TIIEJDMAIIA DAILY BEE
B. HOSBWATim , Editor.
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Omaha , Diafta , check * , riprcss and po toTl ( <
money order * to bo nude payable to the order i
tlio company.
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ll-hlnc ( Mniiiaiiy , liclnB duly fworn.nys tlmt tl
actual nimil.tr of full nnd complete coplrs of Tl
IJ.ill ) ' , MornliiK , IZvenlnx and Sunday ih-o ptlntt
during Ilia inuiitii of December , HS7 , nan an to
lows :
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Pwcrn to liefntp me nnd subscribed In m ;
preufnre tills 1st ilay of Jonunry. Ifti ? .
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Nolnry Public.
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ilrllvrry clrrtilnllon of tinMornliu
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Tinoiirrlrr delivery clrciilntlon ol
Tin * Kvriiluiv Her ronolicH 7,1)1(1 ) linnr
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7IKI iiili.ioi-lliri-K Unit lire mil readied
liy Uio Mi.rnliuv WiirlU-IIcrnlil.
More tliaii IIOO enrrler deliver }
HiiIi.ierllterN < < > The Onialiii Kvviilnt !
Ilee anil TinOiniiliii MorningItee tire
not reaeheil eltlier liy the Morning
AVoriil-IIoraltl or the KveitliiK IVorlil-
Herald.
It proeM trillion ) Haying ; thai the mini.
Iier of eoples iif Tim Kwntuts lice or
The Morning : Hep Noltl hy dealers anil
neivnhoy.s c.-vceeilM liy n very coiislili-r-
iilile the iiuinlier of World-lleralil
dalllen , iniirnliiK anil evciiliif ? , solil 1 > >
tlenlert nnd IIIMV. > I > IOYM.
Mim nro flnnlly l > i > ; ; liiiiiii to realize
thut K < iliiK on an ollieiul Ininil In Xc-
liraskn Is not muroly a ii
fonnnlliy.
C'lilcn o railroad that llrst ab-
Borlw the bridge arbitrary will ln tlin
road that will have tlio best claim to
the bii.slnowsi of Onialiti shippers.
Kiiij ; Al-Sar-Hon bus Incorporated
under the laws of NobrasUti. We believe -
lievo this Is tin ; only example of Incorporator -
corporator ! royalty In these parts.
Kentucky reports the advent of tlio
cyclone season. Since politics became
so dreadfully ndxeil In the old common
wealth even the seasons are awry.
Much of ( ho congressional talk about
the civil service rules Is intended for
the comfort of disappointed ollleescek *
ers or those who are destined to dlsap >
pointnieiit.
Ciuncrnl Weyler has predltted an
armed conflict l > etweeii the United
States and .Spain. Tills would doubt
less be u distinct help to him In hiding
Ills unsavory record.
After all , public opinion appears to bo
a living force in Ohio , much to the chii
Krlii of the popocratic schemers and the
traitors who bargained with thorn for
the betrayal of the republican party.
Governor I.ee of South Dakota prom
ises n superb exhibit from that state at
the exposition' . South Dakota Is 11 live ,
progressive state mid is not Koint ? to
let any opportunity escape to push
to the front.
tlrms Intending to establish
themselves In Omaha during the pres
ent year will do well to make haste If
they want to got -suitable locations In
the retail district. The good places still
available are becoming fewer day by
tiny.
" Itemember that the district court for
Douglas county IIIIH declared that The
Onialiii lOvenlng UIHJ Is the paper of
largest circulation and entitled to the
publication of all notln.cn 01 application
for license to sell liijuor In Omaha and
Douglas county.
I.Ike parent , like child. AVIiciv 1110111-
lers of the police board show open dis
regard for both tlio law and their olll-
clul oaths , members of the police force
may be expected to display equally
small regard for discipline and orders
from thelimiporiors. .
When democratli ; newspapers go out
of their way to praise a republican the
character of his services to the opposi
tion needs no explanation , It will 1m
noticed that the. democratic press can
not praise Mr. KuiT/ too much for his
political dirty work in Ohio.
Nebraska fruit growers will hold their
suuiunl meeting this week and show
what they have done In HIP way of
producing marketable 1'ruIt In the wtato.
Horticulture in Nebraska is not an ex
periment and it Is deserving of much
' * " greater attention tluin It has over re
ceived.
The Iowa sugar beet experts report
that the lH > ot sugar Industry would
prove prolltable In nearly every county
of the state. With this assurance capi
talists ought not to delay long In tlio
matter of establishing factories. If
any thing IB to'bo ilouu for this ycur It
in out bo Uuuo
IS OUll PtlOSPKHITr
At tlio nnnqnct glvnn to Wllllrun .to
nlngs Itrynti on his return from Mo.xli
by a Bo-rallcd Traveling Men's nssocl
tlon , 0110 of the toasts on the progra
was , "Prosperity ? " Tlio Inference I
tended to bo conveyed by the questlc
mark was plainly thnt the prosper ! !
which the country now enjoys is deli
slvo and Ilctltlous.
While sneering nt prosperity tun
elicit applause at a banquet In liont
of a man whose political capital consls
oxcluslvely of distress and calamity ,
Is amazing that any man or set of me
professing to be Identified with con
incrclal travelers should call In questlo
substantial Improvement In busline
conditions that has taken place In tl
United States within the past twelv
mouths. Nothing but the 'most arrai
demogogy and deliberate Intent to creat
false. Impressions could havu Inspire
the Interrogation mark after the pro ;
purity toast.
No class of people lias had morn cor
vlnclng proof of the revival of pros
perlty than have the commercial \ \
tilers. No other class of wage worker
was lilt so hard by the Jlnanclal di
pression tlmt followed the crash of IS ! )
and no other class Is now enjoying ;
greater share of returning prosperlt ;
t.xceptlng possibly the farmers of th
great corn and wheat bells. Wlthli
the pnst six months thousands of coin
merclal travelers who had been Idle fo
years have been called buck Into aetlvi
employment , and the highways and by
ways are fairly swarming with drum
mers who arc taking orders , not morel.i
for articles men eat , drink or wear , bu
for luxuries which were entirely mi
salable' a year ago.
In the faceof these well known fact :
It was not only an insult to the commoi
Intelligence of the people to .decry tin
existence of prosperity , but an airoclou.
libel upon tlio traveling men of Ne
braska to make them father such i
stupid insinuation. It may do for po
lltlcal mountebanks of the ostrich brain
to call In question the Improvement h
business conditions , lint honest am
Irutlifiil inon of all political creeds inns
concede Hint the people , of the I'nltei
States as a whole , and the people o
thin state mill .section in particular , hav ;
substantial and Indubitable evidence ol
the arrival of better times.
ItKT.iLIATWX AttAlXS'f WtAXCK.
The recent manifestation of Kroncl
commercial unfriendliness toward tin
Unlletl States has not unnaturally
dnced a feeling thut It may become nee
Dssary for this country to retaliate. A
bill introduced in the house by Hepro
sentative Helknap of Chicago points ii
this direction , having been prompted bj
the plan of the French government h
regard to American moat products. Tin
dispatches furnish no information in re
gard to the details of tills measure
merely stating that Its effect would IK
to give tlie trade of Germany , Italy am' .
England important advantages over thai
Df France.
It has been the policy of the Frencl
-joverninont to exclude all pork products
nnd according to the latest information
the effect of this policy has been to st
stimulate pork production that France
Is on the eve of becoming a pork-ex
porting country. It Is also said thai
France is no longer desirous of antag
sizing America in this respect and thai
: i decrease In the duties on pork may be
'xpected soon. M. Mellne told the
Chamber of Deputies a few days ago ,
iddressiiig himself especially to the
r.ltra-protoetionlsts , that France needed
American market and Intimated that
eclproclty would be desirable. A Paris
lispateh says : "It would appear that
ifter the elections the Washington gov-
rnmeiit will nnd that Its efforts to ox-
: end trade between the United States
ind France will be met with a much
uoro conciliatory spirit. " As Is well
cnown , negotiations looking to a'reel -
miclty agreement between this country
mil Franco are now pending and the lit-
erances of the French premier Indicate
in earnest desire on the part of that
; overnment to reach an agreement.
In view of this It Is not "likely that
longress will be disposed to adopt any
otallatory legislation and probably the
) I11 was Introduced merely by way of
varnlntj to the French tariff coinmls-
ilon , which proposes to increase the
atea on ixirlc. If it bo a fact that France
s producing all the pork .she needs and
nay become an exporter , it can make
10 very great difference to the United
states whether the tariff rates nro In-
Teased or not. What we should have
ust reason to complain of would be ills-
rlmlnatlou against American meats and
vo do not understand that anything of
his sort is contemplated.
N AND O/IG.V.
Secretary Gage has Intimated that he
nay reply to so much of the. speech of
ilr. Itryan at the' Jackson day banquet
n Chicago as referred to the currency
lolloy of the .secretary of the treasury.
Mn > country would road with inteivst
nything which Mr. Gage might , say on
his subject and there can be no doubt
hat he is fully capable of answering
Ir. Hryan In a way entirely creditable
o himself. IJut Is It worth while to
o to the trouble of doing soV Is there
nything HO really important In the as-
ertlous and assumptions of Hryau'n
peoch as to Justify Secretary Gage In
liking his valuable time to answer It ?
Let us brletly refer to some of its
tateinents. Mr. Hryan said the gold
tamlard was adopted hi the United
tales without any party over asking for
t , Indicating the year 187. ! as the time ,
f Its adoption. The gold standard was
stablished In this country more than
Ixty years ifgo , when the democratic
arty was In control of the govern-
lent with Andrew .Jackson president.
Ir. Hryan said that In the election of
SSMI , IK ) per cent of the voters rugls-
. . rod their opposition to a single gold
landard. Kvory Intelligent- man knowa
mt this Is not true and that on the con-
ary a largo majority of the supporters
f the republican candidate * favored the
old standard. Mr. Itryan repeated his
sual platitude about the destinies of
te American people being In the hands
f foreign financiers , unmindful of the
ict that this country is today in a po.-ti.
on of llnanelal Independence , with an
ioniums trade balance In its favor and
1th money loaned to "foreign Jinan.
clers to the Amount of more tlinn $ U
000,000 , according to the most con.vrv
lives estimate.1) . This money Is lonn
in London anil InHerllji because It coi
mauds nt those financial centers
higher rate of Interest than can be o
lalned for It In the financial centers
the I'liltcd Slates , whore tlio supply
money is in excess of the demand.
Mr. Hryan asserted tlmt republic !
policies had failed to bring relief to tl
people nnd ho cited as "evidence of th
the condition of the Now Kngland cr
ton Industry , In which a reduction '
wages has been made. Kvery Intel
gent man knows tlmt labor Is better or
ployed In this country now than f <
several years and that In nearly all I
dustrles It is better paid than a yei
ago or during most of the time undi
the operation of the tariff law whlc
Mr. Itryan had ! a part In framing. Hi
what of the Now Kngland cotton Ii
rtustry ? Simply this , tlmt the rapid d
velopinent of the Industry in the Pout !
with cheaper labor and longer hours
work , placed the cotton manufacture ]
of New England nf a disadvantage an
the only remedy , was to be found I
lowering wages , but the mills that ill
not feel southern competition made n
reduction. Moreover , there 1ms bee
overproduction of cotton and inanufai
turers have for some time made n
profits. The employes very generall
recognize these conditions , with whlc
the tariff has nothing whatever to do.
Mr. IJryan has rarely made a weaki
or more inconsequential speech tlia
that In" delivered in Chicago last Sa
uiday , though in Its spirit it is an ei
tirely characteristic production.
Tllli CAl'SK Of' ' IIIMKTALLISM.
The monetary commission readied th
conclusion thut the cause of Intern !
tlonal bimetallism is hope-less. Accort
ing to Senator Chandler , who yestordii
had an Interview with President Mi
Klnley. the president still believes tlia
International bimetallism may be accon
pllshed and it Is his Intention to agal
send commissioners to Europe to reiHM
negotiations when the conditions ar
favorable. If this correctly states th
position of Mr. McKlnley it will be ver ,
disappointing to those who think tit
agitation of this question not morel ,
Idle , but harmful.
Upon what the president bases th
hope of successful negotiations for international
tornational bimetallism Is not easll ,
seen. Mr. Chandler's statement. Implio
that there Is an expectation that th
India mints may be reopened to Kllvei
but if there Is such an expectation i
will Inevitably be disappointed. Thei'i
is undoubtedly an anomalous llnaucla
dtimtion in India and the London Time
recently said that the monetary sjvsten
of that country must either be placet
squarely upon a gold basis or tlio mint ;
reopened to silver coinage. There cai
he no doubt which one of those alterna
lives will be adopted. The Indian gov
L'rnment has declared in the most posl
live terms against reopening tlio ininti
to silver and some of the great biisinesi
organizations of India , among them tin
Bengal Chamber of Commerce , havi
petitioned for the adoption of the goh
standard. The Hritlsh government can
not reasonably be expected to disregan
these views , nor will It do so. It 1 :
therefore entirely safe to say that tlu
u-ause of international bimetallism wil
et no help from India.
Is there any promise of help in anj
ither direction ? The advocates of in
lei-national bimetallism rely much upoi
France , but there Is little substantia
reason for doing so. The French gov
3rnment Is willing to join In a confer
> nco to discuss the question and that 1. '
ill It has really proposed to do. It wil
H > governed in Its course by the attl
.udo of Great Britain , just as will Ger
nany and all the other European conn
rles. Some of the ablest financiers anil
) olltlcal economists Jn France are op >
) osed to International bimetallism , pro.
louncing It Impracticable , and the oplir
on of those is qultei as w.eighty and liv
luential as that of M. Mellne and other
) lmetallists , who arc more or less in-
luonced by political considerations ,
there Is no evidence that the great
Inanclal and commercial Interests of
franco desire bimetallism , the demand
'or It coming chiefly from the agrarian
ilement. Tills has influence with cor-
aln politicians , but the interests which
vant the gold standard maintained are
[ idle as potent. There was really noth-
ng encouraging In the assistance which
he French government gave the Amerl-
an commission.
The fact Is that the gold standard Is
uoro firmly established In Europe than
iver and no effort this country may
nuke will disturb It. The great coin-
iierclal nations have built their financial
mil business affairs upon a gold basis
.nil there they will stand. Even ICussIa
las adopted that standard. Such being
ho case nothing but failure , more or
L SS humiliating , can como from any
nrtlior effort on the part of the United
itates to promote International blmetal-
Ism and abandonment of It will be In
he Interest of our financial peace and
relfaro.
The popoeratlc- wiseacres profess to
avu discovered the reason for the
iiilnro of the Klngerly bunk in Phlladel-
ihla. They say It is because Mr. Sin-
erly's newspaper opposed tlit > un-
imlted free coinage of 1(1 ( to 1
liver dollars. As Mr. Singorly's news-
aper , however , was the ona prop-
rty that kept paying him dividends
11 the time and Is the asset from which
lie creditors expect to secure payment
i full , the popocratic wiseacres are on-
itled to another guess.
From a number of western towns have
Minn reports of decreased grain ship-
lents last year as compared with the
rovlous year , diviplto the larger crops
ml bettor prices. In the most of these
ises Increased live stock shipments are
Iso reported , which shows tlmt the
M'storn farmers have been learning
> mo valuable lessons In cattle feeding
i recent year.s.
A bill will bo presented in the Iowa
'glslature ' early in the session requiring
mt "the American experience tables
f. mortality and expectation life tables
n Included in the arithmetics used In
10 public schools of Iowa. " The next
will be a bill requiring every person
treat with Vesjietjlflil consideration eve
Insurance ngent wh'o ' desires to expla
tlui advantagesmf Insurance and
' listen patiently nnjl cheerfully to (
Insurance proportions.
Not n word ItvlliRt appech on novrr
incut by Injunction iihout tlio Injunrtli
lirocnrcil by lift" 1'nkery man to in
vent lilmsolf fnfin'JVronkiiiK ' ills contrn
to si > ll cdltorlnl.lipltj-c to till * republic.
caiullilnto for ( iwiinnor In ISO ! for ii :
nwalnst tin' iloiiibijjiftlp candidate' , wlio
I ho was pri-toiiii'ijjji. to support. Wl
such profound , 'jjflc'hcp ' on ono of tl
most illsjrncoftiln < ! xiuiipK > s of HIP I
Jiinctlii ) ; buslni' ' . to bo found In si
Judicial history ?
Edgar Ho.ward , the Papllllon pop
cratlo statesman , while rejoicing I
the prospective punishment of En
lu'zzloi" Hartley , laments the fact tin
his accomplices and bfiiellclarles luu
not also the penitentiary staring thei
In the face. Does Edgar want to st
the proprietor of the 'local Bryan orga
placed In limbo for enjoying the Hunt
clal favor of Mr. Hartley at the o :
poiiso of the state treasury ?
The project for a great trausmlssli
slppl teachers' convention In conjuui
tlon with the Traiisinlsstsslppl Expos
tlon Is to be pushed through wit
energy and determination to nmke it a
unqualified success. Kverybody lute ;
estcd In the exposition should ci
operate with the committee In clmrp
to bring It to the favorable attention c
educators of all classes in tlio Iran ;
Mississippi states.
What excuse- can the police offer llqur
dealers and druggists who obey the hn
and pay their license money , for allovi
ifig others Who have failed to live ute
to the requirements of the law to so' ,
without a license of any kind ? Wlm
is sauce for Uio goose should be sane
for Hie gander. If. the law Is to bo ei
forced at all it should bo enforced wltl ;
out favor ordiscrimination. .
It is pleasing to bo Informed that Hi !
Oldhnin Is a llxture , not only for nex
year's .Tacksonhm feed , but for all .laeli
sonian feeds to como. II is to be hopeil
however , that the program committee
of the future will see to it tlmt the inos
brilliant orators are located on the Us
of speakers in places where they can b
relied on to emit their most clToetlv
effusions.
Tin plate statiAtlca are no longer at
tractive to the deniilcratlc politicians
Tlio production-of'tln'pliito in tlie Unitei
Stales last year sho\ved an increase o
ir > per cent as compared witli the yea
IS'.m , and four-liftlis | of all the tin pin It
used in tlie United Spates was made h
American factories1 which the democrat :
said wore foredoomed to failure.
rn i
A. llncl 'Coiiililnatlon. '
Cour/qriJoutnal. /
If Senator Stewart ivoro not subject ti
auch nlghtmare.3 alli.ttoa year his latest \voul (
warrant the eusptcjen Inat hla New Yeir egg
nog was made of very bad whisky or very bat
eggs , If not both. ' ! ' '
Miicolii > ! < ) u n in i- lit for
Globe-Democrat.
The bill to appropriate ? 50,000 for a statui
or Abraham Lincoln on the flelJ of Gettya
burg will bo passed by coivjress this ces. lai
It waa there Mr. Lincoln delivered a brlel
oration that will vibrato around the world as
long as men are willing to battle for rlghl
a < nd liberty.
IVelirankn at I.on
Springfield Ulnss. ) Hrpubllran.
Dollnquem taxes accumulating since 1895
are being paid up In large amounts In Ne
braska , and the payment of the last yoir't
taxtw < ls fie prompt and general as to excite
remark. The same report comes from Kansas ,
Let us hcpo that thrse obligations wilt soon
bo cleared away , cad that the prosperity ol
thcfio states .will speedily overflow Into the
cotton gooJs morket.
Kdiicntlnii mill' the Oarrolc.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Itepubllcan ,
\Vhllo trying to squeeze- the life out of a
Httlo ladcpcndcnt oil concern In 'Boston ,
which commands the symiwthy of the entire
public not In monopolistic chaliu < , Mr. Kock-
ifullcr sends another check for $200,000 to the
lirealdent of Calcago university for the cause
at education. Mr. Rockefeller Is a confusing
sort of man.It Is of Interest Ici this con
nection that a Brooklyn stock broker testified
the other d > ly In a civil action before a Duf-
[ ale surrogate , that during the lat-t ten years
Standard Oil stock had brought rugular and
jpoclal dividends aggregating 32 per cent an
nually.
A Sample
Boston Herald.
A Tloston phys'jjloa who formerly occupied
he two positions of medical examiner for pen
sion , } a/ul for positions In the Beaten police
ml flro departments was called upon to cx-
nn hi o uu applicant for appotatmcut to the
> ollce force. The applicant testified that ho
was ablebodlcd In every respect and had
icver had a sick day In hi * life. Subsequently
: ho same ir..u ' appeared before the board of
iiecllcal examiner ! ) for pensions as an appll-
: ant for an Increase of his pension , and ho
ratified that ha was a physical wreck and In
capacitated fcr work on account of his physi
cal Infirmities resulting from fill services In
.ho war.
'I'lie Aliiiniltmee of ' .Money.
Oljlio Democrat.
It Is easy to understand the reasons for
IIP great abundance of money In western
lanks which Is reported In the dispatches.
financial confidence was restored by the
iverthrow of the Uryanltes and the ncccs-
lon of the republicans to power , The safe
Inposlt vaults and tliu other receptacles In
rhlcli cash was hlililcn during the panic
; ave up their hoards of/ money , and It went
o the banks and pasectliinto trade channels ,
'ho business activity > vhlch came At the
amo time and the/ advance In prices of
; rain enabled the farmers to pay off their
ebts and accumulate a llttlu surplus , and
hU went to the 'banks. iThus the west Is In
far bettor financial/ condition at this
iiomont than 'It ' was : before at any time in
ho last half dozea.ycajs , mcnoy Is plentl-
ul , and everybody -takes a hopeful vlo\v of
lie situation.
Treatment fur Jurymen.
Chicago fli'roiilcli1.
The Thorn Jury In' Lonff Island 'City ' may
o the cause of glviilK that arcbmiirderor a
uw trial , H has , l > cen proved that In the
tno < duys of their service this jury con-
umcd several hundfda'ilollars' ' worth of wine
nd cigars , besides lOtnnlng up a largo Lili
an ! account and also accounts with bar-
era and bootblacks , On Thanksgiving day
lone- the jury managed to consume nearly
100 worth of wlno and cigars , besides ap-
arcntly playing billiards most of Uio day.
'his ' U going to the other extreme in a
Diction from the custom of locking up
.tries In bare rooms and fcpJlng them on'
read and -water until they reached a ver-
Ict. The truth scema to bo that In mcdern
dmlnlstratton of criminal law the authori-
es are not agreed an to what ls duo to tbo
icmbcrs of a Jury as citizens and at the
line -time as court officers. There la aIde
Ido margin between compulsory bread and
ator and 'baro floors and a prolonged Jo-
auch and luxurious rlct , as ( u the Thorn
ise , and a llttlo common sense on tlia part
r the authorities should enable them to dls-
ivor the middle erouud.
v * niiioiir
Detroit Ffco Press ? Indications mtiltlf
that 1R9S will bo all right Industrially o
commercially. The lift up that begun In t
hit hnlf of the year thit Is gone promt !
to continue. The Improvement may not
a * , rapid as the Impatient might here ' <
but It seems certain that It will contlm
The commercial report * are encouraging.
tone of confidence Is reported , with Inrrco
Ing activity In many Industrial lines , and t
resumption of activity In others. Lant yr
is declared to bo the best ever definite
known In failures.
Chicago Chronicle : Dun's weekly rcpo
that the commercial failures In 1897 n
only fell off to a greater dcgrco than n < i
year since 1S92 , but thnt on the wliolo tl
ia.n year waa the best over definitely knov
la the record * of commercial security. <
the new year has begun with abounding co
fldcncc In all classes of merchandising ,
fallows that nothing bat rank spoculatli
and Inflation will grevcut 1S9S , from makli
nn even better record ttan last year. Tl
country seems to at last have takt a frc :
grip m prosperity , hi the natural cycle i
alternate loss and gain , and this rencwi
health has bccti airoly proved to have con
tu the national life In aplto of rather tin
u.i a rc-sult of Uio political medicine men.
Kansas City Star : The trade reviews fi
tlio llrst week In tlio now year generally ri
fleet an encouraging condition of busliies
Especial emphasis Is placed on the tlrm coi
fldcnco of business men that 1S9S IB to be
year of activity In trade and Industr ;
There seems to bo no doubt or uncertainty I
any line , except that of cotton mauufactui
Int' , tind even In that the outlook hna bee
Improve * ! by nn Increase In demand fi
goods. The first week of the now year lit
lirought Bomo largo now orders to Iron mam
facturcrs , who are already worked almost I
their utmost limit of production , except 1
the case of these not equipped with moilcr
machinery. The number of men employed I
factories In this country now Is many hui
Ired thousands greater than a year ago , or t
any other time since 1S92 , and the workln
forces are steadily growing larger. There 1
tnoro general prosperity among farmers tha
for many years past. All staple farm proi
nets except cotton nro materially hlghc
Lhan they were a year ago and nt the sain
time farmers have ample supplies of nearl
everything to sell.
Chicago Times-Herald : The mercantile n
Iiorts Indicate that the year open
with a tone of confidence pervail
Ing all departments of trade and Industr )
The failures for the year 18D7 , in splto of th
General depression and stagnation wit
which the year opened , show the smallcs
defaulted liabilities of any year since 18D :
'Even ' In that year the failures during the las
half averaged liabilities of $10.177 per failure
while In the last half of 18D7 the average wa
only $9,50.1. The returns by branches of busl
ness show that In fifteen out of twenty-elgh
classes the failures were lower than In an ,
previous year of which there Is record. Wlti
the advent of nn administration pledged to ;
definite settled economic policy nnd to th
maintenance of the present monetary stand
ard there was n very marked decline In bank
, ing and manufacturing failures. The mini
her has been growing smaller and smaller
until the opening week of 189S finds thcsi
branches of industry upon a basis of perma
HEiicy and confidence' that stimulates nctlvlt ;
la nil other lines of business endeavor.
A DKsmiViicu I.\VTK.
Chicago TlmcH-Hernld : The best Icssoi
that can be drawn from his doom Is that
though heavy-fooled , Justice always overtake !
the criminal in tlie end.
Chicago Tribune : Durrani's death will hi
n vindication of the law such oa la scldou
given. Ho has bean fortunate to escape UK
penalty of his crimes so long.
Kansas City Star : Too much significance
should not bo attached to Durrani's n3scrtlor
of his Innocence In the face of death. A
man capable of murder might easily stretc !
his conscience to the extent of a lie oven or
the gallows.
New York Herald : Such long continued
attempts to balk the administration of crlm.
Inal justice would not be possibly In anj
other country , and their possibility In this
country Ls but another Illustration of tin
notorious , delay which Is a reproach to oui
criminal procedure.
Globe-Democrat : In Theodore Durrant't
case the course of Justice was delayed by
twcnty-nlno motions , orders , stipulations or
decisions , but the murderer of two Innocent
young girls In a church reached a point at
last where the American criminal lawyer
could no longer block all th.o courts of the
country.
Philadelphia Ilecord : Durrant was not
only a hardened murderer , but one of the
most depraved criminals which the century
has produced. His execution , which should
never have been a matter of uncertainty ,
will , therefore , have a national effect to
conserving respect for the majesty of the law
uul In discouraging the lynching spirit ,
which would surely have- been strengthened
liad this arch criminal been permitted to
cheat the gallows.
Milwaukee Wisconsin : How such a long
delay could happen Is explained by the fact
Shut Sutro , a wealthy Callfornlan , took up
: he gage in behalf of nurrant , who was poor
and obscure , and has furnished the tens of
thousands of dollars required to carry the
case through all the courts for nearly three
years. Sutro must have expended between
510,000 and $50,000 , and It will cost the state
of California not far from the same sum.
The llko Injustice Is perpetrated all over the
United States.
Minneapolis Times : It was not to bo ex-
iccted that ho would go Into the presence
) f the Unseen with words of penitence or re-
norse , because penitence U a virtue- and such
: roiturcs are wholly destitute of virtuous
cstlncU or noble Impulses of any-kind. Such
. -IlllEos are born half-made up. In them wo
Ind actual examples of total depravity. They
ire no4 human beings at all , except In form.
Neither are they like the lower animals , for
he latter do not prey upon those of their
ivvn kind. They are freaks of nature- , who
hrough tome Inherited or pre-natal chance
lave lest the. better part. / "
I'lSllSO.VAI. . AM ) OTHERWISE.
The way lhat , the Ohio women ore entering
nto the senatorial contest might lead one to
uspcct that they are under the Itnnrc&tlon
hat this Hanna Is cno of their own sex.
Tiio question , ' whether a man can bo i
rlzo fighter and a gentleman at the same
1110 U now being discussed. The answer of
ho plug-uglies will bo unanimously In the
ftlrmatlve.
In the course of a sermon last Sunday Rov.
lyron Reed of Denver sold : "I am popular
Ith the liaclunwi of this city because I am
apld at a funeral. I do not want to freeze
hem to death. "
Anthony Oomstoch has secured a verdict of
cents damages for an attack upon his ctiar-
cter. Most persons would regard such a
erdlct as more damaging than the charge
pen which It was based.
While addresalng the Women Journalists'
oclcty of London the other day Bernard
liaw declared that the ICoglLsh people possess
o brains , no artistic feeling , few Ideas and an
normous capacity for tbo asslmllatlcu of
es.
es.A
A Now York man eloped with a girl , and ,
. 'lien her father tried to prevent their flight ,
lot and killed him. Now the youth will
> cn < l fourteen years In prison , at the end
' which tlmccttio ai'dor of his love may have
Doled.
It has become S3 common a practice wll'.i
nvlcig women to swallow needles and pins
Kit It lias almost ccaecd to bo considered
'orthy ' of remark. It U refreshing , theru-
> ro , to hcai- that a woman at Charlotte ,
. C. . hai varied the monotony by swallowing
thimble.
John CUcCullngh , who was chief of the
civ York police department , has been made
tilof of the greater city's force. McCullagh
as'been In the department for twenty-seven
ears and won a record for efficient service ,
n more than one occasion liU courage has
E'en put to the test by personal encounters
Ith criminals and he lias to his credit the
reaklug up of tlio famous Whyo gang that
> r years 'terrorized 1'ell , LMott and 'Hester
irccts.
The friends of Captain John 'M. User of
ppleton , WIs. , art ) booming him for de
triment commander of the Orar\d Army of
10 Ucpublle. Captain Ilaer entered the
rmy as a private' In an Ohio regiment at the
50 cf 1C , when the war broke out , and for
ravtry In battle 'was commissioned captain
t the age of 19 , was twlco severely 'wounded
nl twlco captured by the eliemy , and yet
.Tved during the whole war. He Is a demo-
rat and has been postmaster at Apnletoa
ir the last four years ,
nnsrim-riNrt IMMIOHATIOV.
Onnrlc Jlcnieillr for 1'olltlrnt III * of
Home llrim-tli.
Carl Srhur * In llnrpcr'n > cUlr.
The demand for the restriction of Immi
gration Is of comparatively recent date.
There have been ftt various periods occa
sional outbreaks of religious or political
hostility to the "foreign clement , " but until
about twenty-five years ago the Incalculable
services which Immigration had reml rod
In the development of the country were
universally recognized , nntl It waa thought
It might render further -
that .In the eamo way
ther and equally Important services In the
future. As Hto ns 1S61 congress passed n
law for the encouragement of Immigration ,
nnd In 1S72 legislation of A like character
was nt least attempted. In many states
agenda ) wcro maintained for attracting Im
migrants from abroad. Since then a senti
ment hosthc to Immigration has been rjr.idu-
ally growing up. That sentiment was stimu
lated 'by ' the organized efforts partly of an
anti-Immigration league drawing Its mem
bership from various classes of society ,
partly from the labor organizations , At
tention was called to the fact that the
character of the Immigration was changing
for tbo worse. While formerly the over
whelming majority of the Immigrants had
como from Qernlany , Ireland and the Scan
dinavian countries , the tide was now run
ning most strongly from Hungary , Russia ,
Poland anil Italy. An apprehension was excited -
cited that largo numbers of European
nnarchlrts and other dangcroua diameters
would descend upon our flliorw , spread
their subversive doctrlnea among our people
nnd disturb the pcaco of society with law
less nnd bloody commotions. H was also
pointed out that ns our nubile lands wore
rapidly passing Into -private ownership there
was comparatively llttlo room for new
comers. From all this It was concluded
that , If not -tlio total discontinuance , at
least a severe restriction of Immigration had
become Imperatively ncccesary.
That restriction has been attempted and
pat'tlally effected by various legislative
provisions excluding contract laborers , and
subjecting all other Immigrants to n careful
scrutiny as to their character , thole physical
condition , their means of support , and so on.
Immigration hns very much decreased , owing
In part to tfio economic depression which hni
tvovalled In this country for several years ,
and In part to cur Immigration laws , which
make the transportation companies responsi
ble for tbo return of objectionable Immi
grants , thus Imposing considerable financial
cisks upon them ; and the talk about the
dlfllculties meeting the Immigrant on Ills Ar
rival hero deters many pcraous from coiifwc
to this country who otherwise would have
como. In fact , many of these have gone ,
or are going , to Urazil or to Argentina ,
where. In considerable numbers , they devote
themselves to agriculture anil cattle raising ,
In competition with the farmers and ranch
men of the United States. Now a further
restriction of Immigration Into this country
Is contemplated by the Lodge bill , which
subjects the Immigrant to an educational lest ,
obliging him to orovo his ability to read
and wrlto in the English or any other lan
guage a quotation from the constitution of
the United States of not less t'.ian twenty
words. From thla test only the rxircuts
or grandparents of an adult "qualified Immi
grant" accompanying him , or scut for by
him , are to be excelled. It Is substantially
the tame bill which passed the last ccugrcss
andes vetoed by PresUcnt Cleveland.
The prlncl | > al arguments ue-ged In support
of such restrictions are the following : That
Immigration throws upon our shores hordes
of undesirable foreigners , whoso Infusion Into
our social body , and whose eventual admis
sion to tiolltlral rights nnd privileges , will
In a dangerous degree lower tlio standard of
American citizenship ; secondly , that It brings
pi-cat masocs of the pauper laborers of tha
old world Into direct competition with our
laboring force , and thereby will lower the
wages and the standard of living of Amcrl-
ean working men ; thirdly' that persons of
bad character are coming , as well as paupers ,
who will fall to the public charge In our
hospitals and > oltnshouscs ; and finally , that
wo no longer have much elbow room In tills
country anyway , nnd should guard against
ovtc-crowdlng. Even the most zealous advo
cate of restriction will admit this to bo a
fair statement of the complaint.
Now we are all agreed that thla republic
should mot be a dumping ground fcr the
criminals and the crlrulca of tbo old world.
But , If It over has been such a dumping
ground. It Is so no ledger. The law as H
stands Is amply suflklent to protect It. Per
sons who within one year become n public
. . barge are returned at the expense of t'ae
transportation companies , and the If number
has decreased from 037 In 1SD2 to 23S Id 1SDC.
They will soon disappear altogether. No edu
cational test Is needed to that end. Nor will
any educational teat keep out unknown an
archists cr other dangerous characters , for
such persons nre sure to bo able to read and
write twenty words of our cceistltutlon In one
language or more. The police and the courts
are always ecpable of dealing with them ' .f
they do not "conduct themselves properly.
Wo ara likewise all agreed that , on the
whole , the Immigration from Italy , Hungary ,
Russia , Poland , and BO on , may not bo as
desirable an that from Germany. Ireland
and the Scandinavian countries. It Is nls
true that now and then complaint Is heart
from places In. which such Immigrants con
grcgato In large numbers. But does an ;
bioad-inlnded American really think tha
200,000 or 300,000 Immigrants a year , most o
whom are scattered over a vast extent o
country , can permanently lower the stand
ard of citizenship among a people of 73 ,
000,000 ? Docs not every man of expcrlenci
who has seen much ofthis country knov
that somn of the estates In which the foreign
born population U proportionately strong
oat are among the most orderly , best-gov
crncd and most prosperous In the land ; nm
that the descendant of the Immigrants
though they be oven Italians or Russians , an
In the second generation well Americanized
and In the third hardly distinguishable Ir
looks as well as habits and ways of think
ing from the native * ? surrounding them ? Hai
the assimilating force of American llfo am :
of our free Institutions o completely rur
out that , In our congenial climatic condi
tions we should despair of absorbing Intc
our social .body without serious danger o
comparatively small number of people be
longing to races which have shown them
selves elsewhere capable of a high order ol
civilization ? And an to the labor argu
ment , Is not there something supremely ab
surd In the Idea that In this country , with
Ita Immense undeveloped resources , the In
terests of labor would Ibo ibcat promoted by
keeping the producing force at the lowest
possible ebb for fear of on Increased com
petition of labor ? Do not the labor phil
osophers -who entertain that Idea see that
the more producers there arc , In such a
counfTy the more consumers there v4ll lie
and the better the market for the products
of labor ? And do they not PCO also that
the newcomers very quickly demand the
American standard of wageu , nnd will soon
rlso to the American standard of living ?
In Kucha country , which -Is eupablo of nour
ishing flvo times Its present population , It Is
simply ridiculous to-'speak of overcrowding.
I'roni such a country , with resources promis
ing an Increase of lie wealth beyond calcula
tion , It Is more than grotesque to exclude by
law persons with two strong arms and an
honest willingness to work because they nro
unable to read and wrlto twenty words of the
federal conntitutlon , or , If male Immigrants
happen to have wives who cannot lead or
write these twenty words , to nbllgo them to
separate themselves from tholr wives for
this the Lodge bill substantially docs. About
this feature of the bill much more might bo
: iald for which there Is not room here.
The truth Is that this movement for the
restriction of Immigration , so far as It la
honest , springs from a sorry misconception
3f certain troublesome problem * ! before us , or
from a oorrler lack of courage to face them.
Symptoir.H ot deterioration In our political
I If < > , or In the character of our citizenship ,
ire observed , and some volatile Intellects find
It most convenient to dlspoiso of the whole
matter by simply saying that the "foreign
Dlemcnt" Id ulono chargeable with It , and
that the trouble can easily bo cured by stop
ping Immigration. Laboring men are worried
by a lack of employment In bad tlmca , and
iholr leaders with equal facility or unscrupu.
ousncas assign the competition of newcomers
IB the cause of It all , anil about for the stop-
l > pgo of Immigration as a sure remedy. If
mmlgratlon tvero really stopped there would
> o a grievous disappointment among the bo-
levers. U would soon turn out that the Im
migrant was not the cause of the deteriora
tion of our political llfo , nor of the lack of
jinployment ; that the causes of those evils
must bo found , la the one case In the lu-
Intrusion of the mercenary spirit
Into our politic * , and In the other In 0111 *
economic conditions , which nro In nonio
respects aggravated by our lawn ) nnrt that
the pretended euro was more quackery ,
which solved no problem and benefited no
body , but entailed upon us very serious In.
conveniences nnd losses by curtailing the
laboring force required for various necessary
USCB , and by thua Impeding our develop
ment.
IIIIKJIIT AM ) JIUICK/.V.
1iIiarpr's na ? " : n.nwklnsIIow'a your
old man ?
' { "I'lJPJ-It1 ' * doing nicely , thnnk you. but
I don't feel very well myself.
Detroit Tree Press : He-Darling. I hnv
made n great fool of myself.
Vth0 * m wire of the Met ,
Hc-Oh , you are ? Clood night.
Washington Stnr : "No man rbber losrs
. ? - mblt , ° . " c ° nu > lc ely. " said Uncle Kben.
-r Kls.wh' | . ' l > ho can't bo nutlln' but
, , .
n milnance ho tnkes '
, pride In seeln' bow bin
u specimen he kin make lilsso'f. "
Journal : "Ho U a man of
"Vex. lie. Is nlwnys talking nt the top nf
d'oUur"CU ' 0 "orli'tf ' to bet bis bottom
0 Tr.1iltlnc ) ; "Yml ll.orc "K ! > ln7" said
" '
. , ? fiithe llmlso"Twc's | no I'seiiHit
" " " y ° U > Thl9 ' " " ycnr uf
prosperity "
' rf' s'r'i' ' h"mlll > ' rc.tpomled TufTold
Knutl , drawing the luck of his hand nrrosa
his noae , "but I'm OIKo' the.su fillers tlmt
can't stand prosperity. "
Cleveland Phln Denier : "According to
the newspapers , Mr. Kdlson says tlmt the
luiV ! ] , pxpn" < l when oiu " < thinks Intently. "
"Did you ay drinks ?
"No. thinks.1'
"Must bo a misprint. "
Chlcngo Hoeoril : "Jinks Is the meanest
mini on earth , '
"Why ? "
"I told him a good story on the way out
! ? , ' illVu' ! . * } " , whcn , wo K0t I10I' | ° ho
worked It off before 1 had n chanco. "
Washington Star : "Would you be willing
to live In a haunted house ? " Inquired Mr *
Mcr.kton , who hail been considering the ml *
vL'.iblllty of moving.
"Well , Henrietta , " was the answer , "I
must say -.voiild be a good float of com
fort to bo abln ( hear noises without havluir
to get up and bunt buiglurs. "
News : Jack Potts What will you
to make n good s-tout poknr trunk ?
Iriinkmnkcr What do you mean by "polsi-r"
trunk ? Jack Potts-Oiio that holds four
Harper's Itaznr : "What Is the trouble ,
Mactglo ? You look worried. "
"Sure nn' the trouble Is with the twins ,
mum. One of thorn Is i-ryln' because hn
swnllowivl his r.itllp , anil the other Is
howlln nut o' sympathy , and betwixt the
two o' them bawlhr I can't tell which on
swallowed the rattle. "
CONORKSSMI3N.
WiiBliliicloii Ktnr.
Krom far nnd near they hasten ,
A happy hero lund.
With rour.iKc In I''ich bosom
And papers In cnch baud.
And theKUII shines out a welcomn
And the prospect speaks of May.
Ami the breezes from the southland
Come and bid the world bo gay. i
IJut wo know the hours so Heeling
Are fraught with gloomy change ;
That tbo old-tlm ? mood will triumph
O'er moments sweetly atrnngi * ;
Thnt we'll got back to the oM wnya
So monotonously rough ;
That this promise so effulgent
Is the same
sameold
oldbluff
bluff !
T1IU JAXU.VHV S.VI.KS.
New York Kroornnn's Journal.
Now that Christmastime. Is over
Ami your pocketbook Is Hat ,
Comes a period distracting ,
Till you dou't know where you're at ,
For the bargain counter Is loaded
Piled with bargains by the bulo'
And the shopper's heart Is broken
Uy the January sale.
Silks and satins ROUO - ,
Crepes , brocades and lace galore.
Everything to tempt the bravo-st
At prices never known before
\VnI ! bound books by well known author *
Dainty , yet decadent , tales.
Al'.vnys just tbo ones you wanted
At the January sales.
Household staples , hemstitched linen ,
Nupery In ilanmsk blooms ,
Wove by elves with flowers nnd frostwork ,
Product of unearthly looms ;
Petticoats a-foam with laces
'
Decked with ribbons sweet , yp.t frail ,
How the spirit writhes lu anguish
At the January sales.
For one's heart Is broken , broken ,
When the poolcetbook Is broke ,
When for sordid coal nnd gas bills
Ouo'a reluctant wealth bespoke
Fortunatus , Plutus , Midas.
Hear n tortured mortal's walls.
Come nnd BO with tno n-shopplng
At tlio January sales !
A RUB DOWN.
Ilnril for n I.IIKJMnii Hut I'nyn for
UKTroiilile. .
Ono has often read or heard of Hie good
effect of n quick sponge bath nnd rub down
In the morning , but until It has really been
put In practice for a fortnight the value Is
not appreciated.
Moderately cold water should be applied
to the anna first and these briskly rubbed
with a towel and the open hand until smooth ,
dry and warm.
Then treat the stomach , back , legs and feet ,
separately , In tbo ramo way.
Ono Is Inclined to feel a hearty , boyish de-
slro for breakfast and If tbo healthy llfo of
body thus begun Is dcwlrable. to maintain ,
the person could , with i.iroflt , avoid coffee
at breakfast and utc Postum Food Coffee and
some wliolo wheat or oat preparations.
If chemical research Is of any sort of value
In making clear the food value of various
articles It has never done a greater service
to mankind than In the analysis of Coffca
and Postum. i
The first shows no food value whatever ,
but In shown to contain the same alkaloids
as tobacco , opium , whiskey , and to have a
similar effect upcti the human bady as this
famous trio have ; ultimately producing In
many cases , heart failure , paralysis , stomach
and liver dtacaEo and other ncrloux compli
cations arising from a dally poisoning of the
ncrvouo system.
True everyone must bo allowed the liberty
of taking Into his or her Individual body
whatever Is desired , but It Is a source of
satisfaction to tha thoughtful man or woman
to know just what the real facts Ofu about
any article put Into the human stomach
and upon w'.ilch ono may deoend for health.
Coffee may bo used by nome persons for
years and exert no particular power ever a
strong constitution but If one wilt carefully
Investigate the dally life ot eay , twety-flvo
coffee drinkers , scarcely ono will bo found
entirely free from some physical ache or nil
dercctly traceable to a disarranged nervous
system.
People who would rather have solid dayn
and nights uf health , and easy comfortuhlo
bodlcn to carry around than stick to a cup
of toffee each morning , can find a pleaaant
way by adopting Postum Food Coffee and
having It made aoscrdlng to the now direc
tions which makes the way plain to a most
delicious , crU ( > and charming coffee , heavy
In nourishment and entirely frco from any
sort of narcotic effect Ilkp common cofrco ,
Mr. Curtis , ( tie president of the famous
Ladles' Homo Journal Co. , says ho liken
Postum belter than coffee. Many do , but
prolably a larger number consider the flavor
ot Postum second to that of choice cofTeu.
IJut Postum U delicious acid when Its ( lower *
ful nourishing properties are considered la
conjunction with the piquant flavor , It take *
Its vlaco an a flxtuvp oa tbv Ublo of thought
ful people. . ' - "
