Nebraska Newspapers

    T11JS OMAIIA DAILY BEE : TIIUHSDAY , DECEMBER 1 , 1808.
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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 ,
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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
. , .
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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.
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