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1 , THE CVMA11A DAILY 1V13E : THURSDAY , PECTTMREll 28 , ISO ! ) . i TIIK OMAHA DAILY BEE. li "noSBWATliH , Wdlior. PL'BUSHKIJ KVKHY MOUNINO. TKKMS OK S. Daily HP * ( without SumlHV ) . Ono Ycar.fl.i Imily Hoe n'rtl Sunday. Ono Year. . . . . . . . S.W l > iiiiy. Sunday and Illustrated. Ono Year 8.3 Sunday ami Illustrated , Ono Year 2 , limstrnle-d Ieo. ! one Your Sunday Hoc , Orm Year * " Futiirday Hoc , Ono Yc-.if l.w Weekly Uec , One Year < R omnlm : The lieu Uulldliw. . Hnuth Omaha : City Hall llutldtng Tiventv-flflh nnd N streets' . council Uluffs : 10 Pearl street. cnleAKo : 1640 Unity Hulldltifj. Now York : Temple court. Washington : 501 Fourteenth Street. COUUESPOND13NCE. Communication.1 ! relating to news and edi torial matter should l > e addressed : omtthp Hoe , Editorial Ucimrimcnt. UUSINK8S LETTUnS. Ituslness letters and remittances shnuli bo addressed : The Uco I'ublishliiB Coin- imny , Omaha. Omaha.UIJM1TTANCES. UI-JM1TTANCES. llemlt by draft , express or postal order payable to The Uco Publishing Company only 2-cent Btnmps accepted In payment ol mail accounts. Personal checks , except or Omaha or Eastern exchange , not accepted THE UEB 1'UHUSlllNO COMPANY. STATIMIIJXT Ol' CIHL'tJIi.VriOX. Rlatn of Nebraska , UoiiRlas County , ss. : UoorKO U. 'IV.nchuck , Hecrulnry of The Her Publishing Company , bolnt ? duly sworn Miys that the actual number of full ant complete copies of Tim natty , MornltiR KvcnliiK nnd Sunday Hce , printed during the month of November , 1F 3 , was us fol lows : Less unsold and returned copies. 71 MIMM , ! Net totnl sales Not dally nvcrase "H''U ! ! GEOKOB H. TXSCIIUCK. Subscribed nnd sworn before mo this Isl day of December , A. \f-nnN.GATK \ , " ' ' 'Notary Public. ( Seal. ) Tf sill llutnxnlMY property I" Onmliii wore llHti'il ut iiroi.ortioiial . viilnatiom would not litivo to hi tin1 I'it.V tax levy Ncliraska doiuocrats aiv hoping thai ntt hunting t'oi lie | uUsts will swear nllkc with the now year anil slick tr tinivsolvo lonj , ' unouKh to give tlunioe racy a show. alrt-aily tak Inillnnn ri'iinlillcans are liiK steps for a thorough roorgunlzti' tlon of the party for the eanipalKii ol 1MW ! ) . Ni'hrasUa repnhlit'ans shonh lake thi ; hint. nryan has clocliloil It sat'o to conn out of the Texas thick marshes nut' visit Noliraska ngiiln. If ho has jinj more stints of ingratitude' nlwut hin he is reiim'sU'il to leave them ilown it Texas. Only a few more copies of the hand Home Christmas number of The Ilins Irati'il ' 15ee left. They win lie had ni The P ee business otllce by those win wish to preserve them or send them U friends as holiday souvenirs. A Lincoln man wants the State mil verslly to teach as part of its eiirricn him the seientllie. value of life insur mice. To be more oxnllelt he wanU the university regents to make a bertl for some broken down life Insurance agent. Next week It Is said that a score ol omniums will turn over a new leaf am announce their candidacy for mnnicipa olllce. It is said the fusion party man agers are shifting for u local Issue bj which the dear ta.\tmyor may ui wheedled. Tlie hottest question in .laeksoniai : circles is , ( 'an the chrysanthemum can didate set the pace for the fusion statt campaign In Nebraska next 'year ; or \\'ill ' the standing candidate continue ti write national platforms for state eon ic.iniiiHonV There Is a history connected with the lirl.lw trains between DHIonvllle am ! Sontli Omalia almost as Interesting a ( ho history of Dlllonvlllo ami tin bridge. If some of the old-timers wonlr tell Jill they know we could print sev eral chapters. There Is no longer any room for argn went as to the wisdom or practlcabllll > of municipal ownership of public utlll ties. The quest lull open to discussion It : Omaha relates to the means by whleli the plants of fraiichised corporation may be acquired. AVhlle the school teachers are discuss ing reforms and ethics In the eilucii' tlonal Held would U not be well t < : touch upon the proprlely of barring married women who support able- bodied , worthless husbands from the teachers' pay rollV Kansas City burglars and train rob bers appear to have a particular llklnp for people from Omaha. They evi dently bollovo that they ought to have money enough at any rale and do not propose to let them stay In Kansas t'lty long enough to spend It If they can help It , The grandstand play continues , Thu jHipoeratlc organ prints more evidence that railroad freight rates are too high. There Is nothing new In that discovery and ( here Is no evidence needed to prove It. The rales have been high for years , but the organ has never taken Jim Daldman and Joe ICdgorton to task for stutllng cotton Into ( heir ears. The list of banks which have taken advantage of the option to deposit government bonds to secure deposits o ( government money shows that the financial condition of ( he wcsl is stronger than that of the east , of the banks availing themselves nf the offer the only ones west of ( he Mis-.i > M | > p ! river lire In St. I.n.v | The west In not pushed for m ney. nut lias piodu. In to sell which \\lll liruij ; the tin. . Tlicrr I * every reason for conlldeneo In the stability of Amerknn Industrie- ! nnd as long as this Is maintained thu ( 'minify will have prosperity. llpfer- ring to ( he fact that the lucent finan cial Hurry In Wall street did not oner- ate to the disadvantage of any Ipgltl unite Industry , the Philadelphia Itecord remarks that "legitimate Industries , whleh have made this country greal nnd prosperous , have never contribute. ! to nny panic , but they have been made to Miner the blighting effects of dishon est speculation and gel-rlch-qtilcli schemes , which , whllu they did ifbt re duce the amount of currency in hand , tllverU'il ' It from Its proper buslnc ? . * channels and left honest enterprise without support. " That paper In evi dence of this points out the causes of business depression In the past , nearly all of whleli were duo to reckless specu lation. To all appearances the vast Indus- 1 trial Interests of the United State.s were never on n more secure and stable basis than at this tliuu and while It Is not to be expeeteil that the remarkable activity of the last year will he con tinued Indefinitely , because the unprece dented demand will sooner or later be supplied , yet there Is no reason tn apprehend any serious setback tn American Industries , for unless all promise fails there will be new mar kets to supply whose demands may he much larger than Is commonly antici pated. Our Industrial stability Is well assured and our future Industrial su premacy is equally certain. MOST I'llUMlSlXU OUTLOOK. The opening of the Twentieth cen tury has great things In store for Omaha. Unless all sl ns fall Omalia will wit ness a complete revolution In Its tralllc facilities within the next eighteen months and enter upon a new era as a distributing and manufacturing center. The entrance of the Illinois Central with its outlet at New Orleans and Mobile and Its air line connection to iMdnth by way of Its Minneapolis V St. Louis ally will be followed by the extension of the Great Northern system that readies into the wheat belt of the Dakotas and the pine regions of the north , while the reorganized 1'ort Ar thur line will close the gaps between Omaha and the Atlantic seaboard by way of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad , With all these rival systems competing for its favor Omalia will be in position to command as favorable rates as can be obtained by any of its commercial rivals. A large area of country heretofore inaccessible to Omaha jobbers anil manufacturers will be opened within the coming year and afford a very profitable field for trade expansion. Reference is made to the Hurlington extension into the I.aramie plains and Klg Horn valley. It is also within reasonable range to anticipate the clos ing of the gap between Omaha and Yankton by the Northwestern system and the construction of connecting links for the South Dakota lines of the Mil waukee system through northeastern Nebraska with its western terminus at Omaha. With railways radiating in every di rection through its tributary territory , which is acknowledged to bo the most fertile and the most prolific grain re gion in America , Omalia is destined to experience a more marvelous increase in population and substantial growth than it had seen during the exciting period of ( lie boom years between 'SO and "JO. As u matter of fact its sub stantial growth Is only about to com mence. The men interested in Omaha's future progress must , however , hear In mind that cities do not build them selves. It will not dr > to build all our hopes upon natural advantages and Improved tratllc facilities. It Is all right for the soldier to have a breechloader and cartridge belt , but. to win battles it takes a man behind the gun. It will take men , courageous , self-reliant , pub lic-spirited and enterprising , to usher in a great commercial revolution for Omaha with the twentieth century. It may take- also several funerals of mossbacks - backs and obstructionists , but the pros pect for Omaha's future certainty never was brighter or more promising. IXTKltKST IX DHhAUO.l HA 1' . A great deal of Interest Is being shown In Europe regarding the possible course of ( lie Itrltlsh government In re spect to Delagoa bay and It seems to be the impression on the continent and to some extent also In ICnirland , that eventually the Itrltlsh government will take possession of those waters in or der to prevent supplies going to the Itoers. Undoubtedly ( Jivat Hrltnln would very much like to make an ar rangement with Portugal for the con trol of the bay and Its chief port , but it Is very doubtful if any such arrange ment could be effected , because Portu gal would doubtless consult the wishes of the other European powers in the matter and these would be found op posed to giving ( Sreat Britain posses sion of the bay or any special rights and privileges there. As to seining tiie bay , It Is hardly possible that England will take finch a step In the face of well understood European opposition. Such a course would certainly Intensify the general feeling of hostility toward that country on the continent and com pel the governments to interfere. It would furnish a most excellent pretext for European Intervention In the war and this England does not desire. It would seem safe to assume , there fore , that Uchigoa bay will remain In full control of Portugal and that tireat Britain will secure no rights there not accorded to every other nation. In that case merchandise not contraband must be alloVed to land at the Portuguese ports regardless of their ultlmaio des tination. In regard to the alleged treat ment of American cargoes of Hour by the Itrltitdi cruisers , there Is no doubt that If the facts are as reported our government will take such a < t' n as the circumstances jusiil'y. but there ! . - > nut the least danger thai the omit r will cause any trouble bctvte the two governments. If It Is shown that a wroim was committed the llrltMi gov ernment will not hesitate ) > acknowl edge It and to make proper reparation. The United Stales has always main tained that Its citizens have a right to trade with parties to a war. even In contraband goods , subject , of course. t < i the chance of having such goods seized en route , and there Is no doubt that this view will be ( Irmly adhered to. Our government , It may be eoiilldently as serted , will not hesitate to protect American Interests even though In do ing so Hrltlsh Interests may be un favorably Directed. W SYSTKM TW Secretary Oage's latest contribution to discussion of the currency ques tion , contained In an 'address which he delivered last week , Is an exceed ingly clear and able analysis of the science of Hiiancc and a very convinc ing statement of what Is required to Improve our currency system. Mr. Oage said that while stability In the standard is of commanding Importance , flexibility In the volume of ( lie cir culating medium of exchange Is most desirable If not Indispensable. lie pointed out that trade Is carried on In much the larger part not witli real money , but with credit substitutes. In the form of book credits , notes of hand , checks and drafts and what Is popu larly named paper money. It is with this credit machinery that our vast In ternal trade , amounting during the year now closing to more than ? . " ( ! , - ( lOO.OOO.tXH ) , was carried on , our stand ard money being only about $ lUOi- ; 000,000 , much of this remaining sta tionary in government vaults or bank reserves. It Is the function of banks to give efficiency to the credit Instru ments. In the smaller all'alrs of life , as the payment of wages , retail pur chases and some other transactions , actual money , In the form of paper or coin , Is required. It is in respect to the latter necessity that Secretary ( Sage regards our cur rency system as being too rigid. He would enlarge the power of the banks to Issue notes , under such limitation and restriction as would save the gen eral public from the injurious effects of si reckless use of such a liberty. "The circulating notes issued , by the banker , " he said , "should be condi tioned by safeguards adequate to pro tect the note dealer from lo < s. Ample safeguards for the protection of the holders of such notes must bo provided. Whether such safeguards should con sist of spccillc security deposited with the government in trust , as now re quired , or whether they sTiould be fur nished in sonic oilier adequate form , is a question of expediency. The question as to what is truly expedient is , in this connection , an important and many-sided one. Certain it is that under the present limitations and re quirements of law our currency system is rigid , expensive and incapable of properly meeting the public require ment. " It is well understood that Mr. ( .Sago is favorable to allowing national banks to issue notes on assets other than government bonds , as proposed by the monetary commission , and ap proved generally by the advocates of a more flexible currency. This question , which has been dis cussed for years , has within the past year urged itself upon public atten tion with greater force than over be fore. As was said by President McKinley - Kinley in his annual message , the in creased activity in industry , attended by larger employment for labor at higher wages , gives to the body of the people a larger power to absorb the circulating medium. "It is further true , " said the president , "that year by year , with larger areas of land under cultivation , the increasing volume of agricultural products , cotton , corn and wheat , calls for a larger volume of money supply. " The currency bills before congress propose in some degree to meet this requirement , but it Is a question whether they will accomplish all th.it is desirable , since they do not provide for that elasticity which many able financlorH regard as most 'essen tial. .1 QUIWION < > ! The government of the state of Ne braska pioposes to show the govern ment of the United State.s that the War department Is not supreme In dealing with enlisted soldiers at barracks in this state who kill one another. The state house is seeking to lift a purely military matter up into the domain of partisan politics , seeking thereby to commit the republican administration at Washington to a policy which , if misconstrued by popocrats , can be used effectively In the campaign next year. What Is the basis for all this fuss ? A guardsman shot and killed a deserter while attempting to escape. A military court-martial considered the case and decided the guardsman had obeyed or ders. He would have been punished had he permitted the desurter to escap,1. Unfortunately he had to shoot and the shot proved fatal. A life was blotted out , to lie sure , and this Is to be sorely regretted , but It was due to military regulations and not to the premeditated act of an individual. The contention of the governor Is that martial law Is limited by the boundaries of the- mili tary reservation and therefore the state claims Jurisdiction over the soldier even though he was acting in the discharge of duty. There Is a tine point of state's rights In this controversy. It might arise almost any time at East Omaha in case a man standing within the liwva line was shot and killed by a man standing within the Nebraska bound ary. The governors of two states might claim Jurisdiction over the murderer , but the man could only lie tried legally in one state for the crime. Divested of partisanship the contention would \w \ legitimate , but If lireie used for po litical ends by either side the public would rightly condemn both. The secretaries of the State Hoard ol Transportation will have no dilliculty liuding e\idi'ii'T that the re.-cut ili.in cs in meihuds of computing freight oil both live stuck and aier- chandK- work an Increase In tie amount the shipper has to pay. Wha Is worrying the secretaries most is tin pernicious activity of certain person : In calling their attention to this evl deuce. Tlu secretaries have been M busy for several years doing tiolhiin that the threat of being compelled U work Is actually distressing. Auditor Cornell locked up the appro prlatlon for carrying on the lusurauci department of the stale so that tin appointees of the governor uld no get at It. , ltut whether he can woil the combination himself now that tin supreme court has sahl the governor' ! appointees are not entitled to any of I Is uncertain. Nothing Is so amioylm as to be In sight of a fodder rack jus out of reach. Kentucky democrats have fallen Inti the pitfall liny dug for tile repub llcans. The election board refused tide do the bidding of the party manager ! and gave the certlllcate of election ti ( toebel and now that two of Hie mem bers have resigned It has fallen to tin republican governor to appoint theli successors. It Is always a ehcerfu spectacle to see a man caught In hi ; own trap. Not satlstled witli the Carnegie gift ol a .ST..OOO public library building , pro vldlng the city furnishes the site , I.tn coin people are asking the federal gov eminent to fulllll that condition foi them by donating the use of half of tin postolllce square for that purpose When tlie structure Is up we suppose the state treasury will be drawn on for running expenses' . If the men who have lost money in inflated Industrial stocks have any left and wish to recuperate their fortune ? they can do so by coming west and as sisting In the development of the pro- litlc resources of this section. Op portunities for profitable investment of millions await them In the great west , Another gun play over a dispute ah to a debt of a few cents lias icsulted at South Omaha in tlie death of the vic tim. Up to date there has been m : stop taken in the Magic City to stuij the practice > f carrying concealed weapons. Obviously such a regulation ought to he enforced. Tlie queen has tinally issued a procla mation warning her subjects against assisting the Hoers in any way. Presi dent McKinley , however , has not yet issued any proclamation warning Americans not to assist the Filipinos. Americans need no such warning. Sluifi of Kiivy. Minneapolis Journal. Omaha Is trying to keep from being for gotten by starting a Kenian story. Dettet start a new factory. IN < he "Crlmr" Atunrdf Philadelphia Times. Senator Stewart has come back to the re publican party. IJe is older and wiser. More silver on the outside of his head , but less In U. II T IH ( If tillSciU'OIIKt. . Globe-Democrat. The life-saving corps at Hatteras saved nine lives Sunday and would have rescued the twenty-one who were lost in a boat II they had remained on board their ship. No department o the government Is more ably managed than that which watches perpetu ally along the coast lines. Tin- South anil Mlvor. Vlt'ksburB Herald. Not only Is the buslnera clement of the south In favor of the pending bill , but these senators cannot fail to realize that the whole country has tired of the 1C to 1 calamity currency agitation , and that obstructive tactics against , the- gold standard bill would bo regarded with decided disfavor by their constituents. WlrrloNN 'IVIi-Ki-Miih.v In tin.Vary. . Boston Transcript. That seems to he a very commendable retclvo of the Navy department to devote Its own brains and equipment to the devel opment of wireless telegraphy , because the price ashed by Marconi was thought to be lee steep. If piping times of peace be upon us , an they probably are as far as tin ; greater number of the Navy department's fighters goes , then classes In the develop ment of wlrcloM electricity will bo an eco nomic arrangement that must recommend ItEcIf to all Interested In the navy. I t'o lii'iiltMNVavliiK - Hot , I'hllndolphla Uceord. Away down in Maine , where the annual Ice harvest begins early In December , there is mild consternation over the open winter , which threatens to lea\e the Immense Ice houses on the Kenncbee without n fair chniu'o for ii'nu\\al of blocks. A similar complaint had arisen all along the northern border , mid all the gooso-bone prophets agrco that no amelioration of the altuati n Is to bo expected. This cloud , however , is not without its iwplendcnt Ihilng , for al ways there Is rejoicing In the homes of poverty when the Ice crop fails. ItOM.'OIIHl * til Illt.V'H Call. Indianapolis News. The pathetic side of the relation of nen- eral Lord Roberts to the campaign on which ho has Just embarked Is that ho has little or nothing to gain and everything to lose. Ho stands at llm present ( line In the very front rank of living generals. Doubtless lila reputation wculd bo considerably enhanced - hanced by a brilliant success In the South African war. lint n failure would lose him moro fame than a triumph would bring him However , a man UKU Itoborts decs not go on mich an expedition for the Fake of winning Tame. Ho goes becauto It is his duty to go bajnupe ho has b ° cn sent. And , whatever Tale he may meet with , he will go Into his tory an a man who has greatly served his country and has done- much to o.vtond the boundaries of the empire of civilization. Ciilliini nv'ilnliiH fluDiNOilorx' Hill , Philadelphia I.cdper. Senator f'ullom has made an extraordinary explanation of ] is ! action In Introducing the nlroady famous bill to pension deserters Ho says that the bill was handed to him as lie was entering the senate chamber. wltSi a roqurni that ho would introduce It. Ho glanced over U , saw that It related to sol- liters' pensions and. ap ho la In favor of the utmost liberality in this line , ho compiled with the request , without talcing the trouble to cxatnlnp the dccument carefully. ICven lifter attention wan called to It he thought llie matter a small one and not worth much ( llscuftiicu , but when he found that Uio UH : of doeertcr/i contains about 160,000 namoi and that hU bill gives the men greater prlv- UCKOS than nrc conferred by existing law on honorably discharged soldiers , he became lilarmed arid is now trvi'ig to have the bH | smuthoriMl in i minimilint i. , not ihlb iin " . - 'triKliveO'r ( | ' i' ' ( I ilic wj" the nun. who .iro MIIP-T < I > p , ' i ho.-'cn HM < > ' nil ibc la ml 'or ih ir digmt > anil . , < n > , r wlsdtm , c nduct { he public business ? ) ( mns : or m H w MI. I I V correspondent of the Philadelphia Pros * , In an extended review of the career 01 the Int" General tawtou , relates an Incident that ! happened on the eve of the general's tic- 1 parturo fiom Washington for Manila about . a year ago. General t.awton was conversltiR i \vtth General Hrechcnrldgo , Inspector general | of the nrmy. "I am going to bo shot In the i l'lilllppliu'8 , " said t.awton. "Xonsonso , " 8.111 the older man ; "you talk llko an Idiot. " "No ; nccoidlng to the doctrine of chance 1 bnvo passed my limit , " Lnwton replied. "Tlie 110 pounds It takes to kill ft mnn hna boon sent nfter me , and 1 have got to go this time. 1 know I am going to be fdiot. And , anyway , " ho added , with one of his grlu sinltm , "It would be against the law of nnturo for mo not to get shot with what I've got to do out there. With the plan 1 must follow If t don't run ngalnst a bullet It will bo because 1 haven't carried out orders somewhere. " He was shot carrying out orders. Dean C. Worcester , member of the Philip pine peace commission , who siuv much of j L.nwton during his stay in Manila and vl- 1 clnlty , , lnst spring and summer , givcj an account of his last Interview with the gen- eta ! . "Tho night before 1 left Manila , " says .Mr. Worcester , " 1 was with him until 12 o'clock , and just before bidding me goodby , j 1 begged him , as his friends had begged of him hundreds of times before , to be more careful nbout exposing hlmswlt to the lire of the enemy. At that time he had been setlously exposed on twenty-eight different occasions slnco his arrival In the Philip- jilres , and 1 told him ho ought not to do U. H'j replied that ho knew perfectly the risk ho was running , but that It was simply a matter of business with him that with the force at his disposal and the work that ho was called upon to do , he felt It necessary that he should personally direct every move ment. The loss of a little time , or an error of Judgment on the part of a subordinate might result in defeat , nnd we could not aflord to be defeated. Furthermore , he knew that as long as ho was with them his men would never fall to respond to any request or call that might bo made upon them , and his personal bravery was an Inspiration to every soldier In his command. Ho told me that he had not an anxious thought for him self , that he had been a soldier all his life nnd would gladly die a soldier's death , but ho thought of what might be In store for his wlfo nnd children if he should be taken nnd this weighed heavily upon him. No mnn oxer deserved better of his country , and General Lawton's countrymen will sec to It that his wife and children are put beyond tlu fear of want. " The utter indifference to danger displayed by General Lnwton on the battlefields of four wars convinces reviewers that the germ of fear never found lodgement in his makeup. When the din of battle and the thrill of charging columns were absent , and ho approached the firing line of social duties , ho wns a changed man. Fear took possession of him and he 1ms frankly admitted that on onn occasion at least , he trembled In his hoots and uniform. It was at the Gridiron club dinner in Washington a year ago. Gen eral .Miles , who was a guest , late In the afternoon decided to wear an evening suit instead of his uniform and this , of course , governed the other military men. Lnwton , however , In some way was not notitled , much to his own disgust. lie was , however , the picture of a soldier , and Secretary Gage , after studying the man a while , said to his next door neighbor at the table : "That is my Ideal of a soldier. I bellevo that man , if given a chance , will make a name for himself in the history of this coun try , and If necessary bo wculd die at the head of his troops with as stern a sense of duty as ho would salute his superior offlcer. " Shaffer , Slgsbce , Miles and the otl ers wcra called on In turn , and made little speeches , and then the chairman mentioned Lawton's name. He arose , tall , erect and gray , looked around the room a imment , bowed , and sat down nmld a tumult of applauds frcm the distinguished guests present , who readily underrtood his motives. Later on , on the dring line in Luzon , Lawton - ton was chatting with a civilian friend , who was rebukin.'j . him for his indifference to the hostile bullets , and who asked him If ho was never afraid. "Yep , 1 was once frightened to death , " said the fie icral , "and that was at the Gridiron dinner , when 1 was called on fcr a speech. It was out of my line , and I was o good deal more anxious than ever I was before - fore Santiago , against the Indians In the west or hero In Luzon. " IMCHSOXAI , AM ) UTHISUU'INK. A close- observer has remarked that among the nnembcrb of the present congreis 8."i per cent wear Prince Alberts anil silk hats. The number of letters addressed to Santa Clans now at the dead letter oltlee in Wash ington Is more than 1,000 , which Is a great Increase over previous years. The tablet which has been placed In the state house , lloston , in memory of Its architect , Charles Hulflnch , beara an in scription which , after a detail of his life , concludes , "A grave , modest , just and cliC3r- ful man of simple habits , clear Intelligence , high principle and gentle Judgments. " General John II. Gcrdon has Issued the formal order for the annual meeting of the United Confederate Veterans to be held In Loulavlllc , Ky. , from May 30 to June 3 next , lie F-iys 1,210 camps have now Joined iho association and applications for membership have been received from about 200 moro. Tn guard against misfits the Kngllsli army clothing stores maKe the uniforms In no lc.j than thirty-six different sires. The stores at present employ over 1,000 women making khaki uniforms. Khaki Is a dyed cotton , but what It Is dyed with the government olliclals theniFolvcs do not know. The flnn that discovered It keeps the secret very much to il.solf. Cornelius Vnndcrbllt , who was fined $100 last t-prlng for failure to appear In response to a summons for Jury duty , IH going to make a legal fight against payment. When ho Ignored another Hummon.s from the same court In October $10 costs were added and Judgment was rendered against him for fall- tire to pay. His contention is that the ser vice of summons was by mall , nnd therefore Moral. The her > of the concession bureau of Huf- falo'a Pau-Amor'.tun ' show la banking mid betting on a attendance three times greater than the record of the Transmlsslsalppl Kx- posltlcn , Nerve Is n useful conini'illty la dealing with concessionaires , but IB not all the requlaltua of a ( Irst-clasj show. Hitch ing electricity to n conipoppcr dcesn'i mnko n midway. Now that Ulelwd OroKer Is far nwtiy ids nephew. Hdward F. Crokor , who ! i"d be- ' made chief tf the fire department of the > 'lty over wHih the great bc s ruloi , utrl who was gottlng along very comfortably with ii flno automobile. Is confronted by a docifllpn of the supreme court nf tlie Htato of New York that ho must came up for r-lvll service examination. The decision af reets many olber poaltloim and there la con- ftcrnatlon In the Tammany wiswam. The dud between Captain O'Neill Murphy and M , Marcel , editor of the Paris paper 1,3 Carlcaturo. which resulted from a challenge by the Irishman because of the Insulting cart ons on Queen Victoria published by the i Frenchman , seems to have dllferod from the i usual French affair of honor very materially. I It was fought rtlth pl.-lols , and not swan's. ' ! and M. Marret ha a very allcu chunce of ; rcc-.verlng from a broken collar bone and i a hole hi hit , hri-ast. the t-nVct of the llrbl I hhot. Captain Murphy i- , a so id bhol but to .i.iKo tt'iiiKb ( oriul'i wuiiti'il to tight with \ Vlnh 'siu rifleThe i-aj.t .ri i .1 him her of ihc lute l > aijk-l Muijb } , .a > Suu Fuu- ! cleco ralllionaac. I r\n \ < \IMIKIIS < i > itor.itno.M. I Chicago Times-Herald : A conlf-mpoMrj It-lot ills us that C.Cfil Ithodes Is on the anx ious seat. This may bo ? o , but lie has probably moved U Into the collar. Minneapolis Journal : lluller doesn't scetr to be half ns anxious now to cross the brldgi ovc'Tugeln river ns ho Is to keep the Doer ? fion > coming over to his side of the river. GIobe-Uemoer.it : Neither Hobcrts not Kitchener has ever fought against n while or civilized enemy. Their first Uwsons will bi > taken In n school demanding their bcsl capacities. Indianapolis News : There was almost ns much cheering in Kuglnnd when General Huller departed as theto has been In UK ease of Lord Roberts. The Hoots arc llftlnp hnlos from a great many heroes. Portland Oregonlnn : The people of Am sterdam and The Hoguo arc outspoken In tl'clr sympathies for the Uocra and active In their efforts to aid them In the Held , Tin nni'ouneomcni ' that the "Dutch have taken Holland" la neither new nor startling. Chicago Inter Oronu : The last words ot the prince of Wales to General Lord Roberts were : "Goodby , 'Hobs ; ' happy Christmas and pro porous Now Year nnd every pos sible luck with your job. " It Is not recorded that the commander-ln-chlcf , who wn& standing near , whispered to the greal gen eral , " 'Hobs , ' who Is your fat friend ? " Minneapolis Tribune : John Hull's princi pal excuse for wanting to seize the Doers' ciuntry was that the Hocrs are lazy and non-progressive In otjier words , hack num- bt'ia ; but they seem to bo strictly up to date In the possession of repeating rifles , Krupp cannon , etc. . whllo the rapidity of their mobilization Indicates anything but laziness. If the Hoers arc as progressive In peace as thi'V nro In war , they will do very well. Loulsvlllo Courier-Journal : The Hrillsh aimy appears to he well supplied with lords , and Is perhaps open to the criticism or beliif , overstocked witli titles. In short , to put It waggishly , the ocr army , depending ns It docs on the Lord , has thus far out- clateod the Hritlsh army , which depends largely on lords , showing how much better and moro satisfactory Is the singular than the plural form In some Instances. A 111I.MUCH ll3VKAtKI ! > . llrillllnVs Policy In Denying ( | 1- Tnin.sviial a Si-ii'iort. Springfield Republican. It Is now apparent that Great Hritaln would bo better off in this war Is she had allowed the Hoers years ago to acquire Del- agon bay. If Lourcnzo Marques were n Doer port the Dritiah could blockade It and pre vent absolutely commerce of any sort from passing through It. Hut being a Portuguese port , no blockade Is possible and commerce can continue through It , much to the ad vantage of the Hoers. Resides , were H a Iloor port the Hrltish could capture It and make It the base of an invasion pf the Trans vaal by the shortest pcMlblo route. South Africa la famous for Its surprises and this , vlcwo-d in perspective , may be classed among them. The Drltlsh have always made it a cardinal principle of their South African policy to prevent the Independent Hour states from obtaining territorial access to the sea. They seized Natal In the MO's for this purpose ; In 1S75 they secured a pledge from Portugal to give Great Britain the llrst chance to buy Dclagoa bay in case Its owner ileslred to sell , and In the 'SO's they fastened upon Tongaland , a malarial strip from Swaziland to the osa. In order to drive the last rivet into the seal that made the Transvaal n land-locked country. The re sult is that the Koers are really better off In this war than they would have been with Delngoa bay In their possession or with a lilt o const line permitting a short route In vasion from the coaet of the Indian ocean. HI'-HT AM ) CAMS STIiAII. IncrciiNc In ( I'roiliiclloii of the Stiiiu I'oniiniMlK > Dnrlnn Your. Philadelphia Ilei-ord. Tlio worlds production of sugar for the yrar now ending has reached the enormous lotal of 8,414,000 tons. The production of [ his staple commodity has increased three ind one-fourth times since 1S72 , when the output was only 210,000 ( ! tons. The avor- iige price per pound , however , has declined considerably more than one-half during the immo period , or from C.37 cents In the ear lier year to 2.39 cents for the year 1SOS- Lho average for the current year not yet being ascertainable. Beet sugar production slightly surpassed Lhaii of cane sugar for the llrst time in ISS3 , when 2,117.000 tons of the former n-ero produced as against 2,107,000 tons of iho latter. Notwithstanding the growing hcapners of the commodity nnd the Uuro- iienn bounty system for beet sugar , the lunntlty rf cano sugar produced continued : o increase from year to year , until 18j ! ) , when It amounted to B.SiiO.OUO tons. The Icstruction of Iho Cuban plantations ac- : ounts for the fact that the output of cano sugar has declined until the quantity mauu- 'nctured during the current year amounted : o only 2,1)01,000 ) tons as compared with i.r.lO.OOO tons of beet sugar. It is not Ikrly that the limit of the world's demand 'or sugar has even nearly been reached , an.J .vltli the Introduction of Improved methods ho West Indian cano growers should be ibie to meet and ovweemo the competition if the European boot farmers. It Is not in : bo nature of things that an essentially roplcal product should bo permanently dls- ilaccd by a KubHtltule grown In the lighter mil nnd under the ICFH fervid rays of the itin of the temperate zone. IIO.MHI TO .V IIKKO'S AVI HOW. tlif I , Iff .SlorjOf Hi. . | , nlc Colonel I'lKlii-rl. Cincinnati rommeri'ial-Trilmne. If over n eoldlcr's widow deserved nub- ftnntlal evidence of a nation's gralittide , Mrs. Harry Clay Kgbort Is that woman. Senator Fornker , In behalf of hli , conRtltu- ntB , hati given to congress an oppertunlty o honrr the patriotism of the late Colon ? ! Hgbcrt by allowing to the widow n pension ) f $100 a month. In n nation which has neon hrco warn within llttlo more than n gen- rutlon , acts of valor hnvo hoen GO many that nest of cur horocK arc never known by the icoplo according to the measure of their Icods. Grant , in his memoirs , says at the utuct that hu ( an not undertake to chronicle he conspicuous achievements of regiments , ir oven brigades. If this great general was innblo to do full credit ta his own men , how an ft he expected that the public , watching vnr moro for results than ror Instnn.-es of ndivlilual during , ohould bo competent tn velfjh the vnluo of services rendered the loimtry by each one of Us thousands of dc- ondcrH ? It will he Iho prlvlleso of n few news- > aperB and a few of the poople' ropresunta- Ivos to tell congress part cf the life iory if that modcbl llttlo oiHinr ami gontlcmn-i. IDW nlceplns at Arlington , and to show the UKtk'O in the bill whleh U designed i i do ilm honor through the woman who KAo iliit up to lii countr ; ' . Citizens of this community need in bin. ; raplier to reelto the deeds of Colonel Jgbert. The tablet on the tower nt Fori rhomaB tcBtlfles to their knowledge of nnd iffcutlou for his gentle nnd daring nplrlt. It may add to the Interest In the fate ot he bill to relate ; ui Incident peculiarly ap- iroprlate qt this time. Cjlnnel I5sbm foil. , ftc-r he had served through two wars , that 10 was entitled to rest nnd to devote the cst of his Ufa to hie family in peaceAc - ordliiKly , while ho was recovering from the K-und receivcil at San Juan Hill , he pri' iured an upnlicatinn to be appuinu-d hrlgn- ucr general and retired. Mrs. icgbnt 111- ucenlly txirr.cd | tsurprlfcc that he bhu'JlJ ' > u willing to mlrc while there wun proapcci f war In tbc Philippines. As soou as tbia camp to the cars of Colonel Hphert lie up the application. Soon sftprvisrd ennui orders from Washington wmllng th. wounded veteran to the Philippine * ' ! Th- wldow's fcellnc1 , when file heard of her husband's death and recalled her part in his changed purposes , tuny bo imagined. Site Ifl still < n Iho Islands , n daughter Is teni-h- ItiK school In Manila , nnd the son. Lieu tenant Egbert , Is an Invalid In Washington. Thus It was that thin gallant little hem' , sense of loyalty to his country literally turned him out of the path of pnneo nnd < iulpt he had Koloetod for the closing yrm of his life , nnd pushed him. feeble from wounds , age and long nnd faithful service. out under the colors ho loved BO well , to receive the mortal stroke leading his reci- ment of fresh recruits up the heights of Malltitn. Well did this gallnnt soul , tnoden with his dying breath "I'm lee old ; 1 mun din" dtiierve Iho tribute from Ills com mander , General Lloyd Wheaton , who , stand ing , with bared head , over the prostrate form , said : "You have done nobly , KR- berl. " Thl.i is the man whose widow the American people nre asked .iot to forget. SMII.I.M ; II.M.S. Somorvllle Journal : Kvery man's llfi contains the material for n novel , but nut eviry man would like to hnvo the novel his life : nl : > llslK" ! . t'hlcngo Tribune : "You look ns uprttce , " said .Miss l"i.vppe , "ns a Christmas tree. " "Yes , " responded young .Mr. Spoonamoro , as Inled her abtfonl-inlndedly under the mistletoe , "but 1 phio Mr you ! " Detroit' Journal : "Till Is Is murder ! " cried the eiMMiiy , at the captain of marines opened with the ship's maonliio guns irum the top of the hill. "No , only n salt nnd battery ! " wo shouted back at them , thus deftly adding Insult to injury. Chicago Tribune : "Yos , " admitted I'nelo Heubeii Tlircstlodyko , with seine reluc tance , "I did buy u gold brick wttnst fur $700 , but the money wuzn'l alloBotlu'r tin-owed nwny. My wlfo uses Hint brick fur ki'opiii' her feet warm these oold winter iiluhtH. " Indianapolis Journal : "I was married ou Frldiiy , Ilic. lUMi. " she said. "Well , " replied her dearest friend , "that cfTii'timlly disposes of the Idea that It In unlucky. It wa ically remarkable luck for you , wasn't It , dear' . ' " Ilidlnimpoll * Preas : "What , ho ! Within thiTc ! " Hnouted the knight at the rustic ) gate. The warder got him up. yawning prodigi ously. "Another mun with u ho , " said ho to his faithful varlet. Chicago Xows : Ida That family In the browiisumo mansion Is very economical , 1 hear. .May K.\tn.imcly ! Why , they ui'tM.illy him- their last winter's furs made into mufitcr.s for their footman and coachman. Chicago Post : "In China. " said the girl in gray , "a young- man never sees his brldo until IIP Is married to her. " "In China , " returned the girl In blue with that t > weet Kintlo Uliat always pres- ngi'rf Homcthliifi decidedly warm. "o\eu you would have a chance , wouldn't you , dear ? " Washington Star : "Do I understand you to Kay you are In favor of great wave of ' " ' reform' "Of course , I tim , " answered Senator Sor- Khum. "You don't want to ee the uamo lolloxvH getting all t'n ' ) > money all the time , i\f \ you ? The thing to do Is to keep a sharp .vateli anil sei > that you are not one of the licople to got left out. " Chicago News : "CJuess we'll have to rlmiise : our favorite paragraph , " sald the London editor , sadly. "It' ' would l > e rather iwkward to keep on Haying 'The Hight oC the Hoers wim something tremendous. ' " "Then we can Just drop a letter ami pay The light of the 'Boers ' was tremendous , ' " remarked hit. assistant , who was born In Dublin. Tlio Day Afior. Minneapolis Journal. 'Twas the night before Christmas and pa with Insomnia \Valked over .ho hauxo ( labor non vinclt ( iinnla : . ) rim stockings were hung by the chimney all rlzht lint the bills that cume la were simply u filirht ; \nd ma's presents to pa , they were meant for a "rub , " Were the works , bound In cloth , of the "Don't Worry Club. " 'Mil' : r. .t i. ii. n. Co. , ] , I.MITII ; > . Kills Parker Butler in Life. iVlmt though between thy heart and mlna The long mile. " Htreloh , my dear , Sliieo wo have a private railway line And Love Is llie engineer ; : > eve drives tlie onclne straight and true , And thd trains In an Instant lly , 3ei'i-lng sweet thoughts from mo to you Over the U & I. Hie IT & I Is a wonderful road , For the statlotm are in our heart ? , \i l the train Is due In thine with Its load The moment from mine It departs ; t runs through the land of loveiV dreams T.i at bar over a starry sky , \nd fairies welded the weft moonbeams Into the rails of the U & 1. I'ho cars are words that we fain would say , Sweet words that all lovers prize , Vml the i-nglno Is lighted upon its way Hy the light of your fair blue eyes ; I'ho boiler Is fed by tlln gentle tears You thed W'.ioii wo said "goodby , " Vn ! our trustful hope and our tender fe.irs Arc the freight of the U .t I. Vnd never an accident , never a wreck. Nor washout , nor strike , nor blockade , las comn to our dear llttlo railway to check Tln < trains , t-'lrice the limt rails were laid : Int back and forth , 'twlxl your heart and mine , K.uh moment the trains will fly. .loHrliDT t-wcct mcHKicies over the line Ol tie : wonderful II .t I. All of our $1.50 Colored Star Shirts are now on sa e at \ Our lines of these Shirts are large , and to reduce them before inventory give you a 35c saving to do so. See window. Itcllnlile anil ICii-limlve rurnlnUort.