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T.SCI1UCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before mo this 31st day of IJeccmuer. a. u- 1900. M. U. UUNC.ATK (Seal.) Notary Public. When the legislature spots a hold-up bill It should kill It on tho spot. All the players In that senatorial game,.,,...,. H thrnuirli the avenues of eduea- seem suspicious that, the other fellow Is working a holdout device. It Is well to remember that Omaha's proposed auditorium will not build It wolf Just because thu situ has been ac quired. Omaha did not get tho stockmen's convention, but It Mill continue to get Its share of the live stock from the western ranges. l The man who Introduces the most freak measures Into the legislature Is not necessarily the most valuable legis lator In the bunch. Tnt CroM-e probably never dreamed of being worth so much as the present valuation nlaccd upon him. Pat does not appear to be in any hurry, how ever, to realize on himself. It Is certainly to be hoped the .services of tho North Atlantic squadron will not lie needed In Venezuela, but It Is cratlfvlnc to know that If needed tho navy Is ready to answer the call. Tho Cuban constitutional convention evidently knows a good thing Mhen It lees It and Is therefore In no hurry to conclude Its labors. When the bill of costs comes lu tho Cuban constitution ought to bu a precious document. The new president of thu Commercial club has good Ideas of the work fori that body to perform. Let the club support a vlgurous policy of progress and It will add several more credit marks to Its record during the coming year. Senator Cullom of Illinois, just re- elected for another term In the United States senate, has been a prominent flguro In politics for nearly half a cen tury. No Inexperienced unknowns are experimented Mith by Illinois repub licans. It Is remarkable that tho railroad managers have made so little noise this time about putting an end to the free pass list and the half-fare permit. They must havu como to the conclusion reached long ago by every one else, that tho bjuff hud lost Its power of fooling house committee on banking and cur tho public. . rency, Introduced by Representative. The reuunipuon 01 .enrasKii 10 ropuo- llcanlsin last fall earned for this state a place near tho head of tho line In the Inauguration procession to be formed March 4 next. No M-ouder so many Ne- braskans are anxious to accompany Governor Dietrich to Washington for tho occuslon. ThoVity of Syracuse, N, Mill be the bcneuGlary of another of tho fast-In creasing number of Carnegie libraries which Imvo been planted In various parts of the country as monuments to tho great Scotch Ironmaster. Carnegie's System of bcnuyolenco Is a good one for rich men to Imitate. Hom' fortunato. that the West Point hnvilng Investigation has come to the front Just In tjfno to taku tho place of tho discussion of the canteen question. Tho army cannot afford to loso Its pres tige for supdying tho public prints con tinuously vith at least one topic tinged with sensationalism. Prof. (Janier, who was supposed to have died lu Africa, Is alive and well. prosecuting his studies of the monkey language, lf ho Mill only hurry up It will bo n convenience to the Hryanlto democracy, which Hnds tho present known languages Inadequate to express tbelr feellugs over tho proposal to re organize the party. President McKlnley has signed tho congressional apportionment bill, which gives It the force of Iiim- and paves the way for rcdlstiictlng bills lu the various legislatures lu conformity w'lth tho now ratio. Nebraska Mill navo six ins- trlets as at present, but tho unequal frowtli of the different districts will ro- 11 riwiRinu or tneir uouuuunes. exit the i'ot.oiiKn cuxohessuax. Tho eniu'ttnent of tho now congres sional apportionment Mil without tiny provision for the enforcement of t ho fifteenth amendment by retiming tlio representation of tho southern status In tho ratio of tliolr disfranchisement of tho negro marks the passing of tho col ored congressman, at leant for a long time to coino. Tho only colored mem ber of the present house, representing a North Carolina district, entered vigor ous protest anil offered a strong defense of tho rights of his people to protection at the ballot box, showing how they were being deprived of constitutional privileges by pretext and substerfuge, but the opposition encountered by the measure from other sources was based 0I1 entirely different grounds and withal was unable to force tho slightest amend- incut. With the new apportionment safeg uarding them from alt possible penalty for their acts, tho southern states In which the negro still possesses the fran chise In law If not In fact are sure to proceed' In Imitation of Mississippi and North Carolina to eliminate thu negro vote by constitutional restrictions on full citizenship i,uallllcatlons carefully framed to discriminate In favor of thu whites by the grandfather clause or some equally quest lonable device. With the legalized suppression of the negro vote In those districts where It might count for something, tho days of the colored representative In congress are numbered and the voice raised in the present session by the North Carolina congressman Is likely to be without a successor. It must bo conceded that the colored congressman has been more of a pictur esque llguro in the legislative halls at Washington than a vital factor In legis lation. Yet the mere possibility of reaching that eminence must have been a powerful stimulus to tho efforts of In telligent negroes for the uplifting of their own race. The situation, however, presents a condition which must be faced by tho colored people. The only apparent way for them to rennln the franchise In the ,ui,,Htry ml ti,rfr, should they bo able thus to overcome the barriers raised against them In the new southern stato constitutions, the colored congress man may reappear. .1 VUKVLBXIM) QUHSTIOX. It appears that tho question as to Miiat course this government can prop erly take In regard to the Cuban con stitution when It shall bo presented for Its consideration Is perplexing congress men. Cuba being foreign territory, Miioso people have an unquestionable tight to establish an Independent gov ernment, Miint authority has tho United States to pass upon the constitution for such government If that Instrument Is satisfactory to a majority of the people of Cuba? Tho supreme court of tho United States bus said that Cuba, as between the United States and all foreign nn tlons, wus to be treated as If It wore conquered territory, but "as between the United States and Cuba, that Island Is territory held lu trust for the Inhabit ants of Cuba, to whom it rightfully belongs and to whose exclusive control It will be surrendered when a stable government shall have been established by their voluntary action." Does this imply authority on tho part of the United States to determine when stable government has been established and It can safolv surrender Its trust for the ,lllml)!tnnts of Cubn, lf H0 Uhj wm.k of tho constitutional convention could bo set aside and another convention or dered, and thus Cuban Independence be Indellnltely deferred. It Is the opinion of the chairman of (lie house insular committee, Heine- scntatlve Cooper, that It Is not for con gress, but for thu Cuban people, to pass upon the constitution and that the most congress can properly do In the matter Is to pass a declaratory resolution ex pressing Its views us to the sulllclency of the constitution In Insuring a atable government. As recognizing tho right of a people mo have declared to be frm this appears to be an entirely sound view. FOHA FhKXWLK L'L'IUWXUY. There Is a bill In tho hands of tho Loverlng of Massachusetts, Miilch pro fm. niMking the currency more nex,iL. n,i therefore more responsive lo tlu, ,iPuuiH of business. Tho author of the bill points out that the time is near at hand when the demand for ad dltlonal currency may be suddenly and strongly felt. It may be at tho next harvesting and moving of tho crops Tho natural Increase of business hns absorbed the increase df currency which resulted from the refunding of government bonds and from the right to Issue to the par value of bonds de posited to secure circulation. Hereafter nractlcally no further Increase can bo expected from this quarter. The Loverlng bill provides that any bank may Issue circulating notes, In ad dltlon to Its bond-secured notes, to an amount not exceeding one-llfth of the face value of the United States bonds Miilch It has deposited to secure Its cur rency notes Issued under existing law and not exceeding 10 per cent of lis capital stock. A guaranty gold fund of r per cent of the amount of notes so issued Is established and held In the United States treasury to" secure the payment- of notes of failed banks. Of course 1110 iiuuiuonai issue ot notes unit; provided for would bo absolutely undo tho control of thu national treasury and comptroller of the currency. It Is the opinion of Mr. Loverlng that under this act the bank note currency M'ould bo Increased to the extent 0 $(1:1,000,000, with tho amount of bond secured circulation as It Is today. This ho thinks, M-ould afford a timely relief to any strain upon thu currency. The additional notes M-ould bo taken out and Kept auoat as iouk as uccucu ami ue ie tired when not needed, nnd as to Miiat over extent this Is dono tho currency win uv .uuuvicu wv.v uvaiuiv. TUB OMAHA DALLY BEE: SfyPAV, TANTTARY 20, 1901. other result would be a tendency to keep the circulation of the country banks within the business radius of the banks that Issue the guaranteed notes. While It Is not probable that any ac tion will be taken upon this bill by the present congress, such legislation Is very likely to be enacted by tho next congress, for there Is no doubt that some steps toward a more flexible currency must be taken In the near future. This Mill bo Imperatively demanded by the rapidly growing business of the coun try. Having established our money on tho gold standard It M'otild manifestly be a great mistake to cramp our bus iness expansion by cramping our circu lation. Tin: stm:i:t uailwav vhohlem. An Interesting report has been made by the street railway commission ap pointed by thu mayor and council of Chicago to Investigate tho subject of street ralhvay franchises and compensa tion for street ralhvay privileges, with a view to legislation governing the Issue of such franchises lu that city. The commission, Miilch has been at M'ork for more than a year, has formu lated a bill to bo presented to thu Illinois legislature and submitted a report, em bodied In a pamphlet of 1UU pages, in support of the position It has taken on various points comprehended within the subject. The principal points of more than local Interest emphasized by the commission aru worthy of attention. In tho llrst place, the conclusion is reached that the street railway business should bo recognized as a monopoly business and treated accordingly. This means that It Is better from the stand point of tho public to have a single street railway system than to have in dependent and separately oM'tied and managed lines. With a single system and uulllcd management not only is the service likely to be better, but tho de mands of the public for transfers and fare concessions can be more directly enforced. The tendency, generally, Is to consolidation, and even Miiero con solidation has been expressly forbidden legal maneuvering has been regularly nd successfully resorted to for the purpose of evading such charter provi sions. The Chicago commission lights shy of the problem of municipal ownership for street ralhvays, Miilch, It Is admitted, is till an open question, but goes so far as to express the opinion that It would be Ise for the city, at the earliest practica ble time, to acquire the ownership of the trnilmge and Miiatover may form a part f the public street and to lease the wuershlp and operation of the rolling stock to private corporations on terms benellclal to the public. This Is the same plan that has been urged In Omaha with reference to the construction of suburban electric roads throughout thu county and has been successfully fol lowed In many foreign cities and In one or two lu the United States. Tho pros pects are good that as a llrst step toward municipal ownership thlij experiment will soon bo tried in various parts of the country. Although leaving the discussion of municipal ownership Mithout dellnlte conclusion, no two views are recognized Mith reference to strict public control of tho fruueldsed street ralhvay companies '0 make this control more effective a novel plan Is proposed, In addition to urtalllng the duration of thu grant, by eservlng to the city the tight to assume ownership at any time. The Idea Is ad vauccd that Mith this reserved light con Urmed by law the city M'ould be lu much bettei position to enforce regula tive measures upon the private corpora tions and exact compliance with reason able demands for the public accommo dation. Tho rate of fare and compensation to the city are really correlative subjects, because It Is plain that If fares are re duced the power to compensate for the franchise Is correspondingly decreased Whether the franchise should bo sold at auction for a lump sum or for a pei ceutage of the annual receipts or com pensatlou secured In Increased accom modations and decreased charges upon patrons must be determined In each ase. The furthest the commission ven tures to go Is to say that "the Miiole question of fares needs overhauling and study." Hut that, of course, relates more particularly to tho city of Chicago In Omaha the city has met with excel lent results from Its gas franchise stipulation requiring tho payment to the city of a percentage of the receipts from sales of gas to private consumers, Miilch for the year Just closed has approximated Sl-,000. There is no question but that tho same prln clple of compensation could bo applied with equally satisfactory results to other Holds of monopolistic municipal service It Is certainly a good sln that these Important questions are made the sub jects of. careful Investigation by special commissions of this kind framing legis lation Mith a view to safeguarding the public Interests and at thu sauiu time affording every legitimate protection to tho frauchlsed corporations. In the course of a few years some satisfactory plan of dealing with this Intricate prob lem which confrouts every large city Is sure to be M'orkod out and to tlnd favor by imitation and adaptation from one city and stato to another. CUXTHUVKllSY UYKH Till! KfKK UAXOK. At the Salt Lake convention of tho National Live Stock association the "Irrepressible conflict" between the cat tle groM'crs and the sheepmen took ou a more aggravated form and a division M'as only narrowly averted. Steps Mere taken toward the formation of a national association of cattlemen similar lu nature to the National Wool OroMors' association. This portends a split In the National Livestock association ami a perpetuation of tho quarrel between tho cattle and sheep owners. This quarrel Is rooted lu thu free range question. To use thu Mords of John 1'. Irish, "tlio gentle shepherd has learned that hu can rldo the arrogant cowboy," and ho Is dolng.lt. Sheep de stroy the range. In proof of this, look at tho barreu stretches of former fertile range In Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Ore gon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, tlrass no longer grows where the sheep have browsed and the shepherd has been forced to bring his Hocks to this side of the Itoeky mountains. Hom they have been Melcometl Is written In blood on the nnnals of the territory in vaded. Where the remedy lies Is uncertain. Those Miio have given tho matter deep study agree that government control of the open range, Mith an equitable ar rangement for leasing to Individuals or corporations, M-ould go far toward a solution. This course M'as endorsed at the Kort Worth convention of the Na tional Live Stock association. It wan afterward tho subject of much debate, the Colorado cattlemen being bitterly opposed to any restriction on the range. No definite action on the question was taken at the Salt Lake convention, but the feeling was. manifest In the tem porary formation of a cattle groM-ers' association. Tho situation Is rapidly becoming acute ami some remedy must soon be had to not only obviate tho friction between cattle owner and sheep owner, but to prevent the extinction of the range. Much of the M'ealth of tho west is grounded lu herds and Hocks and 011 their success lu existing side by side de pends to a great extent the prosperity of the people. Therefore the matter of adjusting tho differences belM-cen the com-boy and the shepherd Is one of gravest Importance, Morthy of the calm est consideration and Misest delibera tion. aiimv hiuj passes sexati:. The army bill passed the senate by a majority of twenty, four democrats vot ing Mith the republicans. Tho measure provides for a standing army of ft 1,000, Miilch may be Increased, In the discre tion of the president, to 100,000. The opposition to the bill Mas largely di rected against giving the- president au thority to Increase the army lu his dis cretion, It being urged that this Is an abdication of the poMer of congress and without precedent. It miis also In sisted that M' do not need a regular army of 51,000 men. In regard to the objection that there wiih no precedent for tho authority given the president, it m-uh readily disposed of by the citation of legislation as far back as 1708. In that year, M hen there miis no war, congress gave the president dis cretionary authority to Increase the military establishment within prescribed limits, thu additional troops "to bo en listed for and during the continuance of the existing differences between the United States and the I'rench repub lic, unless sooner discharged." In 17!)!), 1S00, 1S02, lSOIi, 18PJ, 1SK1, ISJI'J, 18I!(i and IS 10 there M-ns legislation re lating to the military establishment Miilch gave more or less discretionary authority to the president. In this re; spect, therefore, tho present army bill Is precisely In lino Mith former legisla tion, Miilch M-ns never held to be an ab dication of the authority of congress. There is no abdication on thu part of congress in the present instance. As M'as said by Senator Allison lu the de bate ou the bill, the president must use the poM'er t'ven within the appro priations of niiiey from year to year by congress and if bo had a purpose to use It Improperly, contrary to law and tho Judgment of congress, tho very next session of congress M'ould provide a check by limiting the appropriation. "So there Is no abdication of the power of congress here," said Mr. Allison, "and there Is no limitation upon tho poM'er of congress, except that limita tion Miilch M'o have Uxcd in our stat utes hitherto, but never before, so far as I know, bringing the army doMii to a minimum. This bill, hoM-ever, for tho purpose of providing for flexibility, Axes a minimum number and a maximum number, but that Is of no moment. We can make the minimum less than ,'0,000 hereafter If M'e bo decide in congress, It Is a perfectly legitimate thing upou the army appropriation bill to limit the appropriation for recruits for the army." As to the assertion that the army provided for by this bill Is not needed, those Miio make It have not offered any satisfactory reason for their opinion. Kvents may determine that an army of 100,000 men will not be required. Peace in the Philippines may not be so far away as some apprehend. If It should come soon, tho president, it is safe to say, will not call for more troops, lu ex cess of the minimum authorized, thau lu his judgment ami that of thu military authorities are deemed to be necessary. Hut It Is Miso and prudent to be pre pared for exigencies. The army bill now goes to conference of tho two houses and an early agree ment on It and its enactment Into law s expected. And now a telephone expert Insists that the principle of Mireless telegraphy may possibly be used for eoniniunlcn tlons from mind to mind. Tho perfec tion of this project M-ould ho the great est calamity that could befall the human race. Hy relegating to the Junk pllu all the Intricate machinery of liingua alphabets and other means of commuul cation that have been devised at the expense of so much skill and Ingenuity It M'ould reduce the people to the level of dummies by removing all necessity of articulate speech. It M'ould mako tho deaf mail the equal uf the man of perfect heating. Worse yet, however It Mould remove all safeguards to se crecy If a man's mind could bo read Mithout his volition. For most people tho good old M-ay of talking or M'litlng Mill bu far preferable to any scheme of mental telepathy. Colorado has a law on Its statut books which practically licenses prize lighting. A bill has been Introduced and passed In the senate to repeal th measure and it Is said there is no doubt of its passage by tho house and signature by the governor. Colorad Is not as thickly settled as Its people wish It Mere, but for alt that two years' experience has brought them to a point where they are perfectly Milling to dls peine- Mith the prize lighter colony. About the onlv ulnoe which still ex tends a welcome to this class is Nevada, am I even the sago brush and Jack rab- bit s are liable to rebel. Edward Koscnntcr. one of the rnndldntes for tho United States scnotorshlp from Ne braska, was formerly editor-lu-chtcf of The Omaha Hec nnd gave up that position to enter the (senatorial light. Philadelphia Press. This Is an echo of the periodical an nouncement by our local contemporaries of Mr. HoscM-ntor's retirement from Tho e. It should be needless to enter denial of the statement. Edward Hose- Wl tor continues the active and responsl ' editor of The Hoe. which ho founded hi ne arly thirty years ago and Miilch ho III! s personally guided through Its event- ful career, lie Is substantially the wi nor of tho entire property and its management and policy lias ahvays en under ills direction. Instead of iceptlng unfounded statements of other ai pers. tho public will do M-ell to look for Information concerning The Hoe to Tho Heo itself, Miilch ahvays takes Its patrons Into Its conUdence. Oerinaii manufacturers are protesting against the proposed enactment of a maximum ami minimum tariff bill lu this country Miilch M-ould be the means f Inaugurating n tariff M-ar Mith the United States, pointing out that such a war Mould mean the practical ruin of tho textile industry ami the crippling of many others. The United States ad heres to tlio protective policy and has no light to object to other countries levying tariff duties, provided there Is no discrimination, but it Is amply nble to hold Its own If a commercial war Is waged. This country Is no longer a commercial infant. The London Spectator takes the seasi de view of the Nicaragua canal matter. The editor of that Journal Is not having any ills over the position of this country that if It builds the canal it must con trol It. If English ships have tho use of It on equal terms Mith all other na tions the Spectator thinks that It Is all that can reasonably bo asked and plainly states that If thu English government M'as to build tho canal It M'ould cor- taluly Insist upon controlling It nnd pro tecting It, If protection M'as necessary. The Spectator has evidently rubbed tho smoke off Its glasses. Congress has taken action ou the pro posal to celebrate the centennial anni versary of tho Inductlou of .lohn Mar shall as chief justice of the United States. With that act M'as laid the foundation of tho United States supreme court, Miilch, thanks to the learning and honesty of .Marshall and those Miio have come after him, Is now recognized the world over as onu of the greatest Judicial bodies In thu world, whoso de liverances are quoted In the courts of every civilized laud. Hecause the Nebraska republicans have regained control of tho statu gives no assurance that they are to be left In undisturbed possession. Tho elements of the fusion combination Mill omit no effort to recover their lost ground, not only Miien a supremo judge Is to bo chosen at tho next election, but Miien the state olllcers reach thu expiration of their terms a year later. Tho repub lican party must build now for the future lf It Is to hold Its own. Thu nnuual reports of the different railroad corporations of tho country are showing uniform increases on tho prollt side of tho ledger. Thu railroads have had a most prosperous year, Mith prac tically all the trallle they could handle with existing facilities. The declara tion of railroad dividends should en courage the owners to continue lu the M'ork of betterment, so we may expect n considerable outlay for construction during the coming season. Former President Cluvelaud lias found his voice long enough to sound a M'arn ing against Miiat ho calls "headlong na tional heedlessness" and to Invoku thu "cultivation of the saving grace of Dutch conservatism." President Clove laud should bu Initiated as one of the charter members of .1. Sterling Mor ton's conservative party, along Mith other Dutch conservatives. Soiui-tliliiK (lip Sleeve. WuHhlneton Post. The Chinese! may do some things back ward, but they aro employing tho old-fash loned mode of playing horse with tho rep resentatives ot the powers. Sit Ail-uiitu I'l-iiiilty. Detroit Freo Press. Another thing showing tho remote sense, of equity among lynchers. In this country Is tho Immunity they extend to the fiend who startB a falso ulnrm of flro in a crowded public hall. Slcixtl" I'm- from Home. Chicago Post. Thnl flmnli!! siznal lantern, with tho threat attachment, has reached Hcd Bud, 111, someono win wonc tins nno 01 rais ing money onco too often nnd telegraph poles may near sirnngo iruu. OpporliiiilMi'N for l-'nnif, Minneapolis Times, A bill has been Introduced In tho Minne sota legislature authorizing a commission to ascertain thn position of Minnesota troops In the campaign and slogo of Vlcksburg Now lot tho Nebraska legislators nuthorlzo a commission to locnto tho present position of Pat Crowe. CurlotHIm of tlx- Ci-iiNim, Indianapolis Journal. Tho recent census shows that out of sixty one counties In Now York twenty-two show a decrease In population slnco 1S90, and out of sixty-seven counties In Pennsylvania six teen Bhow a decrease during the Bamo po rlod. The nggregato decreaso Is not large but enough to show that tho counties whore It occurs havo about renched the limit o their habltablo capacity. All tho cities show largo Increases. Itr-w Mntt-rlii! Dni'lmH, Philadelphia Iteeord. Tho notion of suppressing Hoer ho-itlll ties In South Africa by a colonlnl police forco seems to havo been abandoned by the British War olllco. It has been ovlden for some time past no mixed body of men recruited in South Africa tho riffraff of tho colonics could be dopemlcd upon to check tho Hying columns of notha, Dewet nnd IJelnry. To oppose nrst-class lighters with anything but flrst-class lighters would be ebeer waste ot raw material. IMiAHTS I'ltd.M HAM'S IIOHN. Only he can secure success nho Is wllllns to face failure. Men are cwr ready to amend the gospel ud then put the amendment first. You cannot expect to feel nt home In tho hurch while you stay out on tho stoop. The crcnt nucstlon Is not Arc you ready to die, but Ale you ready to live nn,aln? Many preachers yield to a reversed temp tatlon; they turn the bread Into stones. There Is a tremendous chasm bctweon the poetry wo applaud and tho prose we apply. Tho -Greatest contradiction Is the church that pretends to pray to Hod whllo It preys on tho world. When Paul wrote of "liftlnc up holy hands" he was not conlemplntliiB tho stand nd deliver stylo of prayor. Si:Ct;i,AH SHOTS AT Tilt! 1M1.P1T. Chicago Chronicle: Prof. Herron de clares thnt ho Is it member of n church whoso teaching he repudiates and he dares tho organization lo put him out. Singular ttltudu for a social and religious reformer. Why on eartli should nnyono stick ltko n leech to n church whoso creed he publicly denounces? Cleveland Plain Dealer: One of tho New- York pastors nroso and denounced vaccina tion to U congregation last Sunday. This looks n llttlo as if sixteenth century bigotry nnd narrowness hud forced them- elvcs n.-ross tho new century's threshold. Anything now along tho line of medical In novations was characterized as an InBUlt to an nll-wiso Providence In thoie dark das. Chicago News: Hcv. Jcnkln Lloyd Jones says It Is extremely hard to seo buslnena men long enough to explain to tlieia tha situation nn to vlco In this city nnd to In terest them In tho campaign against It. That Is the old story. Many Chicnen.nia nro too busy to attend to tho smoku nuisance, to thn saloons, to vice, to mu nicipal maladministration to anything ex cept moneymaklng. And then when they make their money they pronounce the el'y unfit to live In it.-ul shake off tho dust and dirt nnd go to Now York to die. Boston Olobc: This whole matter of de termining tho life of tho churches by their gains or losses of membership is most un satisfactory and deceiving. Fifty years oro when u church member was spoken of it meant one who hud subscribed to n definite crood ami articles of faith. What tho membership of tho evangelical churches would be li every man In them was ex cluded from fellowship who did not sub scribe to tho old creed of tho fathers, It Is dlfllcult to buy. When n person "Joins" Protestant church today he docH not neceBsnrlly bellovo every article of tho crood or agreo with others on thoologlcil points, and his good fellowship Is seldom questioned. U.VI'OHTS OP STAPI.IJ I'HOIH.CTS. diameter 11 nil Valui of .American CixiiIn Milp-icil Alironil. New- York Tribune. December shipments of tho principal products wero valued at $9t,807,5rS, exceed ing all other months, with the exception of October, 1000, and December, lS'JS. Tho ehlef enuso ot tho largo aggregate Is found In shipments of cotton worth ttt, 153,788, which Is only second to the big figures of October, when this commodity went abroad to tho extent of sixty millions. Tho quantity was not exceptionally large, bolng exceeded In many months ot recent years, but 882,615 bales nt nn nvcrngo prlco of 9.7 cents a pound means a great addition to our credit In tho United Kingdom, which took 22.12l.cri3 pounds, (Jemnny 9.550.1G1 nnd France, 4,270,033 pounds. Italy, Spain, Belgium and Canada were also liberal pur- chnBcrs, even nt tho highest prices in ten years. Shipments of breadstuffs were tho most valuable slnco September, 1899. although In this ense nlso tho total value of 124,323,- 6G5 was chiefly duo to tho high prices rather than unusual quantity. Wheat, including flcur, was exported during December to tho amount of $13,429,906. against J9.97t.791 ti year previous, ami corn exports Increased $2,293,720. During tho calendar yenr 1900 shipments of corn wero only 189.09.V1 33 bushels, against 204,171,113 In tho previous year, while tho valuo was $83,766,031, against $82,036,880 In 1899. During tho twelve months wheat exiiorts decreased to J82.045.1S9 bushels, ngalnst 191,S1C,043 In tho preceding ycnr. Provisions went out freely without mnk- Ing any unusunl record for tho lust month, but tho total value of incatn sent nbroad during tho year 1900 wns $202,231,099, nn Increaso ot $1,487,389 over 1899, which In turn was larger than preaedlng yenrs. Butter shipments decreased, whllo chceso gained nbout nu equal amount. By far tho largest proportion In this division wns sent out from the port of Now York, $91,206,078, ngalnst $30,830,090 from Boston, tho next In bIzo. Of mineral oils tho December move ment was not exceptionally heavy either In quantity or value, but for tho year there ap pears an Increaso of $8,291,033 over 1899 and $20,725,231 over 1898. Tho bulk of ox ports In this class w'as of llluminntlng oils. with New York tho principal shipper and Philadelphia the only other Important point. It Is gratifying to find that tho foreign demand for many of these leading articles of domestic production hns not materially docrcasod desplto tho general advanco In prices. In thu enso of wheat tho movement makes a good comparison with December, 1899, even as to qunntlty, but this Is found to result from nn exceptionally light record year ago. Tho general range of wheat. corn and cotton closed tho ycnr at from 10 to 30 per cent higher prices than thoso pre vailing a ycnr previous, and thero was every reason to antlclpnto serious lass In exports. Thus far, however, tho nltlclnl record In dicates no striking curtailment nnd It Is probablo that figures of manufactured ex ports will mako n still morn favornblo ex hibit In tho record of foreign trado for 1900. I.ITHIIACY IX POIITO 11 1 CO. Features of the Ci-mniin of the Inland Itei-t-iitl)- Token. Baltimore Hun. Tho argument in tho Porto Itlcnn cases In tho United States supremo court londs Inter est to the census of that Island, which hns Just been promulgated In detail. Tho con- bub was compiled under tho supervision of General J. P. Sanger and computes tho total population at 933,213. Tho great problem underlying tho present court proceedings affects tho status of nearly 1,000,000 pcnplo and will determine whether they nro citi zens, BtibJocts, ullons or stund In some now and anomalous attitude. AshH from this thero are soveral points brought out by the enumeration worthy of note. Thero nro 8,i21 moro women than men on tho island. Tho matter of color Is nteo ono of Interest, since tt Is something of nn ngreeablo fcurprlso to learn that n Hide over three-fifths of tho entire popuhi tton Is puro white, tho other two-fifths shading down to the full-blood negro. The tnhlo which hears upon Iho literacy of tho Islanders Is not quite so reassuring no the statement affecting color, Tho figures show that only or.o-half of I per cent of the population possess higher education, ,'n other words, only 3,045 out of 953,243 nro ot tha well educated class. Thoso of modcrato education, embracing tho ability to read stand In Letter relntinn to tho total populn lion, thero being 138,127, or 11.5 por cent, of them. TIiobo who can road, but cnir.iot wrlto, number 15,380, or 1.0 per cent, whllo tho moit astounding proportion of nil can not read. Hlghty-thrco por cent of those Illiterates, or 792,984. nro on tho Island Theso last figures nro worthy of close con sldcratlon, ns they demonstrate that thori Is surely need for tho schoolmaster In Porto Hlco. pt:itso.Ai. ami oTiinmvisH. Chicago hos 6.371 saloons which netted tho city $3,162,170 In revenue last year. Slnco tho kerosene solreo nt Leaven worth, Kansns has not pointed tho finger of scorn nt Colorado. A Pennsylvania bank cashier shook tho plum tree and bagged $10,000. Now ho Is diligently shaking tho sleuths. "Denth Makes n Scene," says a headline over 1111 nccount of the Pntersoa trial. Nothing strango nbout that, excepting Death was nllvc. , Jack tho Orlpper Is giving tho doctors the liveliest run ot tho season for their money. The doctors nro not kicking. It's tho other fellows. A bachelor legislator In Michigan pro poses n law taxing bachelors over 30 nt tho rate of $3 11 ycnr. Mighty small premium on liberty. drip men and women can extract some comfort from tho fnct that they comprise n formidable eompnny about 660,000 nil told In this country. Tho Plllplnos dropped another printing ptcss In their hasty flight In northern Luzon. This Is ono of tho few occasions In which tho press got loft. A Connecticut woman embodied n grudgs In her will by leaving nil her money, $7,000, to a pair of yellow dogs. Now watch tho slighted relatives coddle tho dogs. Colonel Colvllle, tho Hoer chaser, after a week's fruitless hunt, called n halt to give his Jaded troopers n chanco to catch their breath. That was all there was In sight to cntch. In cases of high crimes, the Judicial ma chinery at Paterson,kN. J., moved along with ndmlrnblu celerity. Tho oxamplo tnlglvt ho followed throughout tho country with great profit to public inornls. Joo Mulhatton, tho prlnco of fakirs, sol emnly asserts ho Is not dead, and that ho entirtnlns 110 Intentions In that line. Pn fortunately, Joe's reputation Is such that his nsscrttons cannot ho taken seriously. Perhaps on closer ncqualntunco with Kuropenn civilization the Chlncso may bo utile without 11 surgical operation to grasp tho lino distinction between stealing and looting. At present tho crudo Celestials cannot bco the point. To the announcement thnl Oovernor Odell will attend n particular Presbyterian church while In Albany Is added tho interesting news thnt tho pastors ot tho various churches mado "nn nnlmated canvass to secure tho governor" ns n member ot their cngregntlons. At n "O.110 Vnrtls" show- In tho Academy of Music In New York n consignment of Christian mnrtyrs wero nbout to bo fed o the lions when tho stngo stairway lead ing to tho nrenn collapsed nnd tho mnrtyrs fell to tho Moor. It Is nnld that tho language n which they referred to tho stngo car penter seriously damaged their reputation no martyrs. Brevet Brigadier (icucrnl James Cava- nagh, who died on Mondny Inst at his homo In Brooklyn, N. Y., nt tho ago of 70 ears, fought with tho Irish brigade In tho civil war from Yorktown to Antlotam. With Colonel Nugent, ho led tho noted charge of that command at tho battlo of 'rederlckahurg and fell dangerously wounded within 100 feet ot tho enemy n position. Acting on tho belief that If you want to break n man of a bad habit you must givo him u good ono in exchnngo for it, tho girls of Westmoreland, Kan., havo established n onllng plnco for tho young men, with a view of keeping them out of tho "Joints." into papers nnd mngazlnes nro kept on hand and refreshments nro served twico a week.. So far tho experiment has been a pronounced success. IMMHSTIO ri.EASANTniES. Chlcnpo Kecord: ''Will you mnrry me?" "Oh. thli Is so sudden! Hut. for coodin -v sake, what mndo you so slow nbout unking mov Philadelphia Press: "When T first met you," cried tho womnn who Had been mar ried for her money, "you occupied n low menial position, but now, thanks to me, your position " "Is a hymencnl one," her hur.b.-ind In terrupted. Chleniro Post: "He kissed me." said tho girl In grny with n giggle. "I nm tint HiirnrlMPil." returned tho c rl In liluo sweetly. "He told mo ho had been do ing peniince." Chlcairn Chroulclo: "Why should 11 womnn tukd n man's iptmo when sho marries hlinV" "Well, ns Inner ns she takes overvthlne else sho might us well tnko that, too." Imllinuinnlls VrrsH: "A woman liaunllv thinks her husband perfect," sntd the young man, Yes," nnswerni nir. sirius Hnrkor. "llo mav bo '11 nerfcet donkey or 11 perfect bear' but he's perfect." Somprvllle Journal: "Thero Is nno nolnt to which I wish to call your attention," said tho humorist. "It Isn't In nny of these Jokes you havo brought In, Ib It?" nsked tho editor. Chlensn Tribune: "Clarn. dear, wo'vn been careful so fur and I don t think they suspect wo nro Just married. You must scold mo n llttlo now im wo get oft tho train." (Hhnrnlv and In n 1111? h-nltclied vo eel 'George, dnrllng. when wo get lo tho hotel you must certainly tnito ort tnat absurd I avender neciaio: Indlnnapnlls Press: "Do you think thn ffice an Index to tno mini'.'" asked tho nroKV boarder. "Well," said tho Ravage Bachelor, "when 11 woman makes up her mind that sho bus lived single too long sno la apt to mako up nor luce. Detroit Preo Press: "Here," onld the hus band of ii Now 'Woman, entering 11 tnllor shop and laying a bundle on tho counter, "you will have to niter theso trousers. I can t Weir them nt nil as tliey nre.' Itenllv." replied tlio tnllor. ns he opened tho bundle, "you must exeuoo me, my deur Bir, iiieso nro your wno s, thi: xmv ciotiiiiv. Wp, who greet you, shall not seo Your wonderful clour showing Of hopes and plans nnd mystery In mortal minds now growing. Men will bask In warmth nnd light Thnt wo can only dream of: Hniunnro burst on humt.n sight Thnt Svo shull catch no glenm of. Thoso who follow us shall ride Where swift-winged birds nro Hying, With safo compass, chart nnd guide, Thu elements defying. Thought will nnswer unto thought And reach the dlstnnt rover; Jlronder knowledge will bo brought Beforo your reign Is over. "Salutnmus!" then, wo Cry; Wo welcome you and Ifcnvn you; AVe, who nro, so soon, to die, Aro honored to recelvo you, Wlnsldo, Neb.. HHLLK WILLBY CPU. GOLDEN ROD OIL AN OMAIIA CORPORATION COMPANY Not the oldest, nor tho grentes , but of tho BAPKHT INVKSTMHNTB unv tho California oil huslnees Is THU PIIHPHIIIIKH STUCK of this company, which Is off red n" nt n low price, subject to ndvnnce on c mno tlon of well No. 2, which Is now star'-' Tim character nnd business stan" ' Its flvo Omaha nnd four Lo- Aug--'- jl rectors assure wiso nnd caif"' niini.' mcnt. OL'H PltOSPHCH S with names of oltlcers mid lln-ctors. u.a" nnd full particulars, will lo sunt you for the asking. JOHN G. COHTKLYOl'. i'res., Hm Dincnport SI. 1 Oniiibn. H .