THE OMAHA DATLY IITZKi WEDNESDAY , JANrAHY 10 , 11)00. )
TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
U HOSLUATLIl , Ldilor.
I'UIJUSIIKD KVLIIY MOUSING.
TKUMS or suHsrnii'Tios.
Dally Us iwlthoit 8und ) ) , One \enr.$6M
Dally Hej. and Sunday , Otio Year SOO
Dully , bumlay and Illustrated. Olio Year 825
Sunday nnd Illustrate * ! , One Year Z
lliuntratcd Hoc , One Year ZW
Sunday Hoe , On Year J-JJ
Saturday Bee , One Year ' y >
Weekly Bee. One Year &
OPKJCUS
Omaha : The Bee Bulldlne. , , , !
South Omaha. City Hall Building ,
Tnentj-llflh nnd N streets
Council Bluffs 10 I'earl street.
Chicago. 1640 Unity Building.
New York : Templecourt. .
Washington : 501 Fourteenth Street.
Communications relating to news and cell-
torlnl matter should lie addressed : Omaha
Bee , Editorial Department.
BUSINESS LETTEIIS.
Business letters nnd remittances should
bo addicted. The Bco Publishing Com
pany , Omaha
OmahaHEM1TTANCES. .
Remit by draft , express or postal order ,
paynblo to The Bee Publishing Company.
accepted In payment or
Only 2-ccnt stamps
mall accounts. 1'crsonnl checks , except on
Omaha or Eastern exchange , not acccptcu.
THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY.
HTATJMI\T : or CIIICULATION.
State ot Nebraska , Douglas County , ss :
George H. Tzschuck. scerctnrot The Bee
Publishing Company , being duly sworn ,
nays that the actual number of full and
complete copies ot The Dally , Morning ,
Evcnlnp and Sunday Bee. printed during
the month ot December , 1693 , vva as fol
lows :
2 1 . . Bi.rno Bt.HBO 13 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! av !
3 . an.iTB 19 ai,7IW
4 . ll , ! > : t ( > 20 ai.SHIO
B . aroio 21 BI.'ISO
6 . 27iri : 22 aiu :
7 . S 1.000 21 BI.OBO
8 . a.ii. : . - . 21 a , 7
9 . a , r.i > u 2 ; atroo :
10 . an.atio o8 ' B4RSO
27'a .a < 'w '
a 2S a4tto :
12 . i.sso
13 . 35,00:1 :
. Bl,2 0
11 . BS.ir.B
13 . a , MO 31 B.-5 , 100
IG . ai.ino
Total . . 77lrSJl 5
Less unsoid'aiiti returned copies. . . HS7it
Not total sales . .7 3 , ( > B
Net daily avcratoj ,
Subscribed und sworn before me this
day of January. A. D NIIUNGATB >
' Public.
Notary
( Seal. )
Senatorial courtesy Is an undent in
stitution which seems to be as llrinly
Imbedded now as it ever wan.
" iiuve fallen. "
Bhrlpked the Omaha yellow Journal two
days ago. So it may , but it had not.
The popoeiiitic machine objects to the
machine probably be-
tine of the volItiR
ciuibe It wants to have a monopoly of
this machine business.
If the Nebraska oiitinKent to the Boer
army leinforccs It to the ottcnt of a
typewilter some staitlliif ; news can be
expected fiom that source.
Kx.CJovcnior Ilosg declined to Ret inside -
side of the JacUhonian fc'iiee. Can It be
possible tlie TC.MUI is al o uurbhiB a
wound Inflicted by the htlnj ; of irrstatl-
tude ?
Colonel Bryan's willingness to run as
the candidate on the populist ticket Is
not concealed , but whether he wants to
Imvc two tails to the kite is not yet dis
closed ,
If anybody will establish an anti-trust
glass-house In Omaha and is proof
against temptation to sell out he will
have no dttlieulty In seeming Hbeial
imti uiiagc.
Admiral Dewey has now a lo\lng cup
paid for by dime contiibutions of 70-
( K)0 ) people. It Is H.ifc 1) say lie will
Keep this in the family without follow
ing the house and lot piccedent.
The Hours are said to be- placing or
ders with American linns for aims and
munitions of war. Watolt the Uiltisli
reinforce their naval scouts on the look
out for contraband from this direction.
The Nebraska Humane society will
second the elToits bolus " " 'de ' In con
gress to prohibit the use of birds and
feathers for ornamental purposes on
women's heads. That ought to settle It.
Saciamento is luxuriating In a sur
plus of imiyoiH , having elected one
while the old one refuses to vacate.
Omaha tiled the same experiment once
nnd florn experience can advise Sacra
mento to drop out.
A Council Uluffs coioner's Jury has
brought In a vcidict of death from neg
lect due lo the puictico of Ghilstlan
Science. Tills will probably open up a
new and never ending contioveisy be
tween the various medical healing
schools.
Speaker Hendei.son has been piesldlng
over the deliberations of the hotibc of
lopresontatlves now for more than a
month and those who expected most of
him are having their expectations fully
realized. Colonel Henderson piomlses
to be a model speaker.
Kor many yeais the income of the.
Boaid of Education fiom police court
lines ranged fiom $10,000 to $1 > 5,000. In
IfcOS It had shrunk to ? 1.,100. ! In the
year 1SO ! > only &U01 was tinned into the
school tioasmy fiom pollen court tines.
That showing alToids conclusive evi
dence that theic Is something rotten In
Ueninaik.
The local Hryan organ continues to
hlur'tit ox-1'iesldent Cleveland by head
ing 1l cuiuinunliatlon fiom him to the
Chicago Tribune as "a word fiom the
dead Cliover losiirrpctcd to give a gasp
before ie-oxplilng. " It Is plain that thu
Uryanltes have not yet put out the
latciiHtrlngs for the admirers of the last
leiiioeiutle
As viewed fiom the point of vantage
through the double-barieled telescope
" * . ' -c ; .M. . < " . lii.u gainorcd tit the .lack-
bonlan baiuiuetas cosmopolitan and
thu millionaire elbowed up agaiiiit and
briibUud thu best coat of the laboring
man , " Who thu inlllionalies and cos
mopolitans vtcie Is not divulged , but It
deems very btrange that Colonel HO an
would allow uny mlllloaahu tj come
ttlthlu gunshot.
stuns
Tito mi'svape of' ' } vrrnor Shaw to the
lovva Inglslatuie h v\s the state to be
In all ro ptx-tK In excellent condition.
He nj'H thnt labor Is well employed ,
am ( culture prosperous , bu lnef < s net It n
nnd the profits of Invested capital PC-
cure , while the state llnance wcie nrver
sn n more satisfactory condition. It
would be worth * Wlp to contrast this
with th'e statementsTrf"a demo-intlc gov
ernor of Iowa a few year1 ! ago. who de
plored the unfortunate condition of the
farmers nnd could sre nothing ahead for
them but an lucienso of mlsfoitune.
Iowa has leaped her shaio of tlie pros
perity of the last two years and In
no other state me the people In better
condition.
Indeed. Iowa Is one of the most pios-
porous commonwealths In the union and
tlierefoie naturally one of the strongest
In support of loplibllcnn principles and
policy. Iowa has met all her cm tout
obligations during the last'two years
j and has a comfoitable suiplus , the gov
ernor stating that the treasury IB In bet
ter condition than it was two years ago
by over $1,000,000. A fact not gener
ally known IB thnt Iowa has more banks
than any oilier state , the aggicgate do-
1 posits amounting to over $ IG,000,000. !
The deposits have Increased moie than
" . " per cent In two years , a Bulking cv-
j Idence of piosporlty , and the governor
I says that over one-half of this money
In other than savings banks , or moie
than ? .M,000.000 , Is owned by farmers.
Another Intel cstlng statement is that
the pioportlon of unlneumbcied fauns
in tlio state exceeds thnt of any other
period , wlille tlie value of agilcultnnil
lands has very materially appreciated
In tlie last few 3 cars.
( ! o\crnor Shaw has gl\en Iowa an ex
cellent administration and what he
says of the conditions In the > < tate will
bo gratlfjlng to Its people.
WHAT FUnit'lU Hid ) A A
|
i According to ( Governor General Davis
tlie chief need of Puerto Uito ib trade
privileges. Ills Judgment Is that It
would not be for tin- best Interests of
the Island to Rive It a tenltoilnl gov-
ciiimeiit such as is proposed for Hawaii ,
beeausu the people are not piepiued for
it , but they should have the .same piiv-
Ileges In trade that are given to Ha-
vv.iii and if tills Is allowed them lie be
lieves they will get along all right. He
told the house Insular coinmlttee that
the people of 1'ueito Kieo arc quite nblo
to support themselves and lu addit'on
eontilbute to tlie wealth of the T/nlted
States when the Island Ib put uiion a
bound b.ibis.
In regard to the matter of territorial
government , a comparison of the pop-
illations of Puerto Hic-o and Hawaii will
show that the former has quite as good
If not better claims to sudi government
as tlio latter. There can be no question
that a majority of the people of Pueito
Hico are just as well qualified for self-
government under the tenitorial form
as a majority of the Hawaiian * , . As to
trade privileges there Is no sound rea
son why there should be any discrim
ination 'and It is not proposed to make
any , tlie Fo raker * bill providing for free
trade between Puerto Klco and the
T'nlted States proper. The fact is that
we shall have ultimately to deal vv'Itli
all the new possessions on the name
basis. We cannot permanently have
one policy for a pait of them and a dif-
feierrt policy for another part.
Dt.TKttMlN.i
Mr. Halfonr , llif-t ! oid of the treasury
In the British cabinet , speaks with an
authoilty in leg-ird to the intentions ot
the goveinment second only to that ot
the premier himself , Loid Salisbury.
Mr. Balloiu lias iut been Identified , at
least piominently , with the jingo ele
ment. It has lien ) the undeistandlng
that in icspict to the Transvaal issue
lie was one of the most conservative
j membeis of the goveinment , but war
' being on he favois Its prosecution to the
end. In his addiess to Ills constituents
Mr. Halfonr declared that the war Is
one In defense of Gieat Btitain's
Afilcan umpire and that It would be
puisued "unswervingly to the end , so
thnt no such war should ever be waged
In South Africa again. " The dispatches
slate that he ridiculed the loitlgn
piophcslcb that the dissolution of tlie
Biltlsh einphe was about to begin.
This declaration of a member of tlie
Hiltlsh government fully anthoil/.ed to
avow Its policy is notice to the world
that the determination Is to curry on tlio
war until the Boers aio conqueicd and
foiced to submit to such terms and con
ditions as will remove all danger of a
futuie conflict of this character. It ob
viously means that Cheat Biltaln con
templates no settlement of the war that
does not Involve the absolute submis
sion of the Boor republics and the ac
ceptance of whatever conditions that
power may impose. Whether or not it
is the puipose to abi-orb these republics
can only be Inferred , but It Is most prob
able that the Hiltlsh govoinmont ic-
gards this as essential to the futuie se-
cuilty of its Afilcan empire. Indeed , It
Is the universal judgment that this must
be the outcome of the conlllct If tiioat
Britain triumphs , the Boers themselves
regarding It as tlie Inevitable result of
Biltish coucjuest.
Having determined to prowcute the
war unswervingly to the end , ( Irent
Britain will accept no offer of media
tion. Tills , If not plainly Implied In Mr.
Baltour's address , may reasonably be
infciiod. Wore there any disposition
to accept intervention it Is not to bu
doubted that this distinguished member
of the cabinet would have given homo
Intimation of It. Evidently , however ,
theie Is In the minds of tlie statesmen
in contiol of British affairs no thought
of permitting mediation In the South
At i lean conflict nnd this being so no
nation will offer It , at least at the pres
ent stage of the war. It lias been urged
that tlio I'nlted States bhould tender
its good offices , but It must bo appar
ent to Intelligent men that however
strong Ameilcan sympathy may be with
tlie Boer republics , our government can
not with piopriety piopose mediation
when neither of tlio belligerent * has
at < Ued It and when It Is manifest that
one of them lUes not desire it. Thuio
his been talk of n Kuroprnn combina
tion with nPW | to Intervention , but
as yi't no nntiou Is willing to take the
Initiative. All have given assurance" ' ,
as has the United States , of absolute
neutrality and there Is every reason to
expect they will maintain this position.
It Is possible that conditions will de
velop which will lend the Hi It Mi gov-
eminent to modify Its attitude. A few
nnre serious reverses , increasing the
dlllloultles of the situation , mlcht cie-
ate a public sentiment In favor of an
honorable settlement of the conflict by
means of Intervention which the govern
ment could in t expediently Icnoie. But
nt piesent there Is a llrm determination
to employ all the resources of the nation
in cairying on the war and to give heed
to nothing that would Interfcio with tills
purpose. Theie Is evidently no fear of
foreign complications and a confident
belief that Uient Britain will bo allowed
Its own way In dealing with tlie South
African lepublles.
AS TO n'AiKti n units nnzns.
The Commercial club has vetoed the
ordinance for the proposed Issue of
$ r > ,000 , ( > 00 In bonds for the puicha e of
the water vvoiks and recommends as a
substitute an oidlnnnce that lives
$3,000,000 as the maximum price for the
works and assumes that the city will
have the right to buy the woiks with
out paying for tlie fianchlse after .lune
11 , 1000. While the date designated by
the club as the expiration of the twenty-
year period is a subject of dispute that
can only be settled by the courts or by
mutual consent between the city and
the water company , no seilous objection
to tlie revision of the bond proposition
on the lines recommended by the Com
mercial club can be raised. Conceding
that public sentiment Is overwhelmingly
In laver of municipal ownership and the
puichnse of the water works , the tax
payers of Omaha are vitally concerned
In protecting the city against any bir-
gain that would load tlie city with an
unreasonable bonded debt. They want
the city to buy the works as SQJII as pos
sible , but they do not want to Issue one
or two million moie binds for their pur
chase than they could be duplicated for.
On the other hand , the water company
Is ready to sell the works at any time
providing it can sell at its own figures ,
which of couise menus not only the
value of the plant , but also the un
earned profits that would accrue during
the period of the contract. Unless these
clashing Intelcsts are satisfactory ad
justed by mutual agreement the only
way for a final .settlement of the munic
ipal owneishlp pioblem will be In the
courts. That can doubtless be expe
dited by the .submission of a bond prop
osition and the final test of the Knotty
question upon which there Is such a di
versity of opinion even among the best
lawj ers.
From the sublime to the lidiculous
theie is but a single step. This old
Fieuch proverb was again exemplified
by the appearance of Fiank Uansom
and A. J. Weaver at the head of the
table of the .lacksonian club baiuiuet.
Both of these statesmen claim to be re
publicans with a silver lining and both
have strenuously insisted that they still
believe' in the cardinal principles ot the
republican party , which has desi'ite-l
them by its hostility to free and unlim
ited coinage of silver. They have as
serted time and again that the alliance
of silver republican * with the tradi
tional enemy was temporary and would
be severed In due time. But , lo and be
hold these political ajostles and apostates
tates allowing themselves to ba swal
lowed body and breeches by the rock-
rooted democrats and In turn svvalljw-
Ing their blue-points and their Jack-
snipes dipped in claret and soaked In
champagne ! Having been baptized into
the democratic fold in the presence of
William ,1. Bryan nnd a distinguished
company of his followcis , they will now
emerge1 Into the political aiena as full-
fledged democrats. The fiee silver
masquerade has lasted long enough for
them. '
Great Britain is developing a eoips of
war cilties who would do as much credit
to a strategic board as would the
cluonic caipeis and faultfinderpio -
duced by our own war with Spain. Not
a move can be made on tlie llring line
but what some member of the imne
guard Is promptly to the fore with as-
seitlons that It Is a great mlsttiUe and
should have boon done different ! } . But
'twas over thus. The 1 ng d'stance
piophots always Know how the battle
could have been moio effectively waged
after it is all over.
The famous battle of Xew Oi loans
was fought after a treaty of peace was
signed. It was tlieiefoie a useless sac
rifice of human life , no matter how
ciodltablo It was to the Ameilcun aims.
Had Morse by his Invention of the elec
tric telegraph and Cyius Field by Ins
laying of the Atlantic cable made those
achievements fifty years before , in
such battle could have taken place. But
then neither could It have taken place
had the troops been armed with modern
Instiuments of warfaie.
The vvhe.s wore evidently dn\n be
tween the .lacksonlan club Imminots in
Omaha and Peoiia. In this city the
Chicago platfoim with all Its vngailos
was the * popular t-ong vvhilo at Pcoria
o.\-iovc'inor ( Boles of Iowa advocated
tlie abandonment of silver as a water
logged Issue. The demon at le pulse lias
yet to learn how to boat with we'll regu
lated rhthm.
The lighting up to the ) pioscnt has all
been In John Bull's comer. His leads
have mostly fallen short and In other
passes Oem Paul has ducked and side'-
stepped In ft manner to attract adm'ia- '
tlon. Despite several seveie Jolts on
the wind John appears to ho compara-
i tively fiebli and promises to cut out a
hot pace before the bout Is over.
It was very significant , to say the
least , that while Kd How ell was fcatod
among the gtent statesmen on the light
of the toastmabter , Will Poppleton was
nut seated on Ills left. To a man up u
tree It looks an If the Juck&onlan ban
quct was gotten up more to Imnuh
How ell's mayoralty boomlet as a tall
to Hrymi's prc llentlil boiiu.
Tluiuttlit.
HolUmore American
There -arc no nagazlntb published In
South Africa. The Inhabitants will not have
to read mngnstnc articles about their war
for the ncit twenty jcars.
! -niiio Old SmiiDlm ,
Detroit Tree Press
Speaking of tlio Nebraska traveling mcu ,
Mr. Mrjan announced that heouii show nil
the old line of camples this jcar , nlth antl-
I trusts and antl-lmperlallsm ihrown In.
< .cnerolt ; ' of KlondlKcr * ,
Indianapolis Press
Why should these people returning from
the Klondike with fabulous sums of money
organize companies to work their claim j 7
\\liy do they not use their o n capital am !
tnko for thomselvea the Immense profits
promised ?
Variation * In IIM H | < > MR ,
San l'iancfico ! Cull.
The Invasion of Purcto Hlco by our troops
vas nobly done , but the free trade Invasion
cf our markets by Puerto Illcan product's
will doubtletH show ua thnt sometimes there
is such a thing as getting more than is
wanted.
Tor OriiimiiMitn !
Washington Star.
In explaining the mreslni ; of Russian
troops In Asia the czar politely assures
England that he had no present Intentions
of using them , hut merely wanted to be
Buie he can get them there prompt ! } when
ho needs them
t'OMtly Mcdioil of
Philadelphia Press.
The futility of sorties from Mafeklng and
Ladj smith against the Boers must soon be
come apparent to the British. Every such
movement reduces the defensive strength
of the beleaguered forces , while its only
compensation appears to be the cabled glori
fication of the commanding officer. It la
n decidedly costly method of advertising.
In ( lie KalNcr .lollt liiir the
Washington Post.
On the surface the British sebures of the
two German ships , the Bundosrath and the
i General , app6ar to constitute most out-
I ragcous and Intolerable affronts. They are
j much more offensive to Germany than the
i seizures of American foodstuffs vvero to us ,
I because in the latter case the vessels v\cro
not American. If , therefore , the facts are
! really as they seem , Germany has every
' right to be angrj and every reason to be ac-
. lively resentful. The question Is , however ,
I whether the outsldo world , even the Ger
man people , can be quite sure. Kmpeior
William Is a brilliant strategist and at the
same time a very queer and uncertain
, quantity. A few months ago , ho was hural-
i liated and no doubt deeply offended by the
refusal of the German Parliament to adopt
his recommendations in the matter of the
I navy. Ho wanted a laige appropriation His
heart was set upon the measure. But the
, legialat.ve , branch of the Gorman govern
ment opposed him and his cherished plans
felt to the ground. Of course , v\e do not
offer the thsor > there are many reasons
why vvo should not but we can certainly
point to the fact that thrbe British seizures
of German ships
constitute powerful argu-
i mpnts in favor of the emperor's scheme of
naval expansion ; and a cautious person may
| be excused for asking himself whcthci this
British truculence may not have a certain
Illustrious approval as tending to illustrate
the urgent necessity for a large and power
ful German navy
orirs noou icm - , \ .
Secretary AVJ/(1n , Wnxm niithuMandr
liter the I'ninnrur.
" Brooklyn Eagle.
Secretaiy Wion of the Agrlcultuial
department is delighted with the success
of Secretary Hay in his -negotiations with
the European powers to secure a guaran y
of the open door In China. He be ICVPB
that it has Insured a continuance of the
development of our trade in the orient ,
1 which Is already giowing satlsfactori'y.
, Our total expoits from the Pacific ports ten
jears aqo were ? 2G,000,000 Five jears ago
they were $42,000,000. Kast jear they had
risen to $73ivOOQCO Ii another fhe years
they ought to be $120,000,000 or there
abouts.
j The head of the Agricultural department
will not be condemned foi his enthusiasm
It la difficult for any one who appieclates
the importance of Secretary Hay's achieve
ment to refrain from similar expressions of
gratification. In fact , the approval of the
success of the open door negotiations his
been general and sincere. China has llttla
of her territory left over which she htn
| absolute cntrol. The extension of spheres
ofc Influence has been carried so far that the
french , English , Germans and Ilusshns
among them have hecured nearly the whole
empire. But these powers have not taken
formal possession apd they have not yet
shut out American traders for the ben lit
ot the traders fiom the homo co.mtrlc ! .
Now that assurances have been received
that Ameiican treaty rights will be re
spected , rlp.ht , which Involve trade condi
tions similar to tl'oso enjojej by the most
favored nation , tlie door v\lll not be clo'e-d
i The whole of China Is orcn to us for trade
i on as god tennrf as Ilucsla enjoys in hoi
sphere of inllut-nce. or England In hers , or
Germany In heis , or Prance In hers. It Is
no wonder that the government olflclai who
has been Interested in finding maikuts for
the products of American farms , the cjlton
of the Houth and the wcol of the wejt and
the grains of all parts should bo c.t-
thUfalustlc over the achievements of Sccie-
I tary Hay ,
MODI ! ! , IIOMIDS ' ' 'Oil
Mt-ulirn ( .Mrnnl'M INInlr to Hri-i-l IOO
if Them Tlili I our.
Unique Jn every way will be the 100 resl-
j denccn which the GIrard oatatn will cnrl
I during the coming twelve months In Soath
i Philadelphia. Net content to provide homc.i
'of ' the ciit-tomnry typo for the dtj's wage-
uners , rcpoits the Philadelphia Inquirer ,
the trustees have just apprmej a eeiies of
( plans which , vvhilo not entirely original ,
arc now for probably the- first time applied
I to city oppiatlons.
I The trustcce have determined to erect 100
I houscw which , when completed , will rent for
i fiom $25 to $28 per month each. Something
| eutlrtly now for 1'hlladc'lphli , allh ug'i ' In
| fcUoctBjful operatlrn In many of the auburn ] ,
i will be Introdu-ed by the truste-s of th.3
i rotate , whoso purrose Is to provlilo heit
and nloctilc llghta from their own plant
Thffle will bo finnlshed to lenantfl for the
nominal sum of $3 n mouth In add ! Ion
|
to this , a landscape gai donor will be cm-
ployed to keep In perfect condition the
I gcrdeiis , which will bo luld mil In nvnt
] cf every JIOUEO Ir the row Thh Innova
tion will not only bc.iutlfy the piemls s
hut. It Is prodicleJ , will matrrliUy rnba J'.o
the value of the property. The Errvlcoi of
the BTdenor will bo at the dlapos'l of lh S3
opcupyiiia' the houses free of charge and It
will .he his aolo duty to beautlf ) ths pa kings -
ings under his charco.
The houses arc to bo built cf brliK cad
atone , two and ono half stories front , on
lots 1DO feet deep The private nrchltcot for
the GIrard estate made the drawings , init
the contract has not as yet brcn given out
IJIrcsily opposite this proposed block ( f idoil
modern residences will bo located the Glr. rJ
park , which will add greatly to the at
tractiveness and desirability rf the prop
erty for rrslJenUal purposes. Iinpiovn-
1 meats such aa paving the btreet at their
! own expense have already begun and no
I effort or expense will be spared by tharo
' having tlio matter In charge to make th'fi '
properly jnipglur with tenants possessing
only moderate incomes.
iinitn AMI Tiir.un.
The nnonjmous poet who tans merrily
of the countless Jo * . 8 Father Adin missed
becausehe had no bojhooj might easily
adjust his muse to a like experience of u
newspaper. The Indianapolis Press had
no jouth. Though less than a mouth old
It Is already full-grown , hears the Impress
of jears of experience and the vim and
{ virility of robust hustlers. The makers
! builders of the Press were formerly
'connected ' with the News , anel having pulled
nearly $1,000,000 out of that Institution 'or
their Interest , they were enabled to make
n new start in the newspaper field equipped
as few men are with knowledge , experience
nnd cash. The triple combination makes
i the Press the peer of the older newspapers
In the Hoosler metropolis.
Napoleons of finance trained and operat
ing In Chicago should move further c.ist
if they hope to achieve a record comparable
with that of the Pranklln syndicate. The
most enticing snares may bo set In the midi -
i west , but the crop of suckers Is Invariably
short of expectations. A Chicago fakir ,
after jcnrs of effort , pulled In only $30,000 ,
vvhilo the- Franklin Bjndlcatu scooped In
$500,000 In nine months.
Ambassador Choato Is ranked JIB .an un
commonly bright person , llucnt nnd correct
ot speech , and having a mild horror of mis
quotations and "bulls. " Yet he tangles
his tongue occasionally. In a late speech
ho said : "Books are to be chewed and
digested ; they are the gold nuggets of
literature. " That Is worthy of Sir Boyle
Koche.
Now is the winter of Havana's discontent.
The mercury Is down to about 70 degrees
and natives and Americans shiver with
equal vigor. A letter from the Cuban cap
ital sajs of the weather. "In the middle
of the day thin cotton garments are warm
enough , 'but ' even Americans get chilly
mornings and evenings , owing to the sea
breczo and the dampness In the air. At
such times a winter suit with light under
wear Is distinctly a comfort. As thu Cubans
do not possess these , they take it out In
mufflers , In the elficacy of which they have
the most abiding faith , even to the warming
of the toes. Hence they look ridiculous and
feel uncomfortable , while with Americans
the conditions are reversed Undoubtedly
the chilly mornings nnd evenings of the
Cuban winter climate are lu a measure responsible -
sponsiblo for the prevalence of consumption
in this Island. Statistics show that nearly
20 per cent of the people dlo of this disease ,
nnd this is not surprising In view of the
way in which the poorer classes fall to take
care of themselves.
With Cecil Rhodes besieged In Klmber-
ley and $30,000,000 worth of diamonds
stored there , according to current report ,
no wonder the Boers are beleaguering that
city so stubbornly. Diamonds are not
quite as convenient as gold , but $30,000,000
worth of any salable article would form
a good substitute for a war-chest for nnj
nation. Ono of the most fantastic features
of this picturesque Boer war Is the way
that man's most precious commodities
figure In It. The mines ot the Hand , which
produce a quarter of all the gold harvest
of the world , are already In the possession
of the Boers , nnd hero they are besieging
( ihe town which yields 83 per cent of v'ho
diamonds of the world. And It Is only a
race ot farmers and shepherds that Is doing
this.
Tin ; CAPTIVES * itivrniv
Minneapolis Tribune One of the best
Jobs yet done by the American forces In the
Philippines Is the release of the gallant
Glllmcrc nnd his fellow prisoners Now If
Aguinaldo would only surrender or betake
1 hlmscl ! to Hong Kong.
I Indianapolis Journal The country will
icjolce to hear that all of the American
prisoners In the hands of the Pillplnos , In
cluding Lieutenant Glllmore- , have been re-
I leased , thanks to the hot pursuit and vlg-
1 oious operations of our troors. |
| Baltimore American. The harassing of the ]
scattered bands of Tagals has been so per- |
slstent that they are now a mere shadow of '
their former strength and , save as maraud
ing bands , not at all formidable. The suc
cess of the autumn plan of campaign In the
noithcrn provinces has been phenomenal.
Since November 1 , when the advance on
Tarlac began , every northern province has
seen American authority established In come
form , and us a result of this the large army
of Aguinaldo has melted away and ho him
self , a fugi'he , as successive fccts disclose , '
barely eludes the United States forces. The
release of Lieutenant Gllln-ore is only one of
many Indications that the end of Aguinaldo
is near at hand Ills capture will not , ot
couise , mean Immediate peace , but will boone
ono of the leading steps thereto |
Washington Star1 In the recent fierce
chase through the mountains of northern
Huon there was practically as much popu
lar anxiety for the rescue of these men .is
for the capture of the Tagal leader. Now
that the feat has been accomplished Ihti
heartiest thanks of the people are duo to
Colonels Ilowro and Hare for their per- ,
blstcnt march against tremendous dlfflcul- |
ties. The full report of their pursuit \\111 |
make dramitte reading. But it will bo ot
slight consequence compared with the story ,
to be tnld by Lieutenant Glllmoro nnd his '
men , descriptive of their perils , their wan- ,
derlngs , their hopes nnd fears There v 111
he ii warm welcome awaiting thceo men
when they turn homowaxls , for they belong
to a country which appreciates valiant serv
iced and sjmpathi < : cs keenly with suffer
ing.
Sl'KAICIMi lr
Ill Gcimuiy one newspaper Is published
for every 12,00. pernoii8.
The Philadelphia mint turned out $ C5-
000,000 In cola last year. Money deems to
'bo nmlo rapidly In Philadelphia , j
It Is stated that during the month of
January $220,000,000 Is to bo distributed In
Now York , Boston and Philadelphia In thu
shape ) of seml-arnual dlvide-nds.
The average boml-annual rate of dividend
Juat pslil by twenty of the leading textile
mills of Now England is 3.2 per cc-nt , com
pared with 2.3 per rent a jcar ago. ,
The numter of now i.tllway cars built
last ycai , exclusive of cars constructed by
the railroad companies thempelvcs , was 123-
S1C Of tlucc 117,892 vvcro freight cars.
In the United States and Canada laht year
flrc dcstrojed property to the extent of $130-
" 73,200 , an Increrfo of more than $17,000,000
over tr-0 loates of 1E38 , and more than $ . ' < ) , -
Cflt,000 over thono of 1807
'
llerearo 200 loan and trust companion
In this coumrv.lth capital afHrrpntlns
$ HISOS,722 ; suiplus , $70,707l f , other un
divided pro'lln , ? J3 , 08 , ! > 73. The Individual
dcpoEllB of thcso companies aggregate $835-
111,001 , and their total resources $1,071,523-
tiV-1.
tiV1.Tho
The Connecticut savlngo batiks Increaiied
their deposits last > car v0C12.COC ! , which
wai the JarcfBt gain cvei madp by them In
a JIVe period of time. The number of do-
pcsltois increased from 375,810 to 393.IC7 ,
and ll.SW of thu 17.317 now depositors
opened accounts of lest : than $1,000.
Since building associations were organized
In the United States fully $1.500,000.000 have
been returned to thu members. The profits
received by members to date have been
about $450,000,000 Had the dues and gielnh
remained In these ubEoi latlona to date * their
preMMit ripttal would be about $2.100.0uO , I
000
or 01 n win.
Walter Wcllmnn Is feeling the public
pulse o'l the proposition to make Major
General Wesley MorrlU n lieutenant gen
eral preliminary to his retirement nc\l June.
In a letter to the Tlmes-Htrald Wellmnn
a.vs "Not only the president , hut the
secretary of war and the el-alrmcn of the
military committee of scnato nnJ hottnu are
undcratood to he favorable to thli course.
General Merrill's promotion and retirement
In this vvaj would not lim > rcrp with any
other ofllccr , and would. In fart , expedite
promotions by retiring him earlier than
would otherwltc bu the case. The many
friends of General Morrltt bellevo this Is a
compliment which he richly deserves. " Gen
eral Merrill has been In the army forty-five
jcnrs. His record In the civil war and In
many Indian campaigns , not lo mention his
Manila experience , ranks him , In the opin
ion ot competent military cilllcj , as the
ablest American commander now living.
Hero Is another Liwion slory , vouched
for by the Pioneer Prc'fi-
President Hall of the Commercial club
presided at a smoke rcrlal last evening The
main feature of the occasion was an horn's
talk on the Philippine ? by Major 11. J.
Pltrgcrald. The major cpoko feelingly of j
General Lavton , whom ho personally Knew , '
nnd related this incident-
General Law ton had arranged his line be
neath Iho brow of ft hill , wlih the artillery
commanding an excellent position. While
preparations were golnn on General Lawton
vcnlurcd out to a point where ho could
easily bo seen , had Iho enemy boon near. A
lieutenant stepped up to him and said
"General , jou aio too valuable a man for
us to lose. Pardon me If 1 suggest thnt > ou
do not expote > ourself so fiecly "
"There Is nothing to fear , " said General
Lawton. "Tho bullet that's to kill me hasn't
been made. "
A Honolulu paper relates an Incident
showing how a negro color sergeant of the
Port ) -ninth Infantry gave a lesson In re
spect for the flag to white soldiers of the
Port ) -second , who were doing the town on
the way to Manila. A large crowd of Iho
v hllcs stood on a street corner to see the
colored regiment go by. They did not no
tice the ling nt all. The color sergeant
rushed up to the crowd.
"Aro jou American soldiers ? " demanded
h'e. "Yes , " they said. "Then salute this
flag and be quick about it " In n jiffy all
caps were off nnd the salute was given.
A vvhlto commissioned olllccr was on Ihc
sidewalk. His cap came off wllh Ihe lesl ,
and ho showed thai he felt the Justice of
the rebuke.
The work of the signal corps of our army
In the Philippine Islands has received most
unqualified praise from the secretary of wnr
Since the American army landed at Manila
the corps has handled en an average 2,500
dispatches each eliy , the maxliium being 1-
000 em November 6 With the extension of
the American llnct , from Manila and Hello
It has become Imperative for the War de
partment to greatly Increase the force of
signal officers detailed In the Philippines.
This Increase has naturally been drawn from
the force stationed In Ihls country or Iti
Cuba and Puerto Rico. The Importance of
the signal corps of the army Is now
recognized by army nuthciltlea as it never
was before , and with the great amount of
work which has reently fallen upon the
shoulders ef the members of this corps it Is
Impeiativo Hint pome Increase be made.
General Greely Blaled in his annual report
what ho Ihlnks necessary In the wa > of an
Increase and it Is understood thnt congress
will be nsked lo lake Ihe mnttcr up during
the present session.
Miss Edna McClellan , who has been rais
ing a feme ! for the purchase of a loving cup
for Admiral Schley , through the endless
chain syet m , has now received $3,000 , with
many contingent subscriptions made en the
condition lhat It be finally determined to
purchase n house Miss McOlellan hns np-
pointed n committee to handle the money ,
and she snjs n gentleman , whose name she
has been asked net to make public Just yet ,
has promised to make up the balance neces
sary to puichnso a sullnble hctne if by July
1 the fund amounts to $25,000
Prefiorlck W. Molloy , who left a profitable
plumber's business to enlist In the war with
Spain and who failed to jet work whea dis
charged , and finally died In New York of dis
ease contrnc'cd while In Cuba , was about lo
bo buried in Potter's field when Miss Helen
Gould came to the rescue. Mips Gould will
also sec that Mrlloj's aged mother , who is
destitute , ill and alone , will have proper
medical attendance and care
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew S Rowan ,
who when ho was a lleutcnait carried Iho
now famous message to Garcia , Is being
urged as deserving a medal of hcnor. The
Weal Virginia delegnles In congress hnvo
vlelled President McKlnlcy lo nsk for Ihls
honor , nnd Iho result of their Interview Is
snld lo have been snllsfactory.
Caplaln Slgsbco , who was , on the Mclno
when It was blo.vn up , but -apeel Injury ,
and then went through Ihe vrr with Spain
without receiving a rci.itch , has been
krickcd cul by n Brooklyn Uollcy car. Yet
people go right on thinking wnr Is terrible.
COVKUh&IONS OP .V I'KOMOTUII.
iihliH-nH ItminiKH of n K
llan i\lth 11 Clnuli.
Chlc-azro Iiiler Ocean.
H. D. Lee , who IB credited with originat
ing the plan of having all of the lobatco
ot the country handled through one pur
chasing agency , returned to his homo In
Snllna , Kan. , recently and was inteivlowed
by a newspaper of that city
It might bo stated in advance tint Mr
Leo been a wholesale grocer in central
Kancao for about ten jcnrs , and , as ho
Bays , haa fought hot wlnde , lack of mols-
tuic , rallioads and thu Missouri gr.coi i
and mndo money at It. His present posl-
tl > n Is anomaloun. Ho Is the pviroluHln ;
agent of all tbo tobacco jobbers In the coun
try , and oveiy jobber who bUH tiuet to
bacco must buy through Leo or get ao
commission "Thin arrangement , vas n
puiuly business , sensible one , " ho snld ,
"When I wan a boI remember my little
fiittcr Belting up n club of children to buy
candy bccauno the moro they bought
the moro thyy could get for a
given u mount of money. " Whuii
nbked v\hat \ his profit vvould ho Mr.
Lee replied "My commlbslon , Binall no It
IB , will amount to $100,000 a year. I etpeel ;
that much , wouldn't have1 tulten It In hand
If I hadn't. The tobacco buulncus of this
country amounts to $450000,000 n jeur. It
grow.s with Iho growth of the country.
When our new airnngcmont was put into
effect thcio WBH kicking , parllculnrly by
the MI.IHOUI ! river Jobbcn , bul they mo nil
t mlng lo BOO Iho inaltcr In n business way.
I hnd orders Monday morning for fijO/jOO
loiudu ( it lobaceo. Al that ruto Ihe inisl-
nuc3 would run up i > $20,000,000 ,1 month
Wo only link for $9OGO 000 "
Whubpr duo to thu fact thnt ho wno
once incrii breathing hie native air or that
lie felt hlmnelf Midlclently HatlsfUd with
the manner In which the world had bee n
hTutln , ; him to Indulge hlnuelf f r a little
time In the delightful dlntlpall' n v.-hlcn the {
prcscu.0 of it newtpapcr roportcr eomc-
tl ic" ? HiigKKBtB. Mr Leo ceruinly cxhlbl'cd
a 'rjii'tne-ts wh'cU is seldom discoverable
In Iho eonvaruatlon of n promoter of great
rommcrclal combiner. In fact , ho lall tare
Iho cutlio fdi erne of Iho tobacco combine
with it rt-ikleHtneaa which his associated
will probably rrltlflsi ; Eovurel ) when he
bluill return from Sallna lo Urn center * ; of
coimntiUal uctivlly
"Rulrous competition , " ho said "had to
be * tupprettJ About i'5 ' per cent of the
men who are In business are In business for
the money tht'n In It The balance neetn
to bo doing buslncM for fun and noise Ono
crcvcr who euts prlee * will ruin the buM-
ncM of hi * whole section The men who nro
doing business for profit must protect them
selves , ( "omblnntlon Is the only way you
enn e'o It "
Then the reporter asked "Does thnt
mean that you will not buy from the mnn
who cuts prices nnd hd will be forced to
maintain n fixed rate or fall to got the
Ronds' "
" 1 won't waste the scratch of n pen on
thn mnn who cuts , " nnl.t Mr. Lee. ' Itn
must sell nt the established rate or I hava
no business for him " Mr I/oe gnve It nn
his opinion thnt Icgill7cd pooling vvould
prove to bn the only Hnlvatlon of ever ) line
of business nnd the enl ) way to prerent
mon-polv "People tnlk about trusts" ho
said. "What Is n trust' As n mnttor ot
fnci there never existed but ono trust , ami
that wns the Standard Oil compnn ) . under
the old orgnnlzntlon. U In not a trust now
The various companies that were lu the
trust were consolidated Into one company
As for Ihe tobacco business , I cxpeet great
results fr-m the new arrangement The
doalois will hive to make some money on
what tobacco they buy through me They
can't throw It away and cut each other'a
throats by doing so "
It Is just barely possible that this re
turned Kansnn U feeling liln way towarl
the lecturebureaus. . Whatever may hnvo
been snld In the past concerning the promoters
meters pf great commercial combines they
hnvo never been accusc'd of wibosimltiK
themselves to newspaper Intervlowe'rs U
Is to be deplored thnt while Mr Lee was
In such a communicative frame of mind
the Kansas rcporler did not seek further
cnllghlenmcnt with regnrd to the methoJB
which Mr. Leo has pursued In bringing
about a combination in ihe tohteeo trndci
thnt tnnkes every grocer In the country n
contributor to his hnndsomc nnd con
stantly Increasing income.
SOUTH DAKOTA BANK FAILS
Slate IlniiU nt I'Iniikliiton Dnmot
OIH-II It" Hour * ( MIUT In
the
PLANKINTON , S. D. , Jan. 9. ( Special
Telegram ) The State bank , owned by I ) L.
Btcvc-i. ' ) , failed to open Usoori \
this 'nornlng. Owing to Slovens' ab
sence nc thing could be learned aa
to the particulars ot thu failure.
Slovens went enst Snlurdny , presumably lo
secure ) assistance , nnd wired his cashier not
to open the bink tcdny. Stevens owned a
drug store , which he trnnsferred to his head
clerk It being Ihe only bank here , nearly
every business mnn wns caught In the fail
ure. Aurora county , Ita \ said , hnd about
$6,000 on deposit.
IIUICIIT sun : OP > < iMM : . * *
Quoter You cMiii'l out ) ottr cake and r
haveIt
Dspoptlc The deuce you cnn't.
"I see thnt the cream of the British arm )
IH now In the Ti.msvaal. '
"Yes. the whipped cream. "
1 thought she guvc me entire to < loubt ,
But ' eon 1 1iics cd my fntes ,
Per though my rlvnl took her out ,
'Twas 1 put on her skates.
Teacher And who was Cain ?
Small 15o.I . utiess he must have boea
the first Kngll.shmnn.
The Count Your father actuall ) made mo
repent to him the very words In which I
proposed to jou
"That Is like pnpn. He Is so fond of busi
ness propoMllons "
Tired Tompklns There's one job I
wouldn't in I ml hiivin' , lloi.ice.
Hungry Horace. ( In amazement ) What's )
that ?
"Lineman fer or wireless telegraph eom-
n'ny. '
Wayfnrnr from Arcadia As I came up
VYn'.l street It struck me as be-ins' a sordid
rift In something. "Sordid rift" Is good , but
whit's It n rift In' " Eh ?
Denl/en of the Street "Sordid rift. " Yes.
Ihat'n tood. What alls It's being .1 rift In.
the loot"
She Mother t..i > s there Is a rumor that
you a-o culto fnsl
"M > darlingvvould von allow a Ihlng
like that to make .inv difference ? "
She ( doubtfullv ) N-no. Still , I would
rather have It to- firmed
iioi.n iinu'isii riMFiT.
helpless people 1 > ound or slain
And Anglo-Saxon pride
for many > ears of Unghind'H reign
Were ulvvnh bide 1iy side-
I'mboldoned by a harassed life
The one oppressed will turn ,
Anel thu" * . are e In righteous stiife- ,
Bravo Bruce ot Bnnnockbuin
IVhen Hoslon hnrhor dnink Its till
Ot toll-taxed IviiclNh ten
Dur fathers gnlhe-rel strength and skll.
And made their children free.
[ iut human hands still grind and bleed-
Souls se-arlii ! ? liurdenw bear
flint rojal head" In Knespliiff Breed
'Be-jewriled crowns miey wear.
tt'urm-hcartcd lie-land does but wall ,
And soon In ev'iv clime
IVbe-re tyrant'p reile- degrades nun's state
Glad litedoniH bells shall chime.
[ 5oers now are luthlng British lilult
In best blue British blood ,
i'ot UiiKianel falls to cry "Enough1"
Pnto her noasllng brood
BKLLIJ W1LLUY GUE.
WlnMde , Neb.
Advance
Sale of
Boys' Spring
and Summer
Negligee
Shirts.
Wo hnvo given Bpoclal ntten-
tlon to our Boys' Shirt Depart
ment this ncnton nnd thp result
Is Ehown lu our splendid assort
ment of all the choice ) styles go
ing and of all Iho different ma
terials , mad ax madras , percales ,
/cphyrs , elc
Collars and cuffs nlluched nnd
clota-licd and pome wllh only
cuffs to mulch but over ) dne ihe
latest thing out , nnd just from
the factor ) , frcuh nnd now , and
on account of the early nrrlval
wa nre going to glvo our custo
mers mi early chnnce to nclect
boys' a'llrtfl whllo Ihey are new
and paiterns and ul/in complete
'IIiiK : ; : grades lo pelecl from.
) u Display lu Our IJouglub Street Window.
