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18 , 1800.
THE OMAHA DAILY Buic.
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ru Msitin : KVKIIY JIOIININO.
THUMB OP
Dnllj- lire ( Without BunOny ) One Y r . M
Dally HM- and Sunday. One Year . M
filx Montlm . 51
Tlirce Month . J
Runrtny . One Yenr . IJ JJJ
SiUurdny ] l * One Ynr . . . H JJ
Weekly IJ * , Ono Y * r . M
OFFlCKfll
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Houlli Omnhn : Sinner nitt. , Ctr. N nnd t h 8I .
Council lllulfm 10 .North Mitln Htreet.
Chlenm Oltlcc : Ji ; ciianilwr nt S2Itnere'iiii. .
N > w YnrUl , Itoonm U. H nnd 1. . . Trlbuno HMR.
Washington : H 7 P HlrcH. N. W.
COUUIffll'ONIJBNCB.
All communlenUoiu rd.itlnit to njw * nnd edi
torial matter iluuid I.e n < l lrrp. ' .l : To the hJltor.
utsi.Niss I.KTTKHS.
All l.uiln < MH Ifllcrs nnd remlltanrcs tliouM bo
niMiomeil to The Hoc I'ublUlilnic Company.
Omnhn. Pnifls. ulisekn nnd poM ° lllcn onlert to
bo mndc pnyiWe to the ordi-r of tincompnny. .
TUB nun I-OIIUSHINO COMPANY.
STATEMENT OP ClltCUI ATION.
State n f Xelirnnkn , I
Doiulfli County. I ,
Clporffo II. Ti-.n'-iiiiok , retnry r.t Th * life rub-
llshlnc crmpnny , litlnR duly BWOIH. rays that the
nclunl number of full nnd complete coploti of rile
Unlly Jlornlntr. Kvenln * ami Sunday lice rrimetl
ilurlnff the month of October , 1W . was an fol
lows ! . . . .
1 . M.C87 IT . ; ! * '
2 . SO.H IS . J > .
t . 20.C72 til . > ;
4 . 21.3M M . > ! ;
D . n 21
0 . ZI.OW K
7 . 20.051 23
R . M.fAl 21
9. . . . . . . . JO.TM 25 . 2I.J ?
10 . 2o.w is .
11 . 2UOU ! 7 . 2 - - '
J ! . ZO.WK M . ; l-5J
3 . . . . . . . MtM W . ; ' ? '
n . SO.H > so . \ -I ? ;
13 . M.ES.1 31 . 21.213
1C . S'J.Mt
Totni
Irfss deductions for unsold nnd returned
copies . J.-
Total net nales
Net dally nveraeo
ciKoiirti : n.
Sworn lo before mo and tuijvrlbeil In my
presence this 51st day of Octohor. 1 stro.
UoWy 1-uldic.
( ScnU
Woinlor 1C Arthur SewnH hn bofin
reconciled to his son ?
Uneasy UPS the hi'iiil that wears nn
Otnnha pollcpnmn'rt liolniet.
It was a liuslnesH men's nunpnlKii , and
it will bo a business HUMI'M administra
tion.
The piiomy's country. llle : the great
American desert , has disappeared from
the map.
Tliu way to build uj > the retail trade
In Omaha is by building motor tram
ways over every road that leads Into
this city.
As the local Jaclcsonian oltib Is at
present constituted , It could pay no
higher compliment to genuine democrats
than to expel them from active or hon
orary membership.
The list of disappointed candidates for
the clerkship of the l.'niled States cir
cuit court bids fair to rival In length
the catalogue of those who fail to be
appointed to the vacant bench Itself.
Frlnco r.Ismarck. Is reported lo have
said that he has nothing to regret In his
course of revealing state secrets which
has set European diplomacy by the ears.
Tile regret Is all on the side of the other
diplomats.
The revival of religion , for which the
Ministerial union Is seeking , would
doubtless be a good thing and vastly
benellelal to the community , but what
Omaha needs most of all Is a revival of
public spirit.
Tom AVatson was not Invited to join
.Tones and liryau on the big hunt , but
he will probably join the Illogical candi
date on his lecture tour. It was no fault
of Watson thnt he was unable lo catch
up with him during the hundred days
tournament.
The free silver craze may bo safely
left to Itself to die of Inanition , but the
spirit of unrest and discontent among
the masses , for which free silver Is only
n temporary nnd Insulllclent mask , is
less easily disposed of and calls for more
active treatment.
The visible supply of gold Is not likely
to bo Immediately Increased by the dis
covery that the ocean Is hoarding the
precious melal at the rate of one grain
to n tou of water , or a total of seventy
million billions of dollars for all the salt
water In the world.
If the gold clause should be knocked
out of mortgage bonds by the courts no
ono would be more seriously affected
than certain money lenders , who , even
In the heat of their own advocacy of
free silver , Insisted upon having that
clause Incorporated In the bonds which
( hey received.
Last weelc our erratic local contempo
rary declared Itself point blank against
all sugar Ixmntlcfl , by which alone Ne
braska could hope to attract capital
disposed to venture Into beet sugar man
ufacturing. This week It calls for capi
tal to build a great sugar rellnery at
or near Omaha.
The examination of the eyesight and
hearing of pupils lu the public schoofs
with n view to modifying the school
curriculum In accordance with the re-
Kidts obtained , In a wise move , and If
the work Is conscientiously done , as It
seems likely to be , It cannot fall to
bring about benellelal results.
The question of interchangeable rail
road mileage books still remains un
settled. How would It do . improvise
nn Interchangeable railroad par s , good
nil over the United Slates and the Domin
ion. Such a pasteboard would save
soiiio of the big deadheads from encum
bering their pocketbooks with packs of
railroad and I'lillinnn cards.
Senator roller will not have It nil his
own way down In Kansas when he
comes before the fusion legislature next
January. I'elVer'H senatorial shoes are
to bo contested for by ex-Oovernor
Lewelllng , ox-Congressman Jeff Hudson ,
ex-Congressman Harris and last , but not
least , John W. Hroldenthal , the braini
est organiser and most magnetic all-
round populist politician In the state.
The man with whiskers Is In serious
danger of being retired to private Ilfo
nftcr Marcli 4.
UI..II.IMI WITH fit I. TllltiTS.
The queal'rn ' of dealing with the trusts
and combinations for the destruction of
competition and the restraint of trade
Is commanding general attention.
Thoughtful men are realizing , n they
have not done before , thai the growth
and the Increasing power of these nionop-
opollstlc aggregations of capital la n
matter Justifying the popular concern
that has been manifested , moro con
spicuously In tinla > campaign than
ever before , and that there Is urgenl
need of legislation for the suppression
of those combinations whose existence
Is hostile to public policy and to the
public Interests. The fooling is wide
spread that the determination of thto
question of dealing with the Irustn Is
quite as Important for the future peace
and prosperity of the country as Is
Hie' settlement of the currency problem
nnd lids fooling Is very certain to ex
tend as the discussion of the subject
goes on.
It Is already apparent that the people
who give alti'iition lo this mutter ox-
pocl anti-trust legislation from the next
congress and that If it Is emu-ted it
will be enforced by the executive de
partment of tn ! > government. There In
a belief that President-elect MeKlnley
is heartily In sympathy with the popular
opposition lo trusts and that his Inllu-
ence will be exerted In favor of legisla
tion against those combinations. Sub-
slantlal ground for this belief is found
In recent uM.'rauces of the newspaper
which is perhaps more In tin1 confidence
of the president-elect than any other
the Cleveland Leader. In an editorial
article within a weelc after the election
that paper said that one of the llr > t acts
of the republican congress ought lo In-
the passage of a vigorous autl-trust
law. "Trusts are a legitimate .subject
of legislation , " said the Leader , "and If
the I'ifly-llflh congress desires to do its
duly and servo the interests of the
Ainurleaii people it will enact a vigorous
law 11 n dor which the attorney general
of President MrjKlnloy's administration
can proceed against all combinations of
capital which have been formed in
restraint of trade and lo destroy com
petition. The people will demand sni'h
legislation and it must be enacted if the
members of that congress desire to keep
faith with thepeople. . " Tills Is cer
tainly significant from a journal which
during iho campaign was regarded as
the personal organ of Major McKinley
and IL has .said more since on the same
line.
line.The
The republican party enacted the llrst
ami-trust law , thus attOhtlng its desire
to proteo.t the people against this form
of monopoly. Although the result of
much deliberation by the ablest lawyers
in congress and then believed to be
adequate. It has proved to be ineffective.
The reasons for I his have been set forth
In a decision of the supreme court ,
which points out that the penalties of
the act of IS'.IO apply only to a monopoly
of the iiislnimentalllics of Interstate
commerce and that the act does not
apply to the most complete monopolies
acquired by unlawful combination
of concerns which are naturally com
petitive , though they. In fact , control the
markets of Hie entire country , if en
gaging In Interstate commerce be
merely one of the Incidents of their
business and not Its direct and Immedi
ate object. The virtual effect of the
decision lias been 'declared to be to
exclude from ( he operation of tlio law
manufacturers and producers of every
class and probably importers also. In
indicating the limitations upon the au
thority of congress as to legislation
of tliis kind , the supreme court at the
same time pointed out that the states
possess great power for dealing with
trusts and combinations in restraint of
trade. Hut congress Is not altogether
powerless in tlio matter and the author
ity It has should be used to the fullest
extent for giving the people relief from
the exactions and the perils of every
form of monopoly.
In an Interview a short time ago
Senator Shermanjlntlmatcd a doubt as
to whether thu reciprocity features of
the MoKlnloy law will be restored by
the next congress , lie remarked that the
reciprocity clauses in the law of ISiX )
hud a tendency to reduce the revenues
of the government and to some extent
brought that law Into disrepute. This
Is a new Indictment of reciprocity and
one which wo think Senator Sherman
would nnd It very dllllcalt , If not im
possible , to sustain. It Is entirely out
of accord with the republican national
platform , which says : "Wo believe the
repeal of the reciprocity arrangements
negotiated by the last republican ad
ministration was a national calamity
and we demand their renewal and ex
tension on such terms as will cquallxo
our trade with other nations , remove
the restrictions which now obstruct the
sale of American products In the ports
of other countries and secure enlarged
markets for the products of our farms ,
forests and factories. " This was given
hearty approval by Major McKinley In
his letter of acceptance and ho re
peatedly spoke In favor of the restora
tion of reciprocity during the cam
paign. Tims that principle was ( Irmly
iixed In the public mind as a leading
feature of republican policy and exerted
no Inconsiderable inlluence favorable to
the parly.
\Vo conlldently believe that a vast
majority of tlio maniifactuter.s and the
agricultural producers of the country
are in favor of restoring reciprocity ami
of giving it the farthest pracllcab'le ex
tension. There Is no antagonism be
tween protection and reciprocity , but
on the contrary they work together ino.U
harmoniously. If It be true that reci
procity tends to reduce revenues , which
is not shown by our brier experience
with Its operation , there Is compensa
tion In the enlargement of our foreign
trade. The
reciprocity arrangements en
tered Into under the Harrison admin-
Istratlon were of very decided benellt to
the country. Our trade relations with
neatly every country with which wo
hatl reciprocity were Improved and there
cannot be a reasonable doubt that had
thu system been maintained they would
have continued to Improve. Iteclproclty
wua tiot t'lvca a fulr trlul , yet ila value
wns dl.Htliietly demonstrated. Wo be
Hove Amerhan countries will In found
as ready now to accept that policy as
they wore when It was llrst presented
to them , but In any o\vnt the repub
lican parly Is pledged to restore It and
It will not fall to fulfill the promise.
KO m.Krrn'K i'o///rK /
The original lire and police commis
sion law for cities of tlio llrst class ,
designed exclusively for Omaha , wan
evolved by experience and had heroine
ti necessity. The Intrusion Into our
city government of the classes that re
quire surveillance by the police had
foisted Into our city council keepers of
low groggorles nnd gambling dons. So
long as the liquor licensing board was
made up of the mayor , city clerk and
president of the council , the council ,
and. for that matter , the whole city gov
ernment , was dominated by the saloon.
The prohibition crusade was the natural
consequence of .suoh misgovernment.
After much agitation on the part of
our best citizens , a metropolitan po
lice , strictly non-partisan and governed
by an appointive commission , waa
deemed tlio mo-st desirable. ll.v
removing the appointing power
as far s possible from the
cesspool of ward politics it was
.hoped and believed that Omaha would
be able to get rid of bummer councilmen -
men and relieve its city otllclals from
dependence upon the support of va
grants , times and chronic law-breakow.
The llrst lire and pullet- commission
was not , however , vested with the power
to act as a licensing board. Its func
tions wore limited to the government
and supervision of the lire and police
departments. It was only after several
years' trial and much further agitation
and contention that the lire and police
( ommisslon was vested with full and
exclusive authority as an excise board.
So far as we can Judge by past ex
perience , there is no valid reason why
the commission should bo deprived of
any of the powers and functions now
vested therein.
Everybody knows that Ihe change.-
made by Ihe hist legislature In the law
governing the appointment of police
and lire commissioners did not moot
the approval of The Itee. The attempt
Co divest Ihe governor of his constitu
tional preiogatlvo In making appoint
ments was opposed by this paper at
every slop , not merely because it was
establishing a bad precedent , but because -
cause It1 was poor politics. As far as it
related to the constitutionality of Ihe po
lice bill of 1S05. our position was over
ruled by the supreme court. Krom the
political standpoint the law has proved
11 poor Investment for Its originators.
Taking It for granted that the incoming
legislature will endeavor to right the
wrong and restore unto Caesar what
belongs to Caesar , we do not be
lieve the legislature would be justitlcd
in making if greater blunder than was
made by Its predecessor. In our Judg
ment It would be something worse than
a blunder to make the lire and police
commission an elective body. Such a
change would practically nullify the
main object for which the board was
created. It would result In a perpetual
conflict between the men who want a
rational enforcement of law and the
men who are constantly violating law
and always opposed to Its enforcement.
It would mean the conversion of the
police and lire department Into a pnlitl-
cal machine , to be dominated by ward
bosses. It would mean a commission
that would be dependent for Its exist
ence upon the worst elements. It would
reinstate Into Omaha the methods of
Tammany blackmailers , with favorit
ism and protection , such as may be
seen without a spy glass in a town this
side of Ihe Missouri not more than a
thousand miles away from Omaha.
For all these reasons and others that
can be advanced , Ihe citizens of Omaha
do not want an elective police commis
sion.
' ' '
AH'AITIXO DKVKMl'MKXTS.
According to advices from Washing
ton , President Cleveland will await de
velopments in Cuba during the next
two week's before writing that portion
of his annual pjossage to congress that
will relate to the Cuban situation. There
has.boen so much sent out from the na
tional capital recently. In regard lo the
Intentions of the administration respect
ing Cuban affairs , that was wholly
groundless , that there is naturally a
disposition to distrust all statements ro-
refen-ing to this subject , but in view of
tlie fact that General Weylor , urged on
by the Spanish government. Is making
an extraordinary effort to strike the In
surrection a fatal blow , It Is very prob
able that the president will await de
velopments before submitting his views
to congress. There are conjectures as
to tlie significance of this which may or
may not be well founded. The most
trustworthy reports say that Mr. Cleve
land has no Intention to depart from Ihe
course he has steadily pursued In rela
tion to Cuba , but It Is possible that In
the event of Spanish failure In the su
preme effort now being made to crush
the Insurrection ho would feel Justified
In recommending action on the part of
this government looking to bringing the
conllict to an end , on the ground that
American Interests , which have already
suffered enormously , demand It. There
Is promise of stirring events In Cuba
within the next week or two , if the re
ports regarding Spanish preparations
are correct.
The Kansas City Hoard of Underwrit
ers made a voluntary cut In Insurance
rates November 1. The cut applies to
residence property only nnd will average
about 15 per cent of thu rate tichoilulod
prior ( o that date. A Kansas City
Journal reporter Interviewed one of the
Insurance agents with the following re
sult : "Is it not an unusual thing for
Insurance companies to voluntarily let
go of a good thing ? " was the question
asked. "Not always , " responded the In
surance agent. The losses In Kansas
City last year were much smaller than
usual and the Insurance companies
made money. That Is the reason for
the new rates. This voluntary reduc
tion at Kansas City , like the Involun
tary 5 per cent reduction which was
made lu Omaha a few months ago , Is
u concussion umdo because of Ihu dls-
71 ? T
i-ontoU ( uwif.xivsslvo Insurance rales
that had made Itself felt In Kansas City
as In Uinalin. Two years ago the rate
In Kansas City had been raised " " > per
cent , not because of a valued policy law ,
but on general principles , under pro-
( onso that the lire signal seivlco was
defective and the number of lire hy
drants wore Insignificant , which only
goes to show It Is easy enough to fabri
cate pretexts for raising lire rates and
very dltiletilt to furnish satisfactory
reasons for lowering the rates when
the defects complained of have boon
removed.
The populists elected to the KIIIISIIR
legislature are endeavoring to dispel all
distrust ami apprehension as to the
course of tiielr parly In the next legis
lative session. In an Interview pub
lished in the Kansas City Times a popu
list member of the coming stale senate
declares : "Tlio party will be conserva
tive In all matters and the legislation
It enacts will be equitable and will not
do Injury to any Industry or business
of any man or corporation. Such assur
ance should also be given , as soon as
possible , by loaders of the populist parly
In N'obraska. In this state more oven
than In Kansas the populists-will bo on
trial during the coming session , and any
attempt at wild-eyed , oimy-qulll legis
lation will not only Injure llio credit of
the slate and retard Its prosperity , but
would react upon the party that Inspired
It. While The Hoc has no advice to
give to Us friends , the enemy. It vontnren
to suggest that the .working majority
of fusion members of both houses of
the legislature would do well to place
themselves under the guidance of CSov-
eruor Ilolcomb , who has proved himself
a prudent and conservative executive
and is not likely to lead them into er
ratic or destructive measures of legis
lation.
Now York , having fallen behind Chicago
cage in point of population , would ap
pear to have become entirely discour
aged. She is now considering the adop
tion of a curfew law.
Conilllloii ItllKlc.s Theory.
Washington Stnr.
Some rjf tlio men who declared that bnol-
ni-33 would not be bettered by MeKlnley's
election ctlll cling to their original opinion.
Hut It la n condition and not a theory which
confronts tliom.
Occnniilliui for Coloiu-lH.
St I/Mils Ilepubllc.
As a war with Spain would cost only n
few thousand lives and a few million dollntu ,
\vo nilcht go I'nto-thc enterprise Jiat ; to give
employment to thb vast army of Idle colonels
scattered oyet the country.
Touch of Confidence.
Olobe-Deinocrat.
In the first four days nftcr the election the
tclcRrapli announced the return to work of
144,000 mciijlv.'ho'hnd been Idlu > for weeks or
months. It In tlje magic touch of confidence
that has set the wheels going.
c-
\ < itlrc.-ti > DflnoiTlll.M.
3chatiIIutler'8 Address.
Wo take the liberty of serving notice on
Mr. Hryan that If ho deslrco to head the
reform forcesot the people's party in the
next flsht he mwt do so under aoino other
name than that of democrat. The name has
become a reproach and a stench among the
people and It will' not be supported any
more , now or'horaaftor.-
I llnlilt. :
Minneapolis Journal.
Secretary Carlisle says that he Is tired or
politics after having been thirty yeans In
the business. Still , a good many men have
said that and yet they did not spurn the
Drat good opportunity to prolong their grip
on politics. It U hard for n mnn whojiau
exploited politics for thirty yearn to retire
to private life. A veteran politician Is like
an ex-fire department horse when ho re
tires. At the first tap of the bell he runs
to the fire ngaln ,
IniiiTH of Ko ( Hall.
Chicago Tribune.
A foot bill player was killed In n game nt
Lawrence. Kan. , nnd another was so seri
ously Injured at Lafayette , Ind. , that his
life la despaired of. These are the first two
fatalities of the season , although the list
of seriously Injured has been long. The
sport of foot ball Is n glorious one. but
one death offsets every advantage that c-an
bo claimed for It. The game must be freed
from oven the possibility ot such tragedies
or It should be eliminated from college
Ilfo. The frequency of accidents has bc n
treated too much In Jest. No game can bo
tolerated that holds out a constant menace
of death to the participants.
Colorado UltVN for Colil.
Denver Hi'publlcMtl.
Colorado people should go vigorously to
work to develop the gold resources of their
state. In that way they ran bring local
prosperity , whether there Is to bo ri gen
eral revival of buslnesa or not. It Is gold
mining which will draw capital to this Ktatc * .
and , following large Investments of capital ,
Immigration would come. There Is money In
gold mining , and many men might take ad
vantage of excellent opportunities If they
would but give the subject careful attention.
It Is too late In the- season to do much pros
pecting , bill development work may be
prosecuted In districts whcro locations have
ulrcady been made and ordinary supplies
can bo procured.
AVIiffp , Oh , Vl'lirruf
New York Sun.
Whcro Is Hon. Coin Harvey , that mighty
fiHVer financier , lu these- solemn hours for
so many gentlemen in his line of business ?
Is ho secreted In the rnvca of thought , pre
paring himself for oven greater triumphs of
mind than his masterpiece , "Coin's Finan
cial School " vital Is he moping over the
fact that his bearded gold has not jumped
up as ho expected ? Or has ho uplifted bin
volco so high that It liar ) not yet eomo down
to the ears of an anxious world ? Of ono
thing wo may bo sure : Wherever Hon.
Coin Harvey lg , the finest silver thought
Is shining aml : r ttllng ; and by the bright
ness and the "sound of It all the neighbor
ing gceso arorcntranccd.
l.VnU.STHI.VI , HI3VIVAI , .
Tlit > ( liilrkimliij ; ImimlHi- Hit ; .Sound
" .MoiTry Vlolor.v.
St. Loula ( Ilolie-Dciiiocrut.
No other event In the entire history of
the country evtr produced such a awlft
and sweeping revival of industrial life.
The repeal of the purchase clause of the
Sherman law hail a scarcely perceptible
Immediate effect on trade , for the bii3lnr.a
crash whlch the silver policy had already
brought couldjbntbo repaired except through
years of graSjju J'ccovery. Nor did the ro-
sumptlon of JJimiiVt payments on January 1 ,
1879 , rcglstcMiiU cIf anywhere near so
promptly or prnfoundly in business. The
resumption abtvwav passed four years earlier ,
and though instruct was frequently assailed
In congress by pne > party between 1S75 and
1S79 , and though Intelligent preparation for
putting It Into practical opcra'tlon did not
begin until .Sherman went to the head of
the treasury at the accession of the Hayes
administration In 1877 , everybody knew In
1S7S , thanks to Sherman's gold acquisitions
and the great gold Importations caused by
Kuropo's heavy purchase of American wheat ,
that thu gold payment policy could bo sue-
ccosfully started and maintained. Oreen-
backa wcro up eloao to the gold line several
months before the. date set for thulr re
demption , and Its effect as a business factor
accordingly was "discounted. "
For the time belui ; at least the stream of
gold Imports has ceased , but many ye-ara
have passed sluco an occurrence , of this
kind would cxclto as llttlo remark as It oc
casions now. Soiuowhcro about $70,000,000
of the metal has been Imported slncu the
movement sot In around the time of the
Malao election at the opening of September ,
which breaks oil records of golil Inflow In
such ft short period Tlio treasury gold ro-
aervo Is about $123,000.000 , which shows n
heavy nilvntico since election. Gold now ,
for llio first time sluco the silver menace
took portentous slinpc In 1S93 , U beginning
to now Into the eimlont houses In consldera-
bio sums , nml , for n time at least , It will
form nn Important proportion of the ROV-
ornmcnt'd receipts , llnllroad earnings nre
still low , lint they rcllect conditions which
have changed , nnd for n week or two to
eomo they will not Ito n correct Index of the
state of trade. Hank clearances necessarily
responded quickly to the Improved situation ,
ami they have scored nn advance all over the
country on their recent low level. In every
field of business activity the quickening
Impulse of the great honest mntiey victory
of November .1 has made Itself felt.
II.\HM.SSIN : < ; MACAHA.
Mlnneapolh Journal : As yet wenre only
at the beginning of olivtrlcal possibilities.
The turning on of the turretit at IlufTalo
from the gri > at cataract Is but n commence
ment of far greater things iii the near future.
Cincinnati Tribune : In nil branches of
Invention , and especially In the application
of electricity to manufac'.urlnK and trans
portation , America Is pre-eminent , nnd the
Ions' awaited and nt last consummated liar-
ne > sslng of Niagara In but another proof of
the supremacy of American genius.
Chicago Post : This will mean a great
deal to the Industry and commerce at
Durfnlo. It will bo a boon to the nmall
manufacturers and producers ! whom the
gigantic scale of modern business methods
Is gradually crowding out. It will also re
sult In considerable benefits to the consum
er. ? and laboring population. Thus the
problem which science has so brilliantly
solved Is not purely abstract , but of vital
and substantial Interest to those who do
the practical nnd more prcealc work of the
world.
Kansas City Star : This wonderful achieve
ment Is , of course , but the small begin
ning. Ono thousand horse power ! to be
employed now by n street railway com
pany , but fifty thousand horse power Is
contracted for1 by the city of ItiifTnlo alone.
I'owcr. the great commodity In this woilt-
Ing world , IB to bo sold at a. Psscd price of
? HC per horse power per annum , and doubt-
Iras will grow cheaper with , the years ah
the other noecsHarlos of life grow cheaper
In accordance with natural Inw. Man must
hnvo cheaper bread nnd cheaper raiment ,
and likewise cheaper power.
TIIU .S11.VIJII HATTIil ! .
Chicago Tribune : liryan liaa formally
"opened" the political campaign of 1900.
Slnco Jones has left him It Is not known
where ho got the other Jack ,
DCS .Molncs Capital : Mr. liryan announce ! )
his Intention to devote the next four yearn
to bimetallism. Meantime the rest of the
country will devote itself to business.
Chicago I'cst : Wo gather from the news
that comes from different quarters of the
country that the junior partner of the firm
of Bryan & Humanity Is endeavoring to
prove that Ills name was used without au
thority.
Macon ( Ala. ) Telegraph : During the clos
ing yeirs of the nineteenth century the dem
ocratic party must come back to HH senses ,
or else It will never see the light of the new
century dawn. It will go out of existence.
The very organization will break up without
the assignment of the only aesft It has--
Its name. Hut the revival Is at hand. The
renewed Interest In the old-time principles
gains strength every hour. "Sweet arc the
uses of adversity. " The nightmare of No
vember , ISOC , produced a. dread. .1 cold
swc.it , nnd then an awakening. Aiid thank
heaven for the awakening !
Kansas City Star Mr. '
: Bryan's post-elec
tion declarations have been on n sort of
kindergarten level as If he were descending
from a great height of wisdom to give kindly
and wimple ndvlce to bin followers ; . Ills
"address to blmetalllsts" and his upeechrs
In Lincoln Saturday showed this character
istic In a marked degree. It will be strange
Indeed If Mr. Bryan can continue to addrrs.i
the people In that tone without losing Ills
leadership. Men who as leaders have com
manded the respect and high esteem of the
people In this country have not pursued that
course. They have discussed public ques
tions with their fellow citizens as equals ,
not as men who must Vo'tnld to study and
think about the problems before the public.
10XVA. 1M112MS CO.M3IE.Vr.
Sioux City Tribune : There Is only one
thing left for Iowa republicans to do to
fully approve the record of the old Iowa
democracy for the past twenty years , am !
that is to pass the "manufacturers' bill. "
And tlitre is no reason on earth why this
approval should bo delayed over three
months.
Struble Times : Our elevator men arc
talking of building a Inrgo number of corn
cribs in which to store corn. They are
planning to advance 10 cents per bushel
and to buy corn nt the market price at the
option of the owner , thus giving the farmer
I ho benefit of the rise and also a chance to
speculate on his own corn.
DCS Molnes header : A careful analysis
of the vote of I'ottawattamlo county has
been made , nnd it shows , as similar investi
gations elsewhere , that the greatest proportionate
tionate republican gains this year were made
In the rural townships. Pleasant township.
I'ottawattamlo county , for Instance , shows
a gain this year over the republican vote ot
1SS2 of 175 per cent. The gain over the re-
nubllcan vote of 1S95 is llfi ncr cent. In
but two townships of the county was tlicie
i loss In the republican vote ; the losses
sustained wuro confined almost entirely to
the city of Council Bluffs.
Davenport Democrat : The various elites
of the slate are using the short way of
taking a census. It Is to multiply the vote
cast at the last election by fii-j
What is true of the cities must be true of
the state as a whole. As the total vote of
Iowa was something over CIO.OOO , the popu
lation must be more than 2.SO.,000. Accord
ing to the federal census of 1SOO the popula
tion of Iowa was 1,3I1S9G. This Indicates
a gain of 893,104 , which Is very much more
than the most enthusiastic advocate of
Iowa's rapid growth would dare to claim.
So the reverse of the proposition must be
accepted , and this Is theic are not five and
one-halt persons In Iowa or In any other
state for ovciy voter.
Sioux City Journal : General Weaver is
talking nonsense when ho alleges gross
frauds in Iowa In the late election. It is
true that the total vote Is Immense , showing
an Increase of nearly 70.000 over the total
vote In the presidential election four years
ago. It ti to be accounted for by the ex
traordinary popular interest In the Issue
that was to be decided. ' That brought out un
extraoidlnary vote. So far as Iowa Is con
cerned , there was very llttlo frauduluit
voting. General Weaver does not allege n
single fraudulent vote , but flr-.f' ? Ba ! < cs a
general charge. He does not even Indicate
a single polling place where there was or
might have been considerable frauds. Ills
statement is slanderous. Few etatea In the
union have as clean and fair elections .IH
Iowa.
i , A.M ) orncinvi.'ii : .
Emperor William's crown weighs three
pounds , but ho would not part with it If
It weighed a ton.
Boston policemen are forbidden to lean
against anything while on duty. This Is a
blow to the side-door business.
Germany's opposition to American applc.i
was not started any too soon. They arc
bringing $4 a barrel In Hamburg now.
It In beginning to bo recognized that the
rabbit's foot Is nn agent of good luck only
while It rcmalna on the rabbit and helps him
to escape from the hunter.
The battleship Iowa lu the best and big-
gent yet. Nations which may bo thinking
of attacking Undo Sam will take notice
that ho Is Improving his naval output In
both quantity nml quality.
Governor-elect I'lngrco of Michigan will
not resign the mayoralty of Detroit when ho
becomes governor. Ho Hays there Is no law
compelling him to do HO , and he can per
form the duties of both olllccs.
A letter from his manager tolls a corre
spondent Uat Sims Hooves has achieved
great success In South Africa. The tour la
consequently to be extended to Australia or
Now Zealand , and possibly to America.
A monument wan recently unveiled In
Ilanau In memory of the two brutheru
Grimm , the grout German philologists , who ,
In punwanco at part of their work , col
lected among the common people of Germany
the fairy tnlrs known by their name. A
part of the dedication ceremony consisted
af a parade by children drcnaed to represent
characters from thceo fairy talcH. The mon
ument la the work of Prof. . Kbnrle-Mun-
chr-r ; It represent * Jacob ( Irlmm .itandliiR
by the sldo ot his brother \Vlltielm , who Is
sitting ,
The peed luek of n Knm > a Cltyan named
Bare , who Inherited $ : tOO.OOO from a man to
whom ho was In no way related , has tilled
attention to a law enacted by the lust leg
islature of Missouri Imposing a tax of 5
per cent on such Inheritances. llnrr Is going
to test the constitutionality of the law.
Garret A. llobart. vice president-elect ,
has been forced to decline all Invitations to
banquets , oyster Huppcrs and church af
fairs because of the pressure brought to be-.ir
on him by so many of his friend * In New
Jersey. " 1 have had SOO b.ibles named after
me so far , " Mr. llobart said today , "and the
end It not In sight. Tim has been a
great year for boy babies In New Jersey ,
by the way , " ho added.
Colonel William K. Potter , who has Just
died at hl home In 'Ilrldgeion ' , N. J. , enlisted
In the army In ISiW , while he was a student
In Princeton. Ho served until June I , 1SU5 ,
attaining his rank by gallant and meritor
ious conduct. Ho was one of the nlv olll-
cers detailed to deliver the colors sur
rendered by Lee's army to Secretary Stanton -
ton at Washington on May t , lSt',3 , Ho was
ranked aa nno of the ablest lawyers In Now
Jersey and was un ardent republican.
TIIU INCUTS OK V UX U/1) ) HI , V.
M rim I n v < > f ( lie ArliKrudon AHIMM > -
ineiit ICIlVoli'd Mltlt ( ireut llrllaln ,
Xv Yotli Hun.
The abstract of the agreement entered
Into by Mr. Olney and Sir Julian Paunrc-
fete , ni now published In London , throvs
a needed light on the part to be played by
Venezuela , hitherto somewhat obscure.
The triumph of the Monroe doctrine an <
the acknowledgment of the leadership of
the United State ! ) are points to prominent In
the Issue of the controversy as naturally to
concentruto'attcntlon on them. And \ \
would not underrate their extraordinary Im
portance. Great Britain's sanction of the
doctrine of Monroe to the full extent claimed
by Mr. Olnry Is described by a wtll known
publlclut In the Speaker as a tardy yielding
to what was really Inevitable , "somewhat
painful , " but now calling for "smiling ac
quiescence. " . The Temps of Paris inter
prets the agreement ns showing that "with
the consent of Great Britain the United
States are Invested with the right to In
terfere In all territorial quarrels of Euro
pean powers In the new world states , " and
with "absolute supremacy In the western
hemisphere. " In this view , too , the St.
James's Gazette may have eome ground for
UK belief that the award to us of a hege
mony such as "mediaeval--popes and cm-
perora tried vainly to claim In Europe , "
iml the concession ot our right to compel
England to arbitrate whenever she dl-spuics
about boundaries -with American republics ,
"transcend In Importance the question ol
the Guiana boundary. "
But while HO much Is achieved by the set
tlement as a whole , care must bo taken will
the dotnlltt. We have no desire or willing
ness to iibuso our leadership. The dispute
broke out between Vene/.uel.i and area
Britain , and between them It must be set
tled. It is Impossible that there should be
a final arrangement of It without a ticaty
between those two powers. Called Into the
controversy not na a principal but as a
friend of Venezuela , our full duty will be
done hi arranging the details or the arbitra
tion , and representing her , a.i up to a recent
date silo hr.s had no diplomatic relations
with England , and may still have none.
The very heading of the new version ot
the agreement Is , therefore , it accurate , nn
agreeable Indication on this point : "Heads
of a Proposed Treaty Between Venezuela
and Great Britain. " for the settlement oi
the boundary question , on the basis agreed
upon between Great Britain and the United
Stales. The full and free iissc-nt of Vene
zuela to the arrangement wo have made
for her , acting at her request for her , nnd
her own direct negotiation with England
In carrying out this arrangement , are abso
lutely necessary to make the pending ngioe-
mont either binding on her or worthy of
ourselves.
\Ve may expect Venezuela and Great
Britain to present their cases to the court
of arbitration , when constituted , arguing
them respectively through their counsel ,
and without further Interference from us.
Any leadership that has come to the
United Slates in this hemisphere has bcon
Inevitable from the course of events , and
at ) It has not been sought , no It will not
bo voluntarily extended beyond Its proper
and necessary sphere.
VOTI3 OK SOUTHI3II.V C1TII3S.
The W < * iikni NM of Kro < > Coliuuvc .Sfioivn
Throughout ( lie Siiutli.
Nuw York Time * .
The vote of the principal cities of the
south , In which the I ) 11.31 nets Interests are
largely concentrated and where political Ij-
sues receive the most Intelligent discus
sion , Is moro than significant of changing
sentiment than that of the states In which
they are situated. Returns are not sufficiently
complete to make a full comparison and
tliCHo of the cities are not always dis
tinguished from these of the counties of
which the cities contain the bulk of the
population. But a few comparisons will bo
found Interesting.
In the city of Richmond In IS92 Harrison
received only 2S9 vote * , while Cleveland had
10,1.19 , This year McKlnlcy's vote was nOS2
and Bryan's 7.79S , while Palmer had 247.
This Is a significant transfer.
Louisville , Ky. . gave McKlnlcy 28,907
against 13,454 for Harrison four years ago ,
while Bryan sol 1C.CI1. ns comnaroJ to 20.-
910 for Cleveland , and 1,030 were cast for
Palmer. This shows the effect of sound
money sentiment in the chief city of Ken
tucky.
In Hamilton county. Tennessee , containing
the city of Chattanooga , the vote for Mc
Klnlcy was -IICO and that for Bryan 3.543.
Four years ago the vote of the county was
3.19C for Harrison and 3,762 for Cleveland.
Shelby county , containing the city of Mem
phis , gave McKlnley 2,381 and Bryan 2,729.
The vote for Harrison was only 1,110 , while
that for Cleveland vtea C.307. Davlduon
county , of which Nashville contains the
greater part of tlio population , gave McKInley -
ley fi.490 votes nnd Bryan 7.SIO , but In.lS92
Harrison had only 2.9S3 there and Cleveland
had 8,480.
The most progressive city In Georgia Is
Atlanta , which contains the bulk of the popu
lation of Fulton county. The vote of that
county In 1892 was 1,361 for Harrison nnd
I.GG3 for Cleveland , but this year It gave Mc
Klnley 3.00C to 4,500 for Bryan.
Charleston , S. C. , cast only 430 votes for
Harrison four years ago and 1.GG4 for Clove-
land. At the late election the Bryan vote
was MS(5 ( , while that for Palmer was C2C ,
and the republican veto exceeded 1,100 , mak
ing a majority for sound money.
In Now Orleans the effect of the nound
money sentiment contending against a
strong democratic party sentiment appeared
chiefly In n diminished vote. There was a
small republican loss , while Bryan received
10,920 , against Cleveland's 19,231 , and SS2
were cast for Palmer.
These figures dhow that In the centers of
population nnd btiHlnrw activity In the south
liryunlani was a source of great weakness to
the democratic party.
AVOMHX AT Till : POLLS.
The ( i.-iliiH n ml I.IINNCH of U'oimui fiiif-
frn c In Colorado.
A correspondent of the New York Journal
writes an Interesting description of the
scents at the polls in Denver on election
day where the women wore voting and
women running for ofllce. Of the women
whom he Interviewed a great majority con
fessed that female sulfrago la a failure.
Many nald that they had voted at this elec
tion ns a matter of sentiment , but they
would never vote cgaln. One working woman
declared that after voting that day she was
out of polltlLS forever. She objected to being
run after nnd taken from her work
by people who wanted her vote. The crim
inal class of women , according to this corro-
apondcnt voted solidly for the party In
power , fearing the police. Other women
divided their vote. Just as men do , and for
the same reasons. Many voted with their
liunbands. Everywhere they were treated
with respect and deference at the polls.
The fallowing conversation in Intcrentlng :
"I turned to tlio woman who had not
spoken. 'Of COUIHO , ' I said , 'the great ad
vantage of suffrage la that It purifies poll-
tics.1 There was ollonce for the space of 11
Tow seconds , then the woman who had not
spoken said : 'The great disadvantage of suf
frage la that It tenches women that they are
not ono bit hotter Uian men. Wo'vo Bat up
for years and told men how corrupt
politics are , and the men have smiled up at
us and told us how superior wo are and
iiow wo should have miffrago. Wo'vo had a
large and untkunlaotlo surprise party ; we
women have found out thut our politics are
just ui corrupt an men's polltlw , and they'ro
n little trickier. We've bcon nt It two
years , and we're nrhemlng and making com I " 1
binations nnd doing all the very tlilnga
we'vo been finding fault with the men for
doing all these year * . The women of the
bolter clnes i nro getting disgusted ami
drawing out of politics just as our men J |
have done , and the women of the other "
classes have become enthuslnatlo and hnvo
gone Into politics just ns their mankind
have. Suffrage has certainly one great ad
vantage. U has taken the conceit out ot
women. ' "
l'ASSIX J IM.IMS.VXTItlKM.
Judge : Crawford How la It thnt tlio
janitor of n lint Is HUeh nn ntitoernt ? , , > '
UrlniHhuw I suppose It's IICIMIIIMO wherever -
over IIP goes ho generally gets III on tlio
ground floor.
Somervlllo Ji tirnnl : Sometimes n ninn gets
to bo forty yours old before ho learns ih.it
the way to iimke curving ensy IK to have a
Mlmrp cnrvltig knife.
Detroit Kroo 1'reiw : "Whnt you ncol is , v
wurmer rllnnue , Mr. ilrumpey , " said tha
doetor In his most nerHunslvo tone.
" 1 guess you'll > ret mo there nil right
enough , " WIIM the miKincloiiH response
Chicago Tribune : "Oolni : to do anything
Interesting this Thanksgiving , Urtmby ? "
"Ves. 1'vo pcrsimdcil my wife not to in-
vltu nil our relative.to dinner , Ju t to see
If some of them won't have originality
enough to Invite us. "
Indlaiiiipolli Journal : "Rvery time t nnlc
my husbiuid to gel me u new dress ho
quotes that proverb nbout lionuty unadorned -
adorned Is ndorned the most. "
"IJrnlly. dear , 1 cannot see what ibut had
to do with the ease. "
Cleveland Lender : Hortemse Ah , well ,
after nil , old ft lends nro the boat.
Honlrlee Yes , I suppose people eomo to
think Hint way when they reach the point
In life where they can't go with the young
folks any moro.
The lines ot liattle were then formed.
New York 1'ress : "I think It bent , " unM
the king of Mwptka to bis chef , "to reserve
the inlssioniiiv until tomorrow night for
dinner.- Just before retlrTng "
IIo Hinlled lu anticipation.
" he ald bo would bo frwhcr after a
good night'H sleep. "
netrolt Tribune : "Think , " Ihey gently
urged him , "of being an ungel In heaven !
Think of dwelling among the beautiful
titnrs ! "
The dying man put forth n tremeiulnus
effort and pot well. Ho d.uod not do other
wise , lie bad been an angel for several
beautiful stars already.
UKTI'.IllUTION.
Cleveland Lender.
"I will sing you a song of the days gene
by , "
lie said to the love-sick mnld.
Then he pitched bis voice three notes to ?
high.
And a bar or two be played.
A bar or two he played , nnd sang * *
Ono verse of bis ancient lay ;
Then the neighbors formed a lynching
gang
And his grave Is green today !
SO.MU IJAV 01' ' DAYS.
Komcrvlllc Journal.
( With npolonlcs to Kllx.il > cth Stuart I'lic
Some day , .101110 day of day.- , treading til °
Htreet T
With Idle , heedless pace
( Not looking for such luck ) ,
I shall behold your face !
Some day , some day of days , thus shall wo
meet !
Perchance the sun shall nhlno from skies
of May.
Or winter's Icy chill
Shall till the frlgltl air.
No matter ! That old bill
I shall have with me , sure , that fateful
day I
Once more my old-time hope will all eomo
bark.
And for n moment there ,
Forgetting- futile duns ,
Forgetting years of care.
Once moro my perfect trust .shall nothln ?
lack.
I phut my eyes now , thinking how 'twill
be !
How face to face , wo two-
No ohanco for you to dodge !
Shall eome. ami 1 of you
Shall claim that thirty- dollars that you
owe to me !
For then , brought fneo to face , you can't
gainsay me !
And the Past , with all Its fears.
Its anxious , wearying care ,
fin lonely , yearning years ,
Shall vanish , that glad moment when you
pay me !
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