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THE OMAHA DAILY U.I3K : KJUDAY , , JAXtrAKY 27 , 18JM ) . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. U. HOSHWATHH , liditor. I'UMMHllKD UVKIIY MOUNINO. TKltMS OK SUDSCIUl'TION. TKHM8 OK BtmSCIUPTlON. Dally Hco ( wltltotlt Sunday ) , Ono Year.JC.OO Dally Ileo nnd Sunday , One Yenr S.oo P\x \ Months < -W Three Months 2.W Kunday HP , Ono Year 2- ° ° Saturday He ? . One Year 1-J9 Weekly llec , One Year " ' OFFICES Omaha : The IJco Diiltdlnc. South Omaha : City Hull building , Twenty-fifth nnd N street * . Council IJlurfa : 10 Pearl Street. Chicago : Stock KxchnliKO Building. New York : Tern pin Court. Washington : 601 Fourteenth Street. COHHHSPON1JKNC13. Communications relating to news nnd editorial mutter should bo addressed : 'lo the Editor. 11U8INI5SS L10TTKH3. Business letters und remittances should lie addressed to The HPO Publishing Com pany , Ornnha. Drafts , cheeks , express and postofllce money orders to bo made payable to HIP order of the company. THE HKK PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OK CIHCULATION. State of Nebraska , Douglas County , s . : George II. Tzschuck , secretary of Tlio Bee Publishing company , heln duly sworn , gays that the actual number of. full nnd ccmpleto copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening and Sunday Bee , limited during the month ot December. MS , was ns fol lows : i i.oi l ? . at,7i7 : : is . a 1,700 10 . air : t . - 1,1170 20 . 5 . ai.iKsa 21 . 6 . ai.Hin 7 . ai,8an 2.1 . ai-t7o : s . ar.,171 ! 21 . a,7is : : 9 . ai : , : M > 23 . ata , o 10 . 21,111:1 : 20 . aiiao : , : n . aisso , 27 . ii,7ii : : 12 . at , inn 23 . isi-iii : in . a-tiia : 29 . air : , oi 14 . ata , < it : so . at-io7 : 13 . aiia.-t , : 31 . ai,7oo : 16 . atH5i : , - Total . 7-Kioo , Less unsold aid relurncil copies. . . . l.JO7 ! Net total sales . 7tOI : : i Net dally average . SKI.B71 GEOUOE 11. TX.SCHUCIC. Sworn to before mo and subscribed In my preseenco this Slst day of December , 1S93. ( Seal. ) N. 1' . FEIL , Notary Public. To imrnplirnsc the homely ml.iRC the grip loves u shining mark. A low ( ax rate ntid an cllleirnt mnnlrl- l > al service always please the taxpayer. rerhaps the legislators are holding back the senatorial ( 'lection In order to pull it off finally as a valentine party. Is It not about time for those charter amendments to be formulated into bills and presented to the legislature for con sideration ? The people oC Cuba evidently do not llnd United Slates tinny rations dis tasteful. The llrst Instance where they have been rejected is yet to be reported. Cleanliness has been proved by ex perience to be the best preventive of disease. This is a good thing to remem ber when contagions are supposed to be ' In the air. With a building fund of $200,000 at their disH ) > sal members of the school board ought to be popular with all the contractors iu this section for the next few months. There is now no extradition treaty be twec'ii thirt country and Mexico and until a new one Is ralilled winter travel to the southern republic will probably show decided gains. The National Hnltermakert , ' associa tloii , now in session at Sioux Kails , is ehurning subjects that have as their ob jcc-t Imparting a better llavor to the butter of the future. The collapsed appearance of the coat pockets of legislative members Js ex plained by the stacks of bills unloaded on the Hies of the two houses. The second crop Is about due , however. The latest entry In the Pennsylvania Fcnatorial race Is Hon. Charles Tubb. Jt Is not expected that Mr. Tubb will win out and the movement is rather In the nature of throwing a tub to the whale , as Jt were. A German scientist has explained that the north jwle consists of a series of Is lands. This probably accounts for the eleven hundred thousand inarkn that Prince Hohcnlohc wants appropriated to help him discover it. Translated into the language of the day the court holds that If the orna mental exposition otllcers want to have themselves embalmed in history It will have to be done not with exposition funds , but at private expense. The Nebraska editors wlio have been visiting Omaha are profuse In their as- Riirances of friendliness to the projected Oreater America Kxposltlon for IS'.M ' ) . The reports of hostility of the country press are undoubtedly of the made-to order kind. Now that the ? 10,000 exposition his lory scheme has been knocked In the head , why not reapportlon the remain Ing exposition money that belongs to tin shareholders ? This money would d < Just as much good In the pockets of the stock subserlliers as In the coffers of the banks. While congress is wrestling will banking and currency bills , a Kansas City bank has discovered the phlloso liner's stone of how to bank 01 nothing. Hut as an offcet to this In penlous discovery It may be mentlouei that the bankers are now wrestling with the sheriff. The third wife of Angus Cannon o Utah Is , suggested as a dark horse In the senUtorial contest. She Is u practic Ing physician , a member of the leglsla tnre and seems to be well iiualllled fo the position. It Is not stated whothc she enjoys a elgar and ran tell a goo < story , but this Important scnatorla qualification would probably be ae quired noon enough not to endanger the interests of the nation. ron nn ; THK.ITV. The United States senate has agreed o vote on the peace treaty Monday , Vbruary 0. There Is much specula- Ion as to the result. The friends of the reaty admit that at present ! It could lot get the necessary number of votes for ratltlcatlon , but they hope to sec.ure some recruits before the time set for a ote arrives. There does not nocm to be very good ground for this contl- lence. All the Indications are that the intl-expanslon sentiment Is growing in he country and this will of course have t tendency to strengthen opposition to lie treaty In congress , or at all events .o make senators who are agaltwt rail- icatlon firmer In their position. It Is said that there are now not less than hlrty-flve senators opposed to the reaty , a sufllcicnt number to defeat atillcatlon , while there are several sen- itors who are not entirely decided upon heir course of action , tt Is hoped by he friends of the treaty that nome of the undecided euators can be won over to unconditional ratification during he progress of debate , but unless votes can be drawn from those who have pro nounced against the treaty In Its pres- nit form It cannot be ratified at this session. It Is probable that If the treaty were imcnded no as to declare Hint It Is not the Intention of the United States to lold permanent possession of the Phil ippines , or If the friends of the treaty would support such a declaration as an ndepcndent proposition , ratification ivould promptly follow , but the expan sionists do not want anything of this tlnd. They Insist that ratification nhall be unconditional , their reasons for this tavlng been fully set forth by Senator edge In his speech a few days ago. It Is of course possible that the friends of the treaty , backed by the Influence of the administration , will be able to inus- : er the two-thirds vote necessary to rut- fication , but the existing situation Is not favorable to them and there Is good reason for doubting whether they can > rlng about any change. In that case the treaty will go over to the senate of the Fifty-sixth congress convened in extra session. LIUKAIIIAX OF COXGRRSS. The position of librarian of congress , made vacant by the death of John Hus- sell Young , Is the object of what the WnHlilngton correspondent of the Phil- ulelphla Ledger clmracterlx.es , doubt- ess justly , as a most unseemly scram- > le. He says this began within twenty- 'our hours after the announcement of he decease of the late librarian and las been Increasing In vigor ever since. Senators , representatives , otliceholders n the departments , newspaper corre spondents and In fact nearly every pro fession except that of trained llbrar- aus , are taking part In the struggle to secure this position , the majority of the applicants being absolutely without special qualifications for the place. Of course this Is simply another- - uslration of American hunger for olllce. but it affords an excellent opportunity for President McKlnley to further at test his regard for the merit system. The late librarian had as llrst assistant i man who demonstrated bis ability for the position and who undoubtedly Is entirely familiar with the plans and Din-poses of Mr. Young In regard to the library. lie Is the man who should be ippolnted to the position. It would be in the interest of civil service reform and It would be a rebuke to those who appear to regard this position as u par tisan prize. TUR t'KAK OF KU The expansionists profess to fear that If the United States does not hold the Philippines there will be a scramble among Kuropcan nations to get posses sion of them , perhaps resulting in a general Kuropean war , and that Ameri can Interests In the far east will suffer Irreparable Injury. Senator Davis , one of the peace commissioners , said in the course of a statement of the 'history of the Paris conference that "If we should fall to make good our own opportunity thus providentially presented , we need expect no favors from Kurope In re gaining a foothold in the eastern mar kets ; we need count upon no display of friendship from Kurope In this or any other matter. " lie declared that the Kuropean powers are profoundly jeal ous of the United States. In regard to this phase of the Philip pine question Representative .lohntson of Indiana said In his masterly speech against expansion and the proposed policy of forcing our rule upon the Filipinos ; "It was declared that our failure to take the Philippines would precipitate a general European war ; that all the nations of Knropo would scramble for what we left If we with drew. If we set the example and with drew , recognizing the independence ot the Filipinos , others would do likewise , Hut If other countries did pounce down on the Islands , leti them do It. We were not expressly or linplledly respon sible. If there was to be a Kuropean war let us In God's name keep out of It , " We believe this is the sentiment of a majority of the American people. The proposition that this country lt > under any obligation to protect the Philippines against European aggres slon Is preposterous. Hut Is there any real danger that in the event of Uio United States with drawing from the Philippines nnj Kuropean power or combination ot powers would , at the risk of a genera war , attempt to seize the Islands ? It Is probably true that Germany would llki a naval station there , but 'It ' Is not eon celvable that she would light for It Great Hrltaln does not want the Philip pines or any part of them and It Is most Improbable that either France or Russia would > Imperil the peace of Kurope by seeking to forcibly take possession of Philippine territory. A combination of these powers for tin purpose of seizing and partitioning among themselves those Islands belli ! , manifestly Impracticable , It seems to tin that the Idea of a scramble to get posses | on of them Is not worthy of serious consideration. We have no doubt as to the soundness of the opinion expressec by Mr. Johnson , that If the Uultct States should recognl/e the Imlcpeiid- nee of the Flllpluo-4 other nations would lo so , as a matter of International unity. Regarding the suggestion of Senator Mvls that If we do not hold the Philippines as a permanent ixMsession ve need expect no favow from Kuropo n the far east , It Is pet-Imps .sulllclent o say that we should undoubtedly be avored as much In the future IM we lave been hitherto and we have had no anse for complaint. Our lulluence as one of the great i > ewers of the world mil our ability to protect our Interests vlll not bo enhanced or strengthened ty holding permanent ponsesslon of the L'hlllppines , nor shall we be stronger In European friendship by carrying out he policy of expansion. On the con- rary It Is most probable that European ealousy of the United States , which Senator Davis declared Is profound , vould be Intensified , for If the policy of expansion prevail European powers will feel that It may not halt at the 'hllipplncs. At all events we owe no obligation to iurope In this matter and European In- erests or desires should receive no con sideration In connection with It. In ho language of Mr. .Johnson , "let us see that we do no wrong. " X IllSTUltV SCHRME KlLLKf ) . When the scheme was proposed to llvert $10,000 of the money belonging o the exposition stock subscribers to lie production of an elaborate blograpli ca 1 history of the enterprise The Hee not only entered vigorous rcmoiiMlnincc , nit called upon the directory to rescind ts action as unwarranted and beyond he powers and purposes of the associa- : lon. Refusal to heed the i > opiilar pro- : ests against such an uncalled-for pro ceeding was followed by an appeal to ; he courts for judicial Intervention to protect the Interests of the stockholders who , to the number of over (5,000 ( , had re sponded patriotically to the support of he exposition at Its duccptlou. The de- 'Islon ' of Judge Fawcett granting a writ of injunction against the proposed di version of exposition funds will there fore be hailed with satisfaction by every lerson who has a financial Interest In ho exposition with the possible excep- lon of the few who were on the Inside of the $10,000 history deal. As a matter of fact the Transmlssls- slppl Exposition has passed Into history is a great and glorious success. It 1ms ichlevcd Its object and performed Its nlssion. If it Is to be chronicled in pub- Ished volumes they will have to be pre pared and produced as have been the ilstorles of other expositions by private enterprise at the expense of those who may subscribe for the work. If the demand for such a publication Is as widespread and effective as represented t will doubtless be answered and the stockholders will be among the most Iberal patrons , but all Idea of levying forced contributions upon them by tak- ng for this purpose the money they subscribed to the exposition fund must > e abandoned. The English liberal party has at last found a leader In Sir II. Campbell- Houuemau. which seems to upset Mr. Mot-ley's predictions that no suitable person could be found to accept that liouorable but unpromising position. AVhlle the new leader Is a man of nn- iloubtcd administrative ability he comes to the performance of a barren task. The liberal party has never been a potent factor In English politics since It secured the passage of the reform laws and Sir Robert Peele may be justly regarded as Jts last leader who accom plished practical and lasting results. The reason of this lies In the fact that the liberal party has been unable to present a united front on any question of considerable importance. It is more disorganized now than ever and Its pol icy of playing at cross purposes with Itself , which forced Lord Rosebery to retire , seems likely to continue. Hav ing subserved the Interests that , gave It birth , It Is but following the course of all parties that are left without an objective itolley and Its complete de cadence would seem to Ins a question of no distant time , notwithstanding the revitalizing influences that Its new leader will try to Inject Into It. The story sent out from Washington that Germany will probably recognize the Independence of the Philippine re public may be safely classed with that brood of saffron sensations thati have been on the wing since troubles began In Cuba. The relations between this country and Germany are cordial and satisfactory , and to suppose that that country would take a step , tantamount under the circumstances to a declaration of war , Is to attribute to It a degree ot bad faith and foolhardlness perfectly Inconceivable. Germany would have nothing to gain and much to lose In a conflict with the United States. one knows It better than Kmperot William , and that. If nothing else , would restrain that ambitious sovereign from hazarding the future In an unjustltl able attempt to gain a foothold just now In the Philippines. So long as Havana Is the pest hole It Is now admitted to be , the dangers of yellow fever will hang , like the sword of Damocles , over certain sec tlons of this country. A yellow fevei epidemic In the southern states would cost the business Interests of this conn try many times the amount required to stamp out the disease In Havana which seems about the only way to se cure Immunity from its appearance ii the south when hot weather shal come on. John Sherman says that were ho a member of the senate he should vote for -the United States to retire fron the Philippines as soon as possible which Is another evidence as strong as proofs of holy writ of the falsity o the assertions that age has Impaired the mind of the great statesman. Those who are trying to take advan tage of the unpleasant controversy li the army to cry down the regulars should remember that from bcglnnlm , o end not a single graduate of West 'olnt IIMM been mixed up In the muss. u Cnlinii Tovrn. aioUe-Deniocrnt. Customs recelptu nt Santiago reach $7" > .000 a month , nnd not a penny of It goes abroad or royal tribute , The money U spent nt I home , and SantlaKo begins to look like a lire modern town. ' \Vlmt u CliiiiiKd > ! > ' < 'niinlrnu tit" Chicago Tlm s-llernld. The .duke of Devonshire U another Kns- Ishman who has become nn nrdrnt admirer ot the United State * . Times hnvo chanRcd Incc ho made himself unpleasantly conspic uous In Washington ns a partisan of the cuthern confederacy. OvrrilolitKT thr < l l > > Huston Herald. How Knglish the bar of New York Is Rct- Ing , you know. Not only are the judges going Into cowns , but the lawyers arc now > roposltiK to don gowns and wigs when they appear in court. This looks like overdoing he toggery business. lllCIIIIMlMtfllt nuffalo Express * . If a year ago the Filipinos had ualncd possession of practically the whole of their ; toup of Islands , organized a tcuubllc nnd appealed to foreign powers for recognition , what enthusiastic sympathizers they would hnvo found In our American jingoes ! OprrnlloiiM of ( lie Hunk Trnnt. St. I'uul Pioneer Press. Omaha Is having trouble with 1he book rust , which , ns The Dee remarks , "makes a flno art of manipulating school boards nnd planting school superintendents who arc favorably predisposed to recommending ts text-books. " That earn ? book trust has > pcn diligently operating In nnd nbout St. 'aul. Kllllnur tliu Ciolilfii New York Tribune. Canada set out to collect from the Klon dike miners the biggest possible royalty , Ixlng It al 10 per cent of all the gold mined , but Its commissioner there , Mr. Ogllvy , has now formulated a recommendation to the government that It be reduced to 2 4 per cent. The higher rate seems to have tended o kill the goceo that laid the golden egg and stood for rapacity from the beginning. The TniporlnllHt ProKrnnt , Buffalo BXPMSS. Senator Foraker took occasion last Thurs- lay to Inform the senate that when ho said the president was not In favor of retaining he Philippines permanently he was not speaking for the president. Still , this Is no lenlal that he voiced correctly the prcsl- lent's views and there arc other and bettor authorities than Foraker for the statement hat the president Is opposed to the 1m- icrinllst program. Not Wanted. Kansas City Star. General Guy V. Henry , la command In Porto Itlco , says In writing and over his own signature , "I want it distinctly under stood that Porto Hlcans will bo preferred for olllce. Those Porto Hlcans who have gone to the United States and received an 'ducation and are capable of filling places n this island shall bo selected first. " The United States I'ostofflco department gives notice that It Is overwhelmed with appli cations for postal clerkships In Cuba and hat no moro appointments will bo maile. : t would seem that there are other Indus tries to bo developed In Porto Hlco and uba bcfllclo that of odlce holding. Stock GnnililliiK Mil n In. Springfield Republican. The end of this Inconsiderate movement is not In doubt. The underlying conditions of strength to the scuurltles market are note o be compared for a moment with what they were In 1870 und .1880 . , but after just such a nnturnalla of the speculative spirit , If any thing more moderate than the present cx- ilbltlon , stocks broke sharply In November , 1879 , and closed the ye'ir iu dullness. There came a revival early In 18SO , with a repeti tion of scenes of unrestrained gambling , but again , In May , the market broke and was succeeded , as one writer has described It , l > y "a depression of extraordinary severity. " There was "a gradual and Irresistible iihrlnk- age in prices , under heavy and continuous sales , which carried down the whole list 10 , 20 and 30 per cent from the highest made In the early months of the year , " and the de pression continued to near the end of the year. The only question of doubt concern ing the tircsent market Is whether it will come down to terra flrma gradually nnd with a minimum of damage to legitimate business , or violently and as disastrously as possible. SLI\iI\G THE MILLIONS. Anxiety of Culm it Pntrlot * for Uncle Htuu'fl "SiiKiir. " Chicago Chronicle. How to manage our Interesting wards down In Cuba Is a problem the difficulty of which Is more and more clearly recog nized as the days roll by. It is admitted by correspondents of the imperialist press that there Is great discontent on the part of Cuban "patriots , " who see that they have been freed from the Spanish yoke only to be brought under another which they may have to wear Indefinitely. They had hoped to be free not only tn govern themselves according to their crude Span ish-American notion of a republic , but also to confiscate the property and otherwise wreak vengeance upon the hated Spanish Inhabitants of the Island. How to protect the Spanish In their lives and property and give them that place In the administration of affaire to which their property Interests and their Intelligence en title them and at the same time pacify the Cubans who are clamoring for official sta tion and power Is a problem of Increasing difficulty. If the Cubani are half satisfied there Is every reason to fear that they will perpetrate the most appalling atrocities and that our military government will lose the services of Spaniards who alone are fitted for the discharge of slme highly Important public functions. On the other hand. If the "patriots" are not given practical control there is much reason to apprehend that they will annoy and embarrass the mill tary administration intolerably. Yet It Is reported that the military au thorltlcs have pretty much concluded that the only thing to do IB to reorKanlze tha Cuban army to the number of 20.000 or moro as "a rural mounted police. " This. It is estimated , would cost at the outset about 140,000.000. The annual cost of maintenance Is not estimated. Nor are we told what would bo likely to happen to Spanish resi dents and their property If this number of "patriots" who , It Is admitted , "have neither money , land , profession nor busi ness" are turned loose as a mounted po lice. lice.If wo must lake care of this army ot ruffianly vagabonds In Cuba at such a cost how much will we probably have to pay out to pacify Asulnaldo's far greater army by equipping them and paying them- for their peculiar aervlccs as rural police , mounted or afoot ? We are Just beginning to get a glimpse of our "responsibilities. " And when w8 observe the free and easy way In which the Imperialists talk ot spending sums ranging from $7.000.000 to > : o,000,000 and so on up to J150.000.000 for one Inci dental charge after another wo may well stand aghaat when wo come -to contemplate the probable grand total. And what ehall we say when to the total for such things we have to add untold sums for "licking1 Germany and any other country that may presume to cross our Imperial path ? When the people begin to realize the cost they will bo likely to want to draw out of the im perial gan-.e. 1'iiontTTIOX oi' t'ltnciots jiin-Ai. . IntcrrntltiK Ui-vliMV of ( lie Output of tinI I u U fit Mtnti-x fur IMtS. KiiKlncorln ? nnd Mining Journal. The production of gold In the United States Increased from 159,210,795 la 1897 to { 114,300,000 In 1S9S ; the production of silver Increased from 56,457,272 troy ounces to 61,060,000 ounces , The Increase In the pro- luctlon of gold was due especially to Colorado - i rado , South Dakota and Utah. A precise llstrlhutlon of the production by states Is never feasible , and nt this early date Is qulto mposslble. However , there la data for the belief that the production of Colorado In 898 amounted to $24,000,000 , ngalnst $10- 579,637 la 1897. The total for South Dakota iromlses to reach $5,800,000 , against $5,300- )00 ) In the previous year. The production of Utah rose from $1,845,938 In 1S97 to $2,104.000 n 1898. Montana reports a gain from :4,496,431 : to $3,208,000. California nlotio ohows a decrease. This was attributable to the excessive drouth which prevailed dur- ng the year , rendering placer mining Im- losslblo In many districts nnd compelling nany of the quartz mill men to hang up heir stamps. Estimates of well Informed ulnlng men nt mid-year indicated n falling off In the output of nt least 20 per cent , but t is doubtful If the llnal figures will show BO large a diminution. In December there was an unusually heavy rainfall In the val- cys nnd snowfall In the mountains , BO It Is [ bought that an abundant supply of water , B assured for 1899. In Colorado the greater part ot the pro duction , ns In the previous year , was ob- : alncd from Cripple Creek , as to which dls- .rlct reference should IM ? made to the special report elsewhere In this IFSUC. The Cripple Creek mines maintained their previous ex cellent record as dividend payers , nnd there s plenty of ground for 'he belief that this llstrlct will continue to be the moat import ant slnglo gold producing district of the United States , unless forne great deposits not now known should bo opened. Outsldo of Cripple Creek there wns greater activity nt Ulack Hawk and vicinity , at Dreckonrldgo nnd near Tellurlde , where the Tomboy mine was again a large producer. At the end of the year it wns reported to be turning out $125,000 per month. At Leadvlllo the Little Jenny tnlno made a largo output. Promising gold districts have been opened In Concjos nnd Costllla counties and In the vicinity of Hahn's peak ; also in the valley of the Taylor river , along the Saugre do Crlato range , nnd In Montczuma county. In Utah the Camp Floyd or Mcrcur dis trict continued to bo the largest producer , and its output ihowed a fair Increase , some ot the now cyanide works which were In course of construction in 1897 having been put in operation In 1898. In Nevada the Do La Mar mine was the largest producer , as In 1897 ; the April Fool and Magnolia mlncn. In the same district , were also productive. Arrangements are now being made to re work the accumulations of tailings on tbo Comstock lode by the cyanide procops. and In 1S99 an Increase in the production maybe bo expected from this source. In Oregon the gold production was obtained chiefly 'rom the vicinity of Daker City , where the Union- Companion , Eureka , Excelsior and Columbia mines were the largest producers. A large mill Is being erected at the Golcouda mine , In the Cracker Creek district. Oregon showed no Increase in production for the snmo reasons that obtained In California. In South Dakota the Homestnko mine was the largest producer , as usual , Its output amounting to about $2,500,000. The Deadwood - wood nnd Delaware Smelting works were rebuilt - built and were ngaln In operation , producing nn Iron matte. The Dlack Hills Gold and Sliver Extraction company , Golden Reward and Klldonan chlorlnatlon mills turned out a largo amount of gold by the cynnldo and chlorlnntlon processes. With an insignifi cant exception , the entire gold output of the Black Hills Is obtained by underground min ing from lodes , nnd nearly all the era Is reduced In the district , the most vnluo in a crude form ttiat goes out being In Deadwood - wood and Delaware matte. In Montana the production was obtained largely fiom the same mines as In 1897 , without noteworthy change In the Industry , except perhaps an Increase In the amount of gold won by river dmiglng. In Arizona the Pearce mlno was a large producer. The output of Alaska was probably some what moro In 1898 than In 1897 , but new- stamp .mills . on Douglass Island not having been completed , there was not BO much of nn Increase as was hoped for. It U expected that these mills will go Into operation early In 1899. Tlio Increase in the production of silver is attributable to the Increase in the produc tion of silver-copper nnd silver-lead ores , especially at Butte , Mont. , and In the Coeur d'Alcne , from which the silver Is obtained largely as n by-product. In Colorado there was as usual a large output at Leadville , Aspen and Croede. In Utah the Ontario and Daly mines at Park City were practically idle throughout the year. In Montana of the important silver mines proper the Alice , Moulton , Bl-Metalllc and Granite Mountain were In operation , but only on a small scale as compared with the time when sliver was at 80 cents per ounce. IMMISO.VAI , AM ) OTHICIIWISI- : . John D. Rockefeller's Income Is Bald to bo $25 a minute. Secretary of the Navy Long dislikes society and Is rarely seen at the social functions of the capital. Secretary of State Hay Is the pedestrian of the administration and walks several miles dally. John R. McLean has offered to defray the cost of collecting a complete history of Ohio for the Congressional library. Tile repo'rts of earthquakes In the Pelo ponnesus will remind college graduates that a great many years ago they used to read about such a place. Mrs. William Astor of New York recently paid $30,000 for a set of Dresden china and so brittle are the plates that no one ot them Is ever allowed to touch another. Gertner , the professional claqueur of Vi enna , who accumulated $50,000 In his unique calling , has just died of a broken heart be cause he lost his Job , owing to his awaking from a doze and applauding at the wrong time. Governor J. C. Brady of Alaska as a child was a homeless waif In New York City. Ho wns sent to a farmer In Iowa by the Chil dren's Aid society and when he was grown his way to college was paid by the society. Ho went to Alaska as a missionary and now Is governor of the territory. When Mr. Edmunds retired from the sen ate and took up the practice of law ho for a long time refused to accept cases which In volved his appearance before congressional committees or which would place him In the position of lobbying among his former col leagues. Apparently he has found It Impos sible to live up to this rule , for he has of late made several such appearances. The twenty-first number of the New York Tribune Almanac for 1899 maintains the high standard of thoroughness and accuracy for which this annual Is justly noted. It U called an Almanac for the sake of custom , but the title does not convey an adequate Idea of the contents. The Almanac is In fact an invaluable reference book , In which are treated In abridged form the events of 1S9S throughout the world , a synopsis of the war for Cuban liberty , Including the peace treaty ; nanus of officers of state and na tional governments ; the federal constitution , and various laws of national importance. Party hlsto.-y , party platforms and political statistics are covered with great detail , as are also the world of finance , education , the rulers , armies , navies and debts of the world , sporting records nnd a vast amount of other Information , to which U attached a copious Index. All in all , the Tribune Al manac Is a most valuable register of cur * rent events. .s or Tin : WAII , Members of the Astor battery , which reached homo from Manila last Bumlny , nre far from being enthusiasts on the subjoin of nnnexinK the Philippines. Sixty-seven of the fovonty-thrco members say the country IB no place for Americans. They declare they would not llv there If they got all the Islands ns a free gift. The remaining six think there arc opportunities for money making In the islands , nnd three of the six expect to go back to mnko a stake. Mr. Joseph L. Stlckney relates In Harper's Magazine the Inside facts concerning the re- latloas of Admiral Dcwey nnd Admiral Von Dlederlh , commander of the German fleet at Manila. Mr. Stlckney snys Admiral Dewey watched closely every aggressive move of the German fleet , but made no sign , Ho waited patiently until bo could put an end to the whole annoyance with one crush ing blow. At last the opportunity calm- Ho learned , on unquestionable nuthorlty , that one of the German vessels had landed provisions In Manila , thereby violating neu trality. 1 wns not present when ho sent his message to Admiral Von Dledcrlch , and therefore 1 do not speak from personal knowledge concerning it , but I learned the facts from a perfectly authentic source , as follows : Orderly , tell Mr. Brumby I would like to see him , " said Admiral Dcwry , one fore noon. "Oh , Hrumby , " fan continued , when the flng lieutenant made hla appearance on the quarter-dock , "I wish you to take the barge and go over to the German flagship , ( live Admiral von Dledcrlch my compliments and say that I wish to call his attention to the fact 'that ' the vi selB of hlfl squadron have shown an extraordinary disregard of the usual courtesies of naval Intercourse nnd that finally one of them has committed a gross breach of neutrality in landing pro visions In Manila , a port which I am block ading. " The commodore's volco had been ns low- am ! as sweetly modulated as 'If ho had been sending Von Dlcderkh an Invitation to din ner. When ho stopped speaking Brumby , who did noit need any better Indication of the commodore's mood than the unusually formal and gentle manner of his chief , turned to go , making the usual official salute nnd replying with the customary , "Aye , aye , sir. " "And , Brumby , " continued the commo dore , his voice rising and ringing with the Intensity of feeling that he felt he had repressed about long enough , "tell Admiral von"Dlederich that If bo wants a fight ho can have it right now ! " Brumby went with his message and the commodore paced the quarter-deck In sllenco for a considerable tlmo , evidently working off some of itho high pressure that had brought forth his emphatic message to the German admiral. The latter sent back the extraordinary reply that ho had not known anything about these actions of his cap tains nnd that they would not be repeated. When one considers the rigidity of discipline that Is supposed to exist In the German navy the character of Admiral von Dled- erlch's apology Is all the more Incompre hensible. A private letter from Rov. W. D. McKln- non , chaplain of the First California vol unteers , stationed at Manila , contradicts the reports of excessive fees alleged to have been charged by the church authorities In the Philippines. It was said that the mar riage fee was $30 , baptism $25 , funerals $10 for an Infant and $60 for an adult. Rev. McKinnon says : "Marriage here ( at Manila ) Is like any place else. If the parties arc able to do so they are supposed to pay something. If not able to pay the priests here marry them gratis , just ns any other minister of the gospel would do In America. For richer or poor there is no fixed fee ; that Is left entirely with the contracting parties. For baptisms and deaths the rule is the same. Indeed , for baptisms the priest rarely re ceives moro than $1 , and more often ho re ceives nothing at all. For deaths they go even further than wo do In America , as every parish church keeps a supply of cof fins on hand to give gratis to those who are too poor to employ an undertaker. For the grandest funeral hero no moro than $25 Is paid , which would be equal to $12 of our money. Even the fee of $2.50 charged for marriage license reverted , not to the church or government , but to the orphan asylums. Speaking of orphan asylums , the girls' asy lum hero gives a dowry of $500 to every Inmate upon her marriage. This Is but a sample of what Is done In the way of char ity here. We hear great talcs of the wealth of the monks , and Inquire about the property , and find It Is a large estate , the Income of which Is used to support some hospital or other charitable Institution under the care of said monks. Nowhere In the world Is charity In greater ovldenco than hero. The magnificent hospitals and orphan ages , schools of Industry , etc. , would bo a credit to any nation. The amount expended thus every year Is enormous. The monks Individually are as poor as the proverbial church mouse. " IA\GI2ltS OK IMPKHIAMSM. StronK ArKimii'iititnln < American Oct-iniiitloii of tin * I'lilllppliK-H. To the Editor of The Bee : Expansion , to be healthy and really add to the power of the nation , should bo in sympathy with the national environments. Such has been tbo expansion of the past. Wo absorbed the Louisiana purchase as wo grow out to and came In contact with that vast territory. In the same manner wo gradually assimilated Florida and all of the territory that came to us as the refill It of the Mexican war. During our expansion from les than 1- 000,000 to over 3,000,000 square miles we assimilated the territory as wo annexed It. There was no forced growth , no unnatural absorption of territory. From Maine to Washington , from Florida to California we took no territory as part of the union until wo were rcvidy for it. That the nation should control from ocean to ocean was Its manifest destiny. The great republic was the pre-dcstlnated new world universal empire and Its growth In territory hitherto has been In unison with that destiny. Its past absorption of territory is , however - over , no argument In favor of the retention or annexation of the Philippines. Ixjuls- iana , Florida , California , oven Alaska , arc component parts of ono great empire , whose union under one government U of mutual benefit to the great nation and Its constit uent parts. Wo absorbed and assimilated these countries ; they are part and parcel of the nation ; they make up one homogene ous whole. Hero Is the test , the polit ical touchstone : Whatever territories wo can annex with mutual benefit to ourselves Niil such territory should .be . , or at least consistently can bo annexed , If the people of euch territory are now , or can reasonably be expected to In duo time become fit for citizenship. Then annexation Is an act of political wisdom If all circumstances favor it. The question now before the people Is not that of annexing American territory. U Is whether or not wo shall retain In nome way the Philippine Islands , Asiatic territory oc cupied by some 0,000,000 of Malays , a people entirely distinct from our people In lan guage , Uncage , religion ; In everything they differ from us. The only similarity that can bo said to exist bet Veen our people and the Inhabitants of the Philippines is that they belong to the human race. To reach out and take thc o Asiatic Islands we go entirely beyond our environments , The growth resulting from their addition to our population and territory would not be a mature growth. It would bo simply a forced addition to our territory and popula tion by the power of the sword , We would annex the Philippines as Rome annexed Greece and Macedonia by conqueat. When we reach out beyond American territory and American waters nnd nrlzo upon the old world lands or proplcs or Isltn of thr > sen we are making a radical drp.irturc from ( tic old way * and treading dnimorounly Mrar thp paths of conquest mid mere vulgar military ferro by which the conqueror * of the old orld built up tlielr empires , "Shall n nation by the people , nnd for the people , bo swept from the face of tin earth ? " W. J. Wll SON. Chicago Tribune ! "Anyhow , old Allscndds UTP5HOS that son of his well. " "Yen , but you i-nn't inaka u thoroughbred out of a scrub by puttlns u line barneys on him. " Harlem Life : Miss Kver Tardy-llrnlly , \ Mr * , sharp , 1 was almost ushnmrd to come , It Is so ttliiu-klMKly late. Mrs. Sharp Not at all. Miss Tardy ; jou could never come too late. Hoston Glebe : Teachrr ( to now cliolnr ) Now , Mary , I'll glvo you a sum. Supposing that your father owed J1I1.70 to the butcher , $11.13 to the bakrr , $ :7 OS to the coal mer chant , $15.10 In the lamllord- Mary ( confidently ) \Vu should move. Chicago News : Mr. Slmrpless-Women are queer creatures. A woman will spend bor last cent for u pocketbook. Slrn. Cutting ; 1 know It. A mnn would never do thut especially If there b pi > cncd to bo a nalooti or a cigar store handy , Indianapolis Journal : "Then I told him what 1 thought of him. " "In good , plain language , 1 presume ? " "Well , yes. In fact. > omo of my expres sions were positively military. " Cleveland Hix-ord : "Are you much rushed now. Foozer ? " "Hushed ? If I wore to die tonight my cm- ployer would expect me to coino down town tomorrow nnd work until the hour set for the funeral. " Cblrago Post : "I never In my life per mitted a man to kiss me , " said the blomie. "Of course not , " returned the brunette. "I don't think much of a man who walls to bo permitted , either. " Detroit Free. Press : First Malinger Why did you ndvlso that fellow to RO Into a. * toi-k company ? lie Is no actor. Second Manager Can't act u bit morp than a cow. That's the reason I told him to go to a stock company. Chicago Tribune : Educated Filipino YOM , ulr , It Is said there are 7,000 dllterent dlalectn In ti.so on those IflaniK American Soldier ( from Connecticut ) Wall , I swan ! " Educated Filipino That makes 7,001. Chicago Tribune : "Whero did you get those antimacassars ? " asked Owllllnms. "At Harris' , " replied Mrs. ( tWilliams. "Thoy're Greek. I SOP , " he said , examin ing them. "What ? " "Yes. 'Arris tidies' . Don't you 5 = pp ? " Anil the next day he was taken down with the grip. Till : CIIHOMC KICICKH. F. L. Stanton In Atlanta Constitution. The country's lopsy-ttirvcy they nln't a bit o' doubt ! Wo'ro Roln' to Mtarvc. I reckon , when the weather's froze us out ; I kin fee It all n-comln' , we'll be In 11 purty HOOII , Wo'll freeze tn death In winter , an' melt iilonir In June ! Tbo boys would all have schoolln' now , in stead o' llshln' books. Ef It wtizn't fer the buyln' of tbeso pesky read In * books ! But eddlcatlon comes so high it jest takes off the bark The only wrltln1 r kin do Is , "William Jone ? , His Mark. " These times I haw to walk to town on Sat urdays. You see There's no room fer the mortgage on the ole muln'M ba"ck. nn' me ! I plants a leetle cotton , but when the fields nlr white The sherllT says , "Good mornln1 ! " an * then 1 snys , "Good night ! " They tiln't no fun Iu farmln' , as shore as you nlr born ; Tbo hot sun sets the llel's on fire , the long rain drowns the corn ; Tlio stock law kills the cattle , an' now Hheer > raisin' stops , Fer thnr'M no ilog law In Oeorgy , an' the dogs like mutton chops ! i Don't see no hope In mithln' , from winter tlmo to spring : I've done iiiij'lncil the Methodists fer wnnt- In' me. to sing ! My only occupation now by night , ns well ns day. Is to hug the chimney corner an' growl the world away ! A glance in the mirror Will show you a well dressed man , if weX X v have had the pleasure of furnishing your at tire. We keep everlast ingly at it , trying al ways to improve upon the products of our factory which we offer to you each season. No careless workman ship is permitted to pass our rigid inspec tion of every garment that goes out. If you find a flaw , we'll admit the faults , and make it satisfac torily right. CROWING KINO tCo