Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 26, 1891, Page 4

BEE. Eorto. THE . DAILY MORNIN PUBLISHED EVERY SUBSCRIPTION Yea TERME OF ) t Sunday 7, One Yoar, Dally Hee One Tiily ane £¢ Mont) Funduy Hee, One Baturduy Bec, O Woekly fiee, One Y Ve, Yoar OFFTCES ftee Butlding. or N and %ith Streets, Penrl Strect Tl ber of Commerce. <1, 1 and 13, Tribune Building irtecnth Street CORRESPONDENCE rel to news and ossed tc the cations “hould All_cor editorin Editorinl | par BUSINESY LETTERS, eiters und romittinees should The Bee Publish ng Conpany, Afte, chocks and postoffice orders payable to the order of the con- All busir D wddpesaed Onaha. D, 1o he made DAny The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietors THE BEE BUILDING SWORN STATEMENT OF CLRCULATION, Ftate of Nelryeiin Trschuek, seoretary {'direntation of Taiy: DALY kR of Tue Bee t the for the we follows Funday, Wednesd ‘I nuradny Friday, [ Faturd (i 1,052 GEO. R TZSCITUCK, and_subscribed tn my y of Decen! er. A. 1. 1801 N. P PRI Notary I The growth of the averace duily ¢ireulnton of Thr Bry. for six years s shown in vhe fol- Jowin - tuble o to Lefore n e Jnnunry February 18 18,1551 2 5154 18,510, 15084 18 07 150 1410 18,223 200 23471 A GRrEAY grovious! its have been b the Lsury continues solvent. wany demoe disappointed because national trc ANGLOMANTACS will dark gogples and careying fog-hoens next. Nothing eise will remind them of London, you know. GENEUAL ba wearing ver Boorit ean now distinguish himself by writing a book literally in darkoest If he can show a practical way out of it his fortune will be made. w. RFORD elects the Parnellite candidate by a de majority over Michael Davitt, and once more the logic of the bluckthorn stick is shown to be irrosistible when given full swing. THE remains of Senator Plumb hav- ing been laid to rest, the eager noli- ticiansg of Kansus may now engage in the pastime of intriguing for the late senator’s shoos without shedding croe- odile tears. SELF-PRESERVATION is tho of nature. This ought to be a fense for Russell Sage in the suit of W. R. Laidlaw against him for using the latter as u shioeld to ve himself from the dynamite fiend. Sngland sive first law ood de- PRINGER will sink or swim with a bill removing the tarilf from foreign wools. Bland will stake ais future upon freo coinage and Uncla Billy Holman will try to enhance his reputation as a cheeso puring ist of the first mugnitude, aconc obliged to administer pline to our South American neighbor thero is no good rouson why & naval vessel should not convey our con- teibutions of breadstufls to Russia. As they are to bo the gift of the people the people’s sengoing ships can very prop- orly transport them to Odessa or some other Russian port. CIIcAGO is bound to do away with tho smoke nuisance. The agitation in favor of forcing the ownevs of factories and large buildings that emit groat volumes of smoko to adopt smoke con- suming devices or fuel that will minimizo the smoke has culminated in a movement that promises to work a complete revolution. 4 use Tir Omaha World-ITerald presents the following paragraph as a Christmas gift to the Manufucturers and Consum- ers associntion of Nebraska: **The sec- retary of tho Manufacturers and Con- sumors associution will visit Beatrice, Hastings, Grand Tsland and other cities, to oulist people in the home patronage movement. [t originated at Kearney, ovor a yen: ugo, and he will not noed to go there. THE office seeking mania has never been moro painfully mafest than in this city since the clection of the new mayor. Mayor-elect Bomis has already recoived several hundred applications for the twenty or thirty positions at his disposal, and it is safe to predict that there will be from fifty to 100 more handed in beforo the year expires. In other words, there are sbout ten peg: for overy hole. ANOTHER very interesting device to facilitate the postal business has just beon placod on the market in the shape of a Penny-in-the-slot machine that will supply all partics who drop the nickel with postage stamps equaling in value the coin dropped. This is & slot ma- chine that will prove a very desirabie | acquisition duving hours when the stamp windows are closed and in hotels and other public pluces where the de- mand for postage stamps is constant, TaE Union Depot company will hold its annual weeting Januarvy 10, BEE suggests that delegations from the soveral business organizations of the eity invite themselves w attend the meeting. It might be well for tho now oity council, and the State Board of Trausportation to put on war paint and march 1o the moeting also. The annual meetibg is o formal affair of course, but some informalities might be introduced by these several reprosentatives of state und city which would prove inter- esting to the now board of divectors to bo elocted on the date nawed. the Tue | PROMOTION FOR MERIT. An ordar was recently d by the postmaster general providing that all | promotions in offices having fifty or more | offlcars and clerks shall bs made accord The Omaha | the whic ing to a strict merit system rulation of who have luded in this isdom i fated by oftice is in e practical 18tice will be appr |l n postal of handling and knowle knowled sor the expor business the 'S are atest fmportance, and as v to the best of service noth- | i8 50 potent as assuranec upon his work will his advancement. \When that fidelity and thin or political influence he will efforts, and like 0 is certain W incent to an em depend | Lo under- | eficiency will | any personal | ing ploya that stands count for more in securing forth all Spuil” him lia aro promotion, put best under whove incentive The a bettor sor postmas ter genoral simply proposes to apply to tho omploves in the postal ‘service the in every It is o practi- form, the re sam ontins well condusted business. cal application of civil without doing away with quirements of the luw relating to that reform. Ho not to entirely upon okish test, while a written examination will retical in its principle that sorvice T Ay of depend and con- proposes tinue to be required, it is p el cter and counts but 40 maling the employe’s re cent being ta In this last, promptness of ability, habits, adaptability and are to ed, as the nceuracy of the employe’s work In short, the examini for each applicant in much the 18 business man would judge of the avail- ability of a ¢ sked for advance- ment, and upon ‘that will geade him 60 per cent of his record. Theme of the principle is unquestionable, and if the is any fault in the plan: it is in the fact that the examinations are entirely in the hands of local board appointed@ by the postmaster, the of which are not to thorough and searching supervision. 1t has heen objected to this feature of the plan that favoritism muy creep in fro quently, despite rules, because there is little chock upon the esamining board. This isa defect, however, that un bo ensily remedied if it should be found to have the result suggested. At any rate, the new plan of promotion is practical and in the line of p ogre: and it is not doubted shut it will ope ate to the benefit of the ser ing a more eaveful and thorough organi- zation of the great postofiices of the country. The plan will go into effect January 1. per cent in ord, the n from the | ve other 60 per work done, attendance, health woll industry, be conside: as 5 to have for same’ Wiy vourd gurd pro- motion a ork who a acts subje 20 ico in secur- A NATIONAL HEALTH DsPARTMENT. Two bills have been introduced into congress whose object is the extension of federal control to the regulation of the public health. - One of these mensures offered by Senator Sherman of Ohio, provides for a Department of Public Health, to be independent of the other departments, The other bill proposes to establish a National Board of Health under the control of the Treasucy de- partment. One provides for but a single high official, to be known us the medical secretary of public health, while the other proposes a board of seven members, three of whom shall re- ceive a of 5,000 a year, the others to be medical officers from the army, navy and marine hospital service. The bill providing for this board re quires it to perform all the work of car rying out the quarantine regulations. Both measures make provision for cor- respondence with United Stutes consuls, collectors of custums, state boards of health, and the medical departments of the army, navy and marine service, and for instructions to consular officers in rogard to the rules to be enforced upon vessels destined to the United States. Special power is given in cases where infoctious diseases grevail in ports from which vessels desive tosail to the United States. The Sherman bill makes pro vision for u comprehensive collec tion and publication of vital statistics by means of tho voluntary co-operation of state and municipal authorities, pub- lic associations, and other trustworthy sources of information. Among tho various matters on which tho proposod departiment would bé required to obtain information through state boards of health, not the least important relates to the healthiness and comfort in public school houses. That there is a demand, more or less urgent, for legislation of this character is perhaps unquestionable. Tho fact that this country not for many years suffered severely from epidemic disenses, und that it has been especially fortunate in escaping an invasion of disease [rom other countries, does not warrant us in counting upon perpetual immunity. The whole civilized world has been, for a number of years, remark- ably exempt from disnstrous visitations of infectious disenses, and so efMcacious aro the modern means of checking the spread of and extirpating such diseases that the danger from them is very much less than it was @ quarter of o century | ago, and is being reduced every year. The progress of sanitary science and the advance of medical knowledge muko it comparatively easy now to with any of the diseases to which flesh is heir, and it would seem that humanity may roasonably expact that a generation or two heneo medical wisdom will have at- tained such a standard as to be able to defy any form of infectious But there is still need of vigilance and precaution, and these are what the pro. posed legislation is intended to provide, Furt hermore, a national department of health, properly dquipped, would prove to most valuablo nid to the ad. vancemeat of medical knowledge. Thore is doubtless small probability of the proposed measures recelving serious ut - tention from the present congress, but | it is only in this respect that they are untimely, ? has cops diseases, ve a | Two different bills have | duced into congress for improving the been intro- witerways betweon tho great lakes aud tho eastern coast. Ons of vides for the counstruction of around Niagurs, intended to direct line of communicution these pro a canal a n open betwe | than can now navigate them | shipbuildic THE OMAHA DAILY ke and ocean ports, on the Amor sid The other measureauthorizes the ppointment of a commission with n view securing from the dian government the improvement the Welland and St the St ) Can canals and Lawronce river, the cost prob. divided It is to countries, 7 of th ably he between the two od that se waterwiys to larger the open in vessols would re- at saving of freight the of the st, and would stimulate ¢ on doubtedly these imprc wi in time, The of in sed production und of our growing alroady the iilroads are unable to take proper care of it, will el the opening of the proposed waterwnys, But the are likely to be found too large the economical spirit of the present congress, with Holman piloting it in the matter of appropriations. If anything is done for the waterways of the country the south will get the larger share of it. sul on products g northw bosides groatly lakes. Un- mernts necessitios the come ore commerce, s0 large that enter- prises SEVERAL papers: odited by incipiont itesmen who aspire to become privato sucreturies of the next governor, uve ter- ribly flustered over the feiendly rela- tions that subsist between Dr. Mercer and the editor of Tur BeE. The patriots insist thut De. M must off the and make way somehody has the to oppose thing and thing that emunates from quart This is kkdow of val passons in this who themselves on having with THgE Ik, their chanees of being governor are vated very high in politicu But this neithe there. If the Premont prodigy and Lneoln tin succend in earrying Douglas county for Mayor Broateh De. Mercer for governor, THis BEE agrees to waive ail objections and let them draw straws for the 31,500 private staryship. One thing wo fe of, and that is that these precdeious kids will be dry behind the ears before they accomplish that feat o for courago track who ny over this We state veally amusing. plume no friendly velations but not the pool rooms, heve nor his is can ox ove sure Mr. GROVER CLEVELAND has said nothing better in along time than his lvice to' the peaple of New York garding the duty of that state in co nection with the Columbian exposition. In his letter vead at the dinner given by the New York comamissionersof the fair, Mr. Cleveland exprassed the optnion that it is quite time for every resident of the city of New York, who hasthe least regard for her fair name, to do whatever lies in his power to main- ain the reputation of his city for public spirit and generosity, and at the samo time to discrodit the suspicion that jenlous disappointment can enter into her conduct toward a great national and patriotic undartaking.” This may not nelp Mr. Clevelund with the Tammany democracy, which is determined to do all in its power to depreciate the great enterprise and prevent its success, but the sentiment will be commended by everybody else nof in sympathy with that reckless and unserupulous political organization, Tne Nebraska Manufacturers and Consumers association is not a local It is broad enough to in- clude the people of the state. It can be made the nucleus of a swate association of groat power aud every city in No braska should bo represented in its membership, In union thero is strength if there be numbers and organization in the union. The manufacturers of this state must got together for the promo- tion of their interests and educate the people to the impor tance of patronizing home industry ro- orgunization. THERE is no reason why Omaha hould submit to the. unwarranted dis- crimination which for years has been practiced upon her merchants and man- ufacturers by the imposition of the 5 cent per hundred rate over the Union Pacific bridge, while the rate to and from Council Blufls westward is the sume as from Omaha, The bridge has for years becu operated us purt of tho main. line of tho road and the ouly legitimate charge is the mileage rate. THE biil to establish a mint in Omaha h re introduced in Senator Manderson anda veferred to the usual committee. While Omaha now occupies the front rank asa silver bul- lion conter, the prospects of such a bill pussing the present congress are not flatterin The proposition to ostablish a mint at Omaha has been be- foro congress somothing like fiftoen years, but it has never materialized. s been congress by vory OMAHA gamblers have had very littlo to fear from the law officers recontly. Some kind friend of the favored few gives the managers a straight tip in time to save the proprietors from trouble. When. by accident, a den is raided and its oceupants are captured the evidence to convict is short or they ave discharged upon some technicality. Tite sooner the people of the United States quit tinkering with the vency and content themselves with best money thut any nation has ey the sooner contidence will be and the millions of idle money now lying in the vauits of capitalists on both sides of the Atlantic will be reinvested and circulated among the people. cur the * had restored Thr Nebraska Humane soclety is not a numerous organization, but when only one member attends its proposed meet- ings of course it becomes difficult to sccure a quorum. Wh Globe-Lemocrat. The massing of American vesselsin Chilian waters may not mean wae; but 1t certainly mean that Chit will have to do tho right thing, or take a whipping. -z g Change of Base. St. Paut Ploncer-Preas Republicans will watch, with uadisturbed the of the democratio party in the busiueis of swapping horses while erossing a st To the dificulties that wero sure to beset it in its control of the nouse this winter it bas added those others tnat belong to the feat bogun by the selection Mr. Crisp. And it is not to be wondered docs sorenity, progress in BEE: SATURDAY, n | At that demosrwitc organs tind it hard work | 10 acenstom Lhemsolves at ning change 9Fibase. L - Roots of P Noto vk I “Steady wlHk at living wagos' oxpectation b7 'Amerioan workmen, republican pdlity favors, The wago o of the countiy, will for continued groater prosperity onea to this light Tw ty is the just which eners vots and - - Distance Loands Bnchantn i) Tnter-tsan Murat Hals¥ld is in Romo, and from that distance expféddes the opiuion that Governor Flowet will be the next democratic ndidate for president. Roswell is one of thoso Flowers to which distance lends en chantment. ent, elact Luck favors western meu. gauization of the republican pa publican president has con Lincoln, ¢ son. Since tho or by every re e from tho wast ant, Hayos, Garfield and Harri Ouce when Blaine, an eastorn mau, was nominated, tho party met with defoat Discordant Factions. L hitatelphia tguirer Tho boastod harmony of the democratic varty has not matoriulizod. Instead of unity thora is diseuption, T'he promise is for a divided policy. It may uot be pleasine for tho damocrats to brush up. the good foelings in the ranks of thoir opponents, but there is no help for it. 2 inst Free Teale Lameatations, New ¥orle Tribune. Thewaii of the frao traders fills Thei pet issue bas boon pitched waste basker, Mr. Mills has been virtually excludad from the ways and means commit tee, and Mr. Cleveland is no longer the ono and only presidential candidate of his party. All these thiugs causs immeasurablo sorrow in the freo trade the tariff re- former thinks the to the dogs. the air. into th amp, and country is going —— rief of the Muses Nine. Chira s Mews supposed toat Sir Edwin Arnold, whose interesting and postry -laden lectures have beon made the occasion of several dam- age suits and processos of garnishmont, does not find his comm with the muse and the box-oMice altozother pleasaut, In Kansas City the ominent traveler was not permitted to spoai to his audience at all, There was some manazerial trouble aud the divine afflatus was forced to go on strike for its wag Sir Bdwin dountiess understands now that when the nine muses get to Kansas City they can but sit down on a real-estato sign and weep. At Omaha also thove hias be misadventure relating to the The spirit of - commercialism poetry. Ttis cial relations a dreadful sh-box, is death to il Berlin ¢ orrespo aE Bee bus made a special arrangement with Mr. Paul Wolff for a series of tserlin lotters, the firsvof which witl appear in Tii: SuNDAY Bre Mr. Wolft is as weli posted in American af- fairs as ho is in those of Germany. Fov many years ho was the Washingtou corres- pondent of the. New York Staats Zoitung. He is therefore enabled 1) make interesting comparisons between tbhe customs and insti- tutions of the two countries and to know just what kind of a letfor te write v order to at- tract and interdst reaters of American news- M. Wolfs letters will add another ug feature to Tne Stxvay Bri, -~ PLEASINTRIE lence. as HOLIDAY ow York Reeovder: 15 1if are insured for $.9 0,007 Blade: Sportsman—Any wround hore, farmor? Farmer—Thera w1l be It you squint at thiat “No Trespass™ worth tlving 1t koo shooting don’t take a sign and git Wifa — | down from Kate Lleld’s Washinzton lightly the leaves flutter troes W the ushand (ruam bi1y)—=You didu't expect ‘em to tallup, did y New York on the Iiking Jinks—Wiy? Filkins—Heo arrest an abu Herald He b Jinks—Milliken has got I'm sorry 150 | don't belinve o il dovelopment even could HIS WANTS AND DESERTS, Intionanolis Journal Man wants but iittie hero below, And yot 1 must confess, Thouzh small his wants we all well know He deserves a blumed sizht loss. Pu M to 20 sl Rollo swinmming! Hudlidiy—Didn't I tell you not Tum not skating, father—1 am Washington Post; Tho Norfolk woman who has ziven birth to nine sots of twins Isa v ing arzument in fuvor of w pornnent censis Chicago Tribune: Uppen—I d 015 L0 20 Into th s smaller tsee why Ty tr profit th v Dusin Dewing~It i, hoy scents on every dollir's rsells Clonk Keview: Hrig had to send biek the mur that he ordord, Grigzs—Why? Didn't she like it? Brizzs—Noi she wanted one made ing u soalskin cloik, see that Granby statue of his wifo weur- LEAP YEAILPIOSPECT, Along the bordor stream of 1ife, Uncheched by woman's whin, A win goes gayly. with the prido Of belng “in the swin.” But evermare upon the bank Hus woman vowed to stand; And oh! she thinks there 15 no pgank Like heinging him to Ll New York Sun: A groupe of men stood abont an Tndividial Who ad ust been pulled QUL Of the rivar as ho whe Zoimz down the Third tinme “Giive him somo whisk Amurmir cinme 7 wan. Some on o nid: “Roll mo over first wateront. 1UH wea ke sald one. from” tho nearly drowned put his ear down ind lston- and get some of thiy the Tiquor.™ rts the rsatily Boston Guzette: Asa crentor of 1 hairdressor Surpissgs ovon the most v actor RBoston Coutior:* Tl doesn't CRUSE & IS A master of o has a Killing style,of speoch. follow that he. il Tunguages o St Joseph Nows Law. my boy. Gotting expensiv The Junior—Not it who's i weal gentlaninn, Nover go to awtully fellah SRR 1 avntrd Times She was the prottiesg zirl, | 1hat mortii oy Bad eve Hor nanie wis Ay, Tior cheeks wers Her bun 5 were chl Her tooth wors hiu Hor fuce wis touf) Her gioves wore d 8he wore w dress df Shenad]e. Looped w'er sk briliiant ne Her potticoat wis bombazine, Her oot was shod with u kid-bottine, Her wounds wore heated with cosmollne; She sailed uwiy from Muscat In'a ship they oalled w brigant Sho flrtod with i gay marine Vill they reached the republl Where they were uirriad b And livod on olvomurgirin Also the mild tin-elad surdine, And did not disturb Lhe osion When bolled and served fu w soup turcen, Sult pork they ute, Both fat and lban When garnishod round with parsiey grosn, And Likewise iouater coraling, With lomons silced Its for tascrenn Tn short, thay Lved # kngant quesn In mankiood's pride and bewuty's shoo Foron them there was nothing niean His looks 3 Wore surone, He wore i coat of yelveteon Sho kept her parlor noat i Hor favorite dye wus antline Aud nniea tho baby J Yot nover wis i brighior s sen Thin when thut £irl AL swool sixtean, Eutered 4o room with hauglty Chilst hthed with vaseline, I W.th b; od with fi | with coal iod with Argentln; + dei DECEMBER 26, 1891. OIRER LANDS the oclamor for a separation of church from state, which at prosent would be calamitous both for the state and ohurch. ‘T'he advanced sopublican deputies aro organizing a national ugitation to bring about that ssparation as tho only solution denouncing the concordat, they futend co ing on the ministey to bring in & to religlous bodies the right of ussocia tion on certain conditions, but whevo the secuiar powor must bo paramount. The issues at stake will influence the whole social situation of France, and will have very far roaching consequonces, THAN OURS he news from Vienna that the Emperor Francls Joseph has had a relapse in tho siok ness that attacked him last week, and that he is now believed to be seriously affected by influenza, is of very grave imvort. There is pign in rope whose personality for more in tho affairs of his realt than does that of the Austro-Hungarian emperor. His singularly temperate and sa gaclous and faithful character may be said 10 have been the bond that has held the con flicting elements of varied to united action. e has not owea his influence, As did his groat contemporary the William [ of Germany, to the prestive success, for he has, in Italy und in the wur of 18366, suffered roversos that would ggered w nature less stable and sway not founded on personal respect affection. Butt is literally traoe that apparent bas diminisbed he gained a constantly stronger hold on his pe pie-all his peoples tho leadors among them havo seen that without him the empire would be in grave danger of faliing to pieces. The emporor is only 61 years of ke, but his haalth and spirit aro said to have been very much broken by the tragie death of the rown Prince Rudolph a few since. ‘Phe right of suecession is now in the emperor's brother, Charl Louis, who is throe years his junior, avtl has a family of six, three of whom are scns, no sov vill conce counts his people mperor s M T'he famino is sore i the millions of the inhabitants ave on more than short commons. Yet four morcaants have just enjoyod a dinner in Moscow which cost them H0,000 francs. Tho wines apooar to have been put in bottle about the time of Noah; fresh caviare was obtained at a price of double its weight in gold, and was sorved on cushions of rose leaves and orchids. ane of Russi have broken a and his success has Two more signal advauces arve now making toward universal suffrage in Kurope. Both Norway end Bolgium have roached a point whore an extension of the right to vote is im- porative and the only question at issuo is how far shall the extension reach; shall it include all, or be limited by somo smalier educational property qualification than the ono exist ing! In Norway the greater A bas been made, and the very sharp 3 »ta : and bitter elections that have but recently King Milan has recefved tho first instal- | 1509 had for one of their chiof issues, and mont, of the price for which ho sold his mili- | Loultad notably in a victory for, uuivorsal tary rank and remaining constitutional priv- | gy rraga The most important measure that lleges n Sorvia—2,000.000 francs, When the | i ortain of adopton in the Norwegian Par. Servian Parliament meots it is expeoted 0 | iy many this winter is the oue that whl ex provide the remaindor of the cash roquired | yanq'vhe pight to vote to overy man in the to squaro the account, ana thon the I5-year- | yizqom [ Belgium the movement has not Aloxander will have no cloud on his | oooraied o rapidly nov is it likely to titlo tu the throne. With Milan out of the | ooy vaqeh the end sought. The working way thero is no heir presumptive 1 the Ser- | oo huve long ureed their right to & voico vian throne, Alexander's noxt of kin being | i, 4frairs and the socislistic movement has his cousin, Major Constantinoviteh, the son | caineq in strength because their just do. of biis fath The major’s mother Was | pg,q has so long failed to receive the at kitled while trying to defend Prince Michaol | toniion iy deservod. A yoar ago, a ceisis of Servia, who was assassinatod a fow vears | \uq reached, and a committeo appoiat ugo by a vaud of retainers of the [{arageorge: [ oy y the Bolgium Cnambor to toviso viten protendors to tho throno. The major | 1o constitution with particular referenco 13 not popular in Servia, and is not liked by | 1, those sections which govern the , and his suceassion to | gureage, That committeo has recently the throne would probably moan a repetition | nagets report, with varying recommenda. of Milan's porformancos. It is atso likely | ions, ard tne strugglo is now Carrly on that Pr Nicholas of Montenogro and bis | e outcoms can hardiy bs definitely fore s0n, who ar open claimants of tho Servian | 1ol at the present time, Itis not Hkoely, throne, would press their claims vigorous(y | howover, taat the psplo will b grantod agaiost Coastantinoviteh. [n this emer- | ynivorsal suffrage. The conservative spirit gency thore seems to bo but one thing to be | ;105 stroug, and the foar ot socialism too done, aud that®fs for tho v great, for o radical a change. But a marked nate a succossor to Alexander and have the | i .roase iu the eloctorate is certain. Kyen Parliament declare him heir presumptive. O G T s o mittee recognizo the fact that the sufvage cannot be withhold from the working people, and the recommendation most likoly to be adopted s, thav the eiective franchise bo ( extended to all men yoars old who pay a direct tax of about 32 or a certain tax on house they live in or own, the lattar dopending on the size of the town in which they roside, and varying from 8 to$12 a year. years progress old s0 s sister. was nce international policy has exclusivo importance in I'rance. Chat cou v no longer stands aione in Europe: and whlo it may be admitted that she would have nothing to gain from an alliance with Russia, founded not on any true identity of principles or policy. but simply on 4 common antipathy aad a common fear, vet all reconciliation botween I'ranco and Germany will be impossibla so long as the latter shail keep Alsace and Lorraino under the yoke. France is, therefore, really placed 1 a vosition in which she must accept such alliauces as may be offered to her. The moral effect produced by the Russian recoption of the Irench fleet at Croastadt and by the recent I'rench mili- tary maneuvers has been very great. Tho republic inad a new sense of moval and materini recovery from tho effects of the war with many, and bas become more conscions of her strength and of the value of wisdom and of self-concentration. At the same time it has been demonstrated to all rope that a change has taken placo in the equilibrium of political forces, and that the period of the absolute hegemony of Germauy bas ended. The subject of visen to an almost G TRENTON'S BATTLE At sunrise today, D2c. 26, the boom of can- nou will announce to the residents of Tren- ton, N. I, the 115th anniversary of tho v tory of the Continental army, under \Wash- ington, over the Hessian troops, commanded by Colonel Ball. Washington's command cousisted of 2,400 men. After crossing the Delawars the troops marched in two div ions toward Tronton. The march was under- dortakeu at night. The Hessin officors wero celebrating Christmas, Wino flowed freely, somuch so that no motice was taken of the report of a courier the coming of the gallant Continen At daybreak the befuddled Hessian office lized their aanger, but it was too late. Tue hirelings of King (ioorge wero routed and driven from the city and 1,000 made prisoners “The battle of Tronton corded in history as the turaing pomt in the revolutionary war, yet through all these yoars there has never been anything that in any manuer marked these meniorable ovents in_Trenton. This year thesceno will bo different. Today will bo laid, with imposing ceremonies, tho cornor stono of u monument to properly commemorate the historic event. The monument when completod will ho tho most imnosing in the state. [t isto be of the Roinan-Doric styie of architecture. The base will be thirty-four feet squure and m rough-hewn = granite. From th se the shaft of polished granite, circular in form and ftuted = two- thirds of its height. Surrounding the shaft will bo a bronze statue of \Washington twelve and one-half feetin height. Bronze bas-reliefs Will ornament tho four sides of the base, and will represent Washington crossing the Delaware, the opening of the ort, e | battle of Trenton, the surrender of on armive and fortifying for an almost in- | tho Hessians, and & short history of the dofivite time at the expense of a)l the rests” | fieht. The raonument will bo hoilow, and . 135 feet high. In the interior will be a stair- e ar el way leading to the ton, from which a fine Among her otber auxiotie v IS ou i yicw of the surrounding country can bo the outbreak of serious religious feuds; a obtained. The root in the base will be used new kulterkampf is wore thau looming in | asa museum for relics of the buttle and the future. Till somo months ago it seemed other revolutionary curiosities, At tue possible that the church party would be able doorway will be iwo figures in bronze, ble | representing an infantryman aua cavalry- 10 live harwoniously with the republic. Un- happily that appears now to have been a day man of the revolutionarv period. In front of the base, ou the scuth side, wil) be a plat- drcam, although encouraged by His Holiness and Cardinal Lavigerie. Without recapitu- form and ‘copmw fifty feet’ iu diameter. Around this, will boarranged thirtéen clec- lating vocent incidents, three-fourths of the bishops of France, and a part of the clergy, | tric lights, 'to stand as u reminder of tho thirteen ofizinal colouies, The interior of the monumont will also be lighted with elec seem to be now in revolt aganst the govern- | Iru:lL i meut, and disinclined to obey the laws, as Iho grouud on which the ordinary citizens. Premier de Freycinet states that if such attttude be persisted in | he will not undertake to be ablo to prevent MONUMENT, Tn discussing tho offecteof this new sensa. tion on the chauces of peace or war, M. Monod well says that whiio France in her improved position may not feel so bitterly the loss of her provinces, the “patriotism of Frenchmen, froo to express itself without fear, may grow headstrong and high-minded. “Their enewmies, meanwhile, will doubtless be- come more circumspect, in view of the new erouping of the Europeau powers; but they may, at the samo time, think themselves seriously menaced, and procced to seeic in war tho advautages which peace no longer assures 10 them. A general disarma- ment becomes less and less probabla; and how is it possible loug to keep the veace, with armaments so tremondous, so crush- ingly burdensome, especially when overy na- tion except Bussia has reached the utmost limit of possible effort, while Russia can co hus always been re nee monumeut will stand s historical. It is the spot where Cap. taiu orrest onened five on the Hessians as retreated rapidly through tho streets of ton. At the point where the monument Established Facts: That the Rovar BakiNG Powbper is the oldest and purest baking powder, and the greatest in leavening strength. That it is free from every injurious substance. | That it makes lighter, sweeter, more nutritious and healthful food than any other. The Royal Baking Powder Company refines its own cream of tartar in its own mammoth re- finery, and thus insures its unvarying quality There is used in the manufacture of the Royal Baking Powder more than half of all the eream of tartar consumed in the United States for all purposes. This is required and must be chemically pure, and chemically pure cream of tartar could not be abtained in the markets of this coun- try or Europe, which necessitated the building of special works, and the employment of special processe: All other baking powders, when analyzed, show traces of lime and sulphuric acid, which arise from the impuritics of the materials bought in the market, which their manufacturers use ] Tris is why the Royal l’mking Powder is the unly absolutely pure baking powder made, Howovor, praparatory to | {8 situatod, three ronds, loading fnto the city, Ponnington, Princeton and Brunswick, coms togother. 1t was down the Pennington rond that Washington led the main columi of his army to attack the Hessians, whilo Goneral | Sullivan marched down the river road nd cama in what is now State street. Arriving at the point on King sireet, now Warren whore the monument stands, the outguards of tho enemy wero encountered. Gen Washington = ordered Captain Forrest t mount a six-gun battery, which would o mand tho street. Tho road leading to Prince ton ra nto what is now called Gireene strost but was then known as Queen. Through this the onemy atemniad to eseape to Princo tor, but we prevented. Tho American army hemmed thom in on all sides and finally compellod them to surrender in & field near what is now the cornor of Hanovor and Montgomory stroots. - - DISUNION, Now York World: It is clearly Mr. Milis' duty as & democrat, whom noarly halt the democrats hiave supparted for spoaker, to accept tho decision against him in good humor and to lend his might of ability and exporionce to the vitally important work t) bo done, Louis Republic: If the littio ellque of reactionists in the democratic party cou: not got alung without having the political lifo trainpad out of them, it is justas weil that the fignt should come now. If they win it, let them make the platform uext vear, for it will have no party bebind it. But they will be dispised of long bulore it comos to platform makiog. Atlania Constitution: Clearly enough there is a tendency on tho part of Mr. Mills aud a few of his friends to rozard his por soual ambition as of more importance tha tho de.nocratic party. Instead of falling choertully into line, as Mr. Crisp would have dono in tho event of bis defeat, Mr. Milly anpears to bo engaged in the business of bushwhacking. We believe that Spes } Crisp's action i regurd to the ways and means committea is oudorsed by the pro t conservative and atriotio influctces whi b give vitality and strength to the gemocralic organization ORGANIC [ ——— Texas Siftings: A Sunday school whilo explaining a chapter in_Geuesis class of boys asded: =Why did Ham at bis fathor, Noah !’ “Bocause he was drunk.” *You would not laugn at your wers to como home drunk, would you “Inever get much of a chance. He comes homo 80 late that I'm always asleep.” Miss Rachel was oftan toid sho was tuk cold. On the first warm days of summer sh. marchod up aud down the pavement in front of tho houso, fanning hersell vigorously Whon her mother appearad she oxclaim: d “I'm taking hot, mamma, I'm taking hot," A TALK WITHE CARIISLE, Thousands of democrals read The Bee, and for that reason the intevview with Lx-Speaker John (. Car- lisle of KNen'uck IN THE SUNDRY BEE will be of extraordinary intevest. e talks about Speaker Crisp, the Silver Question, and tells why the democratic party shouldnot make it a Presidential is sue; the taviff in the next campargn, dis PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES for '92 The great expounder of democratic doctrine says the people are opposed ¢ legis- lative interference with e currency; gives an estimate of Blaine; says the west and south are coming to- gether; considers THE FUTURE OF POLITICAL PARIES In fact, the wppermost political questions of the day are discussed, forming the mostbrilliant interview ever contributed to a new paper. It is from the pen of Lrank G. Carpenter, the celebrated 1ashington cor- respondent. Read it IN THE SUNDRY BEE, t n lutis b father if ho USSOS THE North American Review sl JANUARY Contains: MR. SPEAKER. 8y Hon. ROGER Q. MILLS, ano Hon. THOMAS B. REED. e Question of the Quoru BY e LaTk PrESioNT OF THI SPANISH CHAMUER. 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