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THE OMAHA DAILY 1JJ3J3 : SUNDAY. JAXTAUY 7 , 11)00. ) OMAIIA SUNDAY 13. HOSKWATKH , Editor. 1'UBMSHKD EVEHY MOHN1NO. TKIIMS OP SL'USCWI'TION. Daily Bee ( without Sunday ) , One lenr..jc.tw Dally Bte nnd Sunday , Ono Year. . . . . . . . * .w Dally. Sunday and Illustrated Ono Year $ .35 Hunday ami fllustnited. Ono lenr . . . Illustrated Bee , Ono Year j > .oo Sunday Bee , Ono Year f'iV Saturday Bee , Ono Year i-gj Weekly Bee. One Year w OKt'ICES. Omaha : The Bee Building. Hall Building , , South Omaha : City Twcntj'-llfth nnd N streets. Council Bluffs : 10 Pearl street. Chlcapd : 1010 Unity Building. New York : Temple court. Washington : E01 Fourteenth Street. CO11UK9PONDBNCB. Communications relating to news and edi torial matter should b addressed : Omana Bc-e , Editorial Department. UrSINRSS I.KTTKHS. Business letter ) and remittances fhodld bo Addressed : The Bco Publishing Com pany , Omaha. Omaha.UEMITTANCnS. . Ilr-mlt by draft , express or postalJjrder , . payable in The Boo Publishing Company. Only 2-cont slamps accepted In payment 01 mall accounts , personal checks , except on Omahii or Kastern exchange , not nccoptcu. TUB UBB PCULISIffNCl COMl'ANi STATIMII'.XT OF CIIU'IJI.ATKI.V. Btnto of Nebraska , fiouglai County , an. : OoorKP 11. Tzsrlmck , secretary of The Bee Publishing Cominitiy. being < 1uly sworn , says that the urttml number of full nnd complete copies of Tin- Dally , .Morning , jv-nlng and aundny Bee , prlntod during the month of December , 1KW. WIIP ns fol io WH : rio ( u u.-tsr ( IKM is ui.ssa 1:1.11:10 : 21. , ; . a7ir : t 7 . 1:1,000 2. ) 1:1,01:11 8 . an-iin , : 21 J ! . 7' ' > 3 . ai.rioo 2. * . liit.700 n . -jr. , : : < ! < > 25 iiiHti : 11 . liuwn 27 1:1,1:00 12 . ai.nso 13 . ar , < iii ( : 23 IM.-IHII 11 . an.iaa ; at.SHO is . ai.-no 31 aR.-Kio IB . ai.-ino Total . . 7 less unsold and returned coplo * . . . . Net total sales Net dally average . 1SUIO- O HOIIOH 15. THSCHUCK. Subscribed und sworn before me this 1st day of January. A. D. ° huNGATl : ( Seal. ) Notary Public. ( Jom-riil Altfi-r was tlio i niw'riUle tar get for Hovenil yeurs ; now it Is Lynwn J. ( ! ngc. _ The way It has started out the year lKl ! ) ( promises to bo it record breaker In public ehurlty on a large Hi-ule In this country. _ _ _ _ _ _ . The continued advance in the prices of all classes of commodities is not al together u blessing In disguise. H is the consumer who pays the freight. NchrnsUn will hi' the storm center of the presidential battle of 11WO and every loyal republican In Nebraska should bo'cln to put himself In training for the fray. Senator Gear of lown will soon read his title clear to another term. The intense Interest displayed in the sena torial fight is only a reflex of his popu larity. , r.ryan Is a aln KOlnn to invade the enemy's country on his coming eastern trip , but he will find it just as firmly opposed to Uryanlsm as itvns three years ago. The Newfoundland cabinet Is threat ened with a rupture. The Newfound landers ought to stand aside and give the Imperial ministers of the mother country the right of way. Since the opening of the new year there lias been a marked advance In the price of brooms , which Indicates Unit the reformers are making exten sive preparations for a clean sweep this year. The allotment ofl r > ,000 as fees for the services of the two executors of the I'ullman estate shows that the late founder of the I'ullman system gave them something softer even than a I'ulliiKin berth. Dick Croker had a leg broken while visiting ills racing headquarters in Kngland. Had the accident happened In New York his pull would huve been siilllclent to set the member without calling a surgeon. I'ncle Sam's marines have slexed an other Island on the outskirts of the ridlipplno group , and American menag eries and Midway fakirs will have an other opportunity to reinforce ( heir collection of freaks. The duel between the popocratlc stale olllclals nnd the railroads will In all probability bo fought with brickbats at a two-mile range. No probability Is visible of cither combatant taking any chances of getting hurt. The Iceman is not smiling these days , but he will have ids turn next summer unless current reports are all wrong. The present mild weather will afford j him an ample excuse to cry "short t crop" Jiiitl screw up the price on con sumers. Various American cities are still holding mass meetings to express sym pathy for the Itoers. In the meanwhile the Boors seem to lie getting along nicely In spite of being loaded down with voluminous scrolls of engrossed resolutions. In deciding to appoint Its delegates to Its national convention Instead of calling primaries and electing delegates the state committee of the no-called silver republicans wants it distinctly understood that In no way docs It ab negate any of its claims for ; i full one-third share of the ! ' " > ! n pie. Commercial statistics show that the last year was a record breaker. The average liabilities of failed linns was the smallest In the history of the coun try. In number the failures came near ; making a low record and when the number of linns In business Is taken i Into conslileratlon was less. The cen tury year will have to hustle (3 keep i. up with Its predecessor. 7//B//J / At the mor'tlni : of the American ICeonomlc association , held at Ithaca ten days ago , the principal subject of dlselis-slon was the trusts. The presi dent of the association , I'rof. Hndley. president of Yah ; university , declared that he had little conildeiico in the elllclency nf governmental supervision or control of these great combinations of organised capital. Instead of gov- ! crnmental control he urged the neces- ' 1 slly of a higher morality , which would ' lead the trusts to treat the public with j sympathy and Justice. | President lladley plainly has not yet1 1 discovered that corporations have not' souls and the organized classes as he i calls them , cannot be persuaded to ' treat the public with symp.ithy nml Justice by appeals to their higher morality. The only evidences of their standard of morality are to bp found in their fraudulent capitalization and their conscienceless crushing out of competitors by means the Individual business man would be ashamed to em ploy. Ono needs only to read the his tory of the most colossal of these com bines , the Standard Oil trust , the An thracite Coal trust and the Whisky trust , to form an idea of the moral code by which these concerns are gov- erned. What Is true of these monopo lies of public necessities Is equally trim In a degree of the combinations that control nearly every Held of industry. The trouble with most of the modern college presidents and professors Is that they see everything through the multi-millionaires' spectacles. The mil lionaires make munlllcent gifts and be quests to universities nnd colleges and therefore they can see nothing wrong in the morality by which these millions have been amassed. j In a spirit of grateful appreciation I and of more grateful anticipation the collegiate political economists refuse to believe Unit any harm can come from anybody or any concern that has show ered such benelits upon them and the Institutions that are through them en abled to pay nigh mi/rirles and grant long and frequent vacations. KS77/.U/.I.V / / I'AXAl , ( OMMISSIOS. The commission to Investigate the Isthmian canal routes has departed for the scone of Its duties. It will go llrst to ( ireytown and proceed to make a full examination of the Nicaragua route and upon leaching the 1'acllie side will go down the coast to runama , fol lowing the route of ( he French canal ! 'ick to the Atlantic side. Alternative routes will then lie considered and their Investigation undertaken. The duty of the commission is not to decide , as commonly supposed , between ( lie claims of the I'ananm and Nicaragua routes , but to determine the most feasible and practicable route , wherever that may be. It will probably be a year before tiie Investigation Is completed and the re port of the commission is ready for submission. In the meantime efforts will probably bo made by the advo cates of the Nicaragua route to secure legislation , but It is not likely that con gress will be disposed to take any ac tion pending the report of the commis sion , although there is no doubt ( lint a majority In both houses are favor able to the Nicaragua canal. What ef fect the recent Incorporation in New Jersey of the 1'anama Canal company , with a capital of . < : i)00.0 ( ) ( ) < )0 ) , will have is problematical. The incorporators of this company are large and Influential capitalists and its object Is to secure control of the Panama canal. If they should succeed in tills , thereby Amur- ! canl/.lng the enterprise , they will uni donbtedly be able to exert a very strong influence In favor of the Panama route , which In the opinion of some who have carefully investigated the matter is preferable- the Nicaragua route. At all events the subject should lie allowed to rest until the commission is heard from. I'l.'lllJI'l'I Y l'it ! Ill his message to the Now York legis lature Covernor Roosevelt gave ex tended consideration to the trust prob lem , concluding his discussion of It with the statement that the first essential is knowledge of the facts regarding the operations of the trusts publicity. He said that the chief abuses alleged'to arise are misrepresentation or conceal ment regarding material facts connected with the organization of an enterprise , the evils connected with unscrupulous promotion , overcapitalization , unfair competition , resulting In the crushing out of competitors who themselves do not act Improperly , raising of prices above fair competitive rates and the I wielding of Increased power over the wage-earners. Covernor Itoosevelt said that some of these evils could be partially remedied by a modification of the corporation laws. "We should know authoritatively whether stock represents actual value of plants , or whether. It represents brands or good will ; or If not , what It does represent , If anything. It Is desirable to know how much wan actually bought , how much was is sued free and to whom , and , If possi ble , for what reason. " He urged that in this way the Interests of both the public and the state would bo sub served , as It would serve to prevent harm to the former and at the same time furnish a basis for proper taxa tion. Where a tnint becomes a monoimly , said Covornur Itoosevelt , the state has an immediate right to Inter fere. "Care should bo taken not to stifle enterprise or disclose any facts of a business that are essentially private , but the state for the protection of the public should exercise the right to In spect , to examine thoroughly all the workings of great corporations Just as Is now done with banks , and whenever ' the Interests of the public demand It , U should publish the results of Its ox- ainluatlon. Then , If there are luordl- nate protlts , competition or public si-n- tlment will give the public the benefit In lower prices and , If not. the power of taxation remains , " ' ( iiivernor Itoosevelt tlop not regard . publicity as the only remedy fur trust nbusos , but as an essential means of correcting the o\lls mplalned of and of appertaining what other remo < liean IIP employed. Tin-re Is tin question as to the desirability of what he suggests and It Is to be hoped he will be able to secure such legislation In New York , but In order to make this remedy fully effective It must be applied by all the states. Hemedlal measures aimed at the trust evils must be general nnd mil- form In order to be entirely successful and there Is reason to doubt whether this Is practicable among the states. Jli'itco the demand for an amendment of the constitution which will give con- gross adequate authority to deal ef- feetlvely with the tru l problem. That this demand will eventually prevail we have no doubt. HAWAII , The bill reported to the senate , pro viding a territorial Government for Ha waii , Is similar In Its general provisions to the measure reported In the last con gress. 1'nder this bill Hawaii will be governed as our territories are and will be represented by a delegate In con gress. The ambition of the llawallans to enjoy the political privileges of American cltl/ens Is conspicuously shown In the fact that the ropubllian i national committee has buen asked to allow delegates from the Islands to the national convention. This may be done in the event of the status of Hawaii being fixed by congress before the time for the meeting of the convention. Of course the proposed legislation will put an end to the Importation nf contract labor into the islands , but this lias been going on so vigorously since annexation that Its stoppage will make no difference to the planters who em ploy such labor , as undoubtedly ( here Is a sutlicient supply to meet the de mand for years. The planters having made ample preparations to take care of their interests In this respect , there | ' will be no market for American labor j In Hawaii , ruder any circumstances , | however , very little labor would have gone from tills country to the Islands , so that their development In any event depended upon getting cheap Chinese and Japanese labor. Meanwhile re ports from there show a large increase in the production of sugar and a gen eral Industrial Improvement. In other respects there appears to be rather urgent need of n change. Polit ical affairs are said not to be working smoothly and the administration of Justice Is not of the highest character. It is not yet demonstrated that Hawaii will prove a particularly valuable part of our dnnuln , but none the less we should as soon as possible give it good government. VALUK OK TJJK Ol'KX DOUH. Referring to the assurances obtained by our government from European pow ers that the open door principle will bo observed in China , .Secretary of Agri culture Wilson said that some idea of ( lie vastness of the interests Involved may be gained from the fact that while ten years ago our exports from the Pa- cllle coast to all countries aggregated $ Ji,000HX ( ( ) and live years ago ftL'.OOO- 0K ( ) , the steady Increase in Pacific coast exports has raised the aggregate j to . . ( HMMKM ) a year ago. What proportion - | portion of this was sent to ( he Orient we are nimble to say. but It is a fact that the trade of the Pacific coast with that quarter of the world Is steadily in creasing , so that the maintenance of the ; . open door in China means a great deal ' for the states on our western border. It Is said that ships arc needed on the i Pacific coast faster than ( he shipyards j there can supply them and that all the i I ship-building plants , from San Fran- j i cisco to Puget sound , have enough bust- J < neris on hand to keep them going for a : year to come. If Is not to a single section , how j ever , that the open door to trade In China will be valuable. Every portion of the country will be benefited. We have heretofore- given figures showing the rapid increase of our trade in cot ton textiles with north China. In the last live years this was nearly seven fold and il Is still growing. The head of a large English commercial house In Shanghai recently said that within live years American cotton cloth will have taken the place that Lancashire used to occupy In the Chinese market and ! will have , on the score of price , sound and honest quality , a supremacy that ' the goods of no other nation will be | able to challenge. From fair businc.-s i competition , he declared , American ' cotton textiles have nothing to fear In j China. I The promise thus hold out , which can be realized only through the mainten ance of the open door , means a vast deal for the American producers and manufacturers of cotton. In the last fiscal year our exports of cotton cloths to China amounted to 'JIM,000,000 yards. Theie Is a possible market there for live or six times this amount. In the opinion of those who have given care ful study to ( lie subject , the poten tialities of the demand for our cotton textiles In the Chinese market are vir tually boundless , Hut It is not In this direction alone that a most valuable de velopment in our Asiatic trade Is to be expected. We are already exporting a large quantity of flour to China , Japan and other portions of the far east , ihu total In the last fiscal year being 1.7iri,000 ! barrels , an increase of .7,1 per cent over ( he preceding year. If the people of China could be eduiatcd into the use of cornmcal , as li is thought they may , the opening fur the consun p- tion of the one cereal In whose produc tion we have an unchallenged suprem acy Is of bewildering proMortlons. Then there Is the demand , gradually developing , for those appliances which are the essential adjuncts of civiliza tion. There Is t-cen In n progressive , lii | .111 what may rea * .nahly bo ex pected and on a much larger scale fr < < m a progressive China. In ten years Japan quintupled Its Imports and In 1S1KS bought of ( he 1'nlted .States mer chandise to eight times the value 'if what she Imported from this country In 1SSS. Were China to duvelon ' ; i t'l" ' iu.\t tfti years as rapidly as Japan has I In the lust ten she wuiild make an i ( MiormniN contrlbutUm t < the xvnvld's trade. From every point of view the success of our government Hi obtaining assur ances that ( he open donr principle In trade will be observed by ( he Knropoan powers In China Is of the highest Im portance and Its value to the commer cial Interests of the I'lilted States can haudly be overestimated. mi : r.ts.s/.v / ; op jvtxu : SCOTT. A judge's mind slnnld be unclouded by prejudice and unrutlled by passion. HlacKstone. Measured by the standard set up by the great commentator Cunningham K. Scott was by natural bent the hast lit to hold ( he scales nf Justice of any man who has ever lilted a judicial position In this state. With a rasping temper that touched the border line of Insanity and the most Intense likes and dislikes. Judge Scott has been for eight years a terror to the bar. a tyrant to the public and a scandal to ( he bench , The passing of Judge Scott forcibly Illustrates the fickleness of popularity and the gullibility of our voting popula tion. When this ii'.au made his advent Into Omaha about ten years ago he sported the title of colonel , although he had no other army record than the signing of an enlistment roll In an Iowa volunteer company and staying at home throughout the entire war because the company refused to honor him with a commission. Ity posing as an anti-monopolist and projecting himself to the front as a leader In an anti-Catholic organization he managed to secure a nomination and election for judge. His elevation to the bench completely turned his head , developed his Inborn passion for no toriety at any cost and gave full scope to his irrepressible demagogy. His ec centric antics on the bench soon pre cipitated a revolt anions ; the attorneys that came near terminating his judicial career. The intervention of prominent attorneys saved the Irascible judge and tempered his course for n brief period. Tlic-n followed a career of judicial an i archy and outlawry unheard of In the annals of American courts. With a reckless disregard of all law and all precedent the Nebraska Jeffries kept the community In constant turmoil by drastic contempt proceedings that called for Intervention by the supreme court and usurped executive functions by par doning self-confessed felons who had managed to gain his favor. During his occupancy of the criminal bench this self-styled friend of the poor Im posed the most outrageous sentences upon poor men charged with larceny j while he set scot free forgers , swindlers and burglars , who after pleading guilty promised to do so no more. By far the most heartless piece of judicial tyranny of which this man was guilty was the incarceration of W. S. Kakcr , the editor of a small weekly published at Cretna , Sarpy county , Having dragged this man before his court and bulldozed the jury into re turning a verdict of guilty of libel he was not content to put the stigma of felony upon this victim of malicious prosecution , but refused to liberate him from the jail on good bond , although | ' assured that the prisoner's wife was dying and a family of small children were waiting for their father at her deathbed. To enumerate all the Instances of high-handed lawlessness on the part of this judge would be an unending task. One or two citations will sullice. During the. term of Sheriff Drexel that oflicer was ordered by this paragon gen of morality and justice to take pos session of more than a dozen build ings in the proscribed district occupied as houses of ill-fame and to collect the rental from the inmates for the benefit of parties Avlio held chattel mortgages on the furniture. This order was strictly enforced and for thiee months his court , Avitli the sheriff acting as its agent , was ( he custodian , keeper and collector of rents for brothels all in the j name of the law. Such an infamous and disgraceful spectacle was never witnessed in any American community. And yet this tenderloin judge pretended to be horrified over the Midway amuse ment features of the Traiismlsslsslppl j Exposition. in ( hat connection it is ! suggestive to recall the blasphemous j harangues that were delivered day I after day from the bench to the man agers of that exposition for contempt of his malodorous court. With all these facts fresh In their minds over "Oiiii voters In this district recorded themselves in favor of retain ing Cunningham It. Scott on ( he bench. The question has been asked why The Bee did not roc-all the record and career of Scott to the voters before the last election. To lids we will say that it was impelled to take ( his course In order to ascertain by practical test to what extent human credulity could go , believing of course all file time that there was no danger of Scott's re election. The exhibit made by ( Jeorgo Helm- rod , the retiring treasurer of Douglas county , after four years of official re sponsibilities , commends Itself to the taxpayers. During the period of Mr. Helmrod's stewardship of the county's funds ho has devoted his entire time to the duties of ( he position. As an experienced accountant Treasurer Helmrod had no dlllicnlty In handling the county's finances. In the face of the obstacles in tin- way of nn effective collection of taxes arising out of the business depression that enveloped his llr.st term he man aged to keep the credit of fhe county on a high plant and leaves ( ho olllio certllled by the treasurer examiners of the opposition party as the best con ducted In the .stitte. All the way from Mexico cmes the staitllng news that President Diaz wil : bit re-elected. President Diaz has n chronic habit for being re-elected term after term , but the re-elections are always foreordained. Mexlt-an ways president- are elected by the MoNlcan ( OigrcM- ) and the Mexican congress K elected b > tlr- Mexican army , ami the Mexican army Is olllr-cred 1 > > ( ho president , and the pii'xlclenfi army otllcrrM see to It with commendable regularity that no- Ihidy Is elected to congress who is hos tile to the man on horseback. Omaha mourns the loss of another of Its sturdy pioneers In the death of Charles J. Karlmch. who contributed much toward the upbuilding of this city. Ity education and occupation a mechanic. Mr. Karbach was always a public spirited citizen whose substan- tlal worth was recognized among all classes. The Omaha of today was built up chlelly by Just such men and the Omaha of the future will look back upon their career with pride. While never seeking public olllce Mr. Karbach had served the city In various capacl- ties and always with honor to himself and fidelity to the public Inteiest. At one time he served as a member of the city council and at the time of his death he was a member of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners. The duchess of Marlboromih and the American wives of British earls , barons and Knights of the ( Sartor have joined In a plaintiff appeal to American phllan- throplsts to forward contributions to the Imperial hospital fund which they have volunteered to raise as pro.if of their loyalty to thrlr adopted sti p-i oil tv country. When these American dtich- esses and lountessis have pawned their dlam-'iids ' and mortgaged their castle * for the imperial cause It will be time enough for the unfilled American no bility to fall in. The I'lilted States navy must be growing more civil. B.-fore engaging In target practice In Mexican waters It secured permission from the govern- incut of that country. Not so very long ago It indulged in some work of the same kind In Sp.inlsh waters , much to the discomfort of the Sp.inlsh , without so much as saying "Excuse me. " The gift .of a public library building by Andrew Carnegie to the city of l.ln- coin is an unconditional donation of $ "r ,00t ( for the erection of the structure. Mr. Carnegie Is a philanthropist who j j does n-1 believe in tlelng up his con- j | trlbiitions with ill-advised and unneces sary strings. This Is the sort of philan thropy that counts. The troops in the Philippines have lost the services of ( Sencral l.awton. but another leader of equal Intrepidity is sure to spring up in ids place. The United Slates never failed to find the j ' man to fit the opportunity cither In civil or military life. If Lincoln wants to take a hint from Omaha's experience it will locate Us j ! new library in ( he heart of the city and ' < turn down all propositions to boost the i price of private property by planting it in some out of ( lie way corner to save money on u site. The hottest senatorial fight ever waged In Iowa Is said to bo in progress. How hot it is nobody this side of DCS i Moines can conceive , but this much we j do know that the last battle is always i the hottest and ( he greatest that was ever fought. According to the military expert of the London Post the British and Boer armies are both waiting to be attacked. This is a stage In the South African war that indicates a wholesome dread of machine guns on both sides of the Mod- dor river. \o Tlim- for Sj niiuilliy. Indianapolis Xews. Oem Paul is too practical to neglect the urgent business ho has In hand In order to exult over any verbal expressions of sym pathy. Providing HIIIIK ; 1'lfiiNiircN. Cleveland Leader. I'our million dollars are to bo expended on the park system of San Kranclsco. The bellof Is growing that there Is something besides the commercial sldo to municipal growth. Co USD II111 ; Itt'IliM'tlon. Washington Star. There is some satisfaction in reflecting that no members of the present mundane population can bo expected to participate In any moro beglnnlng-of-tho-century dis cussions. ( iriMVl from u Illirlirlor'H Don , Nc'v York Press. fly the tlmo a woman gets the Idea that any old dress Is good enough to wear around before her husband ho lias generally got the Idea that any old husband Is good enough for her to wear It around before. I't'iihlon Hull * il I'Klurc. Hiiffnlo Kxpress. Commissioner Kvans of the Pension bureau gays that the addition of the Spanish and Philippines pensioners to the rolls will keep up thu present rate of expenditure of fl50.000.000 annually for a good many years. The country will be fortunate If It docs not exceed that figure. Honor ( lit * SitviiUon ! Army. Indliiii'tpolls Journal. Among those to whom the American people - plo should again doff their fiats Is the Salva tion Army. This In an organization whoso Intentions and whoso sincerity uro never called Into question and whcso occasional demonstrations of signal usefulness run ! beneficence are so genuine * as fo elicit the respect and admiration of the most exact- In ; ; critic. I'liiuKInu KiiimIn ( ilium. New York Tribune. U la agrccahlo to observe that , under proclamation of Captain Leary , slavery will ! ! cease to exist amid the teeming scores of Ouam on and after the coming anniversary 1 e ! the birth of Washington Oeorgo NVieh- ' Irgton , wo mean , not the Washington of the Philippines. Thus the nlnu or Inn nr la It nlnctfen or twenty slaves , serfs and peons j of ( luam will etnnd erect as men mid i brethren , and hall the gallnnt l.cnry an their liberator. I.cary the liberator ! How Is that for fame ? .str.rtlnir lh % Yw V - arVll , I'hleciBQ News. Andrew Carnegie 1ms presented , or rather ] ofh-rcd to present. $300,000 to flic Cooper Union trustees of Now York for tfio catatii i tfiiuncnt of H "Mechanics' Aria Uay school. " in hla letter ho twiyu : "If I pin thought vorthy of being granted this prlvllrao , I -Jinll send you IS&O.OOO good railroad. C per tnt mortgage bonds , and thank you for the ipportunlty. " Mr. Carnegie Is starting the new year well. If he Ju-cpg It up at this rate hy rna/ even bre ik hlg own record In J&99 us a distributor of wealth , 1 sici i\u SHOTS \T THU I-IMMT. t Indinnnpoln l'rr . Mrs. Mary ll.iker Kd-ly. HIP noted nirlstl.in Scientist , has glvrn her < < on a Christmas present of $10,000 ! In money mid a dwelling house worth $15- j 000. There Is tin Imagination about this. I Iluffalo Kxprcsp : The fighting parson of Itoyal Oak , Mich. , has been Invited by I'o- ' troll's mayor to give n sparring exhibition with a genuine- pugilist as one turn In a charity vaudeville performance. This opens ' up a new field of work for muscular Chris- ti.ins. | St. 1'aul i'loneer 1'rcss : "Or. " nnwlo. the alleged dlvlno healer of Chicago. U about to locate a new Zion In the vicinity of Waukr- gan. The Wnukegan people are a trllle shy of the enterprise , nnd no wcnder. Such Xlons n have been planted 111 this country hitherto have not been precisely hotbeds of | 1 spirituality. ' lloston Transcript : Fourteen Amcrlcin missionaries In Turkey have sent to UnlteM Stated senator n petition asking that gambling be prohibited In the District of Columbia nnd the territories. This proves that forelcn niUfllonarloa do tint necessarily regard their own country ns beyond the need of refnnnlnn ind civilizing Inlluonpe ; also i Iliat they find time In distant parti to con- I sldcr the merit I needs of the homo land. j j llrooklyn Kaglc : Dr. Talmago , who , of i courRi ? , known all about everything , In speaking of matters which will follow the 1 day of Judgment , says : "Then our ruined j planet will begin to smoke , and the moun I tains will smoke nnd the valleys will amoko nn-1 the seas will smoke nnd the cities will amoko and the live ronlhionts will smoke. " One can only hope they will use good Is- , bacco. Hut of that the doctor can bo no j Judge , for lie does not Bmot < c here , except : ' ' with lils own uloiiicnce | , nnd , wo tiust , ho will not smoke hereafter. | Indianapolis News : It waa announced In the dispatches the other day that the pope had "designate- . ! " his successor. Of rounm this is something that the pope cannot do. Ills suoctssor will be elected ai < other popes have been elected that la , by the college of cardinals. And probabilities nro that , ' ! any effort of the present occupant of the j papal throne to control the succession would simply result In niak'ng ' the choice of hla | ' ; candidate Impossible , and this , not becaufj I ' Leo Is ii"t trusted nnd loved , 1ml because the cardinals are extremely jealous of thslr I own Independence. Springfield Republican : llev. Dr. Sydney Strong ef Chicago caused a sonsa'ion thq other day by telling n congregation that ths j peace oentlmcnt Is not nearly go strong In j the United States ns It was sixty years ago. ) | and that the ministers of the gospel have i ' been foremo-st In urging the nation Into its present course of force and blood. lie do- . clarcd In cffcH that to call such n nation j Christian was the basest hypocrisy. The reports say that when the meeting brake up , the people remained In groups to discuss the j sermon , and about the only sentiment oxi i . preised _ was that It was timely and true. I Ilulf'nlo Kxpreffi : The llev. Dr. W. S. ! Knlnsford of St. George's Episcopal rhurch j In New York said In his sermon on Sunday : "From the echoes t hear from other places and from errors of my own In this plum of which 1 have been conscious , I feel that the clergy , moved by the atlrrlng Interest of the times , bavo a tendency to lay down the law to their people on secular matters. They are Inclined to Instruct the lawyer about his caseH , the financier about the policy of his bank , to enter the. labor unlrns where men are struggling with the problems of bettering their own condition and say 'do | this' and 'do that , ' to sweeping julgments ' on the Philippine question and the Uoer war. If I err in this way pay no attention to me. God knows , I pray to bo delivered from It. " This Is a manly and a modest man. TAII , FICI'llKN TAI.K. Nearly $100,000,000 a year is paid by the Inhabitants of the United States for coffee. Customs receipts in Cuba last year amounted to ? 15,000,000 , or $2,000,000 more than the estimate. The business of the country , as recorded by the clearing houses last year , was $03- 000,000,000 , or nearly $100,000,000,000. The wealth of the United Slates In tin present year of grace Is $100,000,000,000 , ac cording to one estimating expert at Wash ington. Citizens of St. Louis classified as em ployes to the number of 7,2)1 have sub scribed to the St. Louis fair $2)3,300 ) , an average of $31 for each subscriber. Another good result of prosperous times Is the great falling off the last year In em bezzlements , the aggregate In the United States being $2,218.373 the ( smallest for years. The value of the gold melted down an nually In this country by Jewelers , dentists , etc. , has been estimated at $1..100,000 , but this Is now believed to bo far too small , and that the amount really runs up to $10rOO- 000 annually. During the last twenty years some $300.000.000 of the world's gold produc tion has disappeared from sight in an unac countable manner , and the natural supposl- lien is that It has been used In the arts. I I The mllloiB of the United States made their banner record In the fiscal year r id- Ing Juno 30 , 1839. The total exportation of Hour was over 18,000,000 barrels , ropresenl- ing over 80,000,000 bushels of wheat. This growth in the exportation of flour was noted with peculiar satisfaction In the face of n reduced demand abroad for raw brcadstuffs wheat , corn , rye , cornmeal and oatmeal as the work required In the transition from wheat to flour proved advantageous to American labor anil American outorprlss. The inei t strongly marked growth In export shipments was toward the Orient , but moro than 10,000,000 barrels wore sent to the United Kingdom. Ij I'OI.Vl'KH.S. Tloland Mollncux has a good propped of 1 dying of old ago before u verdict Is re- I turned. The frequent attacks of the Hrltlsh on the laagers of the- Hoers are duo to Iho be lief that It is ' "alf and 'alf" dlHgiilscd. I Mrs. Agulnaldo had to comn In. She was j In the predicament of the small boy whnMo ' dad captured his clothca while swimming. Undo Sam had the lady'u wardrobe. Two amlablo Indiana bnyn genoroiitjly pro vided the booze wherov/ltli their olmoxlom stepfather kindly drank himself Into a grave. Now they are warring over the npoll. The khedlvo of Ugypt manages lo keep thu wolf from hlh door with a salary of $ 00,000 a year and perquisite * ! . An ordi nary American might bo Induced to uxflo lilmst'lf on llko terms. Chicago crtiolly rubs It Into St. l < -ii' by prumlalng to purify the town by the brldao with a flood of Bewngo. The proposition In a tough one. And St. hiuls.iiiB must ho'd their collective noses while the moves by. Tlicm Is little hope that thu C'iiKrmsiomil Hoi-ord will enliven UK poetry aid stalls- tlus , antique stories and cukules , with rnapshotH of the authors In the act of de livery. Any old picture will do to glvo It a du.ih of color. Looking bnjk over the World's falrpeilol Chicago liotolkooporu nflVct autonlsiinirnt 'tit ' thu propoBltlon of their pr ftMalonal brothers fn I'arls to charge IS a day for un- furnUhed rooms. Chicago neglected to patent the graft. A correnpondciit of the JloHton Transcript who Is browsing around Utah dcgcrlbou tlu- nmiublo and affable Judge Goodwin , hru'l ' pt'.ili of the Salt Lake Trlhuno , un a man "an Holomn ati a ( iphlnx. an unrclunllng as deuth and a * cold as a dog'H nobc. " The Hobtonlan mutt have caught the Judgu lu a' cf lila Comctock club moods. T\II. : * WITH -run iimn. DaiiUli iNlntiitN I'lni'i'il on < ln > Counter for I noli * Sinn. riilladHpbla Times. Denmark evidently wants to ffll her omnll IioldliiRH of real state In the West Indies , end since the United Stairs eannol allow any other power to aciiuln- them , It l only reasonable that we should purchase them ouisolvcs. The Danish Islands lie very close to Tiicrto Illco nnd could be easily adminis j tered In connection with It. They nrc an expensive possession for n nmiill country so far away na Denmark , which has little oi . no use for them , and they are so near to out own possessions that it would bo undesir able to have them occupied by n naval power llko Germany , to which they would bo utoful. Whllo wo do not really need these Islands , nnd may bo perfectly content to let Den mark keep them , we cannot Insist upon hei keeping them against her will. And slnc we cannot allow her to part with them oth erwise , It sceniB to bo "up to" the United , States now to buy them. j H Is said that they can be had for $ .1.000.- ! , 000. They may not be > worth that to us , though It Is not an extravagant price , but | It would be worth inonMlmn that to put at rest all question of American domination in the Ctrrutw Antilles ) . When the mailer U presented to congress there need be no hlK- j ' over the necessary appropriation. C IM > l4ASA.Vt'llll2K. Detroit Journal : "You would be sorry. " j fn Herod the ugly old man. "If I were lo dlo nnd Irnvc you ! " "Not much ! " protested bin beautiful young wife , with a harsh laugh. lloston Transcript : Kdlth 1 know lie lias lots of money ; but f.ir . nil that I don't ' sea how Hlaneliv could marry him. Horlbii t'erhaps you have not hoard that ho has been refused by no less than tnroa llfu Insurance companies. Washington Star : "The great danger , ; ' ' snd ! the gruvo rlllzm. "Is ihnt we wl. drift Inlo n paternal form of govermnrnl. "Yes. " answ-tvd Mr. Monkton. wilb u , sigh ; "Henrietta s-ei-tus worried ub.mt that every tlmo I speak to the children. Philadelphia Press : She Hciilly , 1 don't lielleviHho has u single bU-a. IUI I KIIOCP sbo has. Hvory woman who Isn't mnrrled bus a sliujlo Idea , nnd that I'lnboislrs n hope that shu will not btslng.o long. Detroit Kreo 1'rtssV5iy : did you takfl down your sprlK of mistletoe so soon ? U \va u pretty bit < if doccirullun. "Well , 1 found It wasn't necessary , .facie soon got so be d'.dn't wall to eutcli mo l-ndor It. " Indianapolis Journal : "Tin- man I'm KohiK to marry will never throw It up to me that my maiden nnmu was bmlth. "Why won't ho ? " "Ills name Is Join P. Ch'ciiKo Tribune : 1'rospecllvo Hrhio-l know It's foolish , doctor , l.ut , toratify ( a natural curiosity , will you ii ! " " < v let mo sc ( . the form of service you Intend to use in , "Dr. Vourthly-ll will not bo necessary , : > > V ! " > yHiiirf 1-idy. 1 lieu"4 IMBO t'ho. ' word "obey" In ibo marriage serv- Ice. Somcrvlllo Journal : " 1 have to work vorv bard. " sighed Mrs. llb-k ? . " \ ou > : no'w 1 have to do cvorvthlng myself. "Doesn't your husband ever In IP you. < ' ! ' ' ' nS" Wcl'l.'slgJii > dV'Mrs. 1 licks , "bo did on-e for n few days , but I had to work harder thai : usual that vook. " THU CllOWUUn yi'HHHT. William Cullsn Bryant. Let mo move- slowly through the street , Killed with an ever-shifting train. Amid the sound of stops that be.a Tin : munmirliiK walks llko autumn rain. Hero fast the Hitting llgnros come ! The mild , the ilurce. the stony face ; Somu brlj-'bt with thoughtless smiles , ami sotnu Where secret tears have left their trace. They pass to toil , to strife , to rest ; To bulls in which the fonst Is spread ; To chambers where the funeral suost In sllenco sits beside the dead. And Homo to bnppy homes repair. Whore children , prossiiiR check to cheek , With ninto carcase.K slisill doehire The tendenius-s they cannot speak. And some who walk In raininess bore. Shall shudder as Ilioy pass the door Wboro ono who mnilo their dwelling dear , Its flower , Its light , Is been no more. Youth , with pale checks and slender frnmo , And dronnis of greatness In thine eye ! Ooost Hum to build an early name , Or early In the tusk to die ? Keen son of trndo. with eager brow. Who Is now IlntterliiB In thy snare ? Thy golden fortunon tower they now. Or mult the glittering- spires In air ? Who of this crowd tonight .shall tread The ( lanrc (111 ( daylight gloani again ? Who sorrow o'er tin- untimely dead ? Who writhe In the throes of mortal p.ilnl Some , famine-struck. Him ! ) think how long The oold , dark hours , IKIW slow tbr- light , And some , who Haunt amid the throng , Shall hldo In < lcn of slianus tonight. Kaoh. wboro bis task or pli-asures call , Tlioy pass and hood euoli oilier not. Tboro Is wiio heeds ; who holds tlii'm all fn Ills largo lovu and boundless thought. Those struggling tldos of llfo that seem In wayward , aimless rour.so to tend , Are eddli-s of the mighty stream That rolls to Its appointed end. is worth more than all the c'othing ' in the world but it doesn't take a fortune to get all the clothing you need if you go to the right place.We We manufacture more goods than any other simi lar house in the world. We put our best judg ment and taste into the work and we don't permit anyone to make a better or more stylish garment than we do and our prices are as reasonable as any $10 lo $25 for Suits , $10 to $40 for Ovcrcouts and Ulsters.
