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E. UOSUWATBIt , Editor.
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leuiliiKT tli < - cly for
tinMuiiuncr t-nii liurc The
lire spilt ( < > Hii-in rcKiitnrly
by notifying Tlic live IIIIH- !
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l liniiBcil UK itfteii nit iltrMlrcil.
Iowa Is a republican stute and awaits
only a clmncc to renlllrin the fact at the
polls next November.
Tlio Dreyfus case- seems to have re
opened Itself without oven waiting for
otllelnl action to that end.
livery man his own policeman In
Omaha nowadays , Inasmuch as the men
who draw salaries on the police pay roll
do not know enough to protect them-
solves.
ISItls have Just been opened by the
Navy department for three new battle
ships. In the meanwhile , however , the
American navy seems to be.
uloii nicely without enlargement.
If the suicide Epidemic .shouldstrike
nil thu military olllcers whose con
sciences are tniiihleil over the Dreyfus
case the French army might have sev
eral vacancies high up In the line to he
lllled.
Why not press some of the thlef-
cutchers Into the police sen Ice even it
u few of the do-nothing political police
men who have the favor of CJallanher
und the Herdman gang have 10 be re
tired ?
Tn pursuance of Its faking propensi
ties the Omaha Fakery just doubled the
figures for the late express robbery ,
making the loss ? ( J. < iOO instead of ? : ! ,000 ,
as It really Is. The Hee , of course , had
It correct all the time.
Omaha merchants have It In their
power to bring about the concessions to
which the great exposition is entitled at
the hands of the railroads. The exposi
tion will remain open only sixty days
longer and there is no time to bo lost.
According to cable dispatches of the
Spanish troops .sent home on a single
transport seventeen died on the way
itcross the ocean. Isn't It time for the
yellow journals to raise a racket about
terrible cruelty and deadly neglect of
Spanish soldiers' . '
Chairman Lacey struck the nail on the
licad at the Iowa utate convention when
ho said : "This year above all other ? ,
when men who have nothing to say
about our country but words of depre
ciation or calamity , must either learn
to sing a now song or be silent. "
Disappointed because their predictions
that the lighting In Cuba would last all
Bummer went awry , the kickers are
now complaining because the killed list
Is smaller than the sick list. Some
people are bound to make themselves
unhappy on all possible occasions.
While the popocratlc candidate for
governor Is milking his cows up In
Uoone county the popocratlc candidate
for congress In Douglas county Is preparing -
paring to milk the silver bullionnlros.
who contributed .fi'0.000 of white tlulil
to keep up his 1'akery In the campaign
of 1SDO.
The round trip excursion rate from
New Orleans to St. Louis , a distance ot
about 1,000 miles , is $10. The round
trip rate from St. Louis to the Omaha
exposition , less than r > 00 miles , Is $ ii. :
Those figures afford sulllclent proof that
Omaha Is not receiving the treatment It
is entitled to In the matter of railroad
rates to the exposition.
According to the veracious local Ury-
anlte organ there has been no rising
tide of republicanism anywhere. How
about Oregon ? "How about the tip.
lieuvnl In the mountain states that
threatens to shelve the bllver Issuu
completely nnd promises to restore the
Btutcs that hail gone crazy over Hryau
to republican rule ?
two ycara ago
I
A I'Aiirr WITH xo roi't'LAtt
The democratic party has no popular
policy of Its own. As has been point
edly remarked , It has to endorse the
conduct of the war by the republican
administration In order to get a plat
form that Us own members will recog
nize. Of course It denounces the tariff
nnd the revenue law , but It will hardly
venture to make this legislation nn Hsne
In the congressional campaign , since the
republicans could doslro no better Issue
upon which to go before the country.
The evidence of the benefit to our In
dustries and labor from the tariff Is to
abundant and conclusive as to over
whelm any attempt to discredit that
legislation. Itepubllcans do not claim
that the more prosperous conditions are
wholly due to the tariff , but they declaim
claim that It started the mills and made
: i demand for labor , thus contributing
largely to the restoration of prosperity.
In regard to the war revenue law It was
as necessary as any other legislation
railed for by war and the democrats
can make no political capital with in
telligent voters by denouncing it.
Conditions have completely swept
away the financial and economic
theories of the democratic party and
yet It persists In adhering to them.
Every democratic convention held this
jour , with a single exception , has re-
alllrmed the Chicago platform. The
party still clings to the free silver fal
lacy , despite the fact that every claimer
or argument which It advanced two
years ago In behalfof free- silver has
been demonstrated to be unsound. What
can It hope to do with such an Issue in
face of the fact that the farmers of the
country have for the last two years
sold their products nt good prollts , that
abor has been better employed and
better paid than for years before and
that the foreign and domestic com-
cerce of the country has been greatly
ncrcascd ? Today the producers of the
country are hundreds of millions of
dollars better olT than they were two
vears ago , while the- condition of the
working classes as a whole has greatly
mprovcd. There has been nn enormous
net-ease In national wealth and a large
addition to the currency , almost entirely
of gold. These are undeniable facts.
How will the democratic party moot
them ? Will it assert that with free sli
ver the conditions would be still better ?
They cannot persuade any sensible man
to believe this. The triumph of free
silver two years ago would have pro
duced panic and financial disaster and
while unquestionably we should have
< old our foodstuffs , because the world
iceded them , that alone would not have
given the country the prosperous con
ditions It now enjoys conditions that
n'omise a higher measure of prosperity
If there Is no political change to check
progress In that direction.
The democratic party cannot this year
delude as many of the people as it was
able to mislead two years ago. The
educational effect of a sound flnancial
and economic policy has been very
rtrctit Hundreds of thousands of voters
have learned that in order that the
country shall have substantial pros-
> erlty It must have a monetary standard
In common with the civilized world ,
with the great commercial nations with
which we have trade. And at no time
In our history was there greater ncccs-
ilty for this than now , when wo are
iceklng the extension of our commerce.
TI1R HOYS COMtl MAttOUlXG
11U.MK.
The Second Nebraska regiment will
receive a most hearty and enthusiastic
welcome on Its arrival in Omaha today
and the preparations that have been
made for their entertainment will amply
assure the soldiers that they have a
warm place in the hearts of our people.
They merit all the kind and considerate
attention that can be bestowed on them.
The Second Nebraska is a credit to the
state. In camp its conduct was unexcep
tionable , a statement that applies to all
the regiments of this Ktnte. The men
who enlisted from Nebraska are Imbued
with the true soldierly Instinct , as well
as a high standard of patriotism.
It was not the privilege of the Second
Nebraska to go to the front , but none
the less It served , the country and is en
titled to gratitude. As has been well
said by President McKinley , the highest
tribute that can be paid to the soldier
Is to say that he performed his full duty
and all have helped In the great cau. e ,
whether In camp or battle. In respond
ing to the call of their country all were
actuated by the same patriotic spirit
and by this spirit they are to be Judged ,
Therefore let no soldier of the Second
Nebraska feel that his services to the
country are not appreciated and thai
none may so feel let their greeting and
welcome be as cordial as our people
can make It.
THK DttKYFUS CASK AUAIX.
There Is another chance for the vindi
cation of Captain Dreyfus , the Frencl ;
olllcer condemned by court-martial or
the charge of having sold military In
formation to the German government
and sentenced to life Imprisonment
The discovery that a letter which playec
an Important part In the trial nnd con
victlon of Droyfus was forged by an ottl
cer of the army attached to the genera
staff , the confession and suicide of the
accused nnd the resignation of members
of the general staff of the army , have
created a demand for n revision of the
trial of Dreyfus which the cabinet wll
probably be compelled to comply with
The Inevitable effect of the disclosure
Is to throw more or less discredit upor
all the testimony against the condcmuee
man nnd to go far In Justltlcatlon of the
allegations against certain olltcers oi
the army by M. Xola , for which he was
tried and sentenced to fine and Imprison
incut. Such being the case a refusal ol
the government to permit a revision 01
the trial would bo very likely to cause
a serious popular protest , for while pub
He sentiment has been strongly with the
army , due to confidence In the Integrlt )
of the military men who gave testimonj
against Dreyfus , undoubtedly there !
enough popular sense of Justice U
France to Insist that under the nc\\
revelations Dreyfus shall bo given an
other opportunity to establish his In
nocence.
The new situation may have grave
consequence * . It can hardly lull to
damage the prestige of the army. . It
may produce a political crisis. It Is
quite possible that It will Intensify iintl-
Semitic feeling' . There can bo no doubt
that It will strengthen opinion every
where that the charges against Droyfu
d his prosecution were the result of a
conspiracy In which prominent olllce'rs
: > f the army were Involved ami that
Xola was right In denouncing the whole
thing as n shameless travesty on Justice.
A HltKWElir CAMTAHiX.
The Herdman gang , which , thanks to
Governor Ilolcomb , has been enjoying
; he privilege of tapping the barrels ot
the brewers , has evblved a scheme to
extend Its operations after the outlawed
police commission has been finally tie-
.losed. . This plan contemplates nothing
nero nor less than the nomination of a
lopocratic legislative ticket on which
several of the brewers are to be ulven
places hi exchange for liberal contribu
tions of boodle ajid beer. A brewery
campaign would be just the thing to
lubricate the Herdman machine nnel
make the ward heelers and bums happy
If not contented.
What the brewers are to gain by fur
nishing candidates to be tapped Is not
quite clear. There Is no prohibition
campaign on nor Is there any threat of
a new prohibition crusade. The brew
ers and their trade arc not menaced
with legislation that would in any way
Interfere with their legitimate business
and there Is no likelihood that they
could effect any change In the existing
laws If every brewer in Omaha were n
member of the legislature. On the con-
tiary , a brewery campaign In Douglas'
county will not only force a conllict
here , but Is liable to rouse the whole
state by stimulating the prohibition ele
ment to activity.
The brewers of Omaha must certainly
have sense enough to know that their
active Interference in legislation can
only result to their disadvantage , lie
fore the battle of prohibition in ISUU
they were harassed and blackmailed
at every session of the legislature. Since
that Issue was settled at the polls they
have enjoyed freedom from forced con
tributions to legislative boodlers. To
enter the arena of politics and make
themselves and their business the tar
gets all along the line means to invite
reprisals that will frustrate the very ob
ject which they expect to achieve.
The Omaha brewers must also bear in
mind that they have powerful com
petitors in other states , who are ready
to take advantage of any misstep they
may make. If they know what Is good
for them they will let well enough alone
and let the Herdman gnng of heel
ers and peelers raise their campaign
funds and get their candidates In some
other quarter.
No sooner had the street car conductor
who had been held up located and ar
rested the highwayman alone nuel un
aided by the police than was the entire
machinery of the police department en
listed In behalf of the prisoner for the
purpo.se of showing that the plucky con
ductor had made a mistake In acting as
his own detective rather than turn the
whole case over to the Incompetents un
der Chief Gallagher. The result Is the
discharge of the prisoner , who , had the
police done their duty , would doubtless
have been held to trial In the criminal
court. Is It any wonder citizens re
fuse to put any confidence In the police
under the present rotten management ?
Too much precaution cannot be en
joined upon the motormen In charge ol
the electric street cars. While every
one realizes the strain upon the man at
the crank In guiding his car along
crowded streets , whllo under obligation
to make schedule time , yet It must lie
remembered that the strangers now in
Omaha are largely unaccustomed to
electrict street railways and do not know
how to protect themselves from moving
trains. The wonder Is , certainly , that
serious accidents do not occur more fre
quently. At the same time the motorman -
man cannot be too careful nor can the
responsibility resting upon him be ex
aggerated.
Letters from Iowa boys at the front
ascribe a large part of the sickness In
southern military camps to reckless
carelessness on the part of the soldiers
themselves , who have dolled all laws
of health. Of course this Is not uni
versally true , but It Is certain that more
careful observance of dietary rules
would have been the best disease pre
ventive. It must be remembered that
the dally rations have not constituted the
solo food and drink among the re i :
ments and It Is Just possible that sev
eral hospital cases have been produced
by the beautiful boxes sent south by
fond parents and loving friends at home.
President McVclnloy has been com
pelled by stress of public business to
give up his trip to Cincinnati for the
national encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic. While this is
greatly to be regretted It lends more Im
portance to the president's coming visit
to the Omaha exposition at the time of
the peace Jublleo in October. Every
veteran of all the wars In which the
United States has fought should come
to Omaha and help celebrate the glori
ous achievements In the war with Spain ,
It was a clever stroke or newspaper
enterprise for the Kansas City Slav to
startle the country with the story of the
breach between General Miles and the
secretary of war. Hut to demand a court-
martial of the commanding general of
the army on the gossip of an enterpris
ing war correspondent Is asking alto
gether too much.
No more Chinese actors billed to the
Omaha exposition will get through the
customs line on the I'aclllc coast. The
Chinamen who have been trying to use
the exposition as a blind to smuggle
themselves Into the United States and
evade the Geary law do not act their
pnrts > well enough. As the exposition
Is fairly supplied with representatives
from the llowery kingdom the new ( ! -
barring order will not affect It In any
way.
Former Secretary of Agriculture .1.
Sterling Morton says of W. A. 1'oynter ,
popocratlc candidate for governor of
Nebraska , that "his political views are
adjustable and can readily be lilted to
populist , democratic or silver republican
ballot sllngors. " As Mr. Morton ran on
the same ticket with Mr. 1'oynter In
1SSS ho ought to know.
AVlilNllluu ; to KIM-P UN ColirnmUp. .
Ualtlmoro American.
Agulnnldo wants to bo represented In the
peace discussion. What AgulnaUlo doesn't
wnnt Is fast dwindling to the smallest pos-
Bible compass. 13ut the nation which ac
complished the results will attend , without
tils aid , to the terms of peace.
AVe Cnn Help It < > u .
New York Mull and Kxprcsa.
Hussla Is threatened with a complete
failure of the wheat crop In seven of her
provinces. This Is distressing , of course ,
but luckily America will be in the market
early with enough grain to supply all de
mands at fair prices. This Is another Amer
ican year.
Puttlnir It on the llrnd.
Chicago News.
Spain has at last found the person re
sponsible for her present misfortunes. A
leading paper of Madrid says that Columbus ,
In discovering the new world , "was not
Spain's benefactor , hut her evil genius. " It
Is only just to the memory of the great dis
coverer to add that before his death he had
reason to regret having given to Castile and
Leon a new world.
n Sore Toe.
Indianapolis Journal.
Wo should not allow complaints of this ,
that and the other detail regarding the con
duct of the war to overshadow the splendid
and Impressive demonstration of the genius
for military organization and of the Invinci
ble valor of American troops which the war
has furnished the world. Whllo the world
Is admiring the brilliant victories and re
sults of the war let us not Insist on showing
our Eoro toe.
i\iiKKerutioii : Doenot Help Matter * .
New York Tribune.
There appears to be no room for doubt that
there has been much to condemn In the
conduct ot camps and hospitals , but It Is
neither creditable nor helpful to exaggerate
the mismanagement. The sight of an
emaciated , tottering soldier Is truly mourn
ful , but his being In that condition does
not prove that he has been neglected. There
are many patients In the best appointed hos
pitals whom no food nourishes nnd whom
the utmost skill and solicitude cannot save.
The truth will ultimately be ascertained
and told , we hope , In spite of the unneces
sary obstacles which Ignorance or malice Is
putting In the way.
AVorlvlnur'n l.oll r AVoril.
Springfield Republican.
"Tho Philippines are ours forever ! "
shouts one of the foolish. "Forever" Is a
long word. Spain doubtless thought those
Islands were hers forever. Rome once
bragged of the eternal dominion of the
world. Alexander of Macedon sighed foi
more worlds to conquer the citation Is
somewhat musty , nut all the braggarts go ,
and their conquests fall to ruin. Wo have
a chance to escape by being true to our
selves. If wo miss the chance through these
forever fools then "It was written. " It will
bo wonderful enough If we can make one
country really the country of the people ,
long this sldo of "forever. " Nowhere Is
there room for such a word except In the
eternal counsels of God.
tliiK n I'osNllilllty.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Sagasta must bo talking for Spanish ears
when ho says the war with the United
States Is not necessarily ended , but only
suspended , with a prospect of resuming
hostilities if the negotiations of the peace
commissioners do not end satisfactorily.
There Is a possibility of this , of course , but
Sagasta should bo the last man to suggest
It. No good can come to him or Spain
from a renewal of the war , which can
only end in the further humiliation of his
unhappy country. Nevertheless , there Is a
hint for the United States In his speech.
It would bo just as well to keep a sufficient
number of troops under arms to act prompt
ly and cfflclenly In ease Spain should do
such a foolish thing as to resume boatll-
tles.
to tinInevitable. .
St. Louis Republic.
The English proposition to abandon the
Clayton-Hulwer treaty Is regarded In Eu
rope as a voluntary and almost servile ex
pression of the wish for an American al
liance already hinted at by British officials.
Not the least significant feature of Ameri
can ownership ot the Nicaragua canal Is
the fact that It would almost preclude the
possibility of an Anglo-American war and
even place the United States In a position
to direct in some measure the destinies of
foreign wars. American construction and
control of the mid-continent passage Is al
ready a foregone conclusion , however , and
suggestions to that end coming from Lon
don may bo regarded as a gracious but un
important anticipation of the Inevitable.
TIIK C/.AirS IM3.VCI3 lllHAM.
New York Tribune : If It Is true that the
German emperor was Intending to signalize
his appearance In Jerusalem by Issuing a
peace proclamation of his own , the czar
must possess a sense ot humor not usually
attributed to him.
Philadelphia Record : Napoleon was the
world's hero at the beginning of thin cen
tury ; If Nicholas should carry through his
program of disarmament ho would bo the
world's hero at Its close. The ono Is the
antitype of the other.
Minneapolis Journal : The Czar Nicholas ,
autocrat of a strictly military empire , podlng
as an angel ot peace , Is a somewhat Inter
esting spectacle. Europe raises Ita eye
brows In astonishment and statesmen versed
In Imperial Intrigue laugh In their sleeves.
Now York Sun : Universal peace will
como when tbo glebe has ono ruler. I'ojal-
bly the czar might make a very HUcccHsful
general ruler , hut for the present the United
States will prefer to have American affairs
managed under the supervision of congretiH
and the president.
Chicago Post : Think of It ! Russia BO
far ahead on the high road to universal
peace that eho must bo called back to pre
vent some of tbo other nations from being
left at the postl If anyone had predicted
that a few years ago he would have Mood
an excellent chance of spending the re.U of
his days In an Insane asylum.
New York World : On n peace footing
Russia's army carries 1 , " 13,244 men , 170COO
horses and 2,672 guns. Her war establish
ment la worked out to carry In time of war
5,003,284 men , 205,718 horses and 0,081 guns.
No wonder the brightest dream of the czar
Is not only for peace , but peace secured
through European disarmament.
Louisville Courier Journal : Tbo appear
ance of the autocrat of all the Russia * as on
advocate tor peace and disarmament , at the
very moment when ho was supposed by many
to be preparing for a fight with Great
Britain , as a sufficiently surprising and en
tertaining spectacle. Coming at the clofio
of the dog days , It ba a delightful refreshIng -
Ing quality.
KCIIOKS or TIII : w.vit.
Kmlllo Anulnnldo , boss of the I'htllptttu | > 8.
Is easily the smoothest roscnl developed by
the war. Correspondents at Manila give
him credit for considerable cleverness. 1114
public moves are Invariably nccompanleul
with expressions of lofty patriotism. These
servo to mask hla real purpose , which Is
loot. Before the fall of Manila hi > main
tained an outward show of royalty , sur-
toumled by n ragsed horde of freebooters
held In check by the presence of the Ameri
can army. Ho outwitted General Anderson
on two occasions , his purpose being to BO-
cure n chance to loot Manila. Ho would not
co-operato with the American troops , cause'd
nil carts needed ito transport American sup
plies to be secreted and then politely re
quested a statement of the Intentions ot
Americans. General Anderson replied by
ousting the dictator's troops from the Span
ish naval storehouse nt Cavlte. The- source
Of Agulnaldo's wealth Is said to be the bribe
of $000,000 in gold which the Spaniards paid
him 'to leave the country a. year ago. Ills
purpose to send a representative to the
peace conclave at Paris serves to show how
thoroughly ho Is Inflated with his Impor
tance. He Is the boss toad tn n small pud
dle. Ho has surrounded himself with nil
the pomp of an Oriental potentate. Ho has
what he calls a provisional government ,
with himself ns dictator , and n cabinet the
members of which were Installed with great
ceremony. The "dictator" had caused a
new bamboo chapel to bo erected for the
grand event , and a native priest presided
nnd administered the oath to the various
officers. When all was ready Agulnaldo
made his appearance in the door of the gov
ernment building dressed lu a long 1'rlnco
Albert coat and black derby hot. Ho was
followed by the members of his staff In uni
form , who held their drawn swords In their
hands.
About SOO half-lad native soldados ( sol
diers ) were lined up on either sldo of the
road leading to 'the chapel. They presented
arms on the appearance ot the "dictator , "
and Agulnaldo placed his hand to his fore
head In the position of a military salute ,
marched between the two columns to the
chapel. Hero he and the members of his
cabinet went through the ceremony of tak
ing the oath of office. When they came out
the rabble cheered lustily nnd the farce was
ended.
Prompt punishment has been meted out to
Captain A. J. Duncan of the Twenty-second
Kansas volunteers , who was condemned by
court-martial to five years' Imprisonment
for desecrating the grave of a confederate
officer on the battlefield of Bull Run. What
possible motive there was for the ghoulish
cnmo was not developed at the trial. The
troops were marching from Camp Algcr to
Manassas Junction and In passing over Bull
Run field the soldiers In command of Cap
tain Duncan rilled the grave "for souvenirs. "
Hero's another hero , told of by the New
Orleans Picayune. Leo Brldgewater Is with
a Missouri regiment at Chickamauga. His
mother died recently , leaving three small
children In destitute circumstances. Bridgewater -
water was In the army and could not bo
discharged , so ho took up a collection and
bought a tub and soap and Irons and
started a laundry. His comrades heard of
the reason and patronized him , so that he
has been enabled to send homo money to
feed and clothe the children.
John E. Costello of Battery D , Fifth ar
tillery , wrote home to friends that In case
of death "I want granny to have every
thing. " Ho died last Thursday at Fort
Thomas and now there Is a probability
that the brief sentence In his letter will
not constitute a legal will. Costello's prop
erty consists of some real estate and about
? 2,000 on deposit In the bank. The only
relative ho had outsldo of his grandmother
are aunts and uncles.
As near ns the government can make But
at the present writing , the losses In battle
of our army In the war with Spain , foot up
282 killed and 1,490 wounded. It Is thought
that possibly when all detailed reports are
at hand and comparisons are possible , some
slight additions to these totals may be made ,
but not enough In any event to swell the
aggregate of killed and wounded up to 2,000.
Whatever may bo said of the Cuban sol
diers In general , Emlllo Nunez , who Is a
brigadier general In the Cuban army , Is pos
sessed of good , hard sense. Speaking of his
people the other day he said : "My advice
to 'the ' Cubans will always bo to obtain lib
erty for Cuba with the help of the Ameri
cans , for our destiny has brought us close
to them forever by the bonds of gratitude.
The 'time ' will como before long when the
press of the country will be more generous
and lenient toward the Cubans , and our duty
Is to wait until the dark clouds that hang
over our unfortunate country shall have
passed away. Until then silence should bo
our motto , placing all our faith In the jus
tice and magnanimity of the American pee
ple. "
Lieutenant Stone ofthe Second Texas cav
alry , who Is just back from Cuba , tells a
story of how a United States scout named
"Shorty" Gouzalcs outwitted the Spaniards
whllo ho was doing spy work. Ho was en
trusted with an Important message to a dis
tant commander and started on his perilous
Journey across country on a mule. Fearing
ho might fall Into 'the ' hands ot tbo Span-
lards ho placed the message In a rubber
tobacco pouch und then forced It down the
animal's throat. Sure enough , the scout was
stopped by the dons , but after being
( searched ho was permitted to proceed. Ar
rived at his journey's end , the mule was
killed and the message delivered. Gonzalea
naturally was the hero ot the hour.
Twelve of Roosevelt's Rough Riders wait
ing for a train In Jersey City the other
morning , were fed by a number of factory
girls who were on their way to work and
who K'IVO ' up 'their luncheons to furnish the
soldiers breakfast. There was no orchestra
and no bald-headed row , but when the fac
tory bell tolled the women of the chorus
picked up their empty lunch cans and hur
ried away In regular comic opera style.
A TIMi : I'Oll I'ATIK.NCK.
Sharp Keiillxntloti of ( he SnerllleeN
o ? Witr.
Philadelphia I'roHS.
Ttto nation has Ju t como out of a sue-
ct'HHfiil war. It IIOH won honor and glory
and a larger degree of BUCCCSSthan the
moHt Hjingulno Imagined when the contest
began. From a people untried and little
feared by older nations the United States
has middenly forged to the front among
the powers of the world , all of whom are
( IiicsUonlMK what will bo the result of the
coining of this now force. The triumph has
been quick , brilliant and apparently lastIng -
Ing-
IngBut
But with the victory complete comes a
knowledge of what It has cost. It Is like a
society leader who without counting the ex-
pcnao determine * ! to eclipse all [ mat oTortt.
The knowledge of Huccetm In wect and the
congratulations of friends tire as honey to
thu lips. But when the last guest has de
parted and the bllla for the entertainment
brgln to arrive there In u perceptible change
and the unexpected cost In thoughtlessly
ascribed to the carolcBHiiesa of bervunU.
The pople of this country are going through
a similar experience. The shouting and the
tumult have ceased , there la no more news
of victories In the Philippines and In the
West Indies , and the country must begin
to estimate the cost.
If this cost were measured only In dollars
and cents there would not be u murmur. U
would bo paid cheerfully If It were $200-
000,000 or (500,000,000 ( , But unfortunately
U has cost what U more precious than
money , nnd that Is live * . Many utolwart
youths who went forth to Imttlo strong In
their own strength will not return , while
others will lead slmttere'd , broken lives to
the end. This IB the sBcrlllco of war , nnd
the country demanded war. Hut the nation
only Just begins to realize It and that the
cost must bo paid. And re'fuMng to
recognize the fact that Us own unprepared-
ness Is the real cause for the largo sacrifice ,
It tries to lay the blame on those whose
fault Is that they did their best to obey the
nation's orders.
Such a situation demands patience. There
should be no hasty words spoken , no Imma
ture judgments formed , no cause given for
an Increase of natural Irritation. Every
man and every newspaper should exercise
more than ordinary watchfulness over the
thoughts uttered by tongue or pen. A care
less assertion based on halt Information may
cause Incalculable harm. Sweeping con
demnation , easily made but hard to Justify ,
should bo rigidly avoided. 1'atlenco and
forbearance until all Is known should bo the
rule. The nation which maintained a splen
did poise when 250 of Its officers and sailors
were suddenly hurled Into eternity with the
Maine should not now forget Itself nnd
yield Its judgment to the passion of the
hour.
nisTiiovi.\ : ! MJW i\nrsTHY. :
Ileet StiKiir Development 3Ieiinee l by
Culm inn ) ( lie 1'lilllppliieit.
Los Angeles ( Cal. ) Times.
Reference has been made recently In the
Times to the anxiety felt by those who nro
Interested In the beet sugar Industry as to
the probable effect upon that Industry of
the annexation of Spain's Island possessions ,
the Philippines and Cuba , with the consequent
quent free admission of sugar from these Is
lands In Increasing the quantities , as the
business would bo developed by American
energy and capital.
Only those who have Investigated the
subject have n clear conception of the vast
Importance of this beet sugar Industry to
the United States. Four years ago the
consumption of sugar In the United States
was :
Tons. Valued.
Consumption 2,021t,9l , $ lIs Tl/JiV )
Production SH5.S03 20.2S3.011
Importation 1,71S91 lUS,5SS,94tS
Slnco then the production of American
sugar was somewhat Increased and the Im
portation somewhat decreased , although the
large consumption has tended tc equalize
matters.
The following 'tablo shows the source of
supply of sugar for the United States In
1S91 :
Tons.
Cuba l,003,7fil ,
Kuropp 1(11,320 (
Sandwich Islands 150,815
Knst Indies ] 35s3l !
British West Indies 320,557
Brazil S'.filf !
Dcmerara 45,9.17
Other West Indies 45,347
Porto Itlro 31,402
Other countries 15,137
Total IS04SCC
To produce the amount of sugar now im
ported would require 400 factories of 350
tons of beets capacity each , per diem of
twenty-four hours , giving employment lu the
factories directly to 42,320 men. Each fac
tory would work up the production of1,000
acres of sugar beets.
The 4CO factories would use the product
of 1,840,000 acres , which , nt ten tons per
acre , equals 18,400.000 tons of beets , the
amount necessary to produce the sugar now
Imported. The total number of men em
ployed In the factories and beet fields would
bo 220,320.
It has been found , by experience , that ono
man and team can take care of and culti
vate , on an average , ten acres of sugar
beets. To produce the necessary amount of
beets would require In the fields 181,000 men.
The total value and the cost of production
ot the amount of "sugar beets required for
460 factories would be 18,400,000 tons of beets
at $4.20 , or $77,280,000.
The average cost of construction of each
factory of 350 tons capacity Is $350,000 , and
for 400 factories , each working 40,000 tons
of beets per campaign , $161,000,000 , which
would be distributed among our machine
shops and the building trades. As BO per
cent ot nearly all our fabrics represents
labor , It follows that $144,000,000 of this
vast sum would co directly Into the hands
of our mechanics and the laboring classes.
The annual expenditures and the amount
of money placed In circulation through the
channels of this important industry , for ma
terials and labor In extracting the sugar
from 18,400,000 tons of beets , producing
white granulated sugar ready for market , Is
estimated at over $122,000,000.
The amount of money which would annu
ally bo paid to our farmers and the various
trades and manufactures , If the 1,718,894
tons of sugar now Imported were produced
In our own country , would be about as
follows :
For 18.400,000 tons of beets , to
farmers $77,250,000
For pay roll to laborers In
factories 17F.99GiX >
For coal to miners 8,5S"i,3CO
For llmo rock to ciuarrymen . . . . 2,205,000
For coke to coke manufactures. . . 1,722,240
For filter cloth , filter bags and
sugar bags to textile manu
factures C,47CSOO
For chemicals to chemical manu
facturers 91S.1GO
For taxes 1,725,000
For Insurance to Insurance com-
pan'es ' 520,000
For annual repairs to machine
shops 4COO,000
It Is not surprising , In view of these
eloquent figures , that many Americans urge
deliberation before they decldo whether or
not to annex the Philippines and Cuba ,
which annexation beet-sugar men say would
certainly kill the Industry In this country.
Nor Is this the only American Industry
which would thus bo Injuriously affected.
The annexation ofthe Philippines and Cuba
would threaten the American cigar and
cigarette manufacturing Industry with ruin ,
as U Is stated that Slanlla cheroots could
bo sold In the United States , free of duty ,
at a lower prlco than American cigarettes
are now sold for.
These are two commercial reasons why
wo should hesitate before annexing the
Philippine Islands and Cuba. There nro
other reasons , of a different nature.
i : < llt < irM CiiiulliK TliU Wny.
CHICAGO , 111. , Sept. 1. Two hundred Na
tional Editorial delegates from the eastern
and middle states j.assed through Chicago
today for Denver , where they will take
part In the national editorial convention
which opens Monday. At Omaha they will
meet another special train , made up of dtle-
gatea from the country west of the Missis
sippi. The party travels west over the
Burlington route.
"U'nlU Fall on Workmen.
CLEVELAND , O. , Sept. 1. A brick buildIng -
Ing at the corner of Pearl and Church
streets collapsed today , burying a half dozen
men who were nt work tearing down the
structure. A largo crowd Immediately
gathered nnd willing hands were Boon at
work throwing up the brlcka and mortar
which covered the men. All were token
out alive. Two , however , are seriously in
jured.
i SliolKiui ( iiiiiriiiitlne.
JACKSON , Miss. . Sept. 1. The official report -
port of the State Board of Health Inspectors
on the Orwood yellow fever Is expected to
night. Local passenger service on the Illin
ois Central has been discontinued between
Holly Springs on tbo north nnd Grenada on
the Bouth. Towns along the line have c-ntnb-
llihed shotgun quarantines. Jackson quar
antined against Lafayette county.
Hiielety of Army ol I'otoiiine.
NIAGARA FALLS , N. Y. . Sept. I. Many
distinguished members of the Society of the
Army of the Potomac ore hero to attend the
Twenty-ninth annual reunion of that or
ganization. At 10 o'clock the representatives
of the different corps htld their annual meet.
Ings. Thcso meetlngM were followed by a
buslnesi meeting ot tbo society.
KAMI l.Pl'.V ' ,
Trllnilio : "Tho tien-c i-i > mml .
. they uny , " observed Itlver * ' .cm
to IIP I'ftld J28.POO nHch for tholt < rr\
" 'IlloKKcd the eaccni lers" "
uro i > pi-
olisly ejiiculatvd Drouks.
ImllnimiKills Journal : "Why do yntt hi -
tnte id Hny who tin ) real ruler of th" C.MIH.
try In ? "
"lieriuisp I don't know whether the . *
tenslblt ) ruler In married. ' '
Tuck : The Landlady ( In RtirprliPl-Why ,
Mr. lliillrunie ! What nu- you dohg1. ' I'M.
tlni ; that butter In your tea ?
Jlr. Hnllnum I was always tnuglit. Mi
Stnrvuin , that the strong should lelp i : , <
weak.
Boston Transcript : Dusty Ron.UTI . . v
say the earth makes a complete ri'V. . luti , u
In twenty-four hour * .
Weary \ViiKKle Thnt must bo tin r i-
sun I'm always HII tired. 1 hadn't un > Ul < a
1 was taking so much exercise.
Detroit Journal : The poster jlrl rrcoii. ii.
"Is that u pump or a cow ? " she slirl Iv .1 .
It Is u curious fact that an art row look *
as nuic-li like n pump as anything rN. . ,
\\hleh may tie due to coincidence , IT in
very . ubtlo Influences nt work mnkhii ; f > r
linrmony and thu ultimate mirvlxal < > i thr
Fact.
Detroit Journal : As for the beautiful
pariah , she merely sneered.
"Wretched neighbors ! " she oxehilmyii
"They shall yet como to me ! Look , 1 h.i\e
wealth ! I shall have a telephone put In
my house ! Ha , Ha ! "
Oh , what n power have riches to compil
social recognition after all !
Ha , 1m , Indeed !
Truth : Father ( sternly ) What Is this I
hear about you gambling ?
Son ( hastily ) I admit t play cards , fatlur ,
but It U only for small stakes.
Father Oh , ns long a It In for somnthlnc
to eat I don't mind. But don't let me hi-nr
of your playltiK for money.
Judge : I'nrle Reuben Sllan don't tnlk po
much 'bout politics us ho used to. A couple
of years URO ho was the best posted felhr
on national finances I ever Haw.
t'ni'le Joshua He was , but Hlnro th < u
he's raised some rattlln' good crops.
Chicago Record : "Maria , I missed you
dreadfully while I was In the army. "
"Js that no ? Didn't they permit you to
nnd fault with the cook1
Detroit Journal : "You are acting a part1 :
hihissed. .
She trembled , fearing" the worst.
"But you are really the whole tblnp' "
howled the man. her husband , now thor
oughly Infuriated.
Ah , It was terrible thus to bo discovered ,
and by him , of all others !
Chicago Tribune : "Ono of the Intrst
theories Is that high-heeled shoes ciuim
brain trouble. "
"I don't bcllevo It. The wearing of u
high-heeled shoo Is merely an i-vldonoo
that something- wrong with the brain.
It Is not the cause , of It. "
Indianapolis Journal : 'The minister and
the policeman , " said the younK and cyn
ical boarder , "aro Inseparable adjuncts ot
civilization. "
"They are very much alike , " said the
Cheerful Idiot. "Ono Is a paircr and the
other Is u peeler. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Did you ECO
this queer article , my dear ? " It's about u
Brooklyn K'rl ' who was lured from her
homo by a hypnotic glance. "
"George Smlthers , you don't stir from
this house again without a pair of black
glasses. "
Ol'It ' l'lAi.
Beneath Its folds the bravest and the best
Have gene to join the great , unnumbered
dead ;
Its glory waves above the quiet rest
That comes to those , whu earn a hero's
bed.
To guard Its honor many Kontlo souls
Have Joined themselves In cruel , blinding
fray ;
In Its defense the stormy ocean rolls
Above united graves of blue and gray.
About the sorrow that must cro abide.
When mourners gaze upon Its stripes and
stars ,
The heart must swell with patriotic rrl'K '
Because It has been chosen for such M.II .
Of all the ensigns of the great , wldo w.irM .
Wo chonso the red and white and sttr-
slrcwn blue ;
No I\UK \ so fair can evfr bo unturled.
Wo love our colors and to them .ir > true ,
BELLE WILLEY HIT.
Wlnslde , Neb.
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MONTAUK , N. Y. , Sept. 2 , ISSS-Camn
Wlkoff Is to have a sham battle , and the
soldiers are In a ferment over the affair. It
Is to bo n reproduction of the conlttct at
El Coney , and 10,000 men will take part la
this grand Imitation of war.
"A fool must
now and then be
right by chance' '
Cowper
What comfort the shopper
about in the stores of the "cheap
Johns" may get out of this sen
timent he is welcome to.
The part of wisdom , never
theless , is to deal with houses
of responsibility , especially in
the matter of clothing of which
but a few persons are able to
judge intelligently.
We are approaching that sea
son when new clothes are to
engross the attention of men
and boys who have regard for
good appearances , We want to
be in time in reminding them of
our claims to their considera
tion.
tion.While
While we are clearing out
our summer stock as rapidly as
possible , and at prices
that make the movement pretty
rapid , we are also busy with
the new goods that are begin-
ing to arrive from our factory ,
and which we shall be glad to
show you at your earliest con
venience.
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