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STATU.UE.Vr OF CIHCLLATION.
Stato of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.!
George 11. Tzschuek, secretary of Tho Beo
rubllMiIng Company, being duly sworn,
says that tho nctuul number of full nnd
rompli'to copies of Tho Dally. Morning,
Evening nnd Hunday Hoe. printed during
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II. T'SCIIUCK.
Sec'y nnd Treas.
Subscribed and sworn before mo this 1st
dnv of February, A. T). 1500.
(Seal) M. IJ. irUNOATE.
Notary I'ttbllc.
Candidates who try to ride Into olllco
on a hobby nro generally political
charlatans and quacks.
Mr. Poppleton has now subscribed to
Yelser's referendum nnd he would sub
scribe to any other fad to get votes.
Kvery candidate for municipal olllco
from mayor down Is pledged to mil
nlclpal ownership of the water works.
Hut that alone should not be the pass
port for preferment.
Tho buttermakers' convention has de
clared In favor of 11! to 1, but what they
want is sixteen creameries where there
is only ono at present. As n creamery
ratio 10 to 1 may not be bo ohjcrtlonable.
It will boa long straddle from the date
" of tho populist to tho democratic con
vention, and us the populist steed is
none too brldlewlso it will require con.
sldentblo dexterity for Mr. Rryan to ro
tnlu bis scat
AV. S. l'opplelon Is a gentleman and. n
scholar, but Omaha wants as Its mayor
not so much a man who wears kid
gloves and patent leather shoes as ono
who can bo approached by all classes at
till times in his olllco or out of his olllco.
.South Omaha will have its turn at tho
political wheel next, lis city election
coming tho llrst week In April. With
Omaha setting tho pace witji a repub
lican victory, South Omaha republicans
will havo encouragement to do likewise.
Omaha is gaining some reputation In
furnishing trusts with presidential tim
ber. 10. W. Nash was taken from
Omaha to New York to servo as presi
dent of tho smelter trust and now Hugh
Murphy of Omaha has been elected pros
- ldeut of tho asphalt paving trust
The substitution of Charles Witlmell
for Harry l Deuel as fusion candidate
for comptroller is another ono of tho
freaks of fusion. Mr. Witlmell might
mako a competent building Inspector,
but ho has never claimed to bo an ac
countant Adrian, Mich., Is going through a pe
culiar experience, where tho recent
prosecutions of liquor dealers for viola
tion of tlio Sunday laws lias brought
about retaliation thnt has resulted In tho
suspension of business by tho street cars
and hack lines.
When It comes to machine politics the
Bryan populists can givo all other par
tics pointers. The leaders know what
they want and do not permit anyone
to stand in their way. They regard It
easier to t'uow out a disturber than to
satisfy his clamor.
Nebraska Irf to be represented by forty
four delegates In tho Sioux Fulls fusion
Itopullst convention, bused on tho vote
cast In for .1. B. Weaver, While
Florida on the satno basis gets but four
votes. Inasmuch as tho vote for Weaver
included ns least 'JO.tlOO democrats, the
basis of representation to the rump con
vention Is decidedly expanded.
It really seems too bad that Mr. Frlck
should havo been deceived by Mr. Car-
ueglo In regard to the prohahln protlt
of the big steel company. After his
Investing his money It turns out that the
company could only irn $'J 1,000,000 a
year. How In the world does Mr. Car
negie t'xpoct a man to live on such an
Income when ho only holds one-eighth
of tho company stock?
Populists who are denied any volco
In the framing of tho party iiollcy arc
expected to coniu up and voto tho ticket
this coming fall Just as though they
liked It The leaders havo heretofore
succeeded In whipping tho rank and tilo
Into lino Ty putting up scarecrows In
the political Held, but thero are ludleii
Hons that nuiuy voters have become so
accustomed to the sight they will not
ugaln run to the machine cover.
HTtlUA 1". 1
,e birthday of
WASinyaTovs iuiitiida
Tho anniversary of tin
George Washington should suggest to j
every American' citizen consideration of '
tho character of that Illustrious man and ,
thoughtful attention to his admonitions. ,
We shall tlnd these applicable to present
conditions and still useful for our guld-
.,rt(.ulnrlv In resimet to our Inter-
ii ! 4 Is. tin I i1U im 1 1 in u tl Hit I'nl 'I 1111 tL
.
1111 I IIJlllll UIMIHllWHO vin
At a time of strong popular feeling In
regard to other nations and a demand
that our government shall take sides In
torelgn conflicts, It Is well to recall
Washington's admonition to "observe
good faith and Justice toward all na
tions; cultlvatu peace and harmony with
all." lie advised against. Inveterato
antipathies toward imrtlcuinr nations
and passionate attachment for others,
saying that "antipathy In ouo nation
against another disposes each more read
ily to offer insult and Injury to lay hold
of slight causes of timbrnge and to be
lt.m.li in..! mil miii.I ulilk wlmti tipid
IHlllhlll.V 1111 1 -- lll'l-t
or trl.llni occasions of dispute
appear." lit declared that "tho nation
prompted by Ill-will and resentment
sometimes Impels to war the govern
ment, contrary to the best calculations
of iMjllcy." There nre men In public
life who should carefully consider these
wise admonitions.
The character of Oeorgo Washington
grows In Impressive potency with the
passing youro. The more It Is studied
the grander and more Illustrious it
appears. Ho holds and over will hold
Ilrst place In tho reverence of tho Amur
lean people and as a figure In history
there Is none above liim. As has been
said by a distinguished statesman: "Tho
nation and the name of Washington are
Inseparable. One is linked ludlssolubly
with the other. Hoth nre glorious, both
triumphant."
Tilt: MACttUM VtlAltUES.
The reply of Secretary Hay to the
house resolution relative to the allega
tions of ex-Consul Macruin will bo ac
cepted by all fair-minded men as con
clusive. Tho Department of State had
carried on regular communication, with
Macruin when ho was at Pretoria and
had never received from hint any com
plaint that his mail was tampered with.
There was one Instance of a stoppage of
malls at Capetown, but there was In this
nothing to Justify the charges made by
Macrum. The ex-consul claims to havo
in his possession olllclal envelopes which
wcro opened by tho llrltlsh censor at
Durban. Then why did ho not report tills
to tho Department of State? If be
could not do so while nt Pretoria ho
had abundant opportunity to submit a
complaint after ho left tho capital of
tho Transvaal republic, but ho kept tho
matter to himself until his return to
tho United States and then made It
public through an interview in which
ho sought to Justify his course in nban
doning his post at a critical time. Ho
reported In person to the Stato depart
incur, but gave no hint or intimation of
what ho subsequently stated througrrthe
newspapers. "Such being the case he
will havo to produce very strong ovl
denco before any credence cnu be given
his charges.
Ah to the alleged secret alliance be
tween tho United States and Great Brit-
aln, Secretary Hay again disposes of it
by tho unequivocal statemeut that there
Is no secret alliance between this re
public and Croat Britain or any other
nation. Ho points out, what should bo
understood by every fairly Intelligent
person, that no form of secret alliance
is possible under tho constitution, be
auso treaties require the advice anil
consent of tho senate. Yet for partisan
purposes men who must certainly know
hotter have pcrsistcutly charged that
tho administration entered Into such an
alliance, and perhaps there are some
who will stlli believe It, notwithstanding
tho utiitement of Secretary Hay.
37K VUltri) UIVAX PiiOnijBM.
I'ho question as to the policy to bo
adopted In regard to I'orto Ulco is
recognized on all bauds as of the most
vital Importance. It Is not only the
muterial welfare of that Island that
s Involved, but what is far more im
portanta construction of tho consti
tution in respect to the now posses
sions and ii declaration of the authority
of congress to deal with these jws-
scsslous, by which a. precedent will
be established of far-reaching effect
Tho bill now tinder discussion In con
gress proposes, contrary to the recom
mendation of President McKiUley In
his animal message, to apply a tariff
duty to the products of Porto Uico
Imported Into the United States and a
llko duty to mcrchandiso imported into
Porto Ulco from tho United States.
Tho purpose of this measure Is to
evade the constitutional provision that
all excises shall bo uniform throughout
tho United States and Its effect would
bo to mako Porto Ulco a colonial de
pendency. It does not recognize tliat
Island as part of the United States, en
titled to tho rights guaranteed by the
constitution to tho states and terri
tories of tho union, but simply us "prop
erty" of the United States, to bo dealt
with 'as congress may will. This Is n
policy which, wo believe, u majority
of tho Amorlcun iRoplo, when they
shall fully understand It, will disap
prove. We have heretofore said that
In our Judgment Porto Uico should
be given a territorial form of govern
ment and If that bo done the Island
would bo entitled to all the lights of
existing territories. This, wo think,
would be Just and equitable and wo
have no doubt It will ultimately bo
done, though tho Immediate action of
congress may bo as now proposed.
There Is a most urgent exigency in
Porto Ulco that calls for prompt re
lief. While congress Is debating the
people of that Island nre sniveling and
tho situation Is growing more serious.
Appeals coiuo from there for Imme
diate remedial legislation. The ques
tion Is whether It would not bo wise
to puss tho bill that Is beforo congress
and let the constitutional Issue go to
tho courts for determination. As thu
Philadelphia Press says, neither the
country nor congress cnu decide this
J Issue; the courts must. "If the bU-
promo court," Pays thnt paper, "should 1
, many decide that all taxes nro i
form over both tho 'United States nnd
'territory belonging to the 1'nltod
suites, no action ly congress can re-
duco this constitutional limitation or
Its powers. If the court decides that
congress Is not bound by speciHc con
stitutional limitations In legislation over
acquired territory, nothing Is lust by
acting on this lino now and a great
deal saved to I'orto Klco." This Is
at least a sound, practical view of the
matter.
It lakes Into consideration the ,
sslng needs of the people of Porto
v... .i. t iui,.,i
ro. Now the products of that Island
pn
Hteo.
nre paying full duties. A reduction
of per cent in these duties would
certainly nfl'ord some relief and If
nothing more Is at present attainable,
as probably Is the case, the duty of
promptly
giving the relief that Is pro-
1 , ,. .,,.., ln,,i-i.
ins to he plain an l nnpu.i-
posed seems
tlvo, leaving the constitutional question
Involved to bo decided by the courts,
7o ir nn i.uvr.s the vault max.
Candidate Poppleton has suddenly dis
covered that his heart beats In unison
with the poor and the downtrodden. Ilo 1
Is appealing nightly to the men who
toll and sweat that his sympathies have
always been with them and always will
be If they only elect him mayor of
Omaha.
When and where has Mr. Poppleton
ever done anything for the poor iniinV
Ho Is known to have Inherited a large
fortune, but has lie ever been known to
engage In any enterprise that would en
title men or women to earn bread out of
his purse? When has lie ever aided any
public enterprise excepting whetc ho
took out more money than he put In?
It Is u mutter of common notoriety
that he is ono of the closest-listed cap
italists In Omaha and uses his mums
rather to obstruct than to build up. ills
whole make-lip is opposed to progress
and public Improvements for fear of in
creasing his taxes and Ids only Idea of
government is to fence In the town, dis
continue all public works and' save
money by doing nothing.
Does Omaha want to enter the twen
tieth century, so full of promise for its
growth and advancement, with a mayor
who .would let the grass grow in tho
streets rather than pay a dollnr's taxes
to keep tho city abreast with the tide of
progress and prosperity?
HTU.h DODUIM) T1IU MAIN ISSUES.
Candidate Poppleton makes this
declaration regarding the course to be
pursued In carrying out his plnn for the
immediate purchase of the water works:
We will proceed .tho same- as though land
was to bo acquired for the widening or ex
tension of a street. An ordlnanco will bu
passed, declnrlng tho necessity of acquiring
tho plnnt. Then tho mayor will appoint ap
praisers who will report to an advisory
council. If tho report Is approved or re
jected it will go to tho council, which will
act. In tbo even: of an approval, nn elec
tion will bo called and If tho uctlon Is sanc
tioned tho city will tako possession and tho
money will bo paid over nt once.
This may be very catching to people
who nro not familiar with the law gov
erning the taking of property by eminent
domain.
Mr. Poppleton's plan might work all
right If tho water works company is sat
isfied with the appraisement and accepts
tho money tendered. But suppose the
company refuses to accept, what is to bo
done with the people's ?:t,000,000?
Under the law tho tender for tho water
works must be made in cash and if the
money Is rejected it must be paid Into
court and remain there until the case Is
dually adjudicated. This means that
the county Judge would be made the cus
todian of $.'1,000,000 for an indefinite
period ranging all tho way from ono to
live years.
In the meantime the bonds would
draw Interest nt -I to ty. per cent In
other words, the city would bo paying
from SFJO.OOO to Jfiar.,000 a year in Inter
est, or $-15,000 more a year than the en
tire present hydrant rental. If a sinking
fund Is established to meet the principal,
tho money required for sinking fund ami
Interest would mean an addition to the
tax levy of from tt to B mills over and
above the amount now levied for tho
water fund.
Another question Mr. Poppleton Is
dodging is, Where Is the ROOO.OOO to be
deposited and what security will the
city havo for Its safekeeping? All the
Omaha banks together nro not capital
ized to that amount and even if the
banks were disposed to assume the re
sponsibility for such a colossal deposit
they would not pay Interest on It, and If
t they did tho city can recover no Interest
from deiMislts made by the courts,
Still another thing Mr. Poppleton
dodges Is, How much will the city bo
compelled to pay for tho unexpired fran
chise and contract If It acts by eminent
domain?
These questions concern the people
who own property and pay taxes more
vitally than peoplo who wnnt to plunge
Into the mill pond without sounding its
depth.
Tho selection of Morns Levy to fill a
school board vacancy will meet general
approval. A great need of tho Board of
lCdiicatiou has been for more members
of substantial business standing who
will apply business methods to the
transaction of school alTiilrs. if recent
boards had been made up of men of such
character and qualifications they would
not have fallen into bad repute.
Tho lliianclal agent of Senator Clark
admits having disbursed about $1,000
per day during tho campaign and that
considerable of that money was In tho
shape of if 1,000 bills. Chips in the Mon
tana senatorial game must come high to
require the tiso of bills of thnt denomi
nation. An Oliji'ct of S) nipnlliy.
Chicago Tlnies-Heruld,
Carneglo has nn Income of nearly $50 a
minute. How could such n roan hops to din
joor, especially If much ot It came In clmngo
or small bllU?
The Fllulil ttt Crtiujp.
New York World,
Tho suspicion Is growing In England that
perhaps Cronje may know what ho Is about
after all. Certainly there aro moro wnys of
campaigning than risking valuable lives In
pitched battles, especially when lives are bj
valuable as they nre to the little republics
ralTtbnM. fatur oV'IoVh
Africa.
Tlcklliiu the finllerlrs,
Indianapolis Journal.
By admitting tho possibility of establishing
International bimetallism "at n ratio which
shall insure permanency of relative v.nluo
between gold nnd silver" tho United States
senate has made a laughing-stock of itself.
12tli(ittnn lit Culm.
Ulobe-Dctnocrat.
After three mouths' work by nn American
superintendent 100.000 children nro attend-
lug school in Cuba. Uvcn the natlvo ngl-
, a,tors ,nro """pellc'l mlt that American
educational methods are surprisingly icffect-
K m orlngnB about prompt rc9uU?i
A Mnrlne Colli llrlck.
Huffiilo Express.
Tho hospital ship Missouri, on which $130.
000 was spent, Is declared by her captain to
bo unsafe to tako to sea. If bis assertion Is
'true, hanging would be none too good for tho
ifcnfP'e" wbo ehented tho government nt tho
r,sk ot 8d woum,eJ BoUllcr8.
r.nl I:?.:ihiimIiiii.
aiobe-Ucmocrnt.
When all tho war shlpa under construc
tion aro completed tho United States navy
will call for 3.084 ofllcers nnd 32,B33 men.
Shlpa now In commission aio manned by
1,062 ofllcers nnd 11,990 men
Tho figures
present ono reason why thero Is an Increase
In tho proposed naval appropriation.
Vim tli fill I n il I hi' r it Inn.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Whatever may bo thought, of Macrum's
long statement. It is very clear that If It Is
to bo accepted ns testimony that he Is not a
coward It must bo taken as proof that he Is
a fool. It would bo ImpoKSIWo to recall any
Instance- lu which nn adult American In n
dmllar position has made such a spectacle
of himself.
The I'lnu In Culm.
New York Tribune,
Among tho lcsnons which the emancipated
Cubans havo to lenrn 1 that which Incul
cates respect for the American Hag. Some
of ttiem ot lato In theaters and other public
places have been moved to waluto It with
hisses, whllo they cheered the ling of Spain,
under which they wero oppressed so griev
ously, tt Is a display of slbllatlon which
cannot bo tolerated for n moment, as every
Cuban with tho lutclllgenco of an ordinary
Ilarbary npo ought to know. General Wood
will undoubtedly cork up tho offenders of
this kind promptly, but apparently tho
proper placo for them would bo a lunatic
nnylum.
Vnlunlili' I'lilnlern for ('iiiiKrexii.
Philadelphia ledger.
It Is reported that Henry C. Trick's dls
closure of tho enormous profits niado by tho
Carnegie company has caused a great sensa
tion among congressmen, and tho first
thought among them 1 that, according to
Mr. Trick's figures, congress was qulto
right In demanding armor plato at a price
below that flxod by tho makers. At nny
rate, Influential congressmen will oppose tho
demand more strongly than over, and tho
upshot Is likely to bo a deadlock between
congress nnd tho manufacturers, which will
Indefinitely delay tho completion of the
war ships now on tho stocks. Tho dispute
may lead to a reconsideration ot tho -whole
question of armor plate. It will bo remem
bered that tho battlo of Santiago peemed to
demonstrate that armor plato Is much less
efficient than rapld-flro guno for defenslvo
purposes.
A ItlM.IC foil riii: si:so.
Co !i j- of a 1,1'llcr Wrllli-ii by Mnrllia
U iinIiIiiuIiiii.
It Is approprfato to Washington's birth
day to prlni a copy of tho only letter nnd
nlgnaturo of' Martha Washington In pos
session of tho United States government.
This letter lay for moro than ninety years
hidden among some musty archives at tho
eapltol nnd was lately discovered by Walter
II. Trench, clerk of tho department of files,
house of representatives. Tho spelling,
punctuation nnd breaks of lines nro care
fully reproduced:
MOUNT VKUNON', December 31, 1793.
Sir
Whllo I feel with keenest nnculsh
tho luto Disposition or Dlvlno Providence,
I cannot bo Insensible to the mournfull
tributes of respect and veneration which
aro paid to tho memory of my dear
deceased Husband and us his best
services nnd mos-t anxious wishes were
always devoted to th welfaro and
happiness of his country to know that
they wero truly appreciated and great
fully remembered nffords no Incousld
crablo consolation.
Taught by the great example which
I havo so long had beforo mo never to
oppowi my prlvato wlahes to the public
will I must consPiit to the request mado
by congress which you havo bud tho
goodness to transmit to me and In doing
this I need not 1 cannot say what u
sacrlllco of Individual feeling I make to
u sense of public duty.
With greatfull acknowledgement
nnd unfeigned thanks for tho personal
resaect nnd evidences of condolence
expre&sed by congress, and your self.
I remain, very respectfully
Your most obedient & huniblo
servant
(MARTHA WASHINGTON.
HCIIUIM.KH OF COXSCI K.VCR.
I'rnfi nlon of I'ullh Which SI. (ii-orn"
MM art ltefimeil to Sinn.
Now York Sun.
I Prof. 6t. Oeorgo Mlvart, lu refusing to
feign tho profession of fulth submitted to
him by Cardinul Vaughnn, with mental
reservations which would practically uullify
It, has set an cxaraplo of honesty which
might well bring tho blush of ubnmo to
many theologians who aro now outwardly
professing a faith which Inwardly Uic.f
deny.
S,eaklng of tho clauso In tho confession
requiring him to assent to tho dogma tha
tho scriptures not mqrely "contain revela
tlou with which thero Is no mlxturo c,J
error," but nleo, "having been written by
tho Inspiration of tho Holy Ghost, they havo
(Jo,l ns their author and havo been delivered
to tho church ns such," ho tells tho cardi
nal:
"It would bo easy, of course, by n little
dexterity, to distort and ovado what ap
pears to bo its real anil obvious meaning.
Ah God Is tho first cnuso nnd creator ot nil
things, He is, lu that sense, their author;
author of tho Decameron of Doccacclo, an
well as of tho bible. Hut to mako a. pro
fctslon with such n meaning would bo, In
my eyes, grossly profano and altogether un
justifiable." ,
Many rocont biblical critics, howover, have
had uo auch Hcruplea of consclunco. They
have, continued to profess adhesion to
Btnndnnlu ot faith, tho Westminster con
fession, for example, "by a llttlo dexterity"
or trickery of tho sort which Prof. St.
flcorgo Mlvart, an honest man, draws back
fioin In horror ns "gro&sly profano and nlto
gothcr unjustifiable." Of couVse, ns ho
says, Clod as tho author of all things may
bo called tho author of everything written,
but, ns nil men know, that Is not tho nonso
In which theso standards dcscrlbn tho au
thorship of tho blblo ns tho word of Ood,
ond to accept them with nny such reserva
tion or nny reservation lu tho mind Is flag
rantly dishonest and deceitful.
Most of nil Is honesty, la sincerity, la
absolute straightforwardness requisite in
dealing with tho living Ond whom a mnn
professes to fear nnd worship? If ho Is an
lnfldcl, If he doubts, If ho cannot reconcile
nnd submit his reason to n confesHlou of
faith exneted of blm, or In any way rejects
It In itH plain and literal tonne, ho Ik a
blasphemous liar when ho pretends to accept
It as u condition of remaining In n inlnUtry
solemnly pledgod to sustain and loach 'It.
Moreover, ho Is a coward, n humbug, a
tlnio server, a seller uf hl soul for a mras
of ixittage, falno both to religion and to
reason. With that awful sin Prof. St. George
J Mlvart li not willing to load Ills conscience.
nciitms or oiu v.it.
A correspondent of the Washington Post,
writing from Manila, nums up the senti
ments of Americans In the Philippines lu
these words: "Amerlcn Is good enough for
me." Manila has many attractions for
tho transient visitor, like moat Oriental
tonus, "but ne n placo of permanent res
Idenco for an American, even under tho
most favorable auspices, It Is undesirable."
Probably tho most annoying of the lining
Inconvenience of the town Is tho dllllculty
of obtaining a decent, restful ulccp. 'To
ono used to sleeping In American beds,"
says tho Post correspondent, "It Is really
n hardship to bo forced to sleep on local
substitutes. These beds nro handsome
affaire, nnd nearly all made of mahogany.
They nro four-posters, and agreeable to
look at, but decidedly uncomfortable. In
stead of springs, they hnvo cane, bottomo,
like our chairs, and on account ot tho heat
uo mattress Is used. Over the cane thero
Is laid n matting, very thin, and on this Is
placed a pillow. Tho covering usually con
sists of a sheet nnd a bedspread, or coun
terpane. Hung from tho top ot the bed 1b
a thick mosquito bar, which shuts out very
successfully nny current of lr that mav
be circulating about the room. Yet theso
mosquito net3 nro a necessity, for, without
them, ouo would bo literally eaten up
ullvo by n species of the pesta that rival
tlioso popularly supposed to exist only In
New Jersey. Some- persons go so far us to
assert that theso mosqultos even ent through
the nets, but that may be a llttlo too far,
though as n matter of fact every net that
I saw In Manila had been patched and re
paired, nnd ninny llttlo holes therein cov
ered over. Whether the insects caused
tho holes cannot bo sworn to. Each bed
Is kept oft tho floor by putting tho legs In
little pannikins of water. This Is for tho
purposo ot keeping snakes, tarantulas, centi
pedes nnd nnt from crawling up the legs
and onto tho person of tho sleeper. Some
times when the native servant feels too
tired to fill these pans the animals creep
up and llo snugly in bed with the occupant.
In tho enso of n man who has overindulged
In alcoholics, the result Is sometimes rather
disastrous."
Another great drawback to 1 If o lu Manila,
according to tho writer, Is tho lack of n
first-class hotel. "Thero are two hotels In
tho town which aro first-class only In the
matter of prices, and some philanthropic
American lu needed to supply tho long-felt
want. Tho Orlente, the best hotel In tho
place, cannot bo compared with n second
class American hotel. It Is owned by an
English syntllcnto and run by an English
man, who Is nearly always "half seas over"
from a too liberal Indulgcnco In Scotch nnd
ecda. Tho only things first-class about
II arc the prices. They run from $7, Mex
ican, per day upward. Tho meals are poor
and tho rooms entirely undesirable. Still,
tverybody goes there upon urrlval In Manila
because thero Is nowhere" else to go. Thi
other hotels aro bo much worse that even
tho Orlcuto Is good In comparison."
Another Manila correspondent, writing of
the Filipino woman, says: "She Is like no
ono else In tho world this Filipino woman.
Troun tho whlto man's standpoint she Is
least like ft woman or any feminine creature.
Sho will work for you, sell you things and
treat you politely, hut beyond thnt the at
titude of her life, as it Is presented to you,
Is as Inscrutable ns a bolted door. You can
get well enough acquainted with her hus
band to detest him cordially, but the nnturo
of tho woman Is as hard to fathom as a sheet
of Chinese correspondence.
It 1b never a common sight to sec a
mother, who believes she Is alcne, playing
with her baby. A young natlvo woman was
making lovo to her first man child. The.
two wero In tho Bhnck next to mine, but
tho windows -wero together. Sho had the
HttlB fellow in a -corner nnd was kneeling
beforo htm In a perfect ecstasy of mothor
hood. Tho baby could not hn'-e been more
than several mouths old, anil tho mother
was perhaps 16. Sho would bend her body
far buck, with hands outstretched and then
gradually sway closer, closer, whllo tho baby,
very noisy and happy In his diminutive way
shrank back into tho corner and showed his
bare red gums. And then tho mother swayed
at last very near, sho would snatch her naked
bundle, of brown babyhood and toss him Into
tho nlr. And thero would bo great crow
ings nnd strangled, laughter from tho lufant,
nnd low murmurluga of passionato worship
from tho woman.
"Then sho placed her faco close to tho
head of her son and whispered wonderful
secrets Into hl woe brow'n cars thrilling
secrets in a volco strangely soft and tender,
such as you would not think could come
from this smlleless creature of tho river
banks.
"I watched, and tho greatnesfl of tho
mother heart was laid baro beforo me, nnd
now better Impressions camo whero faUo
ones had been and I remembered sho was
n woman. Hapt and ardently Interested, I
watched, leaning witlcssly out ot tho win
dow. Tho woman saw mo. Tho sullen tin
placable staro eamo back. Sho snutched up
tho child nnd disappeared.
"Sho bathes In tho river uncousclous of
tho passing whlto man, but ho must not
seo tho woman b lovo for her tirstcorn."
IIOHIl AMI IIUITO.V.
Tho llrltlsh aro Intoxicated with joy; they
havo taken so many laagers.
Tho full parado dress uniform of a British
hussar olllccr costs about 65. Tho parado
uniform of a Illack Watch oDlcor costs 0
Now tho Kngllsh papers are referring
American sympathy with tho Uoors to "Irish
malcontents" and "Dutch Herman Creoles
Now that Klmberley Is relieved, thoro may
bo ii sharp decllito In the price of diamonds,
which will bo welcomo news to the girls who
havo accepted lato proposals,
Tho Princess Salm-Salm, nn American
born woman, Is no- In tho United States,
and la on her way to Chicago, where, It Is
gald, sho will organize a hospital corps for
tho Transvaal.
Tho distance from Klmberley and Jacobs
dal to Illocmfrntcln, capital of tho Orango
Freo State, la ninety miles, and tadysmlth
la distant from tho latter point 225 mllcB
From Iiloomfonteln to Pretoria is 490 miles
Oencrnl French, who relieved Klmberley,
Is 18 years old. Ho llrst becumo prominent
la thu Nile expedition of 1881. At tho open
ing of thoMloer war ho was designated as
commander of cavalry In South Africa, but
la tho ro-nrrrangement of campaigns and
the scattering of cavalry ho was given other
dutlcs.
Well up to the front, among tbo populur
heroes of tho Boer war, Is Bugler Dunn, the
boy of 15, first of tho Royal Dublin Fulleers
to cross tho Tugela, and who, wounded in tho
right hand whllo sounding tho "advance,"
Immediately souudeJ tho "ndvanco" with
his left haud. To tho average boy, Bugler
Dunn'u exploit will aeoni a good deal easier
than, for Instance, shoveling tbo suow from
tho front walk.
Operations In tho Bloemfontclu campaign
will mi vasuy oiueruiu nu, i iuo.o u . u..
Tugela, because of tho great difference l tbo
topography of tho country. The Orango Freo
State, Instead of being a mountainous coun
try full of abrupt hlllB, Is a groat plain over
50,000 square miles In extent, entirely dcetl
tuto of trees, except nlong tho river banks.
Tho entire country Is between -1,000 and
5,000 feet above tho sea level.
A prlvato lu tho Second ColdHtreain Guarde,
writing on January 11 from Wynberg hos
pital to his honio lu Lincolnshire, gives
graphic personal detulla of tbo Moddcr rlvor
battle. Ho says: "I happened to find ft bit
of looking glass. It mudo a rnro bit of fun.
As It wob panned from comrade to comrade
thoy said, 'Havo n last look at yourself, my
boy, and bid yourself good-bye,' Tho laugh
went round. Thcu 'Advance" nnd wo were
jut it again."
IIOI.I.AIl IIUASn !!' POLITICS.
lloston Globe: Senator Clark's Idea of
legitimate expenses In a campaign seems
( to bo that they can easily amount to $115,000
nnd not ono dollar or it expenucu ior unocry
purposes.
Imtliinppollfl News: Senator Clark's teill-
mony In his own behalf did not help nun ma
terially, l'erhnps, like Mollneux, he should
havo depended for his defetue on his at
torney's speech.
Indianapolis Journal: If n republican
candidate should contribute $118,000 to ft
single ?nmpalgn In u state having but ono
lipresentatlvo la congress, us Senator
Clark confesses that ho did In Montana, how
llstresfllng would bo tho anguish of the ,
Bryan reformer.
Chicago Pont: Senator Clark of Montana
s a generous man, Recording to hlniHolf.
It was merely because Canon Intonated that
ho was short of money that the senator sent
him a check, He would havo doun as much
for nnyono who happonod to bu financially
embarrassed, Why, of course!
1OuIhvHIc Courier-Journal: Senator Clark
admits that ho spout $115,000 to becomo
United States senator, but says that It was
for legitimate expenses only. Kvldcntly It
costs a good deal sometimes to enable the
peoplo to exercise their choice In the se
lection of their olllclal agents.
Now York World: Senator Clark's dent-
als, therefore, become ns unimportant as
thoy nro Incredible. For bo admits that ho
Is hluiBelf a corruplionlst, and tho corrup
tion of hlB ngeut Wellcome has been proved.
It Is probably truo that his opponents arc
also corruptlonlsts. But tho senate Is not
trying them. It la no longer even trying
Clark. It la trying Itself.
Kansas City Journal: Why not nominate
Senator Clnrk as Bryan's running mate?
Ills barrel Is big nnd he docs not hesitate
to knock tho head out when there Is any
thing nt stake. In other words, Clark would
servo tho same purposo that Sewall wa
nominated for, and would serve It much
moro satisfactorily. Ills course In the Mon
tana senatorial contest Is nn object lesson
that must have mado n deep Impression on
tho party managers. Clark should have a
boom.
Philadelphia Record: A candldnto who
lllugs about money inducement In such
munificent and careless fashion may be all
right ns a copper king, but ho Is a danger
ous man for a legislator. Those who are
willing to pay so dearly for placo cannot
complain If they shall be suspected of n de
Blgn to uso olllclal position to get their
money back In the Bhapo of public plunder.
Thero aro too many such speculative persons
already lu tho senate and moro hanging
about the doors.
Springfield Itcpubllcan: The senator said
his agents expended $115,000 for him. and
this was for legltlmatto purposes so far as
his kuowiedgo went. Doubtless. But the
reason why much more money was not ex
pended appears to be, If wo may believe
Judgo Hunt of the Montana supremo court,
that tho Clark bribers ran short of men who
would be bribed. According to Judge Hunt
tho Clark expenditure would have run up
$100,000 more at tlio very least If ho had
been bribable. (Meantime, it Is a question
whether n man who thinks $116,000 can be
spent legitimately to secure an election to
tho senate and who is willing to mako such
an expenditure. Is a fit man for tho United
States senate.
SHI
i.vij coAi, to m:vc.sti.i:.
Kurniio'H Fuel 1'niulni- Itellrvrtl
Aliii'rll'iin ('mil lllllx.
St. Louis Olobe-Domocrnt.
Tho coal famlnn In Kuropo Is tolling In
favor of tho United Statos. Larger and
larger quantities of coal nro being exported
from this country. The total of the coun
try's shlpmcute of merchandise abroad In at
remarkably high figures at this moment.
All Berts of goods, raw nnd manufactured,
are being sent abroad In Ftendlly Increasing
cniounts. Coal Is beginning to figure in the
exports to an Important extent.
Several facts account for tho scarcity of
coal In Europe at tho present time. One
of theso Is tho activity In the Industries,
which Is being seen in the old world as
well ns In tho United States, though not
to tho samo extent. This necessitates tho
ute ot an Increased amount of coal.
Another reason for the shortage Is tho Ina
bility to increase tho homo bupply quick
ci.ough to meet the demand. Still another
Is tha war lu South Africa, which has.
through tha necessity for tho shipment of
troops and munltlonr of war, taken away a
good many vessels which would otherwise
lie conveying coal from tho producing to the
consuming countries. Every great coun
try In Europe England, Germany, France,
Italy, Auttrla, Russia Is feeling tho pres
sure which tbo coal shortage Is brlnglug.
It 1b fortuunto for the United States and
tho rest of tho world that this country'B
ccal deposits aro practically IncxhuuHtlble,
and that tho quantity mined Is constantly
en tho Increase, England has held tho lend
ln coal output hitherto, but In 1S9D tho fessahs says wlilsky is not goou tor snnse
Unlted States passed to tho front, though , .Je(,,,cvell. null. If it is so, and f
Its excess over England Is smnll as yet. Tho
margin Is bound to grow broader nnd
broader, howover. Tho mines hero nro moro
numerous and prolific than they aro la the
British Islands. Tho cost of mining is as
low hero now as It Is there, aud It will soon
bo lower. Tho tendency In England Is to
ward higher cost as tho supply diminishes
England Is importing coal from the United
States, nnd thero Is a strong desire In that
cnnntrv In tho nresent oxlceuey to dls-
courngo all exportation of tho product of'evrr nil so such a muscle, If you left tho
tho homo mine,. Tho conHequenco ot this j "'Jr'e liV'""0 vliucnU"ml work l,eforo
xenuency, oi course, win iw m uirmei in
crease tho exports of Amerlcun coal to the
European continent. These nro great days
for tho pioducors of all sorts of American
commodities.
A FOOL IIOIIS UVBIIV MIX DTK.
Itennons for I lie Amaxliiir lroi-rlly
of Vnrlou Knldri,
Brooklyn Knclc.
Tho green goods man who explained tlio
prosperity of his business on tho theory
that there was "a fool born every ralnuto"
may not havo been an uuthoilty on vital
statistics, but ho was n psychologist of tho
llrst order. Ordinary men rend of 50 per
cent Miller and his kind with an amaze
ment which would llko to be Incredulity, If
that wero possible. Everybody knows thnt
, bucIi things exist. But how they oxlst Is
a mystery. Unusual light Is thrown upon the
problem by tho frank statement of JamcH
Tunbrldgo of Nnwark. Mr. Tunbrldgo
Is 75 years old and ho has grown
i deaf In u long course of listening to the pro-
moters ot perpetual motion and formulas for
Buucc.lng gold from sea water, but that has
not dimmed his chlldllko fulth. Ho received
a circular from an "Investment and ip-i ,, ,, . ... 1 .. ;, , , ,
onrltv" comtianv and ho Btralchtwav iiokI.mI Washington Star; "What did tho minister
curuy compau) anu uo Biraigniway poBttMi , ( v;hPn you Inadvertently dropped tho
off to Wall street prepared to lay down moro i.ucksbot In tho plato?" nnked ono Ken
good money. His account of his cxpnrlenco i tucklan.
U Illiimlnnllvn nn fn llin xtnln nf mlrwl ' "Ho W 8 Very mUell aMIOyftl. Bald ttl
. t - , "
Ul lliu lyyilill iumu-uii tutu ii in nuiiu
reading:
"You see, I have been taken In lots of
times by thco kind nf tilings," said be. "I
Bupposo that In the last tlvo years l'vo lost
mm b b , H(ofk , ,,,, am, ,hftt c(m.
J of CQ ,. , , t back
what l'vo lost, and tho Metropolitan Com
pany struck mo as a. good thing. So Vlr
glnln and I went over to Now York and
down to tho Wall street office. Tho man I
saw was a mighty nlco follow, apparently,
nnd ho talked splendidly. Ho seemed to try
to bo especially nice to Virginia. I told htm
that I had lowt lots ot money In things that
worn advertised, and that I was going to
bo vory careful, Ilo said ho didn't blamo mo
the least bit, aud that I was exactly right to
bo cautious. After Virginia and I had talkod
It all over I decided to buy two shares of tho
atock."
Uut It Is not only tho Innocents who suffer
from KchomFB llko thin und Miller's, Mr.
Tunbrldgo'8 "mighty nlco fellow" actually
fleeced tbo janitor of a Wall street o(Ilc
building out of $2.. After that no one will
doubt that he "talked splendidly " How
Drynn and District Attorney Osborne must
pray for his convlnclne elonuehce! After ho
had left that building with 25 of tho Janl-
(0r-g go0lj imlPJ. j,e hired desk room from a
woman typewriter. She says that several
of his letters acknowledged tho receipt of
$500 each from rural correspondents "for In
vestment. Then tho typewriter cashed
check of $2i" for her tenant and he moved
on, Just beforo tho check came back with
the condemnatory "S. 0." This particular
"jdeo fellow" will probably not return. Hut.
o long as ho many people nro sighing to give
him their money It would be foolish to hopo
thnt he will havo no successors. People who
He awake nights lu their desire to bo swlti-
died ought to bo accommodated and tbo
usually nre.
"IF WIS Wllllll men."
KITecl uf ii Siiiik SlaUi- mi tlio Senti
ment of nn Kx-Stntrxinnn.
Springfield (Mass,) Itcpubllcan.
Thero Is nowhere to bo found so noble
nnd generous n, phllauthropy ns In tbo
dreams of ono without wealth concerning
whnt he would do If possessed of wealth. He
might Indulge himself In n few luxuries, auch
nn a flue houhc, or costly library, or steam
yacht, with a leisurely journey around th
world with a party of friends; but tho mnsi
ot his wealth would go to great public aud
humanitarian causes:
I In hath great projects In his mind
To build u college or to round a race,
A hospital, a church nnd leave, behind
Some dome surmounted by his meugcr
face.
I'rrhaiKi ho fain would liberate mankind.
But In actual possession of tho means for
all this, Insidious Influence at once aro set
to work In the great majority of canes to eat
away tho good Intentions, and leave the
fortunate victim n resistless prey to all tho
suggestions which luxury and avarice are
capable ot making.
Llko the hermit of tho middle ages who
mused upon tho wickedness nnd tyranny of
those intrusted with tho government of the
world, the dreamer, when endowed accord
ing to his wishes, awakes to find himself
tho very person whose selfish aud capricious
life bad furnished tho subject of bis moraliz
ing. In tho words of Iowell concerning this
fablo of tho hermit, "clothed with Irresponsi
ble power, tempted by passions whose exist
ence In himself he had never suspected, and
betrayed by tho political necessities of his po
sition, he became gradually guilty of all tho
crimes and the luxury which bad Hpemed
so hideous to him In his hermitage over a.
dish of watcr-cre-sses."
All of which Is suggested by tho Inter life
of our old friend. Roger (. Mills of Cor
slcana. Tex. Ills great speech opening tho
tariff debate In the houso In 1SSS, where hn
effectively nrralgned tho republican govern
ment since the war for repealing nil taxes
upon Incomes and wealth, and retaining all
taxes which rested upon tho consumption of
tho masses, is still remembered, doubtless,
by many people. Ho was then a poor man,
nnd when some years afterward he retired
from congress ho waB still championing the
taxation of the rich rather than tho poor
for the bulk of the federal needs.
And then wealth came to him unexpect
edly. Petroleum was discovered on his mod
est Texas estate, and oil wella havo been
flowing abundantly thero ever since. It baa
brought him Into nlll.mco with tbo odious
Standard Oil trust, and Mr. Mills has tho
past week been beforo tho Texas leglslaturo
vigorously denouncing a measure to tux the
gross receipts of tho Standard Oil company
In Texas to tho very moderate extent of 2
per cent. Tho result of It all Is tho Intro
duction In tho TexaB bouse of represent
atives by a former democratic friend of a
resolution "greatly deploring tho degeneracy
of the gentleman from Corslcana nnd con
demning his unjust attack upon tho legis
lature aud tho democracy of Texas."
Let no one say with confidence what ho
would do If endowed with great rlcbes. He
does not know what bo would do. Ho may
think ho would bo innater of tho situation,
but moro likely than not his riches would
master him.
I.AlXIIU.S'fi CAS.
Ohliago Record: "Was Mrs. Lumpklns'
reception a crush?" , . . .
"The parlors wcren t hnlf full, uut tn
dining room was packed."
Indianapolis Journal: "Did you know that
every lobster bus his name on him when
he'H born? Queer, ain't it7"
"Yes. How long ago did you discover
yours?"
Detroit Free Press: "I wish I had stayed
nwav fpuii that fortune teller."
"Didn't she uromlKo you u prosperous and
pleasant ruiurc;
I "Yes; but she told mo I had an uncle who
blew out tho gas. -
Washington Star: "1h he n commanding
ilgure lu tlio politics ot your community?"
i nskfd l lie stranger. ,
I "Well," answered tho Kentucklnn rctlcc-
tlvelv, "lie can muse a preuy koixi poteen.
Hut 'ho cun t shoot very straight."
Indlnnnpoli '1'iess: Tlio Colonel Jedge,
do sou know olio of those. Yankeo pro-
have no renson to doubt a Yunkeft's know!
i-dce. the snake, sab, has lost Ills last ex
cuse fo' llvln', sail.
Chicago Tilbune: "Is your furnace giving
you any trouble this winter?"
"Not a bit. We till It up with conl In the
morning, open oil the registers, build a
good lire lu the kitchen stovr, uso tho grain
lu tho parlor, light tho oil heating stove In
j - clnt"ovo7rol'l!Se.H"
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "How did you
'KhhIIv i-nouch. 'My llrst four years were
devoted to teaching n country school."
Chli-aiio Post: "It would seem," said tho
observing man, "us If Bryan ought to real
Izo that ho Is too badly handicapped over
to win."
"You refer to his financial vlows?"
"Oil, no. That's a bad enough handicap,
of course, but It's not tho greatcs't."
"What, then?"
"Ho wasn't born In Ohio."
Detroit Freo Press: "Illuehrr scorns en
tlrelv Mind to his own faults."
"That's becaimo ho taken o tnany ey
openers."
Cleveland 1'lnln, Deuler: "Your people
seemed to give most or their npplauso to
tli.it man liilllngHly. It struck mn that ho
wiii the poresl speaker of the. lot."
"Yes, but ho gave ub $20,000 bint year."
Chicago necord: "What's tho difference
between wit nnd humor?"
"If n man suys humorous things about
von. It iniike you laugh; If ho suys witty
things nbout you It makes you mud."
Detroit Free Press: lsabello I usd to
saerlllcit mvktdf for other pnoplo?
Belinda Don't you Uo It now?
lHnliplln -N'o. l'vo null It: nconln seem to
llko inn Just us well nnd I Know I'm more
amiable uml better looking.
other. "Ho looked at mo severely nnd said
that this wan a ciiurcu rouection, not ft
campaign contribution."
THU HAD HOY.
WiiHlilnirtoti star.
His hair Is red und tangled, and ho has a
turned-up nose;
His volco Is loud and strident, and It never
gets rcposo;
IIIh faco is full of freckles, nnd bis earn are
shaped llko Una,
And a largo fi out tooth is inUnlng. ns
you'll notice when ho srlns.
Ilo Is llko a comic picture, from his toes up
to bis head
But tils mother calls him "darling" when
sho tucks him Into bed.
It In ho who marks tho cariiet with tho
print of muddy hoots;
Anu rejoices lu u door bell that Is pulled
out bv tho rootf
Who 'hlstles on his lingers till ho almost
KiilliH your car.
And thocks the. various cutler will) tlio
slvr lie (haiiced to hour.
I In nils tbo Iiouno with, tumult and the
neighborhood with dirud
Uut his mother rails blm "durllnc" when
ehe tucks him Into bed,
I