THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 28 , 1808.
TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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WELCOME TO TUB UEB HUILDING ,
No vlnltor to Oniiihn nnU the
cxiiiitiltloit nhoiilil BO atvny
ivlthont liiNpectlnB The llee
ItiilldliiK , the Inrsext neivn-
pnper liullillHK 1 America ,
nnd The llec iteiVMnnper
plant , coneedcd to he the
Hncnt between. ChlcnKO nnd
Sun Priinclnoo. A eordlnl
nclc'ome l extended to all.
Perhaps a sick furlough until alter the
Novotulnjr election Is all that the colonu
of the Third Nebraska wants auyway.
The Commissioners appointed uudei
the now bankruptcy law have about the
only business that lags as prosperity lu
creases.
Whatever may happen Omaha wll
not bo known among profCHslouti
crooks as a soft town while Marth
"White is at the head of its police force
The American peace commlssioiien
may bp depemU'd upon to look alter the
interests of the United State ; * Irrespec
ttvo of this hostile attitude of the Paris
press. . *
The man who wants to till Congress
man Mercer's shoes also wants Mr. Mer
cer to draw audiences for him. Hin
no such little game of draw will wort
this time.
Thri French government Is to provide
an elaborate buffet dally where the wjs
Alons of the peace commission are to be
held. The French always were estcemct
diplomatic in the extreme.
Omaha merchants are enjoying the
best fall trade they ever have liael. Ane
the best part of it Is that the tames l. >
true of the merchants of other cities
Prosperity viuiuot be purely local.
King Ak-Sar-Uen will give us the onlj
taste of royalty the exposition Is to en
Joy. But he may bo elepeuded on t <
ocllpso the visits of both Veragua am
Enlalle at the Chicago World's fair.
If the weather man will otdy keei
this weather with us until after peact
jubilee week lie may expect to be niaeli
olllelnl forecaster for every great ex
position held in this country for yean
to come.
Handsome and artistic decorations o
public and private buildings are necus
pary to show that the people cuter Inti
the spirit of the great gala domoiistra
tlons of Ak-Sar-Be.ni week and the peaci
jubilee. Let everybody decorate.
inot Chairman Gafllu of the populist stat' '
1V committee opened the state Campaign a
V Lincoln on the part of the fuslonlsU
but Chairman Oalllu has not yet opcnei
his mouth to explain that ? ; { 5,000 np
pralsement of $5,000 worth of penlten
tlary bric-a-brac.
William J. Uroatch Is loathe to wal
a single day to move Into the city hall
When , however , his friends on the llerel
man police board were hit , with an ael
verse decision of the supreme court n
urged them to resort to every posslbl
means to retain themselves In otlicc.
Uncle Sam must have soldiers will
which to garrison his new possession
nnd if one sot \olunteers is release !
It means only that another set must pet
form the duty. The ; patriotism require *
to stay In the scrvlco. without grumbllnj
until all need for the troops Is past Is a
much patriotism as that which promptei
original enlistment.
The public must uuderestltnat
the task which confronts the new chle
of police. He must not only reeluce th
force to discipline and Introduce up-tr
date police methods , but he has to cop
with the horde of crooks nttracte
to the city by the notorious Inconi
potency of his predecessor ami the lies
of thieves that has been fostered by pi
llco inaction. All this work cannot b
accomplished lu a day or a week. In :
provcmcnt must be gradual and uteudj
V
DKCFA'IIVK JWOCH.ITIO CLAIMS.
The republican politicians find they are
handicapped at every turn with our "re
form record" of the condition of the state
as It appears on the books. The record
shows that a great amount of the state debt
has been paid off the past year. That state
warrants have gone up from 7 cents discount
till they arc at a cent and a quarter premium.
This every one can sco without any manipu
lation. The state officers have paid off about
{ 700,000. This can be seen without glasses.
The public schools have received double
what they ever received before from the
state. This Is not tall : or a blind , for every
school district knows they have received
the money. Fremont Leader.
' Concede every claim set up wi be
half of the popocratlc reformers and
what docs It prove ? A great amount
of the state debt has been paid off dur
ing the past year and so has a great
amount of county , city and private debt.
Kvery schoolboy In the land knows
that the debt paying power of a people
depends upon their prosperity. Within
the past year the people of Nebraska
have been prosperous , farm products
have been lu demand at good prices
and'labor has found employment at fair
wages.
Do the state house reformers claim
credit for abundant rains and good
crops ? Do they contend they are en
titled to credit for bettor prices or better
wages ?
The republicans make no claim that
they have caused the eun to Rhine and
the rain to fall at the proper season ,
but they do claim and have a
right to claim that the election ot
McKlnley and the re-enactment of a
protective tariff restored coulldencc and
brought about the resumption of Indus
trial activity In mills and factories ,
which In turn has enabled American
wage workers to double and treble their
consumption of the products of the
American farm and orchard.
Admitting that state warrants have
gone up from 7 per cerit dlscdunt to l
per cent premium , wherein would that
fact support the assertion that the 1m-
provcel credit of the state Is due to the
reforms the popocrats have Inaugu
rated ? Is not the ability of the state'e
tieasurer due to the closer collection ot
taxes , and particularly to the en
forced collection of back taxes through
foreclosures that followed commercial
depression and drouth ? Is It not alsc
due to the abundance of money and Im
proved conditions that have reduced in
terest rates and created a demand foi
5 pur cent warrants In preference to LI
per cent government bonds ?
Grant that the present state olllcerf
have paid off about $700,000 of state
debt and Increased the school fund up
portioniucnt , the fact remains that the
money was raised from the people whc
pay taxes , or school land lessees whc
had fallen behind In their payments
during the hard times. Treasurer Me
serve himself publicly admits that ovei
$800,000 In available funds were turneel
over to him by Bartloy , and the pollcj
of collecting from county treasurers
every month instead of quarterly has
made It appear that ho Is a great lliiiui'
cler , when In fact ho has simply accumulated /
cumulated In the state , treasury the
money that had been paiel lu to Its crcelll
in the county treasuries.
The fact remains also that a continua
tion of hard times would have maele II
impossible for any party to collect Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in bad ;
taxes or to pay off any part of the state
debt.
AOT IXULINKU TO 'AItU AMERICA.
The report from Paris that the feel
ing in diplomatic circles does not In
cline toward the United States will
cause no surprise here. It was not tr
be expected that the ellplomatlc repre
sentatives of Germany , Austria anel
Uussla would regard with favor a ele
maud of the United States Tor the re
tention of any considerable part ol
the Philippines , while the representa
tives of most or all of the other con
tinental countries are quite natural ! }
In sympathy with their views. But ex
presslons of opinion should have beer
reserved until the American proposalt
are known. It is not certain that 0111
commissioners have been Instructed ti
demand the Island of Luzon , nor Is there
any reason to believe that their Instruc
tions arc of an uncompromising nature
Commissioner Day has expressed the
opinion that Spain would regard oui
proposals as reasonable , which suggest *
that our demands will bo moderate. Af
to the instructions belug.uncompromls
ing , It Is doubtless a fact that our com
missloners will llrmly Insist upon cer
tain demands , but it Is not at all prob
able that they are deprived of all ells
cretlon nnd cannot make concession !
which they arc convinced it would be
wise nnd Just to make.
It is not reassuring to Und Kuropear
diplomats expressing opinions In rcgare
to matters of which they have no ac
curate Information. It suggests the pos
slblllty of intlueuce's being exerted thai
are unfriendly to the Unltcel States anc
the tendency of which may be to com
plicate and prolong the negotiations.
OCCUPATION Of CU1IA.
It will not be necessary to send nr
army to Havana at ai. early elate , a ;
was intended by the Washington an
thoritlcs , and probably no more troops
will bo sent to Cuba until the slcklj
season has passed. This Is due to tin
fact that the Spanish authorities at lla
vumi have changed their minds In re
gard to allowing supplies to enter foi
the destitute Cubans , thousands 01
whom arc suffering for the merem
necessaries of life , the death rate nmoiif
them , particularly of old people am
children , according to reports , beltif
very large. The decision of the Span
ish authorities not to allow supply slilpi
to enter at Havana without paylnj
duties was met by our government will
a demand that there be no delay In tin
Spanish evacuation and this had tin
desired effect. The restriction wai
withdrawn and now our coverumen
can "relieve the destitute Cubans with
out having a military force at llavam
to enable It to do so.
Meanwhile ( t is not the intention ti
permit the Spanish authorities to un
necessarily delay evacuation. It Is un
derstooel that the American eoumiia
aloncrs have received definite Instruc
tions to pay no attention to any epics *
tlon raised by the Spanish commission
ers which does not directly relate to the
evacuation. They are required to ael-
here strictly to the terms of the proto
col , which provides as their llrst and
only duty to arrange nnd execute the
details of the evacuation. It Is the con
tention of our government , the sound
ness of which is unquestionable , that
Spanish sovereignty in Cuba came to an
end with the signing of the protocol
nnd that nothing remains to bo dis
posed of except the question as to when
and how Spain shall take her soldiers
out of the Island. The commission Is
clothed with no authority to consider
matters outside of this. Our govern
ment having taken this stand no fur
ther delay In reaching an agreement
from the Introduction of extraneous
questions Is expected. So that It is
probable evacuation will begin within
the next thirty days and be completed
by the close of the year.
F1LWIXUS ASK 1XDKPKNDESOE.
A representative of the Filipino provisional -
visional government has gone to Wash
ington to ask President McKlnley to
give that government representation on
the Paris peace commission anel also to
recognize the Independence of his pee
ple. It is needless to say that his mis
sion will be fruitless. He will prob
ably be received by the president , but
not as the representative of a govern
ment. He will learn that recognition
of the so-called government set up by the
Filipinos Is under existing conditions
Impossible , nor can the president give
him any assurances for the future. The
question of disposing of the Philippines
Is to be determined by the peace com
mission. It Is a subject of treaty ne
gotiations and until these are concluded
neither party to the negotiations can
give any definite promise or take any
decisive action regarding the future or
the Philippines.
There is a deep signlllcance , however ,
In the fact that the Filipino government
has sent a representative here to ask
that it be recognized. It shows how
earnest and determined those people are
to secure independence. They have
been long struggling for it. Their revolt
against Spanish oppression and misrule
has cost them great sacrifices. They
now feel that the fruition of their
hopes , the reward of their struggles , Is
at hand. They believe themselves ca
pable of self-government and they de-
inand that they shall be permitted to
have it. Will they give up their long-
cherlshetl hope even at the command of
the United States ? It seems to be be
yond doubt that under ilo circumstances
will they again submit to Spanish rule.
No assurances that Spain might give
them , under whatever guarantees made ,
would induce them to accept the sov
ereignty of that nation. Pacification of
the Philippines would bo out of the
question with Spain in cemtcol. Woulel
the Filipinos , who have fought tor in
dependence and profoundly believe
they have earneel It , peacefully submit
to be governed by the United States ?
There Is no doubt that they have great
respect for this nation. The more In
telligent among them know something
of Its power and Its resources and the > y
have had an opportunity to obtain
enough knowledge of American charac
ter to have Impressed upon them the
fact that whatever this country under
takes to do it is very certain to ac
complish. They have professeel the
most friendly feeling for the United
States. Still there Is no assurance that
they would surrender their desire for
Independence on the demand of this
country and peacefully accept our rule.
And If they should not do so wo should
find the task of subduing them no easy
'one , to say nothing of the unfortunate
posltlou , from a moral standpoint , which
the subjugation of an alien people to
our rule would place us lu.
The attitude of the Filipinos is a fac
tor in the Philippine problem not to be
lightly considered. It seems to us to
be really a very serious matter. It Is
easy to say that wo can compel them to
accept whatever terms anel conditions
wo may make. There is no doubt as to
that. But nothing coulel be more re
pugnant to American ideas and princi
ples than coercing these people into sub
mission to our rule. It the y do not ele-
sire American government we should
violate the cardinal principle of our po
litical system by forcing them to sub
mit to it. The Philippine problem has
many perplexing features and this Is
not the least of them.
Cnluiiilt'K Voice.
Washlnston Post.
Nebraska has a $37,000,000 corn crop. It
will require considerable discontent , over
the conduct of the war to offset this.
.Inli-y Tux oil llcer.
New York Tribune.
The aDDortlonment of the beer tax has
occasioned much barking among brewers ,
bung-starters , consumers and malt worms
generally , but It brings In about $50,000-
000 annually and Is thus to bo pronounced
an unequivocal success.
A-\vuy from the Sixillmiion.
Indianapolis News.
If It is right to Insist on having able gen
erals , no matter what their politics , It Is
quite right to demand efficient postmasters ,
district attorneys , financial agents and state
and city employes , without regard to poli
tics. It Is Impossible to make any logical
distinction between the two cases. The
American people must learn , and we believe
they are learning , that the business of
government is one calling for high skill.
The more keenly they realize that fact the
less likely will they be to be deceived by
the sophistry of the spoilsmen.
ArlfitoiTiiry und Democracy.
Chicago Chronicle.
Democracy in the abstract Is warmly ad
vocated by a good many prominent Eng
lishmen , but In concrete Instances the ver
dict always favors the aristocracy. Here ,
for example , Is Mr. George N. Curzon , who
Is to be viceroy ot India. If he Is com
petent for the position at all , plain Mr. Cur-
ion would govern the Indian empire as well
a * Daron Curzon of Kedelston. could. The
baronial title does not carry with It
any Intellectual endowment. Yet It Is felt
by the Ilrltlsh
government that a com
moner even with an "Honorable" before
his name Is not fltt d for the vlceroyalty.
He must receive the oil of consecration , not
only to Impress the population over wMcb
be ii to rule , but to maintain the theory
that all Uio fat things in the gift of th' '
government pertain ot right to tlhe tltlci
aristocracy. That Is to say , you need nebo
bo born a lord In order to rite to the high
cst office In England , but you must ) be
corao one. William Pitt and William E
Gladstone are exceptions that prove th
rule.
Crocodile Trnr * .
Indlanat > ells Journal.
The managers of the democratic calamlt
campaign would like to have people be
lleve that If the Spanish war had occurre
In a democratic administration there woul
have been no sickness among the soldier
nnd no hardships of any kind. Perhap
there would not even have been any fight
lag. '
The Crime of ' 1)8. )
Washington Star.
The decision of the government to 8en
too million ounces of silver from the Phil
adclphta mint to San Francisco by frclghl
Instead ot by express , will probably bo re
gardcd by many people ae an Intontlonc
snub for the white metal. Treasury of
flclals are satisfied , however , that silver ca
bo transported with 'just as much safct
In this way , and at a considerable less cos
Still , It Is n little hard on the metal thn
figured so prominently In the lost prcsl
dentlal campaign to be hauled around th
country In freight cars like so much cos
or pig iron.
Wliut to Do Mlth the IMitllpplnen.
Boston Transcript.
There Is a very largo and growing deut
In this country as to t'ho value of the Phil
Ipplncs. Our volunteer soldiers there , I
Is said , would unanimously vote to let th
barbarous Islands alone. They have nl
ready , now that Uho excitements of the voyage
ago and campaign are over , fallen home
sick by platoons , weary of the swamp
camps and the monotony of garrison dut
and disgusted with the low clvlllzatlor
the cltmafo and everything In genera :
They arc Impatient to get back to thel
own country. Of course they are not ) Judge
of commercial values or International re
qutremcnts , but they may Indicate the feel
Ing with which the great American pee
pie , oven the Americans of t'ho hot mlddl
west and Pacific coast , where the volunteer
at Manila wore enlisted , would now rcgar
an Invitation to colonize the Philippines.
the Teiiderfcet.
Buffalo Express.
This Is the time of year when reports c
the so-called prehistoric corn como from th
west and , true to custom , the announccmen
has Just been made that a flno crop of It I
up on a ranchon % the Loup river , Ncbrask :
The crop covers only a few acres , but It I
noteworthy In several respects. For In
stance , with only ordinary attention an
without special Irrigation , it has reachc
an average height of fifteen feet and run
from ten to twelve cars to the stalk. As
rule , the ears begin to appear on the stal
about ten feet from the ground. Durln
dry weather , when other corn would cm
up In the broiling sun , this plant remain
stiff and strong and maintains its brlgt
green color. The corn take Its name froi
the odd manner In which the seed was dls
covered. About five years ago , so the star
runs , a handful of the corn was found 1
an old cave In Arkansas , In a Hargo clai
shell that bad become hermetically scalci
KvllM of Divided Authority.
Philadelphia Press.
The need of an cntlro reorganization e
the army system was significantly Illustrate
at the meeting oftho commanders at Cam
Hamilton with Secretary Algcr on Tuesda :
General Urcoklnrlijge complained that whl !
ho was commander pf the camp the hosplt :
surgeons refused to obey his orders , asserl
Ing that they were subject only to tt
orders of Surgeon General Sternberi
whoso headquarters are In Washlngtoi
General Wilson and others had met wit
similar experience. Nothing had bee
done about the matter because the coir
mandlug generals did not positive !
know that they had any authority ovc
the surgeons. Surgeon General Sternber
assured them that they had such authorit ;
But what a commentary on the whole arm
system when the commander ot a cam
does not know how much authority he has
The division of responsibility among vai
lous bureaus Is an Intolerable evil , and wit
the experience of this war should forevc
end.
IIKAI/TH OF AIIMAXD NAVY.
Uni > Ilctnccu the Ilenltli of Troop
mid that of Sullorn.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Information of no little military value ma
bo obtained from a comparison of the natui
and extent of the sickness during the ws
In the camps and In the navy. Our force c
sailors numbered more than 25,000 men an
operated chiefly In the tropics. Admin
Dewey has said since the surrender of Ma
nlla : "In the fleet wo have less Elcknes
than on ordinary cruise. " It Is a remark
able fact In view of the confinement ot th
squadron to the bay for several months an
Its restricted communication with land. Tb
health of our fleets In the West IndU
throughout the summer has been excellent
though they passed through a trying vlg
under the blazing midsummer sun of the tor
rid zone. The close blockade at Santlag
lasted thirty-nine days. It was a ceaselee
strain upon the crews , and they were en
gaged also In frequent offensive work. 0
the ships the temperature was certain !
higher than on land. Even In the Intense !
heated engine rooms the health of the me
was much better than that of any regimen
on shore , though the flro In the furnaces wa
never allowed to get low.
Another striking fact Is that the TOO ma
rlnes encamped on the border ot Quanta
name bay went thVough the summer with a
exceedingly small sick list' ' . Though eta
tloned but forty miles from Santiago , nc
one of their number died of disease , an
when taken north lately their sick num
bercd less than 1 per cent. Yet on landln
t'hey passed through nearfy a wc k of anx
lous fighting In trenches. Several of th
corps wore killed In the night attacks an
sleep was Impossible. Then and thereafte
the marines remained in good condltlor
They wore under strict naval iflsclpllni
Their officers on landing ordered t'he Span
Ish barracks burned to destroy fever germs
All the hygienic rules of a ship were en
forced. Every meal was Inspected by a
officer before It was served. Each tent an
article of cVot'hlng ' had to be accounted foi
It Is true t'hat the marines made n
marches , but they held one position on Cu
ban soil three months without loss from dla
ease , a record that Is certainly surprlslnf
In arriving at the causes of sickness I
the army a study of sanitation In the nav
should be of great assistance. In the nav
no Inexperienced ofllcers are found. Navl
gallon IH not n science for tyros. Th
sailor and the marine are under officer
who have spent years In mastering thel
business and are subject to rules that neve
relax. Annlea are In frequent motion unde
varying clrcumstauccs and the minute regu
latlons of the navy could not always b
enforced In the field. Yet they are prac
tlcable In stationary camps and garrison
and an approximation could bo secured eve
on the march. The gap between the healt !
of the troops and that of the sailors is fa
too marked. An Investigation of the differ
ent results revealed In the two arms of tb
service could not but be Instructive
Analysis of this nature would lead to some
thing tangible , In the recent war the nav
was free from disease , while the army suf
fcreil from It seriously. The reasons ar
not political , but relate to the details c
discipline and Inspection
TII13 AH.MY COMMISSION.
Illlfli Chnrnotcr nnd Kiperlrncp nf the
Men COIIIIOHIIK | It.
New York Tribune.
President McKlnley's patience and de
termination ha\e been rewarded , and he and
tha country are to bo congratulated. The
nine men whom ho has choccn to Investigate
the conduct of the war , and who have ac
cepted the patriotic duty and responsibility
are In all respects admltably qualified. With
out the slightest reflection on any of tin
eminent men who for one reason or an
other declined to servo as members of thi
commission , it can bo said that the con
clusions of those who have accepted wll
command the confidence and respect of thi
entlro country. Everybody will understani
at the outset that an Investigation by thi
men who compose this commission Is not t <
bo n superficial or perfunctory one ; that Hi
members will not bear whitewash brushc :
or go about with closed eyes ; that thej
have no partisan ends to serve , no per
sonal friends to shield or enemies to pun
ish and , finally , that they are men whi
will bo able to detect the weak spots ant
uncover abuses In the array admlnlstratlot
and fix the responsibility therefor.
All of them are men who have served Ir
the army. The chairman won high distinc
tion and the stars of a major general undei
Grant and Sherman In the Army ot the
Tennessee. Ho probably knows as mud
about army transportation and subsistence
as any officer of the quartermaster's 01
commissary department In the army today
General Wilson and General McCook repre
sent the regular army. Dr. Conner was i
surgeon of volunteers in the civil war
General Beaver and Colonels Denby , Sex
ton and Woodbury all saw service In tha
war as commanders of volunteer troops ot
the Union side , two of them In the Armj
of the Potomac and the other two In tin
Western armies. General Deaver lost n 1ej
nnd Colonel Woodbury an arm In battle
Captain Howell was a gallant Confederati
soldier , who served with and commandei
volunteer troops on that side. Several o
the members of the commission are alsi
trained and skillful lawyers , accustomed U
examining witnessed and sifting and weigh
ing testimony. Moreover , they have beet
clothed with authority which Is ample
under the circumstances , to enable them tc
discover the truth and there Is no rcasot
to doubt that this authority .will be full ]
Invoked and exercised.
Of course , the efforts to decry tfh-e com
mission , bcllttlo Its work and break th <
force of Its conclusions will bo continued ]
but whatever t'h-e sources or motives ot th (
Influenc-OB that Inspire these cfforts-
whether they emanate from officials or ofll
cers who dread tlie results of a thorougl
and searching Investigation Into their owr
acts and conduct , from partisan opponcnti
ot the administration , who do not desire tc
have the truth revealed , or from those wh (
are governed by even more Ignoble mo
lives these efforts , we believe , will fall ant
recoil on their authors. The country wonts
to have Iho truth and It knows that thi
president would not confldo the task of as
certaining It to weak and Incompetent 01
dishonest hands.
AND OTHERWISE.
Clarence Greathouse , chancellor of Corea
Is a native of California.
Argentina and Chill , In consenting to arbl
trate , have set a good example to the blggei
powers.
President Ulaz of Mexico has Just bough
a dog through a St. Louis dog fancier. I
la a pointer , a bench show champion at that
and Is named McKlnley.
General Wheeler says that "cruelty to s
horse Is unqualified wickedness. " The olt :
cavalry hero appreciates the nobleness of the
animal as few others can.
A ninety-pound jockey has been engager
for next year at a salary of $10,000. This h
over $100 a pound. The rule of greatest
value In smallest packages applies. .
Slnco the death of Judge Thomas -JM
Cooley , Judge Benjamin M. Graves of De
troit , Is the only surviving member of tht
"Big Four'1 ' of Michigan's supreme court. H <
was a member ot the original bench.
The slayer of the Austrian empress , whi
Is sentenced to llfo imprisonment , Is noi
to bo allowed to speak to anybody cxcepl
the prison guard. It must bo a terrlbli
punishment for an anarchist to bo obllgci
to refrain from 'talklnc. '
The San Francisco restaurant keepers
servo wine to their patrons In pitchers and
thus get around the stamp which the reve
nue laws require to bo affixed to every bet
tle. But the beer tax cannot bo evaded
fty rushing the growler.
The National Farmers' congress , composed
largely of couthern farmers , has Invited
Booker T. Washington , principal of tht
Tuskegee Institute In Alabama , to deliver ac
address before It at Its next annual meeting
to bo held In December at Fort Worth , Tex ,
General Ignaclo Andrade , now president ol
the Hepubllo of Venezuela , has Just unveiled
a monument to American heroes who fell In
the fight for Venezuela In 180G. It had been
erected at the Instance of General Andrade ,
whoso regard for Americans made him de
sire that these heroes should not be for
gotten. '
A unique claim has Just been paid by an
English fire Insurance company. The claim
ant was sitting on the scafront on bank
holiday with hla trousers turned up. A
little ash from his pipe dropped Into the
tuck thus formed and burned a hole. After
Inspecting the garments the company paid
for a new pair , the claim being under a gen
eral flre policy.
Emperor Francis Joseph , In taking steps
to secure the destruction at Geneva , In the
presence of the Austro-Hungarlan envoy
and bis consular officials , of the weapon
with which the empress was assassinated ,
as well as the surgical Instruments used by
the Swiss physicians In making the post
mortem examination , has acted In accord
ance with a custom that has prevailed for
the last fifty years a custom based partly
on superstition , partly on a desire to pre
vent articles of this kind from falling Into
the hands of dealers In curios.
TUB HIST TO "filT. "
Detroit Free Press : The American mili
tary commission bos been Instructed to call
the attention of the Spanish commissioners
to the fastest routes for getting Spanish
soldiers and sovereignty back to Spain.
Chicago Inter Ocean : The president Is de
sirous that the Spaniards shall evacuate
Cuba without further delay , and the na
tion will back htm heartily In his deter
mination to permit no nonsense In Cuba or
elsewhere. The quicker the Spanish soldiers
are deported the better for all parties con-
ceined. It will give us a chance to deal
more Intelligently and effectively with the
natives , who seem to he demanding at pres
ent a little attention ot the vigorous kind.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat : The presi
dent's purpose to compel the Spaniards to
begin evacuating Cuba by October 15 and
to finish the Job by December 31 will please
the country. This gives Spain a reasonable
time In which to get out of the Island and
It wll ? permit the Cubans to begin , at the
commencement ot 1899 , the work of rebuild
ing their shattered Industrial fabric , Noth
ing practical In this direction can be done
until Spain gets out. Moreover , the relief
which the United Stntes promised the un
fortunate reconcentrados cannot be made
effective until this country gets possession
of all the military posts In the Island. Social
conditions In Cuba will quickly change
after th < 3 Spanish evacuation Is completed
and there Is a fair assurance that no un
reasonable delay will bo permitted In this
work.
HUGOSSTUUCTION OlCt'HA. .
Some of llir TliltiKD thnt Must He
Done 1 > > - Uncle Snm.
Collier's Weekly.
When the proper time comes for the or- ,
gnnlrallon of on Independent government
In Cuba , or , lu other \\ordn , when order
and tranquillity shair have been estubllshed
throughout the Island and all armed bands ,
whether professing loyalty to Spain or to the
so-called Cuban republic , shall have sur
rendered their weapons and shall hav re
turned to peaceful avocations , It will bo for
the American military governor , or for a
commission charged with the specific func
tion , to designate the qualifications for the
preliminary franchise and to direct the elec
tion of a. constitutional convention. In de
fining the conditions of the suffrage wo
should bo at rains to avoid all discrimina
tion on the score of race or of nativity ,
having before us as our primary aim , not
the triumph of a particular faction , but
the welfare of the whole population ,
Whether for the preliminary ballot the prin
cipal ot universal suffrage should be
adopted or an educational of a property
qualification should bo Imposed , the utmost
care should bo taken to exclude no orderly
and law abiding citizen on the score cither
of color or descent. Not only those native
Cubans who have served under the Insurgent
leaders In the field or have recognized their
authority , but also those native Cubans
who look with favor on the autonomist sys
tem conceded by Spain not long before the
outbreak of the war , and oven those civilian
.Spaniards who shall decide to remain In the
Island and who shall covenant to support
loyally the new regime , should all bo per
mitted to take part In returning members
to the convention , whoso duty It will be
to frame a scheme of republican govern
ment possessing , at least prlma facie , the
elements of equity and stability. It will
bo for President McKlnley's representatives
at Havana to Inspect the constitution thus
completed and determine whether It seems
likely to answer the high-minded purpose
with which we undertook to liberate the
Island. If the proposed organic law shall
meet with our approval , wo shall authorize
It to bo put In operation , by sanctioning an
election under It , at which a Cuban execu
tive and a Cuban legislature will bo chosen.
When the machinery of the new policy Is
once In working order wo shall substitute
the Cuban ensign for the American flag
over all the government property derived
by us from Spain , and , withdrawing all the
troops which , up to that time , will have
been stationed for police purposes In the
Island , wo shall leave the Cuban republic
to Its experiment of self-rule. If the Cuban
legislature , which shall thus lawfully come
Into being , shall see fit to give validity to
all or any of rho bonds which have oeen
Issued by the so-galled Insurgent govern
ment , It will bo at liberty to do so , provided
the Cuban constitution Itself shall not pro
hibit the Imposition of such a burden on
the Infant state. It will also be for the
Cuban legislature to provide , If It shall BCO
fit , out df the Island's public revenues , for
the pay of the Insurgent soldiers who have
served under Gomez , Garcia and other In
surrectionary chiefs.
This Is , substantially , the course which
events will follow In Cuba , provided the
American congress shall adhere to the reso
lutions by which , In April , It signified a
determination to give self-rule to Cuba. It
Is manifestly not the course which would
have been taken had wo recognized the In
dependence , or even the belligerency , of the
so-called Insurgent government. In that
caao wo should have appeared In Cuba pre
cisely as the- French appeared In the Ameri
can colonies in 1778 ; that Is to say , us allies
and coadjutors , and we should have contfn-
ucd to flght until Spain herself hud acknowl
edged the independence of the Cuban re
public. Then , whenever In any part of the
Island the Spanish flag had been pulled
down , the Cuban Hag would have been
hoisted , and Cuban officials would have pro
ceeded to carry on the civil administration.
When the war should have ended and
Spain's evacuation of the Island should have
been completed , wo should have withdrawn
our own troops forthwith , and have left the
Cuban republic to the fulfillment of UK des
tiny. The actual situation , la as we have
seen , entirely different. Wo have to crcuto
In Cuba a republic before wo leave It to Its
fate , and , In view of the grave responsibil
ity thereby assumed , It behooves us to take
every precaution against the recrudescence
of race hatred and the revival of factional
disorder.
nooMi\c : TUB B.YPOSITIOS.
Wldei | | > rend IiifcrcHt In I lie I'ronrcsn
of the ( .rent Show.
Lowlston (111. ( ) News : There are two Mid
ways at the Omaha exposition. Those who
remember Chicago , where there was only
one , must think Omaha Is a hot number.
Troy ( N. Y. ) Times : The'promoters of
the Omaha Exposition have made a remark
able display of that kind of American en
terprise which overcomes obstacles and
achieves success. Those Omaha hustlers arc
to be congratulated.
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin : Omaha Is
to bo congratulated that her magnificent
exposition has passed out of debt. The ex
position would have been a success even
though It closed with bills to pay , and the
fact that It Is to have a balance on the right
side of the ledger Is a feather that Omaha
can wear with pride.
Mount Morlah ( Mo. ) Advance : The peace
Jubilee at Omaha will bo an eventful cele
bration If the contemplated arrangements
are perfected. With hut few exceptions , the
distinguished-characters of the nation have
been Invited to attend , and thus far the ma
jority of these has accepted. It Is appro
priate that the peace Jubilee should be held
at Omaha. In conjunction with the exposi
tion It will be of particular attraction to the
people of this country ,
Washington Times : In spite of the war ,
which has so completely absorbed the atten
tion of the people of the country , the expo
sition has BO far been a success. Over a
million and a half people have passed
through the gates so far. nearly all of them
from within a radius of less than a thousand
rulles from Omaha , The exposition Is said
to be the greatest one In the history of the
United States , with the exception of the
World's fair at Chicago. It Is beautifully
planned , the grounds are picturesque , the
buildings magnificent and the arrangements
as near perfect as modern art can bring
them.
Helena ( Mont. ) Independent : Montana
day was successfully celebrated at the trans-
mlsslsslppl Exposition at Omaha. There was
a fair attendance of Montanlans on this oc
casion and what they may have lacked In
numbers they made up In ability to claim
everything that Is good and desirable for
their state ; and they hod only to point to
the exhibits to support their most extrava
gant assertions. The consensus of opinion
Is that Montana has a most creditable ex
hibit at Omaha and that the state will reap
substantial benefits from the expenditure
made In that direction.
Baltimore Herald : Now that the war
clouds have rolled away , and the "smoke
of battle" has vanished , the country should
patriotically turn Its attention to the splen
did Omaha exposition , where the magnifi
cent resources of the transmlsslsslppl states
will bo found profusely exhibited. The
president has promised to visit the exposi
tion In October , and that event should draw
vast multitudes. Reports from those who
have attended the exposition agree that ,
next to the World's fair at Chicago , It Is the
most marvelous exhibit which has ever been
made In this country Let us hope that the
patronage henceforth will bo such as to
justify the laudable enterprise of the man
agers and the large outlay of capital which
has been required to place tbe show on a
proper footing.
LITTLE FOR CABINET TO DO
Wnr rxtluntliiK i'ommlmiloii nnil
Other MnUcrn Informal ! ?
Clone Orcr.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 27. There were no
questions of special Importance before the
cabinet meeting today. The work of the
wor Investigation commission was Informally
discussed , all the members heartily approv
ing the president's Address to the commis
sioners Jnst Saturday , In which ho charged
them with the duty of milking the Inquiry
searching and exhaustive and pledging them
his nsslstanco In procuring evidence from
official sources ,
The approaching arrival hci-o of Agon-
clllo , the representative of the Philippine
Insurgent leader Agulnnldo , was ulludcd to ,
tlui president stating that he would glndly
hear what ho had to say , but that under
no circumstances could he receive him In
any olllclul capacity. If ho were granted mi
Interview with the president It would ho
only 05 a private * citizen of the Philip
pines' .
Nothing of a disquieting character has re
cently been received from any quarter. This
evaluation of Cuba no doubt will begin about
October 15 and bo concluded by January 1.
This Is understood to be the substance of
the president's Instructions to our Cuban
commissioners.
A largo share of the meeting WOB con
sumed In a discussion of the forthcoming
departmental reports , which the president
urged should bo In his possession at as early
a tlato as possible.
Indianapolis Journal : 'la lie really so
eminent ? "
"Well , I'll tell you : Jle never Indorses it
patent medicine with less than a three *
column cut. "
Urooklyn Life : Cholly Yaan , several
yearn ago I fell deeply In love with a slrl.
but she wejecteil me made 11 wegular fool
of me ,
Molly And you never got over It ?
Cleveland Plain Dealer : " ! H your son up
In the history of the Dark Ages ? "
' 1 BUUMS he l.t. lie's usually up most o'
the nlsht. "
Somervtlle Journal : All things come to
him who waltH , but you can enloy thing ! ]
longer , usually , If you go after them.
Detroit Journal : "Oh. rare being ! " cried
tbt > prince , passionately.
The damsel In the fairy talc sighed.
"VPH. " Mho faltered , tmii'h depressed.
For In these days , very many fairy tnlea
have no damsel in them at all ; notably , tha
fairy tales men tell their wives.
Washington Star : "Sonny , " paid Uncla
Kben , "don't try to vest on yoh laurels ,
Dey line on yoh forehead , but dcy makes )
a mighty po' mattrass. "
Chlcaw Tribune : "Ouch ! Great Caesar !
Couldn't you wco my feet ? " exclaimed the
portly man to the cadaverous passenger
who hnil just entered the. crowded ear.
"Not very well , sir , on aecount of ynup
stomach , " leplled the offending- passenger ,
apologetically.
Detroit Free Press : "How In the world , "
Inquired the older ph.vHlctun of his youthful -
ful partner , "did you happen to leave that
patient without llrst giving her a prescrip
tion' ' ' '
" 1 know It was unprofessional , but try as
I would , I found It Impossible to recall th.4
Latin for bonesct t * . "
To the Wnr.
Detroit Journal.
Did It devolve on meTe
To colpbrato the war In rhyme ,
I'd sing , In gladsome measures , how It lm |
proved
"One high In authority whoso name U
withheld for obvloitH reasons. "
"Sources which wo have hitherto found
reliable ,
"A member of. congress close to tha
resident , "
And others. , , I ' , /
To bo Harp , llrst , hint and all the llmo.
INCOMIM.IVTB.
Washington Star.
What originally eharmed him wan her won *
dnius wealth of Knowledge ,
To hear her talk was better than a coursa
at any college.
Kurlpldes she quoted
And Herodotus she voted
A writer who was singularly suited to her
taste- .
About Assyria she read for long hours qulto
enraptured ;
The warn that It engaged In and the pcoplo
that It captured ;
O'er cuneiform Inscriptions
Her delight would cause conniption ? ,
And she seemed to like them best when
they were very much erased.
t
Ho foil ho had secured a prlzo when she at
last consented
To bo his life companion , and a flat ha
straightway rented.
And , an slio conversed demurely.
Hi ) would often murmur , "Surely ,
Them Is no literary page where she haa
failed to look. "
Hut when ho tried the early morning coffee
and the biscuit.
And concluded his digestion was too valua. *
bio to risk It.
She , confessed what he suspected ,
Slio hud totally neglected
The handy little volumu where they tell
you how to cook ,
AUTU.MN.
Somervllle Journal.
The glorious autumn davs are here.
When Nature's at her best ; \
The loveliest season ot tha year
For working or for rest.
TfeB fdllago glows with those bright hues
O'er which rapt artists gloat.
And Johnny needs Homo new thick shoes.
And Jack an overcoat.
A soft haze rests upon the hills ,
The air Is llko new wlno.
Fresh \\Kor \ all your being thrills ;
The weather Is divine.
The beauty of the hunter's moon
Inspires your very eoul ;
And you will have to put In soon
Twelve tons ot furnace coal.
Refreshed by breezes cool and pure
You soon forget the heat
You've found so trying to endure.
Ah ! Life Is very uwect
When lovely Autumn has come back
Her devotees to bless !
And Mary needs a new fall sacquc ,
And Kate a winter dress.
i.v SOUA.
ScrloiiH ItcanltH .Sometime * Follow It *
Ksi-emlve Unf.
Common Boila la all right In Its place and
Indispensable In the kitchen and for cookIng -
Ing and washing purposes , but It was never
Intended for a medicine , and people who
use it as such will some day regret It.
Wo refer to the commoi. use of soda to
relieve heartburn or sour stomach , a habit
which thousands of people practice almost
dully , and onu which Is fraught with dan
ger ; moreover the soda only gives temporary
relief and In the end the stomach troublu
gets worse and worse.
The soda acts us a mechanical Irritant to
the walls of the stomach and bowels and
cases are on record where It acumulated la
the Intestines , causing death by Inflamma
tion or peritonitis.
Dr. Harlundson recommends as the safcsl
ind surest ! cure for sour stomach ( ( acid dys
pepsia ) an excellent preparation' sold by
ilrugglstR unCtr the name of Stuart's Dys
pepsia Tablets. These tablets are large 2
Kraln lozenges , very pleasant to taste and
: onualn the natural acids , peptones and di
gestive elements essential to good digestion ,
ind when taken after meal * they digest tha
food jxrfcctly and promptly before It hag
.lino to fermant , sour und poison the blood
ind nervous system.
Dr. Wuerth states that ho Invariably usc
btuart'H Dyspepsia Tablets In alt coses ol
stomach derangements and finds them a
certain cure not ) only for tour stomach , but
Ijy promptly digesting the food they creatu
i healthy appetite , Increase flesh anil
strengthen tfco action of rho heart and liver *
They are not a cathartic , but Intended only
For stomach diseases and weakness and wilt
bo found reliable In any stomach trouble ex-
sept cancer of rho stomach.
All druggists sett Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab *
lets at GOc par package ,
A little book describing all forms of stomach
ach weakness and their cure mailed tree by
iddrcsslng the Stuart Co. of Marshall , Midi ;