THIS OMAITA DAILY % Hs SATURDAY. OCTOBER 00 , 1807.
Tim OMAHA
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Dally IIM anil Humlny , un Ye r SW
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HnluMay Her , One Year 1 W
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Council JlufT ! : lo I'earl Street.
Chicago Ulllfe ; II ; ( 'number uf Commerce.
Now York ! llotinn IS , 14 nml 15 Trllmna HUB.
VVudilRuton : SOI i'oiirtcrntli Hlreet.
COUUIiSl'ONDKNCIi.
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rial nmlllr nhuulil be mldr cil : To the Kdlttr.
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ncllr > . cd lo Tin Dec I'uMMiitic Ci.tnimnv ,
OnmliH. I > rfy | , diethicxirrm | > nnil psMolllcc
money orrtpii to Ije mmle pnynlile to the order of
the cutriiKiny.
Till' 1IHI2 1'OIIMSIIIN'O COMPANY.
STAlTMl'NT OP ClWt.'l.ATION.
fitnte of Ncbrnrkn. DouglAn t'oitmy , M. :
( teurge 11. Tz/ichuck. ic-crctary of The lleo Tub-
Hulling Coinpnny , belnic duly fiwurn , mjs Hint ( be
nctunl nunilirr of full niul cr.mplcto ociilr of The
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returned nnd unvold rople. 9.415
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OKCimit : II. TJWCIIUCK.
Bworn to Ijfforo rm nnd nnlircrlbcd In my pre .
ence this 1st dny of October. 1S97.
( Benl ) N. I' . KI5IU Notary Public. *
THIS III2IJ OX THAI.NS.
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| ii 'I'lir lice. The
HIM * Is for millon nil train * .
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loilny.
Today Is tinInsi day oi' rcglRtratlon.
Tlio Ice I rust will now Ivo way tem
porarily iu favor of th ( > coal coinhinc.
All lots on the result In Now York
will liavo to lie called oil' l y nut of CSod.
Orf'anlH > d labor is
, composed chlelly of
men who know a liawk from a handsaw.
They also know their true friends from
their false friends.
The sudden and deplorable death of
Henry fieorw will compel every one to
make another guess on the outcome of
IJio mayoralty contest for Greater New
York.
Don't fowl the justices of the peace ,
the constables and the assessors. These
may be minor offices , but II Is of the
utmost importance that they bo filled
with sooil men.
If yon nre not registered today
you will not be able to register at all
this year. And If you do not register
you will not be able to vote at the elec
tion next Tuesday.
Register at the booth where yon are
entitled to vote. None of the booth lo
cations have been changed. If you have
not moved out of the- precinct since last
election register where yon last voted.
Kvcry one who knows D. M. Ilaverly ,
republican candidate for county clerk ,
speaks well of him. And everybody
who does not Icuow him will speak weil
of him as soon as they do know him.
With the passing out of Geraldine
much of the 111 feeling that has been
nroiiHed against the exposition , not only
nmong worklngmen but among ail
classes of the community , will be al
layed.
Every republican voter In the city of
Omaha and South Omaha should make
It a special point to see not only that he
Is registered before registration closes
tonight , but also that all his republican
friends are registered.
Kx-Oovernor Holes declares that lie Is
now and always has
been opposed to nil
imiinalllled platform declaration in favor
of 1U to 1 free coinage. Wonder what
Uncle Horace would have done hail he
l y accident been given the nomination
by the Chicago convention ?
The I-'akery seems to have free access
to thu books of the defunct ( erman
Savings bank. If It would print the
record of Its own relations to that bank
as a borrower It would be ten times
more discreditable than anything It has
charged upon County Treasurer Ilelm-
rotl ,
It Js easy for Nebraska popoerats to
heap abuse upon republicans who have
betrayed their own party , but how can
mich abuse excuse their own failure to
i-arry out their pledges of reform ? What
claim have they to faith In their present
promises when their promises of a year
ujo are for the most part unredeemed ?
The mongrel organ is trying to square
Itself with the candidates It Is trading
off by denying that It Is the repository
of the fund raised by the bankers anil
railroad men to carry the bonds. The
name organ denied that ( lie emben/ling
city treasurer wns dishonest after he
hail admitted his guilt. What The Heo
has Kiiid about the campaign pot rests
on facts that cannot bo denied , a\vay.
The petition candidacy of the only
honest man In the court house Is a blinil
that will fool nobody. The only honest
man started out by proclaiming himself
nn Independent candidate for county
clerk. All his advertisements now ap
peal for votes for "the fusion candidate
for county clerk. " No republican can
Justify himself In preferring the' back-
ending spoils hunter to the competent
and capable mail nominated for county
clerk on the republican Uckot.
Till. 0/IST.U7-K I
The announcement of the retirement
of Dion OiTiihllno from tli' ' suprrln-
temleiicy of the exposition grounds and
hulldlngA will be hailed with satisfac
tion l y cvtry true friend of the oxpo-
flltlon. The Importation of Oeraldlne
at a salary of ? , " > ( X ) pri month has from
the outset been a source of disaffection
among stockholder1 ? and a cause of con
stant friction with contractors and
worklngmen. His retention In the
service of the exposition In the face of
overwhelming adverse public sentiment
Impaired popular conlldeiice In the Minn-
ageiiw'iit and seriously jeopardized the
prospect of the exposition bond proposi
tion. Thousands of citizens whose loy
alty to the exposition can not be ques
tioned had determined to vole against
the bonds If ( icraldltie was retained ,
while other thousands were hesitating
as to whether It would be safe to vote
for the bonds knowing that a man whom
they distrusted was to bo a potential
factor In the expenditure of their
money.
With the positive assurance that Dion
Oernldlne has permanently severed his
connection with the exposition every
citizen who Is Interested In the growth
ami prosperity of Omaha and Douglas
county should not only vole but work
for 'the success of the bond proposition.
While the exposition Is an assured fact ,
bonds or no bonds , Its magnitude would
be curtailed amU the management seri
ously hampered by the refusal of the I
people of this county to grant that ma
terial altl which by rights they should
contribute toward an enterprise that
means so much for them as well as for
Nebraska and the whole west. In sup
porting the bond proposition' the resi
dent taxpayers Indirectly compel the
non-residents whose property values
are being enhanced and who have not
responded to the call for stock sub
scriptions to bear n small share of the
burden of the exposition project.
Incidentally The lk > o desires to em-
phasl/.c that public sentiment that has
insisted upon the retirement of tJerald-
Ine as a condition precedent to support
of the bonds does not mean simply hos
tility to fJeraldlue as a man , but to th , >
methods which he introduced into the
work under his supervision. The true
friends of the exposition will insist that
( leralillnlsni in every form shall
be stamped out. In oth'T
words , stockholders and the pub
lic will Insist that business meth
ods be pursued in the letting of con
tracts , tile making of estimates , the
purchase of material and the hiring of.
men. They will insist that no favor
itism be shown to any contractor or
dealer in building material , that c\vry
condition In every contract shall be en
forced and that every article purchased
shall be delivered the same iu quantity
and quality a.s agreed on.
Tlie Hue also voices public sentiment
when It demands that the successor of
Geraldine shall be an Omaha man who
is known to our people and possesses
their confidence. While It was emi
nently proper to import experts for work
that requires the experience of trained
specialists , there Is no call for a super
intendent of construction trom Chicago
or any other city. The costly ? . " 00-a-
niouth experiment must not be repeated
and will not be tolerated by those who
have contributed to the exposition funds
and have the real interests of the expo
sition at heart.
TillCI > Mh\l KLKCTIOXS.
Elections will bo held in twelve states
next Tuesday , but only as to a few of
them will the result of the contests have
national significance. From the stand
point of national politics the Ohio elec
tion is generally recognized as the most
Important , because there , more than In
any oilier state , the pending canvass ,
as Secretary Sherman says , is a retrial
of the issues Involved in the election of
1S ! ) ( ! , the democrats having made free
silver the paramount issue. The hard
est lighting has been done for the con
trol of the legislature , which involves
the election of a United States senator.
It appears entirely safe to predict the
success of the republican state ticket ,
bill there is less reason for conlidenco iu
tlie republicans winning the legislature.
Mr. Ilauna Is encountering more or less
opposition in Ids own parly. Tills is
conspicuous in Cincinnati , somewhat
less so In Cleveland , while a consider
able faction throughout the state is op
posed to the successor of John Sherman
In the senate. Then there seems to be
a good deal of opposition to Mr. Ilanna
In the republican labor vote. It will
not be surprising , therefore , if the sena
torial fight shall go against the republi
cans wlillo they elect their state ticket.
The elections in Maryland , Kentucky
and Iowa are important from a national
piilnt of view. In Maryland the demo
crats have not made free silver a dis
tinct issue , but their success would be
hailed as favorable to that cause and
therefore the gold democrats In the state
are acting with the republicans as they
did last year. The indications are that
the election will bo close , but chances
favor tlie republicans , although tlie
party is not entirely harmonious , if It
succeeds It will be due to the gold demo
cratic vote. In Kentucky the silver Is
sue Is paramount and , although only a
clerk of the court of appeals Is to be
elected , each of the four parties repub
lican , democrat , populist and gold
democrat having a candidate , a most
vigorous campaign has been waged.
There appears to lie n fair prospect of
tlie republicans carrying the state , but
this result cannot be confidently pre
dicted , a good lU-al depending upon
whether all the gold democrats support
their candidate or a portion of them
vote with the republicans. There is no
fusion this year between the free silver
democrats and tlie popnllMs and tills
somewhat weakens the former.
The result in Iowa Is not doubtful.
The republicans will carry the state
and there should bo a decisive majority
for sound money. The republicans of
( ho Hawkeye state have not shown In
the campaign their usual earnestness
and enthusiasm , doubtless due to the
fact that they have been too busily oc
cupied by returning prosperity , but they
may bo expected to give a satisfactory
account of themselves on election day.
It was shown last year that the senti
ment of the people of Iowa Is over
whelmingly for sound money and with
the prosperous toiidltloim which hau >
olure obtained there thai sentiment
Should be stronger now than then. We
have no doubt this will be found to be
the case If It shall all find expression
next Tuesday.
Tln > states named arc * those whose
elections will be of chief Importance
from a national point of view , because
national rather than local Nsues have
been paramount in the campaign ! * . Hut
In Its command of universal interest
and attention the greatest contest of the
year Is over tlie mayoralty of ( Jreater
New York ami none presents more un
certainty as to the result.
This Is nn off year In politics and
as usual In such years there Is likely
to bo some surprises.
mv/n ; *
The sudden death of the candidate of
the .Teffersonlan democracy for the
mayoralty of Greater New York gives
u tragic tlngo to that extraordlhary
municipal contest nnd adds to ( he un
certainty regarding Its outcome.
Henry ( Jeorgo was n unique figure in
American polities. The advocate of pe
culiar economic doctrines which were
nccepted by comparatively few of the
more Intelligent students of political
economy and the principles of govern
ment , he nevertheless had a consider
able body of adherents and was recog
nized In this country and abroad as a
man of strong intellect and conscientious
convictions , lie was an earnest friend
of labor and a no less determined foe
of monopoly and whatever may be
thought of his economic theories his
single land tax Idea particularly there
can be no doubt that he was profoundly
devoted to what he believed to be tjie
Interests of the people. Ills sincerity of
purpose won 1dm many admirers among
those who did not agree with his views ,
while ho was widely respected for the
integrity of his character and his Irre
proachable life.
Henry ( Jeorgo made his first promi
nent appearance in politics eleven years
ago , as a-candidate for mayor of New
York , and surprised the politicians of
( hat city by receiving a vote two or
three times larger than they had thought
possible. His support was almost
wholly from the labor element and It
Is This element which was chiefly in
strumental in bringing about his nomi
nation for the mayoralty of Greater
New York. He entered into the cam
paign with characteristic earnestness
and zeal and It had come to be recog
nized that he was si very potent factor
In the contest.
What effect his death will have upon
the result is problematical. The party
that supported him has nominated Ids
son , but it is doubtful whether this
action will prevent disintegration of the
supporters of the dead leader. One of
tlio objections to Henry George was
that he had had no experience in pub
lic affairs ; that lie knew nothing in a
practical way about governmental ad
ministration. Tlds can be urged with
very much greater force against the
sou. The olllcoof mayor of Greater
New York Is an executive position of
great Importance and power. To en
trust such an oflico to a young man
wholly Inexperienced In public affairs ,
however great his natural abilities ,
would be a grave mistake. In the
probable event , therefore , of the disin
tegration of the Jeffersonian democ
racy , which of the candidates of tlie
other parties is likely to be most bene
fited ? Tlie republican candidate , General -
oral Tiiicy , would probably gain noth
ing , while the Tammany or Croker can
didate , Van Wyck. is not less objection
able to the supporters of Henry George
than is Tracy. Obviously , then , what
ever defection there may lie from the
ranks of tlio .Icffersonlan democracy is
likely to add to the strength of Selh
Low , the nonpartlsan candidate of the
Citizens' union , whom Henry George
himself preferred to either oMhe other
candidates. It would not be surprising
if there should be a general movement
of George supporters to Low and of
course in that event his election would
be assured.
There has never been so remarkable
: i municipal contest anywhere as that
In Greater New York and the tragic
Incident associated with it will serve
to render it more memorable.
rnnxu r < > KKii' : IT DAIIK.
The ntl-0r.nlia : Hco la Its anxiety to de
feat the 'bond ' proposition' ' has tlio following
lo say editorially :
There Is discord In the mongrel camp.
Tlila time It Is over the distribution of money
amounting to over $1,000. which was raised
by a coterie or bankers and rallroil oinclals.
and placed In the hands nt O. IM. Hitchcock ,
for the purpose of defraying the nxpennes
of a campaJsn for the exposition bonds. Ho
has been hiring some good democrats with
this money , and giving them the tlir to put
In two licks for Hector and Hedflold for every
one for the bonds. When populists or silver
republicans applied to him for employment
01 thlb campaign work they have 'been ' given
thn cold shoulder , nnd the money reserved
for those who can 1 > o depended on to do the
fine- work ot the mongrel program , which
consists of trading off three-fourths of the
ticket for the other one-fourth. 'Hitchcock '
still lias a goad part of the pot raised by the
syndicate , which ho Is doubtless holding
l'a < ik for use on the last day ortwo , before
the election.
Thrro is not one word of truth In the above
btatoinent. The charge that a fund has been
raised to aid In the adoption of the bond
prccmsltlon Is an absolute falsehood , and la
made and circulated by the editor of The
Heo for the purpose of defeating that proposi
tion. U Is a malicious attack by the editor
ot The Heo upon a great public project with
which ho 1s ollldally connected , but to tljo
Interests of which ho IB basely disloyal.
World-Herald.
On Wednesday , October 127 , a meeting
of the executive committee of the exposi
tion was held in tlie Commercial club
rooms. After discussing and rejecting
a proposed contract between the trades
council and the exposition submitted by
G. M. IIItchcocH , It was suggested by a
member that a resolution would be In
order appropriating a sum of money out
of the exposition funds toward the ex
penses of u campaign for the exposition
bonds. When objection was raised on
the ground that such an appropriation
would be In violation of the law that
prohibits corporations from contributing
money for electioneering purposes
and that the money if raised nnwt
bo secured by private subscrip
tion , 1'ivslileiit Wattles declared
tie ) point to be well taken and
Incidentally stated that he had already
given ? 100 to such a fund. It Is known
that Mr. Wattles was not the only $100
contributor t liujfuitd and that at least
* 1XK ( ) was # jifytr& ! by private mib. < erlp.
II..H . , Si >
Inasmuch a % < MiHltrhcock Is tlie re
puted manager of the campaign for the
parties who Tfoft * raised this fund , his
denial of Its evidence convicts him of
downright falsification. If Mr. Hitch
cock Is lilrlm , , uieu nnd sending out
thousands of letters and circulars at his
own expense , It Is the first time his
liberality and public spirit have been
displayed in Hint fashion. The Heo ad
mits that this wns a very neat scheme
to get nioneyi frtfiu republicans to pay
for drumming nopocrats into line under
pretense of goftlng the friends of the
exposition registered to vote for the
bonds.
The sheriff and deputies supposed to
be responsible for the frightful slaughter
of strikers at Lattlmer , 1'a. . have been
Indicted and will have to answer In the
courts for their criminal recklessness Iu
shooting Into , an unarmed crowd of
marching men.Whether they are
llnally compelled to pay a penalty for
their offense It Is certainly demanded In
the mime of Justice that a full Inquiry be
made Into tlie matter by the aid of com
pulsory court process , and not only the
responsibility located , but the responsi
ble parties either Justified or subjected
to the punishment provided by law.
Organized labor Is to be congratulated
upon the substantial victory It has
achieved In the concessions made by the
exposition to Its demand for recogni
tion. It Is to be hoped that the conces
sions that have been made will result In
harmonious co-operation and put an end
to all further contention over wages and
hours of labor. It is admitted by the con
tractors that their bids were based upon
the existing union scale of wages and
they ought to fall in line with the ex
position management in conceding tlie
just demands of the workingmen.
Deputy State Oil Inspector Frank llib-
bard , the candidate of the mongrels for
county treasurer , is peddling derogatory
circulars and retailing falsehoods about
ids competitor. The deputy state oil inspector
specter has been a chronic political
ollicesecker , but never yet succeeded In
inducing the people to elect him to any
olllce. The only certitlcaie of compe
tency the reform oil Inspector can pre
sent to the voters is from the Standard
Oil trust , which appears as well satis-
lied with him as it was with his prede
cessors , i ,
A. .1. Gustiir and the Interstate Com
merce comniL-jsiou. are no nearer to
gether than ever. ' Mr. Gust in , however ,
has n persevC'Vlng1 disposition and maybe
bo depended im.to continue his efforts
to persuade tju > interstate commission
thnt MI. rates exacted by Nebraska rail
roads are excessiw- even if it results In
nothing more than admissions by the
commission of absence of jurisdiction
and lack of power to act.
Recording Jo the mongrel organ ,
'steenth hour ijonversion to populism lias
made Kaspar a great and good man.
15ut when Mr. Kaspar was street com
missioner lie 'was Tdeiiounccd . 'by the
doubie'-barreled organ from one year's
end to the other.
Tluil'N tinIntention. .
Ololio-IJcniDcrnt. "
Xcbraflta can do something for KQOIpoll -
tics and a great deal more for Itself by 'draw-
Ing out of the calamity party next Tuesday ,
Ilryaiiltc ItoiiilliIn \c > liriiNkn.
Detroit Journal.
The liryar.Itcs have emptied an enormous
quantity of money Into Nebraska to prevent
the state from repudiating their IJoI , but
the farmers threaten to vote as they are paid
for their wheat.
A Itiinil . Hlint.
Loulnvllle CourierJournal. .
A genius has Invented an augur which
bores a hole that grows larger the farther it
goes. But any sort of auger will bore that
kind nf a hole In many heads that are now
bobbing up most persistently on thu current
of politics.
It < * siiiliuv ( n
New York Commercial Advertiser.
We have the right to be Impatient of
Spanish crltlepm ! of our ( neutrality because
wo have exceeded the extreme International
obligations of "due dillge.nce" In the enforce
ment of our neutrality law's. That Is to say ,
our municipal law. with which Spain has no
corcern , goes beyond any International law ,
to which , nlrne she can appeal , and wo have
enforced It with what many think needless
strictness and vigilance.
( irnwfli tit Forrln-ii Triiilc.
I'hllailelphlu lleconl.
Tlio valueof the exports of electrical ap
paratus from this country line amounted In !
a little more than half a year to over ? L'-
000,000 , which lepresents a ( .yiln of about
$3.000,000 over tho'correspondlng perlo.1 List
year. Noteworthy as this Improvement has
been , the Hoaton AdvertlFcr thinks that "It
Is likely to be small In comparison with the
Increase which will bo eeen before another
year has elapsed , as the demand for Amer
ican electrical supplies Is apparently grow
ing stronger than over. " And since most of
the exports are patented articles , It Is talrly
sure that the business , whatever measureof
growth it may attain , will bo a permanent
ono.
OTIinit li\X S Til VS OMiS.
The rcproJilon of free ftpccrh in ( Jrnnnny
goes on unsparingly , llm-r L'eMuc-ilii ' Ims
J'ist ' bem sentenced to four months- impris
onment for having s hl. two years RO :
"t'ntler ' the protection of the hlgho * . ! author
ity In the state , insults are now being
hurled at social democracy ; umlor the pro
tection of the hlRhfst authority , the gauntlet
Is thrown down before the party , n chal
lenge to battle for life or death. " Ho de
nied , on trlnl , having Intended nny Inmitt to
tlio emperor , but the upright Judge held
Hint , whatever the Intention of perrb. It
was -addressed to an audlonco thnt might
misinterpret It , anil therefore to Jail llerr
Uobknccht must go for ICKP majesto. That
Is to say , nn old gentleman above 70 ,
representing the political party which casts
more votes than any other In ( icrmany. Is
sentenced for n political nddrcf * which. In
Kngland or Franco or the United States , or
even In Srtiln or Itnly , would have passed
almost without notice. This U tantamount
to saying that members of the German Par
liament , as well as the German press and
the universities , must K.nothing ; about pol
itics that ran posulbly give the emperor ills-
pleasure. A great empire Is thus ccmdemncd
to the strictest silence. This cannot go on.
The extraordinary good marksmanship of
tlio Afrldls , ns evidenced In the great losses
Inflicted 'by them on tlio Anglo-Indian
troops In the recent battleon liirgal HldRo ,
has ralecd the question : Where did the
tribesmen procure the ammunition needed to
keep up their furious ccid prolonged fusil
lade ? The method by which the tribesmen
obtain Martlnl-Ilenrl rlllos is well known
the skill of the natives In the abstraction
of weapons from the gun-racks of llrltlrfi
cantonments being jn old story. Since car
tridges are not left In the po esslon of
Hrltlsh soldlert" nfT duty , nnd as thuro Is no
record of the pillage of any Anglo-Indian
magazine , the origin of the ammunition ,
whereof Ihc Afrldls seem to have an Imex-
haustlble supply , IB Involved In mystery.
The fact that the ameer has an arms fac
tory at Kabul , however. Justlfic the newly
aroused suspicion that the foxy ruler of
Afghanistan may bo Involved In the uprising
of the frontier tribes notwithstanding his
protestations of friendliness for Great Ilrlt-
nln.
* *
There has been n very marked Increase In
Russian military expenditure. The estimates
for 1S9G were for ? liil,000,000 , as ngalnst
$145,000,000 for 1S03 , and tlie forces supplied
and paid by this sum malie up a total or
1,000,000 men and 15C..OOO horses on the
[ icaco establishment , with 2.-44I ) g-jtis. On
a war footing the personnel Is neirly trebled ,
and amounts to " " . " "LOT'i men , with 700G"0
horses and -M'i'i guns , but both sets of figures
must be tiken with caution. Considerable
' hinges have been niailo in the organlzatlc i
and location of troops , especially in the
Caucasus and Asiatic Uussla , the cavalry Is
hotter distributed and under the new cavalry
lugulatlons it will probably t > e better taught.
A new drill bnnk has been brought out.
which is said to bo a great advance upon
the old-fashioned Instructions , nnd timocig
the new formations stress is laid on the
speedy rallying after a charge , importance
Is laid on the action of the first line , and
so forth. The equitation of the Ilusslan
TRiilar cavalry Is certainly canablo of Im-
orovcmcnt. The peace strength of the
Auatro-Hungarlan army Is 355,000 meet , and
15,000 horses , which becomes on a war foal
ing 1,250,000 men. with : :03,00rt : horses. The
artillery Is comparatively'weak. There are
only 1,240 guns on the peace establishment ,
which are increased to 2,021 In war. In
the above numbers are Included the cavalry ,
52.000 men and 43,000 horses In peace , as
against 93,000 men and S ! > ,000 horses la war.
At present the peace strength of the Italian
riny is 22C.OOO men and 4G.OOO hordes ; the
war establishment 2,201,000 men and 123,000
horses. An Increase to the budget has been
needed to complete the armament of the
first line with the so-called now rllle , which
Is of the 1S91 pattern , and of which there
ore tiow some 570.000 stand of arms with am
munition on hand.
* * *
Franco has now at a cost of just $125.000.-
000 a pcaeo strength of 28,901 oniccrs , 002,720
men ( whereof 77,000 are cavalry ) , and M6.GG1
horses ; guns 3,048. Hut In war tlio personnel
the trained soldiers that can be put Into ,
the field Is sextupled , and the whole French
army reaches the astonishing total of 3DOOOUO
men. The number of horses' available is
morn than doubled , Increasing from IIG.GGI
to 340,00ft ; the guns become half as numerous
acnln. namely , 4,400 as , against 3,0IS. The
French war olllce is always on the alert.
Just tiow it Is much concerned about the cjulck
llrlng field gun that certainly will bo Intro
duced as soon as the beat pattern has been
definitely agreed upon. In this France
watches Germany , and Geimany France ;
'while Kus.'la and Austria watch both. The
change will be costly , ' as it must mean re
armament ot batteries and the rival nations
may well pause before tiicy embark on the
new guns. Speaking generally of the French
artillery the verdict ot our olllcers who luve
attended recent maneuvers Is altogether fa
vorable. Some , Indeed , have declared that the
French artillery of today Is is far superior to
the German as was the Prussian to that
which It encountered In the-Franco-German
war of 1S70. It has been brought to great
perfection In maneuver.
* *
It does not seem really necessary for the
German government and people to go on a
hunt for trouble , but the bother they are
making over the czar's refusal to recolvo the
grand duke and duchess of Hidcn looks as
if they were anxious for a row. Considering
what a tedious and punctilious affair a Ger
man royal reception Is , the czar's excuse that
his time at Darmstadt was already taken up ,
and ho could not receive their royal highnesses -
nesses without cancelling previous engagements - j
ments , would seem to be a valid ono , but
It was an offense lo German dignity , nnd Is ]
beli ; < resented by the preps of that country |
In a way that migges'a inspiration from the |
palace- . The \\jiolu excitement may bo nn i
outcome-of the cmprror's resentment at being ] ,
forestalled by Franco in making a Russian . ;
alliance , nnd the 'Iladen ' affair seems as a 1'
straw which shows a strong \vlml of anti-ir
Russian fcellns In Merlin. !
1
Ily tlio last report of tlio Spanish foreign
olllco the debt of Spain was about $1,100,000-
OOJ , of which nlunit $45,000,000 had been In- j '
cnrreil to carry on tlio Cuban \vjr , and the , '
Cuban debt was about $350,000,000. Here I * i
tlobt of nearly $400.000,000 In niiMllon be
tween Sp.iln unrt Cubs. If It Is to b put
upon Cuba , whether under the old colonial
ride , with otinttlonomoua government or even
Independent , the Island will be crushed under
taxation. Impoverished , bankrupt and hope
lessly ruined. If it is to be assumed by
SpUn , whose- homo debt nlroiidy consumes
one-third of her revenues In Interrst , the
same fate will come upon the monarchy.
The situation spems to bea nnawlal dead
lock whose only key Is repudiation.
IH'.tlSONAti AMI OTIII'inVISK.
The people- ore getting tired ot polities.
Already the Iloston papers li.ivo begun to
talk of turkey dinner * , iiml those ot St , I.ouls
of pumpkin pie.
The Kronen executioner , Oelblcr , who re
cently retired from his position nt the ago of
M , had been In service forty years nnd dis
posed of D0i ; culprltH.
SimeonInyo of St. Louis , from whom the
late George M. Pullman got ills start In life ,
also gave \ym \ n J. Gage his first position
nnd helped him Into n bank ,
General Carlos Uzcta , ex-president of San
Salvador , though once powerful and Influen
tial. Is now nearly a pauper nnd was recently
brought into an Oakland , Col. , court for non
payment of his rent.
John Temple Graves of Georgia , In n recent
lecture on "Tlio New AVoninn nnd the Old , "
said : "Womnn Is no longer n sentiment , she
Is a problem , and It Is now our unhnppy mis
sion to grapple with her , or surrender , as I
liavo done. "
Major Pollm.in HanncRari , who died In
Washington the other dny after u long service
as doorkeeper of the diplomatic gallery In the
rapltol , was a son nf Senator Hannogan of
Indiana , a famous man In politics between
1S10 nnd IS.10. Senator Voorhces and Major
llrtincgan grew up together and wcro warm
friends.
I'ongtcabman J. II. Walker said In a lec
ture In lloston the other day : "I think If tlie
Hook ot Proverbs should be destroyed by ac
cident , 'Tom' Reed would he called on as
the beat man In t'.io world to rewrite them.
The man doo.sn't live who can state a propo
sition or anything. In fact so clearly and so
effectively In the smallest number ot words
as Mr , Rce-1 can , "
Now York mayors are proverbially long-
lived. The only ono who has < lleJ In ofilce
since 1S34 , when the people began choosing
them by direct vote , was William F. Have-
meyer , who had served In tlio same position
twenty-seven years before. Nine ex-mayora
are now living , the oldest belni ; Daniel F.
Tlernnn , who served away back In the ' 50s.
Ho is 92 years old and will cast his ballot
for the I leer.
Redman Wanamaker has settled down as
one of the ( iromlnent members of the Ameri
can colony In Paris , where he has n hand
some apartment in the Champs Klyscos.
Uist spring he received the decoration of Hie
Legion ot Honor from the French govern
ment. Mr. Waiiamaker Is the son of John
Wanamakor of Philadelphia and is married
to Miss Parker , who was born In America ,
but who has lived long In IMrls. They have
three children.
Verdi Is spending his time nnd much of h's
money in building an asylum Tor superan
nuatcd musicians In Milan. The building Is
nilvinciiiR rapidly toward completion and will
be finished in a few months. Camilla Iloito ,
brother of Verdi's friend nnd collaborator ,
Arrlgo Hnlto , has charge of the construction
of the asylum , which will cost 500,000 francs.
In addition to which Verdi will bequeath It
funds yielding an annual Income of 70,00.0
fiMiicR. It will accommodate 100 people and
will contain a concert hall and a chapel , besides -
sides ample living accommodations. In splie
of his S4 years , Verdi goes every week from
Sant' Agata to Milan to lnsriect the progress
of the work.
( iOl.l ) ( -
Mnrvrloiis I ncrciiNiIn ( In- Supply
Aviillalilc for lliiNlncNx.
St. Louis Glolic-Demncrnt.
This time last year gold In the United
States had an urccrtnln future , nnd among
the people had gone Into hiding. Twelve
months , and a republican administration ,
have worked a marvelous change. The
stock of gold In the country Is larger than
ever before. Tlio director of the mint esti
mates that the umouiiit on October 1 was
? 7H.GGO. 117 , an increase of $15541,537 within
two months. This goes beyond the previous
high-water mark of October. 1SSS , when the
total supply was $711.705,000. Gold is com
ing this way from foreign countries , and the
in-port flow -yvill bo between $30.000,000 and
$50,000,000. Ily the first of the new year
the slock of gold In the United States will
probably exceed S750.000.000. which will
break the reconl by a heavy margin. The
gold reserve In the treasury Is near the $10-
000.000 mark , and might bo easily increased
if the government cared to offer Inducements.
In 1897 the gold situation Is as easy as It was
strained In 1S9G under the aBaults of a re
volutionary movement In politics.
Rut it is In the supply of fresh gold
throughout the world that gold prospects are
remarkable. The world's production of gold
In 1S9G was $200,000.000. The estimate for
this year is $240,000,000. There lias been .1
tremendous bound In the output of gold and
It seems to bo increasing faster than ever.
In the five years ending with 1SS5 the average -
ago yield of gold was $99.110.000 , olid for the
succeeding years up to 1S90 the average was
$118,848,700. Then the flood tide began. Thu
year 1S91 showed a world's gold production of !
$1"0G50.000 ; ; 1892 , $14G.G31r.OO ; 1893 , $157-j
494,80(1 ( ; 1894 , $181,5G7SOO ; 1S9 , " , $200,283,700 , !
and 1S9G. $200,000,000. In toil years the out-i
put or gold has doubled , and It Is now almost - '
most equal to I ho combined value of the yield
of gold and silver In 1S85. More gold will
be mined this year by $10,000,000 than equals
In value all the gold and sliver taken out of
the earth In the year of demonetization.
In vlow of the -fact that the yield of the
world's gold mines Is twice as largo as In
1887 , tlio gold prospects of the next ton yeiiv
become exceedingly Interesting. The best
ostltrnto , could be but conjecture , but all In
dications point to a continued rapid increase.
California i produced In isnfi $14,928r,00 ; In
IS'.IU ' , $15,235,900 , and $18,000.000 la expected
this year. Colorado may reach the < * ame
figure ; , an Increase of $5,000,000 In two years.
The year 1897 has been one of extraordinary )
sensation In gold mining , and the coming'
year will upon with the cxcltcmrcit unabated. '
Wherever gold mining Is a biislnefs of Im- '
iportunco great activity prevails. It IB pos- |
slblc thnt Alaska will be another California ,
but at all evonlH Us yield of gold will bo a
large Item. Fortunately for the United Stales
it lias krpt all its dollars OH good as gold
and Its position In regard lo the gold stand
ard Is exceptionally strong. Tint result of
the election of IS DO is splendidly vindicated.
TIII3 IX1O.V I'ACII'MP ' SA1.I3.
Washington StarU has been decided to
tnko the Union Pacific railway oft thebsrgnm
counter nnd give It n chnnce In the show
window.
Indianapolis Journal : Having settled with
the Union Pacific on no favorable terms , tlio
administration ran now lve * omo nttcntt in
to the Central Pacific , which owes tlie ItineJ
States $ GOOOO.OOU.
Kansas City Journal : The government
saves $5,000,000 by thn Union IMolflc sail
going over from the Cleveland to the Me-
Klnlry administration. If the rend hn l boon
sold at the price agreed to by Cleveland tin
people would hnve last that much of 'In ' i
investment. As It Is , they lose nothing
'Minneapolis ' Tribune : The extl'iRUlshnu'ii '
of the government claim , the taking of tut
Union Pacific out of the hands ot the 1-0
celver , nnd reorganizing It ns n solvent nn'
paying property , will haven good effect upot
thu r.illrond situation In general , and in
illrectly upon the business of the country
It Is to be hoped , now , that tlie sale will In
completed next week , without nny furlhei
hitch.
New York Herald : Prcsl : ctit McK nicy nnd
his mlvlscrs nro to be congr.iiuiaiod u.ion
thus securing an additional $8.000.000 fioin
the very enterprising bankers who havfl
nrdcrtakcn to foreclose nml reorganize the
property , making with the concession
previously obtained from them n totnl ol
nearly $13,000,000 more than they had at
first expected to pay. The fact that they
have agreed to suoh an advance Is n OIMI
fosslon of tlio character of their original
scheme.
Globe-Democrat : The administration has
conducted the negotiations In the t'moB
Pacific matter with roro dexterity and in. t
Hy the terms of the ariangoment made by
Cleveland's attorney general , Judson liar-
inon , the reorganization committee was to
pay $45,000,000 for tlio government's lion ,
and everybody at that time thought the gov *
ornniunt thus was to obtain a fair price foi
Its claim. Prior to that time no one pup.
posed It would ever gel , half ot this sum , and
when the building of the read was first
started , back In the war days , nobndj
thought the government would ever roeovi
a direct cash return nf any part of Us ex
pcmllturc. Ily Its skilful application ui
pressure upon the syndicate , however tin
McKlnloy admlinlstratlon has forced an In
crease of the bid by fiicccsslvo stages tint
now the $58,000 000 mark has bcc-n reached
and tlio government's entire claim Is mot
Chicago Tribune : President McKlnlcy ban
managed this matter with signal shrewdn < "
Had lie. let matters stand In the shape 'In ' j
wero. In whnn Iio succeeded Mr. Clevoln' ! .
tlio governmnnt would liavo lost $23.000onn.
Thanks to his wt e policy , based on a llr
belief that the road wns worth a great dial
moro tlinn the syndicate hoped to got it
for , the government will only lose $13.000.nOO
even If not a cent Is received on account
of the Kansas Pacific. As for the sjndleato
even If It pays nil that Is due on account ol
the two roads , It will have n good lv\rgn n
It \\lll be able to divide nbmit $10 nun mifl
In profits. That should satisfy Mr. Mmgao
and his associates.
.III'IMtV .II.VCI.ICS.
Detroit Jouninl.
Some people 1 Invltcil ,
And others 1 did not ,
Thn former wouldn't talk at all ,
The latter talked a lot.
Cleveland I'lnln Iit-alor.
Pa-pa : "In animation he doth Iu-k : ,
Iio seeing so drendfnl slow. "
Mabel : "Well , you should see him play
iiitr 'back , '
As 'round the ciul they go ! "
riilonKO Itccord.
"Who shnl lilooltle when doctors dlsaure- ' ?
This old-time problem still mirvIvtM ,
And yet tho. case Is simple , seems to mo
Why not call in thp dootor's wives'
Detroit Krce Press.
Tlio autumn girl who gathers leaves ,
Won't hit It , we surmise ,
Ijlki ; the autumn girl who stnys at h.mio
And turns out pumpkin jiles.
Washington Star.
The Klondike housewife , BO they siy ;
I lor worthy spouse Implores ,
To brush thu uohl dust from his buots
IJefore he" COPIPS Indoors.
Imllnnnpollg Journal.
"You're nil the world to me , " he sighed.
She smiled on him with gentle mirth.
And when ho said "be mine , " she cried }
" 'Tis very wrong to want tint earth. "
Cincinnati Ilnciulrer.
There wan n mini In our town ,
And1 ho wns wondrous wise ;
He never bragpoil unto his wife
About Ills mother's pies.
Memphis Appeal.
"I nm I he sweetest Instrument
That cvor there can be. "
The viol sniffed with great disdain ;
"you are n lyre ! " said lie.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Her papa has the gout ,
Hut that doesn't plcnpn me much.
For It somehow has leaked out
Thnt he's handy'with a crutch.
Cleveland lender.
Ho wns a hundred nnd a day.
Ho slyly looked at mo :
"Yet I liavo drunk and chewed an/
thmoked
Through all my life , " said ho.
He was a hundred and a day ,
And'be was sturdy yet ;
Unt , gentle reader , It > wns in
The poorhou.se that we met.
Till : OMI-TI.IIK l''lli : .
Germantown Telegraph.
Tnllc orbout yer Imildln's
That's all bet up by Htoam ;
Give mo the old oik lire
Whur the old folks ustor dream.
The rlckotty doglrons
Une-sidtil a-j could bo ;
Thn ashes banked with 'Inters
Jtoastln' tli.'ir for niul
The dog on one sidedrowsln"
Or linrkln" nlBli tlio door ;
The Kitten eullln' oapers
With tliu Imlttln' on thu lloor.
An' me n llttlo lowhead
Hy mammy's side nt night ,
With both my cheeks ) n-liurnln'
From tlio rod llames leapin' bright !
Those stonm-hot biilldln'.s make mo
.hill weary fer thu h'nze '
That was hriip moio comforlnMo
In childhood's nights an' days.
An' I'd rive Uio llnost boater
In llio Imlldlii' 1iot by steam
For HID oM-IIni" elilmhly corner
Whur tint old fulkH ustur droain.
COFFEE is being sold by a
hungry horde of counterfeiters and put upon an unsuspecting public as cereal
v I ; ! coffee in imitation of
1 : J
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> . t <
tO i :
The original cereal coffee. Any so-called cereal coffee , irlt/i n coffee flavor , sold in imitation of Post urn ,
iS drugged or adulterated. The ingredients are injurious to the human stomach. Postum is the ONLY CEREAI-
COFFEE WITH A COFFEE FLAVOR THAT IS PURE AND HARMLESS.
The Analysis of Post u in is in the hands of the leading Physicians and the Food Commissioners of the
different states.
Not one of the makers of cereal coffee with a coffee taste dare make public the ingredients of his
concoction.
All genuine puckuges of Postum have red seals Ihcreun , anil the words "It makes red blood , " These red teals uuaranlce absolute purity.
Iloll Postum flltcen minutes after bolli.in commences unJ It's delicious.
POSTU.M CIIUIMI. CO. , l.hn. , Itatlle Creek , Mich.