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WELCOMI3 TO Til 13 HI3I3 1IUILUINC
Tin vlnltnr to Oinnhn unit tlio
e.viHiHllton MhouliI BO nwny
irlthout liiHiicctliiK T"c Hue
linllilliiK , < he IiirwcHt ncwH-
inii : r linllillnpr In America ,
mill The Hoc iieiVNini > cr
liliint , concerted to he ( lie
HiifHt lii'lweeii ClilciiK" " < 1
Sun FrmiplHUO. A conllnl
welcome IM extended to nil.
Plans for the peace jubilee groi
apace. The-jubilee will be somethln
to jubilate over.
Wonder If the iiiiin troubled with sou
grapes cannot blame the bad wcatlic
on the Departnicnt of Publicity.
Ju spite of the activity In buslnes
there Is a popular nwukcnlug to the fa <
that there Is to be a hotly-oonteste
campaign In Nebraska.
Perhaps a few "more suicides may t :
necessary before Dreyfus will get thr
revision of his trial which all the worl
believes him entitled to.
The keys of the city have beeu tunic
over to the knights of. 'the key and r <
the next three days , tlie Jelegnipherst wl
own Omaha with , all there Is In It. .
The war Is over -and this aim of 1'rct
dent McKlnlcy tb'- return to the 'Pjiat
basis In governihent lliimices Is belli
manifested In numerous , striking way
Even those who complain of shortnc :
of money will concede that there
in' plenty of money talk In this vlclnil
Just now , during the sessions of tl
monetary congress.
While the debates In the monetai
congress may not attract large crowd
i * the speeches and discussions will I
read by hundreds of thousands of peep
I with keen Interest.
i The newspaper pensntlou mongers wl
are parading dally lists of "soldiers wl
died yesterday" might 1111 their spa <
more easily by printing lists of "clvl
lans who died yesterday. "
If Admiral Cervera does not like tl
treatment he receives after he rcturi
to Spain , It would not be surprising
he came back to the United States at
took ont his naturalization papers.
Not satisfied with the death list sei
from the Held of battle at Santiago in
Manila , the railroads are furnishing
few names themselves by the aid of cc
llslons and derailments chronicled wl
deplorable regularity.
The organ of the bogus reform poll
board Is having a hard time trying
shift the blame for the riot of robbei
and thievery from the bhouldcrs of tl
Incompetents on the police force to tl
police judge or mayor.
Otnnlm has sull'ered another big 11
loss , the llrst , however , in n yen
Omaha has been specially fortunate
Its freedom from great conllagratloV
with resulting bcnellts to property ow
era and insurance companies.
Uncle Sam's next International cxpU
promises to bo the collection from Ti
key of Indemnity for damages sustain
by American citizens during the A
mcnlan atrocities. It Is unnecessary
say that Uncle Sam Is sure or receivli
n respectful attention from the sublli
porte. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
For the present a truce tins bcsu i
clarcd between the Fccretary of w
and General Miles , but the terms
peace have not yet been agreed upon ,
may bo In order to suggest the appoli
incut of a peace commission to settle t
disputed boundary Ihao between the ti
generals.
President McKlnley his | written u 1
ter to the Society of Friends expressl
his sympathy with the proposal of t
czur for a conference on universal U
urmnment and asserting his conylctl
that pence Is the "proper condition
nations. Presldent-MeKlnley Is a grc
war president , but he Is a still great
peace president.
HEDUCE TAXATION.
Since August 1 there has been an It
crease In the cash balance of the iu
tloual treasury of about ? CO,000,000. 1
Is now $ .114,000,000 and Is Btlll grow
lug. The treasury olllclalH , however , ai
said to be of the opinion that the It
crease will not be rapid hereafter an
will not result seriously to the inoiie
market. The Increase of the deposit
of public funds In the national bank
In relieving the strain to HOIUO cxteu
but so large n cash balance In the treat
ury Is unfavorable to the money markc
It la thought that tho.volumo of ord
nary receipts Is likely to remain pei
mnncntly about $12,000,000 per moiit
above what was required for the cj
penses of the government before th
Spanish war. Thus far In the curreti
month there has been n slight declln
In Internal revenue receipts , but thl
has beeu partly offset by tin Increase 1
customs , which Is to be regarded n
Hlgnlllcant ) of reviving business nctlvltj
It Is to be expected that receipts froi
customs will continue to grow for
time. If there Is a permanent execs
of ? 12,000,000 , per month In receipt
above the cost of the old pcafe estal
llshmcnt It will be BuUlcIcnt to pay a
the Incidental expenses of the war , It
eluding garrisons In the new tlepehi
euclcs , and will probably afford a pel
uinncnt surplus. It Is stated that
little more than ? H.,000,000 may bo r <
quired this month and next , but t'roi
present Indications considerably lea
will bo called for In the Biicceedlu
months.
It would thus seem that congress wl
bo enabled to reduce taxation and tlior
will undoubtedly be n general ( Ionian
that It shall do so. It Is undoubted !
desirable that the revenue of the goi
eminent shall be somewhat In execs
of the expenditures. The nccumulatlo
of a surplus In the treasury Is nccei
sary to provide for paying oil' the bond
of the government , but It should not 1) )
permitted to grow too rapidly and t
whatever extent the people can be r <
llcved of taxation with safety to th
treasury relief should be given. In ri
gard to expenses In the new dcpem
onclcs It would seem that they should lj
fully met by the revenues to bo obtalue
there. Undoubtedly there will be mor
than enough revenue In Cuba to pay tl )
cost of maintaining a force there unt
an independent government shall be c. .
tabllshcd. The present Indications ai
that It will not be necessary to keQp
large army In Cuba. Probably 25,00
soldiers will bo a sutllclcut number 1
maintain peace and order throughot
the Island while the people are prepa
Ing for the new government. A vet
small force will be adequate for 1'orl
Rico , whoso people welcome the' 1'nt
that they are to be under the prote
tlou of this government and arc IK
likely to make the least bit of troubl
The revenue from * that island , will-ui
doubtedly be In excess of the cost <
governing It. If we retain possesslo
only of the territory now occupied t
our forces In the Philippines the cost- <
maintaining our position there ) ' s'fi&ul
' " "
be paid from the local revenue- . | j , ,
It Is therefore apparent that there < wl
bo no need of taxing our people for ti
cost of governing new dependenck
TUpso1' can be made to tnke carei i
.themselves. It will conscqueiiUy' ' ,1 ,
the duty of the present congrcgs lo'mal
provision for reducing taxation assoc
as It shall be deemed expedient at
practicable to do so.
A CK1T1CAL SITUATION.
The situation at Manila appears to 1
decidedly threatening. If It be true , i
reported , that Admiral Dewey so r
Kurds it and that he has asked to be r
Inforced with a battleship and an add
tlonal cruiser , trouble in that quarti
may be looked for at any time. It won
seem from the dispatches that there
reason to apprehend some unfriend
action on the part of Germany , but It
ditllcult to believe that the German go
eminent has had any negotiations wli
Spain looking to the acquisition of
naval station In the Philippines. Whl
It Is true that the United States Is not
full possession of the Islands It Is equal
true that Spain no longer controls the
and pending the negotiation of a 'trea
of peace which will determine the t'utu
of the Islands any attempt'on the pa
of Germany to secure a foothold the
would bo most distinctly unfriendly
this country. Therefore we are dlsposi
to think there Is no substantial found
tlon for the report
There is , however , ground for serloi
apprehension of trouble with the Insii
gents , whose leader , while professh
friendship for the Americans , cannot I
trusted to remain In n friendly nttltui
a moment longer than It suits his pu
pose to do so. He appears disposed
force the United States to declare 1
Intentions regarding the Phillppliu
though he should have sense enough
realize tlio futility of any attempt to <
this. 'Agulnaldo may not seriously co
template offering active opposition
American policy , but It might be a j
dlclous precaution to strengthen tl
army as well as the navy at Manila.
TKititrronr OF HAWAII.
It Is remarked In regard to the i
posal of the Hawaiian commission
give the Islands a territorial form
government , under which the people w
have the management of their local r
fairs , as Iu the territories of the lult ) <
States , that It leaves open the posslh
Ity of future statehood for llnwn
Such Is the case and It Is n matter
no slight concern to the American pi
pie , but as the New York Commcrcl
Advertiser observes , the present genei
tlon cannot settle It except for the til
being. Even If the American peoj
should declare unanimously today' ,
they undoubtedly would do , that Haw ;
should never bo admitted to statehoi
there would bo nothing In the declsl
binding upon the American people
twenty years hence. Settlement of tl
( juestlon must be left to future even
just as ; was the question of admlttl
Utah to statehood.
It wan clearly foreseen that the m
who pushed to success the schema
annexation would Insist : upon a tor
torlal form of government which woi
leave open the possibility of futui
statehood , but while they have been nb !
to persuade the commission to rccon
mend this course It docs not follow tin
congress will adopt It. We have n
doubt tjiere will be developed a vet
strong opposition to placing Hawaii i
this time In a position to render 1'uUii
statehood possible , Those Islands shoul
] jo governed , at least until the America
population there 1ms very largely h
creased , as the District of Columbia :
governed , directly by congress. Tlicr
Is no dllllculty In the way of doing th !
and there Is no sound reason why :
should not be done. Congress has fu
authority to legislate for this terrltor
as It shall deem best. If It provides
form of government similar to that c
our territories It will reasonably bo e :
pcctod to do the same for Porto.Hlci
which really has a better claim to sue
consideration In the fact that a nine
larger proportion of Its population I
titled for self-government. The Jud
clous policy Is to govern these depot
dencles as the District of Columbia I
governed.
T11K MOXETAltV C'WOHESS.
The' most distinguished body that hn
assembled In this city since the opcnln
of. the exposition l now In session t
discuss the fundamental principles (
monetary Ilnnncc. The ablest exponent
of the conflicting theories of mono
functions will meet face to face an
grapple with the problems presented b
the battle of the standards.
The dlscusslou is not , however , to 1 :
conlini'd to arguments for and again !
gold and silver as money standards , in
will take a wider range , so as to luclud
currency Issues of all kinds and ov
banking systems as well as the rcforn
proposed for their Improvement. Whl
nothing new Is likely to be brought 01
as regards the basic principles of mono ;
which were thoroughly ventilated I
the educational campaign of 1890 , anne
no converts arc likely to be made nmoii
the combatants , many phases wi
doubtless be presented to contlrm or c :
plode contending theories ns tested li
practical experience since wheat ati
silver parted company through the ope
i atlon of the irresistible and eternal la
of supply and demand.
In view of the fact that the monetai
congress Is not Instituted for the pu
pose of awarding medals or prizes t
the ablest debater or determining by
jury of awards which side is entitled i
the championship belt , the substantl :
contribution of the congress to popuh
education on the science of money wl
come from the publicity given to tl
proceedings through the dally pros
the magazines and other circulating m
dlums. This will fulllll the object of 1
promoters , whose chief aim Is the dlir
slou of Intelligence on the money quo
tlon among the masses of the Amerlcsi
People . .
The fact that the assassin of the or
press of Austria Is an Italian natural
Incites the Austrlnns to hatred of tl
entire Italian race and It will doubtle
go hard with malefactors of that n
tionallty who get Into the tolls In tl
Austrian territory for some .little . tin
to'conte ; Ke'ceut'events seem to 1m
erite that tile' anarchists have n llrm
foothold among the Italians than In ai
other European country , although fo
merly they were more strongly 1
treifchcd In Russia and In Krance. Tl
anarchist problem Is pushing Itself fc
ward again and Is liable to prove mo
perplexing than ever.
George J. Gould Is quoted in a pub !
Interview as saying that the buslne
outlook could not be better. It Is stnt
mcnts like this from men In special p
sltlons to observe the situation and wl
can speak with authority that throw
dull pall over the calamity howlers.
South Dakota Is encountering dllllcul
In Investing Its state school fund
approved securities permissible und
the law. Nebraska has had the Han
kind of trouble on several recent occ
slons and Its taxpayers can commlsera
with their neighbors on the north.
A call Is out for a democratic co
grcsslonal convention In the Sixth dl
trlct. What a waste of Ink and energ
Why call a convention simply to put ti
democratic label on Congressman H
Greene , when he Is covered all over wl
bourbon labels already ?
General Joe Wheeler promises to pu
tlclpate In the Omaha peace Jubilee ue
month. General AVhceler will then :
convinced that the west Is moro o
thuslastlc over the achievements-of t
army at Santiago than the east.
II11 111 IIke thr Mule.
Detroit Journal. .
Sometimes a copperhead Iq the rear w
do almost as much barm as a blockhc
at the front.
Silence IN ( iiililt-n.
Philadelphia Times.
There are over 1200,000,000 In gold In t
treasury. If , as a rule , money talks , then
no question of there being a great deal
reserve In this'case.
A Wnrrlor Moutli-AriiiPil ,
r New York Mall and Express.
General Pando has palled .from the
shores leaving behind him a profound li
prcsslon that .ho is by many degrees t
fieriest , bitterest and yet the most amu
Ingly fantastic Spaniard that ever strti
the town. Ho Is as funny as a colored ci
teen of Don Quixote.
Activity uf reunion SliurkN.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Pension lawyers are already In the cam ]
helping dishonest men to fake up cat
against this country. There will bo ne
of several honest payments for Injuries a
Illness , but It' ' Is tlnio to corral the pens !
sharks and drum them out oftcamp wl
heads shaved. The nation's biggest sow
U the pension office.
AVlHiloni of Ooliifi ; Slow.
Philadelphia Jlecord.
Speaker IleeU In his campaign spedch
Portland , Me. , on Friday afternoon last 0
Glared that the country Is passing throu
a transition period Involving the adjuatmc
of many questions , and that ' "we ro to
blblt our good common sense-by abstain !
from a quick judgment , We shall for t
next few years need all the wisdom , all t
experience , nil the patriotism of all the pi
plo -settling .the questions that we mi
meet and' decide. " This Is the statesmn
I' shlo of common sense ; but the reference
experience as A guiding light will not b
acceptable to the many Americans who wli
bo satisfied with nothing less than nn nc
coleratctl national peace , Mr. Iteod FCC
this , of course , and his Impulse Is to wan
the people to hold their horses until the ;
shall read the danger signals. "Stop ! Look
Latent"
The ( lixHl IlervlMi n Drnil One.
Cleveland Plnln Dealer.
The picture of a regiment of Urltlsh cav
I airy ROlnc over the Hold of battle to glv
1 the finishing saber stroke to the wountlc
dervishes Is not an ncrcrablo one. An
yet I * Is claimed that U was a nccessar
slaughter. The treacherous fatalists woul
sham death In order to get n chance t
strike the hated foreigner at short range
, Luckily no such cold-blooded killing wo
called for In our own war. But the Knglls ,
have learned to their sorrow that the enl
good dervish Is the dead dervish.
A I'linueiit Pnrnllvl.
Boston Herald.
That Is a rather shrewd reply of Joscp
Chamberlain In answer to the cntcrprlsln
Interviewer's question ns to , when Oren
Urltaln would probably get out of Egyii
j In view of" her latest triumph there. "Abou
the tlnio the United. States has settled al
the dllllcultles she lias tackled In Cub.i
Porto IMco and. the Philippines porlmp
sooner , " said the wily Joseph , with a wlnl
presumably. The moral of which woul
seem to bo that people who are consldcrln
the matter of occupying glass houses shoul
not ask embarrassing questions.
AVnMliiic I'onrlM of Sense.
New York Sun.
Thcso patriotic and well up-to-date scntl
ments are expressed with characterlstl
vigor and straightforwardness by our ea
teemed contemporary , the Courler-Journn
of Louisville : "For the life of us , wo can
not see how the men who are now runnln
i the democratic party can expect to carr
| the country In 1900 on the policy of re
I Tcngo and halo which they are pursuln
and wo live In the confident cxpectatlo
1 and belief that the future will vlndlcat
the Courier-Journal's effort to sidetrack th
Issues that divide ua and to place the part ]
ns to the new Issues pressed upon us b
the war with Spain , on high national fight
Ing ground. If that be not politics , an
good politics , then Is close communion th
only true religion and bosslsrn and nl
j other forms of venal politics the mandat
of God , " Colonel Watterson can put dem
ocratlc politics In Kentucky on a high , na
tional fighting ground If any man llvtn
can do It , but he will first have to kill c
silence a good many fools.
UliTtHMM ; VOLl.NTlitJHS.
Their Service In Cnnip nn Honor t
thuiilliin , Oe.lHnlile to Them.
Indianapolis Journal.
The regiments which arc now returning t
their homes without having seen actual serv
Ice In the face of the enemy are entitle
to all the honors that would bo bestowe
upon them If they had been In a carapalg
of battles. They enlisted at a time who
there was every reason to believe that the
would see service , and very severe servlci
In Cuba. ' Many of them would not have en
listed had they suspected they would nc
be called to the field. Had the Spanish hel
out about Havana as they might , and a
there was every reason to bejlevo they woul
until after the destruction of Cervcra's dec
and the fall of Santiago , the regiment
which are now coming homo would hav
been going to Cuba In a few weeks to en
gage In a campaign which would have bee
nbled'for bloody conflicts. All of the regl
mentswereeager for such service. Who
there was no longer on expectation of I
camp and Its duties became irksome. I
view of these facts the men who marc
homo should receive at the hands of tb
people as enthusiastic a welcomp as If the
had been in battle.
It Is due to these men to .say of thei
generally Jhat 'tho complaints wbjqh appen
In the papers' are not made by them as
body , 'but by a few discontented men writ
ing home and by the exaggerations of newt
paper correspondents who for political c
personal motives are representing that th
mass of the men In the regiments are dls
plrlted , discontented and homcglck. Thes
reports are slanders upon the sturdy mar
hood of the great body of men who oil
listed for the war with Spain , and they ow
It to themselves to resent these statement
by presenting a soldierly appearance on the :
return.
"HOOIiISYS" AT HOME.
Promotcm Already Exploiting Slinil
Mvy Klondike * In Culm.
Boston Transcript.
The Cuban exploitation scheme Is no
with us in all Its entrancing seductlvenes
and the number of millions of dollars whlc
are being figured out as profits of Cuba
Investment multiplies as Imagination e ?
pands. In every prominent city of tt
country options secured from resident owr
ers of tobacco and other plantations "Jui
a fnw weeks before war broke out , " ai
being offered for sale at prices .to suit tt :
purchaser , and mahogany and cedar trac
whoso yield would equip the palaces of tt
world with fittings of heretofore unrlvalle
splendor are apparently to bo bought fi
lees than the price of the modest America
swamp. According to well printed clrculai
which bear the Innocent names of gome <
the most trustworthy business men In tl
community , every citizen may become o
affluent tobacco planter and smoke his ow
Imported cigars at very little more thn
the cost to transport the goods by mule I
the harbor of export ; for the wages of n :
live labor are to bo paid , not In cash , bi
wholly In the necessaries of life , to I
drawn from the company store ; the mar
tigcment of the plant and the processes i
export , sale and collection , he Is told , ni
a mere trifling detail , to be attended '
later. The sun nnd the soil and a scai
handful of Yankee dollars seem , judging t
the urosnectus , to bo all that Is needed i
enable the struggling teller of the prospci
ous American city to enter Cuba on a pa :
from the ptcamshlp company and to einerf
from It within a. few months equipped
buy n whole fleet.
The picture Is a pretty one , and It Is t
no means necessary to spoil It all In poln
Ing out a few defects In tt here and ther
Undoubtedly Inrco fortunes are In time i
bo made In Cuba by means of America
capital .and American enterprise , but thi
capital will bo Invested in tangible ar
available , properties and will bo judicious
and intelligently expended In necessary pn
llralnafy equipments before It yields pn
fltable return. The many promoters wl
are now busily selling their wares ai
shrewd cnouch to realize even as early i
this thaf the 'stlgar Industry requires In
menso capital to bo carried on successful
In Cuba , and that , moreover , the matter
annexation , as affecting the tariff on suga
must bo definitely settled before capltn
with any safety , can seek Investment
Cuban sugar .plantations. For these ar
other reasons the Cuban promoter to a Ian
degree Ignores sugar In devising his plai
and fixes upon tobacco as the quick ar
easy medium of profit.
We would not bo understood as reflect ! :
generally -upon Cuban Investments or i
Impeaching the honorable Intentions
many men who are now offcrlni options
Cuban properties to the business men of tl
country , but we would most ernphatlcal
suggestr to would-be Investors that UK
.cannot .ecru too closely the nature of tl
options' offered them and that they cann
trace too far to its source the matter
title and ownership , The revelations
connection with the notorious case of Hooli
and others in England present the o ]
poslto extreme of ! the point we would urj
In relation to Investment la Cuba.
A1IMV COt UT OK IMll'lllY.
Indianapolis Journal : The Investigate
which the urcBhlcnt U said to have dc
tcrmlnrd on wilt meet with very genera
approbation. If It Is put Into the hands o
such men as Generals Schofletd and Oordo
It will bo made In a manner to satisfy th
people , and nothing else will dispel al
doubts.
Washington Star : The president , as usual
Is keeping his head. He Is not stnmpcdablc
No man moro carneutly desires the trut
brought out , nor will any man , It Is safe t
predict , bo less Injured by It when tt 1
brought out. The truth , the whole trut
nnd nothing but the truth will help th
country.
Globe-Democrat : The president Invites
thorough Investigation , by a non-partlsa
commission , of the manner In which th
army has been cared for. It evils exist 1
army management this Is the way to local
them. The object of partisan clamor Is t
Influence elections , not to bring about mill
tary reforms.
Philadelphia Press : General Schoflel
and General Gordon constitute n pcrfcc
selection for the commission which la t
Investigate the conduct of the war. Bat
are soldiers of active experience and hot
know war. General Schoflcld Is a trnlnc
soldier by profession and General dordo
stands for the best type of volunteer. Th
military judgment of both will bo Implicit !
trusted by the country.
St. Paul Pioneer Press : The country I
to know the truth nnd know that It knowi
Whatever disposition has sprung up to hoi
President McKlnlcy responsible for th
woeful blunders of the bureaus of the We
department will wither before the pro (
that ho has given of the sincerity of hi
desire to probe the charges to the botton
Not only are his selections such that nc
one word of criticism can bo uttered , bt
the very spirit of his summons ought t
convince the most prejudiced of his assail
ants.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : President Me
Klnlcy has shown good faith in the selc *
tlon of the men to whom ho has preferred
request that they consent to servo on
committee for the thorough Investigate
into the conduct of the quartermaster , com
mlssary and medical bureaus of the Wo
department durlnc the war , and , Into th
extent , causes and treatment of sickness 1
the field and in the camps. If the me
chosen accept the trust they can bo dc
pendcd on to execute It honestly and th
public will have confidence in their rcpor
New York Tribune : There is an Increas
ing desire In every state of the union the
the exact truth in regard tx > afl controvertc
questions bhall bo made clear. The dutle
which the members of this committee wli
bo asked to perform will bo responsible
weighty and Important. President McKIn
ley has exhibited admirable judgment in hi
choice of members of the committee , and hi
action will be generally approved and com
mended. And it Is to be hoped that ever
man whom the president invited will lee !
upon It as a public duty to give bis time an
I'abor to this great task.
Now York Times : If the richest and th
most business-like nation In the world can
not manage so simple a business as the dls
patch , maintenance and return of a littl
expedition of a single army corps wlthou
bungling it Into Inextricable confusion an
complicating it with hideous scandals , the :
the people ought to know It. But It thei
resources have been frittered away by absence
senco of foresight , absence of skill , absence
sonco of system , and excessive presence o
politics , they ought to know Chat. In clthe
case , after the Investigation begins , it wli
bo proper to withhold comment upon Its sul
Ject matter until it Is over. That will b
the course of this journal.
IOII3 CLIMDBD DOWN.
An Incident of the Ajincxntloii Cere
inonlcH nt Honolulu.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
It 'tho story brought from Honolulu b
the last steamer is true , Mr. Dole , lat
president of the now extinguished rcpubll
of Hawaii , does not find himself In quit
so pleasant a position as ho thought h
would occupy when the republic became
territory of the United States.
H was the understanding of Mr. Del
that ho was the whole thing In Hawalla
affairs. He had been president and prac
tlcally law giver of the republic und ha
engineered the transfer of the Islands t
the United States in the belief that h
would continue to be "boss and all hands.
It was arranged that until a new scheme t
government for 'the annexed territor
could bo provided by congress the affair
of Hawaii should bo administered by th
present official. That left Mr. Dole i
the condition of provisional governor. H
was also appointed a member of the com
mission for the purpose of devUlng
scheme of government to be laid bcfor
congress as best suited to the condition
existing In the Islands.
Mr. Dole conceived the idea that ho wa
still president of the republic as well n
provisional governor and member of th
commission. He wanted the United State
commissioners to pay htm a visit c
ceremony aa president. Instead of his goln
with the other commissioners to pay re
spects to the chairman of the commlsslor
Then be wanted the Hawaiian flag to b
hoisted with the American flag over th
building where tbo sessions of the com
mission were to be held.
According to the story , Mr. Dele had
rude awakening from his dream of con
tlnued greatness. He was told that llier
was no longer a Hawaiian Hag , nor
Hawaiian republic , and consequently tbcr
was no president of Hawaii except tb
official who governed from the White Houa
In Washington. Mr. Dole , who was of lut
ranked among the rulers of the world , ha
become an official of the United States , tuk
Ing bis orders from Washington , and wh
could bo removed by the president of tb
United States if he did not behave hlmsc
properly.
Mr. Dele did not like to come down froi
his high horse , but like a wise man ho dls
mounted rather than be unseated.
SOMHHUS l'AUTIV TO IIL.AME.
Muck nf Their TronhlcH Uue to Thei
Own CarcIOHNiiVNN.
Augusta ( Ga. ) Chronicle.
Captain Qulnby , desirous of the publl
having Its curiosity satisfied ns to wber
the blame should rest for the condition c
the soldiers , gives the following version :
i "Thero has been a great deal of faking <
reports of sickness by the men themselve :
I received letters , hundreds of them , froi
relat.ves of men at camp who had receive
letters from privates telling of the awfi
sickness they were suffering from and thei
great need of fruit and delicacies. In nln
cases out of ten I found that the men wt
were writing letters home were not sick c
all and were merely painting those awfi
pictures to get money from home. This wa
true not only of my company but of otben
I am prepared to say that nearly the whol
of the Illness was as to eating , drinking , an
dampness. They would drill for hours In th
hot sun , and then rush to a fruit vender1
and flll up with bad fruit or watermcloi
then drink to excess , and go and He dow
under the shade of the trees where tt
ground was damp. Less than 12 per cen
counting shammers and all , of my compan
were sick , and I do not think that my corn
pany was especially healthy. The deal
rate , I am frank to say , has surprised n
by Its lowness. "
Just now It Is In vogue to make Secretar
Alger and the departments wholly responsl
bio for camp sickness , but , In simple Ju :
tlce , n part of the blame must be put upo
the men themselves and upon officers wt
| did cot enforce sanitary discipline.
icnois or TIIH AVAU.
The remarkable health record of tli
marlnca landed nt Guantanaiuo before th
Santiago expedition caused widespread BUI
prUo , belnc In nmrkrd contrast with th
condition of the Santiago troop ? , and ft
better than the condition of the soldiers I
any of the camps In this country. The sic
list ti ! the marines was it per cent. Tli
reason for It Is to bo found In the strli
observance of sanitary rules , proper nu
ell cooked food , suitable clothing an
cleanliness. A letter from an odlcer of tl
marines tells bow It was done. "In tli
first nlacc , " says the writer , "the marine
had their own commissary and their ow
surgeons. They were men fully up In the
business. At no time were tbo marines I
any lack of food or medicine. The surgcor
of the marine corps fully understood tl
dancers of the climate of Cuba to unaccl
mated men. As soon as the dctnchmoi
landed regulations for the preservation i
tbo health of fho men were Issued. Eve :
man was ordered to wear a piece of flann
across his stomach day and night. Tbo liar
net was Issued to them , a plentiful suppl
having been brought along. Another ordi
was that the men should cat no fruits. Th <
were ordered to niako their solo diet tl
food furnished them by the commissar.
This food was wholesome and was cooki
by experienced hands , They wore also con
rnandcd to drink no water except the dli
tilled water furnished them In camp.
"When these orders had been made up t
the medical men of the corps , they were I
sued by Colonel Huntlngton , with the wan
Ing to the men that any member of tl
corps found violating them would bo put
Isbed severely. Colonel Huntlngton to !
them that ho would consider a violation <
the health regulations ns serious as an ti
fraction of discipline. He was as good i
his word. The result was that the heall
regulations were strictly obeyed. " This
the explanation of the remarkable hcall
record of the marines. It ) is ateo the rcasc
why the corps was enabled to perform silt
exacting and noble service when so hai
pressed by an cver-vlgllant enemy , bci
upon dislodging them. Tbo marines n :
now at Portsmouth navy yard. They are a
veil , hearty and strong.
General Pando , who stopped In New Yor
for a moment the other day , carries aboi
with him a large supply of Spanish honi
and a corresponding paucity of Spanls
modestly. Tbo two cannot well travel t <
Bother. It Is too much 'to expect of a Spar
ish hero , who fled to Vcra Cruz when tli
fighting got hot , to conceal about his po :
son nn equal quantity of each of the cai
dlnal virtues. But what Pando lacks i
general estimation is made up by robui
self-esteem. When a Now York reporter Ic
slnual'ed that ho resembled General Gran
Pando answered In a tone of condcscenslot
"Oh , General Grant was a greater man phye
Ically. "
Young James O. Blalne , who was made ;
captain and assistant adjutant general las
May and attached to the Manila expedition
has been discharged from the service , to
gether with other volunteer officers. Whll
there Is nothing in the announcement tha
there was anything wrong with his ofllcla
career , It is gossip In army circles that h
was altogether too gay and convivial a
Honolulu. When Captain Jlmmlo hit th
capital of Hawaii the town changed color
So did Jlmmle's eyes. Later on ho was In
troduced to the mysteries of the Hulu-Huli
dance , with which ho became infatuatei
Ho shortly afuerward Issued Invitations t
the select society of Honolulu to assembl
at the residence of the consul genera
where ho was a guest , to witness a rcpotl
tlon of the dance. Few came , and those wh
did attend were shocked at the perforn :
ance. This , in connection with other eccen
trie doings of his , fractured the whole arm
code , and he was dropped.
By on Interesting coincidence Genen
Wheeler , who has been at the head of tb
encampment at Montauk , and who , almos
from the time the war began , has bee
prominently before the public gaze , recclvei
his appointment and owes bis mllltar
education to John Wheeler of New Yorl
who , back In the 50's , was a roprcscntatlv
In congress from Now York City. The tw
men bear no relationship to each othe :
The general at the time was a young fello
working ns a clerk In some New York ofllci
and applied for the appointment and re
celvcd it.
Corporal Charles Edwards of the Seventy
first Now York volunteers , named for offlclt
recognition because of conspicuous braver
at San Juan , and since then mourned fo
dead by his relatives and friends , has turne
up nllve. Shortly after the surrender c
Santiago , Klwards had nn attack of fcvc
and sunstroke and wandered off behind som
ranch and lay there about ten days. Then hi
started out and walked to Santiago. Ther
ho boarded some transport ho docs nc
know what one , or when nnd was brough
to Montauk Point. Ho has been In the war
of the general hospital since , unldcntlflc
nnd delirious , until Friday last , when h
was sent to New York , convalescent.
When Rough nider Lewis Maverick c
Texas visited the city hall In New York th
other day Mayor Van Wyck , on learning tha
he was the son of William Maverick , said
"Then wo are cousins. " "That's right
Glad to see you. Cousin Bob ! " replied th
Rough Rider. The soldier's father was th
first ranchman In Texas who allowed hi
cattle to gra'zo at largo without beln
branded , whence came the name "Mavor
Ick , " now used nlf over tbo west to deslg
nato unbranded range cattle.
The Spanish royal ensign captured by th
Sixteenth Pennsylvania reglmcnt'of volun
leers In Porto Rico has been taken to Wash
Ington and shown to President ! McKlnlej
For nil anybody knows or ever will know I
Is the Identical flag that General Weyler , I
ho had but his way , would have holstc
over Washington after bombarding Chlcngc
according to his plans , which nt one tlm
during the late war were so frequently nn
nounccd.
I'RHSO.WI , AM ) OTIIHUWISR.
LI Hung Chang has lost his yellov
jacket again , nnd just ns cool weather I
setting In , too.
Lieutenant -'ohn C. Fremont , son of "th
pathfinder , " has been appointed supervise
of New York harbor.
Mnrchlng side by side In Company F
Ninth llll.nols Infantry , were Sergeant Ed
ward Ouliey , who was six feet six inche
tall , nnd Private Frederick H. Gaerlg , wh
measured only flve feet two.
"Liberty Farm , " the latest Brook Farn
experiment , has gone the Inevitable roai
nnd the last vestige of Dr. Suyndham'
experiment , near Patcrson , N. J. , has beci
wiped out. However attractive In theory
socialistic experiments do not pan out ver ;
satisfactorily when put to the test of prac
ttco.
Russell Sage , the Now York millionaire
Is connected with twenty-seven corporations
In which there are forty-three railroads
1 Ho Is the only living original director of th
! New York Central railroad and the enl ;
; living founder of the Fifth Avenue bank
He has stood n cash run on himself In ban
times of $9,000,000 In one day ,
Rudyard Kipling roce3ntly received n poll !
note asking If his story , "Tho Man Win
Would Bo King , " Is founded on fact. Ml
Kipling conceived the Inquiry to bo an nt
tempt to secure hts autograph , so he cut ou
from the note the three words , "It Is not , '
nnd , pasting them neatly on a blank sheet o
paper , mailed It to the Inquirer , without ht
signature.
Ex-Queen Lllluokalanl undoubtedly ha.
Homo adroit adviser , and her program I :
I trnvcllnc around Hawaii with our rmmnU
[ nloncrs , evoking great cnlhunlnum anil dem
onstrations of love from the native * , IB probably -
ably part of n woll-lold plan to secure gun-
crous treatment at the hands of this govern
ment "lion abet auks llnanclal Indemnity for1
vast tracts of hind she once possessed.
All the street cam In the city of Mnnlln
were made In America. The open cars ere
thirteen feet six Inched long over dashers
nnd have a Grating capacity of twenty pas
sengers. These cars nrei drawn by Philip TT
pine homes , which are about the slr.o of a
Newfoundland dog , nnd It WAD , therefore , TTf
ncccranry to mnko them extremely light and f )
nt the same time of the required strength ,
Tbo street railway company Is known aa
tbo Trnusvlas dt > FIllplnaR.
TAUT TlllFliHS.
I Philadelphia Times ; No eloubt It's a
1 rnero notion th&t the nutumn leaves turn
red bocuiwo they know'when they drop the
treo'B limbs will bo bare.
Brooklyn Life : Osmond Well , thank
htuviMi , you've never been me run ut'ior
pi-oplo who Imvu money.
i Desmond : No ; but I've seen people run
after you because you didn't have money.
I Cleveland Plnln Dealer : "Havo you nny
I clew to tlio ruiiborf
, "yt'H. Ho left 11 tmniplo of h'u brcnth
] In the pnntry. Wo nro having It analyzed. "
Judge : Cobwlgger It'll bo a great thing
for Cuba when wo in.uiuuraie new MJS-
U'liiH and stump out the yellow fovcr for-
over.
Merrltt I guess it won't iniiko much ,
dlnercm-p in the lU-nth-rule , for wo will
probably Introduce the bicycle nnel tha
trolley.1
Somervlllo Journal : Most of the ste
nographers who advertise In tbo elally
piii.ors iti'Mlro eiiiiU | ) > im iu or wion tor a
position. You seldom read of one who wants
work.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "There's ono
thing I've decided. '
"What's that ? "
"If 1 over BO to war I'll take my own
doctor with me. "
Detroit Free Press : "Doesn't the passing
of lovely summer niuko your heart end ? "
"Well , It would , but the milliner windows
cast such an exquisite clamour over
autumn. "
Brooklyn Life : Mrs. Unsollst They sny
the Minneapolis can steam twenty-four
knots an hour.
Mr. UnsollBt That's what It can do.
Mrs. UiiBollst 1 suppose they steam them
so that the poor sailors can untie them
moro easily.
Detroit Free Press : The Spanish pris
oner stepped at last upon his native soil.
"War Is a sad thing , " said u compa
triot.
"Oh , I don't know , " replied the cx-
oaptlve. "Tho Americans led us pretty
well. "
Boston Transcript : Gambrel O , I'vo
seen worse riders than you ; but why do
you Jump up and let In daylight between
yourself and the horsti ut every step ? "
Snallle That's nil you know about It.
I don't rise from the horse ; ho drops down
from me. I keep right Iu the name posi
tion nil the time.
Chicago Tribune : The Doctor Six cigars
a day ? No wonder you have a pain in
your chest. A man in your condition and
with your temperament ought not to
smoke at all. If you don't give it up you
will have what they call the "tobacco
heart. "
The Patient I'm afraid I've got It al
ready , doctor. 1 know 1 haven't the heart
to give up smoking- . "
u , roil
Somervlllo Journal.
She was a simple country girl ;
Ho was a city swell ,
Hero of countless love affairs ,
Of which ho loved to tell.
Ho was , 'twas plain from all ho said ,
Master of women's hearts.
'Twas clear no Rlrl whoso love ho sought
Could long withstand his arts.
She listened passively to all
Ho told her of his life-
Bo passively that ho was fain
To have her for his wife.
"With her , " bo often told himself ,
"I could be quite content ;
And she is dend In love with mo ,
That's plainly evident. "
So , waiting coolly till the day
Had come for him to KO , - ,
Ho asked her : "Will you marry mo ? "
And she responded : "No ! "
ROCHESTER , N. Y. , Sept. 14 , 1898. ThlB
city IB crowded today upon the occasion of
the unveiling of the monument to Frederick
Douglas , the .famous ex-Blave and disting
uished champion of the rights of the colored
race in this country. Many prominent Afro-
Americans will participate.
t
'
What's
in a
name
A dollar , usually , if it is in a
hat. We offer you a hat as
good as the best and save you
the dollar. Of course if you
want to pay extra for the mak
er's name , that is your affair.
Some people would rather pay
just what the hat is worth and
that is what we charge.
This doesn't involve any
question of shape or style , be
cause we have all the leading
styles and shapes in both stiff
and soft headwear. Our cheap
est are
$1.00
Our best are
$4,00
Except the ceIebrated"Stetsontsn
they are always $5.00
e. tr. Oon ttui mo > t pougi m