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THE OjSEAITA DAILY WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY 1Q 1807. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. E. nOSEWATER. Editor. PUBLISHED Evr.nr MORNINO. TKRM3 OF BUDSCniPTlON. Oillr B ( Without flunJar ) . One Year . WO D IIy ! * nnd Sunday , On * Tear . Biz Month * . < Three Months . . . > . * Kundsr lit * . One Year. . . . . . , . . . . . . . . " Butnnlay Hoe. One Year . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Weekly Bee , One Year . OKFICHSi Omahat This Bee nullillng. . _ . Bouth Omnha : Binder Ullc. . Cor. N and 24th Sti Council Ilium : 10 Pearl street. Pi I en co Offlces 317 Cham | er of Commerce. New York : noonn 1J , H and 15. Tribune DHg Washington ! CC1 Htli Mrcct. COHUKSrONDKNCE. , , . All communion ( Ions relatlntr to news and ed lorlat matltr should be dJre d ! To the Editor . - BUSINESS . , All tni lnt > letters and rcmlttancea jhould < 1.rfsdl ) to The Jleo Publlihlnic Company Omiha. Draft * , clieckn. expresl and poitofflc < money order * to be made payable to the orde cf the company. _ . . . _ TUB BED rnnuBHixo COMPANY. STATP.MHNT OP ClttCUtATION. Elate of Nehrnrka , I Douglas County. | Oeorge II. Tzschuck , nccrctnry ol The IHe rub- Uniting company , Ijclng duly nworri , y that tnc nclual numlxr of full nml complete copies of Tli IJnlljr Morning , Kvenlng anJ Sunday Ike printed during the month of Jnnunry , 1897. wag na fol low * ! 1 1S.80C 1 ? 20.301 IS , . 19.79) ) 2 20,271 " " S 20,300 19. ! . . 19.7S1 4 HU79 20 " . "S e ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! isi'ssv 22" ; ; ; ; " . ' . " " . ' " w ! * T 19.585 5j " , 19.M1 8 20,249 24. . 20,311 9 19.892 K 19.'M JO 20.SM 11 , . 20,047 27. . . . J2.- . 19.9C6 2S . - , lS.8-,0 U 10.924 S9. . . 15,864 14 19,671 30. . . . I'.57' I ! , . , , 19.772 jl 20.550 1C 34,017 ' . ' Total . (32.400 ( lr * ileilurtloim for untold nnd rcturnca Itf. it Cdplm Totnl net C22.141 " " Not Onlly average , ' ! . . . 20,000 n'noiion n. TZSCIUJCK. mihicrltfcd In my Bivorn lo before me nnd tret Mice this 3il day of February. 1S97. ( Seal. ) Notary I'ulillc. " " "The mill which will IJD opened In Ncvnila on St. Patrick's tiny 1ms nothing to ilo with the McKlnlcy tnrift. Self-Interest cnrrlctl to extremes bj intllvliliinls or states will never con tribute to the true srcnlni'ss of either. The senatorial tactics which beat Mc- Hush will nrove ciiunlly eillciuflous With Miniver if pracllceil for n little A bill alinpil against ilefeateil cniull- 'dates bt'iit on writltiK books inny be expected lu some of the legislatures before very Ion ; ; . Wllh guaranteed police protection for Illegal llstlc contests , Omaha ought soon to become quite n haven for prize fighters and other sports. Congress has passed another law over President Cleveland's veto just to let him know that It Is possible to enact legislation without his consent. There seems to be no danger that the loss pugilists will not get their second wind In time for the battle. The mini- bar of the wind got up into double fig ures long ago. The desire of wheelmen for good roads should meet with a ready and hearty response tji'om all classes of citizens who favor 'the development of the state's resources. Some general measures ought to be adopted for the relief of citizens In .various . parts of the state , who see ( Venus blazing In the wcstein sUy nnd mistake It for an airship. The net designed ! for the gathering In of subscriptions to exposition stock ought to be of the drag variety and .woven line enough to capture every man who has Interests to be benefited. If the local postolliee keeps-on ex tending the scope of Its usefulness we may expect before long to see postal carriers empowered and paid to write letters for others , cuclosu them and lick .the stamp. It Is hard to say which the people of Nevada would rather have the prize fight of the pugs or the free coinage of silver. Hut as long as they have one of the two they will not be altogether un happy for lack of the other. ' Prize lighting must bo contagious. The promised pugilistic carnlvijl In Nevada threatens to precipitate a rate war be tween transcontinental railways. One referee and one set of backers and rin officers ought to serve for both. ' It will be noted that some of the ptolon IIIrHchberg property has been re covered and the thieves landed behind the bars In Chicago , but the efficient "reform" police of Omaha hud abso lutely nothing to do with the' capture. It looks as If DetectIve Bloom knew rwlmt he was talking about when he eald he had the "reform" a pull on po llen commissioners and that the board 'daro not dismiss him for misconduct , notwithstanding his self-admitted guilt. Whether or not the express com panies have offered a reward to any em ploye who shall kill n train robber lu the act , the messenger In California who lias Just done this righteous deed Is en titled to the commendations of his fel low men and It Is hoped his example may bo generally followed under llku circumstances. Whllo legislative Investigations are the fad , the Iowa legislature Is going to liavo a llttlo Investigation of Its own iintl the men responsible for the receipts and expenditures of the various state Institutions will have their hands full for some llttlo tlmo explaining to the Imiulsltlvo Kolous the whys and where fores of each Item of their accounts. After the momentous events of the present week affecting the Trausmls- elsslppl Kxposltlonlinvo taken their place in history , all doubt will bi > ro- uiovcd as to the ultimata success or failure of the project. If U Is helped on Its way by the generosity of ( ho leg islature , thp aid of neighboring states and the co-operation of many addl- tlomU subscrlbcni to Block will bo at pnco available " COUXT1XO TUB KLKOTOnAT , VOTE , The Inst constitutional requirement In connection with the election of prcsl ilent of the United States will bo per formed today , when the two brunches of congress will meet hi the hall of the honso of representatives for the formal counting of the electoral totes cast for the candidates for president nnd vice president nnd the announcement of the final result Of course this Is an event of great Interest and Is usually marked by moro or less of solemnity nnd Inv presslvoncss. At 1 o'clock the senate will enter the hall of the house , pre ceded by the vice president , who will presldo over the Joint body. The vlco president having announced the object of the Joint session , the tellers on the part of the senate nnd house proceed to read the certificates of the votes and record them , taking the states up In alphabetical order. When the count has been completed the tellers announce the result , after which nu official report Is given by these officials to the vice president , who reads It to the assem bled houses , which being done the vlco president dissolves the body and the senate returns to Its own chamber. This Interesting ceremony , If It proceed uninterruptedly , will occupy nbout an hour. The election of a chief magistrate of the United States Is always n matter of momentous Importance to the American people. Hut once In our history , has It menaced the peace of the ifntlon and all patriotic citizens will hope that the ex perience of 1870-77 will never be re peated. In regard to the last election , admittedly the most Important In Its re sult to the welfare of the country since the second election of Abraham Lin coln , the charge has boon made that n vast body of Illegal voters were ad mitted to the polls nml that but for the amount of Illegal voting the result would have been different. Undoubt edly there nrc a great many men on the defeated side who believe this and who could not bo persuaded to think other wise. That there was Illegal voting and fraudulent returns In the election will not be questioned , but that this was carried to such an extent as to affect the entire result of the election those who make the charge do not show. On the other hand It has been conclusively shown by Representative Orosvonor of Ohio , in carefully prepared tables of the votes In every stale as compared with the census returns of men above voting igc in 1SSK ) , that the charge. Is union- ible. The result of the presidential election of IS'JO ' as It will be declared today was fairly obtained and It is sat- sfactory lo n greater number of the people now than on the day after the election. No men ever had a better .Itle to president and vice pri.vsldentof : ho United States than William Mc- Klnley and Garret A. Holmrt. nun The new American navy has export cnced numerous mishaps , but tills will lot discourage the pride which every patriotic : citizen feels in It. The record of misfortunes to some of our ships of war , however , Is not pleasant reading. The great battle ships have been the nlnclpal sufferers , which was perhaps 0 have been expected. The Indiana has been on fire once , at another time she wrrowly escaped being wrecked , and 1 few days ago she was compelled to abandon n trip to sea owing to some trouble with her turrets. The Texas' las been hardly less unfortunate , while wo or more cruisers have suffered more or less serious mishaps. The experience of Admiral Bunco's squadron In going from Hampton Koads o Charleston will direct attention to sea-going qualities of these ships under conditions which put them to a. severe est. Tlie storm they encountered ap- > ears lo have been of exceptional vlo- ence and while they weathered It the eports Indicate that some of the vcs- cls did not behave In the best possible vay. Probably any of the largci' At- antic steamships would have done bet- or. Still there was nothing exhibited vhich need cause any loss of faith In ho fighting ability of the ships. It will IP interesting to learn the opinion of xperts on the conduct of the squadron u the Atlantic storm. It Is yet In rder to say , however , that while the \inerlcan navy Is only fifth or sixth In Ix.o , In other respects it Is entitled to i much higher standing. A VOMMKNDAULK FRATUllK. Ono of the features of the Ilowell barter bill which has thus far escaped ubllu notice and which Is most com- lendablo Is the section which prohibits lie compromise or settlement by one dnjliilstratlon of the disputed claims equeathed by former administrations , xcept through an order of n court of ompeteiit Jurisdiction , The proposed barter provision declares that no bill 'or labor or material or nut-omit of any Ind against the city which has been dvorsely reported and rejected by the dmlnlstrntlon under which It was In- urred or has not been presented vltliln eighteen months after It be- amo payable sluill bo allowed and aid by any subsequently elected mayor ml council. The experience of Omaha has shown conclusively that some such provision Is necessary to protect the t-lty treasury from raids through deals between the -Ity authorities and contractors or Crnnchlscd corporations holding ques tionable claims which they dare not uibmlt to the arbitrament of the courts. If the contractor cannot arrlvo at a satisfactory adjustment of his account vitli the administration undur which the ivork is done or material furnished nnd iVhlch Is In position to know whether ho agreement with the city has been lolated or not , there can bo safety 'or the taxpayer * ! only In requiring ilm to sue and secure Judgment by iroofs of performance. On too many iccaslons have wo seen contractors vlth fraudulent claims against- the city indertuko to assist in the election of i now mayor and council with tinun - lerslantllng that they are to bo paid iy the allowance of rejected bills or lonfesslon of yudgmont In suits which hey are nfraid to liresa to trial. . Such a charter prohibition ought not to bo a necessity Jn any city , but every body knows that the people stand h constant danger from Jobs of this him nnd this seems to bo the most fcaslbli way to put a stop to them. THE AaniCVLTLnAL iSOIWDVLK. It Is understood that the now tnrlf bill will restore the duties on ngrl cultural products practically as thcj were In the McKlnlcy law. The prcscn tariff having materially reduced tin duties on agricultural products , then has been complaint on the part of tin farmers , particularly those on 0111 northern border , of the damaging effect of this legislation. They have polntci out that the competition of Cnnndlni agricultural producers In our markets has been greatly Increased , to tin serious loss of the American farmers. Tim statistics of Importations of ngrl cultural products show that there Is substantial ground for this complaint For the past two years those have been very much larger than under the preceding tariff law and but for the depression here they would undoubtedly 'have ' been still greater. It Is possible that the estimates of what this competi tion has cost American farmers nre somewhat exaggerated , but whether or not this Is so they expect a republican congress and administration to give Just consideration to their Interests In fram ing a tariff bill. The republican party having pledged itself to do this the agricultural producers of the country look to It to faithfully fulfill the promise. This it is the purpose of the ways nnd means committee to do If permitted , the only question being ns to whether It Is necessary to restore In full the duties on agricultural products con tained In the tariff law of 1SSX ) . It Is true that the United State's la an exporter of the products of the farm , but this Is not true as to all of them. There nro some products the ordinary supply of which does not exceed the homo demand and It Is for these that a reasonable protection Is asked , In order that their price may not bo con stantly depressed by foreign competi tion. Our agricultural producers In sist that they have an equal claim with our manufacturers to this consideration. They can see no good reason why the producers of Canada should be given al most unrestricted access to the Ameri can market while Canada maintains a tariff against our agricultural products and \\c protect our manufacturers against Canadian , competition. They regard this as an unjust discrimina tion and it must bo confessed that they are able to make out n very strong cane. What the final condition of the agri cultural schedule of the new tariff bill will be It Is Impossible' to say. That measure as it comes from the hands of the ways and means committee will undoubtedly undergo many amend' meats and modifications. It Is to be expected that there will be more or less opposition to giving the agricultural producers the protection they ask. Even some of them , located where for eign competition cannot reach them , may be found unfavorable to It. But the republican party has a promise to keep In this matter and It will do its best to carry It out. One tiling maybe bo regarded as assured the Canadian ngricultural producers will not enjoy under the next tariff law the advan tages they have under the present law. r CUUXCtL. Mayor Broatch has Indicated his In tention to put Into effect In Omaha a modified form of the advisory council Introduced Into Boston by Mayor Qulncy of that city , by which the advice of an unofficial body of representative citizens Is sought on" all municipal matters of more than ordinary Importance. There ire no serious objections to nil experi ment of this kind and It is quite pus siblo that some good may come of It. Its success or failure as a means of Im proving our municipal government , how- iver , must depend , first , on the char- icter and ability of the members of the tdvlsory council , and , second , upon the Hsposltlon of the mayor to follow good ulvlco and reject bad advice. One of the chief causes to which the ivretched government of AmerlcaO cities las been generally attributed Is the In- inference to municipal affairs displayed ty leading business ami professional ncn nnd their dislnclimillon to take nirt In the active work of city goveru- ni'Ht. Other things bulng equal , the nore people who have a direct personal nterest In good municipal government he moro likely nrc abuses to be emedled nnd law defiance prevented. I'ho better Informed the taxpaylng citl- ; ens are with respect to the expenditure if the money raised by their contribu- ions the moro ready will they bo to irotest against waste and extravagance .ml the more circumspect In their choice if public servants. A constantly irousud public sentiment In favor of ; oed city government and an ever vatehful. public eye upon city officials mist be our safeguard against con-up- Ion and maladministration. An nd- Isory council may contribute to this iid , but It must not be taken to rc- love the Individual citizen of his duty ind responsibility for good city govern- nent through ( lie exerclso of the &uf- nigo at the polls. The attention of the ministerial en- lorsers of- the discipline and efilclency if the Omaha police Is called to the fact hat the "reform" police board has 11'glec-tod to take action against Detec- Ivo Charles fl. Bloom , who has con- 'orted to his own use Molen money covered from thieves , conclusive evl- lence of whleh has been placed at thu Isposal of the commissioners. The Bee nvites any and all of thu Omaha win- stern , especially Itev. W. I * . Murray , cho presides over Commissioner Fos- LT'S church , to call at Its office and nspect the letters In which Detective ( loom confesses to an offense for which a should b'o prosecuted criminally. A Btato's credit Is a delicate piece of icchanlsin. The state that Impairs the bllgatlon of contracts , repudiates debts r break * faith wltl ! individuals or orponttloiiH cannot hope to maintain n unsullied reputation with capitalists nd Investors. On the other bund a Btato that 9anbo relied on to live up tc the letterc'iimr spirit of every ngrcemenl Is the onejtJHB # Yl11 attract the attention of moneyed men nnd have an enviable roputatlou0\mitlic money market i 4 1 The rdvfectt list of official pension agencies Miowjs that the west has been Inexcusably . lscrlmlnateil against In .j their dlstfi/itjon. | | / ) There is not a single agency bqtoveen the Mississippi and the coast Oh1 hie other hand , pension agencies nto'i retained at Columbus , IndlnnnpollEv-rChlcngo nnd St. Louis , cities prrfC chlly all In a brtnchwhile the great soldier states of Minnesota , lown , Knnsrts , Nebraska nnd the Dakotas - kotas nro left five hundred miles or more from the nearest ofllce. The reasons assigned fat- the abandonment of the DCS Molnes nnd Topcka agencies arc the Inadequate mall facilities. Omaha is Just as central as any point la this territory and not subject to these ob jections. This section certainly ought to have 0110 ot\ the regular pension agencies. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ noniombcr that the exposition was not designed ns a purely local enter prise. It Is Intended to portray to the world the resources and progress of all the great transmlsslsslppl states. All the western states are expected to participate In It. The people of the entire country nro looked to for patron age. The lieople whose > lew of the exposition has not yet extended beyond the horizon of the city of Omaha must expand their vision at once to the full magnitude of the undertaking. It Is very amusing to hoar the prize fighters chatter of their indifference to the price of admission or the aggregate gate receipts. From their bombastic talk one would Judge that glory and honor were , the sole Inspiration of the proposed fistic contest. When it comes to business , however , every one con cerned in the encounter will Insist on seeing the caslAand having It placed where It issure , to go to the winners. No cash , no fight. The formal counting of the electoral vote and tlie'pi'0111" ' 11"0111 ° f "lu c'cc' ' lion , of McKlnley and Ilobart takes place today in the house of representa tives. All this , however , Is nothing but after-election red tape. The work has done by thu'people on the first Tuesday In Npvembcf last. If one ghiig 'of crooks has been com mitting alj , thCj crimes which have gone unpunished in ? Omaha during the past year Us members have saved the police , who should have driven them out months ago , a' vast deal of trortble by allowing fhemyelves to be 'arrested In ' a body. _ Speaker rG.hfijn does not take his ele vation to the spcakershlp as having re lieved hint of the duties pertaining to him as rojiresojitiug a constituency in the house.3 His name ador'iis about as many bill ; ! as * Wt of any of his legis lative associates. ' ' nr v- : A' Somervllle Journal. What this country wantr. Is not raora fiew laws , hut more effective meana of persuad ing people to obey the old ones. nclnl-i ( Value of MolMtiirc. St. Paul Pioneer Tress. The Nebraska legislature Is petitioned by the rainmaVers for $10,000 to put into their experiments. At this rate beer would be ehcapar. The Aiiii'i-lenn Una : Vindicated. Indianapolis Journal. The American hog seems to have been vindicated In Germany , and it looks as if our hog products would soon enjoy again full admission to that country. With an able minister to France and an Indiana consul general at Paris to second Ills efforts , the removal ol the French Interdict ought to follow soon. _ A ICi'Mi Hoint' TliriiHt. Buffalo Express. Consul General Collins sent a truth home when , speaking ut a London club dinner , ho told Britons that while they denounce negro lynching In America , they kill moro iicgroas In Africa each month than have been killed In America's wholehistory. . Consistency never ranked very high among British virtues. ' Tim AVnr Spirit Mnulft-Hl Philadelphia rtcconl. Despite the prophetic vision of a mil lennium to come , which the Universal Peace sqcleties are beholding In the International arbitration movement of the present time , It Is significant that the activity In building war ships and strengthening armies Is as fierce as ever , The old Baying has evidently been revised to read : "In time of arbitra tion prepare for war. " I'lnln United SlntfH Wanted. New York Mnll nnd Express. Ex-Ileprebcntatlvo' Wilson of Iowa , who Is to be the new secretary of agriculture , Is a good , old-fashioned Scotchman , but wo ixssume ns a matter of course that his ap pointment was mada with n distinct under standing that ho should not wrlto his de partment reports In the Scotch dialect. Our iirssent acreage of that style of literature , lellghtful as v.'o must admit It to be. la fully largo enough for all practical purposes. Two Turin I.HWH f Olobe-Uemocrnt. Those ars very elormcnt figures which show that , while the Wilson act has yielded In ound nuraberj.cnly $739,000,000 of revenue In : ha twenty-ulnb months of Its operation , the McKlnley law tfurnlshcd $880.000,000 la the jame Iength.sol-illme. The Wilson law has neatcd a tlqtalttf5127,000,000 and Its predo- : essor provl ijiaiiurplus of 123,000,000 In an ; tual period. A "r " inaBUro of the relative apabllltles ariJfg two parties In the business ) f practical irgubtion Is here revealed , No- jo4y doubts Jhat the bill which the repub- Icani will paa m the extra Eetssfcn will meet ill the govefu'meflt'a needa In the way of In- : otne and provide a small surplus for cmer- ; eticlcs. It wlll'also give adequate protection .0 all Industflts riiecdlng any , Considerable kill Is demanded to meet the two sorts of equlrevmentB iiJHt ; the republicans have dls- ilayed It ont owal occasions and undoubt- idly will do It again. _ A miilTjKid In IH-muiul , 'SnnMapolls Tribune , It seeraii that. the Union Pacific property s In UtmniuJ.J' ' ' Congressman Hubbard of illasourl apjiriVcd recently1 before the house lommlttee on 1'aclflo railroads and Attorney Uneral HarftioU < | fand represented that cer- aln pmle * stood ready to make the gov- trnment a butter offer than the one made iy the New York syndicate , The Now York tartles guarnnteo a minimum bid of some- hlug over JJ5 , 000,000 for the government's ntercsts , but Mr. Hubbard ? aya that his artlea are prepared to bid $55,000,000. Who hose parties are he declined to say farther han that they represent railroads tennlnat- n'g at t. Loula and other central points vho desire to eMablUl ) a through system. If UeprcEentalva | 'JIubbard'a parties are cllable and financially able to do what h ? ays , the government U likely to coma out iretty well so far as the Union IMr'lc I * oncurned. With two powerful Pm1lc4tei ilddlng against each other for UN lien It nay possibly bo able to tecuro Its full claim , 'he purchase and re-organlzatlon of the Inlon Pacific by strong parties will take nether big system out of the hands of re- olvera and proveuan Important factor in the estoratlou of prosperity , Tlin MISSOURI'S POUNTAIV 1IKAU , Snnrcc of the Hirer TrnrtMl to the Crcnt of thf HncldcN. New TTork Bun. The researches of Mr. J. V. Drowcr of Minnesota at the headwater * of the JtUsls- clppt resulted , several years ago , In the final determination ot the extreme- sources of that river. During the Rummers of 1S95 and 1S96 Mr. Drower was engaged In similar explorations of the headwaters of the Alls- Henri , and the complete results of his labors , together with an excellent chart of the re gion on a scale of one Inch to the mile , are first made public In the Bulletin ot the American Geographical society , just Issued. Two government survey parties In 1872 approached within a few miles , cast and \\est , of the ultimate sources , but , Air. Browcr eaya , they did not explore Culver's canyon , through which the parent stream flows ; nnd that stream has not heretofore appeared on any map. It might be thought that , after reaching the district , It would bo an easy matter to locate the fountain head of the river. U was In fact the work of weeks. To Identity the headwater branch of the Missouri It was necessary , first , to determine the rela tive Importance of all the larger upper branches. This exploration was In progress for twenty-two days In 1895 before Mr. Drawer was assured that the stream flow ing through Culver's canyon Into Red Hock creek , which , further down , becomes known ns Beaver Head river , Jefferson Fork , nnd the Missouri , was tbo ultimate source of the great river. Ho proved this to be true by making his way with much difficulty up the canyon , Impeded at every step by ledges , declivities , and fallen timber ; nnd last sum mer ho returned to make the careful survey of the whole district that has enabled him to produce this map of the towering moun tains that hem In the Infant Missouri , and of the tributary streams that feed It. Among the excellent pictures which Illus trate his narrative Is one of the place where the * stream has Its birth , at the crest of the Hocky mountains , about 8,000 feet above sea level. This crest forms the boundary between Idaho and Montana , nnd the river takes Its rise Just within the southern bor der of the latter state. The rivulet Is only two feet wldo and two Inches deep , drawing Its waters from the snowy uplifts that rlso a llttlo above It. These waters , starting for the Gulf of Mexico , are 4,221 miles from It. They are 2,945 miles from the mouth of the Missouri , which exceeds the distance of the head sources ot the Missis sippi from the gulf by 392 mllos. There Is every reason to bellevo that the stream , starting from that mountain crest , Is the longest unbroken current of running water In the world. . The position of the fountain head of the river Is In 4J 'degrees 35 minutes north latitude , and 111 degrees 38 minutes west longitude. Mr. Browcr and his party are entitled to much credit for this excellent piece of geographical Investigation , which Involved the ascent of a number of the mountains under Arctic conditions , for the snow was deep there In Juno last. The cn- tlro district was carefully explored , the boundary line between Idaho nnd Montana was traced along the crest of the moun tains , and stone monuments were reared on the state line at various points. The highest summits of the mountains enclosing tl.o canyoa through which the river flows are from 0,000 to 11 , COO feet above sea level. The chart gives a graphic Idea of the hydro graphy and orography of the region , and Is one of the best specimens of map work that any geographical society In this country has produced. ANTITOXIN TREATMENT. It ICIllotoncy n n Itemednnd the After-BnVctN. New York Tilbune. Testimony to the efficiency of Dr. Behrlng'j intlto.xln as n remedy for diphtheria con Inues to accumulate. The latest of rea significance comes from Frankfort-on-the' Main. In Dr. Christ's hospital for children he preparation has been administered t S3 patients. All undoubtedly had diphtheria and about half of Hhem had It in a severe and malignant form. There were In al ifty-one deatM , or 10.5 per cent , a notably small proportion. Some of the patients. ion ever , v ere actually dying when they were brought In for treatment , and others died of other diseases after being cured of dlph herla. Ot such there were 17. Deducting hat number from the death roll , wo have oft only 34 , or 7.03 per cent. In which the intlto.\ln , after a reasonable test , proved mavalllng. How great a gain this represents may bo seen by reference to the former death rate rom diphtheria In the same hospital. In SS9 It was 39.1 per cent ; In 1S90 Iti was 30 n 1S91 It was 32.0 ; In 1S92 It was 33.8 n 1S3J it was 43.S ; and In 1894 , down to ho date of the Introduction of antitoxin , It vas 3G.4. The death rate Is therefore less han one-third as high as it used to be , niu here seems to be no possible explanation of ho reduction excepting the use of antitoxin. Such testimony certainly seems highly sig nificant , and , being repeated and corrobo rated In Instances almost Innumerable , may be reckoned practically conclusive , so > far as the power of antitoxin to cure diphtheria Is concerned. The one point now In doubt , and. It must bo confessed , In serious doubt , Is the effect Df antoxln Itself upon the human system In many cases this has seemed to be In jurious , If not fatal. Patients have beer cured of diphtheria , only to suffer from do dining vitality and a train of grievous dis orders , sometimes baffling the physician's skill and ending In death. Are they caused l > y the antitoxin ? Not a few experienced practitioners are Inclined to think so , while others contend that the fault lies only In Improper preparation or administration of the serum , The truth of the matter Is 3f vital Importance , and must be fully es tablished before the final standing of antl toxin In therapeutics U determined. So rcuch has been expected from and , Indeed , iccompllshed by the new treatment that ts complete vindication will earnestly be loped for. H would be a cruel turn of fate , ifter getting a euro for one of the most Icadly of maladies , to find that the remedy s worse than the disease. THI1 ALASKA UOIIM1AIIY. iH of < ln' Trcnty Ilt-ferrlnK the DlNimlt * ( o Arbitration. New Vprlc Tribune. The exact terms of the Alaska boundary ri-aty , twhlch was Elgne.il on Saturday and ins been sent to the senate , are to bo re tarded with the utmost Interest. They are icarcely Jess Important fthan the arbitration rcaty , for they will make It clear whether my mention of the Alaska boundary dls- mte should or should not be made' In the alter Instrument. If the boundary treaty irovldfa for the ascertainment and demur- : atlon of the entire line , no such mention teed bo made , for the arbitration treaty s not to bo retroactive and can have no learlng on a matter already otherwise In a my of settlement. But If It provides for nly a part of such work , the propriety of emitting the remainder to the action of the rbltratlon treaty may well bo called Into ueatlpn. That the latter Is the case there Is some cason to suspect , The statement Is made hat the treaty signed on Saturday provides neroly for the demarcation of the 141st ncrldlun of weit longitude , and this. It Is ililcd In most maladroit fashion , "It Is bo- leved will settle the controversy , " ' Settle othlng ! The 141st meridian has no more 0 do nvlth the Alaska boundary contra- ersy than with the canals of Mars , 'hero has never been the nllghtest dispute \or thnt meridian , any moro than over the quator or th north pole ; nor over the fact liat It marks the boundary between the two ountrles from Mount SI. iilaa to the Arctic cun. The Alaska boundary controversy clntPs to the other part of the divisional Inc. the southeastern ! > alf of It , the reeked , winding Una that runs from Mount t. Ellas down to Dlxon entrance , parallel ' 1th the coast , and defining the "pan andlo" ofthe territory. That , and not the 141st meridian , Is the Isputed boundary. The questions to be Dived concerning It are whether Portland anal In the old treaties means Portland anal ot Bebm canal , and whether the line f coast , to which the boundary line Is to be arallol at a distance of so many leagues , 1 to be reckoned Hid mainland coast or the utcrmost margin of the fringe of Islands , 'pan the answer to these depends the wncrihlp of Juneau City , Hovllla Glgedo iland , Fort Tongacs peninsula and vast ructa of valuable coal and timber lands and i > cat fisheries. If Ibis treaty provides for settlement of that dispute , well and good ; ' not , It Is of no Importance whatever no ir as the boundary controversy Is con- erned. vnnsoxAr. Axn oninnwisn. Joseph H. ChoMo. the Now York lawyer , Is said lo boworth J2.000.000 , all ot which Is credited to his legal Ingenuity. Ono of the llvo questions In Now York Is whether a man can be a lobbyist and etlll bo honest. The drift of opinion Is thnt he can , but ho wilt bo a mighty poor lobbyist. A Chicago lawyer who was arrested and fined $5 for expectorating on the floor ot a street car has brought suit ngalnst the company for J60.000 damngcs. Ho contends that the right to plt was one of the funda mental personal rights wrung from tyranny by the blood of the fathers. An attempt to bounce a worklngman from the Now York Museum of Art because ho wore overalls fulled , owing to the Indiffer ence of n policeman. The guard Insisted that the costume was Inartistic. Ho was right. It certainly did not comport with the nude In nrt so much affestrd in GoltiMn. The destruction of tbo Pennsylvania state capltot la a source of much joy to political contractors. Llko Colonel Scll.irs , they see millions In U. Philadelphia's city hall was estimated to cost J4.000.000 ; $20,000,000 has been spent on It. Now York's marble ele phant at Albany has absorbed $23,000,000 , though originally planned to cost $5,000,000. $ There Is no lack of material In Pennsylvania competent to equal the Philadelphia and Al bany jobs. A Tenncseeo congressman who was un usually persistent In seeking recognition from Speaker Heed to secure action on n measure In whlcli ho was Interested , closed the last Interview with these words : "Mr. Speaker , what can I tell my constituents to show that I am doing something In their behalf ? " "Joseph , " replied the upeaknr In soothing tones , "just tell them th.it you saw mo. Tell them ( sometimes you think I will nnd sometimes you think I won't. " The pathetic side of old age that time of lite when one fills alone and contemplates the desolation wrought by remorseless Tlmo , Is touchlngly pictured by Prince Bismarck. "I feel feeble , but not 111. " ho said to a visitor. "My existence Is purposeless , not being In the service. I have no pleasure In seeing matters ns a spectator. 1 lost my wife , and my sons have their own business , nnd as I grow old I lose Interest In oven agriculture and forests. I don't like to visit the fields nnd forests , because I cannot ride nnd must crawl through the bushes. Politics also be gins to tire me. You see the want of a love for llfo Is my Illness , If 1 have one. " IOWA runss COMMENT. Sioux' City Journal : It will take scvcrnl weeks for the portraits of "Tama Jim" Wilson to overtake all the pictures of the late Senator James P. Wilson that have got started In the papers that print pictures of cabinet members and such persons. Dubuque Times : Hon. "Tama" Jim Wil son Is now the beat advertised man In the state of Iowa. Ho Is not human If pri vately ho does not feel proud of the many good things that have been said about him. But ho has the good sense not to let on that ho knows all of those encomiums arc spon taneous from n whole lot of newspaper fel lows who know a good man when they once get acquainted with him. Sioux City Times : A judge In the district court at DCS Molnes discovered accidentally In looking over the records that a certain criminal had been committed to the peni tentiary for three years , when , In fact , his sentence was for only eighteen months. It will take action by the pardoning power t remedy the wrong , but the fellow who go the eighteen months' commitment , when h ought to have had a three year certificate will not come back to servo out the rest o : the term. Burlington Hawkcyo : The state of Nev Jersey Is about to spend another million till year for the Improvement of her roads , That state's roads are now the best in th country and her people like good roads s < well that they are willing to pay for raori of them. In this state the project of gooi roads U opposed by the old fogies who hav not the slightest Idea of what constitute a good road because they have never seen ono and have not the slightest conception of the benefits and blessings of good roads Dea Molnes Leader : Iowa will enter a most emphatic protest against the attempt of the St. Louis secretary of the Interior to run his department for the benefit of his Lome city. The order does not go Into effect- until September 1 next , and before that tlmo there will .bo . a new secretary of tl.o Interior. Every attempt should he made to secure the withdrawal of this ex traordlnary order , and If consolidation Is letermlned upon , to secure the consolidated agency for Des Molnes. Secretary Fran cis will find It more difficult than ho at present supposes to carry off to his own city this rich prize. Sioux City Tribune : And now the barbers > t Iowa propose to take a hand. It Is al' the rage to seek to get legislative enact nients regulating barber shops , or rather LoiiBorlal parlors , as they nro designated In the bills Introduced. Illinois , Minnesota , and several other states have either passed laws 3r are about to do so which elevate the pro fession to a level with that of medicine and law. Since the era during which the ton' ioriallsts practiced the noble art of pie jotomy It has been the opinion of some in and out of the profession that the trade lias retrogressed nnd too freely Invited the jntranco of blacksmiths and sundry other xrtlsts who wield the razor with more vigor than judgment , nnd Inflict upon the cuticle 3f their customers various diseases known by ilgh sounding Latin names. It Is proposed : o change all this by a law requiring each ivould-bo practitioner of the ojt tonsorlal to indergo an examination scarcely less rigid han that required of the young medic. The eformera would transform the barber shop beg pardon , tonsorlal parlor Into an ely- ilum of casa and physical safety , where no nan Is In danger of contracting sycosis , > rofanely called "Itch , " where an accidental nit will bo Impossible ; In short , where a nnn can go to sleep and awake finding hlm- ; elf a $10,000 beauty If ho has any basis for t at the start. There can bo no objection o such a lavIf It doesn't coat the public inyth'lng and the barbers pay the expenses if Its administration , nnd It does not lead o the formation of a trust with a 25-cont have accompaniment. THE DEMOCRATIC EXODUS. sIuvelimd'H AilniliilMtrntlon 1'i-i-piirliiur to I'Jvn Min ! < ' 'Wiixhliiffloii. IJnltlmoro Sun , The president and Mrs. Cleveland ivlll fol- DW the usual custom of outgoing presidents nd leavd Washington Immediately after re- urnlng from the capltol , their destination elng Princeton , whore upholsterers and > anters ! arc busily engaged In putting hlngs In wliapo for the now tenants. The ouso owned by Mr. Cleveland in Now 'ork will still" bo held < by him , but It Is oubtful If ho Is much there In the future , t Is pretty definitely decided now that ercafter Princeton will bo the winter homo f the president nnd his family , and that Iray Gables will be used as their summer esldence. Members of the cabinet are also follow- ] R the plan of the president's family , and lany are preparing to leave soon after the icomlng administration assumes charge , Ithough some few will probably linger ere during the spring. Secretary Olnoy rill return directly to Boston and resume Is law practice as corporation attorney , lie lease on hU house expires March 1C , nd It will bo but a few days Inter before e departs from the city. Secretary Car- slo owns a largo house In Washington and i expected to remain there until the early iimmer , although no definite plans have et been formed. Secretary Lament ex- octa to llvo In his house until the last t March , and then return to New York , ha otlior cabinet ofllcers will not stay hero ing after March 4. and except Secretary Icrbcrt all have definite plans. Mr. Herbert Is yet uncertain as to his iture movements. He may determine to ve In this city und begin the practice ! law , but others bellevo ho will not fall ) return to Alabama and again enter poll- cs. His position at home , however , does H promise early political preferment , owing i the strong free silver oentlment and the icrotary'a Intense gold money attitude. Assistant Secretary McAdoo of the Navy jparttnent propose ! going to New York nnd ; jln law again , and General Dee of the 'ar department will go to his Wisconsin ime and resume his former practice. Mr. urtls of the treasury goes back to New ork City and Mr. Hamllu of the same de- irtment returns to Boston , Solicitor Gen- al Hohnea Conrad will go to Winchester id Logan Carlisle will probably remain ese to hlu father. This U the season for all high ofllcers of the government to turn their thoughts home ward and begin to speculate what It has coat them to llvo In Washington during the past four yean. As a rule tbo cabinet has not been a wealthy one , but In tbls respect It hns compared favorably with thnt of Gen eral Harrison. Secretary Francis , lh most recent addition to the president's official family , Is perhaps tbo richest of the number , with Secretary Lament next. Secretary Olney has a large Income , hut lost possibly $30,000 n year by Riving up hl law practice to enter the attorney general's office. Secre tary Herbert ls not n rich man , nor Is Post master General Wilson. Attorney General Harmon goes out of the cabinet with lees money Ulan when he en tered , nnd probably Secretary Morton docs likewise. Secretary Carlisle hns never made much money , but la comfortably situated , Ho owns a house worth $25,000 and has some means , Kvery member of the cabinet agrees , however , thnt It Is a very costly con nection to have with the government , forv few can live hero on loss than $20,000 n year. IIUEE7.V AND I1UIKI- . Detroit Prco Press : He Why < lltl Miss Oldly tnko to the violin ? She Becnuso there's u bow ROCS with It. Cincinnati Knqulror : I'crry Pntottlc I henr thnt sonp is oven mentioned In the bible. Wnyworn Wntson Why not ? They Is h.til things opokcn ot In the bible junt the sumo na they Is good. New York Prcsn : "Why did you not stick to your word ? " ho ilcinniulrd. The beautiful " to" filrl sobbed. "I niennt she faltered , "but the truth ls , 1 lind lost my chowlng gum ! " Somcrvlllo Journnl : The Rlngle pcnnilt Hint you llml In your oo.it pockol two rtnyn nfterwnrd tnstes better thnn nil the others in the bag , Yonkers Statesman : She And did your friend tnke tbo doctor's ndvlco ? He Certainly. "And dlil ho pay for It ? " "Well , I should rather say bo illdl Ho' dcndl' Indianapolis Journnl : "How's times ? " nskod the contortionist. "Tough , " Halil the armlcst wonder , Blink ing his head gloomily. "I have been living from foot to mouth for the Inst thrco wceka. " Chicago Tribune : First Juror What tlo you think of the testimony so far ns wo have heard It ? Second Juror The testimony ? 1 hnvcn't boon listening to It. I've been watching- them two lawyers wrnimlo nml wondering which or the two would lick If they got Into a scrap. IJoMton Transcript : Mr. Mnnn Cnrrlo. I have had my llfo Insured for $10,000 today. Mrs. Alann How good of youl Now there's nothing to prevent our taking- the trip to Europe next summer , Is there ? Our expenses won't make much of a hole lu so much money ns that , Washington Star : "Is thli a genuine re form thnt you offer ? " nsked the knowledge seeker. "Certainly , " replied the Spanish illp1oin.it. "Everybody knows tfint llR-htlng la very wrong. Wo propose to ; lvc the Cubans th privilege ot not doing so any more. TII13 UABIIIT'S VIEW. ClilcoR-o Journal. A graveyard rabbit sat nnd mused Between t.wo . monmlH ot earth , And sadly moralized upon The day that marked his birth. "Good luck or 111 , " ho wisely said , - "Must evermore depend On how you get hold of It , The hot or cooler end. "My left hind foot Is much besought By these who'd lucttr be , And yet the huntsman s cruel lead Is all It brings to mo. " I LOVE'S QUESTIONING. Somervllle Journal. Why do I love you so ? I know full well My foollsi passion will but bring mo pain. Why do I love you so ? Ah , who can toll ? . . rhat all my struggles to forget are vain/ / Why ilo I love you so ? Oh , why ? Oh , who can tell mo why ? Why do I IOVG you so ? . , , The past has shown rhat love for you means only deepest PA-OO. Why do I love you so ? What can atone For all the grief that you have made me known ? Why do I love you so ? Oh , why ? Ob. why ? Accursed hot mince pie ! BIUXGS YOU N15XT TO OUlt UN- ) EUWEAU WILL YOU GKT INTO 'III3M WITHOUT TURNING UP THU , KGS AND SLEEVES ? SOME DEALERS LOOK NO FUR- TIER THAN THE CHEST AND VAIST MEASUREMENTS. WHAT ARE YOU LONG-LEGGED , ONG-ARMED , SHORT-LEGGED , IIORT-ARMED MEN GOING TO DO ? OME HERE , MOST LIKELY , IK YOU fANT TO KB KITTED PROPERLY S" THE PROPER SIZES AND QUAL- I'Y. SOME WOOL , SOME COTTON , SOME BOTH. THEY COMMENCE AT 00 CUNTS A ARMENT. THEY END AT ? 3.00 A GARMENT. OUR WINDOWS ARE KAIR EXAM- LES OK OUR UNDERWEAR VAL ES. HUT AN EXAMINATION WILL HOROUGIILY CONVINCE YOU OF HEIR EXTREME GOODNESS. BROWNING , KING & CO. , 8. W. Cor. r' < " \ Douglu Sta.