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TITE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TtTESDAT. DECEMHE1 ? 8 , 1800. TIIK OMAHA DAILY BEE. K. IlOflKWATKn , njltor. _ VKIIY MoifNiNoT OF 8UIISCU1PTION. Her ( Without flumlny ) Ono Yonr . 6 M Dully Ilm nnil Hundny , Ono Yenr . IS CO Bit Montlm . 1400 Thtro Month * . . . 1200 Kunilny He , One Year . 00 Hnturdny lice. Ono Yenr. . . , . . II M Weekly lite , one Year . Omnlm ! Tlip Hit Iliill.llnir. . . _ Houth Omnha : HlnRcr Hlk. , Cor. K nnil Hlh Bli. Council Illurrn : K Nnrth Mnln Street. Clilrngo OHlrcs 317 Chamber of Commerce. ? > York : Ifwrnii 13. II nml 15. Trlbuno WaMilrmtoni HOT F Htrcot , N , Vf. COimnHl'ONDHNCK. . All communication ! relntlnc to new * ntul eJI- torlnl mutter rhntilil b mlilriMil ! To the IMItor. IlC'SINKSS I.UTTKIIS. All Inulnemi letter * nml remlttnnces rheuM t > ficMre fcil to The Ileo 1'ubllshlns Compnny. On > : ii . DrnflK. clircka nml postolllco onleis to be mnrto i' \nl > lo to th < nrdfr of the company. TIIK nnn puiiMRitiNa COMPANY. BTATKMKNT OP C1UCUIATION. Elite of Nrlirnikn , I Dniulns County. I r.ooiKn II. T/i > cliuck. erretnry of The Hoc Pub- IIMilru : company , ! * Ini ? duly nworn , wiys Hint the nrtunl manlier of full nnd complete copies of Tlio Dally MornliiK , Kvrnlng nnd Humlny Ileo printed during the monlli of November , 1699 , was ns follows - lows : 1 21,600 16 M.660 2 21.111 17 W.6I8 S 2MS IS " 0-4y > 4 2.2fi3 10 20.23J r x.m 20 zo.isi ! Ti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 O't ? 21 20,411 7 2IJ228 22 21,000 2I.MO 2.1 20,072 0 20 ! > .1I < 21 20.0.11 10 20.9.11 2S 20,131 II 21.001 20 19.9S4 12 20.776 27 20.161 U lO.liFO 23 20.015 14 20.M1 29 20.923 13 21,010 SO 20.023 Totril 660.312 I.e s ilnluctlnns for unoli ) nml returned copies 12.75 ! Tntnl not rules 6I7.H60 Not ilally nvcniffe 2I.BS3 nnoiifin n. TZTIHTCK. Siibperllied In my presence nml sworn to before me this 1st day of December , IS ! " ! . N. P. KHIf. . ( Real. ) Notary 1'ulillc. 1'rynn'K average itliimlily In Xobrnslcn is L'l.OOO. AVItli all thosts ralililt HHWH , too ! I'rosltlpiit Oh1 vein ml linn congress on Ills hnntl.1 once inoiv , but Mils time for the hist time. Cleveland knows full well that lircvily Is ( lie source of wit. but ho didn'tInlend to be witty. If President Cleveland knows who will be. in the next cabinet he really ought to have said something about It. 3Ie.\Ieo Is the place where the pro posed candhlaey of llryan for the. presi dency In 1)00 ! ) Is most favorably re ceived. Tlit ! merchants who are doing the business arc the merchants who are patronizing the advertising columns of The Ilee. There Is encouragement In the mes- eage. for all concerned In the Cuban controversy. Yon pay.s your money and takes your choice. Compare The Ilee with the correspond ing Issue of any of Its competitors In these parts and note the difference in quality and quantity. It Is safe to predict that the projected pipe lines from the Wyoming oil fields will have branches to the oil rooms of neighboring legislatures. The question Is : Did the Standard Oil monopoly stop lubricating the oil Inspection machinery when Oil Inspector Hilton steppetl down and out of olllee ? The killing of an Indian by a locomo tive the other day effectively ttymlio- ll/.es the passing away of an aboriginal race before the advance of civilization. Secretary Carlisle's predictions that the Wilson bill delicti was to be tem porary only are now interesting rending. The secretary Is entitled to another guess. Toronto Is agitated over the question of .Sunday street cars. Toronto ought sto move across the border Into the United States and catch up with the tlllll'H. The people of Omahii want a union depot and not a passenger station for one _ pr two roads. That Is the main fact which should be kept before the mind. Now for good men for the executive positions In the exposition. In select ing ollicers and committees ability and illness for the place should be the sole qualifications. The only passenger depot worthy of the name that Omaha ever had was built by the Union Pacific. The union depot project Is not to be helped by at tacking the present receivers of that road. If Mr. Rockefeller breaks Mr. Carno- glo's steel rail monopoly Mr. Carnegie can get even by going after Mr. Itocke- feller'K Standard OH monopoly. And the public will applaud both sides lin- I > artially. i General Maceo has gone to New York , whether as a fugitive or as a pleasure- Becker does not yet transpire. At any rate no great advantage to the royalist cause has yet been reported as a result of his absence. If Ambassador Hayard's Ilrlllsli friends wnnted to surprise him with n present they might hinv at least the politeness not to inform him In advau.-o that they were soliciting subscriptions for that purpose. It IH perhaps fortunate all round that Ambassador Ilayard discovered In time the section of the American constitution whlclj forbids a KervafM of the United States to accept "any present" from "any king , prince or foreign state. " Those charter committees must wake up to the fact 'that the time Is limited in which their work Is to be performed , ' Less than n month remains before the convening of the legislature and the proposed charter revision bll ! ought to bo ready for Introduction during the first days of the session. The usual Uriels of holding thu charter till the last dnys of thu legislature In order that It may be thu more easily mutilated will lot bu tuuiely tolerated another TIIK I'llKUWKXrS MKSSAOK. Tlio fourth nml farewell annual men- sago of I'rcHldent ' Cleveland can be commended ns n clear and adequate prescnlntlon of public , questions. It very properly begins with n. reference , entirely optimistic In tone , to the result of the late political contest , In which the president finds rcnson for fnlth In the good sense and patriotism of the people. What Mr. Cleveland sayw In this connection offers no encouragement to those who are still disposed to doubt whether the people can be trusted to do the right thing In a great emergency. The position of the president on the Cuban question , which Is the one of { omiunndlng Importance in our foreign relation- * , will be approved by the con servative Judgment of the country. It should also be satisfactory to th Spnn- Isli g .vernment , since It gives assuraneo that the course thus far pursued by our government will be adhered to by the preAcnl administration If the conditions In Cuba continue as they have been. These are not of n nature , In the opinion of ihe president , to justify any change of lutttude on the part of the United States. He conclusively answers the proposals regarding belligerent rights and the recognition of the Independence of the Cubans , saying with respect to the former that It would be untimely and Injurious to our Interests. Un doubtedly to accord belligerent rights would result In destroying what remain ing trade we have with Cuba , because It would be followed by Spain block ading every Cuban port. As to recog nising the Independence of the Insur gents , the president points out that they have no government and that fact Is sutllclent to dispose of the proposition. As to Intervention , even at the cost of war , Mr. Cleveland observes , while evi dently believing that war between the United States and Spain would speedily end In victory for this country , that "the United Stales has nevertheless a character to maintain as a nation , which plainly dictates that right and not might should be thu rule of Its con duct. " lint the president points out that circumstances may arise that will compel our government to take action for bringing the contest In Cuba to an end. lie remarks that "it cannot be reasonably assumed that the hitherto expectant attitude of the United State : ? will be indefinitely maintained. " and he describes a possible situation In which our obligations to the sovereignty of Spain "will bo superseded by higher obligations which we can hardly hesi tate to recognize and discharge. " In his treatment of the Cuban question Mr. Cleveland shows a clear and sound understanding of the obligations and the Interests of the United States and It ought to make a good Impression abroad. Mr. Cleveland still has faith In the adequacy of the present tariff law for providing revenue. He admits that It has shortcomings as a tariff reform measure , but he thinks that if allowed a fair opportunity it "will , in the near future yield a revenue which , with rea sonably economical expenditures , will overcome all deficiencies. " A tariff law that has been In operation more than two years has certainly had a fair op portunity and to continue it In face of the record of uniform monthly deficits would be supreme folly. What the president offers In defense of this act Is extremely weak and his idea that making deficits Is not a matter that need excite or disturb us will not com mend Itself to the approbation of prac tical men. It Is true that thu treasury has n considerable sum of money on hand , most of It obtained by the sale of bonds , but this does licit warrant the government In continuing to Increase Its Indebtedness. The policy In the past , under republican rule , has been to provide enough revenuu to reduce Indebtedness and there must bo a. re turn to this policy If the solvency of thu government is to be maintained. Mr. Cleveland seems to be entirely oblivions to this duty of the govern ment. As a matter of fact the govern ment is now living beyond its Income and It should stop doing so as soon as possible. In regard to ( lie currency , Mr. Cleve land again urges the retirement of the greenbacks , offering no new argument In support of the proposition , which It Is needless to say will receive no consider ation from congress. In this connec tion he niaues a suggestion that merits attention , which Is that of allowing the organization of smaller banks anil In less populous communities than are now permitted. A bill for this purposu was Introduced at ( lie last session of congress , Intended to provide better banking facilities In localities where such facilities are inadequate. Mr. Cleveland urges further legisla tion against the trusts , existing laws having proved Ineffective , and he con cludes his message only the most Im portant features of which we have here noticed with an earnest appeal to con gress for rigid economy In expenditures that ought to be heedud. Thu latest statistics regarding thu ex ports of manufactures show a steady progress. This evidence that the products of our manufacturing Indus tries are finding larger acceptance In foreign markets attests the superiority of American skill and .workmanshl.i ) and Is therefore very gratifying , Tlr.'re Is no .question that In some lines the nmnufaelurcni of the United .States ex cel those of nny other country and this with the greater cfllckMiey of American labor ought to j > nable us to make con tinued progress In the worlds' neutral markets. With regard to thu Increased exports of the past year , the dllllculty Is to de termine whether it has been really profitable. The probability Is that much of It has not hi-cn , that owing to ( lie depression In the home market our manufacturers have sent goods abroad to be sold at prices which were unprofitable - profitable , preferring to turn them Into money even at a loss rather than hold them. Hut the Introduction of Ameri can goods Into foreign markets may bu expected to have beneficial results , pro vided we are able to make them at n cost allowing competition with the products of cheaper labor. Uut what American manufacturers wnut la more of the home market. Kor the past two ycnrs they have been los ing the share In the home market they formerly had and they need to have this restored to them. They may con tinue to cultivate the foreign markets , but It Is here they must look for a fair return on their Investments , < 1 ACCKl'IS. The opinion expressed by Mr. Cleve land In his message , that Venezuela would assent to the treaty submitting to arbitration the boundary dispute be tween that country and Great llrltaln , was well founded. The secretary of state has been Informed that the Venezuelan government lias accepted the agreement and has called n special session of congress to consider It. Un doubtedly the congress will approve the action of the government and thus re move from further controversy a matter which has been n menace to the peace ful relations of two great nations. The president says of the treaty , which pro vides for three arbitrators , that it is eminently just and fair and a result satisfactory to the countries concerned Is to bu expected from It. The consum mation of this agreement Is of great Importance : us a precedent ami It Is pretty safe to say that hereafter any boundary disputes that may occur be tween Kuropean nations and countries In this hemisphere will be settled by arbltiatlon. Kuropean governments , there Is every reason to bplleve , will not hesitate to recognize this. Ger man and French newspapers have pro claimed that the acceptance by Kng- land of the Monroe doctrine , under which the United State's asserts Its right to interpose In behalf of coun tries In this hemisphere having foreign controversies , has no binding force upon other nations of Europe. Unques tionably that Is true , but none the less they will follow Kngland In this if ever another exigency shall arise requiring the assertion of the Monroe doctrine ami there can bu no doubt that In time the world will accept that doctrine as u part of International law. They must now understand that , this country will never surrender It , even If a demand to do so came from the combined powers of Kurope. The present administration has doup nothing more creditable to It than the consummation of the agreement for set tltng the Venezuelan boundary dispute by arbitration. KXCOUllAdl ! The growth of the leading Amerlcai cities has been chiefly due to the de velopmunt of manufacturing Industry Commerce alone will not support a great population. Swapping Jackknlves or speculating In corner lots doe.s no create material wealth , although some prople may make a living by It. Tin true foundation of prosperity must In. the opportunity offered , for employmen to wageworkers. Our greatest cities therefore , are the greatest manufaetur Ing centers and the city that succeeds ii attracting capital for niiuuifaclm-in ; , enterprises Is the city of.-greate.s promise. These fundamental truths should bt kept constantly before thu men .inter csted In promoting the growth 'am prosperity of Omaha. The exporlenci , of all manufacturing centers lias beei that their great concerns have rise ! from small beginnings. While present Industrial conditions make It very dlf Heult for small factories to compote with large establishments backed bj unlimited capital , yet tln y may ' bj thrift , skill and business tact not onl.\ hold their own , but eventually reach a level with their wealthier competitors I'Jverythlug depends up/m the en couragements offered those who are seeking a location In which to venture In manufacturing enterprise. In many respeeN Omaha presents advantages over other western cities as a location for certain classes of mills and factories. It has : i)0n,000 ( ) people within a radlu ; < of UOO miles whose patronage can be secured. The territory tributary to It produces raw materials that can be profitably worked up Into finished products for which there Is a steady demand. It offers laboring men cheap living ami comforts which they cannot get farther west. All that Is needed to give Oirxha new factories and mills Is such assistance from local capltali.s's and property owners as will counter balance Inducements offered to Investor ; ? In other cities. ICvery republican leader In congress recognizes the fact that the popular demand Is for a protective tariff , but for a protective tariff framed upon cou sin vat Ivo lines. Thu people have given ovldi'tice that they oppose extremes In tariff legislation In both directions. At the same time they have condemned the present Wilson tariff law and will not be satisfied until It Is supplanted by a law affording adequate protection to American industries and Insuring lln- government the revenue required to de fray necessary expenses. According to thu report of the Iowa railroad commission the total earnings of this Iowa railroads last year was ; S..OOO.OOO more than the year preceding. That scarcely looks aa if thu roads were b > lng oppressed by thu maximum rate schedule In force there. And Iowa tales are considerably lower than Ne braska rates. T.here are plenty of measures pend ing before congress In which Nebraska Is specially Interested to keep the whole Nebraska delegation busy through the ci'.tii'o short session. If the delegation In both huusi's works together har moniously and energetically it will be sure to accomplish gootl for Its con stituents. Ofllelal election figures show the elec tion of a solid Iowa , delegation of eleven republican congressmen by plur- allies ranging from 827 to 10tS. ! ) ( At. u matter of fact , the content was dose In only one district. The pcoplu of Iowa deserve credit for exercising this discriminating judgment. So long ns the retention of Cuba ly ; thu mother country Is attended with * such dangers and dltllcultles as at pres ent , It is 1101 likely that thu borders c1' the Island will be enlarged , even to at commodate luj , tdilplonds of fresh so tilers which are arriving dally froi Spain , More 'V'i | Hcciln iVniitcit. riili ddphlA Record. Speaker Itcc'ii..is credited with "holdln tip" appropriations at the recent session o congress aggregating $50,009.000. A inn with such a .rapacity . for blocklnn unncces eary expenditure ; , , cannot well bo sparct Thcro arc notenough | , Tom Itccils. . i ; i i < > Itctnrnliiir Snnlt ) ' In tlic South. Ix > u4vllle Courier-Journal. The defeat by n flcclalve vote In the Ocorsl senate of n poixiltst bill to declare null nn void nil obligations anJ contracts payable I any sppclflc character ot money Is an evl denco of returning sanlt } ' on tlio money qncs tlon. At least It Isnn Indication that th financial doctrines of Kansas arc not niakln nlnrmlntr progroM In the soutli. Hut It U pity that such n profiostoroits bill could eve get out of the hands of n committee. X Uny * n ml ( lie llllnil. New York World. Mr. Tesla's opinion thai "X rays" nre no likely to hcln the blind Is entitled to con Bldemtlon , as negative opinion. * from an " tliorltatlvo sources" always arc. Still It seem to bo settled by experiments In lloston. SI Louis and elsewhere that In certain kinds o blindness the rays convey to the brain a sensation nnnounclnR the presence ot object Intorpoped between the Croolics tube and th fftco of the subject. It may be unsolontin to say that this Is "seeing , " but Itvouli bo still moro unpalontlfic to stop experiment lug with It before leirnlng all nbcut It , HIVNIK | | tlio C'nlciiilnr. Scientific American. It Is RURKCSted that on January 1 , 1000 , a new division oC the year Into thirteen months bo Instituted. If such a dlvlslui were 111,1 tlo the flrst twelve months wouU have twenty-eight days , or four weulcs each and the now tiinnth twenty-nine days , to make 06 , " , anil1 ' . ' Win Jean years. After a few dayi there ifea''Ie ' ' kJ ) need to refer to calendars , as thiTSunio ty of the weeK would have the same date tlVongh the year If January 1 were , say , Monuuy. x-vt > ry Mon day would bo the 1st..8th , luth and L'2d every Tuesday the-2J ; 5th , 10th and l3d ! , am so on through the year. The changes o the nionii would bo on about the same dates through the year , and many calculations llko Interest , dates of maturing notes , Kaster and many other Important dates would be Flinplltk'd. Although the present Rcnera- tlou would have to figure new dates for birthdays , and all legal holidays nxccp ! Now Year would bo on different dates , yol the gain would bo more than the loss , as that would bo permanent and the objection ? trilling. Iilnlilllty fin * Tc Chicago Chronicle. The district court of appeals at Wnshlng ton has very properly held that n tclegrapl company Is liable for blunders of Its em ployes. A New York firm tclugraphed to a customer that It would sell potatoes at 53 cents a bushel. As delivered the telpgran read 45 centB. Two carloads were ordered and customers wore found for half of the consignment. Then the mistake was dis covered and ho refused to accept the con signment. Ife brought fiult to recover the profile ) ho would 'have made from the re salra. This wr'a denied by the court , but It held that hewaa : entitled to recover "thr actual pecuniary 'damage ' that be might have sustained through the failure to obtuii the potatoes at tlie price nt which ho ha- reason to suppose'they had been offered to him. " Telegraph companies have always disclaimed liability for errors In transmis sion , unless the mresago was repeated , the sender to pai' for' the repeating , but It 13 nonsense to suppose that such corporations have any right to 'compel double payment In order to secure perfect service. COM.MKHCIAl , ItKTAMATIOX Globe-Democrat : ' Retaliation Is not a de sirable policy' ' bill sometimes It Is nepcs ary in order to Imprcsi upon another nation the fact that the1 Unlfed'iStatos must bo fairly &nd juitly dehlt Wlth'ln matters of trAde'as well aa of polities. * ' Detroit Prco Press ! ' The tone of the Ger man press In their comments on the with drawal of the exemption of Gorman vcascls from , tomiago dues by this government ghowi that they do net ' llko to bo done by as they Imo besn "doing' " us. Chleftgo Peat : Thu proclamation of the president is Juat and inevitable. It may lead to a comyromi-ao and a readjustment of Iho trade relations between the two coun tries. The effort to secure the repeal of the discriminating duty on sugar will also doubt- le-M bo renewed , but nothing Is to bo ex pected from the next Eeanlon of congress. Philadelphia Hccord : Tlio outbreak of a 1'ttlo ' tariff war with Germany la not lljtcly to lead to anything more flcrlous than com mercial Inconvenience. As the cause of the outbreak lies In a talluro on the part of the German government to observe treaty stipu lations with reference to the Imposition of tonnage dura , so the euro lieu in the wlll- Inencss of that covermncnt to inalco irnml Its default by keeping faith. "Now York World : Whatever the Imme diate cause for the presidential proclamation si'spendlng special exemptions from tonnage duties granted German vessels In our ports , the real reason for it is the long-continued discrimination of the German imperial gov ernment against American Imports. If a little retaliation will teach Germany to Imitate our wUo policies rather than our blunders , It nny bo a very good thing after- all. I'hlladclphla Ledger : It would bo better , of course , If a cordial tindenstindlng couid b3 rcachej be'ween Germany anil the UnltoJ States permitting greater freedom of com merce under rc-clprocal agreements mich f. ' that under which the collocllcn of tonnage dutlea waa suspended ; but we. In this coun try , have nothing to reproach ourselves with In this mutter , having imspendod the collcc- tlcn of dutlcu until the German stile ; reim- pose a tax upon vessels sailing from American port ? . llnltlinore Sun : The maritime states of Germany impcae on American vessels cer tain taxes , or charges , which we do not Im pose on German vessels , and the president retaliates with a view of securing equality of treatment. Aa proclamation does not tcke effect until Jcnuary 2 , 1S97 , no hard- jlit ; > h Imposed on vessels now nt oca. It Is not ImpONilblo that .the authorltlca at Ger- nan porta may within the next week or two acs their way to the removal of the charges President Cleveland objects to , In which case , jy prompt action , they may.ipcrbaps retain their present advantage. Chicago Hccord : . heso retaliations anil eountcr-rcUllatlcns art1 , of counto , a serious Injury to American tndo. T.o proalduiil must understand thl ? f'ict , even while he rec ognizes the itccektly of giving Germany .is , lurch treatment us she has hc > 2n administer ing to us. TJ. < - > wlirlo trouble is the fruit of the action cf thai Kitty-third congress , when It recklesMy abrogated ono of f-o vital prlncl- inls of the Ainvrlotn tariff policy. The In sult to Germany baa brought iu > Into direct conflict with qr.o > of our best cut-tamers In the Kuropcan Ji'.srlicl. It should bo ono of the flri't dut'.esuffutho Incoming jdmlnlotra- tlon tu rosteru/rcclnroclty with Germany and maUi n vlgorou-i : effort to put an end to thu conly retaliatory wjrfaro. Chicago Chronicle : Possibly a commer cial war maylrtbiilt. If so It will be thu 'ault of Cjerrnnuji or Bepar.ito Gcrmau stateu. ThcycJmvf no reason to complain of the prcc.&mB lo/i. It they do not like t they have # i\\y \ \ , lo treat our vessels ca lu-y agreed oji'iViW wo have been treating thclra for tlu Jftsj nine years. Hut they nay moke It a , prgtcxt for further octo of exclusion dlrcctc/J / , against American prod ucts. They have found U simuwhat dim- cult to reconcile. ' their own consumers to hose ccta , but now that they can point to ho prroUUr.t'fi proclamation an a hcntlle IninonBtratlon they may be able to Induce heir people to submit to still worse thlnga or the protection of German landlords. NO YI3I.I.\V.S'iOM3 ) : IMIIIC It KflO ! ViiS. I.nc'lirt-n ItffiiHt-N ( lie HIMI iif It. K. 1'i'i-ry < if HI. l.oulx. ST. 1'AUI * , Dec , 7. Judge Lochren today lenlcd the application for a rucvlver for ho Yellowstone 1'ark ntrtoclatlon In an ac ton brought by K. K. 1'erry of St. I.nuLs t al , agalnat the association , the North ern 1'aclflc Hallway company and the Union 'aclllc rsllroad , 'Tho complalnanta allege hat the Northern I'nclflc rnllroad was manipulating thu association to Ha Intercuts nd agalnat their Interests. Chamber of Deputies Una nn Exciting Time Over the Estimates. TALK OF ENGLISH GOLD IN MADAGASCAR UopntlcN Itun tip AwnltiMt .loliu Unit In tlio Mlf anil MKOICouiitrli'H . ( iovoriiiiioiit'n I'ulloy In iir Uphold. I'AUIS , Dec. 7. The Chamber of Deputies today , after dl/jcusolng the Madagascar credits of the day , approved the1 policy of th ? government by n vote of131 yeas to 01 noes. M. Mlehelln questioned the Chamber re garding the recall of M. I.nrochethe French resident general In Madagascar , and the government Intentions for colonizing and governing the Island. In eo doing ho de clared that UnglUh gold was at the bottom of the Hov.i uprising and that the Hovas and M. I.aroche were pensioners of the English. Continuing M. Mlehelln asserted that M. Laroche who owed his appointment to a great political personage ( meaning President Fr.iuc ) had he-en notoriously Incaiublo. The minister for the colonies , M. Lebon , here Intervened and pclntcd out that the rumored Influence of tlu political personage refarrtd to had already been denied. M. Mlehelln wUheil to Insist upon his ques tion ; but the president of the Chamber , M. HrUaon , Interrupted him Haying that the house was only cognizant of ministerial acts. acts.M. M. MJchelln then asked for explanations nu th" subject of the state ot slavery caid to exist in certain parts of the island and as to Can-lull's concessions which the deputy claimed were equivalent to a com plete abandonment of Madagascar for the Rngllsbr He added that It wna said that M. Carroll formerly represented a French company , but he asked would the govern ment grunt It a concession when It wan really English companies Vrhlch Intcrforred to build the railroads ? Whereupon M. .Mlehelln moved that the government grant the railway concession to a French company without guaranteeing Interest or granting territory. M. Lebon answered that the circular abol- l.-thlng alavc.-y had been published and wr. < = being enforced and said the government would not think of granting concessions tea a company which was In any way foreign. WOULD KXI'Eti MISSIONAH1KS. M. Guycsse. remarking that M. Mlcholln had spoken of "English gold. " pointed out that the English missionaries have been tin ilrst victims of the disorders. Xo Important change , lies been made since M. I.aroche left tlie Island and General Galllcnl , the president general of Madagascar , had" not expelled any of the foreign missionaries. M. de JInhy maintained that M. Laroche had disobeyed the "bible" societies , who had piotcctod him. adding : "These societies are working thp ruin of our Inlluencc and stealing our possessions. They arc to be found throughout French territory , carrying out political work. " In conclusion , M. do Mahy aakcd the minister for the colonies if ho approved of the action of General Galllenl in not expelling the English Metho dists , exclaiming it was time to stop thcli "occult Influences. " ( Cheers. ) M. Hound- moved that the government expel the Jesuits , Marlsts. Methodists , etc. , from Madagascar. To this suggeutlon , M Lebon replied that General Gallienl had full power to art ngalnst any prognganda of a political character , but France would not bo right In expelling preachers en mnssc. Eventually M. Mlehelln withdrew his mo tion nml the government's motion of con fidence was adopted. ENGLAND IN THE SOUDAN. M. Delonclo proceeded to discuss the Soudan , which , ho claimed , had entered on a new plinsa. Would Franco , he asked , allow an Anglo-Egpytlan expedition to go to Khar toum ? In any case , lie remarked , If England went there , cho would not stay , ao the Dervishes , repulsed by the Congo Free State , Urn French and the English would reform between Lake Tchad and the Upper Nile , causing trouble until the Khedive's authority was restored by the neutralization of the entire Nile basin. He penuted tlio idea of in entente cordlale with Great llrltaln. who. ho n. ertc.l. led Franco Into the t-loije ot Antwerp , the Crimean war and the loss of Syria. Franco , continued M. Delonele , must make Great Britain rorpcct her rights. Treaty ami diplomacy could bring that about. Nevertheless he. M. Uelonclo , would vote for the 200,000,000 francs asked for to Inciease the ctrenglh of the French army. I'rlnce d'Aronbcrg remarked that no African river was moro Important to Franco than the Niger. It had nlmoi-t entirely been explored by Frenchmen and Franco had made ( i-cat efforts to obtuln Ito fice navigation. Jut today the Hrltlsh Nicer company claimed right ! ) which it did not pn&scs < ? and that company fihd Inuiiltcd thu French flag , for vhlch Infult Franco had not yet obtained altafactlon. ( Chrers. ) The Drills ) ! Niger company. I'rlnce d'Arenberg further said , bad established posts where the French flag had icon planted and ho urged the government o watch closely the expedition which the Irltlsh Ni&er company wau at prcrent organ- zing. In reply the minister for the colonies said ho Niger company boundary communion vas now fitting in Tarls. adding that the tovcrnment had Instructed the governor of he French territory to return to his post n view of the British expedition. The min ster also pointed out that the government of Grout Britain had assured tlio French government that the Niger expedition did ot concern the territory claimed by France , 'hu general dhcuu.'lon of the colonial col lates was then closed. ; KKMA.i,1111:1 , THIAI , is i-\nin. SflltOIK'OH I'ilSHVll Oil KIVC I'l'I NOIUTH ( Mill Ollf AO < | llIttOll. I1ERLIN , Dec. 7. Count Philip zu Eulen- erg. German ambassador to Austria , ar- Ived hero today from Vienna to testify nt lie trial of Ilerr Lockerl , Baron von Luct- ow , Herr I'loctz , Ilerr Herger nml Herr 'oollmer , newspaper men charged with llbel- ng Count August zu Eiilenbcrg , court cham- icrlain , Hsrun Marclul von Uleburateln and "ilnco Alexander von Hohcnlohe. When the rial was resumed Ilnron von Taiisch , com- ili'Jlonor ' of detectives , waa nrrei'ted ' on lie charge of perjury. Count 1'hlllp was le flrt'tvltnpKi ' called. Ho testified that 'o had but a slight acquaintance with Von Touuch , adding : "It U a calumny and n nillcious Invention to say I have bad rola- ons with Von Tauech. I have nothing -hatevcr to do with such intrigues. I cpoko onfldontlnlly with Huron Mamchal on mat ure connected with the trial. Apart from .is I knew nothing whlc'j could bo put In vidence. " At tlio conclusion of a long speech tlio lulillc prosecutor demanded that Herr Leck- ; rt r.nd Baron von Luctzow ho iuntcnced > ono inonthu' Imprisonment anil that other efendants be sentenced tu t'liort ' terms of mprlso.imont. llorr Lcckcrt was sentenced to eighteen nimths' Imprisonment for llhelous slander. ! t > rr von I.uetzow was sentenced for the 4mo period for Mmplo slander. Ilerr I'loclz wuu fine COO marks , and Ilerr Hergur was sentenced to n month's Imprisonment for huultlng the forulgn minister. Ilerr Foellmor was lined 100 marks for Insulting Baron Marschal von Illcbcrstoin , minister of foreign affairs. Herr Lcckert , sr. , was acquitted. Strong clrcumotanllal end direct evidence ban been placed In the hands of the court Indicating that Major von Tausch , the com missioner of detective police , liaron von Luctzow and ethers engineered iho whole Von Kotzu scandal. Count von Kot/o was the loyal court chamberlain. He was nr- rnetcd In June , 1391 , charged with l.a\ng ! been the ngcnt who had been dUHomlnat- ln ; ; anonymous letters and POSM ! canl , making the most Indecent pcmonal accusa tions against members of the hlghcat ( ier- roo.ii aristocracy. The * pollen Invcullgatlon had been going on for four yearn hcfnro Von Kotzo WUK arrested. His fir rout old not put a stop to thu receipt of the attend ing letters , and , Von Kotzu'n Innocence be ing legally urttabllsbed ho was fiv-od nnd restored to hU position at court. In ac cordance with hlii demand , ho was tried by a military tribunal , which acquitted him. t'pon his acquittal Count von Kottc had on his hands n large number of nlfalra of honor with men who were linnlkAlod In the charges against him. Ho has tough ! three duels , the last ot which , with Huron von Schrader , master of ceremonies of Iho I'ntsslnn court , resulted In the 1 liter's death and Von Kotr.o's confinement In a fortress ns a punishment. LONDON , Dec , 8. The llorlln correspond ent of the Dally News saya : An uneasy feeling still exists that there immt be some high perFonago behind Von Tausch. Mmij names nro mentioned , but It would not be fair to repeat them. The trial has , there fore , failed to attain the chief object. Hut It has been n political and personal success for Ilaron Marschal von meliorate-In , who has suddenly gained n place In the fore front of Ocrnmiiy'fl statesmen. Ho has purliled the political atmosphere nnd has swept the Aegean stables of the political police. LONDON , Dee. S. The Dally Telegraph's llerlln correspondent says : A report Is cur rent that while Von Tausch wna on his waj to prison , bo exclaimed : "When I speak out there will bo a trial In comparison with whleh this Is mere child's , play. " ' ' IIY A\ ComiM'tltor I'l'lNiincr * Will \ < > t Up < ! lvoii n Civil Trlnl. ( CojiyrlBlit. ISCfi. by 1'ress rutillnhliiR Company. ) HAVANA , Dec. 3. via Jacksonville. Flo. , Dec. 7. ( New York World Correspondence Special Telegram. ) As exclusively announced In the World as fir bick as September 15 there Is absolutely no foundation for the re port that the now trial accorde.l to the Com petitor prisoners by the iniprcme court nt Madrid will bo by a civil court. The rehear ing will be. ns Hie World has all along maintained , by ordinary naval court nur- tlal , which mcjiifi that the evidence and declarations now being taken before Naval Commissioner Saul within the walls of Ca banas cistlo will bo considered In open court later on nt the nr-'enal or such other point hero as tlio admiralty may direct by the high naval officers especially designated to I. < IBS formal judgment thereon. Public nallco way given a fortnight or moro ago. through the Gazette Ofllelal , summon ing witnesses for the defense to appear be fore the naval commissioner and Illo their depositions. One man , George Ferrcra , who prosontcxl himself , was nt once placed under : rrc t and charses have since been brotmht agilnst him ns an accomplice. This hao called forth a now proteat from the Ameri can ccnsuKito hero. The. most damaging cvl- donco against the Competitor ns yet obtained by the prosecution Is from Tearoro Wnza , himself a member of Iho expedition , but who h.ia declined American protection. He declared that ho was a loyal Spanish subject and turned stato'o evidence , Admiral Na- v.irro and Captain General Wcylor having prumhid to pardon him on condition thst he supply the crown with the testimony to con vict Ms late companions. HAS A XHW FOi : 'I'D WI3STM3 ! | WITH. \Voylor llromxlil fo liny liy n 'IVrrlltlo Klllilcmli' Anxmu ( "tittle. K \jpyilKht , 1S90 , by Preps PubllsliltiR Company. ) HAVANA , Dec. 7. ( via Key Weal. Fla. ) . Deo. 7. ( New York World Cablegram Spe- vlal Telegram. ) A terrible epidemic , known In Spanish aa "mtiermo , " Is spreading among the government cavalry horses. About 10 per cent of the horsca and cattle attacked recover. The typhus fever prevalent among the Spanish troops garrisoned along the western troclia and at 1'aloclos nnd other I'luar del Hlo towns , is attributed by physicians to the eating of meat tainted by the dreadful mucrmo , which first appeared some months ago In adjacent cattle districts. The dls- c-aso Is puzzling the beat of the Spanish medical talent. Here in Havana several pel sons , Including ono person of local Im portance , have been attacked by It , dying with all the tiymploms ehown In the anlm.il v lil I ins. The butchers have been warned ofilclally against killing cattle from the Infected districts , and the once popular beef steak Is seldom called for In Havana liotelj and restaurants. < ! I.AI ) THAT IIAVAItl ) DKCM.VHS. i I'lopliWelcome tinInil of Ilic Ti'loKrnpli'M < : ifl I iilcrirlNf. | ( Copyright , ISM , by 1'ress 1'ubllsliliiff Company. ) LONDON , Dec. 7. ( New York World Ca- blefram Special Telegram. ) Ambassador Bayard's letter declining the Dally Tele graph's projected gift Is regarded as an appropriate solvent of what was becoming a very awkward situation. Tlio proposal wrs not supported by a solitary London paper , while It evoked n unanimous chorus i f disapproval from ths provincial press everywhere. A dcslro Is expressed to honor the American ambassador , but the form of the Telegraph's compliment Is uni versally condemned as unsultcd to the dig nity of the representative of a great nation. The responses to the Telegraph's appeal for subscriptions was aa poor from every point of view that Ambassador Ilayard would have been better advised If he had stopped the collection at the outset instead of per mitting It to continue until Its failure be came so painfully apparent. UALLAUO SMITH. HI. CO.MICIICIO COX.SKHVATIVK .V\V. AiloplN n Miioli I.fHM IliiNllli * Tour TII- viliri ! < h < - I'nlti-il SI n tew. ( Copyright. 1W5. liy Trees PublishingCompany. . ) HAVANA , Dec. 7. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) El Comercio. an Havana daily newspaper , hitherto dl - tlngutahcd for Its bitter editorial attacks on the United States , has n leading dilltorlol today that Is Elgnlflcant for Its conservative lone. It expresses IUx > lf satisfied with I'resi dent Cleveland's attitude and at'erts that both the Wni'lilngton and the Madrid gov ernments are anxious to avert tension and maintain peace. M. do Illon , n French subject , has been nrretted hero on n political charge. A trusworthy dispatch from I'inar del Hlo eays that the body of the American filibuster Atkinson , wat > among the dead left on tlio field by the insurgent ! ) after the recent en gagement nt Taco-Tcco. SI-UN n Convent nl Auction. I'AUIS , Dec. 7. The Ursiillno convent nt Avignon hao boon distrained because of the refusal to pay the new monastic tax and put up for nalo at auction. The nuns were the only bidders , and they bought back the con vent for 500,000 francs. I.mljSeolt Ciise I'oHlponeil. LONDON , Dec. 7. The libel suit of Earl Russell against Lady Sellna Scott , hid mothcr-In-Iaw , and three servants , was again adjourned until January 4. i. AMI oTiiKinvisn. If nil ttn\ \ fishing could bo suspended until the llcrlng sen question It settled , the seal * would need no further protection , The sultan of Turkey gets (1,460,000 n year , the emperor of Austria manages with C012- BOO , while Emporlor William only recclvm 730,000 a year. Sam Hettes , the cowboy preacher of Yale , hao n plan for furnishing the poor people of the overcrowded cities with n homo nnd a clianco to mnko n living by going to Wyom ing , where ho will establish n colony. The crowning event ot the IlernhariU jubilee wilt bo the ptrlklug of n modal In commemoration of the unlciuo event. In < Franco this ta "homage usually rendered to * " royalty alone , " nnd Its significance Is strik ing. ing.When When Cnptnln Evans was nt Valparaiso some years ago , during the llalmaccdn affair , he brought the bumptious Chilian com- mandanto of that place to time by Informing him that "hell will smell of garlic tomorrow morning unless you do ns I say. " ' , In his lively lecture on niu-lent Memphis I Charles Dudley Warner says : "Thero were I gay and brilliant times In old Mcmpliln , n J wo know from the pictures discovered In i the tombs. There were nil sorts ot pleasures - i ures nnd gay drinking parties , pictures of which have been brought to light which represent some of the participants being taken homo on what we now call a shutter. " The qucon of 1'ortupal nnd queen regent of Spain have distinguished themselves by iwvlni ; llto. The former threw liornolf Into the Tagus on ono occasion to mvo her children from drowning and received n medal In recognition of her bravery : tlio queen regent of Spain res-cued n little girl not long ago. from n railway train that way bearing down on the rpot where the child was heed lessly playing. While A. D. Simmons of Kechl township , near Wichita , Kan. , was loading shells n spatk from his pipe fell Into n twdve jiound box of powder. The explosion knocked out both sides of the room , blew his father threw a door Into the yard , knocked him about ton feet , wrecked all the furniture , nnd set the house on tiro. The young man was horribly burned , but ho put out the lire , ran seven miles Into town for a doctor for his father ; making the distance within an hour. Boston was the scene of n remarkable "spiritualistic" performance one evening last week , with some features not on the program. Al a preconcerted signal , In thfl midst of an alleged "materialization , " ns the whltorobed spirit pasard before Iho con gregation In the Flrat Spiritual temple n number of men sprang upon the platform and grappled with tlio so-called spirit and Its supporting human companions. The white robe torn off , the "spirit" stood re vealed ns the otark naked body of llov. Mr. . Concnnnon , the foremost "medium" of the ( temple. The raiders seized the robe , whisk- vera - * era , wig , etc. , to hold as evidenced of the fraud. .IOKKIIS * MHSS.USUS. Now York Truth : "I toll , you tlmt a \ juror In n murder ruse hna nn nwful ro- \ ppouslblllly on him. " "Yew indeed. If bo goes to sleep bo Is llnblo to bo llneil for contempt of court. " Chicago Trlbuno : "Au rcvolr ! " plain tively murmured the young poet , MH bo dropped the bitest olfort of hid muse Into the mull box. It was the poem entitled "My 1'et Cut , " and It came back. Chicago Record : Mrs. Thatcher 1ms red bnlr , hasn't Mho ? " "Well , she would bnvo. but , you sec. her rather Is a banker , nml that makcH U uu- liurn. " Detroit Free Press : "What's the renwon llnt : a superb athlete llko Sprlugly never got Into the foot ball team ? " "Why , man , IIO'B baldhoadcd. " Somorvlllo Journal : The married mnn who has been enjoying IilniHelf with a con vivial party till 2 n in. can't smooth thlnga over with bis wife by bringing her a bunch of chrysanthemums unless be can pro- louuce them , too. Now York World : Chlmmle Ali-h-h ! O'wan , Mag ; If yer not careful I'll steal ycr. ycr.Mag Sure , y' don't have to. Ycr so dead ovely , I'll pay ycr tor take mo along. Now York Truth : Jnspar Jones must be getting along better and making money now. Jumpuppo Why ? Jnspar He owes mo money and he-dodges out of my way now , Instead of meeting- mo brazenly as be used to do. Indianapolis Journal : "I fear , " said the editor , humbly , "tlmt wo will have to cut down your Interview with Mr. Oratomnn about one-third. " "Oh , that's easy enough , " replied the lit erary gout In journalism. "Just leave 111 * remarks out. " Detroit Free Press : Pretty Yountr Wife O , my dear , this new hat Is a dream , a perfect dream. Practical Hushlnd : I wish to goodmxs that tills bill which came witli 11 was also a dream. Now York Sun : "This Is the last time I shall over wear the dear old blue uniform , " said the major sadly. "Oolnir to resign ? " cried n dozen voices In tones of sorrow and expectation. "Getting too fat. " sighed the major , "new uniform promised tomorrow. " TUB lUTTKIl AND TIIU SWI3KT. Wiihlilngtuii Stiir. Amanda miido a picture , once. And lot It stand to dry. Her pug ilo/r / quaint licked off the ualnt From foreground and from sky. The pug dog died. Hut critics sago Came trooping to the fpot , They cald an un Impressionist Amanda led thu lot. THU MITTK.V. Chlrngo Ilccoril. The night was frosty , brlE'ht and clear. And llessle , cozy as a kitten , Was MiiiBRled at my side , her dear Small hand held In mine , for fear It might chill through bur mitten. The slelifh bells jingled. I. absurd , With Hessln's charms was deeply smitten. Th mare skimmed onward llkti a bird ; Of love I uttered not a word , But still clasped hand and mitten. " 'Tls love that makes the world go rouii'l. " No truer'tvords worn uvor written. My tongue- , and Itcsslo'n lips I found , And when wo jiarted , on the ground I found her tiny mitten. I have It yet. It's contraband. My wife don't kuowTiow I was blttcrt. 'Twas long ape , you understand. Some other fellow got her hand , And I I got the mitten. TODAY WE Those & 1.OO , & 1.&O , $1.75 Shirt Be sure you see them they are great bargains. A.ISO those 13oys' Undershirts fit An early call will secure the best selection. , ---J 6. W. Cor. 15th and DoiiglitH Sts-