Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , NOYEMBBll 80 , 1808.
TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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State of Nebraska , Douglas County , SB. :
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Publishing company , bdr.G duly sworn ,
nays that the actual number of full and
complete copies of The Dally , Morning ,
Evening and Sunday BCP , printed during
the month of October , 1893 , was as fol
lows :
1 30,020 17 25,038
2 is 25,005
3 25,410 19
4 25,810 20
5 28,351 21 '
6 2.1,474 22. . ; . . . ; 25.B45
7 25,406 23 25,815
8 27i2O : 24 25,070
- 9 25,207
10 25,0 , 8 28 25,257
11 , 1S,007 27 25.40O
12 a 1,012 23 25,538
13 .11,018 23 St5,7at !
14 27,018 so 25uoo
15 20,740 31
16 20.I1OO
Total .81 ,0 ! H
Less unsold and returned papers. . 17,82:1 :
Net total average .707,275
Net dally average 25,718
GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK.
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presence this 31st day of October , 1898.
N. P. FEIL ,
Notary Public.
There wns no mistake in calling it a
peace Jubilee after all.
The question of Cuba's debt Is Btlll
left unsettled. Cuba's debt is also still
unsettled.
The president mokes the treaties , but
they do not become law until ratified
by , the senate.
For once the city will enter upon another -
other year without inducting any newly
elected municipal officers into office.
President McKlnley will doubtless be
glad to add a postscript to his message
to bring It to Include the latest from
the peace commission at Paris.
It Is agaiu In order for our amiable
contemporary , the Omaha Fakery , to
announce to the public that "hostilities
with Spain may be renewed tomorrow. "
The winter months are the time to
make plans for new buildings and im
provements. In thin , respect the winter
months promise tilts'year , to be busier
for Omaha than for many years past.
< The newly framed rules forbank -
truptcy cases will not go into'effect until
1'the first of the year. The chief effect
of the delay will be to let the prosperity
rope pull a few more people back from
the bankruptcy precipice.
Of course in accepting the inevitable
Spain is inspired nolcly by patriotism and
humanity to avoid the horrors of war.
It Is always that way Strange , how
ever , that Spain did not draw on this
Inspiration before it Invited war with the
United States.
Greece Is experiencing severe earth
quake shocks. But they arc not as
evere as the shock from which Turkey
is suffering over the appointment of
Prince George of Greece to take charge
of Crete as the representative , of the Eu
ropean powers.
Lincoln papers continue to berate the
Omaha merchants as hogs and other
ravenous animals , while at the same
tlmo soliciting the advertising patron
age ofvtho very people they Insult. And
naturally they may be expected to pur
sue this course as long as Omaha mer
chants continue to reward them for
their hostility.
The United States of Colombia cele
brated Its declaration of independence
Monday. At present there are BO many
of these occasions which recall unpleas
ant memories In the extreme south
western part of Europe that the poor
Spaniard can hardly tlnd a day In which
he can cheerfully celebrate on his own
' '
account
Those. Christmas boxes for the Ne
braska soldier boys at Manila had bet
ter bo rcjchrlstcned before they are
started ) on their long journey. On nc-
couut of an unexpected hitch tbeli ship
ment has again been delayed. It might
be advisable to put In a few bunches ot
firecrackers for use in case they should
not arrive before tbo Fourth of July.
The rearrangement of the fast mall
trains out of Chicago so as to take up
the live hours of slack now wasted In
that city would be a great boon to our
merchants and business men , who
would thus bo enabled to receive m the
morning the eastern mails that do not
now reach them until afternoon , too
late for response upon the same day.
Omaha business men should by all
means encourage the railroads to give
them this improvement In the mall
lerrlctt. >
It was intimated In The Bee some
tlmo ago that the Stale Board of Trans
portation would attempt before the con
vening'qf tbo legislature to do some
thing whTc'h would'offer an excxuo for
Its existence. The.members of tbo board
haVu surveyed the field and decided the
best thing hi sight is to start an In
vestigation as to the reasonableness of
the' ratrs' ' from interior * points In Ne
braska to the Missouri river whcu com
pared with rates from the same initial
point to Chicago. The board Is playing
for IU life .
The advance publication of the views
Incoriwrated by Comptroller of the Cur
rency Dawcs In his forthcoming annual
report , pointing out the dangers and
defects of nil the proponed currency
bills pending before congress , has nwnk-
encd the friends of those measures to the
fact that they will cucounter no little
opposition- only lu this congress , but
in the next. Comptroller Dawcs Is * mlil
to have drawn his conclusions from In
vestigations he has had made Into the
conditions of failed national banks.
The comptroller's special objection to
the various plans for currency reform ,
Including the Baltimore plan , the Me-
Cleary bill , the recommendations of Sec
retary Gage and of the Indianapolis con
ference , Is to the provision common to
them all giving the noteholders a pre
ferred claim upon the assets ahead of
the depositors and other creditors. To
allow the banks to issue preferred notes
uncovered by bond sqcurtty would prac
tically deprive depositors and creditors
of their just dues In case of liquidation
If the. assets averagcil as they have In
banks that have failed wltbju the past
few years. While the percentage of
dividends has varied greatly in different
parts of the country , the figures show
few cases lu which a failed bank would
have paid out on an unsecured note Issue
of CO per cent of the capital. Comp
troller Dawes declares therefore that no
banking system can be considered In
herently fair which creates In the dlstrtf
button of the assets of an insolvent biinU
a preference of a noteholder over a de
positor.
But it is this preference of the note
holder over the depositor on which de
pends the vitality of all the proposed
currency schemes which the -reformers
are pushing In congress. Take away the
preferred claim of the noteholder upon
the assets In case of insolvency and the
value of thu note issues would be seri
ously Impaired. Having no bonds be
hind them as security for their payment
the notes would have to depend for cir
culation upon the credit of the Institu
tion Issuing them. Unless there were
some reserve fund to make good the
losses the notes of a weak bank would
not pass with the same facility a thu
notes of a strong bank and the stability
of the whole system' would be threat
ened.
It Is Intimated that the advocates of
the' different currency measures may
modify them along lines suggested by
the criticism of Comptroller Dawes. But
this Is not the only point of attack. All
of them contemplate a retirement uf the
greenback in order to make room for the
new bank Issues as their substitute and
the opposition to this feature is also sure
to be strong. The bills cannot well be
amended to obviate these objections
without defeating the very objects of
the , reformers.
If the United States is to issue bonds
in payment of the price of the Philip
pines and to satisfy other claims grow
ing out of the war with Spain , there will
be no dearth of government securities to
serve as , a basis.for national bank Issues
under the i present system nnd the ex-
cu&e for further changes' ' will be re
moved insofar as-It - rests upon i the pros
pect of exhausting the bonds available
for securing note Issues. When these
new conditions are taken into consider
ation It will develop in all probability
that none of the currency reform
schemes so far proposed offer tbo. prac
tical solution of the problem.
THE CURE FUlt VKDEHVALVAT10N
In grappling with the question of reve
nue law revision the most Intricate and
perplexing problem is that of property
undervaluation. Under the existing
system , although the law requires the
listing' ' of all taxable property at Its true
market worth , the competition among
assessors seems to be to see which can
reduce the basis of assessment the low
est. An n consequence nowhere Is oven
a pretcrise made of true value assess
ments , while the grossest injustice is
perpetrated by flagrant Inequalities
from one county to another and from one
individual to another in the same
county.
Were this experience peculiar to Ne
braska these abuses might properly bo
char'ccd to maladministration. But as
the same glaring defects have been ex
posed In ever } ' other state in which the
same system is pursued , the remedy to
be applied must , to produce the desired
result , effect a change of method. In
stead of taking the word of the owner
as to the value of his property espe
cially where his Interest is to undervalue
it measures must be devised to ascer
tain market value through other sources.
There is no good reason why the -value
set upon property for taxation purposes
should bo less than the value eet up'on
It in other business transactions.
In every county in the state , for ex
ample , property is sold in foreclosure
that fixes its market value to a certainty.
Why should such property be assessed
for taxation at less than It has brought
within the year nt public sale ?
In every county In the state property
Is regularly brought Into the probate
court , where valuations are put upon it
for the settlement of estates. Why
should this property be listed for taxa
tion at a less value than accepted by
those who Inherit If ?
In every county lu the state property
is annually mortgaged and the mort
gages recorded in which agreed valua
tions arc usually stated. Why should
this property be assessed , as it fre
quently Is , for less than the face of the
mortgage , to say nothing of ita true
value ?
Every corporation and firm doing busi
ness In the state enters , cither In its
annual report or In Its annual inventory ,
the value of its property among its as
sets necessary to balance its financial
statement. Why should this property
not be assessed for taxation at the same
valuation ? In every part of the state
bonds , mortgages , notes and other per
sonalty arc constantly put up with bank-
era and loan brokers as security for
debts. Why should not this property be
taxed ? Why should not every banker
and broker be required to furnish the
assessors with a list of all securities In
their possession , the names of the own
ers and the real value of the security ?
i People who hare money .aubjept.to
taxation do not hoard It. They deposit
It In banks and blinking Institutions.
Why should not thin money be Included
In the nsHesfWiuut ? Why should not
every banker be required to furnish the
assessor with a list of all depositors and
the average amounts each has on deposit
during the year ?
If property which comes within thcso
classes , whoso true value can bo easily
ascertained , were assessed upon that
valuation , It would form the basts for
the assessment of other property sim
ilarly situated. The man whose farm Is
taxed on a valuation fixed at foreclosure
sale will Insist that hla neighbor's land
be taxed on the eauic basis and the eauio
Is true with the owners of other kinds
of taxable property.
Undervaluation of property for taxa
tion can be cured , but to do so will re
quire the application of radical.remedies.
THE STUltM IN TUB BAST.
The storm which has swept New Eng
land nnd the eastern states has abated ,
but the reports of death and havoc
wrought by It prove that its severity has
been If anything underestimated. Each
winter brings on severe storms in differ
ent parts of the country. In most cases ,
however , the people are more or less pre
pared for them. A storm of such mag
nitude seldom breaks so early in the
winter season and it Is probably from
this reason that the results have been
so disastrous In the cast.
The long lists of deaths and casualties
will certainly arouse the sympathy of
the entire country , especially of the west
where the storms , although more fre
quent , are felt less because expected nnd
provided against It Is a satisfaction to
know that there arc no cases of distress
or destitution which the people of the
states visited by the etorm cannot readily -
ily care for. Were there any need for
assistance from the west the call would
meet with as prompt response as have
similar calls from the west on occasions
of like deplorable emergencies.
ITS WORK HOT ENDED.
Having learned from recent experience
how elow Is the process of declaring war ,
no one should be surprised to find that
the process of concluding peace Is also
slow. Although Spain has given public
notice of Its submission to the terms ex
acted by the United States , It will still
be weeks If not months before the formal
exchange of ratifications can make the
treaty binding as law upon both nations.
Willie the main points at Issue have
been satisfactorily adjusted by the rep
resentatives of the two governments par
ticipating in the peace commission , many
minor details remain to be arranged.
Among these are the claims of American
citizens against Spain arising from con
fiscation of their property In Cuba , de
struction of their business or unwarranted -
ranted Imprisonment. These claims are
said to amount to nearly JLTi.OOO.OOO.
As against these , Spanish citizens may
no doubt bo relied on to trump up similar
claims against the American government
and they will be encouraged to do so by
the Spanish government , with a view to
offset when a balance is struck.
. .Apjothor unsettled question relates to
the proposed acquisition by the United
'States of an Island * In the Carolina
group. The presumption is that thin
foothold Is wanted not only as a coaling
station but as a base for the construc
tion of a cable to Manila by the shortest
route.
Attention Is also called to the fact that
at the outbreak of the war Spain re
nounced all the commercial treaties In
force between the two countries. These
agreements will have to be either rein
stated , to their former position or new
agreements substituted for thorn.
Manifestly the peace commission has
not completed Its work , although the
conclusion is In sight
The Insinuation of the World-Herald
that the editor of The Bee is behind the
scheme for an alleged history of the ex
position which an Irresponsible adver
tising fakir is trying to promote as a
private money-making venture Is a
willful and malicious falsehood. Neither
Tlie Bee nor Its editor Is in any way
connected with any exposition history
scheme. They are opposing the ex
travagant expenditure of $10,000 of the
stockholders' money upon the proposed
official history because It Is illegal , un
called for nnd a fraud upon the people
who subscribed their savings to help
along the exposition. While there Is
nothing to prevent any one from pub
lishing a history of the exposition or a
doxcn different exposition histories ,
whether the $10,000 history scheme Is
put through at the expense of the stock
holders or not , The Bee has not em
barked In the book publishing business.
There Is reason to hope that wt\h the
coming of new railroads to Omaha tlys
embargo which has been placed upon
this city as a grain market will be
raised. Nothing would have so great an
Influence in that direction as an Hide-
pendent line penetrating the great grain
raising flection to the northwest. All of
the present roads running into the
tributary producing country now have a
direct Interest through their own or
allied Hues In sending the product of
the farms direct to the eastern market.
An Independent line by Its competition
would force existing roads to grunt the
saiuo privileges. Once equitable rates
with reshlpplng privileges such as other
centers enjoy are obtained , there will bo
no difficulty In securing elevator facili
ties and building up a market
Kansas Is moving In a practical way
to derive some benefit from the great
Paris exposition of 1000. The governor-
elect and commercial bodies of tht elate
are preparing to make an exhibit of the
edible qualities of corn. While the re
sults of the efforts of Kansas citizens
will redound to the advantage of all
corn-producing sections , there is no good
reason why Nebraska should not con ;
tribute to the com propaganda. The
fierce strife for supremacy In commerce
and manufactures all over the world
brings to the fore the problem of cheap
and at the same time wholesome and
nourishing food for the tellers who In
many lands find wheat bread beyond
their reach. Of corn as food the Eu
ropean knows comparatively little , and
up to a few years Ago nothing at all.
Like all things new It must fight It *
way against prejudice and settled habits
of life. Argument and dry statistics ( tot
ting forth Its advantages make llttlo
headway Against 'these prejudices nnd
customs , which are the outgrowth of cen
turies , but n practical example Is a les
son comparatively easily learned. The
great corn-producing sections cannot
afford to overlook such an opportunity of
cultivating a wider market for their
staple product.
The Board of Flro nnd Police Com
missioners has notified applicants for
liquor licenses to have th'olr applications ,
petitions nnd proofs of publication tiled
by December IB in order that they may
be passed.on-aud licenses issued bcforo
the end of the year. The liquor dealer
or druggist who delays making his ap
plication beyond the time set by the
board runs the risk of being without a
license when the new year commences.
No Time tor Tear * .
Buffalo Express.
General Blanco has said many unkindly
things about the Americans ; but , In view
Of the circumstances of his departure ,
Americans can afford to wish him a kindly
good-by.
Patting the Cubnn * an Trial ,
Indlannpulls Journal.
General Wood , who ha ahown a great deal
of wltdom and tact at Santiago , Is evidently
disposed to glvo Cuban control a fair trial.
This will put the Cubans on their metal and
Is the only way to teat their capacity for
Golf-government.
Swatting In the Swat Volley.
St , Louts Republic.
The "Mad Fakir" Is on the rampage in
the Swat Valley. If ho doesn't take a reef
In hla impetuosity before long he wilt have
his obituary cabled under the Indian ocean
some of these moonlight nights and it will
bo as brlet as was that ot the lamented
Ahkoond of Swat- the sad heretofore.
Light Needed at Hume.
Boston Qlobe.
"This nation stands for enlightened
llbertyl" cries Governor Bushnell of Ohio.
"Shall we refuse It to the oppressed when
they cry out for aid ? " Not If they aie
Malays of course. But when wlir the
torch of liberty finally be passed around
to the Indians and enlighten our policy at
home ?
More HarKalna In Inland * .
Springfield Republican.
Decides the Philippines there are on the
political bargain counter the Sulu Islands ,
lying between Borneo and Mindanao , In the
Indian soa. Although this archipelago , with
something more or IMS than 150 Island * ,
nominally belongs to Spain , the government
nt Madrid would doubtless be quite willing
to give It up for & consideration.
to Eacape
.Chlcairo Tribune.
General Blanco's retiring disposition has
grown upon him In a marked degree since
It became evident that he w s shortly to be
relieved In command by General FHzhugh
Lee. When ho arrives In Spain he can apol
ogize to Admiral Cervera for sending his
fleet out of Sanltago htrbor to certain de
struction on that memorable Sunday In July
last. 1
Exploiting Corn Food.
Indianapolis Journal.
One of the features of the American de
partment of th'e Paris
exposition will be a
corn kitchen'In which wlll be shown the
dietetic .virtues ofcAi. , , After many efforts
to Induce Europeiinr to use corn as' food ,
it evident that we are meeting with suc-
ce s , 17tfOS6,00 < ? b'flshcls having been ex
ported during the ten months of the calendar
year which'ended with October , against
150,000.000 during the corresponding period
'of 1897. Even at hotoe the possibilities
of corn as food were not realized until
within a few years.
"The Gentleman from Hawaii. "
Harper's Weekly.
It Is said that among the features of the
report of the commission appointed by the
president to devise a government for Hawaii
is a provision for the election of a delegate
to congress similar to the provision for the
election of delegates from our territories.
Unices the native * are , disfranchised this
delegate will probably be one of themselves
and then we shair have the edifying specta
cle of the American politician cultivating
the natlve.vote ot the Sandwich Islands. We
never believed that the Americana of the
Islands would retain their power very long
after annexation , and the signs are begin
ning to multiply tthat their lease of power is
short.
"OPEN DOOR" DIFFICULTIES.
Conntltutlounl Harriers to Free Trade
in the Philippine * .
Philadelphia Times.
Assuming that congress will do its duty
and proceed to glvo effect to the "open door"
section ot the Parts treaty , It will speedily
discover that It ,1s confronted by a task
presenting extraordinary constitutional diffi
culties 'Which ' cannot be removed In all prob
ability unless the constitution be amended.
Waiving what may or may not be done under
military government , a law unto Itself , the
levying of a duty In Philippine porta upon
Importations from the United States would
violate section 8 , article I , of the Constitu
tion , declaring that all duties , Imposts and
excises ehall be uniform throughout the
United States. .Should the Philippines betaken
taken by us they would be part of the United
States , and the Philippine tariff could not
bo enforced as against the rest of the United
Status , and the "open door" would then be
practically shut against Europe for the rea
son that the constitution flatly declares that
no vessel bound to or from one state shall
be obliged to enter , clear or "pay duties In
another , " Article 1 , section Ix of the con
stitution presents another obstacle to a
Philippine tariff operative against the states
of the union In the provision that no tax
or duty shall be laid upon articles exported
from any state. A duty levied by action of
congress upon a cargo entering Manila from
New York woufd be tantamount to the levyIng -
Ing of an export duty upon exports from
New York , -Thla power cannot be exercised
by congress , directly or Indirectly , without
a violation of tj > e constitution , subject , of
course , to the decision of the federal supreme
court upon the point. The constitutional
toctlon hearing upon duties and Imposts *
evidently contemplates the freest trade be
tween all parts of the American republic.
The recognition ot any other theory with re
spect to the new possessions coming to us
would introduce anomalies In our govern
ment which should be avoided. The di
lemma facing congress In the settlement of
the commercial relations of the Philippines
with the United States and with other coun
tries , so as to escape a commercial war
which may readily receive Itself Into phys
ical warfare , Is one of the numerous consid
erations that Illustrate the Inevitable per
plexities Incidental to our acquisition of an
iifand empire in distant seas.
Andrew Carneglo tersely presents the In
herent difficulties ot Philippine acquisition
In these terms : Let the president open the
door to the world and he antagonizes Amer
ican labor. Let him consider the Philippines
part of the United States , and therefore en
titled under the constitution to free trade
with all of them , they being part of the
United States , and its door closed , except
through the high tariff , to all other nations ,
and ho antagonizes the whole of Europ * .
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J
rnicn OF IMPERIALISM.
I'roNpectlre Drain on Tnipitj-rr * to
NttHtaln the Tailor.
1 iilladcljbihla Ledger ,
The money cost of maintaining the im
perialistic policy and exteadlug the Ameri
can sphere ot Influence to the Orient can
scarcely be estimated at the present stage
of affairs. The new venture li a leap In
the dark , and All exhibits of probable ex-
pcndlturo for the assertion ot federal
authority in the new lands are subject to
revision and to the correction of experience.
Under any phass ot the case the. outlay
will bo colossal , notably so during the first
few years of experiment In the art of
distant colonial government by 'prentice
hands. Much of our success in training
strange people * In the school of freedom
and self-government depends upon their
tractablllty , docility and loyalty. These arc
wholly unknown elements ot the problem
almost everywhere in the new domains , and
they greatly complicate the situation. It Is
well for one's peace ot mind not to an
ticipate difficulties , and , according to the
homely proverb , not to attempt to cross a
stream until one comes to It , but In deal
ing with governmental policies the country
must prudently anticipate , as far ns may
be , the coit of nn undertaking before the
nation Is Irrevocably committed to Its ex
ecution. Before the contest with Spain the
federal expense averaged about $1,000,000 a
day. The usual outlay of about $305,000,000
a year on the old peace footing must bo
heavily Increased under the new peace footIng -
Ing to maintain a regular army Increased
nearly four-fold , a. more powerful navy con
stantly prepared for war , and to support
civil government and construct necessary
public works in the numerous Island pos
sessions or protectorates , for whoso
tranquillity and development wo are about
to become responsible. The estimates of ex
penditures for the coming year have not
been compiled , but It la believed that they
will reach $500,000,000. The customs and
Internal revenue receipts , upon the basis
of existing laws and of resent official re
ports , will yield nearly $300,000,000 per
annum , so that the yearly Income ot the
government may meet the annual ex
penditures for the new peace establishment ,
assuming that not more than $10,000,000 a
month is required for army and navy In
crease and for public Improvements in the
new possessions. The revenue which these
possessions will produce will , of course , re
lieve to that extent the burthen which the
United States will assume on their behalf ;
but this Is an exceedingly uncertain quantity
and so also Is the outlay for the army and
navy , for fortifications , harbor and Internal
improvements and all present theories as
to the cost ot governing the colonies may be
upset by Insurrection * and rebellions In
them and by other emergencies not now
foreseen by the moat prescient mind. It Is
certain that the federal taxes cannot be re
duced for an indefinite period , and that the
undeveloped situation is such that , it la
'
highly probable that new subjects'for taxa
tion must be sought and the existing taxes
must be Increased to keep the country on
th safe side and prepared for any con
tingency. Imperialism In Its best estate Is
an enormously costly luxury.
Notwithstanding this enormous continuous
expenditure for these island possessions , it
is more "than " probable that many of them
will never become settled to any effective extent -
tent by Americans or Europeans of tie de
sirable stocks. If the Philippines presented
an inviting field for American colonization
we might hope that in time another America
might be fo\ind In those region ! la thorough
sympathy with th parent country , and
thoroughly hospitable toward American In
stitutions and hablU. We can buy or con
quer the Philippines , but wo cannot change
their climate nor make them safely and
permanently inhabitable for Americans.
Prof. Worcester in his work on the Fhtl-
Ippln'es'sayi to is unfortunately .true , that
the" climate ot , the Philippines Is especially
severe In its effect upon white womenand ,
children and , in his Judgment , It Is very
doubtful if many successive generations of
European or American children coulfl be
reared there. In the December Atlantic , Mr.
Benjamin Kldd , the author of a. recent
work , "Tho Control of the Tropics , " ays
that one of the leading principles he has
trle'd to enumerate in his book is that the
in the
whlto man can never be acclimatized
tropics and .that such regions must be per
manently .peopled by their natural inhabi
tants. If this view be tenable and the
story of Europetn attempts at tropical
colonization confirm It , the federal govern
ment is not likely to be assisted in the
work of governing Us tropical dependencies
of a controlling American
by 'the presence
population ; and the maintenance of large
American armies In the tropics must always
the nation to
.the . young manhood of
disease expose and death. This , too , Is the price of
imperialism. _ _ _
PEIlSONAli A1SD OTHERWISE.
Ex-Secrotary Carlisle's favorite color is
gray and he rarely wears a suit of any other
shade.
The pumpkin Is regarded by Ow Chinese
. Probably on
as the emperor of vegetables.
account of its yellow Jacket.
Congressman Cannon says there will b no
extra session. But Uncle Joe is not the
only smoothbore on Uie ship of state.
Of nil New York's millionaires Cornelius
Vanderbllt is said to be the most sensitive
to criticism , particularly criticism in print.
Notwithstanding reports to the contrary ,
Gothamltos enjoyed the blizzard Immensely.
A like ritorin prevailed In "dcnh Lunnon" at
the time.
General Wood reports that he has suc
ceeded in cleaning Santiago. He Is now
justified In aaylng that he has broken
Hercules' Augean stables record.
Contrary to the general understanding the
country has not heard "the last of the Mo-
hcgans. " A r mnant of the tribe Is teeklng
to recover an Inheritance ot land In the city
of Norwalk. Conn.
Fears are expresccd In Interested quarters
that the constitution may slam the "open
floor" of the Philippines. They forget the
Immortal'words of Tim Campbell , "What's
the constitution among friends ? "
nusscll Saga takes the keenest pleasure
In horses , and although he seldom rides
now he Is very fond of driving the best
horses. Following the custom ot his younger
days ho prefers to "trade" horses to buying
them.
Judge J. G. Gordon of the common picas
court In Philadelphia was elevated to th
bench when he was only 30 years old. After
thirteen years' Judicial experience he has
resigned because the salary is so small that
he has been unable to save any money.
The Bradley-Martin swells of Gotham are
about to leave this "blawsted country , " bag
and baggage , leaving only the memory of
their $250,000 ball. It Is said that with all
their wealth they could not break into the
exclusive Knickerbocker circles , and have
decided to settle In England , where titles
and social eminence may be bad on the
Hooley pjan.
A Game Two Can I'lay At.
Boston Transcript.
Germany Is likely to find that the game of
shutting out Imported goods on the ground
that they are Inimical to public health Is one
which two can play at. Indeed , the other
felFow may have the better hand. There Is
no reason to doubt , at alleged , that Ger
man toys and colored goods are poisonous ,
and that all highly painted German toys are
dangerous to children , who may suck off the
paint or swallow pieces that have become
chipped off ; while on the other hand the'ex -
parte charges made by Germany against our
pork products are , eave In Isolated case *
perhaps , hardly susceptible ot proof.
KCIIOKS OF TUB LATH WAR.
H was a retired soldlor , who had c cn
trouble at Santiago and Monlouk , and waft
plodding wearily to his home In Texas ,
somewhat the worse of the trip. Like the
wandering Moor , the natives loved him for
the dangers ho hnd passed , and Insisted on
lubricating his joints at every joint on the
way. When ho reached * Missouri town
and a Missouri judge ho was not entirely
sober , but his load was considerably re
duced.
"Aren't you ono ot the famous Hough
niders ? " asked the Judge after ho hnd
talked to him very plainly , watching him
narrowly the meanwhile.
The prisoner held up his hand warnlngly ,
"Don't give U away , Judge , " he said ,
looking around in alarm.
"What do you mean ? " responded the as
tonished judge.
"Just what I y , Judge , " repeated the
prisoner , bending over so as to get as near
aa possible. "Don't Rive It away * I thought
I had concealed my Identity from the public
gaze. " And he looked down over himself ,
half in pride , half in shame. '
This was too much for the Judge , and ,
bringing the prisoner nearer , so he couH
tell his story confidentially , so to speak , he
told him to proceed.
"Well , you see , It was this a-way , Judge , "
said the prisoner with a Texas accent ,
"when I was mustered out and begin to see
what the great American people thought of
ua feller * that fit Into the Spaniards at San
tiago I seen that If I didn't do something In
self-defense purty soon I was coin' to be run
for office by the party that got to me first ,
er that I was gain' to have the face kissed
off of mo by & string of gals a mile long ,
and I concluded I'd jlst git low-down , com
mon drunk and stay that a-way till I could
git to a safe place in Texas. I've escaped up
to date , and If you'll not say a word , judge
but } lst shove me along west , I reckon I'l
git back 'homo in fair enough shape , nl
things considered. What do you say , judge ;
Is it n go ? "
It was Indeed , and the judge instructed a
police officer to keep an eye on the distin
guished prisoner and see that ho was put
on the next train pointing Its cowcatcher
toward the southwest corner of the great re
public.
The practice of Hobtonlzlng heroes ot the
war does not meet Vlth much favor outside
the fortunate tew. While objection is made
to the epidemic of osculation , sentiment as
far as it can be measured is not averse tea
a moderate amount of the article , provided
taste and discrimination are exercised. Hobson -
son was limited In his choice , while Delg-
oan , his assocUte In fame , was obliged to
throw up his hands and take what came.
The moat favored of the lot was Rear Ad- *
ralral Schley , who visited hl old homo at
Frederick , Md. , and was cordially received.
The gay old hero of Santiago was not pre
pared for the welcome he received , but ho
urrendered for the first time in his career.
How many blooming , cherry lips smote hla
cheeks is not known. Numbers do not
count. It Is quality and that was satisfac
tory In the hlghtest degree , for the blufl
sea dog lived his young days over again and
enjoyed It immensely. The man who would
not or could not Is not worth living. A de
scription of the Frederick smack , given by
a losal chronicler , Is enough to awaken
Jealousy in * he left. "A Frederick county
" scribe "Is * violet-
kl s , saya a veracious ,
dipped sunstroke , and during its operation
a rich golden haze fin * the landscape and
smiling fairies ascend and descend in pink
balloons. It ? adds length to life and glory
'to living. " Admiral Schley's health , it is
superfluous to add , was greatly Improved by"
his visit to his boyhood toome.
Harry T. Montgomery of the Thirteenth
Minnesota , who was reported wounded in
a street "fight with the natives'in Manila ,
waa reared and educated at Huron , Mo.
H0 waa'fe ' stenographer * V fit. Pa'ul when
the war began and was -one of the first
to enlist.In a letter to his uncle at Macon -
con , Montgomery tells of his experience In
the capture of Manila , Auguat 13 , particu
larly how the first battle "feel * to a fel
low. " He says : "Saturday , August 13 ,
was a day I shall never forget in my life.
At 4 In the morning we were ordere.l out
on double tlmo , and commenced our march
toward Manila , this time to take the city
or die. We got to the front about 7 end
lay down behind our first entrenchments
about half an hour. Then we were given
orders to 'Forward ! double time ! ' and up
the hill we went. All the time we could
hear heavy firing ahead of us , and r.lso
the booming ot Dewey's gun from the lea.
It was about 10 when he comracacoJ tn
bombardment , and It continued for an hour.
My , how the cannons did roart You could
hear the shells screaming as they flow
through the air Just like we have road
about. Occasionally there was a dull sound
that told us they hod struck something.
We ran up the road about three-quarters of
a mile. Then we reached an open space
where there was a burning arsenal the Span-
lards had flrod as they retreated. The din
from the exploding shells and cartrlfl nn v
awful , but we found out afterward that it
was nothing to bo compaieu to wuat . .at. 10
follow. We got under cover until the ex
plosions from the arsenal had somewhat
ibated , and then went ahead at double time
again , Very soon we came to a church and
a lot of native huts , and from every window
and crevice a deadly hall ot bullets met us.
"Just then an awful sight met my eyes.
Just In front of me a bugler , a man named
Patterson , fell , shot through and through.
Of courie I was somewhat scared he was so
close. He died almost Instantly. Then we
came up opposite the church where the
Astor battery had two guns planted and
was shelling the Spanish works. We weru
given the 'right oblique' until we were partly
sheltered by a atone wall. In the meantime
the Astor boys ran their guns about twenty-
five yards further up the road and our
colonel gave the order for Company E to
support them. The first four ran straight up
to the guns and the rest of us got orders to
deploy as aklrmlshers. The Spanish flre was
getting heavier and heavier as they com
menced to turn their machine guns locao on
us. Just then Sergeant Crlmmeus of the
Astor battery fell and a half mlnuto late
First Sergeant Holmes went under In that
not flre. Some of the men went to his as
sistance and raised him up , but he pulled
away from them , tearing his shirt nearly
off , and ran to his gun. With blood stream
ing from his uldo ho managed to put in an
other shell and was going to flre again when
grand yet awful sight to witness the bravery
the poor fellow waa shot dead. It was a
of this poor fellow.
"Tbo heavy firing continued for about
forty-five minutes , but It scorned like four
lours to me. Wo were under flre only about
Lwo hour * altogether. The Spanlih finally
'ell back and we marched into the city , driv
ing them before us. Then'camo the news
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of their surrender and 1 assure you it waj
received with great joy' by all the boys. 1
hope to goodness I will never have to RO
through such another day. I had been
aching for fight ever since I was taught
how to handle A musket , but I have had
my fill of It and am content to quit now it
the Spaniards are. "
TAHT TIlIFLBfl.
Somcrvlllo Journal : It Isn't always thi
man with the longest whiskers who rvtl
tha biggest salary.
Indianapolis Journal : Watts How art
you on the policy of the open door ?
LuBhforth It you mean on Sundays , 1
am with you.
Philadelphia North American : "Thi
treble with you , " said the drum to th cor
net , "Is that , you never do anything except
when you're on a toot. "
"Well , nt least , " rertlcd | the cornet , "they
do not nave to beat mo to make me da
my duty. "
1'tick : Amlciis-Whlch do you find th
harder , the beginning of ft novel or trie ndl
Great Author -The end , of course. WHsn
a novel Is B.oliiK well us a serial at apace
IrtrndlnK to htve to
Detroit Free Press : Secret Service Bore.
loung cumnersa m < m W" ° lm" altl" ' " trttn"
Applicant-Then I'm your man. For two
years now I've put up pretcrlplloni In
utug store. . (
Chicago Tribune : "What was the result
of the experiment of having hanrtsom *
young : women Instead of th * regular deacons.
pass the contribution boxes ? " ,
"It was a failure. After a few Sundays
the young men found they were chlpptnr In
more than they could afford , and they qul
coming to church. "
Detroit Journal : "A girl's ft. plratlons c <
beyond mere matrimony , these days. "
"Yes. they seem often to Include dlvorc *
aa well. "
Chicago Post : "Has Mr. Bllden a rood
memory ? "
"Well , " replied the. discreet friend : "I
must nay It depends nomewhat on whether
he' owing or collecting. "
Cincinnati Enquirer ! His Friend-How
did you come out with that- Invention for
making dustleas streets ?
The inventor-It left me with a dustless
pocket. ' '
Somcrvllle Journal : Sometimes the chrys
anthemum on the stylish young man' * coat
lapel conceals a grease spot underneath.
"GOLUEXllOD AND A9TBH8. "
Edna Dean Proctor.
The goldenrod. the goldcnrod ,
That glows In sun or rain ,
Waving Its plums on every bank
Krom the mountain slope to the main
Not dandelions , nor cowslips fine ,
Nor buttercups , gcmo of summer. ,
Nor leagues of daisies , yellow and white ,
Can rival this latest comer 1
On th : plains and the upland pasture *
Such regal splendor falls ,
When forth from myriad branches 'green
Its gold the south wind calls ,
That the tale Beams true , the rod man's
Qed
Lavished its bloom the day
Wautahmo. chief of the Iroquols ,
Wedded the fleet Nahuay. ,
And darker than April violets ,
Or pallid as wind Howe grow ,
Under Ita shadowa from hill to meadow ,
Great beds of astera blow.
O , plots of purple o'crhung' With gold
That need no walls nor wardens ,
Not fairer nhone , to the Median queen ,
Her Babylonian gardens !
On Scotia's moors the gores Is ray ,
And England's lanea and fallows
Are set with broom whose wlneome gracs
The hovering linnet hallows ;
But alas for the flowers of heath and
hedge ,
And the linnet , lightly won
Their bloom , to one blnze of wayside gola ,
Is the wan moon to the aunt
And wore I to be a bride at morn ,
While the chimes rancr out I'd say :
"Not a rose , but the goldenrod ,
Strew In my path today ! .
And let It , brighten the silent nl le ,
And flame on' ' the altar stair ,
Till the glory and light of the fields shall
The solemn dimness th'lsre " " . " ' *
; , ,
y Mi- , J / " , ! lltl.tt } I - > rt
And should I sleep In my-shroud atir b
Not lilies pale and cold , .
But the purple asters of the wood ,
Within my hand I'd hold ; '
For the roldenrod Is the flower of love , i
That time and change denes ;
And asters glenm through the autumn air
With the nues of paradise ! '
OCR DAILY BULLETIN.
WEDNESDAV NOV. 30
NORFOLK , VB. , Nov. 30 , 1898. The Worth
Atlantic Squadron will assemble here today
to await the action of the Peace Conference
In Farts. This fleet includes the Brooklyn ,
the Massachusetts , the Indlania , the Nnr
Orleans , the Texas , and the Ntw York , aad
la fully equipped lor action.
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the newspapers you will
findthat ours are the most
fully justified by the cloth
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would much rather under *
state the case and so more
than justify a customer' *
expectations than to disap
point any one.
Our chief claim for the
clothing that we make is
that it is well made. We
guarantee the quality and
the fit as well , and we do
not mean to leave any ex *
cuse for dissatisfaction *