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TITE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , OCTOBER 27 , 1808 , THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. II HOSENVATEn , Editor. PUBLISHED EVEHY MOUNINC. TEItMS OP KUUSCniPTION : Dally Hee ( Without Sunday ) , One Year.Jfi.W IJully Lice and Sunday , One Year . 8.M Hi.x Months . I.M Three Months . 2.W Hundny Hee. One Year. . . . . . - . . 2-W Haturday Hc . Otic Ytmr . l.l Weekly lieu , One Year . (2 OFFICES. Omaha : Thn I3 c Uutldlna. South Omaha : Singer Ulock , Corner Is nnd Twenty-fourth Streets. Council muffs : 10 I'enrl Street. Chicago Olllce : < 02 Chamber of Com merce. New York : Temple Court. Washington : Ml Fourteenth Street. COIlKKSPONDKNCi : . All communications relating to news and editorial matter Miould bo addressed : Tr the Editor. BUSINESS LETTERS. All business letters and remittances should bo addressed to The Hee PubllKhtnK Company , Omaha. Drafts , checks , express ) nnd postofllco money ordtrs to be mndo payable * to the order of the company. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OK CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska , Douglas County , ss : Ccorgo B. Tzschuck , secretary of The Bee Publishing company , being duly sworn , nayH that the actual number of full and tomplete copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening and Sunday Bee , printed during the month of September , 1S33 , was ns fol lows : Less returns and unsold copies. . . lliri ( : Not total sales 7.Vvi : Net dally average an.iiNH OEOIIGE B. TBSCHUCk. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence this 30th day of September. ls9S. N. P. FEIL , Notary Public. TO TUB IJEE iiLti.m.m No vloltnr to Oninlin mill the ctoKltlon nlioulil KU invny without lunpectliiK The Hee InillilliiK , tlic Ini-Kcnt IICITH- Iinpor liiillillni ; In America , a nil The lire nc VHinier plant , cnnciMH'd to tic tlio Uncut Iirtwi'pn Clilcnuo nrul San Kruiiclxro. A orillul welcome IH eilcndcit < < > nil. The Cuban congress Is now said to bi in session. Hut just wait until tin American congress convenes. Some tall whale stories are heading this way from oft the coast of Maine And Maine Is still n prohibition state too. Mark Twain must be missing tin chance of his life by his unfortunati absence from the spectators' gallery o the French Chamber of Deputies. President McKlnlcy has participate ! In more peace jubilees than lany othc hero of the war. Hut then Presltlen McKlnlcy h'as more to jubilate over. With Emperor William In Palestine 01 a pilgrimage of peace , the czar uilgh try to push his disarmament plan upoi France nnd England a little harder. The Second Nebraska volunteers is n more , but every member who enlisted a the call of the president has his niim written on the honor roll of the nation. If the United States docs not cal back Its American Jockeys from 'th English turf , till the money of the Rrll Ish sports will soon be worn out ciiauj ing hands so often. The registration of Chicago , now coir pletcd , Is 00,000 short of what It was 1 1SOO. The political weather prophets i the World's Fair city will evidently hav to gamble on the stay-at-home vote Uil The butterine reformers plead guilt to having shamelessly betrayed thel platform pledges and deliberately n pudlated their oaths of olllce , but ns the voters to give them another tria The question is : Do the people of Ni braska want to be fooled a second time Our local popocratlc contemporary m monlslics Its readers that Christmas I coming and that they should not forg ( the soldier boys in the Philippines. Tli suggestion Is good , but why omit Ui soldier boys In Florida ? All the soldlc boys who have to spend Christmas uwn from their Nebraska homes should li remembered. Omaha's population has grown im terlally In the last year and Its publl school facilities uru already taxed t their full capacity. As Omaha is boun to continue to grow , Its school accommi datlous must be enlarged. That Is tli argument In a nutshell In favor of tli school bond proposition on which tli people arc asked to vote at the coiulu election. The constitution of Nebraska e : pressly prohibits any member of Hi legislature from receiving any addition ) salary or accepting appointment I civil otllco under the state during tli term for which he Is elected. But th constitutional provision lias been vii latcd more by the popocrats during tli past two years than In all the time In fore since the present constitution Wi ) adopted. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ If the people of Nebraska want wen accomplished for them at Washlugtoi they can further their object best b sending representatives to congress wl are of the same political faith as tl national administration and who will I recognized us their party associates I the men In charge of the various go eminent departments. This Is why tl people In the First district should vo for K. J. llurkott for congress , In the Ke oiul district for D. II. Mercer , In tl Third district for W. F. Norrls , In tl Fourth district for K. II. Illnslmw , 1 the Fifth district for C. K. Adams an In the Sixth district for Norrls Browu. row ; fen No man of candor nnd honesty wll deny that the I'nlted States is very imirl more prosperous now than It was twi ycar.s ago. The evidence of this is over whelming. It Is furnished in the ac tivity of nt-nrly nil Industries , In th < unprecedented proportions of domestli and foreign commerce , In the earning ! of the railroads , In the Increased tie posits of pavings banks , In the llqulda tlon of debts nnd In the larger currency circulation. The statistics which provt the > o facts show that the American pee pie ns a whole were never so prosperous IH now In all their history and the out look for the future , in the opinion m men whoso Judgment In such a innttoi Is entitled to the highest consideration is most favorable. It is not necessary to discuss tin causes of this fortunate condition. It I ; suniclont to know that It exists nnd to in quire ns to what Is essential to Its con tlnuance. The most essential thing i : the maintenance of n sound currrncy for which the election of a rcpubllcat congress will give the best assurance. I : is hardly less Important now than It was two years ago that the caust > of soum money shall be sustained that the people plo shall again repudiate the wonld-bt repudlators. If this Is not done there Is nothing more certain than that the cf feet will bo damaging to nearly all Interests terosts nnd that consequently a checl would be given to our progress towan greater prosperity. The election of i democratic house of representative ; would be so distinct n menace to tin maintenance of a sound currency tha It could not fall 'to weaken linaucia confidence. Capital would again become come timid and distrustful It would bi disposed to wait for future develop incuts and prosperity is not attainabli with capital in that condition. A vote for a republican eongressiona candidate Is a vote for prosperity. Tin election of a republican house will glvi assurance that the policies which havi made prosperity will bo malntalnct and if necessary strengthened. Thoelcc tlon of a democratic house will mcai war on these policies , with a more o less hurtful effect. Vote for prosperity irvi.vr TO in : REASSURED. The Cuban assembly , now in session will decide the question of dlsbandlni the Cuban army. It Is stated that ther is a strong opposition to disbaudmen under existing conditions and that th assembly may refuse to order It miles assured by President McKlnley that li intends to observe the resolution of congress gross in regard to Cuban independence It would seem that the president conl with entire propriety give this assui ance. In his principal address at Cli cage Mr. McKluley said that the Unite States would show to the world th sincerity of Its declared purpose In n gnrd to Cuba. Having thus publicl announced his Intention to observe tli resolution of congress which declare that when the pacification of Cuba slia have been accomplished the island is t be left to the control and govornmci : of Its people , wo can see no objcctio to the president giving this assnranc to the representatives of'the Cuban pc < pie. They are entitled to it. They ma justly insist upon the right to bo e : Illicitly Informed as to what tills goi eminent Intends to do with fliclr com try. They maintained for years a struj gio for independence , making great sai rillccs and their desire to be assure that the boon they fought for they wl get is entirely reasonable. Besides the have ground for a lack of confidence I the fact that there is a considerable sei tlment In this country favorable to ni nexatlon and It Is being sedulously cu tlvatcd. President McKlnlcy undoub edly Intends to deal Justly with Cul and he should so Inform Its people. TllK VlllStS IX WtAXCE. The present French republic , estal lished In 1870. has passed through in morons grave crises which seemed ) the time of their occurrence to threate its overthrow. Undoubtedly the r public will survive the crisis wit which It Is now confronted , but it h ; never had a more momentous Issue i settle than Hint of whether the mllltai or the civil authority shall be suprem This is the question which France now called upon to determine and i determination cannot bo deferred. The military Inllucnco is very powe fill In Franco. Nearly all Frenchmc feel n patriotic pride In the army nil most of them arc ever ready to resei anything which reflects upon the hone of tTie nriny. Thus the military cstal llshmcnt Is able to rally to Its suppo a largo element of the people and th popular esteem renders It arbitrary an arrogant. Its late course has show this. It has made bold nnd stronuoi resistance to the attitude taken by tl civil authority in regard to the Dreyfi case nnd has been successful In drlvin the ministry that stood for that nutho ity out of power. Undoubtedly > Brlssou has as much respect for t ! army ns most Frenchmen , but lie hs a greater regard for the civil author ! ) and therefore he was forced to surrci der olllce , for although the Chamber < Deputies adopted the motion alllrmli the supremacy of the civil over the mil tary power less than half the membci voting the subsequent defeat of tl motion declaring confidence In M. Itri eon was distinctly n victory for tl army , showing conclusively the cor mantling Influence exerted by the mil tary power over the chamber. The veIns Ins on these motions clearly Indicati that If all the deputies had voted , wit fidelity to their convictions , on the 01 atllrmlng supremacy of the civil powi it would have been rejected. More thn half the members of the chamber , l\a\ \ ever , did not have the courage to d clare themselves on tills proposition ni but two votes were recorded against ' In organizing a new ministry whit of the parties will President Fan : favor ? Will he select men partial to tl military power , or will he make up cabinet of men who believe In the s premttcy of the civil authority ? Tl fact that ho has shown himself to I exceedingly friendly to the army su posts that he will seek to have the cal net In sympathy with him. But In ni event a new ministry will cucount trouble from the outset and probably cannot long hold olllce. If It shall favoi the military party the opposition Is strong enough to place all sort * of illtll cullies In its way , while If unfavorable to that power the probability Is that I ! will not retain ollii-c a week. There Is no doubt ns to the serious ness of the crisis in Franco. There is every reason to think that It will pul the system of government there to tin severest test it has ever been subjected to. All men who sincerely desire tin maintenance of the French republic will hope for the triumph of the civil an thorlty , for otherwise n sound re-pub llcan system of government Is not pos slble. If the military power is to bi supreme in France It is Inevitable thai sooner or later the republic will givi place to a military dictatorship. Whai France most needs Is n revision of it. constitution and the shaping of its po lltlcal h.vstem more nearly like that ol the Culled States. A LAST Al'PEAL. It is admitted on all hands that Doug las county Is the pivotal point In Hit present campaign. If the republican ! are to regain supremacy In Nebraska , l' must come from the majority given It this county. With that fact constantly held li view , The Bee has endeavored from tin outset to impress upon the party man agers the Imperative necessity of noin inatlng the best men who could bo per sundcd to accept nominations on the local ticket. Instead of seconding tin efforts of The lice , the party managers shirked their duty , as they have deut time and again , and remained Innctln and Indifferent while the oppositloi leaders were exercising greatest vigil ance and care in steering their couven tlons nnd keeping them from straudlns on the rocks. The pernicious Intorfer cnce of John L. Webster , who never pos sesscd an ounce of political sagacity , re suited in the nomination of at least tw < neii on the republican legislative tlcke whom no self-respecting republican cai support. When the alarm was sounded Inline liatcly after the blunder was committed the bungling managers resented the sug gestlon that these men be persuaded o forced to come off as an impertinen intrusion and actually encouraged the * disreputables to stay with the assuranci that everybody on the ticket would b < elected by 3,000 majority whether or no ho was a more proper candidate for th penitentiary than for the legislature. In this , however , the managers under rate the Intelligence and common dc coney of the rank and file of the part ; and Ignore the Indisputable fact that n reputable and conscientious citizen o my party can vote for a candidate , blacl or white , who is notoriously subslstin on the wages of prostitutes or who ha made a living as keeper of a low grot ; gory and bunco don. Politics may be very dirty business , but the line nuis bo drawn somewhere and no appeals t partisan prejudice or patriotism ca overcome the repugnance of people nc personally interested in ofllcc getting c office holding to degrading themsclvc by voting the scum of society Into pc sltlons of honor and trust. For the last time The Boo appeals t the men upon whom the management c the Nebraska campaign devolves to cxei their Influence for the reconstruction c the legislative ticket. let Senate Thurston , whose position as the rcpul llcan national commltteeman makes hli the ranking leader of the party , insis upon the withdrawal of Walker an ICoutsky from the ticket , whose succes they imperil. Lot him see to It that tw clean and trustworthy men are subst tuted for them. This will do more t Insure party success than all tli speeches ho can make from now till tli day of election. There is no time t lose. By n decision of the supreme court ( Illinois , the town of Pullman , which hn figured prominently as a co-operatlv community , must soon cease its separat existence nnd become merged Into tli city of Chicago. Pullman was one of tli creations of the late George M. Pul man , who was inspired with the Idc that by making It a model town for tli benefit of the worklngmeu In his en shops he would sot an example for othc largo industrial concerns and contrlbul materially to the solution of the labc problem. .The famous Pullman striki however , demonstrated conclusively tin the Inhabitants of Pullman were by n means immune from labor dlfilculties c the same kind ns experienced by wan workers elsewhere , and now the com declares that the charter under whlc the Pullman company Is Incorporate confers no authority to establish c maintain the model town. But eve after Its corporate disappearance , Pul man town will be cited among th unique experiments In industrial c < operation. It Is only occasionally that even tli most recalcitrant popocrut tries to rals the calamity cry. The crops raised b the farmers this year have gagged tli mouths of the calamity shoutors. Sonic Kt'piilrHet > ilcil. Globe-Democrat. Rear Admiral Schlcy has claimed a leav of absence and Is coming home again sooi presumably for the purpose of repairing tli railing around his decks. I'ulillu Demand * Washington Post. The Pullman company recognizes the Jus tlco In the demand for a discrimination I the prlco of berths and stamU ready to In crcaso the price of the lowers. The Ileo'i. .InlilU'r Souvenir. Detroit Journal. The Omaha Dally Dee printed a large suj plement Hired with half-tone pictures < prominent men and of the buildings of tt exposition as a souvenir of the visit < President McKlnlcy to the big show. It a work of art and reflects credit upon Tt Dee and Its very able publisher and cdlto Hali'N Should ( 'OIIHDoiril. . Philadelphia Hecord. There U another agitation going on I the west for a reduction of rates on sleeplr cars. It Is a good thing to help along. Tl Pullman company last week added CO pi cent more to Its already enormously witen stock. That will enable it to keep up 1 excessive chare * * and still , on the face i things , declare only an 8 per cent dlvlden SKeplDL- cars ore not a luxury , but a necc sily. Kates should come down. Congrcs ! will have to net on the matter ns nlTt-ctlnj Interstate commerce to make any euch lav effective. The subject has been before cotr Kr s several times , and there would be n ( ueed to waste much time on It. Step I'll to I ho Wlrkrt. Philadelphia. Hecord. Hy an arrangement between the Post office department nnd the government o Japan monuy orders can now be sent t ( Korea payable at the Japanese postofllcei at Chemulp , Seoul and other places In thi Hermit Kingdom. Those who owe inoncj In that country have no longer any excusi In the lack of forwarding facilities to slilrl payment. Step up , gentlemen , and pay you : debts In Korea ! The Pr'-wlilmlS MVnlrrn Trip. Philadelphia Ledger. During his western trip of two week ! President McKlnley delivered clghty-clgh speeches , several of which wcro carefull ; iirepared orations , while others were mcrcl ; extemporary remarks from the ear plat Form. It was a tremendous task , both men tal and physical , and showed anew how 1m portnut It Is that the president ot tin United States should bo a vigorous man am capable of performing an enormous nrnoun ot work. Simnlxli "FpnHntt" I'lnjcil Out. Baltimore American. Spanish oinclal circles arc said to bi disappointed over the failure of the sklllfu strategy of her diplomats to minimize tin consequences of the war. Skillful stratcg ; Is bound to bo disappointing when met b ; plain , sturdy sense nnd direct Imperatlvi demands. Wo have the sense on our side ti UPC- , the power to make the demands nn < the skillful strategy should be promptly re tired from the deliberations , and plah answers required to plain questions. Tin country at large has had qulto enough o skillful fencing for points. GOOD I'l.ACB TO SI ICX. Xu Itiiom for Anvl.oily but Mfii I.a rue Capital In Ha\vall. J. I , . Whrelrr , Jr , In Leslie's Weekly Dew Is so heavy that the stock is neve watered , and the walk to every house I paved with heavy slabs cut from the trunl of pulu fern trees , forming a soft and fine wearing pavement : the wound In the trc heals at once , tiananas , wool and hides ar also exported , while tropical fruits grow li abundance , among them bread fruit , pine apples often weighing twelve pounds , avocadi pears , peaches , tamarinds , limes , lemons citrons , guavas , strawberries , raspberries ohclo-bsrries , grapes , mountain apples , etc I would not advise any one without capita to como to the Islands ; even skilled labor i a drug on the market , as many of the Chi nesc and Portuguese arc skilled laborers with whom you would have to compete li wages. Professional and mercantile career are overdone here , the stores carrying larg modern stocks , and the total white popula tlon only numbering a few thousand ; th bulk of the population Includes Portugues ( Chinese , Japs and natives , all of whom trad at Chinese stores , with which a white ma : could not compete. Capitalists can still fin safe Investments with large returns 1 stocks of plantations , railways , etc. SAVE US PUOM SCIENCE. Vn t Amount of Huniliux MiiHqacrnd ln r t'liiU-r ' the .N'aiuo. Chicago Chronicle. Civilized mankind , and particularly tb English-speaking portion of It , Is fond < humbugging Itself. Certain things or cei tain ideas have been somehow or other BI up as highly admirable , and to thes filings and thcser Ideas we bow down ni because wo tiellbvo In them , but becaus other people are bowlng down , also and w want to be In the 'majority.We affect respect which wo do not feel for a who ] lot of things , and ono of those things Is tl Idea embodied In the phrase "the Interesi of science. " A man spends his life and his fortune I collecting butterflies or beetles. The co lection Is labeled , numbered , catalogue and turned over to some museum or It stltutlon of learning , and every one ej claims with admiration at the collector devotion to the "Interests of science , And every one carefully keeps away fro : that monument to scientific researc' which gathers dust and cobwebs ye : after year , until the butterflies or tl beetles drop to pieces and are thrown 01 on the ash heap. Another man gets the north polo fevi and sets forth for the Arctic sea cquippt with dogs , sledges , pemmlcan , fur clotl Ing and complicated apparatus for rccort In the meteorological conditions of a regie uninhabited and unhabitable save for comparatively brief time by human being He returns If he. returns at all with tw or three white bear skins , a bad case i scurvy and a full set of barometer ar thermometer readings taken at varloi points in the vicinity of the eightieth di gree of north latitude. Hebegins a lei turo tour and wo all flock to see the ma who has eaten blubber nnd old boots ar possibly some of his companions "in tl Interests of science. " And eo It goes. The woods , and tl cities , too , arc full of scientific enthusiast We have learned gentlemen poking aroun in Indian mounds In 'the Interests of scleni and other learned gentlemen exploring U Internal ecrnomy of living animals wit ecalpel and forceps with the same elevate purpose. Microscopes and spcctroscopi and all tlio other " " "scopes" dear to tt scientific heart are worked overtime , ar the result Is a vast accumulation of learne literature which nobody reads and whlc couldn't by any possibility add to huma comfort or happiness If it were within tl reach of every one. Of course , It would bo unfair and ur true to class all , scientific research undi the head of humbug. Some of It Is valm ble ; much of It Is necessary , nut a gre : part of it Is useless and some of It Is won than useless. The error lies In acceptln without question as of value and Importam all the triviality , puttering and elabora nonsense that masquerades under the tit of science. How , for example , were the Interests ( science furthered in New York the othe night by the learned gentleman who blew u hlmscff and several others while dcmor Btratlng the effect ot liquid air upon rr Phosphorus ? Who cares what the effect Is And will the knowledge acquired by tli learned gentleman and his coadjutors con nensato them for loss of their eyebrows an several square Inches of cuticle ? So. too , with the learned gentlemen i Vienna who captured several line speclracr of the plague bacillus , and now discover I their great embarrassment that the but have got loose In Eomo way or oilier an are raising the very deuce with the popi latlon In the vicinity. la It going to be ai : consolation to the sufferers that the Icarni gentlemen have observed the habits and cui toms of this bus and given him a Lat name several Inches long ? And are tl learned gentlemen , now that they rm catalogued and registered the bug , any be ter able to cope wltlnhlm ? These and similar Inquiries suggest then Kclvra when "tho Interests of science are mentioned. Undoubtedly wo owe a gee deal to science real silence. Hut wo c.i better get , along without further eclentlf iluvelopmcnla than to run the risk of belr blown up bv stinking chemicals , Inoculate with Incurable diseases by enthusiastic bi hunters or bored to death by the fly spe ( scientists , who devote a lifetime to the etui of a mosquito's left car. Better Ignorance and comfort than eclei tlfle enlightenment on such terms. DAVE m nns ins ow.v Mo.M.ME.vr AVorlc the * fiu'iitiil District ( * < iii rcx man llun Done for 1IU DNlrlrt. niair Pilot. Few men nro permitted to build their owi monuments In the communities where theli lives have been eervlcable , but Congress man David H. Mercer Is one of the fcv men. Ho has been building for hlmsel monuments reflecting his energy and cf flclency for six years and his work is no yet completed. In the lauguagc of the pane gyrlc which marks tha last resting placet o Sir Christopher Wren , "If you are eeeklni his monuments , look about you. " Go dowi to the river front and examine the worl which represents $ luO,000 expended In pro tcctlng the lands on either side of the rive from Its treacherous current. Go up 01 Sixteenth street and look at the Omahi postolDce building , the ultimate cost o which on present plans will be $1,300,000 am which In another term will be completed n a cost of an additional $500,000. Go up 01 the Kouutzc tract and there you will se the TransniUslsaippl and International Kxpo sltlo.i , second only to the World's Fair admired by more than two million visitors His energy and his efforts obtained fron the government an appropriation of | HOOOC $200.000 for the government building am exhibit and HO.OOO for the Indian congress This appropriation made possible the mag nincent success which has been achlevei there. Take the car to South Omaha am you will pass the new public building li that city which represents an appropriate of $100,000. Come back to Omaha and g down to Jones street and see the Indlai Supply depot. Step up to the High schoa building and the boys will tell you that h Is the father of the measure which brough military training Into the school. Go ou by the park and ono branch postofllc stands there to mark his presence In Wash Ington. Up on Lake and Twenty-fourt : streets Is another. Oo out to Fort Oman , and Uiero you see the reservation and th brick buildings which are to become a grea military school. Speak with any old soldier whom you ma ; meet and he will tell you of scores of pen sirns secured for himself and comrades. G out into the country and the farmers wll tell you that It was lie who brought th postofuco department into Douglas count with free rural delivery. Go to Washington and you will find bin chairman of the committee on public buird IngB and grounds , one of the leading com mlttecs In congress , which has never befon been presided over by a western reprcsenta five. Go about among the departments li Washington and you will find that hli face is familiar to every bureau officer am every chief of a division and they will al tell you of special accomplishments of thl ; congressman for his conatltuents. Mce any senator or representative who ha ; achieved distinction and he will speak li glowing terms of the efficiency of David II Mercer. Elect him again and he will add thi boulevard from Fort Crook to Omaha , ad ditlouair appropriations for the Improvemen of the river front , other branch postofllcca and you may rely upon It if anybody li congress can secure for the Second congres slonal district substantial recognition Davli II. Mercer can. His experience has broadened him strengthened him and made him mor efficient In every way. He Is not a mai who Is satisfied with past good deeds , bu presses on for future advantages for his con etltucnts. Ho Is everybody's friend. H does not hesitate to perform the little scr vices which count so much for the In dividual , although they take his time am require often as careful attention and man agcmcnt as the larger matters which coin dally Into the life of a congressman. On great national topics Mr. Merc'cr I always found on the right side. The rccon ho has taade In Washington , not only In th substantial financial recognition he has re cured for his district , but In the hlghe - mployment of statesmanship Is beyom cavil and criticism. His worst enemies con cede that there is no basis for attackin , him. either os partisan or as representatlv in the broader ecnsc or as representative 1 the matter of details Interesting to thoa who honored him with their votes. So long as the people of the Second con grwslonal district believe In rewardln meritorious services , so long will he succcc himself. Without disparaging the efforts c his predecessors , It Is only fair to say thane no man who has ever represented a dlstrlc in Nebraska has succe Jed so w-H In ea tabllahlng his claims for recognition , at th hands of his constituents , on a solid bash From the president of the United State to the head of a division In one of the dc partmcnts at Washington , Mr. Mercer I accorded recognition and receives cons'dera tlon. Ho Is the warm personal friend c nearly every public man In Washlngtor regardless of party affiliations. The leas complimentary thing that Is said of hit Is that he Is a "hustler , " and In the par lance of the west , "It Js the hustler the gets there. " David H. Mrrccr Is more than a "hustler. His energy In the smaller affairs has nc Interfered with his efficiency In every ea pac-Ity presented to a congressman or th 'manifestation ' of energy and ability. He I thoroughly western In manner and tactics but he Is a man of education and a ma of wide travel and experience. In his horn life and the gently duties of the s-xilal worl ho stands above criticism. A gentleman b nature and by education , a devoted husban nnd father and a dutiful son , he has wo the affection of all who have known hlr Intimately. Taking him from every stand point , whether as politician , as statesma or as citizen , ho has fairly earned all tha he has achieved and he deserves the confl dcnce which the voters of this district hav repeatedly reposed In him. He will be re-elected by the handsomes P ajorlty ever given him In this district He Is all right. I'EHSONAI. AM ) OTHERWISE. Private "Bill" Anthony Is one of the be ; remembered heroes of the Maine , but he I still a private. In both Cuba and Porto Rico our mill tary governors have already begun to tcac the people that liberty does not mean II cense. Soward's purchase of Alaska was a goo Inve-atment. This year's output of gel alone will more than repay the first cost < the whole territory , The report "that the empress of China ho married LI Hung Chang was a Joke. Tl empress docs not love LI , but she Is n < vindictive enough to punish him that way. Though Thomaa II. Reed holds the recoi for length of consecutive service In coi greis , Joseph Q , Cannon of Illinois h : served la all two years longer than M Reed. The career of James J. Hill , the N'ortl western railway magnate , has thus be summarized : Age , 00 ; parentage , Scotcl Irish ; birth , Canadian ; Initial salary , I cents a day ; present Income , $6,000 a day. Commodore Kautz , who has Just been a ] pointed to the command of the Pacific squat ran to succeed Admiral Miller , retired , wi the man who , at the C pturo of Now O leans In 18G2 , hauled down the "Lone Sti Flag" from the city hall , when Mayor Mui roe refused to strike * the colors. A new book by Klplmg Is said to hn\ cost his publisher a shilling a word. I teat Ing this rumor , a London wag wrote to tl author saying that as wisdom seemed t be quoted at retail prices he himself waul like one word , for which he begged to ei close a shilling postal order. The rep ] came In due order. Kipling kept the Ehllllu postal order and politely returned , wrltte ori largo sheet of paper , the woi "Thanks. " ECHOES OP THE I.ATE WAII. During the early days of the blockade o Havana n report was current that dlfnstc to ona of the blockading fleet was ti"r rowly averted. The report was Indefltilt and quickly pawed Into the category o wnr rumors. But tbtro was good founda tlon for the report , AS the fuels now relate' ' show. I/tutonant J. C. Fremont , son of th Pathfinder , tells the story In Harper's Magi zliie. He was In command of the t rped boat Porter , at the time nnd as the Inclden Indicated a blunder the participants pledge themselves to keep the affair a secret untl the end of the war. The "unknown cru.ser was the flagship New York. Lieutenant Fremont says : "About 2 o'clock one morning a steame was reported running toward Havana. I was nn Ideal night for torpedo attack , darl < with a strong wind blowing and occasion.- ! light rain squalls. She was allowed to pas : but nothing definite could be made out , an as the Porter was well off to the i-astwar of Havana , the supposition wns that It coul not be one of the Uockaders. "Dropping Into her wake , our speed wa Increased , all hands were called to thel stations , and every preparation made fo attack. The Porter was now closing rapid ! In , and through the nmoko we could mak out that the vesss ! ahead was a m.in-of-wai and a largo one. At this time the where abouts of the Spanish armored cruisers wn unknown and from what \vo then could sc of the vessel ahead she answered thel description perfectly. More steam was pn on , and the Porter rushed up close on th quarter of the chase , well within torpeJ distance , and still undiscovered. Being no1 so close that , even If discovered , we coul not be stopped before the torpedo was dls charged , and wishing to make no mistake the night signal was made for an Instan and then turni-d off. H brought no anawci "Excitement on the Porter was at fever heat , and the enforced silence nnd the nerv ous tension were hard to bear. That w had found the enemy , and that we had hlr all to ourselves , and had him where ther was no possibility of his getting away , wa such an unhoped-for opportunity that noth Ing short of firing and cheering would ex press what wo felt , and the effort to rcprcs these was most difficult. To make asaur ance doubly sure , the night signal was ngai made , and the forward gun fired , hnmc diately followed by a second. That we wer now discovered was evident , and In a mo ment signal lights were shown , and a gu fired at us. The signal lights shown wer the wrong ones for that night , and enl served to strengthen our conviction that th chase was an enemy. Full speed was run on the Porter , and the final rush to torped wasde , when , Just In the nick ot tlmi the l. ntlty of the ship was recognized , an amidst shouting of orders to cease flrliif and hails through the megaphone demand Ing explanations , the vessels were brough 10 a standstill within 100 yards of eac other , and mutual explanations made. "This Incident Is given to Illustrate th fact that the torpedo boat , acting undc the conditions for which she was built , Is most dangerous weapon. " Harper's Bazar relates that during th war a certain old colonel who had serve all through the civil war nnd who had los one of his eyes at the battle of Gcttysbun was very Indignant , because he was pv aside as physically Incapacitated when h applied for admission to ono of the No York volunteer regiments. Filled with wrath he Journeyed to Wasl Ington , bent on having a personal Intervie with the president. He succeeded In gale 'ng an audience , and the president , afte listening to his plea , said kindly : "But , my good Colonel J , you hav only one eye. " "Just so , sir , " was the prompt rejolndci "but can't you see the great advantage < my having only one eye ? When I all my gun I will not have to , close the other ! Ho fought at Santiago. Proof that the sailors of Con-era's flei were not as drunk as they might have bee during the sinking of their ships has turnc up with the raising of the Maria Tercci On that vessel alone have been found slxtj seven casks of fiery red wlno and shen unopened and untapped. If the Spaniard had known how short the engagement w : going to be they might have begun earlle Colonel Smith of the First California tcl a story of ono ot the recruits at the Prcsldl' ' This Is an Irishman and he was doing guai duty. "Do you know your orders , sntry ? asked the colonel. "Yls , sor. " "If jou fat the rising sun , your left hand would bo o the north of you and your right hand to tt south of you. What would bo behind you ? "Me canteen , sor. " The Manila correspondent of the Londo Times slugs the praise of American soldiei In a high key. He says : "Their brief cj perlence In actual warfare established notable fact. It proved them courageou decent , high-minded sol Icrs , worthy < every confidence and cheerful in all circuit tances. If the laurels they have gained ai small In comparison with those which ha rewarded the heroism of their comrades t Santiago , they are none the less honorablf for no men could have endured more c norked harder than they , or have show more valor. " SEW HA.MCHITTUY JAW. Features of the Act Which fioen lilt Operation Next Month. Minneapolis Journal. On November 2 the new bankruptcy nc will be In full operation. The law prescrlb.s that four months mil ; clapso from the date of the act before In voluntary petitions In bankruptcy can h filed. The voluntary portion of the new at has , of course , been In operation since th one month prescribed by the law cxplrti Creditors cannot proceed against bankrupi under the raw until November 2 , and a preferential transfers are voided If a pctltlo Is filed against a debtor within four month after July 1 , when the law wont Into el feel. feel.Tho The new law has been found to posset some very favorable features , that above re ferred to being one of them the prevcntlo of preferences. Discharges of debtors at obtained easier than under the last nation ; law , as a discharge can only be refused whe a debtor baa violated the criminal part < the act , or where ho "uns fraudulently de Btroycd or failed to keep the proper heel of account which will reveal his true cor dltlon. A debtor Is punished when he cor ceaU property belonging to the estate , maki a fatee oath or presents a false claim ag.Uui the estate In bankruptcy. Under the new law another advantage : Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum * Alum baking powders arc the greatest menocen to health of the present day. that a bankrupt's property cannot b needlessly Bacrlllccd by forrclosuri \ nnd forced Fnle of mortgaged prop- litty In the stnto courts. The fed eral courts hnvo power In propel cases to restrain these nlcs by Injunetlou .or n rrnFonnbli- time to enable the trustee , when appointed , to turn the property Into money and apply U to the- mortgage debt and then to the Just claims of creditor * . Many cxi > crlcnced business men fay people who obtain and thoss who extend credit will bo better protected than under the elate laws or any previous federal bankrupt Ian- . A commendable feature Is the 'reduction of fees and expenses. Uudcr the former fed eral law the register , attorneys nnd trut- irea got rich nnd the creditors were bleO. For a compromise measure the now law devised by Senator Nelson U far superior to the state laws , and there ( cents little * doubt that a full test of Its provisions after November 2 will prove satisfactory. numr/.v II\ES. Huston Transcript : llfTk ! Just t av ey. Hml buvn to thn do .torV. Uoctoi him he Is looking hlmsdf ng.iln. \\lcks-la ho really us bad ua that ? Pool fellow. Chicago Ilccnril : He Why did you full ti reroKMlzo mo on the Htreet toduy ? hlR I didn't HOC you. He That's strange ; I Haw you twice. She Oh , thai probably accounts for It. J never notice a man In that condition. Chicago Htcord : "L'ncle Sam , what's i hired assassin ? " "A but ! took. " Cincinnati Knqulrer : "Tho number ol people who sppuk Kngllsh , " nalil the Amateur - teur .Statistician , "Is now lltl.WO.ou" "H Is a wondt-r , " smd th * Cheap Cynic , "some of them do not net on tha sl et > . " Chicago Tribune : Young Wife Harry , dear , " -lint Is tlm "Kiisieru < iuestlnu" ? Young Journalist Nobody umlcrstandi Just exactly \\nat It Is. I m going to wrltu an editorial about It In a day or two. Chlinso Tribune : "Shurirf , " remarked the condemned murdoriT , an th.it func tionary proc.odn ! to put the black cnp over his hcnil , "I seem to bo the sinner , sure , of all eyes. " \ \ Ithout any further delay the trap \vn sprung- , and the hardened wretch went to his doum. Washington StarVe : Simulants never know when wo are defeated , " remarked HIP hauunty Don. "Wlfcch do you menu. " Inquired Jth < American pencu commissioner , impatiently , "In u tight or In an argument ? " EXIT , THE POET OK fO.lll'A.VV O. Now speaks thr peerless poet as ho never r. ako befcire : "For us , oh , men , It hath not been , to U ( J llcht on fori'lgn shore ! A warrior's words nro weak and few , " 1'ls only ours to dure and do 1 Hiivuk a nation's thanku to all Who nobly cnmu at war's first call ; To you who uanted for the fray Ana marched with Hags nnd pennants gay. To camp on ChtrkamatiKu a sucrnl soil , And thur to sweat and groan and toll , 1'ur wlillp our guns were laid uMuc , \ \ * dug In trenches long and wlo < - . And Joshed the conk and non-coms , too , 'i he truth to till , they wore n sorry crow. We took llrst place In tilt- grand review , Where forty thousand boyn In blue Charged up the side of Snodnrass hill III wur uiunu.nit.tm a uuitilno pul. Thu tune of Ynnkec-Dixk'-Doodlo and 'Un der the Aiilo Tree' Will ever brln ; memories sacred to you and to me , For while they played 'Under the Apple We stood out In the broiling sun. Hot ? Oh , cce ! Thi battles we fought were- only sham And which side won we elldn t' care a damn. At lOity deeds and daring high U'o now let others take a shy , For v.-e today will bo musUrcd out I'm glad to say , devoid of gout : For wo were led the toughest stuff. And for desert had non-com guff. In the years to come when we trll the tale How the volunteers camped on hill nnd in vnle , Let us not forget ( wo drank more than wo ousht ) Six beers lor a Quarter cannot always bo bought. * i < , f , " . ' " . . . 'i " When our hair turns gray and our noses turn red , Of us , everyone , It will always be said , 'There's a man who fought for the red , white nnd bluo. Ho was once a colonel and a. good one , too. ' " The canteen price for beer Is six glasses for 5 cents. DAVID HITTER. Ofll 1 > A1IV Ut'IjLETI.V. PHILADELPHIA , Oct. 27. 1S9S. This is \ \ ( Army and Navy Day In this city. There will he a tremendous parade of troops from Camp Mcadc and local organizations , which , when combined , will make an immense pro cession. President McKlnley and General Miles win review the parade. I'L ' "Economy is of itself a great revenue.5' When you consider the quality and style of the clothing that we make , its finish and du rability , it is the cheapest that is made. In counting the cost of a gar ment or a suit , its value must be ! considered first of all. Taking all of these considera tions into account , therefore , the economy of buying the best must appeal to every judicious purchaser of clothing. Our winter suits and over coats at $3 , $ JO , $12.50 and $ J5 for men are the handsomest that we have ever made. We invite you to inspect them you will see what right clothing really is , then. Our Htorr M'lll clour at noon Monday Wr're nil irolnir ( o tli > * Exposition.