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THE OMA1FA DAltA" UKMv , , WJDMSSHAY , DECEMBER 2 , 181)0. )
THE OMAHA DAILY I
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Houtli UmahR ! Hlngrr II ! U. , Cor. N anil 2Uh Sli.
Council Illuffn : 1C North Mnln Htrrct.
Chlcnco Oincos JIT rimmber of Commerce.
New York : lloomn II. II mvl IS. Tribune HHR.
Wa > hlnRton : 1107 F Htroet. N. W.
coiir.Ksi'ONuuNci : .
All comnmnlcntlnnii n-lailni ; to news nnJ * dl'
lorlal mntlir hould be nddnn-ed : To Ihe I.JItor.
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* ( llr < Miiio < I to Tlio Ilcc rubllKlilnn Cunipiiny ,
Omnlm. Urnfln , checkR nml | K > tolllco oiucro to
bo made pnvnlilo to th < nnlcr f HIP company.
Tlti : Ilirj I'LMIMBHINd COMPANY.
Bt.ito of
Douclim County.
OwifRO II. Tz chuck , Mcn-tnry of The < . Pub
llnlilns comiMny. LtliiR duly mvnrn. > tlmt the
ncliml numlier of full nnd complete coplca of The
Dnlly Mornlnif. ivrntnf ( and Hundny lee ! printed
during tlm mentli of November , 13' , was at fol
lows :
1 . Sl.dM 16 . 2'V' ' 0
S . 21.144 17 . ! O.Cie
3 . 2I.IJ5 1J . C0.4M
4 . .I96 10 . f. . . . M.M2
f , . 3J.437 Si . -l.2Sii
C . I/.S37 21 . iM.Hl
7 . 2I.KIJ 2a . 11.000
H . 21.K0 2.1 . S0.072
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10 . 20,0 1 K . 20.131
31 . 2I.COI W . 10.9 l
12 . 20.7T6 27 . 20.1CI
13. . . . . . . V0.5SO 21 . 20.015
K . 2D.M1 23 . 20,921
Jo . 21.010 CO . 20.IBS
Totals . eco.312
J -iw doducllr.ns for unfold nnd returned
copies . 12.7S2
Tolnl net Ftilcs . CI7.5CO
Net dally avcraqo . 2I.5S5
ai-oitr.n : it. TBs'
In my ) ircscncc nnd sworn to before
me this let day. of Uccpinbpr , IWB.
N. i' . rmu
( Senl. ) Kotnry 1'ubllc.
Ill the inc'iiinvlillo Ilii' Silver trust l.s
doing business nt tlic old slnntl.
Tlio trouliluvllli Wt'.vlur and Mnceo
over nipcllii l.s Hint AVcylcr always
sees Mnci'o llr.st.
That jail joli Is npiiarciitly slninlii'r-
Inj , ' , but It Is llalilc In bob up In the
closing hours of tin ? ronnc'll.
No ntatlcr what baiipi'its , JinlKo Mc-
IIn h will liavo a lead pipe cinch on the
juillcinl tlllu for tliL remainder of Ills
iltiyn on I'ltrtii.
If this tlilni ; keeps up President Me-
Klnlcy will hnvo so many private secre-
tarlos lliat two wldtc houses would not
milllct' to hold them all.
Mexican silver dollars still wel h
more than I'nlted .States silver dollars ,
nnd.pmrlm.sc only half of what the
United States dollar pinvliases.
The threo-headed body now en
In revlslni ; the municipal charter does
not seem to be prcclsi-ly n Cerberus in
guarding the. taxpayers' Interests.
The practice of small boys coa.stliiK
on the sidewalks In the more hilly resi
dence purls of town is dangerous to
pedestrians nnd should be abated by
the police.
In entering upon his llfth term us
chief magistrate of the turbulent repub
lic of Mexico , President Porilrlo U\nr. \
carries with him tlio need wishes and
admiration of the civilized world.
The presidential electors are votlntr
today. Those committed to Mclvlnley
and Hobart have plain enough sailing ,
but how are the llryan men { 'oliifr to
deal fairly by the two tails of the tripar
tite ticket ?
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The society circus next week will
undoubtedly bo a bl thln > , ' for Omaha
and for the poor thereof. All patriotic
unil charitable subjects of Kins Ak-Stir-
Btm are expected to attend and con
tribute liberally.
William Steluway , the Rfeut piano
mannfaeturer , Is dead , but Ihe piano
duly labeled with the linn name maybe
bo had for concert use as usual on con
dition that the advertIsin ; , ' signboard Is
attached with Its face toward the audi
ence.
It Is srcatly to be feared that the way
the newest states voted at the presiden
tial elect ion will not offer any very ef
fective argument In favor of the admis
sion Into the union of the territories
that are clamoring for statehood recog
nition.
In no clly In the land Is the street
car service conducted with greater free
dom from accidents than In Omaha.
Trilling mishaps now and then only
emphasl/.o the fuel of the care and
elllcleii''y of the motormeii nnd con
ductors.
Speaker Ueed Is the leading spirit In
this congress and will continue to con
trol congressional action up to the In
coming of the new administration , at
all events. As to ( lie next congress ,
there l no use worrying about it until
It Is ready to assemble and organize.
Speculators are now engaged In the
venturesome business of discounting
the effect of the expected president's
message. In these days of sharp com-
jK'tltlon everything that can be pre
dicted In any degree Is discounted on Ihe
market. Somebody would discount the
coming of the re.surrectlon If Its oc
currence could only be llxeil on a dell-
11 ! to day.
The question of Ihe payment of out-
Htaudlng city warrants Issue 1 for pub
lic Improvements nnd dependent upon
the collodion of special taxes long past
due Is one which Is assuming grave
Importance. Thousands of dollars worth
of these securities , purchased In'ood
faith by Investors , have been running
tluve and four years without a cent
of Interest or principal being paid.
One Kansas precinct recorded only
two votes as cast at the recent election ,
all the other voters having paired on
with ono another. If the pairing process
could only be extended to the whole
voting population the cost of holding
an election could be reduced to a min
imum. The chief trouble would consist
In the fact that pairing Is not voting ,
nor could It bo accomplished anil the
Hccrccy of the ballot umlntaluud.
MSt. IllMltfATlXti WT/KS.
At the last session of congress Senator
Mlklim of West Virginia Introduced a
bill proposing to tax Imports In foreign
ships 10 per coin ad valorem more than
the duly on such Imports In American
vessels In other words to Impose a dis
criminating duty on merchandise im
ported In foreign vessels. This policy
was endorsed In a number of state re
publican platforms and received the ap
proval of the republican national con
vention. Its chief purpose Is to encour
age the building up of an American
merchant niarliie a most Important ob
ject , the consummation of which would
-be of Inestimable advantage to the com
mercial progress of the nation.
It. N announced that Senator Klklns
Intends to press his bill at the coming
session , but there Is little probability
tahl. he will b. able to do more than to
have It taken up and discussed in the
senate. There Is not the least likeli
hood that It can be passed and the prob
ability is that the obstacles to such legis
lation will be found so great that the
author of the measure will be Induced
to withdraw It or-allow It to die in
committee. It appears that the Ameri
can Shipping and Industrial league ,
which had ardenlly supported the pro
posal of discriminating duties , has
dropped tlje matter since obtaining the
opinion of Senator Sherman that such
duties are Impossible. Writing to the
secretary of the league Ihe senator salt'
that existing treaties with foreign na
tions are In the way of discriminating
duties. Senator Sherman said : " 1
think without exception there Is an ex
press stipulation that no discriminating
duties should be made against the conn-
tries with which wo have treaties , " and
ho further slated : "The subject has
been considered and discussed and It
was decided that wo could not afford to
make the discriminations , as they would
undoubtedly Involve retaliation by for
eign countries to our Injury. " In view
of this it seems safe to say that Senator
Klklna will not be able to accomplish
much for his measure , either In the
present or the succeeding congress.
Hut If Ihe proposed discrimination be
Impracticable under present conditions ,
as manifestly It IsIts discussion will
bo valuable in directing public atten
tion more earnestly to the very im
portant ( | iie5tlon ! of building tip the
American merchant marine. It is most
desirable that the producers should be
come more familiar with the practical
facts in relation to this subject. Kor
Instance. It Is conservatively estimated
that ? I7.0I ) .000 Is annually paid to
foreign shipowners for freight charges
on Imports , while on exports the sum Is
over SSO.U'l'MHM ' ' ) . Here" Is an annual
drain of ! ? lli7.0K)0 ( ! ( ) ( ) for freight on mer
chandise Imported and exported that
goes to the foreign shipowners. And
this will of course Increase from year
to year with the growth of our com
merce. It Is a sum which , Invested In
ships of our own , would In not many
year.s give us the finest merchant
marine In the world and create a ship
building Industry that would give In
vestment to a vast capital and employ
ment to an army of well-paid labor.
And when we should have secured this
we would have attained a commercial
Independence we do not now enjoy and
placed ourselves in a position for greater
commercial expansion. *
The republican party must not leave
this question unsettled after the next
two years. The new administration and
congress must find a wise a ml prac
ticable way for encouraging the build
ing up of a merchant marine commen
surate with the demands of the coun
try's commerce. It being evident that
the plan of discriminating duties is not
practicable or expedient , republican
statesmen should address themselves to
the task of devising some other policy
that will not conflict with treaties or
invite retaliation.
rut : ruiniiKMnnr. .
Whatever difference of opinion may
exist regarding the method by which
properly should be assessed for taxa
tion , every one familiar with the facts
will concede that the present system of
undervaluation , evasion and exemption
la radically wrong.
The assessed valuation of taxable
property in this city is today only ? ( i.OOO-
< X ) ( ) above what It was In IS" ! , when
Omaha had less than l0 ! , < ) < > ( > population
and Included an area of only fifteen
square miles. At. that time the city had
no pavements , no water works , no via
ducts , no sewers and but one building
higher than three stories. Within the
twenty-four years since 1ST- Omaha has
expended more than $10,000,000 for pub
lic improvements and double that
amount for public buildings , business
blocks , factories , private residences and
other structures. The land annexed by
the extension of clly limits ami the ad
vance In the value of real estate meas
ured by the low prices of today as com
pared with prices of lS7i : cannot fall
short of ? r > . ( ) lHK ) ( ) ( ) to $ : : o. < )00.0 ) < K > more.
In the face of these stubborn facts no
body will pretend that the total valua
tion of real and personal prop
erty of less than ? 1S)00K ( ) ( ) ( ) for
ISi ! ) ! represents more than 10 pel
l-out of the real value , especially
when It Is rcmembi'rod that the assess
ment of KS7L2 was considered to be about
one-fourth actual value. At the lowest
ebb within the past two years there
has always been at. least $10,000,000 in
money held by local banks and savings
institutions. We. are confronted with
the problem how to raise the revenue ab
solutely neci'ssary ' for administering the
affairs of the clly. With all Ihe prun
ing and economy that can be devised no
city of Omaha's pretensions can recede
into village government. It must main
tain Its public schools , it must main
tain adequate aud elllclent lire and
police forces. H must meet- Its rentals
for water and light. It must meet the
Interest charge on Its bonded debt.
The proposition to have a separate full
value assessment for city taxation and
the present undervaluation for slate and
county purposes Is Impracticable. It
would bear upon Its face proof positive.
of rank perjury by somebody either the
city tax comuilsslon or Hie precinct as
sessors. It would cause an annual con
tention before Ihe state board of equal
isation and Invite an Increase In our
state tax out of proportion with the tax
apportioned to other counties. Omaha
Is not the only community that siiTtrs (
from undervaluation and favoritism In
the assessment of property for taxation.
The experience o.f Omaha Is only an ag
gravated example of the experience of
every town anil county lu Nebraska.
The remedy must be broad enough to
cover the entire state revenue system ,
Instead of attempting to seek relief by
special legislation npplyJng exclusively
to cities of the metropolitan class a law
should be framed and passed that will
harmonize and unify the machinery of
taxation and ciinall/e the burdens , as
required by the constitution. The plan
Mtggcstott by The lice eight years ago
and recently recommended by the Iowa
revenue commission presents the most
feasible way out. That plan contem
plates the appraisement of all taxable
properly , real and personal , tit Its full
market value aud an assessment of such
property for taxation at one-fourth , one-
fifth or one-sixth of thr- appraised value
as may be agreed on. This system
would give the state and the counties
and the cities the benefit of actual valu
ation and lower rates of taxation.
Above all , It would equalize the tax
burdens and prevent tax-shirking tinder
pretext that listing personal property for
taxation _ hi the same as confiscation.
The man who had money In the banker
or loaned out at Interest would return
the entire principal to the appraisers , be
cause his assessment would be on one-
fniirlh or one-fifth or one-sixth of the
amount. The same would be true as re
gards all chattels which are now con
cealed from the tax-gat borers. The full
appraisement plan would enable the city
to limit its tax rate to 1 per cent or
less than 1 per cent upon actual valua
tion. When tills system Is once estab
lished a tax commission would prove
feasible and advantageous.
run run ru-Tii TKKM.
President Dluss has entered upon his
fifth term as chief magistrate of Mexico
ice , he having had practically no opposi
tion to his re-eleetlou. With the com
pletion of his present term Dia/ will
have administered the affairs of tin
republic twenty years and it has been
a period of notable progress for Mexico.
The popularity which his long retention
of the chief magistracy attests Is well
deserved , mass Is unquestionably the
foremost of Mexican statesmen. lie 1 >
a man of enlightened and progressive
views and he has Impressed these upon
the countiy. He has encouraged tin
development of the material resources
of the nation , has invited the Invest
ment of foreign capital by fostering In
dustries , has given Inducements for tin
building of railroads and In every \va >
has stimulated enterprise. He has been
the dominating force and Influence In
all that has contributed to the advance
ment and prosperity of Mexico and hi
has maintained peace and order , re
pressing with a linn hand every man
ifestation of the revolutionary spirit
which formerly prevailed and by peri
odical outbreaks rendered Mexico a
most unsafe country In which to do
business. He has
given the country a
stable government , not In all respects ,
perhaps , sttlctly in harmony with re
publican forms , but a government
suited to the people and which com
mands the respect and , confidence ol
other nations.
President Diaz Is said to have plans
for the .still further development of the
country and there Is every reason to
expect that he will continue to fostei
and promote all enterprises that make
for the progress and prosperity of Mex
ico. The I'liiled States has a sincere
friend In President Diaz and so long as
he remains at the head of Mexican
affairs there is not likely to bo any im
pairment of the cordial relations which
subsist between the two republics. On
the contrary , those relations should. If
possible , become closer. American cap
ital Is largely Invested In Mexico and
more of It Is certain to go there. Our
trade with that country is large and In
creasing. There Is a mutual Interest ,
therefore , to bind the two nations anil
to maintain between them peace and
goodwill.
COMMKHt'Ll I. liK'f.l UA770.Y.
The suggestion of the American con
sul general at Vienna , that the action
of the Austrian government In Increas
ing the duty on Imported glucose , In or
der to .shut out Ih' . ' American product ,
may Justify a retaliatory measure on
our part , will hardly be seriously con
sidered by our government , since the
action of Austria seems to be entirely
legitimate , Just as would a prohibitive
duty Imposed on any article from that
country by the United States. H is not
a case similar to the exclusion of our
meats by Kuropoan countries on the
pretext tint they are diseased. Kvery
nation must be its own judge of what
tariff rates It will impose and no other
country can reasonably complain.
It is a different matter , however ,
when unjust discrimination Is made
against the products of a country , as In
the case of the exclusion of American
meats I'lom Cermany. Retaliation In
such a case would be entirely Justifia
ble and the law of August HO , 1SJ10 ,
which Is , we believe , still In effect , au
thorizes the president , whenever he
shall be satisfied that unjust discrim
inations are made by and foreign state
against the Importation to or sale In
such foreign state of any product of
the United .States , to direct that such
products of such foreign stakf * as lie
may deem proper shall bu excluded
I'loni Importation to * the United Slates.
Obviously this would not apply to ( In
action of the Austrian government In
Increasing the duty on glucose. lint It
may bo practicable to do something by
way of retaliation when the tariff Is
revised and very probably the course of
Ki'.rnpcan governments In regard to
American products will then receive at
tention.
New Yoik laboring men complain
that the grand Juries are made up ex
clusively of members of the C'liamber
of Commerce and want an opportunity
to bo representi'd on the grand juries
themselves. In most American cities
the general complaint Is that business
men can not bo Induced to * orvo on
juries at all ami that they seek to Jm-
po.so the but den of Jury duty upon the
wage workers who can not present ex
cuses , or the Idle clat-y. which Is wall
ing for biich Joba. All JurlcB , no mat-
tor for whjrjKnurp'iso. should be chosen
from repres'-ntatlvr ' men of all classM
without favor or discrimination.
It Is authoritatively denied that Pres
ident Cleveland contemplates accepting
a law loetunwhlp at Princeton. A story
that he Is to become the president of
the Institution Is now In order and would
be Just as plausible aud catch as many
dupes.
Tliry IU > riiMl t Sre.
r Chlcnifo 1'ofl.
Of courso'lt ' I'i "umltfrstond tlmt n man who
tries to convince himself thnt lie Is lillml
can't sco nn era of prosperity of nny size ,
Kv hi cure liiNiilllMi-nt.
ChlenKo Tribune.
The report that Knnsss abounds In "ile-
set-toil wives" will not bo accepted as nn
evidence or conversion to tliu single stand
ard.
Times.
This Increasing systnm of const defense
Is .a wnrnlnr ; to Ktiropp tlint If It wants to
innlio lt.i way into this country It must
como over disguised nu Immigrants.
DollnrVli.Mil. .
( llolie-t'cnic-'orat.
It Is becoming more evident every day
that the farmers \vore raising dollar wheat
lust summer while the free sllvcrltes were
trying to persuade them that the gold stand
ard would send them to the poor house.
( lillonv C
New York Sun.
The official returns of the vote of Nebraska
nt the Into election show the aggregate poll
to have been 223,091. The vote of South Car
olina , as given by the Augusta Chronicle ,
was 6S.-I31 only , nnd of Mississippi 0-tC3 ! )
only. Yet both of these southern states have
a greater population than Nebraska , the pres
ent estimates helng l,3"fi.COO for South Car
olina. 1.3.10,000 for Mississippi nud only 1-
1(50.000 ( for Nebraska. Mississippi nnd South
Carolina have nine electoral votes each , and
Nebraska only eight.
Prosperous I'nriiKT.i.
Phllailcliihln Iternnl.
It appears that 71 ! per cent of the farms
In the I'nlted States arc free from mort
gages. This Is n fact , nnd n gratifying anil
tosc-colored fact , which "knocks the
studlng" out of many loud and long-winded
harangues" If further Inquiry should he
inado It would doubtless bo discovered that
In a majority of Instances the mortgages on
the 2S per cent of mortgaged farms represent
money borrowed for Improvements. The
American farmer sometimes has ocraslon to
growl ; but , take him for all In all , ho Is the
most prosperous tiller of the soil nnd the
most Independent In the world.
Nelmiska Signal.
The Irrigation convention held at North
Platte last week was a most pronounced suc
cess. There were two speclil features , val
uable paper-by Fclcntista nml the still
more valuable recital of the experiences of
those who hnvo made a practical success
of Irrigation In Nebraska. Now that the
supreme court of the United States ha *
upheld the Wright law one of the chief
elements ot- doubt in relation to tlio ad
vancement of Irrigation projects In Nebraska
has bcou removed.4 nnd next year many
additional thousands of acres of Nebraska
land will bo pu under the ditch.
The Pli-diorn of Money.
Xew York lloral.l.
The avidity with which a million dollars
of bonds Issued by thu city of Ouluth huvt
just been oversuoscflbed lu London alTonls
now evidence that foreign Investors are re
covering tuulr . confidence in American fcc-
curities.
Thus far , the Comparative stringency ol
money .abro/id / , has ' operated to check pur
chases of securities , but " tills obstacle Is
now K'lng gradually removed. The plethora
era of money1on" this side the Atlantic
lias caused .111 enormous amount of grain
nnd cotton bills on Uondon to be discounted
here , and , bolus thus relieved , the London
money market grows constantly easier.
The statement made Saturday by the as
sociated banks of this city reflects the
continued release ot hoarded funds by
savings banks and other Institutions as well
as by Individuals. Deposits for the week
Increased over fourteen millions , nnd loans
were further expanded nearly nine millions
the increase of actual cash being over five
and a half millions. The surplus is up to
moro than thirty-one millions nearlj
double what It was n year ago. Now that
the fear of repudiation no longer exists , the
pressure of this ever-Increasing volume ol
money seeking profitable employment mtisl
glvo a powerful stimulus to enterprise aud
trade.
KI'THCT OK C'OM.'inKXCK.
Truth f Soiinil .IIiiiM-y .
Ifiiiiiiin < rnl < Ml hy ItcMiillN.
CllloiKO Tribune.
The ablest of the republican thinkers am
speakers during the recent campaign lali
down the principle as axiomatic that there
must be a returu of confidence before there
could be any considerable levlval of pros
perity among the people. Bryan sneered at
this QMtrtlnn In his shallow , demagogU
way nnd derided all thla talk of contldcncc
aa merely a part of a commence game. Hi
tcok no stock in such professions. Hi
warned the people against placing any cre
dence In them. lie told tliem to come tc
him when they wanted tno real panacea
for all the Ills that the business world waf
heir to. The only confidence he could rec
ommend was confidence In Hryan ami Hry-
r.n'a aasertionB. They must accept his state
ment that two Italics were worth more than
a whole ; that prosperity could be secured
only by a policy that would cause a panic
would confiscate half the credit of the ccun-
try nnd would violate all cxiitlng contracts
Hy these arguments he was able to pcMiiadi
aome people to vote for him , a certain num
bers of others , disbelieving him , but bound
by party tle.s and a fancied sense of partisan
duty , voted Cor him , and thus In the aggre
gate ho was able to comma nil a total of
about ii.000.000 supporters. Hut the vast ma
jority of the voters could not be deluded
by his false rescuing , and they elected
Mclvlnley.
The announcement of the rrsult had a
magical effect on the nation's business In
terests. Kear wa dispelled that the coun
try might drop to the monometallic nllver
standard and suiter n debasement of the
currency , with a consequent rupture of all
contract rclatldns between mm. Confidence
returned at' a bound. The Initial evidences
have been pitbtlt' to every observer. Idlr
capital lina Come- ' out to seek Investment.
Men have be'gu1to ! purchiuo goods with a
feeling of coriflderico that they will be able
toell : thcinMonufacturur3 have resumed
operations \ \ Ith ( he assurance that the goods
they sell wlinliTT'ild ' for in money r.a good
as that used atrthe tlmo or the sale. All
th'j ' Is conllilcncithc confidence fousht for
.ui'l won \ie-iylvocates \ | of bound money ,
the confidence ejirWed at and ridiculed by
Mr. llryan. ' * "
Naturally 'vtho , worklngman Is obtaining
the most dlrecuand Immediate benefits from
the clmiKod 'wuWlonH , benefits that will
eon bo u'lssi'mjnBlcd throughout the entire
pnptilntlnn. Axjjjajieo nt n recent compila
tion of the r/ipbrtd from big manufacturcrft
gives some lijfiJ-lfJIIie rxtc-nt of the advan
tage the conlidnnco of capital has given to
labor. .Since JKpvombcr J , wh.'ii tlio con
tinuation of n policy of honest money was
assured , the Iro'n ami slccl manufacturoiti
liavo sot to work an army of 19.100 more
men. Among the glaxs makers l..uiri men
who were out of employment up lo election
day are now at work. The Implement mak
ers have l.l.fiKG more men on the pay rolls ;
the clay workers , 0,012 ; car makers , 8.C23 ;
coal miners and helpers , -.OKO ( ; lumbermen ,
1,200 ; shipbuilders , furniture nnd paper mak
ers , ! ) ,300. making it grand total In these
Tow dlvlalons of labor of K5.71V7. How many
times this number of men huvo been given
work In tliu various business IIOUUCH through
out the country by the election of McKlnley
en n not ho estimated oven approximately.
Fills Is n real prosperity , tha kind tlmt
follows Inevitably In the wake of restored
otifldeiiee. Ami If It could have bcou known
n advance without any daubls that mich
A'ldespreutl and 'hnmcdlula benefit * would
'ollaw the Indorsement of ti sound currency ,
Mr. McKlnltiy'H majority would liuvo been
jrwtcr undoubtedly by a million or more
vote * .
T.lllll/P TAIilC.
Philadelphia Inquirer ( rep. ) ; A new tariff
bill must be given a chance , otherwise wo
are liable to have Iho republican majority In
congress overturned two years hence. The
new congress should adopt a conservative
bill whlflt will protect every Industry , but
which will not foster trusts.
New York Commercial Advertiser ( rep. ) :
The o.xlrcmUttt In Hie republican party are
not now t/eeplng faith with the people.
There In no denmnd for a radical high tariff
measure. Any talk about bimetallism should
lie l.inghed out of the country. What Is
wauled Immediately is an Increase of revenue
of from $40.000.000 to $70,00i,000 ) , and the
only way that this can be obialr.ed at once
Is by tie ! ( Uf. age of the Dlngley bill.
New York Pre. a ( rep. ) : It la absolutely
Incomprehensible that any man calling him
self a republican cannot see that the incut
Imminent danr.or to parly and to country
lies In the slightest suspicion of republican
aequlmcrurc In existing taritt conditions ,
with their ruinous ctTrets upon the country ,
their disgraceful reflection upon the govern
ment and their fearful menace of a renewal
of the dangers through which we hflvc PO
lately pn cd. Let us have no more talk of
postponement.
Indianapolis News ( Ind. ilem. ) : Mr. Mc-
Klnlny la greatly Indebted to the business
men for his election. They voted for him
berniiso they wanted a settled financial
policy. One experiment after another linn
been tried , and the result had been the
greatest u ; n-rtalnty lu commercial circles.
Now , what they want and will Insist upon
having Is comtncrelnl and industrial penei
Many of these men , even these who are re
publicans , do not bellcvo that any Inereaa
In tariff rates Is necessary. They under
stand perfectly well that revenue can b
raised without making any changes In th
tariff. And they know. too. lliat no change
ran bi < made In the tnrlfT without n dUturl
Ing effect upon buslnisu. Mr. McKlnley nm
his advisers would do well to bear thes
facts lu mind.
Portland Oregonlan ( rep. ) ; H Is notice
able thai the talk about extreme tariff leglis
lallon does not come from republican leadei
In the states which were the battlegroum
of the lute contest. It Is well understood I
those states of the middle west and north
west that the victory for honest money am
stable govciiiment was won only by aid o
thousands of democrats , who will not cndur
extreme exploitation of the pi election Idei
and that los of support of these met
1 > t I * ) t frtt'nt-on tKn A'nfil I/it nf 1 Otlrf * Iti 1 COO nt\ .
litOO. There always has been n strong pub
lie opinion In Illinois making for moderatlo
lu tariff legislation. In Iowa Senator AMI
sou never has been an extreme protectlonlsl
There is likely to be no change In thes
stales , but rather growth of the Kentlmen
of moderation. Th's ' spirit Is likely to b
re-euforeed strongly from the states to th
noilli. where the battle was no less sharp
and the debt to the sound money demo
crats Is no leas.
n.HVHI.AXIVS I'M'TIHIK 1IO.MI3.
Chicago Record : Cleveland Is going lo llv
In Now Jctfloy. Voluntarily , ton.
Chicago Tribune : Mr. Cleveland will re
side permanently In Princeton , N. J. , It I
now said , when he returns to private life
What a fullback lie would make on the fee
ball team if ho would consent to play. Hi
eould perform unaided all the essential func
tlons of a "flying wedge. "
Kansas City Star : The fact that Denjamh
HarrUon went from the white house to a
university chair , and that Mr. Cleveland has
made arrangements to do likewise , docs no
Justify the conclusion that the question , ivha
to do with our ex-presidents , has been ans
ivered. Some ex-prealdents would have cu
Bnrry figures on n university lecture plat
form.
New York Mall and Express : After tin
newspapers had located Mr. Cleveland's fu
tuie home In various parts of the country
ho hns settled the controversy by the pur
chase of a beautiful home In Princeton. Hi
might have gone much further nnd farei
far worse than ho will in the delightful eli
university town. And , perhaps , there Is Jus
a trifle of sentiment In the ueelslon to move
back to the state which gave him birth
aftnr the world has given him all It can o
honors.
New York Tribune : Princeton as a
plate of residence after his retirement fron
the cares of o.llce offers President Clevelam
several advantages. The old college town has
nny number of attractions , not the leas
ofvhlrh is that It Is within two hours erse
so of the metropolis , while It Is far cnongl
away to bo beyond the Immediate reach o
New York's bustle and stir. Princeton Is
beautiful for situation , and Is Rurroundet
by historic ground. There is plenty of gooi
sorlety there , and the atmosphere of tin ,
place is scholarly without being exciting
Mr. Cleveland ami his family cannot fol
to find It a delightful place to live In , am
they will carry to their new homo the best
wishes of their fellow citizens , Irrespective
of party.
I' AM ) OTIIKKU'ISI- : .
A Boston man was so grateful for the clec
lion of MeKlnlcy that he sent $3 to n cltj
mission. Uoston : Is bound to bo eccentric.
In OHO room of the Maine Central rallro.ii
general offices are employed a son < Tf Joscpl
H. Mauley , a nephew of Arthur St'uull and a
nephew of Thomas II. Heed.
The now electrical and petroleum omul
bur.es In London are called motor biism an
the Indication nro that the word will bo contracted
tractod eventually Into "molms. "
CongrefdUinn-clect Vincent of the Klftl
Kansas dish-let announces the selection o
Ills private secretary In the pereon of lili
vmniir dniiL-hter. Miss Vincent H now in
Top Ua leirnlng shorthand ami In other ways
equipping herself for her Washington duties
Sir Arthur Sullivan can now comm.i'ii
SH.IiOO down for ono son ; ; , while from "Tin
Lost Chord" alone It la Bald that he has
realized over $50,0(10. ( Slgnor Tostl , Ihe com
poser of "I'or Kver and Kor liver. " whose
lliKt manuscripts were "declined with
thanks , " can now command 51,230 for a
song.
song.While
While ho was In Atlanta recently Hamlln
Uarland tol.l a friend that he had ra'rscd ' more
corn nnd hay thia year than for a long time
.jast and said that lie expected soon to go
ituuth and begin experimenting with cot'an
raising. The author Is f till a good deal of a
farmer and his hands mo rough from the
plow hand'iM. '
There U HO remarkable an Inter-rclatlan
ship of families in Powell county , Kentucky ,
lhut on the trial of a case In the clrcuil
court , when the judge asked the Jurymen II
any of the-in wore- related to plaintiff or de
fendant , nearly the enliro panel rose and left
the box. The Iloones , who trace their descent
from the great bear olayer , are among theae
families.
Investigation , prompted by President Clove
land's allusion In his Thanksgiving day pnou
lamutlon. has revealed that tlilci la the only
direct reference to a distinctively Christian
doctrlno that has appeared In a presidential
document ulnce the tlmo of President Tyler.
The latter. In 1S41. appointed .May II ns a
day on which ho desired "all Christian pee
plu" lo hold religious exercises In expres
sion of the feii'-c of bereavement due to the
death of President Harrison.
IOWA IMM-3SS O
Sioux City Times : A call han been losued
for a couicntlon to be held in DM Molnes
next month to consider and ih-cldo upon
the best mcthoita by which to arrest the
prevalent nnd alarming tendency to dis
regard the Lnrd'i * day nnd turn the hc/lj-
day Into r. holiday.
PCS Molnes I/eadcr : Many members of
the legislature me of the opinion that the
remedy for llu > present condition of the
to trccsuiy 13 to be found lu a thorough
reform of the taxation huvo , and they are
llupoml to pu.sli the matter at the special
ictwlon. Whether It Khali ormo at that time
or not. there Is llttlu doubt that It will
In the near future demand attention. The
public has been nlow to appreciate the
icrloim Incqtialltlua of the present condi
tion , but at la.-U they are beginning to IK
mtll/.ed.
Sl-ux City Journal : It toe MM that there
a a. deficit In the Iowa treasury , or that
Merit eon will be. It cannot be avoided.
There- have been extraordinary expenses.
The fXem | ) > c on account ofiitatc Institutions
ire growing. Iowa ha * taken good care of
.ho Objects of public charity and bcnevo-
iL-e. The population of the stiito hav bei-n
steadily growing. It was Inevitable that
uibllu oxpciucii xhnuld grow. Yit the levy
on account of otatu i.'xpciiHCH has been held
lown to a low figure , ami the assignment
a on a Hinall ucale. Ilctildta , tlmcH have
xcn hard lately , and thn payment of tuxes
tail been vlc-w. There Is nothing disgraceful
u the Ucflvlt undue thu clrcuiuntauccti.
1IESSACE IS NEARLY READY
President's ' Annual Effort Kccoiving Its Fin
ishing Touches ,
CUBAN MATTER ALONE UNDECIDED
Itrconl IJvi'iit * tliou Climiucd ( ho
Vlotvw of Clovclinul mill tHucr.
hut X i Cltituue of I'lillcj
lllIN lll'CII llllltl'lltlMl.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. There will be
only ono more regular meeting of Hio cahl-
nut before the assembling of congress. All
member * wcio present nt today's incctliiK to
discuss thcvto portions of tlio forthcoming
message of HIP prcsldc'it llnt : relate to the
biHinpas of their respective departments.
With one exception the message Is praetl-
cnlly complete anil awaiting only .1 few fin
ishing touches. Thlj exception Is most Im
portant for It concerns the treatment of the
Culinn question.
In the natural order of things the Cuban
subject , coming under Iho head of foreign
relations , would occupy a most prominent
place lu the very boglunljig nf ( hi ) mwaiiKO
anil HO might be expected in receive early nt-
tentloii at the hamls of the pi evident. There
Is still n Rap In that part of the mcas.tgo ,
howovcr , notwithstanding fevor.il efforts b.ive
been made to closeIt up. ( or the var > liiK
phases of the campaign now In progicas In
Cuba have made It necessary to ohiliKe on-
slderably the views the president niul Se.ire-
tnry Olney drsiro to lay before congress In
that connretlon and probably It will not be
until the oinl of this week and at the very
last moment that the missing paragraphs will
be supplied.
Of coulee nny expressions of opinion ns to
the nature of the president's views respecting
Cubn arc only speculative at present , but so
far there am hi > found no warrant for the
afsumptlon that he has doteimlnod upon any
decided change In the policy to bo pursued by
the ndmlnlstratlou lu tills matter.
MIV si2 iM ; cTinK rou I.OCIC.IAW.
CoiiMill MitMOii licrMirH ( lie IIH < ON (
Mi' < ll < Mlt Hiimli'r.
WASHINGTON , Deo. 1. Ill a special re
port to the State dep.-ulmrnt on the discov
ery by I'rof. llcrlng of diphtheria antl-toxine
fame , and Prof. Knorr of Marburg , of a
cure for lockjaw , United State. ? Consul
Mason , nt Frankfort , says : "One by one the
diseases which have hitherto delled the skillet
ot physicians are yielding to the- persistent
attack of modern science. Since- the suc
cessful treatment of diphtheria by subcu
taneous Injections of antl-tovlnc serum was
demorstratcd. hardly three years ago , It
has been conlldcntly predicted that sooner or
later all diseases which result from Iho
action of n poison secreted In the blood by
a special and characteristic bad ! I UK would
be conquered by similar menus. Krom the
evidence now presented It would appear that
tetanus , ono of the most sinister and stub
born of human maladies , If not already con
quered. Is In a fair way to be successfully
overcome. "
Consul Mason describes at length the
methods of preparation and application of
the new Kertiiu. with a lull history of a
typical case , under the treatment , and tell
how the preparatory treatment may be ob
tained.
IMIOMOTIO.Y KOII AIIIIV OI-'FICKllS.
Si-vi-ml Cunt n I nt ( n lli > K MI in I nril for
II llllilHT HllllU.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. A board of ex
amining officers for promotion , to meet upon
the call of Itfl president at Kort Lcaven-
worth , Ivan. , has been detailed aa follows :
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph T , lla.ikoll , Sev
enteenth Infantry ; Major Adna H. Chaffee.
Ninth cavalry ; Major William S. McCaa-
key. Twentieth Infantry ; Captain John M.
Ilanlsler , assUtunt surKeoiij Captain Wil
liam P. Llppitt , Jr. , assistant surgeon ; Kirst
Lieutenant Rowland G. Hull , Twentieth In
fantry , recorder.
The following captains In the service have
been ordered before the board : William A.
Thompson. Fourth cavalry ; William H.
Clapj ) . Sixteenth Infantry ; Ell L. Hugging
S'econd cavalry ; William C. Korbush , Fifth
cavalry ; Jacob A. Augur. Klfth cavalry ;
John S. Doud. Ninth cavalry ; Henjamln II.
Ilogcrs , Tlilrtcenth infantry ; Stephen I' .
Jocclyn , Twenty-nrst Infantry ; Stephen
Ilaker , Sixth Infantry ; Daniel T. Wells ,
Eighth infantry ; Charles Keller , Second In
fantry.
TnuAsriiv nuPicrrl'MuiOVHMIIKH. .
Ciiiiiiiiirnllvc Slnffi < of ItccciiKH
ninl : \ | ! < llliir < vs.
WASHINGTON Dec. 1. The comparative
statement of the receipts and expenditures
of the United States shows that during No
vember , ISflfi , the total receipts were $25.-
210.C9C and the expenditures $ S2,2fiO,720.
The receipts for the five mouths of the
ttaeal year amount to $1.11,6. > 0,4S ! > . and the
expenditures $ t71.G)7.3.1i. ! ) ! The deficit for the
month of November , therefore , is $7,030,021
and for the live months $ : iu.lO.SlG. ! ) as com
pared with I15.SG9.337 for the corresponding
Ilvo months of last year. Tlio receipts from
customs during November amounted to 19.-
U30.3S5 ; from Internal revenue , ? ii.10IS2S : ,
ami from miscellaneous sources J2.175.-IS2.
This l.i n loss In customs compared with
November , 1S93 , of $1.521 U29 ; n gain from in
ternal revenue of jr.l.7-14 , and a gain of
? 6SI,379 from miscellaneous sources.
.11 ox I CiiNlly I'rdiliM-t Known.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. Consul Morris at
fJhcnt In a report to the State department
says that the Kurope.iti newspapers have
l > ecn much Interested of late In a question
propounded as to what h the moat expensive
product In the world. Tim answer given by
Wilfred Konville l.s charcoal thread , em
ployed us filaments for Incandescent electric'
lamps , which In the shape of filaments for
thirty-candle power lamps i worth ? 120DO
per pound. It requires l.f.00,000 of these fila
ments to make a pound , ami their total
length would be 187 miles ,
CimiiHIim of ( InTrniNiiry. .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. Today's state-
ucnt of the condition of the treasury shows :
Vrallablp cash balance , $225,357,093 ; gold re
serve , $131,510,352.
KAYUIIU'KATIIIJII Wll.l , r XTHST.
Man } ' Colli'ucK InliM't'Nli-il In ( In : Otil-
flllllf Of III ! ' Sllll.
ALHANY. Dec. 1. Argument of the Kaycr-
weather will ease before the state court of
appeals was begun today by Kdward C.
Tames , who upcaw for the widow's execu-
ors ami next of kin. The hearing of
ho case will consume two or three days.
There are. HX ! distinct Issues , but the main
contention IH to obtain for Amhcrst. Dart-
nouth , Hamilton , Williams , Iluehesler and
eight other smaller colleges a proportion of
2,150,000 , amounting to from $50,000 to
100,000 each , from tlio estate of Daniel 1) ) .
' 'aycrwciilher. The basis of thla eonten-
lon Is that the testator dealred to have this
noney glen to the colleges , but that the
e ilduary legatees have wroiiKfully dl-
ertod to tlior colleges and discriminated
gainst those appealing. Judge Tnmx , In
ho lower court , decided for the appealing
ollcges , and the general term affirmed thin
eclslun.
The defendant trustees , backed by the
ehoolH and hewplt.ila rocognlzfd by them ,
nw iontf t the nrnernl term opinion.
Mi . I'Vyerweather dlcil In 1893 , and her
veetitor ulxo appeal from the decision of
ho guicral term , holding1 that the helm
f .Mrs. K.iyerwcathcr uro entitled to the
csldtiu of the estate which the colleges are
ghtliiK for.
The counsel present today Included James C.
arter , General Stewart It. Woodford , Kd-
ard U'liiBlow I'agu , cx-Unltcd Stairs Juilgu
Joraco Kuascll. Kllhu Hoot , William II.
lornhlower and Howard A. Taylor.
Iliirnril Out ,
ST. I.OIJIS , Dec. 1. Xcnnan Varncy'n car-
ago factory was partially destroyed by fire
lU morning. The lain l estimated at
00,009 , The origin of the ( Ire IH nut known.
lie building aud contents were fully ln-
uicd ,
KI.OATIXO
Chicago Iloconl ! "Thnt coupto In lh
next Mill seem foml of rnr-h other.
"Yes ; ho lota her try to dmvo him. "
lluffulo Times : Delhi Wnrc-Do you bo-
Hove In the blbllenl admonition ot slvlnjf a
kiss for n blow , Mr , WoHtsluCT
Mr. Wefltslde Woll-er-thnt ilr-pemls.
Miss Ware. How linrvl nro you going1 to
strike mo ?
Itoslon Transcript" : Kneliswprth-T.ilk of
successful me.nl Look nt .Menive.t.hen
he came to the city leu year * URO there
were several thousand men hero who linil
from ? : > to J5.000 apiece lu their pockets , anil t
MeHlves didn't have PO cents In his pocKTrtV
Well , sir , nil the money tho.xo other men
had Is now In MeOlivs' possession. That a
\\-lmt I call genius , sir ; yea. sir. Keulus.
Chicago Tribune : "I've seen you before
somewhere. " grumbled the Htr.uiKor. hand-
lug over his wntch. nnd iiocketbook to the
foolpnd who hail got the drop on him. "Let
me see ! nidn't you keep n restnur.ilit at
Hie World'M Kalr In 1SOT ? "
"I did , " replied the hlghwnymaii , Brullly.
"What of It ? " . .
"Nolhlug. " groaueil the granger "only
lliln Is the second time you've robbed inul
Ktiquh-pr : Hobby fopper ,
what l the nlre-nnll trust ?
Mr. Kerry I tlou'l know whether I can ex-
iilnln It to vou oxaelly. I'l-rhnpi you had
lietter ask your tmilhcr. Ami also te'l ' her.
by the way , that your vooi father said ho
had been trusting a wire mill to aet aa a ,
suspender button for the past three day * .
SUCCKS S AT
Star.
Ito wfote her a rondeau , and likewise iv
To iin.xo that the honeymoon shone ns of
yore ;
He firmh r n fan with an epigram on It-
Stie nald he had heard something like It
before.
To meter be twitted Ills pennies clastic.
And e'eu composed prose till his mind was
a wreck.
She approved , but she Oldu't grow eutbusl-
TII1nlth flue Inspiration , ho wrote her o
cheek.
AV HXC1I\\H ( ! I'Ml-J.VU. '
I-'rank S. Plvloy In Tlmef-lIcraM.
lOxcuso me , Mr. Kdllor , 1 just dropped In
to say
Thnt , If you've any papers you are golu'
to throw away ,
l' l fei-l most mighty gratified If somehow I
could get
A fairly rcicnt copy of the old Wuyback
Gnzullo.
Of course , It nln't n dally , but still It
seems to me
A paper printed once a week Is just tlio
right Idee.
I always Hud within It nil the news I really
need.
While city papers dish up stuff that no ono
wants to lead.
I've been here now n fortnight with in
daughter Mandy's folks ;
Hain't seen a thing wortli rcailln' but n lot
of client nut jokes.
t hopeIt ain't prcsumln' , sir , too much for
me to say ,
I don't see how you innuago so to let news
get away.
Pvo read your paper reg'lar , lint It makes
mo fairly foam
When I never Hud u cussed word about tlio
folks at home.
I hope that you'll excuse mo If I empha
size my views
llul you show mosl blamed poor Judgment
In Moloctln' of your news.
Who pares about theKiiltan of New Jer
sey , anyway ?
I want to know bow Wnyback went for
mayor t'other day.
Who cares for Venezoola , or for Cuba or
for Spain ?
Who earos how many turkeys Abdul
llamld's folks have- slain ?
Wo all know lliat McKlnley was elected
president ,
Hut what I want lo know now Is how Way
baek township went.
Who cares a continental how they build
the cabinet ?
Has Illffklns sold his grocery ? IH buskin *
ended yet ?
I've read your special telegrams from
every foreign spot.
Hut they don't tell whether Jenkins Is a
Justice now or not.
Why couldn't you Just spans a line or two
some tlmo to say
How Hill Jones ran for olllco ? Did Iho
olilco get away ?
And why not lake sufllclent spnco to mid
upon the side.
That old man Wllklns' brlmllo cow got well
nt last , or died ?
Confound your foreign ftsm'a ! Olvo mo
the news you bet !
And the only1 papi-r that prints It Is tha
old Wayliack Uazottu.
'
wait much longer for n wlnlor suit or
ovorooat. $10 i.s abut us llltlo us u
worth-v'hilo-Bult-of-olotho-i can bo sold
for.
Cheaper goods are too cheap at an y
jirlco $2.1 Is in much as any ono noud
i
pay for as ooil a suit nn can bo mailo.
Within this rnngo of prlciMvo hnvo n
uomploto assortment In Ktyliw anil fab
rlcs all ffiiarantned lo bo precisely as
represented. Kxtra trousers for from
* i.5U ! to 58.0(1. (
Our overcoat : ) this season are thu
nilKOincnt wo liuvo over inuilu _ iuil ( the
best values an well ,
"Coming" , the grout show Charity. . ,
CM rous , Deo. 8 , 0 , 10.