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12 THE OMAHA DAILY ! BEE : SUNDAY , KOVEMBKR 22 , 1800. THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BER R. nosmvATKU. Miter. . PUBLISHED HVEIIV MOIWlttO. THUMB OP BunscmrrioN. Dally Ileo ( Without Sumlny ) Ona Year. . . . 8 00 Dally Ilc nnd Hunilny , One Year . l W BU Month . < fS Three Month . ' < * Bundny Jl . One Year . } W Onlunlny Uco , Ona Ytnr. . . . H "J Weekly lice , On * Year . . M OFFICES I Omslin : The Tire HiilMlng. , . . . . . Bouth Omalini Hinder Illk. , Cor. X ami 34m Bt . Council lllurr ! 16 North Main Street. Chicago Office : JIT Chamber of Commerce. New York : Ilooin * 11 , II mid 15. Tribune Old * . Washington : H07 ! ' Street , N. W. All communications relating to now nnd o < JI- torlnl matter > rnulil lie addrrocd : To the IMItor. nusiNEss r.KTrnns. All bu lnc Icttcn nnd remlltnncci tliouM be dJre ( * il to llio Hto rulllihlni ? tiomrumy , Omnhn. Draft * . checks mill tisMolTica udeii to bo made pivntile to the order nf the comi'tiii * . TUB nr.K I'unuam.so COMPANY. BTATn.Mn.vr or CHICUI.ATZCN. Btate of Nehrnfka , I L > oujrln County. | . accrue U. Trichuch , toorotnry of The U"0 rub- llihlrtK ccrnpany. ln-lnn duly imorn , ays that the nctuol numLcr of full nnd complete ccDloa f Thu Dally Mot-nine. ivenln c nnd sur.Uny Ileo pilulco durlnif the month of October , UliO , wail us fol- 2 . JO.C7S 4 . SI.2SO . 21.0V ) 7 . SO.r.51 ' 8 . . . . . . . . . . . JO.CM 9 . 20.783 10 . . . . W.7S9 Jt . 21.100 U . M.S05 11. . M.SfiD H . M.M < IS ! ! ; . M.KB 1C . 2'J.Ml Totnl Lou ileiluctlonsi for unnold nnd returned copies . ' _ . ' . . Tolnl not gales . . ' . Net ilnlly nvorngo ononci : n. Sworn to trfoie mo nnd iul > vrU > < vl prc enec this Slut day of Ko'tcirVrit.lc. . ! The jroltl rpfprvo In tlio Unltml States treasury Ima Kiilnwl ? ir.000.000 , since MoKlnlcy's oli'cllnn. Another strlkliiR .proof of tlie conspiracy lo make gold scarce. _ _ _ Now tliore Is tnlk of a truce In Culm. If we rnn have a truce on all the fake Imtlles that are liclti ? ; fought by bt > l- IlKcriMit Cuban corrpsponilpnta the coun try will fool some rullc-f. In vln\v of the recent scrimninpc at the Omaha Medical folIcRe it is now In order for the medical and dental stu dent H lo exchange professional services In bltulliiR up the wounds Inllicled upon each other. A Denver doctor claims to have dis covered the luiiR-consHinlnR microbe , but as yet he has not discovered how we can set rid of the Colorado potato bus with Paris green without killing the potato crop. Slate governments arc not as yet taking any active measures to prevent the Impending conflict between Corbett and KlUslimnons. Ink and wind are not regarded as dangerous to the peace of nny community. The whir of factory wheels Is not heard to any extent In tlui Central and youth American republics , although the governments themselves have been known to make a. reasonable number of revolutions per minute. William K. Vanderbilt positively de clines a cabinet position or any olllce within the gift of the next president. When a man declines the best place at Uncle Sam's disposal you may rest as sured he does so because he has a bet ter thing. If the Texan sharpshooters In Cuba pet a bead on General Weyler , he Is likely to find the climate even less pro pitious than heretofore for putting down rebellions. The mnrksmeii of Texas have been famous ever since- the episode of Davy Crockett's coon. ' If a defeated candidate for president Is worth $1,000 a night for working hln Jaw why should not a real president bo worth J0,000 ? n year for racking his brain : MK days In the year ? This Is u conundrum for popocrats who arc clamoring for the reduction of the pres idential salary. Mexican dollars may be made legal tenders for all debts payable In Kansas by the Incoming Kansas legislature , but we would be willing to wager an American gold eagle against a Mexican Slameso silver elephant that the Knn- jns legislature will not make Its pay for the coming session payable In Mex ican legal tender dollars at par. The moil who expected linked pigeons lo drop from the skyas soon MS Mc- Klnli'y was olrutoil nro sadly disap pointed , but , niwi who believed that McKlnh > y's election would be followed by a gradual restoration of coulldoiico nd Increased oppoitunltles for the em ployment of American workin nicn at fair waRes have abundant proof to Justify the faith that Inspired their hopes. Thu report that a Philadelphia carpet mill has temporarily closed down Is given sreat prominence by the local organ of calamity and discontent , but the reports that more than 100 mills and factories have either been reopened or have Increased their force , so that over 150,000 men ami women who were Idle two weeks a > ; o are now employed In American Industrial establishments , nivo been studiously suppressed. France has 1,700,000 acres of land de voted to the culture of fitignr beets , while Oi'rmany'H beet lands cover an area of nearly 1,1100,000 acres. An aero of laud planted In sugar boots yields from ton to twelve tons of beets , end n ton o'f beets will average liOO pounds , or at Icc.st ono ton of sugar for every aero of beets. With proper encouragement Nebraska could readily devote J,000,000 acres to sugar beet culture , and Its sugar crop would bo vorlli $ J)0,000,000. ) Planted In corn , 1,000 , . 000 acres , with a yield ofllfly bushels to tlio acre and with corn Helling at L'5 centH a bushel , would only produce $ ! : > , - 600,000. Afc present prices 1,000,000 ucrcH planted lu corn only yield $0- 2T > 0,000. SPUMOUS HtMKTAr.It3M . , , There Is as much difference between the bimetallism of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jcltcrfion , which the dlncl- pies of Colu Harvey now term bimetal lism , ns there Is between n chestnut uorso and a horao chestnut. The bi metallism of Alexander Hamilton was the double standard. The essential conditions of the double standard are that colus of full weight shall circulate and alternate in use to maintain the equilibrium between the two money metals , and thus secure stability of value lu .money. In other words , the double standard of Alexander Hamilton was based upon the fundamental prin ciple that the molal value of every coin must bo equal to its face value. The only way a double standard can bo maintained Is to put the same commer cial value of metal in the coins of each standard. If 100 cents' worth of silver bullion bo put into the silver dollar commercial laws will make It worth n dollar without reference to legislation. Tbo ideal double standard Is designed to krop gold and silver in circulation concurrently. Not so with the spurious bimetallism of Harvey , IJrynn and other teachers of false political econ omy. They insist that bimetallism means the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at a ratio fixed by government , regardless of the relative metal value of the coins ) , and they in sist , furthermore , that Urn borrower shall always have the right to pay his debts In that coin which Is to him cheapest and most convenient Such a definition of bimetallism was never dreamed of by the men who sought to establish the double standard for our coinage system. To coin two metals of different quality and value Into money at an arbitrary ratio that does not correspond to their relative mar ket value simply results In a single standard , or a standard In which the two metals alternate from tlmo to time , but never circulate side by slile during the same period. That was the experience of the whole world before the United States mint was established and has been the ex perience of this country for more than a hundred years. The founders of the republic , in common with mo great itnanclers of all nations , were firmly convinced that the metallic value N ( > f an honest coin must be equal to its face value. The apostles of the spurious double standard persist In teaching that the metal value In n coin has no bearing upon Its debt-paying value If the gov ernment makes such a coin legal tender. This doctrine Is deceptive as well as dishonest. "While it is true that any thing-gold , silver , copper , leather or paper bearing a stamp of a particular denomination which has been decreed a legal tender would discharge a debt under the forms of law , any substance stamped by government us money which does not have the same value regardless of the stamp or Is not made redeemable In full weight coin of equal metallic market value is u cheat perpetrated under the cover of law. Governments have no more right lo force creditors to take In payment of debt worthless pieces of stamped tin , leather or paper than they have to confiscate private property or to legalize highway rob bery. If , however , the doctrine of spurious bimetallism Is right then why should the government stamp pieces ot metal worth from 50 to GO cents as dollars , when It could just as readily stamp dimes and call tnem dollars : That would be a moro speedy means of paying debts and multiplying wealth. The advocates of spurious bimetallism do not destitute to admit that the two metals coined at a ratio that does not correspond with their metallic value- would force the dearer of the two metals out and leave the cheaper In circulation. When , therefore , they Insist that the debtor shall have the privilege of paying in the metal which he chooses they know In advance that he will choose to pay in the coin that has the least metal value. Does It stand to reason that such a privilege would be granted to the debtor by the money lender without making him pay for it ? Would not the money lender discount this privilege of paying in the least valuable money by exacting a higher rate of Interest or a commission that would offset the difference between the money loaned and the probable value of tlio money returned ? In the long run the debtor would get the worst of the bargain every time , and the spurious bimetallism , Instead of giving relief through cheaper money and lower interest - terest , would make- the terms upon which money could be borrowed moro burdensome and the price for the use of money higher Instead of lower. An honest double standard system would cause no disturbance In our values and It would not affect public or private credit , but the spurious bimetal lism with a depreciated and fluctuating standard would legalize repudiation , prove a constant menace to stability of commercial exchanges am ) eouse qnently destructive to all business en terprises. When the popular masses who have been Imbibing the false and delusive theories about money fully comprehend the difference between the double standard and bimetallism they will wondiu' how it could have been possible for rational people to be af- illcted with the 10 to 1 frenzy for a whole season. TO KLKCT rus'r.M.\sTins \ , The decision of the Indiana republican congressmen-elect to refer all applica tions for postolllco appointments to the patrons of the postolllces , who shall de clare their preference by vote , sccmti likely to bo followed In some other states. The Idea is not ) new , a bill hav ing been Introduced at the last session of congress looking to the adoption o ( tlds plan. This measure provides that no person whoso appointment as post master is vested In the head of the Tost- olllco department Is to be eligible for auch appointment "unless recommended by a majority of the town's legal voters for electors of president and vlco presi dent. " The voters must also be patrons nt the olllce ajid reaiUo within itn de livery district and the rote must betaken taken In open meeting held for that purpose. In order to prevent a political deadlock between the postmaster gen eral and the voting patrons of the of fice for which the election In hold , the bill provides further that it shall be unlawful for tlio postmaster general to refuse to appoint the person elected by the patrons of 'tlio olllce , If the refusal be based merely on political grounds , or for party reasons. It Is not at all prolmblo that tills measure will ever become law. It pro poses to overthrow n long-established system of appointments which the poli ticians will not desire to see abandoned. It would take from tlio executive a cer tain amount of patronage which is re garded as valuable to the party and It would result In giving many postotllces to men not In political alllllatlon with the party In power. Thcso are not all lhu objections to It , but they are un doubtedly sulllclont to prevent tlio en actment of such a measure. There are some things to be said In behalf of the plan , but these are not so forceful as to overcome the objections. Hut If mem bers of congress desire to avoid I ho re sponsibility of recommending appoint ments themselves there is no reasonable objection to their allowing the patrons of postotliccs to express their preference among applicantsslnco such an expres sion would haveno binding force upon tlio appointing power. It Is conceivable , Indeed , that it might be helpful both to the president and the postmaster gen eral , In relieving them in many cases from the Importunities of rival appli cants and their friends. The result of the plan of the Indiana republican congressmen-elect will bo re garded with a great deal of Interest and meanwhile the question of extend ing civil service rules to postmasters Is likely to receive some attention. It Is presumed that the next administration will observe the custom that has ob tained of allowing postmasters to con tinue in service until the expiration of the terms for which they were ap pointed , In which case President Me- KInley and his postmaster general will not bo very seriously troubled at the outset by applicants for postolllces. OltlMK AAD The annual report of the Massachu setts Bureau of Statistics of Labor for 1803 , just issued , contains some striking facts showing the relation of the liquor tralllc to pauperism , crime and insan ity , which will arrest popular atten tion not only In that state , but gener ally , for it must be assumed that what is true of Massachusetts Is equally true elsewhere. Personal Interviews with respect to : u8 ; ! cases of pauperism , crime and Insanity disclosed that (55 ( per cent of the paupers in the state Institutions were or had been addicted to the use of liquor and 't'J per cent of them at tributed their pauperism to their Intem perate habits. Of the convictions for ciime during the year , numbering U ( > , - ( ' 72 , over 08 per cent were for drunken ness or for drunkenness in connection with other crimes , while a little more than 151 per cent were for other crimes only. It was found that 91 per cent of these criminals were addicted to the use of liquor , though only a small proportion of them were excessive drinkers. Most of those classed as total abstainers were minors , so that practically the whole adult crim inal class is a liquor-drinking' class. Of the Insane , numbering 1,8110 , ItT-per cent had been addicted to liquor , the excess ive drinkers numbering about one- sixth of the whole. Intemperance led to the Insanity of tJl per cent of all. The report states that the most pro ductive age for crimes was between i0 ! and iii ) years for both sexes. Drunk enness does not prevail over other of fenses till after the age of 120 , but It keeps ahead after that till after SO. In pauperism the foreign born clement largely predominates , but the report shows that native born criminals out number the aliens and naturalized citi zens together In both sexes. It is an Interesting fact , In its bearing upon the question of heredity , that the crim inals' parents who drank in some form , were found to be l.r410. . In very few cases , however , could insanity be traced to the Intemperance of parents , but In cases where the facts as to grand parents coultl bo learned the Insanity In more than half of them was at tributed to the Intemperance of such ancestors. Excluding the convictions for drunkenness , It appears that crime , as commonly defined , has not been In creasing in Massachusetts , though drunkenness has. The facts presented In the report of the IJureau of Statistics , evidently the result of a most thorough and Intelligent Investigation , are of universal Interest. They consti tute a most valuable contribution to knowledge already acquired regardIng - Ing the relation of the liquor tralllc to crime and pauperism , and will be ac cepted as of the highest authority. With such evidence of increasing drunk enness In a state like Massachusetts , may It not be reasonably assumed that this vice or crime is growing generally ? AllIWa.lKT MIUTAlltSM. The popular resentment In Germany against tlio arrogance of the military class is likely to bo Intensified by the latest utterance of the emperor , v > ho advised otllcers of the army to do their drinking In their own mess rooms and not to venture Into public places at the risk of rows when they were tipsy , "but If they were attacked they should not hesitate to use their arms. " The disposition of Germany's "war lord" to uphold the extreme doctrlno of mili tarism was Illustrated in another re mark ho recently made , that "whoever insults the king's coat insults the king himself. " Acting upon this doctrlno a lieutenant In the army against whom a civilian accidentally stumbled when entering a cafe promptly ran his sword through the body of the offender , killIng - Ing him on the spot. There was no intention to Insult the ofllccr and an apology was proffered , but tlio "king's coat" had been Ii will ted and the penalty wns denlh. It was n deliberate raurdor a brutal nRsassdimtlon , nnd the punish ment prescribe ! for It by Iho court mnrtlnl was fo [ r year's ImprisonmciH nnd dismissal H-om tlio nrmy , a mosi Inadequate penalty , the execution of which Is uncjjtj n. The consideration of Hits matter In the Ilelchstag during the past week brought out "fclctfrly the spirit that ani mates the military establishment ol the empire , which Is ono of little respect for the people. The remarks made by the minister of war distinctly implied that military"ofllcers regard themselves as a privileged class and that they ex pect those In ch'll life to respect them as such. Perhaps tills Is natural , if not essential , In a country like Ger many whoso ruler prides hm ! elf on his military attainments , but It is a serious question for tlio German people wholhei they shall give this spirit such tolera tion as will permit it to become moie truculent and supercilious. The main tenance of their military establishment is an Imperative necessity and so long as this continues to be the case the army ofllcers will constitute a caste regarding itself as Immeasurably su perior to every other element of soci ety , but there are ways In which the people may bring the military to realize that they are not powerless to compel respect of their rights. The minlstei of war said In the Helchstag that the military code expressly forbade mili tary men from arrogating to thomseUvR superiority over other classes , but. it l.s evident that tills Is not regarded. He alleged that civilians Insult the army and tills is probably true , but is this not provoked by the conduct of anny olllcers toward civilians ? It would seem so from the general tenor of press comment. Germany presents an exceptional condition in this respect and it Is hardly possible that such a state of affairs fairs can be perpetuated. It Is not In accord with the spirit of the ago and the intelligence and Independent natuie of the German people will revolt against It. The domination of a military cas-te Is not compatible with ninuteenlh cen tury civilization. For the support of a deputy state labor commissioner and the stationery , printing and postage used in his oillcc the people of Nebraska are taxed about ? ' _ ' ,000 a year. From a business stand point the labor commissioner's olllco has proved a profitless Investment. There Is really no more need of a labor com missioner hi "this state than then. would bo of a state park commis sioner or atfTUjpHty state conmilsslonci of patents. ! yut 'if ' wo are to have the name we inlgh't as well have the game. If we must/Juiye a commissioner ol labor we should by all means have a commissioner who has been identified with labor , wotaa a walking delegate 01 political jawsmlth , but as a inoclmnk who workeifat'his trade. Uy rights the labor commissioner should be an intelligent , level-headed worklngman drawn from 'the ranks of active hhop- workers. A labor commissioner who has always ? tnvn-'ln ioucltwith the toilers , a m 'n wljo commands tla respect of men employed in the mill and factory would earn his salary ami would be a potential factor In the amic able settlement of disputes between labor and capital. Chicago is about to Inaugurate a sys tem of civil service reform in its public schools. The initial steps In this di- icction have been taken by the Ho.ml of Education by placing upon the civil service list the names of over ( iOO em ployes that are now carried on its pay roll. These employes will hereafter be protected from discharge except on the substantiation of formally preferred charges , and heieafter when vacancies occur they can only be filled under civil service regulations. This is a new de parture which the Omaha school board should emulate at the earliest possible moment. Qur public school system should be divorced from politics. Com petency , clllclency and fidelity In the discharge of duty should be the solo passport to employment by the school board. Competent employes should Jie secure in their positions dur ing good behavior , and all promotions should be made upon merit and length of service alone. Such Is the demand of the hour lu all departments of < lu > public service , but more especially in the public school system. llryan will begin ills second star en gagement with the silver bulllonalres at Denver next wools. With a guaranty of one thousand dollars for every per formance Nebraska's brilliant barn stormer can well afford to hire a busi ness manager and an advance agent. Wfll It Slay. Minneapolis Join nut. The turkey regards the outlook with ap prehension. riu > Way ( o Ilo It. Chicago Times-Herald. Any ono whd * wants to know how to "mako Itomo bowl" should- drop a postal card to Negus ipnellk [ ot Abyssinia. Tin : Itn run OutcIaxHcil. Cllr/i/o / / ItecorO. The late lamented Baron MunchauHen would have died , of mortification could ho have foreseen ( no efforts of genie of these gentlemen who 'get'up ' Spanish war rumors. of ahJbc.Deinocrut. A Now Yorit''c6urt has ruled that n younn woman who ' -sues to recover damages for a sprained tanHo need not show It to the jury. Thuii Iho emancipation of the KCX goes on In splt6 of 'all hindering influences. Corn for India. N'fcwYork World. Eighty Ihoiihaifil bushels of corn have hccn purchased'us'part ' ' of the cargo of n steamer which 'will bo loaded at the port of Now York for India. This was a sensi ble purchase. Our Indian corn will KO a long way In a famine , oven If It does not go as far as wheat. Slay at Home anil Avoid Trouble. 1'lillnilclphl.i Ix'dKcr. German-Americana who think of returning to their native land will do well to famlllar- Izo themselves with the regulations just promulgated by the German government. These provide tnat the visitors shall be kept under strict surveillance , shall bo < m- tltlod to only a limited stay , and shall , If It U known that they emigrated to avoid mili tary duty , bo expelled at onco. Under cer tain circumstances they may bo drafted Into the army and compelled to serve their mili tary term. Evidently Germany Is not to bo humbugged , ns ninny other countrlo nro , by citizens who tnko out America : naturalization papera In order to protcc ihorn from the law * of their own counlr : while enjoying a permanent roildcnco thoro. _ , Cult nt tlio Hub. Chicago 1'oit , There seems to bo no limit to the In humanity of Doston. When she first oh jcctcd to the fact that the bacchante wor no clothes we supposed that It WAS on ac count of the Inclemency of the weather Yet now , right at > the beginning of winter she has put the bacchnnto under a showc bath and expects the applause ot all gooi peoplo. Jlonpy for American I'roiluod. Philadelphia Ileconl , Wo are now shipping out of the countr ; every day enough wheat and corn to pa ; the enormous running expenses of the fed crnl government. Our other exports nlst amount to a tidy sum , Up to September 2 ( the exports of manufactures for the currcn year have been $184,702,143. This Is nt th rate of ever { GOO.OOO per day , n volume o trade In manufactured stuffs sent to forclgt countries without precedent. iN from Denver. Denver Republican , The people of Omaha are to bo coil gratulated upon the fact that they hav compiled with the conditions requisite to make available the appropriation of $200,001 by congress for their exposition. Having complied with thcso conditions , the congres slonal appropriation will bo turned over to their account. If there shall bo anything llko a stroni ; revival of business next spring Omaha nmy he expected to make its cxposl tlon a success. If business Is active , the people of the transmlsslsslppl region wll vlo with ono another to make exhibits , nm thus the exposition will become the mean of advertising the natural resources am commercial and Industrial advantages o the states lying west ot the Mlssisslpp river. HKTl'llX OK COOI ) TniKS. Cli-nrly I'orrxlimlim < < ! liy He ope not Mill * anil Kin'torK'N. New York AVorlJ. Within the last week no less than 31 Important manufacturing establishments which had been shut down were reopened while 255 others added to their force o employes , increasing the hours of running time or otherwise added to their outpu and their pay rolls. This Improvement has been shared bj every kind of Industry. The published lists of reopened establishments include uianu factories of Iron and steel , machinery woodenware , lumber , glass , pottnry , woollci fabrics , cottrui goods , clothing , carpets boots and shoes , cordage and some scorca o less Important products. This means work and wages for hundred of thousands ot persons who were Idle. I means a larger consuming power nnd a bet tor market for ovnrv kind of commodity It means a new access of.prosperity for th entire country and for all the people. I utterly contradicts the free silver contention that wo must debase our dollars In order to revive industry. A. MOII.Vni.V WO.NDKIl. St. Louis Republic : The * successful harnes sing of Niagara Kails revives the Idea of the possibility of harnessing rivers which have rapid currents. Ingenuity In utilizing the water power of this country and turning it Into electricity may yet make < the people Independent of coal combines. Chicago. Times-Herald : The successfu culmination of this , the most daring scientific adventure of the decade , Is or augury of greater conquests In the field o : electrical experimentation. The possibilities of practical achievement In the utilization of hydraulic and electrical energy are now beyond the calculations of the most enthusiastic scientists. Hoston Olobo : Perhaps man , after all has only just begun to make nature work for him. Jiloat ot the tremendous forces o nature are now allowed to run to waste , as far as their application to the work ef the v.orld Is concerned. Niagara is rightly con sidered a gigantic natural force. Dul Niagara does not cause any rise In the Icvc ot the sea when finally the waters are poured Into the ocean. The ocean has tremendous power , bcsHo which the force of Niagara Is ncthlng and this power may sometime bo utilized to do the drudgery ot man. When wo shall loam to harness the tides who shall measure the extent of the force at our command ? THIS IT.VMAN Al'l'O.M.VTTOX. Courier Journal : King Menelik is willing to leave it to Italy's souse of equity to fix the indemnity ho shall receive for the board and lodging of the prisoners lie captured some months ago. The Italian sense of equity would better ho keen , or the next batch of prisoners will not be permitted to put the Abjssinlan government to any such expense. Now Ycrk Times : The acknowledgement ot defeat Is humiliating , but , as It Is true , it was best to make It finally. There is another Latin nation which has refused to make a similar acknowledgement in a case ftomowhat similar. Perhaps that Italy has owned that she Is beaten in Abyssinia maybe bo an effective argument with Spain why she should own that she is beaten In Cuba. Chicago Journal : After the loss of much blood and treasure Italy has been compelled to ac < iulesce In the abrogation cf that treaty by which she had established a protectorate over Aby&slnla. The native Islng of the country gave her armies a re ception "that was altogether too warm to be comfortable , and the sufferings of Italian captives In Abyssinian prisons have brought her government to its senses. Chicago Chronicle : The well-known shrewdness of Mcncltk of Abyssinia is again made apparent In his appeal to the pope to Intervene In the dispute between Abyssinia and Italy The wily African monarach has beaten the Italians by force ot arms and established the Integrity of his country , but ho knows enough of European diplomacy to appeal to the head of the church to take part In the settlement of the trcublo. His attltuuo from tno nrst or. 1110 war to ino present , day has Indicated a quality of states manship , combined with generosity , per sonal bravery and great military skill comparable - parable to any such In evidence among Europeans. _ .SKCUIj.VIl SHOTS AT T1I13 PUI.IMT. Cincinnati Knquiror : A Now Jersey clergyman says the republic Is a failure , and wants a monarchy. Ho can't get It , unlesri ho Is wllllnz to move. Indianapolis Journal : When Cardinal Satclll says Archbishop Ireland Is an "apwtle of heresy" ho means that the American arch bishop has the audacity to held and express some opinions which were not formulated for him at Home and forwarded under an Italian postage stamp. Chicago News : A Chicago minister said yesterday that ho hoped the .richrs of the Moneyed men would eat llko a cancer. People who have had the smallest experience with money will find this to bo an Impossi bility , for while cancer eats Its way In the course of money Is invariably In the opposite direction. Cleveland Plain Dealer : Anotv.er case of 'clergyman's mind" has been brought to iKht , thU time at Oclumbus. A certain > astor there declares that ho could not keep i Is cyr.3 on temporal things and his minden on heavenly matters at the same tlmo , The result is a set of badly krpt cash books and nn empty pupllt. "Clergyman's mind" bids 'air to be a decidedly Interesting disease in .line. Chicago Past : Keaeons multiply why the church , which has fifty-two days In each year set apart for prayer and praise , should not begrudge Thanksgiving day to manly soort. lint the ono reason that custom has decreed that day shall bo spent In some sort of outdoor exercise from the turkoy- Ehoot ot old Now England to the foot ball struggle of today In sufficient , and argues down all attempts to make it a day of sack' cloth and fasting. Den Molnos Leader : Ilcv. B. It , Done- llct of Larrabeo had no ambition to go down n the history of Iowa us a second IIanrok , and so ho shot the saloon druggist , Mowlilr- er , when the latter assaulted him. Mr , Bene dict did no more than his duty. There would bo fewer outrages of the character committed upon Mr. Ilcncdlct If It were mown by rowdies , toughs and lawbreak er * that men of peace know how to dcfcud homsolvea when wantonly assailed. HIE HUM OF BUSY MILLS MonoiiRfthola Valley Aglow with the Fire of Funincos , THOUSANDS OF MEN GO TO WORK Incronnlnsr Ittilnxtrlnl Acllvltr TlirntiRlmnt the Country Thou- inniln nf Teller * 1'rufllliiK I > F Ucfrnt of Krcu Silver. Dlspntchca .from various cities of the country during tlio rast week conveyed the cheering Information of scores of mills and factories resuming operations , niul of thou sands of men , who \vcro fdlo pending n settlement of the financial Issue , being set to work. Hectored confidence maiitfcstcJ H.iclf nt nil Industrial centers. It was particularly ntrong In tlio Monongahrl.i vat- Icy , the Greatest Iron and stcel center In the United States. In that region furnace fires wcro lighted Inst Monday morning and by nightfall the sky was nglow with tlio red lights from rolling mills nnd millions of sparks from etccl converters and blast fur naces. Such a sight had not been wHui-sacd In that region for many months. The three great , steel plants of the Cnrnc- glo Steel company In the vicinity of JJrad- dock , 1'n. , Joined the long list ot Imluslrlul concerns which have set wheels going alncn the election. The brightest sight comoa from across the river from tlio Homestead steel works , whose ponderous machinery began to move at G o'clock Monday evening. Twenty-live hun dred men went to work at tliat hour , and 2,500 more took their places Tuesday morn ing There nro seventeen mills at the famous Homestead plant , nnd csch manufactures products dlbttnct from nny of the others. Fourteen of thcso mills have orders to run night nnd day henceforth , nnd the three re maining mills , which Include the 13,2-Inch , tin , and 112-Inch beam mills , operated tslnglc turn during the week and this week will go on full with the others. Tlio armor-plato rolling mills and armor machine shoivs are Included In the mills that arc running to thrlr capacity. The Homestead plant , bccauso of the great variety of Us finished product , has fared better than any ot the other Carnegie plants during the last season of business stagna tion. The converting roll ) , girder mill , armor press shops , nnd the two structural mills have been operating to about half their capacity. The other departments would run for two or three days at a time and then suspend for several weeks. The Indications are that the Homestead mills will run all winter , barring nny dis turbance of the annual wage scale , -which is altogether Improbable this year. The Edgar Thompson steel works em ployes , who started to work Monday night after a summer's practical Idleness , have visions of steady work all through the coinIng - Ing winter. Orders began to arrive slowly for steel rails the week after election and heavy orders have been placed for shipment next spring. The old steel rail plant , which manufacturing train rails and others ot shorter nnd lighter grades , rcsumed wlth GOO men. The plant manufactures regula tion railroad rails and employs 1,200 hands' . Six of the Carnegie company's nine blast furnaces at Draddock are In blast , and the remaining three are ready to go on at any time. With pig Iron down to bedrock prices all summer , tlitso furnaces have been off since April and May. * The Duqucsne steel works of the Carnegie company at Duquesne , which nlsa started Monday night , employes l.COO skilled hands , and 400 at the new blast furnaces , which 1-avo Just been blown In , and are said to be second In production capacity only to F and u 01 uiu nruuuocK lurnace piani , HID Heav iest producers In America. The Duquesno inlll.i malic steel slabs and steel billets , the billet mill being the largest and best equipped in the world. A prominent ofllclal says the company's books are full of orders , and double time throughout the winter will be the order. The wage scales In force at all the Carne- glo works mentioned above terminate on December 31 next , and the 12,000 employes all expert a satisfactory settlement of the scales to -operative next year. Thu New York and Cleveland Gas Coal company has all its mines at Turtle Creek , Sandy Creek and Plum Creek sending out coal. Two pits at Turtle Creek and three at Sandy Creek are the last to start. AVhllo the coal miners are not dependent upon the general industrial conditions for operation , the resumption of this company's mlnos , with 1.100 men. Is due to the settle ment of the wage scale , resultant from the election. The company lias held out against all the other operators In the district slnco last spring. The Draddock wlro works of the Consol idated Steel and Wire company have taken on 050 men. The nail and wire mills started on the llth. The rod mills resumed at C Tuesday morning. The galvanized depart ment was opened Monday night , and an additional force of men was put at the pits. It will work double turn , and every Sun day night hereafter , to allow the company to keep abreast of its orders for galvanized wire. The other mills and factories in the vi cinity of Draddock which are still Idle will all resume within the coming fortnight. The Carnegie company has an order from Japan for 5,000 tons of "T" rails , which are to bo used in lovcl country districts for light trafllc. Horses will draw the cars. The rails will bo laid flat on the ground , being held together merely by clamps" The order , when lllled , will bo shipped by water. These rails are not half the weight of a rail road rail. An order for 10,000 tons of railroad rails lias been received by the company from ? hlna , since Li Hung Chang returned home. The flrst shipment of this order will bo niado the last of this week. It will go by water also , on a vessel Ipnvlnir Nmv Ynrlc. Hum saving exorbitant freight rates across the American continent , it la said the freight rates to tlio Pacific would bo more than the ccst of the ordcY. The Hartford Trunk company of Haclne , \Vls. , has resumed business with 100 men. Stlllwagon's stock food factory nt HIIls- joro , 111. , started running on full time last week. The work of Improving the New York and Krlo canal will begin this winter , giving employment to 4,000 men. Iy a direct vote the people of New York authorized the ex- mndlturo of $0,000,000 on the canals of the Htate. The Eric canal will bo deepened to nlno feet. This addition of two feet to the ircsent depth will admit boats sixteen feet onger , with freight capacity enlarged ono- ialf. ialf.Tho The four Chicago factories of the National linseed company , which have been closed since spring , will rcsuino operations lo- ccinber 1. The revival of Industrial operations has iceii steady 'and constant over since the icoplo decreed the death of the free silver icresy , as is shown by the dally , record. Slnco November 3 375.000 tellers have cither resumed work or have had their tlrno In creased. The following tables show Just what has jcen accomplished : MILLS KiSUMINO Al'TKIl SHUTDOWN. rnn anil steel 117 Cotton Kooit 12 Machinery 7iClotliliie fl Vootlenwuro and lum- ' < rpet 12 tier 23 Hoots nnd theca 4 Ol es\vni and potCurclaKo y tt-rv 13 MUcullaneouii . Hi Voolcn K < " > J * Tout 314 NCftUASn IN KOIICK OH I.N'CIIKABRD OUT- 1'UT. rnn nnd tccl 91 Cotton eooil * S Muctilnrry < 15 Clothing r Vooclenwuro nnd liim'furpctH r. . . 1 lcr , 11 I loom nml nl t-n 2 Glninvar" unil | > ot > iMUcullaucou * S7 tt-ry n VooU-n soocU 13 Total 2SS ICIiiK'i DnnnliliTH niul Sunn. ST. LOUIS , Nov. 21. The International ) rder of King's Daughters and Sons opened ta convention hero today , with Mm. Margarut Dotlomo , tbo president , In the. hair. The convention will bo In session ono vct-k. It will bo devoted to addresses and uch services as will arouse enthusiasm In ho work of the order. The only national niccrs attending are , Mrs. Kottome , preal- out , and Mrs , Isabella Charles Uavla , cor- capondlae secretary , both ot New York. .isTS rno.it IIAMJS IIOIIN , I. 3klnR A difficulty square In the Mc , will often kill It dead , No prayer meeting wns over killed by th prayers being too ehort. The world hns learned moro from Iti poor , than It hni from Its kings. llowaro of the aln whoso only dofent * Is that It Is highly respectable. The mm gives light to the world , ami yet a comet will ofteu attract the most atten tion. tion.Doll Doll down many a man's religion , and It will bo found to have been nothing trttk. froth. There are people who claim to bo praying for the poor , who never do anything else for them. When the preaching Is aimed straight at the face of sin , how quick ( ho hypocrlta begins to dodge. It will probably bo some tlmo bcforn tin people who blow trumpets solely to adver tise themselves , are all dead. Go forth with a nmllo on your face , and you will return believing that most poopli are good naturcd. Wear a frown , and you will flml plenty of rjuarruUomo people. UUMK.STIO IDYLS. lloxbury Gnaotte "Thorn ' : doesn't seem to bo so much of a demand for the elevation of the stngo now us formerly ; do you tlilnlc so ? " "No ; buLyou know that's because \\onieu are giving up wearing high tints nt tlit theaters. " Harper's Unaar : T'lpklnm I hnd no Idea mj wlfo w-jis surh a "portsman till after 1 inur rled her. Kllpklns Sportsman ? Xo ! You don't sny so ! I should never have dreamt It. What does she hunt ? I'lpklns Trouble. PlttslnirfT Chronicle : "Ilnvo you ever called vpon Miss Point llropzc ? " nslsoil Dlnwlddlo of Vnn lirnnm. "Only oneo. " "Ilrr father Is u fore-handed man , I understand. " "Yoa , foro-footed , too. " Boston Transcilpt : lSdltli Hc told mo I as so Interesting and .MO beautiful. Mniule And yet you will trust yourself for Hfo with n man who begins ilccelvlnit you cVcu at the commencement of his court- a hi p. Cleveland Plnln Denier : T'npn Blunt I llkn to atgup with that yountr Tonillnt > . Sweetest Susan -1 hope you Hint him logical , papa. "Why , my child ? " "neeauco I think bo's tbo logical candidate for your jon-ln-law , papa. " Chlraco Krcord : "r suppose you will cole- brnt > ThankSRlvlnir ilny by going tt ) church- " "Well. It depend * on whether 1 can siiuoczo n new roat , a lint and a pilr of glovcu out of tint J20 you gnvo me. " Cincinnati Knquirpr : "Why , " asked th daughter with the dreamy eyes , "why do Uiov call It the honeymoon , mamma ? " "Uecause , " nnswerod the mother with the drawn line's about her mouth , "bpcauso It u sort of sweet lunacy , I suppose. " Detroit Free Press : "Is it trurWhlrly. . that you can Uorp yotir.inlf and wlfn for lots than you used to spend as a bachelor ? " "Much less. My expenses are too IrllllMH to mention. I was foitunnto enough te marry old Bullion's daughter , you know. " TIIR LOUDLY TKNOU. f Cleveland 1'lnln Dealer. Whv does he move amid the crowd With nuL'h a haughty mien ? Why should he look so very proud , As if he scorned the sccno ? On prunes nnd prisms does he sup , For fear hli tnsto hn'll pmlrch ? Why. no bo's Just the tenor up At St. Saltpeter's church. ( Written for The Sunday Dec. ) I wish you'll mo could beLittle Little kids nKnln don't you ? Yes , cr oven twenty-three Yc.'ira would kind o' do ! Hut , then , you know , It wouldn't doTe To hcv It so , 1'er mo 'n you AfnyboM unhitch , er somcthln' would Turn up nnd bo misunderstood ! I wish our sweethearts could be here , An' we cotilil sit beneath th' trees Wo cut our 'nltlnls In , BO dear To call back dcadiilu' memory ; Tb' 'nltlal "K , " Thet went for Kate , Th' 'nltlal "J. " In which my fate' Wuz bound up In But , Hank , you knoit It wouldn't do to hcv it so. For Kato la gone , an1 so Is Jane ; " ' I An' our 'nltlals cut Into th' trco Wuz chipped out by some band thot fain Would bre-ak th' hearts o' you'n me ; So let us tnko Our niedlclu' . An' cover Knto 'N' Jniio again With flowers ; nn' let memory Slip oul'n llml Its destiny ! -CLAHKNCK P. M'DONALB Omaha , Neb. i an A MAN'S CLOTHES MUST J1H JUST J3X ACTLY niQHT. IT IS NOT ENOUGH THAT THEY ARE WELL MADE THEY MUST HAVE A CERTAIN STYLE , A I'ROI'ER" LOOK AND THAT IS WHBIIH BROWNING , KINO & GO'S. CLOTIHNO ARE SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHERS. OUR CLOTHING IS , IN PACT , PRACTICALLY MADU TO YOUR MEASURE. WE MAKE ANY ALTERATIONS EX ACTLY AS THE TAILOR DOES , AND WH GUARANTEE A SATISFACTORY. FIT , A3 WH GUARANTEE THE QUALITY" OP MATERIALS - TERIALS USED. LOOK INTO OUR FURNISHING QOOD3 AND HAT DEPARTMENTS , UY TUB WAY , IP YOU WANT TO GIVU YOUrt ' EYES A TREAT. , & GO. 8. W. Cor. 16th and Douglas SU i