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Omnha. Draft * . clirckH nnd ponoltlcc order * to
be made | > nyable to the r < 1rr of the coinpiiny.
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STATKMKNT or
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lUhlrnrconipflny , bvlnc duly worn , tnJ tliat the
nctual iiiimt > r of full tmd coniilcle | ccliles of 'I he
Dally Mornlnir , KvonlnR niul .Sunday llee iirlntc.l
during the motitli uf iJvtobi-r , ISfC , vai n fol
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T pM deductions for unsold nml retuineil
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Totnl net salen . < f.f-J
Not dally uverage . -a "
r.Kortr.n n. T/.PCIUTCK.
Sworn lo before me nnd ulwcrlboit In mj
prnacncc this 31 t Oay of Ontoln-r. IW" ;
( Seal. ) Notary Public.
Tlit- cloud Unit looms tip In tin * liorb.oi
Just now is the condition of the ft'iti '
treasury.
_ _
TIIO ntuiiml riot between Iowa am
Nebraska may be looked for on Tlmnkf
KlvhiK day.
Now that Bryan lias KOIIO into the
show business Hie Associated press
Bbould presuiit him with a bill for art
vertlsitiff.
The fusion inajorlt.v of the Incoming
Inclslntnre lias reserved one position
for tile silver republicans , vlx , that of
superintendent of cuspidors.
How niueli of tlie permanent state
school fund Is permanently invested In
notes on which the stale could not
realize 10 cents on the dollar ?
A now union depot does not moan u
structure reared on an old and ruinous
foundation. Tile people should not al
low themselves to lu hoodwinked.
Mrs. Tom Patterson Introduced Itrynn
to a Denver audience as the llrst presi
dent of the twentieth century. 1'resl-
dent of wlmt ? President of .some de
bating club.
The report of the Inspector general of
the army as to the increased cllick'iicy
of candidates for cnllslim > nt is inost
oncouranliii' . The army makes up in
quality whatever It lacks in quantity.
A commander so Kt-nsltivo to climatic
conditions ns Captain ( Jciieral Weyier
oiifjht to make special arrangements
with the weather bureau before In ?
starts out to put down a Unban revolu
tion.
The design of creating : i metropolitan
police aijd lire commission was to keep
the police and lire forces out of politics.
To make the commission elective would
force every Jlreamu and policeman Into
politics.
It Is not absolutely certain that the
Nail trust has been smashed for good.
It may only be playing 'possum by
going out of business until the courts
let up and the cases now pending have
been dropped.
Serious charges of neglect of duty
affecting the safely of the entire busi
ness district of Omaha have been pub
licly made against the city electrician.
If the charges are unfounded they
should be as publicly refuted.
If Omaha could only get rid of n lot
of Petur Kuiiks and confidence sharks
who are thrusting themselves to the
front constantly as "representative busi
ness men" ami blow bubbles , build air
castles and project colossal enterprises
* 5 t require vast capital , we feel sure
P > city would make more substantial
rieadway.
It was Hob Ingersoll who said , "Yon
cannot create value by law any more
tnan you could make oats by resolution
of a political convention. " This Is true
also of building union depots by resolu
tion. If resolutions would build a great
depot Omaha would by this time have
boasted the greatest railway depot on
the face of the earth.
The success of the exposition will de
pend largely upon the diameter and
capacity of the men that are to manage
that great enterprise. It Is therefore of
the utmost Importance that the ilfty
directors to be chosen next week shall
be men who command public confidence
nnd who possess the requisite energy
nnd ability for lluancii-rlng and super
vising the greatest project Omaha has
over undertaken.
It will bo gratifying for many of our
citizens to know that " .Mr. L. D. Fowler ,
nn Omaha banker , " has reached Wash
ington and has been In consultation
with Comptroller Kckdo relative to a
banking bill which .Mr. Fowler has prepared -
pared and which ho thinks will largely
contribute to settling many of Ilio Iliian-
clal dllllculties which have embarrassed
the country , but from which the west
inoro particularly has Kurfered most
severely. While Mr. Fowler does not
Indicate what that particular dllllculty
Is , we ourmlso that he means political
banking. In this we fully concur with
Mr. Fowler. If political banking could
bo suppressed by any legislation , na
tional or state , wo feel sure that a good
many banks which have experienced
rtllllctiHlL's would have experienced no
dllllctilly In buffeting the wuvcu while
the tempest raged.
; , /AT/.IT/O.V. .
Ilrnr.ll Is experiencing the 111 effectrt
of currency Inflation and advices from
that country indicate that the financial
and business disturbance Is likely to
bo very wrlotis , both to the commercial
Interests of the country and the credit
j oftlie government. U appears that the
' present financial condition In Ilru7.ll Is
due Hist of all to the enormous expan
sion of the currency as soon as the re
publican government was established.
There Immediately ensued a very lib
eral dispensation of government grants
and privileges to banks , corporations
and Individuals. An enormous Issue
of currency was made ami for a time
there seemed to bo a high degree of
prosperity , but as In all such cases this
was more or less a sham. Under the
circumstances the wonder Is that the
collapse did not come sooner , but It
was Inevitable and now Ittmll is hav
ing the saint ! experience the Argentine
Republic had In 1S0 ! ! from the same
cause an experience the calamitous ef
fects of which the latter country Is
still suffering from , though nix years
have passed since the panic burst upon
It and nearly ruined the great London
banking house of Haring Itros. Ur.ix.il
may not suffer so severely as her sister
republic did , but It will probably take
her years to recover and get upon a
sound financial basin.
Lessons like this have been so nu
merous In the world's history that It
would seem nobody could be deluded
into supporting any scheme of reckless
currency Inflation , yet there are people
upon whom such teaching have no In
fluence and they are more numetous
hero than In any other enlightened
country on the globe.
1IA IIVIMAAKXKXATION. .
It is already apparent that a strong
pressure will be brought to bear on the
next administration and congress In be
half. ' of Hawaiian annexation. Advices
from Hawaii show that the result of
the late election In the United States
has encouraged the men in power In
Hawaii to believe that about all they
will have to do , when the republican
party Is in power , In order to secure
aniicxallou , Is to ask for It. The
Hawaiian minister of foreign affairs is
reported .to have said Unit annexation In
Koine form Is expected and that prepa
rations for it are being made. "Our
government is pledged to annexation , "
and the country is prepared for It. "
It Is also said that the visit of ex-Secre
tary of State Foster to Honolulu has
had the effect to revive hope among the
authorities of Hawaii of a union of
some kind witli this country In the
near future , though Mr. Foster could
speak on the subject only as a private
individual. It appears that gentleman
has become convinced , from n study of
the situation , that annexation of the
Sandwich Islands to the United States
Is greatly to be desired and that fact Is
being made the most of by the advo
cates of annexation.
The republican natloiial platform de
clares that the Hawaiian islands should
be controlled by the United Slates and
no foreign power should be permitted
to interfere with them. Major McKInley -
ley approved this position of the party
Iji his letter of acceptance. Hut the
declaration of the platform docs not
necessarily imply that the United States
should annex those Islands. The control
demanded need go no farther ( ban to
insist upon the Independence of the
islands so far as foreign nations are
concerned and the safeguarding them
from Interference. Nobody questions
that It Is our interest and our duty to
do this and It Is undoubtedly the under
standing of the nations that it is our
intention to do it. Having recognized
the republican government of Hawaii ,
we .should accord It every moral sup
port , but neither tolerate any foreign
Interference with It nor interfere with
It ourselves. It should be permitted to
work out Its dc.stiny in Its own way
and If it be the will of the Hawaiian
people that republican government
there shall bo maintained the American
people will give It all proper encourage-
incut and support.
More thau this the United Stales can
not wisely and prudently do. Annexa
tion of the Islands would be -departure
from tlie traditional policy of tills coun
try that no conservative citizen , respect
ing the policy of the past , can contem
plate without apprehension. Hawaii Is
remote territory. It Is more than U',000
miles distant from our western bound
ary. Its possession would require a
largo annual outlay for military and
naval protection , most if not nil of
which would come out of the pockets of
American taxpayers. Hut the great ob
jection to the proposition of annexation
Is that it would inaugurate a policy of
territorial acquisition which might be
come n source of serious trouble , for
once having embarked on such a course
: t Is impossible to say where It would
halt. Domination of the Rontlmeiit
for territorial extension would be a
dangerous thing.
A e confidently believe that Major
McKiuley will bo found to take a con-
wvatlvp view of this matter and that
ils administration will be guided In
regard to It by tlie traditional policy
of the government and the Intelligent
udgmcnt of the country.
inronrs.
Headers of reports regarding tlie
views and Intentions of President-elect
Mclvlnley should not give them too
eady credence when unaccompanied
ly confirmatory evidence. It has been
shown that nearly all such reports
since the election , and they have been
nimcrous , were unauthorized , while
lot a few of them have been bald mis-
cpresentatloiis. The chairman of the
cpuhllcan national committee has been
mule the victim of some of those
'fakes , " notably In ono case wlicro he
vas alleged to have outlined to n Chi-
: ago man the policy of the next admin-
stratlon. No such Interview ever took
) lace , but the Imposture was sent broad
cast over the country. Another report
for which there was no authority was
sent out from Canton , statlnj ; that
Major Mclvlnley was against any rev-
nine legislation by the present con
gress ami in favor of an extra session
of the new COUBICBS to pass u protective
tariff law. As to report * regarding proposed -
posed cabinet appointments they have
been too numerous to recount.
The fact is ( hat probably no one Is
authorized at this time to say what
Major McKInley's wishes or Intentions
are and as the Cleveland Leader re
marks , when he gets ready to announce
his policy he will do It himself and not
entrust the task to the newspaper cor
respondents. It Is possible that a few
men who are close In the confidence of
Major McKlnley know his views as to
mutters of Immediate importance , such
as the tariff question , but If so these
men are not likely to make their knowl
edge public. Undoubtedly the send
ing out of false reports will continue ,
for so long sis newspapers are willing
to accept them correspondents with fer
tile Imaginations will go on Inventing
them. Perhaps they can do no real
harm , but It Is a sort of Imposition that
the public ought not to be subjected to
and Its tendency is to discredit the
press.
oun nro niAHTKit fv
Just now Omaha can boast a surplus
of charter makers. Two different bodies
are actively engaged In patching and
mending the charter , plugging up leaks ,
brushing off barnacles and burnishing
up rusty spots. One of those charter-
making bodies is composed of heavy tax
payers anil real estate owners ; the other
of city olllcials , couiicllmen and mem
bers of the Commercial club. Helng
largely In the majority the couucilmon
and city olllcials will practically pro-
dominate. . The product of this charter
factory will bi > therefore practiitilly
tlie offspring of Taylor. Wheeler , lias-
call and company. While there Is no
doubt that these men know by ex
perience Just where the leaks are and
what sinecures could be dispensed with.
It Is an open question whether they will
dispense with tax eaters whom they
have put on the pay roll or abolish
tile MK'tltoil ; ! by which their political
co-laborers ami the Imodllng contractors
have been able to loot the treasury.
What the heavy taxpayers' charter
committee will recommend will be
known In a few Jays. Its aim , as far
as we can learn , Is not so much to re
form the ( in sent inequitable methods
of assessment and taxation as to curtail
municipal expenses by dispensing with
all olllcers that are not absolutely
needed and cutting down the pay ol
such olllcers as are Indispensable. This
scheme of retrenchment will , however ,
fall far short of meeting the demand
for charier revision. The biggest leaks
in our treasury are by no means the
overpaid olliclals and sinecure olllce-
holders , but the overpaid contractor ; * ,
the enormous wastage on public works ,
the inferior quality of work and
materials nnd the excessive bills of
bogus claimants and swindles perpetra
ted upon the city by connivance of public
olllcials.
To dispense altogether with public-
works at the very time when we con
template an exposition that Is to bring
two million of visitors into Omaha ! :
out of question. Ami so Is any scheme
that contemplates a material reduction
of the lire and police force. Omaha
must not be allowed to lapse Into : - .
village government If it Is to keep up
with tlie progress made by rival cities.
What we must do is to simplify the
machinery of municipal government ,
provide for more elllclent public service
that will give the city an honest and
economic administration in all its de
partments. It is also absolutely
essential that the burdens Imposed for
city government shall be equitably dis
tributed upon all owners of property in
proportion to the actual value of their
holdings. The greatest drawback to
equitable taxation lias doubtless been
the partiality and criminal negligence
shown in the assessment. The remedy
for this must bo sought In a revision of
the state revenue law rather than In a
, new charter. A uniform change in the
method of assessments must be brought
about through a ladlcal change in the
state revenue law and the methods of
properly appraisement and limitation of
ta. < levies.
With two separate bodies fabricating
a revised charier there i.i no likelihood
of nu agreement on a document that
could be supported by the public gen
erally. The heavy property owners'
charter is liable to be a straight-jacket
which Omaha Is expected to put on for
a fe\\- years to come and the charter
prepared by the city council combine is
liable to be like a lawyer's brief , through
which you can drive a coach-and-foiir.
The charter makeis should really have
been citizens who are not on tlie city
pay roll and men In no way connected
with schemes of public works or fran-
cliised corporations. Such a body might
have asked suggestions from city ctf-
lieials , but the city olllcials should have
bad no voice In the adoption or rejection
of proposed charter amendments. In
tlie progress of discussion the public
should have been taken into the con
fidence of the charter makers , so as to
enable the representatives of Douglas
comity In the legislature to know what
changes or reforms the people favor , and
what features of any proposed change
do not moot with their approval.
The sugar cane growers of the West
Indies , who have boon seriously crippled
by the export bounties on beet sugar
paid by Germany , Austro-IIungary and
other Kuropeau conlitrhvf , demand re
lief at the bauds of the British gov-
eininont by a protective duty that will
give them a fair chance to compete In
the Hrltlsh markets with Kuropcan
beet sugar producer. ! . The cost of
making sugar from cane In the West
Indies Is much less than the cost of
producing sugar from beets In this
country. And yet there are people In
Nebraska who cannot comprehend why
there should bo a bounty paid lo sugar
boot growers In order to counteract and
offset foreign competition.
Ambassador Bayard lias accepted nn
Invitation to dine with Mrs. Victoria
( iitclpli at Windsor castle. Whether
Mr. Hayard expects to bo presented
with one of the widow's Imperial gar
ters has not yet transpired. .
In selecting the now board of directors
for the exposition the question of pre
ferred Jntsrtlnn rliould be secondary It
* Tnif
I'hllndelphln Tlmei.
As a typo of ThanksRlvlnR , fnt turkey *
nro very , appropriate , because they nro so
suggestive 8t full crops.
American Applr * Aliroinl.
New York Mall nnJ Kxprcss.
More than 000,000 barrels of American
apples have already been Kent to Kurope
this fall , " nml the nhlpnicnM nro still In
prosrcss. Kvldcntly the t-ffeto monarchies
of the oht world have discovered that Ameri
can fruit , Itke American enterprise , l hard
to beat. _
The CniUMiNlitn n I'll I lu re.
New York Tribune.
One of Urct Harto's meditative nnd philo
sophical frontier characters propounds the
query , "Is civilization a failure and Is the
Caucasian played out ? " As npplled to
Senator Hutlor's North Carolina paper of
that name , the answer to the Interrogation
\a \ that It -unhappily played entirely out.
The sheriff Is In pcsscsskn , and the printers
rooat upon the uelKhborlns fences whistling
for their back pay. To this favor have the
populist senator and his organ come.
A "Illtm-tiillle" Hlntlu
aiobe-Demotrat.
Moreton Krewcn. the "distinguished
Knglbh blmctnllUt , " thinks the free sllvur
cause has mil been hurt by Its recent crush
ing defeat. U Is bound to come tip ngaln , ho
believed , nnd ho even seema to suppose It
will bo nn Issue In 1900. This Krewen Is the
blatherskite who , as correspondent of one of
the London dallies , kept the cable hot Jiwt
before the election with dispatches about the
tremendous majority which the pop candidate
was going to get In the eastern nnd mlddlo
western statca. Of course , In the statca be
tween the Mississippi and the 1'aclflc that
candidate was to hnve a practically unani
mous vote. In fact , the pop nominee's
victory In ths electoral college was going to
run Jitmca Monroe's In 1S20 n very cloflo race.
Ono trouble with Krowen Is that ho knows
ad llttlo about American political nentl-
mcnt ns Henry George , or Uryan , or
I'opiilnr I.OM.H anil Cnlii.
New Yoilc WorlJ.
The total vote cast for president this year ,
as shown by the World's table yesterday ,
wns about 1.1r > 7iG38 ; , a gain of 1,500,000 over
the vote of 1SD2.
The republican gain ( McKlnley over Harri
son ) wns 1,871,000. The democratic nnd
populist loss ( Ilryan less than Cleveland and
Weaver ) was 37(5,39 ( } .
So much for unprincipled fusion en false
and danycrons Issues.
Cleveland's plurality In 1S32 was 3S9.S10.
Mc'Klnlcy's plurality Is about SI'.O.OOO. The
democrats nnd populists together cast 1.-
121.S3S more votes than the republicans In
1S32. This year the sound money majority
( McKlnley and Palmer vote united ) Is ! > 5S-
511.
511.The
The revolution In public sentiment and the
overthrow of the unholy alliance nrc un
paralleled lu the "history of American
1)01111113. )
The Aiii'liilnieiit | of MellnKh.
Chicago Chronicle.
The nppolr.tmcnt by the president of W. 1) .
MoIIngh of Omaha to the vacant federal
JudgcBlilp In Nebraska Is another Instance of
Mr. ClovelSnd'sj' wisdom In tilling places
wliin ( ) hUi gift , Jind also another evidence of
the remarkable opportunities offered In this
republic to * the possessors of real merit.
Judge Mclluf'h U only 37 years of age , and ,
"
although Iwsjhrea at the bar only four
teen years , ho'las obtained nn enviable repu
tation ca an cttorne'y anil displayed qualities
which hav j cpn.vlnce < l his associates. Irre
spective of party ? of his fitness for the bench.
Ho served an npurentlccshlp ns a shoemaker
In his youth ifnd obtained his education by
studying at night. Later ho tnugh't nthool
ami piiiniied 'his lav- studies In the even-
Ing. The crowning of suoli meritorious per
sistence wh ) . .Buqcroa euch as lies como to
Itnlgo Mellugh should bo an encouragement
to every American struggling to succeed In
the world.
I'niitimtle lnl < litloiiK. :
1'lill.idelphla 1'resa.
The reported death of a well-known DCS
Molncs democrat. E. W. Curry , Ir.to chair
man of the Iowa democratic state committee ,
as the result of Injuries rcce'ved while being
Inltated Into n lodge of Elks , -night lo point
a moral to the Klks and other fantastic
lodges in which "Initiation" spells folly. It
Isn't likely , however. It will have any effect.
This Is the second case this year of serloin
nciults from crack-brained Initiation
practices , which , If they were performed by
college otudcnla , would bo the sulijifct of
general outcry , although excusable in the
latter case on the ground of the hccdlcssncas
cf youth. It Is apparent too ofttn. hswcvcr ,
that when men descend to bo > lsh prcuks
they ont-Hcrod Herod In their nonsense.
The practical joker In general society has
.uii3 iAin under taboo , and the general uplift
in manncis will keep him In disgrace , but
It Is about time that the lodge roam , which
-.coma to be his final retreat , rids Itself of
him and his silly practices.
TUB ILLINOIS FU.NHHAI. .
Deiuoerney le eiierull < m In the
Sucker tilnli' .
New YorU World ( ilcm. )
According to the olllclal figures the vote
of Illinois jumped to 1,053,577 , nn Incroa-io
of 1S9.831 over the S73.G1G votes cast In
1S92. The McKlnley vote was G03.S17 , an
increase of 201r.29 over the republican vote
of 1892. The Bryan vote vas15'J,7CO. . widen
was nn Increase of only 33.-179 over the demo
cratic vote of 1SS2. A democratic majority
of 20,993 In 1S92 was changed Into a re
publican majority of 144,057 !
If the populists and prohibltloi.lsts had
voted for Mr. Cleveland as they did for iir.
Bryan , the democratic majority In 1S32 would
have been raised to at least 75,000. Tlio
free silver defeat therefore rnrans , on the
face of the figures , a net democratic loss
from 1S92 of 1C9.000 votes. There Is no way
of getting at the size of the sound money
defection , because a very largo number of
silver republican farmers voted for Mr.
Hryan.
It Is clear , however , that not more than
half of the Dry an voters were democrats ,
and that the democratic defection from free
silver was at least 250,000.
HO.VKSTY THIS IIISST POLICY. ,
( Jhaiiee ( o . .lake I'rojeeleil Leelure
CJilcaao Tribune.
Would Ilryair-lidvo como any nearer being
elected If .Jie M < Jmadc his campaign on the
Cleveland maxim -when ho was a candidate
against Ulalno In 1881viz. . : "Tell the
truth , nnd lot the coii.secinciicc.i take care uf
themselves ? " Had Hryan ncteJ on thu
advlco It v.curiTliavo mailo It necessary fo ;
him to confe"3.ak. the outnet of hla cam-
pa'sn ' that th , ? p.lailk or position on which ho
Intended to fijilufffis battle In declaring fo > -
frt'o coinage pT- gold ami sliver at ID to 1
really mcanlcallver monometallism of 00-
cent dollars ; mape legal tenders and to
apply to oxlsltd "debts In order to enable
those \vlio nw'ifd ; others to retain the bought
or borrowcJ pfonrrty by paying one-half of
what was ( Iu611io"creditor. . If Ilryan had
boon comHictln'sia * candid , truthful canvass
for voted hcytvioujd have mnde this con
fess Ion nt tfo"oigoutsct. When confronted
with the terrJljlQ Doffed on savings bunk
and commoictarUloposltors ho would have
boldly declare3jliar'Hho ) millions of creditors
could hotter dfTortl to Icao half what was
duo them than > the debtors could to pay
them , and that ! ln his opinion It was a
leaner evil for' tlio debtor to bo authorized
by law to hold on to ono-half of his crcd-
ltor'n unpaid-for property In hla hands than
to bo compelled by law to HUrrendor the
unpulil-for property to him. And then ho
should have added that ho did not bellovo
In or subscribe to that musty old maxim
that "honesty Is the beat policy. "
Mr. Uryan , If ho bad thus candidly and
voraciously explained the true. Intent and
meaning of his platform would have
secured oven larger crowtla to hear him
expound and defend It than to hear him
dodge or misconstrue It , The free Hllverltea
all ftuspcctcd that ho was holding back
something of Importance , and hla opponents
were all snro of It.
In his proposed lectUre course this winter
ho will- make a .clean breast of the whole.
thing , Ho will aay nothing tuoro Interest
ing.
msi.\r.ss : IIDVIVAL.
Chicago Tribune : A wholraonio return to
prosperity must bo accomplished elowlv , so
ns to avoid nny serious reactions. The com
mercial world must retrace Its steps lo
former activity with care , stopping fre
quently to tnko breath whllo on the way.
1'reclpltato haste to clear nt n bound the
gulf which has been widening tor montlm
would bo dangerous. It U far better to take
It easy and be- euro of the footing.
Cleveland 1'laln Dealer : Ilualncss revival.
Is n consummation devoutly to bo wished.
No obstruction should bo thrown In Its way.
On the other hand , everything should be
done by pen , voice and press to help bring
It nbout. Let the bygones of politics bo
bygones ; their time Is not yet. In this
country the majority rules , the minority
must acquiesce In the results. It Is fair In
the minority to give the majority a chance
to prove their propositions. The policy of
obstruction Is not the policy of wisdom.
Now York Tribune : Scarcely n day has
passed since the election that bus not
chronicled In our news eoltimim tlu > opening
of mills and factories long closed or run-
nliu : on short tlmo ; nml thousands of workIngmen -
Ingmen nnd women who were thrown out ot
employment by the very fear of popocratic
tmcccss are now working on full time at re
munerative wages. The merchants of the
country have shared In the Improvement
equally with the productive classes , and the
whole Industrial community Is now reaping
the benefits of restored confidence.
New York World : Industrial and busi
ness "booms" never occur at the beginning
of winter. Not the least remarkable fea
ture of the propcnt revival Is that It occurs
at this time , and , ns the Financial Chronicle
points out , this Is Us most hopeful feature
also. Kor If wo have so large an Increase
of activity now when the season Is adverse ,
what may wo not expect toward spring ,
when the time of year will be favorable ?
The prraent revival Is very marked. During
the sixteen linslnrs-s days clnco the election
no less than 392 manufacturing establish
ments hitherto closed have reopened , while
299 otheis have added to their force of em
ployes. That Is to say. 691 establishments
huvo given employment to men who were
Idle.
Chicago Hccord : The government state
ment of the foreign trade of the Vnltod
States for the month of October showa the
argcst total ot exports of merchandise of any
month in the commercial history of the
country , with the exception of December ,
1891. The aggregate value of exports laat
month was $113,385.197. Kor the ten months
of 1S96. ended with October 31 , the excess
of exports of merchandise over Imports wns
$20GyS3 , IS' ' . Kor the corresponding period
c" 1895 the excesj of Imports was $31,105.015.
This statement shows Hint the underlying
conditions of trade were healthy , oven before
; lu election. Since the uncertainty Involved
In the presidential campaign has been dis
sipated tlie.ii- conditions and the restoration
nf confidence lend naturally to a revival of
business and industry.
Ctlobo-Democrnt : The trade Journals ,
which are popularly Imagined to be less
biased .by politics than the regular dolly
newspapers , believe that the business rally
which Immediately followed the gieat hon
est money victory will be permanent. This
view certainly looks reasonable. About 315
or 320 mills and factories which were closed
before the election have resumed operations
since , as the dispatches In the interval be
tween she election and the present time
show , while about 2GO mills have , in the samp
time , increased cither their force or their
liours of work. Somewhere bctwcpll 375.000
nnd 100.000 persons have cither been put to
work since the election or have had their
liours of work Increased , In many Instances ,
lee , wages have been advanced. Business
Improvement to this extent never occurred
before In ahy equal tlmo In the entire history
of the country.
IMTIIIUSTS : ATVKYLKK. .
Washington Star : General Woyler Is
worried because ho cannot find Macco. He Is
also slightly bothered by the fear that Macco
nay succeed In fimllnu him.
Chicago Chronicle : The only thing which
can prevent the Cuban cause from trlumph-
ng would be the cutting off by Wcylcr of
insurgents' supply of cigarettes.
Philadelphia Prras : Tl'e iranlftst difficulty
with Butcher Wcyler U not his failure to
capture Macco , but his Inability to recognize
ho fact that ho U the meat glittering and
spectacular failure as an alleged soldier
hat has been seen In the new world since
ho fli t days of Spanish occupation.
New York Mall and Express : Nobody can
question the sincerity cf Spanish patriotism
e.s shown In the subscriptions to the recent
lopular loan. Tie Spaniard ] are terribly In
arnost In their ilntermlnatlcn to reconquer
Willis , but they arc warring against destiny.
Cuba Is lost to them , and the spcndlns of
further millions in the attempt to regain the
bland is simply throwing good money after
had.
Philadelphia Ilecord : An "unpleasant
serration" has been caused at Madrid by
the rumor of Captain General Woylrr's
Intention to return to Havana. The adjective
"unpleasant , " however , would but faintly
describe the sensation In Spain which would
follow the abandonment by the captain gen
eral cf hla much-vaunted plan of campaign
In Pinnr del I'.lo without a single Important
victory to his credit. Already there arc
murmurs In Spain because of the failure of
thi > arrival of the expected glorious news.
The rage of the people upon discovering that
all their saorlllccs of bleed and treasure hail
been in vain would In all probability bo ter
rible.
I'KllMI.NAI. AM ) OTIIIMtlSi : .
A bronze monument has been erected In
Paris to the m.jini-y of Jean L ( : lniio. inc.
man who fifty-four years ago Introduced
among the workmen of his factory thf uys-
tcm of nrant-siirin <
Thomas It. Ueed was a resident of Callfoi-
nla thirty-five yours ago ami was admilio.l
to practice law In the district court at San
Jose before Julse W. T. Wallace , now a
resident of San Francisco.
William Potter , who lies Just been elected
president of the Jefferson Medical College
and Ilcupltnl at Philadelphia , was United
States ambassador to Italy during a part of
the Harrison administration.
The array of monuments In Paris has been
Increased by the erection of a bronze monument
ment to Jean Leclalrc , who In 1812 Intro
duced the custom of profit sharing among
' .ho workmen In his factory.
Hcv. Dr. 3. J. Harrows , editor of the
Chri.stl.in Register of Ilcston , who has been
elected to congress , speaks modern tireok ,
and at a recent meeting of Greeks In lias-
ton spolco to them In their own tongue.
William K. 'Coriles ' U the name of ihe
operator In WainligMn who on April 3 , 18 5 ,
received the tol'--jruphlo mcsjfago from I3t fl
oral Wcltzel to ffejrot.-iry Stanton um < onir : < ng
the capture of Ulcnnicn 1. Kuiilv-i was then
only 15 years old.
Ity the will of tii-j iito John Hoffman Colln-
rnoro of Boston ? 500 Is glvon to e.icn of the
charity funds of sevenioosi UllTcrent Masonic
bodies , and' F'jO.O < )0 ) to the grjnd lodge of
Massachusetts. This sun li 11 bo ( .tiled ihe
"John H. Collamoro Kund , " and'Is ta bo for
ilio relief of dou.'vlng Mauoiri nnd their
families.
Few mistresses of the white house have
betn the moving zplrlU of a general gayety.
Olio brilliant figure ntamla forth as an Ideal
social head of the republican court , nnd
ini.it of the others , admirable as they wore ,
seem profile by comparison. Dolly Madl-
Hon ha.i uover had her counterpart In the
homo of the chief executive.
The newspaper men of Philadelphia will
gho a complimentary dinner to Colonel A.
K. McClure of the Philadelphia Times on
December 0 , In commemoration of his fifty
years' sorvlcH In journalism. "On December
9 , 1RIU , Colonel McClure , then a lad of 19
years , Issued the first number of the Junlatii
.Sentinel , uf Mlltllntown , Pa.
David Llvlngntano's father was a thrifty
Scot. Ono day David brought homo word
that a heavy tux bud boon put on tobacco.
His father was jimt filling his plpo when the
sad ncwa was broken. "If wo have to give
It up , " ho said , "wo may as well begin
now , " And bo knocked the weed out of hUi
pipe , put the plpo In his pocket , and never
smoked ngaln.
Mr , Hood is quoted na saying ( hat ho will
not bo a candidate for the spoakershlp of the
next house , as ho bcllovt's that enmities ex
cited by his failure to glvo certain chairman
ships of committees to certain ambitious
aspirants for them explain In no small measure -
uro why ho did not get the presidential
nomination this year. According to this
itory Mr. Heed will content himself with
Ilio position of republican leader on tun
floor of the house lu the comliib' aoaalou , ,
FAVORS AN EXTRA SESSION
Ono Republican Who Wants a riolcotion
Law ns Iarly ! ns Pcmiblo.
GENERAL GROSVENOR TALKS OF THE TARIFF
lllll Open In Too Many OIi-
Jeellon * anil Xnt CiiliMiliiti'il li >
.Meot Iliu Kvltfeiieles of
( he Slliintlnn.
CINCINNATI , Nov. 21. The Commercial-
Tribune prints this morning a long article
signed by GenerU Orosvenor , congresjinan
from the Kleventh Ohio district , In which
ho outtl'ncs his views as lo the policy of the
republican party. Ho najs In the outset that
ho expresses his own views and does not
undertake to represent any other member
of the party than himself. Knrtlicrmoro , ho
does not even consent to bind lilmaclf to
tluxie views , should the majority ef his re
publican associates on the ways and means
committee dissent from them. Ho says :
"The questions of the hour. It sccma to
me. o far na relate to economic legislation ,
nro. 'ought the Fifty-fourth consul * In lt
closing session , to pass the Dlngley bill , or
should thu measure bo allowed to perish
nnd the republican party move forward to
the discharge of the high duty Imposed
upon It by the recent election ? ' "
On these questions General Grosvenor
takes the position that , although it might
bo well If tlio Dlngley bill could be passed
for temporary relief and bo followed Im
mediately after the 4th of March In an
extra session of congress bv the passage of
n permanent measure , yet the passage of
that tentative bill will binder nnd obstruct
the passage of a proper measure , and there
fore It should not bo attempted. Ho
criticises the Dlngley bill for proposing ad
valorem duties , which have proven Ktandlng
Invitations to defraud the government. This
was one great defect of the Wilson bill , and
It should be remedied In future legislation.
Another reason for the defeat of the
Dlngley bill is that It docs not meet the
requirements of the St. Louis platform as a
protective measure. lie says every re
publican member of the ways and means
committee has been rp-clccled , nnd tlic e
members "during the tlmo which Is to
clapso between the llrst Monday In Decem
ber nnd the 4th day of March can formulate
n tariff bill , predicated upon the principles
of the McKlnley law. with schedules adopted
to existing conditions , perfected and ready
for passage within ton days after the meet
ing of rtn extra session of congress , and then ,
.If there Is patriotism and republicanism
enough in tbc senate , It can bo passed Into
a law and bo ready for enforcement by the
1st of May.
"On the other hand , let the Dlngley law-
be passed , founded as it Is upon errors that
nre organic anil Incurable. Then let It rnn
till December , 1S97 , and let congress or-
gnnlzo , appoint committees , encounter the
delay of the holldajs. attack a mass of
Incidental legislation , and set about enact
ing a permanent tariff. In that case It would
do well If it got nny untried measure
thrcugh by September , 1S9S , In the midst
of a campaign for congress. Meantime the
country would b flooded with foreign Im
portations , to the Injury of homo In-
ilustrles. the reduction of revenue and a
long train of consequent evils. "
Krom General Grosvencr'a close relations
to Picsldeiit-elect McKlnley , It la generally
believed that their views on this matter very
nearly coincide.
lll.\iliV TALKS TAHIKF UKVISIO.V.
SIIJ-H ( lie Coining SchNliin AVI1I llnrilly
I'IIMS ( ICnierirene.v .1l.Mi-.ure.
NEW YORK , Nov. 21. The World this
morning publishes from Lewlston , Mo. , a
two-column signed dispatch from Nelson
Ulngloy , chairman of
the ways and means
committee , Ir. which ho says :
"I see no reasonable ground for hoping
that the exigency tariff bill , passed by the
house last December , will be taken up by
the senate this winter. I should neverthe
less bo giatlllcd to ECO It passed nml sent
to President Cleveland.
"Tho bill which passed the house last
December was purely an emergency measure
nnd Itould bo termli.ated by limitation In
n few months. The Idea that has been en
tertained by some persons that the house
bill would make unnecessary any further
tariff legislation for a long tlmo Is certainly
mistaken , for necessarily a horizontal In-
ercuBo of duties does i.ot correct tlie Ine
qualities and discriminations of the prcs-
t-ut bill.
1110 iiutlcs on some other schedules nro
snraclcnt , but the wool , woolens , the lum
ber and many other parts are destructive.
The woolen goods schedule Is bad , largely
because the duties arc exclusively ad va
lorem , making frauds against the revenue
easy. The wool grower and farmer should
bo protected as well as other Interests , h.
my opinion it is not necessary to create
an entirely now bill or to make n general
swe'ojt of the schedules of the present tariff
laws. There Is much that is good In the
existing law , and also a good deal that Is
objectionable from a republican stai.dpolnt ,
to Bay nothing of n technical or scientific
one too many Inequalities.
"Wo should have at least $30,000,000 In
crease of revenue , and it would be better If
the sum were $70,000,000. Besides the
treasury reserve should not lie not less than
$160.000,000 , instead of the present accepted
limit of $100,000.000 In gold. This could be
accomplished by exchanging paper now In
the treasury for gold , nnd It ought to bo ac
complished by the beginning ot the next
fiscal year.
"After July 1 thcro must bo more revenue ,
or serious dllMcultlcs will arise. If my as
sumption Is correct that the Gcnato will re
ject the house bill at the coming- short ses
sion ar.il that no measure will be passed thai
will restore the financial equilibrium , thcro
Is only one plan to bo followed. That Is
for President McKlnley to call an extraordi
nary session. It Is my judgment that BUch
a session need not bo a long one unless the
Hcnato purposely prolongs debate.
"Protection is a principle not n matter
tor of rates. As the house of representa
tives Is the source of all revenue legislation ,
and as it is republican in complexion , It will
maintain the principle of protection , but
with Justice and moderation.
"While I have expressed myself tlnm
frankly as to the necessity of such n re
vision of tlio tariff as will cause It to yield
EUtllcicnt revenue and at the same tlmo en
courage American Industries , yet I hcllovo
that whatever steps nrc taken should betaken
taken with care and moderation , not giving
just occasion for criticism by sound money
democrats who have co-operated with us in
the campaign , "
Will .Vot Divide Aiiroirliillon | | | Illlln.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 21. During the last
ECEHlon of congress n proposition was made
to divide the appropriations among tlio va
rious committees of the senate , hut by a
very decisive vote the whole question was
referred to the short session , if the mat
ter Is brought up ugaln it will probably bo
laid on the table for good nnd all. Many
senators who supported the proposition he-
fore will vote against It now , and the ma
jority which positioned Its consideration will
bu larger upcn a question to finally kill U.
.Several senators who supported the proposi
tion at the tlmo said after the vote that they
would not vote for it when it came up
again.
for tlic nskln ; ; I
MISS 1'AKL.OA'S HOOK 01' KUCIPBS
lor Ubln
Liebfe COMPAHY'S
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7 ° Miss ration rccornmcndu ntid uses this fa.
f iiioiiaprocliicthi.THilf. Amlsodujotaof jood
(
S < T cooks nil'round tlii world ,
u ? Aiir , , uf ' ' ' '
'i.J.lebljjCo.jl'.O.Hox
A.V A HK.\N8.VW OIIOAIC.
( ; nl utility' * AinilxliiirVnll from Ilin
t.ittiil n C Ii > nfx.
Now comrw James 1 * . ( llnrke , governor of
Arkansas , who emerges from the ob curltr
of Ills Ark ns.i homo to gain nn equal fame
to ( lint of Chnlrnnui Jones , who hnlU from
the samp sin to ,
"I Bhnll show Ilio world , " Governor Clarke
Rooms to have mild , "that thcro are other
fools braided JOIUH In Arkansas , "
Thereupon the Arkanaaa statesman * lt
down and wrltra n Thanksgiving procltrNfi | ;
tlon. In which occur those wonla : "
" \\'e have been provided for In abundance
from OoiVs storehouses , and our only cauno
for murmur or complaint Is to ho found In
fiioil things mi tha misguided actions of our
follow citizens In other soctlona have Im
posed upon us. With iw 'every prospect
pleases nml only man Is vllo. ' "
Governor Clatlfo apparently Is en hofuddlcsl
ns was Senator Jones for two or threw days
after election. That can bo hl only cxctiao
for dragging politics Into hid proclamation.
\Vhllo nil the rest of the country Is preparing
to return thanks for the opening mills nml
the qulckonod Industry which has resulted
In putting 200,000 men at work , ulnoo Major
McKInley's election. Oovernor Clnrko nrlaea
and expresses his regret that such a desir
able citato of affalro should exist.
There la one Interesting thliiR about Oov-
ernor Clarke's proclamation. It shows that
the news of MeKlnley's election has pene
trated Into the wilds of Arkansas. Is It too
much to hope that by this time It has reached
the town of Washington , In lletnpstead
county , and that Senator Jones has ako
heard It ?
MIHTIIKUI , lltiSSl.\i. :
I'hlhulolphlti UeeoriiT"Knrly rising Isn't
wlmt It IN rraclied up to be. In fnct , It's
often a frost.
Detroit Kreo Press : "Tlmt Miss Hullet
reaches high C without nn effort. "
"In .the In Krnml opom ? "
"Oil , no , my dear fellow ; she's n dancer. "
Pnelc : The Nurse fc mtllngly ) Wcll. "It"
Is ( wins.
\Vhecler fcmshed ) Heavens , I hope bl-
cyoles will bo cheaper next year.
Cltleapo TJoronl : "Caterers say that tur
key Is not stylish any more It has boconio
the luxury for the poor. "
"Paw , what Is u luxury ? "
"Oh , It Is nnythlnc1 you want that you
never have the money to buy. "
Cincinnati Knqnlror : With tears In his
deep In-own eyes he pleaded earnestly for a
Illtlo more time. Hut tlio Illnty-bearled
landlord remained unmoved. Consequently ,
the tenant didn't remain In ( hat condition.
Somervlllo Journal : Mrs. Wiggles -It's
Just a little chilly here. Don't you thlnV
wo had better start u grAo ; Ilro lir il
library ?
Mr. WliwloH No. I think wo had bettor
start a little one.
Indianapolis Journal : "Our family , " said
the young man In a tone of pride , "camo
In with the Mnyllower. "
"How Interesting ! " rejoined Miss Cay
enne. "And It Keems to 1)0 going out with
the chrysanthemum. "
. " "hloaiTO Tribune : "Sam. wo are Invited
to the annual exerelsos of the 'Alumni AjP "v
soelatlon of the Kers'iec ' School. " Here are
the Invitations. There are to bo essays ,
miirle , speeches , and 'physlral exercises.
What are physical exercises ? "
" 'Shi Don't talk so loud. Dorothy. Pow'U
hear you ! That means dancing ! "
A POINTRD ANSWHtl.
I'lillndrlphln North American.
"Now. Uolly. please answer this question ,
Said I , with a. love-stricken stammer :
"Can the phrase , 'I love you most dearly , '
Do said to bo quite pro | > or Krammur ? "
And Dollv , with eyes softly beaming ,
Said , "Ileally , now , Kred , I'd much rather
You'd seek u reply from one wiser than I ;
My dear boy , Just BO nsk my father. "
ill : TIIANKSKIVIXfi IIOtJH.
I'rcpcott In the New York HernM.
ITiuler the overling1 lamp-
Heated , dc-ar Ned , you and I
Plying th busy thread ,
kovo , how thu momentH llyl
Afar In the dim-lit room
Move's story over ngaln
Are lli'-wle and Jnek at work ,
Unwinding the tangled skein !
If the nt-ciUo could tell n tnlo
Our talk to lt busy flight
Wlmt hopes would Its brightness reflect.
Winter doubts and summer Joys bright !
Hut It knows of nothing so .sweet ,
In life the whole day through ,
As the livening Thanksgiving hours ,
Under the lamp with you !
Is barred by circumstances
attending' our national Thanks
giving irom really entering
into the spirit of the iV.ast
but his loss is our gain and
we may be thankful that the
situation is not reversed.
Another thing to be thank
ful for if we do say it is the
opportunity afforded by our
store for being well dressed at
small cost. From evening
dress of correct cut to the
ulster , from the business sack
to the dressier cutaway
whatever is right for the sea
son and to your station in life
is sure to be found here , and
what is more , it is sure to be
right.Our
Our Furnishing Depart
ment affords an opportunity
you ought not to neglect if
there are any articles you
need to touch up your appear
ance. We can suit the most
fastidious.
A7 B , We close Thursday
at 12:00 p. m , sharp.