Nebraska Newspapers

    TIIE OMAJIA DAILY BEE ,
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E. noSBWATUlt , Editor. '
HVEUY MOUNINO.
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STATEMENT OF
State of Nebraska , Douglas County , ss. :
Gcorcro U. Tzschuck , secretary of The Be
Publishing company , being duly swon
says that the actual number of full an
complete copies of The Dally , Mornlm
Evening and Sunday Bee , printed durln
the month of October , 1833 , was as to
lows :
Net total average 71)7.27
Not dally average 25,71 :
GEOHGE B T/.SCllUCIC.
Sworn to lieforf me and sitbqrribfd In in
presence this 31st day of October. 1S9S.
N. P. FEIL ,
Votary Public.
Mttle > Delaware , too , falls Into tli
republican column.
Nebraska has been redeemed. Qlor
enough for one day.
Dave Mercer reads his title clear fo
a fourth term In congress.
Ucpubllcans of Nebraska have reaso
to congratulate themselves.
November 8 , 180S. has Rene down Int
history as a republican red-letter day.
The fakir candidate for congress wl
occupy a select spot In Iho polltlcr
graveyard. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Republicans of Douglas county hav
been taught another lesson. Will the
profit by it ?
Missouri and Virginia have pone den
ocratlc. Nobody expected them to g
any other way.
The successor of William V. Allen wl
bo n republican , but his name will ut
be John L. Webster.
The fakir candidate for congress hi :
the consolation of going into politic ;
hlhtory as a defeated.
Hough Rider Iloosevelt has scaled tli
democratic ramparts and planted tli
republican Hag on the Hourbon cltadc
Retail merchants , insurance agcnl
and tax-gatherers are enjoying the pee
effects of a distribution of a quarter c
a million dollars among the best citizen
of Omaha.
Hayward and the whole state ticki
would have carried Douglas county u
from 11,000 to 5,000 majority had Job
L. Webster kept his hands off the legii
latlvo ticket.
Colonel Rrynn got home in time I
cast his vote for the popocratlc tickc
"but he did not get home In time to snv
anything but splinters from the popi
cratlc wreck.
Douglas county republicans have ca ]
tured nearly every outpost of the cneiii ;
but many votes were lost to the sin1
ticket by reason of lax organization a"
the blunders of local party managers.
Fully three thousand republican votei
In this city failed to take part In tl
election because of their failure to re ;
ibter. That vote could readily Inn
been brought out anil polled by an c
erpctlc campaign committee under J
rectlmi of a competent chairman.
The new Union 1'iicllle station
nearly to the point of realization.Whl
It Is long yours past due it will be noi
the less appreciated by the people i
Omaha. Anything la better than tl
rat-traps which disgraced the city i
Tenth and Mason streets the past fc
jrcars. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A new railroad Is bidding for outran
Into the city and has chosen a point
contact in a quarter which long ago li
came unlit for dwellings , and mu
sooner or later give way to the advan
of business structures. The rallroi
tracks which the new company propos
to build just east of Jefferson squa
nnd In that neighborhood will not e
banco the value of abutting property f
purposes of residence , but the advent
n great trunk line from the east mu
prove of Inestimable value to the city
large and be productive or the greatu
good to the greatest number.
The advent of the Illinois Central ra
way Into Omaha will be followed by
fall In the price of hard and soft coal
local consumers. That railroad coi
pauy has cultivated a habit of makli
rates that will get the business , tvgar
less ot pool * , combines or compotltoi
I'orhaps the managers Intend to car
this practice to the Missouri river evi
Into the portals of Omaha. If so , Ui <
ought to- announce the fact. Sot co
abounds all around Nebraska , yet trati
portntlou rates on u ton of coal In
Omaha exceed Its cost ut the mil
Our citizens have long prayed for rell
In this regard. Let us ) hope It Is iu >
at Laud.
A striSAt , vic-tunv.
Nebraska n-publlirilna havereapun f
rejoicing ever tlie ! gual'victory nchlavi
through the Overthrow of sham refpn
While the returns received up to tli
hour arc Itu-oinplete the t ( 'publican gall
re-ported from all sections of the sta
warrant the belief that the republics
state ticket has been elected by a r
spoctable majority. These returns ab
warrant the expectation that tht co :
greslonal delegation from Nebrasl ;
will be at least one-half republican. Tl
most Important and most gratifying fc
ture of the returns is , however , the pos
live assurance that n majority of mor.
hers elected to both houses of the legl
lature are republicans , which Insures tl
election of a republican to succeed Wl
Ham V. Allen In the senate of the Unlu
States.
It may be premature to discuss th > ' fa
reaching consequences of this sign ;
triumph of republicanism before tl
estimates from partial returns have bee
fully verified by complete returns froi
every county. These we hope to be nb
to present within the next twenty-fot
hours. In the meantime The Bee won !
urge upon republicans in every sectlc
of the state to be vigilant so as to pr
vent any attempt to rob them of the
well-earned victory.
A ItKl'UnUCAX COXGIIKSS.
There Is no doubt that the Unite
States senate will have a rcpubllcn
majority after March 4 next. Uepu
llcan successors to Murph In New Yor
Smith In New , Tet > ey , Gray In Delawar
and White in California are assure
which If there are no other gains wl
place the senate In control of the r
publicans and make it a sound mom
body.
In regard to the house of represent ,
lives there Is less certainty , but tl
latest estimate of the conservative rhal
man of the national congressional cor
mlttee gives the republicans .1 smn
majority , which is more likely to be i
created than diminished by the coi
plcte returns. A majority of 13 , as esl
mated by Chairman Habcock , Is vei
much less than republicans reasonab !
expecte'd , under the circumstances , hi
it is an off year and rarely has apatli
In the republican ranks been moi
marked , so far as the congressional car
palgn generally was concerned. It en
hardly bo profitable now to seek w.xpli
nations of this In the p states whi"
the republicans suffered the greatest lei
in congressmen various Influences ope
ntcd , some entirely local in characte
but a comparison of the vote with t\\
years ago will quite generally Khow tin
there was widespread Itulllfereiu
among republicans which may ha\
been chiefly due to excess of coulldene
A republican house of representative
even though the majority be a narro
one , will avert the danger to llnanci
conlidence and business pro > pcrity to 1
apprehended from the election of a do : :
ocratlc house. A mere working repu
llcan majority is not so decisive n vl
tory for sound money as was hoped fo
but It will prevent any serious agltatir
In congress of free silver , which
something to be grateful for. Nor en
the advocates of fieo silver fairly clal
that the democratic gains are general
In the Interest of their cause , for pe
haps a majority of the representative
elect who displace republicans are torn ;
money men. This is undoubtedly tl
case In New York and Pennsylvaui
whore the democrats excluded tl
money question from the campaign.
With a republican congress the a
ministration will be supported In all pr
ides which commend themselves to 1
telllgeut public approval. There w !
bo no clashing between the executh
and legislative departments and this
a matter upon which all patriotic cli
zcns can congratulate themselves.
X1CAKAGVA CAXAl. SYXDICATK.
The organization of a syndicate <
New York capitalists to promote tl
construction of the Nicaragua can
promises results , Independent of ai
action on the part of the governmei
favorable to that enterprise. The sy
dlcatc Is understood to have secure
from the Nlcaraguau government a i
version of the rights of the Marltln
Canal company. The concession to tl
latter expires In October , IS ! ) ! ) , and If
were allowed to lapse further cotict
slons would have to be sought from ll
United States of Central America ,
very different government from that
Nicaragua. Moieovcr , a British Bteai
ship company has secured certain rlgh
to construct the canal In case tl
American company's rights lapse and
Is not doubted that any required union
of English capital could oo had f
completing the undertaking. The gnu
Ing of the concession to the new syiu
cato turns over to it all rights of the o
company In October , IMMi , thus shuttli
out the possibility of foreign ownursh
of the enterprise.
Of course this new movu will n
necessarily Interfere with any actli
congress may see lit to take in rcga
to the canal , but It may operate
weaken the demand for government pn
tlclpatlon In the undertaking. Certain
It does away with the. plea of urgent
The advocates of government constri
tlon and control of the canal have mai
a strong point of the fact that the co
cession to the Maritime company vu
soon expire and that If allowed to lap
It would be found dllllcull to obta
another concession. This plea has
longer any value , for the concession v.
continue , being simply transferred fn
one syndicate to another. those w
are opposed to the government hnvli
anything to do with the project , bpyoi
such recognition as 1m alroai
been given It , will IImi In this a go
reason for flrmly maintaining their c
position. It Is to be presumed that t
now syndicate does not Intend to iilw
don the pchonie of government assi
o.nco. U I * s.nKgosto.a that tlut proh
tlon of.lho.Mut'erosi oVJjouio ujeanui-e
tin' authority of the govuvnmont wll )
n'qutfsk'd.by the Kyndleato , wpeclall.x.
ylew of a possible International coi
plkatbti urowlus ; out of the Clay to
llulwcr treaty. An * ' request It mo ,
nmko that does not Involve llnanchll pai
tlc-ipatIon by the government will nrol
, ably not encounter serious objection.
| Two bills are pending In congress pr <
riding government aid for the coi
, fltnictlon of the Nicaragua canal > nn
it is said to be the Intention of tli
president to recommend such leglslallo
In his annual message. , The report ( j
the Walker commission , which will pro ! ,
ably be ready for submission by tli
opening of congress , will undoubted !
exert considerable influence. It Is ui :
derstood it will say the canal Is pei
feclly feasible , but will place Its cost a
higher figures than previous estimate !
It Is the question of cost that will hav
the greatest welgbt with congress.
A'O TAMl'ElilXli WITH
The republican state committee ha
offered a reward of fl,000 for the appn
henslon of any person that may be dc
tectod In tampering or juggling wit
election returns. The committee ha
been impelled to take this step on th
strength of Information that warrant
the suspicion , If not belief , that tt pic
to rape the ballot box and overturn th
will of tbo people an expressed In th
recent election Is about to be consun
mated.
This Is a government of the pcoph
whose will must be respected whateve
the consequences may bo. Any attemi
tr > thwart or reverse the will of the po (
pie as expressed through the ballot bo
is treason against popular self-govun
ment. Such a revolutionary proceei
Ing should be frowned down nnd If nee
be resisted by all the power that can li
legitimately exerted to enforce the mai
date of the people. Any other cours
would lead to anarchy and mob rule.
ELTS VICTORY.
The election of Colonel Theodot
Uoosevelt was a signal victory , desplt
the fact that the republican plurallt
was heavily reduced from that of tw
years ago. The gallant commander c
the Hough Riders had much to contcn
with and It Is not to be doubted that nether
other man , under the circumstance :
could have carried the republican part
In New York to victory. In the firs
place the canal scandal was a hear
handicap upon the party and b.-sldc
this there was much ground for populn
complaint against the administration e
Governor lilack , which has done som
things which good citizens , Irrospoctlv
of political allH'ations , could not approv
of. Roosevelt was nominated on a pin
form which endorsed this administrate
and there can be no doubt that Ibis ei
doisement lost tens of thousands of vote
to the party. The democrats sagacious !
made their campaign exclusively estate
state Issues and they nominated fc
governor a man who had been but llttl
identified with politics and had made
good judicial record. The chief if nc
the only mistake made by the demi
crats 'was in turning down a Judge f
long service and unimpeachable recor
because he refused to obey the inniulat
of Hess Croker and this assault upo
the Independence of the bench doub
less cost the democrats many vote
though probably not enough to accom
for their defeat. The republicans fougl
the campaign almost entirely on natloni
issues , keeping to the front the propos
tious that the conduct of the war shonl
be endorsed and the cause of soun
money sustained.
Colonel Roosevelt's canvass was elm :
actcrlstlc. He infused Into It all tli
energy and dash peculiar to him , mai
Ing numerous speeches dally and aroui
Ing enthusiasm wherever he went. Tli
Empire state has never known a moi
vigorous campaign on the part of
gubernatorial candidate and his candi
talk , us the result shows , Impressed tli
people. He owes his election to popuhi
faith In his Integrity of purpose and t
popular admiration of his patrlotlsi
and bravery. The pledges Coloni
Roosevelt has given to the people of Nc'
York will , It is safe to predict , be faltl
fully carried out. Ills administrate
will bo honest and incorruptible. Tli
laws will be strictly executed and li
will seek to conserve what1 he believe
to be the best Interests of the whole pei
pie. Moreover he will be the governc
In fact , uncontrolled by any boss or m ;
chine. The people of New York are I
be heartily congratulated upon the elei
tlon of Theodore Roosevelt.
Tilt : DAXXER STATE.
Iowa has reason to feel proud of II
position at the head of the republlca
column. The Ilawkeyc state has ra
lied nobly to the support of Preside !
McKlnley by more than 50.000 majorit
and n solid republican delegation in tli
national house of representatives. Whl ]
there Is naturally a falling off In tli
aggregate vote of Iowa , as In all oth (
Mates , as compared with the returns I
the presidential year , when popular o :
citemcut ran very high , there hail bea
gratifying republican gains In cm
section of the state which can only I
Interpreted as an assurance of populn
sympathy and appreciation for tl
great work done by President McKl :
ley.
ley.In
In that light Iowa's magniflcei
tribute to President McKinley wl
doubtless ba gratefully appreciated I
the national executive. The signal di
feat of the free silver fusloulsts In low
cannot fall to have a salutary effoi
upon the whole country , coming as
docs as a complement of the reactln
against Hryanism In the states west (
the Missouri and notably In Uryan's ow
state , which from now on may coul
dently bo counted among the Yollab
republican states.
More than 2 , " ( per cent of the lepnl
llean voters of Douglas county refuse
to give their sanction to the outrage pe
ixjtnitod by U > " county convention I
nominating Victoi Walker and Joseji
Koiit > ky for the legislature. This :
buke to Imlecoucy In politics was adnili
Islored at a time wlion republicans woi
most anxious to exhibit tl > Ur loyalty i
the party by voting an unscratt-hc
ticket. There are some things , howovo
that belf-reepeftlair , party men caum
J
do without violence to tholr consc-lcnc
Poolnit ! parly leaders who Imagine tin
they ran foist Sllropntnble.s Into plact
of honor and trusl only underrate pop
lar Intelligence ? and the moral stamli :
of the rank and tile of the party. Ine
dentally It will also bo noted that whl
Walker and Koutsky wore blaekballc
by from 1.700 to 2,000 republican vote :
the recommendation of The Hoe toi \ \ \ \
the dissenting votes centered upc
Sturgess and Klynn was almost literal !
carried out by the voters , which goes '
show that Its advice Is generally hocdc
by republicans who arc actuated L
principle.
The utter worthlcssness of ante-ele
tlon predictions as to results has agal
been shown to newspaper rcadei
throughout the cduntry. The mctropn
Man press has a fad of getting slgnc
statements of chairmen of state an
congressional central committees an
partisan bosses everywhere. Every 01
of course is compelled to express pe
feet confidence in the success of h
party ticket. To express' doubt won !
bo party treason. After reading n
" " the reader
such "Intelligent , guesses"
only the more confused and ho berati
these party prophets until the ofllcli
returns are all In , counted and declare
Then , and then only , can he claim h
money of the stakeholder.
An impression prevails In certain qua
tors that Omaha must suffer In the nfte
math of the exposition and that cxtrcu
caution must be exercised lest disasti
overtake the City. This Is all bos
The only excuse for such fears Is four
In the experience of Chicago , whoso c
position closed In the midst of a bin
ness panic. Omaha's exposition clos-
amid favorable business conditions ai
a general revival of prosperity. Add
this the dlstributlou of a quarter of
million dollars , profits of the expositlo
among local stockholders and It Is ciu
to see that the city must continue
enjoy the benefits following the succes
ful ending of the great enterprise.
To lie Ilncl fur the
St. I'uul Pioneer Press.
Every city in the country will want
apply to Omaha for the reclpo for a final
dally successful exposition.
iK it Gradually.
Minneapolis Uuuuue.
Europe does not Eecm to have fully learnt
the lesson that the United States go\en
mcnt has a fashion of attending to Us o\\ \ \
business in Its own way.
" ( inliicu I'IKN" Wary.
Washington Star.
The next promoter who approaches tl
Hngliah nobility will have a great deal
difficulty in getting receipts for any mom
he succeeds in cipcndlng lor Inlluenco.
Gonil ainiiiiKciiieiit niul HoiieMtjr.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Omaha exposition , owing to the w ,
and other causes , got less advertising th ;
any other bjg exposition for years , yet la
Saturday the directors paid back 73 per ce
of the stockholders' original subacrlptlo
and reserved enough to cover all posslt
contingent claims. The Nashville expo ;
tlon also paid back subscriptions. Go
management and honesty must have pr
Tailed with both''these ' big shows ,
Cotton I'ruUurdoii nnd 1'rlec * .
Philadelphia. Record.
Twenty years ago the cotton crop of tl
southern states sold for 20 cents a poum
now the market price Is 5 cents , with actu
sales on the grcut cotton exchanges ut
figure even lower than this. More cotton
raised than the world can use 11,500,0
bales this year , 11,200,000 hales last yea
H costs between 6 and 7 cents a pound
raise cotton In the south , while at prcse
prices the planter gets less than 4 cents
pound. The result , of course , Is net los
yet still the crop Increases year after ye. )
as though the fertile southern bottom Ian
were good for nothing but cotton growln
llarvvHtliiK the "Irulu. . "
Nc.v York World.
The Sugar trust has the honor and t
glory of harvesting the "first fruits of ci
plre. " \
It has bought the entire sugar crop
250,000 tons of our now Hawaiian posse
slons. It will use this purchase In destro
Ing tbo independent rentiers. AS the Sug
trust was tbo most potent advocate of H
wallan annexation It la fitting that It ahou
reap the rewards of Its patriotism.
Sugar and leprosy are the only conslde
able Hawaiian products. Now that t
sugar has been appropriated there remal
only the leprosy.
Who will harvest that ?
Cowl of HfMiiliilliK Kluirtouiil.
Philadelphia Lcdser.
By no means the least remarkable thli
about General Kitchener's Soudan campali
was Its low cost. According to his own a
count the whole expense ot the moveme
during Its two and a half years of contln
anco was 2EOO.OOO. say $12,500.000 , ai
this Included not only the transportatli
and maintenance of the troops , but t !
building of 700 miles of well equipped ra !
way and 2,000 miles of telegraph. It wou
have been an extremely low price for t !
railway alone , even conceding that It w
built , as much of It was , by merely layli
the rails nnd ties on the level sand , wl
little or no grading. The economic featu
of the Sirdar's campaign Is of Interest
both civil and military engineers.
I. A.V1)
Tbo Philadelphia Ilecord alludes to the
" ' . "
as "I'uertorlquenos.
Colonel Joseph Henry of Vauceburg , Kj
Is the great-grandson of Patrick Henry , at
Is eald to he the only living direct descenda
of the patriot.
A friend of Colonel Waring says that upi
his return to New York 111 ho saidVo :
I was afraid that Job might c < wt my life , b
I knew I could clean the place and I w ,
bound to try. "
There la talk of a game law In Florida
protect the alligator. Ho has hitherto r
fled on the thlckneta of his hide , but t !
ferocity of his pursuers la such that th
haa caased to serve him.
Dr. Morltz nusch , Dlsmarck's blographc
was a student of theology at Lelpslc uhi
the revolutionary uprising of 1S43 , In a hi
ho took part , led to his flight to Anierlc
Whllo In this country ho wrote a book.i
the Mormons , who up to that time had bei
regarded by the Germans' almost mjtl
leal beings.
Charles A. Chopin of Nlles. Mich. , o
of the richest men In that state , boug
land fhere years ago and tried to find co
per ; falling , he endeavored for twenty yea
to sell tbo ground , Him. when ho was
years old , discovered just In time , that t
owned what were to become the richest Ir
mines In the country.
JaniM C. Dlddlo ot Philadelphia , who
death Is announced , began his career as
civil engineer. He served ID the civil w :
participating Io Iho capture of Xow Orlear
and tvas with the solJIera f.ho accompanl
the fleet of Admiral Farragut to the fit
attai'k upon Vlckslmrg. He also scrv
la the battle * of ilatt ras Inlet and Sli
Island.
IU IIOKS OF Till : IiATK AVAlt.
When congress enacted existing laws soi
ernlng the pay and perquisites of soldlei
no thought of annexing islands thoi :
sands of miles from the mainland was ci
tcrtalned , anil the constrqucnce Is that iw
dlcra whoso term of enlistment expires whl
stationed at Manila secure a Btibstantl :
reward In coin through the operation ot tt
law. Under the regulations a soldier wl
IB discharged at the expiration ot his tcr :
of service IB entitled to extra pay for h
journey to the place of his enlistment i
the rate of ono day's pay and SO cents f <
subsistence for every twenty miles of tl
distance. Consequently , a private In tl
regular army wh so tlmo expires In Manll
gets at least S7',4 cents pay for ever
twenty miles ot the distance between Man I
and the place where ho nas enlisted , an
besides this gets free passage on a trans
port to San Francisco , having only his foe
to pay for. In case he chooses to re-et
list within three months from his dlscharg
his service Is counted as continuous , 1
has Increased pay In consequence , and whc
he Is discharged nt the end of three years-
the present term of enlistment ho wl
be entitled to travel pa ; as above state
from wherever ho may be on the glebe I
Manila , the place where ho was last ct
listed. Thus a man who , after fifteen yea :
of service , Is discharged In Manila , Is re
cclvlng at the time $19 a month , plus ' .
per cent Increase allowed by act of coi
press for service In actual campaign , as
when ho Is paid off gets In addition to h
pay $1.06 for every twenty miles of the dli
tanco from Manila to the place of his cnlls
mcnt. If that happens to bo Portland , Me. , I
has-a tidy stake to'begin civil life 01
If he chaoses to rc-enllst and to leave h
surplus money In the paymaster's hands 1
gets -1 per cent Interest on his money , ar
at the end of three year * when he Is dl
charged , he may be somewhere In the cas
ern states , and will then he entitled
travel pay back to Manila , which , with tl
sum ho may have on Interest , will leave hi
quite a small fortune. It Is no uncommc
thing for private soldiers of long servli
to have several hundred dollars nt h
tercst In the paymaster's hands , and casi
are not Infrequent'In Manila where nu
have been discharged at expiration of sen
Ice and have received nearly $1,000 trav
money.
In the current number of Scrlbncr's Mai
nzlne , Captain Chadwick of the cruiser Ne
York points out some of the conspl.viouj lei
sons of the war. He aerees with Vdmlr ,
Sampson In condemning the use of monlloi
In general service. They are too slow to a <
company a squadron ; they cannot can
enough coal for a long voyage ; they n
horrible shirs to live In , and they arc m
steady gun platforms In a seaway on accoui
of their raaid oscillation. He thinks tl-i
monitors can be of use only for harbor di
tense. Of the dynamite cruiser Captal
Chadwick has a high opinion. The dynaml
fihells thrown by the Vesuvius had a vei
serious phyfclcal effect and a great mon
effect. As to torpedo boats , Captain Chac
\vlck holds that nothing was proved by tl
war. The Spanish boats were not proper !
handled and our own were used for mlscc
lancous service until Uicy had no adcqua
opportunity to exercise their special fum
tlon. Armor also played a small part In tl
naval battles. For example , the Vlzcaya
heavy armor was not struck during the ba
tie of Santiago , but tbo shells entered fo
ward and sot the wood work on fire. Capta
, Chadwick thinks that armor should boheav
enough to keep out all light sheila , and th
ono and two-Inch armor should bo dlscoi
| tlnued. In a word , Captain Chadwick thlnl
! that the main reliance of the country for
naval fighting force must be placed on ba
tleshlps and armored cruisers. He also la ;
much stress on the necessity of frequent gi
practice on American vessels.
A retired naval officer tells this Incldei
In Harper's Round Table :
Hear Admiral Dewey as a young offlci
impressed one as a self-contained man wli
powerful native force. I often think of tl
i remark made by Admiral Goldsborough i
| Farragut on the occasion ot the visit of tl
latter to our ship.
The two admirals were standing within
few feet of iny table , and Dowcy had steppt
back to give an order to the orderly.
"F.irragut , " said Goldsborough , "Dcw <
will make his mark In the world If he cvi
gets an opportunity. "
"Ay , " answered Farragut , with the plcai
ant smile BO becoming to his homely fac
"and ho will make the opportunity. "
And Farragut waa a true prophet.
Soon after Admiral Schloy gets hoit
from Porto Rico this week he will ha\
swords to sell. The state ot Maryland , Bo :
ton , Philadelphia , and members of the Ro. i
Arcanum each have splendid weapons read
j to present to him , and there are seven
sections of the country yet to bo hoar
from that hod similar schemes under way.
Enalcn Worth Dagley , the first America
officer to fall In the Spanish-American wa
Is to bo commemorated by a memorial tabli
In the chapel at Annapolis Naval acadom ;
"the Westminster of the navy. " Officer Dai
ley was killed on board the torpedo bo :
Wlnslnw , May 11 , In Cardenas harbor , afti
a gallant engagement which demonstrate
to the Spanish the kind of men with who :
they had to deal. The tablet Is of pollsho
brats , with n palm branch and n swot
I crossed nt the top nnd a laurel wreath eras :
' Ing the palm at the bottom , and reads i
follows :
In Memory of
WOUT1I BAGLEY ,
United States Navy.
The first American officer who fell In
the Spanlsh-Amorloan war Killed on
bonnl the torpedo hont WlnHlow dur
ing the bombardment of Cardenas May
11 , 1S9S.
"I luivo fought n good flttht : I have
finished my course ; I have kept tha
faith " -II Timothy , Iv . 7
Tlilo tablet Is erected by th * officers
of tliu Atlantic torpedo boat flotilla.
WAIl TAX HUI.I.VO.
Stock Ynriln ISYeliiuiKr Trnnnnctloii
Taxable Umlpr the Law.
Chlcaco Post.
The question whether tramactlons on tl
stock yards exchange are subject to the to
Imposed by the war revenue act upon a
sales at boards of trade , exchanges an
similar places clearly depends upon tt
definition of the terms employed In tl
statute. Judge Grosscup was disposed to hi
Hove that conrrcus Intended to Include a
places where people buy and sell regular !
and systematically , but he plainly Intimate
that cvon had he entertained serious doub
upon the subject he would , as a matter i
duty , have upheld the validity of the revent
law. It Is for the supreme court to decU
whether this or that provision of the meat
uro Is compatible with tbo constitution , ar
Inferior tribunals ought In all dctmtab
caies extend to the law and to congre.s tt
benefit of the doubt.
Two objections had been urged again :
the construction of the law which taxc
stock yard exchange tratuactlonB One wi
that whereas boards of trade were prlvleg ! <
Institutions , memberships In which had
pecuniary and exclusive value , no cxclusii
privilege ) of any sort were connected wli
stock yard exchanges. IlroUcr.i trading c
these pay no duge , and any farmer ca
bring hla stock to the yards. The secon
Abjection was based on the exemption <
farmers who cold their xtockg on the strei
or on their own ( arms , euch exemption ,
wan altered , holnr contrary to | h mnntlti
tlonal requirement ) ot uniformity In tax :
tlon.
Judge ( JroMCUp meets both points , Wit
regard to the tlrst he very poorly says tin
courts mum give cftrct to coigr-g lonal Ir
tent and IntroJtico nn limitations not man
festly contemplated by the law. There m.i
bo an Important difference between a boar
of trade nnd n st ck yard exchange , but tli
tax law Ignores It. Congress ueaired to In
transactions carried on 1n great nnd regul.
marts of commerce , nnd a stosk yard exchange
change has this In common with a boapl <
trade that It Is a place where people mc <
to buy and sell. True , department stoit
ate also places where bujlng and selling i.i
done , but the collection ot taxes on the trnli
effected In them Is plainly Impracticable.
As to uniformity , a taon all who accii
the facilities nffoided by exchanges of nn
description Is a uniform tax within tl :
meaning of the constitution. Absolute-
foniilty has never been required or dec me
possible , nnd the legislature has always tcj
held to possess the right tj recognize U
existence ot particular classes ot persons c
transactions and to provide for a tax unUon
within these classes.
The second objection utterly lacks fore
and Judge Grosscup disposes of It wlthoi
difficulty. It any duibt remains It Is I
relation to the first , upon which the Huprur
court may be nskcd to render an opinion.
MOVIM ;
The Maximum Flood Tide of On-i
llrltnln'H ProHperlly Itonchvil.
New York Commercial.
The maximum flood tide of prosperity hi
been reached by the United Kingdom , nti
the turn and ebb of that tldo seem to I
slowly but surely < tnklng place. In the fin
nine months of 1800 there wcro cxporte
goods of Ilrltlsh and Irish produce an
manufacture to the value of 1SOG55SO (
In the first nine months e > f 1S07 the valt
of exports was 176,991,176 ; In the fin
nlno mouths of 1S08 It was .C 172,729K.S. Tl
decrease In 1S97 , as compared with 189
was confined to three main branches ynt
and textile fabrics , apparel and articles <
personal use and miscellaneous manufat
tures. This year there has been a gain I
the last department , though not grci
enough to bring It back to the 1S96 levc
Dut the list of dwindling departments of li
dustry has this year been augmented by tt
addition of living animals , metals and ai
tides manufactured therefrom , except nit
chlncry , chemicals and chemical and medic
nal preparations. Reviewing the expo ;
trade as a. whole , the only possible coucU
slon Is that the moat serious decline of la :
year has not only been renewed this yen
but that further backward steps have bee
taken.
But not only Is England losing her grl
on the world's markets , but her produi
ers and manufacturers cannot hold Uio lion
market against the foreigner. This IB sec
by a comparative glance at the Import st :
tlstlcs. The first nine months of last yet
showed a growth In foreign purchases i
13,653,323 over the like period ot ISOfi. hi
the same months this year record a furthi
growth of 14,902,477 over 1S97. In the fin
nine months of this year England Importe
48,554,850 cwts. of wheat. This was 4,250,01
cwts. more than last year. In addition fih
Imported 11,958,116 cwts. of wheat meal ar
flour ; that Is , nearly 1,750,000 cwts. raoi
than last year ; she has Imported 14,378,41
cwts. of barley , as against 12,559,420 cwt
last year ; 4,290,900 cwts. of tacon , as again/ /
3,814,752 cwtB. last year ; 1,515,000 cwts. <
hams , as against 1,390,008 cwts. lost yeai
2,556,839 cwts. of fresh mutton , ns agalm
2,400,972 cwts. last year , and of potatoc
6,441,582 cwts. , as against 2,290,194 cwts , la
year.
year.Turning
Turning next to manufactures , the vali
of foreign manufactures sold In the Unltt
Kingdom this year has been 65,416,532 , i
against 04,332,092 last year , an incrcns
that Is , of over 1,000,000 , every penny
which might have gene Into the pockets <
English manufacturers and workers , seelr
that all the commodities comprlred In tl
list are In competition with home produi
tlon. It should be noted , also , that tl
Increase In the Imports this year la real
greater than the figures Indicate , for tl
re-exports have declined 555,594.
In the old days of England's greatness tl
exports almost Invariably exceeded the In
ports. It was thus that England bc-can
so rich. It was thus , at the present lira
that the United States is rapidly becomir
the richest country in the world. Dut
recent years the Imports into England ha'
exceeded her exports , and the dlsparlt
though already tremendous , Is still grov
Ing. Taking the complete year 1S97 wo fir
that the total Imports , less the re-export
amounted to 391,074,550 , while the expor
of home produce were only worth 231
219,708 , a disparity of 165,854,842. Tl
disparity In 18S6 was 145429.690. Tl
1898 disparity will ho yet greater. Alreai !
during the nlno months It. has Increase
in comparison with the nine months of la
year , by 18,720,089.
A T.nlii Poth Wiiy/i.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The report that Germany Is willing to glv
Spain $200.000,000 for the Philippines Is ne
at all likely to be true. If It were trui
there would bo a simple solution of all on
war difficulties. Wo could sell the Phlllr
pines to Germany for $200,000,000 , guarante
the title and expend a part of the nioue
to Insure It , keeping the remainder as
war Indemnity. Germany has nut been ver
friendly with us , and wo should gain hot
ways .by . getting rid of a white elephant an
loading it on an enemy.
WIIUX IIICKOUYMJTS AUK I'AM ,
Wli T. Halo.
'Bout the fust days of November seem
tha world Is at Its beat.
With Its ca'm nn' stntely bearln' , In II
Ronr'ns beauty dresa'd.
True , the flower scents are scircotha
In leafv days cr June.
An' the bird nontr ain't as plenty ns som
summer afternoon ;
Hut tlry's nomcthln' In the silence wit
your better imturo chimes
Klko the Ixird WUH somewhat closer the
than nt all other tlme-si
An' you wall : about thu woodlands full e
memories nn' dreams
Whllo the hlc'korynuts nre fallln' with
In the streams.
noarnln' by the hazy pastures' whnr tli
sueugrans spreads uv ay
I.Ike a muddy Inland river er a slowl
wavln' bay ,
You can mluhty-nlsh Bee faces that hav
lonir been hid from view ,
And the skies cr oid-tlme Aprlles In tli
Jay-bird's oat er blue ,
Whllo the whistle pr the partridge brlnv
yep boyhood back again ,
When you romped nlonsr the byways mlmi
core an' much er imln :
An' you half-wuBh life , had faded with th
Kind old boyhood dreams ,
When the hit korynuts nre fallln' with
suattcr In the Htreitmu.
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum *
Alum baking powders are the greatest
menacers to health of the prat nt day.
I.nn TO A POINT.
Imllnnupolli Journal : "Then her past Is
really inii-r KtliiK/ "
"On. well. Jmt about IntorentlnK enough
for Miudcvlllu , not enough for tnrrlng. "
Chicago Ilecord : "A woman can't pick
out u peed cigar. "
"I't'ihtips not ; but nhc has a keen scent fern
n bad iigur. "
Cincinnati Hnnulrcr : Ilargreavrs Uo
> ou know what fa the difference between
an avciuio and n street ?
Ferry About $ JO on a month's rent.
Chicago Tribune : "Dcnrest , " Impns-
sloiifiny fiild tinvotdlrr , IIH he cln pud her
little brown hand , "jou are the only Philip
pine woman 1 ever lovnl ! "
Washington Star : "Mutters arc setting
FO confufiMl that you can't tell what a
innti'H political b as In by his oplnlonc. "
"Ye-jt. you can. SelHt some political meet
ing ut random and see whether he ays It
was n brilliant SUCICBS or a dismal failure. "
Chicago News : "Weren't you thrilled ,
fli'int'iuinc , when Lady Macbeth came out
tvilli that horrible spot of blood on her
nnnd ? "
YI > H ; wasn't It awful ? I couldn't help
wishing she had worn rubber gloves. "
Indianapolis Journal : "I suffered nearly
nu ii.niu 11 oin liiHuinnla , " said the drum *
incr.
"I'll bet you J2 , " roared the country
landlord , "tiiiit they iiln't one of 'cm In
my house. "
Cincinnati Enquirer : "Senator Google be
lieves In expansion , doesn't he ? " asked ,
the common voter. "I think ho eloes , " re
plied ine reporter. "At any rule , ho blew
mo up when I awakened him at 2 a. m. to
find out about it. "
Harper's Bazar : "Doctor , " paid Mr. Gar
goyle , as ho looked over tli ? physician' * bill
for professional services , "I wonder If we
could arrange to scttlo this account In
trade ? "
"Wo might. " replied the -looter , doubt
fully ; "what bufincsH nro you In Mr. Gar-
Boyl ? "
"Well , I SPO that I ewe you for ten cnlls.
How would It do for mo to rottrii tlioto
cnlls , for I am BoincthliiK of a caller my
self ? "
Hut the doctor refused to co-.sldcr tha
preiposltlon.
Chicago Tribune : "You ncem to be ono
of these men who keep their political prin
ciples In told storage , " sum the public-
spirited citizen , In dl."in > ' * t.
"Well , " replied the close-mouthed citi
zen , "Isn't that business ? 1 ciin get moro
for them when I put thorn on the market. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Wlgsby seems
to bo drinking again. "
"Yes , 1 just met him nnd ho said ho felt
Ilko a bird. "
"Swallow , of course. "
Indianapolis Journal : "And to whom do
thu Pnlllpplncs belong ? " risked the tcucher
when the geogrtiphy class hnd reached ths VI' '
sulttrat of the Pacific Islands.
unison. "Dowoy ! " shouted the whole class In
Tin * Hero of Toilnr.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Uonnparto nt Austorlltz ,
Nelson ut the Nile ,
Cyrus at Jerusalem ,
Hnerldiin'u last mile :
Diuvov at Manila town
Failures uro they listed
Uy the chap who bravely makes
A touchdown unassisted ,
IX C11HY.SAXTIIKMUMIAM.
W. J. Lampion In Nev/ York Sun.
Sav , there. :
You rosybuda
And lllypods ,
And sweet ucas.
And < lafr-downdlllle ! < ,
And daisies ,
And zpranlums ,
And all you other
A Iss Nancies of the ( lowering world.
\ \ ill you plenso go sprinkle yonrselve .
And turn your weeping eyes on Me7
Me.
The effulgent nnd Iridescent full back
Of the Klornl Field ?
The only blootnlnE
Football player
In the whole botanical business ?
There's nothing
Of the modest llttlo violet style
In my ornate
And llocculcnt physiognomy ,
And when It comes - " *
To throwing bouquets . /
I rather fancy . . -
I'm a whole plato
Of cold slaw
Myself !
llon't I seem
To strike you that way ?
1 am also
A Hhreilded sunburst of glory.
And when I rlso sind elilno
There li but ono H-zlil
Uy which the footsteps
Of the fleet and fading Flora
Are eulded ;
'l hat's
The Chrysanthemum !
OUR DAIIjY IIL'I.LUTIX.
nilUNSWICK , Ga. , Nov. 10 , 1808. Port/
lUco Is about to suffer a now invasion from
Iho United Sttitca. The advancing column
consists of a largo body of excur
sionists , who trtart for the Island from this
city today to get a glimpse of our new poa- V i l' '
ECRSlon , If
The
i
Golden
Egg
Is a good thing when if3 fresh.
Bargains are not of much good
unless they are real bargains
and we have some REAL bar
gains here in that big wholesale
stock of Men's and Boys' Suits ,
Overcoats. We can give you
a splendid assortment of attrac
tive garments at a range of at
tractive prices. When we men
tion $7.50 or $8.00 for Men's
Suits , we do so with the knowl
edge that thess are the suits you
usually pay $ J2.00 for , and so
with other articles 'of clothing
we have mentioned. The prices
we quote are Special Bargains ,
and you save fnm $3 to $10
on our clothing according to the \ /
q-iality. You know the old ' ' '
proverb : "Seeing is believing. "