Nebraska Newspapers

    THIS OMAHA DAILY IIMM : TIIUKSDAV , fj , 18)0. ! )
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
n. nosi\v.vrin ; : ,
KVKIIY MOIlNlNO.
TintM8 or
nll > - llr ( Without Sun.lay ) One Ynr tj W
Dally ll c find Sunrtoy , One V ir II W
Rlx .Month ! H g
Thru Month * it TO
Hcnulaytn \ , On YMr , . , . . , . } : OT
Hnliinlny IM-c , One Y < - r JIM
Weekly llws. One Ymr " 3
OI-Tir-KS :
Omahn : Thr Hillullilmir. .
Houth Omaha : Hlnufr Hlk. , Ci.r. N nnd Illh 8l .
Council Ulurrn : 16 Ninth Main Htrtot.
CMuflRo Oftlre : 11 , ' rimnilxr of Comm rrc.
New Vorlt : lloonin III , 14 nit IS. Trlbuno UlJlf.
Wnihlnmon : 1407 I"Hlrl. . N. W.
All cnmmimUntliinn rflntln * to nws nnd pil
lorial mfittir Hi'Ul-l tc titolnnnl. To the Edlto
iir.-iiNinH I.KTTIHB. :
All builnrM letttts nnJ remittance * tlimiM I
Mdren cii to The Itco I'liblli-litn * CmnpMi ;
Omaha , mnftn , rltirks ntnl po lnllir < - onion I
be made luivnble to II * ordi > r of tlin nninjmnv.
T1IM MCI : PU1U.ISHIN(1 ( COMPANY.
HTATIMKNT or CIUCL-I.ATIO.N' .
8tMe of Nxdntikn , I
DouglM County.
Ooorjt * II. TK hurk. ffcretnry of Th < > He * Put
ll liln < cSHifwnr , trtlns duly nwnrii , unyii thnt in
nrtimt tmrnner of full and complete poplcn of Thi
IMIly Morning , livening and Sunday Ik'a jirlntd
during the month of November. ISM. wni as fol
low :
1 51.800 15 M. < *
2 JI.III IT W.GI
B ilIH 1 S0.4W
4 , 8 ID ZO.SW
r. * S. 7 M.
n n. j ; si 20.41
7 SI.JM ! J 21.000
8 21.MO 23
0 .B SI
10 W.MI SB.
II S1.661 W
12 .nfl 57 20,10
13 30.50 2 * -.01 '
II M.W1 20 2 .M
15 21,010 SO 20.W
Total * 500.31
Ix-ns deductions for tm. old nnil r turni-d
cojile * 12.7S
Total net cnlcs C47.5 V
Net Unlly nveranc 21.5S
aiconan n TSSSCIUJCK.
KuliBcrlbeil In my prencnce nnd nwurn to befor
inp this l t ilny of Uoctmt-cr. IW.
N. P. rnir. .
( Seal. ) Notary Public.
It is un Insignificant unnipnny tha
cuts no ice at prosnnt.
What Jobs will .UMM-U he left for tlu
'
next city pniincll If tinjmwnl city conn
ell inaintains its prosciit recordV
The revival of Inisliips * activity I.
nnwhuro so not It-cable as anioiii ; HIP
people who arc trying to set
mills In motinn.
Kactorlos of all kinils are wolconiL
In Omaha anil Ni-bra.skn. but what 1
specially wnntoil Is faclorlcs to worl
up Nebraska protliicts.
Tbo Spaniards In Cuba have jjalnot
aiidlbcr ovi'rwlioliiiinc victory by tb
sliiiplc I'xprdlt'iit of bnrnliiK up a clntrol
full of rebi'l wotnon nml clilltlren.
Now that tbu Iowa aiitl-eteavt'tte lm\
lias been knockuil out by tbo courts tbo
Iowa cigarette will bo free to rosiinu
Its practice of knocking out tbe low :
youtli.
Tbo Investing of the local agent o
the lluinano society with power U
make iirrostfl for MiTenses ( 'oinlng wlthli
Ills jurisdiction Is an Important altl li
ft good work.
Telegraphic threats of opposition to
tbo exposition , which tire sent fron
Omaha to Denver nml back again , tit
not gain In strength ami llnvor In trail
Bit as wine does In trans-shipment.
Judging by the Honacum cases , can
onlcal courts arc very much llko laj
courts In one thing , nnd that Is In the
protracted period required to arrive a
u decision by the trlbunnl of Html Juris
diction.
The next congress Is likely to have
plenty to do In regulating the nffalrs
of this country , which It Is paid to attem
to , without : attempting to adjust the
affairs of other nations and their tie
pendencies.
The Oregon Short1 Line Is to bo soh
at once under the hammer. An op
portnnily Is thus offered for any one
wishing lo acquire a nice , handy little
railroad of his own at comparatively
small expense.
Omaha's providential Immunity from
large lire losses still continues. The
people , however , should not ponnli
themselves to bo lulled Into false se
curity which will induce them to ro-
inove or Impair existing safeguards.
If the Nebraska railroads have any
other Important cases pending in court
In which they are anxious to have
cltilons favorable to their contentions
they shojdd lose no time In gettlng.them
before the United States supreme court.
The Milwaukee
scml-ccnlcnnlnL ex
position is to be abandoned , ostensibly
for lack of funds. The real roanoii ,
however , Is that nothing can successfully -
fully compete with the greatest show on
earth , which Is to be held in Omaha in
1SOS.
15y this time next week every one's
curiosity as to what position the presi
dent will lake In his message on Cuba
will be satisfied. Whether the I'ubnns
nnd their American sympathizers will
bo completely sntislled Is , however , quite
u din'erenl thing.
The silverltcs are apparently disap
pointed not so much at the defeat of
their chosen candidate for president as
tit the constantly Improving prospect
that the promises of returning prosperity
to follow the election of MeKlnley give
every sign of holding good.
If Colorado's aid to ( lie exposition
depends upon the entire cessation of
legitimate criticism of a public man , It
Is prolmhb that the exposition will
have to struggle along without t'ulorndo.
Itut It Is not Colorado which Is making
these silly threats. It is only bluster
fabrlcatoil by the Omaha Kake-.MIll.
Tito president insists on continuing to
appoint men to vacancies In olllce , not
withstanding the election of Ills suc
cessor ami the near prospect of McKln-
ley Inllneiice dominating. The question
Is bound to bob up , Shall these new
appointees hold for four years or only
until the change In administrations ?
Tliero will lo pressure brought on both
sides of the mutter anil we may bo
reasonably sure of numerous good , hot
controversies over the same old points
that have harassed uvery presliluut In
recent yearn.
/i.K/vir.IKO STKI' .
A Warldngtoii dispatch any * tha
Pivsltleiu.i-locl MeKlnley will scarce ! }
bo warm In his sent before- the stronges
pressure will bo brought to bear to In
tluco him to modify or roseltid some o
Ihe civil service orders of I'roslden
Ocvchiud. It Is quite probable tint
there are politicians In the reptibllcai
party who would not. hesitate U
eouiKol arllon of Ibis kind on Ihe par
of the next president , but It nmy be
doubted whether there tire any sticl
with jwlllclonl Inlluenre to Induce Majoi
Molvlnloy lo seriously consider a pro
posnl to Interfere with what has beei
done hi applying civil service regtiln
lions , oven If he can do so. As to this
there appears It ) bo a question , tin.
elialrmaii of the civil service commls
slon being authority for Ihe statement
that what has been done cannot be un
done by the Incoming executive. This
olllehil , who ought to be gootl authority
says that a president cannot rcscliu
a civil service regulation established b >
his predecessor , so that If this Is a cor
rect Interpretation of the law what
President Cleveland has done in extend
ing the application of civil service rules
must stand.
Mut In tiny event there Is not the
slightest reason to apprehend Unit Majoi
MeKlnley will take any backward stei
In regard to this reform , lie Is as fully
committed to it as any of Us mos'f ardent
supporters ami advocates , lie spoke
strongly In defense of the re
form when In congress , he recognized
the principle In his appointments when
governor of Ohio and he unqunlillodly
endorsed thu declaration regarding it of
the republican national platform. No
one who knows anything of the character -
actor of the president-elect will believe
for a moment that any pressure , bow-
ever Inlluontlnl and strong , could induce
him to siulllfy the record he has thus
far conslstantly maintained and do any
thing that would in the remotest do-
On the contrary , there Is every reason
to believe that Major MeKlnley will be
found as zealous as any of his prede
cessors since the enactment of the civil
service law In observing Its letter and
spirit and in enlarging its application.
And wo do not believe there Is a repub
lican of prominence and Influence who
will venture to suggest to I'tesidenl
McKlnley a different course. It is safe
to say that any ono doing so would
seriously imperil ids claim to executive
respect and conlldenco.
PACIFIC ro.isr ini > nwKXT.iTtox.
There appears to be good ground foi
believing that the Paollie coast will be
represented In the cabinet of the next
administration. Tito Cleveland Loadei
says It Is so given out from somt-olllclal
sources and slates that the impression
prevails that the administration will
desire lo recognize the coast in a man
ner which will leave no ground for com
plaint. If Major McKlnley decitles to
select a member of his cabinet from the
coast , of course either California 01
Oregon will furnish the man and it
hardly need be said that there are good
men in both states from whom to choose.
To give the Paclllc coast ropresonla-
tlon in the cabinet would establish a
precedent and there can be no question
Hint It would be wise policy on the part
of President-elect McKinley to do Ibis.
The republicans of California and
Oregon .deserve such consideration.
They made a splendid fight for the
cause of sound1 money and protection in
the late campaign , the republicans of
no oilier state attesting more strongly
their loyally and devotion to republican
principles. Confronted at the beginning
of the campaign with what seemed to
bts overwhelming odds , the republicans
of California and Oregon went into tbo
fight with the earnestness and deter
mination that come from a profound
sense of duly and they won a victory
that will over be honorably to them.
The reward of n cabinet position is not
beyond their merit.
HKDUCIXU Kxi
Judicious economy In public expendi
tures should be observed at all times ,
but It -especially necessary when the
revenues of the government are declin
ing , as has been the case under the op
eration of the present InrllV law. In
comparison with the results under th < >
law which It superseded. Accenting
to the annual report of the treasurer of
the 1'nlted States , the not ordinary rev
enues of the government for the lls"nl
year ending .lime HO last were In round
numbers ? : Wi.MiO.K ( ( ( ) ( ) , which was iit- :
XJO.UOO more than for the preceding
vcar. In the fiscal years 1SD1-DI. when
ihe republican tarill' was In operation ,
the average annual receipts wore .fir : > 7-
)0)00 ) ( ) ( ) and they would have been con
siderably more but for the great do-
Hue In importations during the llscal
vcar of 1SI ! ) , duo tottho anticipation of
ewer duties. Itut tlll the average an-
mill revenue under Iho tariff law of
[ SIX ) exceeded that under the present
ttw by : ? : i7. < * mWX ) and if that average
tad been maintained there p'-obnbly
vould have been no deficit , assuming
1ml expenditures would not have boon
ncrcased to any greater extent than
ins b.'on the case since 1SOO. Indeed ,
he average annual receipts under tlu >
ast republican tarllT would have more
ban mop the average expenditures for
he llscal years lS ! ) . " . ! ) ( t , which
unounted to ? : i.'i 1.000,000 , a reduction
'rom the average of the preceding four
ears.
I5ut we are now confronted with the
act that since Ihe close of the laul
Iscal year revenue receipts have
fallen off , so thai for the live months
) f the current llscal year Ihe treasury
lellclt amounts to nearly i ? 10,000.000. ft
s ( bought probable that the receipts
vlll Improve , but It cannot reasonably
10 assumed that without additional
eglslatlon the revenues will bo brought
ip to iho expenditures during the pros-
nt fiscal year , for which appropriations
ave boon made. A continuance of doll-
Its Is assured unless provision Is made
or more revenue , anil If Is this situation
hat calls for Immediate action by cou-
ress. Preoont conditions cannot be
u-olongod many months without necessl-
ntlng another bond Issue and It Is most
oslrablu that the ne\v administration
hall not be couipi'Ilcd , ut thu very out-
Fet , to Increase the Intere.Ml bearing pub
lic debt. To do that would be to piny
Into the hand of the element that was
defeated In November.
As lo reducing expenditures , It Is cer
tainly the duty of congress to do so
wherever It Is practicable without Im
pairing the public service. In what dl-
reel Ion reductions may be made , If nt
all. will appear when the estimates of
the several departments of the govern
ment , are laid before congress. It Is to
be apprehended , however , that not much
culling down can be made without Im
periling the ellleleiiey of Hie pub
lic service. The present house
of ryu'csontu lives lias made an
earnest effort to keep down ex-
pondllures. As was said by the chair
man of the appropriations committee
at the close of the hist session , It appro
priated only "the money absolutely nec
essary to supply Iho needs of the govern
ment. In no instance entering upon new
fields of appropriation save where their
importance was so manifest 'Unit a sound
public sentiment would justify even the
borrowing of money to carry them OH.
It is safe to say Unit the bouse will ail-
hero to this policy and that the example
will bo followed by Iho succeeding con
gress. Possibly it may bo found practi
cable ( o reduce expenditures , but In any
event provision must bo mnde for more
revenue.
The new contract made by the council
with the electric lighting company Is a
piece of jobbery more audacious
than any that lias been engineered
through ( lie council for years. The ex
isting contract does not expire until IS'.KS.
There wore yet thirteen mouths left to
consider the propriety of making a new
contract either with the Thomson-lions-
ton or some other company. Tin- city had
i right to acquire Iho plant of the existing
company or to build Its own electric
lighting works. Nobody In the com
munity Iitul asked lor tins now contraer
The contract was secretly concocted ,
rushed through the council and signed
by the mayor without notice to the pub
lie. There had boon no opportunity to
examine the proposition or to discuss its
merits , and no man who voted for It can
escape the od'uin ' and suspicion that at
taches to jobbery.
The pretense that there will bo great
saving lo the city by tha new-agree
ment Is very gauzy and so
the promise that ? 100,000 will bo expended -
ponded shortly by the company in en
larging its plant. The reduction of
; ? r > .f > 0 per lamp is trivial when wo tn'so
Into consideration the fact that1 the city
is paying at least ? 'JO more per lamp
than it could produce the light for Itself
uniler present conditions. An extension
of live years gives the company all the
advantage of decreased cost of produc
tion which is being realized from year lo
year. There Is no reduction whatever
under the contract ( o private consumers.
For .them Ihe rates have been arbitrary
and will so continue. The exposition
year alone is sure to more than double
the present consumption , and If the
plant is enlarged for this purpose tin-
patrons will have fo. pay the cost.
If tbo private consumers are not to
have the benefit of a .reduction In prices ,
at least a royalty for the city should
have been exacted from the time of ex
piration of the old contract. The exist
ing contract , it will lie remembered ,
was n compromise made after a long
contest and in the face of competing
bidders , during which the Thomson-
Houston company had offered to uup-
ply the lamps as low as $110 per year , or
? -l.5 ( ) less than they an- now to have as
sured to them for .six years.
The generous concession of city
ball lights up to $1.000 Is a sop be
hind which Is ingeniously concealed the
design to keep the city from buying a
dynamo of Us own to light the city hall ,
public library nnd tbo neighboring pub
lie buildings.
T1IK ll'ATRH IW7/r.S {
The proposition to extend the watoi
works contract for a period of .sevei
years calls for careful consideration b :
fore final action shall by taken by lh <
mayor and council. The public Interest
should bo guarded at every point and m
oopholes left for further nilsiindersttiud-
utr and contention. If an extension of
the contract Is to be inatlo lot It bo upon
conditions that will give the taxpayer *
the full equivalent of the value of thr
leneflts conferred on. the company.
When the original water works con-
ract was made Omaha Imd a population
) f only : ! 0)00 , ( ) and the most sanguine
irophot did not expect to see the city
loublo its population by 1SK ) . Tin
mirveloiis growth of Omtilm compelled
ho reconstruction and enlargement of
ho water works plant at a cost of
several millions and tbo expenditure of
several hundred thousand dollars will
10 required soon to make it adequate to
lie demands of the people who depend
tpon It. On the other band the city has
ncreast'd the number of Its lire
lydrants from L''ii ) to 1 , ! ( ) ( ) . so that ni
the present rental It pays about § SSooo
orI per cent on $ 'J.'Oi.OUO ) exclusive of
rentals paid by South Omnhn. The
private consumption of water lias In
creased proportionately and far beyond
original oxpccinlions.
Granting that the water company's
franchise bus not been forfeited by
reason of Its receivership and fore
closure wile. It becomes a question how
much the city shall exact In return for
the proposed seven-year extension and
Hie waiver of lu right to purchase tin-
plant before 11107. and at only live-year
periods ' thereafter. Manifestly tin-
object of the water company is to secure
a contract Unit will enable Its now
owners to dlspo.se of bonds to pay off the
floating debt and raise money for Im
provements. To do this they want ten
years of gnaranteul income and un
disturbed possession. For this conces
sion It Is proposed to require them to
supply IfiO additional lire hydrants at
nominal cost to the city. No concession
Is made , however , as to charges for
private water supply nor Is any reduc
tion iihked by the council committee In
the rental of hydrants now In use or to
bo used If more than thu 150 new
hydrants should bo ordered.
The vital question to the taxpayers Is :
Are Uio coudltluud under which It If
proposed tti > - ' \U'iiil the water works
contract such tm the oily has n right
to ox pee I fa V1" ' * " ' " .v ll ( < ld 1t > 0 moro
hydrantsTaf Ihe company Insists on
Its piosonr Hydrant rental why should
not Mmiojj-oiioosslon be made In rates
to prlvatew'oiisuiiiors which wore origi
nally llxeiWon the basis of a town of
: tO.KM ( ) population ? Should not the prac
tice of roqulrTng a royally , put Into oper
ation In tjlV'iUist gas franchise , bo also
applied tt nnc water-company ? Those
and otliorrjnttloiis | suggest themselves
for dlseiisljlfiijiboi'oro Ihe proposed con
tract extension shall be rutlUcd.
In several slates carried by McKlnley
one Kryan olt'olor has pulled through by
n scratch. This is the host evidence of
a fair ballot ami honest count In these
states. It shows that there were mis
takes made In marking ballots nnd that
the mistakes are recorded In the ro-
turnu. In nrDio of the southern states
where fraudulent elections are notorious
could such a thing occur , because the
men In control of the election machinery
see to II that mistakes never count
against their candidates.
A InrllV bill Introduced at one session
of congiess , but. failed of pis : ago. sel
dom attracts enough support to make
It formidable in legislative elides of
the succeeding session of congiess. The
tariffs that have become law have al
most without exception been put
through shortly after formulation am
with no obstruction In their path. The
tariff bills that have been pushed right
along so soon as reported from com
mlttees have been the bills thnt have
been mudo laws.
The Now York legislature is now mak
ing an inquiry Into the workings of
the Rallies liquor law In Now York
City. Since the Loxow commit lei
struck such a rich vein in the inquiry
business It will bo a legislative drouth
year in Now York when tlu- regular an
nual investigation Into the slums of
the metropolis falls.
An Impertinent
WnsbliiRton Stnr.
In arrniiRlnR a sale of. Cuba , Spain would
probably decline to consider n stigKestloti
that she put the property in good repair for
the purchaser ,
'I'oii 'null for TlKMii.
riillnilclplila Inquirer.
A Washington newspaper says th.it the
ncxl conjircss will include eleven Journal-
hta. It Is atra.3co that newspaper men
never cet to congress.
iouirs * itu-m-i.
A'lnneipolls Tribune.
General Slrklcs proposes to furnish nn es
cort. of 10.000 "wrecks of the rebellion" for
the president-elect on InatiKural day. If
the Kenoral ( Icicsn't subside be will Incur
iho IrstlnK dfsllklof . every popocrat In the
country. f" .f
H < ( ( > M\Z \ < " < lilt * l.tiVllt.
Cln-'lnnnll nnnulrcr ( silver ) .
Ilovlval seems to be In Iho air. There Is
moro thriving co'fclmotlon In business circles ,
a better dcmnnd for RCIV.IS , greater Inquiry
for Investments , less timidity In capital ,
moro disposition ft ) make money earn some
thing. Instead of lylnc Idle and furnishing
Its owner no comfort except to loo' ' ' at.
Slioildy.
Globe-Dcmocrnt.
When a democratic congrrji put wool RI
the free lint , It jreijugcd the Inport duty on
shoddy one-half ! ' The consequence lips been
an Importr.tlon OOiOOO.OOO po'unds of shoddy
lo take- the ; > lace of. weal In domestic manu
factures. This outrage should recaivo the
early attention of the Incoming republican
administration.
Tired of Ills .Iul > .
llcno ( Xov. ) I'lalu Ucnler.
With thh Issue the Plain Denier will SIH-
nend , for what th.TO I do not know. Tbi3
don net srisi > from any inability of Its
editor to continue Us publication , but I am
n tired , tlicd. of working for a people wlii >
neither appreciate my endeavois nor heed my
3'inionltioi.s , HO. tlreJ lhat I would nol , wtro
t assured that It would be a source or revenue
from this thne forward , for the present con
tinue its publication. I am tired of .serving
u swineherd anj living oft the hu ks.
DollnrVlual. .
t.'ow York Wirlil.
Wheat sold at a dollar a bushel In Ibis
city < n Saturday.
As the election la over nnd there Is no
longer any occasion for tin ; "goldbugs" to
bankrupt themselves by making an artificial
l > rlco for wheat , the farmcta of Ihe country
sheuld begin lo chcrvo that the pi Ice of
sraln Is in no way dependent upon a govern
ment market fr silver bullion.
As the fcnren are not fcols , but persona
of shrewd Intelligence , the coume and con
dition of the wheat market must bo very
.liscourrglng to Mr. Bryan at the beginning
hlc "campaign of 1900. " If we may cpeil ;
in farmer language , the price of wheat
knocks the Bluffing" cut of one of free
silver's rr.cst effective scarecrows.
I'OI.IYIOAIDHIKT. .
Cleveland and Hill both retire from
ollco ! next March.
The Ulchmotd ( Ky. ) Ilcgisicr has changed
hands atul discarded free silver a& a demo-
crallo principle.
President Cleveland has been invited lo
join iho democrats of Chicago in celebrating
St. Jackson's day , January S.
New Jersey and Maryland , two former
democratic strongholds , will not have a
democratic representative la the next con-
srcsa.
For" the first tlmo In a national cleclloi.
Ihe republican national committee closed
the canvara without a dollar of dfbt out
standing and with $ G3COa In the party treas
ury.
Major McKlnley has been presented with
n fighting cook , a , pnir of eaglr.1 , a raccoon
and a Hock of lyrkoya. Some people cvl-
Ifiitly sUAprct that , ho la the president of
: live stock nt'
The total popular ) vote of 13 523,009 cast
this jcar la nn itjcrcssc of 2,13iuoa over the
total popular vote of 1SSS , and of l.UD.OOO
over Hint of ISir ? . " The lam-sou of 1SU2
over 18SS wjia liut.7 3,000.
Colonel Aba Slupsky. the eminent Ml.i-
anurl educator , , philanthropist and etaica-
iian , Is the happy fjllhcr of a boy whom he
haa namediitl m McKinley Slupsky.
The Illustrious f tiebsa ! _ been overwhelmed
with congratulation * .
A thoughtful VilVitlto who won tinDrook -
lyn Kngle goMMfflje of ? ; iO for the best
argument for SjiJ S , haa been deprived of
bUi reward U-Jni.nrjirlly , at leant , by an
Injunction. A 2 < W jfctamlard mnn put Ills
hooks on It to xll\il ? a long-standing debt.
lv&r ! jp { _ Ihe gold and silver
of the itojucracy of is'mv Haven met
la conference ro et ly In mi endeavor tr
Hnd n common plnjform for united action In
the cliy and town elections nnxt month.
Fho conference failed of result. a.i the sil
ver man inndo a demand that the gold men
abandon Ihcir organization.
A Wllkcsbarro ( I > a. ) courl bus defined the
word "mugwump. " Thom.i.i Johns , n well
mown republican , became a coivcrt to the
silver craze In thu lust campaign. Do
wrolo a number of articles for the now.i-
lapcra. The other day .lohus ncH KilHor
'lick of Iho Dally Tlnifa. Flick tald.
'llelln. Mugwump. " This angered Johns.
Ho upbraided Flick , and then had a war-
ant Ismicd for the editor's nrrcot. At the
lonrlni ; thcro was much dismission ns lu
ho mcinlng of thu word "mugwump. " Jin-
Ice Dunoliu finally decided that It meant
'u rcupcctublo republican Inclined lo kick
over the tracto. " ' The editor | w.u dis
charged and the * coats put on Johns , the
ustlce claiming that Fllck'a ualut.ulou was
couiplluicuUry , uot luaultlue.
President Olovolaml Said lo Coutomplnto
Radical Action ,
GEN , LEE'S ' REPORT NOT SATISFACTORY
rloiiN Hnli-iinMiM ( MM to ( Int'onill -
linn of ( lit' .Voiiroinlintii'nlM In
( IniNlnnil nnil of CriiL'lty
lij- ( SiiiinliifilK ,
WASII1NOTON. Dor. S. Heporta were
In Rcnerr.l clrctilntlon hole today to Uio effect
tli.it Secretary Oliu-y , some tlnio In Novem
ber , liail Riven the Sixiulsh government ,
courteously , lint Itrmly , to understand Hut
the Cuban rebellion must be- crushed \vltliln
three inontlm or the United States Would bo
compelled to Intervene to stop hostilities. It
was mia thnt prominent republican senators
had been informihl or this ultimatum. A
prominent member of the senate committee
on foreign relations said today it wonltl not
bo possible for the urroldent lo send n pro-
Spanish messaRe to eoiiRrrsa. In view of the
report which Consul General l.ee had made
to Secretary Olney. This report presents a
very grave , not to say horrlfylni ; , condition
of affalfv ; in Cuba. One or the conditions ho
dracrlbra Is that of the noncom-
batanls. peaceable citizens , who have no
Intertill In the war except to aeo It ended.
Theao people , whcll-er within the Spanish
llnej 01 * Ihe Cuban llntvi. are sufferers. It Is
known also thai General I.ee'a report sho.vs
that cruelty Is practiced on bijth aides , but ,
it 1-s fiald. It Ktntej that more easts luive come
to hla kimwledcc of wrongs on the part of
the Spaniards.
One thins thnt dors appear to be estab
lished by the testimony < > t theho eallerd Is
that the admlniatrntlon contemplhtes no
change In the line of policy 11 has pnrmied
since the bcginnlm ; of lite Insurrection two
> cars ago. While thnt part o ] the prrsl-
dont's mcssaye which will dc.il with the
subject has not yet boon finally reduced
to form , It IN believed that It will be a
brief but cogent presentation cif reasons
that have Influenced the administration In
holding to Its pre.it-nt attitude. The events
of the past year's rampalgc probably will
be carefully reviewed with the purpose of
showing that the insurgriils have as yet
failed to meet the rcitilrtinrnts | original !
laid down by the president ns essential
thtlr recognition. They haxe fought tic
( jcucral engagement to a successful Issue
have not established u permanent seat
government and have no seaport. In other
words , they have not sensibly changed
their condition from what it was n year
ago , so thnt by the same line of reasoning
lal 1 down by the administration In the
statements scml-onlclally published through
the Associated pn.ia last spring there
at present no occasion for u change ol
policy on our part. It Is presumed however
over , that In addition to -statement to
this effect the president will nut hesitate
to deplore the continuance of the 'present
unsatisfactory conditions In Cuba. Injurious
ao they arc to American IntcrfstH. nnd
under cover of his mcF-sage may Intimate
to Spain the r.ccissity of a terminal Ion oi
fxlsting evils at a reasonable date.
! MIAI.AMI M \ TTUKOT ri.OSKD.
I'liililnck IIitprM lo < Ji-t n FiirMici- : \
ItMiNlnit Tor tin- Si'ttli-l-.f.
\VASIUNRTO.V. Dec. 2. ( special Telo-
crani. ) Kx-Senator Paddock arrived In
Washington last night and called on Secre
tary Krancis today with reference to the set
tlement of the Otoe and .Missouri settlers'
troubles , lie found that tbo Indians. In-
censeJ nt the action of settlers in rejecting
the la.st proposition submitted to them , baa
withdrawn their consent In the proposlton
Secretary Krancla has not yet taken official
action * , < uhis . recent- threatened order to
pan''l entries of rrttlf'rs ' v.-lfo have nat j > at <
their arrearages by January 1. owing to his
bbini ; busy with liU nnnual report. Mr
Paddock will have a conference with tlu
secretary tomorrow , when he hopes to have
some definite plan of action decided upon.
IIiiNl of .Inliu ( ' .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. It Is probable
that early In the next so.Icn of cniiKrfaa
one of the niches In the wall of the senate
chamber , ir.adifor the reception of busts
of those \vho have held the ofilce of vice
president will bo filled by a marble luiat
or John C. Hrccklnridge. It la the worn ot
James It. Voorhrrn and linn Just been com
pleted and tinned over to the architect of
the capital. The bust Is commented upon
by these who knew Mr. Ilreeklnrldgc In life
as a thoroughly accurate reproduction.
Con * * riit'llon of Hit'CMV MOIIHO.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2.- Thc clerk of the
house of reprracntatlvca has It sued the usual
iiimlllr.lal list of uicmbcix of the house of the
inay-nfih ccngivsj. The list shows that the
fee v/lil be comiioscd of 201 rcpnbllciina ,
121 democrats , thlrtren fuslonlBtti , twelve
populls's nnd three silverltca and that there
s one vacancy , from Ihe Klrst Jllbaourl dls-
: rlct. Of the total membrrablp 2C3 were In
the lest houao and ten others had served In
irevlous
American IHi-ji'lf * In ( ii-i-iiiiiny ,
WASHINGTON , Doe. 2. Some valuable
) olntcrj for American bicycle makers who
lre to Introduce their machines into Ger-
luny arc contained In a rtport to the State
lopartment by United Statca Consul Tlngluy
it nrunjwlcl : , Germany. lie predicts that
ho Gc.'man market will next jear grow to
American manufacturers can secure a very
Good share of it.
ni-iiiiisii ! for Aliu-rl.'iui Tin I'lnlf.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. Cons.nl Hldgely at
fi'eueva , In a rcpoit to thu State deportment ,
says thcro Is a unin.ll demand in Geneva for
American tin pate ! , more especially for Ihe
taw material packed In bo.xr , also fr.r block
f.'icetn ' packed In bundles. The consul
promises If he rcceivrn a price Hat of Ameri
can manufactuttTs lo try and put them in
Ihe hands of Intcndlni ; purchasers.
\ IAVVcMlirn I'liNliiuiNlri-N.
WASHINGTON' , Dec. 2. ( Spuclal Tele-
Rram. ) Fourth clrea postmasters appointed
today : J. A. Ixiy , Portal. Sorpy county , Neb. ;
M. 1C. Jenkins , llrayton , Audubon county ,
la. ; I' . J. Conwuy , Iloclcwcod , Sheridan
connfy , Wyo.
\VII.I.1A.M STr.l\\V.\V I.AII ) TO ItliST.
Many Faiiioiih Pcoplili.v ; Trlliuli * ( o
( In.Mi'iiiiir > of ( lie Dfiiil ,
N13\V VOUK. Dec. 2. The bojy of Wil
liam Hte-inway was laid In the tomb with
Impressive ceremonies this nftirnoon. Pub
lic services wcio held in Medcrlranz hall ,
which had never befoio contained ho man >
people. A private funeral ceremony at-
lo d d only by : lift in ly ha 1 picvlous y been
held. Massed on ruch nido of the entrance
to tun hall were 2.009 emplojcH of the Wil
liam Steinv.-ny company. Many persons of
Mn and people of the musical world wu > ' ' >
present at Iliu services and great elnuers
lent their voices to ivo honor to the mcm-
nrv of the dead. Mine , nuinia Ramos-Story
yn I M. Kdounrd de Itexzkc sane KOloa ? m !
l.llllun Illauvclt reai'ered ' a reoulvin , with
the I.ledcrkr.inK accompanying. Al Iho clofio
df iho ceremonies iho Mcdeflirair/ gang u
Jlrge. Julius Hoffman de'lvered nn eulogy
in Gorman and was followed by Curl Schurz.
who hroku duun and wept. Tiio body was
placed in the Stulnway mausoleum In Green
wood cemetery ,
.utiti.s'i'ii : : ) rou SIIM.I.M ;
.11 n r KIIIKtM'por ClinrKnl wild Illi--
KMlly Triilllflillitt In Demi llnilli'M.
NI3\V YOHK , Pec. 2. Morgue Keeper
Andrnw White , arrcetcd for the Illegal sale
of unclaimed rorp-ics , admitted today that
ho had engaged In the trnllle In bodloti ,
but declared thai U wan permissible under
the I.UVH.
Ilodles had been sold nt an average of
} 5 apluce. About 100 imcinlmrd bodliM are
transferred uiinually from Iho morgno lethe
the medical Institutions of iho city , and
muni bo done under nuprrvlnlon of the
superintendent of llcllovue , otherwUo the
transfer voiiHtltuloH a felony , punlidiablo
by nol moro than ( Uo years in Htalu jirUoti
or $1,000 lluu , ur bulb.
A. r. A. CUT.H in T MTTI.I : nnrin
Miinlt'ltml KlectlniiN In MiiHviii'liit-iHI
illxiiKtrmin to Hit * Order.
I10STON . Dec. 2.Klcven cities of th
commonwealth held tuunlclpnl election
yesterday , nnd In several of them th
mayoralty contests were cliwo nnd exell
Ing. The. A. r. A. vote cut but little flgur
in nny of the cities , whlto only live of th
eleven municipalities elected a ilrulghl ru
publle.in candidate , nntulthtitnndlng the fr.r
that o\rry one g.ive McKlnley nml Wolcot
n plurality less than n month IIKO.
The contest atVoburn proved to be th
most Interesting , and tl'o result was I
doubt until the lust ward v.'nc licnrcfroiv
when It was found thnt John P. Wceney , th
democratic candidate , had defeated his re
publican opixMiont by seven votes. Tlter
was no change In iho license vote , six of th
cities \otlng for license and live agiitns
the sale of Intoxicating lliiuor.i.
N'ew I/ondon went for license , l.fiOO to 700
nnd elected n republican mayor.
Clitci pee elected Oeorge I ) . KldrltlRO
democrat , for mayor , by 2SS plurality eve
the republican candidate , and voted fo
llccnso by GG7 majority.
Pltlsfleld re-elected Mnyor Walter V
Hawkins , republican , by a plurality of H"
over the democratic candidate , and wont fo
license by 170 majority.
Northampton elected John I. . Matther
democrat nnd ell teens' reform candl'late for
inavor. Jiy inrt plurality over tlie republlcm
eatulldale. and gave 219 majority for license
At Fltehbnrg the A. I1. A. met nn over
whelming defeat , and all save one candidate
on the citizens' reform ticket were elceied
Marlboro'elected Charles JL. llnrtlett , re
publican candidate for mayor , by a majnrlt ;
of : :2t : : over Dr. F.dward 13. Oholll , democrat
Qulncy voted against license by 710 , am
re-elected Mnyor Charles Francis Adams
hpcoml , by an Intrminpd majority ovc
fharles V. Ilammons , ropubllcan.
Maiden gave a majority of t.101 agalna
license , nnd John B. Fnrnum. Independent
candidate- mayor , defeated the ropubllc.it
candidate.
Waltham elected Charles 13. Pond , re
publican candidate for mayor , nnd gave a
majority of 167 against license.
itiinvn.i. : . in : THI : MXT : SPKAKIOII
( iriiHVt'liiir of Ohio Slnlcn tin1 Ilrsiili
of Ills Ciilciiliilhins.
CINCINNATI. cc. 2. The Commercial-
Tribune publishes the following from Ath
ens , O.
' "There Is not one word of truth In the
rcporl. Heed will bo Ihe next peakcr ol
the republican house of representatives.
"C. II. ( JUOSVI3NOII. "
} The dispatch was an answer by General
tc Grosvcnor to an Inquiry us to the truth ol
a report thai he hnd announced bis intention
; to oppose tbe election of Kced as speaker ol
if the bouse.
. \ \Vlseonslti li tiK < * r in Donlil.
"
MADISON. WIs. . Dec. 2. The olllclal Pg
urcs for Whconsln were canvassed today
with the following result : .McKlnley , 2CS.-
IP.ri ; Ilryan , Ifi3.523 ; hoverlm ; , 7.503 ; Palmer ,
is i.flSl ; Ilentley. national , 3I ; llatchclt , so
cialist-labor , 1.3H.
-
AvriiHArrn ; ro.vi. ronim.M : .
I'rcHfiiluri > eiin > nl . ; . - . lo lie Con-
tllinril \i-vt Voiir.
NEW VOIUC. Dec. 2. The iigroement en
tered Into on February 1 of this year by
the presidents of the anthracite coal minim ;
and carrying companies at the Instance of
. powerful financial Interests will explro nom
inally on January 1 , 1S97. At the time of
- the agreement , however. It was arranged
that the contract would run on. subject to
- thirty days' notice from any Interest. There
Is the best authority for the statemenl that
no notice of withdrawal has been lllcd nnd
that none will be. The companies for the
' flrsl time In the history of the anthracite
tradf kept faith with each other absolutely
and nil Interested looked confidently for tbo
banner year of the Industry.
The well laid plans were , however , nulli
fied to a very large extent by the long-con
tinued depression nnd general business dis
turbance In tbe inonev market and ante-
election agitation. The first six months
tbo trade was very.poor , ns the agreement
did not really become operative until June
and the tonnage for the year as compared
with 1S93 will show a heavy falling on , llo-
contly business has been very light , moro
particularly at tide water , where prices ,
with Ihe single exrepllon of chestnut , which
has been In fairly gond demand , have been
mid are now being rut 2,1 cents below the
nominal September circular. Trade Is now
Improving under the stimulus of the colder
weather , but officials of the various com
panies agree thai Ihe best thai can be ex
pected in the present mouth Is to get up to
the September figures.
iissi.iiitt i\i-i.Ans ins pitorics ; ; .
I'aiicl-K Ilfiul Ill-Tore Mi't'liiinli'iil ICn-
Klilii'N Oflli-crN l'lrtf M | .
NI3W VOUK. Dec. 2. A paper bv Sir
Henry Hessemer , entitled "Historical and
Technical Sketch of the Origin of the Uc.isc-
mcr Process , " was road before Iho Ameri
can Society of Mechanical Knglticcra today.
Sir Henry Is nn honorary member of Hit
American society. The paper gives In de
tail t-o ! salient points cnntiected with tin-
many forms of apparatus designed by him In
Improving his nrociss. Other papers were
reul and the following officers wcru elected
for the eimilng year :
President , Worcester II. Warner , C'love-
laud ; vlco presidents. Commodore George
W. Melville , Washington. D. C. ; Charles II.
.Manning , Manchester. N. H. ; Francis W.
ai' . Iloston ; 13. S. Cramp. Phlladol ! hla :
T. Wellman. Cleveland ; W. F. Din-fee.
New York : managers. John C. Klfcr , New
York ; Charles A. liauur. Spiingflsld. O. ; Ar
thur \Vatsworth. . Iloston ; Morgan C. Stiles.
Middlctown , Conn. ; 13. D. Meier , St. Louis :
Charles W. Dickie , San Francisco ; II. S.
Hulnrs. Atlanta , Ga. ; dus C. Hcnnlng , New
York , and A. Wells Uohlr.snn. Milwaukee ;
treasurer. William II. Wiley , Now York ;
Eccrotury. 13. It. Hatlon.
IffT I'.MiUTi-H nnd Allit-H I' I IN Oon-
nri'tril ivIHi ( In * Allnn Holdup.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 2. Jeff Paggelt ,
atjcd 22 years , and Albert 1311s , 21 yearn
liave ben arrested by the pnlli-p at their
homes here , for supposed connection wl'h
the Chicago & Alton robbery of October 23.
Tlu men are .scene Ahlfttrs at a local
theater.
Absolutely Pure.
will use
< A its.Moi.v
t nnil Mi'iuiliiH : of Political
K III ( III * IjlINd
Timed ( silver dcm. )
In the recent election eleven jitntcfl which
Imd voted for Cleveland In 1S92 gnvo their
electoral votes to MeKlnley towlt : Now
Jemey. Conuertlcul , Now York , Delaware ,
Maryland. Indiana. Illinois , Wrflt Virginia.
Kentucky , Wisconsin and California. Helow
li * Klvcn n comparative tableof Iho vote )
which Is both Interesting nnd Instructive :
1 K. ISM.
CUwlmut. tlnrrlnan. McIC. llry.ni
CVmnoctlrnt S2St J 7I.O 110.130 Ml l : > l
NVw Ynrh ( Bl.SfW CCO.WO M3.5IO R'l u ?
.Vi > w Jcrnfy. 17I.DU 1M.VAS KI.7ZO MI' ' . r
l > olnwiir ISIHII 1S.M3 M.SI7
Ul.Xt * ii > i ' 'ii
Indlnna 21,740 KW.f.15
Illinois . 4K.JSI OM.M7
IV. . Ill SIMVO
W VliKlnlu , SI.407 vo ! I > 3 .
Wlr.-otiMn . , I.MS IW.J9I 213.2:2
California , lls.WJ iis.no
Total * S.S.5.3I5 . S.5I2.S39 2.M7.0K ! : i ' .cj
These eleven states which Rivi Cle-volaml
n plurality cf li'J.ITO voten over llanl. > ! on In
1SD2 save MeKlnley n plurality of " : ( ' , I20
votes over Ilryan. In every oneof thtsa
Mates the vote for McKlnley was larc-iy
lncrcn.ied over that for Harrison , nntnith-
stnndluR the accetwhm of the populists and
of n Rood many irpubllcans to the demo
cratic ranltfl. The figure * deserve ear.-rul .
criniliiK. fl they show what Inilupurcs nn- ,
trlbuted largely lo the election ( it MeKlnlry
and how easily iheac Inilucnccs may bo lot
by blunders In republican policy.
IT AM ) lllliir/.Y. :
,
TJoston Trntiserlpt : "I toll you wlmt. "
said the greyhound. "I'm pretty smo.uli "
"Hub ! " aald Iho dachshund , "my sbapo
la fnncler. "
Now York l'rfs : First Tramp-Tbo
pnpora nil sny llnil work In startlns up
everywhere.
Second Tramp I know ; Inn't It uwful ?
You nml 1 mny bo druwn Into It yet.
Indianapolis Journnl : "Yes. " said tbe
Salvation Army worker , "the ono nstrny H
of moro oonseciueneo that the ninety and
nine Hnfrly boused. "
"SometbltiR like the oilier card to n fonr-
llnsli. nlu'l ll ? " remnrked the alnnor In ibo
front row.
Cleveland Plain Ocnler : "Did you notli-i .
I'Mpib , llml the nail comblnutlon Is broken
up ? "
"Xo , deal ! boy : you Bitrprlso mo. I won-
dull If It will lifted my iiumlcnnh tirtlst ,
don't you know ? "
Washington Star : "That mini Weylcr ! .i
n urea I killer. Isn't bo ? "
"Itnllier. And , by tbe way , did you ov.-r
notice thnt lie wears Inwhlskersi uftrr
the style HO popular with Ihe medical pro
fession ? "
Detroit Free Press : "lloxley , why Is It i
thnl you never associate with tbo Huberts ' * " * - 1
any nioru ? "
"Draclous ! iiinn , Hobcrls Is otily n
plumber. I'm n lilcyelo repairer. "
Chlcaco Tribune : "I Imve nbont $10,000 I
would like to Inwst In luibnrlian lots. "
"Well. 1 know where you can Invest It.
About a mile beyond my parl of town Ihero
ire six choice lots. They are vacant and
unimproved , and can be bud for Jo.OiVi rush.
"mil f want lo place the whole $10,000. "
"That's all rlirtit. They'll soon set tbo
other J. > .0il ( out of yon on special ai'soss *
inentu for Improving Ibe slrcel. "
CHILDHOOD AN1J Jl NHOOlX
ClPvrlniul I iulor.
Sweet babe , .xo fair and iindellled.
So full of careless. Joyous iirallle ,
Oiu'i * I was im tbou art , a elilld
'I'liuf found eoiitciitmunt wllb a rattlo.
*
Today n thousand weluhty cares
Hold solemn session In my brain ;
1 HiriiKKle under urlm affairs.
And never may bo free again.
Yet I would not exchange my plnco
For thine , to have old ladle ! ) say ,
"How sweet" and Hohber o'er my face ,
For all Hie Ircasures of Cathay.
KI.\ WIXTI3II.
Snmorvlllc Journal.
I'lm pleasant autumn months are gone ,
Yon need your double windows on ,
Kor winter's hero.
'he frost-king hasjjcgun bis relpn ,
\nil through the sllveivd window patio
Thi ) world looks drear.
Tour costly stock of winter coal
iciliiH to show it growing bolo
Inside. Iho bin.
'on haven't got It paid for yet ,
Jut pretty soon you'll have to got
A new stock In.
'es. wlntor'n hrro. nnd soon the snow
VIII whirl , and sift , anil drift , nnd blow ,
Till Unite on llakf
I lildi-s tbo earth with moistened brow
'ou'll bavr to shovel It ami hmv
Your back will ache !
OF WKU , FITTING CLOTHING IS
r.\'inNiAi'.iR HUT YOU DON'T
ALWAYS FIND IN ItKADY-MADK
GAU.MKNTS JUST THAT QUALITY
THAT LS FlIt.ST ICSSKNTIAL TO A
STYLISH AI'I'KAKANCK. WK CIVIC
IT TO YOU IN ALL Oh' OUU SUITS
AND OVKKCOATS , I3VK.V IN TIIH
LI3AST I3XPHNSIVK , AND IN IIHill-
Ult I'HIC'UI ) fJAlt.MICNTSVH COM-
IJINI3 WITH I3X ( L1JSIVI3 STYLH
ALL THAT TIH3 FINI3.ST FAlilMCS
AND MOST KLI3GANT LININGS
AND TIJI.M.MINGS TOGI3THI3H WITH
TI1I3 .AIOS'I1 SKILLI3D WORK
MANSHIP , CAN CONTItlHUTlO
TO Til 13 IM3AUTY AND DUItAIlIf
ITY OF OUU PltOpUCTS.
AND Til UN , OUH PltlUKS AUI3 AH
LOW AS IS POSSII5LI3 FOH FINIO
Cl.OTjllCS.
ItI3MI3.MHI3It THI3 OIIAltlTY Gilt- .
UUS JIHC13.MW3U 8 , t ) AND 10.
Sts \