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( Hcnl. ) N. I1. FRIU Nolnry Public.
The below-zero ( einiieratiirc which was
predicted by thu black-centered Hag has
failed as yet to put In nn appearance
nnd the Ice-makers are correspondingly
disappointed.
The Nntlonnl Kni'inurx nlllnncc lins
oloctotl olllcors for tlio ensuing year
nutl has neglected to glvo Nebraska a
single place In Its nlllctal family. All
of which merely reflects upon the poor
tnsto of the alliance.
The water supply of this city Is now
nmplc nntl the lire force Is cfllfclont , but
wo do not heata word from the Insur
ance rate makers nbout lowering the
tolls levied upon Omaha property own
ers nnd business men.
An eminent Nebrnskau says that
Thomns B. Ileiul Is too funny to be
president. It will be in order now for
some of Speaker Heed's friends to an
nounce that ex-Governor McKinley is
too serious to be president.
The county poor agent is now beset
by paupers ffom points In Iowa , sent
hero to enjoy the generosity of our au
thorities. The only thing to do In such
cases Is to feed the newcomers and
then make them go whence they came.
Prof. Moore , head of the national
weather bureau , Is authority for the
statement that under nattural condi
tions the Nebraska climate Is unex
celled nmong agricultural regions. Prof.
Moore knows what lie is talking nbout.
Would It not be more economical in
the long run to pave the roadway to the
full- grounds with sandstone blocks
than with macadam ? -The macadam
roadways arc smooth enough , but they
arc dusty and require constant repair-
Ing.
The recommendation of the council
finance committee that no appropria
tions be made by the city until the
money Is within sight of the treasury
is a good one. There lias been alto
gether too much deficit financiering in
some of our city otllces.
The Nebraska state beet sugar con
vention has formally endorsed the
Trnnsinlsslsslppl exposition project.
Nebraska Is a unit for holding the pro
posed exposition at Omaha In 1808 and
tills fact should be impressed upon con
gress without unnecessary delay.
By the appointment of a committees
on legislation by the Fremont conven
tion we are reminded that the sugar
beet Is bound to bo n potent factor In
legislative circles next winter. The
man who wants to be sugared will see
great things in a legislative career.
It la to be feared that Potter Palmer
will bo compelled to continue to make
Ills trips abroad In the capacity of a
private citizen. Our remaining ambas
sadors to European governments ap
pear to be too healthy to vacate their
ofllcos in time to give President Clove-
laud the appointment of their suc
cessors.
Secretary Iloke Smith now says he
favors the foreclosure of the Pncltlu rail
road mortgages. When he wrote his
annual report three months ago he fa
vored referring the whole question of
Pacific : railroad debt settlement to n
specially created commission. Wonder
If Secretary Smith knows what he really
does favor ?
Who said this was a do-nothing congress -
gross ? The promptness with which the
anti-prize lighting bill was passed
through the house and senate is an illus
tration of what congress can do when It
is BO minded. Similar businesslike con
sideration of several other measures of
equally pressing Importance would bo
appreciated by the country.
Senator Thurstou's resolution request
ing Information from the State depart
ment concerning the laws and decrees
of continental countries discriminating
against American cattle is timely and
pertinent. Under our treaties with these
governments wo uro entitled to the same
treatment that Is accorded by them to
most favored nations. The exclusion of
American cattle and meat products on
pretexts that their introduction would
bo Injurious to the public health has
tlmo nnd again been proved to bo
groundless. ] ) y excluding American
cattle and moat products from Kurupoan
markets in which a demand for them
exists Incalculable Injury has been In-
lilctud upon the agricultural classes and
especially upon the people of the section
which Senator Tuurstou represents.
IIV/WHK / irMiii TIW fint.n co.im rnowt
The ( | U08tlon as to where the gold
ullt coino from to pny for the nc\V
bond ? , 01n Inw Him re of them , Is un
doubtedly an Important one. It Is re
ported from Washington that It Is np-
prchcuded : i considerable portion of It
will come from the treasury , the ground
for this fear being the fact that gold
to the amount of $3,500,000 has been
withdrawn from the treasury during
the last thirty tlnys , presumably to be
applied to the purchase of bonds , nnd
It Is suggested nH it possibility that by
the tlmo tlio final payment for the
Iwnds Is made the reserve may not be
much. If tit nil , above the ? 100,000,000
point. This would Involve n with
drawal of gold from the treasury In
the meanwhile of about ? . * 5,000,000 In
redemption of greenbacks and treasury
notes , the statement being that the
present true amount of the gold re
serve Is only a fraction over ? 4r ,000,000.
If this fenr should be realized such
a result would In n measure- defeat
the purpose of the loan , for , although
replenishing the loan , it would still
leave the treasury In the same defenseless -
loss condition It has constantly been In
since the revenues of the government
have been running behind the expendi
tures. Such a situation would cer
tainly strongly emphasize the futility of
depending upon borrowing for the main
tenance of thi' gold reserve and more
forcibly demonstrate the necessity of
returning to the conditions which ob
tained before the advent of the present
administration , when with a surplus
of revenue the gold reserve was never
Impaired nnd the legal tender notes
caused the treasury no trouble or em
barrassment.
The president Is reported as express-
lug the conviction that more small hold
ings of gold will be drawn Into the
treasury by the present arrangement
than appear on the surface. This Is
probable , but it is not likely that these
holdings will be found so considerable
In amount ns to avert heavy withdraw
als from the treasury. If they should
prove to be ns , large n sum as $1K ,000-
000 reference being had to Individual
holdings It will be surprising. If they
amount to so much as tills there Is still
to be provided from other sources ? S3-
000,000. , It Is estimated that the banks
of the country hold about ! ? 200,000,000
of gold or gold certificates , but how
much of this will they be disposed to
part with In payment for the bonds ?
May they not generally give to deposit
ors to whom bunds are allotted green
backs or treasury notes , to be ex
changed for g61d at the subtroasuries ?
Or , In the event of the banks giving
out gold , how long will it be before
they rcs'tore it to their vaults by with
drawing it from the treasury , as they
did -under practically similar circum
stances in 180J ? These are certainly'
pertinent questions , and they suggest
that , gratifying as is the response to
the call of the government for n coin
loan , the result may not be us satis
factory as could bo desired that it may ,
in fact , fail to permanently add to the
gold in the treasury. It noteworthy
that lending European financiers doubt
whether the restoration of the reserve
will be permanent
There can be no doubt , however , that
the unexpected and extraordinary sub
scriptions to the loan have had a gen
erally reassuring effect and that confi
dence in the resources of the American
people and in the credit of the govern
ment is stronger than before. Some of the
results naturally to have been expected
have not yet been realized , but undoubt
edly they will be In due tlmo.
ffl FOOD 1'ltODUCTS.
The resolution recently passed by the
lower branch of the Iowa legislature
memorializing congress to enact n strin
gent law prohibiting gambling In the
probable future prices of food and other
products may not-have any effect , but
It unquestionably represents the senti
ment not only of the agricultural pro
ducers of Iowa , but of every other agri
cultural state. It Is undoubtedly the
practically unanimous desire of the
farmers of the United States that a law
be enacted by congress for the suppres
sion of gambling In food products , but
they will never secure such legislation
until they make a stronger and more
determined effort for It than they have
yet done. There seemed a very good
prospect of getting such a law from the
last congress , but the united opposition
of the powerful commercial bodies ,
whoso existence in no small degree de
pends upon the maintenance of this hort
of gambling , was sufficient to defeat the
efforts of the advocates of an nntl-op-
llon law , this Influence being most po
tential with the senate. Whether or
not another effort in behalf of legisla
tion of this kind will bu made In the
present congress It Is impossible ) to MI.V ,
but thu probabilities an ; that there will
bu none , or at any rate Unit the mat
ter will not receive serious considera
tion at the present session. It will not
be an easy task to suppress the system
of gambling which the agricultural pro
ducers of the country deprecate from a
conviction that It Is Inimical to their In
terests , but It Is possible of'accomplish
ment by persistent and judiciously di
rected effort. If agricultural constitu
encies would send to congress repre.
sontatlves pledged to such legislation
there would bo no great dllllculty hi se
curing it.
NS IK TllK SKNATK.
The effort to amend the senate rules
so as to provide for a distribution of
appropriation bills lo several commit
tees , as Is done In tlio house , may not
be successful at the present session ,
but the reasons for the change are KO
cogent that there can be no doubt It
will ultimately be effected. It is urged
that under the present system too much
labor Is devolved upon the senate appro
priations committee , the result of which
Is that the bills are not reported until
the closing days of each congress , suf
ficient time Is not given for the proper
consideration of the various Items nnd
serious mistakes are made in matters of
appropriations. It is said that the
amount of work Imposed upon the ap
propriations committee of the senate ,
owing to the lack of division of respon
sibility and Increasing expenditures ,
Jinn mnrto It pmctlertlly Impossible for
Its members to clllicf prowrU' consider
the bills themselves or participate l
other Important legislation occupying
the attention of the senate while the
appropriation bills nro pending In the
committee room. The result lias been
Inevitable congestion of business In
committee , and consequent blocking
of general legislation In the pen- ,
nto when the appropriation bills
were taken up In rapid succes
sion for consideration In the clos
ing hours of each session. All this
would be remedied by giving to each
committee Interested In a clven matter
the authority to regulate nnd determine
the amount of money to be expended.
The opposition to the proposed change
Is another Illustration of the tenacity
with which some senators adhere to
old methods , regardless of the changed
conditions. Kormerly appropriation bills
were considered and reported by I"1 *
one committee In the house and It was
only after a vigorous effort lhat a
chrfngc was made In that body provid
ing for a distilbutlon of the bills to
various committees. This division of
responsibility has worked well In the
house and there Is no reason to believe
It would not bo found equally satisfac
tory In the senate , for one thing secur
ing better considered appropriations.
The proposed change Is In the public
Interest and must sooner or later be
accomplished.
anxKHAJ * JOHK A. uinnox ,
The death of General John A. Gibbon
will be sincerely deplored by the rank
.and file of the regular army as well
as of thousands of union veterans ,
whose , esteem and friendship he en
joyed during a brilliant military career.
General Gibbon was every Inch a sol
dier , bred to the camp and disciplined
to the hardships and vicissitudes of
army life. As n military commander he
ranked among the ablest otllcers of the
war of the rebellion. As an Indian
lighter he had no superior and few
equals. As commander of the Depart
ment of the Platte he was for several
years stationed la Omaha nnd made a
host of friends lu this community , Who
entertained for him the highest regard
and admiration aud by whom his mem
ory will be long cherished.
1(7/0 ( n'lLL I'AY TUB FllKJGIIT }
Two ordinances have been Introduced
Into the council revising the regulations
for the Inspection of boilers and ele
vators , with the avowed purpose of
Increasing the revenue of the boiler in
spection department. Under the pres
ent ordinance the Inspectors appointed
by the various boiler insurance com
panies are commissioned by the city
boiler inspector ns deputies. It Is al
leged that about 75 per cent of the
boilers lu use In Omaha are examined
and tested periodically by these insur
ance company inspectors , nnd records
of all examinations are filed "with the
city boiler inspector , who is thus re
lieved from the work of Inspecting
these boilers. It is now proposed that
the city shall require , each of these in
surance inspectors to pay Into the city
treasury $ : > .r > 0 for eadj ( boiler inspected
by them. It is estimated that-tliis will'
yield a revenue of $800 a year at the
expense of the Insurance companies.
It is also proposed in the revised
boiler Inspection ordinance that the
license fee paid by each stationary engi
neer for a certificate of competency
shall be raised from ? . ' { to. ? . " > , and that
all engineers shall renew their certifi
cates annually and pay ? 3 for-each re
newal. This change , It Is estimated ,
will yield $700 a year more.
Applying the same scheme of revenue-
raising to the inspection of elevators , It
Is proposed that four Inspections shall
be made of the elevators each year , and
that one-half of the ins | > cclion fees
shall be turned into the treasury by the
Insurance companies , although the work
of-Inspectlon Is performed by their own
men.
It Is also proposed that owners of
steam plants be made liable to a Hue of
from ? . " to $100 per day for employing
an engineer who is not regularly
licensed. In view of the fact that the
city is employing a general boiler lnj
spcctor who has never had an engi
neer's license , fproposltlon stands
out In bold relief.
While any revision of the boiler and
elevator Inspection ordinances that will
make life and property more secure
must commend Itself to the public , we
cannot comprehend how this can be
accomplished by Increafelng the fees and
Imposing charges upon the engineers
for needless certificates. It does not
stand to reason that an engineer who
Is competent this year will be Incom
petent and disqualified from holding a
certificate next year. As well might
the bar require each practicing lawyer
to puss an examination every year , or
the Board of Health compel every phy
sician to secure an annual renewal of
his diploma at so much per renewal.
Manifestly the object of those proposed
changes Is not to better the protection
of the public , but to make bollcr and
elevator Inspection a source of ( revenue.
Now , who Is to pay the freight ?
Surely not the Insurance companies.
They will f > eo to It that every cent they
are required to pay Into the city treas
ury will be taxed up to the owners
of buildings. The owners of buildings
ilreudy bear the brunt of municipal tax
ation. Why should they bo saddled
with Increased taxes In a new torn ) ? .
Secretary of the Interior Smith
threatens to revoke his orders suspend
ing the patents on forfeited Pacific rail
road land grants and to patent the lands
of the roads unless congress takes legis
lative action In the mutter. Tils ) , doubt
less means that the railroads wllj , exert
themselves to prevent congress from
acting and to Induce the secretary to
carry out his threat. Hut Is U not a
pretty spectacle to see a secretary of the
Interior threatening to concede to the
land grant railroads rights which they
have forfeited in order to put pressure
upon congress to accede to his requests ?
Now that the subject of municipal
taxation Is uppermost in thu public
mind , let some Inquiry bo made into
the assessment of the OmuLa Ilrldgq
Motor company , whlcli uses the streets
of Omnhrf under contract with tlui
Omaha Slrmt llnllwny company. The
brldgo company 1ms long enjoyed a
valuable tfniVelilsc In this city. What
does It pny.Vor It , nnd , If anything ,
to
Itofnriii.
Tribune.
The lovNft.UpRislatnro has decreed that the
cigarette mtjsb fro but It undoubtedly won't.
These rerorrnn , t iaj. begin tl the top and try
to effect by Jegliliilcn what early education
nnd careful if'ajnlnk ought to do arc spis-
iiiodc ! and Virfttlpss-ns to lading results ,
In I .
Hofopni.oftlip ; XriintP Dcninmlcil ,
New Yorlt World.
CollecUvclj , hp senate represents the high
est Ian making power of the sovereign states.
Indlrldully''n represents In theory the ullt-
mate statesmanship of their legislatures.
And yet hi recent years there has been a
Brewing demand th t Ihe system of senatorial
election established by the constitution should
bo set aside and that a popular election
should bo substituted. Against this grow
ing sentiment alt sophistry IP Impotent. To
argtio against It Is merely to conjure up the
ominous array of returnlng-bcard senators ,
of corporation senators , of rotten-borough
senators , of money-bag senators and of sage
brush senators who have degraded and dis
graced the proud record of our highest legis
lative body. _
Clnptrni ) In
New York Commercial ,
Sanity Is tlio first requisite of statesman
ship. This assertion might have scorned al
together mipvrllumis six months ago. HiU.
the fundamental truth which It embodies
seems to have been' entirely forgotten by a
large- number of American legislators. At
present the chief rivalry among our senators
and representatives Is apparently not to see
who fball work most efficiently In promoting
the national prosperity and security , but to
see who can yhout the loudest and utter the
most ferocious threats against nations with
whom wo ore. "not at peace. We do not find
among our shrieking senators any concerted
effort to remedy the deficit In the revenues ,
to place the finances on a stable footing , to
maUo wise pr&vlslons for coast defense , to
push forward energetic measures for strength
ening the navy. These object ? of legislation
are not spectacular. They demand for their
successful accomplishment a great deal of
hard , Intelligent , conscientious labor. It Is
much easier , much more- provocative of
"cheers frcm the galleries , " to threaten the
wretched Turks with bombardment from n
fleet wo do not possess and to hurl sounding
defiance to Great Drltaln through three thou
sand miles of space.
Our MiiNtvrn tlie
plilcngo Tribune.
The old-fashioned way of getting an office
waa to court the voters , and endeavor to
gain their affection or their respect. The
present way , which Is an easier one , since
U does not call for much ability or Intelli
gence , Is to be a member of the gang of the
dominant party , or to be the faithful , zeal
ous servant of the machine , thankful If given
a crumb and not rebelling If unrewarded.
The most Important ofllcos tbnt Is , those
which pay the best are divided among thosa
who compose the "machine. " The less Im
portant ones arc distributed among Its servi
tors , the preference being given , not to those
who can servo the public the best , but to
tlioso who can serve the appointing power the
"
best. -
For a manrHo" > get a lucrative office ho must
bo a part of ' he ' 3machlne. " He cannot at
tain that distinction' unless he Is a commit
tee man. Tlft ? lalfer 'Is ' the person who elects
a uard delegation- a convention. He docs
It through wnal Is called a prlma'ry , at which
judges chosenuby him throw out votes cast
against his dele-gale ticket , If .necessary , and
certify that if/was elected , whether It was
or was not. ' ? .I.J '
A group of ih'epe ' commltteemcn , who when
united have"'uV ' ih "their power to elect a
majority of Jtbi ( Delegates to a convention ,
constitute the ' ifafchlne. " That organiza
tion picks out tne candldates the members of
the party must' vote for , and thus saves them
the trouble of .bothering their brains about
the matter ' .
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rETnnjj.jF.ipfK .
AlmiiilonYiicn't of Clionii-.Ioliii Dcvlccx
, ) I'tibllNliurx.
Satv rra"n clsco Argonaut ,
The pleasant intelligence comes from Chicago
cage that all the newspapers there have
united In an agreement that after February
1 they will abandon the use of chromes LS
gifts to subscribers , and also discontinue the
various guessing prizes and other cheap-
John devices for attracting the weak-mlndsd
nnd Increasing their circulation.
The proprietors of the Chicago Journals
have discovered some facts that ought to be
Instructive to the press of the whole coun
try. When one of them began offering pic
tures or lottery prizes. Its competitors fol
lowed suit. Therefore , none derived a spe
cial advantage. Such has been the race for
pre-eminence In this line that some of the
Chicago paper ( occasionally expended as
much as $2,000 or $3,000 for colored pictures'
for a single number. The proprietors met
recently and compared experiences. They
figured out that they were paying $600,000 a
year fdr these stimulants to subscribers , and
getting next to nothing In return , as the
people thus Induced to take any given paper
uore not of a class who could bo held.
Each paper as It bid for them'got them In
turn. The net result of giving away more
than a half million dollars a year was sta
tionary subscription lists and poore'r news
papers. So these able editors have deter
mined to quit throwing money out of the
window and use It in Improving their news
papers.
The Argonaut congratulates the Chicago
publishers on their late awakening to a
state cf facts that ought to have been obvi
ous without an Illuminating resort to ex
periment. And the congratulations go to
the readers of the Chicago , newspapers also.
We predict that a material Increaoj In cir
culation will follow.
At present all the "great dalles" every
where , from New York to San Francisco ,
arc practicing the folly of which the Chicago
press Is about to cure Itself , and the publics
the civilized public Is more than weary of
It. Newspapers must be taken. They are as
necessary to existence as the visits of the
butcher and baker , nut when a man sub
scribes for a paper in order that he may
keep himself Informed on what U going for
ward In the world , he would rather be
spared pages of matter which about to him
that the publishers of the sheet are engaged
In other lines of business than Journalism ,
Appeals to him In black typo to solve
"mystery pages , " guess at the number of
letters In a forthcoming mammoth edition ,
endeavor to tell how a half-finished story
should end , try his luck at the bean-Jar
game by cutting out a coupon and Inclosing
10 cents therewith to the business office all
thin la an intolerable impertinence and a
heavy offense. The subscriber pays for a
newspaper , not the advertising circular of a
publisher who in feverishly running a kind
of country falft as a Ride show , with the
equivalents of tbimble-rlgglng , roulette , faro
and pool-box aJlr complete. The publisher
who does this takes as great a liberty
is would tlio 'jhutaher or baker who , after
delivering In tBo brca what had been or
dered , should mount the front I'tcpa ' , ring
the door boll and olnvlte the householder to
engage In a gamolof three-card monte there
and then , or tci'step around trio corner and
patronize the fine imoclc auction which the.
enterprising tradesman was conducting In
addition to hlanbakery or butchery. Should
one's hatter oMltnllor hire a brass band to
go around dally i and serenade his patrons ,
the joyful procession Including transparen
cies urging thorn to purchase tickets In
rftQIotf for watched and turkeys , the pro
ceeding would i1 > e as seemly as is the conduct -
duct of the netatfpaper proprietor who bel
lows through hU publication demands on
defenseless readers to play at his various
gatnea none of 'Which la intended for the
reader's benefit , but all for that of tha
modeet proprietor.
The return of the Chicago prcif to Jour
nalism will , let ui hope , provoke emulation.
There will be a widespread desire to see
newspapers that are simply newspapers
Journals that have no street fakir attach *
menu. It must be that a marked gain In
dignity and Interest will remilt. The cur
rent newspaper has no dignity , phico most
of the Intellectual energy employed In Hi
production exhausts Ih-olf In efforts to lm.
ttate the wandering night merchant who ,
under a flaring lamp , puts on a false nose
and twanga a banjo to draw a crowd. A *
for Interest , the Judicious confine themselves
strictly to the > news , which must bo hunted
through Jungle ? of tangled typography and
oozy masses of useless 'writing.
OTIIKU LANDS THAN OtJltS.
of the Gcrmnn emperor's evident
desire for a strong navy , a Uerlln correspond
ent aya the annual credits voted , and gen-
qrallyoted with reluctance , by the Imperial
Diet are little more than sufficient to keep
up the present standard of strength and cm *
clency , ft ml to rccnro such an Increase as that
contemplated It would bo noccsauy to pro
cure the sanction of Parliament for n com
prehensive measure slm Itr to the UrltUli
rural defense acto. A measure of this
character , providing tor a total outlay of
200,006,000 , or , at any rate100,000,000 marks ,
'han l)6n for some tlmo In preparation. Hut
tJplnlonn dro believed tc , be considerably divi
ded , even within the government , not only
as to Its practicability , but even AS to Its
expediency , while In parliamentary circles
even these most desirous of meeting the
crnperor's wishes have been unable to hbid
out much hopa of their fulfillment , The
Gorman government has never failed to ob
tain the supplies which It has from time to
time been compelled to demand for Increas
ing the army , though It has sometimes had
to appeal for the purpose from Parliament
to the country , because the country , as a
whole , fully recognizes that In the present
condition of Kuropo A strong army Is tlio
best guarantee of peace. Except for the
purpose of Indispensable pelf-defense , it baa
'never ' been accessible to any arguments In
favor" of a powerful navy , nnd the chances
of an appeal on such an Issue from the
present Uelchstag to the nation would not
bo Improved by the suspicion that a md-
den and unprecedented Increase of the navy
wan Intended to subserve a new and ad
venturous policy beyond the seas.
All civilized nations and many people
within the sultan's dominion will be glad to
learn that the Armenians who selrcd tlio
city of Zeltoun , while their brethren In other
parts of Armenia were bclne murdered ,
robbed , and subjected to unspeakable her
rors. have succeeded In Inflicting severe
losses upon the Turks who have besieged
and failed to storm that town. U seems
that the sultan's troops have suffered greatly.
It la claimed that about 1,000 of the wounded
Turks have been taken to ono other city
In the vicinity , and hundreds wore killed , no
doubt , In the unsuccessful assault upon the
stronghold of the Armenians. In the end
Zeltcun will doubtless fall , and then there
will bo a terrible slaughter of the defenders
of the city , but Ihe Armenians have at least
the satisfaction of knowing that the bravo
garrison will not die altogether unavenged ,
If more of the Christians In the remote dis
tricts of Asiatic Turkey had been as full
of fight as the men of Zeltoun there would
have been less eagerness among the Turks
for pillage , outrage , and murder In Ar
menia ,
According to the Dalny yostok ( Far East ) ,
a Uusslan Journal printed In eastern Siberia ,
the Chinese government has decided to es
tablish a university at Tlen-Tsln after the
European model , with European lecturers ,
who are to bo assisted by Chinese graduates
of western institutions of learning. A num
ber of preparatory colleges , subordinate to
the proposed university , are also to bo set
up in the various cities of northern China.
Unless Chinese initiative shall bo exhausted ,
In the usual Celestial fasblon , by tlio forma
tion of a great plan on paper , the Inference
from this cheering news would be that the
Middle Kingdom was nbout to arouse Itsslf
from Its self-sufficient Intellectual torpor.
The native Intelligence of the Chinese is
equal to that of any nationality ; and it
their hidebound prejudices could only ba
pierced the myriad population of the Celestial
emplro might afford a rich field for the In
structors of the arts and sciences of the
\vcst. The best way to avoid the danger
anticipated in some quarters that the civil
ization of the white race might be subverted
by the multi-million yellow barbarians of
the east Is to convert the barbarians into
disciples of western civilization.
t
The preliminary conferences In connection
With the Austro-Hungarlan Ausgleich have
begun. Thus far the proceedings have been
confined to generalities. Among the more
Important questions is that concerning the
annual contribution of Hungary toward the
expenditure of the monarchy. At present
Hungary contributes 30 per cent toward the
general expenses of the empire , while the
remainder is paid by Austria. For some
time past , however , a strong feeling : has ex
isted In Austria that the share of Hungary
should be raised , and speeches to that effect
have been delivered In tbe Relchsrath. On
the' other hand , It Is urged in Hungary that ,
In view of the economic conditions prevailing
In the Translclthan halt of the monarchy ,
the contribution of 30 per cent Is equitable.
Moreover , it is affirmed that , should an in
crease be decided upon , the octroi duties
levied on a number of staple articles of con
sumption largely exported from Austria to
Hungary will be raised In proportion. In
that ca t > certain Important branches of
Austrian trade and Industry would suffer se
verely. Furthermore , Hungary desires n
thorough regulation of the existing freight
traffic of the -Austrian state railways , on the
plea that , as matters now stand , Russian
cereals can be transported to Austrian mar
kets at as cheap a rate as those of Hun
garian origin.
> *
A body of 800 men , in the service of the
Chartered company of Asiatic Russia , crossed
the Afghan frontier on January 1 , and , by
forced marches , succeeded In entering India.
It is said they expected that tbo entire
disaffected native population would rise
upon bearing of the Invasion. Two thou
sand men belonging to the British army ,
however , Intercepted the enemy , nnd , hav
ing fought with tbe marauders for thirty-
six hours and killed fifteen cf them , the
rest surrendered at discretion. Upon hear
ing of the raid the emperor of Russia at
once dispatched a telegram to the queen
disavowing all responsibility and expressing
grave regret for the outrage. The emperor
of Austria alto telegraphed to her majesty
congratulating her upon the successful ro-
pulee of the audacious marauders. The Drlt-
It'h government , with much moderation ,
handed all the prisoners over to the Rus-
slin authorities. The expedition was chiefly
interesting as showing how easy It would
be for Russia to invade India If sbo so de
sired.
* *
Germany and Austria have much reason
for their apprehension that Italy will leave
the Triple Alliance. Italy Is the weak member -
ber , but her membership Is Indispensable ,
nevertheless. Tbe trouble Is that while her
effort to keep up her "end , " or moro prop
erly her angle , costs enormously and weighs
down upon the people grievously , It rec
ommends Itself to the Italian people dubi
ously. It In easy to eoe what Germany gains
by the tripartite agreement ; less easy , but
not Impossible , to see what Austria gains ;
but Itould require every one of the fa
bled Argus' hundred eyes to see what Italy
gains.
The Till I'liite ImliiHtry.
riillmlHpMa IelBcr.
After the tin plato works In the United
States had begun turning * out their product
In considerable quantities , wo began to hear
bitter- complaint ? from the Welth mill own
ers tliit the Americans had taken away tliolr
trade.and they wore no longer able to carry
on a profitable business. Recently there
have been many reports that the American
mills were , having a hard time of It , and the
now tariff law , which reduced tha duty on
tin plate , was blamed as the cause. If so , the
busincAi of tlioVelt > h producers should have
brightened up , but It vecms they are still
unfortunate , nnd our consul at Card'ft re
ports that , ( luring the tlmo the prciunt tariff
act bus been In oporatlon , their buolnesj has
gonp Jrom bad to worse. It appears , then ,
not that one set of tlnplato producers Is bene
fited and tbo other Injured by tbe operations
of tha tariff , but that all suffer toxother and
that the Industry , as a whole , Is decreasing.
la it possible that the canco can bo found In
the < Increased use of aluminum and granite
ware for purposes for which tin was formerly
used ? If not , iiow is mica a general decline
in tbo trade to be accounted for 7
Iitiliiitrlnl Colon ) ' KullurrM.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Such enterprises are more or less depend
ent upon artificial conditions Instead of being
largely governed by these general laws which
aid the material development of communities.
There Is no successful way of making life
easy , and men cannot got ahead of this firmly
fixed old world. It hs Its own yptc'al .way
la Which It must have things done , and It will
not clialiKo Us habits for the finest spun and
most intellectual theories.
-Mt v t -
HAUIUMW AM ) HIS limit ,
Courier-Journal- withdrawal of Mr.
Harrison from ( ho fleU of republican presi
dential Mndldntcs makes Hint field nil lha
poorer , for hoas decidedly the best limn
In It.
.Vow York Mall nnd Express : At the rlgl
hnnd of th t president , whoever he may be
should sit the man who Is bettor ( | usllfle
than any ether American cttuen lo dlrec
the foreign relations of the republic. W
nominate for secretary of t le In the nc.x
cabinet , General llenjamln Harrison.
Indianapolis Journal : The cartoonists wh
liava been making merry with General liar
rlsnn since the announcement of his nurrlaf ;
engagement by picturing Cilpld crowding th
presidential bee out of the "grandfather1
hat" 8 eni to have come nearer the truth
than they knew. The bee Is not In It.
Chicago Tribune ! General Harrison ha
many friends nmong republican * who w"il
rfrct ; his determination. The Indlanlnns wll
feel lost without a "favorite son. " They deplore
ploro his action , which Is received , however
over , with great enthusiasm by these emlnen
republicans who are In search of the nomltia
tlon and by their friends. They think moro
highly of him than they ever did before.
Davenport Republican : Mr. Harrison"
withdrawal will have no bad effect on Iowa's
candidate. His friends nro In the muln
Allison's friends and Alison Is the Kind o
mnn they would naturally choose , for Allison
like Harrison , Is 116 extremist. Iioth nro
safe men. Of the t\vo , Allison would gen
ornlly , perhaps , rank as tlio greater slates
mnn , but both belong to the class of sensible
and trustworthy men , to bo depended upon
In all circumstances.
Chicago Post : So far ns the ex-president's
personal preferences are concerned , It lo
claimed by Ion an ? that Senator Allison Is
his favorite ; but the likelihood Is Hint ho
will not lake nn nctlvu part In the choice
On general principles , and having regard to
the Importance of the Interests which the
manufacturing districts of Ohio , Indiana and
Pennsylvania have In the next election , Gov
ernor McKinley will probably get the most
benefit from Harrison's withdrawal.
Cincinnati Knqulrer : llenjamln Harrison
Is probably not a revengeful man , but ho
hn a sense of symmetry that may move
him to keep things even , ns near ns may be.
Ho hss declared himself out of prusldentl.il
consideration , but the announcement that
this performance will bo to lira advantage
of ex-Governor McKinley may well bo
doubted. General Harrison and his friends
nro entitled to remember how they were
treated by the Ohio delegation at Minneap
olis In 1892.
New York Sun : The people ot this coun
try must thank Dcnjamln Harrison for clos
ing officially the efforts of a faction of the
republican party to make him again a candi
date for president. We have no patience with
any challenge to General Harrison's motives.
Certain circumstances , occurring during the
past four years , have made his refusal to
become n candidate again after he had once
before been ronomlnatcd and retired from
tlio whlto house , an act of unqualified and
timely patriotism.
A POPULAR LOA\ .
Milwaukee Sentinel : The successof the
new loan wll | probably warn future prcai
dcr.ts and secretaries of the treasury not to
ri'sh Incontinently lo bond syndicates when
ever they arc In need ot gold.
St. Paul Globe : The popular loan Is a
success. If the people could have their way
In legislation as quickly nnd as surely as
they have In the placing1 of this great loan
the necessity of Issuing moro bonds for the
purpose of an endless redemption ot treasury
notes would never occur again.
Chicago Post : To Europe wo have given a
demonstration that we are as strong
financially as wo are wide territorially. If
the occasion arises when the United States
needs money this will bo forthcoming with
out appeal to foreign powers. Syndicates
are useful , but wo can get on without them ,
and our status in the world Is higher than It
was yesterday. We have proved our latent
power and can afford to view the situation
serenely llko a strong man.
St. Paul Pioneer-Press : It was a big
thing , too. In this : That it was Just the
thing needed to inspire a strong confidence
In the stability of the conditions of re
turning prosperlly. The event of yesterday
was undoubtedly the turning point in the
long and dreary road over which the country
has been traveling1 through the woods to
reach the open. The times will be bette
for it. Money will bo cheaper nnd moro
abundant. Business will improve.
Chicago Times-Herald : The next bondi
should bo In small denominations at a fixei
prlco and be offered at the windows of the
money order divisions of the postotfices
They will be promptly taken up. The Amerl
can people can carry on the government o
the nation without help from foreign capital
Ists , syndicates , national or international , or
even banks. Lot the people become the
creditors of the government and they wll
Icok moro closely Into Its monetary system
When they do that the system will be
speedily reformed. Such a result would not
bo the least of the benefits following a really
popular loan.
Chicago Tribune : The result of this ap
peal to the American public Is gratifying In
a far higher dcgrco than the mere replenish
ment of the treasury reserve , which was
Its immediate object. It will tend to an
important restoration of confidence on the
part of the doubters who may have feared
the consequences of the frothy vaporlngs
Indulged In by the free silver extremists
and tliolr efforts to organize a party to break
down the integrity of the currency unit.
It shows n determination on the part of the
many that the parity must and shall bd
preserved , as demanded by both the great
parties In their latest national platforms
adopted by their conventions In 1892.
Minneapolis Times : One thing Is evident ,
and that is there la no distrust cither
abroad or at homo of the ability of this
government to meet all its obligations In
the recognized money pf the commercial
world. The bonds are issued payable in
"coin , " but the foreign bids have undoubtedly
been made in the belief that the government
will , as heretofore , pay Its coin obligations In
gold , ItIs pretty good evidence of one of
two things , either the foreign capitalists do
not believe the danger of free sliver legisla
tion In this country to be Imminent , or they
do not ballove .that such legislation would
seriously affect the prosperity or credit nf
this country.
KENTUCKY'S HEiVATOUIAL FIGHT.
Another Ilnllot Tiikon wHU Ka
OlmiiKo In ( lip ItcMilt.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Feb. 7. A special to
the Post from Frankfort , Ky. , rays : Public
Interest In the senatorial race was tame
today. The war ocaro was over for the prca
out and the ladles filled the lobbies.
President Pro Tern Gocbel ( failed the Joint
session to order , Lieutenant Governor WorthIngton -
Ington being absent. The roll call showed
Hayward and Hloiem , Stego and Nee paired ,
leaving 134 presant , sixty-eight being neces
sary to a choice ,
Wolsslngor and Carroll voted for Carlisle ,
Speight , Vlolctt and Walker voted for Me-
Creary. Poor voted for Date , The ballot re
sulted : Hunter , CCJ Blackburn , C2 ; Me-
Creary , 3 ; Carlisle , 2 ; Bate , 1 ,
The nseombly adjourned without and un
usual scene or Incident having occurred.
Governor Bradley donlcs today tbo report *
published In morning1 papers about him hav
ing contemplated taking steps to call out
the state militia to suppress the threatened
disturbance In ( ho legislature growing out of
a contest for the election of a United States
senator. Governor Uradley says this propo
sition wao under discussion In the joint re
publican caucus last night , but he had not
been consulted on the vubject or advised of
such a decision. Ho had not oven looked up
the law on the subject and bad no asiiiranco
up to this tlmo that he had authority to call
out the troops for any such purpcso ,
MOUT AS Am.
Chicaco Tribune : "My donr Ml * Flory ,
you look ns freh this morning ns "
"Mr , YVhnekMrr , I nm your typewriter
strictly for
Now York ItecoriicT : "You rnn't tell
whether n man la n imehelor or n father of
n fnmlly simply by his looks. "
" ( 'crtnliilv not. tmt ( here Is ono Infnlllblo
method of finding cmt. "
" \Vlmt nmy timi bo ? "
"Give him a joung bnliy to ht > 1d. "
Detroit Free I'l-css " "
: "Hnnnnh. nld tha
inlstrcjs to her now Klrli "you can tnkc thnt
brown ncrgo dress of mlno nnd put It In
"yt'H'ni , " MM Itannnh. "who's your
'
"
fnv'rlto
pawnbroker ?
Illrhmoml Dispatch : Wife They sny thnt
Sarah's . "U tor Is n mnn of very Indolent
hnblls. Is thnl no ? Huibnml-On the con-
trniy. my dear , lit U n hnrd worker. Wife
In what line ? llUHtmmlVi > 11. he hni the
haidest kind of work trying to live without -
out doing anything. .
nrooklvn I.lfe : "No , pawn. " inld the Chl-
ngtt Bin , "this book wouldn't imprest yon.
ion uqn't tnko any slock In abstract specu
lation. "
"Well , " snld nn , "I mmlo my pile mostly
lit corn uml wheat , but I'm renily to tnko n
hnck nt anythingthere's any money In. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Whnt nmkcs you
women kls4 when you meet ? "
"It Is n sort of apology In nilvnnco for
whnt we menu to say nbout each other
after \\o imrt. "
Clm'lnnntl Knqulrer : "How tedious It In
tilnyliiR whin with such n imrtncr us that
Ml s Unilnbout ! "
"lea : I bellnve thnt girl would nsk the
angel Onbrlcl 'wlmt'8 trumps ? ' "
Chicago Tribune : "Isn't It queer. " wlil
aonrong , "tl-nt I've nlwnys been ml tnkeii
nbout my nRe ? I thought I wns tt Inst
DpcnmUer , but 1 pot hold of our old fnmlly
bible the other Uny nnd discovered I was
only fio. "
"I linvo nlwnys told you. " observed Plunk ?
ctt , "Hint you've been living too fnst. "
WnslilnRton Slur.
"Mlno ! a fnte , " the statesman snld.
"Thnt Is mirpnRsIni ; sad ,
When e'er I have not made a speech ,
1 always \vlsh I had ,
"And one more element of Rloom
Conies to my mournful lot ,
When e'er I've gotten up and tnlkcd ,
I wish thnt I had not. "
Hey U McCunMl.
Laws Bakes , IM rutther hev him hero „
His ownsclr kind and ready , i
A poU'rlng roun' an' whls'llng clear J
Jlst ns ho was yosteddy.
To think that thirty years nnd moro
Has gone n-rollln' by.
An' never u fusB tull this before
Haa come 'tween him an' I. „ . / !
Thrco sons and darters mcrrlcd now ,
An' two of our boys Is clenilj
An' he an' I to hcv this row .
Wen bitter words is said.
The house seems all so quint , still ,
The sun has left the mark ;
An' soon I'll hear the whlpper-wlll ' ' .
Call through the lonesome dark. f |
The clock keeps going tick , tick , tack ,
I wtsht that I was dead ,
'Not crying hero an' rocking1 back ,
My apron o'er my head.
Eh ! what's that noise at the doort T
Oh. Paw , It's you , It's you ! y.
I'll never scold you enny more , fl
No matter what you do. 4' '
Fer real old folks like us to fuss ' -
It seems a dreadful sin
An' you've got the kitchen all a muss
With ycr muddy boots agin !
LEADING SPECIAL FEATURES.
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AARON. SON OP BEN AW : \
A new serial story by Joel Chandler
Harris Mr. Harris tells this story of
life as It was lived on "Abercrombio i
Place , " In middle Georgia , "before the
war , " and while the civil struggle was
In progress , In the same quaint style
that pleaded hla renders so much when
ho was telling of Hi'or Itabblt and the
other denizens of Mr. Thlmbleflnger'a
queer country Buster John nnd Sweet- * ,
cst Susan and Drusllla ore In the story. <
An Interesting1 article on the martyr
president by ex-Congressman Henderson
of Illinois , particularly timely In view
of the approaching Lincoln birthday an
niversary Characteristic Incidents of the
early life of the great president Stir
ling episodes ot the state and national
campaigns In which ho played so promi
nent a part.
sonnows SHADE ON ROYALTY :
Unfortunate matrimonial alliances of
members of Queen VIctoria'H family-
Death of Pjinco Henry of Datten-
berg recalls some of the other shadows
that have fallen with heavy blows
across the path of the reigning royal
family of dreat Britain.
HOW OEMS CHANGE COLOR :
Another of George P. Kunz' contribu
tions on precious stones , giving In plain
popular language , nn expert's opinions
nnd explanations of the changes In val
uable gems Some common riddles about
precious stones solved ,
HAILING THE STREET CAR :
Various methods employed by different
people to make the conductor understand ,
that they want to take a street car rldo
Changes that have taken place In
street car etiquette Some Interesting and
amusing anecdotes.
IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN :
Sleeves and skirts Spring styles show
some radical changes In their composi
tion nnd nppe.irnncc What Yvctto ( lull-
liert thinks of the women of the United
States whom she has obnorvod The
woman nurse who has been put In
charge of the British hospital Bhfp The
fair model who posed for Lelghton'a
greatest pictures Notes of the latest
fashions Gossip about famous women.
THE WEBIC IN SOCIETY :
All social events of the1 week revolved ,
nbout the brilliant Kountzc-Burnn wed
ding Functions given for the partici
pants In the marriage cercmonlas Many-
out-of-town gucatH Small kenslngtons
and canl pnrtk'8 still In evidence Move
ments of mcmbero of the Omaha society ,
get.
FOR THE THEATERGOERS :
Wherein Inst week differed from the
week hofdre , and wherein It resembled
It Some thoughts , Including some con
tributed verses , HUggcflted by Mian Ir-
wln'fl engagement lilxoy'H meager busi
ness MnnBfleld'n approach Com I us1
events Talk of the Btagc.
THE COMING GENERATION :
John Smith , First The Btory of th
very first of nil the John Smltfin. show
ing him to have been lirnve nnd gontla
and a hero to whom all the Smiths may
point with pride Trilby , the poet's cat ,
with a generous ImpulHO Prattle for the
youngsters Good reading for boya and
Klrls.
ROUND ABOUT ON WHEELS :
Many midwinter features evolved by
the whirring cycle makent Fashion do-
vlHoa a now sport aouslp about the com
ing American league mooting nnd itn
probable action on various mnttera of
golieral Interest to wheelmen What the
local blcyclera are doing ,
THE WORLD OF SPORT :
Review of the weok's sporting oventn
Preparations for the great llstlo
tournament booked for El Paso the com
ing week Activity with the gun nnd
rod Gossip about the base ball playeru
Timely newq for Mportsmen of all
kinds ,
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