an experi
ence of sixteen months under a llseal
policy of their creation , or one which
goes as far as the less radical of them
dared to go. Had they gone the full
length of what they had in view upon
their advent to power there can bo no
doubt Unit the condition of the treasury
and of the country would be far wot-.u'
llrin It is. But these m ; > n will ten
aciously adhere to the fallacy they have
always cherished , although in doing so
they deprive the government , of the
revenue necessary to its solvency and
credit , and compel itrto borrow to meet
its obligations.
.lV AMAXIA'C ! DOCTltlA'K.
, As nn .expounder of great constitu
tional principles and especially of those
involved In tlio law of libel , commend
us to the legal luminary who edits the
Lincoln Journal. In attempting to pal-
Hate and Justify the unwarranted sen
tence recently passed upon Kditor
linker , this eminent Jurist lays down
the following rule as fundamental to
trials and penalties for the infraction of
the libel laws :
If a newspaper accuses a citizen of
felony or of a misdemeanor that If credited
would render him Infamous In the eyes of
lib neighbors and degrade and disgrace his
family , and Is not able to substantiate the
charge , the liberty of thj people can only be
vindicated by subjecting the utterer of the
charges to something like the punishment
that the accused would hive received had
he been found guilty cf the offenses charged.
This startling doctrine Is beyond con
troversy original with the ponderous in
tellect that presides over the L'ucoln '
Journal. It Is not to be found In any
of the standard works on criminal law
In the Kngllsh language or in any other
language. Tins Mosaic huv which made
It an eye for an eye and a tooth for n
tooth has long since boon discarded in
civilized communities : IK altogether too
barbarous , but , Uie new doctrine now
advanced for the llrst tlmu would make
a false accnsallou of any crime e-lually
heinous andpnnlshahe ! with the cYlUic >
Itself. In othW ( words a man .who
falsely accuses another of murder
should bohanged" . ' And if ho accuses
a man of burglary or arson , no mnut
be sent to the penltentlarv tlio .same. ns _
if hu had committed burglary or ni'fon.
Carried to its logical end , the snm < s doe- ,
trine would apply to slander. The
woman who slanderously charges a
married neighbor wllii iniidullty would
not only lay herself liable to the penal-
tics Imposed for such offenses but nl.-o
give her husband grounds for procuring
: i divorce.
Under such a criminal code the
prisons of the country would have to
be enlarged to accommodate their new
guests. And some of the guests would
be people of quality and of both sexes.
It Is amazing that : iny sane man. and
above all things a man who professes
to speak for the press , should ma ! > < -
himself so supremely ridiculous in pre
senting such views on the law of libel.
Mayor Bemls has been chief magistrate
of the city for four years. He knows
from experience the faulty places In the
framework of city government and his
suggestions for mending glaring defects
will have considerable weight with tax
payers generally. The mayor is thor
oughly convinced that the appointment
of a single tax assessor would equallxo
tax assessments whereby the wealthy
would have to pay their due proportion
of taxes , lie also believes there : ire
too many departments of government ,
each of which runs on ( ho idea that Its
authority Is supreme In Its particular
sphere. Thus responsibility Is scattered
lo an extent that It Is dlfllcult for the
people to fasten It upon any one ollielal.
The time Is coming when our people
will centralli'.o governmental power In
Omaha In the mayor and council or In a
commission.
The Commercial club has passed reso
lutions in a measure endorsing the plans
of the projectors of a railroad from
North 1'latte to Omuil Junction , Wyo. ,
to tap a region of great fertility , rich
In natural resources. The line when
completed would of course bo of advan
tage to the trade of this city. The Com
mercial club should not forgot , how
ever , that the railroad project which
promises the greatest Impetus to the
growth of Omaha next to a direct line
to Dnliith Is the long-talked-of Ynukton-
Omaha air line. It is also worthy of
consideration at the hands of the Com
mercial club.
Secretary Carlisle expresses himself
as opposed to the Issue of bonds through
popular subscription. But ho has not
recently expressed himself on the prop-
osltlon to iloat a popular loan by the
establishment of a postal savings bank
system. The postal savings bank In
sures all the benellts of an Issue of
small denomination bonds through pop
ular subscription , while nt the same
time It avoids most of the obstacles
and illlHcultk'H of a popular loan.
For some unaccountable reason Iho
populists seem to be strong on repre
sentation on the senate committee on
Irrigation , three of the populist senators
having been assigned to work on that
committee. This ought to enable the
populist party to water Its stock lu tlio
arid regions , 'm ' regions , however ,
are Jnst the oiu-s that are thinly popu
lated and when' there are compara
tively few votijj , to be gained to any
' '
party. „ „
\n lli-lli-U mi the I tonic.
llinln'.Iipmnrrnt.
Mr. Crisp has Hjrled out In a way which
signifies that he liropo' n to lead the demo
crats Into < very lioTelhat he can fln.l.
" '
1.1 in 11 of' Popularity.
t.milivlTli' ' riiurlrr-Jniirnnl.
In ene end of'.V precinct out In Omnlia ,
for n mile or two flroaind AmoJqiioKa's Lick
In Illinois , -mil In th Immediate family cf
Colonel Itorrellls 1 otrnrk of the Destrich ,
In western Tcnnesso' . there are some folks
who take young Sir. Ilrynn quite seriously.
I'iMiiM' mill l'roMierly. | (
The Oull.iok. .
The unp.tralleled prosperity of the United.
Stoles lias been due to the fact that we are
n nation of pence lovr. < and peacemakers.
During the last s venty-nlno years sevnity-
nlne great national controversies hnvo been
settled by arbitration , more than forty of
them by the United States.
'I'll.Slimloni of Wnr.
ChlriKd Tlmc9 > lli > rnl I.
Perhaps Mrs. Oougar and Mrs. Llvermoro
have coiifented lo arbitrate. The new woman
thus sets nn example that might b- profit
ably Imitated by Great Ilrltaln In the Vene
zuelan question. In the case of Mrs. Onugnr
and Mr. . Llvermr.rc , however , there Is no
boundary dli-puto , for fach has given the
other n piece of her mind and Is perfectly
witling to give mor- ' .
Tile lil'lMM TrllHl.
O ilrnK'i Tribune.
The combined window glass makers of this
country have advanced prices 25 per cent
since last spring. Nevertheless they report
that they are In practical control of the homo
market , that the Importations arc falling off ,
and that Virgo quantities of American glass
arc being shipped to South America ; there
fore HIIRO manufacturers nre tolerably well
protected ns long as they lot their prices
remain as they are. lint If they attempt
16 push them up another notch then they will
see an Increase In Imparts anil a decrease In
the demand for their own products.
Tlie Prc.xlilenl n M n I'owi-nr.
Ioulsvlllt > ivurlpr-Journsil.
In applauding the president's utterances ,
the Courier-Journal has been careful to draw
the line on the president himself. As n
poseur , aud a most successful poastir , Mr.
Cleveland Is nn old offender. Those * who
know him at nil know him too well to take
a great deal of stc-ck , In his manifestoes.
They have proven In times past more re
sounding than formidable. His mock-heroics
abcut th ; tariff , though exposed by the- event ,
were hardly more hyperbolical In actual
character than his mock-horoica about the
repeal of the Sherman net. As a matter of
fact ho ran aw.iy from ths dead line In both
Instances when tile stress of battle was ar
rived upon the scene.
Slllooll lll > OIIMt > Itt'VOIIllC.
1'hllnddplila 1'rpss.
If the HrcwEH" association of. Chicago
carries out Its threat and reduces th num
ber of saloons In that city there will be
tfn.porarlly a largo Kim lost In the revenue
derived from HccJi eJ. There are about 7,000
lliiuor Ealoons InCIiIcagoand / as the license
f e Is $500 a year Uio , annual returns have
for some years been .between ? S,000,000 and
$3.r,00,000. The prsent Iic2iis ? Uw went into
effect In 1SSH and from that lime ta January
2i ( , 1S9G , when ' the . present quarter inds ,
the city has received' ' In fees the enormous
sum cf $31.253,084. If 2,000 of the saloons
clcsre , UD rumoroJ , th ; revenue ot the city
from lie uses will bp Deduced to about ? 2.r , > 00-
000 , and as Chldlgo's. finances are just now
In a tangled condition ' the city might be
embarrassed for''a , tline by this loss In In ,
come. "
. - o - I
Tin- Millet In loivn.
St.- Louis llepubllc.
It will soon be time for the Iowa legislature
and the mulct Ift'vv' ' to' ' come together , face to
face. In , the gllt'-damed state .lio'uiso at DJS
Molnes , ' " . . . -
The1' secretary1 ,6f s'ta'tp waS 'understood ,
liof'lonii'ifgo , to HaVe riadfan erorj nnJntcn-
tft'lial ' 'cf ' course , which will make It Illegal
for the I'glslalur ? to Eubm'f'a prohibition
amendment to the Iowa constitution.Ve are
uradvlsed as to the exact status of the case.
He that as It may , the fact con In no wise
affect the mulct. The mulct Is still there.
\V : recently called attention to the fa-4
that the number ft saloons In lo'.va Is more
than one thousand greater than the num
ber cf saloons In Kentucky. We are toll ]
that the Information fell like a bombshell In
the midst of a conference of mlnlst rs In
icithc-astern Iowa. We ar sure that these
gentlemen cannot let such a blot remain
on the fame of the staf.V'e expect to
hear from them at DCS Molnes. Shall w ?
be disappointed ?
'I'll.- Ilimlii-r Clly Pals IlNcIf.
I'hllmlolphla Inquirer.
Enough people arc In n hurry In this town
to niaUo It a most dti'Irablo place ta live In ,
but let that pass. As wo hav ? already said ,
It Is the same stalq Joke , without any excuse
for repetition. It lh | likewise , without any of
the elements of a Joko. Hut we venture the
prediction that there Is no other city In the
country In which so cnmplcto a tie-up , with
Its attendant train of annoyances , could ,
while public feeling ran so bitterly and so
high , endure the wme strain and emerge
frcm It with so few real outrages charged
to Its account. So let the fellows who
Imaglno they are perpetrating something
very funny by rehashing that wornout saying
hammer merrily away. The strain Is ever
and peace reigns ngaln. And as the orators
would say In their perorations en Philadelphia
as a toast , "Her1 stands Philadelphia , ftrong
In her patriotism , rich In her virtue and
morality , irreproachable in her Integrity ,
glorious In her past end hopeful of her fu
ture. " And the longer she stands the better
It will be for the rest of the land.
IO\VA
Sioux City Tribune : When It comes to ar
ranging the terms of peaceno doubt Ne
braska would want to Include cancillaticn
of that $10,000 British claim for the diver
sion of the McCarthy gang In whipping a
number of Englishmen.
Das Molnes Leader : The dlsputa between
Iowa and Missouri respecting the southern
boundary of Iowa has been narrowed down
to the ownership of a otrlp of land four mile ; )
! : ; ] and 107 feet wide. Missouri IKIH a
Schomburg line which It sets up , but differ
ent from Great Ilrltaln , It has accepted arbi
tration and Peter A. Dey of Iowa and Gen
eral Harding of Missouri will bo thei arbi
trators , '
Davenport Democrat : There arc evidences
that the courts of Iowa believe that the
quicker crlmlnals'iirb- punished the better for
them. At SlgoiUTVUM Washington county , a
brace of burglars 'was caught , tried and
sentenced all In one day. The moral effect
of this waa much better than It would have
been If Ilia courUucf Justice had dragged
along for three mouths , as has often been
iQ case.
Clinton Heral k. The most absurd thing
of recent pccurrcjj ; ! ' Is a claim set up by the
British ambassadir to this country for al
leged damage to J'roiiorty In Nebraska be
longing to an Kujftlgii family named DawEon.
It teins that thfere attempting to trade
hcrieii with a gun& of toushs led by one
McCarty , A fight'ocjiurred , In which the Mc-
Carty gang was.ttir ibed and took to ( light.
The entire property ttt thq Dawsons was con
tained In a smallH Svagon drawn by two
bronchos , and tU'ei.pjitfit wan worth perhaps
$200. FVjr nllegefjnl mage to this a claim of
$40,000 was madeUand , the British amlmso-
dor to this country' gr.fvely requests payment
ot the amount from Secretary Olney.
Uoually , the licking the McCarty gang re
ceived would be regarded as full compensa
tion In such a case , but those Dawsons are
evidently as thrifty as Sir Julian Pauncefote
U gullible.
nm itncii'itoi'iTV ox uoot
Sennlor Vnortirrn SiiKtcrnl * n ( 'InuiKO
In I InTin1 IT Hill.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. Senstor Voor-
hees presented In the sensfe today a com
munication from Pcnor V. 0. DomliiKuez.
Charge d'affaires of the Arp ; ntlne legation In
thin clly , bearing upon the relations between
Argentine and the United States .is affected
by the tariff which It Is proposed to levy on
wool undT the house revenue tariff bill.
Senor DomliiRiiez Bays : "If , as M apparent ,
the United States wishes to cultivate closer
relations with the South American republics.
It would be gratly to b ? desired that this ,
mat-kit L'honlit not be shut up to one of the
chief products of the Argentine Republic.
In order that there tihould not be any Inter
ruption In the Rood ffellng now existing and
to avoid disturbing the commercial relations
between the two countrim ( he undcMlgnrd
ventures to nsk whether It could not be sug
gested that In considering the bill the prn-
posfd duty should bo made to apply only tr >
countries other than South America. "
II ? says Mio wonl Importations from South
America nre comp.iratlvMy small , Instances
the statement of the National Wool Growers'
association tint their chief complaint Is
against Australian wools and suggests that
all desired ends cculd be accomplished by
exempting the South American counlrl w
from the operations of the bill. Ho then
ndds : "In this way the relations with n sis
ter republic would not be aT ( ctcd and th
Argentina Republic would supply In a mod
erate degree the wants of this market , while
the United States , taking advnntng > of the
11 ; Id opened to American manufacturers In
11at country , could continue to expand her
exports. "
Mr. ncmlngucz calls attention to the fact
Hint the principal nurcpcMti nation ! admit
South American wool fr e of duty nnd asks
how , If congress desires friendly nnd close
relations between this country and other
American states , It can pass a measure which
will exclude from this market th > chief
product of one of. Scuth American countries.
After some debate th ? communication was
referred to the committee on llnauc %
I1IC.VH1) KHOM IIS OU'X COrXTUY.
MlttiMl * r from VtMit'iilii'lii Ili'iM'l V N
Mull Ailv ! < * from Ciirnciix.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. Ollielal commu
nications from the Venezuelan government
came In thq mall rcetved heru today , but
so far as could be learned they presented
no new phases of the situation. The m-ill
left Caracas five days after President Cleve
land's message on the Venezuelan question ,
so there was ample time for the govern
ment to take steps necessary to communicate
to this government. Minister An-lrnde did
not go to the Stnta department during th
day , which appeared to confirm the view
th-at the Venezuelans are In a passive atti
tude pending the development ot the policy
of th > United States.
General Uslar of Valencia , Venezuela , called
on Mr , Andrado today and discussed the af
fairs of their country. The gen.ral has no
cri'ectlon with the Venezuelan government
and his trip to this country In wholly In a
irivatc capacity. He Is a wealthy merchant
who married the daughter of Mr. Ubanja ,
the Venezuelan ag nt at London , during
the negotiations with Lord Salisbury.
WATCIIIXO THK HDIi.VDA It V CASIO.
Voiior.m'la Semis n Special Coniinls-
NloniT lo the I'lilleil ' Sliile * .
WASHINGTON , Dee. 30. General Tarnc-
tlslar , special commissioner to the United
States from Venezuela , Is here with his fam
ily. Ho Is commander of one of the five
army corps of Venezuela , and was appointed
commissioner to come to the United States
and watch the boundary negotiations. Pres
ident Crespo will. General Uslar says , as soon
as President Cleveland announces the Vene
zuelan commission , appoint a commission of
lye of the mo-'t representative citizens of
: h ? South American republic to come to the
LJnltc4 States and convey to President CIovo-
and thi ? thanks and appreciation of the good
will shown by tba United States government
n Its announcement-of the Intention to fear-
essly enforce tha Monroe doctrine. This
committee has not , yet been appointed ,
.hough the gentlemefl. wljo .will servo on It
lave been found. ' '
CO.MIXG IJOWX , IIAItO O.V TU1MCEY.
Uiilleil Sillies DrnifiiiilN IIenvy Iii-
i rcMimlly for DillniKes.
WASHINGTON , Dec. .10. Secretary Olney
Mas directed Minister Terrell nt Constant !
nople to demand an Indemnity of ? 100.00
from Turkey for the benellt of American mis
Elonarles who suffered loss of property In th
Kharput outbreak In November. MInlste
Terrell has also been Instructed to Inform
the sultan's ministers that an additional In
demnlty will be demanded for the benefit q
Americans who suffered loss of property n
Marash a few weeks later. This latter wll
amount to about $100,000.
VKii < ; KTS TIM : TIIIIIII IM\CH
Supreme Court .IllMllee romplHen III
Veney.iieliiii Co in in IMS ! on.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. Justice Drewe
of the supreme court lias bofn tendered an :
has accepted a place on thj Venezuelan
commission. _
Will Iliillil ItnllromlN In I'orn.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30 , Consul James
Jastroml , at Callao , Peru , has reported to
the State department upon an extremely liberal
oral concession made by the Peruvian gov
eminent to nn American citizen , Guthbert J
Jones , and associates , for the construction o
a railway from the coast to the district o
Himlgayoc , where , coal mines of great value
are reported to exist , about forty of whlcl
are already owned by the American company
The company is given exclusive privileges for
twenty years except as ngalnst the Inter
continental railroad and a grant nf one kllo-
meter of public land for every kilometer 01
track. The lines are said to yield bituminous
ami nuthiiicltc coals equal to thoye of Penn
sylvania , and as - . United States war ship
the Alert recently paid $15.10 per ton for
EnQllnh coal at Callao , ths consul anticipates
great benefit tc navigation Is to follow the
exploitation of these native mines , which are
said to be Inexhaustible and easy to work.
IVtrel Orilereil Home fur lleimlrn.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. An order baa
been pent to tlio admiral commanding the
.Asiatic station detaching the Petrel from
his squadron and directing that It praceci'
to San Francisco. Arriving there It wll
be put out of commission for overhauling
Its relief , the Boston , Is- now at the Mare
Island , California , navy yard. It has heen
put In flrst-claa * condition and will t-tart
en Its long voyage across the Pacific In a day
or two. The Petrel will not await Ita ar
rival , however , but will start for home as
soon as It can bo prepared for the trip , It
IB the evident policy of tha admlnlitr.uiun
to maintain a strong fleet on the Asiatic
Btatlon until the disappearance of all signs
of further trouble among the countries cf
the Orient.
CnrH ! > > Kleelrlelty.
WASHINGTON , Ic , 30. The Australians
have eolve-d the problem of lighting railroad
trains electrically according to a report to
the State department from United States
Consul Maretta at Melbourne. A dynamo
placed In a baggage car Is driven by a belt
From the car axle and charges storage bat-
erles , which furnlbh the lights. Full details
of the apparatus are given In the reports ,
which ehowB that It haa run for two years
without failure nnd at a coat , Including at
tendance , for lighting of 3 13 shillings , a
; > enc per week as against 1 for kerosene
lights.
_
Inlroilueeil n Menrimriiu Cninil IIIII.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. Senator Perkins
.o-Jay Introduced a Nicaragua canal bill In the
ujnato. It provides that tha capital stock
shall censlet of 1,000,000 shares at $100 each
alii la oa the tin's of the Darnham IIOUBO bill.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
4BS0LUTEK.Y PUISE
\ \ Illl'Sl'lt MM ,
llrinu Yillir Wiir IvonlncUy Itcml.v
finIlio I'rii.v ,
I. nitaii.M . i'mil I , r IouKi.il.
Therf are t.me . * when nations must stand
ntul light , when men must dent anil die.
Since none of us can tile nmrIh.in onre. It
has become an aphorism to sa > that It \
niveet lo die f'r ' one's country , The twaddle
about univerail ptvice Is supported by iiMblng
| tannlble. The histof ) of tiKlnklinl l ilo.ul
I against it. Obliterate wnt and j-oit fmasru-
l Ut > the hiiumn speclrs. War Is Justly held
to bo terrible , nut there rp qrp.iter evils
tlmu wir. llpMdes , ptaro i ( ftcti secured by
the menace of war. In times of pete * prepare
for war li * another aphorism , anil a wisj one :
anil , whatever comes of the outburst of na
tional feeling that anawercl the president >
swill-stirring words , two cscellfnt results will
follow ; first , we shall certainly hear more of
armored cnilserj anil coast defenses , nnd Ics *
of rebel ? and IralUrs In the couth ; nnd ,
s coinl , wo shall sec the honor of the nation ,
lt resources and Its polity RO up a hundred
| ir cent.In . the polltld ! nmrkfti nf Ohrlsti-n-
ilom. As a ccrollary , Amerlcnn securities are
not down 'to stny down any where or for a
very Ions time.
Hut If there ba war ? Well , let there be.
have less U loj and more to Rain than
If Kiiqlaud wants to Unlit about a
trllle In South Anierlra , then the United
States wants lo fight about a (1-1(10 ( ( In South
Am.rlrn. If RiiKlan-V w.i" nihitakcn abuut the
nltlinatnni of the Monroe ihnnrlno nnil the In
tentions ot the people of the Unltril States
thereiui , It wcio well lh.it KiiKl.ind should be
sptivllly nndeculv dVe will stand no bully-
ln on Amurican soli. If KiiRliind chocsc'i lo
bully In IndU and In Africa , In At > la and In
Kiypt , and , If the powers , as they love to
call themselves , see lit to allow It , that Is
noiif rf our buylncss. Hilt this U our conti
nent. ( I.niAila IP but 11 itiestlon | of time. So Is
Hritlsh Columbia. The Onlan.t business has
i-onio to thf fr nt wibld' ° n by us ; It hplonK *
to this present moment ; and let UiiRland'ad-
vntice one rod beyond the limit set by us ,
and the consequences ho with ICiiRlnnd , be
cause we mean to flKht , nnd all the fool pro-
fcs org In all the colleses and all the tearful
prjaclurs In all the churches shall not stay
our hand against a pinfh and unserupti-
Icus cllRarchlsm bent on s > elf-a srindlsenient ,
and dlmhlnhiR nllko our protest and our
powcs. : \\'ar ! War ! Its v. ry
tccsln would prnvo a slpnal for
the dl'solutlon of the Hritlsh em-
plrf. That empire Is but a rope of sand ,
hnld together by Its own clumsiness and the
snbdulnR- Influences of trade ami CMiimerco.
With llnssla dashliiR across the Balkans and
swarmlnR- Into Constantinople , with Franco
regaining all slip has lost In Kgypt. "lib Hrit-
Inh India In a ptat'r ' of revolt and every Ilrlt-
l h boundary line In As'a and Afrlci menaced ,
nnd. above all. with fifl per cent of her fp-
Ui bo lm | > orled with Ireland on her hands
litr rents reduced at home , her Income
Mltnhiatdl altriQMlirr or reduced ono-half
abroad , her merchant marine the prey of
aimcrcd Rrcyhounds that no cruiser allo.it
could overtalio what have wo to fear In com
parison ? Absolutely nothing , ( jxccpt the
tnirRlns of a few Rambling hoiis'-s In the
Hroat cities and the terrors of a few old
wvmen In the law shops , the colleges and
the pulpits.
The south knows what war Is. We do
not. want It , either ati an almlract proposition
or as a concrete fact. lint wo are not afMid
cf It and we are rojdy for It.
"or need any thoiiRhtful man say It Is im
possible. War between nntlo.is of spirit 'a '
always possible. No one denies tl.n courJge
or the power of England. John Hull is a
bully , but ho Is a llRhter , and we ci crta'n
no envy or malice. Hut h ? must not make
facen at us or threaten one. of our w-p.ik
nclRhbors ! If ho does we smash It and
thnsh him. We can do It , even though the
mugwumps and the molIy-oIiDus should , as
one man milliner exclaimed , "Oh , la ! "
AXI ) UTIIKIIWI.SI3.
Great are the profits cf sticcesafnl author
ship. John Sherman's book Is said to bave
brought him $127,000 already.
A gentleman , well named Graboffskl , Is re
ported to have , netted ? GO.OOO on the turf
during the season recently closed In southern
Russia.
The youngest State official In Mississippi Is
paid to be Mlltoii M. Woodward , recently
elected treasurer of Winston county. He Is
21 years old.
Humors of war do not seem to disturb the
capitalists who are preparing to build a
$5,000,000 bridge between Canada and the
United States at Detroit.
There are nearly 20.000 people at Crlpplo
Creek , but their cxpeiienci ? Is much the
same as eUewlicro the. faster. the pe-uplo
( lock in the faster the gold Hews out.
Portland , Jle. , claims to have two of the
oldest ex-mayors in the country. W. W.
Thomas Is 91 years nnd 7 months old , and
Ncal Dow Is just four months younger.
The Parla prtss has lost one of Its bright
est humorists by the death of Ji , Jules
Molnaux , who for many years made the
seamy sldo of life In the capital a source * of
fun for Charivari readers.
When Superintendent Anderson of the
Yellowstone National parlc complains that
Americans nre neglecting that great wonder
land , ho should except the pot hunters.
From all accounts they arc paying undue
attention to It.
The question what has become of all the
horses thrown out of employment by the
bicycles nnd trolley cars Is partly answered
by an English paper , which says that Ameri
can horses are finding their way to English
sale stables , the low late of transportation
across the Atlantic joining with the cheap-
U.-s of b r.'ifle-h lure to mnko their cx-
pjr'ntlun ' piuflubU * .
When one rends tlie rcporln of the m K-
nitli--nt ( Ilia In America
' gold output or ycnr ,
Africa nnd Australia , amf then thinks how
little of this precious metal he has * rrn In
the sum * time , he renllze.i that this Is n biff
world and It takes n great denl of gold to RO
nronnd It.
herd Hallslmry I * ,1 vastly rich man. Ho
received $1.000,000 for his property In the
Strand ; he drrlvca an Immens-e Income In
the Hb.ipe of tintnxed ground rent ? In Lon
don nnd In the comitrj. and while In oflko
ns prime minister he receives the pay at
tached to the office , and while cut of ofllca
the pension of an ex-ciiblnet minister
Dean Hole's book Hiving his Impressions
rf Ibis country , Just out , contain ! ) some
curious Itucctirnrle * . He says , far Instance ,
that In prohibition towns Iliiuor Is generally >
dispensed In tnpot , nnd tell.n about a guest
In H hotel , who. Upon calling for mmetlilnR
to drink , WMS told by the landlord "Von
will tlnd u llttk. tap near your dressing tnblo
In your room , which will put you In com
munication with the old rye , nnd you can
trlii1 what you please for yourivlf nnd your
friends , as there Is a metfr on the oilier
side of th * wall. " lt < cannot be suppjseil
that this wns a personal experience of the
dean , and It looks , therefore , ns If some
was had boon "stuinng" him.
IIIIISIC IHtKir/.F.y.
Detroit N < nv * : Wilson Say , old man , 1'vo
been thinking
Gll.ooti-qult your klddlngl
I'lilc.-igo Tribune : "How do yon fell thin
iniiMlo paper ? " asked the customer at tlio
slntliinury More.
"I'm not coi'taln nbmit It. " srtld the new
elork. " 11111 I think we sell It by the choir. "
Phlladclnliln r.ceonl : Uc Tannnc What'll
you Imve ?
Old SoaK--Think I'll take n helmet ,
lie Tiinnne What's Hint ?
Old Honk Oh , n sort of knight cap.
Now York Hera'd : Hobble Fnthcr will
be down In n ninmcnl. Have 11 clgiir ?
Von lllumer-Are you mire these are thd
kind he gtvo < to bis friends ?
llrbble Y.'s. sir. They nre some that
mother piivo him.
Cincinnati Kmiulror : "While I nm nr >
.Tlnvo , " 'Mid the rrptirtcr , who for the
fouiih time In one week hint tn eorrect nil
Hem , "Mill I seem to be n success as n tale-
twlstor. "
Chicago Test : "Tliorr gors the general. "
" ( tenonil ! llenenil of what ? "
"Oh. that's nil right. He him more right
to the title than lots of others who list ) It.
He's general utility man In u theater. "
Leather Reporter : "Speaking of racing1 ,
what gait doe n mun strike when he Is going
ingto the dentist to Imve n tooth pulled ? "
" . "
"Toith-hlirty.
Atlanta CnnMltntlon : "In case of war
wllb England , colonel , will you en'.lst ? "
"No , " replleil the colonel , sadly. "I fenr
my day Is over. Onlv yesterday I llred at
n mull and missed him , ami nt ten itaces ,
leo ! "
Somcrvllle Journal : Ilicycle Mnnufncturcr
Where urn 1 ?
Noare t Angel Why , this Is heaven. Isn't
It delightful ?
llluyele .Maniifnrturer Yes , Indeed. It's. ,
vi-rv pleiiHant. Hut , 1 sny ( looking about
critically ) , you oimht to have better roads.
l.-onOOTTHN GIFTS.
lliiiliT'n llnzar.
My Phyllis m.'ide no .smoklng-cnp for me ;
She placed no slippers on my Christmas
She squandered not her precious time nt all
On manufacturing n "sliavlne-ball ; "
She spent no savings on n gilt-edged tome
Killed tip with fancy , and ? liu wrote no
pome
To till my stocking on tlie riirlstnmR morn.
Ami yet she left me not nt all f irlorn ,
For she sent that whleli I Flmll prize the
Forever : 'tis my pride nnd dearest boastt
She sent me , O ye twinkling stars nbove ,
No more nor less than jus't her simple lovo.
And that lot me confess-
In a 1' . S.
llltlTO.VS MOV Kit SHAM , UK SLAVES.
II. W. Cli.imlipra In New Yorlc Tlinca.
Upon tlie sad se.ifbore be ran ,
A portly 111:111 : with utigry eye ,
A-wlnicklng ot a brother mun ;
"Forbear ! " 1 cried ; "tho man will die ! "
But still he whacked ; bis nnii wns Mrong
And as hwlinrkc'il he sang this Kong :
"Il'O Hrlloim never Khali bo i < lave l
Fur im-rrv Knuland rules the waves ! "
( Tlio blows fi-11 thick nnd fa t between , )
"Get out , ye brute ! tloil save the fciuuenl"
Juhn Hull ! John Hull ! Withhold your
hand ;
You hiv : > no claim to this * man H land.
He paid' ' mi lived to my demand ,
Hut whacked the man upun the sand ;
And us he wlmcki-il IIH ! arm WIIH long-
He sang this sweet , Impromptu song ;
"Il'O Hrltons never shall be plave.il
Fur int-rry England rules the waves
And all the land that lies between !
John Hull's the boy : God save the < iueen ! "
He waddled on from land to land ,
A-wlineUIug- who said him nay ;
The nations j-cemrd ti > understand.
Ami trcmblliiK gave him right of way ,
And tri-mlillng listened In his song ,
AH merrily he tramped along :
"II'O IlrltoiiM never shall be slaves !
Whlln merry Kngla'id rules the waves
And all the cmitlnentM between.
For which I thank my God and ciuccn , "
John Itull ! John Hull ! Withhold your
hard ;
Your Uncle Sam can't understand
Why you phouhl help yournelf lo bind
And sing , thu while , to ln > at the band
A-id bawl " ' "
your "I'ltlmaliim Hong"
As ( inirrlly you trump along :
"H'O llrlloni nevi'r shall be slavesl
While Salisbury i-iui run tliu wavisa
And Vi-iiozui'la Is bi'twren
Aided by Cud ! uml ICiiKland's queen , "
It's Easy to Unload
When the prices are made right that's
the principal reason we're having such
mid-holiday trade , There's only two d.iys
now before we inventory and if you're
looking for a bargain you'll take a look , at
least , at our overcoats and suits for men
and boys , in which we are making mighty
interesting prices.
.B Cl.OTIIIHHS ,
S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas Streets.