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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1897)
Tins OMAHA DAILY nEi- > SAT run AT , JANTTAIIY 23 , ISOT. Tins OMAHA K. IlOSnWATEIl. Editor. * * " * * n " * * ' - - ; j T" - T TTT KVKIIY MOUSING. TKUMH or Dally M ( Without ( tutiia . Cno Year . * 5 Dally 11 nnd Huntlny , One Vent . ( J HI * Months . 12 Three Mnnih . * Hundnr Ili' - . One Vpnr . . jg Knlunfny lice. One Year . ' Weakly lit * , On Ycnr . * OI-TlCKHi Omnlmi Tlio Ili Hull. linn. K.nith Otnnhn : Hlimcililk. . . Cor. N nnJ Jllh Sis Council IIIIIITB : 10 IVnil Unlit. riilcaKn Olllrni 317 Clinnili * r of Commoreo. New Y rki lloom 13 , II nnd IS , Trlbuno lllilg- - WnhhlnRlom (01 Wh ulrcct. COIUlKril'ON'DKNCt : . . , . All coinniunlcntliini rclnllnn lo iww nnd nil torlnl matter ihouM t > e aililrrocOl To tha bill tor. . lIUHI.VKhS I.KTtiU3. All titif Incus letu-iK nnil rcmltt-inccn shout J b < nrtlrc c < l tn The lieI'ulillhlilliR . Company Omnlm. Driiftn. checks , txpiraa nnil iwntolllcc money onlcm to bo mode payiililo lo the onlci of the compiiny. TIII : nir. : I'inii.isms'a Hlnte of Xobrunkn , I Uciigln * County. Uu > rK * II , TzschuckNecrMnir of The JVc rul > - llshlriK comimny , helng ilidy iiwoiii , ay H"1,1' , nctunl number of full niM complete c l > l s of The Dally Motnliis , KvcnlnK nnO Sunday He" printed . during- the month of Dcrcmbcr , UOO , wat nil fol. * ' LOIIS dediiotlunp for tinrali ] nnd returned copies . . Total net falei . CI2.W3 . "i11" Net dally nvernico . 01MI101It. : . TX.HfMllCK. ! nnd sworn to before SuliKcrlhed In my prcfenco fore me thin M day of Jnnuaty. 1SOT. Boat. Notniy Public. The postnl smviiiK" lisuik shouhl 1)o ) In- clutlotl In every sdunnc of currenoy ve- form. Clmrtcrs nro presumed to be made f i cltlus tnul not for mini who aspire ti : flTf pnrttciilur ollli-os. will sit least 1m VP theassist - aiice of : i .Mason In the scimtc to rt-palr any brinks In the linlwarlcs of tht nation. Cuba may have within It tinriscnirfos of a rluh country , but Its clilt-f aclik'vc- niunt st'inns to llo In Icocplit } ? thi > country poor thatclalniH title to It. Itctiinifl from the cabinet eh'ctlons fitlll continue to IUIIIK lire or to come In with a slowness most exasperating to tin on the anxious seat. One tiling Is curtain President Me- Klnley will not have to K outside of the Hound money ranks to jjet enough suit able timber for the construction of hta cabinet. In the meantime the state Is still pay- IIIK Interest on outstanding state war rants , while there Is money In the treas ury which should' have been used to lake them up. When It comes to Issuing political ad dresses to the people , the free sllverltes of Nebraska are bound to keep In prac tice If they have to get up a special docu mentary appeal every week In the year , A few senatorial elections arc still dragging along , but the principal con tests have all been settled and the most dlgnllled deliberative body in the world may rcassume Its dignity without fear of disturbance. One member of the Douglas delega tion Is said to be already so tired of It that he threatens to eschew polities for ever so soon as his term of olllce Is com pleted. Legislative life evidently Is not ( juito what it Is cracked up to be. If the Hoard of Education had made a conscientious effort to keep within the limits of Its resources-during the last year the people would look with a great deal more complacency than they do on Its demand for a lo-iulll levy for the school fund. Small properly owners are beginning to talk more freely upon the question of locating the exposition and to express without reserve their reasons for favorIng - Ing or opposing particular proposed sites. In this matter the voice of the small property owner ought to have a proportionate tionate weight with that of the largest corporation. The Transmlsslsslppl Hxposltlon bill has won tht > llrst round In the legis lature. Xo open and honorable war fare against the bill need be feared by its advocates , lint undoubtedly there will be a number of covert attacks similar to the one Just warded oil' , against which the friends of the exposi tion should be on their guard. The legislature of 1S97 has work enough on hand without wasting time- on questions that do not call for settle ment until ISM. The State fair has been located In Omaha for a period of live years and only two of the live an nual fairs have bi'en held. The legis lature of ISO ! ) will therefore have ample time to grapple with the question of a permanent State fair location. Omaha is an Inseparable part of Ne braska. It Is at the same time a largo and most Important part , sharing In the good or 111 fortunes of the state and contributing Its considerable share to both. No disaster can befall Nebraska as n whole which Is not felt most ki.enly In her chief city and no substantial benellt tfon bo conferred upon Omaha without , advancing the prosperity of the entire common wealth. The protest of the ministers of Cedar Itaplds against the proposed dedication ball at the new union depot In that city reads like a story from old I'urltan days. Why , In the name of King David , who danced before tlin nrk , should not people make decorous merri ment on an occasion like this ? If Omaha had a similar opportunity the world would see such a jubilee as would take precedence for oncu over prayer nicotines and everything else. FOIIKCASTS. Speeches were made Thursday by two men who are at the liend of great busi ness enterprises , In which they referred to the continued depression and ex pressed opinions regarding the outlook. Ono of these Is Clmunrey M. Depew , president of the New York Central rail road , the other Andrew Carnegie , the brad of the largest Iron and steel works In the United States , If not In the world. It Is m-edless to say that these gentle men are close and deeply Interested observers of buslne.ss conditions 'and that by reason of their Intimate connection with tlnanclal and commercial affairs their Judgment respecting the future of business Is entitled to great considera tion. tion.They arc confident that the United States Is soon to enter upon a period of genuine and general prosperity. Hoth of them see In the fact of this country having to Its credit In the foreign trade several hundred millions of dollars as surance of Inevitable improvement In business conditions. In reference lo this Mr. Depew said : "It only needs conildeiice In the stability of legislation and administration for the next four yrars for that golden current to tlow Into new enterprises , giving new em ployment and stimulation to every In dustry of furm , of mine and of factory. " Mr. Carnegie said : "Unless some sur prise Is sprung upon the country nothing can hold It buck from a period of gen uine prosperity. 1 am optimistic to a degree In regard to the future. " These are the deliberate opinions of men who are In a position to lake a. compre hensive view of the situation nnd wiio are enlightened by constant contact with other men of large affairs. They are encouraging and reassuring. Those who complain that there has not taken place a" complete revival of business fall to consider that the policy which brought about deprcss-lon Is still ! n operation and that the party chosen to apply a remedy Is not yet In power. Moreover there Is some uncertainty as to whether that party will permitted to carry out Its policy. The political elements which defeated It.s effort In the present congress to give the government needed revenue will be strong in the next congress and may again defeat re publican endeavor to put into effect a policy necessary at once to the solvency of the government and to the revival of Industrial activity. If It were assured that , a judicious tariff bill could be promptly passed In the senate of the Flfly-Ilfth congress there Is no doubt that an Industrial revival would antici pate such legislation. As It Is , men en gaged In enterprises affected by the tariff are quite naturally disposed to wait until the question of a change of policy Is settled. This delay in putting the industries Into operation Is hurtful to all Interests. What the country Is sure of Is the maintenance of the existing monetary standard for at least four years. There will be nothing done during that period to debase the currency. This Is of very vital Importance , because It Insures financial confidence. Hut something more is needed to give prosperity. All the people must be given an opportunity to earn. This the republican party pro poses to provide and It will do so If the opponents of It.s policy and those who would overturn the monetary system of the country will give It the chance. Ap prehension that they may not has much lo do with the tardy revival of business and the slow return of prosperity. Hut the situation Is unquestionably better than a year ago and there are substantial reasons for thinking that It will continue to Improve. Those who Intelligently investigate the conditions must take a hopeful view of the future. Af > IHltlCl.lTlUX COMMISSION. It Is to be hoped the present congress will pass the bill that has been Intro duced providing for an Irrigation com mission. This was recommended by the National Irrigation congress at its last session and the consensus of opinion among those who have given the most careful consideration to the Irrigation problem Is that the most direct method of reaching a solution Is through a com mission ot capable men who will give the subject thorough Investigation. The bill introduced by Representative Her mann of Oregon appears to be a com prehensive measure , compliance with the requirements of which would Insure a complete understanding of the problem In all its details and an accurate presen tation of a great deal of useful and needed Information , valuable both to congtess and to the public. It Is de sirable that the work of Investigation proposed shall be entered upon with the least possible delay , for It Is a task that will consume a good deal of time , If prop erly performed , and the que.stlon of re claiming the arid public domain is be coming every year mor < urgent. The matter is one of such importance as to appeal to the Immediate attention ot congress. The advocates of Irrigation being practically unanimous regarding the expediency of a commission , con gress should promptly comply with their recommendation. THK TUllKK CUMMISSlOXKllS til 1,1 , . Senator Itansom's bill to reduce the number of commissioners for Douglas county from five to three has been recom mended for passage In the suiiate. The assumption on the part of the senate , wu take It , Is that the proposed change Is In the Interest of economy and demanded by the taxpayers of this county. In this they labor under a misapprehension. In counties where township government prevails a board of three commissioners may give satisfactory results , but in a county with ir.0,000 population , an as- wessed valuation of nearly fJ.,0X,0K ( ) ( ) , seven Judges of the district court , county hospltajs and other Institutions to bu looked "after , a board of live commis sioners Is none too large. The affairs of Douglas county wore for many years managed by a board of three commissioners. Kxperlenco demon strated that It was unsafe and un economical to leave the control of thu county's business In a close corporation , which placed two men , constituting the majority of the board , In position to dis burse $ r.)0OOU ( a year almost without restraint uutl to award contracts Uiat Involved public and private Interests 01 the greatest Importance. During tlm period It frequently happened that twt men , meeting at a street crossing , heh n meeting of the county board and out ] wont through the form of ratlfyhu private agreements by having tht'li actions later recorded by tin county clerk. It Is only t > lnc < the creation of a board of llvt commissioners that business method : have been Inaugurated in tin county building and the varied branches of the public service placed under tin supervision of Individual members. Instead of being In the Interest 01 economy the proposed change from llvt to three commissioners would prove tlu reverse. If the Idea Is to centralize responsibility , why not abolish thebnan and place county affairs In the hand ; of a single commissioner ? That woult save four salaries and centralize re spouslblllty more effectively still. Tin proposed saving of if.'t.tXX ) a year wll not compensate the county for the Inevl table losses caused by the lack of propei supervision so essential to maintain tlu present system , which has required years of time to perfect. Itetrenehmenl Is doubtless desirable In county as wel as In city ami school district govern incut , but It Is not to be effected by in ducing the number of county commls slonurs. TllK TAltlFl' IX TIIH 8KSATR. An element of uncertainty in regard to a new tariff law Is the doubtful po lit lea 1 situation In the senate of tin Klfly-llfth congress. With the exception of the seats from Kentucky and Dela ware , the complexion of the senate aftei March ! will belit republicans , t.'t demo crats and 11 ! Independents , consisting ol populists and free sliver republicans a total of 8S votes , or two less than ; i full Semite. It Is a'-suni'-d that a repub llcan will be ultimately fleeted from Kentucky , though this Is not to be re garded as certain , while as to Delaware the chances appear to be that the stati will continue until another legislature can be chosen tobe represented by om senator. It seems probable , therefore that when the Klfty-llfth congress meeU in extra session the republicans will lack two of a majority In the senaU and will therefore be unable to pass : \ tariff bill if the other political clement * shonldjmite against It. There Is substantial ground for UK belief , however , that there will not be such a union and that a moderate tarlfl measure will have the support of sev eral democrats and silver republicans Senator-elect MeKuery of Louisiana hat already announced that he will vote foi such a bill , and Senator White of Call fornla 1ms Intimated that he will nol antagonlw a tariff bill in- which the in terests of his state are recognized. II Is probable that other democrats , may In Induced to take a similar view of tlu matter , on the general ground that tlu republican party having been resloret to power with the avowed purpose ol renewing the protective policy accord Ing to the republican Idea. It ought tc be given an opportunity to carry oul the declared will of a majority of tlu people. Senator White has stated bit position , which is practically that ol Senator-elect MeKnery , In this way : " .A majority of the people have spoken foi Mr. McKinlcy and I Intend to aid hl- admlnlstratlon as much as possible. 1 believe In passing the measures neces sary to supply funds to carry on tin government. If a tariff measure h deemed essential to.restore prosperity I shall not oppose It , or any other revenue measure that may be proposed. " This Is a wise and patriotic position. It Is said there I.s little doubt , among careful Judges that a new tariff bill , on moderate protectionist lines , can be passed In the senate , but It will be sub jected to prolonged discussion , so that if an extra session Is called In March It may not be possible to get the bill through the senate before some time In June. Secretary Olney I.s authority for the statement that the Venezuela Houndary commission , which lias been In otlicial ex istence for over a year , lias never made uny report of piogiess to his department. That is probably due to the wording of the law under which the commissioners were appointed , which provides only for a report when their work shall have been completed. We believe , too , that the law riots no time limit at all for the submission'of the report. It will be re membered that the law was pass3il under pressure of strained diplomatic relations with ( ! ieat Hrltaln. Such defects are the usual thing In hastily framed legislation. No political party ever succeeded in maintaining supremacy simply by tearIng - Ing down what Its opponents have built up. Hepeallng the sugar bounty law Is one thing , but stimulating sugar beet L'ltlture without encouraging the erection and operation of sugar factories a very different tiling. The people of Nebraska ire convinced that there Is a great future for the beet sugar Industry In this state f It Is but once gottou completely beyond the experimental stage , and there Is not : i community In the slate that would not gladly put up a liberal bonus for the lo cation of a now factory In Its vicinity. The Hee has endeavored to give the iidvocates of all the different proposed exposition sites a fair and full hearing through Its columns , so that their merits and drawbacks may be freely understood and discussed before a final selection Is made. It Is to be hoped that the directors will be prompted by one object only and that to locate the exposition where It will be accessible to the largest number of visitors ami con tribute the most to thu substantial growth of the city. The anxiety of the olllcers charged with handling the state money to have I he. depository law repealed and all barn lo the farming of the public funds for [ > rvato ! profit removed Is the best kind of i reawm-why the law should be retained ind If possible strengthened. Dr. Depew Is right as usual when ho iuwwers the taunts of the free sllverltca who are claiming the entlro failure of liredlctlons of prosperity to follow Me- Klnley'a election. Mlratlea uro not wrought nouaibiys. Men who have been long sick do.'uoj leap suddenly Into ro bust healtlu ) . Neither does national credit , depressp for years , put on full confidence hji- | single night. Hut the signs of liiilrfrement | ( are here , and thu good tlniiw fleln ) } , ( the way all the same , Nebraska tns no ttitllloiulrc.i , nnd there fore la not u'SfriiM by tlielr grumbling thai their aascsanjiriti' are too low. Lincoln IVal. , , Our free .wllvur contemporary Is aa usual mlslnfilriricd. Nebraska has sev eral mlllloimite.f who draw the bulk of their Income. ! from silver mining prop erties and wlio''contributed ' liberally to the expenses' ' the free silver cause In the late campaign' to Increase the value of their silver product. Thousands of people throughout the great west are hoping that the report of Lyinau .1. Gage's probable appoint ment as secretary of the treasury may prove lo be true. Mr. ( .Jage has been a tower of strength In the financial world during the recent disastrous times , and his presence in Major McKlnley's cab inet would stiougly uphold the con fidence which the Incoming administra tion I.s already beginning to Inspire. The lurid dispatches from Cuba ap pearing In some of the New York dailies are now accounted for by the statement fiom Key West that about twenty-live special correspondents , sent out from New York to the seat of war , have never left American soil , but are writing their "news" in comfortable security several hundred miles from the front. The recognition- congress of the government telegraphers who served with the union army during the late war Is a tardy but well deserved reward for a bodyof men who served their country no less bravely and often with greater danger to themselves than the soldiers who fought In the Held. INilnti-r for Crunkcr * . New York Mull nnd K.xprc . Don't wait for the era of prosperity to como your way. It's a Rood thing. Get behind It nnd push It along. Polliitlnu ; ! ' > System. SI. I-ollls Itcpubllc. The fee system haa a polluting Influence aa n reward for partisan service. Good business methods demand Its abolition. Di-iiKicrm-y IIH n Itcnr fitinril. Cilube-Dcmucrat. A Virginia democratic paper says It re mains to bo seen whether the democratic party will accept the place of rear guard and camp followers to tbo populists. It may be remarked that a great many Inter esting points \Vlll be developed when the democrats hofd their next Important con ventions and iry'jto ' dellne the qualifications of a member'o ' tuplr party. Iti'yoiul < ; : | - - - N iiifllnnnpolls Journal. It has been , tfeinonstratod In Glasgow , Ilcrlln nnd sc.V.cral English cities that city ownership o } " . rnljroadi , tramways , water works , Kasw.of/fP , ' baths , laundries , Indus trial education" schools , etc. , not only pro- niotftt the puljllc welfare , but. Increases the revenues andi.lqwcni taxes. The success of the experiment depends onwise - , skillful and honest management , nnd It Is not cer tain that ft. : . > vonM succeed In American cltle- ? . 11 f I lU-linvitrc'N/Tli'turoHiiiK- In Nil till I on. 1 JChljUiBd Trllmne. Delaware Is , . , thr.calened will ! the Joss of one of Its picturesque features , tbe whipping voa > . } < \r more" than , a xientxiry this Inspir ing Instrunlent of torture has been In use for the punishment of petty criminals. Now Ibc constitutional convention proposes to abolish It forever. Delaware will bo a sad lltlle nonentity without Its distinguishing whip ping post. 1'Yr years \hc state has Gccr kept before the public chiefly because of this relic of puritanical bnrlmrlHin. llaynrd , of course , has helped at 'Intervals to keep alive Its notoriety , and the amiable Addicks has contributed something to Its fame , but tbe real steady source of general enlightenment has been this pillory for evil-doers. Dela ware will be welcome nc/no the less to tbe ranks of civilization. I'lir.SllIt < > f I III'I'lllNtM. . lUilTnlu Kxprcss. Wisconsin KCCIU.S destined to bo the field for Boino vlgon us anti-trust movements , slnco the attorney -4-ueral Is taking an active Interest In onfotfing. the law. A few days ago ho uecurcd a temporary Injunction re straining tbo National Manufacturing com pany from doing business In the sasb. door and blind Induutry , on the ground that It forms a trust. The court has dismissed this injunction , but will hear a motion for n Dcimancnt Injiwietlon , which gives tbo at torney general a ehancn to. push the case. It Is probable that the success of the Georgia anti-trust law In driving combinations from the state has been a factor In Influencing this ollk'lal. It should have the same effect ovf-rywhore. What can bo done ) In Georgia la possible In other stales. A I'li-u for tinApjili - . Me.llcal Ilsvlow. A Ilrnoklyn physician translates the follow ing from a Greman writer : "Tbe apple Is such a common fruit that few persons are familiar with Its remarkable efficacious me dicinal properties. Everybody ought to know that the very best thing he can do Is to cat apples Just before going to bed. The apple is'excellent brain food , because It lias moro phosphoric acid. In an easily digestible bliape , than any other fruit known. It cxcltca the action of the liver promotes sound and healthy sleep , and thoroughly dininfects tbo mouth. It also agglutinates the surplus acids of the stomach , helps the kidney accre tions , and prevents calculus growth , while It obviates Indigestion and Is one of the best provcntlvca of diseases of the throit. Next to lemon and orange. It Is also the bent nntldoto for the thirst nnd craving of per sons addicted to the alcohol and opium habit. " Kill ! of 11 "Dyiiiimlto" l-'nroc. Kansas City Star. The acquittal In the Old Ilalley central criminal court , London , ot Edward J. Ivory terminates a legal farce that Is as unprece dented as It li Inexcusable , Ivory , alias Dell , was arrested tlu connection with J. 1' . J. Tynan , who was ( utcntal'lously declared to bo the "No , l''iof the Phoenix park atrocity of a number of , ytf rn ago , After an Inquiry which lasted several weeks Tynan , who bad meantime bnen/confined / In a French prison , was dismissed , the charges against him hav ing been withdrawn. Several months have elapsed slnco and Ivory , an American citizen , was held for trial. Finally , at the con- vcirlcnco of tho/.crown ofllclals , the case was called and tbo.i charge of conspiracy wm withdrawn , whereupon thu justice ordered the discharge of the prisoner. In fact , It de veloped that tbt-ru was no admissible evi dence agalnut itbo prisoner , and consequently quently his arrcut and detention for four months was an''outrage against liberty and justice. ' NOVI3I * I'li.lX OK SIJKF11AC.I3. KiiHtrrn VKMVM uf ( jovi-i-imr lloluoiuli'M I'ull THY riiin. Wiit-hlniiton 1'ost , Governor Holcomb of Nebraska recom mends to the legislature of his state some thing decidedly novel In the way of taxa tion. It Is to ImpCHo a poll tax.on all citi zens who nro entitled to the ballot , and to remit the tax to all who veto , llo nays the object of this proposition In to make ( suffrage free and to Impwo the brad tax on those only who neglect to perform tlielr duties as cltlzeni. Hut , If the elate- has no poll tax , miffrago Is already free , and no legisla tion Is requhcd for that purpose. To uwtet the tax on all qualified volcra and remit It io all except tliown who neglect to perform their dutlew as citizens would bo found a very vexatious plan. Doubtloeo It would bring Homo money Into tbo treasury , but tbo coM of carrying out the provlnlonn ol the net would probably cxcccil the nmoutil collected under It , An rmy of clerks woult1 bo required for a considerable part of th < year. Then there Ifl the question ot what con- itltutcfl neglect. Wo ( iiipposo the povcrnot would not approve of fining or taxing t man for abstention from voting If he Imp pencd to bo sick on election day. Mu.U he got a doctor's certificate In order to get oftl Sickness or dtatlt In a voter's family might bo deemed a reasonable excuse. Imperative necessity , growing out of business or friend ship , might call a citizen tar from his home. What new net of olllclals would be needed to bear nnd determine all the limitless va riety of caeca that would arise tinder such n law ? It would require a board of expcrlo In each township embracing a lawyer , a doc tor and a clergyman. The rhllfOelphla Press , whoso editor has had amplp opportunities to observe the work ing of a poll tax , nays of Governor Hoi- comb's proposition that It Is "more rational than taxing thwo who vote , but citizens should neither pay nor bo paid a price for exercising their right and duty on election day. " Tlmt Is the view ot nearly all of the reputable citizens of tlm cltlrn of Pennsyl vania. The poll tax In that state Is a dis grace to the commonwealth and a degrada tion of tmflraue. Tax receipts are bought by campaign committees In Immense numbers , nnd elections nre carried by the votes of tile creatures who would not pay 50 cents for the privilege- voting. The best possible plan Is to irako suffrage free , and stop at that. The man who would bo Induced by a paltry penalty to perform Ma duty ns an elector Is the kind of man whoso vote can well bo spared. SHSXS OK COOI ) TIM US. Philadelphia Hecord : The sklea are clear ing. There Is nothing quite so hopttul In the politics of the United States at the present time as tbo attitude of what are termed the business Interests on questions of taxa tion and finance. Denver Republican : Everybody recognizes that In the midst of winter comparatively few people lay In now- supplier or begin Im provements upon their property. This Is especially true of farmers. It Is In the spring that Improvements of nil kinds are begun. As a rule It la Impracticable to do much building In the winter , and so It Is not begun In the a.utumn. In city , town and country It U tlie same thing. The winter's supply of goods Is consumed nnd there must be additional expenditures. This causes every year a spring trade nnd consequently a movement In business. New York" Times : We have economized sharply and produced In abundance. Manu factures are gaining In our exports , and the world still calls for our provision supplies. Where she was but lately throwing back upon us all classes of our securities. Lon don Is now selling only our high-class bonds , which are attracted by the rise In quota tions here. She has begun to buy our stocks. The treasury ha * ? 141,000.000 of free gold. There can bo no exports for months. Cuba will not be allowed to disturb us , cither by this administration or the next. There Is a great fund of nonproductive capital In thu country which glvtd unmlstakcablo Indica tions of weariness of waiting and a desire to neck employment. The signs that have heralded the daybreak after our former long nights of depression are visible In tbo fky. Indianapolis Journal : The close observers of commercial conditions predict that the Industrial recovery tblo year will be similar to the trade revival which followed the re sumption of specie payments In 1S79. There bad been a protracted season of depression following the panic of 1S73 , duo to an over- expansion of credit nnd wild speculation. The depression wlrlch followed continued until the resumption of specie payments January 1 , 1S79 , was assured. When It was assured there wan a gradual picking up of business , but It was so slow that the Impatient could not see It and the croakers shouted , "Where Is the business prosperity ? " Important Im provement did not appear until March. The conditions were much the same a largo favorable balance In foreign trade , a largo Increase of tbe gold reserve and an accumu lation of funds In the banks , awaiting In vestment. Detroit Journal : Our friends who suffer an attach of dismal melancholy whenever a ir/.smanagc-d business enterprise , gos iLo the rocks of disaster love to dwell on the dark aspects of the times , but -they ought to absorb a little of the elixir of hope to cheer the return ofbetter times. It hurts no doubt to see the spirit of their mis anthropic dreams driven away , but Inas much as they will share In our returning prosperity they ought In all decency to give It a glad hand. True the wheels did not start on the morning after election ; true manufacturers did not drum the by ways to secure workmen so soon as the re sult was announced , but prosperity Is com ing just tbo same. If the einarlers and the growlers and tbe bellowcrs will give us time to undo their damaging work and also take down their distress signals we will roll the chariot ot active Industry along with greater speed and certainty. Chicago Ilccord : One year ago gold was fljwlng In a steady stream to Kuropo , nnd tbe secretary of the treasury was preparing for a ? 100,000,000 bond Issno to meet the drain on tbe national treasury. Wheat was but CO cents a bushel. The uncertainties of a presidential campaign were perplexing the Imshiejvi v.'orl'd. Over all brooded tbo omin ous aluulouof the Venezuelan question. Money was scarce , and "call" money at times commanded 25 per cent In Now York. Now money Is easy , wheat Is rising , tbo re serve In Uio treasury Is over $110.000,000 , pcaco Is assured , a new administration com mitted to the existing monetary standard and a revenue sulllclent for thi' national ex penses Is soon to bo Inaugurated. The bunks of tbo country , and especially of Chi- , eago , were never stronger and safer than they are today , according to Comptroller Kckels. 13y the time spring fairly opens , from present Indications there will be abun dant tokens of prosperity and returning good times. The populists In tbo Utah legislature call themselves democrats. There are sixty of them to three republicans. In the Vermont legislature there are seventeen democrats and 25 $ republicans. There will bo ten times as many demo crats as populists In the next lioupo of rep resentatives , the numbers being 120 and twelve. There are , moreover , twenty mem bers of the houRo described as fuslonlsts and two silver republicans , There Is only one republican In the South Carolina legislature and 'there are 159 dem ocrats. The republican member holds bis own caucus , which Is always unanimous ; a quorum Is always present , and It Is of a portable character. The caucus Is held wherever the republican member happens to be at the time of holding It. Judge Nathan Goff of West Virginia , who Is mentioned for attorney general under McKlnley , Is one of the lucky men In Amer ican politics. He was born In Clarksburg before the separation of West Virginia from the Old Dominion , and two years after his- admission to the bar was elected to the West Virginia legislature. The very next year he was made United States district attorney for the district of West Virginia and bo held tbo place thirteen years , leaving It to become secretary of the navy In 1S81 to succeed "Uncle Dick" Thompson of In diana. General Garflcld rcappolnted him the next year to his old place as United States district attorney , nnd the next year ho was elected a member of congress * . After serving In congress he was appointed a circuit judge of the United States In the Fourth district at a salary of (6,000 , a place which he still holds. Judge Goff has been almost continuously In ofllco for thirty years. He was several times an unsuccess ful candidate on the republican ticket for congress and In 1870 ho was the republican candidate for governor In the Llttlo .Moun tain state. OTIIKll 1\MS THAN ODIt.S , Hcerntly the Duke of Dcvonahlro * n noun'oil on bchnlf of the colonial detenu committee the nchcmo of Imperial dofonai the present Ilrltlsh government hn adopted This scheme , which U remarkable only ai a clear and precise statement of the menni by which England has always for nevcra centuries defended herself In war , Is thli "Tho maintenance of a ca supremacy I : cmumcd as the Insls of tbo system of Im porlal defense against attack by sea. Tlu admiralty accepts the responsibility of pro teetlng all Ilrltlsh territory agitlnst organ Ir.ed Invasion from the * ca. " In othn words , there I * to bo no reliance on coos defcimto or forts except na against rovhu cruteers. The flr l rellanre Is to be on tin tlcct. It Is to bo strong enough to remlei futile any effort to Invade Kngland or nn ; British pMtetalon where the sea forms pan of the thvadcr'a route. Forts can protect only a limited area. An enemy who com- - maiiiln the sea need not trv to enter n forti fied port , but can llnd plenty of unfortified points where an army can be landed. To de fend a country's entire coast agalnot such nn enemy requires a vast number of fort , and an almost Infinite army. The Ilrltlsl policy Is not to attempt defense by mean , of an arms' and forta , but to put to sea nm bottle up the would-be Invader lit his own ports. To do so tbe Ilrltlsh fleet must hi able to beat any fleet that can go out agalnn It. That Is what It undertakes to do. * A goo.l deal of significance h attached tr the permission granted by the czar for tin opening of a public subscription for tbo ben cflt of the Armenian refugees In tbo Tram Caucasus. Hitherto the constant dcnuncla tlona of the Ilusjlan press of all kinds o Armenian committees have mndo any move incut of the kind hopeless. Opposition te everything designed for the good ot tb Armenians was considered to bo In harmoii ) with Prince Lebanon's policy agaln.U mm peeled Arglo-Armenlan Intrigues. Thi newspapers were even warned by the cen nors not to sympathize with the Armenians Only one newspaper In St. Petersburg , tlu. 1'ctersburgsklya Vlcdomostl. whose proprl etor. 1'rlnce Oukhtomsky , la known to bo a personal acquaintance of the emperor , ven t tired to Innu-nt the fate of the Armenian and propose that half the collection for the Indian famlno fund should bo given to them When , however , money was offered for the purpose , It was refused. The- Imperial sane tlon of the minister of the Interior's pro posal tn open a public subscription la there fort regarded as an encouraging sign although the conditions Imposed seem to In dlcato that the fear of Armenian plots has not nltog lhcidisappeared. . Any one maj collect and forward money for tbe Illnduii but for the Armenians all donations mus bo romltto.l exclusively to officials special ! ) named for the purpose and forwardei through provincial governors to the governo general of the Caucasus. * * The general result of tbe recent senntorla elections In France Is that the moderates have eighty-six of the contested seats , Jus as they bad before ; that the radicals have sixteen Instead of ten , the socialists three Instead of one and the conservatives twelve Instead of twenty. The moderates lost sl.x scats to the radicals , but made up for tin loss at the expense of the conservatives , the latter losing two scats also the radicals am socialists. The result has comparatively small significance , because neither of the two parties competing for olllce has decisive success or defeat. The eight seats galnci by the socialist-radicals or extreme left do not count for much , seeing that with tw < exceptions the successful candidates do no approve a revision of the constitution , at Income tax , or the abolition of the senate the three main points of the socialist-radi cal program. The extreme left suffers a mora defeat , for they expected to sweep tbe coun try , which they have utterly failed to do. England has been pretty successful for a long period In preventing1 Ilussla from enJoying Joying the unreotrlctcd use and posscMloi of ports open all the year around , both b Kastcm Asia and In Ruropc , but the steady efforts ot the St. Petersburg government to roach the sea where uo Ice blocks navl gallon In the coldest winters are bound to Hrevall In the end. ' In Corea the aim of the Uusalan statesmen will bo attained , as far aa Eastern Asia Is concerned , and In duo tlmo the Muscovites are pretty euro to have Constantinople , or some other winter port In Kurope , where they will be under no restriclions such ra are now imposed on tlio use of the Hcspborus nnd tbo Darda nelles. If England can prevent the creation of another ocean , outlet for the trade ot tbo Hnsslan empire , on the- Persian gulf or the Arabian sea , she will do very well. The Hiifcslan bear moves deliberately and with out excitement , but In tbo end his purposed are nearly all accomplished. A few years ago the government of Switz erland was asked to enact lawa that would do away with involuntary Idleness , tbo ar gument being that every man had n right to employment , and thai If ho could not se cure work ho ought to bo saved from loss. The scheme was submitted to a popular vote , but It was rejected , and then two or the cantons tried the plan of Insurance or temporary pensions for Idle workmen. Per sons at work contributed a small mini weekly , and tbo city paid n lump sum , the fund Hum accumulated being distributed In small sums among men out of work for a certain number of days. Tbo results have not , however , been satisfactory , and the sys tem Is to be abolished In one of the can tons In question In June next. It was the workmen themselves who brought about this action , it having been found that tbe syntem promoted Inzlnesa and voluntary idlc- IICKS , nnil that tbo unemployed from other parts of the country came to the canton to Lib ta 111 support. Alluding to tbo recent report of the pro posed establishment of a supreme council to relieve the czar of n part of the executive burden , a St. Petersburg correspondent of n London newj.paper points out that there are already nine different councils and almllar Instutlons of the higher administration hav ing direct dealings with the eaverclgn , who lias lo confirm tbe multifarious acts and de- L-lsions of at least seven of them , HO U Is illflicult to see what relief another Institu tion of the kind could afford him , so long is centralization remains tbo order of the day. Tbo present delicate czar baa more ; councils and committees lo attend to than Ills licrcuc-ar. ! father , an Important addition liavlng been made by the contlnuatnn under 'ilo ' presidency ofthe committee of tbo Sl- lierlan railway. Some Idea may bo formed Jf what hcTl.as to go through by tbe fact that the ceremonies connected with his cor- nmtlon eight months ago have not yet como to an nnd. Only the other day ho bad an other reception In the Winter palace lo ro- ; olvo the congratulations of representatives 'f hU more distant mibjecls. Several liun- Ircd persons were presented , comprising 1C5 Iffcrent deprtatlous , each one with bread tnd salt on coolly gold and nllvcr plates or Jther works of art. Long labUn lib the pal- ice were again loaded with these gifts as at Moscow In May last , and the ceremony ibacrvod was exactly tbo name. * No wonder : io exhibits symptoms of nervous collapse , The rising In Decbuanaland. South Africa , was predicted Homo time ago , when it was icon that the rinderpest wan going to dcutroy : .ho catllo of the natives. Tbo fear was then : xprcssed that not only tbo Ilcchuaiias , who iccupy the country west of the Transvaal , jut the moro formidable Zulus , Swazls anil Ubcr tribesmen cast nnd south of the Transvaal would rise when the full effect of : he pest bad been felt. Cattle In that part ) f Africa supply not only the chief food mpply of the people , but over wide a roan hey are thu only weans of transportation , Starvation naturally Incites uavngcn to for- igo on their neighbors , and this ban already In Ucchuanaland. Thu HOWB received Highest of nil la Leavening Strength. Latest U. S , Gov't Report , 'o ' > &I § akLns * m p/-iEi At * r & & & & I. % JFWM1151 PURE at Cnpo Town from th t country 1 * dencrlboit a " * erlnua. " The white npltlcra near Kurn- man hi\\o gor.r Into camp , tn view ot the fact that TOO natives ot that region nro now rnldlm ; fnrmi and lifting r-attto. It ta to bd hoped that ttio other tribes will remain mtlot nnd that tbo Matobnlo further north will nol now renew their rebellion , O. car It. king of Sweden and Norway , whom tbt < Arglo-Amerlrau treaty of ntjil- tratlon appoints final arbitrator In cascs 'of dtaagrooment , It a grandson of llernadotto , marMi.tl of Franco , and one of the "most prominent figures tn the Horrent of the Napoleonic campaigns. Uo began his mill , tary career as a prlvato of nnrlnps , nnd lived to be n proof of the truth of the French adage that every prlvato carries a mar shal's baton In hkt knapsack. In tSlO the Swedish tllet elected him crown prince , the rclsnlpg king having no direct heir. He afterwards Joined tbo roalltlnn that suc ceeded In overthrowing Napoleon , and be-v camp king of Sweden and Norway In ISIS , reigning for twenty-six years. It looks as If the Dornadottes were likely to eontlnut to bo prominent In the annals of history. MIUTIt lItllVMi : . Detroit Journal. Itla life was not nn open boolc , Not bail ns some supposed ; Its bcnullcHore nil In tbe binding , And It looked much better elc-ed. Hecord. She cnliiiot Hknlo at all , but then 'Tin thin Mils vIotory'M cup ; For slip Is pretty , no live men It takes to bold her up. Tbe songs which people cherish most Arc the ones which urn never sung ; Tbo church chimes loved by tbo slccplmr IlOHt Are those which are never rung. Wnslilnulon Htnr. They played him rlnnMcH sweet nnd grand , Ills fuoo wits sad to see. lie faintly shouted "Itravo" nnd Ho longed for "Sweet Mnrle. " Cincinnati Trlljimp. "The only kind of a nail Unit a girl Can drive and hit It plumb " The cynic began , when the ehoni * liowledl "Is tbo one thai grows on her thumb. " Now York Town Talk. O for n thousand tongues to sing If doing tbbi would cr.izc Tbo girl upstairs iwltb tbe mandolin Who plnys , ami plays , and plays. Clilcnso lleoord. Said a llnme-rcd boy to a skyblurgirl : "I'm very glad I've found you ; Hut say , will the paint on your gnwn rub off If I put my arm around you ? " ruck. "Oh , what ran meml a broken heart That's crushed by maiden guile ? " He cried ; and straight another maid Itestored It with a mulle. AVl'OXIO MACUO. 11 In lot was cant , there , In the fairest bind Of nuns , where summer everlasting , suilleH , And bo beheld tbo Spanlaril's reeking bund , A t'i'll pollution on that queen of Isles. Ho saw with burning heart bis country thronged With HlmmolewH- tyrants , base In lust nnd greed , We .saw those denr n8 bcavcii so foully wronged That even fiends might bluoh to nnmo tbe deed. Then , with lib brothers nnd Ills ngcd a I re , He H\\oro the Homaii oath of cndlcsa halo. And , lighting with a patrlot'H soul ol tire , Ho won , nt last , Iho ancient liero'i fat P. Deathless lie sleeps beneath bis tmtlvt nod , A Hacrlflco for freedom , unto Ood. Jnn. 3 , 1S97. LYNN SI'RAQUR. Till ! UX.SIJCCKS.SKUI. I'OIST. Komorvllle Journal. Tbo poet took a qulro or moro Of paper , fresh and white , And s.at down at bl costly desk , Where ho was wont to write. Ho'plfose with care a golden pell Quite stilled lo bis band , And picked hint out a oholco cigar , Ono oC tbo llncst brand. Ills Inkstand bad been freshly filled. And blotters lay around. To dry bis Ink , when with success Ills labors had been crowned. UP had a license , too , and yet , In snlto of all bis pains. IIo failed. Ho hail been fitted out With everything but brains. TO EXPECT TO GET FOR ? 3.33 OH SOME OTHER SUCH OUTLANDISH FIGURE A GOOD , WELL-MADE SUIT OF CLOTHES. GOOD SUITS ARE CHI-JAP ENOUGH IN ALL , REASON. HUT BARGAIN HUNTERS SOMETIMES LET THEIR ECONOMICAL IMPULSES GET AWAY WITH THEIR BBTTE-R JUDGMENT. WE HAVE NOTHING HUT GOOD CLOTHING TO SELL AT THIS SEASON OF THE YEAR. WE ARE VERY ANXIOUS TO DISPOSE OF OUR 8UR- PLUS STOCK. WU HAVE MARKED OUR PRICES DOWN TO THE LOWEST POSSHJLI3 PRICES. NOTHING AS GOOD AS OUR CLOTHING - ING CAN IJE UOUQIIT FOR LESS MONEY. ANY DEALER WHO SAY3 IT CAN HB WILL TRY TO TAKE AD VANTAGE OF YOUR LACK D KNOWKLDGE. S. W. Cor. IGtliuna Douglas Sts. 1