THE OMATTA TlAFLV MONDAY 27 ,
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Omaha : The lice IlulUllng. , . . , , . .
building ,
Bouth Omaha Clly ifall
Tw only-fifth nnd N streets.
Council muffs : 10 Pearl Street.
ChlcaRo : Block Exchnnjco Building.
Now York Temple Court.
WnshlnKton : 601 rourtccnth Street.
ronnusPONDENci : .
C'ommunlcnllons rclallng to news ana
. Lul-
editorial matter phould bo addressed.
torlal Department , The Omaha Uee.
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to Iho order of the company.
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STATEMENT OK CIRCULATION.
Stale of Nebraska. Douglas CoUnt&Jls1\
at Thf > Bee
lleorKO B. Tzschuck. secretary .
Publishing company being duly swor
mils that the actual number ot
temp ole copies of The Da ly.
nvenlng and Sunday lice. .A'
the month of January , 1S9J ,
lown :
1 .U 1,11(15 ( 17 2.1.HOO
3 2 ID" ! ' . ! 2i,7.-.o :
20 211,810
4
1 til H )
4c n iJ
c . . . . aa.oso ! *
e 2:1,710 :
. ' . ! ' . ! ! . ! ! ! ! ! 5o 21 2iir.o :
23 21,110
10 2:1,110 :
. . . .2:1,770 : 27 21,250
12 2iOIO : jS 21,150
13 2:1.710 : 29 21,250
H . . . .21,010 30 21,200
J5 21.110 31 21.100
1C 2IJ.H07 _
1 %
Total 7,7i- . .
Lc-a unsold nnd returned coplca. . . . " ' -1"-
Nct total sales 7i ! 'i ! !
. . . . . . . . . ( * - *
Net d filly n\tftrr\frt > * * *
Subscribed nnd sworn to before mo this
31st day of January. 1b09.
( Seal ) II. I. PLUMB. Notary Public.
The Omulm olllclnls did not bring
Knnsns City back with tlicm , but they
\ldcntly owned It while they were
ihcre. _ .
H looks ns If the btnto Insurance < le-
jrtmunt of Nebraska took not only the
/ aim but alrio nearly everything else
within grasp.
When the beef Inquiry board gets to
Omaha it will have an opportunity to
Jlvo ou meat fiom the best ] coin-fed
oatfc In the world.
I /s / ploaslii * ; to note that tire
- lu evidence on
Ins delegation > vas ngaln
the IcKlslnllve home stretch in the race
for Introduction or bills.
More than \vo-tlilidt5 of the legislative
fiobslou has elapsed but it may safely bo
predicted that for tangible results the
une\plred patt ot the session will be the
most Important
The situation nt Moulin is said to be
characterized as critical by General Otis.
The policy of Imperialism is likely to be
fraught with a berles of critical situa
tions both at home nnd abroad.
Indiagglngtho mahdl's head Into pol
itico the English liberal party may tmll-
e.rlp that it is hard up for au ls > uc , but
It Is not the Hist tlino skeletons have
been prooscd Into political PCI vice.
The activity in railroad circles be
tokens lively \\ork at railroad building
next summer and Nebraska , lovvu nnd
neighboring states promise to come Infer
for the lion's share of the new roads
and improvements.
Xo doubt but that Captain Sturdy is
a royal good fellow and Consul HOBO
may bo the "blatherskite" that Chief
.Tustico Chambers said he Is , but this en
thusiastic olllclnl may 80011 regret among
Alabama pines that he ever took this
v lew of the situation for publication.
Thoi e is a wholesome prov Islou of law
that says the city council hhall not vote
Its members any additional salaries or
perquisites to those specified In the
charter , which will effectually prevent
the council from absorbing the compen
sation belonging to the police board.
One of the planks in the republican
htato platform Is n manifesto against
needless oluocmc .state ollices. Mom.
bers of the leglslntuie should not over
look it when bills me before them cto-
irtlng all sorts of new Jobs to bo Mip-
ported out of the pockets of the people.
That $10,000 dinner with which New
Yotk democracy will celebrate the blah-
kliiy of Thomas .TcnVr t > on may be tr fitting
tilbnto to his memory no a gastronomic
connoisseur , but It is- hardly In keeping
with the democratic simplicity that
hitched the old giny hoi to to the capital
fence on 0110 memorable omislon.
Snow nt this season of Ihc year can bo
only benoilelal to the farmer by furnish ,
lug the molrttiuo nocoMary to put the soil
In prime condition for eatly spring operations -
orations , -\vith thn greater part of Ne
braska enveloped In a thick coat of snow
the eiop prospect for the state is ma
terially Improved ,
If Don Cnilos , Agulualdo nnd the duke
of Orleans would only appoint them
selves a commission to icgulnto the
proper dlstilbutlon of tin ones theie is no
doubt but that all phases of the M-XCII
question , except getting possession of
tlu < allotments , could ho speedily nr-
inngcd without the slightest danger of n
revolution.
The treachery ot Uchty ami the Investlga
tlona that \\ero made by reason of It an
proving to bo llio beat thing that over hap
poniil to the popullnt party In the state o
Nebraska. Nebraska Indcpcudent , offlcla
populist creat ) .
Well , this is the best yet. The mou
rottpnncfcs exposed the bettor for tlu
populist party , Hut then we are fitiu
that In this the ( Independent does noi
( ipcal ; for any material number of No
brauka populists. The rank and tile oi
the populist party Insist upon honesty It
public places nnd they know that olllcin
dlBbonesty can never I'clp any political
party.
AMKHir.ti , /.vin
An Ainorlrnit who resides In
inn ) Is now vlrtltltiK IICMT MI Id to n ic
pnilcr of this p-tpcr that the Tnltcd
States has nothing to gain Horn nnno\-
lug the I'hlllppliirvi. He said Amciluin
tradesmen "aio nhli * to compote ItM
tho-ie of any other country In the world.
Their work Is superior and nothing will
In1 gained by the addition of ten Mm y. "
lie stated that he has , a client In i'enn
\\lvanla who Is veiling the Unglltdi na
tion much of Its machinery. 1'nlted
.Stittos iallio.nl Iron Is being u ed all
over the world.
That Is the fact. American manufae.
tutors me not only furnlKliliig lltst class
giades of goods , but at the Mime time
arc uudeiselling Kuiopeaiin on their o\\n
ground. A I/mdon paper makes the
.statement that the Veomothcs ordeied
fiomi American Ilrnw for the Midland
railway will cost fiom U."i to ! > ( ) per cent
le < ; s than If they wore of home nmnufac.
ture. That paper adds that ns the en-
glues ordeied uo to be of the .standard
Blzo now In use on the Midland railway
an opportunity will bo given for the Hint
time to test the English and American
typos under Identical conditions and It
explores the belief that the latter will
louder equally otllciout service. A cor-
lespondcnt of the London Dally Mull ,
writing from Odessa , states that Ameil-
cans lime captured an order tor W,000 )
tons of rails for the Mailchuila lallway.
lie says the American price was US cents
per yii pound * , which was 8 cents lo d
than the lowest European bid and very
much loss than the bid of the Russian
mamifactui ens themselves.
Such facts Indicate what American en
terprise Is accomplishing and contain the
promise of still greater achievement In
ho future. The great progress that has
icon made In our exports of manufac-
urcs during the last few ycaia Is duo
o conditions which must eventually give
his nation commercial supremacy In the
vorld find no territorial acquisition iff
icccssary to Iho attainment oC this.
There is no more specious argument lor
cultorlal expansion than that which
uoclulms that we must retain pos-
esslou of all the Philippines in
order to enlarge our turtle In that
lu.rrtcr of the world and piotect the in-
crests A\O already have there. So lav
ns commerce w 1th the islands themselv es
s concerned , nobody now seriously bo-
ievcs that It will over amount to much.
With the open door policy picvaljlng
hero American pioducts will have no
advantage in that market over the prod-
lets of any other country , except as they
nay bo better in quality and lower In
irlce. They will compete on equal tcim- ,
to far as the tariff is concerned and this
lollcy will have to bo maintained not
'or a temporary period but porma-
icritly. As to our commercial interests
n China , they aie not now in any
lariger and arc not likely to be. lo- ?
Ides , It is not necessary to their pio-
cctlou or extension that wo shall hold
ill the Philippines. For that purpose
r naval station in the islands is all that
s required and this wo may have with
out taking any risks or assuming any
grave responsibilities.
American enterprise will in duo time
\ln this nation commercial supremacy
md it needs no help from territorial ex-
mnslon In order to accomplish this.
THE KLONDIKE DKLVSIOX.
The report o Captain Rny of the
Alaskan relief expedition just sent to
congtess by Secretary Algcr reveals n
condition of affairs that should , serve
is an effective1 check on the enthusiasm
of misguided persons who still imagine
olossal wealth awaits them in the Klon
like.
1'ioin this report it Is apparent that
the entire gold producing district has
> een staked out chiefly by speculators
whoso object it is to unload them at
fabulous pilces ou the enthusiastic and
msuspe < 'tliig newcomer or to me them
is the basis of "Klondike companies" of
narrolous possibilities In this country.
Xo now discoveries of importance have
> eoii or are likely to be made in the near
future and the " "
"Klondlkoi" whoso im
tortunnte enthusiasm lures him noith-
ward is likely to find himself disap
pointed and btianded with no better
prospects of retrieving his foitunes than
cutting wood for the river boats under
conditions that will barely enable him to
< eep body and soul together.
Captain Hay was sent upon this mis
sion expressly for the purpose of gather-
ng Information concerning the country
for the guidance of our people and his
report may 1 > o taken us a fair presenta
tion of existing conditions , in the light
of the facts disclosed no sane man
should think of going on n quest for gold
wheie more than 00 per cent me fore
doomed to failure. Kvcn the oppor
tunities lor certain kinds of farming
that he repoits to exist In the lower
Yukon vull-ey are not alluring and prob-
ibly would not prove nearly so lemuner.
ativu astire mine industry conducted
with enterprise and Intelligence in any
of the western states.
Upon the whole , whether seeking for
gold or other opportunities to amass
wealth , Alaska would Hcem , at least for
the present , a good count ly to keep
away from.
.1 I'OJJCK
An Interesting controversy I on in
Missouri , whoio the democratic major
ity of the state leglslatuic Poems bent
upon imposing upon the citUens of Kan
sas City nnd St. Uiuln n governor ap
pointed police commission In splio of
the objections of the pcopje of these re
spective communities. The measure
has called forth vigorous lomurrMrancos
from democratic party lenders , who see
In It an attempt to usurp the tunctions
of local government that must to-
act upon the p.rrt.v. When It Is remem
bered that the governor of Missouri
owes allegiance to the democratic partj ,
while St. Ixwis , the largest city In tire
state , has a republican municipal gov
ernment , the real object | s rcadlh < ib
served.
The feature of special Interest to the
people of Omaha and Nebraska is the
revolt of prominent MUsourl democrat * ,
who nio airing their views In the Kt.
lAiils papers against what they call
"tiro absolute denial of local beif.gov.
eminent. " which they assert Is In direct
opposition to their theory of Bound dem.
oerntlc policy , While no ono \v \ 111 doubt
that tli * o democrats lead eonoctly
the principles of democracy , It inu't
seem strange thnt lu Nebraska , when
the supreme court of the rintc stood up
for the light of local self-govenrrneiit
by declaring unconstitutional n similar
law placing the appointment of the
Unmhn police commission In the hands
of the governor and depriving the people
ple of this city of any voice In their se
lection , the democratic patty In its state
convention insetted lu Its platform n
plank Intended to rebuke the supreme
court for sustaining democratic prlrrcl-
lies.
Whatever may be the outcome of the
tight for and ngalust municipal home
rule Irr Missouri , Nebraska people may
congratulate therm-elves that the deci
sion of their supreme court declaring
ill such legislation unconstitutional will
elloetually prevent for all time the 10-
opening of this question.
inn .u..is'4-.t
Uiigllsh iiewspnpeis uie quite natu
rally displeased with the refusal at the
American members of the joint high
commission to make the concessions in
regard to the Alaska boundary asked by
the itrltlsh commissioners nnd charge
thlB country with Inconsistency In de
clining the proposal for arbitration. This
is not without plausibility , In view of
the fuel that the United Stales has been
foremost In urging arbitration lor the
settlement of international disputes , but
we see no good reason for Inferring from
our declination to submit the boundary
issue to an umpire any lack of sincerity
lir American friendship for England.
The fact Is that the concession asked
; iy the Uiitlsh commissioners Involves a
surrender of Alaskan territory and our
commissioners knew that u treaty re-
qulilng this would not be approved by
the senate or the country. The Canadian
government Is desirous of obtaining pos
session of the poit of Skaguay , at the
head of the Ljnn canal in Alaska. It
asks this concession ostensibly for the
purpose of facilitating the lioo export
and Import of merchandise In transit to
and fiom the Dominion , but ically , It Is
believed , with a view to converting the
place Into a lortlllcd stronghold. At all
events , a surrender of Alaskan territory
\vns asked and when that became knovur
there was n most earnest piotest from
the Richie northwest against making
any such concession. The press of that
section and the commercial boilles v igor-
ously opposed it and remonstrances were
sent to Washington. Eastern newspapers
also declared against any surrender of
territory In Alaska , pronouncing the 10-
quest of the Biitish commissioners ut-
telly ( preposterous. There Is no doubt
that this is the feeling of all who are
familiar with the question.
The American commissioners weie
willing to make concessions thnt did not
icqiiiie a relinquishment of territory ,
but this was not satisfactory to the other
side. They would accept nothing less
than a poit nt the bend of the Lynn
canal. This could not lie conceded and
therefore it was useless to propose to
submit the matter to arbltiatlou. If our
commissioners had agreed to this it Is
very certain that the government would
not have approved tiro1 arrangement. It
is still hoped in Canada that the desired
concession w ill be obtained , but the hope
Is sure to be disappointed. When the
commission next meets the American
members will bo found still Him against
surrendering any territory in Alaska.
The boundary question will bo settled ,
but the settlement will carry no such
concession us Canada desires.
MAYOIl Kf > SOIl OX ANNEXATION.
Mayor i nsor of South Omaha lias
conic to the front stating his position
on the question of consolidating Omaha
and South Omaha. The major con
firms the general Impression that he , as
well ns fire other members of the South
Omaha , city government , Is opposed to
any and every scheme of annexation.
But he professes to be so confident that
the people of South Omaha are behind
him that he insists ho Is ready at a mo
ment's notice to submit the proposition
to popular vote. If Major Unsor can
speak lor the city government of South
Omaha no clash between the- two cities
on the annexation question then Is to
be expected.
At the same time several passages of
the mayor's letter Indicate thnt ho Is
not entirely certain the people of South
Omaha would vote down an annexation
proposition. IIo is unqualifiedly op-
pcned to any change In the present law ,
which practically obstructs consolida
tion , nnd wants the majority required
for ratification to bo a majority of tire
entho icgistered vote of each cit.v. Un
der such a plan , of'course , the man who
neglects to vote will bo counted as voting
ing against annexation and the Incent
ive to pad tire registration lists lu South
Omaha would ! bo almost irresistible.
The only fair plan irr tills , as in other
similar cases , is to count only fhoso who
cast their votes for or against the propo
sition submitted.
The suggestion that The Hoe Is favorIng -
Ing consolidation out of hostility to
South Omaha or from political consider
ations Ih entirely unfounded. The Bee
Is In lav or ol consolidation because it
believes It to lie biv > t for the citUens
nnd ta\pajor.s of both cities. As a mat
ter of tact from n political standpoint
the move may be regarded as a ques
tionable ono so far as tire republicans
aie couccined because It could rrot help
but reduce the republican majority irr
Omaha. Wo believe , howovoi. that the
advantages to the city as a whole would
outweigh any rib-advantages of tills kind
and that public spliit should overcome
paitisan real.
As to Major Knsor's proposition for
air Immediate special election , the cost
to bo deliajed bj private subsciipllori ,
the matter docs not demand such haste.
When the legislating agrees upon the
condilium tor submitting the piopo * !
tlon and the question has been thor
oughly dlscus-cd In nil its hearings it
will bo tlmo to call the election. Tire
only Immediate haste Is to have all pre
liminary questions adjusted so that If
consolidation Is ricnlriul It may bo ef
fected bofoio the icnsiib ot 11HX ) ,
Dm Ing the hist few dajs the lion and
stiol maiKot has shown avilti iee of ac
tivity that iiuguifl well for the inline
prosper it ) of these Industiles. Tiu ) 111-
rron o In pig Iron has boon S2 on the
ton mid lu steel billets one-thlid mor"
lu less than n week and even at tlie o
pilces tint total product of the American
furnaces has been sold up to Mil.v 1. He-
join ! this manufaetuiors will not sell
and give as the reason that they expect
a decided Increase In prices after that
time. These prospects aie not based on
liiKinglble nr tiansltory conditions. The
uiipn'coleiitod activity In shipbuilding
now going on lu this country , the new
Impetus to i.rllioad construction , the
election of Immense buildings , and hun
dreds of other enterprises , nil requiring
vast quantities of structural Iron and
steel , are almost surllclent to consume
the total output of the country for jonr ,
and when there me added to tl v > e the
demands of an Increasing loieigu mar
ket , It Is evident the Iron and steel man-
ufactuieis lurvo taken on u new lease of
prosperity.
The attitude of the Spanish Coites sug
gests the possibility thnt It might possi
bly refuse to ratify the treaty of peace
with the United States and udjoiirn ,
leaving at least , technically speaking , u
state of war existing between the two
countries. In that event the United
Stales would get by the right of con
quest everything that It contends for ,
ami Spain would lese the S20,000,000
wo aio ready to paj' . Of com so , no tuuo
country would fake such a slop , but
whatever Spain may be sanity does not
appear to be Its stiong card. However ,
the boar garden performances of the
C'oites probably have for their object
the ousting of Sagastu from power ami
when that IsjiccomplMied the considera
tion of ? i0,000,000 ! In cash Is likely to
prove such n strong argument and bairn
for injmxul Spanish honor that it will
bo gladly accepted and the treaty
promptly ratified.
That Knglaud is gradually recovering
from that cocksure1 spirit of infallibility
Is again pioved by the fact that the au
tomatic coupler Is to be adopted on Us
railroads. When wo adopted it several
ycais ago our tiausntlantlo cousins
looked upon it us a snare and delusion ,
but slowly Its advantages have dawned
upon them until now they are willing to
admit that at least one other good thing
has come out of Na/ueth. In the same
way our system of chocking baggage Is
giaduallj' taking the place abroad of the
chalk maik nnd the ndvuntaws of the
American locomotive and palace car aio
becoming icall/ed In a manner that will
soon make it Impossible tor the old con
servative element over theie to enjoy
the Inconveniences of travel lastoncd
onto their railroads fifty jears ago.
Uif ty people , half of vv horn pay no gen-
eial property taxes , pass resolutions in
the name of the taxpayers of Omaha.
Hut then it Is always easier to pass
lutions than to pay taxes.
AV'liiTC Are thu fZoollnf
Philadelphia Ledger.
As the case stands now Uncle Sam will
pay Spain $20,000,000 for the Philippines nud
will not o\en Insist that she shall dell\er
the goods.
It'll , Oh ,
Chicago necorcl.
Mothers' congresses aio conducted ou pro-
gressl\e modern lines. Tathers' congresses
will still be held In the uoodshed in the
old-fashioned way , with a Blender withe of
hickory as the only sign of formality.
.Shirking Home linden.
Springfield Republican.
It Is constantly said that \\e must not
shirk our new leaponsibllitlea. It is curious In
this connection that there Is moro shirking
of homo political duties by Americans than
by any other people. Do yon attend the
caucubcs and see that decent candidates for
ofilco arc nominated , or pick the best men
on all tickets ? The chances aio that jou
shirk the caucuses. Nou , If theie lu to bo
no rnoic shliklng , let U begin right here In
the United Stales.
A Tlmclj Warning.
Leslie's Weekly.
Our go\ eminent Is spending about
? 130,000,000 a year moro than It lakes In
Of course this Includes heavy and unusual
expenditures this jear , but who shall say
whether congress or the progress of c\cuts
will enable us to reduce our expenditures In
jears to como ? At present , with money easy
nnd n superabundance of funds In the na
tional treasury , plain sailing Is before us.
Wo may not have to face the Inevitable
deficit this year , but It is bound to come , nnd
all too soon. And when ft does come ,
money will not go begging on Wall street
for loans at from 2 to 3 per cent , nnd stocks
nnd bonds netting less than 3V6 per cent to
the Investor will not bo selling at par. The
prudent Investor will bear this prediction In
mind , nnd the Imprudent will recall It when
It Is lee late.
IS .IOM2S A MISPITf
A DciiKicrnllo I , < iiiriTonxtril ! on n
DiMiiiirintli ! ( , l Idlron.
Chicago Chioniclo ( dem )
If Its aim was wldo the democratic na
tional commlttro mndo n mistake when It
Intrusted Iho chairmanship In a gentleman
lesldont In Arkansas , necessarily not In
touch with the great body of Iho people In
the icpnbllc nor In sympathy with the party
struggling ns n minority nnd hoping for
success In commonwealths which were not
politically as nolld ns Arkansas. Mr Jones
was not broad Ho watt not familiar with
largo .iff a Irs His knowledge of men and of
business methods was necessarily circum
scribed. Ills environment was not that
which would produce a capable actor upon
the largo stngo to the center of which ho
was thrust. Ills Incapacity , his nnrrov.nos'j
were demonstrated In the campaign of ' 90.
That ho Is lacking In intelligent grasp U
seen almost dally.
If the democratic party Is to bo com
mitted Indefinitely to Iho Ideas nhl-h 1mvo
their strongest hold upon such slates as
Mississippi and Arkansas Jones IB as well
milted to the chairmanship of the executive
committee ns any other democrat , for , as the
campaign last fall domonstiatcd , under Ills
management the parly goes from bad to
wnrEo , not thnt a change In the chairman
ship would nt nil affect the result , but Iho
narrowness of the wliolo view emphasized
by Jones tends lo make democracy merely
pcdlonal nnd dlmlnlahlngly secilnnnl
WP have recenl demonstration of the In-
adequac } . Iho lack nf tact and knowledge
which charncterl/e Jones Ho deems that
an nd\lisory committee Is necessary nnd
whllo going to Michigan ho chooses the na
tional conimitlroman of that stale , ho goes
outsldo the national romnilttecmnn In Illlinli
In select onn who Is In opposition lo tbo
demoornllc part } ns recognized by local or
ganizations Jones deliberately "throws
down " as the phrase Is , Mr. Gahan , who
last November was a victim In part of Jones'
Incompctrnc ) nnd his lack of tact and dis
cernment , to take up with Mr. Altgeld and ,
necessarily , to encourage factional strife In
democratic ranks.
This U not the work of n deft leader It
Is , on the contrary , n proceeding charnc-
terletlc of o stupid lender. Ho should use
nil means to conciliate As for crushing ,
Jones hasn't the power to crush anybody
north of Mason and Dlxou's lino.
A nut T TIIO I : uoiiiii i' HIM i.om itr.s ,
Harks l > mler Hop ) The exposure of Ihn
coirnptlon In connection with the Insurance
department of the state auditor * olllco not
only mils foi tcbuke , but revcnls the ne
cessity for the establishment of n itppnrnlo
omco for that work nnd the rcguliuion of
Iho sanio by n strict accounting for fees
nnd n fixed sninr ) .
Aurora Republican The republican Icgli-
Intlvo Investlgnllng committee that has been
nt work for about a week or ten iln > , frco
of cost to the stnle , has unearthed moro
rascality , deviltry and crookedness right
under the noeo of the boailed reform stale
oiricors than did the $10,000-popullst Mutz
committee In the two jcars It vvns smiling
around nt $5 per day.
Kearney Sun ( rep ) Trow present Indi
cations It would seem thU Auditor Cornell
Is no ordinary reformer. Ho put eomr
now methoda Into'operation when he took
up the burdens of n stnto office that ndded
very materially to the odlclnl salnry. The
end Is not jot anil the public Is promise * !
some rich developments before the Investi
gation Is fully completed.
Norfolk N'ows ( rep ) : The evidence thus
far obtained by the InvratlBnting commit
tee nt Lincoln makes It plain that the slate
auditor has been very weak If not abso
lutely corrupt. In the ipubllc mind the di
viding line between Iho two Is BO vagno
that they nro considered sjnonymoiiH tcrma.
Further Investigation Is likely to strengthen
the soundness of this view. "Turn the
rnssnls out ! "
Stromsburg News ( pop ) : If there nre any
rascals In the slale house down nl Lincoln
the thing to do Is to clean them out. Don t
set tbo example thnt the republicans did n
few venrs ngo nnd thnt was to cover up nnd
lildo the dirty work that they were pledged
to perform faithfully. Governor 1'ojnter
has struck the kcinol'o and bhould have the
support of every loyal cltlrcn In the state ,
regardless of part ) .
Tccumsch Chieftain ( rep- Samuel Llchty ,
the man -\vho makes the charges against the
Integrity of Auditor Cornell , was the only
ono of the cmploves of the elnto house who
refused to accept n railroad pass. It Is no
wonder his populist colleagues c > cd him with
suspicion nnd Inwardly decided thnt In must
bo "llrcd" nt the first favorable opportunity.
Hut Mr. Llchty's memory Bcetns to bo lu
good working order.
Kearney Hub ( rep ) ' The charges that
have been made against Auditor Cornell nro
specific enough , If that Is nil thnt Is needed
to start with , nnd It looks as though ho
would bo unable to dlspiovo them. Bvcn
before the charges were made it wns a mat
ter of common surmise that Cornell was
prostituting his office , nnd the public Is sat
isfied In ndvnnco ot a full hearing that ho
ought to be bounced on suspicion.
Aurora Sun ( pop. ) : The evidence pro
duced In the Investigation of Auditor Cor
nell seems strong enough to convict nnd
certnlnly Is strong enough to convince his
party associates nnd the people generally
that ho has been working his office for all
It was worth. His resignation should ho Im
mediately demanded by the governor nnd
every effort made to make him pay the
proper penalty for hla misdemeanor.
Prcmont Tribune ( rep ) . Insurance Kx-
amlnera Palm nnd Glllan wrote many let
ters to Auditor Cornell shoeing their con
stant desire to remenVber him with a "rnko
off. " Majbo when the possibilities , of feath
ering his nest were first revealed to the
auditor he felt eoaio compunctions of con
science about doing to , tout ho has permit
ted thf examines to continue corresponding
with him on the subject until ho apparently
felt no shock to his moral nature.
Cedar Bluffs Standard ( pop. ) : There aio
a lot of people in the world who cannot
stand prosperity and In the light of the
Investigations now going on at the state
capital wo should Infer thnt Auditor Cor
nell will bo found In thnt unfortunate class.
It beems strange thnt a sane man , such ns
Mr. Cornell was supposed to be , should at
once proceed to follow In the footsteps of a
criminal predecessor. A public olllco Is a
public trust , not a "private snap , " as a
great many men seem to think.
Geneva SIgual ( rop. ) : The legislative
committee that Is now engaged In Investi
gating the auditor's olllco has secured some
very damaging testimony lu regard to the
nudltor's connection with the examinations
of Insurance companies and the use of rnll-
way passes by the auditor. Many columns
of space are being used by the dally papers
for the reproduction of letters covering these
matters written to the auditor by his ex-
nmineis. The report of the committee will
bo awaited vvlth a good deal of curiosity.
Hastings Record ( rep ) The Investiga
tion Into the affairs ot Auditor Cornell
leads ono to bollevo that ho was knowing
to the holdup methods ot Examiner Palm.
The letters written to Cornell , In which
Mr. Palm says ho had hoped to hold up
a certain insurance company for $300 nnd
that in case they could do that ho nnd Gll
lan contemplated making' Cornell n present ,
showed the Inlentlon of working the instil-
nnco companies for all they would bear and
Cornell did not resent the proffered divi
dend of tbo spoils.
PRIISONAh AM > ( ITIinilWISR.
Come , gcntlo spilng ; como p. d. q.
Senator Hoar , whllo speaking , constnntly
Jingles a bunch of kejs , but never takes
wattr.
Count Do Casslnl , Russian ambassador at
Washington , Is by far the most democratic
of the foreign nabobs at the national' capi
tal.
The great king of Slam presented a beau
tiful gold thltnhlo lo ono of his wives. For
some clajs nt lojst the old man's buttons will
bo securely In place.
Urayton Iven of New York , considered nn
expel t collector , 1ms a "gold brick" on his
hands In the shape of A bogus letter of
ChilBtopher Columhufa , for which ho paid
$4,300.
Now wo nro assured that this old foot
stool will collide with Illela's comet on
November II next nnd collnpau. Those who
dcslro lo bo In at the finish bhoul j put their
wings In order nnd avoid the crush.
Senator Gorman of Mankind has made a
friend for lifo of "nilly" Mason by saying
to the Illinois man "Do you know , I have
noticed n marked lespmhlanco between sou
and Stephen A. Douglas , who put mo In Iho
senalo as n page moro than a quarter of a
oentuiy ago" This compliment was paid to
Senator Mason jimt after ho had made his
fiery speech on the MtKncry resolution.
13 Spencer Pratt , who , as our consul gen
eral at Singapore , IB said by Agoncli'io to
have promised Agulnaldo all eorta of Im-
poeslblo things , Is a native of Alabama and
a man of brilliant accomplishments. Ho wni
United States minister to Persia under Mr.
Cleveland's first administration and was ap
pointed consul general at Singapore by Mr.
Cleveland during his second administration
Ho was irtalned by Secretary Sherman und
tuliEequenti'y.
VDVKI : TrMMjiui : > i.itutsivtonx.
|
rrpto Vldsllo While the nennlnrlnl ulrtin-
glp has not delnyed tlip work of the loftl *
liiluro to AU npprwlnhln rxlent It hn ncvor-
tlirl ( > R nlffnihml the nl trillion nf the people
very Inrxely to Iho oxflunlnn of n enreful
cxnmlnnllon ot the tunny bills now pending
Some "CO Mils hsvo been Introduced nnd the
pcopln hnvo hml but llttlo opportunity to
Investigate their merits or demerits.
ICcnrnev Hub The Nobrnnkti IIOUHO of top-
resontntlvoB ha mmlo n favorable report ou
n bill providing for holding n constitutional
convention The hill ought In pnos nnd the
convention ought lo bo la-Id ns soon as pos
sible. H 1ms been shown conclusively thnt
wo will never succeed In pntchlnp ; up the
present constitution , which no more meets
the requirements cf the situation than would
n pair of knco breeches on the chief Justice
of Nebraska
Gcnovn Signal 1'ollard's revenue bill has
been i ecomiiH'tiderd for pnwwgo In Iho house
H Is n reconstruction of the ontlio revenue
law ot the stale. It retains the present plan
of township assessors. The Signal would be
glad to sea n chnngo mndo In favor nt n
county nssessoi. There nic lee many men
who are responsible to noboily In particular
to do this work now. Uniformity In assess
ment will no\cr bo approached under the
present Hstem.
i : < lions or TIII : AV AH.
Lieutenant Chnrles G Calkins , who navi
gated the cruiser Oljmpln during the bat
tle of Manila bay , lelurned to his homo nt
Iirrkclcy , Cal , rccentlj. "I will not Iry to
tell jou how many limes I have been nsked
to describe how Admiral Dcwey looked nnd
acted and spoke on thnt occasion , " said the
lieutenant to a roiKMtcr. "Still , It IB a story
lliat Is nlwnvs pleasant lo recall. I had
known Admiral Dewey for thltly jeirs nnd
I cannot sny that his demeanor thnt morn
ing was greatly different from what It al-
vvajs Is. Alwaje ho Impresses ono as n
man who knows himself , wlio knows what
ho has to do and who means to do It. Such
was Admiral Dewey then Ho was cool ,
alert , Intense and for the most pirt silent.
No , I cannot recall nny particularly Im
mortal words on his part. Ho observed
closely the movements ot the fleet from Itio
light compass platform where wo stood.
"Much has been made about the attlro of
the admiral that morning A popular monthly
pictured him In a long frock coat twining
about his legs. Another magazine hastened
to corrett this by describing Admiral Dewey
as wearlng _ shoulder simps , gold lace on his
sleeves nnd three-Inch stripes on his trous-
CM. Some of tticso latlcr Items are correct
for the occasion of full dress , but as a mat
ter of fact the admiral mounts them once
or 'twlco ' a jeir. At the batllo of Manila
ho were a whlto duck uniform nnd a golf
cap"His
"His manner did not noticeably change nil
through thnt morning. He showed the
strain , perhaps , but very slightly. It was ,
however , moro like a fclroll than ono of the
battles of history. The thots did not como
near enough to wony us , or when they did
como near wo were too busy to pay them
much attention. People who are pretty busy
have no tlmo to heed trifles.
"Swear ? Well , no ; not exactly. The near
est that Admiral Dewcy came to swearing
during nil that engagement wns when we
were coming out of the battle for the third
time , I think. I remarked to the admiral
'It's damnable that wo have not done them
moro damage.1
" 'I think It Is damnable , lieutenant , " he
replied with quiet emphasis.
"I'm afraid I'm responsible for nil the
swearing that Admiral Dewey did that day ,
although I know that he Is capable of using
strong language vshero it is absolutely nec
essary. "
Captain Jacobsen , commander of the Ger
man cruiser Geler , has published In the
Marino Review of Berlin two articles about
his personal experiences In the Spanish-
American campilgn at Santiago In speak
ing of Spanish gunnery ho savs"I have
heard oniy of ono Instance where a Spanish
shell found nn American war ship This
was cent into the Texas whllo thnt battle
ship was bombnrdlng the Socapa batteries
"Ono night whllo the American battleships
kept up a continuous bombarding ono ot the
attacking vessels was found by the search
lights on the battery. The Spaniards opened
fire on It , but instead of hitting the vessel
the lown , iwhlcli lay under cover of dark
ness , was struck by the shell from the Span
ish howllzer.
"Great must hnvo been the fright of the
American officers when on taking tbnige of
Morro they found that the cannon operated
against thciu by the Spanish bore the ditcs
of 1COS nnd 1718. Part of these howitzers
were found loaded as the Americans took
charge The officer In charge ordered them
to ho filed off nnd found lo his gient surprise
that the longest distance ono of these shots
could traverse was SOO jaids
"With duo apologies to the brethren of
Ynnkcoland , did the thrlftj Americans
really allow themselves to he frightened nl
this Spanish 'bluff'1 In the beginning , per
haps jes. I must confess , nnd so do my
officers , that whllo watching the proceeding
from our cruller wo had not the faintest Idea
that the Spanish batteries had such antique
material to defend their glorious honor
with.
Consul Hnnnn writes from San Jinn ,
Porto Rico , that since the tblnnd was tuined
over to the United Slates "American boardIng -
Ing houses" have Leon popping Into view In
all directions Such n thing as n family or
private boarding houtio uah unknown under
Iho Spanish regime , but they are now ap
pearing ami ndvcitleo that they employ
American cooka and servo their menU In
Ameiican fitjle. Tlio proprlelois evidently
expect nn Influx of winter tourists from llio
states
The Island , howovoi , Is hardly prepared to
make visitors comfortable until Its hotel ac
commodations nro Increased The present
hotels nro smnll , few In number , conduclsd
on the Spanish plan nnd thu accoinmoda-
llons nro far fiom llrst class Onlj u ftw
rooms In a hotel front upon a street , the
most of them having no Inside wliidowfl ,
hut being lighted from un Inside court. Thu
average rnto for room and boaid U JJ a day
and Spanish cooking IH the rule In nearly
nil hotels. With Its beautiful scenery and
line winter climate our now possession will
become n popular winter report when mod
ern hotels , good livery slnblcs nnd cxcolient
Htcamnhlp connections with Iho Unite J
Stales are supplied.
The Uroadwny of Manila Is the Hacalta
Madrid , Pnils , Japan nnd India have con
tributed bountifully lo Us stores and one
can purchnEO nn ) thing from n Parisian
knlckknnck to n IJonibay sluuvl along the
llBcaltii A correspondent of Leslie's
Weekly says It Is "Iho must cosmopolitan
place outside of a world's exposition All
that China produces is represented there ,
Htorcs are filled with line satstima ware and
Iho choicest Japanese Bilks and carvings ,
Hngllah commodities , hardware and drugs ,
Twiddle your thumbs ,
if you've nothing better to do , in
the time that's .saved by wash
ing with Pearline. Better be
sitting in idleness than to spend
unnecessary time washing with
soap , doing unhealthy and weary-
ing work. But almost every woman has something or other
that she talks of doing "when I get time for it.1' Washing
with Pearline will save time for it.
Spanish fnbrtc * mitipllpd and wines ; Purl-
i > lnn llv > r nnd Rold ware , p ffunte , nonris ,
dlnmondft and Jenrls pnloie ; ( Iprnmn tw
IOOIIH , driix store * and photoftrnptilc ohopsj
HiirniCTp nnd Oejlou rmbrotilerln : Austm-
Hun Hide * itnil provision * they nro nil there ,
mingling French with Tngalog Spanish with
pidgin Chinee. German nnd lingllnh nnd
blending them Into n pidgin ( business ) Inn-
gunge Incomprehensible oulfllilo ct Manila
nnd the Hwnlta.
"lint the grandeur of Iho l p.illa Is
passing When the army of the ortupatlon
will have shaken the dimt of Manila oft til
heels the Ksrnltti at the old < 1n\s will bi
but a memory It Is now the Midway
Plilsnuco of the city anl the enterprise ot
American snloon keepers Is rapidly degen
erating It Into n Ixtwcry. I'rom almost
every other store the original tenant 1ms
flown nnd In his stea n beer hall or concert
dive holds forth In noisy nnd clamorous
occupancy. "Tor llcnt" Is a sign thnt takes
the place nt the price-mark and as soon nt
possible the bu lne s portion of the Pxiialta
will inovo out nnl pltk olhcr quarters.
There IM half n mile of street Hint run *
from the Plara Cervantes , nt the end of- the
l > cnlta , out toward the Hotel Orlcnlc , the
wharves of the Paslg nud the. Torn ) do
Pnrrll , lhat the American speculator already
has nil eve nnd nn option upon nnd what
la now a fiio nnd ranhqilnko devastated
street will In time bloom Inlo nnolher new
Manila Iho Manila of American commer-
elal nellvlly. 'I lino's forelock has already
been given a hard Jerk by that clement. "
in II.T rou PUN.
llnrper's Hnai "There's two gentlemen
plnliiK for son pietly limy. " said Ihc for-
tiinii lellet , "tint vou wont get ellher of
them " she mid * nIho pretty Imly pisses
by without shipping
Yonkcrt Statesman She You anv you
met voni friend nitldentnllv ? lie Yes ; I
fell In wllh him while
Detroit Journal * "Ills comedy lacks mo-
tlv o. "
"Well , lack of motive ROOM to remove th
riesumptlon of criminal Inlcnt. "
Somervllle Journal : A good memory Is
n grc.it thing , but the man who has u good
forgetory nlso 1ms n treasure.
Somervllle Journal : OetlltiFr up earlv lu
the morning Isn't such a hardship when
somebody gets up an hour before you nnd
has Iho vvholo house nkcly warm bcfoio
your alarm clock rings.
Chicago Hecord- Mistress "You say the
lads at whose hous > ou nro going to work
cnKaped jou ns soon ns sno had heard my
name ? Does iho know me , then ?
Servant Certainly She s ild that It I
could llvo three months with jou I must
bo nn angel ,
New Yoik Wceklj : Mrs. Ullklns I never
saw such a forgetful m.in In my llfo as j-ou
nre. The clock has stopped ngaln.
Mr. Illlklns That's because jou forgot to
wind It up
Mrs Ullklns You know very well , Mr.
nilkins. thnt I told you to remind me to
wind it nnd jou forgot nbout U.
Uoston Transcript. Johnny Pa. teacher
savs It Is wicked to tell a lie. You never
told a lie. did jou , pi I
Pa Well not for a good many jcnre.
My salesmen nttend lo that part of the
business
Uoston Globe * Miss Oldglrl ( covljj-l had
a strange ilream the other night , Mr.
Junior. I dreamed only think that jou
and 1 were married nnd on our honuvmoon.
You don't know how lenl It seemed IJld
jou ever dream such a IhliiK ? Mr. Junior
( Ilrmly-No ) , Miss Oldglrl , 1 did not. In
fact. 1 haven't hid the nightmare for a
good manj jears
Washington Star "So vou regard this
lda of presetting beef with chomlcalo ns
nn exploded fallacy1"
"I < lo , " answered ( lift nrmv officer , "nnd
there's m > te.lllnff just jet how m.inv people -
plo have been hint bv the explosion"
Indianapolis Join mil : Tie Hut If vou
\ \vom- were allowed to vote , 1 nm nfrnld
It would be the end of Uie occret bxllot.
She In one sense , no doubt As fnr ns
vou men nro concerned , -what vou are voting
ing for seems to be a sscret oven from jour-
selves
riev eland Plain Dealer : "Then yon no
longer love me' ' '
The ) mml omo vouth did not reply.
He. looked nt lh = > vonng glil with a steady
" ! ! } ; V-lC"ni.1. , . o".y,1,1. . , . "Iish I was
qulto sure. Hint jnu nio not strhif-fiiB ma
about jour fathers nllcRed loss ot foi-
tune' ' "
_
Phlcngo Post : "Olvo mo one kiss , " h
plnail-d , "onlv one"
"Only one' ' she asked
"Onlv one. " ho repeated
' '
"Hv , ' she said. "Iho modern vouiiK
man doosn't know a good thing when lie
g'ts It " _ _
M > T TIIOSI2 AI.ONI < ] AHI3 I1HAVIS.
Herman HabHon In rc llo's Weekly.
We call the biave not those alone.
Who mid the shriek of ihot nnd fliell
Defy the foe , ndv ineo the tt.iK ,
And slaiid Him fixed In soothing hell.
At home , far from the battle's din ,
There waits a loval , loving lianii
Of 'Avei llunrlH. wives and molher.s true ,
They , also , feel grim wnr's demand.
' No rolling drums , no roaring guns ,
No blirlng trumpets elevate
Their nnxloiiP , keenly suffering Bouln ;
In fllenco deep thejr vvatch and Tvnlt.
Thev , too nre brave nio heroines all ,
Off to th front , with oiger mind ,
They ( . ml their own , and they nlmie
Know wh.it It means to stay behind.
as we have had recently
has emphasized the fact
that winter is not quite
over yet and we offer the
suggestion that this is the
time of all the year to get
good clothing cheap
In closing out our winter
goods we have marked all
garments at prices that are
sure to impress the late
buyers We trust to the
circulation of this paper to
reach you and to tell you
that we prefer to sacrifice
our heavy weight clothing
rather than to carry it over
until next season. And if
you will take the trouble to
look at our front windows
you will see samples of our
$18.00 and $20.00 suits
and overcoats marked $ J5
take your choice.
A few of those $5.00
suits yet to be had ,
$15.00