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THE OMAHA DAILY JH5ji. FKIHAY , JANUARY 31 , 1800. THE OMAHA DAILY I3i-F K. UOHKWATUll , IMItdr. KVKItY MOUXINC1. TKIIM3 OP BUUHCIIU'TION : r > nlly TliiVKIinnt ( Sunday ) , One Year. . . . . . * SI Dally n e and Sunday , On * Year HO Fix Months . < SO Thrco Months 2& Humlny Jl , On * Ycnr. , . . , . . , . . 20 BAluiilny ! ) i > , Ono Yetir. . . 1 C Weekly Hie , One IV ir t 01-TlonSl Omaha. Th' nn tiulMlne , Boulli omnha , Blnjr-r Illk. , Cirncr N n < l lllli St. Couni-il Dltirfd , 1 * I'oatl Strort , ChluiRT Ofl ! - , 317 Clmmbor of Commerce. New YniU , Iloomii 13 , 14 find 15 , Tribune Washington , 1107 F Btre-t. N. W. All communications relating to news nnrt cdl lorlnl matter ulu.Uia t > e ncldref-ed ! To th < - HJItor nusiNHss i-rrrrnns : All buslnrM loiters nnJ n > niliuncei hmiia l > < mlJrpMeil to Tin Hoc Publishing Company Omaha. Draft * , checks nnrt pontolllcc onk-rs ti 1 > ni.iilo rMvnl.le In the onlt-r nf tin ? cnmn.in > . ' THR nna runusiiiNU COMI-ANY. STATKMENT OF CIHCUhATION. Oeorgp II. TrJichutlf , * r > cretary of The lice TuU llthlns company , being duly nwjrn , nay * lh.it thi actual number of fult nnd complete cnplen of thi Dully Morning , Hvenlnir ntiil Bunilny lie * prints ( luring the month ot December , IMS , was at fol Iowa : Los * drduollonii for unsold nnd returned pullers , , 7,71 : Ntl Mien C1' ' .S4 ( Unllyucrngo 19.70 : oionon : n. TBSCHUCK. Snorn to tofore me and subscribed In m > piespnce this 3d day of January. 188. ( Seal. ) N. 1' , I'iiU Notary Public. There Is more tires I ik-nt 1st I polities In the different Hellenics for ropnldlcan reor ganization of sennte employes tlinn ninny of the sunntora would want to mi ni 11. 11.We We nrn told the rity will procpptl HKiitnst the bondsmen of ex-TreaHiirei llolln when the expert accountants shall have finished their labors over the bonkf of the ex-olllclal. This Is very Imluli- 111 to. That little Duncan-Lemly council- manle election contest resulted In the iiBSi'sainent of some $1,000 costs on the unsuccessful contestant. Who Is OUH ! to pay for this fun ? Certainly not Mr. Duncan. Several European powers just now wish they had some kind of a Monroe doctrine to fall back on that would effectually prevent Hnssla and Turkey from becoming so friendly as to threaten the peace of their neighbors. And now the minimum treasury short age bus risen to ? 140,000. And yet the World-Herald two days after the llolln embe/.xlement was made public proclaimed in bold black letters that Mr. Boll ! ) Is an honest man and neither the city nor the bondsmen would lose a cent. Unless the A'onezuelu boundary com mission , decides to make Its proposed European' tour of Investigation pretty soon .the chances are good that Justice Brewer will be on hand lu Washing ton when the Nebraska maximum freight rate cases come up on appeal before the United States supreme court. The story Is brought from the Isth mus that employes on the Panama rail road are threatening a strike because they have not been paid their overdue wages. This , too , In a country where the silver standard prevails. Is It pos sible that free sliver coinage does not cure all the Ills of laboring men and wage workers'/ Mayor Sutro of San Francisco takes the attack upon him by Collis P. Huntington - ington as n compliment. Iluntlngton never attacks any one who Is not standIng - Ing In the way of his numerous schemes. He would not turn upon. Mayor Sutro unless the mayor's cam paign against the Pacific railroad debt funding bill were telling upon congress. President Weller's committee appoint ments for the Commercial club for the ensuing year Avlll strike the average business men as ' a very appropriate selection , Tho'work of the club must be carried on almost exclusively through its committees , and the Importance of n wise assignment of members to the different committees Is not to be under- estimated. As was naturally to have been ex pected , employes of the county antago nize every effort made to cut down their pay. The pruning knife , however , must bo put in at some point , and high-sal aried clerks cannot expect perpetual Immunity. The salaries of public ofll- clniH and employes should lie liberal , but when they are out of all proimrtlon to pay received for similar service In business houses , their reduction be comes a matter of public necessity. The Iletall Dealers' association has very properly been organl/.ed for the promotion of their special Interests. They will operate on lines not antago nistic to the Commercial club , but not in conjunction with the Jobbers of the city. They see trade feeders opening up to them which the Jobbers do not care to acquire , and will start n cam paign for business which will supple ment the creditable work already ac complished by the Commercial club. It is but another lusty agent for Increas ing the trade of the retailers of Omaha , launched under favorable auspices , and must prove of great benefit to the city. Mauachutetta people to the number of 1,300,000 have In the uivlnga bank * of the state the neat sum of 1410,000,000 , or an average of $1,000 for each family. As the deposits are Increasing more rapidly than at any time blnco 1S78 , the thrift of Misra- chnselts max bo pronounced atlifictory. GlobeDemocrat. . What belter argument for the estab lishment of n postal savings bank sys tem could be adduced ? If private Bavlngff banks can effect such 11 result in Massachusetts , perfectly safe postal savings depositories In which the people ple would rest Implicit confidence would work wonders with those who might bo but are uot now saving ! ! bauU patrons. fin : MiurMI rscnobti Congressman Meteor deserves tin stinted praise and most cordial con pnUtilatlons from his constituency tun the whole people of Ni'brnskU for hli uph'iidld arhlevi'ini'iit In securing tin passage of his lilll to convert t'on Omaha Into it state military training school , Among the various measur" . which he has successfully clmmplonei In congress none will redound as mud to his credit or confer as great ant lasting benefits upon the city and state , When Fort Omaha becomes an ctluctv tlonal Institution It will be not mcrel.v for n day or for n year , but for genera' tlonw. It will be the first public mill tary ( mining school west , of the Miss- ! slppl and Is destined to receive tin patronage of all the status between the Mississippi valley and the Pacific coaMt , It Is conceded by army men that no place In the United Klntes outside of West Point Is better adapted for mili tary drill ami Instruction , ami no plncc IB better equipped for nil the require ments of such an Institution as Is pro posed. The passage of Mr. Mercer's bill through thi > house makes Its enactment almost certain. Senators Thnrston ami Allen may be relied upon to do their utmost to expedite Its passage through the senate. The endorsement of the secretary of war and the favorable re port of the house military committee should go far to assist them In thelv efforts. With this valuable property ceded to the state of Nebraska , condi tioned only on the provision for ami maintenance of a state military train ing school , there should be no obstacle to Its acceptance by the next legisla ture. AMtitnrAX ixrmtKSTs IK CUIIA. The report from the senate foreign relations committee regarding the war In Cuba nays that the fact cannot be longer overlooked that the destructive character of the conflict is doing serious harm to the rights and Interests of our people In the Island and to lawful com merce , the protection nnd freedom of which is safeguarded by treaty obliga tions. It Is estimated that the lo.isns already sustained' by American inter ests In Cuba amount to not less than fL'O.OOO.OOO and the prolongation of the conlllct may increase them to double this sum , which In any event will un doubtedly be Irreparable , for in cane Spain suppresses the Insurrection she will never make any restitution , simply because she will never be In a financial condition t'o do so , while .should the In surrection succeed and Independent and republican government be estab lished It would hardly be expected to consider any claims for Indemnity , should they be presc'iited by our gov ernment. Perhaps , however , there would be a better chance of American citi zens getting some reparation for losses from nn Independent government In Cuba than from the Spanish govern ment , since In the former case the dis position would be to cultivate the friendship of our people. It may as well be concluded , however , that for the losses which Americans have sus tained In Cuba there will be no redress , whatever the result of the conflict shall be. be.The The effect of the war upon our com merce with Cuba has also been serious. Exports from the United States to that Island have fallen off fully one-half and as to some commodities the decrease has been greater than this. Doubtless the higher duties which went Into effect soon after the abandonment of recipro city have operated to reduce exports to Cuba from this country , but this Is a minor Influence , Before the war there was a largo trade .with the Island In machinery and this has dwindled to almost nothing , while the demand for provisions and breadstuffs , though relatively well maintained , was ma terially less last year than the year preceding. As to Importations from Cuba , the chief articles of which are sugar nnd tobacco , there lias neces sarily been a large decline In the imount of sugar Imported , owing to the great destruction of the crops , but. there lias been po material change In the imount of tobacco Imported. In view of these facts and conditions tnd the certainty that with the pro- ongatlon of the war In Cuba American Interests must still further suffer , It can hardly be expected by Spain or by my power or powers In sympathy with her , that the United States should longer remain silent and apparently In different respecting the existence of a conflict In which the rights and Inter ests of its people are so largely involved , This country should and undoubtedly * will continue to maintain an attitude > f neutrality nnd strictly observe Its In ternational obligations , but It Is not In consistent with this position to make such representations to the Spanish government as are contained In the esolutlon and report submitted to the senate , nor Is the force of these repre sentations In the least Impaired by the fact that they are associated with n suggestion which Is said to bo without irecedent. Spain will not , of course , tccord belligerent rights to the Insur gents , but she may ho Induced to H''c he expediency of giving some consid eration to American rights and Inter ests In Cuba and If so It might have a salutary effect upon her policy. A FHAST AA'D FAMIKU I'Ol.lCV. If the public schools liavo any friends n this city their friends should see to t that the children of Omaha are not -obhed of one month's Instruction each voar under pretense of economy and etreuchment. "lie who steals my mrse steals trash , " says Shakespeare , tut ho who robs the growing genera- Ion of boys and girls of the opportunity o secure an education robs them of that which no one can replace. There Is lothlng gained for the teachers or the itinltont by shortening the school term except an extra month for Idleness. If our financial condition compels us to educe the teachers' ami Janitors' fund , why not Insist that the teachers ami ianltors serve ten months for the pay which the board has allotted to thorn for nine months ? Ity such a policy their earnings would be precisely the nnd ( lip public school children would have the benefit of n full year's Instruction , To telescope ten months' school work Into nine months not only endangers the health of many girls and boys but also retards their mental growth , If you can crowd ten months' study Into nine months , why not crowd nine months' study Into eight months or even six months ? The Hoc does not profess to speak for any class of self-styled champions of the public schools , but It believes that It voices the sentiment of the whole bod.v of school patrons , the mothers and fathers of the children who are being trained In our public schools , when It protest * ncalnst the needless shortening of the school year and the bogus re trenchment by which four heavy meals a day are to be served to the pupils nine months with nothing but moonshine soup for the remainder of the year. 70 rV/ . ' While Ambassador Bayard Is re-clv- Ing the effusive attentions of tin British , who are In cordial sympath ) ' with his economic views , the nm.lorltj of the house committee on foreign nf fairs Is preparing to report to theliousi i resolution censuring him for objection able remarks made in his address at Edinburgh , Scotland , and lloston. Eng land. In the former , as will be remem- jered , 'Mr. Bayard strongly assailed tin \nierlean policy of protection , deiioimc- ng It In terms wholly unwarrantable uid distinctly offensive , and he did this with deliberation , because It was a carefully prepared address. In his latei speech he referred to the American people as being often violent and need- ng a strong hand to govern them , cer tainly about as offensive a characteriza tion as could well have been made to a foreign audience. Mr. liaynrd has of fered an explanation of these utc4-- ! auci's , but It cannot lie said to be .satis factory , .for Indeed It would be im possible for a man occupying his posi tion to jus'tit'y declarations which dis tinctly misrepresent his country and his countrymen. No one , It Is to lie presumed , knows better than Mr. Bay ard the obligations and the limita tions of a diplomatic representa tive and there can be no < nii'y- lion that lie disregarded both In Hie instances to which objection Is made. That he deserves censure few will question and perhaps the example might have a good effect , but it. would seem that the rebuke he has already received from the American press , not confined to republican newspapers , and from public men , Is sullicleut and that Its force would not be Increased by a congressional resolution of censure that would probably receive no support ex cept that of Mr. Bayard's political op ponents. To make It. a part'san ' mat ter would enable the political friends of the ambassador to urge that it wa purely persecution , while of course it would not in the least Impair his standIng - Ing wlth the British public. All things considered , it appears to us that the matter may very properly b'e dropped , ' though It seems'Improbable that tills will bu done. tr.UVr.S IT The National Board of Trade , in ses sion at Washington , adopted a resolu tion urging upon congress the enact ment of legislation for re-establNhlnii trade reciprocity. Thus another body representative of the business interests of the country has declared in favor of the republican policy of cultivating closer commercial relations between the United States and the other in dependent countries of this hemisphere. The men who make this declaration are prompted solely by practical con siderations. They are business men , not politicians , and they know from experience nnd from Intelligent and unprejudiced investigation that reci procity was a wise and sound policy , the maintenance of which would have brought Immense advantage to the agricultural and manufactur ing Interests of the United States , as well as greatly strengthening our In fluence with the American republics. These business men realize that a grave blunder was made when reciprocity was abandoned- and they want that mis take rectified as soon as It can bi > done. Their appeal to the present congress will not have the desired result , be cause the conditions necessary to the re-establishment of reciprocity cannot now be had. These must await the tlmu when the republican party Is again In control of.the government , happily not far distant. But none the less the ex pression of a body like the National Board of Trade , following that of the convention of the National Association of Manufacturers , urging the restora tion of trade reciprocity , cannot fall to have a good effect. AGTION , Heaven helps those who help them selves. This applies to communities as well as to Individuals. The men who have the largest property Interests in Omaha must get together and ngivo upon some plan of action that will In sure nu early revival of business activ ity. Thirty years ago Cincinnati found Itself cut off from commercial Inter course with the territory to the south of It that hail been tributary before the war. The men chiefly Interested In the growth of that city got together and put through a project that Involved an out lay of nearly ? 20,000,000 , The con struction of the Cincinnati Southern railroad gave the Ohio metropolis a direct outlet Into the east Tennessee and north Alabama mining region and re stored to It the trade that would other wise have been monopolized by com mercial rivals , Above all things the building of the Cincinnati Southern en abled Cincinnati to exact railroad rates where formerly It had been dependent upon the favor or ctprlco of trallic managers. Only a few years ago- one energetic and public-spirited citizen of St. Paul gnvo the twin cities their greatest Im petus by the construction of the Great Northern railroad system. Thm pro- Jcet was successfully engineered in the fnco ot the moat udvorsu conditions and without subtly ; , What .lames .1. Hill has done fm-'Kl./1'uul might have been done for Om.jlfaJ long ago and can be ( l4inil yet If our men of means will put their shoiildpF'H to the wheel. They have It In thflk'jiower ' to solve the rail road rate proWi.'in nnd Insure for Omaha superior facllltlcn as a distribution cen ter for the Vi-ioie ) transmlsslsslppl re gion north of St. Louis. The tlmeiTiiff > r action Is now at hand. ( Qfifalin Is at n turnIng - Ing point where the opportunity Is presented fol ! Waking secure upon a linn and lasting basis all the Invest- nu'iits already maile and for forging ahead with many projects that will at tract capital and employ labor. The ( liiestlon Is , Will the men who have most at staku In the future of Omaha help themselves by helping Omaha ? The school board has sued ex-Treas urer llolln and Ids bondsmen for ? : ! . " ) ,000 unaccounted funds. lu the llnancc C4 > inniltu > r > estimate of ? lir , ( Hl ) > as tin extent of the treasury defalcation oulj ? 10,000 was Included as due the school fund. This means therefore that tin minimum figure for the shortage musl be Increased by at least SLVi.OOO , ami that the defalcation cannot possibly fall short of $110,000 , All of which goes tu show that The Bee's reports of the city treasurer's peculations were never ex- iggerated , but were all along of the most conservative character. Something must have gone awry In the iljlceof ( nr amiable Lincoln contempo rary , the State Journal. The Journal , on Wcdnwiilny , cxtendeij congratulations to a Plattsmouth lawyer on having ob tained from the supreme court the alllr- matlon of a verdict for $1,500 in a per sonal damage suit against the Burling ton railroad which had been assigned ; o him In payment of professional serv- ces. Can It be that the wires between the State Journal olllce and the Burling ton headquarters got crossed by some mavoldable accident ? The last , time Ilnscnll was in the mmell he cast the vote that made llowell , a democrat , president of that > ody. The next thing he pin for nayor on the populist ticket as a lummy to beat the regular republican lomlnee. A year later he tried to get he republican nomination for ward councilman against Gordon , whom he now succeeds-by grace of the vote of ' a democrat. But that , won't prevent him from swinging the lash over the republican mjijority In the council from now on. j , i 'i. . Grand Ariny p6sts of this city and ttato are protesting against thi ; action > f railroads lending to St. Paul , where he national enrauipment is to be held , n refusing to.give the usual thirty-day Imit on oxcufH.IonT'tiekcts ' to the reunion. This protest , is becoming general and may result lir tht > abandonment of SI. mil and a Relocation of the encamp- nent at a city reached by railroads vhose manajje sjre ; / more liberally dls- ' ' losed. The'niu'd.Army people do not > roposu to bu trilled with , City folks will not as a rule take much nlerest in the good roads meeting in ln court house February . But the ubject is one In which every retail nerchant in Omaha is vitally Interested , is must be obvious to every intelligent Itlxen. There are tiOO miles of country oads In Douglas county. The Im provement and maintenance of these highways should be the concern of every citizen of the countv. Every elector who has attained the age of : ! 0 years and has for two yean ; been a citizen of the United States and of this state Is qualified to hold the olllce of governor of Nebraska. There are quite a few republicans in the state qualified for the ollice who have not as yet announced their candidacies for the republican nomination. Now Is the time to speak out. TIMiium Chli-aipi Trlhunc. A conviction may ho boring Its way slowly through Senator Hen Tillman'a skull to the effect that no man can touch pitch forks without bslnc stuck. li'foro .Monroe. Indianapolis Journal , The . .Monroedcctrlna Is not of such press ing Importance as the adding of fcur or five millions of money monthly to thercvenuos of the treasury , but the senate seems not to so understand it , ChlcuBO lleronl. \Vo hate puns and we dlsapprovo ot slanR , but .still a long personal acquaintance with I'aotor Crane , who Is coming to Trinity pulpit , prompts the unequivocal statement that ho Is a bird , J. Hull n n ii. I'lirlnt-r. aiohe-Dcmocrnt , It Is a curious fact that whllo Great Britain looks UIB- world over In vain for an ully. Russia has -a choice of every country In Huropo and Asia , including Great Britain Itself. Mr. Bull's reputation as a partner Is that ho alway icxpccts : 100 per cent of the profits. /1.-1 .V SfiifVTriTwIit In JrrMr > - . St. 1'nul I'lonocr Pri-Fs , New Jersey , a'f a governor who promises to be a &hlnlnjrjjjht ] la coatemporary his tory. For the flrst. time In thirty years the etnto Is under repiill'llcan ' administration , and at his Inaugural Governor Grlggs said that he would veto > twl' law that had not some positive and convincing reainn to justify Its pasture. Ho Is UlyouiiK man with a good record and a greajf.opportunlty , New Jersey having rejolce < l for many years In a con spicuously corrupt government. As a rising young republlcirn/no Is worth watching. A Call for HuIii | 'H finnv. N wdYork Sun. Somebody lnOaiaha has written a purple panegyric of Hob.1 Charles K. Manderson , komotlmo a snaur In congress from Ne braska , end has declared that Mr. Mandoraon may bo a Bible BteeJ In the St. Louis conven tion , " .May be" Is a good lavlng'promloe in the mouth of a prophet ; but If the Nebraska republicans trot out Mr. Mandereon , the Ne braska domocratu can do nothing lesa than Issue a greater eon of glory , the Hon. Tobias Cautor. There Is nowhere where tbo name of the Hon. Tobias Castor Is not as common as air and commoner than good drinking water. "XVmit 1'OHtiil SnvlnirH llniiku. Chicago Ilecori ) . No stronger argument for tbo establish ment of postal sjvlngu banks by the govern ment could bo given than that found In an article In the news columns ot the Itecord yesterday. The people want the postal sav ings banks' , and even now are trying to make the poatcltlce answer their purpose. An olil- car In the department said : "People who don't know to what bank to Ititnm their Hvlngs are putting their money , In oiims of le.19 ( ] \\n \ $100 Into postal money order * , payable to thcm.olvcs.Vltliln A yea they draw the money and roJepoJlt It In th sntno way. Instfnd of drawing Interest they hive to pay about .3 per cent , but they arc absolutely certain that their money will b forthcoming when they want It. " Superintendent Joseph 11. Schlo. ? nun o the money order division says this Is a wa > of Riving much resorted to , especially b : foreigners and worklngmcn , The government by all nio.ms rhould put In operation a yitcm designed primarily to fur nlsh savings banks to the people , as sovera oilier countries do. There Is actual ncei among the people of moderate Incomes for such Institutions , The Sum iOld Spirit. Atlanta ConMltutlon , The British commander , Sir Francis Scott In his treatment of the king of Aehantce fol lowed the coursa pursued by 1'lzarro am Cortez toward the 1'cruvian and Mexican princes , The worst feature of the biU'lnc Is that Scott followed the orders of his suprlors when ho tortured the king In ordtr to make him give up his gold. I'lzarro ind Oortoz scjred the Indians with their horses nnd fire arm r , and the Urltlrii used their Maxim guns and Martini rllles en the savages. Both the Spaniards and the Hrltleh wore Ur the tunic thing the gold of other pee ple. Cortez ftretclicU the Mexican king oil a hcJ of burning coaly to extort tribute and Scp tt shut up King I'rcmpeh In < \ pstllontla1 cartle at Clpo Cosst for the Kimo purpose. How can English civilization justify this mode of warfara ? The old spirit ot the E'imilrh marauders scema to be cropping out again jupt Where It Is most unexpected. I'UKSIDKVI'I.VI. III.YSTS. Chicago Record ( Ind. ) : At the proMnl moment the republican favorltns are well bunched nt the head of the Held , with Tom Hood slightly In the loJd and I.evl 1' . Mor ton having the advantage of the Inside of the course. Washington Poit find , rep. ) : The Allison bwm ly going to expsrlence some difficulty In securing the right-of-way through Illinois. Mr. Cullcm's human nature In showing a disposition to ? .U on the back of Ity chair anil atuert Itself. Denver Republican ( rep. ) : The only man In New York that to our thinking Is fit to be choyen president of the United ? ctatei at this time t.i William 13. St. John , president of the Mercantile National bink of that city , and o found , couragJous , conscientious bimetallism St. Louis Republic ( dcm. ) : Judge Caltl- well Is not running for a. presidential nom ination , but Is standing en a platform where the silver parly can find him It he Is wanted. To tell the truth , ths Judge Is the itr-ngcst candidate the populist-silver party has yet considered , Chicago Tribune ( rep. ) : According to an Ohio paper , "the scalps of the other candi dates v-l | | dangle In duo lime at the belt cf William McKlnloy. " Wo violate no confi dence In saying that It Mr. McKlnley malci > any attempt to molest a Inlr of Governor Morton's wig the wholet'tnto of New York will le down upon li'in like in avalanche. Sioux City Journal ( rep , ) : Senatcr Alli son gets the first delegate selected to go to the republican national convention. He hallu from the District of Columbia and he got the election without a struggle. Sena tor Allison hau been where the District of Columbia republicans could cbsjrve his move ments at close range for many years , and they appreciate fully hla pre-eminent fitness for the presidency. Chicago Chronicle : Foraker has been smoked out. Ho alleges , I'ke ' Mrs. Mlcawber , that he "never , never will desert" McKlnley. In a recent Interview he said : "I am for McKlnley first , last and all the time. No matter what may be said , Ohio will bo a unit for Governor McKlnlry. " If McKlnley believes this statement , which he probably dfivs , It will yield him mere quiet and sat isfaction than ho has enjoyed before In a year. Philadelphia Inquirer ( rep. . ) : Ex-Govornor McKlnloy'fi friends seem to be needlessly on- noyed over the rumor that Governor Morton Is a candidate In earnest. Suppose the rumor should prove true , In what position doss the Indignation .of the McKlnley people happen to leivo them ? Did they Imagine for a moment that Governor Morton woulc enact the role ofa stoolplgeou for McICIn Icy ? If so they Ocsjrve to have missed their guoiis. Mlnncapollp Tribune ( rep. ) : It Is now re ported that ex-President Harrison will etam back and watch thp presidential contest ant aoizo the opportunity to enter the arena ae a dark horse If such presents Itself. There arc some who say , In view cf Ms approaching marriage to a brilliant young wonisn , tha she will urge on his ambition and tint it will provo a case In which thoold O3ylng about "tha gray mare proving the better horso" will bo verified. New York Sun ( dcm. ) : The persona who luvs been trying to deluda themsjlves with th ? notion that Hon. Levl Parsons Morton In not a formidable candidate for the repub lican nomination , and that his nomination Is not seriously and earnestly sought by Mr. Platt and mo.U of the other New York repub licans , are gradually revising their Impres sions. The Merion boom rolls merrily on. There la no grsat amount cf noise of the captains about It , but It makes Itself heard In otter Etatiui , and must causa anxious'hours ta Mr. Ilee-J and Mr. McKlnley and the rest of the presidential waiting list. Globe-Demccrat : It ! s , as Thomas C. Platt Intimates , rather hrrd fortune that New York , which has turned the scale In favor of'tho republicans In several cinvasses , his never been allowed to fiirnit-h the presi dential candidate fer the party , or even to entertain the party's national convention. In the same period Now Ycrk 1ms had a democratic convention In or.o campaign and lia-s provided the demccratlc candidate In seven oimpalgnn , beginning with 18(18. ( However " ever , Now York's ill luck ! s shared by "Its section , The cast has furninhsd no repub lican candidate except Blalno , and liay had no republican convention except these of 1S50 and 1S72 , which went to Pli'ladclphla , and that of 1801 , which was held In IlJlt1- morc. Nearly all the republican candidates have been taken from the center of popula tion and 6f republican power , the northern half of the Mississippi valley. However , Speaker Reed may give the east a chance to carry off tlm big prize this year. THI3 IMSSINCi OH1 Itll.VVO.V. Ostrolt Frej Press : Hon. Theodore Ilun- yon. United States ambarnador to Germany , waj one of tlios rare men who bore hlu civil and military honors without 'ostentation and who met the requirements of duty at every advancement In an effective way thit readily accounts for his almost constant demand In the public Mrvlco. Brooklyn Eagle : The death of Theodore Runyon , ambassador of the United States at Berlin , will bring sorrow to many Americans abroad and at home. Ills was one of the ap pointments by the president which com manded cordial approval wherever It tecjm ? known. The expectations which It aronyjil were confirmed by the fidelity , and discretion with which the ambassador" discharged his duties. Chicago Record : His administration of the poi't of ambassador has bleu hampered and embarrassed In a number of particulars , and above all In the adjustment of the disagree ments over questions of tariff and the Im portation' American products. How well ho accomplished hla tatk Is shown by the fact that , while American Internes In Germany luvo been well looked after , Mr. Runyon , personally , was on the best of terms with the entlro German court and enjoyed the con fidence and esteem of Kalior Wllhelm In a marked degree. It will be a difficult matter to replace this capable diplomat with a man either so gifted In tact and address or to well equipped with the scholarship and erudition necessary In an ambassador , Philadelphia Record : United States Am bassador to Germany Theodore Runyon , who IIAS juel died In Berlin at the ripe age of 73 yeam , leaves behind the memory of a long and honorable public career which should be an enduring pride to his native state of New Jersey , Tofier great I credit that sister commonwealth of Pennsylvania early recog nized hla sterling worth and continued to honor him to the last. Ho had been com mander of troops on the field and In the mllltla encampment and ho had been city solicitor and mayor of Newark before he was called to the etate chancellorship , which was beitowed for a second term upon him , In war he won the pralso of Lincoln by getting the flrst full brigade to the defence of Wash ington ; In peic6 he labored for half a cen tury to exalt the Now Jer&oy bar. Till IISTON ON M 4) Ml OK. 1'nvornlilItcrolvril 1 > J- ( tie I't-onx itm ( Wiisliltiuliin l/'or-roxpoiuli'iitw. Presu correspondents In Washington unit In snylng that Senator Thur. ton's nddrcj o the Monroe doctrine was most cloquon effort and was cnthu.ul.istlcally received ! > the fenatOM nnd the crowded gallerle.1. Th corropondcnt of the St. Louts Republic Mys "Mr. Thur.-ton did not speak more than hnl an hour. He did not adopt the bad t''iiatorl.i habit of reading his speech. He spoke as h would In a court of low , OP on a public plit form. Ho was In good voice , the uucstlo under discussion was comprchenelvo and th oppsrtunlly to distinguish himself ample , "Everybody who hcird the new Nebraska senator felt convinced that another orator o unusual power had reached the S'onnto. Mr Tluiruton lectured Senator Wolcott politely but elfec'ually. ' He took the broadest vlo\ of the Monrco doctrine , sustained It In all It amplitude and mndo anvcrnl telling points Ii reawnlng out his propositions. "Wolcott's speech a few days ago was n finished literary effort , but , ns wan ytatcd a th ? tlmo , It could have been delivered with more propriety In the British Parliament erIn In any of the British colonl.il legislatures , "Thurslon's tpetch as a literary effort was equally llnlshuJ. His Indignant resentment of theKngHuh Insinuation , that the south would not bo loyal In case of war broughi .ipplnuso from Uio galleries and undoubted evidences of approval from ex-confederate Roldlera on the democratic side of the cham ber. During the delivery of the speech the galleries frequently broke Into applause , 'and the door keepers bec.imo so exasperated that several enthusiastic patriots were forclbl } ejected. AppUuse In the senate chamber Is rigidly forbidden , but the occupants ot the gallerlcu am not at nil times fjmlllar with the senate Hues , and It Is hard to blame them , "Mr. Thurstn premised to vote for the Davis resolutions , and mlvocato-1 their adop tion by congrepj earnestly and effectively. "When fin concluded nearly every senator In the chamber congiMtulatoJ him , the demo crats being the flrxt and the most earnest In extending this evidence of their appreciation of his position. ThlH was In marked con trast to the treatment Wolcott received at the conclusion of his brilliant but mistaken effort a few days ago. Not a single senator grasped his Hand or approved of his speech , and yet Wolcott Is one of the most popular nen personally , whllo Thurtton Is as yet iractlcally a stranger. " The Chicago Inter Ocean's correspondent s equally profuse In praising the address , uid nwerts that It enrolled Nebraska's Junior senator "among the or.itors of the United States samite. " "Ho spoke with deliberation and Impresslvonofs for halt an hour , " says .he correspondent , "and whllo he rcbulu-d the spirit of Senator Wolcott's speech last week and declared himself uncompromisingly it favor of the Monroe doctrine , he did not ipl > eal to the war spirit or seek to win ap- ilauso by wnsitlonallsm. H was afterward ipokcn of as one of the test speeches made n this senate on this or any other question , and when Senator Thurston had finished the enators from both sides of the- chamber crowded about him to congratulate him on iln maiden effort. In this speech Senator Thurston has firmly taken his place among he polished orators of the senate nnd his lame will hereafter be as mag-netlc In draw- ng crowds to the galleries as have been ho names of Wolcott , Jordan , Prye nnd 'lias. " Editorial reviews of the addres ? ara gen erally favorable , though as yet few In num- > er , but their temper may bo judged by the ollowing excerpts from the prea * of the nld-west : Denver Republican : Senator Thurston of Nebraska made a magnificent speech In support of the Divls resolution affirming ho Monroedoctrlno In the senate. Read It nd M2 how It contrasts with the mlsrepre- entatlve utterances ot Senator Wolcott on ho same subject last week. Kansas City Star : The now senator In engross for Nebraska , Mr. Thurston , spoke olomientlv in support of the president's Venezuelan policy. nut , of what use is all this talk ? It consumes time , costs money nd accomplishes nothing. There Is no controversy over the Monroe doctrine. It is as firmly flxud as a feature of the unwritten aw of this country as the constitution Is fully recognized as the fundamental law of ho laud. Chicago Journal : Senator Thurston's speech In the senate In support of the Monroe doctrine was a pieceof the kind of Americanism that pleases and makes the average citizen fc-ol better about the senate. Mr. Thurstcn might have voted for the resolution and let it go at that , but ho would have lost a chance for effective and patriotic oratory which , with his ability to make the most of it , would have been almost a crlmo to let go by unimproved. Senator Thurston represents western sentiment when he declares in favor of the roaillrmatlon of the Monroe , doctrlno. He represents that Independence of Great Britain and entire- de pendence upon the resources of our own na tion , If wo are put to such a dependence , that Is characteristic of the part of the country that lies back of the eastern saa- board. The sentiments which he expressed could not have found such fitting expression from any eastern senator , bound up as the constituencies of these are with their for eign connections. Chicago Post : There was much In Mr. Thurston's brilliant speech on the question of adopting the Monroe doctrine resolutions of the senate committee on for- o'gn affairs to which every true American will give enthusiast.c assent. It was a speech full of patriotism , feeling , and the line , free spirit of American Institutions , the spirit of national ty and union. AU honor to him for his manly utterance. May the dny never dawn when In the aon lo of tliB United States the cAiue of Ameflcnn unltr and Inviolability olmll lack 1(9 ( champion. But the Immrd ate question In not one of our own national honor or R.ifety. If the tlmo coinoj ttlcit either of these Is at staKe n million gwnrds will leap from their scab * bards to avenge luwilt or to defend our Mil , our Instltut.oiis and our homes. The ques tion Is one ot much more limited application at nil events In its present stage nnd , ad mirable ns arc Mr. Thurston's sentiments In their general application , they will scarcely Justify a vote for Senator Davis * sweeping reiuhitloiis nt n tlmo when the Venezuelan Itnbrngllo seems In n fair way to settlement on n basis satisfactory to Great Britain and the United States. o\ Tin : sux.vv sini : . Chicago Record ! "Don't some of those old SOUKS Imunt you ? " "No ; I've never murdered nny ot them , " Chicago Tribune : "Harry. " nuked the young Minn's fair , but mlschlovoiu cousin , looking nt the smooth outlines nf his youth ful fnre , "why Is your chin like llnnouo's ghost ? " And then , na If to Miow the utter ground * Ifwness of her Insulting conundrum , Harry's Jaw fell. Washington Stnr : "Chlmniy , " said a ciiHistomi client ! ) , "whul's do equator ? " "Don't you know ? I learnt It in wnn les- 8on nt night school. Do equator Is nn Imaginary line nroAiml de cart' . " "Who nut It dcro ? Great Urltnln ? " Cluc'lnnntl Tribune : Ynbslcy I saw another one of thosu storleH iiboul n ninu loliiff his watch nnd not finding- for two yours , mid when he did find It It was still rur.nlng. Muiltre-Wcl ! . I know I found nn old. tnllor s bill I had mislaid seven years ngo , nnd It was still running' . Imllnnniiolls Journal : "Thp cruel relig ious ceremonies of those barbarians nre quite shocking , don't you think ? " risked Civilization. "Very , " nnnwered Stntepmnnrlilp. "Wo surety nrp shocked M.OOO ounces worth , nt the lowest estimate. " Cincinnati Knqulrer : The cannibal king held hi ? Jnw with one hand nnd writhed In igony with the other. "The. lio.M time wo have plmtcs for din- jer. " ho nald , .when . ho was nblo to speak. Til leave the hearts to somebody else , mid Hint goes. " Chlcnpo Tribune : "This , ladles nnd gen- lenipn , said the dime museum orator , ending his , nudltors over to the next plnl- 'nnn , "la the urm'ess wonder. 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