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STATEMENT OP CinCULATION.
State of r rnskn , Doimlns County. H. :
George I'zschuck , secretary of The life
I'ubllshlnB company being duly sworn ,
gays thut the uctuul number of lull and
complete copies of The Dally. Morning.
Evening and Sunday Hoe. printed during
the month of January , 18'J'J , was na fol
lows :
Net total sales , . , a-a.u
2 : .0 i
Net dally average
UEOHQE B. T2BC1IUCK.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo this
Slat day of January , 1E39.
( Seal. ) II. I. PLUMB. Notary Public.
George Washington never Unow for
what a big country lie was ui-tlng in
the capacity of father.
It Is really too bail the father of his
country cannot be with us to Join In
his birthday celebration.
IE information is wanted as to the
Identity of the blackmailers of the
giuiR , why not call in the "reliable man1'
once more ?
According to the consensus of opinion
of the smaller stockholders , that lluul
dividend on TransmississliU ) ! Exposition
Block is now several lengths past due.
The question is , Did County Attorney
Shields write letters to all the men sus
pected of running gambling Joints In
South Omaha warning them to stop If
they were violating the law ?
The act of the duke of Orleans in
Bending three millions of bis portraits
to the French people Is a trllle belated ,
but it Is kill believed that they will be
in time ; to be received as comic valen
tines. .
The resolution adopted by one of the
woman's conclaves In session at WiwU-
liiKtou in favor of the loose corset ,
paradoxical as it may seem , must not
be taken ns n movement In favor of
expansion. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The representation accorded Douglas
county In the legislature Is less than one-
tenth thti total number of members , but
the Douglas delegation is contributing
several tenths to the dally proceedings
of the two houses.
Kvcry reasonable effort should be
made to settle' the strike of the Ne
braska hen , With the Lenten season on
and the oyster and the llsh stormbound ,
the absence of the regular'output of
the 'hen is a calamity not to be con
tentedly contemplated.
Only one in tta of those who Joined
the rush to the gold fields of Alaska , ac
cording to Captain liny , succeed in bring-
Ins homo more wealth than they pu -
eesscd at starling. Nebraska com Holds
offer n far better Inducement than this
without the attendant hardships.
It is dlllleult to nndewtand the ob
ject of Reiwr Sllvela's resolution cen
suring the United States for Its Indif
ference to the troubles of Spain unless
ho expects It to bo taken by us us a
vote of lack of confidence to be fol
lowed by I ho usual resignation.
That little revolver skirmish between
two members of the Omaha police force
nnd two llecJng desperadoes shows that
the force Is Improving under the disci
pline and supervision of the present
chief. In the last revolver sklrmliih
participated In by Omaha foluoconts , it
will bo remembered , the police did nil
the lleelug.
The local popocratlc organ not two
weeks ago frantically Invited all the
republican members of tlie legislature
to cast their ballots for Senator Allen
ns hl owu successor. Now It fran
tically threatens with political death
every fnslonist member who might
choose to vote for any republican for
that iMsltlon , Of eourou there to noth
ing ridiculous in this.
The latest plan for paying tlui Cuban
soldiers IUIH more merit in It than Its
predecessors. It is to Bocuro the money
on a guaranty of the revenues of the
island. That some plan to enable thuso
people to resinnu agricultural pursuits Is
u necessity till admit , but there has
iiover appeared any good reason why
the people of the United States should
tax themselves to furnish the money.
Thu charges against the insurance
department of the state auditor's olllco
liuvo not only been put Into tangible
form , but preferred formally by the late
chief Insurance deputy. Xow let the
legislative committee upon whom has
been Imposed the duty of Investigating
their truth or falsity get down to busl-
uesa. If there has been crookedness in
any state ofllce the sooner those re
sponsible for it are held to account the
batter for all concerned.
HMSH/AGIOA-S
On this anniversary the 1157th f the
birthday of the lliwt president of tin1
republic It would bo well for the Aiwrl-
onn people nnd especially the men Hi
authority to thoughtfully consider tin
example and the admonitions nf
Ocor o Washington. That Illustrious
man left to Ills countrymen counsel anil
advice of the highest \vUdnm and an
example of the loftiest patriotism. It
IR pertinent to ask otiiwelves whether wo
are still giving heed to those , or whether ,
on the contrary , we are not departing
from the admonitions ot Washington
n.s from the teachings of other founders
of the republic.
The Immortal fan-well addresn con
tains some things that It Is well to re
vert to at this time , when the disposi
tion Is so strong to abandon the tradi
tional policy of the nation and ignore
or override long-established principles.
Washington urged the strictest ad
herence to the requirements of the con
stitution. Are we doing thta in carry
ing out a policy which contemplates n
colonial system for which there Is no
authority In that Instrument ? Wash
ington regarded with disfavor over
grown military establishments , which ,
ho declared , "under any form of gov
ernment are Inauspicious to liberty and
which are to bo regarded as particularly
hostile to republican liberty. " Con
gress Is now considering a bill to Increase -
crease the regular army to nearly four
limes Its strength in time of peace , In
order to carry out the policy of terri
torial expansion , and no man can tell
whether this proposed incretwe , If made ,
will bo sulllclent to accomplish I he pur
pose for which It Is Intended , because
no one can foresee what complications
may grow out of this policy. The conn-
fiel of Washington was most dis
tinctly against making this a military
power , yet this must inevitably be done
if the expansion policy is carried out.
We must not only have a large navy but
also it large army and with that will
come the danger that Washington
pointed out.
The warning of the farewell address
against foreign alliances and entangle
ments Is familiar and its influence Is
Kllll present , but the trend of events to
leading the nation Into n position where
It may be compelled to make foreign al
liances and to become Involved In the
controversies of European powers.
"Why , " wrote Washington , "quit our
own to stand upon foreign ground ?
Why , by Interweaving our dciHIny with
that of any part of Europe , cntnngle
our peace and prosperity in the tolls of
European ambition , rlvalship , interest ,
humor or caprice ? " May not this with
equal force be applied to Asia , where
European ambition and ilvalshlp are
now actively at work ? We cannot be
come mi Asiatic power , holding large
territory in that quarter of the world ,
'and ' always keep free from the relations
to the powers of Europe having Inter
ests there which Washington admonished
ished Ills countrymen to avoid.
It Is perhaps unnecessary to dwell
upon the illustrious character of the
father of ills country. That is known
of all men. Ills pre-eminence as a pa
triot Is unquestioned , lie holds and will
ever hold first place in the reverence
of the American people and as a figure
In history there is none above him.
KU lIULD-OVflll HEX .WOK POSS1HLE.
For the benefit of many inquirers , the
information is given that there Is no
such thing as n hold-over United States
senator. United States senators are
elected for terms of nix years and tit
the expiration of that time their olll-
clnl terms cease without recourse of
any kind.
The election of United States senator
Is by the constitution vested In the
legislature , nnd the procedure govern
ing the balloting Is prescribed by con
gressional statute. The federal consti
tution also provides that In case of
vacancy by reason of death , resignation
or disability the position may bo filled
temporarily , until the next meeting of
the legislature , by appointment of the
governor. Under these provisions it
has been established by precedent that
the failure of the legislature to arrive
at a choice In Its balloting does not
create the vacancy contemplated by
the oonstltutlou subject to be tilled by
appointment by the governor. As a
consequence should the legislature of
any stale adjourn without effecting the
election of senator devolving Upon it ,
the seat In the senate belonging to
that state would remain vacant until
some person should secure the neces
sary credentials from the next session
of the legislature duly qualified to elect.
With reference to the Nebraska wna-
torship , therefore , It may he put down
as settled that the present outgoing Incumbent -
cumbent will ceafio to be senator at
noon March , nnd that no one can take
the place as his successor except as the
choice of a majority of the members of
bolh houses of Iho legislature balloting
In Joint session.
Tin : 3AVA1 , VKHSUNKRl ,
The passage of the naval personnel
bill being augured , there is said to bo
much satisfaction nmong naval olllcers ,
who were apprehensive that the meas
ure might fall owing to the pressure of
thu appropriation hills In the senate
and thu prospects of a filibuster upon
the army bill. The pnitiga of the naval
bill will bo n substantial victory for the
administration and for thosa friends of
the navy who for years have been seek
ing to secure nn adjustment of thu dif
ferences between the staff and the line
which this measure will effect.
The bill , which has been before congress -
gross since April of last year , was
originally drafted" by a board of the
Navy department. Nothing wns done
with It until the war with Spain brought
the necessity for such legislation more
clearly than ever to the attention of
members of congress nnd the work or
the navy at Manila and Santiago was
largely rosponslhlo for the proiupt passage -
sago of thu bill through the house. Ue-
sldes adjusting thu differences between
the staff and the line of the navy , which
is ltd most Important feature , the 1)111
Increases the pay of uuvul olllcers nnd
places It relatively on a par with that
of the army , It also provides for n
marine corps. Home of the reforms pro-
vldcd for are Innovations , but It Is be
lieved they will work out BO
fnctorlly ns to secure their retention
permanently. At till events , It places the
navy on a belter rooting , so. far ns Its
personnel Is concerned , which Is ex-
! pooled to make for a higher standard
of elllclency , If that be attainable , and
nli'o to remove nuit'Ii of the d'ssatlsfac-
lion that has hitherto existed. The In *
creased cost to the treasury In addi
tional ofllcers , promotion * and new on
llstmenls will bo about ? L',000,000 , but
considering the benefits which the re
organization will accomplish tills Id not
a large sum.
SI'AtX'S JXCKKASIXO DVUKXKIUCY.
The proceedings of Iho Spanish Cortes
on the first day of Us new session re-
vwil nothing hopofut for that country.
The same Intellectual monmlorings ,
childish trivialities , potent absunlltkt * ,
IKirty rancor nnd partisan barbarity ever
characteristic of Itn deliberations seem to
have sprung Into now vigor if anything
rejuvenated by the country's mis
fortunes. The bill to code thu Philippines -
pines to the United States blocked because -
cause "It ought to be conscientiously
discussed , " the wild attack of the
Count d'Almenas , bitterly complaining
that "live months had elapsed and not a
single general had been nhot , " and the
fairy tale of Scnor Annlx , that President
McKlnley arranged the surrender of
Santiago with the Madrid cabinet and
telegraphed Shnftcr to mak6 a sham
attack , are all sad monuments to the
degeneration of a country whence states
manship seems to have taken permanent
departure.
The most discouraging feature about
thu situation is the attack on the Spun-
lull generals who surrendered to Amer
ican forces. Count d'Almeuas speaks
not for himself alone , but voices
what is probably popular sentiment In
Spain in his Insistence upon the execu
tion of these generals. Some of Ihem ,
at least , will be fortunate to escape the
penalty he advocates. That these gen
erals did not lack courage but made thu
best resistance possible in a bad cause ,
with the Inadequate means provided by
an incapable .government , is known to
all the world Have Spain. Hut the eyes
of Its alleged statesmen are so sealed
with the scales of mcdlaevallsm that
they can perceive only the disastrous
fact of defeat , but not the causes lead
ing up to it. Were these causes laid
bare enough Information would come to
light to justify a demand for the po
litical decapitation of these statesmen.
Yet no such information will be forth
coming and the commanders of Ihe de-
foaled Spanish forces will bo made Ihe
scapegoats , where not saved by political
influence.
Sir George Fagot in explaining to the
shareholders of the Midland llallroad
company why he had placed orders for
locomotives in the United States paid
the highest possible compliment to our
mechanical skill and the expedition with
which we do business. According to his
statement not an engine had boon de
livered of the order placed with the Eng
lish works In December of 1897 and
they would not pr9inise one In less than
ftfteea mouths after the contract Is
made , while the American manufactur
ers guaranteed s'hlpmcnt in from ten
weeks to three monlhs. That the Amer
ican-made locomotive is superior to
those of England has come to be a gen
erally recognized fact , even over there ,
and consequently the reason that wo
can make them quicker than the Eng
lish manufacturer is attributable not to
poor or hasty workmanship , but to the
fact that in machinery , especially of
the labor-saving variety , and in mechan
ical skill we far surpass any country in
the world , where this kind of work Is
done. English methods arc of those of
a decade or more gone by , while purs
are of loday , quick lo see and lo apply
improvements promising the greatest
amount oC the best products in the
shortest space of time , with the natural
result that we have left our competitors
so far behind that they are no longer
In the race.
It would seem that the German gov
ernment has protested against the acts
of Chief Justice Chambers , the United
States tiling a counter protest against
the conduct of Consul Rose , while influ
ential circles In England suggest ns Iho
best way out of the muddle that they
all three disavow everything that has
happened. Probably the latter would
be the easiest way out of It and the
chances arc that as the representatives
of all three exceeded their authority , such
a. course would be In compliance with
the demands of substantial justice ; but
such a course will serve fully to Illus-
Iratu what a dismal failure the benevo
lent partnership of ihe three greatest ,
powers of the world lias really been in
attempting to govern a race by n policy
unsullod lo Us comprehension and capa
bilities. A rebel with a few armed fol
lowers has not only nulllJled the decision
of the highest court of the land , but has
smashed a treaty , sot the signatory par
ties by the cars nnd remains master of
the situation , all because the representa
tive of each power sees In the other an
agent of circumvention biding his time
to bolt off with the lion's share of Influence - .
once , opportunities and other equally
vague and Illusory advantages. Irru-
Hpecllve of what the other powers may
do the Un'tort ' States should lose no time
in getting out of the sorrj business nlto-
gotber.
If the Board of Education is to go on
spending money beyond Its income nnd
Issuing funding bonds to make up thu
deficiency the coming generation of tax
payers will haTe a heavy burden to
carry and there le no assurance It will
he any better able to carry It than the
present one. Public Improvements , In
whose benefits future as well ns the
present generation participate , arc on
an entirely different plane. The people
of today are both able and willing to
support the schools , providing they are
maintained within the generous limits
set.
The operation of Iho now Canadian
tariff Is another tribute to the ability
of this country to hold its own In tradu
competition with any country of the
world. This tariff discriminated heav
ily In favor of England. Jt wns sup
ported that Its effect on this country
would bo to decrease imports That com
peted with those of England. Exactly
the reverse has proved to be Iho cnso.
During the time the tariff has been
Iji operation our exports to Canada have
Increased ' , * per cent over any previom
year , while those of England show nn
advance In the same period of not qulti
10 per cent. Our manufacturers have
thus demonstrated their ability to meol
tliORO of England nnd carry nwny tin
lion's share of the business , notwith
standing the latter have In their favoi
a duty In some cases ns high nsIJ (
per cent and In no Instance lower than
10 ! per cent.
A municipal government run on the
hand-to-mouth plan cannot possibly
give the same elllclent service ns one
with ample financial resources for all
legitimate expenditure ? . When the re
duction In the police fund compels the
police board lo reduce the Blzo of the
police force by dismissing twenty to
thirty olllcors the people of Omaha can
not expect ns good i > ollce protentlon ns
they had been enjoying before thu po
lice force was cut down. The fame Is
true with respect to other departments
of the city government. The taxpayers
cannot get more service from their pub
lic ofllcers than they pay for.
The excellent bids received for the
new school bonds are u gratifying tribute
to the high credit of Onuum in financial
circles. One offer Is to take tliese
bonds at a premium at :5'/j : ' per cent in
terest. Few cities hi the country have
been able to dispose of bonds at that
low rate of Interest , An equally grati
fying feature is the Indication that cap
ital Is available on better terms than
ever for Investment in promising west
ern enterprises.
A member of the Spanish Cortes de
mands that the generals in command
during the late war with the United
States and the rebellion In Cuba bo
court-marllaled and shol. It would be
unfair to put thcm'up In the firing line
at this late date after having success
fully kept out of harm's way during all
the dllUculty. Better by far to return
their typewriters and set them to work
at their accustomed avocation.
It Is gratifying to learn that In this
day of falling prices In the senatorial
vote market at least one state legisla
ture has not succumbed to the malign
Influences of the bears. The ? 20,000
bid for three votes in Utah Is a most
hopeful indication that the occupation
of the tradesman who delivers other
people's votes is not gone.
The Indians arc reported to bo in
favor of the 1899 exposition at Omaha.
If there w'as any one class which en
joyed Itself better than another at the
exposition last year It was the red man.
Ho Is not the only one who will be at
tracted by another chance to come to
Omaha , , by any means.
Senator Caffury. declares ho will fili
buster If the Nicaragua canal bill is
brought up at this session , while Sena
tor Morgan swcars , , that he will fill-
busier If It is not Between the two
the people ought to feel safe from any
serious infliction , 'no matter what the
senate may suffer.
Johnny , Gut Your Gun.
St. Louis Republic.
A Mlssourlan , ns n rule , Is keenly proud
of his reputation for truth and veracity.
Golni ; TliroiiKli the Motion * .
Chicago Tribune.
An Omaha jury 'has ' released a prlzo
flghtnr who killed another In a "boxing
match" In that city last October. A similar
occurrence In Chicago at about the same
time under ipolico protection has not oven
been brought to the attention of a jury.
Monopolizing ; White Mnii'N Ilurdt-ii.
CMc'nso Times-Herald.
By a vote of 81 to 27 In the house and of
41 to 6 In the senate the legislature of North
Carolina lias passed a moat extraordinary
and outrageous amendment to the state
constitution. It will be submitted to the
voters next August at the election for state
officers , nnd as the whites outnumber the
negroes In North Carolina two to one its
adoption Is certain. This amendment pro
vides for educational , property and poll-tax
qualifications ( or voters. If It stopped hero
the measure would not outrage the general
Benso of Justice throughout tbo country
oven though Its policy nnd bona fldes might
bo questioned. But the limitations upon tbo
franchise as to whites are nullified hy a pro
vision that any person can vote who was
entitled to vote on January 1 , 1887 , or any
tlmo prior to that , or whoso ancestors were
so entitled to vote.
II.UjMl'r UI3F011M.
l'r iioHc-il Abolition of ( In"Circle" on
Olllclnl llallotM.
Chicago Chronicle.
The hill pending In the legislature pro
viding that the "circle" shall not bo printed
at the head ot each party Hat ot candidates
on the oillclul iballot Is in the Interest or In
dependent voting and of freedom from
"boss" nile at the polls. The Australian
ballot , on which our official 'ballot ' Is mod
eled , has no mark by which the candidates
of parties are designated. The voter finds
before him a list of all the candidates , none
having a party label , and ho marks the
names of those for whom ho desires to vote.
In this way ho votes for the men and not
for the "circle" at the head of a party list.
The "circle" at tbo head of the lists of
party candidates Is a plan to save time for
the voter. By ono mark ho can vote for n
dozen or twenty candidates. Without the
"circle" he would have to mark the name
ot each candidate that ho supports , making
a great number of marks Instead of one. In
a recent interview County Judge Carter said
that at one time ho had been In favor of
abolishing the "circle" as an nld to inde
pendent voting , but that ho had changed his
mind. Ho said that the extra tlmo required
to accommodate voters making a mark for
each name on their ticket would render it
Impossible for the present number of voters
In n precinct to prepare and deposit their
ballots during the tlmo for the polls to be
open ; there would have to bo a great many
more precincts , with a less number of voters
In each. He estimated that 300 more pre
cincts would bo necessary , increasing the
cost of holding nn election ty the sum of
$100,000. For these reasons ho was opposed
to a change.
As a rule the caucus "bosses" are in favor
of retaining the "circle" on the ballot. It
promotes partisan objects. It places a liur-
den on Independence nt the polls. It re
quires effort and labor to exercise the free
dom of choice between candidates. It holds
parties together , It Mrengthens the bonds of
political slavery. It costs more tlmo and
sacrifice for the voter to exercise an Intel
ligent purpose In selecting the candidates
( or whom he will cast his vote.
But a free and Independent franchise U
worth all that It costa to the voter and to ,
the public.
w.v.vrr.i > < THIS 1101,111:19 :
Hustings Tribune ( rep.l : The Omaha Ilct
unearthed something rottcin when It ahowci' '
tip the manner In which Slate Auditor Cor-
nrll and his clique have been holding up In *
Burance companies. It's n disgraceful nffal
and the Nebraska legislature should lose 11 <
time In turning Its searchlight Into the
etnlo auditor's office.
Fremont Tribune ( rep. ) : Auditor Cornel
may have been opposed to the holdup pollC }
of his nccnts , but when 0. W. I'alm , In
BUrancc examiner , wrote him from Chicago
of his charges ngalnxt Insurance companlr
Hint "I wish I could do them up for ? 25 (
each , " and doctoring that ho could onlj
make It $120 , ho appeared to bo on very lull
male lerms with the auditor.
I'lattsmouth Post ( rep. ) : Governor 1'oyn
tor's message concerning Irregularities It
the auditor's office wns taken up In the
senate- yesterday morning , and three mem
bers named to act with the house committee
to Investigate Mr. Cornell. Before the
people of Nebraska , populists ns well as
others , nro done with the Cornells nnd thcli
relatives they will bo sorry ihey over electee
oven ono of them to office.
Lyono Sun ( rep. ) : The Omaha Bee has
uncovered what appears to bo gross corrup
tion In the auditor's office nnd Governor
I'oniter has appointed a committee to In-
vesllgato and requested Iho legislature lode
do likewise. Thai body has also appolnlcd
n committee. It is claimed that Insurance
companies nro constantly being "held up'
for larso sums nnd some ono Is reaping a
rich harvest. Cornell lays 11 lo n clerk and
the clerk says It was Cornell. Lei Ihcro bo
light.
Scrlbncr News ( rep. ) : Samuel Llchty
Insurance commissioner under Auditor Cor
nell during his first term , has been lorn
loose from his Job nnd Is now charging his
late boss with all kinds of corruption. It Is
said that "Hell hath no fury like a woman
scorned , " and a pop out of n job seems to
bo about ns severe. It is rather 'bad ' grace
for Jlr. Llchty to charge corruption thai
took place a year ago at this late date after
keeping still as long as ho could hold his
job. The legislature has appointed a com-
mlllco lo Invcsllgalo and the political at
mosphere around the capltol Is hazy.
Superior Sun ( rep. ) : The Bee contains
BGVcr.il columns of rather startling matter
regarding the discharge of Insurance Deputy
Lichty from the auditor's office hy Auditor
Cornell. Llchty makes charges that State
Auditor Cornell has winked nt the practice
of Insurance examiners of " "
"holding up" In
surance companies when examining them
I , e. , charging them several times ns much
as the law allows for the work. One of the
most astounding pieces ot llteraluro
presented by The Bee is a leller , writlcn to
Cornell hy ono of his appointees , O. W.
Palm , In which his ( Cornell's ) collusion in
this sort of thievery Is shown to bo clearly
understood by Palm.
Norfolk News ( rep. ) : The scandals In the
state auditor's office are tobo Investigated
by a legislative commltteo and It is prob
able that the public will soon 'bo ' made ac
quainted with the Insldo Tacts. Enough has
leaked out already , through the differences
of Llchty nnd Cornell , lo demonstrate
crookedness which can never satisfactorily
bo explained. People , without regard to
parly , will regret this fresh humiliation of
the state cf Nebraska by Its public officials.
It shows that virtue Is. the keepsake of no
ono political organization and that even
populists break through and steal when they
are not well butlressed by personal Integrily ,
if only given nn opportunity , it la certainly
deplorable that ve cannot seem , to place
anyone in Iho office of slalo auditor who
will remain honeat. Let the trulh be known
ind allow no guilty man to escape. There
has been too much , of this corruption at
Lincoln nnd it Is tlmo It should bo stopped.
Plerco Call ( rep. ) : The charge made dur
ing last fall's campaign that State Auditor
Cornell -was appropriating the state's funds
for his own use has lately proved to bo
true. The dismissal of Insurance Deputy
Llchty by Auditor Cornell has stirred up
quite a lumpus , Llchty made a statement
to the press Tuesday In which ho says ho
and Cornell differed In regard to the en
forcement of the Insurance laws of the
state. Cornell appolnled O. W. Palm of
Lincoln ns insurance examiner. Palm is nn
Insurance agent In lhat city. The law
plainly says that no insurance nueut shall
be appointed Insurance examiner. Palm
and Cornell were In n deal to "bleed" the
Insurance companies and have been doing
It to a queen's taste. The state law pro
vides that they shall only charge ? 5 per
day and board. Palm and his assistants
have been charging from ? 60 up to $100.
Cornell held the state's money In his pos
session until the republican newspapers got
on to the fact and he had to turn It over.
This all goes to prove that a populist Is
"hone3t" unlll ho gets nn office , when ho
grabs eycrythlng In sight.
PEIISO.VAL AXJJ OTHERWISE.
Senalor Jones of Nevada has struck it
rich In Costa Illca. Ho has 'been ' Informed
by 'his manager that a valuable lead has
been found in his gold mines in that coun
try.
try.Tho
The into Judge Reuben 'Merrlwether ' Uor-
sey of Howard county , Maryland , was born
during a snowstorm , rode twenty miles
through heavy snowdrifts to -married and
was burled during the recent blizzard.
Heprccentalivo Eddy of .Minnesota has
jccn making himself famous In Washington
during the storm nnd since by skimming
around over the surface of the deep enow
on snow shoes , while other people have
jeen laboriously tolling through II.
Dr. Murray expects to have more lhan
talf of Ihe new English dictionary published
sy Iho end of Ihe century , up to the inlddlo
of the letter L. The letler lhal has given
Iho English compilers the greatest difficulty
is , curiously enough , Iho letter II ,
Henry Wntterson , the Kentucky editor , Is
ono of the nbleat judges of champagne In
the world. Ho always orders ono particular
brand , and never asks any questions about
the specimen offered. Ho simply examines
the cork with great care. If It meets with
his approbation ho knows that the wlno 1 *
drinkable.
Among things wiped out of existence In
the flro In McClurg's ' publishing house In
Chicago was the "Saints' and Sinners' Corner -
nor , " a place In the book store where < Cie
rare foreign booko were kept. It was es
tablished In 1874 and became a favorite
lounging place of Eugene Field , who gave
U Us name , and of many of bis contempora
ries.
Adjutant General Corbln's dlsllko of Gen
eral Miles IH said to bo In n sense Inherited
troiu General Crook , the great Indian fighter ,
for whom Corbln entertained the warmest
possible regard. Llko many of Crook's close
friends , General Corbln holds lhat Miles
usurped much credit In connection with the
campaign against Geronlmo , which credit
rightfully belonged to General Crook.
It Is said that General Kltzhugh Leo has
nn unfailing plan to distract the attention
of his Cuban friends when they become too
pressing In their Inquiries about the Inten
tions of the United States. Ho asks them
what they think of General Julio Sangullly.
Half Cuba thinks him n traitor and the other
Imlf the greatest of patriots , nnd the dis
cussion which ensues always shuts out all
other topics.
John D , Rockefeller , who for EO long has
has a quarrel with the officials of Mount
Pleasant , N. V , , over the assessment of eomo
of his property there , and who has fre
quently threatened to sell out at less than
the assessed valuation , lias disposed of 220
ncres of laud , said lo have cost him $250 per
acre , at $113 an acre. This Is not all the
land he had there , but It U believed he will ,
ect rid ot what remains.
nun MM : . " .
To those Intcrcstod In Iho dovolopmenl
nnd progress of races the Chorokco Indlni
has long been a source of profitable study
not only because of his advanced posltlo
In the scale of civilization , but also fron
the fact that of nil the Indian tribes ho hn
an alphabet nnd some pretension to a dls
tlnctlvo literature. The question na to hon
the Chcrokrcs came by Ihclr nlphnbet nn
how long they have had it has been dls
cussed u great deal , but never definitely dc
elded until recently. Through the research ?
of ono of the Chorokces educated nt th
Carlisle Institution nnd now n promlncn
minister the history of the birth of letter
with his race was discovered and , notwlth
standing the tcrnou of romance that color
the Ironsactlon , he vouches for Its ncctiracj
It appears that when the Cherokeca InhabIted
Itod Georgia and North Carolina , probabi
about the 'beginning ' of Iho eighteenth cen
tury , Ihoro dwell near the base of thos
dreamy blue hills lhat extend down Into th
latter state an Indian -by - the nnmo of Sc
qua-yah. Unlike the other Indians , for bin
the chase was without attraction , the war
whoop devoid of delight. He spent his day
nlono In Iho woods nnd by nlghl contcrn
plated the stars. His air was lhat ot dcci
abstraction and grief , nnd generally his fcl
low-lrlbesinen enmo to regard him na men
tally unbalanced. After n while n llttl
daughter wns born to him and when sh
had grown old enough wont with him excl
day to the woods , where ho busied hltusel
carving slrnngo devices In wood. Aftc
years , when the girl had grown to young
womanhood nnd Sc-qun-yah's locks were
whlto , ho announced lhal his Inbors were
finished. Ho then Instructed his dnughtc
how H was possible with his nlphnbet o
olghty-soven slrango looking loiters to som
n message any distance. When the dlscov
cry wns announced to his trlbo they were
sure poor old Se-qua-ynh was crazy , hu
when ho proved his claim by sending his
daughter with messages formed of the letters -
tors which they understood they no longer
regarded him ns crazy , tout ns a superior
being. Soon after the completion ot his
task Se-qua-ynh died nnd was burled among
Iho hills ho loved , where ho had dreamec
out his great work. That work Itself ho
loft behind and so perfect was It that 1
has not been changed to this day , when I
Is used In printing several papers lu the
Cherokee nation.
The Fremont Tribune Is out In n gain attire -
tire ot pink that would hardly seem gooi
discretion In view of the approaching coli
wave If It wore not In honor of nn extraordi
nary occasion. The cause of this journalistic
jubilation Is in Iho fact lhat Ames , a HUb-
urb of Fremont , is now assured of a J500,00 (
beet sugar factory. The advent of this now
Industry convinces the Tribune that an elec
tric line Tjetwecu the two places Is now a
necessity and must soon come. In view of
all of these bright prospects the jubilation
pink dress may .bo perfectly justifiable.
The wedding of the New York young
woman who Is lo wear $10,000 worth of
lingerie on that occasion should forever sot-
llo In Ihe feminine mind the question
whether marriage Is a failure.
The telegraphic dispatches announce tbo
death nt Lima of Barrados Espanoza. Mem
ory is so short for fame , especially when
secloudcd > by defeat and misfortune , that
perhaps many people of his own country ,
lo say nothing of others , have forgotten
a man who was not only a statesman , but
a soldier of fine ability and of consummate
virtue. During the troublous days that pre
ceded the revolution In 1891 no man In
3hlll tried harder to avert It by removing
: ho causes. He and Colonel Montt were
joth members of the Chilian congress and
so great was his Influence that ( or a tlmo
t seemed a peaceable solution of the crisis
would bo reached. But when that failed
and war was Inevitable Espanoza tendered
its services to President Balmaceda nnd
was the ono man faithful lo his chief until
death. Ho commanded the Chilian cavalry
In the regular army nnd rendered brilliant
services. Defeating the rebels nt Chohoua
on the 10th of March , 1S92 , ho would have
destroyed the right wing of Monti's army if
11s plans had not been overruled by Bnlma-
ceda. He bitterly opposed the president's
plan of fighting a decisive battle at Vlnnr
del Mar and had his advice been followed
that fatal day would have been postponed
nt least. Leaving bis cavalry to Pozzuls ,
second In command , ho directed the opera-
.lons of the Infantry division that withstood
.bo shock o Iho first charge of the rebels.
Thrice during the day ho rallied the broken
right flank of the army and restored order ,
jut about 5 o'clock the forces of Iho gov
ernment were so demoralized all along the
Ino that ho retired to Calcan nnd ordered
up his division of cavalry. Then followed
a sight seldom witnessed In war as fought
.n this day. Hiding at the head of that
magnificent body of horse he bore down
on the advancing rebels In a charge that
went through their center and which might
lave turned the lido of Iho day if he had
received any support. Fighting buck
through Iho left Hank of Monti's army , ho
was seriously wounded In Iho thigh and his
command decimated. But notwithstanding
hat ho formed of his shattered forces a
rearguard to protect the flight of the routed
army and at Gratia received n bayonet
charge nnd held his ground unlll Iho rem
nant of his division was annihilated. Es
caping from the field under cover of dnrk-
ness with President Bnlmacedn , ho accom
panied him to the American vessel and re-
nalned on 'board with him until ho com
mitted suicide two days later. His life was
spared by his old friend Montt , who offered
ilm a command In tbo army , but ho ro
used 11 and wont Inlo rollrcment at Lima ,
where ho has lived over since , rofuclng lo
Uavo anything moro to do with polities.
HECUHTAHV CJAOH'S I-'AIl.
Very I.lltlc 1'roNpri-t of Contrrc-NM Con-
NlilorliiK H.
New York Sun.
Chairman Cannon of the committee on ap
propriations announced to the liouso of rep-
Tsentatlvcs last Thursday that the reve
nues of the government for the current fiscal
year will bo Insufficient to meet Its ex-
iciidltures by $0,000,000 , nnd that for thu
insulng fiscal year , beginning July 1 next ,
tbo deficit will bo over $30,000,000 , without
allowing for the $20,000,000 to he paid to
Spain for the rellmjnlsliment of ths Phlllp-
ilno Islands , the $25,000,000 damages to
American citizens ( or property destroyed In
Cuba and ( or a score of oihcr matters Hut
aviso out of chraged conditions. In answer
o n question by another representative , ho
declared , aUo , that the coming congress
vould oxplro without making any reduction
at taxation , us it now stands on the statute
looks.
Tim balance In the treasury , at the tlmo
ilr. Cannon spoke , hu gave as $274,000,000 ,
ncludlng the $100,000,000 Ln gold reserved
or the redemption of government demand
lotes , leaving $174,000,000 applicable to other
lUrpoEce. By Juno 30 , 1000 , this balance
vlll , therefore , bo reduced nearly to notli-
ng and either new taxes must bu Imposed
r a new Issue of bonds made , If the Nicara
gua canal bill Is panned a bond Issue will
HTtalaly be required , slnce , hero Is no talk
f paying for that work by luxation , and the
amo result will follow the largo approprla-
lens for the Increase of the navy which
wlll probably bo voted.
IrTtho face o ( these facts , with which as
ecretary of the treasury lie ought to ho ( a-
nlllar , Secretary Gage clings to the Imllu-
Inatlon that congress at Its next session
ivlll give effect to his recommendation for
ho relliement of the government demand
ott B. He U Infatuated t-nough to think
hat , besides the expected Increased taxa-
lou and Increased borrowing for Indtupcnga-
le government needs , the people of this
ountry will either tax themselves to tho.
amount of hundreds of millions of dollars or
ndd liundrcdn ot millions to the nntlonul
debt In order that the bcaiks mny enjoy Iho
profitable monopoly of Issuing the country's
paper currency. For , If the notes nre cn-
cellesl when paid In for taxes , other ( OXM
must bo Imposed to fill the void thus occa
sioned , and If they are funded Inlo bonds
n special Issue of bonds musl bo made for
Iho purpose. Klther way , the people will be
burdened for the benefit of the banks.
The republican party will have In tlio next
congresn barely a working majority over ,
the democrats , nnd moro t'han the excess will
vote with the democrats against Secretary
Gngc's scheme. With Its present largo m -
Jorllv in the house the party docs not dare
to propose what the secretary recommends ;
still less will It do so with a small ono.
TIIUI'IUIT.S ' THAT TICKLE.
Boston Transcript : "Do you believe otx
person can ttct the grip from another ? "
"I don't HCO why not. Anybody who had
It would bo a fool not to glvU \ up. "
riilcHgo Hocord : "Woll , did you get a
wife nt that matrimonial bureau ?
"No ; the agent didn't like my stipulation ,
that thu girl must bring- her own piano. "
Somervlllo Journal : Most people- like to
Ktvo advice , but doctors nnd lawyers arc
excoptlotis to the rule. They liketo loll
advice.
Chicago Tribune : "Hold iin your hands ! "
hoarsely commanded the footpad , pointing
a revolver nt the head of his victim.
"I won't ! " responded the victim. "Pvo cot
n \nrclnntlon sore on one nrm and the
iheumatlsm In the other. Shoot It you want
to , bliimo youl"
Indianapolis Journnl : Mttdge They say
that whisky will mnUo a mnn tell the truth ,
Yabsley Oh , I wouldn't DO alarmed ir I
were you.
Washington Star : "Thin court-martlaj
hasn't anything to < 1o with canned beef ,
has It ? " nsked the Spanish admiral.
"Jso , " answered the olllcor ; "wo merely
want to sen tibout the manner In which our
battleships were put In brine. "
Clvelnnd Wain Dealer : Time 11:30 : p. m.
"Don't you wish you were sprinting after
those dusky savages In the Philippines
Just now , Mr. Itnngon ? "
"Why , the Idea , h.vl never occurred to
me. Miss Caustic. "
"Well , It hadn't occurred to me until perhaps - '
haps nn hour or so ago , "
1Vlm < Slmll ( lint-vent Her
Chicago Tribune.
The pnstcnger agent now ,
Shlvorlng In his wraps.
] s sitting at his desk at work
Upon next summer's ninps.
And on thcso maps you'll sco
Thai all his patrona ride
Upon a road whos right of way
la sixty-live miles wide.
WASHINGTON. |
Eliza Cook.
Rcmo Imd Its Cncsar. grant nnd brave , but
ttain wns on his wreath ;
Ho lived the heartless conqueror , nnd died
the tyrant's death.
Franco had Its eagle ; but his iwlngs , though
lofty they might sonr.
Were spread in false ambition's flight , and
dipped In murder's gore.
Those hcro-godH , whose mighty sway would
fain have chained the wave ? ,
Who flashed their blades with tiger-zeal , to
make a world of slaves
Who , though their kindred barred thepath ,
still fiercely waded on
Oh ! where shall " " '
bo their "glory" by the'
side of Washington ?
He fought , but not with love of strife he
struck but to dfcnd ;
And ere he turned a people's foe , ho sought
to be a friend.
He strove to keep his country's right , by
reason's gentle word.
And sighed when fell Injustice threw the
challenge sword to sword.
Ho stood , the firm , the calm , the wise , the
patriot , and page ;
He showed no deep , avenging hate no burst
of despot rage. " ' ' - ' " '
He stood for liberty and truth , 'nnd da'unt-
Icssly led on.
Till shouts of victory gave forth the nnmo
of Washington.
He snvod his land , but did not lay his
soldier trappings down
To chnngn them for the. regal vest , nnd don
a kingly crown.
Fame wns too earnest In her joy too proud
of such a son
To let n robe a-nd title mask a noble Wash
Ington.
FKHHUAIIY TWENTV-S13COXD.
William Cullen Bryant.
Pale Is the February sky ,
And brief the midday's sunny hours ;
The wind-swept forest seems to sigh
For the sweet tlmo of love nnd flowers.
Yet , hns no month a prouder day ,
Not even when the summer broods , i'
O'er meadows In their fresh array , '
Or autumn tints the glowing woods.
i
For this chill season now nguln
Brings , In Its annual round , the morn
When , ureattut of the sons of men ,
Our glorious Washington was born.
jo. whore , beneath an Icy shield , '
Calmly the mighty Hudson flows ;
Bv snow-clad fell nnd frozen field , j
Broadening , the lordly river goss.
The wildest storm that sweeps , thro' spao ,
And rendH the oak with nudden force ,
Cnn raise no rlpplo on his face ,
On slacken his majestic course.
Thus , 'mid thr > wicck of thrones , shall llv
Unnmrred , undlmmed , our hero's fame ,
And years fmcco-edtng years shall glvo
IncreaEO the hoiVbrs to hlfl name.
Buys one of those
} lue "black"or fancy
Cheviot , either square
or round corner.
Made in the accus-
: omed manner and
style , for which Brown-
ng , King & Co are so
famous. These suits
"ormerly sold at $8,50
md $10. They can be
; een in our front win-
Jo ws , and examined on
he inside of our store ,
"Spring style hats are
n.
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