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INSIST OIIAVIf ! TIII5 1II2R.
Congress Is on luiiul lit tin * s
time.
" \Vllh si fnlr slurt COIIKI'I'SS can < li
ciioiiKli to earn HH Christinas vauatloi
1C It wants to.
Carson City is the only American eit.i
where tlic Austrian' ' Ueli'hsratli could
legally pull olT a .session.
Tim anti-football 1)111 has ahvaily beoi
written In nntlulpiitloii of the meeting
of the New 1'orU k'Kisiatnre.
It will be noted that President MeKiu
loitlhl not have to ask for an extensloi
of tlmu hi which to prepare his brief 01
the state of the union. .
The Hritlsli forces In Northern I mill
have stopped punishing the tribesmen
The trouble SOIHIIH to have been that th
jninlsliliii ; was too much oil the othe
Bide.
The rivalry to be llrst into Alaska
next spring' cannot be more intense than
that of the Pacific coast cities at the
pivsent time to pi In fame as the boat
outllttlng point.
If the project for a jjreat Transmlssls-
sippl Exposition Teachers' convention is
Iff carried through successfully the nieel-
lug of the national association will
scarcely be missed.
If there is anything else the railroads
want the state railway commissioners
to do they should not be backward about
'asking for it out of any fear Unit they
.might meet a refusal.
Kansas City promises to have a. repre
sentative exhibit at the Transmlsslssppl
Exposition. Kansas City is tfoltiK to
strive hard to maintain its reputation as
a hustler for business.
There are a few more copies of The
Sunday Hee with the olllcial birdseye
view of the exposition as a supplement
to be had by those who apply early to
The Ilec business ollico.
Peru has the honor of being first of
the nations of the world to apply for
reciprocity with the United .States
under the new tariff law. lint It will
l > y no means be the last one. "
The county exposition bonds were
voted to Insure the success of the expo
sition and tlie taxpayers will approve
such use of their proceeds as will best
conduce to unqualified success.
The kodak fiend has a temporary lease
of life Inside the exposition gronndu.
An unauthorized siwip shot , however ,
may cause the latehstrlng to snap on
those who abuse their privileges.
When the city gets the cost bill of Its
water works litigation the taxpayers
will be duly Impressed with the fact that
playing catspaw for speculators in
worthiest ) bonds Is an expensive luxury.
If any paper knows anything about
any corrupt practice indulged In by any
cMty ollleer or employe It Is Its duty to
epeak ou.t rather than to make sneaking
insinuations without one lota of fact to
substantiate them.
A candidate for county olllcc In an
Iowa county reported that his elgar bill
during tins campaign amounted to $ : ! ( K > .
It Is not stated whether he won or lost
the election , which should be the essen
tial tiling.
The Increasing patronage of the public
library goes to show that , paradoxical
as It may seem , Uie busier people be
come tliu more time they find for in
Htruetlvo or entertaining reading. Tin
Idler Is never thu best patron of the pub
Hu library.
The state fair managers might as welcome
como out candidly and admit that under
the circumstances nowhere In Nebraski
ontsldo of Omaha could they have heh
their show the last three years and como
out half as well financially as Uaey liavi
at the Ouiaha locution.
THK I'HKS/OB/vrS MKXtfMIH. I
The country hfitl boon Informed re- )
grinllng the more Important features oft
Prosldeut McKinlpy's llrst annual message -
sago In advance of Its transmission , ti >
congress. His position ns to currency
revision , tha Cuban question mid
Hawaiian annexation has been known
or some time. Hut the message should
> p carefully rend for the arguments and
easoim jiresontrd In support of , the
lews and recommendations of the chief
xeenllvc.
The president regards the currency
iwstlou as of first Importance , lie
irges that there Is immediate necessity
for legislation that will vender Impossl-
) le a return of the conditions that pre
vailed from ISM to ISO" . While every
lollnr of the currency Is good and will
je kept. so.under the pledge of the gov-
'rnment. "the guaranty of our purpose
t < i keep the pk'dgo will be best shown
iy advancing toward its fulfillment. " It
s held that the evil of the present sys
tem Is In the cost to the government of
ceeplivg the dllT-erent forms of nionoy at
mr with gold and the president says
'It Is manifest that wo must devise snme
plan to prnleet the government against
joud Issues for repealed redemptions. "
There must , be legislation that will cur
tail redemptions of demand obligations
or there must bo an Increase of the gold
reserve. It Is recommended that "as
soon as the receipts of the government
are quite sullleient to pay all tin ? ex
penses of the government" Hulk-d States
notes redeemed In gold shall be reissued
only in exchange for gold. This plan
has received strong approval and th\ re
appears to bo no sound objection to > It ,
though it has been , suggested that it
might result In a contraction of the cur
rency. This condition , however , is not
necessarily involved and could occur
only in tin' event of gold being with
drawn from the treasury for hoarding.
The president invites the careful con
sideration of congress to the currency
plan of the seerelaiw of the treasury ,
with whose ivcoinmendatlons In regard
to national bank legislation he concurs.
The Cuban question receives extended
consideration' and its treatment is in a
spirit that will satisfy the conservative
sentliiKMit among the American people
and must prove no less satisfactory to
Hio Siiiinlsh m'onlo and irovernment.
The president takes a very decided stand
against the recognition of the bellig
erency of the Cubans , which he declare ! ,
would now be unwlsu and therefou * In
admissible , lie clearly does not bjlleve
that the insurgents are in possession of
the attributes of statehood and the
qualifications of sovereignty which arc
necessary to give thorn a claim to recog
nition as belligerents and the president
conclusively shows that such recognition
would have inconveniences and dangers
for the United .States. In reference to
intervention upon humanitarian grounds
it is said that such a step should not
be taken In view of the hopeful change
in the policy of Spain toward Cuba.
The president has faith in the sincerity
of the Sagasta government and believes
it should have a fair opportunity to
carry out its policy. Lf it shall fail , then
this government will determine its ac
tion "on the line of indisputable right
ind duty" and "without misgiving or
icsltancy in the light of the obligation
tills government owes to itself , to the
K'oplo who have confided to It the pvo-
.ection of their interests ami honor and
to humanity. " The veriest jingo must ,
t would seem , bo persuaded by Presi-
lent McKlnley's presentation of this
piestion that the United States has no
other duty at present than that of main
taining its attitude of neutrality and
ion-interference.
Hawaiian annexation receives brief
consideration , but the president leaves
10 doubt of his earnest desire for UK >
atllication of the treaty , which he says
s required by "every consideration of
dignity and honor. " Tills is a singular
view to take of a. scheme concocted and
promoted by 41 few political adventurers
Hid no less remarkable is the statement
of the president that the Hawailans
"have come of their free will to
merge thv'ir destinies in our body poll-
tie , " the fact being that the 'native
Ilawaiians liavo had Jio opportunity to
express their will except through public
meetings and these have shown that
they aiv almost unanimously opposed to
annexation. It was expected that the
president would present some practical
reasons for the proposed absorption of
those remote Islands and his falluro to
do so is disappointing.
lirief reference is made to the mission
in behalf'of International bimetallism
and It appears that the president is still
hopeful that an international agreement
will ultimately be effected. The friends
of civil service reform will find reassur
ance in what the president says on that
subject , which may be accepted as notice
to the. enemies of the reform that they
will get no quarter from the administra
tion. "Tho system , " says the president ,
"has the approval of the people and it
will bo my endeavor to uphold and ex
tend It. " The outlook for reciprocity
agreements Is regarded as favorable ; the
onliu-gement of the merchant marine is
urged ; attention Is directed to the re
quirements of the navy ; bjtter govern
ment for Alaska Is recommended ; the
troubles In the Indian territory are re
ferred to ; the need of new quarantine
laws is pointed out ; the Kansas Pacific
debt Is discussed and the message con
cludes with the declaration that "it is a
commanding duty to keep the appropria
tions within tliD ireeoipts of the govern
ment ami thus avoid a deficit , " It may
be remarked In tills connection that the
president evidently believes that the
tariff law as It slands will In time pro
vide the government with adequate
revenue.
Now that congress is .ready for busi
ness , Mr. Hell of Colorado , will start his
program of ventilating everything
not Just right at the nation's capital.
"I am convinced , " ho said before startIng -
Ing for Washington , "that the senate
needs a raking over. How many people
ple In the United States know that mem
bers of the .senate have their shoes
blacked at public expense ? How many ,
outside of the charmed circle , know
Unit senators are attended by barbers
paid out of the United States treasury
and are furnished with costly refivsh-
lus drinks all the year round at public
The wnn who s.\v * tnnt
opimvtmiltiey for the display of high
qualities of fitatosmnnshlp nrp not to he t
found hns not the keen popullstlc oyus
i > f this Colorado statesman.
w t/a.Ytv FOU/S or TIIK n
After n pretended inquiry Into the
change of stix k rates on Nebraska roads
from the carload to the hundredweight
basis , the learned stale railway
commissioners Issued a weighty de
cision with the approval of the * rail
roads , finning that the change lu tariff
constituted an increase In freight rates
and ordering the railroads to restore
carload charges on or before December
ft. When , the three tin soldiers who
draw pay as do-nothing state railroad
commissioners had marched up the hill
at command from railroad headquar
ters , the attorneys for the railroads en
tered objection lo the date set for re
storing the old tariff , alleging that the
change affected Interstate rates , and
that under the Interstate commerce law
Insutllcieiit time was allowed for proper
notice. The ivsult of the demand of
the railroads for more time Is the fol
lowing supplemental order :
In the matter ot the order made by the
State Hoard of Transportation lu the case
of Tibbies agntnst tlio Chicago , Hock Island
& 1'aclflc Hallway company nnd others , re
quiring the defendants to restore the old
carload rate on or before December 5 , 1S97 ,
wn learn that the reads , or a part of them ,
liavo notified the Interstate Commerce com-
nilsflon as required by law , ten days' notice
belns necessary before iv change In rates can
bo put lu force , and flu ding that It 'Will ro-
inilro until the IGUi of December to com
plete said notice , wo would therefore recom
mend that the < late for the taking of effect
of said crtlur bo extended until the 10th day
of December , 1837.
The fact is that there , Is no provision
either of the state law or of the In
terstate law that requires ten days'
notice of reduction of rates. Notice
must be given of an advance In inter
state rates , but reductions may be made
without any notice whatever. The ex
act wording of the interstate law is as
follows :
No advance shall bo made In .the rates ,
Cares and charges which have been estab
lished and published 33 aforesaid by any
common carrier 'In compliance with thu re-
( liiIrcnien'.R of this section except after ten
daya' public notice. * * * Reductions In
such published rates , fares or charges nvay
ho made without previous public notice ; but
wjicnever any such reduction is made , no-
tlco of the same shall Immediately be pub
licly posted and the changes made- shall im
mediately bo made public by printing new
schedules or shall Immediately be plainly
iudl ated upon the schedules at thu time in
force and kept for public Inspection.
If ten days' notice is required under
the law to restore the old carload rates
on stock shipments , then the state rail
way commissioners have been increas
ing instead of reducing the rates , as
pretended. 1C the order to restore the
carload tariff is an order for a reduction
in rates , then there is no reason why it
should not have been made at once ef
fective , and no reason whatever why an
extension of the time should be given.
Klther the state board is playing a green
goods game on the people or the rail
roads are making fools of the state
board. Probably both.
Immigration into the United States
during the fiscal year which ended last
June was the. smallest since 1ST ! ) . Ac
cording to the report of the late commis
sioner of immigration it was 2 ; > 0S ; > 2 ,
while in the ten years 1SS1 to ISO ; ; the
annual average was -tT .OOIJ and lu the
four years 181)1 to ISO" it was 2ui > ( > .
The decrease in the last four years was
in part due tw the industrial depression ,
but in the opinion of the commissioner it
was largely Inlluenccd by the restrictive
legislation of IS'JU , the more rigid en
forcement of the Immigration laws and
by the co-operation of the steamship com
panics and of some foreign governments ,
particularly tlio Italian , in keeping back
immigrants of the kind wo seek to ex
clude. *
It appears that the distribution of im
migrants among Iho various occupations
differs very little from .war to year. It
is shown that the common Impression
that large numbers of persons come hero
from the mills and factories of Europe Is
erroneous , the fact being Unit among the
skilled workers who come hc.re very few
nre in the great manufacturing indus
tries. In regard to the destination of
immigrants , by far the larger number of
them remain in the eastern states. Thus
of the arrivals last year 11(8,000 ( were
distributed in New York , New Jersey
and Pennsylvania , . ' ! 5,000 in New Kng-
land , UO.OOO in eight western states and
about 10,000 in southern states , chlelly
In Florida , Louisiana and Texas. It Is
this crowding of Immigrants into the
eastern states which creates the senti
ment In Unit section for further restric
tions. It Is a rather curious fact that so
few immigrants relatively find their way
Into the southern .states , but all the ef
forts that have boon made In that sec
tion to induce immigrants to go there
have had but small results. Perhaps the
knowledge that they will have to com
pete with negro labor is the chief reason
for their not going there , while there is
probably also something in the fact that
the social conditions are loss favorable
to labor in the south than In the mirth.
There Is certainly nothing In the sta
tistics of Immigration for the last four
years to justify the demand for addi
tional restrictions , yet It seems to bo tlu
prevalent opinion In Washington that tlio
Lodge bill or su'ino ' similar measure will
pass congress. It has always been as
sumed tliat American labor demanded
such legislation , but the recent action of
labor organizations lu St. I ouls shows
that the demand Is not unhvrsal In la
bor circles.
The law Is plain as day that notices
of applications for liquor licenses should
bo published in the paper having the
largest circulation in the county. That
paper is The Omaha Evening Hoe. No
action in defiance of the law by the jwllce
board , or any one else , can mo.ke publi
cation in any paper other than The
Omaha Evening Heo a legal publication.
General Hlanco Is trying to shift re
sponsibility for the war In Cuba to the
American people. While a great many
Americans have shown decided inteivst
In the war and sonio of them have given
encouragement and aid to the Insur
gents there Is no process by which It
Win be innuV t ti'nr | ) | } that Americans |
nro responsible-fyifj IU coiitltiuuncc. If i
tlio Cuban i > wi ] y n > pim < the measure of ,
autonomy pronVlVe'l by Ucnn-nl Illnnco , '
and the SpanlHlmttHclnl * , * wnr mny i
bo ropnrilfd ns lfitvholly n fnlliii'O.
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It has been diJeY ! > Vwed that Instead of
.1. It. Sovorolgn rV.sjguIng his position of i
'
general masterworkmnn of the Knights'
of Labor , IIP was-iutfact dropped by that
order because hlsnvork was worst * than
useless and hecnuatt IntluiMitlal inembiHM
of the order realised that there could
never be any progress with the order
as long as SoVerMgn Was permitted to
remain at the lwa.dj Ills successor was
therefore selectud with a view to get
ting an entirely different kind of a. man.
According to the pnstnlllce authorities ,
the chances of winning a prisw In some
of the missing letter .puzzles that have
recently boon protruded upon the public
are smaller than the chances of pulling
out ahead of the late Louisiana stale
lottery. It Is safe to say , however , that
the suckers who bite at the bait of sud
den unearned wealth are as numerous
no'w as they ever w-ero.
The republican slate press may express
regrets that ex-Auditor Moore should
have placed himself In a position to > call
down upon him the penalties of the law ,
but none of them justify Ills conduct or
excuse his course. Republicans do not
countenance betrayal of public trust by
republican olllclals any more than they
would the same offense by populist or
d'l'inoeratic olliclals.
The public was Informed some time
ago that the Sixteenth street viaduct
had boon ordered repaired , according to
an agreement of the railroads to prorate
the expense. If the structure is to be
patched up once more , the work should
bo completed without further unneces
sary delay.
The fact that Iowa has judges on the
district bench like the one who disre
garded the recommendation of the Jury
in the Novak ease and sentenced the
convicted murderer to life imprison
ment is one reason why lynching Is so
seldom resorted to in the llawkeye
state.
It Is proposed to raise the salary of
the chancellor of the German empire to
100,000 marks , or about $12 , " .000. In the
Interval , however , thro is no great
dearth of available material for places
in the American cabinet that pay only
! ? S,000 salary.
Now there is no' question about the
attitude of the administration toward
Hawaii , Cuba'and several other neigh
bors. Hut the.rewas no serious ques
tion about it at nnv tlmo.
I'liviiPB Tor IL I'riiMiu'c-tlve
Do'.rolt Ifrvo Press.
If the Omaha exposition is to have a post-
ego stamp of its own , what encouragement Is
there for states that stood by the administra
tion last month'i.
A Cirowlni ; Industry.
New York Tribune.
Just think of It ! It Is an absolute Impos
sibility to establish the tlnplate Industry In
this country , yet hero are some 2,000 men
employed In ono small department of It
forming a trades union , Just as though they
were really engaged In a serious Industry.
The 'Worlil'M ' Stori'lioiiNC.
Kansas City Star.
Wo do not always remember that the United
States Is now entirely a producing country ,
both sides and the center. The side nearest
Asia Is beginning to bo rolled on abroad.
The Uusslan government Is drawing supplies
for Its army In Siberia from Sail Francisco
and California. The United Stated Is the
couple lu the center with all hands 'round.
Kreoilnm'M ViifruwiuMl Lender.
New York Mall nml Uxprc > 9.
Gomez , at the ngo of 70 , actively leadIng -
Ing a vigorous and Irresistible revolution for
Cuban Independence , presents ono of the
picturesque ami heroic figures of the age.
Ono may survey the whole field of human
endeavor without finding another man wfto
In his antecedents , personality and chosen
avocation 'combines as many of the dramatic
qualities of chivalry and .romance as are
entered In the great commander of Cuba's
patriot army. Ho Is Indeed ono of the world's
Grand Old 'Men. '
HUM n 11 ii n A n no A lit I on.
Kansas City Slur.
Senator Allison predicts a strong fight In
the senate against the annexation of Hawaii
and intiitntos that the scheme may bo de
feated. Uut , conceding that 'Mr. ' Allison's
apprehensions are well grounded , there Is
really no causes for constornatlon , The
United States has managed to got on with
out Hawaii for a hundred years or such
matter , and would not go to the dogs It the
proposition to .absorb the KanaUas were
turned down by the senate , which 'has ' done a
ereat many worse things than that would , bo.
l
CIiilniH of I.t'Hcr CnrrlcrM.
1'allaJelphla Keeonl.
In consequence of the -decision ot the
supreme court sustaining the claim of letter -
tor carriers for overtime work under the
provisions of the eight-hour law of 1888 ,
claims aggregating * ? 8,000,000 against the
govunnment will bo validated , To pro
tect the department against further du-
munds of this character Assistant
Postmaster General Heath has Issued an or
der making It an offense-punishable with dis
missal from the service for a letter carrier
to work ir.oro than eight hours per day. Thus
ono arbitrary regulation brings on another.
The order of dismissal .will , however , hardly
be enforced against carriers who put la no
rlalui for extra service.
A SIG.\II.'ICA.\T i.vciuii.vr.
AiiH-rlou'H .Mcilnl of Honor Auni'ilci ! on
Ooiifi'ili'i'iilt * 'IVHlliiiony.
St. l.oula Itcpubllc.
Thcro Is polltk'fll'Elgnlllcanco as well as
plcturcsqueness In ( ho tory of how the
cccretary of wartiaK juet conferred a < medal
of honor upon cji-fcnoral soldier Thomas I.
HlggliiH of llamilbil , Mo. , for distinguished
bravery on special occasion during > the
civil war.
The medal was . .awarded upon Uio testi
mony of ex-coufedcrato eye-witnesses of the
Incident justifying the award. In the federal
astauV : of May -2 , ISC ! ) , upon the works sur-
rounJIng Vlcksburg , Hlgglns was color-
bsarer of the Ninety-ninth Illinois regiment ,
and that regiment w/a ordered to charge thu
confederate ) bre4stworl < s "without looking
back. " It was rcpu'seJ by the Second Texas
regiment , but Hlgglns obeying orders , did
not look back , advancing with 'the ' colors in
stead , until , spared from death by the bravo
Texans owing tQ'Udmlratlon of his courage ,
; ho was captured and released on parole. It
is now surviving members of thu confederate
regiment who malio too uindavlts upon
which the old federal veteran receives his
modal of honor.
In so far as the great majority of those
veterans of the blue and gray are concerned ,
tlio war Is over and the bitterness of sec-
tluial eplrlt which it provoked has died out.
That bitterness has for many years slnco the
war been played upon by politicians for t'helr '
own selfish ends , and In tome few prejudiced
and pmlsan minds R still exists , Hut , hap
pily , tbe instances of Its survival are rare ,
and this case of the decoration of federal
veteran Higglna on the tcstlmoi ; of Ivla for
mer foenen may bo taken as fitly Illustrating
the spirit that now prevails among ithe old
loldlera who best fought and served through
out thu bloody daya of the 'GO'a ,
Minneapolis ) Journal : The advance In
wages In several Industries In the last ten
d ys Is ft grief to the a mocratls org-ins ,
especially as the movement was voluntary on
the part ot employers. The silly talk o (
"sbim prccyerlty , " when work Is Increas
ingly abundant and wages higher , Is the
bable of tools , anil the fool democratic organs
ought to see that they can make no oolltlca !
canitnl by continuing It in the taco of ac
complished facts.
Washington Star : It Is In order to note ,
with continued gratitude for the tendency of
the times , another case of material pros-
yerlty roichlog the working people. It Is
reported that 25,000 worsted mill operatives
In Ilhodo IsMnd are to be advanced In wages
20 per cent , thus restoring their ray scaleof
few seasons ago , which was disturbed by
Iho depressing commercial conditions. The
iirosperlty experienced by the capitalist niusl
jventtmlly bo enjoyed in turn by thc/so whom
no employs. Nothing demonstrates more
clearly the fact that the Interests ot the two
clashes , Iho employing and the employed , un
practically Identical. The most reassuring
sign of the times Is the rtooited announce
ment both ot reopening the mills and of re
stored wage scales.
Kansas City Journal : The announcement
hat from 25,000 to 30,000 operatives In the
woolen mills of Now Kngland have received
notice of a 20 per cent advance In wages ,
and that thousands of others will enjoy like
evidences of prosperity In the near future ,
must bo Balling news to 'tho political agi
tators. It has only 'been ' a few days since
notice was given all the employes of the
Missouri Pacific railway system that they
nro lo receivean advance of 10 pur cent
In their wagcu. These are only recent In
stances of a general betterment of condi
tions among thu 'Wage ' earners of this coun
try , as a result of returning prosperity.
The Improvement In wages will go on , and
will doubtless be particularly noticeable dur
ing the next six mouths.
New York Mall and Kxpress : What Is
likely to become nn Important market for
American brcidstuffs Is developing In Japan ,
where the use of a certain proportion or
wheat flour has been adopted In the army
and navy under orders from 'tho ' Imperial
government. Japan has only within n com
paratively recent period begun the use of
wheat , but her Imports of Hour and grain
from this country have risen from the equiv
alent of llSG2r.02 bushels In 1890 to 31-
803,314 bushels In 1890 , with the likelihood
that the Increase will bo vastly more rapid
now that the cereal has received olllcial
commendation. The chances nro that wHh
reasonable effort to encourage the consump
tive demand In Japan that country can ul
timately be developed Into ono of the largest
buyers of American grain.
IMtOSPKIllTV IX 13VII1KXCI3.
Indianapolis Journal : There have been
more announcements ot lucreeced wages In
volving a greater number of employes in a
greater variety ot ( industries during the
last fortnight than during any similar period
for veal's nast.
Chicago Post : Although an Increase of
wages of 10 nor cent haa been announced
by five of the big mining companies of Iron
Mountain , Mich. , we do not Entlclpate that
William Jennings Bryan will go out of his
way to call attention to the fact.
Chicago Tribune : That the era of prosper
ity for wage earners has dawned is shown
by the fact that the owners of the great
woolen mills at a number of points in Rhode
Island have voluntarily advanced the wages
of a number of their employes 20 per
cc/nt / , thereby restoring the schedule to what
It was before the panic of 1S)3. ! ) The advance
Is estimated as directly affecting the Inter
ests of 25,000 operatives. At the same time
the window glass manufacturers are re
ported to 'be preparing for an advance in the
wages ot their employes at the rate of
12 per cent.
New York Mall and Express : Another
cheering sign of business and Industrial Im
provement appears In the voluntary action
of the managers of the great Providence
and National worsted mills of Rhode Island
whereby the wage scale of 1803 is restored ,
thus assuring an Increase of 20 per cent
In the pay of 23,000 operatives. So great
an advance in the wages of so large a num
ber ot employes is an unmistakable token
of returning prosperity , and It Is conclusive
evidence that the vast textile industries of
New England , where the stress ot hard times
has been particularly severe , have finally
entered upon a period of legitimate activity.
Philadelphia Times : An Instance has Just
been furnished .by the Pcneoyd Iron works
Which Illustrates the reasons for the rapid
increase In the export ot American manufac
tures. The government of Holland advertised
for bid's for the erection of abridge across
the Yes&el , the structure to esst nearly $50U-
000. The Pencoyd Iron company learning
of the propccul sent an agent to lloliand to
study the specifications and offer a bid. The
competitors were bridge builders of Germany
and iDelglum , who had the Advantage of
familiarity with the 'language ' and local con-
dittons , .but . the 'bid ' of the American firm was
$13,000 below that of any of Its competitors.
Of course the lowest 'bid ' does not Insure the
contract to the Pencoyd company , but the
fact 'that it could make the lowest bid shows
why American locomotives , ste l rails , farm
machinery , bicycles and lothor manufactured
products are .making such headway In Euro
pean markets.
I.VDIAX coit.v.
1'roNfnl anil Futiiro rtilt/.nlion of tin-
KlllKT Of C TfIllN.
New York Journal of Commerce.
It Is not easy to explain why. In the com
mon conception , wheat should be ranked In
Importance ahead of Indian corn. Krom no
point of view can wheat bo regarded as the
peer of maize , except that It realizes a higher
price. The corn crop occupies 82,000,003
acres ; wheat only 31.000,000 acres. The quan
tity of the product of corn now averages
about 2,000,000,000 bushels ; that of wheat
about 450,000,000 bushels ; while the value of
the former averages | COO,000,000 and of the
latter , on an average for 1890 to 1S95 , only
$300,000,000. True , the exports ot wheat
reach a much higher value than those of
corn , the average valuation of the former ,
ror uio six years , i&uu to is'JB , Having been
$157,000,000 , and of the latter only $00,000-
OOu , Hut , In this branch of the trade , corn
Is fast gaining upon wheat , the exports for
the first nine months of the current year
having amounted In value to $47,000,000.
whllo the shipments of wheat nnd Hour are
valued at $93,000,000 ; In making tlila com
parison , however , It IH to bo remembered
that this year our wheat exports have been
tixtiv.ordlnary , both In quantity and market
value.
In the economy of domestic consumption ,
corn holds a far moro Important rank than
wheat. Among a largely preponderant pirt
of our population It furnishes a variety of
wholcsomo artlcliH of diet. It la the basis
of our hog product , the exports of which are
valued at about $90,000,000 per year. It Is
also a leading article of food for cattle , ex
celling all other grains In cheapness anil
feeding finalities. It Is the basis of our
production of distilled spirits , of starch and
glucose.
Aivl yet the utilities of this plant have as
yet been very Imperfectly exploited. It Is
perhaps quite' safe to say that tliero 'is not
any part of It which cannot be turned to
riiiiiuncpHlvo uses ; and yet comparatively
little really valuable utility Is found for It
cutslJe the resourrcH of thegrain. . The
leaves , husks and co ! are virtually wasted
and the stalks are rather a nuisance to the
farmer then of any value. Everything Is
thrown aildo to get the gnln ; and yet ,
properly used , Uio discarded matters could bo
made to yield a value equal to that which
Is utilized. There are possibilities connected
with this plant which would yield ta > farmer
$10 per aero for his crop , where ho row gets
for the corn barely $ H. Unless v. uro
greatly mistaken , wo shall soon see thiit prod
uct shown to be capablu of yielding sugar
and other correlative- products at very much
below the coat at which raw sugar or glucoao
can bo produced from any other existing
sources of those products. It has been
demonstrated by competent scleutUts who
havu thoroughly Investigated the physic-
logical structure ot the plant ami Its struc
tural conditions at various stages of Its
growth , that. In addition to Its present
various .uses , It may bo maJo to jiold
products of Immense commercial de
mand and which would very largely add to
the profitableness of American farming In
these sections where corn can bo ru'lsod. Wo
are aware that these statements will be re
garded with Incredulity ; but they are -based
upon moro than possibilities ; and in our
Judgment may bo rrasotvibly classed among
Industrial probabilities likely to bo IOM
realized.
CA1IJK KOH HH.IOII t.NU , j
Uim-nrcl lYntlpiicy of Anirrlonii I > iilun-
IrlpH mill \Vnm" .
nilcnro Time ? UcmM , .
The most RMtltylng foa ; ire of the Indus
trial development * of the week was the up
ward 'toudency ' In \\.IJM ; In various parts
of the country. The weekly trade review *
liavo thus far been largely occupied In
chronicling advances In the prices of com
modities , although thcvj advances lu no In
stance have been henvy enough to cnuse
any perceptible- hardship to the consuming
classes.
Dlsp.itches from vnrlou * parts of the coun
try , .together with reports to the mercantile
agencies , furntah lmU putahla proof tlut
wo have not only reached the period of re
sumption of normal Industrial activity , with
the wnges ot ISOO In force , hut In many
manufacturing plants we are already going
beyond thU and are yielding to the Inexora
ble law ot supply nnd demand , which con-
u > ols the prices ot labor ns well as the prices
or commodities.
During the week the 2,000 employes of the
steel works of Jones & I.aiiRhlln of I'lttsburg
received a 10 per cent advance In wages ;
1.000 operatives In the works of the Ma-
honing iron and Steel company at Youngstown -
town and Newcastle received a 10 per cent
advance ; the largest pay In live years wa
distributed In the .Moorchead & Oo.'s mills
at Sharpsburg. Pa. , the puddlers receiving ns
high us $1.28 per iay ! ; n voluntary advance of
from 10 to 20 per cent was made In the
wages ot the employes of the lescomor !
Limestone company , Carbon Limestone com
pany. Johnson K. Co. , nnd John H. ( list , at
YoucRStown , the largest limestone concerns
In Ohio ; the 10 per cent advance In the
wages ot the 2,200 employes ot the live big
Iron and ore mining companies In the Iron
Mountain district of Michigan went Into
effect Tuesday ; a voluntary advance of 20
per cent was made In the wages of the
worsted workers lu the mills of Providence ,
restoring the high rates of 1S9S.
These are but n few of the Instances ot
Increased pay for the wage-earning classes
that have been noted for a week past. In
the face of such specific and undeniable
proofs of Improved Industrial conditions It
Is useless for the prophets of distrain to
argue that returning prosperity Is confined
to the monopolies and corporations. The
fact Is , the fanners and wage-earners are
reaping the largest share of the fruits of
the return of goad times.
1M < ; HT1AX \ K.VATIOX.
I'VlrinlilllMc Oiii | > ! < III < > ii lo ( lu ; llll-
uiilliiii Tvrnlj' .
Imllnnniiolltt Xc\vs.
Opposition ! to the annexation of Hawaii la
growling. Among the newspapers In oppo
sition are the lloston Herald , the New York
Times , World and Kvening Post , the Phila
delphia Ledger , Record , Inquirer und Times ,
the Baltimore Sun , the Plttsburg Dispatch
the Louisville Courier-Journal , The Omaha
Heo , the New Orleans States , the San Fran ,
c'aco ' Call , the Sacramento Heo , the Los
Angeles Kxpress , the Leo Angeles Herald
News , the New Bedford Journal , Harper's
Weekly and Puck. No doubt there are
many other papers , but this Is a formidable
array ns it stands.
It Is assumed that the treaty will be
promptly ratified by the senate , but the
chanccu are that there will be a protracted
debate over It. Serutor Gray is of the opin
ion that considerable time will be required
as there are ma.ny Important questions in
volved which ought not to bo disposed of
without "careful ccaslderatlon. " Senatoi
Allison , who la supposed to favor the treaty ,
admits that "there will be determined oppo
sition In the senate , " and that "It will come
from men whose ability Is not to be gain
said. " Thus some progress his been made
In. that we now have a practical assurance
that there will be no precipitate action.
There are some senators who are afl yet
undecided , and they are ? at least as llkelj
to decide against annexation as for it. Am :
one of them , Senator Harris of Kansas , yes
terday declared himself against the treaty.
There will no doubt be others. We do not ,
of course , mean to say that the- annexation
movement Is beaten , or oven that It can
be beaten. But the situation Is Improving ,
and there Is a bare chcoceof beating1 It.
The people who have , for the uiost part ,
been indifferent to the matter are beginning
to realize what Is Involved in the proposed
policy ; that It means the absorption of the
islands against the wshe3of ! the people liv
ing In them , government of the many by the
few , the conferring of statehood upon a
people entirely unfit to receive It , and tht >
establishment of a precedent which will 'be '
appealed to to support every future propceal
ta extend our national domain. The time to
otop the Imperial program Is at the be
ginning. The sum ot thltj whole matter Is
that wo do not need Hawaii nnd the Hawail-
aus do .not . want to be ennoxed. That ought
to bo enough for rational people.
urvrixu OIT. ;
Ili-llrlii ) ; fi-nin l.lfV's AcUvllli-s n CVH-
li-ul Matter.
St. Louis CSlobe-Domocrat.
Physicians of long experience agree that
letlriug from business , ns It Is called Js a
critical matter. Late In llfo mnny'nublts
have become automatic , and to cast aside
accustomed dally tasks , often mistaken for
burdens , Is not unattended with physical
risks. If a man quitting business for good
has resources to fill up his time congenially
then all may go well ; but to drop suddenly
from a scene of action to ono of contempla
tion ! s a moro serious step than might be
supposed. The hours looked forward to for
rostfnlncss from earn may drag from va
cancy , and the mind prey upon itself for lack
of hoilthful outward exercise. Therefore thn
wlso old physician recommends caution lu
abandoning a useful routine which In the
course of years has become second nature.
.Something that calls for a wholcsomo ex
penditure of energy must take the place of
regular work. Often a merchant looks for
ward to ending his days on a farm , which
will serve for occupation , though not likely ,
in the hands of an amateur , to be particu
larly profitable. Hut If It proves agreeable
It contains nature's balm and preservative.
An lllustra1.Ion iray bo drawn from a
homely source. It Is only lu purt an. ex
ample , or perhaps suggestion would bu a
better riord , for It relates to an snrmol In an *
other Rcale of nrcntlon. Hut long ftinrocta *
Mon with man In ono of his most heroic pur *
nulls Rives this Inshtncft n e.kilnt to be mm-
Uonnl nloii.1 ; \ \ ; < 1tha subject ot retiring
from inislncsj. Old Jim Is hH name , And for
eighteen years he has pulled nn. cngrlno lu
New York my. HP enjoyed Ihp work. When
out for exercise thcoH licrso d.inhnt for his
place at HIP first stroku of the bi-11. If our
detail of the hnvnon wag mlapMccdi ho
whinnied until It wad properly adjusted , lie.
bit thetirck of slow " "
at - n partrrr. or "loafer.
ns professionally railed , 'to ' hurry him up. In
the stable1 ho turned on the fau < t-t lo water
, nnd shook hands with lady vltttora ,
for the lump of sugar thntpiopcrly
ro Mi\cd ! his urtlttewM. In the thlrk i-f his
work , nearly aa exciting nnd dniiRcxnis as
( Kit of a Untie , he never lllnehe > \ from lire ,
stnrko , w-R'tor. ' frost , or the wll.I gullop In
which n misstep mcanit dc-atrurtlon.
Hut the time onmo when Old Jim. In tha
27th year of his ago uud the nineteenth ot
his valiant service , .was . marked tor the re
tired list. Oidlnnrlly ho would have gona
to the niK'ilon bloek , Jnit tt was reiolved that
Old Jim , on the score cf hln evceptlon-.il rec
ord , shall npend the remainder ot Ms Aiys on
gnus. It will be n great strain on hte con
stitution. The nearest approach t the thril
ling tocsin of alarm will ! > o Hie tinkle of a
distant rowbr-11. poetical In Itself , but a
mockery to Old Jim. WUU use ins ho for
rjii'lot ' rural landscapes , tlu < whirring mono
tone rf summer Insects , or the wintry lonull-
nosa ot the horizon In the leafless season ?
The tap of si gong on an nretlo ulqrht. a furl-
ous plunge with n dtafenliiK rattle nt Ills
heels , fttul a red glare ahead in the sky ,
would wake his blcod clrou'.aio with the old
tingleIt Is to bo fea.'ed that the greenest
pasture nnd snuggest stall will be- but n
irtson for Old Jim. He lias lost flesh slnco
10 was lal-1 off. If holies h'\vc ' Imagination
and the gift of dreama and thereIs no rea
son .to believe tb.xt they < m not thus favored
then Old Jim may-live- the past for n
time , but his new ordeal Is full ot perils.
nituiirr AMI nuur./.v.
Detroit Free Press ! Jones Miss Vcrboso
lina Just embiuUed on one or her con
versational voynKis.
Smlthers Yes. and her escort la over-
bored already.
Cleveliuid Philn Dealer : "Whnt perfect
feet aluhis. ; . "
"Yen. You know her father wn qultu
u poet. "
Chambers' Journal ! Professor You seem
to bo very dull. When Alexander Uia
( rent was your ago ho had ulicady con-
rjuered the world.
Student Well , veil see , ho had Arlsiollo
for n teacher.
Yonkers StntoMman ; "These shoes you
sold mo last week siiuenk so tlmt they
keep me awake nights , " said the customer ,
onteritiK thi' slup Mori1. "
"My dear Hlr , " replied the shoe denier re-
iissurliiBly , "you shouldn't sleep In them. "
Dtrolt Journal : "The eyes , " remarked
the observer of men nnd things , "m-r the
windows of the soul. The soul ot a girl
with dark eyes has thu lulvantiw of be
ing able to look out without IK In ; ; ob
served. "
Chicago Hppord : "There Is no gonulno
humility on earth. "
"Why do you say BO ? "
"The humblest man you know always
believes that lie. can poke a eoal lire moro
Intelligently than anybody else. "
Indianapolis Journal : "One ot the mi'itn-
est men I ever knew , " said the oldest
loafer , "was an old fellow over nr.ir Plunk-
vlllo , who used to no In for vi-m'tiii'l.uil.sm
every winter , until ThanksKrlviiiK and
Ohilstmas were over , just to keep from
buying turkeys for his family. "
Cincinnati Knqulrer : "At eve , " sild : thn
poetlr boarder , who will Inlllrt liis rom-
positlons on the rest of the bruins ot
honiPleflsncss , "at eve the cows i-jine lowIng -
Ing homo. ' "
"Are you sure , " naked Ashury Pep
pers , "that they were not hying luiine ? "
Chicago Tribune : "flood morning ,
ma'am. " begun the amiable -
with the pmiil' valise , stepping In ihrouRh
the- side door that had opened In itsponso
to his knock , "I hnvo called "
"I see , " interrupted the woman of the
house , "and T am not at home. "
And she held the door Invitingly opi n.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Clever Idea of
mine , " said young Mr , Fltts , "sciitlinjr you
a typ.wrltten letter ; wasn't It , dpur ? "
"Was she pretty ? " ZUrs. Fills demanded.
"Who ? "
"The type-writer gli'I. "
"ICr why yes. "
"I thought so. The love pnssa.ccs In that
letter seemed absolutely Inspired , "
HAD TO LET CO. ! r
c'levelnml leader.
Her hnsbniid had reproved her for her
great loquacity.
"It will never trouble you again , " in angry
tones said she !
So s'ie- solemnly sit dci.vn ,
On her face there was a. frown ,
And flip never spoke nor stirred
For tin hour. Then ho heard
A report as from a bomb or a cannon over
loaded ,
Drop the curtain drop It slowly she'd ex
ploded !
SIXCK LAST \VM .11 HT.
Ijoulsvllio Couilcr-Journnl.
The leaves * liavo chunked since last we mot
And I liavo watched' ' thi-m slo.vly . f.uK- ;
I did not think you could fotxet
So soon the vows of frlendsli > ; > made.
The summer SIAallows plume their winga
And soon will take their southward lliKht ;
Thft world a dai'.u'ishadciA Him- *
And day gives place to longer nlg.it.
Rut In my heart u sadder chill
Than winter's toucJi of frost ran \irlns \ ,
A lesllcs.-t trrh-f lioyond my will ,
To llml my love so frail a thing.
Its life was but the. summer's N'rif ;
Its length theshorU si i.\lnti-r's day ,
A bud In tuminer'F/ rosebud wreath ,
And then It rudid quite away.
The leave * have ch.ins > d clnco last we met
Anil tboti art rhaiiRPd with Hi. . m to mu ;
Tim1 ni'tMllc lo the pa1' ! sl.uMt
Was not moro trim th.in I to Hire- .
Tito | i > nvp Imve olinn j. d since hist we mol
And all the world I * churned to in- ,
But never will my heart forgi-t
One look nf thine HO d. . ir to me
FOR 1893
SERIAL NOVELS
S. R. CROCKETT
This is a .story of I'omcrania , of about the year 1589 ,
and is full of love and adventure.
The Associated
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FRANK R. STOCKTON
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