THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , NOVEMBER 37,1897.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
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INSIST OX IIVVIV ( ! Tim linii ! .
An pxplnniiUon of ills nxplan.'itlon is
about duo from ( lovprnor Ilolcoinb.
The Ptimlny HOP will bo one of tlio best
n-owspnpi'1'.s of the season. Don't miss it.
Itaiupmhor Hint "I'atronl/.o bonio in
dustry" is just ns Kootl a Kiiitllns I'lilo in
the winter as in the suiuinor.
The Turks only lost 'iOS men In the
war of last spring with the Greeks. The
andont Greeks would not have called
tliat a war.
The fact that the merchant who ad
vertises freely In the newspapers is the
merchant who does the business points
Its own moral.
Omaha's showing of public work In
prflRi'eS' * under the direction of the city
ofllcials will compare well with any other
city of like population similarly situated.
If the loquacious members of the St.-itc
Board of Transportation would produce
more results and loss talk , the public
would be liii'llned to order another
ns day.
A woman lawyer of Xuw Xoalaml com
mitted suicide because she bad no
clients after waiting three years. If
men were that impatient the legal pro
fession might long ago Imvo become ox-
tinct.
The brilliant work of the police in
stopping the phonographs when ordered
to abate slot machine gambling should b >
followed by thi > arrest of all the peanut
sellers who roast their wares in rotary
ovens that look something like lottery
wheels.
A populist contemporary says that re
publican exposure of Governor ITol-
comb's negligence In connection with the
approval of the Hartley bond will drive
the party ti reiiomlnatlng him for a
third term. If thl.s docs not clos > up the
mouths of the governor's critics nothing
will.
Tht < members of the $10,000 legislative
fiiililling committee.may bo naturally
expected to resent the insinuation of
their chief export that there Is $1,000
of accrued salary coming to him. The
members of the committee have not yet
taken their own bauds oft ! the legisla
fc tive appropriation.
As yet wo have not li.td ono word of
protest from the organ oi tin gamblers'
gang against the llagrant prostitution of
the police force by the detailing of men
drawing money on the poJco payroll to
report to the managers of the Into fusion
city campaign and do their ixtlltical work
at I ho expense of the taxpayers.
The western colleglntes seem to Imvo
learned how to play foot ball , but they
Lave not yet become artists In the after-
celebration of tliu victory. A , long-
awaited and hotly contested champion
ship game without a single college man
being gathered In by the police before tht >
dawn of morning would be an anomaly
la eastern foot ball annals.
Tho. oflforrs of the public library to
Interest the children In Its hooks and
magazines are based upon the accepted
policy of all such institutions , ity in
stilling the library habit In tlio chlldivn ,
by assisting them to read cle.ui and
Instructive books , the library Is working
up the raw material out of which Its reg
ular patronage of later years will bo
built.
The odltor of an Atlanta democratic
paper has come out as .1 candidate for
the democratic nomination for congress
to succeed Representative Livingston.
Ho says lu stands on the Chicago plat ,
form and further Is In favor of lynching
negro brutes for crimes against whlto
women and subscribes with great
heartiness and enthusiasm to soiUhern
sentiment and tradition. Such a ( lfliu-i-
tlon may appeal to Georgia democrats ,
but It would mean foredoomed defeat In
any northern stale. , . , ,
nnruntATHs T/IB
The oppnnlllon to the retirement ot the
grecotrtck I * composed of twn dusacs Ot
people. Thoio who believe In the Rrecnback
as they are now , rcJeenublo In coin , the
government to have the choice ot the coin ,
nnd these who bollovo In the Rrconback Irre
deemable. They do not agree as to the other
disposition * ot the Rrconback. The demo
crats , or the large majority of them , believe
In the greenback . It Is now , rcdecmablo ,
In rotn. The sllvor republicans , as n rule ,
believe In the greenback as It Is now , re
deemable Iti coin. I agree with thcoo who
believe In the greenback as It Is now. The
populists , an n. rule , believe In Irredeemable
greenbacks. Bryan at St. Louis.
For the first time slnco tic tricked the
populist national convention Into noml
natlng him for the presidency upon their
ticket Mr. Ilrynn has como out unequiv
ocally nnd repudiated one of the cardinal
principles of populism. Up to this time
the silver trust champion haa pretended
that the democratic and populist parties
were In substantial agreement on all of
the essential doctrines of their creed and
his followers have tried to make popu
lists believe that Hryan Is ns good a pop
ulist as any of them. That he would
have subscribed to all the populist doc
trines , Including that of the Irredeem
able greenback , had ho been forced to
bolt the Chicago convention by the adop
tion of n. sound money platform , Is sus
ceptible of little doubt But now that
ho thinks ho sees n chance to secure a
position In a reunited democratic party ,
ho no longer feels his dependence upon
his populist support and kicks away the
props upon which ho has been leaning.
The question is , How do the honest
populists who joined the populist party
bacauso they believe In its principles
like this kind of treatment at tlio hands
of the man for whom their party has
done so muchV Even if they are willing
to forgive the Insults heaped upon Tom
Watson while ho was their candidate
for the vice presidency , do they endorse
tills undisguised repudiation of populist
principle ? Will they continue to sup
port with their Influence and votes a
man who so little appreciates their sacri
fices and who asks them baciiu.se he is
posing as a champion of free silver to
give up their deep-seated convictions on
all other questions ? If they accepted
Uryan in 1 ! > 0 ( ! In the belief that he was
on the high road to complete conversion
to populism , why should they keep them
selves tied to him now when be proclaims
publicly that ho has no use for their
tenets ?
One other point in connection with
this remarl.ible declaration of Mr. Uryan.
As usual , he attempts deliberately to put
the republicans In a false light. The
republicans are by no means a unit in
favor of retiring the greenbacks. On the
contrary , we believe a majority of the re
publicans are opposed to retiring the
greenbacks. The republicans , however ,
who are opposed to retiring the green
backs differ from Bryan and his follow
ers in tills , that they want the green
backs maintained as they are now , re
deemable in coin , the coin to bo wortli
100 cents on the dollar at home and
abroad , now and always , while Bryan
wants them .redeemed . In depreciated sil
ver dollars. Republicans stand unani
mously on the plank of the republican
platform that declares all the money of
the country shall be maintained equal in
value to and exchangeable for gold ,
while Bryan Ls confessedly engaged in
an effort to bring down the value of all
our currency to the value of the
bullion contained In the silver dollar.
MIISSAOH FOHECASTS.
Forecasts of leading features of the
pri'Mdont's annual message are made
upon what seems to bo trustworthy
authority , Indicating that Mr. McKinlcy
Is not so solicitous as was his predecessor
In observing secrecy regarding his views
on public questions until their submis
sion to congress. Assuming to bo corivct
what has been given out , the attitude
of tliu president as to most of tlio mat
ters which he will discuss will commend
Itself to tlio conservative judgment of
tlio country.
The Cuban question , ns has been ex
pected , will be treated in an entirely
conciliatory spirit. The Impression that
has obtained In some quarters that the
president will leave the determination of
this question to the judgment of con
gress will , It Is said , not ba verified , but
on the contrary Mr. McICInley will dis
tinctly recommend that no action betaken
taken by congress in reference to It , at
least until tlw Spanish government shall
be given a. fair opportunity to put Its
Cuban policy Into effect. This Is cer
tainly the course that should bo pursued.
However little faith the American people
may have In the success of the scheme
of autonomy framed by the Hagasta
ministry , It Is unquestionably the duty
of this government to Interpose no ob
stacle to the elfort to put that policy
Into effect , so long as there shall bo anj
prospect of Its being successful. This
Is understood la bo the position of the
president and it Is entirely wise and
sound. ,
It Is to boiregretted that this cannot be
said of the attitude of the president In
regard to Hawaiian annexation. Thou ;
appears to l > j no doubt that Mr. McICln-
ley Is convinced that the' United States
ought to acquire those Islands and has
therefore become ono of the most earnest
advocates of annexation. The country
will be very greatly Interested In tlio rea
sons he shall give In justlliratlon of the
acquisition of this remote territory , for
It Is to bu presumed that the president
will not advlso congress on this su
premely Impurlnnt matter without amply
setting forth his reasons therefor. IK ?
must recognize the fact that tlu annexa
tion of Hawaii would by such a radical
departure from tlm traditional policy of
the nation as to demand more than pass-
lug consideration at his hands that KO
extraordinary a step needs to bo sup
ported by argument that will npppal to
the enlightened and patriotic sentiment
of tlio country. What will ho say In de
fense of such a departure from national
policy ? How will ho Justify the acqui
sition of Hawaii against the will of a
largo majority of its native population ?
What reasons will he present In support
of a scheme which can benellt , at the
cost of the American people , only a few
ivolltlcal advt'nturers and commercial
tricksters ? Ilo cannot satisfy intelll
gent and couservatlvo public opinion by
Uic woli kuowu annexation
arguments , the nnnoundnrss nnd Insufll
doncy of which have lx > on fully shown.
In regard to tlu currency , It Is stated
that the president , while urging the
necessity for reform , will not recommend
any radical change at tills time. It is
the understanding that his sympathy
with the currency reformers does not go
to the extent of permanently retiring the
legal tender notes and ho Is expected
to recommend simply the repeal of the
law authorizing the reissue of these
notes and new legislation providing that
when redeemed they shall be reissued
onty In exchange for gold. Secretary
Sherman when In the senate submitted
a proposition of this kind , which did not
then meet with very great favor In con
gress. Whether it will faro better now
Is a question , though It Is said to be well
regarded in financial circles as a plan
that would be effective in protecting the
treasury gold reserve.
President McKlnley's first annual mes
sage will command more general Interest
than any communication of a chief ex
ecutive to congress in a number of
years. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
AXNEXATIOMST JAOIC.
The annoxntlonists are as lame In
their logic as they are deficient in the
sense of political justice and moral ob
ligation. The Baltlmoro American ad
vocates the annexation of Hawaii re
gardless of the prejudices of the natives
of the islands and says : "Did the llrst
settlers In this country concern them
selves much about the prejudices of the
Indians ? Did the country bother about
prejudices when it took that immense
southwestern territory from Mexico ?
lias a word ever b-cen said about the
prejudices of the Alaskans ? Great Brit
ain , France , Germany , when they find
It necessary to annex territory , do not
trouble thorns-elves about the prejudices
of the natives. " Think of a leading
American newspaper arguing In this
fashion In support of a scheme for the
absorption of territory to which this
country cannot show the slightest claim.
AVe conquered the territory taken from
Mexico and therefore paid for it the co < t
of conquest. We purchased Alaska from
Its rightful owner , Uussla. AVe are not
proposing to pay anything for Hawaii ,
except to assume obligations amounting
to1,000,000. . The plan is to take that
territory from tlio hands of a few politi
cal adventurers , regardless of the will of
n majority of Its people. There is neither
justice nor morality nor irepubllcan prin
ciple in this. But our Baltimore con
temporary cites the example of Kuro-
poan nations that do this sort of thing
as justifying such a course on our part.
Is the United States , then , to emulate
the countries of the old world in tholr
greed for territorial aggrandizement ?
The great American statesmen of the
past did not think It wise to do tills and
we of today may safely be guided by
their judgment. Tt will be a serious
tiling for this republic when it shall fol
low the example of the monarchies of
Europe In territorial acquisition. The
American may sincerely believe that this
country needs Hawaii , but its argument
in Justification of annexing the islands
Is utterly unsound and untenable. That ,
however , Is the case with pretty much
all annexation argument.
T7JK VOQLTMI
It appears to be understood that the
attention of congress will again be di
rected to the pooling problem early In
the session , but what Is likely to be done
with that Interesting and important
question cannot be predicted with any
degree of certainty. The situation is
somewhat complicated. The railways
that are desirous oO permission to make
pooling contracts , as most of them are ,
will urge the passage of n bill for this I
purpose , but there are other railways
which do not object to the unrestricted
competition which the present state of
the law , under the decisions of the su
preme courf , permits , and these are ex-
peeled to exert their Inllutmce against
a pooling bill. The members of the in
terstate commerce commission arc
vitally interested in the matter , becans ?
under the recent decision of the supreme
court they have been practically de
prived of several of their most Impor
tant powers. It Is thought that they
will have sulllclent influence In congress
to prevent the passage of any pooling
bill which does not restore to them the
power to prescribe maximum freight
rates , or which does not fortify tlwlr
right to compel testimony in cases of
unlawful discrimination.
The problem is so complicated and
many-sided that a solution Is extremely
dllllcult and those who favor pooling ex
press apprehension that nothing will bo
done unless a few of the clearest
minds on the part of the railways and
on the part of those who wish to sul > -
ject them to restrictions get together and
agree upon a compromise. The problem
is likely to broaden out us It Is discussed
and to nilse a whole series of questions
regarding the policy of government
supervision of railways. The disposi
tion of the question may depend a good
deal upon the decision of tlio supreme
court in the Joint Trallle association
case , which will bo handed down In Jan
uary , If this should bo favorable to the
association It will bo hardly necessary
to legalize pooling , but otherwise the
railroads may bo expected to vigorously
renew their efforts for pooling legisla
tion.
Tlio operation of the new form of Aus
tralian ballot adopted by the Into Ne
braska legislature to stimulate straight
party voting Is cleanly visible In the re
turns , The vote for the three candidates
on th' republican stattf ticket does not
vary but 1'JOO out of a total of PO.OOO.
Them Is greater variation on the vote for
tlio fusion candidates , but that is ex
plainable by the votes of the gold demo
crats , who recorded thmst'lves for Sul
livan as an ex-gold democrat , but iv-
fused to support Ills associates on the
fusion ticket.
The Iowa legislature has once ft.vor-
ably acted on a proposed amendment to
the fitato constitution adding fifteen leg
islative districts to the state , and If this
Is approved by the recently elected legis
lature the people of the state will bo
given an opportunity to vote on It. The
purjioso of the change Is to glvo every
county of the atato a reprusontatlvu and
to prevent the possibility of some
counties ivnmltriittiprnctlcnlly not repre
sented at all becAiiso of their Inferior
voting strength In the leglslatlvo ills-
trlctd.
Populist state ! Jillpials nro trying to
make capital out of the fact that the
allotment of temporary school funds to
the various counties of Nebraska Is far
larger tills year- than during the years
preceding. ThcXnSjison It Is larger , of
course , is that wjithj the election of a re
publican presldunt and subsequent bet
tor times the lesserS of school lands have
been enabled notjpnly to pay their rentals
promptly , but njso. . to pay up back
rentals. Had Bryan been elected it is
doubtful If any of the delinquent dues
or much of the current dues would have
been paid , and even if paid they would
have represented only their value In de
preciated silver dollars. It certainly is
not the fault of the populist state olllclals
that they have the Increased school fund
to distribute.
Bryan poses as the unrelenting and
eternal enemy of the trusts , while at the
same time ho is championing the great
silver mine-owners' trust , which Is as
dangerous to our Industrial welfare as
any of the other trusts. Ho Is also tryIng -
Ing to maintain the gigantic political
trust formed under the fusion agreement
of tlio democrats , populists and sllvor re
publicans for the purpose of ladling out
among themselves the spoils of ollleo ,
which is more dangerous to our social
and political welfare than all of the In
dustrial trusts.
As to the credit claimed by the organ
of the gamblers' gang for cleaning out
the automatic gambling machines after
flie Bee had boon hammerlrg them for
three months , the public Is quite wel
come to Judge for itself. The question
is , however , Why did th newspaper
mouthpiece of the gambli.vs and polieo
commission acquiesce in slot m.iohluo
debauchery for three months and thtn
only discover that they wevj illegal after
The Boo had forced the authorities to the
point of suppressing them ?
If the Chicago export accountant
makes Ids claim against the legislative
investigation appropriation stick for pay
ment for his services at the rate of $25
a day , lie will be getting ifl0 for each
week of six days , or , $000 , which Is $100
a mouth better than the other Chicago
expert who drew $ r > 00 a. month from
the exposition as imported high muck-
amuck. Chicago experts may come
high , but wo presume no well regulated
family can do without them.
The supreme , couj-t of Ohio has re
cently decided against the constitution
ality of a law requiring- the appointive
powers of the state to give preference to
old soldiers in choosing men for posi
tions in the civil service. Laws of this
nature are on the statute books iu many
of tlio states and If they are unconstitu
tional the fact will 'bo disappointing In
many quarters.- Public sentiment generally -
orally upholds laws' favoring the old sol
diers.
There is much complaint In- the terri
tories of New Mexico and Arizona about
the president appointing to the leading
territorial olllcos men who reside in the
states. Tlie homo rulers insist that
competent men are to be found
in the territories who are candidates and
who should bo given the preference. The
homo anile sentiment Is strong In the
territories and Is making its-elf felt at
Washington.
The police board , "composed of bll-
metalllsts , " has had control of the Omaha
police since last March , or over eight
months , and if there has boon gambling
of any kind going on in the city during
that time tlio responsibility for its tolera
tion and protection by the police rests
upon the "blmelallists. "
llrltmln'N Prnlcclv ( .Sy < cm.
Globe-DemocrM.
Hetween the years 1S33 and 1895 Great
Britain paid a grand total of $241,928.000 In
subsidies to steamships. That Is applying
the protectivesyatem on the largest ecale.
Information ( irutlx.
St. Iy > uU Ilcpublic.
Out In Nebraska they are much worried
over the past .tense . of the verb hoo-doo.
For the Information of Nebraska It may
bo stated that In Indiana the popular form
Is hoo-dono und In Missouri ft Is hoo-dld.
Some IMiIilli : I.iind Ieft.
Philadelphia Ilecord.
It appears ( by the report of the secretary
of the Interior that tliero are still In pos
session of the United States government
1,833,100,638 acres of uudettled land. Tills
would make something more than 11,000,000
homesteads of ICO acres each. Still the
carth-hunserera are not content , but cry for
more- land ki Hawaii and Cuba.
Wealth In Iowa llniikn.
Indianapolis Juuinat.
A consolidated statement of the state and
savings banks of Iowa , Just Usued by the
state auditor , ehows an Increase of about 10
per cent In the deposits In the three months
from July 1 to October 1. The total do-
pcalts Vi 373 barjlts of this class on October 1
was $50,481,523 , an Increaseof $5,018,031
since July 1. The poor people of Iowa do
not seem to bo growing poorer.
Caii'l IIIIHI > f'nrlpr.
Xcw York Sun.
Hon. Thomaa J/miry / Carter of Montana
has been showing now signs of an Intention
to desert the republican party on account of
Its want of affection for the great whlto
dollar , bub has promteed to stay oaco more.
Tliero nro other jlllflgs hi the world than
sllvor , and Mr. Cartar showa tils sense In
renumbering It. < } IJp/ wants to go at times ,
but lie ran not be allowed to go. If ho doesn't
bring himself bacj < , v bo will bo yanked back
by his admiring fellow republicans. Ho can
not be spared.
HallriiailN anil HIilpiiiT * .
Cllcpcq | Tribune ,
Hallway dlscrlnln tlon au now practiced
makes und unmakes-markets. Ita effect Is
Identical with the uondltlons that would
exist In a case where merchandise had been
Imported at an .undervaluation and thrown
on the market In competition \Vth | goods
on which full ftity had been paid by an
honest Importer. I'rlvato shippers with
special rates nnd rebates make honest com
petition out of the ( mestlon , and honest
merchants would like to see such conditions
made Impossible. It la an encouraging sign
that railway olllclals have at last begun to
realize the extent to which the values of the
properties they manage arc.being menaced by
rate cutting , ticket 8calplii and similar
evils , and ( hat la an attempt to remedy
Hirst ) evils they have Joined forces with the
reputable element which has built up the
raihvajs of the country and from whom the
belt and moat substantial support will always
como. WHh the doing away of the evils
sought to be abolUhed , the transportation
lines -will bo on a better business basis than
they have over been before. Securities will
become more substantial properties because
earnings of common carrier * can then bo
predicated on a known bails.
POI.lTIOAt. mill ! " ! ' .
Tammnny IMS donated $20,000 to the poor
of Now York City.
Now York , Now Jersey , Mnsaachusctts ,
lUioJo Iiland , South Carolina ntul Georgia
nro the only state * that do not have blctmlol
sessions of tha legislature.
Dcmocrfttlc lloston assumed that George
Fred Williams was a Hoot ball , nnd gleefully
kicked htm over Iho corporation goal by giv
ing a plurality of 5,000 to hla opponent.
The Populists of Alabama say they no
longer will net with Iho silver democrats
that fusion Is nt an end there , because the
silver democracy Is not sincere In Its advo
cacy of silver.
Judge Van Wyck's vote 'In New York
county at the recent election was 144,000.
Thomas V. Qllroy , In tlio same territory , In
1S92 , received 173.C10. Hoswcll P. Flower ,
when candidate for governor In 1891 , received
In Now York county 146,017 votes.
Senator Hnwloy contradicts the report that
ho will retire to private lite at the close ot
his present term. The- senator Intimates his
willingness to hold his seat In the United
States senate as long as It Is agreeable to
Connecticut republicans und his health
permits.
They are saying down In Maine that Colonel
William A. Roberts of Dlddleford , York
county , would llko to have the democratic
nomination1 tor congress In the First district
next year , ngalnst Speaker Thomas H. Heed.
It the colonel Is anxious to bo flattened his
wishes will bo gratified If he enters the race.
Ex-Senator Carlisle , when a friend Just
before the recent election asked him If ho
were going to speak In Kentucky , answered
that ho would If ho could leave his practice ,
hut , ho added , "I 7111161 make a living , and ,
you sue , I hnvo got -through with that $10.-
000,000 I made out of the bond sale , and I
must hustle. "
It Is Intimated that U. S. Grant ot Califor
nia will be a candidate for United States
senator from that state , but whether as a re
publican or democrat docs not scorn to bo
known. Ho supported free silver a year ugo ,
but voted , It was understood , for liryan as
the populist nominee ; rather than the demo
cratic nouilnee.-
Oovernor O'Ferrnll , In syeaklng to a toast
to Virginia at a public gathering In Richmond
mend one night recently , said that ho 1md
responded to that tcust twenty-live tlmos
since becoming governor and could scarcely
say anything new. Then ho made an ad
mirable address , the band played "Dixie"
and everybody yelled.
The term of the governor of Pennsylvania
Is four years and Pennsylvania Is one ofthe
states which are to elect Governors In No
vember next. New York , Pennsylvania and
New Jersey arc the three American states
\\lilch pay their governors $10,000 a year ,
but the terms KI all threu vary. New York
elects Its governor for two years. New Jersey
for three , and Pennsylvania for four. In
Pennsylvania Hobert K. Paulson Is once
again , as ha has been almost since 1882 , an
aspirant for the dcmociatlc nomination.
The proposition to divide the state of New
York lu two , separating the metropolitan and
Hudson river counties from the other portions
tions of the Hate , has again made Its appear
ance. The project has 'In view the establish
ment of a new state to bo called Manhattan ,
the population of which , It Is claimed , would
bo larger than that of any other state -In the
country except Pennsylvania , while the
forty-four counties remaining would
contlnuo to bo known as New York ,
and would exceed lu population all
of the present states with five ex
ceptions. The new state of Manhattan
would have a territory of 9,000 square miles ,
and what vas left of the present Now York
would have a territory of 40.000 square miles.
CO MM Kit CIA I , I.
New York Commercial tAdvertlscr : The
truth Is , thcie Is steady Increase of Industrial
and commercial self-dopendcnce In this coun
try , under all changes of tariff. This Is
the natural result of complete development
of our natupil resources , Increase of wealth
and higher organization ot capital and In
dustry for production and facility of ex
change.
Milwaukee Sentinel : The task Imposed
upon American free traders Is a double bur
den. In the first place , they are called
upon to convince the American public that
the protective policy has not bcun a cause of
that "enterprise In embarking capital" to
whldi Mr. Hltchto has referred. Protection
ists maintain that the protective policy , by
insuring lAmerlcan capitalists against forolgn
competition , has led them to embark their
capital , and has enabled them to build up
largo enterprises in which thousands of
wage-earners find employment. It Is for the
'
free traders'to show wherein this contention
is unsound.
Kansas City Journal : "America's success
ful competition Is duo to her enterprise In
embarking capital , but is yet more duo tc
the freedom her manufacturers enjoy In em
ploying the best machinery und working In
the most economical manner , untrammeled
by the restrictions which have hampered
manufacturers here. " These are are the
words of Right Hon. Charles T. Ritchie ,
president of London's Beard of Trade , uttered
' .a an address before the Chamber of Com
merce at Croydou , Tuesday. Mr. Ritchie's
theme was the decline of British exports , and
ho pointed out the multiplication of Ameri
can contracts In Great Britain , continental
Europe , Egypt and Japan , which engage
ments , ho declared , should have been made
by British manufacturers.
New York Mall and Express : The present
point lies In the public appeal of the Austro-
Hungarlan minister of foreign affairs on Sat
urday to all the powers to combine- for a
commercial defense against "the destructive
competition uOilcli transoceanic countries arc
carrying on" a competition which "requires
prompt and thorough counteracting measures
If the vital Interests of the peoples of Eu
rope arenot to bo gravely compromised. "
Whether this ofllclal utteianco bo regarded
as merely another Isolated ebullition of na
tional feeling , or as the Initiatory Indication
of an International league In opposition to
American prosperity , the United States can
afford not only to accept It as proof of the
republican party's contention , but to view It
with equanimity. It Is altogether likely that
a European boycott of our products would be
a strong reminder of the historic gentleman
who cut off his nose to spite his iface.
WHAT HAII/IIO.\I > iAH.M.\i.S SHOW.
Proof of IIiiNlni-KS Activity All AIonK
till * Ijllll'H.
Chicago Pont.
If additional evidence were really needed
to remove the professed doubts of the flatlsta
as to the distinct Improvement In the busi
ness situation , It could easily bo found In the
statistics of railroad earnings. No ono can
question the statement that the railroad In
dustry Is the most trustworthy barometer of
Industrial conditions. Tliero can be no In
crease In the business done by the trans
portation , agencies If the farmera and manu
farturora and merchants of the country do
not make greater demands upon their workIng -
Ing rapacity. The railroads have suffered
severely from the protracted period ot de-
prcfcslon. but the general recovery la re-
llectcd In their repotts for the last six
months.
The railroad that does not exhibit an In-
ciease of gross and net earnings Is the ex
ception. While agricultural prosperity Is
the chief factor , manufacturing Industries
have contributed a very fair share. The
railroad managers agree that there has been
a revival all along the lino. Comparing the
earnings of this year with correspomllni ;
periods of last year , every month since June
fhows a notable Improvement. Here Is a
table giving the Increase for the last thrco
months :
liuillncrton railroad t2,27air > 7
I ennnylviinln 2,078,50) )
Houthorn Puolllo 6S,930 )
Han lii Ko 377.5S1
Illinois Central 300,417
Canadian P.iclllo .IGTi.DCC
I'nlon Paolllu H0.240
Erie 123.CC5
In September the grogs earnings of all the
roads reporting amounted to nearly 15 per
cent , and the net earnings to over 24 per
cent. The record for ( November Is not made
up , but the gains for the second week of the
month are rematkablo enough to Justify the
brightest anticipations. The complaint has
been everywhere that there was a shortage
of cars. In short , the business and the earn
ings of the great carrying agencies of the
country are not only better than at any
previous time slnco 1892 , but there Is every
reason to believe that oven the record of that
memorable year 'will bo eclipsed. Yet there
are politicians and agitators who mockingly
aek where the good times are and what goou1
has resulted from the restoration of cou-
fldenco and credit !
OTHER LANDS Til V.V OUHS.
A few ye ra ago oj European power
would have thought lets of elzlng con-
vonlent bay on the eo U of Japan than of
doing the aamo thing In Chinese territory.
Germany inlRlit have been willing to wo
such high-handed means ot punching China
for the muni or of two German missionaries
tts that which she has actually employed.
Jbut the use of force would have been quite
as probable In dealing with J p n , under llko
conditions. Now the ease ts nltoRethor dif
ferent. It Is qulto certain thai no great
power of Europe would readily take possea-
slooi ot any Japaneaa territory or 4and troops
on Japanese soil without permission. Such
an act might mcaniwar , and war with Japan
It not regarded anywhere as a Joko. So
comparatively small numbern , atrongthoiioJ
by a progressive spirit mud Intense national
pride and patriotism , are enough to far out
weigh Immense masaru of nnprogresslvo and
Inert subjects ot an ancient empire llko China
In securing the common rights ot Independ
ence and respectful treatment from poweis
of the llrst rank.
*
When all the details of the Egyptian occu
pation of Kxasnla have been arranged It will
become necessary to settle the future ficutler
between the Italian colony and the Egyptian
Sudan. According to the Anglo-Italian con
vention signed In Rome on April ID , 1S91 ,
by Lord Duffer In and the Marquis dl Rudlnl
the line of demarcation between the English
nnd Italian spheres of Influence In the Upper
Nile basin started from the point where
the 35th meridian cast of Greenwich Inter
sects the Blue Nile , and finally crossed the
river Gaseh < tt Ambarab , twenty miles above
Kflsssln. From Ambarab as far ns the 14th
degree north latitude the frontier was
marked by the 37th degree east longitude ,
and finally reached the Red sea nt Ras Karav ,
leaving Kassalu outside the Italian sphere
of Influence. A special protocol accorded to
Italy the right to occupy tlm vlace should
the exigencies of Erythrean dcfenso demand
It. It was , however , understood that Egyp
tian suzerainty should remain tin I repaired ,
that the EgMitlan government might lay
claim to Kassala whenever It should be In
a position to maintain order there , nnd that
the zone of the Italian occupation should not
extend beyond certain specified limits. The
boundary question , therefore , ought not to
present much dlfnVulty. It Is currently re
ported that the Emperor Mcncllk not only
wished Italy to retain Kassa'.a , but to occupy
the province of Kcdaref to the south , to fore
stall any Anglo-Egyptian movement In that
direction.
*
Tlio settlement ot the celebrated Delagoa I
Day railway case by the Swiss tribunal of ar
bitration closes a chapter In African history
In which Portuguese cupidity and Beer In-
trlguo played prominent parts , but over
reached thcmsclvid. By the award cf the
$9,000,000 to the Mo.Murdo Interests , and
the English bondholders the Portu
guese government Is called to sharp
account. Colonel Edward McMurdo , an
American , got his concession for the
road from Delagoa nay tothe Transvaal
frontier in 1883 , organized an English com
pany In 18S7 , but lost all , as Portugal , on a
mere pretext , sel/.ed the road In 1SSO. Ou
behalf of Colonel McMurdo's widow the United
States government und the English govern
ment on behalf of the English bondholders ,
forced Portugal to submit the combined claim
for $9.000,000 to arbitration. As Portugal is
bankrupt It cannot pay this nicncy , and the
only way out of the difficulty Is cither the
farming out oft'ho Delagoa Bay customs , or
the turning of the road over to England ,
slnco by the treaty of 1891 Portugal cannot
sell or lease the line without llrst offering -
to England. The effect of the decision , which
Is a Just but long delayed reparation ,
will bo to Increase Great Britain's grip on
South Africa.
* * i
It has been seml-ofllclally announced that
upon the reassembling of the Prussian Diet
a very Important bill , voting a further credit
of 100,000.000 marks for buying out Polish
proprietors In the provinces of Posen and
West Piussla , will bo submitted to the Cham
ber. The first credit which was voted for
this purpose In 18SG was likewise to the
amount of 100,000,000 marks , and of this sum
6D 000,000 marks had been expanded up to
April 1 , 1S9C. The tolerant policy which
Prussia , followed toward the German Poles
during the chancellorship of Count von Cn-
prlvl has been reversed In recent years , but
this new measure comes unexpectedly , and
tliero is considerable speculation as to the
national or International significance of the
setting aside of so large a sum for the ex
propriation of the present Polish proprietors
and the substitution ot German settlers. The
Prussian radicals are already objecting that
the form of the proposed vote Is unconstitu
tional , slnco It Involves a grant of money in
advance for a series of years , while the con
stitution prescribed that the annual Income
find expenditure should bo submitted to the
Chamber In the yearly estimates.
* * * I
Inasmuch as the German emperor has In
terested himself in the Dreyfua case to the
extent ot declaring on his honor as a man
that the condemned officer did not betray the
secrets of Franco to Germany , It Is difficult
to see how the French government can refuse -
fuse to reopen the affair without reflecting
upon the veracity and good faith of a reign
ing sovereign. The emperor's utterance un
doubtedly springs from a sincere belief that
Dreyfus Is Innocent and Is animated by a
kindly desire to relieve that unfortunate man
from a fate which Is worao thau death. It
Is impossible that Franco should Ignore this
row and Important factor In the affair. To
do so would bo an open affront to the cm-
poror , and it would immediately Increase the
grave difficulties which the French govern
ment has already encountered In dealing with
the case.
*
Germany , or at least German business In
terests , backed by the Gorman government ,
is Incidentally Injured by the midden pause
which Russia has given to Turkey's ambitious (
naval program. Germany , for a fourth part
of the Grecian war Indemnity coming to Tur
key , has offered to furnish equipment for tn
proposed now Turkish fleet. Aha * AJ prepr d
to lewd other substantial old In furthernncs
of the Turkish ( iMn * . Rixsll , by her thmtt
to forceloao her hmvy Hen on Turkey's ex
chequer It the latter ihould proceed with th
Improvement ot her ainumcnt , IMS momen
tarily disturbed there Tumerui nlq nego
tiations , nnd at the sAintlmo tins given Tor-
key to understand tl.at 'ho ancient debt will
be held over Turkey for disciplinary purpose *
ftt llussla's pleasure.
The Czar has likewise announced his Inten-
! tlon ot extending the Xcmstwoa , or piovlucUl
jnnd conimunbl councils , to the \\catiTii prov
inces ot Hussla , which Is equlxulrnt to a
grant of local autonomy. In fact the \\hola
of tiio Kuropean portlw of < hu lUuslnn cm-
plro U about to bo placed on the s-imc admin-
Istratlvo footing , and all the harsh restric
tions enacted for the purpose of punUhlng
the Polish and Ocrman provinces of the em
pire for their alleged wint of loywlty < o the
Czar , an.1 about to bo repealed. The 12m-
poror Is also taking steps for extending the
rights and prerogatives of the municipalities
of the various great towns and cities , being
of the opinion that these \\filch they now
enjoy are no longer commensurate with the
requirements ot the present day or with their
increased development.
A MOMMinvr KOII .SAM : .
Ii-lil'.i Tribute tu Aiulrilo t
Aiiutlonuil for Uolliiiiui'iil Tnxfu.
Now York Commercial Ailvorllt-fr.
Cjrus Field diid John Andre let us not
doubt have long since met.Ve may well
hope that neither will feel I cully over the
coming removal , at the hands of a iircsilo
tax collector , of the beautiful monument
erected by tlio one to the memory of thn
other. During Mr. Field's lite the monument
\\as twlco blown up with dynamlto and partly
destroyed. Ho restored It ( ach time and thru
the Indignant patrlcts of Korklaml county
let it alone. But the monument and Us alto
leinalncd Mr. Field's private property , as the
{ village and the county would never accept It.
Slnco his death the taxed on it luvo not been
paid acid now It appears that thu tax col
lector's hammer Is mightier that the d > na-
mlto bomb.
There Is a lesson In this Incident for mil
lionaires nho are fond cf erecting monuments.
Lot them remember that public monuments
are supposed tn express the feelings of tli
nubile. There Is not much use li. erecting
monuments to honor ono wham the yooplo do
not euro to honor. Mr. Field's enthusiasm
for the stainless young Hrltlnli guntluman
who died bravely and calmly In the service
of the king was a generous nnd admlrabl
sentiment. Mr. Field was quite right that
It was no derogation of OUT American spirit
to recognize thu good qualities of our fee.
Attho , same tlino It waa h'irdly wonderful
that the pocplu , whose ancestors bad seen
Andre handed b > order of George WdahtaK *
ton , could not divest thomnelven from Ibo
Idru that to let a momummt to him stand
would bo a vindication of him , It not a ro-
llectlon on NVnahlngtcu for hanging him.
An > ay , the tacollector Is nailing up b.l
notices. Unlebs some ono turns upvh
sympathizes with Mr. Field's ideas enough. It
pay the tax bill the monument will go and
we fancy U can be spared.
AHHTHi-'fi , .11\ti.is. ;
Dotiolt Journal.
When woman chafed beneath her yoke ,
Then sympathetic genius went
And got her up the clmllng-dlsh
Cut Is she any muie content ?
WiuhlnEton Star.
These horns of pl-nty always como
In sizes , you must own.
Some pet a Hinnll tin hoin und some
' Possess u largo trombone.
Chicago Record.
Shu sits by the lltful llamo In the grate
Once , twice , or thrieo a week
Uv the llamo on the/ sofa , yonder-
He's somewhat lltful , eke.
Indianapolis Journal.
"Variety's the spice of life. "
You ciimol rearrange It.
Even a hundred-dollar bill
Is no good till you change It. t
Puck.
She "finished" abroad with eclat.
And where her untutored maminnt
Would simply have Bald , \
"Good evening , " this mnld
Didn't murmur u thing but "Bung swat. "
Detroit Journal.
She answered him tlrmly. "No , Jnol"
And the truth then at last sucmed to dno.
On Ills mind , 'Yes , all , ye.s ,
He was off , more or less , "
While she was decidedly no.
I i Clilcj o Test ,
In Balaam's day the ass seemed wlsa
When he to tpcak was heard ,
But now the prodigy's the ass
Who doesn't say a wmd.
sits a TO TIH : MKXviio LOSE.
Boston Traveler.
Hero's to tire men who lose !
What though their work 1 > & c/er so nobli
planned ,
And watched in Ith zealous care ,
No glorious halo crowns their effort !
grand ;
Contempt Is failure's share.
Hero's to the men who lose !
If triumph's winy Hmile our struggles greet ,
Couraco Is easy then ;
The klnjr Is ho who , after flerco defeat ,
Can up und light again.
Hnro's to the men who loae !
The ready plaudits of a fawning world
llliifj sweet In victor's ears ;
The vanquished banners never are ua
furled
For them t'hcro ' sound no cheers.
Hero's to the men who lose !
Tliu touchstoni ) of true worth Is not sua
cess.
There Is a higher test
Thoueh fate may darkly frown , onwart
to preiM ,
And bravely do one's best.
Hero's to the men who lese !
It Is tire vanquished'- ! praises that I ulnff ,
And this Is tlio tonat I choose :
"A hard-fought failure Is a noblu thlnffj
Hcro'a to the men whi lose. "
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