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OFFICES.
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TII13 UK10 PUUUSHlNa CO.MPAN\ .
STATUJIUXT OK CIUCt'I.ATIOX. '
of Nebraska , Douglas County , us. :
George JJ. Tzsrhurk , secretary ot ine Hoe
rubllPhliiB Company. being duly sworn.
cays that the actual number oC full nnd
rompletu copies of The ually. Morning ,
Kvcnlng nnd Sund.aV Hop. printed during
the month of January , 1300. was ns follows :
1 . u i.oiii ) n . an.aoo
2 . ui.nuo is . sr .iJo
3 . st,1 < m 19 . , sn
4 . a 1,780 20 . . . , , . . .
B . 21,710 21 . aS.-MO
6 "MHO 2 : . anino
T ! ! ! ! iiiiiiiaS.Wo 23 . 1 J.HIO
g . a 1,700 21 . ar..n o
D . BI.710 2o . 1W5.71B
JO . 2I.IISO 2(5 ( . S.1,810
ji . a 1,7.10 27 . an.nso
12 . na.-ioo 28 . a , rar.
J3 . a.-,7io 20 . a .aa i
14 . ai,7-io ( so . B7o : >
jr . B.H . : 31 . a . a
JG .
Total . soit.ssr.
J..css unsold and returned copies. . . . H.872
Not total salcH . Tiil.oijt .
Net dally .iverago . ir > ,0l5
a. n. Tzscnucic.
Soc'y and Trcas.
Subscribed anil sworn before mo this 1st
Hny of February , A. D. 1900.
( Seal ) M. B. irUNGATB.
Notary Public.
SpoiUInp municipal water may be a
catcliy tiling , but the taxpayers want
light and not heat on the subject.
It Kocms that the telephone connoc-
< ! on let\vcen ) the fusion rhiR and th < J
democratic ring of the popocratlc circus
Is not In good working order.
The strenuous cflorts of the demo
crats to make It appear tliat re
publicans are uneasy about this or that
particular candidate ( ire simply reflec
tions of the uneasiness of the demo
crats.
To get a non-partisan showing of the
Standing of its candidate for mayor
in the community the popocratlc organ
lias gone to Cadet Taylor for informa
tion. Cadet Taylor's Indorsement ought
to fix it
Since Iowa elections are so onesided
us to be tame , it Is proposed to introduce
a little excitement next fall by having
n genuine Mexican bull light at the
Btato fair , Just to keep the Iowa people
wideawake.
Nebraska's young republicans are get
ting woke up early in the political game.
If the older heads will only enter into
the campaign with the same determina
tion to win , Nebraska will be taken out
of the calamity column next fall.
The election of William Alstadt as a
justice of the peace must be considered
: i great stroke of fortune by the demo
cratic county attorney's force. The
judge promises to stand as a fall guy for
them In every case of prosecution under
the gambling laws.
The Auditorium must have a central
location if it Is to be made a success
from any point of view. The street car
company would derive just as much
benellt if the site were located in the
heart of the city as It would If it were
nt the furthest end of Its longest line.
The modern democracy , which tries to
delude Itself into the belief that it Is
following In the footsteps of Lincoln ,
cannot Und enough of his political teach
ings In harmony with' their preaching
and practice to make It Avortli while to
mark his birthday on their political
calendar.
Postal receipts for January show u
largo Increase over the same month of
last year. No better evidence can be
found that the business of the country
Is expanding than the postal receipts
and these have told the same story ever
Hlnce the advent of u republican admin
istration.
South Omaha Is llguHng on submit
ting H bond proposition at Its next elec
tion to raise funds with which to com
plete a now high school hulhlliii ; . If
It will prollt by Omaha's experience it
will BCD that the proposition Is bomb
proof against jobbing contractors and
wire-pulling architects.
"There may bo some new comers to
Omaha who do not know democracy's
candidate for mayor" Is the frank con-
ft'Sblon of the fusion orjran. The
chances nro that It will take so long for
the unknown candidates to get ac
quainted that election day will pass be
fore they have gotten half-way around.
Local democrats are not hurting them-
fcelves In the effort to have telephone
charges reduced to a point where every
one can Imvivono In his house. The
trouble with most democratic politicians
is they talk too much nnyway and the
leaders of the party do not wish to In
crease the facilities in that direction.
Ilryan Is alleged to have expressed a
desire to have the democratle national
convention held in advance of that of
the populists , in order to be in a portion
tion to force the hand of populists. Krom
the numerous conferences and quiet
maneuvers being made It Is apparent
that Ilryuu Is not so sure his pocket Is
tight enough to hold the populist
nomination , , .
771 K A-BATU AT J.KS.SOX
In his address nt the dinner of the
Lincoln flub of New York , .Senator
Dcpew referred to the Kentucky con
flict ns bringing to the front one of the
perils of our Institutions. Ho spoke of
the election law which made possible
tlK1 contest as a crime against liberty
and popular government and declared
that the 'efforts being made to nullify
the ballot and defeat the popular will
would In a presidential election produce
consequences from whll'h the Imagina
tion shrinks. "This event , " paid Jlr.
Dcpow , "may be : i most Interesting
issue in the coming presidential cam
paign , " because of the Identification of
the democratic leader with the Goebt'l
side.
side.The
The Kentucky conllict may receive no
consideration or very little In the presi
dential campaign , but there is an in
structive lesson in It which the Ameri
can people should carefully consider.
It teaches the peril to our institutions
of any Interference with or restriction
upon the ballot for purely partisan pur
poses , of legislation that affords oppor
tunity for fraud In elections or for de
feating the popular will by placing the
machinery of elections completely In
the control of one party. The tioebel
election law Is of this character , .lust
after It had been enacted the Louisville
Courier-Journal denounced It In un
measured terms. It declared-that "the
nnuals of free government will be
sought In vain for anything approach
ing it in shameless effrontery and un
concealed deformity. " "It makes no |
claim or show of fairness , " said that
paper. "In one word , and at one fell
swoop , Kentucky is to become the sub
ject of a triumvirate , which Is to de
cide who shall hold olllce and who shall j
not. Nominally the people are to be
permitted still to go through the form
of election. They are to be permitted
still to vote. The ballot box is not
.ictttally abolished. l > ut the trium
virate is In each and every case to cast
up the returns and determine the re
sult. " This democratic paper further
pronounced the law of sweeping vi-
clousness and far-reaching evil.
.Such legislation ought not to be possi
ble in any state of this union and It
would not If the people were always as
alert as they should be to protect the
ballot against the designs of selfish and
unscrupulous politicians. The people
of Kentucky realized the true character
of the Gocbel law after it had gone
upon the statute book and at the lirst
opportunity a majority of them gave
their verdict against It , but the men
who were unscrupulous enough to enact j
such legislation were not to be thus
deprived of the power they sought. The
popular will was nothing to them. They
had a law distinctly designed to
thwart the popular will and they were
determined at every hazard to make it
effective. They wanted power and to
attain it were prepared to violate every
principle of free government and to
strike down civil liberty. Crime , dis
order , anarchy , are the consequences of
this attempt to overthrow the popular
will and while the men responsible for
this situation may have their ambition
for power gratified , the stain they have
put upon Kentucky can never be wiped
out. Still there will be some compensa
tion if this deplorable conlllet shall im
press the people of other states with the
necessity of constantly observing the
vigilance that is the price of liberty.
AA'OTIlKll POLITICAL Sl'UUT ,
There is no doubt whatever that the
citizens of Omaha irrespective of party
favor the purchase of the water works
just as soon as it can be done without
paying two prices for the property. But
wo doubt very much whether n majority
of the people can be gulled into blindly
voting the popocratlc city ticket be
cause its candidates stand on three
platforms constructed to delude the pub
lic into the idea that they will get the
plant for a song the day after election If
they only put the demo-pop candidates
in control of the city hall.
Such demagogy and imposture was at
tempted three years ago , when William
, T. Broatch sought rcnomlnatlon by
deluging the city with his yellow-back
pamphlets , proclaiming his intention to
forfeit the franchise of the water com
pany and confiscate its plant by main
force. But the people had their eyes
open to the stubborn fact that the city
was bound by Its contract and could
not violate Us own obligations without
provoking a long-drawn contest In the
federal courts and the yellow-back
dodgers fell Hat.
The people of Omaha are by this time
fairly Informed on the water works sit
uation and are too Intelligent to be
duped by high-sounding promises made
Just before election for the consumption
of gullible voters.
In his acceptance speech to the popu
list convention Mr. 1'oppleton an
nounced that if elected mayor ho would
toke immediate possession of the water
works from Florence clear to South
Omaha by eminent domain. How dues
he propose to do tills unless the city con
sents to pay for the unexplred contract
and franchise ? How does he propose to
do it with ? ; iX)0.000 ( In bonds If the ap
praisement shows the property to be
worth If 1,000,000 to fj.OOO.OOOV
Suppose the city voles the § 15,000,000 In
bonds and converts them Into money In
order to bo able to make a legal tender ,
who Is to have possession of the moui-yV
Will it bo the city 'treasurer or the clerk
of the district court ? The city treasurer
Is presumed to give a bond In double the
amount of money In his custody at any
one time. Will he have to give a bond
of § 0,000,000 , and If so , who will pay for
such a colossal bund ? The clerk of the
district court Is bonded for only ? 10,000.
Would It be safe to place $ ; ittK,000 ) In
his hands without any other surety for
un indefinite period until the courts de
cide the contention ?
If the ? 3,000,000 is to bo handed over
to the bank depositories how can it bo
done without violating the charter pro
visions restricting the city deposits to
one-fifth of the paid up capital stock of
the depository bank , when the capital
stock of all the depositories together is
less thau § 3.000,000 , ? Suppose tue ? 3r
000.000 Is deposited In the banks , will
thr-y pny oven the - per cent IntonM to
offset , ( heiu per cent paid by the city
on the bonds , as they have been doing
with tin- proceeds of the $ liJO,00 ( ) High
school bonds voted more than a year
ago ?
These nro not frivolous nor Irrelevant
questions , but they go to the very c reef
of Mr. 1'opplelon's proposition to take
tin- water works by eminent domain Im
mediately after hi ? Is elected mayor.
Other kinks In this water works prob
lem ulfo demand serious consideration
without the Injection of partisan dema
gogy and Imposture upon Ignorant people
ple who do not comprehend the legal re
lations between the city and the water
company.
The trouble with Mr. I'oppk'lon and
his followers Is that they put the cart
before the horse. Omaha should own
Its own water works , but the first thing
requisite is to ascertain how much it
can be bought for , when It can be
bought nnd whether It is cheaper to buy
out the franchise or to take the plant
under the contract clause that guaran
tees the city the right to purchase at an
appraised value without paying for the
franchise at the expiration of the
twenty-year period.
A DKMOCIIATIO
The so-called nntl-tnist conference In
Chicago , called ostensibly to organize it
noii-imrtlsan movement against trusts ,
is an undisguised ull'ort to make poliU-
oal capital for the democratic parly.
This Is shown In tlio udoplion of resolu
tions denouncing the currency bill
passed by the house of representatives
anil the bill In the senate which propose
to fix the gold standard in law. The
resolutions were offered by a Kentucky
free silver democrat , and although they
had nd proper relation to the ostensible
purpose of the conference , they were
adopted by a rising vote.
A glance at the membership of the
committees on resolutions and miUomil
organization clearly shows the partisan
character of the conference. Ex-Gov
ernor Allgcld , George Fred Williams of
Massachusetts , .Terry Simpson , General
Weaver of Iowa and other ardent sup
porters of free silver arc the men who
are dominating this conference and who
give it Its character and purpose. With
such men running it nobody of ordinary
Intelligence will be deceived by the pre
tense that it is non-partisan. If it was
seriously the intention of its promoters
to make H non-partisan they have failed
and it can now only be regarded as a
democratic scheme to make capital for
that party. The anti-trust cause cannot
be greatly helped by such methods.
THE QURST10X OF A'KUTHALIKATIOX.
If the IIay-1'nunccfote treaty fails of
ratification it will be due to the pro
vision requiring the noutralixation of an
isthmian canal. This feature of the
convention is receiving the public dis
cussion which its great importance
merits and among those who have contributed - '
tributed to the discussion is the eminent
authority on international law , Prof. ,
Woolsey of Yale university , lie approves - I ! ,
proves the treaty , saying of it that it is j I
"a brilliant and statesmanlike adapta
tion of essential facts to new conditions ,
a recognition of the great principle of
free navigation , a new bond to link the
trading world together in peace and
progress. "
In regard to neutralizing the canal i
alike In war and in peace , Prof. Wool
sey thinks it desirable on every ac
count. He says that if the United , '
Status should have the exclusive millj { j ]
tury use of the canal this country would j |
need both army and navy immensely
enlarged , in order to make good its ex
clusive right to use the waterway in
war , and he urges that in actual war
fare such exclusive right would be a
source of weakness instead of strength ,
because It would have to be defended.
Our interests , he points out , are neutral
and commercial rather than belligerent.
The certainty of unobstructed tratilc
which a general guarantee affords is i
far more valuable than the Illusory hope |
of exclusive use in war , subject to at
tack.
This is obviously the sound and ra
tional view of the matter. The Idea
that neutralization of the canal would
place the United States at a disadvan
tage In the event of war to which It was
a party Is manifestly erroneous. The
disadvantage would rather be in having
to defend the canal if not neutralized ,
requiring the employment at each end
of a large naval force which otherwise
could be used elsewhere. The opponents
of neutralization urge that in case of
war the ships of the enemy could go
through the canal and attack the Pacltle
coast , but as Senator Morgan observed
In regard to this , Whore would our ships
be all this time running away or lightIng -
Ing ?
The United States cannot afford to
put Itself In a position In this matter
that would antagonize all other mari
time powers and to maintain which
would require a great Increase of both
the army and the navy. With a canal
neutralized , as proposed , Its protection
would bo a duty of all the maritime
powers and this country would have
simply to properly police the waterway.
The report from Washington to the
effect that Mr. Bryan while visiting the
capital city took occasion to Inspect the
committee rooms In the senate wing of
the capitol with a view to his comfort In
the event of his defeat for the presi
dency at the coming election cannot be
very inspiring to the candidate for
I' . S. S. at this end of the Hue who is
still suffering from the sting of In
gratitude. Colonel Bryan might have
delayed rubbing It in at least until after
election.
Whenever the donothlng State Board
of Transportation evinces such willing
ness to order a reduction of freight
rates as in the Norfolk case It is well
to look Into the matter before going Into
ecstasies over it and concluding that the
board has really decided to do some
thing for thu benefit of the people. It
now appears that the Norfolk complain-
nuts arc just where they were before
( he order was Issued * o far as pnv tlcnl
bnnellls are cnm-prnoil. With reduction
ordeied. effective only from South Sitnix
Cily. Neb. , from which point Norfolk
has no occasion to ship any freight of
consequence , the order merely serves to
keep up appearances and docs not hurt
the railroads a bit.
The various boards of trade , nfrnld
lest the lambs nro not shorn of their
entire crop of wool , have called a c-oi -
volition to fix uniform and higher rales
of commission. Another grievance Is
that the flock sometimes wanders out
Into the bucket shop brush and loses a
little of the fleece before the regular
shearers get around to them. While the
members of. the convention are de
liberating it may not be a bad idea to
consult the lambs as to their wishes.
The true character of the Chicago
anti-trust conference is now apparent
to all. Under the guise of nonparttsun-
ship it Is constructed as a tall to the
democratic kite. The few participating
In its proceedings with the Idea of seek
ing a solution of the trust evil have had
their eyes opened and pulled out. With
the rest it Is not a question of remedyIng -
Ing mi evil but a case of manufacturing
democratic campaign thunder.
The- men who blocked the construc
tion of the new High school building *
last year now have the satisfaction of
seeing the school dismissed for a week
In order that the present building may
iio patched up In such a manner as not
to be too great a menace to the lives of
pupils compelled to attend school there.
i. : licet of
Detroit Journal.
\Vo otaervo that the Kngllah KOHS , Is giving
less epaco to the discussion of the Hour's
table mnnucifi and mores to the discussion
of his flghtlng qualities.
tilKiii of Hi-ill I
Baltimore' American.
Knglaud Is ordering American railway
calf. There Is nothing the United States Is
not ready to send to Ktiropc , from battle
ships for navies to corals for Newcastle.
Trul < * anil the Klnir.
Philadelphia Ledger.
In this country wo are told that "trade
follows the Hag. " In Germany the argu
ment for a WE navy Is that the Hag must
follow trade. And one Is about as true as
the other.
A I'ntrlotlc Innovation.
Globe-Democrat.
Foreign diplomats In Washington are wit
nessing something they never saw before a
government bringing back and burying with
military honors the bodies of soldiers killed
thousands ot mites from home.
l reNt of nil AiliulNNlon Vec.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The value of Uryan's speeches Is pretty
well demonstrated when only about 1,000
Now Yorkers paid for the privilege of hear
ing the Nebraska candidate spout. Uryan
gothers about him thousands of the curious
when he charges nothing.
Xot : : I'liMinliiK Sii
Philadelphia Record.
It does poein a little grotesque for a nation
that will not permit Its citizens to buy ships
from foreign shipbuilders and sail them
under its own flag to bo busying Itself with
'bulMlng ' free ship canals through foreign
soil open to the use 'of ' all nations. While
wo arc ? preparing dig the canals -why
should not our merchants be permitted to
get ready to wa thorn ?
Onculnir CD ( In * I'liill [ Million.
Globe-Democrat.
The opening of the ports of the Philippines
to the commerce of the world Is going right
ahead. There has Ticen a li.ltlo disaffection
to the Americans In some of the other islands
than Luzon , but It is not formidable , and
never has been. It does not prevent the
opening of the ports to tilt ? world's trade.
Even In Luzon the serious part of the flght-
ing is believed to 'be ended permanently.
Some guerrilla warfare may bo kept up In
Luzon for a year or two , but this will not
prevent the organization ot u civil govern
ment in that Island nnd in the rest of the
archipelago. Judge Taft's commission will
have the whole Philippine Held to Itself when
It starts to work.
A < l ill I rill DiMVcy'.t
Xew York Mail and Express.
Admiral Dowey's appeal to the house com-
mlttco on pensions In behalf of the bills pro
viding pcnsiona for the widows of Captain
Grldley , Captain Nichols and Commander
Wood and for the mother of Flag Lieutenant
llrumby Is entirely characteristic. The of
ficers named wcro all with the admiral In
'tho ' battle of ( Manila bay ; ho knew their
sterling worth and as they served their
country faithfully and well their old com
mander honors their valor by pleading elo
quently in behalf of the. depemlento whom
they left behind. U should require nothing
inoro than the admiral's earnest words to
insure generous allowances for each of 111 ?
applicants for whom ho spoke.
IlhACICHDIIX AS MAKO AXTOX.V.
Knidii'lcj'N llliiNtcrlnir Srnntor In a
Iti'vampril Itolr.
Philadelphia Press.
The funeral cermonlcs of William Goobcl ,
tho' defeated domocr'atlc candidate for gov
ernor of Kentucky , were hold In Frankfort
Thursday and J. C. S. Blackburn attempted
to act the 'part of .Marc Antony to the as
sassinated leader. Ho had evidently studied
his part and , Hko Antony , hoped to arouse
the baser passions of his hearers and egg
them on to see that the conspiracy Goebel
planned over a year ago was carried out to
its logical results.
The oration of Antony was artfully worked
and wan addressed to an Ignorant and
prejudiced audience , Blackburn's im-
mcdlato hearers may not lia\o been much
superior In Intelligence to those that stood
around Caesar's body. It was not to thorn ,
however , that the Kentucky orator was
speaking' mainly , but to the country. Ho
knew that hl words would bo telegraphed
nil over the land. But if ho imagined that
his highly wrought eulogy of GoHiol would
Impress people with the belief that the dead
man was thu taint lu > pictured him ho must
bo gifted with an imagination too picturesque
for thlo practical world. "Tho tyrannous
niul bloody act Is done , " said Blackburn ,
"the most arch deed of piteous massacre
that ever yet this land was guilty of. " And
the'n ho drew this as a picture of Goobel and
the spirit which actuated him : "Dedicate
every effort and , if need he , llfo Itself In
the cuuso of right nnd justice. IIo patient ;
bo brave. Obey the luiv. Under it demand
your rights and never abandon the struggle
until justice shall prevail. "
"Joe" Blackburn Is not a success as a
Mare Antony. Ho was moru in his clement
twenty-five years tigo when standing at Ma
desk In' thu national bouse of representatives
ho shook his list at the republicans und exclaimed -
claimed : " \Vo democrats do not propose to
stop until \\u have wiped every vestige of
republican wnr legislation from the statute
booliH , " and wound up hla speech by C'Xr
claiming that in this raid on the laws
passed to secure the results of the war to
save the government , "he who dallies Is a
dastard and ha who doubts Is damned ! " That
dors not look Hko Marc Antony , but it looks
llUo "Joe" "Blackburn ,
> l' ( 110KS DP 01 U W Ml.
I Manila accounts of the transformation
wi ought on the temper nnd snnlty of Ameri
cans who have gene n alnst beno , the nntlve
drink. Intimate that old forty-rod , com-
pnratlvely speaking , Is a mild niul soothing
decoction , lieno stirs up all the dormant
savagery In Its victims nnd provokes In'
white niPii n drelro to oat the natives raw.
While Imported booze frequently develops
Into n tnutoscopo of wiggling simkcs to
entertain old sonks , beno produces whole
seas of the squirming reptiles , scooting
i 1 hither and thlthrr , Knprcftslng the vision sr >
completely that sky and wntcr and ship dis
solve and join the procession of wrigglers.
Ono who has seen the sea of snakes describes
' It ns a weird nnd thrilling sight , niul tells
I It soberly nnd solemnly. "I wns going by
. steamer , " ho says , "from Cobu to Jolo , my
ronto lying across the sea of Jolo , nnd I
rstluinto that on our way wo passed through ,
about 100 miles of snakes. I watched them |
over the cldo of the vossrl , nnd there
sccmoil to bo no cud to their numbers. Of
course , It Is impossible to make n gurss
\vohh having In such n matter , but by a
simple method of computation 1 have reckoned
that there wore about r.,000 serpents to each
square mllu. As 1 ImVc said , wo passe't '
through luO miles of them , nud If the 'school'
was ns broad as It was long , wio might
reckon the rntlro number of snakes nt C- ( '
000,000. "
_
Ono of Omaha's soldier boys , who had a
taste of camp life nt Chlckamauga nnd sighed
for real war , joined the volunteers bound
j
for Manila , last fall. Ho reached Manila Into I
In December. Hist company had preceded
him to the vicinity of Cnlampn , looking for
trouble. The new recruit got to the front
on Now Year's day , Just ns the volunteers
found what they were looking for. "Wo
were reconnolterlng thu position of the In
surgents , " says the Omaha recruit , "when n
buck nigger" jumped up in the brush and
took n pot shot ut mo nt fifty yards. The
bullet burned the hair near my ear. In an
Instant my companion filled him with lead.
I have his Mauser and send you his hat
band as a souvenir of my baptltnn of lire. "
Omaha people who have relatives fighting
for the Hag In the Philippines complain of
the mall service , particularly In Luzon.
Bundles of newspapers and letters , plainly
nnd properly addressed , have been return1 ! !
to the sender from Manila , without any
explanation for the failure to deliver. The
mall which bioughl the returned papers nnrt
letters also brought letters from the soldiers ,
which shows that they could be found with
out much diulculty If the proper effort wns
made. The appeals ot these soldier boys for
papers from homo are exceedingly patlwtln
and It Is regretablo that the efforts of friends
to supply their wants should bo balked at
Manila. _
This is how Governor Loary of Guam puts
his request for a library : "Every other
naval station has a suitable library , while
this station has none , not even ns much as a
single law-book ; and , not wanting this com
mand to bo deprived of thu ordinary
facilities for plain mental nnd Intellectual
sustenance while isolated from the \\orld
aa though encased In an armor of coral and
barnacles , I must respectfully renew my re
quest for a suitable library to be sent to the
station. "
A CI3XTIJIIY OK MIOHAT10X.
Stream of Iliiiiiniilty that
ted Into the X MV AVorlil.
New York Sun.
The greatest migration that history baa
recorded Is that of the European races dur-
Ini : the century now closing. Up to 1820
only about 250,000 foreigners moved to this
country , which has many fold surpassed
all the rest of America In accessions to Itn
population through immigration ; but be
tween 1820 and 18S2 more than 17,000,000
Europeans left their homes for the Americas
and other parts of the new world.
The high tide of the European exoduu
was reached in 1SS2 , when the United States ,
alone' received SOO.OOO immigrants. The two
next greatest years In this movement of.
population were 1SSS and 1892 , In which two
years this country saw 1,140,000 Europeans
enter Its ports. Between 18S2 and 1893 the
European outpouring to various parts of the
world was over 9,000,000 souls. Then followed - (
lowed a decline In the volume of migration , ,
this country receiving only a little over
300,000 Immigrants In 1894 and 200.000 li }
1SS7 , while arrivals In other regions , notably
in Brazil and Argentina , about held their
own or Increased. In the six years ending
with 1S99 about 3,000,000 Europeans sailed
for foreign lands. The most trustworthy
data attainable justify the statement that
during the century Europe has been dralno 1
of about 30,000,000'persons seeking to bettor ,
their fortunes in other landj.
The world never before saw anything comparable -
parable with this tremendous movement of
people In so short a space of time. Tln
population that Europe has thus lost In 100
years is greater thau the total number of
Inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland lir
1SCO , and only a little less than the number
In the United States In the same year.
I : represents n third more people than
Great Britain and Ireland gained In popu
lation In the first ninety years of the ceu-
tury. H Is equal to threo-llfths ot the total
population of Europe in the tlmo of Au
gustus Caesar. If the ships on which these
emigrants embarked carried , on nu average ,
nOO passcngeis , 00,000 trips have been in a do
In ferrying them to their new homes.
No probability can he discerned that any
later century will see the equal of this mi
gration. The fairest parts of the world that
vtro wildernesses In * 1800 now teem with
Industry and population. There are no more
virgin lands to occupy ; no more such en
ticements to draw millions from the homed
of their fathers.
\viiKiu : nous IT I.KAVI : usr
Illume Coininlltfi-'N Dfclhlon
Inu I'orlo ItltMi.
Boston Post.
Congressman McUull , who represents
MuisachubcttB on the ways and means coin-
mlttcu of the houye , did not see lit to place
himself on ono side or the other of the quiw-
tlon regarding the scope of the constitution
of the United States which the other repub
lican members of that committee undertake
to decide in a fashion to suit Mr. JIcKlnley's
iwrpot.es. The point involved l ono on
which a Massachusetts man ought to have
uu opinion and wo may hope that Mr. McCall
wll'l find one pretty BOOH.
The question Is whether the constitution
covers ull our territory or only a part of It.
The majority of the ways nnd means commit
tee holds that "the term 'United States' in
that provision of the constitution which de
clares * that 'all duties , imposts and oxclscH
shall -bo uniform throughout the United
States' means and is confined to the ututes
that constitute the federal union and does
not cover also the territory belonging to the
United States. "
Where decs this leave us ? With n consti
tutional government which until within a few
years did not extend over half our territory
and which today offers no protection to a
very considerable part of It. According to
the theory of thrscontractlonlstH trial by
Jury may be denied to American citizens
who get outside the constitution by settling
in Alaska. By tho. same authority , or lib-
senco of authority , congress may levy on
Import tax upon the product of the milieu
of Arizona , the cattle ranges of New Mexico
nnd the wheat fields of Oklahoma when
brought into any of "tho states which con
stitute the federal union" and apply the
ningley tariff upon our machines and fabrics
and other manufactured articles when sent
Into tbceo territories.
The average American mind cannot all ot
once accommodate itself to thin contracted
view at the United States anil It Is not
altogether surprising that Mr. McCall haste
to wall awhile and think about it.
01 It \ < Utl < I I.TUIl < t'AIMIUTH.
! \o llrannn to I'rar Therr Will lie An >
OoriiroiliH'tlon. .
New York Commnvlnl.
Frank H. Hitchcock , chief of the section
of foreign markets attached to the Agri
cultural department , has Ismied n pamphlet
showing the export distribution of Ameri
can farm products during the fiscal period
from 1SOI to ISflS. These export products
had an nycrage annual value ot $6G.1oRG,201 ,
nnd of the entire amount Orcnt Britain ab
sorbed CO per eenl. In some of the lion-
halters will pause to think for a moment ,
they will perhaps be nble to account hero
for at least n part of the Anglophile fcntlI
ment which causes them so much worry.
H Is not likely that the sensible sentiment
of the United Stales will consent to cause
lessly quarrel with a country which buys
inoro tban $1,000,000 worth a day of our
foodstuffs alone. Wo have every cause to >
remain on terms ot nmlty with England ,
nnd , In spite of agrarian elubbornesH wo
should cultivate the friendly feeling ot Ger
many , because , during the same fiscal
period that empire bought our produce to
the average annual value ot $ SB,320,271.
This was during a lime when many uu-
justlllablo rcutrlctlotiB fettered trade , re
strictions which , we have every reason to
believe , will be removed. At the expiration 1
of the next five years our exports to the
empire , exclusive of manufactures , should
easily foot up more than $100.000,000 an
nually. Next to Germany , according to Mr.
Hitchcock's tables , comes France , nnd fol-
lowing France , the Netherlands , Belgium ,
Canada , Italy and Spain lu the order named.
But it Is slgnlllcant that the United Kingdom -
dom and Germany together took nearly 75
per cent of our totul exports. H suggests
that we hnvo the rest of Europe. South
America nnd the Orient as practically fallow
field on which to extend connections of this
Kort. Wo could double our exports easily by
accepting opportunities offered In conti
nental Asia , and by cultivating the friend
ship , as wo should cultivate It , ot our
Untln-Amorlcau neighbors. Those pessi
mists who believe that there Is danger ot
overproduction lu this country will cer
tainly nnd very llttlo comfort In these
ngurcB , or In the possibilities they suggest.
IAIIOIl W1CI.I. HMIM.OY13I1.
Conilltlnn of tinConnlry llrtlrr Than
at Any IVrloil of KM lllntiiry.
"Washington 1'ost.
Never before In the history of this country
was labor in such demand ns at present.
Never before was the general average of
wngea so high. 'Never ' before were the de
posits in savings banks IncrcHSlng so nip-
idly. And there Is the strongest promise that
this "most happy situation will continue for
some yunro. Many of our manufacturing
corporations have orders booked that will
keep them running for the next twelve
months. All the- Indications point to Increas
ing rather than declining activity In busi
ness. Our exports ot manufactured products
last , year aggregated $380,000,000 more than
$1,000,000 n day , counting Sundays and holi
days.
"A calamity campaign" under existing con
ditions would be an absurdity Impossible
under any dictation save that of rank und
incurable populism. It is conceivable that a
man who believes In Irredeemable paper
money and holds that It Is the duty of gov
ernment to supply it iu unlimited quantities
should be unhappy in this era of unex
ampled progress on the gold standard. It Is
unfortunate that the constitutlou of tin'
United States has been so construed us to
furnish a foothold for a Hat money party.
But no man whoso mind Is not dazed by the
flat craze , nor any party that Is not dom
inated by that wild delusion , can see a possi
bility of the hopeful exploitation of "calam
ity" in these busy and prosperous times.
The money In circulation In the United
States exceeds $2,000,000,000 , a figure which
beats flll records. It Is not only the largest
grots amount , but the largest per capita
circulation. The highest estimated popula- j
tlon of the country Is 77,116,000. Dividing j
the amount of money In circulation by lhe.se
figures vo have a per capita circulation ot
$25.98 , the largest ever known. Here Is a
table that is full of significance in connec
tion with the suggestion of a "calamity"
campaign. It shown the population , money
In circulation and per capita circulation by
decades since 1800 :
Money In JVr
Population , circulation , canlta.
ISm ) ri,30-S3 ! $ L'fi,50,000 ( $ l.0 !
ISlfl 7'i9,8St ! 65.000,009 7.CM
1S20 a.OS3. ! > 22 G7,10 ,000 ( ! . !
1KM 12.SGG.02U .S7.3II.2C ! . ' ) i
ism n.ota.Kfl isGo.viss : ; io.u :
1850 23,191S7fi 278,7 < ; ilSL ! I'J.irj
1WV ) Ill,143,321 43T,40752 13.W
1S70 : ! Sr ) : > 8,371 fi7fi.212.7fll 17.50 , ,
1SSO nO,153,7 l ! I73.3V..22 > 111. Ill i
1SBO fi2C22,2:0 1,1211,231.270 22.S2
1UOO 77,110,000 2,003,1IU55 25. !
The aggregate circulation has more than ,
doubled since 1880 , and it is almost three
times as great ns it was In 1870 , while tlnj
population has Increased In a much smaller
ratio. There are i > ollticlanK of some promi
nence who make statements not In accord
ance with these facts. And it seems to glvo
t
them offense to remind them that more than I
one-half of the money In circulation is gold '
or certificates based on gold or Us equlva- '
lent. But wo cannot 'believe ' that the people , |
under the conditions that now obtain , will
glvo a hospital reception to "calamity"
campaigners. Satisfaction with the gold
standard , since we have more gold coin und
gold certificates In circulation today than \
thu aggregate circulation of all kinds of
money In 1878 , Is lee deep and too strongly
grounded to bo shaken by such appeals ns
were made In 1888. Therefore we conclude
that 1G to 1 , although it will undoubtedly
bo In the platform on which Mr. Bryan will
again compete with Mr. McKIii'foj' for the
presidency , will not bo at the front except
In the small number of states In which the
democrats nro outnumbered by other con
tingents of the free coinage combine.
A .SIIATTI3IIKU SA1XT.
Poor Old St. Valentino No I.OIIKIT n
KiiNliloiinlili ; Full.
Chicago Tribune.
A generation ago at this tlmo of the year
every hey was saving his pennies and look
ing forward with a beating heart to the
coming of the day sacred to the good St.
Valentino. Every girl was wondering how
many valentines she would get und whether
the big boy In the first class would remem
ber her with u tender missive.
A generation ago the poor paper lacework
and the golden Cupids of the typical valen
tine were beautiful to young eyes. The
crimson hearts , pierced by sliver arrows , I
told a tender story that blushing youthful
shyness was unequo.l to expressing In any
other way. The paper turtle doves , rubbing
their bills together on their flimsy paper
perches , appealed to the adolescent Imagina
tion more strongly than any inoro modem
and less ridiculous substitute. And neither
Shakcspcaro nor any other grown-up poet
has over been able to equal In charm and
fervor the love lyrics that were revealed
when the delicately wrought paper doors be
tween the recumbent Cupids were opened.
In these verses wcro cxprsscd every phase
of the tender passion as It affects the small
boy. "Sugar Is sweet und BO are you" was
one standard phrase , which has never been
surpassed In Its appeal to the youth whose
appetite and affections tore him with almost
equal pangs. "I love to think of mo and
thou , like two little dovea on an apple
bough , " was another gem which caught the
fancy of the llttlo boy In knickerbockers '
who was secretly In love with the fat girl :
In the eighth grade , with her big blue eyes
und long yellow hair braided down her
back.
Even the moat shamefaced of small lovers
could nnd an outlet for hlu feelings by send
ing an anonymous valentlni ) to the object of
his affections , feeling certain that , by bouiu
occult mcaim , eho must know that ho was
the sender. Reasoning from the cynical
adult standard It Is were thau likely that
II I she gave credit ralher to his mos-l deadly
I rival , hut that wn * an Idrn which never dls-
' turbed the mind of the small boy. In those
j days he was an unronsclouH believer In tele-
j
I pathy and nothing could shako his faith.
Hut i.ow we are told that poor SI , Valen
tine Is no longer fashionable. The snltit
himself and the rites' sacred to his onci1-
honored day have been outgroun. They nre
worn-out ; superstitions. Tremendous col
umns of static-lira from the Postolllre depart
ment prove that the custom of sending
valentines has fallen Into disrepute. Hvon
the shop windows no longer bloom with a
j I wealth of paper hire and blushing Cupids ,
j I St. Valentino has been bnnlsbed to that
limbo to which Santa Cl.ius and the other
divinities of the Olympus of Childhood arO
fant being driven. Soon there will be noth
ing left but croup , meanles and the multi
plication table.
1'0.\V KM'IIKSS HAYS.
Some Trnuoilli'N Hint MnrUoil lite Unit *
In Colornilo.
The notorious Jnek Glade was an em
ploye of Uussell & iMajors of pony express
fame , nnd afterward of Bon lUlluday. Hi >
was division superintendent , says a letter
In the Chicago News , nnd at first had
charge of Jhp division from Jiilesburg to
Denver , nnd later -tho division from Denver
to the North 1'latto river , at point where
I.aramlf City , Wyo. , now stands. Jules-
burg was named after Jules , the French
man who was killed by Slado.
Jules kept a liquor saloon near < ho point
_ where Julcsburg , rol. , now stands , anil
I i sold whisky to Slnde's men , who worked
. the division. Some of those men got drunk
i nnd were unlit for duty , wlu < ro.it Slndo was
. very mad and sent untlco to Jules to quit
j selling his men liquor. Jules luughrd at
, the notice and kept right on Belling liquor.
Ono day Sladeemt to Jules' place to re
monstrate with him. but Julrs looked his
dcor and stood behind It with a gun heav
ily loaded with buckshot waiting for Slado
to approach.
When siaJe tried the door Jules flrod
point blank nnd itho charge went through
the thin board door and lodged In the pit
of Slnde's rtomach. Slade fell and the
Wound was supposed to be fatal. But the
wounded man wns taken to the siago sta
tion near by , where lu > was carefully nursed
and , after a long prostration , recovered.
In the meantime ; Jules was 1n high
feather nnd boasted Incontinently of his ex
ploit. To further luconsp Slado hu tout a
shno box fixed up like a oollln to Slade
while the latter was yet in bed with his
wounds. Slade swore vcngeanoo tm th
Frenchman , but the latter eluded his vlg-
llanco for some time. iA't ' last ho win
caught by some of Slade's men , who hound
him to a post In the stage barn for Bladti
to deal with when he should arrive from
the next station , ho having tout word that
ho would bo tbero nt a certain time.
When SInde arrived , It being quite early
In the day , ho wen' ' to the barn and began
to taunt Jules , who was terribly scared
and begged plteoiiHly for Slado to spare his
life. But Slado laughed nt him nnd drawIng -
Ing his revolver began to fire at the
Frenchman. Ho wns careful nt first not to
hit any vital part , and after llrlng two or
three shots went lo the station house , took
n drlnl : and nito breakfast. Then he re
turned to the barn ami llreil a few more
shots at the half dead Frenchman. This
ho kept up at Intervals all day until Jules
was dead. Then ho cut off the dead man's
ears and put them In IIH ! pockut , as tro
phies , and was In the habit In nftertlmes
of exhibiting I hem. Jules' 'body ' was ciU
down and buried by the stage hands.
Slado finally became a professional gam
bler and was at last hanged in Montann
by a vigilance committee.
1IIII3KXV TltII < 'lI < : .N.
Detroit Free Press : "Who defrays the
expenses of the Boveriuni'iit of the so-called
Filipino ropulille ? " risked Spalls.
"Them are none , now , " replied Jllnn.
bumper , "except AK'Unaldo's runiiliiK ex
penses. "
Ohio State Journal : "Alr.i. Wiggins , " re
marked the minister , "we wish you would
let your daughter juiii the chnlr. "
"Oh , r eotildn't think of It ! " was the
reply. "Minnie 1ms such a sweet disposi
tion anil 1 don't want to sjmll her. "
Chicago Tribune : " Vourj-p I'll shako
hands with ye , Jerry , " said 11m eminent
pugilist , meeting a foe of former days.
"I hain't got no grmlgo agin ye. My
motto Is 'Jeti hiiH-liocmi be ImH
Indianapolis Journal : "Old you hour
about that message Irom the British In
South Africa ? "
"What was It ? "
"They want us to send them a feclment
of Kuntucky politicians. "
TndlanapollH I'ress : She True humor Is
not far removed from tears.
He That's right. A fellow never knows
when some fool editor is golns to Bend
back all the jokes somu one sends him.
Philadelphia I'ress ; Mrs. YoitiiKpop
Dear , wo must get one of those burclar
alarms. '
Mr. Youngpoi | What for' . '
Mrs. Youiigpop What do you suppose ?
You know If anyone trios to breiilc into
the house It will KO off
Mr. YouiiKpop Ye.s , and wnko the baby.
Not much !
Detroit Journal : "You nre pretty
fiinoothl" we said.
And In this we were imlte sincere.
"Well. If I were not si smooth Boer I'd
hu n rifled Boer by this I line ! " wild the
Afrikander , with n loud , aflecled laugh.
For the genius of the AiiKlo-Huxon racii
was nbrond In the land , seeking whom It
mlcht civilize.
Chicago News : "Pardon me , sir , " began
the victim of fate who WIIH compelled to
solicit alms , : IM Hhe approached the crusty
old bachelor's desk , "but f am n poor Ion *
widow , and "
"ICxnii.se me , " Interrupted the heartless
o. 1) . , "but It is useless to say more. This
Isn't leau year. "
A MTTM3 VAHAItOM ) .
Mni'K.iret U ,
"Now who may thin be ? " I que.slioned ,
AH the door WIIH unshed alar ,
And a wee bit laddie enleivd.
With u face tin bright as a star.
Ho doffed his hat till ItH frather
Hwupt down tu the- very Hour ,
And lie laughed , a I cros.sly hade him
Make haste and shut tlm d'ipr.
"Oh ! I always leave It open
The least little crack. " lie xiilil.
AVIth a touch of His hand on my shouldei
And a to.s.s of his curly he-itl.
"For though T am nwlft In eopilng ,
I am sometimes swift to L-O :
As light IIH an iilry bubble
I am lloullntf t" and flu.
"For I inn n vagabond , lmly , ' '
And you fiirc-ly know my name ,
In lioldon letters , "ui'ld ' ,
Is will on thu scroll of Fame.
"And heie I Imw , dear lady ,
And nrllliee , tuko for mine
The lii-iirt I llliKto lo offer ,
And be my valentine. "
A vagabond lover , surely.
For Iho wind lilnw fast the dour ;
And nothing \\.i lefl of Cuiild
lint Ills shadow on the floor.
LIEBIG t
COMPANY'S EXTRACT
OF HKEP fa a mf Jlcal comfort of prmed
value. Hot brought thousands through Ill-
Hot. JIado on scientific principle * from the
fiuett cattla reared on tlie rlclioH puturei
of the world. Itlsldly tested. Kndoretd \ > j
orcr 30 years' BUCCCBS. Ilofluo lutintltutea.