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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1897)
THE OMAHA DAILY K nOSKWATKn , Editor. TUnMSIIED CVEUY MOUN1NQ. OP sunscnirrioNi D lljr n ( Without Sunday ) , One Year . JC CO Dftllr Uce end Sundnr , On * Year , . . . . . . . . 804 Hit Monthn , . i . 4 00 Ihrtt Months . 100 fiundny Hee , One Year . . . . too finturday n , One Year . . . 1 BO Weekly pee. One Year . , . Ci OFFICES ! Omaha : The nee IJullJlnrr. South Omnhal Sinter lllk. , Cor. X and 21th St * . Council Hlufrt ! 10 1'tnrl street. i Chlcdxo OlOcr : 3tT aiamber of Commerce. New York : lloomi U , II nnd li Tribune Bide. Washington ! tut Fourteenth Street. conitEsi'ONt > i.NCi : . Alt communications relitlng to ncw § and eJHo rial matter thould be addreued : To the KJItor. All l < un ! < si letters and rtmlttances should be addressed to Uho Dee I'uhllthlne Company , Omaha. Diaflt , check * , express and postofllce money orders to bo made payable to the order of the company. TUB UED ruuuanmo COMPANY. _ BTATKMIiNT OV CIRCULATION. Elnlo ( if Nebraska , Douglan County , ss. : Cleorsn 1J. Tzschuck. secretary of The lice TnV llslilnp Company , bcln ? Culy sworn , says that tht netual number of full ani complete copies of The Dally , Horning , livening and Sunday life printed tlurlne the month of November , 1807 , was as fol- Inwm Net tnlnt rnlrs 031.614 Net dally overage 21.153 _ ono. n. T7 : cmtnK. Sworn to tieforn mo nnd mitncrlhiM In my prejenp- ' this 1st day of December , 1S97. ( Seal. ) N. p. KBIT * Nolary Public. KHISl1 IT IlISFOlinTUB rUIILIC. The nKRrcintc onrrlrr delivery cir culation nf TIic nvmltip ; Ilcc t * rtoulilo Ilic tiKKri-Kiilo cnrrlor delivery circulation of Jhp Hvoiiliiir AVorlil- Ilornlil nuit innrp tlinii nix times Ffrpnter tliim < Iic HKKrcKitlu rnrrlcr deliverclrciiliitliiu of HIP Morning World-Hernia In Uninliii mill South Onmlin. TIip carrier delivery circulation of The ttvcnltiK Hop roadie * 7tm linnn 11 lie NiilinurllierM that nrp not roiielnMl liy < lie lOvoiilncr WirM-Homlil mill 7,01(1 miliNcrllicra Hint nrp not reached by llic .Morning World-IIcrnlil. Moro ( linn OnO cnrrlor delivery HiiliHprllicrM to TJic Onuilia I'.vc-nliiK Hep niiil Tim Oiniiliu Mornlntv llee nrp not roncIiiMl cither by the Morning " \VorIil-IIernlit or the HvciiliiKWorld - Ilernlil. It KOCH without HayliiR- Hint thp niim- Tier of coplon nf Th ? liveningIjee or The MornliiK II ee Molil hy dealer * mill nciTHliay * cxcccdr * hy n very coiinldcr- nhlp the number of Worlil-llernlil dnlllCN , in or ulni ; anil evening- , Hold by lcnlcrn nnrt nctvnliovM. December cnino In like a lion nnd goes out like a lamb. The Snlt Lake Herald remarks Hint thrice Armom-eil Is he who hath his wheat on hand. The mild weather la a godsend to the mechanics and laborers employed In the building trades. Tim old ydar is waiting nrountl today ns 1C wilting for somebody to give it a kick ; but It has been a , good year aftei all. It appears that the uncivilized frontier of Iowa is located In the center of the state. There has not been a lynching * Jn a border county for many long years. The managers of the Monte Carlo casino report a net profit of 97,500,000 for the year , notwithstanding the organ ization oC so many Kluutllkc speculative companies. The prospects with which Omaha will enter upon the now year were never brighter. The disastrous effects of the existing gold standard refuse to ma terialize In these parts. . The tax commissioner has succeeded In doubling the assessment of city prop- crty. To that action there will bu no serious objection providing the council will reduce the levy by one-half. A few short months ago John .Tcnklns was tt plain county commissioner , with not even a scow or a canoe at his com mand. Now his cable calls for Ironclads are promptly honored by Uucle Sam. The man and the ocea.-rfoii have mot. Illinois horticulturists want Nebraska fruit growers to m.-tko an exhibit at the State meeting of their association. Horticulturists ticulturists of many of the older states might learn valuable lessons from the experience of the Nebraska fruit grow ers. Missouri republicans are rejoicing be cause the party strength In the state , nil shown by the vote this year , Is greater ihatt the party strength In Iowa or Michigan and Is exceeded In only live states. Missouri Is au almost sure re publican state now. , With American gold mines producing the yellow metal In greater abundance than over before * and the total produc tion .for the year aggregating ut least $70,000,000 , Importations of gold con- Mum * . Over $11,000,1)00 ) worth of gold has been received In the United States from Australia since the first of last August. i If the Hoard of Education would look after Its license fund income as It should n new $10,000 school house could bo liullt every year without drawing one dollar out of Its ordinary fund. If the me.mbers of the board do not know how this can be done they can get the Hccret without price or reward by calling at this otllce. The Salvation nrnyddea of establish ing In every state what will bo called a "Hope Ilnll , " for tlw benefit of ox-con- vlcts , Is commemlnbJe and appears to bo feasible. Itvforinntory and corrective measures for convicts do not go far enough , The state's Interest In the con- vlct dues not end whou ho I released from Hio prison after serving a sentence. Tito Halvatlon army proposed to estab lish places of refuge whitro tins ex-cou- vlcto may flrnl a homo until they can get Into honest employment again. TUB OfMiUNO JTKAR. The year 1S07 inntlo generous contribu tions to history and as to this country will take Its place among the more mem orable years In having marked the ter mination of the long period of depres sion nnd the beginning of what promises to be an extended era of Industrial activity and business prosperity. The year opened with distinct evidences of reviving confidence , which grew as the country became assured of a change In fiscal policy , so that by the- time the new tariff act went Into effect there had taken place a very general restoration of Industrial activity nnd a larger cm. ployment of labor than for several years. The extraordinary foreign demand for our foodstuffs brought generous profit to the farmers of the United States and as a whole these were never In a more prosperous and satisfactory condition than now. The exports for the year arc unprecedented In amount , creating a large trade balance In favor of this country which has placed It far forward ou the road toward financial Inde pendence. The year has been free from financial disturbance , the stock of gold In the national treasury ami In the banks has Increased , the supply of money. Is nbundant for all legitimate purposed flnd there Is complete con fidence In the maintenance of a sound and stable currency during the term of the present administration. Politically , the most significant event of the year was the victory of the Tammany demo cracy In the Greater New York election. The state was also carried by the democrats , but no national Issues were Involved. AB Is always the ease In an "oft year" there was a reduced vote In most of the states where elections were held as compared with the preceding year , but the so-called "reaction" did not show the cause of sound money , wherever It was an Issue , had lost any ground. lu our International affairs the negotiation of the Hawaiian annexation treaty Is perhaps the most Important. The earnest efforts of our government to effect an agreement with the Uritlsh government for putting a stop to pelagic sealing were unsuccessful and that mat ter remains as before negotiations were Instituted. The government has care fully observed Its obligations toward Spain and the Cuban question has been treated bythe administration In the most conciliatory spirit. In no direction lias there been any impairment of the friendly relations Tjetwcen the United Stiles and other countries , though some commercial unfriendliness toward this country has been manifested by several nations , either by actual or threatened legislation discriminating against Ameri can products. In Europe the chief event of the year was the Cretan imbroglio and the war that resulted from It between Turkey and Greece a one-sided conflict that left the latter country humiliated and almost utterly crushed. The meetings between Kuropoan rulers , marked by an effusive display of cordiality , were made to ap pear as being in the interest of peace , but late developments suggest that there Is likely to bo something in reserve of the declaration of emperors theatrically' ' uttered at a .banquet table. The friend ship between France and Hussin has ap parently been strengthened nnd probably there Is a good understanding between Germany and Russia , but none of these powers feel especially friendly toward Great Britain. The latter power , how ever , Is so well prepared for almost any possible exigency that she exerts a potent Influence in European affairs , as she does also upon affairs in the far east , where highly interesting events arc taking place. It is very possible that what Is going ou in that quarter of the world will have far-reaching cense quences. In the Latin-American coun tries nothing of very great importance has happened during the year. Some of them have had the usual political dis turbances , but only local Interests were affected. This sort of thing is so com mon liv the southern republics as to ex cite little attention. Our neighbor re public of Mexico has been politically quiet and fairly prosperous during the year , though her prosperity was some what Impaired by the decline in silver. In all the conditions that make for civilization nnd for the betterment of mankind there has been progress during 1S.07 ami unquestionably the world is w.lser and better today than It was twelve months ago. A Colorado Is In the geographical center of the transmlsslsslppl roglon and is a sample western state. A few days ago a bank In the town of Brighton , Colo. , published lu the local newspaper a card thanking the patrons for their expres sions of confidence , saying , among other things : "Speaking of deposits they have increased 100 per cent during the yuar closing. I/oans have Increased SO per cent and cash resources over 100 per cent. The business for the year lias been most satisfactory and has far ex ceeded our most sanguine expectations. " This was in an old town fairly repre sentative of the towns of the western states. But prosperliy has not appeared merely in Isolated nnd far separated places. The banks of Denver , for Instance , are reported to have accumu lated a surplus of deposits which has now reached the nmaxlng and un precedented figure of $ : M,000,000. "A statement is now in course of prepara tion , " says the Denver Times , "which will show by actual comparative figures that the loans by Denver bunks have In creased more than r > 0 pur cent during the last twelve months , and that the decrease In the number of foreelosurcs during that period has been still greater. Hoports received by'the Denver Hearing house- from local banks In nil parts of the state bear out the statement Unit these gratifying conditions are not Iso lated or confined to any one section. " All this Is gratifying , not alone to the men engaged In banking and great flnan. clal enterprises , nor to the people of Colorado , but to all who prefer to look upon the cheerful side of llfo rather than upon tlio gloomy , all who believe that prosperity Is a reality and not a myth. What U time of the state of Colorado Is true generally of all the stntw of the truiiHiulssUslppI region. The year ISO" has beeu a good ycur un round , a your of returning confidence , a year of In dustrial activity and nf substantial ad vancement In commercial life. From the farms of Nebraska , Kansas and the Da- kotns , from the mines of Colorado , Wyo ming and Montana , from the factories of the cities dotting the plain , from the transportation lines that link together the trade centers , the reports are all of a splendid year. Nebraska congratu. lates Its southwestern neighbor , Colorado - rado , on the prosperity of the year. It Is n good time for congratulations nil round. 07/70 SKKATOlttATi CONTEST. The senatorial contest In Ohio Is again making a demand upon- public attention and as the situation now looks It will have very Interesting features. The supporters of Senator Ilnnua profess confidence that he will bo elected , but the opposition to him derides this claim and asserts that his defeat Is assured , Viewed from tills distance It certainly appears that he has n hard nnd uncer tain light on his hands nnd It would be hazardous to predict his success. There Is a relentless republican hostility to Mr. Ilanna , which is marshalled under the leadership of the former chair man of the state committee , Charles Ii. Kurtz , a politician of considerable In fluence. The Cleveland Leader says the opposition of Kurtz Is for personal re venge , he having been defeated for re election to the chairmanship of the state committee through the Influence of Mr. Ilanna. Probably this Is true , but there are other prominent republicans In oppo sition to Hanna for other than personal motives and these are making quite as bitter a fight against him as Is the ex- chairman of the republican state com mittee. Every consideration of political justice and fair play calls for the election of Senator Ilanna. lie was ciido'rscd by the state ocnventlon and he saved the legislature to the republicans , again demonstrating in the campaign his ability as a political manager. Every republican member of the Ohio legisla ture ought to regard it an imperative duty to vote for Senator Hanna. WHEIIE TUK JtKSl'ONSlDIHTY BESTS. The protests filed against applicants for license to sell liquor , who published their notices In The Evening Hoe , have all been dropped. That action was a foregone conclusion. There never has been n protest on the score of circula tion filed by the bogus claimant which lie was willing to back up because he did not dare lo assume the burden of proof that any paper he prints has a larger bona file circulation. Since the enactment of the high license law In 1SS1 there never has been n day when The Evening Bee did not overlap any other newspaper published in Omaha and Douglas county by thou sands of subscribers. For ten years after the enactment of the law and up to the time a controversy was raised by the most audacious Imposture , the dealers were allowed to print their no tices once each week for two consecutive weeks at the rate of ? 3.23 , although The Bee , had It been so disposed , could have forced them to publish twelve times in two weeks and made them pay the legal , rate , $115.23. In ten years tills conces sion to the dealers was equal to more than $20,000. It was only when the impudent buccaneer who , by the help of the reform police commission , has suc ceeded in holding up the brewers , job bers , retail liquor dealers and druggists , raised the circulation Issue when he had no ground on earth to raise It , that The Bee was forced to seek redress In the .courts. The decision rendered by the supreme court that publication In. . n daily paper must run for two full weeks was procured by and with the assent of the demagogue and monumental fraud who , while pretending to be In dignant over the raising of the costs of publication from ? ; { .23 to ? ia.23 , had Instructed his attorney to agree with the opposing attorney in the submission of the case which he was pretending to fight iu the Interest of his saloon and druggist patrons. After this decision had been rendered his rapacity was whetted to the point of desperation and the. imposture with which the annual blackmailing raids had been carried on was renewed. To avoid the disagreeable contention and turmoil , and to save the parties who were by law required to publish in the paper of largest circulation , The Bee has for the past two years allowed Itself to be cheated out of its legitimate In- come. In 1805 It paid the World Pub lishing company a bonus of $ , ' 1.23 for every liquor notice published In The Evening Bee. Last year the police com mission , which was hostile to The Bee , declined to tike any action on the ques tion of relative circulation because It was manifest that under the recoild su preme court decision' the Infamous juggle of combining two different papers under a fictitious name could not be sim- tallied. Confident of Its position as the medium of widest publicity in Douglas county , and the fact that Its rightful claims were admitted on all hands , the publishers of The Evening Bee took their chance of competing with the bogus claimant rather than to raise an other rumpus. The outrage perpetrated by the police commission tills year In declaring a paper that has no existence ns a legal advertising medium to be the paper of * largest circulation In Douglas county and the Hhameless levy of blackmail by threats and Intimidation have fenced the fight , nnd that fight , ns nil others in which The Bee has been engaged , will bo fought to n finish. The .responsibility will rest with the police hoard and the desperado who has used Its name as a weapon with which to extort $10 from every applicant for license , when ho knows , and every well informed person In- this city knows , that ho has no more right to It than ho would have had if ho had pointed a loaded revolver at his victim while going through his pockets. The Inevitable eonsequencc.s of the conspiracy to bleed 2T > 0 business men of Omaha will presently materialize In the courts. Liquor dealers and druggists who have deliberately Ignored the provi sions of the law , cither because thej have allowed themselves to bis coercet by Intimidation , or because they have been promised protection by the police board , will discover that thu promises of protection cannot bo fulfilled. On nnd nfter JntuiiW l , wheiv their liquor licenses expire , neither the police bonrd nor the chief of-iM > llce can suspend the law that prohibits the sale of malt or spirituous liquor'cither as a beverage or for medicinal "and mechanical pur poses without ji-Hcenso. Those who venture to continue the sale of liquor without licensesjtvlU do so at their own risk. The police may be Instructed to Ignore the vIoliiUbYJ of the license law , but any citizen hVs'a right to Hie n com plaint with tlie Mojfjee court , nnd If the complaint Is suppoVted by substantial proof the police judge has no discretion. Ho must bind ( lie jlonlor over for trial before the district/court for every single violation of the law. Upon conviction before the district court the dealer will bo barred at least for one year from re ceiving n license. The enlargement and Improvement of the street railway plant , contemplated by Its managers , are very gratifying , but we fear thnt they underestimate the task which will devolve upon them lu handling the exposition trnflic. Twenty now cars added to the equipment , even If they arc duplicates of the bridge motor cars , will not begin to fulfill the wants of the thousands of visitor * , let alone our own population. Twenty new cars added to one Hue would only put ten more cars running to nnd from the ex position grounds. But if these cnrs are distributed over three nnd four lines the addition to the equipment will scanly ; be noticed. Innsmuch ns the present equipment Is Inadequate for rapid transit on the established lines at the busy hours with the present volume of travel , how will It be when the trains arc in requisition every two or three minutes ? Tlie postal savings bank idea Is not popular in New York banking circles. That was to have been expected. Noth ing Is popular In New York banking irclos that does 'not ' contribute to the 'ratification of its digestive powers. The Xew York banking circles , which means ings , wore opposed to the postal money order system and every other conven- cnce thnt enables the people to dispense vlth mediums of exchange , which are 'resumed to be their exclusive prcroga- ive. If the New York bank circle would levlse some way by which thu hard- earned savings of the millions oC bread- vlnucrs could be guaranteed against oss caused by speculation , niismanage- ucnt or fraud there might be some ex cuse for their opposition to postal sav- ngs banks. . 1 Senator Lodge''ls ' I'o champion the bill for the purchase'qf the Danish West ndies , nnd It Ists'nidhc Is the author of hat pledge in 'the'republican ' n.-itloiial ilatform that th lsjjimls would be pur chased by the United States. The deal s a small one j tcr nll , involving noth- ng more that /proposal for the pur chase of n few Islanfls suitable for coal- ng stations on tlicroute , between the United States and. . Smith America. But he acquisition involves questions of na- ionnl policy thijf ; jjmist . be carefully velghed. i-i The death of'lllnton , the poet , author and engraver , at his honle In New Haven , Conn. , closed the citrecr of ono who had done more than any other to lerfect the art of wood engraving ami o show what wonders could be accom plished by the true artist with a block of wood and n. chisel. In this one branch of art the Americans stand with out n rival In the world. Why did the hold-up organ drop Its > retests against all parties that have lublished their notices In The livening : Jee ? Did not the Daily Hold-Up serve lotice upon all the dealers thnt no license would be granted to nnytbody who failed to drop $10 Into the blackmail slot ma chine. Tlie .western surgeons will hold a con vention In Omaha next year soon after the close of the exposition. It Is to be hoped they will not feel tempted to op erate on Omaha for n case of enlarged cranium. Omaha must bear the honors of the coming year with modesty. Niiy , Nny , I'niil-lne. 1 St , I'nul rioneer Vrctt. "Growlers to the rear. " says The Omaha Bee. We hadn't understood that Omaha was a prohibition town. SynoiiyiiioiiM TITIIIM , Indianapolis Journal. Ono of Iho femlest discriminations to niako IB that ( It cuiy there be ) between the Uuro- oean phraio "divine right" anil the Ameri canism "dead cinch. " AVliu AttUiMlHim to StnyT ClevelanJ I'luln Dealer. That renegade American who cays this na tion U a menace to International progress would nave himself considerable mortification by. reserving his opinions until ho placet himself over the ocean. In Hit * . \Hccniliint. Imllnnapolla Journal. From havlnK been regarded nt ono tlmo on the storm center of the Greenback and flat money craze , Indiana Is coming to bo recog nized cs the stron&'jold of Bound money cii.l curreny reform. The latter reputation should bo maintained and strengthened. Till1 HtiHilt Ilio Slime. ClevelaniJ I'laln Denier. The attempt to draw parallel between the cases of Major Andrp ; nd Colcnel Hulz doecn'l appear to result hnpjijly for the friends of Spain. Andre endeavored to communicate with a traitor and yas executed by the revo- lutlonlnta. Colonel Hulz tried to make a traitor to his cause vf , Colonel Aranguren and wen shot by the .revolutionary leader. It really seems to amount to much the same thing. _ llflliliiK ( lie MlnncJp'lls ' Journal. As a duty Incpoaejl by the tics of a com mon humanity , this nation will help the starving pccolo of Cutra end get from Spain only curse.i for Its benevolence. Tfoose chhalrous dsns uxpect , us to feed their starv ing , protect the Cuban coast from filibuster- lag expeditions , sing1 Hho prabcs of the Spanish Cuban polity Jand bear the torrents of vllo nbi'fio ponced upon us by the Spanish press. This state of affairs may last soma tlmo longer , but Madrid may be euro that thcro Is a limit to our patient endurance Vim I ilil UK I'i'rHoiiul I/ll > rrtlt > n , IndlanapolU Journal. Sleeping car wanagcrn arc asked to eject travelers who snore , government officials arc about to forbid newly-arrived passengers from Uurope to kiss their friends before cus toms business la disposed of , and now come t'.io authorities of Lebanon , Pa. , and forbid the trolley car emplo > ct to eat sauerkraut for the midday meal , because the odor of ttio viand Is disagreeable to the passengers Thla In Pennoylvanla-Dutch land , too the very liomo of ( sauerkraut. If such things as these are to go on , what is to become of ou boasted personal liberties ! > K CHI.VA. Stnkc thp llcnr In Plnylnir for In the Orient. NtW Tork Stin. U Is evident that In the present crisis China rcpmls Husgln no Us "groat nn < 5 good frJoml. " With Us customary semi-Oriental tnystory , Unsshn dlploir.ocy covers China -with a veil Impenetrable to the gszo ot the outct world ; hut cow nnd thon. n measure ncces- ! < nrlly radical discloses some part of the vnst piogrnm which doubtless was laid out nnd fixed long ago anil with Infinite deliberation. Such n measure Is the Russian demand that alt the Important foreign civil and military oHlccm and Instructors now In the Chinese service shall bo dismissed. To realize the radical character ot the change which this summons proposes , It U only necessary to consider the case ot Sir Uobert Hart , director ot the Chinese Im perial Maritime customs , whoso dismissal Is said to bo "half-promised" to Russia , Probably no foreigner has ever exerted so powerful an Influence , or has been clothed with such Important functions In the Chinese empire as Sir Robert Hart. A Brit ish subject and frankly loyal to hlo native land and Its material Intorcato , Hart for nearly a half century has been the confiden tial adviser of the Chinese government In nit financial matters ; ho tins not only organized the maritime customs machinery ot China , n vast nnd far-reaching system of assessment nnd collection ot duties , but his Influence has been potent In the adjustment of all the financial questions that hnvn arisen to dis turb Iho equanimity of the Imperial govern ment. The negotiation of foreign loans and fho collection of domeatle revenues have net Ibcrn consummated without his Intimate knowledge of their lctall , atd ) It Is safe to say that Che diplomatic policy of the Chin we government , so bnnilng > to the out- si ( Jo world , has always bcca to him an open book. That the process of Russianizing China flliould require the dismissal of 'this man from his pent. In which ho has exercised BO enormous on Influence , simply IllustrateIho thoroughness of iho change which China's "great and good friend" requires. In like manner the demand that the Ungllsh and German officers 'an.1 loutructora who are employed in the civil and military service ) f China should bo summarily discharged. Is another evidence of the coming of a new order ot things In China. English engineers have been employed In the building nnd equipment of railways , the opening of coal nines , and the regulation of customs slnco iho so-cnlleJ awakening1 cf China began to attract the attention of the western world. In the recent war with Japan , German officers were nuncrotisly and. actively em ployed in the Chinese navy , and to some extent -hoy : wcra also useful In the army. Under the circumstances their dismissal at the demand of Russia would discredit the ro- lortrd "understanding" between the czar and thp kaiser In all matters relating to China. Wo can readily understand why Russia. In ts Insidious policy In the Orient , should r - ; ard the presence of nrltlsh aids to the Chinese government as Impertinent nnd dan gerous. Ilut If It bo true that the czar nnd he kaiser hnvo agreed secretly to divide nnd conquer , Germany suiters nn 111 turn at the very outset of the joint marauding expedition over which William the Sudden has been lowing GO prodigious a fanfaronade. The Russianizing process , however , to be com plete , must needs Involve the neutralization ot German Influence In the Chinese govern- ncnt as well as that of the more subtle nnd pervasive Influence of Great Britain. How far this process will affect the ma- icrlal Interests of other treaty powcis than Russia , It Is not possible now to say. Of course , the conquest of China , whether forcl- Jlo or peaceful , would sweep away all treaty rights which other nations have secured from the Imperial government. But the sub stitution of nueslan , or even German , Influ ence for the Influence of Britain , need not mpalr those rights. It would be necessary 'or the treaty powers , among whom the United States must bo reckoned , to exercise ? reat vigilance durlug the process of trans- tcr ; but , so far aa our government Is con cerned , our business will be limited to n ircper care for the future safety of our exist ing treaty rlchts. It would appear that the attitude Into which Great Britain Is to be forced In China will bo humlllntlng to British pride. The Russianizing forces will substitute Muscovite dominance for English dominance. The work of more than a century of diplomacy and bulldozing will have been undone at a blow. The rest of the civilized world will look on with lively curiosity whllo these tremendous changes arc being made. Exactly what part the noisy kaiser Is to play In this great game docs not yet appear. Is It possible that he has been drawn Into a trap ? aiODlPIOATlO.V WIM * AOT DO. Why the lAimrantlnn Vroject Should lit * AlllltlllllllfMl. Detroit Free 1'icrti. Advices from Washington are to itlie effect that the administration has conceded the force ot the objections to the Hawaiian treaty to the extent of contemplating such mcdlflcatlon of the compact as 'will make the admission of the territory as a state Im possible. This amounts to a recognition of : ho fact that the remote Islands are peopled by 'classes that would bo a menace acid an embarrassment to the institutions of t'uls country. But if statehood Is now considered out of the question , why lake the first step in that dlrectlcn ? Annexation tinder any conditions will prove burdensome , perplexing and vexa tious. To depart from the national policy to such an extent Is to Invlto unnecessary and ceaseless trouble without a single compensat ing advantage beyond what the United States tas secured end can continue to realize with out annexation. Let us reMll Jefferson's prlnclolo concerning territorial acquisitions "Nothing should ever bo accepted which would require a navy to defend It. " This government has a perpetual grant of Pearl river harbor in Hawaii as a coaling amd naval satlon. Its paramount Influence In we Islands Is conceded. Commercial union will always exist because of prevailing and natural conditions that bind the archipelago to this country commercially. The country that ha.s been credited with a desire to absorb serb the Islands Japan lias disclaimed any sueh Intent , and has explicitly conceded the dominating Influence of the United States. No Asiatic or > European power has shown cny sign of taking a different course. The United States can have Its wlshoi concerning the Independence ot Hawaii respected without an nexation. Arid ns hog as the Interests of this govern ment will not bo conserved by the acquisition , why should the ambitious scheme of promoters meters , toeculators and contractors .bo per mitted to go through ? The treaty should bo modified but modified to death ! ; 11 1C It IT srSTIiir AVIM , STAM1. S | > OllH lIllllNTK IllluldllK A SI DIMiVnll. . ChtciRo Tlmi > 5-Heralcl. The threatened assaults upon the federal civil servlco law by congressional spoilsmen may possibly exlto the apprehension of the friends of the law In various parts of the country , but they have not disturbed the national civil service commission. The quadrennial wall of the place-hunter and the dlseomifUuro of the congressman who promises what ho cannot deliver are giving the commission no uneasiness at this tine. H Is reported from Washington that President Procter will ask for no now legis lation , The law Is complete In Itself. It leaves oil extensions lu the liands of the 7 > ri'sldcnt , and as the commission believes that the civil servlco law has an unwavering anl unflinching friend In the Whlto House , uho has already given practical demonstra tion of Ills fidelity to the 'merit system , thcro Is no need of asking1 any additional protec tion from the spoilsmen. Although -llr. Troctor Is amply justified In feeling Uiat the law Is secure and that tbtro are enough friends of the inrrlt sys- torn In congress to defeat all attempts to repeal or emasculate the law , It Is certain that 'the reassembling' of congress will lie marked by a. long , profitless and acrimonious debate on civil service reform. tilnco the beginning of the special session last spring twentyHiIno Mils Irivo ( been offcied In the house and referod to the committee on reform In the civil service , of which 'Mr. ' llroslus of Pennsylvania ls chalr- ir.nn. 'Bight ' of these bills have been pro- BO.nted since the beginning of the regular ses sion , and It Is altogether probable that tbo number will bo increase ! 'when , congress convenes after the holiday roceas , Of the twenty-nine 1 > \\a \ ] \ already Introduced seven ofthorn call for the repeal of the law , -while tbo other twenty-two provide tor nil aorta ot nmcndrnonti that am calculated to Tn Vo the most loopholes for the spoilsmen. Some of these amendments nifty bo adopted. Indeed , the president himself stated in his message to congress thnt some positions were In the classified service which should not ibo there , whllo many others -were not yet undar the law which should bo brought within Its provisions as soon ns possible. The civil service commis sion nnd the people test perfectly secure In the belief , however , that Any amcndmpnl which might "be " passed that socks to crip ple the law or destroy Its original Intent for the benefit of spoilsmen will bo promptly vetoed by the president. AA OMAHA MAN AIIUOAD. PrrrartnltiK Some ( Itircr Cnprrn In HIP Interior of WlnroitMlii. Milwaukee Kwnlnsr Wlfeonnln. There Is a real novelty In the wonder line In Wisconsin. A carefully prepared newspaper article Is published from Grantsburg , Uurnett county , which tells of nn astonishing dis covery ot copper veins In ( he country be tween Atlns postoffico In folk county and Nlqgor hill In Trade Lake town , Burnett county. The Corpcrvlllo Mining company l reported to have commenced the sinking of "a. shaft seventeen miles northeast of St. Crolx Palls nnd fifteen miles southeast of Grantsbuvp , and ten miles from the Minnesota seta state lino. " The desirability of this well denned location for etcher mining purposes Is admitted to Imve been demonstrated In nn en tirely original manner. It appears from the stoty of the CTrrospcndcnt that Rev. Mr. Fredln ot 0 trail a Is unable to walk upon ground which conceals mineral without feel ing a ticklish sensation In his right foot , which grows stronger presumably according to the richness ot the cie passing up his body , through his shoulders , lo his left arm. If ho has a wire In his bund the force pulls him to the ground. U la asserted , moreover , that those who have tried to bold him declare - clare that It Is more than man muoclo which struggles with them , while those who have witnessed Iho facial contortions credit the claim that ho undergoes great agony when o. discovery Is mafic. The remarkable powers of this Omaha clergyman were first noticed In Sweden nearly : cnty years ago , when ho traced the work- ngs of a developed mine simply by following his tickled feet. Some persons may not bo satisfied with the assurance that Rev. Mr. Kredln located ono vein twice on ono man's fUrm , offered Jim $15,000 for the pnpurty. and , after his rctural to sell , a company was organized to develop the mine. It will , perhaps , be asked How the man who utilizes his ticklish feet to discover minerals can tell whether It Is copper or Iron which Is concealed beneath. Undoubtedly curious minds will inquire wh.lt llev. Mr. Prcdln has been doing with hli feet during the twenty years slnco he dis covered their peculiar value to tfco world. Such persons simply have no appreciation of a good thing when It 1s brought to them , and are Ignorant of the resources of Burnett county In general and of Grantsburg , Burnett county , In particular. During a single sumner - ner season wo have kno\\'n ' the Grantsburg correspondent to give the world particulars of disastrous floods , of costly forest fires , of widespread drouth , of destructive prairie and cranberry marsh conflagrations , of ravages bv iiog cholera , plouro-pneumonla in cattle , nnd peculiar and unnamed fatal epidemics among : ho people , and wind up the season with n jualncss and crop report which reads like a fairy tale of prosperity. We , would not buy nutSi ccsper mining stock on the basis ot the : Icklcd feet ot cay peregrinating preacher , but In Iho Grantsburgcorrespondent Burnett county has the real wonder ot the newspaper world , who turns out a product as staple as war rumors or Luelgort trials , a miracle worker who abolishes time , distance and fast and utilizes nothing but cpace. T110UIIM3 IX Til 13 CHI.VA SHOP. Chicago Inter Ocean : Looking at poor old China ono can BOO what a uatlon comes to in these modern dayo cf civilization when It dorca't know how to-fight. The great powers of Europe are very much like a rack ot hungry wolves , whloh , as soon at ) one Is wounded and helpless , pounce upeoi him and tear him limb frcm limb , and feast upon him. i Now York Journal : Tile experience of the fifth century Is to be repeated -on a more extended scale. The outer birbarlans were falling upon the Chinese empire c they did upon Its Roman predecessor. An unwarllko civilization Is succumbing to assailants whom It despises , but whom It cannot resist. And aa at least four Roman emplrea cculd be cut out of China , t-he collapse trut wo are wit nessing is ono whose like the world has never seen before. Globe-Democrat : England and Japan are also sanding fleets to Chinese waters. The attempt of the big nations of continental Europe to Isolate Kngland will not be en tirely successful. England's desire , as voiced by her newspapers , for Joint action by the United States with her against Russia , Ger many and Franco will not be gratified , for the United Statee will stay out of the affair. With Japan en her side , however , England would bo moro then a match for the three olher European narlcus In a naval war. Chicago Chronicle : Not long since little Japan , n free trade nation , brought the celes tial empire , which Is even moro exclusive than the United States in the matter of trade , to Its feet. Slnco the task was accomplished U seems to be the mission of the so-called civilized world to dismember China as Rus sia nnd Germany dismembered Poland. If out of the scramble for territory there docs not arise a first-class , row it will bo a mar vel. When China Is smashed the bull nnd bear in the China shop may como to close quarters. Minneapolis Journal : Meanwhile China's rights In this 'whole business are not con sulted. China is absolutely > he1pless. If these other powers wanted lo restrain Rus sian aggression In the far Orient , they should have opposed her sclzuro of maritime Mtn- churia several years ago. That whetted her Rppctlto for the present larger extension of her lines. The keen desire to extend their foreign trade Is the underlying motive of all the current "European lang-grabblng In Africa and Asia. Their manufactured products multiply Into unsold surpluses and markets must bo had. Hand in hand they override savage nations or weaker civilized nations and force their civilization upon them and build up trade on the new area of human wants. Were It not for such aggressive drumming for new trade areas the continent of Africa would , today , bo but little known. Tlio partition of China lo ono lu whoso ad vantages wo should commercially share and our trade rights must ho conserved there. I'KIISIKYAI , JA.VIJ OTIIICIt\VISi : . Resolutions are not evil In themselves. It Is the maker who lacks the resolute quali ties. ties.Now Now York has concluded that It Is not necessary to < bc truly gcod In under to bo truly great. The pugs are barking again and firing dofls at each olher. Evidently the box ofllco shows n deficit tendency. This Is the oo.iEon which harvests a largo crop of paving material for a certain tropical region omitted from the maps. Buffalo reports handling 267,600,000 bushels of grain during the year , an Increase of 52- 000,000 bushels over 1S9C. The cereal Btory will ibo continued next year. A Brooklynlto suggests that the New York and Rroaklyn bridge bo renamml the Koch- ling brifge , In honor of the late John A , Rotfbllng , the pioneer successful suspension bridge builder. Chicago affects astonishment at the state ment that a St. Lrfmls man should dlo of a. yawn. Intimating that St. houlsana are ex perts In that lino. It was such 'humor Hiat Induced iRamoses to conceal his whereabouts for 3,000 years. The king of Dahomey1 , who betrayed Ills brother to the French In order to ascend thu throne , joes ; about his capital In a gorgcoua chariot , smoking Immense cigars and wear ing a prodigious Homan helmet. The Chariot Is drawn by the ministers of ntato. Prof. Theodore. Mommsen , the famous Ills- torlan , Is a man ct mnall , almost Insignificant stature , with long , snow-white , silky hair hanging down to his shoulders , and a frame almost emaciated , but bo stilt has the energy and power of work that ono might expect In a man. half bis ago. M , HanoUux , the French minister of for eign affairs , who has made a careful atudj of Cardinal Richelieu and his times , was recently permitted to eee and examine a number of contemporary documents la the office ot an old notary in Part ? . He con siders these papers a great llnd , OB they are cald to contain- all the "actes clvllles" ol the great prlett-stattuman. , iitm/r ron. ruf , Detroit Free. Trwus "I suppose you fwl you not nil you deftervrtl on I'hrlainuia ? " "Thank heaven , nol" Itullnnnpolh Journal ! "I fe-nr , " snld the rnnnnRcr , an the living skeleton B.U on mm. "I fenr thnt my curiosity has got the bo t of mt > . " Clilrnm Tribune : Mra. Artlnp Herc'n n story about a woman wtio hnd her BUmncli token out and still llvw. Mr. ' Your rich ArdupThat's nothing old uncle 1ms lived without n hcnrt for sixty years anil never mtssctl It. Tuck : "My love ! " all Diogenes to hli wife , OB the curtain toll after the first act of the tragedy , "I nm going out for n mo- incut to see an honest man. ' * Anil , although her beautiful cye al < l plainly , "I nm on to youl" 'ho heeded not , but went. IndUnnpolU Journal : "Speaking of re- llnloiH rite ? , " queried the Corn fed 1'hllos * opher , "did It over occur to the tnlmli ot nuy of you that thorp U a larsp. and loud cpnt iiKi-nt thnt thinks the chief rollglous V ° * nllinln& " 10 wl < ° ' ° slicolliiff t ? " Imtlnnnpol1 Journal : "HU InstvonU wore of you. " The prodigal fon-hi-lnw tried lo feel as flolrmn n. " he looked. MlRht I Inquire what they nvero ? " " \ou might , 'llo ' snld that If IIP could only get onp moro good kick at you ho would die Imppy , " New York Journal : "Ahnl I have found the meanest mini nt last ! " "What did ihrt ilo ? " "He's deaf and hn never told his bar- tier. ' , Brooklyn I.lro : Cnmlidnto ( addressing WyomingnmllcnccMy ) opponent talks very glibly ot his men's conscl.i roctl. Let mo tell him thnt whnt wo need In this country Is men's nnd women's conscla rectl. ( Deafening applause. ) Judge : "Johnson gave Twlgg a regular Bolng-over on Christmas cvo-calleil him every name ho could lay bis tongue to. " What did TulgK a.iy ? " "Smlleil sweetly nnd said : Thanks ; sum * to you , sir. ' " Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Docs she paint from llfp ? " "Xo , from a saucer , " Chicago Tribune : Stianger ( slipping him a pj.ver ilollar-l'ollceman ) , bore's : i little Chrlstmin ! present. Now tell me , on tha dead , where 1 can llnd n quiet little game eoliiR on , I'ollpcman ( pockotlni ; the dollar ) Thanky. sir. There Isn't nny qulut little game going on anywhere In town , Hlr. Boston Transcript : Mrs. Hymcn-T am afraid you do not think HO much of me , Charles , nn you usoil to. I can remember when you declared 1 was l.vortb my weight In gold. Mr. Hymen-Thai's what I still sny , but you must rememb ° r that you have lost of least twenty pounds the last year. THU CI.OSIM ; YIA , CJeorsrc IX 1'renllco. TIs midnight's holy hour and silence now Is : brooding. llla n gentle splilt , o'or The still nnd pulseless world. Hark ! on the winds The bell's deep tones arc swelling ; 'tis the Df the departed yonr. No funeral train Is Rwooplng past ; yet , on the sttonm nnd wood , With melancholy tight , the moonbeams rest , kike a paio , spotless bhroud ; thu air is stlrr i ] , . ? by n mourner's sigh ; anil on yon clouil , lliiU tlonta so still and placidly through heaven , Jllie spirits of the seasons seem to stand. \otiiio giprlnfr , Urlght Summer , Autumn's solemn form , Anil Winter , with his aged locks , nnd lircathe [ n mournful cadences , that come abroad Like the farwltulharp's "wild and touehlng A melancholy eilrgo o'er the deail years , jone from the earth forever. 'TIs n time 1'or memory and for tears. Within the Ocep , Still chambers of the heart , a specter dim. \\hosc tunes are like the wizard volco of time Heard from the tomb of ages , points Its cold And solemn finjjer to the beautiful And holy visions that have pass'd away , And left no shadow of their loveliness On the dead waste of llfo. That siim-ler The coffin-lid of hopp. and joy , and love , And , bending mournfully above the- - pals ' owoct 'forms ' that slumber there , scatters ' dead llowcrs O'er what has passed to nothingness. The year Has gone , and , with It , nniny a glorious. throng - Of happy dreams. Its mark Is on each * ' brow. Its shadow In each heart. In Its swift course It waved Its scepter o'er the beautiful , And they are not. It laid Its pallid hand Upon fne strong man , and the haughty form ts fallen , nnd the Hashing eye is dim. It trod the hall of revelry , where throng'd The bright and joyous , and the tearful wall Of stricken ones Is heard , where erst the song Anil icckless shout resounded. It passed o'er The battle plain , where sword and spear and shield Flasli'il In the light of midday and Ilia strength Of Herrleil hosts Is shlver'd , anil the grans , Green from the soil of carnage , waves above The crush'd nnd mouldering skeleton. It came And faded like n wreath of mist nt eve ; Yet. ere It molted In the viewless air , It hnralded Its millions to their homo In the dim land of dreams. Ilcmorsclcss time Fierce spirit of the glass and scythe what power Can rtay him In hU silent course , or melt His iron heart to pity ? On , Htlll on He presses , and forever. Tno proud lilrd , The condor of the Andcx , that can soar Through heaven's unfathomable depths , or bravo " i Tbo fury ot the northern hurricane. Ami bathe his plumage In tbo thunder's ho ore , I'urln his broad wings at nightfall , and BlnkH down To rest upon his 'mountain crag but Tlmo Knows not the weight of sleep or weariness. And night's deep darluiestJ has no cliuln to bind Ills rushing pinion. Revolutions sweep O'erearth , like , troubled visions o'er the breast Of dreaming sorrow : cities rlso and sink 1,1 ko bubbles on the water ; llcry Iwlca Spring. Mussing , from lrne ocean , and go back To their mysterious caverns ; mountains rear To heaven thcJr bald and blackened cliffs , and how Their tall heads to the -pluln ; now emplroa Gathering the Hlrcngth of hoary cntut d , And rush down Ilku the Aljiina-rtvnlanclio , Startling tlm nation * : and the very stars , Yon lirlKht and burning blazonry of God , Glitter awhile in their eternal depths. And , like the Pleiades , loveliest of their train , Shoot from their glorious spheres , nnd pass away ' To darkle In tho. IracklrsJ void yet Time- Time , thu tomb-builder , hold hlH Ilorca carprr , Dark , Htern , all pitiless , and pauses not Amid the mlKhty wrecks that strew hli path , To nit and mup , like other conquerors , / Upon the fearful ruin ho has wrouslitl 1 DVI.VC Y1U11. I - b S. K. KlFrr. j ! I have no ( par for the dying year , ' . No wreath of vain regret , To plure lAitli the upon the blpp That the world will soon forget . l > t hopeleBH others turn and KIIZO Hack on the fading past , ) And dull ngaln for blissful day * That I.MTU too nweot to last ' I linvo no tear for the dying yp.ar , That the world will eoon forget. I hnvn no tear for the dying y ar , No Hffh for yesterday ; Tim spreading future stretches clear , And Hope Htlll polntn the way ! Lot him for whom the eun has sot i Ilfinonn tbo fading i > : i t ; To him a wicatti of vain regret For days too sweet to last T have no tour for the dying year , Slnco ilopo tttlll points the way.