T1I13 ( TMAITA DAILY IMCK&.mit' 11SDAY , .TAINTAllY 1-1 , 1897.
'Hue OMAHA DAILY
13. Jt03i\VATlil , IMIlor.
I'UHI.UHIKD KVKIIY .MO11NINO.
TKIIXIS OK HtMISC'ftll'TIOM.
Dally IlM ( Without SunJay ) , Cn Yenr. . . . $ * ! 00
ttftlly lice ntnl Sunday , Olio Yenr . ! 00
Six Months . 4th ,
Throe Mould * . 3 00
Sunday life. One Yenr . . . 200
Fnturilny Dec , One Venr . I M
\V klj- lice , One Year . S3
OWIC88 :
Omnhn : The Hc llulldliiB.
Houth Omaha : Hlnci-r Illk. . Cor. X nnd Jllli Bin
Conndl llllUTs : 10 1'ccrl ultott
nil.'iiiro OHloc ; 517 I'liiiinl.cr nf Commerce.
N.JW York : ilrHims 13 , II and IS. Tribune H1JR
cot Mill lr > .ct.
. .
All commmilCfttlon * rrlallnB to nr.ws end < MI
torlnl mallrr Mioultl IIP uddrcurcd ! To the Keillor
All tjiinln" ' ! ! lettt-r.i nml i inlllnt.cci . should bo
< KIr r < M to Tin ! ! ? < : riililll\ln ? Coinimny ,
Omalui. Drnfl' , check * an.I | iutiilllie ur.lors . to
lie mad * p.iyiihle lo Ilia Milnof the compnny.
Tin : tni : PUIIUSIIINII COMPANY.
HTATIMINT : : oi' ciu-ju
Rlntc of Ncliraxkn , |
Dcuglas County , i
Oer.rK" II. izKChucK. nwrolnry of The Ilcc rub-
llMilrx ; company , IK-IIIK duly gwnrn , rays Hint the
acluiil number of full uiut complete copies of The
Dally Mninlnir , i ; > ciilnc nnd Sunilny II"1 prlnled
ilurlnK the month of J'ccomuer , U9G , wns us fol
lows :
1 . 19.S59 17 . 15.67
2 . V0.1M IS . 19.MS
5 . 1-9 , in 10 . 19 812
* . M.IIC . 10 . : o,3.r.
s . M.US 21 . mil
6 . V0.50.-i X ! . 10.0W
7 . WM 2.1 . 15.311 !
E . 19.WI7 S ) . IO.OM
(1 . 0.183 2. . . . . 19,102
10 . 20.0.14 Sfi . in.S3 ! )
11 . IO.OU 27 . 10,800
1 ! . 15,070 58 . SO Of
13 . 10,070 ! 9 . 20.00S
. ID.dM 30 . 20.0il
is . rj..i : ? si . IS.M ;
If . 20.3C
Total . C2I.OM
I t n dfdurtlona for unculd nml returned
9,513
Totnl net Mies . CI2va
Kel dally average . 19,753
OKOIIRK 11. TX.SCIIUCK.
SulirCTllifd In my proencn and sworn to bc-
foie me this S-t day of Jnnunr/.1 < 'l7. :
N. I' . FKIIj.
Peal. Notary I'ublle.
Tliu inaiismcr.s of the
corporations lircallic easier since the
connntttoo aiipointinents liitvu lu'cn an-
noiinceil.
now fioos by CIIUCHH in the
camp of tlic "intlopciulout" party that
orl inati'il In a revolt awilnst the
tynniiiy of the caucus.
It now loolcs as If tlu > solo purpose of
the Douglas county contest oases were
1o have a lot of campaign iinttorial
jirlnted for the I'uslonisls at thu ux-
pense of the taxpayers of the state. .
If anybody In Oinnha or Nebraska
signed any petition favoring the con-
Urination of .Induo Mi'llngl ! on the false
representntlon tliat It was the wish of
Senator Thnrslon we shall be much
pleased to print his name.
Itryiin says hi > doesn't want to bo a
HtamlliiK candidate for president for
four years. We know of no reason why
ho should not sit down- . Neither do wo
know of any reason why he should ho a
candidate , cither KtiiudliiK or sitting.
January 12 tried hard to observe its
sinister anniversary , anil succeeded in
reviving memories of the terrible bllx.-
ztinl of 1SSS. Fortunately , however ,
the weather bureau Intervened In time
to prevent a repetition''of that ca
tastrophe.
Senator Vest made oath at the recon
vening of congress that Secretary
Frauds' appointment should not be con
tinued nutII his own re-election to the
Bcnatc was assured. This Is one of the
political piomlses which Senajor Vest
BOtMits to have oarrled out.
CJovenior I.cedy of Kansas wants that
state to enact a maximum freight rate
law. Nebraska has been so successful
In keeping the courts busy hanging up
the Nebraska maximum freight rate law
that Its neighbors have become anxious
to engage In the same work.
The confab over printing the gov
ernor's message has already cost the
state more than the expense of'prlntlug
10,000 copies of the document. It costs
the taxpayers about $1,000 a day or
about ? 200 an hour of actual session
for the luxury of a legislature.
Having found the police Judge de
linquent In his accounts the DCS Molnc.s
city council Is proceeding to Impeach
tliuq olliclal. The Des Moincs city
council Is evidently made of different
Htuff from the body which goes by the
name of city council In Omaha.
And now an effort Is to bo made to
have the curfew engrafted on the statute
books as a slate law. l.s It po.sslble that
men elected to the legislature to grapple
with the really serious problems ( hat
confront the people of Nebraska will
waste time upon such a frivolous ab
surdity ?
National Committeeman AVashburu
tells bis fellow populists that they have
nothing In common with the democrats
except the demand for free silver anil
that the light cannot be fought again on
that Issue. In a word , ho forces the
democrats to face the question , After
fusion what ?
The policy of the express companies
of offering a largo reward to any of their
messenger who shall disable a train
robber , and a larger reward for the
killing outright of one of these male
factors , Is likely to result In stimulating
the pastime of target practice among
their employes.
If the present legislature is remark
able from the fact that It was not or
ganized by the lobby , how came It then
that certain parties both In Onmha and
In Lincoln Interested In corporations
know the names of the chairmen of the
most Important committees days before
the committee list was made public ?
Kvery state depository bond should be
subjected to an Immediate and rigid
ro-cxamlimtlon and every bond of
doubtful adeipiacy replaced with a
good and Htiillclent bond without delay.
If a depository bank declines to renew
Its bond the treasurer should draw out
the state funds In Its custody. There
nre plenty of banks In Nebraska above
the breath of suspicion and there Is no
peed reason why state money should ho
kept In concerns which the treasurer
would not trust with his owu private
iloposita.
Tin : v. i * .
Nebraska's two senators , tvprosentlnp
opposing political pnrthM , publicly an
nonncn their determination to act ( ( >
gothnr to defeat the continuation of the
appointment , of William 1) . Mcllugh t <
bii Judge of the Knlted States dlstrlcl
court for Ihe district of Nebraska ,
There nrn times In polltIra when' ex
tremes meet by natural gravitation ,
This Wits the case In the late campaign ,
when republicans nnd sound money
democrats made common cause against
the menace of , free silver repudiation
which threatened to engulf the country
In general lluanclal ruin. In this In
stance , however , there appears to be no
common ground for political cooperation
tion on the part of n populist senator
and a republican senator.
The reasons presented by Senator Allen
In Justification of his attitude are thu
very arguments that would appeal most
strongly for republican support for Judge
Mcllugh. Senator Allen declares In so
many words that .Judge Mcllugh put
himself beyond the pale of protection
when he participated In the organization
of a new parly the purpose of which
was to defeat Mr. llryau and to elect
Mr. McKlnley. This may be a very
gooil reason for Senator Allen to vote
against Mcllugli. even though It does not
comport with the cardinal principle of :
Independence which his party has pro
claimed fiom the housetops , and strikes
a blow at non-partisanship on the
bench.
In the face of the grounds upon which
Senator Allen bases his opposition It
becomes almost a matter of honor for
republicans-ami especially for the friends
of President-elect McICinley to confirm
Mcllugli In 6rder to dispel the Imputa
tion of ingratitude and bad faith. While
MeKiuliy failed to carry Nebraska , his
decisive victory in the nation Is admitted
to be largely due to the courageous and
unfaltering opposition of the sound
money democrats to the Chicago plat
form and ticket.
Nebraska republicans arc moro deeply
and vitally concerned In the continua
tion of Judge Mcllugli than Senator
Thurslon seems to realize. The blun
dering policy pursued by the party lead
ers In 185)1 ) , when they persisted In de
nying tiovcrnor lloyd the place to which
he had been elected by the people ,
turned thousands of democrats Into the
populist camp and was an Important
factor In the loss of the state In IS'.tli.
The turning down of Mcllugh must
alienate democrats who , having boon
expelled by Bryan's policy of proscrip
tion , would otherwise gravitate toward
Ihe republican party. The rejection of
Mcllugli by republicans would there
fore be notice upon sound money dem
ocrats that they must make their peace
with Hryan and the populists because
the doors of the republican party are
closed against them.
Senator Tlmrston's personal explana
tion will scarcely pacify the democrats
or satisfy republicans. The senator's
reflections upon Judge Mcllugh's quali
fications and the lofty standard of ex
perience and residence which he sets
uj ) for the successor of Judge Dnndy
will Irritate rather than placate. AVe
believe the highest aim of Senator
Tliurston to be to regenerate the re
publican party In Nebraska and re-e.stub-
Hslt Its supremacy. Wo believe , how
ever , that we voice the judgment of the
rank and file of the party , with the
possible exception of a few aspirants
to the position , In asserting that the
alliance between our two senators In
opposition to Mcllugh's confirmation
is fraught with serious and far-reach
ing consequences and bodes no good
to the republican cause.
.1X1) HKVKXUK.
The opponents of protection are basing
their arguments against a revision of
the tariff on protection lines upon the
position taken by Secretary Carlisle In
his annual report that hereafter protec-
Ive duties will be destructive of revenue.
The secretary of the treasury said that
the situation lias been materially
changed In the last live years and here
after It will not be possible to sacrilice
revenue to protection without seriously
embarrassing the fiscal affairs of the
government by depriving It of an Income
sufllclent to defray Its necessary ex
penditures. "If the usual proportion of
this Income , " .said Iho secretary , "Is
hereafter to be derived from taxes on
imported goods , the protective theory
must be abandoned as the b.isis of our
legislation upon Ihe subject and a well-
considered and consistent revenue sys
tem must be substituted In its place. "
Tills , ho thought , could be done without
material Injury to any trade or Indus
try now existing In this country , saying
furl her : "The danger of a large for
eign competition In our home market ,
anil the alleged injurious effects of such
competition upon the Interests of do
mestic labor , have not only been greatly
exaggerated In the past , but are less
now than at any time heretofore and
must continue to grow less lu'reafter. "
The value of these views must be tested
by reference to facts.
What evidence Is there of any ma
terial change In the situation since KM > 12
which makes protection less .sound or
ess desirable thau < It then was ? It Is
true that In that year this country real-
x.ed the highest measure of prosperity
n Its hlstoiy ; that It both exported and
.inputted . more than in any other year
lefore or since. We attained then the
dgh water mark of our foreign and
lonu'slic commerce. The threatened at-
ack on protection brough't on Industrial
lepresslon which Impaired the value of
Lhe American maikct , but does anybody
iiippuse. that this great market has lo.it
Its attraction' ' for foreign manufacturers ,
.ir If Usability to consume fotelgn goods
were restored to what It was live yearn
igo those goods would not come here In
Increased volume ? Under the hist re-
imbllcan tariff we had both protection
nnd snflleleiit revenue and the revenue
was obtained without any sacrifice of
loim..sth : Indnstiles. The prosperity
created under that tariff , up to the time
Its cardinal principle was threatened
with overthrow , made a profitable
market for the products of our own In-
lustrles and Increased Importations. Is
it not reasonable to ox pec i that similar
iv.sults would follow Ihe restoration of
the conditions then prevailing ?
But It 1 * uul understood to bu the In
tention of Urn republican' ' congress ant
administration to sacrifice revenue ti
protection. No one having authority lim
proposed to tlo that. The contemplate !
lMIIcy Is to preserve such n reasonable
and judicious measure of protection nt
will safeguard our Industrie * ami laboi
and still enable the government to oh
tain snlllclent revenue. The president
! elect and the republican leaders In conj -
j gross aie not In favor of extreme duties ,
i They know such a policy would sacrlllct
} revenue and they fully recognize tin
prime Importance of providing Ihe gov
ernment more Income.
The present tariff Is In part protect
ive , but It Is Inndoqimio as a revenue
measure. It has been demonstrated that
protection Is not incompatible with ai
ample revenue and there Is no apparen
reason why this experience cannot be ro
pealed. Moderate protection , such as-
the new tariff bill Is expected to carry
will restore Industrial activity and gen
eral prosperity , and this will be attalnei
without any sacrilice of revenue.
Axn TIIK THKATY.
Only from Germany comes an ex
pression adverse to the principle of tin.
treaty of arbitration negotiated between
( Sivut Britain and the United State. ?
Fionch and Austrian opinion commends
the treaty , recognizing It as a most
notable event. It Is said not to be
pleasing to Uussla , which may bo so
but the suggestion that that govern
ment will use Its inlluence to defeat
the treaty Is not , to be taken seriously.
There Is nothing in this arrangement
for Ihe arbitration of differences be
tween the Kngllsh-speaklng' nations
which can Interfere In the slightest de
gree with , the relations subsisting be
tween the United States and Uussla 01
any other Kuropean country. It will
Indeed , bind In closer friendship tin
powers to the treaty , but It Involves
uo obligation on the part of this re
public that can Impair or disturb Its
amicable relations with the world.
It Is not to bo expected that all Hit-
ropean nations will at once adopt ar
bitration. KspeeiullJ' governments like
Germany and Itttssla are unlikely to
look with favor upon such an agree
ment as the Anglo-American treaty.
But none the less the example thus set
will exert a benellcent Inlluence
throughout , the civilized world and
sooner or later this will show itself in
practical results. The Anglo-Saxon na
tions are the leaders in the march ol
civilization and the latest step they
have taken to mal e the preservation of
peace between them moro secure will
certainly have followers.
TllK XWAltAttUA. CANAL HILL.
The supporters of the Nicaragua canal
bill in the house may be able to have
it considered at this session , but It
seems highly probable that the pro
posed legislation can be passed In the
present congress. That the measure ,
modified us suggested by Speaker Heed ,
may pass the house , Is possible , but It
Is not likely that it could pass the
senate , though there is a majority in
that body favorable to it. From the
reported attitude of Mr. Hood toward
the bill the chances are that it will
not be permitted to conic before the
house until considerably later In the
session and perhaps HO late that there
will not be time to do anything In the
senate. Thus the outlook for the meas
ure lu this congress does not appear
to bo very .bright.
Speaker Heed Is said to have ques
tioned whether the Nicaragua canal
would pay for Its propflsed cost , which
suggests that he has been making some
investigation on this point , According
to the report of the government engi
neers It will cost ? iW,000,000 : to con
struct the canal , which amount Is ? ( M-
000,000 hi excess of the estimates of
the canal company. The figures of the
engineers are of course declared by
the company to bo unreasonably high ,
but they are pretty generally accepted
ns a conservative estimate and at any
rate more likely to bo approximately
correct than the company's estimate.
To pay 4 per cent Interest on this
amount , as provided In the bill , and
the necessary cost of operating and
maintaining the canal , would In the
opinion of some who have given disin
terested Investigation to the subject re
quire a much greater trafllc through the
canal than can reasonably be expected.
Indeed , there Is expert opinion that
from a financial standpoint the enter
prise would bo n losing one.
But the most potent argument against
Involving the government In this un
dertaking at this time Is the condition
of the treasury. If the government was
getting a surplus of revenue instead of
running behind -the feeling toward the
Nicaragua canal proposition would bo
moro generally favorable than It Is. The
matter does not appear to be urgent
and there Is no good reason why It
cannot wait until there Is Improvement
lu the condition of the national treasury
that will warrant the government In
assuming new obligations.
Chairman Hlch of the house judiciary
committee raised a very remarkable
point of order when he objected to the
ludollnito postponement of the Douglas
county contest cases. Mr. Hlch assorted
that such action would be In violation
of the constitutional provision which
guarantees the right of appi > al In all
civil cases to the court of last resort.
This Is probably the first time lu the
history of parliamentary proceedings
Unit anybody has ever cited this clause
In the constitution as applying to
legislative contests. The legislature Is
by the constitution made the solo judge
of the election and qualification of Its
members. While It acts Judicially In
passing upon such matters It Is not
limited by any constitutional provision
that controls the action of the courts.
It may dismiss or hear a contest case
at pleasure. The fact that there Is no
appeal from Its ( hiding does not Imply
that fixed forms must bo observed In
disposing of a contest. It Is doubtless
proper for the house to Inform Itself
flllu'r directly or through committee as
to the merits of a contest , but If it Is no
toriously frivolous and brought solely to
make fees for notaries and lawyers
It 1m * the rjulit tu rofnse to consider 1
at nil. .yi * Q'
Tlic Kim SMIJlMty Star denounces li
nil oarnrstn.tjsjrj us n foolish Invontloi
tlu > story tlfttotlu > ivpnblli'iui iiu'inltt'i1 :
of tin' Mls itPi nml Ni-liraskii loglsla
ti'.ros propo.iu to honor Cyrus Leland o
Kiinsas with" 'complimentary veto foi
I'nltod StaieX senator. As neither tin
republican t'nunvbors nor nny other incin
hers of the Nchriiskn Ii-Klslalnro wll
hi I'alli'd o l Jltj vou > for anybody foi
rnitwl States-jVi'iiator this yi-ar tin
Star siH'ins to liuvc KOIIO out of Its waj
to deny a story that Is a fake on lu
vury fnuu. .
The oily troiisiuvr's stnti'inont shows
that the dty Is now paying 7 per i-onl
Intoivst on outstandlnj ; nl ant
ninoiintliif , ' to over n half a mil
lion of dollars. Whllp n law > part ol
this .IloatiiiK doht Is duo to the llolli :
oiulii'j'/.lonH'nt , thi' bulk Is drawn
against a tax U > vy that has not bt-cn
paid. Ihiloss some docislvo lu-tlon ii-
taken In the ivvlnlon of onr tax law ?
this situation will grow worse from
month to month Instead of improving ,
All means should be used to secure
the national Klsteddfod for this city li
IStW. The Welshmen. , resident li
Omaha are not many , comparatively
In number , but they are enthusiastic
over the prospect of securing this-
prize , which will prove a most impor
taut adjunct to the exposition and wll
tend strongly to advance the cause ol
music In the west.
H Is all very well to talk about : fund
lug the floating debt of city and sehoo
district , but such procedure moant-
Hlmply putting off upon the coming
generation the burden of paying foi
services rendered present taxpayers
So far as current expenses are concerned
corned every community ought to paj
as It goes.
Why should It take a week for an
outgoing state treasurer to turn ovoi
to an Incoming state treasurer ? Will
two mouths' notice ought not a public
olliclal to have his books and records
In readiness for his successor and tin
funds in his custody within ctisj
reach ?
| ny-- ( ] , , . | MKT. |
I'lilli , Iphln Times.
That $10.000,000 1)111 for the Transvaal rait
will shortly boivcscntcd to England. Its
kicking at It U not at all Incompatible will
footing It. I
SUII Ulf lIlMVllTH HlMvl.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The directors of' ' one of the larscst and
most prosperous banks In Louisville chose
for president j-csUtrday a man who had bo-
Kim life as a ncvspboy and who has made
$250,000 In IcKltliuato business. Still the
calamity howMrfc continue shouting that the
door of opportunity Is forever shut In the
face of the pdor.
UcninrkuMf INilltlcnl Colnelilrnc-r.
, New York Sun.
Every state. .says the Tribune , that voice
for Lincoln in 1SCO voted for McKlnley li
1S9C , and every state that voted for JcUor-
son Davis In J.S61 lyoted for Ilryan In 180(5 (
This Li , literally , true , nnd It fci one of the
moat remarkable coincidences 'of the recent
canvass. And' MrKlnley ha'd J'.V ' larger .ma
jority In every 'state hd carried than Lincoln
had 1m 18CO. ' _ . _ _
( ihiiNt Diint-liuv In Cniiiulii.
New York Stall anil I'xpress.
Many eminent Canadian statesmen are
again possessed of Iho notlorv that this KOV-
prnmcint wants to annex their country to the
United States. This Is a recurrent hallucina
tion with our friends ' ucross the border
and , strangely enough. It generally reap
pears at Mines when their politicians are tryIng -
Ing to obtain further concessions from the
crown or increased favors from the people
at homo.
TheHrlKM Slitof
Oloba-Dcmocrnt.
Ono of the secrets of Chauncey M. De-
ne\v's uopularll-v as an orator lies In the
fact that he always looks upon the bright
side of things , v.'hloh la usually the sldo
best worth connldcrlng. "It la the result
of my study , experience and observation. "
ho sayan \ his latest oration , "that the besl
day is today , and tomorrow will bo a better. "
This Is the true philosophy of Mfc , and pref
erable in every way lo the pessimistic stuff
that Is BO plentiful In the world.
The Aiitl-TriiNt I'aci- .
ClilenKo Chronicle.
What the president and attorney general
said last mouth concerning the nupprrsslan
of trusts has been carried out in Georgia
very successfully. Three wceko ago the
legislature's anti-trust bill was signed by the
governor , and lest week nearly all the Illegal
combinations of capital In the state sent cir
culars to the Georgia Jobbers and relallem
In their lines telling them all contracts were
off. The Icghlaturrs of some other stairs
should got a few pointers from Georgia.
A .IcHVrmmliiii. Hamllr.
In.llnnn | > nlls .lournul.
The democratic-republican party would
not bo a bad name for the sound money
democrals , and It would have some his
toric prestige. The party , or faction , led
by Thomas Jefferson first took the name
of republican. In 1S03 they dropped that
name and adopted lliat of democrat , lliough
for some time they were betler known ae
democratic republicans. Jefferson himself
accepted designation while It lasted , and
lie was the soundest of sound money demo
crats.
] < "rc vcn'.s I'oiif'Iiiiiit for Fiction.
New York Times.
Morcton Prcnven 1ms announced to the
Iv.-lndllng band of those who care to hear
what ho says that Hussla Is going to buy
300,000,000 ounces of silver and get the tariff
rates reduced on her exports and Germany
and Franco are t'o makoa like deal. Then wo
shall have sllyc "rehabilitated" on the
jaslo of 15Vi to , 1yltli practical free trade ,
all of which Is William McKlnlcy'i ? real plan.
The United State ? hpuglit moro than half ns
nuch silver as Jtusyla Is said to want and
ho price went steadily down , but a little fact
Iko this does nt disturb Moreton Frcwcn.
A Poliilofc * on Frt'o Triiile.
I'lillniK-IVhlu IxMlKcr.
Free trade In sugar may bo highly henofl-
clal 10 Khnland , ' but the commission ap-
) olntod to tal < o''uvldenco ' ' on the subject has
llscovored tlat It'1 Is detrimental to her
colonies. Statistics nhow that , while the
lopuUtlon of Ui < > . Ijrltlah West Indies Is In
creasing , ttieln j'jipgnr oxportu have fallen
25 per cent in ftitirtccn years , and the blame
s placed on tlM uimpetltlon of bounty-pay-
ng nations. It Is the immo way In the
Vvnch Islanda nnA piclr planters aru clam
oring for a bounty on all their sugar exerts -
) orts , oven these which go to the homo
country. There la a Uoson In all this for
\morlcan politico-economists , and It boo an
mportant bearing on tariff qtmitloiis ,
Kir Tiiicr'n | | Silly Ki-HMini.
JllnnPUlwlIl Tlmea.
Sir Charles Tuppcr , \ the Canadian pro-
nler , cxprcmes the oracular opinion that
'thnre Is greater security under Hrltluli
nstltutlojM for llfo , property and liberty"
hail there Is In the United States , The
pcoplo of Canada apparently do not agree
vllh him. Wlthlu tlio last twcmty-flvu
vearn 1,000,000 Canadians have deserted
ho "greater security" of DrltUh liisUtu-
Ions for the shelter and protection of the
tars and fUrlpej , and thulr ranks arc
> tcaillly hvcrcftulnu , Of courte , Sir Charlcii.
an a IlritUU knight , cannot bo oxpecUd
o show any spuclul fouclncsa for the flag
hat triumphed at Yorktown and Now Or-
s. Still , ho ought to tell the truth ,
nr.i-KAT OK Tin : KIm.d iiu.r ,
Chicago Tribune : It In well that the menu
urn which the IIOUHO had before It was do
frntcd. Tliwi ( > ro.vlfl have been milking tin
government and opprcrnlng commerce foi
the last thirty years. The bill defeated ye
tcrday would have allowed them to contlmu
their operations for nearly a century longer
The government lien would have remained ;
urcoml lion. The practice of plundering tin
roads to build branch lines might have beer
kept up. Finally Ihe companies might have
defaulted oRnln.
Globe-lion ocrat : The defeat ot the Union
and Central 'Parlflc railroads funding bill In
i the house of representatives yesterday wn ( >
| Just what was expected. The territory
through wlilch the roads run strongly op
posed the mrnailrc , nnd the western states
In general were agalnat It. Of course par-
tla n lines were not drawn on It. Highly-
six of the 102 volw In favor of the measure
were cast by republicans ami sixteen by dem
ocrats , while the 1CS votes cast against U
came fron. nlncty-nlnn republicans , fifty-
eight drmccrnls , tlvo Independents and Mix
populists.
Milwaukee Journal : There la but one waj
to end It nil ; that is to foreclose on the
roads. The lines are centrally located nnd
will , under fair management , always control
the I'acillc Iranlc. They have the- position ;
they have the Rhartcst route , and that
through the center of a great continent.
They can never bo displaced. Every year
adds to their value. Clean the company out
at all hazarda. The loss cannot be greater
In any event than that Impending and U
may result In relieving the central and west
ern stales of a cruel and burdensome
monopoly.
Chicago Chronicle : In view ot this result
It Is some satisfaction lo know thnt noun of
the government directors regret the action
taken , but , on the contrary , are well pleased.
Director Coombs saya they are all In favor
of foreclosure proceedings. lie declares that
they have made their iccomnicndatlons "i'rom
absolute knowledge on Ihulr part that tha
government would receive at a ealo of the
roads , over and above- all previous obliga
tions and liens and the cost of the sale , an
amount whlcii would not only cover the prin
cipal of the bonds advanced but a largo pro
portion of the Interest palil by the govern
ment. This U not a matter of guess , but a
certainty. "
Chicago Times-Herald : The bill was
righteously defeated , for It at least dhows
that congress Is not disposed to compromise
with guilt. As a matter of fact the gov
ernment may never get anything for Its 1'a-
clflo railroad Interests , and for the vast
gifts In lands and the loans of money It
beslaivod upon them , but It will be inllnltely
better thu-i than to condone the crimes com-
mlttul and given legal sanction to the frauds
nnd rasrallile-i perpetrated by the men eon.-
trolllrsj them. Certainly lliere ought to be
wisdom , honesty and patriotism enough In
congress to devise some Just plan by which
Iho government may bo at least partially
protected In Its rights ,
IllilClriOAVS AIIIIAI ) .
Now York World : Conditions were- nevermore
moro ripe than today for "good times. "
The merchandise- exports of the United
States exceed the Imports by more than
$200.000,000 In thu past six months. Never
brforo was the balance of trade so largely In
favor of this country.
Now York Hall and Express : Ono of the
most convincing evidences of Improving
business Is to be found In the astonishing In
crease In the number of new depositors at
the savings banks. These Institutions nearly
all report the opening : of hundreds of now
accmmls since the November election , and
the aggregate of their deposits runs up Into
hundreds of thousands of dollars. This
means but ono thing , namely , that times
are gradually Improving , and that the
people are not only maklne money , bit *
saving It as well.
LouisvilleCourierJournal : The sllverllcs
can make 110 capital out ot troubles which
they have been BO obviously Instrumental In
bringing about. The- American people an >
lee clear-sighted to attribute the dishonesty
of speculators to the gold standard. They
would llko to see a general reopening of
mills and factories , big shipments on thi
railroads , big sales by merchants and goo'l
prices for all sorts of agricultural produce ,
but they reallzo that these desirable thing ! )
can not all bo done In a day , even If that
day marks Iho defeat of national treachery
and dishonor. But they will all coino in
duo time , provided another blow be not
struck from an unexpected quarter.
Buffalo Exprof. ? : The movement of two
articles of prominence from this country
abroad Is one of the most Interesting events
at present. Wheat Is going on a large scafo
nml In New York thereIs a congestion.
The total of available supplies Is the small
est at the beginning of the year for flv < -
years. At the same time It Is said that
shipments of Iron from southern furnace1 *
to Europe is limited only by the difficulty
In obtaining freight room. Tlicro large ex
ports affect foreign exchange and the earlier
Colling of long-time bills makes the ex-
cliango situation still E-tronger. Taking
the situation as a whole , there are nine
considerations favoring a revival of business
to one which discourages It.
PHIISOXAI. AMI OTIIKUWISK.
A I'lttsburg paper wants a machine that
will keep n record of the prize fighters' oratorical
torical contests.
There are fifty-four "lady commercial trav-
elera" in England , ono of the most GUCCCES-
ful of whom takes orders for corrugated
Iron.
Iron.St.
St. Clalr McKelway , editor If the Brook
lyn Eagle , writes from Homo that ho has
recovered his health , and will noon return
to nctlvo duty.
The brothers , Henry and Walter Kcney ,
Hartford merchants , who left a park to the
city , are lo bo commemorated In a beautiful
clock lower , creeled on the spot where they
were born and carried on business all their
lives.
It appears that an American glr | has cap
tured the son of Lord Twccdmoutli , Archibald
John Marjorlbanks. It Is to bu hoped thnt If
: ho young woman expects to be called "Mrs.
Murslibanlcs" after marriage she will teach
! ier husband how to spell his name.
Jamoa Kirk of Plqua , O. . who strung the
Irst telegraph line between Baltimore and
Washington , In 1811 , has been stricken with
> aralysU and Is In a critical condition. In
: ho early days of telegraph construction ho j
was prominently identified with eeveral com-
miles.
Hev. L. Li. Conrady , who left the Umatllla
Indian reservation In 188'J to take the place
of Iho late Father Damlen , In charge of the
Molokal , Hawaii , leper colony , Is in Port-
laud , Ore. , as the guest of Archbishop
Cross. After finishing his course of incill-
clue Father Conrady will return to Molo-
Icat , relieving Father Uamlen , a brother of
the dead priest.
Cliarlca W. Crisp , son of the late Speaker
Crisp , la the youngest member of the con
gress now In session , being only 20 yearn
> ld. In the taking of his seat young Mr.
Crisp broke ono record , th < > house having
accepted as satisfactory evidence of his elec-
lon the brief statement telegraphed by Gov
ernor Atkinson , and the youthful member
ook his place amid cordial applause.
II. Helm Clayton , the observer In charge
of the Blue Hill , Mara. , meteorological ob-
fcervalory , and hs ! assistant , S. 1' . Ferguson ,
recently performed a novel feat of Interest
o acronautlsts and ornithologists. While
nuking simultaneous observations of cloud
lelghts they took measurements of a ( light
of ducks and by means of trlognomotry1 dis
covered the ducks were ( lying 858 fcol above
ground at the rate 17.7 mllca an hour.
In German clllra , before a druggist Is
granted a llccnno to open a store , careful In-
estlgatlon la made to determine whether the
iceds of tliat particular neighborhood require
t. Uccently a young druggist In Altona ,
wliot'o ' proapcctlvo marriage depended on his
success In occurlng ft license , was over
whelmed by the rejection of his petition. AH
a lent resort ho took his case to the minister
> f education , the highest authority , and on
> elng refused again , committed aulclde.
r i.vro.srrio > .
llciu-ty t'oimiu'tnlnUoii from Soiitli-
-i-ii Vi-M Ninn-r.
Atlnntn Oonxlltullnii.
While- every movement which scrim to de
velop the resource * of the country Is a matter
nf national Interest , regardlees of llu < section
I In which It may b lorsM'd , Iho Trans-
! ml.ijlwilppl and Interunilomi ) Kxpr ltliin to
bo held al Onmha , Neb . next year In of
moiv th.in ordinary significance.
Afllde from Illustrating the vat-led resources
of the country along Industrial , sclcnlllln and
. agricultural lines of progress , It will tic the
i Mist expedition of this kind ever hold west
of the MitMlsiilppl river.
There Is n nvinoloiifl rceord of growth con
densed In this simple ( statrmenl. Only a few
yeam ago thu nrcnt western half of the con
tinent wna a barren wilderness , ocr.ttplcd by
IrlbcM of savageIndiana. . Today however. It
belongs to civilization In the bro.uli'st and
host meaning of that term. It IM the homo
of a llirlfly , progressive and cntivtirlslni ;
people- , who have put their cn rgles Into It *
soil and made It the Imperial granary of the
nation. It Is also the alwile ot mnnufaclur-
Ing Industry , ns the progress of ( be went
during the past few years abundantly nhow.i.
The movement to hold an [ > xpcHltlon In
Omaha was Inaugurated several montlm ugo.
The enterprise lias titoadlly grown In mag
nitude. however , until now the plan of the
iiicorporalors is to hold an exposition whleh
will be colossal and world-wide In Its char
acter. That the exposition will be a pro
nounced success 1 evldont not only from Un
varied nnd Infinite resources of the went , but
In a still higher degree , from the slcopliw
and unremitting activities of our Irana-
mlsslsslppl brethren.
Thi. puthorlzed' ' capital of the Transnilssls-
slppl and International Kxpo-dtlon com
pany M fixed at ? l.000.090. Of this sum
. * 400,000 has already been eubseribed , while
the balance will be ra-lsed within the ne.M
six months. It Is understood thnt the legis
lature < it Nebraska has been nsked to ap
propriate .t2.- ) ( > .000. nnd that Indications point
to a favorable consideration of this reciucwt.
Last Juno a measiiro was adopted In con
gress appropriating $200.000 toward n gov
ernment exhibit , and there Is some likeli
hood that this appropriation will bo in-
croaso.l during the present session.
U Is uui'dless to assure our western breth
ren that Iho sympathies of the south are
most cordially enlisted In this great enter
prise. Between the two sections there are.
nmiiy strong lira of natural Interest and
affection. Especially Is this Iruo In the
relationship which ex-lsts between Georgia
and Nebraska , and to say that Georgia
wishes her sister state godspeed In her mam
moth undertaking Is , In a measure , super-
Suot's.
ThereIs nothing In the Omaha exposi
tion which conlllcts In the least with tin-
great Industrial enterprise to be held In
Nashville this year. They occur nt dirferp-.it
times , nnd , while they are both Interna
tional In scope , -ilke nur own expralllon two
years ago , their purpose Is to advance the
welfare of the country and to make It a still
greater blessing to Iho world. The entire
south , therefore , cordially unites 'In wishing
for the Transmlsslsslppl and International
Exposition a prosperous and successful ca
reer.
_ _
HXTUSSIVI ! l\SrilA\CK 1'HOKITS.
i\orl : > ! < ll < IlHfr.M Ili'Ntilt In lliiKi-
Kniis.is City Stnr.
The exhibit whliJi shows that one Insurance -
anco company In New England made a
clear profit of Sfi per cent on Its capital
stock out of Its business operations during
1898 , and that others * netled variously from
Cl to 23 per cent , makes It ! clear to any
calculating mind thai Iho profits on the In
surance business are far lee high , and lliat
rates of Insurance ought to come down
promptly and materially. It may ns well
bo admitted thai Insurance Is necessary.
for no business man can maintain standing
and credit who doesn't : keep his property
Insured. For that reason , therefore. Insur
ance companies ought to be moderato In their
charges. A rate that will give them a rea
sonable profit on their capital Is all they
hnvo a right to ask nnd Ihe profits re
ported for last year arc nothing less than
exorbitant.
Tho. vastly Increased profits of the fire
Insurance companies are easily accounted
for. During recent years buildings In
cities have been of such characters as to
greatly diminish the danger from Ilrcs.
whllo the tire extinguishing agencies have
been Improved In the same ratio. These
facts hava of course decreased the num
ber and reduced Ihe amount of losses , but
they have 'not been met by n correspond
ing diminution In the charges for Insur
ance. The greater care In taking risks
and the bettor system of conducting busi
ness no doubt contribute in some mcas-
uro to the Increased profits , and the com
panies have a rl. ht to the benefits thus
obtained. But In so far as thn result Is
nttrlbiilablo to Improved methods and
materials In building and betler Jlro ex-
llngulslilng facilities. It la a charge on the
public ami should be compensated for in
reduced rates for Insurance.
The Insurance companies have a legal
and moral right to a fair , and even a good ,
profit on their capital , but not to the ex-
cesslvo percentage ol profit which they
now realize. The right to regulate or
limit the charges of carrying companies ,
lighting companies and water companies
by legislation has long bcon recognized.
Insurance companies are amenable to the
same restraints , for they derive tholr nu-
Ihorlly to operate from the same source.
Hitherto they have not bcon assailed by
adverse legislation , for the reason , prob
ably , that the extent of their c-xtortlons
has been concealed. But Ihoy can no
longer deceive the public by the pretense
that they are only earning fair profits.
The cat has been let out of Iho bag , nnd
Insurance rates must talco a tumble.
I'AII , OF THU 1'01'UI.IST KITH.
TinIliimlilr 1'ONlllc.n ( \VliIt'll 1'opo-
i-r.'ilN AriCoiiHlKiKil. .
Chicago Climnk-lu ( ik-in. )
A union of Iho dcmoi-rat and the popu
list could no moro endure than that un
holy alllaneo which llandolph described In
the days of John Qulncy Adams and Henry
Clay as thu union of the puritan nnd the
blackleg.
Yet the democracy and ome Ill-advised
or ma'/lgn persons claiming to bo leadcra
of the democracy surrendered completely
ami abjectly to the poullst party. They
Bald lo these populists : "You want the
civil scrvlco establishment destroyed In
favor of the old spoil. ) system. Down with
the civil service ! You want the supreme
court of the U'nlted Stales packed to the
exigencies of the moment. Wo are with
you In this i > ro | > o.slHoii lo make a prostl-
tuto of Justice ! You demand that the arm
of the executive power uhall bo paralyzed
In the presence of any tumult or disorder.
Wo cheerfully commend that law and or
der which are always to bo found In a
mob ! You wish to degrade the currency
of the United Slates , Wo are with you on
the proposition to pay CO cents on the del
lar. "
Humbly as Iho so-called leaders of the
democratic party ascuinted to Iho populist
platform they have been told repeatedly
and never moro pointedly than by George
F. Washburn of Iho people's party na
tional executive committee tliat they must
servo 'In the ranks and not direct the destructive -
structivo policy which the people's party
describes ns its own. Ho proclaims that "Our
party's success alone forced the democrats
to adopt the Chicago platform nnd nomlnata
a popocrat for president. Converts made by
party regulailty cannot bo trusted with the
reforms of the future. Wo are not demo
crats and cannot bo classed oa such. Wo
simply united for a slnglo campaign. The
democratic party Is but Iho rear guard of
our own. "
The gentleman is right. The democratic
party , If it remains with pspullsm , immt bo
a tall to the klto. But thu democratic party
can never again ho brought under Iho leader
ship of ,1 populist ) to such declaration as Insensate -
sensate politicians enjoying a temporary
dominance sot down as democratic doctrine.
Highest of all in Leavening Strength. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
niKKiiv CHAT.
I'uok : dork ( pxcltcilly-l ) tr-H you , sir ,
till * town Isn't big enough to hold IM
liotli ! >
Fuller ( enlniiy ) Why don't you start a J
.suburb ?
PhlenRo liecord : "Ho you know your
neighbor * . the l.lpporlons ? " " / " " ,
"No , wo ilon'i know them nt nil ; they ' -
merely uxcil to loiul us their luwn mower
lust summer. "
IndlmmpolM Journal : "As I understand
It , Mnlil the Innocent Man , "tho imilii
thing Hi poker Is to lie lucky hi the draw. "
"H nln'l so nmeli In holn' lucky MR belli1 '
quick , out our way , " explained Uubbcriicok
Detroit Free Vrosa : "I'm tired or the
moil or todnv , " dcclured Miss KUlorly.
"It wns very illtTorent In the good old duya
of chivalry. "
"Do tell nu > about It , dear , " answered
Miss Deeply ; "It was before my time , you
ktO\\ ! . "
Cltiplnnatl Kiiqulror : "I am wholly n
Holf-miulo man , " said the genlloman with c
the air of money to Incinerate.
They who heard him laughed softly. It
was common report that the bald area on
the top of lila limit was the work of his
wife.
Chicago Tribune : Tuffold Knutt You'ro
always talkln' about hard luck. If you had
n million dollars you wouldn't know wet
to do with It.
Mosoly Wragg * Yc.I would. I'd bo a
thunilerln' sight moro select about the com
pany 1 keep than 1 nin now !
Indlanapoll.t Journal : "It , " said the
grinning- savage , as he turned the mnehltui
KUII on the dlscomllted Christian elvlllzers ,
squinted uloiiK the barrel. Rot the range ,
straightened hlniHolf up and set one of
his followers to turiiliiR the crank. "Is a
poor Maxim that won't work both ways. "
OhleitRo Tribune : " \Ve seem to be thrown
together a Rood deal , " observed the youth ,
as he plckc-i ! himself up and asslntrd the
youiiK woman to her seat on tin- front of
llu landfill , after their third fall.
And she never suspected that beneath his
cheerful demeanor and his sweater ho con
cealed a pair of skinned elbows.
ITNUSUAI * CASH.
Cincinnati Tribune.
Ho went Into a restaurant ,
A place be barely know ,
And ordered roust beef , cahhiiRp , plo ,
Thin he added "oysters too. "
They broiiRht him , In the course of time.
This eourso meal ( coarse straight
through ) ;
And In the oyster slew strange fact
Ho counted oysters two !
TITIATUTH. .
Adelaide A , 1'roctor.
Seated one d.iy at the organ ,
I was weary and III at ease ,
And my finger * wandered Idly
Over ( he Ivory keys ;
I know not what 1 was playing.
dr what I was dionmlng then ,
Hill I struck one chord of music
I.Ike the .sound of a great amen.
It Hooded the crimson twilight
I.Ike the close of an angel's psalm ,
And It lay on my fevered .spirit
With a touch of Intlnlte calm.
It quieted pain and sorrow ,
I.Ike love overcoming strife ;
It seemed the harmonious echo
From our discordant life.
It linked all perplexed meanings
Into onn perfect | ienco ,
And trembled away Into sllrnco
As If | i were loth to cease.
I have Rciiirfit , but I seek vainly ,
Thai one lost chord divine
Which came from the soul of the orgup
And entered Into mine.
It may be that death's bright angel
Will speak In that chord again ;
It may be that only In heaven
I shall hear that grand amen.
ImllnnnpollR Journal.
When the poel's In a hurry , and bin bend
Is llllc-d with worry , because be- has to
111 ! his space within a certain time.
It Is then you Mini him turning- , with his
eye In frenzy burning , to the Hort of
stulT that rallies In the motor of this
rhyme.
'TIs then Hlngs ho of the maldon.who , with
bookish knowledge laden , who can
catalogue the- emperors In Die twink
ling ; of an eye.
Who can subjugate geometry , knock the
spots from trigonometry , but can't
construct the mechanism of a cherry
pic ;
Or the poet and the editor , the young man
and the creditor any one of these
three subjects Is a pudding for his pen ,
For Ihe rhyme affords much latitude for
all that surt of plallludo , and Is a
mighty handy thing for
funny men.
No Amount
of Blowing
WILL SELL aoon.s. ouu CLOTH-
IXC IS ITS OWN" I'.IC.ST AIM'KIITISK-
MKNT. AND IFVK CAN 15L'T I'KU-
SUADK YOU TO A' I. SIT OUU STOHI3
AND SKI3 KOI I YOUIISHLK- HOW
HANDSOMELY TAILOHKD OtJIl
SUITS AND OVKKCOAT8 AUK , U'l-J
IIAVH NO CONC10HN AS TO W11K1H3
YOU'LL HUY.
1'IUCKS JUST NOW AHIAT TJ 1 151 II
LOWEST
AND THIS IS KSIM5CIALLY THUK IP
YOU AKI3 A JUIKM3 OK CLOTH KS
AND VALUKS , IN BOTH OK WHICH
UHSI'KCTS W13 OKKJCIl YOU OUU
JiHST JUDGMENT AND ADVICI3.
BUT WHAT IS MOHI3 , WI3 HACK
ur ouu I'ltorosmoNS WITH AN
AUSOLUTI3 AND UNKQUIVOCAL
GUAUANTI3J- : THAT HVI3KYTIIINO
SHALL 1JI3 1'UKCISKLY AS 11131'UK-
SI3XTI5D , AND Til 13 VI3KY HI58T TO
1513 HAD ANYWHKUI5 KOU THI3
MOX13Y.
HI3I3 OUU DOUGLAS 8TUI3I3T WINDOW -
DOW IK YOU CAUK TO LKAUX HOW
UHALLY GOOD SUITS AND OV13K-
COATS LOOK AT A HI3ALI.Y LOW
KIGUHI3.
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