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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE B. ItOSBWATEtt , EMltor. puiiusitr.D nvr.iiY MOIININO. TD11M8 OP flUIJSCniPTION ! Dully le ( Without Sunday ) , On * Year 1C 09 Dolly Vet Una Sunday , One Year 8 00 f : BIX Month 400 Three Month I 00 Sunday ll c , One Year. . . . . 1 00 Saturday lite. One Year 1 M Weekly lice , One Year U OFFICES : Omahn : The Dee Uulldlng. Soutl-i Omaha 1 Slnifer Hlk , , Cor. N and 24th Sis. Council Ilurf ( 10 1'fnrl Street. Chlcano Ofllcc : 117 Chamber of Commerce. Now York : Iloonn 13 , 14 ami IS Tribune Hide Washington : Ml Fourteenth Street. COIlltnsrONDWNCE. All communications relating to news nnd edito rial matter thould be nililretired ! To the Kdltor. 1 > UHtf l Stj IjliXTKIlS > All Imnlnota Utters nnd rtmlttnnceii ehould be ddreited lo The llee 1'ubllBhlni ? Company , Omaha. Drnftfc , chtcki , i > xprcs and pottofllc * moniy orilcra to b-j mnJp payable tu the order of the comiiany. THU BEE rUnUSHlNQ COMI'ANT. HTATKMKNT OK CIHCUr.ATlON. Btnte ' ( Nel'rnskn , Do Rla County , . ! George 11. Tuehuelt , tccretary of The Ilco Put * tithing Company , \it\ng \ \ duly swain , P.tjs that the nctual number of full unl complete corlea of The lnlly , Jlurntng , Evening nnd Sunday HPO printed rtiuliiK IDc month f Noxcmbcr. 1807 , was ai fcl- Inumi 1ft 21 S51 " " " " ' " ' ' " * i. . . ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; : ; : ; i.m ft" . . . . 21277 3 2 < ! ,3 < 9 13 21,147 , 4 13.W7 19 2I. " S 11.177 10 SI.1T6 6 , . J1.S53 21 21'C'i 7. . , Mejl 22 21,315 S 21,440 23 2A2H3 . . / , ji.ora 21 21.MI 10 21,207 ZTi 21,532 11 21.0C3 26 21. < U 12 2I.S21 27 21.7S2 13 : l.m 21 21,01 ? 14 20,5in 21 21.400 IS 21,332 20 .31,313 * Totnl , 4),021 Irfss unsold nnd returned copies 10,415 Nel tnlnl pnlPs C3I fiM Net dnlly mernge , . . , 21.1S3 OEO. 11. TJWC1IUCK. Bworn to before me nnd subscrllipd In my j > rf"t nr this 1st day of December , 137. ( Senl. ) N. P. VRtl , . Notary I'ubllc. TIIU HR 13 OX THAIXS. All rnllrnnil niMVilinyn nre iv I Hi enough Hoc * to iK'oniniunilnic every pun- cr M'ho wntitH lo rcnil Ktmiier. In > il < * t tinon linv- TinHoc. . If you ciiunot Kct u Hoc on n train from the IHMVR npreiit , pU > nnc report tlio fnot , KtntliiK tlio train nnd rnllronil , to tlic Circulation DrpiirtniiMit nt The Hoe. The llctIN for Hiile on nil trains. t IXSIST OX H.VVIXG THE 111313. Wlicn will thai Sixteenth street via duct iimtorlnllzo ? In buying your Christmas presents patronize homo Imlustry. Sarah nernhardt has a new play al most as horrible as a Chicago murder trial. Omaha merchants can flll every want that man , woman or child may have in the selection of holiday sifts. Secretary ! Gaffe seems to be willing to stand ns a target for all who take de light In casting stones at the gold stand ard. Missouri workmen have located and uncovered a cargo of whisky that hid : lain under ground forty years. The Mis souri sense of smell Is well developed. When a man Is warned in open court to stop taking money under false pre tenses he cannot make people believe that ho Is a martyr to Judicial tyranny. The outcry of the political fence against government by lujuiictloii confirms the adage : No rogue ere felt the halter draw with good opinion of the law. Iowa people have the consolation that ex-Governor AVaite Js trying to In duce men of his clnss to remove from the state and not to induce them to come to Iowa. | Judge Kcysor has become a. very , very bad man. lie actually had the audacity to declare from the bench that It would be n mercy to employes of a certain newspaper Jiot to be compelled to make Cake affidavits. Two German war ships have started for Chinese waters flying the war flag of the fatherland. Now the Reichstag wll ! accede to Emperor William's de mand for more money for tlio navy or there -will be trouble. With ! the moon making rainbows and the sun exhibiting great spots on its face , the weather prophets have abun dant material on which to base prog nostication without examining the coon- eklns and muskrat houses. The agent of the Chicago speculators who'lmvo ' tried to corner wheat predicts that the price of May wheat will reach $1.50 a bushel. What he means Is that the speculators hope tlio price will go that high and believe they can make It do BO. , One of tlio employes of the Dally Omaha Blackmailer boasted that Ilcrdman's Police commission put $1,200 Into the pockets of Its owner In one day. Tills Is doubtless true , nnd people In these parts know that ho needed every dollar of H. One South Dakota comity Is free from debts and the towns ami school districts hi the county are practically on a rash basis. This particular county Is settled largely by farmers from Russia and but few of them are able to wrlto the Kn- gllsh language , yet they are good citi zens and pay their-taxes. The pretended surrender by the rail roads to the State Hoard of Transpor tation Is part of a transparent bunco game , In wlilcli the popocratlc board is trying to make the people of Nebraska licllcru they are doing big things for their relief from the exactions of motion , ely , when , lu fact , tlio corporation man agers are laughing in their sleeves while thu people are bolng lioodwlnkcd. The railroad manager who compels trainmen to work day and night hi order to show decreased running expenses is "npt to'pay dearly for such policy In the ndjustment of lost and damaged freight claims. The Inhumanity of the prac tice is enough to condemn it , and the danger to which patrons of the road nro BUbjectei. through overworked employes Is n matter of public concern. This is i hint that wilKost the State Uoartl of Transportation IffTEHSTATtf COMMISSION'S REPOHT. The annual report of the Interstate Commerce commission refers to nnd dis cusses the judlcl.il decisions by which the powers of the commission have been so limited nnd circumscribed as to leave It almost barren of useful authority nnd which practically nullify those features of the law "which had been regarded , from the point of view of the public in. tcrcst , as the most valuable and impor tant. It is pointed out that the decisions of the supreme court denying to the commission certain powers In respect to rates leaves the public very largely at the mercy of the carriers. Thus the In ability of the commission to prescribe rates for future observance permits the carriers to "establish their own rates nnd Judge for themselves wlwt are rea sonable nnd Just , independent of any regulating authority. " The commission may llnd and report past wrongs , but for these there Is no adequate or equita ble remedy nnd It urges that the only practical way of preventing extortionate and unjust charges is by lixlng aud cs tabllshlng reasonable rates In advance. In regard to the decision that the commission cannot prescribe maximum rates , the report makes some forcible points. Ono of these Is in setting off against the court's reference to the money Invested In railroad properties the amount pnid by the people in freight charges , which for the fiscal year 1SD3 amounted ! c nearly ifSOO.CuO.OOO. Ad mitting the Justice of considering the Invv-ilmcnts In railroads In connection with the question of rates , it must also bo conceded that the people who pay railroad charges are entitled to consid eration. Another suggestion Is that un der this decision the railway traffic man ager may decree whether an industry shall exist or a locality .loarlsh. This Is obviously the ease , Klnce the ? commis sion can take uo preventive action and may take notice only of what has been done. Manifestly the way is thus opened for such discrimination as this commission points out as p-mlble. It may be , as held by the supreme court , that congress did not intend to clothe the Interstate Commerce commission with the power to prescribe rales wlilcli it assumed prior to the judicial deci sions , but it is within the power of con gress to lodge such power in the com mission and It would seem to be in the public interest that it should do so. To permit existing conditions to coatlnue will bo to allow the railroad1 ! to have their own way in the matter of rate making1 and It ) need not bo slid that in the enjoyment of this privilege they will not generally regulate their action with reference to the public Interest. The commission admits that the law- Is being all the time violated by the cut ting of rates and while it has uo knowl edge of how far this extends says there is pressing need of a remedy. The commission 1s not agreed asto the wis dom of legalized pooling for remedy ing the situation , but a majority think it would bring some Improvement and are therefore favorable to giving It n trial , if suitable safeguards are pro vided in advance. What these safe guards should be is not indicated , but they are well understood and arc for the most part objected to by a great many of the railroads. There will be general concurrence in the commission's recommendation of n revision of the entire Interstate com merce act. The report says that while the commission can in .a halting fashion do certain things it has ceased , by vir tue of judicial decision , to be a body for the regulation of carriers. Such Is the unfortunate conclusion of an exper iment of ten years with legislation to regulate Interstate commerce. The law , however , can bo strengthened and the commission can be glveni tlH > necessary power to enforce It. The duty of con- TCSS to do this Is plain , and Imperative. panLio MuxoruisY on PRIVATE MO- KOl'OLY. The negotiations between the city and water works company , which have been recently resumed with a vlew to assur ing nn abundant water supply for the exposition by the proposed enlargement of the water plant , have brought out some very singular views as to the pres ent and future course the city Is to pur sue In the ownership and operation of city water works. Without- entering Into a discussion of the equltlesi of Hie concessions which the city Is asked to make to the water company and the concessions exacted by the city from tlio water company , It Is curious to note what peculiar views nre held by some business men of promlnenci ) ns regards municipal ownership or private opera tion of the works. In submitting his reasons for opposing the concessions embodied in the now water works ordinance , Mr. Henry Yntcs presents his program for solving the water works problem : It Is claimed by many persona that munici pal ownership would bo a. failure and lor this belief thcao persona are disposed to favor the present contract. The question of municipal owner-hip Is not directly Involved In the pres ent question. Tbo city has the undoubted right under the contract of purchasing the prcpcrty free from any franchise value , It Is not , however , thereby required to operaio tbo plant nor Is It necessarily demanded that Ita own bonds bo Issued In payment therefor. It may elect to malto another contract , either with the present corporation or some other company , and If with another company the latter may advance the money for the pur chase and the city may not bo required to put up ono dollar , It is amazing that a man known to possess very clear and sound ulons on finance , as well as other questions of public concern , should entertain crude notions ns regards municipal ownership and private monopoly of public necessi ties. It Is true , as Mr. Yale * assorts , that the question of municipal ownership Is not directly involve. ] In this present question , nnd It Is also true thnt under its contract with the water company 1)10 ) city has the undoubted right to acquire the works by purchase without paying for the1 franchise. This privilege , how ever , cannot be exercised until 11)03 , and not then except by appraisement , In which the cljy appoints one. the com pany one nnd the two select n third ap praiser. Jt Is not true , however , that In purchasing the works nt the appraised value the city need not necessarily Is sue Its own bonds to pay for the works , but may elect to pay fou the-u by turn- thu works over to another corpora. tlott under a new contract Such n Bchorao la manifestly at varlalui } with the letter nntl spirit of ihc .cntnsrt , n * well 53 In conflict with the provision of the charter , which mituoiz ! 3 n.ctropol- Itnn cities to acquire water work * by purchase. The bedrock principle underlying - lying both contract anil charter Is municipal ownership. Surely nobody versed In law will contend that the city can delegate to a. private corporation Us power to acquire water works by purchase. The object of municipal ownership In every Instance Is to take all natural monopolies out of control of Individuals and corporations and lodge them In the hands of the ( municipal cor poration , controlled by the public and managed for the public. If that were not so , what advantage would the people ple derive In being relieved from the exactions of the existing water supply monopoly and being turned over to the tender mercies of another water supply monopoly ? In exposition parlance , there can be no "midway plalsance"-between munici pal ownership and private ownership of monopolies. What the citizens of Omaha all agree on Is that the city shall own Its water works as soon as they can be acquired by the city at a reasonable price without entangling It in interml. liable lawsuits. OMAHA'S POSITION AS A LIVE STOCK. MARKET. Within the past few months there has been a great deal of speculation Indulged In In certain quarters whether the big bonus given to Armour by the South Omaha stock yards was justified under existing conditions or prudent from the business standpoint. From the Union stock yards stockholders' view the deal seems to have been approved as promis ing substantial returns. Viewed purely from the standpoint of the interests of Omaha and measured by the probable effect upon Its future growth and pros perity it is Immaterial what Induce ments were made to P. D. Armour to locate a great packing house at South Omaha. Armour has In the past shown himself to be a clear-sighted business man and no sagacious capitalist would venture to make such an enormous in vestment If the future did not hold out a. bright promise of large returns. Mr. Armour 1ms no guaranty that Omaha Is destined to distance every live stock market in America In the race for su premacy , but Avlicn he backs his opinion by sailing down a round million into a packing house plant lie confirms the general belief that Omaha's location In tlio heart of the great corn b-.lt and its accessibility to the ilre stoolc growers of the northwest , as we'l as of the states beyond the Hockics , must Inevitably focalize the packing industry at the most available distributing centers. This Is the natural trend that rests \ipon the laws of trade that are as immuta ble as are the laws' of gravitation. Forty years ago Cincinnati was the Porkopolis of America because of its location in the heart of what was in those days the most prolilic stock and swine-raising region in America , and because , moreover , Cincinnati then pos sessed superior facilities for distribution by river and rail. Twenty years later the center of stock-raising had shifted from Ohio to Illinois , and Chicago , being the most favored ( distributing center , became the pork and meatopolis of America. c The last two decades have brought ab.out another transition in stock grow ing and meat packing. Kansas City and Omaha have disputed the mastery with Chicago , and the consensus of opinion among those who are best informed on the subject is that the economic condi tions which compel the condensation of products and their distribution as near the center of production as possible have foreordained the concentration of the meat packing Industry to the region west of the Mississippi , where by far the greatest quantity of corn Is raised and the most extensive cattle and hog raisers are located. That being the trend of commerce following the chan nels that promise to be most advan tageous and permanent , ( be action of Phil Armour appears in consonance with Inevitable future development as based upon past experience. With the lend ing meat packers and I'xpurh-rs of the country competing In Its market , Omaha's future as the second , If not the first great live stock market of Amer ica , Is practically a&sured. AND DOMES. The announcement that Uepresenta- tive Gumi of Idaho , president of the Ilomcseekers * association formed in Chicago last year , contemplates calling the second convention to moot In Omaha In the exposition year , implies recogni tion of the commanding position of Omaha ns the natural ga way of the west , and emphasizes the fact that by and through the Transniisslsslppi and International Exposition incalculable good may be accomplished in bringing the homcseekers of America and of other lands to a realization of the op portunities that await them In the trans- mlsslsslppl region. This phase of the ex position becomes doubly conspicuous on Investigation. The Ilomeseokers * association was formed for the purpose of showing pco- phi living In the cities and In the over crowded states of the union how they might Improve their condition by re moval to the comparatively sparsely set tled states of the west. The overcrowd ing of American cities , though not as marked as the similar phenomenon In Kurope , presents a problem too serious to bo passed over lightly. So long as there are vast areas of landiln the west cither unused or so used that results nro meager , the simplest and natural solution of the problem Is to Induce the surplus population to occupy the land of the west. The steady westward Im migration movement has accomplished wonders for the ) states of the west , but much remains yet to do , and thin is of the greatest Importance not only to the people of the west , but to those living lu all parts of the United States. The whole nation IB vitally Interested In the growth of every section lot the country , and especially of that section In whielt thd greatest growth Is possible. For the purpose of directing the atten tion of the haineseekors to the oppor tunity for home-making In the west the exposition will have a vnluo beyond any projppjt | , or movement ever boforq nltciuptodt " .Tho need of getting the homeseekiM' to the homes Is greater today thjjn fcvor before , the pioneers have detaonatrntcd the adaptability of the wcsf'Tor lipiuo building , a ( business revival Is , , following n period of depres sion , tlic'thne is propitious forgathering here In OiUih'a all those who seek homes for themselves or for others for nn ex change of ffWs mutually beneficial to them and" , to .everybody. Hi til There ISP no doubt that the blackmail ing organ with bogus subscription lists lias accomplished Its object In making the liquor ( fualers and brewers stand and deliver , in spite of the Injunction. Nut that will not prevent The lice from enforcing Its rights under the law. If the buncoed brewers and liquor dealers are willing to be held up aud bled under promise that they will be given special favors by the police commission , well and good. That Is nobody's business but their own. IHut contributing $10 apiece for lawless protection will not absolve thcr.i from compliance with the plain provisions of the law , which re- qulrn them to ( publish their notices lu the newspaper having the largest cir culation in the county. And they may as well understand now ns later that they will not lc able to plead Ignorance on that point before their applications are considered. Hallways , telegraph companies , pal ace car companies , fast freight lines , express companies , as well as local gas , water and electric lighting companies , all enjoy benefits and profits from the people of this corporate city. . To learn the true value of this traffic it Is neces sary to know what some of the lines arc paying simply for terminal facilities which , In other terms , Is the right to enter Omaha for the trntllc the city yields. All such corporations who de rive profit of this nature ought to be willing to pay the city for the , privilege and the tax assessor should list their property and franchises accordingly. Investors in brick and mortar , who help to build up a city , will pass this olty by so long as the burden of taxation is forced upon them. The surprising tiling about the speech of ex-Governor Walto before a meeting of the Social democracy in Kansas City was that It was comparatively mild , but his critics should remember that ] he has become a resident of Iowa. "There is a crisis In that party today , " he said , referring to- the populist party. "There has been'an'organized attempt to de stroy that Jpar ty , and' ' it has largely suc ceeded. Where Is the populist party ? It Is llke"0 , ship started on a grand cruise on thq ocean that has been deserted - sorted by Its trusted officers after being looted. " jFrom this It will be seen that the Iowa jfuslonlsts cannot count upon the suppo'rt , of the ex-governor In their schemes , " Himself a product of fusion , ho utterly ] , repudiates it now. , Omaha Is tyelng advertised as never before in , Jits , hlstory. it is desirable that every-nelson in the United States shall know more1 nbont the metropolis of Nebraska ; ; The country is upon the eve of another great era of prosperity , which , in its flood-tide , will float i mny millions of dollars for profitable invest ment in western cities. Omaha Is In the market bidding for this money , and if wo can divine the future by ill : expe rience of tlie past , Investments made in Omaha must inevitably prove profit able. How to convince prospective In vestors that tliis Is true is a problem which the exposition is helping to solve. It is not high assessment but the in equality i of tax assessments which causes so much bitterness in the mluds of the masses. " Iiicliilciit Eccuiitrlcltlca. Washington Star. This session Is now In Ita Incipient stage when any member can attract public atten. tloa by some mild eccentricity of dress. 'A Simp for ( lie- Pop * . Globe-Democrat. Why should not the populists combine to purchase the Kansas Pacific railroad and run It exclusively In the Interest of the shippers ? The government offers the valuable property at cost. Sonic JenlCK In Indianapolis Journal. The estimates of government expenditures for 18D8 Include the Hem , "Legislative Salaries and expenses , $9,460,957. " Among other Items in the coat of congress last year were 7,300 quinine pills for senators , besides gallons of witch hazel and Itegs of bay rum and untold bottles of hair toil-c. These Items represent a class of expenditures which might be cut off without detriment to the public service , and which would reduce the cost of congress at least a little. Tariff AiiiciuliiK-ntM Chicago P03 > . It Is possible to Increase revenue otherwise than through tariff revision. The Internal revenue sections can bo modified without diffi culty and a deficit can bo prevented by re forming the postal service and the pension system. But at this juncture any assurance In regard to the tenure of the DIngley bill should bo accompanied with an Important qualification In relatloei loathe wiping out of ths deficit , General Interest Is now centered on the qualification rather than on the sou- oral statement. l I.nlior mill Illlivilll. Louisville Courier-Journal , President Oorapcrs of the American Fed eration of Lfibpr says "there must bo no equivocation aa to our position on any ques tion , much less ono of such Importance as Immigration3nd * < what doca the federa tion think ofltho proposition , made by those who profess fp ( favor restriction of Immigra tion In the mterest of American labor , to let down the bartjby ) annexation , to the entire mongrel Kanaka , Chinese , Japanese , Portu guese pauper- population of Hawaii ? Farming Inov ' i'liVadelplila Times. Now England farmers liavo emigrated to the more fortllo- lands of the west , and the New England ; population IIEB engaged In other pursuit ! } to a degree that makes a com parison of tug farming sections of Now Eng land In the present day with a half century ago show greatly to the disadvantage of the present. liltchflcld county , Connecticut , which con tains twenty-six towns , all but four of which are farm towns , furnishes a conspicuous Il lustration of the decline In fanning In that section. The population of the twenty-two farm towns Is almost the narno as eighty years ago and 3,000 less than forty years ago. Neat cattle have decreased In thirty years from 44,365 to 31,382 , and In value $1,577,815 to $580,732. or nearly two- thirds ; farm stock from 2,1C4,2 to 1,074- 433 , and the value of farm lands fully one- half , Tola does not Indicate that Now England la not prosperous compared with other sec tions , but It does indicate that as a fanning section tlto glory of New England baa departed - parted , OTIinil TiAiTDS THAN OUHS. An eminent statistician argues from the growth of the population ot the Ituxlan cm- plro which was shown by the recent consul of that gre t realm , that In twenty yoare from now the czer will have 175,000,000 sub jects , altogether n ldo from the possible ex- pnnalon of his dominions by the annexation of now territory. This \s \ nn extreme but not nn Impossibleestimate. . If n population of 1C5.000.000 or oven 170,000.000 had been predicted for 1917 It would have been moder ate. The smallest total Is quite enough to show what an absolutely overshadowing po- altlon awaits Hussli , unless changes now be yond calculation shall take place In Europe. Twenty years hcnco Germany vrlll not have over 05,000,000 people , nt the utmost. If there should bo no moro than 00,000,000 It would not bo surprising. At the end ot the same period , Franco will count less than 40- 000,000 , and Great Britain cannot exceed 47- 000,000 or 48,000,000. The white population of the whole British empire , supposing it to remain Intact so long , will surely fall below 70,000,000 , The chances are that 65- 030,000 will cover It nil. Austria-Hungary , If no disasters break up that empire , may have 60,000,000 Inhabitants. That Is an out- aldo estimate. Contrast the greatest ot these flgurea with Russia's 163,000,000 or 170,000- 000 , well assured , and the reault must be stunning , to rival and unfriendly powers. Dy sheer mass and weight of numbers the posi tion ot the czar's empire la rapidly becoming so commanding that there will boon have to bo a rearrangement of the balance of power In the councils of Europe. Before the next century passes Its first quarter there will boone ono power In the first rank and several oth- ere In another clnss bslow it In military re sources and Invulnerability. If it la true that the German government intends to establish not merely a Gorman naval elation but a colony Inhabited by Ger mans , on the Chinese coast , at Klao-Chau , the place for a descent upon the unsuspecting Chinese waa well chosen. The point where the German marines landed is In about the right latitude for settlement by Germans , and the region In the Immediate vicinity Is not very heavily populated. Moreover , the harbor Is excellent , and there Is room for anew now commercial depot there. But to think that the kaiser Is said not to have known anything about the plans for this stroke ot statecraft until after his foreign mlnlotcr had begun the n.ovement ! How can the greatness of the "War Lord" be properly kept before the world If that sort of thing late to go on ? * If It Is true that a French expedition on the way from the iFronch outposts In the Niger region to the Nile has been defeated and nearly exterminated by natives of the Soudan there will bo little regret In Eng land. The 'British ' advance up the Nile toward Khartoum has undoubtedly been stimulated by the fear of French competition for the trade and control of that part of Africa wlilcli now acknowledges tlio sway or the famous iMahdl's successor. Franco Is not disposed to let England establish a line ot British stations from the Mediterranean sea to the Capc-cf Good Hope , and the best place to break the chain by getting ahead of the English appears to be the region 'between Nubia and the source of the > Nlle. Just now a large part of that territory Is In the hands of fierce barbarians who do not like England , and It the French could cross the vast ex panse of territory Tietween their eastern posts In the Soudan and the camp of the Khallf-a before the latter goes down umlcr Anglo-Egyptian attack they might bother England a good deal If they could not ab solutely stop her advance up the Nile. For the sake of gaining time to finish with the followers of the Mahdl the British ofllclals In Egypt could hardly bo blamed for hoping that the French expeditions might encounter some serious setback and there will doubt less ibe little sypmathy there for the unfor tunate Frenchmen who are said to have per ished In trying to push forward the Hag of their country. * * The Immense Industrial expansion of Ger many has 'been ' accompanied and largely stimulated by a llko expansion of finance. The Doutsch Bank of Berlin , founded In 1S70 withapltal of $3,500,000 , has steadily enlarged tu scope of Its operations until , with more than 1,300 employes and a capital ot moro thaa $37,000,000 and an annual busi ness of considerably over $1,000,000,000 , It bis become ono of the great banking Icstltutlcns of the world. It la the most conspicuous ex- omplo of German financial progress , but It Is not the only cue. There has been a paral lel advance all along the line cad the ac cumulation of savings which Is going on U reflected In the 'Immense ' development of life Insurance , as Indicated by the growth In the assets of the life Insurance companion , which now aggregate $1,600,000,000. For some tlmo Germany has been England's most dan/- gcrous competitor In the markets of the world , but France and England ihavo hereto fore held well to the front 'In finance. It seems that there also Germany Is already pressing them hard. * * * Unless all reports from Russia In Asia are deceptive the czar's government has nmplo cause , la the temper ot hla Mohammedan subjects , for desiring to avoid a general European war or the outbreak ot now troubles In the Levant. Under exlsttag con. dltlons the Russian people have good reason for favoring peace aud wishing to postpone the carving of Turkey. There are about 12- 000,000 Moslems , as nearly aa can bo deter mined , in the Russian empire , and about 10,000,000 of them are In A la or on the border of that continent. They Include many nationalities and are widely scattered through a vast range ot country. Anything llko concerted'action between them would bo unprecedented , In modern times , and al most , if not quite. Impossible- . Therefore , they are less formidable aa possible enemies or robea ! than they might be If better united and closer together. On < the other hand , millions of these Mohammedans llvo In parts of the Hussion empire which are still re mote and difficult of access for largo bodies of troops. They are spread over so vast an extort of territory , and their natural means of defense are so great , that under the most favorable conditions the suppression of a general revolt would be attended by 1m- menee IOES of life and expense to the Im perial government. It would bo a long and tedious task for overs the tremendous rc- sourcea of the czar's army. * * The refusal of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers ot Great Britain to accept the terms of settlement proposed by the em ployers' association means that the great atrlko will go on to the bitter end , The em ployers decline- recede from their position respecting freedom in the management of their business without the Interference of the union , and emphatically refuse to grant the reduction demanded In the hours ot labor ; the engineers refuse to consider any basla of settlement which does not make concessions In thesei matters , and the result Is that the deadlock Is on again , and will probabi/ continue until ono side or the other Is forced to surrooler. The battle has waged many months now , end as 'Loth ' organizations are well organized and equipped for the struggle , It will probably laat many more months. The Indications are that the contestants will fight themselves to a standstill , and In the The ( loyal l the highest grade linking powder known. Actual testa show it goei ono- tlilrd further than any otlior brand. Absolutely Pure 'Hotu. vaunt powotn oo. , new YORK. mennw-hllo the bustaess of manutacUirlng machinery will In hrso ni ure IMVO Ore t Urttaln navor to return , and a great < lo l ot It will come hero. POLITIC vi. niiii.-T. Baltimore's new rruyor ha's received 0,000 applications for COO positions , That repre sents 8,500 disappointments. For the momnat bskonood , N. J. , Is the ctpltal of Grtater New York. Dick Croker Is there fixing the state. Alee several minor croakers. States eo disposed may learn something to their advantage , by studying Connecticut , where the treasury hts a surplus of rccelpta over expenses , Nine per cent of the vote cast In New- York atato last November was defective or blank. Only five counties In the state gave democratic pluralities. J. H , Carroll , recently appointed consul to Messina , Italy , la a descendant of Charles Carroll of Carrollton. and is Mid to be the only ono of the family who was ever a re publican. Having rushed foot ball out of the etatc. Georgia legislators now threaten to legalize poker as a game conducive to longevity. This means that howlca and grna will bo left at a. safe distance , Hev. Dr. Thcodoro LGuylor , the Brook lyn dlvlno , once wrote to Thomas Carlyle asking for on interview , end tecelvcj a characteristic note In rci > ly. H said simply : "Threo f. m. . T. C. " South Carolina's now constitution provides an educational suffrage qualtfic.itlon after January 1 , next. The voter must bo able to read and write to the satisfaction of the registration ofilccr. It Is regarded as an efficient means of disposing of the coloreJ vote. Jcro Simpson , It Is said , owing to a deal whereby ho agreed to keep out of the con gressional race In 1S98 , will retire from pub- lie life when hUj term expires. Charles Bucher of Newton is said to bo tbo demo crat who throw the democratic vote to Simp son laat year for the populist vote- next year. "The chair , " remarked the speaker of the Idaho legislature In a moment of excUomcnt , "needs no Instruction from this house. Tlio chair stands on Its own bottom. " In the moment of hilarity that ensued , the member from Klllman county \\as heard Introducing a bill to appropriate ? 10 to provide Jogs for the chair , A. I ) . Law ton ot New Bedford , Conn. , re cently wrote to Governor Leedy ot Kansas that ho had a $2 bill of the State Savings bank , which existed before the war , and asking It It was of any value. Governor Lcedy , on receipt ot the note , enclosed a money order for $2 and a letter , In which he said : "I trust you will tcmcnibrr that this redemption Is made under n popu list administration. Kansas never repudiate ? anything except aspersions cast upon hir character and her people. " Harlan Spencer ot Fort Springs , Ky. , linn never voted since 1SH. Spencer was almost a worshiper ot Henry Clay and when he wna nominated for the presidency by the whig party his friend hid aside his mill business and worked night and day for him. Never once did the > oung miller bellc\e that his hero could be defeated , and when the news of that event reached him ho was so do- ! guated ho vowed that ho would never again vote. Since then ho has had many tempta tions , but ho has never broken lib vow. At a convivial republican gathering dur ing the last Bcu'slon of congress a quartet of national legislators used to contribute to harmony and enjoymect. The four are now getting : Into trim again , and will doubtless be frequently hoard before adjournment. The Imperturbable Representative Qulgg of Now York will supply the soprano or high toner part ; Representative Towney of Min nesota , who began life as a blacksmith's ap prentice and lo now- regarded as one of the stanch legislators of that state , will supply the tenor the bassos " ' ' ; will be "Bob' Cousins ot the Fifth Iowa district end "Al" Cooper of the First Wisconsin. The holdover Chicago aldermen who are excluded by the law allowing aldermen a salary of $1,500 a year have resolved to provide themselves with secretaries at $1,500 a year each. The plan of the overworked patriots Is for the gentleman from the First to appoint as his secretary the gos-tleman from the Second. Then the gentleman from the Second will reciprocate by ap pointing as his secretary the gentle man from the First. This reciprocal plan carried through the list will materially improve the condition of the members who have been perspiring all too freely for $3 N night. Of course , the move Is unconstitu tional , but as Tim Campbell murmured , "what's the constitution among frlnds. " WHYl.Rtl'9 fc BLUFF. Kansan City Stars ( IcnorM Vcrlor .jwi th t , under curtain circumstances , hovoulM bo delighted to command a mlllUry cxpejl * ! tloo nRalnat the Unit * ! States , The UntttKl States would cheerfully consent to the Ar rangement. It there la a general in the world who cannot whip anybody , It Is Woy- le-r , IHiffalo Express : Qcncml AVeylor sajs ha woulit consider It his greatest Rlory to t k roramand ot a military expedition ngtiliiAt the United States. Most generals think ) their greatest glory Is attained by winning ciuntMlgn or successfully carting a war. Hut Weyler Is not of that common type. Hit Ide.i of glory Is to auumo a comma nil. Chicago Tlmes.Hcrald ! "t will consider It my greatest military Klory , " remarks llw. oral Weyler , In Madrid , "to take commaml of a military expedition against the United States , " Undoubtedly ; heretofore General Weyler lias found no military glory In wanIng - Ing war on women and ( tacking hosplus. ! If he- comes over to the United Stales In command of n hostile military expedition ho will at least find a grave and nil It ; tbrr * may bo some military glory In that. . V.VSJsIXti IM.KASA.VriUKS. Tonkers Slntesman : "Does my whistling Ol'turb you ? " "O , not In tinleast. . I'm imed to hc.irlnt ; men whistle. I'm n collector for a millinery house. " Vlillmlrlnhlii North Americans It wns ut nn nrti'i-noon leu ntul the crush wns flmply horrlit. It ceemcd trm iiothlns would P.IVO thf few men present , when ono quick * \ \ ltlciloinnn exul.ilined : "Ividlt-s ploao remrnibcr there nru Kentlenit'ii ' In the crowd ! " It % vn nil thnt prcseiveil the poor thlnjjs from iv horrible ftito. Chlcnso Test : "How do you know ho Isn't ft rolluBu man ? " "Uo hail two opportunities ) to say ' 'varsity'-while I < \ K inlkliiK with him iiml ho aidn't do It cl'.hcr time. " Detroit Journnl : "She ur es that half the not kl doesn't know wh.it the other Imlf Is iloliut , nnd she Is Klvlni ; her llfo to the inm-ltorntlon of thiit condition , " "Yi-3 , I rnn ru.tillly fancy tlmtoho Is dying lo know. " Washington Slur : "I know ono man , " pa lit tlio qulot young woiniin , "who la lIMcnuil to i\ltlr icnpcvt by both sides lAhcnevvr IK fpoi'.c : In consies * . " "Uo must have lot of Inllucnrel" " 1 hope ho has. He's the chaplain. " Chlonio Tillmno : T.ie noy ( Rinbblntr hln lint ) I think I'll go , ni-ucle. I've lieeti hero two hours and von hiuen't smiled once. The Mist ( still Krlm-vlMiiKinl ) Don't KO , Aioh'e. ' I'd smile nil right enough , only I'm hiving my ft out Iceth upholsteicd , In-U inwoll3 : Journ.il : "UiideMtnnil , " salil tie ! uu'ii with the IUTVIHM look , "that tlio fa'.hcr of Unit bo > lAho lo l his volcu tlirough nn .iccldciit on your load Is tjolng1 to bring ° " 1 luive hcnrd something of the kind , " said line i-oipoiatlon couusol. "Olt me on the Jury. 1 llviIn the B.IITI Hut with him. Hnvo for four ycnrs. " 1V1IV AM ) Kiln Wheeler Wllcn * In tlio Torum. I know not whence I cnmu , I know not whither 1 KO , Hut the fact stands clear Tli.it I nm here In this world ot pleasute mid woe , Anil out of the mitt and mm It Another truth shines plain- It Is In mypower Kaeh daj- and hour To add to Its Joy or Its pain. I know that the earth exists , It N nonp of my business may , I eannot llnd out What It's all about I would but wastu time lo try. My life Is a brlof , brief thlnjr , 1 am here tor a little sjiace And while I stay I would like. It I may , To brighten and better the place. The trouble , I think with us. all Is the lack ot n high conceit ; If each man thousht Howas - sent to the piot To inako It a bit more sweet , How soon we could gladden the wor4 ! > How easily right all wrong , If nobodv shirked And ouch one. worked To help his fellows along- . Cease wondorliifrwhy you came : Stop looking for faults and Haws ; Rise up today In your pridtj and say : "I amipart of tlio llrst great cause. However full tlu > world , Them Is room for an earnest man ; It had need of mo Or I would not be I am here to strengthen the plan. " Warm Comfort for For a boy a Reefer's the thing he can move about in it as he likes without restriction as warm as can be Prob ably no other house can show you the same variety of goods and styles in Boys' Reefers , Overcoats and Ulsters that we can. The lowest priced is the best for the money and the highest-priced is the best in the world We cannot lay too much stress upon the fact that we manu facture the clothing we sell , and guarantee it. And we tell the truth about it , too For men we have Coats that are heavy and those that are warm without being oppressive in weight If a good Coat is worth $10.00 as it certainly is We have them also that are just twice as good for $20.00. Whatever we charge , it is sure to be the best thing for the money to be had anywhere , Our Furnishing Department is head quarters for the latest fixings and fads for the men , Come early before they are all picked out. Open Browning , King & t&a * *
