THIS OMAJIA. DAITAr 1VEK : FRIDAY , DECEMBER 10 , 1807.
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rial mutter cliould 1 > C udilierred : To the Editor.
ltl-ilMHS LUTTI'.IIS.
I'liMntnn Iftletn and rinlltnnccs should be
Moil to The live 1'ubllMilni ? Company.
Oninlm. DinftH , iheckii , i\prew nnd postolllco
money nrJi'm toii \ innde payiibla lu the order of
ttio company.
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Bwnrn tolieforn mo nnd enlmerlbed In my
pfffnri ; l.i | | | 1st day of DocfiiiiLor , 1897.
( Seal. ) N. I' . PitU
Notary Public.
TIII- : nun ox TII.MXS.
All rnllrnnil tiiMVlin-H ore
Niipiillril itltli onoiKili Horne
< o iii-coininoiliitf every JIIIM-
NC-IHIT : wl : < > A vim IN < i > rc.-ul n
JiiMVNimpfr. III. ! M < upon linv-
lnv Tin1 lire. If yon ciuinnt
K't it HIMin n li-nlii fi-oin tin ;
IUMVM uncut , iilrnnc report
tin ; furf , Ntalliur ( In * ( ruin unit
r.-illi-onil , to ( InClirulntloii
Dciuirlinviit ot Tl > > Hi-is The
IIoiIn for Niilinn nil train * .
IJfSIST OX II VVIXO THE HKE.
Tito Holln bond cnsc Is nnothor living
example of the- elasticity of conscience of
the nrorosslonnl expert witness.
Perhaps thu court illicit IIP prevailed
upon to appoint a receiver to manage the
Homo for the Friendless and thus keep
It out of court.
The divine right of the emperor of
Germany may extend to Ilnyli , but thnre
Is still some doubt about It covering
the Chinese empire.
If the members of the Nebraska dele
gatloa to Houston do not bring Texas
home with them they will have ae-
.comiillshcd only part of their mission.
Tha Canadian government will tax the
whifiky that goes into the Klondike and
tax the gold that goes out. As to which
I lax will "produce the most revenue
opinion Isdivided. .
tli
The man who travels the straight road
never gets lost. The liiiuor dealer or
drnggiut who advertises his license
notice in The Omaha lOvenlng I5ee Is
following out the plain letter of the
law.
_ _
President McKlnloy Is true to bis
record and his convictions in regard to
the value of the merit system in the
civil service. Spoilsmen will have to
ride over the president if they want to
have things their own way.
That story about Kussoll Sage plan
ning to give ? 50,000,000 for charitable
and educational purposes Is almost too
good to be true , but If it should be only
partly true the American people will not
fall to glvo him due credit.
No police board can legally grant a
license to soil liquor unless the notice of
application Is llrst published in the
newspaper having the largest circulation
in the county. The Omaha Kvcnlng Ieo ?
is the newspaper having the largest cir
culation Douglas county.
The sureties on defaulted official bonds
Invariably testify that when they allixed
their names to the document they
thought they were becoming liable only
tor the sum In which they Justllled.
This is proof positive that they did not
know what they were doing.
Our amiable contemporary seems to bo
very much exorcised because n captain
In the regular army draws more pay
than a private. Until the army Is com
posed exclusively of captains all at
tempts of the contemporary to regain Its
equilibrium' must , be hopeless.
It jnlglu be a good thing for the pub
lic as well as the barbers to regulate
the practice of the tonsorlal art , but
the vital ( ptostlon In connection with the
proposed barbers' ordinance Is , AVhoro
does ( lie city derive any authority under
Its charter to enact any such legislation ?
The final decision upon- the proposed
TransmlsslHslppl Teachers' convention
In conjunction with the exposition de
pends upon the attitude of the teachers
of the transmlsslsslppl stales. If they
want the convention Omaha will do the
work necessary to bring it off success
fully.
The demand for the retirement of the
greenbacks comes really more from the
gold democrats thnn from the republi
cans. No onu should , therefore , bo mir-
prised at the announcement that the
li oimsltlon is ( o 1m fought In congress by
fioiuo of the ablest and stnunchest re
publican lenders.
Onialia'K Kchool board lias becu too
often prolllgatu and wasteful , but its
( Hit-it iu vor reached the proportions of
tlmt which confronts thu MliuioapollB
/u-hoobi and htitt forced the Minneapolis
whim I board to nnnonncu that it will
I'I'wo tlio Hi-hoojj ) the end of February
on ncuMint of luck of funds. Such a
ultuatlon IB certainly uu lr-
uilaforluuo fur uny city.
The nnnexntlonlsts nrc not so hopeful
of securing the ratification of the Hawaiian
waiian- treaty as they were before the
meeting of congress , and are now talkIng -
Ing of the possible necessity of annex
ing the Islands by Joint resolution. Such
a resolution would require for Its adop
tion simply a majority vote In either
house , whereas a two-thirds vote In the
senate Is necessary to the ratification of
the treaty. Doubtless the required num
ber could be secured for the passage of
a .resolution . , but the opposition lo an
nexation In the senate Is strong enough
to delay action Indefinitely and In doing
this It would be pretty certain- gain
strength.
This opposition has boon growing since
the treaty was submitted to the senate
last spring ; A number of senators have
either changed their minds altogether or
have concluded since Iho special session
of congress closed to vote against the
treaty. Some nro still undecided and
there Is reason to believe that most of
these will array themselves with the op
position. Nearly the entire democratic
strength In the semite Is against the
treaty. Some of the dcniocrnts who
have hitherto been undecided now say
that they believe It would be a grave
mistake to annex the Islands. There
are also some republicans against an
nexation. Such being the situation It
seems evident that the treaty will not
be ratified. In that event resort will be
had to the Joint .resolution plan and the
question will receive prolonged discus
sion , the effect of which , wo confidently
believe , would be to Increase opposition
to the scheme , both In congress and
among the people.
. 1ILIKDUXK I ) MM I'K TIT IUX.
It Is stated tlmt the Welsh ttnplatc
manufacturers have abandoned all pre
tense of competition with the United
States and are now confessing their aux-
lety lest this county take away some of
the markets of tlio world from Wales
and even- dominate the tlnplate trade In
Great Itrltntu itself. A short time ago
one of the best authorities on the in
dustry , In an address to the leading
chamber of commerce of Wales , declared
that the Welsh tlnplate trade , so far as
the United States Is concerned , is dead
and the only future for Welsh tlnplate
manufacturers Is In commanding some
of the markets of othpr countries. Hi-
feared , ho-wovw. that oven that is In
peril , for this country may soon become
a competitor with Wales In the markets
now held by that country. That Ameri
can tinplate manufactures will within a
few years invade foreign markets may
be regarded as certain and when they
are prepared to do this there can bo no
doubt of their successful competition
with the Welsh manufacturers.
The remarkable development of the
tinplate industry in the United States
since the McKinley law called it into
existence warrants the belief that within
the next live or six years it will have
grawn to proportions beyond the re
quirements of tlie home market and that
our manufacturers must look for mar
kets abroad for tholr surplus product.
Nothing In the Industrial history of this
country has boon more extraordinary
than the progress made in the manu
facture of tinplate and no stronger tes
timony to the helpful effect of the pro
tective policy in promoting material de
velopment can bo found. It is an ob
ject lesson of the most Interesting and
Instructive kind and ono which tlie most
radical anti-protectionists are compelled
to admit.
We are now applying the .same prin
ciple to the -sugar Industry , with every
reason to expect an equally gratifying
result
THF FlMIWSTKHItfU JIKCOIW.
President McKInley referred briefly in
Ids message to the apparent disposi
tion of the Spanish government , In its
communication to this government , to
charge the United States wllh not hav
ing observed Its International duties and
responsibilities. He said the charge Is
without any basis In fact and could not
have leen made If Spain bad boon cog-
nlxnnt of the constant efforts this gov
ernment has made , at the cost of mil
lions and by the employment of the ad
ministrative ministry of the nation at
command , to perform Its full duty ac
cording to the law of nations. "That It
has successfully prevented the depart
ure , " said the president , "of a single
expedition or armed vessel from our
shores In violation of our laws would
spom to lie a sulllelent answer. "
The report of the secretary of the
treasury as to the action of that depart
ment in suppressing filibustering expedi
tions to Cuba conclusively shows tlmt
this government has not been guilty of
any dereliction of duty In this respect ,
but has faithfully endeavored to enforce
Its neutrality laws. The report states
that since the Insurrection In Cuba was
Inaugurated only six American vessels
are alleged to have landed expeditious
from this country In Cuba , four of those
being small tugs and one n. pilot boat ,
each being loss than 100 tons. Three
foreign vessels are said to have been
successful In landing expeditions in
Cuba , as to which the secretary points
out that responsibility for their de
parture was not w ] > " " with this gov-
oniment. The fact that out of more
than l.'S.OOO American vessels on the
Atlantic and gulf coasts only six suc
ceeded In reaching .Cuba and less thnn
fifty had any share In the expeditions
Secretary Gage rightly regards as dem
onstrating the law-abiding spirit of the
nation. It Is not too much to say tlmt
probably no other iMiople , under similar
circumstances , would have shown
greater respect for obligations of
neutrality.
What the government lias done to pre
vent filibustering expeditions Is shown
In Iho fact that the coast has been con-
stnntly patrolled by eight roromio cutters -
tors and from time to time additional
vessels have been temporarily employed
In this service. The record shows that
the service has been conducted vigilantly
and effectively. Thirty-three expeditions
were frustrated through the efforts of
the Treasury department and by the
navy , while the Spanish patrol of the
Cuban coast has been successful in frus
trating only four , in this connection
the report of the secretary of the treas
ury makes some very pointed remarks
as to the dereliction and Inefficiency of
the Spanish naval authorities nml olll
clals In Cuba.
The facts submitted by Secretary
Gage must satisfy every Impartial mind
that this government has fully and
faithfully performed Its duly In Iho
efforts made lo prevent filibustering ex
peditions. It has kept an ampin force
of well-equipped vessels on the coast for
this special service nnd so far as ap
pears all olllclals charged with tlio duty
of preventing filibustering have been
vigilant and zealous In the work. No
.report . or Information coming to this gov
ernment from the over-watchful repre
sentatives In tlie United States of the
Spanish government , In regard to pro
jected expeditions , 1ms failed to receive
prompt attention. In short , there has
been manifested on the part of the
United States since the Inception of the
Cuban Insurrection n constant solicitude
for the strict observance of every obliga
tion to Spain nnd there Is absolutely no
just ground of complaint against this
government In nny respect.
I'AOIFIO VUAPT VOl'
Like the Nebraska populists , the
Pacific coast populists are having trouble
with tholr democratic allies and show
signs of the Inevitable repudiation of
fusion. They have captured some offices -
fices by means of combination with those
who do not subscribe to the popullstlc
doctrine , but tills has served to make
thorn neither happy nor harmonious.
At a recent meeting of leading popu
lists of Washington held in Taconia nn
order was issued for a call of county
conferences to select delegates to a state
convention In February "for thq pur
pose of determining the party policy. "
The speeches and resolutions Indicate
the purpose of the meeting and the
temper of those present.Vo repudi
ate , " Is the language of the first resolu
tion passed , "the idea that the people's
party of the state of Washington has-
become fused In or a part"of any other
organization. " The resolution relating
to the February convention states that
It Is "In order to meet the changed con
ditions which confront us. " One of the
members of the conference declared that
if ht > were a member of the legislature
he would vote to impeach Governor
Ilogors , tlie populist governor of the
state , though he did not .state what
charges ho would prefer against him.
Another delegate complained that they
"could not raise the old spirit of patriot
ism as we did six or seven years ago , "
and that "an clement has got control
that does not talk anything but silver. "
In Oregon and California the situation
Is not greatly different , whllo in Idaho
the loading populist organ opposes a con
tinuance of the fusion program. In nil
these states the populist party Is suffer
ing from an ailment brought on by
fusion' ' and aggravated by republican
prosperity. Through fuslnin the clement
that "docs not talk anything but silver"
has been given authority to use pop
ulism In whatever way deemed of great
est benefit to the silver mine owners ;
and the "changed conditions" which
have rendered it impossible to again
"raise the old spirit of patriotism" arc
traceable to nothing else than the pros
perity the existence of which the
Bryanltes persistently deny.
TO U7JO.Vr .IMV COXCKHN.
Under the laws of Nebraska the
maker of a false affidavit cannot be
prosecuted for perjury. It is only when
affidavits embodying false statements
material to the case are used in court
proceedings that the perjured signer
lays himself liable to punishment under
tlic criminal code.
Within the past few days sworn cer
tificates have boon distributed among
druggists and liquor dealers represent
ing that the "Daily World-Herald" had
a circulation exceeding 0,000 copies in
Douglas county during the month of No
vember , 3897. There Is no such news
paper as the "Daily World-Herald" and
the majfor of this affidavit must have
known his statement to bo false ,
whether the figures wore Intended to
apply to the circulation of the Morning
World-Herald or of the Kvcnlng World-
Herald or of both of those two papers
combined.
IJolng In position to prove beyond n
.reasonable doubt that the combined
bona fide subscription list of tlioso two
papers In Douglas county did not In
November and does not at this time
exceed 0,000 , copies dally , notice Is
hereby served upon whom it may con
cern that the publishers of The Hoe will
prosecute criminally the maker of any-
false affidavit filed In any case In which
the question of comparative circulations
of the Omaha dally papers Is directly
In controversy. It is Infamous as well
as criminal for any employer to pro
cure the commission of perjury by em
ployes in order to help his business erin
in order to levy blackmail upon any
class of cltl/.ens. This has been done
systematically for years , but the time
has come to put a stop to It as well as
to the swindling of advertisers whose
patronage Is obtained under false pre
tenses.
THINGS THAT MUST UK DUNK.
It Is an open secret to which the men
who are most concerned In the SUCLVJW
of the exposition cannot shut tholr eyes
that there Is much yet to bo done by
public and private enterprise to put
Omaha in position to do Itself credit
in entertaining the hundreds of thou
sands of visitors expected next year ,
It Is absolutely essential that the
streets of Omaha , and especially the
principal thoroughfares leading to the
exposition grounds , shall be put in'tlie
bust possible condition for travel and
tratllc.
It is absolutely essential that the.
street railway accommodations bo en
larged and improved and made fully
equal to the demands that are sure to
bo made upon thorn. The trolley wires
across the main business streets should
bo. raised to n height of at least twenty
feet and Iron supports KUh.stltutod for
the wooden poles. Thu transit between
Omaha and South Omaha must be made
not only safe , but direct , and tlio time
shortened materially.
It is absolutely p&scntlnl tlmt the
water supply and fire protection both
in the city and at the exposition grounds
bo made adequate to increased demands.
Last , but by no means least essential , is
the enlargement of accommodations for
fanners of eastern Washington raised
plus and shipped them to Nebraska ,
where they were fattened on corn and
returned as linnis , bacon and lard. As
soon at4 wheat be an to rise In price
fanners stopped raising bogs. It thinks
this Indicates nn astounding degree of
shlftlessness In Pacific coast fanning.
Yet there are few eastern states thai
can show as much progress In fanning
or as great Increase In the value of farm
products as any one of the western
states. i
According to the attorney general ,
there Is no provision of law by which
county Judges can exact fees from the
comity for the work of appointing elec
tion olllclals that devolves upon them
tinder onr new election laws. As the
power of appointing these olllclals con
stitutes a considerable political Influence ,
comity judges ought to be and most of
them doubtless are glad to put their
friends in soft berths at the election
booths without thinking of asking com
pensation for the trouble.
In reference to a statement going the
rounds of the press to the effect that cer
tain populist , newspapers arc objecting
to the exhibition of a carload of can
celed Kansas mortgages at the Trans-
mlssisslppl Exposition on the ground
that it would bo bringing the exposition
Into politics , the Slonx Kalis Argus-
Leader asks : "Is a canceled mortgage
a slam at the po < p party ? " No , but it is
a sign that calamity is a back number.
The Knights of Ak-Snr-Iicn proclaim
their Intention to outdo the coming year
all of their previous efforts In the way
of providing pageantry for the enter
tainment of the city's guests. The Ak-
Snr-lSen parades already given- would
be a credit to any city In the world and
if what is promised for IS'.tS meets ex
pectation , their reputation for gorgeous
beauty will be beyond compare.
Friend nml relatives of Americans In
"the old countries" i ire informed that
the United States Po.-i tolllce department
has been forwarding icross the ocean a
larger number than usual of presents
and money orders to jiay for Christmas
presents. When the naturalized Ameri
cans are prosperous they never forget to
share their prosperity with the dear
ones in other lands.
Ex-Governor Wjalte of Colorado now
says that he got ills reference to wading
in blcod to the brhjle from the twenty-
third chapter of the jlJook of Hevefa-
tioiu , and a mean Iowa editor borrowed
a bible and not finding any twenty-third
chapter to Revelations published Walte
as a fraud. There must be additional
chapters in the bible in use in populist
circles.
Prospects are good that all the contests
for seats in the national house of repre
sentatives will be adjudicated In time to
let successful contestants sit In the con
gress to which they were elected. Such
an unusual proceeding will dciuiuid
more than ordinary comment.
Outcropplm ? of Wisdom.
Baltimore American.
According to the decision of the United
Stntea Hoard of General Appraisers calt-
sltlns arc not hldce. Perhaps this Is in
tended to mean that the calf Is a fur-bear
ing animal.
I in pro vl IKVnKcn ,
Globe-Democrat. i
Thirty thousand workmen were given
voluntary advances In wages dur.'ag No
vember. Thanksgiving and Christmas are
not barren Idealities In the homes of the
teller , when business admits of such pro
ceedings.
I'rciiariilloiiM for "I'riic'e. "
Phlliulcliihla Ileconl.
AH the governments of the world even- -
the pacific government of the United
States are pleading for morebattleships. .
War preparation as a means of keeping the
pe-ico is a very cot'tly ' nad awkward ox-
pedlcat.
i r Up I'niii-r .Mom-y.
The government In Cuba has adopted
what Is probably as good a plan as could
i > o formed for bolstering up Its depreciated
paper currency. It will accept the bills for
everything except custom housu dutlca.
This has an air of confidence which will
probably go further with the people than
the decree compelling their acceptance. It
will bo a ircat ; thing , to use thu distrusted
notes In the piyme-nt of taxes.
A ConiMtiilk I'rnilnut ,
Milwaukee Kcntlncl.
A comparatively new Industry , that of
making valuable products from dry cornstalks -
stalks , promises to do a great deal In en
hancing the value of the corn crop here
after. Two fatorlea at which cornstalk
cellulose and corn pith cellulose are manu
factured are now lu operation , nnd It Is
said that plans for.olght moro have been
completed. The Kansas City Star says
that "the men who have given most at-
tontlrn to the subject declare that the dis
covery of the UECB that ban be made of corn
pith Is ono of the grfalrpt scientific achieve
ments of the ago , and such large thlnga are
expected of it that : the ( company controlling
the- processes for maklns corn pith cellulose
U capitalized for $50,000,000. "
\Vi-Il Piihl l.nllnr' ' Hut Clu-iiicxt | ,
ri\IIa \ , ' < ; ) ] ) ( _ Iteconl.
The London Times , safil recently : "Ameri
can machine tools by hundreds ot thousands
of dollars worth are sent , freight paid , for
thousands of miles across the ocean to 12ng-
land , Germany , I'Vfiij'io ' ; Uussla , Japan anil
China , and It Is difficult to resist the conten
tion that this simply-means the success of
free and Intelligent labor well paid. "
It Is not only djfllcujt but liE | > osslblQ to
glvo any other reasonable or fully satis
factory explanation o.tho ( facts hero noted.
Several manufacturers of American machin
ery established branch factories In Germany ,
England and Scotland a year or two ago ,
expecting to make their machines at le.w
cant by reason of lower wages and to save
freight charges across the ocean. They sent
American overseers to conduct these branch
establishments on American principles , using
American laborsavingtools. . They found by
experience , much to their eurprlse , that
whllo wages are lower both for skilled and
unskilled labor , the average output per man ,
oven with American tools and under Ameri
can supervision , U so much leas In Europe
'
than In this country that the 'cost of manu
facture Is actually greater. The bron'tfb ' es
tablishments have , therefore , been aban
doned ,
This Is a sermon In a few words .en the
doctrine of the economy of high wages.
1'OSTAti S.VVI.S HANKS.
'riivlxlotiN of ilir liiirlmer 11(11 ( Intro-
ilncoil lit CoiiRrv < i.
Kanxnft City Stnr.
Congressman Lorlmcr of Illinois lias In
troduced n postal snvlngn hink bill , which
provides a simple and inexpensive plan to
test the need ot such Institutions In thla
country. It Rives the postmaster general
authority to n < tmo money orncr offices which
shall be postal savings bank branciics , where
nny person above the ego of 12 years may
deposit money In amounts from $1 to $ .100.
Two per cent Interest per annum -Is to bo
paid en deposits , and. the department Is to
Invest the funJs In United States bonds , or
bonds of states , counties or municipalities.
This plan can bo put lu operation with
out any Important Inctcaso In Uio expenses
ut the pos-tal department nd , though It
would not bo adequate care for a largo
voltlino ot business , It could bo readily
changed , It Iho deposits should reach the
proportions expected by these who huvc made
n study of the subject. U would be sufficient
ta take care of all the funds -that are likely
to bo offered during the first two or three
years , and It would afford the Postofflco do-
pirtnicnt nu opportunity to learn , toy actual
experience , the needs ot a permanent postal
savings 'bank system. In view of the fact
that U would addi very llttlo to the expenses
of the Postolllco department , the rate of In
terest could safely bo made 2& per cent ,
Instead of 2 per cent , for the government
would rectdvo 2 % to 3 per cent on the money
It Invests for the depositors.
If thcro Is lo bo u < separation of the note-
Issuing functions from the other business
ot the Treasury department , a postal sav-
4ngs , bank law ought to provide that , In case
of a deficiency In government revenues , the
secretary of the treasury may borrow , on
short lima notes , some ot the funda In the
postal savings banks. That provision would
inako postal savings n great aid to the Treas
ury department nnd relieve the government
of the necessity of borrowing money In the
open market. It would centralize the oper
ations of the treasury nnd remove much of
the prejudice against borrowing money In
times of peace.
STATUS 01. ' I2.YCIIA\ni2S.
HvvIiMV of ( he ArKtiiiifiit of ( lie Omnlin
l lve Sloi'U KxeliniiKV.
UuITnlo nxprcsi.
The attorneys for the Omaha 1.1 vo Stock
exchange have filed an answer to the suit of
the government In the United States court In
Omnha which states the argument of busi
ness exchanges In defense of their legality
with force nn.1 clearness. The prosecutions
ot llvo stock exchanges In the ivcst have ex
cited unusual Interest on account of the Im
portance-of these associations to the sections
ot which they are centers. The government
appears to 'bo ' thoroughly In earnest. Al
ready the case against the Kansas City Llvo
Stoclc _ exchange has been pushed to the ex
tent of securing n decision In behalf of the
government from the district court at To-
peka. The Omaha case Is 'being prosecuted
with the same diligence. Doth actions are
under the Sherman anti-trust law. What Is
ot special interest In these cases Is that they
will lie precedents for similar prosecutions
against any other exchanges which can he
regarded as coming under the national law.
In the answer In behitlf of the Omaha asso
ciation It is stated that It Is the custom In
all commercial cities to form exchanges or
boards of trade to facilitate the making ol
such places centers of trade. These associa
tions , It Is asserted , do not engage In busi
ness , but simply prescribe rules and provide
acllltlcs through which their members may
arry on trade. Bach member Is left free to
ompelo with the others for his share ol
UBincss. It is also alleged that the stock
ards are not the only place available for the
ale of stock and it Is denied that persons
vho are not members are debarred from
taking sales. Motcover , the exchange con.-
cnds that the business in which its meiii-
icrs are engaged Is not of nn Interstate char-
cter and hence is not amenable to the Sher-
nan law.
Some of these points are well taken. The
us torn of organizing Into exchanges has ob-
ained a strong hold upon advanced com-
icrclal countries. These bodies undoubtedly
acilitato business to a marked degree b >
irovldlng meeting places for men who wish
o buy and sell. When they have this gen
eral object In view and hold closely to 1
hey arc as legitimate as Is a meeting of
luyer and seller on the curbstone ot a sldc-
valk. The feature of the llvo stock ex-
hangcs which has directed the attention
f the Department of Justice to them Is that
jy which certain restrictions upon trade are
ncouraged. In the Kansas City case It was
Mown that , whllo the rules do not In terms
orbld members from dealing with non-mem-
ers , they prohibit dealing with persons who
lolato the rules of the exchange , which arc
o .applied . as practically to prevent business
ictwccii members and non-members. If a
crson refuses to join the exchange or Is not
ccelved when he makes application , no
nember can trade with him without vlolat-
ng the rules ot the organization. This is
ho restraint of trade of which complaint Is
made.
It is obvious that the assertion that the
lock yards arc not the only places In Omaha
at which sales of llvo block can be made
oes not have much force , If the rules of that
exchange do not permit dealings between
nembers and non-members. It would np-
icar from the answer of the exchange , how
ever , that in this case there Is a plain
lenlal of the tjamo Interference with trade
vhlch Is charged In Kansas City. In deter-
ninlng both cases the question of fact , In
eferenco to the extent of Interference with
rade , Us nil Important , If It can be held that
ho exchanges are subject to national law
'heso are the two points which the supremr
on it must decide In the end. Whatever the
leclslon may be , It cannot possibly suppress
exchanges an organizations. A line may bo
aid down beyond which it Is not legal to go
nit the main purpose of exchanges must con-
inuo to find expression.
TKHSO.VAI. u\.VI ) OTHHRWISI3.
As a further evidence of prosperity , the
domn of Boston's state house 'Is being re
gilded.
Captain John W. Hankliead , who died re
ccntly , was a great granflson of Thomas
Jefferson and was bom at Montlccllo.
The chief advantage which civilized Tirlt
Isa warfare In 'Africa ' has over the savage
mtlvo warfare Is that the civilize ! kills more
people.
A Long Island man , under arrest for de
sortlon anl cruelty , declares that ho bea
his wlfo because- she was possessed of a
lienil. It is evident from his admission tha
she -was.
Names of wen are frequently appropriate
to tiielr business. lA good example of thK
Is iMr. Coltln , who U traveling salesman for
a firm In Buffalo that fleals In undertaker's
supplies.
Dean Comfort of the University of Syracuse
cuso addressed 'tho ' Syracuse chamber o
commerce the other day , advocating tha
orec-tlcn of a 'monument ' to Clinton , Mcrrls
Kortnan and Gcddcs , the projectors of the
Krlo canal ,
Arizona's new chief Justice , Kahstc
Street , was a county Judge at Tombstone
when that camp was the wildest ficttlomcn
In fie west. Justice Street was born h
Salem , 0. , In 1847 , vas graduated at Antlocl
college , Ohio , In 1671 and practiced law In
Plttsburg prior to going to Arlzcna ,
When the prince and princess ot Wale
wore visiting an exhibition In London recently
contly , on iwchlng the dairy departracn
the princess remarked to the manager ; "
have always heard that the best butter I
Kngland comes from Denmark. Is It true ?
The manager hesitated a moment , and the
mid : "Xo , ynur highness ; Denmark send
us the best princesses , but Dovoinihlro tb
best butter , "
Disappointed In love nearly fifty years ago
MU-i Muraano ; who lives near lirushy Korl
111 , , has been a thoroughly conscientious man
hater ever slnco. In these ycara she ha
never spoken to a man and when she gee
to town , which la very seldom , she ingltt
on doing all her trading with women. Mis
Murnano has cxpllcltely directed that no mi
shall preach at her funeral or act as pa
bearer and iho oven saya that a woman aim
drive the htaisc.
The contest 'between Medicine Hat ami
Hivro for the toroperaturo record grows a
Inttrfcutlng OB Icyclca on a mustache. At las
accounts Havre was a fpw degrees below It
rival and was rapidly descending Into th
sub-cellar. Nature lias glvon Havro a do
elded advantage. At that point the blasts o
Chllkoot pass ani' ' Manitoba converge act
congeal , waltzing over aivd'klcklng the bea
ver of Medicine Hat and then clusselng int
civilization , fheto movements are ros-irdeU
as decidedly cool.
THIS I.OVF.UIXO nr.l'HIMAM ) .
Milwaukee Wisconsin : The Lovcrln , ? case
closed nnd Its outcome Is a warning to
my officers to restrain themselves when
oalltitt with refractory subordinates. Insl-
entally It Is worthy of nolo tlwl Private
. .iroinmd hasn't profiled by Iho court-mnr-
al and his future In the army Isn't ovcti
rdlnarlly hopeful.
Chicago Tlmes-IIeratd : General AlRsrVi retort -
tort Is suiflclcntly severe In terms to make
n example of this particular offender. ! '
aps It will also prove to officers of the
rmy that the short road to favor with the
overnment Is not through Indifference to the
iRhts of enlisted men or protection ot ollleprs
i plain Infraction of the military laws.
Chicago Tribune : While there Is moro than
n Implied rebuke to these who have liull-
ited their sympathy with the offendlnR oili
er and vthlch it in plainly Intimated had Its
iflucnco In fixing the chnra.tcr of tlie
cntcnco lniv scd , iho effect of the reprimand
vlll bo to inspire a higher defico ; ol manhood
n iho ranks of thu common soldiers , os U
mposcs upon tl.elr olllce.rs the obligation to
cspect the laws and regulations In matters
> t punishment as well as In other respects.
t Is therefore In the Interest of n higher
rdcr of discipline among the rank and file
fi well as among their olllceis a result upon
which the nation and the army are to bo
congratulated , whatever may bo the effect
iron the feelings of a Tow oillcerH , who have
eon thus rignailrebuked ,
Kansas City Slur : The reprimand admin-
storcd by the secretary ot war to Captain
.eonard II. Lovcrlng norms to cover thu
; round as fully as anything In a way of rcp-
Iniand cotilJ , General Alger snjs what hoe
o doubt feels In the words : "It la tllsap-
lolnthig that an offense so grave and nil ox-
implo so far-reaching as this ohould have
eon visited by BO light a penalty. " The
ccrctary of war explicitly states that In his
million a lack of humanity such as Captain
Covering displayed should receive a muro
overo sentence than a mere reprimand , and
10 further adds that the lack ot any regret
or his brutal conduct by Captain Loverlng
onstltulcfl nn aggravation of the original
ffensL1. The finding of the court leaves the
ocretary of war helpless In the matter , but
10 does well In Indicating to Captain Lovcr-
ng , the court-martial and tfto country what
10 would have done had ho possessed any
nal power In the promises.
Chicago Chronicle : If Private Hammond
lad been anything but what ho Is nn 111-
ondltloned , mutinous clown the punish-
ncnt decreed by the court-partial to Cap-
alu Lovcrlng probably would have been
moro than a severe reprimand. The court
vas naturally Influenced In Its finding by
ho fact that Hammond courted trouble and
11 a nil of himself. In this view ot the sub-
cct perhaps Captain Lovcrlng's punishment
s severe enough. It Is sufllclcnt to give
vnrning to commissioned officers generally
hat no provocation is excuse for brutal
reatment of enlisted men and that the pun-
shmcnt of recalcitrants must be Inlllcled
iccordlng to law and not at the whim of an
Imand Is not expended upon Captain Lover-
ng alone. U applies equally to Colonel Hall ,
vho publicly approved that oflH-cr's action
nnd who has defended him from first to last ,
t Is not strange that Colonel Hnll has asked
o bo transferred , Ills usefulness at Fort
Sheridan Is ended.
mi.intiyiOK : JIAYTF.
Chicago Record : It Is announced that
laytl. recognizing the force and sincerity of
ho argument presented In the muzzles of thi
cannon on Germany's gunboats , has decided
o grant an Indemnity to Hcrr Lucdors.
St. Louis Republic : Simon Sam of Haytl
nay have had a razor concealed about his
icrson when Emperor William bluffed him
out In the Lueders case , but what's a razor
vhcn the other fellow holds two war ships ?
Kansas City Star : Speaking of the Hay-
Inns , the emperor of Germany says : "They
are a contemptible crowd of negroes Innoc-
ilatod with French civilization. My school
ships , even though only manned by boya ,
shall loach them manners. " That Is some
thing that nobody could do for the kaiser.
Pioneer Press : Unless the actual facts In
the Lueders Incident are widely at variance
from those which have been published in
this country as coming from the representa
tives of the Haytlan government , It was an
Ignoble triumph which Germany won yes
terday at Port au Prince. It was the triumph
of the big bully and bravo , swollen with the
arrogance of superior strength , over the
weak and helpless.
Minneapolis Journal : Germany shows her
lilg naval' ' guos In Ilayti's face In behalf of
the worthless half-breed Lueders , who ac
quired German citizenship to escape Haytla.n
lustlce. Haytl will pay damages rather than
submit to a shelling. The German govern
ment valu the half-breed's Injuries at
$20,000 and wants President Sam to kotow
to the German charge d' affaires , whom
President Sam detests. While Luedcrs Is
personally unworthy of all this fuss , the
German goveaiment is to be comme.aded for
Its zeal ln > protecting Germaa citizens wher
ever found.
Globe-Democrat : The kaleer's grandstand
play In Haytl may have the effect ho In
tended. He wants an enlarged navy , and
the demonstration In Haytl , following so soon
after the brilliant stroke of terrilorial grab
bing In China , may get It for him. At all
events if he keeps up this policy of ad
venture much longer ho will need to en
large both his navy and his army. The
socialists and two or three of the other
parties are lighting his naval project , -but
ho will probably beat them In the end.
William II may be a better politician than
eiomc of his enemies Imagine.
3II3.VT KOHTlli : MII.MOXS.
Xelirn.sUa'H Hliiciiliiwr Croji of Ili-cf nnil
PorU.
Clilrneo Tribune.
The Corn Dolt a publication Is
sued by the passenger department
nf tlio nhlpan-n nttpllnirlnn nnd Ollinnv rail
, as representative of the agricultural
Interests of the northwest claims that the
state of Nebraska now leads all others In thu
llvo stock feeding Industry. It estimates the
percentage of cattle now in Iho feed yards
of lhat state , as compared with last year , at
127 per cent , against 93 per cent In' ' Kansas ,
SO per cent In Missouri , 77 In Iowa , 69 In
Illinois , 62 In Indiana , 54 In South Dakota ,
43 In Wisconsin and 40 In .Minnesota. Dur
ing the packing season of eight months clca-
Ing on the Ibt of November .the four packIng -
Ing houses at South Omaha .handled 1,032-
05'J hogs , against 740,427 during the corresponding
spending season In 1SUC. Ono of the leading
jsickera declares that "moro fine eattlo and
hogs will bo sent out of Nebraska to the
Chicago and Omaha , markets next year than
the cattlemen of the west over dreamed
of ; " also that 5,000,000 sheep , or 3,000,000
above the average , are now being fed In
Nebraska. This Is one of the results of
the largo crops of hay and c < ? rm In the state
for the year 1897 , the aggregate of the latter
being estimated at nearly 230,000,000 bush
els , Tlio winter wheat crop sown In the
state last fall Is estimated at 75 per cent
greater than that ot the previous year , and
la reported to have ottered upon the winter
In excellent condition.
J
run puicsmuxT's Miass.uin.
Now York Herald : The p-o'ld nl's m imgo
ny thus hn summed up : I'caco and Industry
at hamo > . 1'cnco and arbitration abroid. And
in this wo may find Iho alpha nnd omega of
American statesmanship.
llrooklyn KaRlo : The practical , ccir ! , con
ciliatory , yet llrm ptmractrr of the m rsasc
commends It ( o earnest i-ml patriot ! - cl ! zcns ,
roRardless of party. The hope will l > o fcn
I\U that the conRres's ir.iiy act In the wise-
end moderate spirit ot the prcsKlont'H ro.-om-
tncndatlons.
Washington 1'oat : Tlio president's nu-asaio
will receive the npprov.il of the ec-uutiy U
la a plain , Btrnlnhlfonvimlbuslness'llui
document , characteristic of Its author. Its
tyli > Is neither Uirsld nor labored , nnd ( ho
nit words with which hu greets Cuii-
grcps nrp tactful ami courteous.
New York Commercial Advertiser : Tlio
mrxsaRc ludlcati's 1h < it the iidmlnlstrMInn la
determined ( o pursue the tactic * \vhl.h i-n-
nhleil the government to Ret Its pi ip i for
the Union I''i'lllc and. If necessary , bid up
the Kansas 1'uclflc as high os nppiss.-uy to
prevent Its sale for lc limn the Kavornnvnt
claim.
Philadelphia llocord : Hut U Is evident
ttoit CIIIRI-CJS must ehnpi1 Iho policy rf ail-
nilnl.sti-atlon. The mcisago la compMeent ,
n mlu 111 o and barren of pojltlvu recommenda
tions but for the unfortunate exception of Ha
waiian nnncxutlbii. The RtrciiRth ot It Is In
Its inoli'Mtlon. When lie shall have beui
put to ihu touch the t-cuntry may Unit bet
ter sttilt In the prp ldonl than .ho has yet
Riven It roafion to antlclixitc.
Olobc-bcmncrat : The unanimity nnd em
phasis with which such mr n ns Soaatora
Teller , Alk-u and 1'cttlgtcw dls-iRroc with tlio
president on the llnancial part ul his uu-s aRe
constitute a Him tribute- thu smtiulmsa ot
that decimation. The republican party will
find n good deal of pleasure In runn.i'K
counter to the \\-lnlies ot tlipsc sntlIIIPII on
the money question Just us long a ? they I f
retain their pit-sent position. Ily uiitaKonlz- 'IS' ' '
lug such people the republican party cairlod
the country.
Iloston Advertiser : Tlie first animal tars-
sa o of President \Vllllam LMeKlnley docs
not follow perclsely any uxlsthiK modol. U
Is not vi Kiimmary of the reports of heads
of deportments , with moro or less per
functory comment thereon , as a good many
presidential mostaies have been. Nor docs
It fie to the other I'xltcnif of confining vtself
to a eliiRlo topic , us was tlio case with Prral-
dent Cleveland's famous mespige of 1SS7.
Then- are no startling novelties In thp former
or BtibrtaiK-e of the elaborate state ( Kiper
tent io consiess from the White IIouso In
Washington yesterday ; yet It Isory far Irn
deed from bi-lug tame and commoiiplacp.
Now York Tribune : It Is not a mere com
monplace of respect for HID chief magis
trate ( o My that President MeKlnley's mes
sage Is admirable In form and aubs-ji--e. ; Ilo
Is never under the necessity In his public
utterances of endeavoring to coimr.ai'd at-
ti'titlon toy laborious attempts nt a style of
sclemn majesty. Ilo Invariably says what
I ho has to sav In Simula , vlnnrntis l.'nirliah.
but ho 'has the happy faculty of impartIni ;
Interest to his cxpresslcn of Ideas ) > y bis
manner of cxpressiiiR Hisiu. Long piu'iuo
In his case ibis presumably made writing
easy , but what ho writes Is far from being
hard reading. The Importance of the sub
jects which ho discusses would have at
tracted wldo attention to the mcs-agc. how
ever It tad been composed , but it has iho
conspicuous merit of facilitating a * ckar
comprehension of Its contents.
sr.nivii.nisiauv.'rios. < .
Philadelphia rtecord : The best Christina *
greeu Ions green.
Indianapolis Journal : "No wonder , " said
the Cornfi-d Philosopher , "that people lived
so lontf In the o'.d biblical days. They didn't
I itnow anything about b.ieteila. "
Judge , : Hooley Did ycz boar about Casey
qnlttln' wor-rk at noon ylstcrday ?
Uooley Ol did not. Phwot mcil 'cm ?
Hooley Sliure. It | . \ r th" twllvc o'clock
whistle.
Detroit Journal : A solemn husb fell upon
Ihf. leslFlalure when the cleik called thu
name of the member who bad Just now been
killed In a bowle knife flsht.
"I'ared , " a hollow voice llnally made
answer.
Chicago Post : "Ila.v did be happen to be
come a gymnast ? "
"Well , bo i.vorkcd Into the business gradu
ally. He used to practice by KOliiK out on
slippery days without rubbers or overshoes
and stepping on coal hole covers. "
Detroit Free Pret-s : She George , why do
you always lyivo a clove in your mouth ?
He I rather think that It adds splco to my
conversation.
Somervlllc Journal : Fortiuintoly , when
the head of the family KOPS to bed last anil
leaws the pas in the illnliiff room to burn
full blast nil night , ( hero Is nobody nrlvl-
legocl to 11 nil fault about It.
Chicago Hccord : "Has your wife begun
making Christmas presents yet ? "
"Yes , but , thank heaven , slio embroidered
mo a velvet lambrequin for the parlor
mantel hist year. "
Detroit Free Press : "What Is a meteor ,
mamma ? "
"Well , It's just one of your father's ex
cuses for staying- out late at nlttlit. "
Washington Star : "What do youl think , "
Ftild the youiiR political economist , "is the
most dllllcult problem that social conditions
In this country present ? "
Senator Sorghum put his hands behind bis
back , looked at the celling and then replied :
"Getting elected. "
Philadelphia Hecord : Visitor Your driiiT-
cist sold you a box of our Cure-All Pills.
Wowould like a testimonial from you.
.Mr. Klublusher Well , 1 used to get fits
when
"Ah ! anil our remedy cured you ? "
"As Iwas paying , I used to get fits when
I c.imo home from the club. I gave your
pills to my i lfe , and since her ilomtao I
liuvo not IK-PII troubled at nil. "
CO.VfillHHS IX AOT1O.V.
Iluffnlo Kinross.
Keep silence now , Americans ,
lylst with respect and awe ,
For mighty men of mighty minds
Aio met to create law.
Let no unseemly fault-finding ,
Their pond'rouH thoughts disturb ,
Hush , hush your llcklo murmuring ! ) ,
Your petty clamor curl ) .
Three hundred mi-ii mid thirty-two ,
At live tliou' each per year ,
And ninety more , at equal rates ,
Will talk that you may hear.
Ten thousand million tons of worda
Arc In their cranial frames ,
And inli-lity mm of Hinoiildi'rlng thoughtr
Will norm burst forth In HumcM ,
Kncli day for many days to como
Thin country Hhall be waved.
( How many , many thousand tlmca '
Has It that peril braved ! )
Four .hundred styles of oratorx |
And nn odd twenty-two
Are waiting lint to got the floor '
To show what they can do.
Eight hiinored urinti and llfty-four
Will now gesticulate
For tlit' glory of our people and
Thu honor of our Hint ? .
Your wants , your hopcrf , your prajcrs ,
your fears.
Your every transgression.
Will bo attended to forthwith ,
For congress Is In Hcsulon.
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