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Tzsrhuek. seerotary of The lleo Publishing Company , being duly sworn , it ys that the actunl number of full nnd innipleto copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening and Sunday Bee , printed during the- month of December , Kfl , wnp us fol lows : 1 . a 1,71)0 17 ar . sr . .i-.o-i ) in ai.ssu 19 a i.Tdo i u 1,11:111 : 20 UI.'IOO r . : -inn 21 . 1-ino o ii7.irt : 22 Ul.illO 7 iiIIOO : ' -J 1:1,01:0 : s r , * i' * , ' > 21 liD.IITO i sirto 23 Uit.TOO 11 iitmo : , 27 BI.'JOO 12 mr.Si , ( 2S SI.HIO 1:1 : iroiii , : 2. ) ll-11)0 ) 14 an.ir.a ) - , -ti : ) IB IM.-I-IO : n an.iii , ( jo ai.-ino l l < ess unsold nnd returned copies II.STit Net total sales NVt dally average at.Kill ! GEOHGE II. TKSCIIUCK. Subscribed and sworn before me this 1st , ly , of January , A. Vlfi.UXaATK. . ( Seal. ) Notary Pub'.le. \VhiU is KolHK to happen to tlie "nine- tec-nth century The now your 1ms si-l in with season- iiblo weather n nil wo may now look for a fnlr ice orop. Never mlwl after nnothor year rolls by no ouo. will dispute thai wo aru liv- Inj ; in the twoiitloth century. The American colony : it Shanghai will now have a chance to siwatl itself without In-coining offensive to the t'rox- on tors. On to OKilun ! Is the watclnvonl of the Kurlincton. On to Los AnjiPlus ! will soon ue. the wtili-liworJ of the Union I'ai'illc. NVliraska soil has firmly olvi-il to nilsi ! another hinnpor crop in the year V.HX > . This is tine of the- ; 'ood resolu- lions whluh will ho lui > t. Hohort 1C. Lotllordmnu kept open house yesterday , lint when the last bul letin was sent out the supreme court clerkship had not yet called. Now is a good time for Nebraska to swear oft" jioliiK popoiTatlo and what would be still more to its credit to stick to the coed resolution. Up to the close of business for the day Food Commissioner Ilibbard had not been Informed that Auditor IVraoll had swore off on holding up his s.ilary vouchers. It would be' beneficial to all concerned If the coming city campaign could be fought out solely on principle ! * of eco nomic and honest municipal govern ment. .TudKe Scott will swear off on contempt liroceedliifjK with the new year , thouvh ' tlio habit is too llrmly grounded t < ' " < ' } jjlvea tip promptly on the llrst day. ' The resolution Is positively scheduled to an Into effect on the -ith. The pro-liner meeting drew out many expressions of sympathy for the Dutch republics which are buttling for liberty , but It soon resolved Itself Into a land league revival , an. object dear to the heart of every Irish-American. Admiral Montojo no\v explains his defeat - feat In Manila b.iv by the fact that Dewey's ships kept out of range of the Spanish guns , whldi were totally Innde.-1 ijuate for modern naval warfare. < ! lvo Dewey credit for knowing how , any way. If the report from Home is correct , that Pope Leo lint ; , designated the car dinal he wishes to bu Ills successor , and the favor of the present Incumbent has i the decisive weight , the prospect for an J American to wear ( lie papal robes is still remote. . < .John ( S. Manor has expressed a will ingness to allow the lioers to use Ids typewriter. Under the latter-day pine- tlces typewriters can fairly be classed as contraband of war. so ho may experi ence some dlllleiilly In getting It to the tici'iip of hostilities. The members of the State Kdueatlonal association are waking up to .the fact that too much wirepulling and pollt'cs ' do not hell ) the conduct of Its affairs. The people of the state who have watched the course of events could have given the members that Information some tinii ! ago , lOmporor William has stopped the eui troversy over the date of beginning of i the new century , sy far as Germany Is j concerned. ( Jetting n tip from his wlsu men he expresses the dictum that with j the year IIX'O ' the now century begins , ( In this his majesty concurs with the , pope , which may or may not be a re- j nmrkahlc fact. Hut who Is In like man ner to decide the ijucstlon conclusively for America and Americans'/ / ix's ix > rtK.is/.vr ; ninrin.tx 'Jrcat ' HrltDln'o trouble * DPIIn IPM S Inu' . Tlio South African \\a'- ' put ting a heavy strain upon her mUtnry and financial resources , there Is ilanper | ] of a Dutch uprising In her colonies there , a good deal of dlnnd'cellon exists In Canada , a portion of whoso people nro opposed to giving any support to the war , and there N the instability ; of serious complications growing out of the seizures of vessels bound for the Portuguese port of Delngoa bay. This last proceeding , If persisted In. ' limy lend to grave consequences. The- fiplHitre of the ( icrmnn Imperial innll steamer , for which It Is stated the' ' llrlllsh ollicials at Durban rcftiHod to give any explauat'on ' , has caused gnat Indignation In not-many and Is reported to have nlready received the attention of the government. The lending news- | pnpors protest vigorously , declaring the ' seizure to bo n characteristic example of "Urltlsb Insolence" and culling upon tin * ( ionium government to Insist upon redress. Thus there has boon created a menace to the cordial relations bo- ; tweeti Knglnnd and ( tormnny , for the ; unreserved utterances of the ( Jermnn , nowspnpcrs show that public feeling Is not so kindly toward ( .5real I'rltain us to bo willing to make any great sncrl- llco In the Interest of friendship. The seizure Is regarded as an Insult to the nation Hint must be resented and what ever may be the nature of the alleged secret understanding bet ween the two governments , the emperor and his ad visers will hardly venture to disregard the public sentiment. Not only will an explanation by demanded of the Itrlt- Ish government , but it Is to be pre sumed that It will be asked to give sat isfactory assurances for the future se curity of Cernian vessels going Into Del- agoa bay. since without this Cernian trade there would bo cut olT. It Is of course the purpose of Knglanil to discourage trading with the Portu guese port In Delag'-a bay. Nclng un able to blockade those waters , the next best thing Is not to allow vessels with cargoes to enter there and If this course is permitted It will be equivalent to a blockade. Nut ii Is hardly conceivable Ihnl the nations interested will toler ate this , which Is distinctly a warfare upon their commerce. It is to bo sup posed that they will insist that vest-els j carrying merchandise not absolutely contraband and which cannot unmis takably be shown to be destined for one of the belligerents , shall be allowed to enter Delagoa bay. Intornafonal law clearly defines what is absolutely contraband. Other articles , Includ'ng provisions , may become conditionally contraband , ace rding to circumstaiic' s. As to whether Croat Nrltaln has i acted within her international rights in j the seizures already made is a debatable ' question. In the case of the American Hour taken the British government will probably contend that there was good reason to believe that its ultimate destination was the Transvaal , but In order to justify its action it must bo | able to show clear grounds for its as sumption. In regard to the Cernian case it Is said that the steamer seized had among Its cargo articles absolutely contraband and If this can bo shown the capture is of course justifiable. The matter presents a perplexing problem for the Nrltish government , out of which it is easy to sen there may arise grave complications. 77/K "Ul'hX UUUll" Among the diplomatic achievements of the present administration one of' the most important Is that of obtaining from the European powers luvlng ter ritorial possessions In China assurances that they will observe the ' opn door" principle. It may be doubted whether any other country could have secured the assent of Russia , fJorniany and France to the suggestions submitted j to those nations by the United Stat s and it is therefore a distinct and moil slgnllicant evidence of the commanding Influence of this republic. Then- was of ( course never any doubt as to what the I response of Croat Hrltain and Japan would be. The former lias long been the i exemplar and champion of the op.-n door and the observance of that policy in 1 China is of the highest importance to Japan. It has also been well understood - stood that Cormany was favorable to the policy. The only apprehension was in regard to Russia and Franco anTt more particularly to the latter. Those powers had shown no disposition to accede to Croat Nritaln's views and It Is entirely reasonable to assume that but for the position taken by the I'ultrd States neither Russia nor FraiiLv could have been Induced to agree to observe tln > open door in China and without these Cernmny would IM have assented to ft. It Is to the United States , therefore , that the world Is Indebted for an 1111- j derstandlng that will keep China open to the trade of all nations on equal terms and for the mpll.shinont of j this the highest possible commendation must be given the wisdom and fore sight of the MeKlnley administration. It Is an achievement of true statesmanship - : ship , the value of which It would bo Impossible now to accurately estimate. | Not only does it assure respect for , American treaty rights In China and i the safeguarding of our commercial Interests - J terests there , but It removes all danger j of serious complications In that qunr- ' lor of the world such ns would bo pos- j slble under different conditions. With \ such an understanding as Is said to have been practically consummated i American trade with China will go on I unchecked and unhindered. Our merchants - I chants and manufacturers will have ! there an equal opportunity for their en-1 terprlse with those of other countries. | There will be no obstacle In the way ! of American competition for the trade of that empire. Our commercial Inter ests there have made rapid progress Jn recent years. The exports Of Amer ican textile goods to China In the last year were seven times as large as four years ago and they continue to grow. In the future wo shall send to that em pire other products of our Industries which we can sell as cheaply as our commercial rivals. China Is advancing and It Is the opinion of th' e who have i fnrcfully studied ihc conditions ihere that liciu''forward ( the pr.grr < ill lir > rapid. American energy and ent.Tj rl o , given a fair Held , will not fall to tin- piovo whatever opportunities Ch.neso progress may nlVer It. There sh.ntid be a great market in China for oitr Iron and steel ns well as for our cotton j ' goods. ' From every point of view the agree- , I input of Hie Iviiroppun powers to inttiii- ' ' tain the open door In Hilna Is tt inntter \ of great significance and far-reaching Importance and It Is especially gratify ing that It Is due to American diplo macy. STII.I , rmiiTltn V.IMB/I rni.trr ; , .nrs. The great lire Insurance companies are still engaged In their fruitless light. | ' against the valued policy laws , in spite of this violent opposition , however - 1 ever , the valued policy laws have been , engrafted on the statutes of nineteen | states and one territory since the llrst ' enactment In Wisconsin , In 1S7-1 , and i the linn hold they have taken seems , liow to have convinced the Insurance ! men that they must work for modifica tion rather than for unconditional 10- poal. As a result an effort Is to be made in Ohio this winter to secure an amend ment that will prevent polleyholders from recovering In case It Is shown that the Insurer has overstated the value of the property in making the appraise ment for the underwriter. In other words , It Is proposed to shift the respon sibility for overlnsurance from the In surance company to the Insurer with a penalty making the policy entirely void In cases where fraud Is resorted to In securing the iMllcy. ) The object of such a change is plainly to nullify the very purpose of the law and to accomplish by a roundabout way | what the companies see they cannot accomplish by direct appeal. With sr.ch an amendment every case of lire loss in which the company suspects over- Insurance would be contested on the al legation of fraud and the pollcyholder scaled down by throats of expensive litigation. Insurance companies have not boon able to show yet why when they accept an overvaluation and take the benefit of premiums paid on policies written in amounts larger than justllled by Ihe property they should not pay the full sum stipulated in their agreement , in event of total loss. The responsibility for overvaluation should be with the underwriters rather than with the polIcyholders - Icyholders and If the Insurance compa nies w.uld allix heavy penalties upon the agent who accepted risks that proved to bo overvalued they would ac complish the result in a much more ef fective way. They keep on , however , prating about the Incentive to incendi arism furnished by valued policy laws and talk about the Increased loss duo to incendiary causes , but they seldom prosecute incendiaries or refuse to ac cept , policies on property notoriously overvalued. ( The vaiued policy law is all right and would work no harm to the Insniance companies if they would ovorclse rea sonable diligence in placing 'insurance ' Instead of expecting the insurer to ex ercise diligence for them. KKKKIXd .S7'-t7 ' KHOOD. The present congress may add three states to the union. Arizona , New Mexico ice and Oklahoma are eager candidates for statehood and it Is more than probable - able that their ambitions will be rail- tied In time to enable them to become states at the opening of the twentieth century. The ( jnestion as to tlie fitness of these territories to assume the obliga tions and responsibilities of stutehoo'l Is answered in tbo last annual reports of tlio several governors. Arixoim claims , a population exceeding 1UI.OOO , a Ini'KP nmjorlty being Americans. The assessed , valuation , ! ' taxable pioperty In ; the territory is . 'i'.OOO.OOO , but it Is stated , that a large amount of tlie tax able . property Is not returned to the as- sessors. . Tlie territory is reported lo | be ; remarkably prosperous. The p ipnla- , lion of New Mexico Is estimated all' U ; r.-rTiO and the assessed valuation of the re..l and personal property Is10 , - [ < ) ( ) t)00. ) ( ) The resources of the territory < are being rapidly developed and the , g-.vernor : reports that the various in- i dtistrleK ( are prosperous. Oklahoma has an ; cstiniatcd population of . ' \ r > , ow and , it is steadily growing. The assessed ' property valuation is ! ? Ki.ooo.ooo , whlcii Is about half the real value , while only j ' lt ; ! > per cent of the farm lands of the territory nre on tlie tax lists. Tlie governor - nor ; states that the commerce of ( lie ter- rltory IK great and rapidly growing , ( lie . schools are nnnierous and well at- lendeil and "Hie social and religious conditions existing are about the sune : as tli.-HC In the eastern states. " The statistics presented show Oklahoma to be by far the most prosperous and pro gressive of tlie territories. liolli in population and resources Now Mexico and Oklahoma present a fair i claim to statehood , but it IH iuc.stloi ) > - able whether Arl/.oiiii Is yet ready to | ' become a state , since tlie voting popula- j tlon of the territory probably d"0s not , exceed 'J..ooo. Tills is less than on0i i seventh of the present basis of ivproI I i mentation and does nut exceed one- I' ' eighth of what the new basis will piob- | ( ably lie. There Is no doubt that strong 1j objections will be made to creating a ' < stiito witli so small a number of voters , . 1 pnrtlcnlarly in view of the fact that Hie population increases very slowly. Another objection doubtless will bo that the resources of tlie territory are not yet sutilt-lently developed to sustain a slate government. It has boon the policy of the repub lican parly to erect territories Into states whenever the circumstances justl lled doing so and doubtless the present congress will conform to this policy. Omaha Is ( 'urging ahead , as Is con clusively shown by the statistics of the year's progress. Yet. In some partic ulars , there Is room for Improvement. There are things not above criticism and they can never be put right in the absence of severe criticism. The faulty record of buuk cleiirlngH IB u weekly attack up n Omnlm fmm a source that ln I ts upnn holding Itself abovicHti cNni. yet from tln > same source cdiue complaints of the damaging influence of quarreling newspapers. The news papers of Omaha have done more to build the town'up than any other one agency. They not moldy keep abreast. of the town , but In ninny respects they are ahead of It. Their controversies may not always be dignified , but In the main they are n eountorpnrt of the ! average American newspaper. j It Is doubtless mio that there are not so many cattle In the world today as In , past years and that prices for this reason - I 1 son are bound to continue good until , the breeder can replenish the supply , } Nebraska , however. Is fortunate In this i regard. The decrease , If any. has been ' very slight In this state and as a re sult Nebraska farmers and feeders are i reaping a harvest. When good things I j nre passed around Nebraska can be depended - j I ponded tin to get Its share. Now Is the time for people In the east who are struggling along whore land Is high and opportunities few to come out Into the west and get n home In Nebraska , which will assure them a competence and a comfortable old age. The Investigation Into customs frauds In Havana lm produced an lniTon n' ' in revenue of from $10.000 to iUO.liO ( , per day without any apparent Increase ] In shipping. The Cuban ollicials have ; evidently been making fully ns good a thing out of olllelal position as their | Spanish predecessors. Loot appears to be the settled Idea with olllcinls in all Spanish countries and If , during the short rule of the United States in | I Cuba , that Idea can bo eradicated It will j ' bi > a great blessing. It would be ox- , peeling too much , however , to predict tlie sudden eradication of customs of century growth. It is rather Interesting if not amus ing that the Irish volunteers and Hie Claii-na-Cael of New York are much excited - cited over the news of the capture of a Cernian steamer by a lirltlsli man-of- war. This Is perhaps the llrst record in all history of anything in common be- , ( ween the Clan-na-Oaol and the country j ruled by the grandson of Queen Vic toria. Polities and war make strange bedfellows. .SIUTIIN Of I 111TIllKVS. . loulavlln ! Courier-Journal. Senator Jones of N'evadn , the brains of the silver movement , has gone back to the republican party ; and this , too , at a time when the parly has taken Its strongest stand for the gold standard. HUM It DOCII ClONCil f The announcement that the Bryan cam paign will be opened at Omaha on the 1st of January will be sure lo sllr up any mini- i her of fussy folk who will want lo know where and when Mr. Bryan's campaign ever closed. , \ ii \ttriil\c < I'rol't'Nsion. St. louls Republic. Dr. Scaver , for the Anthropological ' society , measured l.HOO young Indies at Wellesley , Oberlln and Xebrnslca Stata col- | leges. There are large numbers of men i nil over the United States who are yearnIng - : Ing to become anthropologists. | l ml of Hie ( Vnliir.v Wfdilin'KN. ; New York Press. | A soldier In N'ew Mexico has just been married to a Kentucky girl by telegraph , i All that Is needed now Is a system of engagements - _ gagements by mall , honeymoons by long- j' distance telephone and divorces by thought ; transference to make marriage an estate of beatitude for those who don't do It. ( ) \ < * r\vorUInw Ills Horn. Washington 1'ost. The heroism of Mr. Winston Churchill Is becoming a trlllo tiresome. When tlu Uoers had him In captivity he claimed ho was n newspaper correspondent , and not a combatant. Now that he has his liberty ho exploits ) himself as a blcomlng coldler. We have nn idea that Winston Is Imltatins some of our newspaper soldiers. Civil [ 'roNroulloii of Soldiers. Philadelphia Ledger. The populist governor of Nebraska has raised an Issue between the state and United States governments. A soldier attempting - tempting i to escape from Fort Crook was shot : and killed by men acting under the orders ( of the proper olneers. The county officers ' declined to take action , and the 111211 who did the shooting were tried by court- martial , and acquitted. Governor 1'nyiucr , however l , haa ordered that the case Hhall b ? taken l Into the state court. " , and the United States government is preparing to meet It. ; The governor's attorneys will probably eon- tend that no man , even n soldier In ilic d s- charfic , of his duty , has a right to kill aa- other i in time of peace ; while the govern ment ' will , doubtless , contend that to carry out ' this principle In the army would be subversive of all discipline , mid wculd | make the stnto authority superior to that of i the United States. If thp case la do- l cldcd i adversely by the Nebraska eourlu , ] It will probably he carried to the Unileil States j supreme court fur an authoritative I decision and the present appears to bo a , < very good tlmo to hnvo It derided. j Itiri'.MI.IMIN AUOrSEI ) . Plan < il ° CiimiiitlKii Mii | | i 'il Oul liy tin1 Siniill .Slorcl.oi'jicrM of Clilcnuo , Chicago Post. At last Iho small retailers appear to hiivo waked up and decided to adopt the only practicable cotirso to keep the big depart- me1 nl stores from absorbing all the line- ! neas. Hcretoforo they hnvo endeavored to accomplish their piirpcsis by legislation , and ' they have failed. It la not the province of the law to say thai a linn or a corporation filial 1 or Hhall not sell certain things. Such ( n method of dealing with the problem Is ' not upheld by public eentlment. People J claim the right to > buy whore they can buy J Iho cheapest , and If the department glares ' glvo Iho lowest prices they will naturally | get Iho business. The only way for Iho j small retailer to prevent this IB to make his prleffi as low aa ilioeo quoted In the big ; ' KtoiTt1 , and tt Is evident that ho Is begin- : nlns lo realize this. ' j At n recenl meotlni ; of the retail tirouers It was dncliled to organize a nupply ' lioufici and buy in bulk for all these who < entrr Into the combination. In this way ' they will bo enabled to purchase ns cheaply ' ns the department alorce , hence they should ' lie able ID sell at , cheaply. Tills IH business. * They rnnnot cjtpeet the law * o protect tncm ' fiom competition , so the cnly thing for them , ( to do Is lo mccl competition squarely. That ' IB eminently fnlr nnd Just lo all , and InM- | dentally Iho public will be ( ho gainer , for it will KP ( Its gondfi nt the lowest pe lblo Vi'lfe. whether it buys from the small re- taller cr the department storo. | ] The plan has been tried in Now York , | | Ilnlllmaro uiKhCInclnnatl , and In every in- < Ktanco la tmld to have been mott EuccM ful. \ There is no lenson why il tiliould not HUC- { ] cctd in Chicago < IB well. It jaiik the small , i deafer on exactly even terms wlih hit * big i. rivals , aud that is all that he cau aIt. j t i T ( IIOl'A OK ( H II YV Ml. V.'ntcrs < f morp or less note inslM 'h.it ' i'ie Filipinos nre utterly Itie.ipaMp ef clt- K < vcrnmcm. It toloww ] from this nssump- tlon thnt they could not put up n pollttcul campaign on thp American plnn to i\vo tholr sctils from eternal cremation. They . IIBVO not had experience In pocking the ; Jioptilnr will nt the primaries or In llxlng the sl.tto o that the delegates to the nomi nating convention would not Incur the peril of brnln fng In selecting the ticket. Much 1 Itsa do they know the Intricacies of a cnm- imlgn. the Intuimrrablo devices by which the Rreat niul Rlorloiw will of freemen Is "rcRlfltered In the ballot box" on the I'hlla- delphln plan. Still some of them nre mighty npt pupils nnd do know a thliiK or two about American "roorbacks. " When the colored American Bohlloro got out to the flrliiK linein Luzon the warring Klllplnos nuldkly snw n chance * to work off n proc-Ia- inatlon. Hero were men of llko color fightIng - Ing ngnlnst a brmich of their own race * . So ' the Filipinos thought. Accordingly the nnI I lives wotked their typewriters and scattered I n few bundles of their appeal where they i thought eomp good might bo done. Several bales of the appeal , addressed to the Twenty- fourth nnd Twenty-fifth colored regiments , were captured nt Mnlnbncnt , In November , nnd burned. A copy of the prorlamntlon ap pears In the Manila Tribune. It rcnda : "To the Colored American Soldiers : It Is ' without honor nor profit that you hnvo been | ' spilling your costly blood. "Your masteis have thrown you'Into the ino.it Iniquitous fight with a double pur pose , In order thnt you may ninko the In strument of their ambition. "And also that your hard work may bring about the extinction of your race. "Your friends , the Filipinos , glvo you this good warning : "You must consider UIN situation and your history. "And take charge that the blood of your brothers , San llodu nnd Urey , proclaim vengeance. " The last sentence refers to the victims of a southern mob. Kxperlence.d American politicians could not bo more prompt In striving to turn race i hatreds to their profit. It Is evident the ' [ Filipinos will not ictiulre much schooling | t equal If not surpass their American I [ trnincra , and that "tho smooth Filipino hand" will soon become a familiar expres sion In political literature , "While Ihe country at large , " says the Philadelphia Record , "has mourned such losses as the death of General Liwton , there ] have been ninny pathetic incidents of the war in the Philippines which have gone un heralded and unnoticed. The closing chap ter of one of these will bo marked at the Schuylkili arsenal on Thursday morning , when the personal effects of a 1'hllailclphlii boy who served as a private In n cavalry regiment will be fold at public auction. The i soldier's name was Jones and he fought In I : i number of bailies around Manila until he was stricken with fever , lie lived to return lo Ihls country , but died In a hospital. The poor fellow had no relatives , or at j least none can be found , so his lltlle stipend of back pay and the Irifle lhat will be i realized from Ihe sale of his cffecls will ' revert lo Ihe government. The entire oul- flt consists of a canvas telescope , four photographs of scenes at Manila , which \\cro probably bought as keepsakes ; a copy of the Manila Freedom , a pair of scissors , a razor and n slrop , u few sowing needles and i two or threeirlnkels and relics picked up during a six months' campaign. ' ' Lieutenant Harry Hanck , who fought at San Juan , Is now lighting fires in New York City. He has the distinction of hav ing fought at Snn Juan hill while still being a. , member of New York's fire force. He was the only active fireman In the country , to enlist in the army. Ho was a member of ( Company L , Seventy-first regiment , and when he returned after all the hardships of ( the Cuban campaign be told the presi dent's ' war committee that he had not a complaint ' to make and would go to the front again If Commissioner Scannell per- mlllcd him. Each member of the conrailtleo complimented ' the fireman-soldier , the , cvilrman ' staling thai It sounded like a veteran of the civil war. The records of the War department show that Lieutenant Ilnuck was sworn in as one ' of Uncle Sam's men on San Juan hill. This was owing to an Irregularity of the official papers ami Is the only Instance of this nature mentioned ( luring the Spanish war. i As.a fire fighter Lieutenant Hnuck's namc' appears on Ihe department's roll of merit , for saving life at personal risk. riuso.\.vi. \ \ Jo.siah Qulncy , the retiring mayor of Hos- [ ton , has been almost continuously In public olllco for the past ten years. | Winston Churchill's thrilling story of the secret rides ho stole en the trucks of run- nlng i freight trains must make the most practiced i American hobo turn green with envy. i | A Kansas man Is suing for divorce partly f and ; mainly on the ground that his wife nags , htai so persistently and has dona It BO long that he hasn't the heart even to say j grace ( at the table. I ( for shelter at the Among applicants City j Lodging j house In Now York the other night f was l ceio woman over 00 years old , who was clothed entlicly In iHnupapors. In some ( places the paper wr.s two Inches thick. , Admiral Ocwoy has been Invited by IV.e j Union ' League club of Hrorklyn to bo Its , guest al a dinner early In January. Ho will , alto probably be Iho guest of honor at a J Lnyal ' Legion dinner In Now York February f 0 next. i Mmo. Bazalno Is seriously 111 nt a hospital , In the suburbs of the City cf Mexico. Hho J Is the widow of the famous Marshal Dazalnc , of Franco nnd Is the daughter of ono of } the moBl aristocratic Mexican families , ( HazJlno fell la Invo with her while he WUH lu Mexico In charge of the French army ( dining the war of Intervention. The stand of colora won by Colonel Klmor , 13. nilsworth'a United Slates Zanavo cadets fl In competition In Chicago in I8S'J and the j next year on nn extensive ! tour defended by c Ihou against all drill companies in Ihu ( United States and Canada , lies bean In- j trusted by the surviving members of the j company to the Chicago Historical socltty for porputiial keeping. c The library of former Attorney ( Jencral | Jarlaad , consiwtlm ; , It Is said , of 2.100 , vulunufi , was sold at Little Itocli , Ark. , a . few days ngo for $ U'.l. Thle3tinpn the anil-1 tmpcilallst Springfield Republican , which I believes the Filipinos arc fuifllrlontly odnI I catod and civilized for Independence , to ! Intlmnto that the people of l.ltlli Hock maybe bo more- Illiterate limn the Five trlbea of Indian Territory. Joseph Chamberlain's American wife helped him over another stile not long ago. The colonial secretary was addressing mooting In Illrinlnghnin , but lost the ' " "d of his discourse , stumbled badly nnd finally came to n ( load slop. Mrs. Chamberlain , who Bill close by , coolly leaned over an I tthUptrcii a few words tv the ombarrasacd statesman- She evidently put him back on Ihe track for his face cleared tip nt once nnd ho proceeded to the rod of his speech without further mUliap. Till * Hun ! for Ann.nnlilii , I'hlliuHi'hlu. Lt-dger. ] t appears to be ron-odcd that tlio who Phil ! ) plno Insurrection now lilagca uu Agulnuldo. If lie 1 taken peace will ua. > .i bo established , while If ho suoctdn In es caping to vomo other Island , he may keep up tbo war far a long time , tt In to be hoped , therefore , thai ( Jll muy sut'cesd In cui"liliiK him ; but It U a httrd t < uk to traiv one niun rr : i small bund of uatlxut , in the tauglea of the Luzon wilderness. j j i i : ofMP.HH iiM.ot u. i [ A'vrr ! .in t'ndor the we- ! ! cl- ] tied pu > .l. ' ! of international law , Eng- I Intid wduld hui : Is.ul no right lo urine those , ships had the ; ucn loaded to their gunwales - | wales with flr.is and nmmunltlon. They1 wore cnrryliiR Ar.ierinn goods from Ami'r- Icrm ports to the ports of n nntlmirhteh Is In n condition of profound iicacc a 1111- | tlon over which England hn no more control than has the United States. That they were londnl with Hour , which Is universally rec- ognlzed us not contraband of war , makes the outrage more Indefensible. New York Herald : To justify the seizing ' of tlio cargoes In question , consigned by United Stntca neuirnl merchants to n , neutral port , the commanders of the British ; vcMselrt must not merely suspect that tlio ! [ ' brcadstuffs were dcsllned for the Boers , but must have evldenre to that effect. No nation ' In the world has Mich n vital Interest ns Gnat llrilnln In preventing foodstuff * being legardod n * contraband of war , and the Lou- ilon Morning I'ost very truly nrgups thnt In treating them ns contraband aho would be playing Into tlio hands of nil her future oremles. ' 1'hllndclphln Times : All our previous eon- It-overflies , peaceful or waillke , affecllng commeiclnl rights ni sea , ccnlprcd nbout the ling. The status of neutral cargoes un- dcr a belligerent ling , particularly as con- perns the act of the belllgercttt himself , Is quite a different matter. Whatever claim for reparation It creates would seem to bo j purely financial , not political , private rather ] limn national. The Department of Slate will j doubtless look after all Imperiled American rights , but there appears no ground for gcn- oial excitement In anything that has hap pened In Delagon bay. If wo are anxious for American commerce , we must send out some American ships. Then we could once more stand for the freedom of the sen. New York Sim : It Is Impossible for the British foreign odlce to defend the seizure of American Hour to which wo have referred ' except niou ) one of two assumptions : Klrst. that the principle thai free ships make free goods Is not applicable- the United Stales bccatioe wo did not sign tbo trcaly of 1'nrln , nnd must therefore fall back on the terms of nn agreement concluded by us with EngI I land in 17PI ; or , secondly , thnt food ought ; to bo treated us contraband of war. Either norumptlon would be nn egregious blunder on the part of n country which. In the event of a war with the continental powcra , would be mainly dependent for its food supplies on neutral poveis. If England cannot con quer the Boers without establishing such n fatal precedent , It would be better , a hun dred tlmis , for her future security to recall her soldiers from South Africa and ac knowledge the absolute independence of the Transvaal. Now York Sun : The folly which prompts the British officials to approve the Uelagon bay seizures may have other and more far- leaching effects , however. The United Stales government has u high duty to perform In protecting Its own shippers and merchants , whoso exports are carried over the seas under all Hags. If provisions are to bo con sidered contraband of war there can be hardly an Important conlllct In the world which will not bring this country into more or lessi costly disputes and controversies. The principle that n neutral Hag does not cover "contraband" goods is thoroughly es tablished. Not only would American com merce suffer , but the United Stales Itself would bo forced in self-defense to demand Indemnity time and again from belligerents , whcso naval officials , upon a mere guess , like thnt of the British officers at Dclagoa bay , might confiscate foodstuffs on the slightest pretexl. If Greul Britain persists In inking this action regarding foodstuffs , it'will bo Blrlklng a blow at the United States not less than at its own prospects for victory in the contingency of war. COI.OMJI , TODY AM ) HIS INDIANS. liijmietlon of tin ; Inferior Hi'inirllilrlit Slums Scv < Tiil I.ooplioIcH. Baltimore American. For some time past n more or less inter esting discussion has been going on be tween the United States Interior depart ment on the one eldo and Colonel William F. Cody on the other regarding the morals . and general welfare of the Indians who travel around the country as a leading feature of wild west shows. Colonel Cody , or { Buffalo Bill , as he Is better known lo Iho ( public , has been In Ihe show business fcr ( many years and has reaped largo profits from ( It. It has paid him bctler than being a scout or chasing red men across the plains nnd among the fastnesses of the Itockles. He has carried his Indians , loaned him by consent of the government , to foreign lands , shown rtiem to kings and queens , emperors and emperors , dukes and duchesses ami counts ' and countesses galore. Ho has given the ' people , or tried lo glvo them , pictures of life In the wild west In years gene by and has pleased and scared thousands upon j thousands upon both Hides of the waler. Hut j Iho Interior department declares thai iheso I exhibitions hnvo a demoralizing effecl on j Ihe natl'ii's wards and has Issued an order that Colonel Cody could have no moro . Indians for show purposes with Its consent. The Indian nchool which the government now support ! ) are doing a good work and 'f the tribes In the far west arc giving veiy lllllo irouble these days. They arc expen- ] ' _ = slvo and cosl Uncle Sum a very large sum of money every year. Their civilization i.i { u mighty slow process and not n few of , them are aboul as worthless erealurca na Il\o on the earth. To what oxtejit the whiles are to blumo for thla IH a 'question i always open for discussion , hut U IK hard ! lo believe lhat Iho sleek-looking , well-fed specimen ! ) who travel aboul the country In tl'o show business are any worse elf morally or In oilier ways than thnlr brethren who sit around the government agencies , too la/y to work .and spendlns most of their time begging for money to upend In the purchase of firewater. Dut there Is a gleam of hope left for Buffalo Jllll nnd other promoters nf wild west shows. The Interior department , In mnklng Us decision , udds thai U cannot slop Iho business , as there are plenty of Indians lhat ran ho pblalacd without Its consent. So the days of the old Deadwnoil coach are nnt yet numbered , the sore-eyed buffalo will Bill ! be chased ncnniu tlio circus lol and In ibe mldbl of the awful wnrwhoop of these $10-a-vciu Kavagcu Iho rolillcrs of Uncle S.'i.i \ > lll appear and re.ncuo Iho fU'-a-wcrk white maiden from the deadly tomahawk eif Ihe red man. Arc you nervous , restless pale and easily tired ? Per haps the scales can tell you why. If your weight is below your average , that explains it. Scott's Emulsion is a fat- producing fmkl. You soon begin to gain and you keep on gaining long after you stop taking it. For all wasting diseases , in both young and old , it is the one standard remedy. u > i nd li.tn , ill drugglltl. SCOTT It LOWNb. Ciicmitu. New Ye- * MM : * TO \ i.u en. Plttrhntu tUf'itfh : "The do , tor nmpu- tntcil one of m > brother's lej : . but he made tip for Ii. ' "How ? " "Uy pulling the other one. " Detroit Journal : Thp genius of the Anglo. Sn.Mill ; two still \vonM Us JiiOIlOeie , although a i raw brofmcak would bo moro apropos. New York Life : Ktlltor this story of your * , .voting womnn ; I onn't HSO i It. , Young JVonmti ( encouragingly ) ruiri you ? Hit , well , never talmlj I'll bring It around j again HOIIIO. day when you are In n belter i humor. WnshltiKton Stnr : "Somo educated pee ple. | " snltl t'lielo I'Jben , "nln' sm.tht rnouHli J lo fee dot ilelr otiui'iitlon la gttttn' In do way of delr icllin' tie plain truth so it kin bo understood. , " Chicago Post : . "Where did you eel thnt rlRnr ? " nuked the casual rnller , with the accent ] on Iho "Old. " "Evidently you have forgotten that Christmas ( Is Just past. " answered the smoker. ' Chicago Tribune"You : look as tlied. " suld j the visitor , "ns If you were working In a chain gang. " "That's exactly how I am working ! " re- fponded i the country iiostnmsler. wearily roach j I nir for another pile of tatter * . "liiul- li'sa rhnln gniiR ! " Detroit Journal : "Is tlie iliini dum bul j let whlr'i the Urltlsh complain of the Hoeis using , " write. n Constant Reader , "tlm same dum dum bulb" which th < < Hrltlsh declined to plvo up the ti ! > e of at The. lingua eonfeiel'co ? It IH the same bullet , with this Impor tant ( exception , namely. It Is now the other ox which In being cored. I'hllndclphhi Press : Wraggy Wragson Oh ! beautiful lady , plenso Klve me some thing lo eat , .Mrs. lloninley ( My poor man. I haven't anything but German sausage. WraifByVraniHin \Voll , lady , 1 came pre pared ] for the wurst. Puck : Utlltor ( Podunk Herald ) Hoard anything from thnt war correspondent wo hired I at jr a week to represent us In the TraiiHvnal' . ' Foreman Yes ; hern's his dlxpnlch nbout the ( last battle : "There was a iwrfeet hall of bnllelM , some of which were as big aa ' " hens' eggs ! Chicago Tribune : " \ * ihere. any way. " said the mother of the family that Hud Just moved In to the neighbor on the other side of Iho back-yard fence , "by which wo t-nn get rid of the cockroaches In this house 1 ? " "Well , " replied the neighbor , "all the other folks Unit's llvexl In Hint house lias goi red of 'em by inovln * away. " Detroit Journal : JTer eyes started from their pockets. A cold perspiration stood upon her brow. It WUH n terrible struggle between her womanly Instincts and her conventional fcnse. of duty. All this at whist nnd naturally licr womanly Instincts triumphed. riuit Is to say. she trumped the nco which her husband had led. Uul ut once she swooned away. THIS PASSING 11121101X13. Harold JlcOrnth In Syracuse Herald. I lovii llui willful demoiselles of kindly Thackeray's , Healrlx and the HchemliiR neeky Sharp. \ \ ho lived nnd loved nnd plotted la the long-fcrg-olten days , Who planned not for the halo nor the liarji ! They lacked not beauty , wit , nor lire and the man was wax to them ; They melted him with but a single Blanco , Then molded him to their dcslro by du bious stratagem , And led him through rare pages of ro mance. And Hnlzne's women I admire , though covertly ; 't ! clear One cannot sit and read of Ihcm with ease ! So 'twlxt my parted fingers at iheso fragile works I peer , And mark llu-lr slranuo irregularities. The llllo do pole of the Panorama Drn- matlquc. The dames of nnelent Faubourgs and regime , From brllllanl rouge and powder to the honest bloomln cheek All jumbled In a strange fantastic dream ! Dumas ? A man I fancy when It comes to love Intrlcup , The ( lame of ( ; ye. and scented billet doux ; De I.onguuvllle of the Woman's War , Monl- penrler of the I.encue , The Constance whom brave d'Artngmm once know , Where else .n other pages of such limit less ux'iansu Have women half such wit nnd lender .Men turned o'er kings nnd kingdoms for : i wntnnn'H lovinif Klnnee , And died to win the promise of her smile ! And Dickens ? Well , his heroines were rnfier v.'oak and lame ; Hod hands and weeping' eyes do not In- pnlro. And love inch as they know It wns tt can dle's feeble flame. . And not tin * love which men of blood desire. And Hondo ? Oh. hrnve Peg Wellington ! 13' en now I fee ! . ' er spell ! I love he- virtues less , her faults the more , Since these were from a hearl which loved not wisely , but too well Fond bouse of love , with pity nt the door ! * Today ? In va'.n I look within the now l.ook.s Ilia : I find For one fa'nt dimmer of the maids 1 love ; li KCU ( ml gowns , falfo smiles and lies ; i and tnst < - i bitter rind ! The fruit ! > ' t'one , the hand within the Clove ! S'o more , no more , save In the dusty fhelvew that round me snrentl ! The heart today IH to the basin supine. riie fatted purse , the coronet , the world , I'C-lKii In love's Htead , And "heroine" now reads a "bero-lne1" Staple Goods IN Without regard to suji wo always aim 1o keep in ftock a coinploto assortment - mont of black worsted coats and verfth. They may be had in finglo or double breasted thicks or in three- bnlton eulaxvayn. These goods are guaranteed aH tc quality and are made in the best po.Hwible manner as to trimming and finishing. But jiibt now we have a new line of black coats and vests , the coaly cutaway and cloned with three but tons , that are fully equal in every respect to the best custom-made garment. Wo guarantee the fit , loo. These goods we have just had made at our own fac tory and wo are proud of thoin.