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THE OMAHA DAILY JJEE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1901
Tim omaha Daily Bee.
K. IIOSKWATI2H, EDITOU.
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1001. M. U. H UNO ATE.
(Seal.) Notnry Public.
It Is no easy Joti to freozo tho plumber
OUt Of bUSlllOSS.
Till! Hpcciilator who coppered Awalpii
muted stocks iippeunt to bo coining out
a blc winner.
No cliimce for 11 Kroen Christmas this
year unless the weather tiiau gets In
K01110 quick work.
Not a train has been on time at St.
Louis for two days. At that rate St
Louis people should bo able to catch
Die trains.
The supreme court of Nebraska wants
It distinctly understood by all whom It
may concern that It Is not a bureau of
Information.
Will Hen take It V This Is the question
that is agitating the minds of several
men who tiro anxious to take possession
vt ills shoes.
The special Christmas Issue of The Il
lustrated lice next Sunday will be un
excelled as a holiday number. Order
extra copies early.
Keep your cars tied up and do not
iwear at the weather man, who Is doing
tho best hi! can. llesldes you will all
uccd ice next summer.
New York women are having a dog
phow. When It is all over, the men
who do thu Judging should know how
tho people who olllclato at baby shows
feel.
Troubles are crowding thickly upon
Admiral Schley. Hoss Croker has de
clared in favor of the admiral as tho
next democratic candidate for the presi
dency. Des Moines Is having a hard time of
It securing water for its proposed new
army post. Water Is certainly a neces
sity since this canteen has been
abolished.
An Iowa woman is suing the estate
of a man who Is dead for breach of
promise. This does seem like taking
advantage of a man when he cannot
defend himself.
A prominent pugilist announces that
ho will retire from the ring on account
of heart trouble. Retirement should be
unnecessary as long as the vocal organs
perform their usual functions.
The Omaha Fakery Is anxious to stir
up trouble between the governor of Ne
braska and The Hee, with the full
knowledge that such a scrimmage would
bo fun for the boys and deatli for the
frogs.
Tho appointment of 1). Clem Denver
as receiver of tho O'Neill land otllce lias
been confirmed by the senate, but we
doubt whether the Holt county ghost
dancers will indulge In another midnight
wake.
Two church organizations which split
during the civil war have Just succeeded
in getting together at a meeting held
: Louis. They enn well afTord to
follow the example of the met) who did
tho lighting.
J. l'lcrpont Morgan Is going to Kurope.
On his recent trip there wero a few
bargains In steamship lines and other
little enterprises which he did not have
time to Inspect, but lie hopes to get
nround to them this time.
Tho Commercial club seems at last to
havo reached the conclusion that the
clllcleney of the lire department doe:
not depend ou the reinstatement of ex
Chief Kodell. The Idea that any ono
man iu tho public servicers ltullspcnsa
ble cuuuot be maintained.
DKGIDEDLY niCll AXD UACY.
According to tho homo-made Lincoln
correspondence of the Omaha Fnkcry,
Governor Kzm V. Savage Is eagerly
girding his tenderloins for a fray with
the editor of The Ueo. The governor Is
represented as panting "for the onset
with unconcealed contempt and hurling
detlaiico stralght.lnto the editor's teeth."
Wo ate assured that It Is only since the
belligerent governor lias been anointing
his backbone with Mexican liniment
that he has come to regard himself seri
ously as a candidate for the guberna
torial nomination at the hands of the
republican convention next summer.
Wo arc reminded also that last spring,
shortly after Dietrich had been elected
senator, his excellency contemplated
permanent retirement from public life
to the shady reiiose of his Custer county
bull ranch, because lie had come to look
upon the otllce of governor not only as
a burden dlllicult to bear, but as an ex
pense which he could no longer afford
to assume. Hut "when the little editor
threatened I1I111 with the weight of his
displeasure Governor Savage decided on
the Instant Unit ho would be a candidate
for governor In 1002."
According to tho mind-reader of the
Omaha Fakery the sole purposo of the
Custer county Goliath was to lock horns
In a test of strength between the bull
puncher and tho pcncll-puslier. Being a
typical frontiersman full of dash and
courage and eager for au opportunity to
participate In a general mlx-up, the gov
ernor is said to have refused to knuckle
under to the demands and commands of
tho doughty quill driver, and, la the lan
guage of the correspondent, "forcefully
consigned his little tormentor to the
nether regions and commenced to take
account of the men, arms and ammuni
tion." We nre further told that today it Is
well known that Governor Savage
"longs for the fray even as the bride
groom lougeth for ills bride." He does
not propose to remain behind shelter to
await the assault, but to take the Held
in person and assume the aggressive,
because the aggressive is his way of
fighting.. "He throws away his luggage,
burns hls(brldges behind him and with
a loaded pistol In cither hand .charges
down upon the enemy."
We are at a loss to divine whether the
brilliant genius who concocted this. Main
boyant tale was suffering from a case
of Jltu-Jains or under the inlluenco of
some powerful narcotic. Thero certainly
has been no .occasion up to this time for
any warlike preparations at the state
house or for arming the university ca
dets in defense of the governor. Neither
commands nor threats of .any sort ema
nating from the editor of The Ueo have
been directed at the executive mansion
since its occupancy by the stalwart
frontiersman. There has .been but one
conversation between the editor of tills
paper and the governor during that
period and that was concerning the
Hartley parole. Neither the editor of
The Hee.nor anybody authorized to rep
resent him lias asked tho governor to
grant a favor or given him an oppor
tunity to reluse one.
If the governor.has been allllcted with
a nightmare about an imaginary con
spiracy lie has simply been the victim
of irresponsible newspaper writers and
his own fool friends who .are trying to
precipitate a light by which they hope
to prollt.
HEl'UHT OA' VAXAL HILL.
Tho report of the house committee ou
tlio Nicaragua canal bill proposes to
concentrate authority and responsibility
for the construction of the proposed
canal iu tho hands of the president, In
stead of devolving tho responsibility
upon a commission, as provided In the
bill of Senator Morgan. Wo have no
doubt this will be approved by the
country.
Mr. Hepburn, chairman of the house
conlmlttee on commerce. Is opposed to a
commission for the reason that he thinks
It would remove the responsibility for
the houest and elllclcnt administration
of so great a trust from the head of the
government, where It properly belongs,
Ho would have the president absolutely
free in the choice of ofllelals who are to
take charge of the work, that he may
be tho sole responsible representative
of the government In handling tho enor
mous amount of money to be expended
In the construction of the canal. There
is no doubt tills is the correct position,
but the senate will very likely make an
earnest effort to have the commission
plan adopted, that liody having a weak
ness for commissions. However, It Is
safe to say that public opinion will be
very strongly on the side of the house
proposition to place all authority mid
responsibility In the hands of the presi
dent and therefore that it will prevail.
saui.F.vs mu. or kxceivioxs.
It was the very general public senti
ment, as Indicated In the comments of
the newspapers of the country on the
findings of the Schley court of Inquiry,
that the controversy should be allowed
to close with the court's decision. It
was felt that although a majority of the
court had found against the applicant
on most of the specifications of the
Navy department tho opinion given by
Admiral Dewey was au ample vindica
tion of Hear Admiral Schley, concur
ring, as it did, with tho nearly universal
public Judgment.
Feeling keenly, however, that the find
ings of a majority of the court are tin
fair and unjust, Schley asks that they
bo disapproved by thu secretary of tho
navy and that he bo afforded au oppor
tunity, through further Investigation, to
show why the opinion of the majority
should not bo approved. The bill of ex
ceptions submitted by Schley's counsel
certainly makes a very strong case
against tho mnjorlty of tho court of In
qtilry and will persuade many who
thought that tho controversy should
have boon dropped that Schley has
taken tho proper course. It now rests
with tlio secretary of the1 navy to decide
whether there shall bo further proceed
ings iu thu case nutl he la In a position
which must be somewhat embarrassing,
lie may confidently be expected, how
ever, to take such action iu thu matter
as he conscientiously believes to be
right and Jut, uninfluenced by any per
sonal considerations. There Is a not
uncommon opinion that the secretary of
the navy Is under the control of a cllqtio
In his department, but there Is no sub
stantial ground for the opinion and the
long and honorable public service of
Secretary Long warranto the belief that
he has acted and will continue ti act
In regard to this unfortunate contro
versy as his sense of duty dictates.
Interest In the situation is perhaps
somewhat strengthened by the protest
of Hear Admiral Sampson against the
individual opinion of Admiral Dewey,
though It is not probable that the protest
will have much effect upon the popular
Judgment.
WllOXU IS I'MXCll'LE.
When Mayor Moores ordered the po
lice to collect contributions from liquor
dealers for the relief of the Galveston
Hood Btiffcrers The Hco entered Its pro
test 011 tho ground that the police should
not be employed for the purpose of rais
ing charity funds or any other kind of
funds from parties who arc under police
surveillance. It goes without saying
that such exactions nre regarded as
forced contributions which saloon keep
ers and keepers of other public resorts
daro not refusu for fear of Incurring the
displeasure of the authorities.
The same reason holds good now as
against the order Issued by the mayor
constituting the police force a city poor
relief agency through whom contribu
tions are to lie collected from all classes,
but especially from those subject to po
lice supervision.
Mayor Moores' action Is unquestion
ably Inspired by good motives. A well
directed effort for the relief of people
temporarily suffering for want of fuel,
clothing ami prov-lsloiis will commend
Itself to all charitably Inclined persons,
but this duty can and should be per
formed without resort to the police
force. No matter how well police olll
cers may bo lltted for the work or how
conscientiously they may perform this
function, It Is fundamentally wrong ami
opens the way for scandal of the "well
defined rumor" class sure to be circu
lated by malicious partisans who catch
at every straw to bring thu police Into
disrepute.
A XATlUXAt, XAVAL ItESKIlVE.
An imperative requirement in con
nection with the building up of the
navy Is the organization of a naval re
serve force, provision .for which Is made
In a bill that has been Introduced In
congress. In reference to this the sec
retary of the navy said in his .annual
report that there Is pressing need of
such a force from which to draw for
sea service Immediately .upon an out
break of war. Ho stated that the re
sults of tho Spanish-American war wero
such as to assure everyone having
knowledge of naval .matters that stops
should at once be taken to meet the
one certain and positive requirement
which will face the nation upon an out
break of .war the Immediate necessity
at that exigent time, if it conies, of a
large Increase In the men of the navy
from an existing reserve an increase
which must. In the main, said the sec
rotary of tho navy, bo made from the
seafaring class, who, having acquired
the habit of the sea, are at home on the
water.
President Hoosevelt iu his message
also urged that provision be made for
a national naval reserve, organized and
trained under the direction of tho Navy
department and subject to the call of
the chief executive whenever war be
comes Imminent. Ho said: "It should
bo a real auxiliary to thu naval sea
going peace establishment aud offer
material to be drawn on at once for
manning our ships In time of war. It
should bo composed of graduates of the
naval academy, graduates of tho naval
militia, ollicers and crows of coast llnu
steamers, longshore schooners, fishing
vessels and steam yachts, together with
the coast population about such centers
as life-saving stations and lighthouses."
The bill Introduced In thu seuute by
Senator hale provides for carrying out
tho suggestions of tho president and sec
retary of the navy.
In this particular tho United States
is behind other great maritime powers.
Other nations have their naval reserves,
composed of tho ocean-going element of
their merchant marine. All of their
great ships today are more or less
olllcered and commanded and manned
by naval reserve forces. This service
tends to stimulate tho ambition of
American youth for entering tho mer
chant marine service. It has the tend
ency' to elevate the service in that
those on tle ships commissioned by the
United States navy are entitled to wear
tho uniform and lie considered a regular
part of the navy of the United States.
At present wo have a large number of
seagoing ollicers ami men, but they are,
so far as defenslvo aud offensive pur
poses of the United States tiro con
corned, not crystallized for military
service. The idea Is to organize and
keep them lu touch with and under the
discipline of the navy, so that in the
event of war they would be Immediately
available.
It Is manifestly worso than useless to
go on increasing tho navy without' pro
vldlng tho force necessary to man the
ships In times of national emergency.
The plan of a national naval reserve
will meet tills requirement and its ex
pediency Is so obvious that there ought
to be. no doubt of securing tho proposed
legislation.
Thomas W. Hlackburn, chairman of
the republican congressional committee,
has broken out In a fresh complaint
against Tho Hee, which ho accuses of
refusing to respect, his private business
because ho Is the ardent friend of Con
gressman Mercer. In tills Mr. Hlack
burn labors under a hallucination. His
private buauicbs, which is uot very
voluminous, has always been respected,
but when he nttcmpts to procure ex
clusive franchises for suburban rail
roads over all the public roads lu Doug
las county designed to enrich tho promo
ters and speculators lu franchises with
out making any return to the taxpayers,
Tho Hee considers it its duty to expose
the Job and call a halt, lu taking this
course The Deo docs not make Mr.
Hlackbttru a target because ho as
sumes political guardianship over
our congressman, but because what
he calls his private business is
public business. Any other mnu iu
or out of politics dolug the same tiling
would have been treated In the same
way.
For once thu Lincoln Journal has
passed a sound criticism ou Omaha's
municipal affairs when It says that the
tax-levying power should be concen
trated in one responsible body. The Hee
opposed the bill giving thu school board
free reign to iullate. the tax rate without
regard to the demands of other branches
of the city government. Tho Independ
ent taxing power accorded to tho school
board has had a uiost pernicious effect
and .the sooner It is taken awuy tho bet
ter It will bo for the taxpayers und the
general public.
Nebraska democrats aro keeping up
the discussion on thu subject, "la David
H. Hill a democrat'" David says he is,
butMvhen the doctors como to diagnose
thu case they find thu symptoms of
democracy In the west such 11 varying
quantity that their task is by no menus
easy. The disease has becomu com
plicated with so many other aliments
that it has about lost Its original char
acteristics. A circular has been sent broadcast
over Iowa containing a proposed new
congressional apportionment. As ar
ranged It would if enacted produce as
lively a clash of congressional ambitious
11s was ever seen. If taken seriously
the majority of the present congres
sional delegation could bo depended on
to spend tho holiday vacation with
their constituents.
The tabulations of the national bank
statements Just Issued Indicate that
Omaha banks are In a pretty good way,
all yellow Journal sensations about the
lluanclal decrepitude of tho city to the
contrary notwithstanding.
Jiint Like Prize riKtitlnar.
Baltimore American.
Base ball Is a great gamo. AU during
tho summer the players quarrel with the
umpired, aud between seasons tho managers
quarrel with one another.
We're All ItlKht.
St. Iouls Republic.
With corn In Nebraska selling at 70 cents
a bushel fanners with even fractional crops
of tho cereal aro not In such a bad way
for the coming of 'Christmas.
The. , SjO'ee of Life.
Indianapolis News.
This Is a great country. Floods and rains
In ono section and freezing cold weather In
another, to say nothing of orange groves
ami flowers In other portions.
An Inipriiclli'ulili- Scheme,
Philadelphia Record.
Tho falluro of the Pan-American congress
to agreo upon a plan of compulsory arbitra
tion might havo been foreseen. Compulsory
arbitration Involves a partial surrender of
national sovereignty, oven If It be confined
In its scopo to questions of .boundary or
other disputes not compromising honor.
111k Petition In Prospect.
Boston Olobe.
Promise Is made that thero will bo fully
9,000 signatures to a petition oon to bo
presented to President Hoosevelt urging
him to enforce tho treaty of Washington,
which would provont England from securing
suppUcH of any kind, even horses and
mules, In this country. Such a petition
would "mean business," not gush.
Another Wonder In Slulit.
Philadelphia North American,
fill-. Mnrcnnl Rent 1111 a klto and cot thren
telegraphic dota from somewhere. Ho
thinks tt was a meesaco from Poldhu
across tho Atlantic, but if Slg. Tesla knows
11 hawk from a handsaw It was a Blgnal
from Mars and stnrconi nas nccn poacning
upon his preserve. Marvelous things hap
pon to these wizards of eclcnco when no
body Is looking.
At the Knit of the Hope.
San Frnnctsco Chronicle.
Tho prompt conviction and punishment of
tho nrmy olllcors who wore Involved in tho
hemp frauds nt Manila ought to havo a good
effect on all army men In tho Philippines.
Tho penalty for nny fraudB In Manila ought
to ho severer than at home, for nny cor
ruption in tho army In tho Islands hurts In
a double way, and tho chief damago Is the
Iobh of prehtlgo of American arms.
Preniiitnre DntliiiNliiNiii,
Washington Star.
It is always on Inventor's prlvllcgo to bo
coutldent and the American public cannot
help sharing to a degreo tho enthusiasm of
Marconi In his wireless telegraphy experi
ments. What Marconi hopes to attain Is so
Important that thero Is a practical senti
ment la his favor as well as a disinterested
dealro In tho popular mind to see a plucky
and persistent oftort crowned with success.
At tho same tlmo so many plauslblo inven
tions havo failed and brought grief to mi
merous smoll Investors that many people
havo grown wary and will hesitate about
bestowing full faith In the commorclat
practicability of tho Idea until it Is no
longer necessary to employ tho old-fashioned
telegraph system to convey Informa
tion of what wlreloss telegraphy Is accom
plishing. Hotter Sure the Plr.
Beatrice Express.
Pigs, as well as hogs, aro quoted from
day to day lu tho market reports. This
means that everything In the hog line that
will bring nny sort of a prlco Is being sac
rificed by penny wise, pound foolish farm
ers. The venerable brood sow, the shoal that
Is blossoming Into glorious hoghood, tho
prlzo hog und the runt everything that will
make sausage Is being sold because feed fa
short. As the lnovitablo consequence thore
will be an unprecedented shortago of hogs
next summer, and as suro as causo and effect
are related to each other tho prlco of
swlno then wilt ho ns remarkable as tho
price of corn is now. Stockmen, farm pa
pei and farmers of exporlonco are pointing
nut this fact every day anil urging tho agri
culturists to hold their hogs, but tho sacri
fice goes on. Tho man who does hold onto
his swlun will he In tho swim In a few
months hence, or It U useless to draw de
ductions from history, precedent, export
enc or uythlA
No Lack of
Baltimore
Is this country still reveling In a burst
of splendid prosperity, or has It struck a
retrogressive movement? This question
Is pertinent Just now, becauso It affords
an opportunity to decide between substan
tial prosperity and speculative prosperity.
Perhaps the question, with Its suggestions
of doubt, would never be asked wero It
not for tho trouble which tho speculative
markets havo encountered, A cloud of
gloom has hung over them for fully six
months. Tho stockbroker nnd tho plunger
find things very dull. Fictitious security
values havo been shriveling. Stock ex
change business hns been diminishing. On
these accounts tho frequenters of "tho
street," ns tho speculative neighborhood
Is familiarly called, havo lost tliofo smiles
which were worn last spring.
Observing this change In tho one special
locality, tho average citizen Is disposed to
make Inquiry: "Is this loss of smile on
tho part of tho speculator a premonitory
sign of decreasing prosperity?" Under or
dinary clrcunistnnces tho question would
lie aptly put. In this particular case, how
ever, tho speculative market and the actual
business market nro nt variance. Stock
speculation Is flat, while- general business
Is active. Tho two lines of trading have,
for once, tnken divergent course. H
presents an Instonco In which speculation
Is dull, desptto an nnlmatcd foreign nnd
domestic trade.
When It Is recalled that speculation has
collapsed because of special reasons, It
can bo understood why general trado should
not bo Judged by speculative depression,
Speculation which Is a species of artificial
trading, with expectations and sentiment
TIIKM) til' Pflll.IC SI'.NTIMn.Vr.
Ilntr the Unlly .eivnier l.lne I'p
on tin- Seliley Verillet.
Public soutlmont on tho caso of Admiral
Schley, as reflected by tho newspapers of
tho country, overwhelmingly approves tho
Judgment rendered by Admiral Dewey,
president of tho court of Inquiry. An ex
amination of seventy-eight representative
dally newspapers, published In tho leading
cities between tho two oceans, shows a re
markable preponderance of sentiment In
favor of tho claims of Admiral Schley. Po
lltlcal partisanship doc not enter tho dls
cusulon, Of tho nowspapors examined forty
four aro republican, twenty-one democratic
nnd thirteen Independent. On tho divided
Judgment of tho court of inquiry they lino
up as follows:
Favor of Dewey's verdict M
Favor of Benhnm-Hnmsny verdict....;... VI
Jsnncommlttitl f,
"Qlvo us n. rest" C
With tho exception of live papers pub
lished lu tho south tho list represents
northern sentiment distinctively. Of the
papers adverse to Schley six aro published
In New York state, two in Massachusetts
and four scattered through tho middle west.
i;vii,s op wati:iii:i) stock.
livery Clnan of Trunin Sndilleil rrlth
Tre niriiilniiN Drlilx.
Baltlmoro American.
Tho president struck the keynoto of the
trust problem when ho suggested ub tholr
principal evil overcapitalization. Thnt Is
tho very point. The public for several
years hns been Involved In a mazo of un
certainty with regard to theso combina
tions. Somo have claimed that the trusts
were an evolution of trnde. It U highly
probablo that thoao who gobbled up nearly
all tho land In Kngland during the middle
nges had tho same view of their proceed
ings; but the statutes of Mortmain put an
end to the delusion before tho entlro king
dom hnd been swallowed. It Is possible,
of course, that a few great capitalists can
bo so wlso as to discover that the laws of
political economy based on an experience
extending over niauy centuries aro alto
gether falso aud wrong. Tho world, how
ever, Is not likely to reverse Its procedure
without a protest. In spite of this colossal
aggregation of philanthropy.
Somo trusts llttlo nffalrs of n local
charnctcr may havo been of ndvantago to
thoso who formed them, but such as theso
aro not tho combinations that are doing tho
damage. When millionaires combine to form
a trust of industries with which they havo
no legitimate connection, suspicion must
nrlsoatonco, aud their declaration that they
proposo to serve tho public will not carry
conviction to intelligent people. The ordi
nary Individual la business transactions is
solflsh, nnd men who havo amassed millions
In business transactions aro not unlike tho
ordinary Individual. These promoters, who
havo no business in tho trusts which thuy
promote, have somo other purpose or It
would bo unworthy of their consideration;
In other words, It Is natural to Infer that
they aro after big monoy.
It Is possible to make large sums by buy
ing up rival Industries and destroying
enough to pay heavy dividends with thoso
that are loft. Something of this sort has
been done by these promotors. But this
restricts tho field of labor nnd takes the
bread out of honest men's mouths. It Is
also a dangerous experiment. It Is safer to
buy up kindred enterprises, capitalize tho
wholo at prices far beyond Its value and
pocket tho difference as tho prlco of pro
motion. This Is tho worst evil of Hicbo
huge combinations. Thoy am saddled with
tromendous debts, tho Interest on which It
may bo posslblo to pay os long ns thero
aro prosperity and public conddence, while
tho dividends can be realized by raising
prices on an unsuspecting community. The
terrlblo wrong Indicted on tho peoplo will
become apparent when a crisis strikes theso
enterprises. They will tumblo to pieces
llko balloons struck by a hurricane and tho
disaster will bo universal and prolonged.
It Ib against such n catastropho that the
lawmakers should provide.
Pi:ilSOAIi MITUS.
The kaiser's way of making war on an
archy Is to start n crusade ngalnst beer.
General Botha may have been shot
through tho log, hut as long ns his horse's
legs are all right he doesn't mind n llttlo
thing llko that.
Ralph Hall Calne, tho son of tho famous
novollst, who is barely 17, la editing House
hold Words, tho weekly paper founded and
for somo time edited by Charles Dickens.
K, S. Candler, Jr., a now member of the
Mississippi delegation to congress, says ho
made his first dollar by hauling cordwood
behind a yoke of oxon to a country town
and selling It.
When Dr. White, tho American ambassa
dor at Berlin, was presented to tho late
Flold Marshal von Moltko ns a man who
had been born at Homer, had taught at
Ithaca and n resident of Syracuse, tho lat
ter saldi "I suppose I shall havo to talk
Greek to him."
Congressman Porklns of Now York Is tho
leader of the houso easily In literary abil
ity. From 1690 to 1895 he lived In Paris, en
gaged In work on Froiich history- "A Life
of Hlchclleu" nnd "Franco Under I.ouls XV"
wore, In part, tho result of his labors during
tho period.
T. U. Glenn of Idaho, ono of the now mem
bers of congress, says that whatever suc
cess ho attained Is due to having read when
most of his nolghhors slept, or while ho was
waiting tho preparation of his meals, as bo
seldom had the opportunity to study during
Jth8 daytime.
Prosperity
American.
ni leading forces has passed through a se
ries of unsettltug;rovcrses since the North
ern Pacific episode. Only one of theso re
verses has had any bearing on tho move
ments of actual business. Public conll
deaco has been so ncutoly shaken by tho
losses sustnlncd on account of rank ma
nipulation that tho great outoldo element
la touching tho speculative market very
gingerly at present. That Is why business
Is so flat In that quarter.
Tho chief ndverso factor In nctual trade,
which also affects tho speculative, was the
corn shortage. Tho high price, however,
to which the cereal has since attained has
moro than counterbalanced the shortage In
crop. Tho buying power of the farming
elnss has. consequently, not been crippled.
Moreover, tho shaky Industrial conditions
In Germany, which nt ono tlmo mennced
tho volume of our foreign business, have
wonderfully Improved, so thnt even that
particular obstaclo to our progress Is re
moved. On top of these Intangible evi
dences comes tho more practical showing
of our railroad reports and our weekly
bank clearances. They continue to
show Increases over the phenomcnnl
record of Inst year. Hallroad companies
cannot flntl cars enough to movo their
traffic and the batik clearings In all sec
tions of tho country nro disclosing n
splendid expansion In tho present evolution
of business. All this testimony In favor
of continued prosperity Is entirely too over
whelming to bo offset by more speculative
depression. Kvcn tho lattor depression Is
expected to enjoy a transient respite after
January 1.
HITS OP WASHINGTON MPi:.
KlrliliiKN of People mill Kvcntn at tlie
.Viitlonnt ('iiiltill.
Here Is 11 story told by a Washington
correspondent about Senator Keams of
Utah, which U good enough to bo true.
Tho senator not so long ngo was working
with a pick nnd shovel for $2 n day. Iast
summer ho nnd his partner.) refused $11,
000,000 for one of their mines. Tho senator
Is used to llfo In tho open nnd tho atmos
phere of tho senate oppresses him. Last
Thursday he sat down beside Senntor licit
fold, also a westerner, nnd said:
"Henry, what do you think of this game,
anyway?"
Holtfcld, being now schooled In tho wiles
of diplomacy, answered tho question with
anoihqr. "Why do you nsk?" ho Inquired.
"Oh," replied Kcnrns, "they use too much
language In their talk to suit me. Why
don't they' sny what they mean Instead of
bundling It all up in n lot of unnecessary
words?"
Somo ono nsked Senator Cullom of Illi
nois, tho other day, Just after tho foreign
relations committee had adjourned ono of
Its meetings, what had been accomplished.
Tho senator thought for a moment and
then replied that about tho only nctlou
had been a motion to remove tho Injunction
of secrecy on tho text of tho new treaty
with Great Britain.
"But," was tho next suggctlon, "tho full
tost of thu treaty was printed this morning
In every paper in tho United Stntes."
"Just so, Just so," snld tho senator;
"that's tho reason tho Injunction of se
crecy was placed upon tho treaty. Wo
know thnt If wo mndo It public at once
not a paper In tho country would print Its
full text."
"I witnessed a cad sight nt tho Maro
Island navy yard a few weeks ngo," eald
Thomas K Walker of Vallcjo, Cal to a
Washington Post reporter. "A number of
sailors wero brought to tho yard from va
rious points for admission to the hospital
for tho Insane ut Uklah, and among them
was Warrant Officer Osborno Delgnnn, n
member of tho valorous crow that accom
panied Hobson on his dnrlng but unmiccess
ful attempt to block Santiago harbor.
Dclguan's home Is In Iowa, and after serv
ing for a number of yenrs In tho merchant
marine he eillted In the navy, and wns a
member of tho crew of the Nov York at
tho time of tho outbreak of tho Spanish
American war. When Hobson called for
volunteers to accompany hlni In tho Merrl
mnc. Delgnnn was one of the first to offer
his services. Ho nnd his companions were
captured and confined In Morro castle until
nfter the surrender of Santiago, and when
ho camo homo nfter tho war tho citizens of
his town gave him a rousing reception,
winding up by presenting him with n sword.
Hopresentntlvo Hull of Iowa secured the
consent of congress to tho admission of
Delgnnn tn tho Navnl academy, as ho was
still a young man, but ho was 11 sailor and
an enlisted man clear through, and refused
to accept tho chanco for promotion. . Ho
preferred to take hla chances as a warrant
olllcer nnd was advanced soveral grades on
account of his gallant conduct. Delgnnn
was assigned to ono of the ships In the
South Atlantic squadron, and Into in the
fall showed signs of mental aberration. He
was closely watched, and when tho caso bo
camo thoroughly doveloped ho was sent to
this country."
Senator Chnuncoy M. Dopow prepared n
remarkablo biography of himself which ap
pears In tho congressional directory. It Is
ono of tho longest In the book, notwith
standing his ferm of service as a senntor
Is ono of tho shortest of all tho memberB
of thnt Improsslvo body. As ono senator
put It: "Depow's biography Is as long and
ns Interesting ns ono of his nftcr-dlnnor
speeches." Tho most Interesting pnrt of tho
biography 1b that conveying tho Information
that ho was married In December, 1901, to
Miss Mny Palmer. Inasmuch as tho senator
has not been mnrrlod to Miss Palmer nnd
will not bo until tho Inttor part of this
month, ho Is receiving many congratula
tions on his entcrprlso as a. chronicler of
current events. Tho directory containing
tho announcement of his marrlngo appeared
December 2.
Llttlo Archibald Roosevelt, tho president's
son, who Is attending a kindergarten In
Washington, Is now known as the bully of
that educational Institution. Thu mothers
of tho other little tots attending tho school
nro bragging becnuso Mrs, Koosovolt sends
her child thero, but tho tots aro not bo en
thusiastic over Archibald's presence. Tho
other day a lady who has a little girl at
tending tho kindergarten asked her how
she liked llttlo Archibald.
"I don't like him," came tho declslvo
reply. "He butted mo twlco In tho Btom
uch," Investigation proved that Archibald's fa
vorite amusement is lowering his head llko
a billy gont and butting tho other pupils
nround tho play ground.
A bachelor memhor of congress, who Is
not as handsomo as Apollo, dropped Into
Clerk McDowell's olllco In tho cnpltol, tho
other day, relates tho Washington Post, to
scok sympathy because tha lady on whom
ho had looked with favor was about to bo
married to another man,
"That reminds me," said Mr. McDowell,
"of tho Incident which happened when
Governor Dick Oglraby went down to Jollot
to Inspect tho Btato prison, In ono of tho
calls was a very ugly man,
, '"How did you got In horo?' asked
Oglebby.
" 'Abduction,' was the reply. 'I tried to
run oft with a b'trl nnd tley caught me.'
" 'I'll pardon you ns soon as I get I 1
to Springfield,' said tho governor. I (, .,
seo how you could expect to get a wif.
any other way.' "
Tho homely bachelor congressman laugs
loudly. Thou, as tho upptlcntlou of
story dawned upon him, the smllo fa1
from his fnco nnd ho walked out of M
Howell's ofllco without saying ni' word.
SKOOM) WIM) POIl THU llOltsi:.
Strike a. I'nco Oulte SatUfactory to
ic 0nier.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Sffcrcfary Wilson's reference to th
American horso In bis address ut the lite
stock exhibition the other night directs at
tehtton to the decline and fall and subsr
I qiicnt rise of that noblest of animals.
A few Interesting statistics will tell th
story, tn l&CS tho total number of borers
In tho country was C,7f0,9f0, valued at
M32.69i,226. In 1S92 tho number had In
creased to 15,9S,U0, and tho .high wiyter
Valuation mark of $1,007,500,036 ' w,n
reached. There were 1,000,000 more horse
In tho country tho next year, but their value
had declined nnd a decline both tn numbe
and value set In nnd continued until 1 S .
when the former was 11,364,667 nnd th"
latter only Mu2,(j(7,396, show-lug ,1 shrlnkngr
tn value of moro than f0 per cent In live
years. In fact, thu vatuo of tha 14,36..l9fi
horses In tho United States In 1S97 wai
only $20,000,000 moro than the value placed
upon 5,756,910 horses In 18G8.
Thrso wero sad days for the horse. Hn
was thrown out of the street car business
everywhere nnd the blcyclo superseded hltn
In millions of homes. For a tlmo It looked
ns If ho had seen his best day. But his
friends wero confident that he would rlsx
ngaln in public favor and their loyalty to
him was booh rewarded.
In 1S9S the reaction fn his favor began
That year the number of horses In the
country was Munllcr than It had been for
eight years, but tho value of tho stock nd
vanecd to M78.3C2.407; the following year
the value of about tho same number ad
vnnced to $511,074. S13, nnd in 1900 a smaller
number by over 200,000 reached n valuation
of $603,909,442, tho highest point in his
years.
Secretary Wilson Is a friend of the
horso nnd a firm believer In hl ultimate
triumph over all unfavorable clrctim
stances. "No horseman," said ho In his
address, "has evor lost hls.lqvo for the
hon-e. The man who haB an automobllo Is
not a man who rears nnd breeds and feeds
horses. And so that gallant untmal will bo
with us throughout tho ngrs."
Thero Is the best of reason for this optl
mlstto view of thu horso situation. The
blcyclo did not succeed In Htipplantlug him,
ns many predicted It would. If tho trolley
has BUpernodeU him on thu traction lines
ho hns found employment lu other nnd less
exacting Holds. Thero Is little danger that
the automobile will render him useless.
Behind the mcro utilitarian point Involved
In tho caso thero Is n sentimental regard
for the horse that cannot bo weakened by
any puffing, blowing, whizzing, duit-ralslng
thing on wheels,
.SMILING Ui:.MAHKS. -,
Philadelphia Press: "Isn't It ridiculous
to sny talk Is chcn?"
"Of courso It Is, for wo frequently refer
to talk us 'gaa.' "
Puck: "Jlnglehcrry Is a bright fellow,
lie can talk very brilliantly for an hour,"
said llurktiway.
"Perhaps t met him nt tho beginning of
his second hour," said Dawson.
Chlcngo Tribune: "1 urn told, sir, that
you spoke of me ns 11 common liar."
.'in, ,..,,.. f,.l.l ....,1 tt.t
....w.j. it .,,., .in.,, nt., iiiun, navti
been trying to break It to you gently. 1
uitld you were a whole bureau of statistics."
Philadelphia Becord: Miss GuHh-rlsn't
her complexion lovcly7 It's llko 11 beauti
fully tinted china cup, I suw
Miss Kostlqtie Yes; It certainly Is a
beautifully painted mug.
Clevelnnd Plain Dealer: "You're not so
much," said the man who used the ver
nacular of the curbstone.
"Well," said the other mnn, "I fancv IM
havo tn be much less In order to escape
being much more than your much devel
oped Inck of muchlness."
Phllndelphlo. Press: "Dead, ch7 What
killed him?"
"Ills unlimited fnlth."
"Ah! Christian Science?"
"No; he took tho ndvlco of nil Ills friends
who suggested remedies."
Washington Stnr: "Do you think tho
world Is growing worso or hotter?"
"I shouldn't venture an opinion," snld
tho nmn who makes no pretensions to being
it philosopher. "One's Impressions on that
point nre likely to depend largely on tho
kind of soch'ty ho happens tb get into."
whkiu:, O WIIKIIP, IS llUf
Chlcugo News.
Where.
Oh, where,
Is tho tenrful guy
Who was longing last July
For winter and snow?
Tho man who didn't know
A good thing when ho had It
And who was glad It JJ
Didn't stay
Warm for nve?
Tho man who couldn't let woll enough alone,
1)111 1UI III) 11 luutiti
Thnt could bo heard a block uwny
HocniiHo It was 11 hot day?
Where Is ho now,
Anyhow?
In (10 Hitting on tho snow bunks
Glvlm? thunks
For the weather, say?
Nay, nny.
in he- luxuriating In atmosphere.
Freezing Ills etir
And draining u two-quart measure
Of pleasure
By so doing? -
Is lie wooing
The north wind,
Throwing o.nen tfio blind,
Flinging wide tho door
And calling for moro?
Not on your oniato
And np-to-dnto
Two-for-a-quarter tlntypn.
Ho Is rlpo
For ruvolt nlrendy
111 manner strenuous ns Teddy.
Tie Is blasting tho Htorm
Ami calling for reform
In the matter of weather.
Tie wants to have tho weather man tnko
Tho cold wave anil dump It In the hike.
I la wnnls to hnvo It hot,
Not
.lust wnrm n'nd comfortable
But red, rampant, sizzling hot
A boiling. Bteunilng, smoking pot
Full to tho brim
With Hiinstrokes nnd hot wlndB nil In trim
To work full tlmo
Itumpnnt ns n carnival of crime.
lie wants It right nwny
And wants ft to stay.
Mother's
Glasses
A nlijn pair of Gold Glasses for Mothorti
Christmas might bo Just what Bho needs,
Other
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