T11JS OMAIIA DAILY BEE : TIIUHSDAY , DECEMBER 1 , 1808. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE U. noSKWATEU , Editor. rUULIBHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Bee ( without Sunday ) , One Year.i5. 0 Dally Bee and Sunday. One Year 800 Hlx Months 4.00 Three Months 2.00 Hundny Bcc , One Year 2.W Haturday Bcc , One Year > . . 1-W Weekly Bcc , One Year C5 OFFICES. Omaha : The lire. Dulldlnc. South Omaha : Sinner Block , Corner N nnil Twcnty-fourth Streets. Council Jfluffs : 10 Pearl Street. Chicago : Stock Hxchange Bldg. New York : Temple Court. Washington : G01 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news anil editorial matter should be addressed : To tlio Kdltor. Kdltor.BUSINESS BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should bo addressed to The Bee Publishing Com pany , Omaha. Drafts , checks , express and postolllco money orders to bo made paynbla to the order of the company. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska , Douglas County , ss.t George H. Tzschuck , secretary of The Bee Publishing company , being duly sworn , says that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally , Morning , "Evening and Sunday Bee , printed during the month of November 1893 , was aa fol lows : 1C ui,4.'ia 2 21,877 17 a 1,115 3 21,831 18 li 1,07(1 4 2tt.t : G 21,805 20 24iutu : 6 23,28.1 21 ar.,7.'tt : 7 2422 : ! 22 ui.asi 8 2liOl , : 23 'J.-.O'1- ' 9 : io,7io 21 JM.uar 10 27.8IJ2 23 a4oiu 11 24.-J27 2G ttn.lUKt 12 2 ,2 27 1IH , 5 13 24,82. . 29 a : , HMi 14 2tir : 2 29 a4,7ll ! 15 21iIM , : > CO 24.4XO Total . . .747ii4 : Less unsold and returned copies. . . . iniSC8 , : Net total sales 7n,8OO : Net dally average 2laiKl , GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence this 30th day of November , 1S9S. N. P. FEIL. Notary Public. Tlio departure of Blnnco In the wnke of Wcylcr must cause a serious deprcs- Blon In the typewriter business In Ha- vaim < _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ If New York does not capture thai ombassadorshlp to the court of St. James It will uot be for lack ot willing patriots. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Washington correspondents who have not yet made a guess on the contents of the president's message should hurry up. Time Is getting short and entries will Boon be closed. Only four Nebraska postmasters np- pointed since congress adjourned , waitIng - Ing for the coullrmatlon of the senate. The postofllce plums must be pretty well gathered In this state. As the only way to laud the senator- Bhlp for the cheap wheat candidate Is to Ignore the Platte river dividing line the local popocratlc organ Is hot for a new political map of Nebraska with the Platte river left out General Butler puts In a good word for the Spanish soldiers who came with in his observation iu Cuba. The men , in the Spanish army , It must bo remembered , came to Cuba because they were ordered there , and not from choice. The more the legislators throughout the state become acquainted with Omaha and Omaha people the more Im pressed they are sure to be that there Is no good reason for antagonism between any part of Nebraska and Nebraska's metropolis. General Lee will not have the pleas ure of greeting Ills old friend , General Blanco , on arriving at Havana. The Spanish commander was too 111 to re ceive him when General Leo left Ha vana and In too much of a hurry to await his return. If better street railway facilities be tween Omaha and South Omaha are calculated to bind the two cities closer together and improve the prospects of consolidation before the census of 1000 everybody in Omaha should be In favor of street railway expansion. The John L. Webster literary bureau Is getting its work in on the local pope cratlc organ to the tune of a column of senatorial self-booming. Wonder if the consideration did uot consist of aid and comfort for the popocratlc candi date for congress in this district at the late election ? Inasmuch as Judge Hoblnsou's salary as congressman does not commence un til March ! , 1809 , the aspirants for his place on the district bench should possess themselves In patience. The chances arc better for Governor Poyn- ter than for Governor Holcomb to name the judge's successor. The various thread manufactmlng concerns In the United States have tied up and entered one giant corporation. Of course the object Is solely to cheapen the product to the consumer with no thought of prollt to the promoters of the corporation or of preventing the reunion of buttons and shirts. The "now you see It and now you don't sec It" of the prestidigitator Is not iu It with the lightning changes In that Uolln fund. At first look it amounts to $35,000 and at second only to a mere fraction of that sum. In the meanwhile the city will do well to size up the bal ances remaining in the respective funds and cut its garment to lit the cloth. The thousands who watched with pleasure the exhibitions of the llfesav ing crow at the Omaha exposition can better appreciate , when reading the ac counts of shipwrecks on the Atlantic coast , the vuluo of the service and the hardships to which these fearless men are subjected. The drenching in the placid and warm water of the lagoon wan play , but the men who amused the po6plo then nro now engaged iu tasks which call for courage of the highest typo and endurance beyond ordinary capacity. , , EliltOPKAN 8EXT1MEXT. It Is very clear that sentiment In con- tlnt-ntnl Europe , whllo not distinctly ho.itlle to the United States , Is uot al together friendly. Thot ry Runeral feeling , aa It Is disclosed In iiewKpnner comment which must be regarded no In Home measure reflecting both popular and official sentiment In manifestly ap prehensive that the entrance of the United .States into Asiatic air airs will Inevitably cause trouble sooner or later. In the first place the continental coun tries regard as a certain outcome of the entrance of the United States Into the International arena the establishment of more intimate relations between this country and England. While both Englishmen nnd Americans disclaim any desire to form an alliance and there Is really no prospect or probability of u formal understanding between the two countries , still the continental nations feel that henceforth the bonds of friend ship between Great Britain and the United States will be stronger than they have ever been and that In all matters of mutual or common Interest they lire pretty sure in future to act together. France , Germany and Hussla cannot view mich a combination without mis givings as to the effect It may have upon their plans In the eastern world. That It means a check to any schemes of aggrandizement nnd also a constraint upon policies looking to exclusive trade privileges is perfectly obvious. Uussla , France and Germany will not be per mitted to take Chinese territory upon their own terms and they nro likely to find it to their disadvantage to estab lish there policies which discriminate against Great Britain and the United States. Germany understands this and will make her policy In China accord with that of Great Britain. France and Hussla will doubtless sooner or Inter do this , when the influence of the bulled States in this direction Is joined with that of Great Britain. It IB the re straint that will bo exercised upon the designs of the leading continental powers In the far east by the English- speaking nations that gives them anxiety. French concern appears to be especially strong and among other ex pressions of warning we are tola that "the Monroe doctrine Is now out of date" and that the American republic "no longer has the right to close to Europe the new continent , since it Itself has stepped out of it. " The tone of the German press has not been kindly , but there are assurances that the govern ment Is not unfriendly , though there can be no doubt that the emperor does not regard the entrance of the United States Into Asiatic affairs with favor. The American people cannot be In different to European sentiment In tills matter. The departure this republic has made and which It now appears probable will be adhered to renders necessary attention to the public opinion of Europe In regard to our new relations. There does not seem at pres ent to be any reason for apprehending any complications. The proposed policy of placing all countries on an equal footing in the trade of the Philippines precludes criticism on this score , while in respect to governing th < > islands that IB a matter with which no other coun try has the slightest concern. But while no complications now threaten , the danger of Issues arising will always be present and we shall not be as certain of our peace In the future as we have been in the past. In broadening out and assuming wider relations and larger responsibilities we cannot expect to forever avoid troubles and difficulties. PROTECTION AUA1XST COMBINATION. The reported combination among American shipbuilders to divide the construction of new vessels for the navy which it is expected congress will authorize in accordance with the rec ommendations of Secretary | .ong , Is said to have aroused discussionIn ] ) naval circles as to the expediency of the gov ernment taking steps to protect Itself against such a combination. It Is the opinion of the olllclals that navy yards for the construction of war vessels should be at once equipped with ma chinery and appliances to enable them to compete , as against excessive prices charged by private yards. It is certain that for some years th government will continue to make additions to the navy. No one can foresee how exten sive we shall llnd it necessary to make our naval power , but everybody real izes that It must be very materially In creased. Heretofore the government has found It cheaper , owing TO the competition between firms , to have Its vessels built by private parties rather than at Its own navy yards. But If the shipbuilders of the country enter into a combination with a view to ex acting excessive prices from the gov ernment new vessels will have to be constructed In government yards , If it Is practicable to do so. It Is desirable to encourage private enterprise In shipbuilding , but the gov ernment cannot do this under conditions that would be unjust to the people who pay for the support of the government. It cannot permit Itself to become the victim of a combination if there Is n practicable way to prevent It. The tmlpbullders nro making a mistake if they Intend to combine for the purpose Indicated. soreuEiaxrr. Senator Hoar of Massachusetts Is unqualifiedly opposed to paying for Spain's cession of sovereignty in the Philippines. The senator says , nnd wo think a very large majority of the American people will ngree with him , that Spain has very little eoverelgnty in the Philippines to sell and besides that Is something which the American people do not want to purclmst. In the opinion of Mr. Hoar there is no authority for the proposed payment of ? 20,000,000 , ho regarding the so-called precedents as not being applicable. The fact that the United States has purchased territory Is relied upon to justify giving Spain a liberal sum for what she really does not possess. Our government paid France $12 , < XX,000 ) for the Louisiana territory and gaye Spain $5,000,000 for Florida. It paid Mexico $15,000,000 for California and assumed debts amounting to 93,500,000 more. What la known as the Gadmlen pur chase cost the government $10,000,000 nnd wo paid Uussla $7,200,000 for Alaska. This Is an aggregate of $51- ! 700,000 that the United States 1ms paid for territory. But as Senator Hoar says , when this territory was acquired It was either vacant or so sparsely set tled that there were no people capable of governing It and no germ of n na tional life. There Is n very different condition , however , as to the Philip pine archipelago , with Its population of 10,000,000. What right has Spain , after having lost her control of the islands , to transfer the control of these mil lions of people to another power ? And what sort of position Is the United States placed iu by becoming n party to such n transaction ? If there is n valid reason why the United States should pay anything for this territory , the money ought not to > go to Spain , whose sovereignty there 1ms been over thrown. There Is promise of a very vigorous opposition In the senate to the proposal to give Spain $20,000,000 for her ces sion of the Philippines and this oppo sition will have very strong popular support. It can be defended only on the score of magnanimity nnd this does not justify u needless squandering of Uie public money. FOH OMAHA. Omaha today enjoys greater advantages - vantages commercially nnd industrially than at any previous period of Its history. The success of the exposition has made Omaha not only a familiar word In every section of the country , but n synonym for push , pluck nnd Indomitable energy. The entrance of new railroads and the improvement of the railway sys tems converging nt this point have given this -city railway facilities unexcelled by any other railway center In the west. The enlargement of the great meat packing establishments at South Omaha , raising it materially In 'the hog and cattle markets of the country and giv ing employment to thousands of addi tional laborers , Is contributing v'slbly to the upbuilding nml uplifting of the city. city.With With nil these ndvnntnges In Its favor there Is no good reason why Omaha should not make constant and substan tial progress In the direction of in creased business prosperity. That the elements of a great city ore here Is plain to every Intelligent observer. The task before the people Interested In the expansion of Omaha Is therefore to so combine these elements as to stimu late every legitimate industry that promises regular and profitable employ ment for the wage-working population. Provide work nt which large numbers of men and women can earn an honest living arid the people to do the work will speedily present themselves to swell the population nnd increase the patronage of retail merchants. And a growing population means a growing demand for tenements , dwellings and business houses , sets the building trades a-mov- Ing and qujckcus the arteries of trade ' ' in every dlre'ctioii. While Omaha is feeling the be uts of the population increase of the past year , prospects could not be brighter for continued population expansion. By united effort and unremitting zeal the greater Omaha as disclosed by the census of 1000 can be made to astonish even the most enthusiastic believers In Omaha's future. No intelligent liquor dealer or drug- 1st will pay any attention to the threats of G. M. Hitchcock to make trouble un less they again submit to be bled by his lioldup sheet. The law requires the pub- Icatlon of notices of application for liquor licenses and druggists' permits in the newspaper having the largest circu lation in the county. The courts have decided that In establishing this circu lation the circulations of two papers published under different headings and delivered to different sets of. subscrib ers cannot be combined. In aUvord , the courts have decided there is no such paper as the Dally World-Herald , but , on the contrary , two papers , the MornIng - Ing World-Herald and the Evening World-Herald , whose circulations can not be combined for purposes of legal advertising. The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners , moreover , has by resolution announced that It will ad here strictly to this ruling of the court and Us request for statements of circu lation of papers claiming the license ad vertising has been complied with by The Omaha Evening Bee only. The Omaha Evening Bee therefore is the paper of largest circulation in Douglas county entitled by law to the publication of license notices and no applicant who publishes his notice In The Omaha Evening Bee can be refused his license on the ground of defective publication. Publication In any other paper or com bination of papers subjects the applicant to the certainty of having his applica tion refused. Final returns on the constitutional amendments submitted to the voters of South Dakota at the recci\t election show that the attempt to engraft the South Carolina dispensary law upon the constitution has failed by a small majority. The state has tried about every other method of dealing with the liquor traffic nnd if this had been adopted It would have furnished a most fruitful field for study of the various systems , as results under ex actly similar conditions could be com pared. South Dakota people , or at least some of them , have endeavored to make the state nil experimental farm for almost every ism sprung upon the country , and despite Its youth , has about the largest collection of costly experience of any state In the union. The reorganization of the National guard of the state threatens to cost a considerable sum , with the most eco nomical and careful administration. The equipment of the former regiments , or nt least all of It which possessed any value , was turned over to the general government when the troops were transferred to the United States serv ice. The companies , when organized , undoubtedly deserve to be suitably pro vided for , but there is ground for belief that the spirit of militarism now ex tant is likely to lead to extravagant es timates of the ndeds. The developments of the war when the mllltla In Ne braska ns well ns every other stnte in the union were transferred to the fed eral service demonstrated there was Inherent weakness In the old method of organization. It might not be UNadvised - vised , therefore , to make hnsto slowly calling new companies nnd regiments Into being. The latter day Mlssourlan Is probably doing the best he can to keep up the reputation of the state for train rob- berjes , but he Is a bungling tyro when compared with the original artists. The last attempts have been so crude that it must make the body of Jesse James turn In its grave nnd the retired mem bers ot tlio old gang blush for ehainc at the would-be imitators. The Commercial club has for years been working to get the fast mail out of Chicago moved up so as to cnnble them to receive letters from the cast In the morning nud attend to them the same day. A few vigorous licks on the part of the Commercial club will now effect the long-sought result. The opportunity should not be allowed to slip by. A Cold Truth. St. Louts Republic. Spain declares that she "yields only to superior force. " This Is exactly what Undo Sam started out to make her do. A Duty Well Done. aiobe-Democrat. Peace ia a noble word when honorably attained. The people of the United States welcome It with a sense of duty performed. Never Touched Him. Detroit Journal. Wharton Barker still continues to gloat over the fact that ( he late elections never touched him , quite Insensible to the other fact that he was In It not even a little bit. The Goober Combine. Springfield Republican. There Is a peanut trust afoot embracing the eighteen peanut cleaning establish ments In Virginia and elsewhere which handle'the entire product of the country. U will be a little- monopoly a t3,010,00 < J affair such are needed to nil In the crevIces - Ices In the monopoly wall about the people and make it dollar-tight. Lordly Strutti of ImnerlolUt * . Philadelphia Record. One of New York's pulpit expansionists declared with Thanksgiving gusto that "Great Britain and America united can coa- tror the destinies of the globe. " The the ory of destiny hitherto has been that It Is an agency or po er exerted from on high , and Irresistible. The patriotic efforts to make omnipotence a mundane force , like the balance of power-and to vest It In an Anglo- Saxon combine Is proceeding eo famously that by next Thanksgiving day he may have come to believe that wo can get along with out Providence as nicely as we do now with out Washington and Jefferson and other ob solescent patriots. How Cheap Money Operate * . New York Bun. An Instructive illustration of Qresham's law , that the poorer of two currencies of a country tends flrlve out the better one , Is Just now furnished .by France. That coun try's currency Is composed of gold coin , of Dank of France Jtiotea , and ot silver coins , which , like our liyer dpllars , are worth less than halt their nominal value. The Bank ot Franco notes are not redeemable In gold at tuu pleasure of the holder , but the bank has the option of paying them Iu silver , and is just now exercising It. Consequently , the value of the notes Is the some as that of the Hllver coins , gold ia at a premium , and has disappeared from circulation , leaving only the bank notes , the smallest of which are of the denomination of CO francs , or | 10 , and the silver G franc pieces , worth about a dollar. Repeal the Petty War Tnxei. Leslie's Weekly. It is hoped that President McKlnfey , In his forthcoming meesage , will not fall to recommend the repeal of some of the most trifling and odious of tbo petty war taxes mich , for Instance , as the tax ot 1 cent on telephone or telegraph message ? , express packages , and sleeping car tickets , and two cents on a bank check. We observe that Postmaster General Smith , an observant and tactful politician and journalist , speaks of the possibility that some of the features of the war tax may be modified. We believe with him and Chairman Dingley of the ways and means committee , that the general features of the measure should stand for the present , until the receipts cf the government are adequate , but there Is no reason why the small and annoying petty war taxes , which are constantly obtruding themselves on the people , and which bring in but little revenue- , should no't bo wiped out , and quickly the sooner , the better. If the ad ministration does not advocate such a pol icy , its opponents certainly wlir , and public sentiment will sustain them. CtHB FOR HOG CHOLERA. Importance of the DUcovery of Department of Agriculture. Chlwico Tribune. The Department of Agriculture has con ferred on western farmers a boon , the mon etary value of which exceeds the sum total of all the appropriations that have ever been made for the support of that depart ment. U has discovered a remedy for the hog cholera which will cure at least 80 per cent of the animals treated. Low prices have been one of the plagues of the western farmer. Hog cholera has been another , and by no menna the least. It cost the farmers of the single state of Iowa $15,000,000 two years ago. Innumerable remedies were tried during the last thirty years , but they all proved valueless. When cholera broke out in a drove of hogs the owner felt the case was hopeless. The chief ot the Bureau of Animal In dustry of the Department of Agriculture took up this subject two years ago and experiments have been conducted under his direction ever since. As a result a serum treatment has been devised which has been eo thoroughly tested that its efficacy has been proved. This year the tests made In an Iowa county showed that out ot 922 animals treated 170 died , or less than 20 per cent , while out of 1,107 hogs in other droves which were not treated 879 , or nearly SO per cent , died. Thus science has put It in the power of the hog raisers of states like IOWA , Nebraska , Illinois , Kansas , etc. , to protect their droves to a great extent against the ravages of a previously fatal and costly disease. If the western farmers choose to avail themselves of the labors of the Bureau of Animal Industry they will save millions of dollars annually. If their corn and wheat bring prices which they are not satisfied with they can convert those grains Into pork and can be sure that the hog cholera will not strip them of their hoped-for profits. Whllo too many of them have been voting free silver tickets to get cheap money to pay creditors , Instead of the good money they agreed to pay , some government em ployes have been quietly at work to reduce the losses of the farmers and make It easier for them to pay their honest debts In honest money. HOT STt'l'F ' KHOM MANlliA , Hoiv the Soldier Horn Hnjoy Life AtnotiK the Filipino * . The American Soldier Is the Impressive name of A young newspaper published In Manila by a syndicate of American soldiers. Copies of it , dated October 8 , 1R and 22 , have been received at this office , nnd Its pages Afford an interesting glimpse ot noldler life In barracks , town nnd suburbs. The con tents are as warm as tropical temperature and are keyed up to the highest pitch ot free speech. There Is a fair sprinkling of "ads" next to and Immediately following "pure reading matter , " A fact which shows the 'harmonious ' relations of the business of- flco _ and the editorial staff. A notable feature of the display of "ads" Is the evi dence they furnish ot the march ot civiliza tion In that region. An "American res taurant" announces the receipt of n cargo of "Ico cold American beer" and "American cigarettes. " American saloons with Ameri can managers nnd American liquors are lib eral advertisers. One In particular takes an entire page to servo "warning" In three- Inch typo that " 4 Plaza de P. Moraga" is the only place In town where "the only real genuine Milwaukee beer" may bo bad in loads to suit. The American Soldier pays Its respects In warm words ito the "English hotel , " ot Manila , because the proprietor refused on American private , In service uniform , ad mission to the dining room. "We know , " says the editor , "that a man Is not to bo admitted to a dining room In his shirt sleeves , but It docs not occur to us that a man attired In regulation drill uniform , suitable to the cllmato ot Manila , can bo considered to be In his shirt sleeves. Undo Sam's blue shirt Is as much of an outer gar ment as Is the blue or whlto bloueo ot the ' Is entitled to Just man-of-war's man , and It aa much respect. They differ only In the collar. If admittance is not denied to the sailor's blue shirt , why should ithe soldier's be debarred ? "Sum the matter up as you will , the fact still remains that the blue shirt , represent ing , ' as it does , one color ot our glorious flag , one symbol of our principles , and being a part and parcel of Uncle Sam's uniform , Is certainly enough < honornbly borne to demand Its admittance to heaven Itself. " That's the talk. These tropical pagans must be taught to respect the uniform at any sacrifice. The following extracts furnish an insight Into life In Manila : "On one or two oc casions' , the writer has presented American coin at a Spanish store and met with a re fusal of Its acceptance. U resulted in a good , round tongue lashing for the Spaniard who was so anti-American in his Inclina tions as to refuse money as good as Is that of Uncle Sam's. " "With the march of Uncle Sam's soldiers Into Manila comes the ever present and oft- times obnoxious bill poster. " "The regiments having been paid oft In full , the merchants of town have raised the price of their wares from 10 to 20 per cent on some articles. This should not be so and the boys should raise a good , big howl. " "It Is extremely gratifying to note the rapid strides Manila Is taking toward be coming a flt place to live in. When we first entered the city brawls were of hourly oc currence , foul odors Issued from every alley way , street gamblers blocked the sidewalks. These nuisances have been largely eliminated under the American rule and the latest move toward bettering the conditions is the organization of a board of health , which will ferret out all lurking pest holes of dis ease , and Bee that the principles underlying good health are complied with. " "Wednesday evening thd base ball enthusiasts ' met In Whal- thusiasts of Uncle Sam's army oy'o Casino and formed a permanent league to be known as the American Soldiers' Base Ball association. Despite the fact that a heavy rain was falling a large crowd , most of whom were officers , was present. Cali fornia and Nebraska were the only regi ments unrepresented. " "Tuesday evening three Filipinos at tempted to hold up a Spanish officer near the Nebraska headquarters. The Nebraska guard was attracted by the Spaniard's cries and came to the rescue. After a chase of a mile and a half the Filipinos were cap tured. One resisted and was struck with tl'o butt of a gun. They will be tried for highway robbery. " "The boys of the Second battalion of the Sou'th ' Dakota regiment are smiling since Wortser's Pain Cure has been Introduced In camp , as It knocks out cramps and dysen tery In short order. Company E , of which command Wortser Is a member , now calls him "Doc" ana eays that he Is 0. K. on the above complaints. Doc has a few bottles on hand that he Is willing other troops nnd regiments should try. He can be found nt Barracks No. 73 , just outside the walls , a half mile from the sea. " "All aboard for Maloloa. How homelike docs a busy railroad depot look , with Its screeching engines , shouting conductors and crowding passengers. In the extreme north , western part of town stand the largo build ings of the English Railroad depot , prom inently conspicuous among the surrounding grass ihuts. The cars and engines are built on the English rather than American style , nnd ore quite small. The line is 160 miles long and passes through twenty-eight na tive towns before reaching Its termlnu * . The road leads through the great rice and to bacco districts and brings great quantities of these products Into Manila every day. Just now it Is doing the heaviest business In Its career , the morning trains bringing in over n thousand passengers , most of them na tives. " POSTAL SERVICE GAUGE. National Pronrrcmi and Prosperity Meaiiureil by the Hall * . New York Tribune. Statistics are proverbially dry reading , nnd from government reports the average reader turns ns from an intolerable bore. Yet proverbs are not always true , nnd the Imprimatur of the government printing office U not of necessity the hallmark of dullness. On the contrary , It is seldom that a report Is made which does not contain something which all men ought , as a duty of Intelligent - gent citizenship , to know , and which the average man would find not only Instructive but highly Interesting. . Mr. Kipling has shown us how much of romance resides in the commonplace day's work. We can scarcely expect government secretaries and clerks thus to Invest their routine docu ments with fascination. But are we all to bo like Sidl Lakdar's pupil , who required the ripe fig that had fallen upon hie cheek to be placed In his mouth ? Surely It Is worth while now and then to search for things of value and of Interest. Note , for example , the annual report of the postmaster general. Doubtless there is much In It of purely technical Interest which dues not appeal to the general public. Bu glean from It an Item ot pure statistics , am observe the fneclnntlng significance ot the figures. It Is made known thikt In the last fiscal year the gross revenues of the depart ment were (80,012,618 and the expenditures $98,033,523 , against $33,315,479 nnd $30,542- $ S04 , respectively , In 1880 ; and the number 01 postofflccs has Increased In the same time from 43,000 to 73,000. There U In the simple magnitude of those figures much to Impress the reason and the Imagination. But in the comparison of eighteen years there Is some thing more there is an unrivalled sugges tion of thought concerning the growth of the fatherland. For , In round numbers , the increase of population In these eighteen years has been from 00,000,000 to 75,000,000 That Is CO per cent gain. But the gain In number ot postofficcs Is 70 per cent , and the gain In volume of business , financially reck oned , 1s about ISO per cent. What does that mean ? What does It mean for the business of the postofllco to grow more rapidly than the population of the country ? It means that more business Is being transacted by the people , that there Is a greater Interchange of Ideas among them , that newspapers and magazines ant books are being more widely circulated. I means growth of national mind ns well as of body , growth In greatness ns well ns in mere bigness. It means that the nation Is becom ing not only more numerous , but more highly civilized. There Is , Indeed , probably no gauge of progress more significant than this. The simple census roll means num bers. Statistics of commerce nnd banking mean wealth. Railroad mileage means en terprise. Army nnd navy achievements mean military prowess. But the postofflce figures mean an all-round , symmetrical de velopment that Includes all these and far more. They are more than a department report ; they arc a gauge of national civiliza tion. LIMIT dtf THE "OPEN DOOR. " Free Trade with the Philippine * Ilar- l"lt Military Occupation. Chicago Record. It now develops that the press statement cabled from Paris a few days ago relative to the "open door" policy In the Philippines was misleading. President McKlnley's com missioners gave assurance to the Spanish commissioners that all nations would be ac corded equal trade privileges in the Philip pines with the United States , but the state ment covered only the period of military oc cupation , whllo the Islands should be directly under control of the president as commander in chief of the army. Later news dispatches from Washington make It plain that the American commissioners at Paris were not authorized to give assurances concerning the permanent tariff policy in the Philippine ! ! . U is said the determination of that matter reels with congtcss. It Is coming to be geu- erally understood and conceded , however , that if the Islands are formally annexed , after the manner of the Hawaiian Islands , evci ; congress will bo powerless to continue In operation there the "open door" policy of trade that Is to prevail during the period of military occupation. The "open door" policy does not mean free trade , necessarily , so far as the Islands them selves are concerned , but it does mean that whatever customs duties are levied shall apply to Imports from all countries alike , the United States Included. Under this system goods from the United States would have to pay the same rales of duty at Philippine ports of entry as those , for example , from Great Britain. Likewise imports from the Philippines to the United States would pay the same rates of duty as Imports from England or Germany. But If the Philip pines be formally annexed they will con stitute a part of the United States , like Alaska or any other territory , and under the constitution must be subject to the same tariff law as are other parts of the United States. No matter what its desires may be , therefore , congress Is almost certain to be estopped by the courts from continuing the "open door" policy in the Philippines , once they are annexed. That will mean that tbo Dingley law , while on the statute books , must apply to tbo Philippines. The effect must bo to alter trade conditions very much and to reduce Importations from all other countries , a fact that would not tend to promote friendly relations between the United States and other nations sharing In the trade of the Islands. The policy which the high tariff and the constitution seem to make Imperative upon annexation Is likely to make the entrance of the United States into the field of Asiatic politics productive of friction rather than harmony. Apparently , the only way In which the "open door" policy can bo preserved Is for the United States to vest the sovereignty of the Philippines in a native government and then exercise control through ajiroteotorate. PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Senator McMillan still carries a watch given him by his father when he came ot ago. Henry Haveraeyer , the' sugar king , is re puted to bo an expert amateur magician and to have a largo collection of appliances for slelght-of-hand performances. Augustus St. Qaudcns , the sculptor , la put ting the finishing touches to his model for the $60,000 equestrian statue of General Sher man to bo erected In Boston. Corporal Knoblaugh and Sergeant Wordon , two of Roosevelt's Rough Riders , have gone to Europe in the hope that some of the predicted wars will come'to a head so that they can offer their services as fighters. Among the California volunteers who were sent to Manila is an officer with a terrible ir.mvtnche , which hides half his face. "It's not fair to fight the Spaniards with that office'r , " said Dower. "He's In ambush all the time. " The president ot Franco Is said to receive 700 letters dally ; 250 ask for money , 150 for political preferment , 100 for thu lelease of some criminal , 100 are complaints against officials , 80 are anonymous Insults and about 20 threaten assassination. Ex-President Benjamin Harrison has been retained by Venezuela to represent that gov ernment before the Arbitration commission that sits in Paris within a short time to settle the dispute between Great Britain and Venezuela over the boundary lines. General Harrison Is said to have received a retainer fee ot $100,000. The first practical test of a nro engine mounted on rubber tires was made at Now York recently In response to an alarm. It was a five-ton engine , and was drawn noise lessly to the flro at a gallop , running In and out of the street car tracks in a way \vhlqh often means an upset , and appeared to be very much easier for the horsen. John W. Merrlam , a wealthy tobacco mer chant of New York City , has been directed by tbo supreme court to contribute to the support of his wife , Adelaide M. Merrlam , EO that she may live In the style she has been accustomed to. This decision U given notwithstanding Mr. Merrlam obtained a di vorce In North Dakota on the ground of cruelty end violent temper. It Is the first decision of the kind In that state. BAKINO POWDER ABSOLUTE W HIRE Makes the food more delicious and wholesome . , . OYAl Mlimg X D < CO. NIP VOIIIC. GLEANINGS OP MIHTII. Indianapolis Journal : "My horol" said " ' "Well ? " said IIP. And then she did. Harper's Bnsar : "Poor old turkeyl" little i'ollle. sympathetically , its the well. stuffed bird war brought on the table. "Juit to think of being so chuck-full ol lovely stuffing nml not being nblo to en joy It ! " _ Washington Star : "What arc 'tho power * of Europe' that the Americans alluilo to to frequently whenever there Is any rumor of war ? " Inquired the favorltn of tht harem. "Thoto. my dear. " answered the sultan. lazily , after pausing to drink a cup nf coffee and llRht another cigarette , "aro merely conversational powers. " Puck : Mr. J. What would you suggest , doctor , for Insomnia ? Dr. Plllsbury I would suggest that you attempt to sit up with a sick man and Rlva him his medicine every hour for a few nights , Somervlllp Journal : Advice , like medicine , Is a good thing , provided you take It only In modcrnt quantities. TRUTHFUL JAMES AND TUB KLON DIKE II. Bret Hnrto In the Independent. We woz slttln' frcr like e you and me In our cnmu on the Stanlslow , Round a roarln' lire of brosh and briar , stirred up by a pltch-plne bough , And Jones of Yolo had finished his solo on Bllson's prospcctln' pan , And wo nil woz gay until Jefferson Clay kem In with a Klondike man. Now I most despise low language and lies , as I used to remark to Nye , But tlu > soul of Truth though he was but a youth looked out of that stranger's eye. And the things ho said I had frequently read In the papers down on "the Hay , " And the words ha ohoosed woz the kind wot'B lined la the best theayter play. Ho talked of snows , and of whisky wet froze in the solldest kind of a chunk , Which It took just a. pound to BO fairly around when the boys had a llrst-clas * drunk , And of i > ork that was drilled nnd with dy- nnmlto lilted before It would yield to a blow , For thlngR will bo strange when thermom eters rnneo to sixty degrees below. How they made soup of boots which the oldest best suits and u "fry" from a dancln' shoe , How In Yukon valley a corpse de bally might get up a flno "menoo. " Uut their regular faro when they'd nothln * to spare and had finished their final mule Was the harness leather which with hides went together , though the last didn't count as a rule. Now nil this seemed true , and quite nnteral , too , and then ho spoke of the gold , And wo all sot up , nnd refilled his cup , and this Is the yarn ho told : There was gold In heaps but It's there It keeps , and will keep till the Judgment Day , For It's very rare that a man gets there and the man that Is there must stay ! It's ; i thousand miles by them Russian Isles till you come onto ' 'Fort act There. " ( Which the same you are not If you'll look at the spot on the map that of gold U bare ) , Then a river begins that the Amazon sklni and the big Mississippi knocks out , For It's seventy miles 'cross Us mouth when It smiles , and you've only begun your route. Here Bllson arose with a kecrless-llke pone and he gazed on that Klondike youth. And ho says : "Fair sir , do not think I Infer that your words are not words of truth , But I'd simply ask why since that all men must die your sperrlt Is wnndcrln' hero When at Dawson City the more's the pity you've been frozen up nigh a year ? " "You need not care , for I nevi-r was there , " said that simple Klondike man. "I'm u company floater nnd business promoter meter , and this Is my little plan : I show you the dangers to which you nro Btrunsers , and now for a sum you'll learn What price you expect us as per thl * pros pectus to Insure your safe return. " Then Bllson stared , and he almost r'ared , but he spoke In a calm-like tone : "You'll excuse mo for sayln' you're rather delayln' your chance to insure your own ! For we re wayworn and weary , your style Isn't cheery , we've had qulto enough of your gamp. " But what dld..affec.t Us he , took that prqs- " ptctus aria chucked it right- Into * the flame ! Then our roarln' fire of brcsh and brier flashed up on the Stanlslow , And Jefferson Clay went softly away with that youth with a downcast brow , And Jones of Yolo repeated his solo on that still , calm evening air , And -wo thought with a shiver of Yukon river nnd the fort that was called "Get There ! " OUK DAILY BULLETIN. * * % J. I WASHINGTON. Dec. 1 , 1898. A numbef of prominent colored men of tbo country will meet here today to take action on the recent rnco war In the south. President McKlnley has been Invited to open tht con ference with an address. SUNNING EffECTS If you want something that is striking we can suit your taste , but on the other hand we can gratify the more conserva tive taste for something simpler v'7 iust as well. In the same way we are able to meet the requirements as to price. We have some very handsome suits and overcoats at appropriate prices for those to whom the coat is a secondary consideration , and some equally well cut and well made gar ments for those who would make every dollar go as far as possible. In either case the clothing that we make is the best to be Siad for the money.