TITE OM.AJTA DAILY TUESDAY , JANUARY 23 , 1800 *
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
N , unsrwATKii , iwitor.
"runMsiTnu ivunv MOIIXINO.
Dully Tim ( Without Sunday ) , One Tear..I S I
I > nllr H' nnd 8und.iv , one Yenr. . IJ M
Six Month * , & >
Three Month * 220
Hunilny Il o , On * Your. . . . , , , , . . < Z OT
Rfttunfny Hee , One Year > 1 '
Weekly lite. One Vmr "
Ol-'FICnS !
OmMm. Tht n rt IltilMlng.
Bouth ( ) mr > h . Slnccr Illk. , Corner N anil Jlth St .
Council llluffs , U IVarl Slrcpt
Chlcnco Odlfo. Si ; ChimbT of Commerce.
New York. Iloomi IJ , 11 nnd 15 , Tribune Uuiljlng.
Washington , H07 K Blreet. N. W.
All enmmiinlrntlotn trlfillng tn ncw nnrt ( ill-
lorlnl mutter iliould h nJ.lreMPili To the nollor.
nusi.vn.ss t.iTTius : :
All tiuxlncitt 1 1 tern and remltlanoc hruM be
ndilrmwil In The I ! c I'uMI/ililnir Company ,
Omaha. Dinfts. clioi-kii anJ poil.illlc onion to
te made pivnl ! to ih nnlcr nf Hi * ivmiwuy.
THK ItEB I'UnUSIUNO COMt'ANT.
STATHMnNT OF CillCUl/ATION.
Ofoi-KP T ) . Taicliuck , F'crelnry of The Hoe Tub.
ll hln c compnnj1. I'elr.it duly wjrn eiyn Hint the
nctml numl-r of full nnil cninplcti > coplen of the
Dully llornln * . Kvrnlnif nnd Hutuliy 1'ee ' prlntoit
rturlnc the inonlh of Pertmlior. 1U . was u > fol-
, 10.0(3 ( .
, 13.001 18 19WI )
19 21.413
Kow ; j 2I.47S
11.059 | 21,625
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21 21,02'
19l28 ! 2.1 21.611
T4 21.603
23 17,8V )
10 15.1S7 IB 21.111
11 1'J.IH J7 Z1.4JS
12 1MI1 2 ? 2I.SH
13 IK.OJi ) 25 13.HW
H 15.&U 30 21.dll
15 M.OSl ) 31 20,9:9
10 1J.OD2
Tolnl CI8.C85
fductloliii for unsold und rcturncil
papers ' . " '
Net MP * 610.M5
Dally nvernun 19.iOj
ononnn n. TT rtuJCK.
Stvorn IK leforc mo nnil itihscrltird In my
presence this 3d rtny of Jammiy. 1S98.
( Htal. ) N. lPiil * Notnry Public.
Q'lio two council vncanclcs are still
vnpiint nnil there Is no reason why tliey
should not be left meant and the ? 1X)0 ( )
saved'to ( lie already overbnrtlenetl tax-
pnyors.
Kxenalor Manderson may liavn to bo
teased. I'.nt neither William .Tennlnps
Uryan nor Julius Sterling Morton would
bo apt to resist llio persuasive powers
of their respectlviparties. .
The results of lion. Tobe Castor's re
cent visit to Washington are not yet
apparent to this naked eye , but Tobe's
excursions , like the sweep of the comet ,
lire likely lo leave bright paths of lire
In their wake.
It Is Idle as well as stupid to speculate
upon what the llalllmore < Jc Ohio will
do In case it acquires a chance for an
extension Into Omaha. It Is always
prudent to delay counting chickens until
they are hatched.
t
If tills thing keeps on until the time
for the state convention the number
of candidates for places on the delega
tion to thu St. Louis convention will
be limited only by the number of eli
gible republicans in the state of Ne
braska.
Don't worry. The name of Hie next
president of the United- States will be
definitely known before tbo next flvc
months shall have elapsed. Should It
come lo the very worst , Nebraska will
bo able lo supply the presidential can
didate for the prohibition party , too.
Iowa is complaining over the expenses
K
r. . of the census which it took last year.
i" Had the Nebraska legislature indulged
tills state in the luxury of an off year
enumeration of the people there would
doubtless be a nice batch of outstanding
CCP.BUS warrants drawing interest out
of the public treasury.
It Is a little premature for the Omaha
builders to wrangle over the materials
that are to be used for the superstruc
ture of the proposed metropolitan union
depot It is putting the cart before the
horse to dispute the merits of brick and
stone before the Terminal company has
bought the depot ground.
The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals has caused the ar
rest of a teamster who by neglect per
mitted his horse to starve to death.
Prosecution * of Mils nature tire rare , but
the public will approve of them. A
more despicable person than he who
starves a dumb animal is not easy to
nnd.
The Omaha directors of the Nebraska
club meet at the Commercial club rooms
today to perfect pieclnet organization
" n- throughout the county. The entire attention
"j *
tention of promoters of the movement
to Induce immigration Is centered upon
n slate-wide , harmonious organization.
Success can be attained In no other
way. With the public-spirited men of
every community zealously at work to
further the objects of the club there
can be no doubt of good results.
The newly elected president of ( he
Baltimore & Ohio railroad Is reported
as saying that ho will resign his seat
I In congress as soon as he shall have
adjusted some pending measures that
demand his attention. Hut it must not
bo assumed ( hut he sees any Inconsis
tent'In remaining In congress and
occupying the presidency of a great
railroad corporation. Not at all , for he
has all along been the general attorney
of the road tyid was elected to congress
largely owing to that fact. Ho doubtless -
less has come to the conclusion thnt
ho can do his railroad more good by de
voting all of his time to its interests
nnd sending another railroad attorney
to congress.
Less tlmn (15,000 ( votes were polled
In the general state election held
lu Mississippi last November out of over
20T,000 ) male Inhabitants of voting ago.
A large part of this non-voting citizenship -
ship lias been kept away from the polls
by the disfranchising provisions of the
new Mississippi constitution. The ques
tion Is , Will congress overlook this
abridgement of the right of American
citizens to vote , or will It enforce thu
amendment to the federal constitution
that requires the congressional represen
tation of the state to bo cut down In
the same ratio ns the number of dis
franchised citizens bears to thu whole
number of male Inhabitants of voting
'
CUMVAtllSOXS ,
rominenllng upon the recent report of
the lionnl of Fire nnd Police Commis
sioners , Inferences sought to be drawn
from a tubulated comparison of the ex
penses for lire nnd police protection In
Omaha , St. Paul. Minneapolis , Knnsns
City nnd Louisville were shown by The
Hue to be misleading and mischievous.
Without in any way disparaging Omaha
ntlention was directed to the contrast
between the taxable properly of those
cities nnd their relative Ilnnnclnl re
sources.
Instead of discussing the questions
raised In the same dignified nnd Im
personal manner , the organ of the po
lice commission has retorted In two
editorial articles with personal abuse of
tin ) editor of The Ilec , which Is entirety
uncalled for , unwarranted and Inex
cusable. The following extract from
the Sunday World-Herald cannot well
be Ignored :
The editor of our local contemporary has
evidently been seized wllli a fearful ( It of
the blues. Something has happoncd to de
press him. ThlnG * are evidently out of
Joint In the big brown building on the h'll ,
1'erhaps the corpcratlon cormorants or venal
vampires destroy his rest nt night anil tils-
tort his vision by day. Maybe circulation
defeats and political reverses have beclouded
lila brain nnd h'ddcn from his view all things
of value In Omaha.'o sympathize
with our dyspeptic neighbor and offer our
condolences. Ills melancholia Is becoming
serious. * We beg to suggest to our
neighbor that he take a quieting1 draught.
When ho comes to h'tnself ' ho will discover
how ridiculous he 'has been. * * * Tbo
Omaha lice should not Judge the whole town
by Itself.
When people who live in glass houses
throw stones , they must not be sur
prised If some of their own windows nro
smashed. Comparisons1 between the
big brown building on the bill nnd the
cockleshell tlrotrap that houses the
.World-Herald would bo rather odious.
That big brown building represents n
larger Investment In Omaha's future
than the four leading hotels in the city
combined. Things are less out of Joint
In it than they are In any oilier build
ing In Omaha. The corporation cor
morants and venal vampires for whom
our contemporary is chief spokes
man are butting their heads against a
very solid wall. The Omaha Kee Is
still perfectly solvent. It has never
had n mortgage on any of Its machinery ,
furniture or plant since 1878 , when it
was organized into a stock company.
There has never been a weekly pay day
or a monthly pay day in all these
eighteen years that It has deferred pay
ment of Its employes. I low about the
World-Herald ? Is there n dollar's
worth of any of Its plant Unit has not
boon lime and again plastered over with
mortgages ? How many times has that
concern put off Its employes with prom
ises and partial payments ?
The proof of the puddiiig is In the cat-
Ing. People are judged by what they
do and not what they profess. In
every public enterprise The Hee has
been at the front with substantial con
tributions. Not to go further back
than six months , besides expending over
$500 in illuminations and decorations ,
The Bee and its editor donated ? 100 to
the Ak-Sar-Hen committee and $ . " 500 to
the State Fair association. Of lhl. <
sum $400 has been paid and ? 200 is
payable in 1800. The World-Herald
and its editor subscribed ? 200 to the
Fair association , of which ? 100 remains
uncollectible , and lavishly spent about
! ? 2o for lings and nn illuminated sign
on their building. With all his alleged
blues and want of confidence in Omaha
the editor of The Hee only last week
headed the list of stock subscriptions of
the Transmlssisslppl exposition with
? 5)0 ( ) as a starter. Up to date the very
exuberant and public-spirited man nt
the helm of the World-Herald has not
put his name down tor n penny , and If
he did the chances nre that ho would
fail to put up when called on for any
part of the 11101103' .
These comparisons nre decidedly out
of place nnd disagreeable to make , but
they are forced upon us. In conclusion
The Hee wll admit that it does not
judge the town by Itself , because If it
did the town would bo regarded in
much hotter slmpc than It is to bear the
burdens of taxation for lire and police
protection on the scale of magnitude
which prevails in St. Paul , Minneapolis ,
Kansas Uity and Louisville.
HA'A \ L ItKOnUANIZATIOtf.
There seems to be nn Imperative de
mand for a reorganization of the naval
establishment" the United States , if
It Is to attain the highest grade of ef-
llclency. . The Inquiry caused by events
which call for an Increase of our naval
power has developed the fact that there
ire some defects which need to bo
remedied and some very necessary re
forms that must be Instituted before
our navy can become what It Is desir
able to make It. Wo have , It appears ,
been going along on very old lines and
these nre found to bo Inadequate to
the purpose.
A bill lias been Introduced In the
louse of representatives which proposes
i radical reorganization of the Navy
department nnd the naval personnel.
It makes ninny Important changes in
xlstlng law , some of which mny be
simply for the sake of change , but most
of them seem to be sound. Regarding
the personnel of the navy , the bill pro
poses to create the olllco of vice ad
miral , such ollleer to bo appointed from
the list of rear admirals. Hear admirals
ire to bo chosen by selection by the
president from commodores of one
year's service , commodores from the
Irst twenty captains on the nnvnl lists.
S'o captain Is to be promoted who has
ess than four years to serve on the
ictlvo list. Hoards nro to be convened
to examine candidates for promotion
: o the grades of captains , commander ,
leutenant commander and lieutenant
n the different corps of the navy , such
lonrds to be composed of otllcers senior
n rank to those to be examined. Civ-
linns hnve nu equnl chance with naval
illlccrt ; In the selection to the ofllceu In
.he corps of constructors , engineers ,
surgeons nnd paymasters. The bill Is
in elaborate measure nnd it Is to be
expected that some of Its more radical
irovlslons will be vigorously antugon-
zed by uuvul meu , who are quite gen
erally disposed lo ndhero to old prac
tices.
It Is not to bo supposed , of course ,
thnt the bill will bo passed ns Intro
duced. It will undergo numerous
nmendmcnls , but ns a men sure looking
to Improvement nnd reform In the
navy It merits careful consideration.
The building up of a navnl establish
ment docs not consist altogether In the
construction of ships.
UNFIT t'UK SKW
There is unquestionably a great dent
of truth In the declnrntlon inndo by
Senator Wolcott In his recent speech
regarding the pee.1" of South America
that Instead of dev .K > plng Into self-re-
speetlng republics based upon law , ad
vancing In morals and civilization , they
have shown themselves so far , almost
without exception , utterly unfitted for
self-government. Their so-called repub
lics , said Senator Wolcott , nro largely
nnd usually military despotisms , based
on force nnd relying on bloodsheddlng
and us-wsslnatlon for their establish
ment nnd for their brief continuance ,
extending only until the ruler shall
have nmnssed from the oppression of
the people n fortune sulllclent to enable
him lo live In luxury In Kuropo , when
he escapes or abdicates , or until some
other revolutionist shall be able by violence
lence to seize the reins of government.
It Is well known that most of the chief
executives of these republics exercise
almost despotic power nml it Is also a
fact that the suffrage Is very much of n
farce. Kven In Hrnzll the government
Is not administered on strictly repub
lican principles nnd this is certainly
true of Venezuela. Kven Mexico's re
publican system could bo very greatly
Improved. Another fact Is that the
South American people generally , ac
cording to the testimony of those who
are familiar with their feeling and sen
timents , do not have any sincere respect
for the people of the United States ,
oven if they do not actually dislike MIS.
In a recent address Hear Admiral Gher-
anil , who spoke from personal ex
perience , declared that the people of
South America nro utterly ungrateful
and unscrupulous and are not really
friendly to tills country.
Of course these considerations have
no bearing upon the duty of the gov
ernment of the United States to main
tain what it deems to ba n sound nnd
essential principle in regard to protect
ing the southern republics against Eu
ropean aggression or oppression. As
Senator Wolcott said , our right and our
duty to Interfere In every South Amer
ican and Central American question
that in any wise affects our Interests
are undoubted. We may owe them pro
tection whenever the interests of free
government or the cause of civilization
is attacked by assaults upon their nu-
tonomy , but beyond this our obligation
ceases. We should not put ourselves
in n. position to nssiime responsibility
for nny nnd every controversy in which
these southern republics may becoma
involved with European powers. There
is no doubt that this view widely ob
tains and is growing ? ' i
PRESERVATION' OF A CIEAT IXDUST11Y
The speech of Senator Warren of
Wyoming on the present condition of
herds and Hacks in this country , with
particular reference to the sheep and
wool Industry , is an instructive contri
bution to a discussion which promise : ' ,
to command a large share of the public
attention during the next nine months.
Senator Warren said it was tiilio more
consideration was given to the agricul
tural interests , numerous single items
of which nro of much greater value
annually than all the gold and silver
we produce. He contended that agricul
tural interests , along with others , are
in n bad condition and that there Is a
remedy ; that the present bad condition
is the direct consequence of the appli
cation of one theory or policy and its
remedy lies in adopting an opposite
policy ; that a sulllclent tariff , with In
cidental or even intended protection , l.s
the remedy.
Senator Warren presented statistic. *
showing the value of domestic animals
in the United States at various tlinc.i
since 1870 , the time of the resumption
of specie payments. These figures show
that under republican policy there wan
n steady increase in the aggregate value
of these animals , except during Presi
dent Cleveland's first term , when there
was a decline , but it Is under the opera
tion of democratic policy since the pre. <
out administration came In that tlu >
great loss has been suffered by farmers
in the decline In the value of domestic
animals. This has amounted in two
years , according to Senator Warren'n
figures , to more than SO'H.OOO.OOO ' , cer
tainly an enormous shrinkage for ho
brief a tlmo , yet there appears to be no
reason to doubt the trustworthiness of
the statistics given. The most disas
trous shrinkage has been In the number
and value of sheep , there being now
about fi.OOO.OOO head less in the country
than there were two years ago , while
the value has fallen nearly one-half ,
Tlds condition Is unmistakably due
chiefly to free wool , which nearly tripled
the Importation of that 'article , raising
the amount brought Into the country in
the first ten months of 1S05 to 1M 1,000-
000 pounds , against R'1,000,000 pounds
In the corresponding period of IS'I. )
"With absolutely no benefit therefrom , "
said Senator Warren , " \vo depreciate
our wool-growing property nearly one-
half and wool manufacturing assets
also , while wo pour out to England ,
China nnd other foreign countries n
stream of gold Increasing from : tOO per
cent to 1,700 per cent per annum for
wool and wool commodities that wo
could us well produce ourselves if we
but return to the same common sense
lU'inclplcs of collecting smart revenue
larlfft ) from wools nnd woolens Inaugu
rated nearly eighty years ago nnd never
overturned until by the notorious Fifty-
third congress , which the American people
ple so signally repudiated In 1S91. "
Such fncts nu Senator Warren pre
sents , taken from the otliclnl records ,
nro certainly of a nature to arrest nt-
: ontlon nnd command serious considera
tion. They most fully nnd conclusively
refute the democratic contention that
free wool has done more for the wool
growers and the woolen mills of the
country than nny legislation the rcpub
llcan party , | ms ever enncted. It I
doubtless trti 'thnt other causes , prlncl
pally the Ini e-Jncreasc lu the forclgi
supply of wool , has contributed to the
depression of Ujfe price of the America !
product , but/j'ljrco / wool has been tin ,
chief Influence 'In ' bringing about thn
result. Such ip miquestlonably the oplu
' '
Ion of nil wli'o'ure engnged In growing
sheep and wooUi
There Is , of 'cbfirse , no possible chniiCL
of returning to 'lue former policy during
the term of the present administration
but the stntVg flf the west which art
most concerned In the production o
sheep nnd wool do not Intend to perml
the discussion of the subject to cease
nor will they lose sight next November
of the party which can bo dependet
upon to conserve their Interests lu this
respect. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
In a few days the sugar beet growers
will meet In state convention at Fre
mont. It Is expected that a full reprc
Mentation from every county In the stntt
will bo present. The Importance of ( lit
subject lo tins fiirmers nnd merchants
of Nebraska Induce Douglas county t (
send n representative delegation. Tin
Interest In sugar beet culture was nevei
so great in Nebraska as It Is today and
ns the acreage shall Increase from yeai
to year the demand for factories will
have to bo met. The next great beet
sugar factory should be erected In
Omaha.
The chief of detectives and the six as
sistant sleuths who are vouched for by
the police commission as clllelent and
vigilant officers have so far failed to
discover that lottery tickets are being
sold In Omaha by an agent whoso regu
lar place of business is within a stone's
throw of the city hall. Wo take It. how
ever , that the reason why the lynx-eyed
chief of detectives and his assistants
have not detected this lottery agency
is because there is no sign of a lottery
over the door.
An Interesting computation places the
number of worthless canines in Chicago
at 150,000 and concedes to every able-
bodied dog the power of eating or de
stroying $10 worth of property a year.
This makes the cost of worthless Chicago
cage canines not le'ss than $ lr > 00,0)0. ( )
It Is proposed lo convert this money to
better uses by taxing the useless dogs
out of existence. We fear that nothing
short of dogged , persistence will ac
complish this Inudable object.
Courier Jouinnl.
It I ? not crediblethat England Is thinking
of buying Cuba. England has enough trouble
on her hands without buying more.
TJC | , 3jiiln IIHUP.
nGlo)3 ! , Democrat.
Senator Davbs Is < rlght In saying that the
main Issue ofie , ( ) < jcomlng campaign will be
"the Incapacity ot the democratic party to
administer the , affairs of the government ; "
and the pe'ple have already madeup their
minds on thatuDtlon. .
LIUi'l .I.inv Hoforiu.
( Jlilca't-p Chrqliie : ? , .
A bill Is .pending in the Ohio legislature
to' amendjftho HUallilnw.- Unitstate. . . Tl\e \
proposed amendments' arc substantially on
the lines of thei uew-'IlllnC'ls statute , relat
ing to libel. Ohio should align IU > 3lf with
advanced states in legislation on this sub
ject.
llnrrlxon Solves ilit * Uurxtlon.
Indianapolis Jouinnl.
No ex-president of the United States bao
dene more to BOVC ! the ( juestion what to
dD with ex-prcfidentu cr has done It In
a more quiet and dignified way than General
Harrison. Hy devoting himself assiduously
to hla profession and by a conscientious dla-
chir.se o such public duties as devolved upon
him ho has shown that ) n n republic there
hi no higher rank than that of a faithful ,
Dslf-respsctinK private citizen. Oflices may
como and ofllcea may go , but the man Is
greater than all.
I'rciinrndotiM for Dt'ftMiHC.
New York Kun.
The preparations for possible war which
Hngland Is making are not only unconcealed ,
bat bragged of. The other night the Drills ! )
secretary of war announced that "both the
horse and field artillery would bo raised as
rapidly as possible to the full strength. " and
our friends across the border have eettUil on
a plan for fuinlshlng Improved rlflfa to their
fcicos. Very sensible , too , the Dominion Is
In malting preparations for giving Its troops
olTectivo arms ; and sensible , also , is Great
D'itain In her way. It is cpilte tlmo for
congress to bo talcing somo' steps fcr the
proper use of our own defensive resources.
( MillDOIVIIM nnil UN Drum.
Denver 11-pubIlcnn ,
A beautiful Incident of child heroism comes
frcm Omaha , where a little drummer boy.
om Downs , less than II years old , stopped
i pan'c by his courage- . When the fc'iool '
building was on fire and the frantic children
struggling In masses , the teachers endeavor
ing to collect them , this boy rushed to the
oillce of the principal , where his drum was
kept , and , snatching It from the- wall , rusho3
donn the stairs In the mldat cf blinding
smoke nnd stocd In his accustomed place to
beat the roll which was the signal for the
children to swiftly and ( lulotly ( He out of the
building. Scarcely were- the first notes heard
until the children began to assume their
proper positions und the building was quickly
emptied.
The Amlilt ! . if Cc-pll Itlioili- * .
New Yoi k Tribune.
It Is understood to be the theory of Mr.
Cecil Rhodes that , the elates of South Africa
should be united In a commonwealth , \\lth
himself at the head of It , the Washington
or the Bolivar of the new republic. Hei has
more money ninny times over than both of
theto Immortal'j'meii'put together nnd could
meet any leasonabte expenses of consoli
dation , but It i's"doirbtful If iho time Is yet
ripe for such a" unfem. It Is sure to como
about some diy * , ' however , though another
patriot than tlfo 'wdalthy ex-prhno minister
may cany off tjnylionors of the pater-patrlac.
It Is not alwayiJ"and everywhere that the
laurels and tlitr inonoy bags go together ,
as they some-times do In American politics ,
which Mr. Ilhdfloir may have been studying
up of late. . ' " ' '
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01.1 Ii'ii' In 1'olillfK.
11. I' . IlHtfity'illi the Tlmoa-Hpruld.
Speaking of Hid1' men In politics reminds
mo that amonfcljthe' ' venerable personu htlll
more or less In'tf'P ' ' "public eye who ore older
than Morton dr"'Mprrlson are > ex-Speaker
Grow , Senator Slfcrriian , the duke of Argyle ,
I'rof. Goldwln "Smith , Thomaa Wcntnoith
Hlgglnson and Ll'ntfng Chang , at 72 ; Abram
S. Hewitt. EdwWd1 Kverett Hale , at 73 ; Sir
Charles TupperMtlie 'Duo Drogllo and Prince
Hohenloho , at 74f , Herbert Spencer , at 75 ;
Quen Victoria , Prime Minuter Crlspl , Lord
1'layfalr and General I ongstrcet , at 76 ; Sen
ator Brarts. at 77 ; King Christian of Den
mark , and Senator Palmer of Illinois , at 78 ;
Justice Field , Senator Dawes , Newman Hall ,
1'urko Godwin and Ilussell Sane , at 79 ; Bis
marck and Sir Henry Parlies , the Australian
statesman , at SO ; Pope Leo XIII anil Senator
Morrlll , nt 85 ; Gladstone , at 86 ; Cardinal
Newman , at 00 ; General Neil Dow and ex-
Senator Jones of Iowa , at 91.
In the list of youngsters of 05 and upward'
to 71 ore a host of notable men and women ,
Including President Diaz , the Emperor Fran
cis JoiE-pli , ex-Queen Isabella , the marquis of
Salisbury , ex-Senator Tracy , Carl Schurz ,
Senator Allison , Joseph Jefferson. Senator
Oullom , Count Tolitol , Justice Gray , Sir
Julian Pauncefote , Sir William Harcourt ,
Senator Voorbeei , marquis of Dufferln , ox-
Kinpresa Eugenia , Itlchard Henry StoJdartl ,
Eastman Jchusou and Judg Coolcy. Apropos
ot another presidential cnndld.icy , It la In
teresting to note that two of the septuage
narians nnmcd above , the duke of Argyle
and Sir Henry Parkca , have recently taken
unto themselves wives.
Dunn Shout * fur Dnvl * .
New York Sun.
The resolution reported to the senate on
the Monroe doctrine says no mort , In tub-
stance , thin uas said by President Monroe ;
and It says no le s. It Is , therefore , KOO.I
nnd sufllclcnt , It dorjn't fall short of what
patriotism , measured by the sHndml com
mon to nil countries , or what common sense ,
n-ccsurcd by universal experience , dictates.
In 1S9G and In years to come , ns In 1S23 , the
acquirement by any Kiiropoan nation of ter
ritory pertaining to the western hcmlfphcra
will be regarded as a "manifestation of an
ut friendly disposition toward th ? United
Slates. " The United states hereafter , ns bo-
frre. will be unable to "regard It with In
difference. "
That Is the true Monroe doctrine , pro-
clnlmed first Bovcniy-threo years ago. H
will gtand the toil of military and commer
cial wisdom. Anything less would bs an
empty boast. There Is no middle rule that
doesn't lead straight to a bottomleis swamp.
I , * Knl ItcxiMio of n llrllicr.
\Ynf1ilnston I'ost.
The supreme court of Ohio has Just decided
a case that Illustrates the advantages of Icgn
shrewdness to a defendant In H tight place
A man was Indicted for attempting to brlb
one of the board of coninilfsloitcr * of a
Ohio city. The evidence against him was to
strong to be overcome and ho seemed to b
In a fair way to face n verdict of "guilty n
Indicted. " Hut his lawyer was not dls
heartened In the least by proofs ot his client'
iullt. Instead of vainly trying to prove bin
Innocent ho attached the constitutionality o
the law creating the board of commissioners
The supreme court has decided In Ms fnvar
Tills decision says In effect that you ma )
with Impunity tiy to bribe n citizen when
you bellovo to bo an olllclal , provided tha
after your attempt to bribe you can upsc
the law which puts that citizen In contro
of the Influence which you tried to bribe
Wo do not undertake tn say that tha de
clslon is n wrong Interpretation of law , bu
It Is undeniable that the moral iptallly of th
act of the defendant was unchanged by the
subsequent discovery of his lawyer.
ixni.l'.sVHHAT CHOP.
Hvcry Ilii.nlii-l ItulHcilccilfil to l-'ci-i
the \ntlvi-H.
ClilcnBu Tribune.
A prominent meichant of Agra , India , la
reported to have written to a friend In Sat
Francisco that India mny be counted out as
n competitor In the world's wheat markets
this year. "Kvery bushel that Is raised wll
be needed to feed the people , t o there will bo
none for export. " The cautc of the failure
Is the fact that no rain fell after the firs
week In September , and the only Inlgatlon
possible has been with water drawn by
bullocks. The entire country fiom Pesln
wur to Calcutta Is suffering from drouth
Also it now Is btatefl1 that the Australian
wheat shortage amounts to 9,000,000 bushels
n cons.'derablo part of which has bson drawn
ftom our Pacific slope. The news supports
thu deduction stated In ll\ & Tribune a few
weeks ago to Ihe effect that Ibe unusual de
nnml for wheat to go from San Francisco to
Australia might be accepted as proof that the
uncut crop of India is short , -because lirJIa
Is relatively near to Australia , and freights
between the two cotintr.cd ought to be Ion
as compared with thoys ftom California to
tl.e southern market , besides which wheai
Is cheap In India to begin with. It is statm
that many California farmers have been
holding their wheat because not content to
bell at the low prices pf the recent past
and that they felt It did not pay them to
sow wheat. They now may have an oppor
tunity to sell at better' figures , and -would
le no wonder if the newa of the foreign sit
uation Is reflected Into the price of wheat
op thlo side of the Ilocky mountains.
FOR 1'OSTAI. SA.VIXG3.
Accruing to Ilolli Govern
ment Mllll I'l'OJllo.
Chicago Tribune.
A Washington dispatch says the postal
savings bank scheme has been revived , and
that "Thomas Wilson and others who are
Interested in , tlio welfare of the laborlnf
classes nre urging the postmaster genqral
to send a special report to congress , asking
the passage of a bill to carry It Into effect. "
It Is estimated that the annual deposits
would e mount to not leas thin $10,000,000
nnd might rise to $100,000,000. The system
works well In every country ! n which It has
jpcii tried , the list Including Australia and
New Zealand , Great Britain , Helgum : , Hol
land , France , Sweden , Austria , Hungary ,
Canada and Japan. The latest report for
Great Britain shows the number of postal
t-avlngs depositors In that country to be
5,748,239 , which Is one In seven of the total
lopulatlon , and the aggregate of their de
posits for last year exceeded $400,000.003.
The number of deposits made there last year
v.as 903,198 , and the amount exceeded $123-
000,000. while more than $8,000,000 of Interest
was placed to the account of depositors who
preferred to leave It undrawn cut.
It may bu observed that the establishment
of the postal savings system In the United
States not only would give tbo government
ccmmand cf cash with wli'ch ' It could retire
loads , thus saving from that obligation
against the Interest paid to depositors , but It
would probably hi Ing out a , large aggregate
of gold. Undoubtedly a great number cf
gold coins are held by the people as
pocket pieces , " or resting In drawers , which
would be turned Into the postofllces , If the
lolders knew they could draw Interest for
he use of the- money , and it Is not Impos
sible that the treasury reserve might be
nalntalned In that way without HIP Issue of
additional bonds. Indeed , the attention of
government ofllc'als recently IMS beo'n called
o the fact that under present conditions
considerable quantities of gold are paid in
o the postoITlces which could be forwarded to
Washington Instead of being paid out again ,
iii.l It is thought proh.ible an order to this
effect will be Issued eie long. Undoubtedly
he postal savings system would be popular
u the United States If the people were Mtis-
fled that abuws did not creep Into the ad
ministration of the department.
I'KKSONAI , AMI OT1IISMWISI3.
King Prempeh still has a pahcc , but ho
iss given tbo English AslmnUo.
The sultnn of Turkey smiles nnd rallies
ml remarks again that ho has nothing to
arbitrate.
Laureate Aurlln Is said to bo amazed and
Iscouraged by the unfavorable comments
upsn hla first olllclal poem.
J. Milton Turner , ox-mlnlrtcr to Liberia ,
low In Washington , Is said to bo the ( Inert
negro orator in the United St-itos.
If .ill the queer blcyclca now on exhibition
et Into common use next summer thlw
ountry will have no use for n circus ,
"John Alden , tlio ninth of that name , la llv-
ni ; In John Alden's houe-o at Duxbury , MaEU. ,
vhlch was built In 1650 , and lu which the
rlglnal John Aldcn lived during tbo latter
art of his life.
Who gays the red man Is Incapable of be-
omlng civilized ? Chief Alexander Tall , a
ull-blood Osage Indian , treasurer of tlio
rlbo. Is short In his accounts from $3,000
o $4,000.
Congressman Culbereon of Texas boasts
ml ho defended 110 men charged with mur-
er and secured the acquittal of every ons
f them. And yet people wonder why lynch
aw flourishes In Texas.
Ao explained by the flnt lord of the ad-
nlralty , the flying squadron was only the
Irltlsli llon'w latest method of Bhowlng .Ms
eoth. As the nations have observed , the
oble beaut lus no present need of a dcnth't.
The Kansas City Times saya ex-Senator
ohn J. Ingallu , who was In thnt city on
"rlcluy last , took tuch a big drink at a in-
eon that the barkeeper charged him double
irlco. The Times adds that the barkeeper
lame In for a touch of the stinging sarcasm
or which tlio ex-senator Is famous.
Not long ago the sultan of Turkey sent sev-
ral presents to the czar of Hussla. Among
Item , startling as It may tcm , was a ploco
if the true cross , a relic that the sultan
mfl no right to glvo away , as It belonged
o his nation. lie also Bent a dlamond-
tudded cigarette case to tha czar and a
lament ! necklace to the czarina ,
A few years ago Sousa's entire Income
vus the $1,200 a year he received as tbo
mnager of the United States Marino band ,
Last year his royalties on bin marches
mounted to $25,000. Mr. Souia la a native
f Washington , where ho 1ms lived most of
its life , and he In 40 years of age. Ills
ather was a musician before him , and his
rst appearance In public as a performer
vas made when bo was 10 years old.
STHAMSI11P ST1I.I , I.V TUP. Mfl ) .
No Cbnnfff In the 104111011 of the
Uernu I.ltu-r SI , 1'nill.
LONG miAN'CU , N. J. , Jan. J7There Is
abpolulcly nn chanca In tlic coalition of the
big ocean steamship St. Paul today. The
American liner Is lying exactly In the same
position as yesterday , f.i.itvjmbeililc < l In the
Kimly beach opposite the llnnd View hotel.
Karly this morning nt high tldo the wreckIng -
Ing tHRM I. J. Mcrrltt. n. W. Chapman. North
American nnd Hustler made n long and ardu
ous effort to pull the steamer out of the Jer
sey sand. The Kedge -incliors weri also used ,
but all to no purpo o. The wind WAS from
tl.e west till * morning am ! was tiiereloro un
favorable. There wns list enough water for
tlio big plilp to churn In , na the oif-shoro
brccza hail the effect of ' keeping It away.
ThtTis will probably be ve'ry lllllo headway
made by the wrecker * until the wind changes.
Captains Wordcll and Mulligan ot the Monmouth -
mouth Ueacb and Takanas o llfe-MVlng alt-
lions both agree that It will require Hit ? aid
of an easterly or t-outhe.istprly wind , of sonic
twenty knots velocity , together with n ntrong
effort of the tugs and help of the Kcdgu
anchors to get tlio steamer off. The wind Is
( stronger than Itos. . yet the water Is almost
ns smooth and tin dlfllculty Is experienced In
launching uurf boats nnd getting out to the
ship. The work of lightening tbo ship has
been going on steadily since yesterday mom-
Ing. The lighters have been bu y nt the
steamer's starboard side all through the night
transferring boxes and bales ot goods from
the Mtcarncr's hold to the tugs which wcro
In waiting to bring the oirgo to New York.
PHILADUL.PHIA. Jan. 27. The American
line ste-amc-r St. l.ouls , left Cramp'o ship-
> ards for Now York today to take up the
schedule of her disabled sister ship , the
St. Paul. Since arriving at the shipyard the
St. Louis has been dlsmanllcd to some- extent -
tent , nnd It was neceamry for a largo force
of men to work until nearly midnight last
night to get her ready to sail today. It Is
proposed when the St. Louis again comes
to Cramp's to make Improvements In the
smokestacks nnd steam pipes , and to alter
the damper shutters In the llrcroom.
SOMH I.1IIMlOVI3MK\r IX AU.1II3MA.
Worlc of Hi-Ili'vlntr ( lie DcNtltulc Xorr
lit I'roniTm.
nOSTON , Jan. 27. The following letter
from Constantinople , dated January 4 , sur
veys the general condition of affairs In tbo
disturbed districts of Turkey. The writer
says the general condition Is not good ,
though nt some places It has Improved , but
confidence Is weak. At Harput destitution
Is terrible beyond all comparison , with other
places yet to be hoard from. At Mardlii It Is
still Impossible to go outside ? of the- walls ot
the city. At Ultlli' more security Is felt for the
missionaries , who will probably remain there
all .winter. At Marash Mr. Terrell has had
new- cautions given to the governor , and the
promise of regular troops to replace the re
lief guards. Adana has suffered a good deal
from panic. HadJIn Is still safe , but reports
are now circulating of trouble there. An
order was IsmieJ for nn escort to bring Miss
Shattuck away from Orfu , but she Is unable
to endure the Journey. Some relieving points
of light occur , however , says tlje writer.
The college ( male ) of the American board
nt Harput has commenced Its classes. At
Slvas the missionary .schools have bsen re
opened , and the people are turning out quite
freely to service. Work grows apace. In
Van about 9,000 people are being helped with
funds sent Dr. Grace Kimball of Danger ,
Mo. , who has rented two public ovens for
feeding refugees. Consul Hapson at Moush
reports the Sastotm villagers still safe , and
Is fiirnltihlng them with grain , In Treblzond
about 5,000 people- are being helped. At
Harput relief work has been authorized after
pressure from English nnd American lega
tions , and the first thousand 1ms already
been distributed. At Constantinople mlss'on- '
ary rooms are transformed Into clothing
warehouses. Clothing and bedding go raaijajy
to near points , Treblzond nnd Caesarla.
FIXIXO A SI.ATE FOH M'ICIXMSY.
Important Political Conft-roiivc lo lie
Hold t Clovcliiiiil.
CLEVELAND , Jan. 27. Mr. Charlea Kurtz
of Columbus , chairman of the state republl-
cancan committee , and Colonef A. L. Conger ,
arrived In the city this morning. The mis
sion of the two gentlemen. It Is said , Is to
confer with Hon. M. A. Hanna , the chief
advisor of ex-Governor McKlnlcy , nnd the
object of the conference la believed to bo an
adjustment of the vexed question of the
composition of tha four delegates-at-largo
From Ohio to the St. Louis convention. Iloth
Messrs. Kurtz and Conger are representa
tives of Senator-elect Forakcr and their
mooting with Mr. Hanna will bo to decide
as to who lOiall compose the big four from
Ohio. The conference will. It la understood ,
take place this evening.
. HIHSIOXAKIES I'l.ISAU NOT GUI I/TV.
Deny tlio Clinrjrc Hint Tlioy Are DN-
tnrltci'M of AniKMiln.
I30STON , Jan. 27. The American board
received the following cablegram from Con
stantinople by the way of Phlllipopolls this
iionilng : "Turkey refuoes Uarnum leave to
go to Erzeroum to engage In relief work for
Armenians , saying that mlslnr.arles have
irovcn disturbers. United States Minister
Terrell denounces the charges as calumy. "
Secretary Smith of the board hero states
hat the Unrnum referred to Is Hov. II. S.
laniuni of Convtuntlnoplo , and that the
charge Is absolutely without foundation , as
all tbe missionaries have kept themselves
rom all political affiliation hi Armenia.
Stolen Antl < | iic'N Itccovcri-il.
NEW YORK , Jan. 27. Some of the
antiques stolen out of the Itoclilllo collec-
lon on Saturday night und the two men
vho mo suspected of stealing them were
n exhibition In the detective bureau nt
> sltco headquarters today. The prisoners are
wuld Schmolz anj Chailos Lefobrc.
Scl.molz Is a nephew of Richard Uochlllc , a
oloncl In the German army , who owns the
ollectlon. Lefebro Is a saloon keeper. Young
schmolz was n cadet In a military academy ,
nit be- did not do very well tlmre , so ho wns
akcn out and sent to Amoilca. His undo
md his valuable ) collection of antiques hero
o bo Hold to Dr. Ulrlch Jahn , an expert , who
md shown It at the World's fair and other
places and finally lodged It In Thirtieth
itrect. When Hochllle's nephew got here
10 was made watchman under Dr. Jahn and
Chr.rlcs 'Wernlnghnfl. Schmolz slept In a
ooin over what was called thu gold room and
10 was not supposed to leave the house wllh-
ut the express permission of Dr. Jahn or
Jr. Wernlnghoff. Dr. Jahn sailed for Qcr-
nany a few weeks ago and his assistant was
n charge.
Kiiliooiicr llcllovi'il lo lie Wrwlcnl.
GLOUCESTER , Mass. , Jan. 27. John F.
Vonton & Co. , owners , formally announced
oday that they have given up as lost the
chooner John W. llray and crew of fourteen
noii. The John W. llray sailed from this
) ort November 19 , for a four wotks' trip to
he fishing banks , and jilnco that date has not
iccn flghted , nor hoard from. It Is bloved !
lie was wreckeJ In the flcico gales of Decem-
icr 11-12. Her captain was Alexander Mc-
Clcod of Cape Ilreton.
Dr. ICi'iniixlofU IN Hi-Inxlntnl.
MILWAUKEE , Jan. 27. Dr. Walter Kemp ,
lock , who \\as depojci ) from the head of the
calth department ut the tlmo of the small-
ox epidemic and who was reinstated by the
ourts after a long tight , took charge of thu
tllcctoday. . It was expected that there
vould bo tome resistance to hisrelmtato -
imit , but no friction occurred , The city la
able for Dr. Kempstock's tulary during the
imo of his rcllrtmienl.
Condition of tint TrciiKiiry.
WASHINGTON Jan. 27. Today's state-
lent of the condition of the treasury ahowa ;
Available cash bilance , $17S,018,9SG ; gold re-
erve , $19,733,091.
I'oi.i'riL'.M , i > oiNTins.
A thice cornered content between Morton ,
M-Kinley ami litod men Is on In Louisiana. > m
\ republican "lovn fcnsl" will bo held at \
rlngilfl.l. in. , today , at which It Is exported -
ported the McKlnlcy forces will show up In i
the majority. ?
The Chicago Chronicle calls en AdUl K. f
Stevenson and William 11. Morrison to sprnK f
out and tell an anxious people their fcellngi
tov\ard the presidential nomination.
The Missouri democratic convention to
select delegates to Chicago will be held at
I Scdnlla April 16. Supporters of William 11.
Morrison nro multiplying rapidly In that
Mate.
Speaker Heed Is gathering tlrotiRth ( n
Texas. The Iticd club of Waco Is In re-
cclpt of tcporls from counties which held
convention * hint week Indicating a land
slide In favor of themnn from Maine.
The llrooklyn Kngle serves nutlco on Gov
ernor Morton that the ten delegates to the
national convention from that city and
comity will vote folldly ngaln. < t any man
who favors the Orcntcr New York consol
idation bill without the content of the voters
of Ilrookljn. '
A oti , ! > t laugh at Major McKlnlpy's ovponss
Is afloat In Washington. Sonia Indiscreet
boomer of I he Ohio man sent to Senator
Cockcrlll of Missouri a decorated badge and
letter , Informing the noted bourbon of his
election as one of the vice presidents of the
McKlnley IMRUC.
The Massachusetts republican conven
tion to choose delegates to St. Louis will ,
bo held In Itoston March 27. Three of the
delegates nt largo nro said tn bens good as
chosen Senator Lodge , Hben S. Draper nnd
W. Murr.ty Ciane , while Congressman Dar-
rclt and Curtlsi Guild , jr. , nro running eu > n
for fourth placo. It lo generally conceded
that tbrstnje delegation will be solid for
Herd of Maine.
According to the Philadelphia Lodger there
Is every likelihood thnt cx-Govoriior Hobcrt
1C. Pattlsnn will bo the mnnlmoiis chotco of
the Pennsylvania national delegates for the
democratic nom'naMon ' for picsldcnt nt thn
Chicago convention In July next. There Is a
strong sentiment In Philadelphia ami through
out the state among active democrats tiiat
the cx-Rovcrnor should bo prccscd for the
presidential nomination this time , and ns
his friends are In control of the national
delegation 't ' Is bellovod that nothing will ,
prevent the presentation of his name except
his positvc refusal to bo a candidate.
TIII3 ASIIAXTI Il.MD.
Indianapolis News : The Ashantls are snch
gold worshipers ! England proposes to stop
the homage.
Chicago Tribune : Prince Henry of flatten-
berg , acco'dliiR to the English newspapers ,
has n great ninny virtues now bo never bad
wMlo he was alive. The princely son-in-law
business seems to bo very profitable If you
arc willing to die to win.
Minneapolis Tribune : ( Ircnt Britain Insists
tl'at King Prcmpsh of Aslianteo shall pay
over 50,000 ounces of gold as Indemnity , and
tbo king declares that ho has only 380
ounces. It Is evidently In order for King
Prempch to go Into the hands of a receiver.
Irdlanapolls Journal : Compelling the
Ashantee king to kiss his shoes , as the _
lecdcr of the British forces Is reported ns .
doing when ho had subdued that ruler. Is not
nn edifying spectacle. It certainly Is not
ono designed to commend British civilizing t
agencies to the world. U
Chicago Times-Herald : The war upon
which this force- was bent was ono of the " * i
most rapacious In the history of English j
colonial aggression. It was undertaken at
the Instance of the Royal Niger company , a ' Jl
chartered organization , bearing the same re- jl
latlon to the west coast of Africa that the i\ \
Hiiodes company bears to the cape. It was
utterly unwarranted and brutal , and had the I
unfortunate negroes resisted It might have
been extremely bloody. As It was they sur II
rendered discreetly and th ? only serious
casualty of the expedition was the death of
the unfortunate prince. I
A SMI MS Oil TWO. W
Philadelphia Record : The mnn who ab
stains from food docs not necessarily lec.il
a fast life ,
Minneapolis Times : Speaking of Sclmm-
burj Ic , why not draw the line nt the "It ? "
Texas Slftlngs : "lions position nffect
Bleep ? " nuked a medical writer. It docs
when tbo man holds a position of night
watchman.
Detroit Free Preps : "ITo forged my fet
ter ? , " said the melodramatic complainant
In a divorce suit.
"I will file them , " answered her lawyer
briskly.
Chicago Tribune : "Vour sister to a Chris
tian girl. I hope , " said Deacon Mver. "Sho
need to be , " paid Johnny , "but Mio's lately
Joined the choir. "
Somervlllo Journal : It la never best to an
nounce what you nre frointr to do , Then. If
vou don't do It , nobody will know the dif
ference and you will escape all criticism.
Indianapolis Journal : "Il'm , " said tbo
managing editor. "You Kiy that Mr. Ooln'H
perfortn.irjco 'loft no grating edcu to mar
the rich feast of humor. ' " "Yes , lr"
"Well , what do you mean by It ? I Iiopo
you do not m ° an to Insinuate Unit our In
telligent constituents cat their humor with
a knife ? "
Boston Transcript : Smart Boy I want you
to rnKc mv salary another dollar a week.
Employer If you can give mo a good rea
son for It. Smart Boy I've been hero two
years and just nee how vour business has
ineicared Mnco I took bold of It , Employer
Say no more. You Hlmll have the dollar.
Detroit Tree Pros.s : "Polly , Is It true
that young Spoonev held your hand two
hours laPt evening ? "
"Yes , papa. "
"Have you no Idc.i of propriety ? "
"It was my hand at whist. Ho played for
me. "
WashliiKtou Star : "If you love mo , " ha
said Imnresslvelv , "youwill never chow
Kum under any circumstances. I nm satls-
llpd thnt It Is Injurious. "
"But. Alfre-il , " the protested , "you know
I haven't nny caramels. "
It was only then that he realized what a
mistake he had made.
riillnilclpliln. Hccoril.
'Tn ! no w the f pltiHler starts to flnd
The Joy that leiip year Jccppi ,
I3ut pile hhou'il alwnyH bear In mind
To loolc before Bho lonps ,
THE SITUATION.
Atlnnta CoiintUiitlon.
Half the world IB fluhtln1 ,
Or tryln' hanl to llRlit :
lint we wo'ro Jest dcllcjhtln'
Where the KMea are blue nnd bright.
For llfu'a too fdiort for
'When the sun In on the mul
An1 thu hnppy sturfl nro fipaiiKlIn'
The bemlln * roof of God.
T./ot Bonpr ehnlco hands with sorrow
Let care an' trouble CCBHO ,
An' for our trophies borrow
Thu lauiul leaves of peace.
AX INVITATION TO III3II WKDUIftOt
J/oiiltivlllo I'ost ,
It cnmn today ami I must cnnfoss
That II brought 11 Hweet emotion ,
AH I thouKht of the time whoti my happiness
U'IIH measured my her devotion.
"i'waa the honcat love of u pure , atrony
boy
With plans for future union.
And tliu troublea of life , with their base
alloy ,
Never entered our uwcct communion.
Hut the broadening tldo of my life nwcpt
on
In full and Joyous meamirc ,
Anil 1 found thnt Ihn boylfli lovn had K no
With many u worthy pleasure.
Many years have passed wince I vowed that
love
In my frank , Impulsive.fashion.
Ami my mind linx wept to a piano nbova
My most ardent dream of patslon.
Hut I think of these dear old Houthcrn
ilayw ,
Wlmn my heart was younp and tender ,
And that little. nlrJ , with her dainty wayu ,
Waa the shrlnu of my love's surrender.
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