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m 1 r I THE OMAHA DAILY H1312 : SATURDAY , JANUARY 20 , 185)8. ) THE OMAHA DAILY BEE K. IlOSrWATiit. IJlltor. . rtmusiino IVIIIY MOKNINU. TEHMS OP BUIISCniITION : Boo ( Without HunJny ) , Ono Ywr . ! Dally Hoe nnj Bumlny. Ono Year . 3 filx Month * . 4 Tlireo Month * . , . 2' ' Hiimlny 1U- * . Ono Yrnr . 2 Hntlirdny Hoc , Omj Vrnr . 1 -\Veclcly Her , Ono Year . ' Omnlin : Tlic Ilr > e Dull'llm ' ; . South Omntia : Klnijcr Illlf. . Cor. K and 21th SI I'ounrll muffs : in 1'i-nrt Kitwt. I'lil'nK" ) Olllcc : W'l rimtnberot Commerce. Haw York : Terru > l < > Court , Washington : Ml rourteenlh Strpct. . All rommunlentlons minting to HPTS nml i3llc rial matter MmuM Im iiJJrenseJ : To tha ICill'.ni IIUHINUSH I.ITTKHS. : AH Inulnos * Icltrm nnd remittances rheuM ti Rldres ( cd to Tli Ilco I'uMlnMnz Compinj Oinnlin. Draft * , checks , c | > rci nml pomnflr innnpy order * to be Inn Jo i > ni ble to the order i the cotnpnny. _ _ TII u IUB 1-mii.iHiiiNQ COMPANY. BTATKMINT : OP CIUCULATIOS . Btntc of Nctirnrka. DoiiRln * County. M.J Ueorgo ll. T7. cliuck. nt rctnry of The HPC rut lltlilni ; Comimny. bcliiB duly sworn , rny thnt th nctunl number of full and complctn coiilos of Th Dally , Mornlnit , livening and Bundny Itcc titlnto clurln the monti : of December. V'JT , was a lol " " ' . onoitni : n. TSWHUCMC. Fwnr.i In brfoir mi1 nml fubpcrlbM In m ; rrosonro tills 1st day ot January. IS1) ) ? . ( SVal. ) N. P. ri-tt. Nolnry Public. The treasury di'lli-it tliroatr-ns to juli tlic Wilson law and I'mf. Wilson In per iiiiinriit i-i'llrc'tiii'iit. Of wars and rumors of wars tlicrc b nn aliiintlant'i' . Of HIP two tin- minor : nro preferable. Hontinionls expressed l > y I'resldi-ii ! Mi'Kliili'y at New York received ad vanee Indorsement by a majority of tin Ainerlean voters a year and n ImlC a so. . K-nalor Lindsay wants It distinctly understood thiiti be Is not of the resign- Iiif , ' kind , Irrespi-etlve of tin- pol'lli-il ' complexion of the Kentucky leslslatnre. The railroads must keep up with tin1 ] irocesslon. Kvery railroad cpnti'rlnn In Omaha oiiKlit to have fast trains arriv ing anil tlepartiiiK both morning and Tax Commissioner Sackett says his ollicc' will be able.'to net along the com ing year with a smaller appropriation 'than last year. The tax commissioner should have a medal struck for him. Two republican 1'nlled Kink's jwnn- tors from Maryland , one from Xorlh Carolina and one from Kentucky show what progress the republican parly is making in the .conquest . of the old solid eolith. All visitors to Omaha are welcome now and at all times , but Omaha piviplc are seeing to it that visitors do not leave the city without gaining reliable nifornnitli n about the Transmlssisslppi Kxposillon and Its prospects. The movement to cibolish the poll tax in Iowa Is not making the progress that Its authors hoped I'tw. Somehow there Is an Impression that the right remedy for the evils of tax evasion lies in a law lo make collection of taxes more certain. People who deny that Hawaiian an nexation Is a menace to the b. n sugar Industry In America should read the clause In the ISJtS sugar beet contract , that stipulates for n reduction of prleen by fit ) ci'tiU a toil'In the event of uimo.xa- tlon. Kvory stranger who comes to Omaha ciiuuld Inspect , the exposition bnlldlngi ; 9 tA grounds , .but so should every per- oou who lives ill' Omaha. There are trnn of thousands of peopK * within live miles of the exposition site who have never .seen it. Kvery addition to Omaha's hotel fa cilities counts , but we should have an other large llrsI. class hotel to accom modate the highest class tourists. The people 'who want the b.'st and are will ing to pay for it are liable to overtax the present accommodations. Tf tli city could only unload some of the white elephants on Its haijds In the shape of park tracts 'slet'ii miles from nowhere , the projects for tin-acquisition of new Inside parks might be looked on with favor. Money spent on Inaccessi ble parks Is virtually money thrown jiway. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Senator .Tones of Arkansas says he wants to restore sliver to Its status b.1- f ( x > IST.'I. Wonder if .lones wouldn't want also to restore the whole country In Its population , wealth and Industries to Its status of 1ST. ! . Perhaps he would like to turn the calendar back twenty- live . \vars , too. The Sixteenth street viaduct has now lieen reopened for travel and tralllc and the repavlng of Sixteenth street should be entered niton as soon as possible. If the contractor who has ban-leaded him- tfi'lt' behind an Injunction does not want the work the work should be re-let and jiushed through before .Mine 1. The Salt Lake Herald asks "If the president Is such a staunch sliver man , \\liy didn't lie appulnt ? i sliver man to be director of 1lu mlntV" One reason Is that the president siibswlbi's to HID non. > y plank of the St. Louis platform and rcall/.es 'that ' ho would , not' , be con sistent In appointing "a sliver man" to Mich an Important position.1 Tin ) 'work of the Uutl-an of Public Comfort can } u > materially lightened by the Intelligent co-op.'ratlon of the people of Onmlm. There are a thousand and one ways In which the individual can contUbuto to Uhe entertainment of the exposition visitors. In this work no one Mhould wait for a spi-cial Invitation , but on the contrary every one should con- sld.'r himself appointed ua u sub-corn- iltlco 011 public comfort. 11\K \ President McKlnloy't ) nddrcss at Ihr banquet of the Manufacturers' associa tion so clearly dcllned his position In re gard to the currency that there cnti be no further doubt ns lo his views. He ( Irmly believes In maintaining the exist ing monetary standard and in keeping yvory tlnllar of our currency nt a parity with gold. He declared thnt "tho money of the United States Is and must forever bo unquestioned and unassailable" and ho made a pointed thrust at the advo cates of the Teller resolution 111 saying that "nothing should tempt us nothing will tempt us to scale down the sacred debt of th ? nation through a legal tech nicality. " He declared th.U "whatever may be the language of the contract , the Tnlted States will discharge all its obli gations in the currency recognized as the Iwst throughout the clvlll/.ed world at the time of payment. " The sincere friends of sound money will heartily enilor.se these utterances and they cannot fall to have a reassuring effect. They may not have been necessary to convince the country that the administration is deter mined that there shall be no degradation of our currency during its term of power , but they are timely In view of the assault made upon the honor and credit of the nation In tliu t'niled States senate by the advocates of free silver. In regard to currency revision Presl dent McKlnley has aligned himself with those who believe that there should be no abatement of the effort to bring about reform. lie recognize * the dilll- cultles , but believes that with a fair and honest trial progivss can be made. In declaring that the financial plunk of the St. Louis platform Is still as command ing upon republicans as on the day It was adopted and promulgated , It Is fairly to be Inferred that Mr. McKlnley still thinks .It. to be his duty to further en deavor lo promote international bimetal lism. This lld.-lity to a party pledge Is certainly commendable , but we have n : > doubt that a very Iarg , < majority of re publicans are entirely satlslled with what the administration has done in th respect a.nd feel that there Is no obliga tion niton It to reiK'w an effort that would inevitably again tesult In failure. As to the attitude of the president In r. ' gard to currency reform , there are many who will question the soiindne.s.s of hs ! ipinlon that continued agitation will d.i 10 harm. lnt ! the friends of sound money will leartlly approve the umpialllled deelara- lens of Mr. McKlnley in favor of main , mining the existing standard of value , ; o that the obligations of th. < govern- nent and the wage.-i of labor shall both > e paid In "the dollars accepted as the ) est In every enlightened nation of th.- ' arth. " With the administration fully oinmltt'- to this policy and having the L-onlhleiiee not only of the American p- > ole - ) le but of the world In Its sincerity of nirpo.se. It will matter little what the sllverites in congress may do. With lie maintenance of the gold standard se- lire and the conditions to prosperity teadily Improving , there is no very serl- uis danger from the preaching of free illver , the fallacy of whlcii the inmrov- ng conditions demonstrate lo all Ink'lli- gent observers. Both houses of the Kentucky leglsla- nre have adopted a resolution asking Inlted Stall's Senator Lindsay of that tale to resign. The legislature is domi nated by free .sllverites and the sole nb- ctlon to Senator Lindsay Is that he Is : i sound money man. The sllverites have no other ground of complaint , for lie senator Is a man of ability and high ract'iM1 , but having espoused the iound money cause and done effective ivorlc for It In Kentucky and elsewhere , lie is denounced by the free sihvr men us a traitor to his party ami as misrcp- esenting It In the senate. Senator Lindsay , whose term will not ( spire until ! ! ) ( ) ! , will of . ourse pay no attention to UK- demand that he resign , t Is to be presumed that Ids devot'on ' to ho sound money cause Is sulllclently strong and earnest not to permit him to surrender his seat in the senate to a fnv silver man , however little he may personally care about it. Few men have shown eijual ability with Senator Lind say in advocating the cause of sound money , his speeches on the currcncv question being among tins most lucid and convincing contributions lo that snbj.-ct. It Is to be regretted that he de- elded to vole for the Teller resolution , but this does not Impair his position as an uncompromising champion of the ex isting monetary standard. Mr. Lind say Is needed In the si'imto'and will undoubtedly stay there. t'ACTUItlKfi Xi.lll TIIK l\lll.MS. The resources of the great west can never be fully utilized until ( lie raw products of the tl.'ld , ranch and mine are worked up into llnlshed articles nt or near the ( mints of supply. The move ment to patronize home Industries must be pushed along side of the movement for the establishment of mills and fac tories that will consume the output of the farm. Not only should we , so fai ns possible , make use of what Is produced nt home , but we should also try to produce/ home what we are sure to need. In all tlu > towns and cities of the agri cultural slates nianufacinrlng Is carrk'd on lo a certain extent. While this mnnii- fnetnrlng Industry grows in pursuance of natural laws of K-ade and commerce , It is possible to give arllllclnl stimulus to manufacturing and greatly Increase Its Impnriane- . ' . Factorl"s will be built wherever there Is a demand for them and the demand Is generally manifest long before the factories are In opera tion. Tlu > manufacturing that b > conn > : i : i permanent anil prntltnhle Industry In an agricultural region must be cither closely related to agriculture or supply a local and natural demand for thu product. There Is reciprocal advantage In thn location of factorl.'s of a certain class near thu farms. The cost of living In a rich agricultural region may be reduced to the minimum ami thus manufacturing will be done with comparative economy. The presi'iuv of factories nlTord.s a home market for farm products , which In creases the value of tln > farms , This , even without considering the economy of UIspL miin with middlemen ami tin ) saving of transportation charges. Is suf- flcl 'lit argument In favor of building up small factories In every trade center of the agricultural states. While every slate cannot become great In manu facturing , It Is possible to add greatly to the number of factories In every agri cultural region whore the people are loyal to their home Institutions and alive to their opportunities. TIIK STATUS AXI > TIIK THUSTS. It was long ago pointed nut by the mi- Iirt'ino court of tlio United States Hint tlio best proti'ctlon of tlio people against trusts would bo found In state loglsla- tlon , but the null-trust laws Mint havr boon enacted by n nuiubi'r of the stntt's liavo failed to accomplish their pinpo.se , tlic nttetnpt to eiifcnrt' them having gen erally oiicoimtored a Judlflal cheek. 'I'he experience in this respect has IIPIMI any thing but encouraging , but It slnmld not be permitted to prevent further ef forts by state legislatures to deal with this form of monopoly , which It Is need less to say is steadily crowing. There is a resolution before the Ohio legislature proposing an Investigation of ( rusts In that .state , < " Itvouhl wen that the iK'tter course would be to proceed coed at once to enaet legislation ngalntt the eoniblnatlons , since an Investlgalior can hardly develop nnythlng new In re gard lo the nature and operations of trusts. The Ohio legislators ran s.'m UIIK > and expense by simply obtaining tlie results of the liniulrles regarding trusts made in New York nnd some othei states nnd having done this If they wll lead the judicial decisions Invalidating the anti-trust laws of some of the state * tli.-y may be able to formulate nnd en act legislation that will lie olVeetive. The time is coming when this mat tot must command , particularly from Hit slates , greater attention anil Interest than It Is receiving at present. Tin steady growth of monopolistic eomblna lions , which IITO becoming all the linn more llrmly Intrenched , presents n situa tion which will sooner or later have to be vigorously dealt with and men Will Iv chosen to legislatures pledged to ag gressive action against all forms of com bination in restrain of trade and for tin control of prices. Congress , as the nil- pvnu ; > court has pointed out , has but limited authority nnd in order to crush the trusts national legislation must be supplemented with slat. . ' legislation. There is no more important problem awaiting solution. IIKTTI'.n TliMIXAh : FAClhlTWS. That the reorganization of the I'liion Paclllc sysk'in and the advent of tin. Port Arthur line will bring about- tin much-needed enlargement of Omaha's railway terminal facilities Is a .foregone . conclusion. A commodious union pas senger station would long since have been erected in Omaha had it not been for the bankruptcy of the Union Paclllc which for years kept that road in tin hands of receivers. The divorce of the government and the Union Paclllc now places that road in position to make working contracts with connecting lines by which all these roads can jointly avail themselves of its bridge and terminal facilities. The fact that thr Hurllngton road has gone ahead with the construction of a station for itself need not and will not prevent the other lines running cast and south from making arrangements with the Union Pneillc for the erection and use of a union depot commensurate with the volume of trawl which Is to center in Omaha. While it is almost certain Unit the Port Arthur line will enter this city over the Mast Omaha bridge , there Is no serious obstacle to its acquisition of right of way to the site of a depot ac cessible to thf other roads. It Is , however , to be regretted that these inevitable improvements looking to this enlargement of our terminal fa cilities have IKMMI delayed so long that they cannot be available during the ex position season. To accommodate the 'iiormous passenger trnllic to be handled this year by the roads converging In Omaha , temporary accommodations will have to be provided by the railroads , acting either jointly or separately. It is to be hoped the railway managers are ullve to the situation and will take n-ompt steps to meet the demands of the traveling public. The olllceholding benellclarles of the fnslonlst bargain In South Dakota are laying plans for strengthening the fu sion lines at all weak points , and there are many. lint It will not be an easy task to keep the rank and llle of the populist jiaTty loyal to the fuslonlst principle of anything to get the ollices. In the last number of the Uurallst , ed ited by II. L. Loucks , the father of pop. ullsm In South Dakota , the following pledge Is proposed for .signatures of populists : "That w. ; > will never , under any circumstances , at any time , or for any purpose , lake ( tart In or sanction fusion with either old party except un der the name , liaimir and leadership of ( lie populist parly or a new party. We will e\vn agree lo bolt any convention that adopts or sanctions fusion , either directly or indirectly. We will go further and agree to expel any and every man who even suggests fusion. " It Is reasonably certain that populists who sign this pl.'dge will refuse to be led to the ( tolls again by the fuslonlst bosses. The dockets .of the district court for Douglas county show a marked Increaw.1 In the number of cases HL'd for hearing. While many of tin's. ' are doubtless th outgrowth tf the hard tinn > s , the increase cannot be fully explained except in the light of bcti.M- business conditions. It Is sometimes said that lawyers thrive on the misfortunes of oth.Ts , but It Is a fact th.it people often tlml themselves too poor to go to law. It is when busi ness is brl.sk and 'Industries ' prosperous that litigation Is begotten. Crowd.'d court dockets Indicate Increased pros perity. The costly bridge and valuable termi nal property of the Omaha Uridgo and Terminal company cannot remain Idle much longer. They are too tempting to railroads that want an entrance into Omaha. With a grand union passenger station available for all roads that wish to make use of it , there would be a grandirush of railroads to came In. And thnt union station Is only a question t tlmo. \Vlifil5 Do You Smokcf Trlliunc- . Who pratfifof Iho ndulteratlon of Amei Iran goods ? Official figures show thnt of th 4fil,000,000 wjuJTJs ot nianufnetured lobnrc liroduoccl In/hl-f country last year there wet 261,000,000 potihJs of real tobacco. mbr-ncniorrnt. Some of the democratic congressmen wh were eager Jorwar the other day nro no' ' contending thd't the country Is still stranger lo prosperity. Their cure fn calamity Is a bogus dollar and n rccklca war. 1. . Thi > I'owJiorn of AliiliMiiin. l.inisvlllo Courler-Journnl. "It la very.dimcuH , " sayj Mr. Cleveland "for mo to iiiidorslatid Senator Morgan' evidently wrong Impressions In regard t my position. " Mr. Cleveland la not nlonc It Is dllllcult for any one to understand Sender dor Morgan. Indeed , tlio old gcntlcnni docs not utulcrfltand himself. He slmpl ; knows lie. knows everything , hut how h knows It ho docs not understand. He Jus understntids that Senator Morgan Is a wonder dor , nnd what ho knows Is true , whethc It Is or not. I'romotliiK ( I" ' SHU Imlnitry. New Yolk Malt alvt Hxprmi. Ono beneficial effect ot the Dlnglcy tarll upon the Industries of the United Statcw I shown hi the silk trade. Its duties havesi encouraged the home iiMtuiMcturo of sill that the French makers have dlacovcrci that they are Iwlng the trade of this coun try. So now they are going to help us maki It at home. A prominent Lyons firm an nounccB Its Intention to atart a allk-wcavhif plant at Dethlehcni , 1'a. , equlppe ! with Mao wchtiflctts looms nnd operated by Amorlcii workmen , This unprecedented departure It conservative French trade will bo cordlallj welcomed. A ( "oiiMllliilliinal UVnliiir.iN. Mlnnrnpnlls Journal. Gentlemen lit the house nt Washington who denied that there IB any prosperity ll this country because of the gold standard ought to bo able to explain why so many free silver organs are giving profuse etiitliticf showing the great improvement In buddies : nnd Industrial activity. In the south espe cially loading silver organs boiist of th largo number of Industries which have com Into existence during the last year nnd nr profitably conducted. Of course , the fact o great Improvement eannnt bo denied with out lying , and If congressmen like to wea that brand they can do so. i'liiK SOIIH nf llitiioiiinlic. Now York Sum Hon. Thomas HracUctt Ilccd "stand * among the foremost tymits. " So o. ys th < Cleveland 1'laln Denier. Another agltatei contemporary cries In choking accet.'ts tha he las "Ignored and trampled on the con.itl . tutlon of the country. " Isn't It about tlnw for the democratic sons ot thunder ant brotheM of buncombe to propose to nbollsi this foremost tyrant and trampler ? There can bo no doubt tliat lie has n habit of bolnj , foremost and the number of heavon-fiturcitnr gonlustii whom he has "Ignored , " as the } Urugged ) to catch his eye , must amount to huidrcds. Can't ho bo abolished by means of a joint resolution ? If not , why not try a constitutional amendment agalrst him ? Tlic PII i * I ti KT of ( ionium. : Itcltlmoi-L' Sun. The election oC Mr. McComas happily tor initiates what , tlircatcood , apparently , at one time , to ba a"serlpu.3 obstruction to the worl of the session. It clears the way for neces Lury and useful-legislation. If it does no eliminate Mr. Gorman from the politics o the otate and from future political d scut- son : , it greatly diminished his Importance mil his Influence. H Is not likely that ho will ever again 1)0 ) the factor In politics thu I ic has been'Jor ijjore than , twenty years past It Is certalnjUliat he will not bD , If the dem- > crats. adma-ilehgd by repeated defeats , take ivarnlng andjjcam wisdom from oxperlracc 3r If that "OBw blood" we hear so muct tbout Is allowed free course In the part } fclns. AX ADMIIIAIIl'K APIMU.Vr.1IH.Vr. I'lie Sclci-.loil of Killtor ItnlirrtM fur Jllrcclor of tinMint. . Cleveland leader. It Is not in Iowa 'alone ' that 'the ' appolnt- neut of George K. Itcberts , editor of tin "ort Dolgo .Messenger. OB director of Urn Jnltcd States mint , will bo roccin/.rd ! as a ory excellent choice .by . the president. The llrector of \\\e \ \ mint not only nils a business lOaltiou or much importance , but ho Is one- if the statistical authorities of the govern- nent anil ho Is often and properly consulted , s an expert in mattecs related to the money if the nation. For that leason ho must bo . man of good Judgment , familiar with nonctary history and statistics , and able to landlo figures without self-deception or mis- eadlng others. Gcorgo E. Holierts Is a man of that Itlnrt. lo wrote one of the very best popular ex- losltlona ot the errors 'In ' the silver heresy i-lilch was published in the early stages of ho movement that culmlnate.1 In the Hryan 'jmpalgn ' ot 1S9C. His work was so well ono nnd showed such clearness ot thought nd accuracy and felicity of expression that t attracted attention to the young editor f the Port Dodge Messenger far beyond his wu county or state. The work was Justly ommemled by many great papers and party siders , and it was undoubtedly helpful in olding the m I'M la west solid for sound loney. The author proved himself capable f fill lug the place ho has now .been . given i a very competent manner. Ono more Important offlco has been filled lost fortuna'ely. We congratulate the ad- ii.-iiriuiun uiiu uuuur JIUULTIS aitue. "Nll.ilHTIIIXJ .11 ( IUK. " Sliiirl riirri'Nionili | > iicf > ItcMvci-ii IVn- Hlou Attorni'.v nml I'nloii Vctrrnn. New York Sun. The subjoined correspondence between n nlon veteran and a pension agent has prob- bly had many parallels during the last uartop of n century. It Is worth reading , II thn Bamo : WASHINGTON. D. C. , Aug. 24 , 1895. ) ear Sir : I have resigned my position In ho Treasury department to engage ) In the irrcecutlon of claims against the government or services rendered In the late rebellion , have been for some time ofllclally cxamln- ug In the department Just mich claims ns ou can IIlo , and I nm inclined to think that could obtain something more for you. I vlsh you would let mo try , for I know that ou could not find another attorney possesa- ni ; my experience In thcso matters , and , ) csldes , there Is no fee unless fiiicccessful , nil then only a small one fixed by law , the rocoeds being sent direct to you by treaa- iry chuck. With tills In view I lucloso a jlank form of claim which I trust you will etnrn to mo duly executed ; nnd , for excei- ent reasons , Which I cannot enter Into here , would strongly yrgo you to give this matter our Immediate attention. Yours truly , SA.N'TA n.MinAHA , Cnl. ! , Aug. 30 , 1S93. Ir : I should not reply to your communl- atlon of the "Jltli Inst. but for your Impu- nnt Htalotneiit that you might obtain bomo- ilng moro for 'me. ' Neither you nor any 1.111 of your calling has ever obtained any- ilng for mil , \\'liat \ Kervlees I may have lerformod wi-ro moro than paid for when I as roubtcrrd out. and I trust that you , and 10 refit of thb fj-aternlty who get their llv- i\K \ by Inciting claims against the govern- lent , will In future let mo alone and save lelr postage * . . WASHINGTON . I ) . C ! . . Sept. 0 , 18S5. Sir : eferring to your letter of the SOth ult. , re lying to my circular letter of August 21 , olicltlng a military claim , I cannot deny lysrlf the satisfaction of Informing you that ours is tha only discourteous reply that I iavo had to any of the fi.r.OO similar circul ars sent out. Quito a distinction , Is It ot ? And yet such men as , ex- Unltod States senator and ex-governor of : Major , I'x-mcnibcr of c-on- ress ; General of Illinois , and Judmo of Indiana have Intrusted to mo their claim. ] , I am surprised and pained that n mem ber of the Loyal Legion should so loner him. self , Certainly , 'tin ram to find such a surly , boorish action taken by one when sta tionery , penmanship and language- would otliernlHu proclaim him an a gentli'iuan. Yours truly , . . . TIIT i UKii snvi : coti.vmv. .V lli'JrrIcil l'rninllnii. ( Iluffrtlo i vminrrolnl. Mr. tlrynti thinks the I'tillPil States ough ! to Join Mexico In defying the laws of tti- ply nnd demand and Ignoring the experience of all nations In the matter of sliver coin age. The American people- disagreed with him In 1S9C nnd will discus * the subject cs.iIn with htm and his populist friends lei 1900 , If they HUe. ( Jo < < > AfrlonYllllnm. . St. 1'nul I'lnnocr Tress. It a visit to Mexico hits convinced tha Nebraska statesman that the United States would bo Immensely benefited by adopting the- monetary aystcm of n country where the mass of the people live In adobe houses , what n fund of financial Information ho might obtain by a trip to central Africa , where ivory is legal tender and the he\td men live in txunboo huts with mud lloors. I'lilnCnl Sllonri' on n Vital Point. KntiMS c'lly Journal. Mr. Ilrynti preserves , as wo have said , n painful silence us to the real reasons why factories In Mexico are enabled to fay such largo dividends , and why cci.iltallsta or every sort are oiMbled to make unheard of iirollts in their Investments or enterprises. H Is because that of all the civilized nations of thu world Mexico pays her laboring peciilo the IcaiU wages , and these wages have been decreasing ns silver went down. The laborers of Mexico are paid no more today In depre ciated silver than they were when silver was at par with gold. Wo iiuott- report made by Thomas T. Crlttcnden , consul general to Mexico , a year ago : "Wnges have gone clown wll'.i sliver. There arc 12,509.000 people In Mexico , 10,000.000 of peons and 2,500,000 of the higher grades , the latter rich , Intelligent and faring Biiintituously every day. Hero the extremes , the antipodes of the two rlnsuM , are seen every day the rich In all their glory and lln poor so poor the dogs will not lick their sores. And such Is the case li all exclusively silver countries. " l.lvi'N llliiiMi'lf Aivny. lliutnn AilviTlls-or. 'Mr. Ilryan Is verily persuaded that these blessings down there are very blessed. Hut ho Is too honest and too sensible to pretend thnt free silver In Mexico has made slxtre-n ounces of silver bullion sell In the open market for the same as one ounce of gold ' bullion. Ho dees not have either the folly or the mendacity to claim that $10 In Mc-xl- o.n sliver are worth In Mexico Just the. same as $10 In Mexican gold. He docs not deny that the purchas ng power of Mexican silver money Is Just exactly 'what the bullion costs In open market , plus the seigniorage ( or mint charge. ) In other words , Mr. Ilryan lets go by the board .the whole foun-iatlon and super structure , the whole sum and substance , or tAo fuvorltr- claim of the free silver cd- \ocates In the campaign of 1SOG that under free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at Hi to 1 the relative price cf the two metals would be regulated , not by 'tho lav.- of demand and supply , operating In the open market , 4 > nt by the 1-sw ot congress , operat ing In the mint. A Ili'lntc'il Admission. Indljinnpoil.s Journal. Mr. Bryan says he found , further , that "the premium cu gold has acted as a wall to keep out foreign competition and at the same time has given a substantial bounty upon exports. " Tihls Is nt least a tacit ad mission that free sliver In the United States would drive out gold and cause It to com mand n premium. Mr. Ilryan has never ad mitted this before. Ho and his followers have claimed tlrat they were true bimetallists - lists , nnd thnt thuru was no reason why gold should not continue on f'-lcndly .terms with silver at Hi to 1 , and to circulate side by sMc with it. Now , however , inadvertently , per haps. Mr. illryan admits that the free coin age of silver in Mexico at the ratio ot 10V6 to 1 doea drive gold out of circulation , nnd of course it would do so lu the United States nt tlio worse iMtlo of 1C to 1. H.s assertion that the premium on gold In .Mexico "ccts as a wall to keep out foreign competition and at the sumo time gives a substantial bounty upon exports" will ex cite a smile among business men who tvro old enough to remember monetary condi tions that prevailed during the w. r. when gold sometimes commanded a premium cf ? 1.50. Perhaps if Mr. 'Ilryan ' had pursued his investigations lie might have found that brigandage In Mexico has been very bcuu- flclal by shutting out foreign capital. poi.rntT.vr , Now York City government pays $41.1,000 a yc-iir for office room. The city ot Brooklyn which wedded Father Knickerbocker under protest Is now anxious for a divorce. Tall number two , bettor known ns Tom Watson , thinks the governorship ot Georgia la Just his size. Mr. Dick Oroker occasionally reveals his liorso sense. Addressing the lean and hungry tigers he bald : "If wo don't behave - have we're gone. " H Is quite c\ldent that Tammany Is on -top In New York City. A proposition Is pending In the coucicll to change theiiamn of Rutherford Place to Hogan's Alley. Jutit at the time the Kentucky legislature adopted the request for his resignation , Senator Lindsay discovered that his vote for tlie Teller resolution would bo good policy. Tlio populist leaders of Missouri have notified thi ) deniociats that they must re- t-elvo a fair share of the offices aa com pensation for fusion. The pops are woiry of windy promises. Slnco Mr. Croker Joined the democratic club in New York it has Initiated 778 new members , of whom nearly all paid $125 for admission. The membership will bo raised to . ' 1,000 , acid u treauury balance of $100,000 is expected before the end of itho month. Tncs only mill of any consequence In the country that has suspended operations In- loflnitely U the divorce mill of the Delaware egl.flature. An amendment to tha constltu- lon took the power to giant : divorce awuy roni the legislature and vested It In the ourts. depriving the lawmakers of much ) rolitnblo business. There are 300 farmers' clubs In Michigan , vlth a total membership of 20,000 , nnd they are being urged to look sharply after the icmlnutlons for Uio state legislature ut the icxt cloctlosi , and to see that they go to ncn wbii will care for thu farmers' Interests , t Is proposed to Imvu a club in every town ship. ship.Tho The Chicago Times-Herald persists In nd- Ireaslng fullfaco lines to certclu local poll- U'lUiiH , inquiring , "Where did they get It ? " t Intimates that they have accumulated ortunos by ways that nro dark but profitable. Vompt answer should bo given. I'opular bo- Icf Is 'that Chicago politicians are la the msliuiis solely for their health and that R'lieC ought no : to bo assailed with n loaded nterrogatlon. The Into George N. Wilcox of Bradford county , Pennsylvania. left each of li.i grandsons $1.000 on condition hat they support thu dcmocratlo larty during life. Falling , the money vas to go to itho democratic national coin- nltioe , Ono thousand dollars was left teach ach of his granddaughters , providing they narrlod loyal dbinocrar.s , As the democratic ! inrty in Pennsylvania has gone out of c > x- utenco the conditions are void. It is given out In dispatches that Marcus > aly , the silver king of Montana , lips grown veary of promoting the political fortunes cf thers. Ho started Senator Carter up the olttlcal ladder Just to pull down W. A. Jlark of Ilutto and Ilko reason. ? elevated . -Mautlo \o the senate' . 'Mr. ' Daly's suc- c9 In behalf of others convince' } him that teat lu the national ronato u the proper Uo of his reuuid , tml It U Eal 1 he lias ( If- Muil to v ic--t I'd I.eo MuMlf. As a general ulo what Daly says gets In Montana. has more beneficially influenced the health and comfort of the people than the Royal Baking Powder oTiinn i.A.vns TTIorus , That the Krenrh republic has been Ing through a stormy period must bo ad mitted , one , ton. which In earlier days might have Imperiled Us political Institu tions , So far , however , the government , Whatever m-iy bo the opinion as to the course which It adopted over the Dreyfus affair. Is showing that It lias in It the ele ments of strength. The speeches which have been made by M. Mollno. the premier , In the Clitmbcr of Deputies have been firm ant judicious in tone nnd on Monday last thai body voted confidence In the ministry by n majority of 243. Hut. with all this , the intl-Srmltlp spirit Is spreading , riot nnd pillage have prevailed In Algiers , and It Is doubtful even If the government was ! o yield to public clamor and pressure and grant another tr.al to the condemned officer that the turbulence of the last week would cease. A great deal depends now upon the irnnncr In which the trial of M. 7 h will beconducted. . Undoubtedly his open letter to President Ruire , In which ho declared that not only was Dreyfus innocent , but that Kstcrhazy was guilty , has male n strong Impression upon the minds of many I'rench- men. The sweeping charges , too , which ho has iiwdc against high military authorities are uttrrtM with such boldness that the government Is compelled to lake cognizance of them. If ho should .be . tried openly , If all the points which he lays so much emphasis upon should be dealt with , there would be less danger of further trouble. Hut If old tactics are to bo pursued as they were In the I'sterhazy trial , the mystery tint Is agitating thu public mind Is not likely lo be any nearer a solution , * * It Is a curious commentary on the nm- bltlous plans of the German ctriirror for extending his naval iwvcr that the very inadttit fleet which he seat out under his brofjor. I'rkico Henry , should have been the tlrst to demonstrate the practical fall- tire of the Great Haltlc ship catul. The cost of this canal was .IB.OOO.UOO marks , or cbout $11,030,000. arid it was mcont to have a minimum depth of nine meters , or 20.07 feet. As a matter oC r.ict. with eonsMn ! and expensive ) di-odglng. It 'bis ' been found Im possible to kcei. ) a depth of more than eight meters , or 23.7fl feet. H was duo to this that the DeuUohla'iid ' , PrinceHenry's llag- eh'y , was grounded frequently In passing tlr.nugli t'iio canal. This was the more hu miliating because. In order to lighten the draught of the vessel UH much as was In any way possible , very little coal was put In the shly , which was obliged to take Its regular supply < U Southampton. Hut , ridicu lous as is such u flosco at the otart , It must be remembered that tlio emperor Is almo.it completely Independent of public ci. > lnlou ; that he can and will proceed on his course quite regardless of what may ho tliouh'U of such an Incident , and that his power of cor recting blunders Is by no meais small. * * * While public attention Is at present being largely directed to eastern Asia , what ap pears to bo moro than a speck of trouble Itaj developed in Norway ami Sweden. Kor years thu relation , } between theao two coun tries have bocn cf a strained character. The popular belief In Norway is that the foreign uffaim of the two kingdoms are too much monopolized by Sweden , and there has prison in Norway a powerful party which alms to upset the throne and cotnbllsh a republic. It Is now felt that unless some compromise can be reached the Institutions of Norway and Sweden are in Jeopardy. The German emperor Is also looked upon as a fac-tor In existing complications , ami It Is believed lhat if Norway was to reject a coalition system of ru'o ' in Scandinavia William II would quickly Interfere and bring about a state of subjection. On the other hand , the Influence- Hussla In ex isting complications IB something which should not bo forgotten. For many yearn that power has had her eyes fixed on Nor land , the Swedish province adjoining Fin land. It Is practically defenseless , and knowing this and the humiliation thnt was Imposed upon them by Itiissla In ISOS-tSOO , Sweden Is now reorganizing the army , con structing forts and building war ships. The czar , It Is said , has promised hts support to Norway , and will help to make her In dependent in return for the cession of Kin- land , 'the extreme northern province. In which is thn open port of Ilnmerfest , thus extending the frontiers of Lapland west ward to the sea. The difficulty may again bo tided over aa It has already been , but there Is a strong possibility of serious trouble , and Ilussla would sldo with the ono of the combatants who would properly reward her. The people - plo of both Norway nnd Sweden have a bright record. Gustavus kept Hussla nt bay , and the Swedish defense of Finland against llusotan aggression i-3 something that will always have a place In the world's history. H would bo Letter for Norway nnd Sweden to bowftre of the Greeks bearing gifts. * * * The report of the massacre of the Mar- chand expedition which started from Sen- . cgal , West Africa , to take- possession of some part of the Upper .Nilo valley ahead of England , has been confirmed. Native men and women were Impressed Into the service of the expedition , and their treatment must have been of a very cruel character , ac cording to tlio admissions of ono of the members of the expedition. They were simply beast ? of Lurdcn , and all along the route villages were flrc'd and food carried away for the support of the travelers. It Is not charged that the French government was directly responsible for the expedition , although It would , en other nations do , have availed itself of any advantages that might follow. There have been many barbarities committed In Africa in the name of civi lization ami progress , anil it is scarcely in bo wondered at that tlio natives occasion ally Indulge in revenge for the cruelties In- Illctud upon them. * * * In Huropo prejudice against horseflesh as food diminishes year by year , and In France and other continental countries great at tention is given to the fattening of worn- out horses for the market. Kuropoan societies for tha prevention of cruelty to animals are Interesting themselves In the subject , and arc offering Inducements to farmers to utlllito their spare horses for food. The substance is said to bo as nourishing nnd palatable as beef , and in some respects authorities oC the cu'.slnn give It the prefer ence. Kvery year there Is moro or lees of a junto in regard to the short supply of beef , and in the countries which have become accustomed to Its use horseflesh comes In as a substitute , In Franco the prlco of boot Is fr in M to 40 cents a pound , wJillo horse 1 meat may be had from f to 8 cents. The pot-au-fc > vi. disused In thousands of FroncJi I homra on account of the high price of beef , h.n. through the cheapness of the latter meat , assume. ) Its former lni | > ort.inco In the domestic economy of that peopleIn this era of mechanical propulsion nn Increasing number of horses are thrown out of busi ness , nnd their utilization ns food , if It can not tie said to open n new career to them , brings their existing one * to a useful close. ArcordlnR to current statistics It will not bo nviny years before the world's supply of beef will fall short of Its requirements , and If relief Is not found In utilizing the horsn as a substitute it Is dllllrull to ronjortuni where It is to be looked for. short of n general adoption of the practice of vrgo- tar.nnlsm , which has always been thu diet of the subject , and never , so far , the rtillna of progressive enccs. It Is not dinicult to account for the unrest prevailing In the agricultural districts of Hungary , if the condition of tlio Inhabitants was da.crlbcd truthfully at the recent con- grcsj of Hungarian agricultural laborers at Hudnpest. The assort Ion wan made , and not contradicted , that the prlnclp.il food of thu farm hand consists of bread and ouloiiH , and that his nverago dally wngo for thu greater part of the year Is 1C cents In somci districts , and 12 cents lu others , while It occasionally falls aa low as 10 c-enta , or oven 8 cunts. During the harvest It rlsra to 33 cents , and at times to10 cents per clay. It Is obvious that such conditions afford agitators a wldo field for activity. The re ports submitted to the congress l y the local committees represent the harvest strike of lr.st summer as invariably successful , having led to a general and considerable * Increase of wages nnd to the abolition of the lifted ! to twenty days' forced service which the laborers were formerly obliged to render without payment. It was further claimed that the small peasant proprietors , who hail previously refused to Ihten to the socialist agitators , now eagerly Joined the movement. As usual nt social democratic gatherings lu the dual monarchy , the congress was at tended by delegates from districts Inhabited by nationalities which nro supposed to re gard each other us natural enemies. On tliM occasion the HOO delegates from 250 dis tricts included Germans , Slovaks , and Ser vians : , as well an Magyars from the Alfold plain , The number of districts represented was greater by a third than it was lanf year. 1'OIVI'MI ) IMKAS.VPH1HS. . CMcMgo > Tribune : "I notice , " said Hiookn , ns the two piuiaeil In front of n erorkeiy stove nnd Inspected the show window , "that chilli has been 'llred' on apuln. " "And perhiips , " ivsi > oiided Illvers , "thnt la what made the ciueen-Hwaro. " Washington Star : "Hxperlenco Is er mighty jrod lonelier , " said Uncle Kbi'ii. "Hut Homotlmes or mini makes do inHI-ik'i o' trying ter learn mo' kwons clan he'll ovvui hab u chance to recite. " Clilcnpo Hoc'ord : "Doesn't laabel use n good deal of taco powder1/ " "Face Powder ? She onsJit ta belong lethe the plasterers' union. " Indianapolis ) Journal : Professor of Folk Lore No , incniialils are never classed with ordinary fairies. What put that Idea In your head ? Fauotlous Student Fairy Ulls , sir. lioston Transcript : Promoter Von icedn't l > o a bit afraid ; the company Is per fectly safe , ! Tne I.H-iinb-0 ! I've no doubt about thu ompany being svifo enoni.li. I was think- ng" about thu safety of my money. Chicago Tribune : "Von enjoy conohlnt ; . lo yon ? 1 never could .seeneru HIP fun eomcs In , One looks HO like a darned fool , .sitting up on a throe-story cone.h nml cavorting vorting- over the highway to the tooting of a horn , " "I know 11 , but It Isn't every darned fool that can nfford It. " Plttsburg Chronicle : Foreman C'an't set another UIK > In the paper. Night IS-lltor Wi'll. kill Hryan , cut Mo.- Klnlcy In half , and make a stick of t.ic sultan. And tills pnrt of butchery goes on In newspaper ollices all over the country every nlsht. Chicago Itccord : "Why do you filnlc that Jli'a. Folium's ) jnrlor Is artistic , J.ic-K" " "U'eli , there wasn't a chair In It thnt a man would dare to sIL clown on , " C.ilcngo Tribune : "How do you know It Is all over between fioorive and Clara ? " "I know It Is if she's a girl of spirit. Ho took her to a restaurant last evening f > r a lunclieon , and after It was over he let a \ > \K \ colored waiter tuck her sleeves in for her wlien she put on her fur jiickut. " .V I.ITTlSX ! ( < ! OF IIIM'K. liny Karrcll Oroene In linston Trnnn-rlpt. I've battled throtiKh adversity when slu > ' 3 were blno an' bright To win of llcklo Fortune but n feat ier In the light , An' I've never felt a Hurry nor the small , at mite distressed , Till Sol hud sunk to slumber In the cradle of the west. It always seemed that even , with Us dark ness an' Its dew , nroiiff.it forth a host of pigmies , an' these little troubles grew rill , like Gulliver , they bound me , nn' w'ien hope bad nearly frone , [ felt a ptaco come Kte.alln' thioiigh the gateway of the dawn. I'vo lain awake so troubled , an' a-t wisln' through the night , /\-hopln' / I'd bo guided In the paths o' truth and rliriit , rV-wrrstllir with my conscience over somo- thln' 1 had clone , 3r else a-plniuiln' duties with the rlsin' o tlio sun ; An rvi > conjured up mo sorrows iii.n n ( cecmeil were mire to fall Upon mo an' to wrap me In a sort o' Kombrci pall : Hut the Ills have always vanished whe-n HID inornlun cried. Begone ! An' it dream o' peace e-uine Htoalhi' through the gateway ot the dawn. An' so r say to sinners , an' to saints who Htrlvii as well , The : u-en that eiimo upon you when the shades o' sorrow fell Will vanish with the vision of n soul-en- lightened clny , An' floil will wlpo the teardrops from your swollen eyes away. The host of little worries that litMet you thrniifrh th * > night H'lall ' stccil In stealth an' , banished , shall be frownln' In the ( light , An' the rest will be the sweeter for tinIlln you've uiiderKOiiu Whbii that luly PMCP ponies st'"illu' through tlio gateway of the dawn. Noticed two of our windows on Fifteenth street if not do so its worth your while provided you are interested in neckties We have taken our winter assortment ( in all shapes ) and made two choices- first choice 35c second choice 25c , Either choice worth double. 9. W. Cor. 15th and Dotiglus Stfe