TJIB OMAHA IDAILT BEE : WEDNESDAY' , OCTOUEll 2(5 ( , 1808.
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No > l ltor to Oiunlin Hint the
cxpnnltlntl ulinuld ice iMvnr
without liixpeetliiH The llec
liiillilliKC. the InrKt'xt neiv -
Iiopcr hullilliiK In Ainurlcn ,
nnd The lice iicivnnnpcr
lilnnt , conceded to be the
fluent hrtuccn Chlruuo mill
Snn l > 'rmielnc'O. A cnrdlnl
ivelcomp l cxteiideil in nil.
S than n week more f the expos !
tlon. Malic the lu-st of It.
Next Ki'iday Is rental rut Ion day. 1
you don't rt' lHtor you will not lie nbl <
to vote.
As u campaign doilpe the yellow Jour
nal war horror fuku is proving u ilisiua
failure.
Do not forget to resistor next Friday
HoslHtnUlon is just as Important as I
votlnc because no one not reglsturcU cai
vote.
With the udvantaVe of the oxnntple a
by Omaha , Philadelphia has succecdei
in Kottlnfi tip a creditable peace jubilo. <
of its own.
Members of the school board deserv
credit for realizing the fact Hint th
people have plenty of money to improv *
the pchool eystoni , but not one cent fo
Hchool site Jobs.
The people of Douglas county wouli
like to have republicans administer the !
governmeut In all Its branches , but the ;
Insist upon decency and trustworthl
ness as the Ili'St quallllcations.
If the Joint tratllc associations are ilk
pnl under the anti-trust law what abou
the passenger associations and the othy
railway agreements intended to depriv
the public of railway competition ?
The license for General Merrill's inai
rla u In London is mild to have cost $ ! . ' (
The general could have secured the law'
sanction and been tied just as tight 1
this country for a great deal less nioncj
If It Is only the Nile that the Hrltls
want , they ought to be able to effect
trade with France by giving the lattu
the Congo or the Niger. A few bargain
In African rivers will still remain on th
International counter.
The republican school board ticket i
In every way superior to the popocrntl
ticket nnd should have the native suj
port of all taxpaylng citizens an
patrons of the public schools wlthoi
icgard to partisanship.
A man who will Issue checks on u ban
in which he never had u deposit wi
not hesitate to He. Victor 11. Wnlki
never had any assurance from the edlto
of The Hee of the support of this pape
whatever he may nay to the cautrar
notwithstanding.
There are probably 'JO.OOO voters I
Nebraska today who never voted In thl
ntato before and who will struggle wit
the Intricacies of our ballot law for tli
first time at the coming election. Fi
the new voters a little ballot law lustrui
tion will not bo amiss.
While accusing men of supporting tli
republican cause for money the iocs
pop'ocratlc organ might with propriet
tell how It changed from opposing I
supporting It ? to 1 free coinage on pa ;
ment of a cash consideration by tli
silver bulllonalrea' syndicate.
Franco is certainly entitled to fit
credit for the part its diplomatic ronn
sentatlves played In bringing ubot
peace between the United States nn
Spain , but the fact must not be eve
looked that Spain owes the greater del
of gratitude for Its good otllces.
Walker and Koutsky say they lo\
the' republican party nnd cteslro I
Biiccess above all things. If they real !
mean what they say let them get off tl
ticket. They certainly know that by i
doing they will render the party greuti
Fcrvlfu tbiin by anything else wlthl
their power.
SIlM.t. 1'MTltLr.HSSt.SS UK JfLMIVI
A plaintive appeal IIIIH bueti mntlo t <
the voters of Nebraska by the stnt <
house officials asking fovluutluu as ai
endorsement of the service they havt
rendered and the reforms they have in
uugnrated. They point out the fact tha
by force of custom men who have ucrvw
one term faithfully have usually beei
accorded n second term.
The questions Intelligent and consclon
tlous voters must ask themselves are
Have these olllelals really served tin
people faithfully or are they palling tin
reform Hag under false pretenses ? lluvi
they honestly tried to live up to tin
platform pledges on which they rode lui <
olllce , or have they deliberately Ignore *
and broken their solemn promises ?
Two years ago the people of Nebraskf
were assured that the candidates on tin
fusion ticket would grapple with cor
pornt'j monopoly , redress the grievance :
of the producers nnd do nway with slue
cures nnd tnxenters in the state house
These assurances have proved a delusloi
iml a snare. There has been no uttemp
to curb the greed of monopoly or to com
iol the corporations to release their grlj
or pay their share of taxes.
L'nder the law live state olllcials con
stitute the railroad commission , am
these olllcials appoint three secretarlei
who are charged with the duties devolv
IHR upon the board. The people had i
right to expect that-antl-monopoly stati
olllcials would appoint three nntl-monop
ely sotTetarles. Instead of that the see
relarles were named by the rallrout
managers and the commission has lieei
a more Infamous farce during the lus
two years than It ever was. Not onlj
has It drawn ? ( ! ,000 n year in sularle :
without rendering any service to tin
people , but It Has blocked every cft'or
made by shippers nnd producers to ge
redress.
It was promised nnd expected Hint tin
null-monopoly state olllcials would soi
to it that the assessment of rallrond
telegraph und telephone property woult
be raised and their taxes made proper
tlonate to those paid by farmers ant
Liomo owners. This pledge also has beei
shamelessly violated. Thenntl-monopol ;
reform board has inudo two annual ns
sessnients. For the first it rendoptei
without change the assessment made thi
year before which their own party ha <
denounced ns iniquitous. The secom
made a few trilling changes on shot-
branch lines merely to dupe the people
The legislature passed laws for regu
luting express , telegraph and teloplioiv
companies and stock yards , but the bom
bnstlc popocratlc attorney general nni
his associates have made a farce of th
whole business. They played shuttle
cock and battledore with the corpora
tlons until the latter had succeeded li
tying up all the now laws in the court
and suspending their operations indell
nltely.
Great stress has been laid upon tli
successful prosecution of Hartley , wlios
conviction was really secured by Count ;
Attorney Imldrlgc , a republican. IJu
nothing has been said about Attorne ,
General Smyth's bungling suit ugalns
the Hartley l > oml.-men and his gentle an
tender regard for the bankers who go
the benefit of Hartley's stealings. Ha *
Attorney General Smyth done his tint ,
as he could have done It , the state treuf
ury would have been several lumdro <
thousand dollars better off today.
Yet these men are asking the popl
to endorse their faithlessness and thel
duplicity by re-election. Can they foe
the people again ? '
CUHAX K
Upon the recommendation of Geneni
\Vado of the Cuban military commh'sio
the time allowed the Spaniards to gt
out of Cuba has been extended on
month , or until January 1. It is propose
that in the meantime American troop
shall occupy territory us soon as vacate
by the Spanish forces , so thut Immed
atoly after the evacuation Is complete
the military occupation of Cuba by th
United States will be accomplished. 1
may be doubted whether Spain can ge
all of her troops out of the island In th
llftlo more than two months allowed fu
doing HO. The number Is said to beTJ-1
000 , but some will remain in Cuba an
become citizens there , so that pThaps th
number to be taken back to Spain wl
not much exceed 100,000. It Is no sum
task , however , to transport that man
men , with their equipment , seven
thousand miles , and If the Spanish go\ \
eminent accomplishes It within the stij
ulated time It will have done extreme !
well. The Spanish commissioners 1
Havana have put In u plea of povcrt
and shown that they are restricted In th
matter of transportation to one line c
steamers , which , being a subsidised llm
Is subject to the disposal of the goven
ment. Other Hues , or even tramp stean
ers , will not carry a Spanish soldti
without cash In hand or approved si
curity aud the Spanish treasury hn
little of either cash or credit. It Is m
doubtedly n perplexing situation for th
Spaniards and our government note
properly In giving them more time. Tli
extension of thirty days will not inte
fere with any of the plans of this goi
eminent , though of course every dela
costs something. It Is desirable to clos
up everything connected with the wn
as soon us possible , so that the chart ;
on the American people can be redurei
It has been suggested that pending tli
evacuation of Tuba the United State
should collect the customs at Hnvani
now being appropriated by the Spanls
authorities. A member of the America
military commission Is reported to hav
said that if lie had his way he woul
send war .ships to Havana und take po
session of the custom house and oth <
branches of the government. It is lilghl
probable that this will be done not InU
thnn the end of the present year an
congress may direct the president I
take such action nt nn earlier date. li
deed it would not be surprising If tl
president should himself decide to t
this prior to the expiration of the tin
fixed for completing the evacuation ,
would be a perfectly Justifiable eours
What better claim have the Spanish n\ \
thorltles upon the customs revenue ;
Havana than the United States ? r < i
lectlng revenue Is the exercise of
function of sovereignty nnd Spain m
up all claim or title to sovereignty I
Cuba when she signed the protocol , J
that time the Spanish government prol
ably had no idea that it would be pci
mlttetl to keep Its soldiers In Cuba fou
or live months nnd bu allowed to take n !
the revenue of the territory occuplcc
Undoubtedly the chief olllclnls are mal <
ing the most of this privilege In the !
personal Interest nnd It Is easy to undei
stand that they are reluctant to give use
so good a thing. It Is all very well t
bo mngnunlmous to the vanquished , bu
there is a duty to ourselves which shoul
not ho disregarded. We believe tf\ \
United States government Is justly ui
titled to the revenue from customs a
Havana ant ! any other Cuban port wher
Spain is now collecting such rovcntu
nnd our government should tnke sue
action ns will secure it. We do nc
doubt that one effect of doing PO woul
be to expedite the work of evacuation.
TUB COXaitEXSlOXAI. OUTLOOK.
The prospects of republican control n
the sonatu of the Fifty-sixth congress r
favorable. One democratic seat is a
ready lost in Maryland , another is protl
sure to be lost In Wisconsin , while fou
democratic seats are in peril in Ne\
York , New Jersey , West Virginia nn
California. A gain of three scats wi
give the republicans n majority of tli
senate and there Is every reason to ej
pect that this gnln will bo made ,
A republican house Is no less Impoi
taut than a republican senate and pei
haps more Important , since it woul
mean more for the cause of noun
money. The outlook for the election o
n republican house Is not altogether m
favorable but there is some danger thi :
the democrats will have a majority I
the next house. If this should happen I
will bo clilelly due to the failure of n
publicans and sound money democrat
to do their duty , both in the campalg
and at the polls.
In the short time remaining for can
palgn work every supporter of the soun
money cause should do what he can fr
republican congressional candidate !
The money question is an issue In th
campaign. It has been made so by th
declaration of nearly every democrat !
congressional convention of the yea ;
The election of u democratic house wi
infuse fresh life into the free silver ag
tution. It will levive distrust and L
hurtful to all business interests. 1
would ho a serious misfortune to tli
country. This can bo averted if soun
money men will go earnestly to work t
elect sound money candidates to coi
gross.
TIMK TO (1ET TUOKTIIKti.
It is about time for tlio republicans (
Douglas county to get together.
Douglas county should by rights giv
nt least from L'.noo to H.OOO majority f <
tlie republican state anil congrcsslom
tickets. Kilt the bat-blind , .selilsh an
stupid leadership threatens to dlsslpul
whatever natural advantage belongs l
the party in this county.
When one man who lias no moi
chance to be elected United States sem
tor tliau he lias to tly to the moo
is allowed to foj'st upon the le |
islatlvo tk'ket candidates "whom n
decent , self-respecting voter can n
dorse , the other leaders who conipr
heud the disastrous consequence
should have the moral courage to exei
all their Inlluencc for purging the tick"
When a county chairman Is so Idiot
as to declare that he prefers to light tl
battle without tlie aid or support of Tli
Hen , he shows himself as incompetent 11
a general who would assault a fort will
out artillery or try to fight a battle i
modern times with broadswords an
Hint-lock muskets.
The Ike need scarcely reiterate what
has .said several times , that It has 'i
other interest In the present rnmpalg
except that of tlie republican party. H <
fore the primaries It admonished tli
party to put up its best men for ever
position on tlie ticket. After the convci
tlon it endeavored to persuade the part
leaders to take counsel with a view 1
rectifying the mistakes which everyon
of them admitted had been made In tli
nomination of malodorous e-andidau
and the ignoring of elements essentli
to polling the full party strength an
gaining accessions from the opposltloi
Had this advli-e been heeded and a
earnest effort been promptly made to r
construct the ticket , republicans woul
all be united and harmonious today , li
stead of being disgusted and disorgai
Izefl.
Izefl.There
There are still two days within whit
action can be taken under tlie law i
withdraw names and substitute cand
dates who can bo elected. If this
not done the responsibility for win
may happen cannot be laid at the dot
of The Bee. Its course is markc
out. In the future , as In the past , It wl
sound the alarm against steps that ten
to wreck the party. But if Its hone
and sincere counsels are spurned an
a suicidal policy persisted in , It will c
Its duty to the people fearlessly , belle
Ing that the highest obligation of tl
American citizen Is to promote the pu
lie welfare , and that patriotism must o
ways bo above partisanship.
In Illinois the annual registration i
voters closes two weeks before the tin
of election. The object Is to give n
parties ample time to Investigate tl
i registration lists and prevent the pcrp
tratlon of election frauds through lllegi
registration. On the other hand , the re
Istrntton books are closed before mm
of the voters get sulliclently warmed t
to the campaign to take an active lute
est in it to the extent of appearing liefoi
the registration boards. There ui
plainly two sides to the question , thouj :
all will concede the registration lis
should be made up with reasonable tin
elapsing before the voting takes place.
Decent and reputable attorneys i
Omaha must feel highly compllmenU
by the assertion by one of the judges i
the district court that a notorious polli
court shyster of unsavory repute Is i
fair and honorable ns any uttorni
practicing before him.
As soon ns the exposition gates clos
the city authorities should take up i
once the removal of the temporary li
traps for whose construction special pc
mission was given hist spring. It Is i
much the duty of the city to reduce tl
IIro risk by suppressing the tinder boxes
ns by maintaining an elllclettt lire do
pnrtmcnt. Ahlle great pressure wll
doubtless be brought on behalf of par
tlcular property owners who think thej
should have still further dispensation
no valid reason can be urged for nn. '
exceptions or favoritism and the orlg
liuil agreements to remove the tern
pornry structures within the specllloi
time should be rigidly enforced.
According to Walker the opposition o
The Hee to his candidacy Is Inspired bj
the hostility of its editor engendered n
the time ho as policeman served paper :
on him in the Hennctt criminal llbo
suit. Inasmuch ns that crlmlun
libel suit wns instituted nt the reqties
of the editor made to County Attorn ? :
Knley In order that he might have ai
opportunity to prove In court not enl ;
the truth of The Hoe's charges , but tha
they were not Inspired by persona
malice , Walker's assertion Is ns absuri
as It Is baseless.
The recently adjourned Congress o
Liberal Hellglons passed resolutions o
thanks to the church In whose bulldlni
Its sessions were held. This nctloi
must have boon tnkon under misappro
henslon , because the nckuowledgmen
Is due to the Woman's club of Omnhn
which bus generously provided the 1ml
accommodations for almost all Ihe edu
catlonnl congresses that have boon licit
In conjunction with the exposition.
The popocratic organ makes nn
nouncement of the return of ex-Gov
ernor Lorenzo Crounso from Florida
where he had accepted an Invitation ti
outer the campaign on behalf of the re
publican candidate for congress by i
speech nt Tampa , which attracted m
little attention. Ex-Governor Crounsi
has another opportunity to put In n fev
licks for the republican candidate fo
congress in this , his home district.
Another election will give the peopl
of Nebraska another opportunity to en
Joy the beauties of the machine-mad
ballot law which Governor Ilolcomb du
nounced as an outrage upon the voters
but could not muster up the courage t
veto.
from l2x | Tlciicc.
Somcrvlllo Journal.
Almost any man who has kept house fo
twenty years can EO up In the attic and se
things that cost him 11,000 that ho couldu' '
get a $10-blll for DOW.
Opportune nnd I'll 11 of I'lcnnnre.
Indianapolis Journal.
Those papers which are explaining that th
president had no other time In which t
take a vacation than three weeks bofor
the election accm to bo giving themselve
unnecessary 'trouble. ' The people were nevo
more delighted to see n president than a
this time , so his tour must have been op
portuiio.
.Mortality mill th < - "MmiljArt. . "
Boston Olobo.
The death of IJlliy Walker , the puglllsl
who was knocked 'out ' recently at Sou1
Omaha , and never recovered consclousnefis
makes the forty-third death from blows re
cctved in the prlt $ ! ng since 1748. But I
Isjione the lcss'trii < ; fjhat more prctcntlou
professions than tnei ' 'manly ' art" have ha
a larger mortality record.
Stuffed mill Still MiuiKry.
Chicago Tribune.
If Kaiser Wllhelm has really been expect
Ing a gift of territory from his good friend
the sultan of Turkey , as a crowning featur
of his vlst ! to Palestine , he will bo somewha
disconcerted by the reported warning t
the sultan from the czar's personal orga
not to give away any of his lands. If ther
is to be any cession of lands the czar 1
evidently of the opinion that they shoul
come to himself.
MiiHterly IlliillliiRr.
Baltimore American.
Th& powers are again about to cosrce Tur
key. The powers have aciiulred to a nlcet :
the ability to reach a critical point in thel
relations with Turkey without losing th
balance between threatening aggression am
masterly Inactivity. And Turkey under
stands the situation exactly , always rotlrlni
gracefully when the balancing becomes th
leabt bit out of gear.
Ciilia'N AUIICIIII Stnlilci.
Philadelphia Ilecord.
Colonel Waring has estimated the cost c
cleaning Havana , including the dredging c
thu harbor , the paving of the streets an
the Installation of a proper system of drain
age and sewerage at J22.000.000. This BUI
Is stupendous ; but If its outlay should re
suit In converting that pesthole Into th
sanitarium that It aught to bo the raouc
would have been well expended. Ono t
the best reasons urged In favor of a pro
longed occupation of Cuba by our troop
Is that It would give us nn opportunity t
stamp out yellow fever In Its home , an
thus Insure our southern ports against In
fectlon. This assurance would probably b
worth the cost and labor of a conslderabl
extended military regime In. Cuba , Tha
Yellow Jack can bo euhdutd by sanltar
science was shown by the British author !
ties In clearing Jamaica of the pestilence.
SIICCCHN of tli < * I\IIOH : | | | < III.
Philadelphia Press.
The financial success of the Omaha fal
Is one of the most gratifying features of th
enterprise. At the close of last week th
directors had a balance of $300.000 to thel
credit in the bank , but against this wer
to be charged some outstanding bills an
the expenses of running the fair until No
vember 1. These would reduce the balanc
to JUO.OOO , but to this were to be added th
total receipts from lost Monday to the clos
of the fair. It is estimated from this show
Ing that after paying all bills the stock
holders will receive from 75 cents to 90 cent
for every dollar they put Into the ontcrprhi
This Is a moat encouraging showing. Take
In connection with the Nashville exhlbltloc
uhlch also more than paid Its way , It prove
that such enterprises when energetically an
carefully managed can bo relieved of th
dellclt feature fthlch has hitherto been on
of the greatest obstacles to holding them.
The rri'Nldoit mill ICIiiK Ak-Siir-Ilei
Harper's Weekly.
Last winter thu newspapers In New Yor
made game very freely of the woman whos
whim It was to have herself crowned quee
of tho' Holland Dames. "Queen" wa
thought to be a somewhat absurd title ft
and American woman to assume. The
seem ItJs squeamish In the boundless wes
for ono reads that President McKlnloy , wt
has be a visiting the Omaha fair. , was rt
celved , on his arrival at Omaha , by Kin
Ak-Sar-Den IV. nnd the board of goverc
ors of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. TI :
festival of tlie Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben wi
prevailing at the fair at the time , and tl ;
king sterna to have been for the time beln
the head man in the community. The pret
Idcnti had an Interesting Journey to Oman ;
and made many speeches , which were r <
polveU with boundless enthusiasm. The fa
* a very sur-ejsful : show. The building
and their setting are praised as exceeding !
beautiful. There la much to sec , and tbei
are great crowds of Tlaltors.
WIII3AT AM ) tSOM ) THAU.
Iiiurrnni.il Ilrinniiil ( or tin * 1'orinct
ImrBPr Stor < > N of ttir I.utter.
Boston Transcript.
The heavy export demand for grain con
tlnuea the dominant feature In tha buslncj
situation. U is estimated that all of 10.000 ,
000 bushels of wheat have been tnken fo
shipment to Kuropc In the last ten days , i
record well up to the best , If not n ne\
one. In addition to the small stocks abron
nnd unfavorable reports as to the growln
crop In most of the large foreign whea
districts , the war cloud In Europe has sttmu
latcd demand for American grain nud on
farmers have every prospect of another re
markably prontable year.
As a confutation of the "new politico
economy" preached so Industriously tw
years ago , nnd reasserted so persistently 1
the face of facts by some sections of th
democratic party In ths : year's electoral can
vass , the persistent strength of the marke
for wheat Just at election time Is a valua
bio object lesson. The 1897-93 crop , wo ar
told , was an "accident ; " wo caught th
world short In Its supply and prolltcd ac
cordlngly. But here Is the name condltlo
repeated , nnd It Is beginning to bo odmltte
that for reliable wheat supply Amerlc
leads the world , nnd ls bound to control th
market under ordinary circumstances.
The "accident" happened before Just o
the cvo of the last presidential election ; th
conjunction of a poor year for wheat price
with general business prosperity gave th
only semblance of argument which the iie <
political economists pojaessed. It Is a some
what singular fact that In two years fror
the time when they wcllnigu convinced th
voters of the truth of their arguments ate
to the my&tlc connection between the ounc
of ellvcr nnd the bushel of wheat , the prlc
of the latter should run away from tbn
of the former nnd lccp : way above It
wheat Is quoted at tome twenty cents *
bushel higher In commercial markets tha
the bullion In the silver dollar.
And furthermore , that other flne old nr
gunicnt that there Is not enough money t
the world to do the world's buslnraa run
un ncalnst another "accident. " The flgurt
of the world's gold production for 1S97 wer
mode public by the director of the mln
yesterday and f.hows $237,500,000 , ncarl
$35.000,000 increase over 1896 , or 16 2-3 pe
cent , and more than twice the 1S90 pro
ductlon. with every Indication of nnotho
errat Increase In 1898 , the estimate beln
$270,000,000 , or $33,500,000 , greater than 189
nearlfy three times as much gold produce
In 1898 ns In 1883 , only fifteen years net
while after making allowance for use In th
arts , $59,000,000 In 1897 , the amount of gel
available for monetary purposes Is nearl
twlco what it was only six years ago.
LI AX1J AX.
Ail Oriental Illimtratlon nt nil Anclon
.SuylnK.
St. Louis Republic.
There Is n saying as old as the hills , th
Invention of some ancient cynic who crlt
clsed the plan of creation nnd scoffed s
the tender passion. It Is : "An old fo <
Is the biggest fool. " That Baying probabl
has a vogue In China nnd the wlthere
dames and nlump maidens over there nr
wagging their pigtails and repeating it l
one another over the reported elopement <
LI Hung Chang nnd the empress dowage
There are , too , doubtless many Bcntlmer
tnllsts In the Flowery Kingdom as thei
are In this matter-of-fact , mechanical Ian
who rejoice that , even hearts antlquatc
like those that serve as circulation pumi
in the seasoned anatomies of the most fr
mous man and the most feared woman I
Chlua have found a way to beat ns one.
It is a pretty story from a news etanc
point aud an eccentric , grotesque one , tel
lug how the grand old mongollan , whos
statecraft has been the talk of western nt
Ions nnd WDOBO career during the past dei
3de" has been so stormy and plcturcsqui
has won the affections of "Sho who mui
bo obeyed" the relict of one "Son c
Heaven" and the boss of several others-
and carried her off to spend the honeymoo
In the Manchurlan fortress of Port Arthu
where , beneath the frowning guns of Ilus
ilia's batteries , they may defy the crltlelsrc
cf the vulgar herd and be protected again !
.ho music of charivari parties.
It will bo a great disappointment to a
lovers of the queer and sensational If th
reported elopement of Li and An shoui
turn out to bo the Invention of some oplui
smoking reporter on one of the Celestlti
weeklies. If It proves to b true , th
Bismarck of China may never again lose hi
yellow Jacket.
PUHSOXAl. AM ) OTH13IIWISI3.
Maine has takc-n a census of Its hens am
finds it has 1,677,252 of them.
Detroit Is soon to have a fountain costlni
$15,000 on Us "Campus Martlua. " It Is tb
gift of Mrs. T. W. Palmer.
Westward the course of empire takes It
way. Already they are having base bal
games at Manila , regardless of the feeling
of the native population.
Harvard university had about 225 gradu
ates and undergraduates In the army durln
the short war with Spain. To those wh
were killed or who died a suitable mernorla
Is to be erected.
Marie Hull , the actress , who sued Hey
and McKce for $1,200 salary and damage
because she was not retained In the cast o
one of their plays after her refusal to wea
tlehts. refused nn ofter of $160 to settle ou
of court n < nd has been awarded a verdict o
6 cents.
A pleasant Incident of the president'
western trip Is reported from ConnorsvllU
Ind. , where a 2-months-old baby was hanue
over the rail of the rear car , nnd where Secretary
rotary Wilson presented It to the chief ex
scutlvo as his youngest namesake , Wllllni
McKlnley.
Dr. Rudolph Vlbchow , the Berlin savan
has been visiting London , where ho lee
lured on recent scientific progress as al
fectlng pathology and surgery. His sty ]
Is described as equaling that of Huxley I
lucidity , his tones bolng beautifully llmpi
and his accent hardly distinguishable.
Georgia U making a hero of the manlpu
later of the basa drum In ono of Us countr
bands because ho would not play In
parade of populists. His excuse was tha
votcre woiu'J not know that he was "play
Ing for cash. " and might think him In nyir
pathy with the "pops , " when he Is a derm
: rat.
Captain Gabriel Reynould of the Frcnc
navy Is now In this country for the purpos
of establishing a carrier pigeon service fo
the French line steamships on this sldi
The idea is to allay anxiety or call for h''l
bv sending meesages from belated or dl
abled vessels of thu line. The system wa
put Into effect at thu European end of th
linn ff.st June.
The great fad of the belles nt the Clrlcag
Jublleu ball wns securing autographs of ills
tlngulehcd people on their dance program
The two most favored were General Shade
and Archbishop Ireland. Shatter ran r
risk In attaching his name to the progran
The favored belles , when .explaining t
their daughters In years to come how the
danced with the hero of Santiago , will om
reference to his wealth of waist and tfiu
avoid perplexing questions. With Arc !
bishop Ireland's autograph on a dance pro
gram , the thing assumes a grave aspec
Suppose that long after vho good roan ha
been gathered to his fathers his admlret
moved on Rome to make him St. Irclam
Suppose that whllo canonization proceeding
\\cro on , the "devil's nJvocat'c" should gc
hold of ono of those clauco programs , show
Ing the archbishop danced a two-step wit
Ml s Ogdcn Avenue and a wnltr with MU
Qarfleld Boulevard , what would bo thu con
ucqucnccB ? The problem Is too deep for la
minds and Is pasted over to theologies
anal/Btu ,
unions op THI : I.ATIJ WAH.
Ono of the many complaints filed with tin
Investigating commission nt Washington 1' '
Hint of An'nn ' Marches ) , nn Italian who rtv
listed at Chicago. As a sample of crucltj
and Inhumanity charged up to the Wni
department It Is uncqualcd nnd must havi
sent poignant sorrow surging to the tendei
hearts of the yellow fakirs. Marchcsl had t
nwcothcart when he entered the army , am
whllo she was waiting for her lover to go t <
Cuba to kill Spaniards she bombarded hln
with letters. The return fire of the noUllei
lover was rapid nnd the engagement wo ;
what soldiers would call n very hot one
Marches ! was not sent to the Islands to kll
Spaniards as noon ns expected , and the wait
Ing sweetheart In Chicago grew Impatient
It was Dually decided that there- should be i
wedding at once. As Marches ! could no
got away from his regiment the swcethear
went to Marches ! . There the arrangement
for the wedding were quickly perfected
Whllo this little love affair wns not very 1m
portant to the government or even to tin
officers of the volunteer forces of the grea
state of Illinois , It wns a very momentou
event In the minds of Marches ! and hi
sweetheart , ami It was also where th
troubles of the Italian soldier began , a ;
shown by the correspondence with tile com
mission.
In his letter to the commission he set
forth that when the time and pluco of th
wedding were decided upon Invitations wen
Issued to the regimental nnd company oin
cers , nnd much to Marchesl's chagrin an <
humiliation none of the distinguished In
vlted persons appeared. The marriage- tool
place In the presence of n few privates nni
non-commissioned officers. This neglect si
Impressed Marcheal that In his letter h
calls It cruel and unusual treatment. H <
thinks thu United States government shouli
not permit Its soldiers to bo so gross ! ;
abused by superior officers. *
Some two or three weeks after the wed
ding the soldier's bride tired of her ncv
lord. The regulations of the camp wen
strict , with the result that he was all of th <
time a soldier In Undo Sam's service am
a husband by correspondence only. She dc
sertcd him. This Is the basis of his sccom
complaint to the commission. Ho says tha
her affections were alienated by a fcllov
soldier , and ho made complaint to the cole
ncl of the regiment. This time the com
mander of the regiment took notice o
Marchesl's troubles. He Investigated am
had the offending private confined two day
In the guard house for being absent fron
duty without leave. Marches ! now says tha
two days In thu guard house Is wholly In
adequate punishment for stealing the nffcc
tlons of his -wife. Ho oaks that the wholi
matter be Investigated.
"When my regiment ranks up for Its laa
fight , " says a private In the. New Yori
Journal , "when the grass Is about to becom
all bloody from us when we are looklu
down the main street of the city of deal !
when wo are EO close that wo can coun
the bricks In the devil's house , we wan
to bo brigaded with the Twenty-fourth In
fantry and the Tenth cavalry , while th
Twenty-flfth Infantry and the Ninth cav
airy are scampering up In support. W
learned this at Santiago , and It ! H the tru
word. The four regiments of negroes car
rlcd off as much or maybe more hone
thnn any other four regiments. If I ma
bo allowed to say eo , I should remark tha
they do not go Into a fight with pcrfec
grace. I saw the Twenty-fifth como up a
San Juan on I think the morning of th
July 2 , and , although they came ahead i
double time , they were plainly ovcr-nervou
about the bullets that were singing nbou
them. A fellow who saw three troops o
the Ninth cavalry moving out to auppor
the "Rough Riders" In that first fight sali
that the men impressed him In that sam <
way. They wore hard to get started. The :
went into battle worried and nervous , con
ccntratlnp their thoughts too much upoi
the Idea of getting shot. But when the ;
once get In they make things whirl. The ;
forget about everything but fighting.
"Ono of our officers went up to some offi
ccrs of a colored regiment after the Sal
Juan fight nnd Bald : 'Well , my hands ari
up. I hereby b g everybody's pardon ,
remember what we used to say at thi
Point about any such calamity as bclnf
ordered to a black regiment , and I knov
how we've pitied you chaps afterward , bu
I take my hat off. You certainly am
most assuredly uro It. ' "
Ono of the finest trophies of the war that
has reached Washington is a bronze bust
of Christopher Columbus , recovered by the
wreckers from thu Spanish armored crulsei
Cristobal CoTon four weckx ago and for
warded by Commodore Watson to the Navy
department through Captain Converse of the
cruiser Montgomery. It la an exceedingly
artistic representation of the discoverer ol
America , for whom thu war ship was .named . ,
and , singularly enough , It was made at the
birthplace of Columbus , the bust bearing
the Inscription , "Donlul & Banchero , ftce e
fuse , Gcnova. "
A medallion of Queen Isabella Is suap'nded
by a chain fiom the neck of the great navi
gator , and the royal Spanish arms are fas
tened to the pedestal. The dlcovcrer's face
IB wholly dissimilar from that selected n
few years ago by the United States govern
ment for use on the Columbian half dollar
being much stronger and more rugged. The
bronze , which Is two feet high , has bflcn sei
up In the reception room of the Navy de
partment , where the only other ornament
save the portraits of former secretaries , or
the wall Is a huge globe which was con'
stantly studied by naval strategists durlnj
the recent war ,
A soldier who entered Santiago with Gen'
eral Shatter tells this story in the Ncv
Orleans Times-Democrat : "A few dayi
after the place wan surrendered I went Inti
a small shop to get eomo tobacco. Tin
proprietor was a fat little chap , all bowi
and smiles.
" 'Got any 'baccy ? ' I asked.
" 'SI , senor , ' he said. 'Yes , Bare ; ver
fine tobac. Hot tlmo In ze ol' town tonight
senor. ' ,
cut and thn fa
"I took a paper of fine
raiscal charged mo $1. When I madu i
modest kick at feuch highway robbery In
humped up his BhouMers , and spread out hi
bands. ,
bands.Well , scnor , ' he wld. 'you mu& remember
bor those Malnee.1 "
SOI.I ) TH'KHTS OX UEITSW.
llarUr
Story of How nn Kxpoxltlon
Miulc it IIiuil.
On the occasion of Chaunccy M. Depow'
recent visit to Omaha , relates the Noi
York Times , he , In company with Preslden
Callaway of the New York Central , spen
ono evening , "doing" the Midway at the ex
position. The showmen were quick t
recognize. Mr. Depew , and one nt leaa
tuincd the visit of the distinguished Nev
Yorker to practical account. It wan In
booth devoted to a tame sort of entertain
mont. There was but a meager attendant-
when Mr. Depow and Mr. Callaway entered
nnd their stay would have been very brie
except for the fact that they had scarce ! ;
taken their seats before there began ;
steady Inpourlng of people , which continue-
until the small auditorium was crowded.
Taking the extraordinary Increase o
spectators as an Indication that Eomethlni
of an Interesting nature was about to b
dlsclouej the two New Yorkera concludei
to < lt I' out. Half an hour's waiting fallen
to reward their patient expectancy , how
ever , and Mr. Callaway suggested that the ;
move en to the next show. Just then ex
Secretary of Agriculture J. Sterling Mortoi
pushed liU way through tbo crowd , and , ex
tending bis hand to Mr. Depew , exclaimed
"Well , Dr , Dfpew , go you arc rcalli
hero1 t thought tha1 'lurker' was lying"
"What do you mean' " Inquired Mr.
Ucpcw.
"Why. the 'barker' for this show Is
standing outililu and Inviting the crowd to
'step up lively' and pay 10 cents for the
privilege of teeing the'great nnd only
Chnuncey M. Depew. ' I hnppeurd to bo pas-
Ing nnd thought I would como In and see
what the Jol.u was. "
"Am ! hero we have been waiting for half
an hour to see what brought all of these
people lu hero , " said Mr. Callaway.
Kx-Secr ' 'nry Morton laughed and Mr.
Dcpcw laughed. Then the latter g.\IJ :
"Well , If I brought the crowd In I'll have
to take It out , for Cnll.iw.iy and I have
had all that wo can stand of this show. "
Suiting the action to the word , Mr. Depew
arose nnd made his way through a cheering
crowd to the door. Mr. Callaway and Mr.
Morton followed , and close on their heel *
' 'nine the rntlro nmllenco. The enterprising
'barker' called out cordially ns Mr. Depow
started down the Midway , "Much obliged ,
doctor. "
\ < ; CAH.
Chicago Tribune : "I'm told that Squall *
Inner hrt become a Christian. "
"I don't Imllt'vt- . I fiiw him throw n.
banana skin OH the - ldewalk the other
day , "
IndlanapollH Journal : "Did you ever se
a horse rare that you could ay was ab
solutely hotiiMt ? "
" 1 think 1 did. wtitwt. " wild Rubberneck
Hill. "The feller that was aheml hud staled
till ) | IO ! < S. "
Hrooklyn Llfo : "I hope , " ald the cigar
dealer , "wo don't nnmx Manila and Cuba. "
"Indeed. " quoth the customer.
"Yen , If \\e do , where In thunder uro
our Imported cigars to como from ? "
Washington Star : "Is thin what you cull
Indl.in summer ? " asked the man who was
Indignantly shaking the molsturo oft hi *
umbrella.
"Well , " answered the friend , who pets
his dales mixed , " you know the Indians
have been on a rampage lately. "
Indlanapnlli Journal : First Volunteer 1
hear Hill's fell dead In love with that girl
that mined him.
Second Volunteer Right you arc. Ho sot
mashed on the beautiful way she always
stuck her little finger out when she llxcd
his bandages.
Somervllle Journal : Nell Beauty Is only
skin deep , you know.
Hi'lle Yes , but Kthel Oldmaydo's beauty
Isn t as deep as her skin.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Doctor , do you
th.uiv > im II pull him Ilirough7"
"Pull him through ? Of course I'll pull
him through. He's Insured for a hundred
thousand. "
"H.it I don't see "
"You don't , eh ? Well , It's In our com
pany. ' "
Detroit Free Press : "No wonder thn
colonel got mad. lie was shot In the leg
at Santiago , and on coming home was de
servedly a hero. Ho was met by one of
these fussy old chaps who likes to hear
hh".Helf talk , and broke out w.th : "Why.
colonel , 1 sec that you limp. What's the
matter ? "
"Kell out of bed ! " ronred the colonel.
"Don't you read the papers ? "
Washington Star : "There nro nome very
sincere doubts , " nald the offhand states
man , "about the desirability of expansion ,
and the mixed population that It gives rs !
to. "
"Yes , " replied the friend , who was cor-
nuruti nnd nail to listen. "There's Aguln-
nldo. I understand he."s very reluctant
about taking In all thcsa wild , bloodthirsty
American Ind.ans. "
Chicago Tribune : "What are you doing
hero with your advertising wagon ? " sternly
demanded the chief marshal , "This Isn't u
parade of green grocers. This Is a. patrl-
ot.e r > rocfsslon. "
"I know It , ' hotly answered thu man on
the driver's scat. "And trade follows tha
nag , doesn't It ? " '
IF \VKltn KINO.
Wore I the king of all the land. .
( . .li , I should change a thing or | nv > .
He sure I'd always huvo my way : .
All men should tumble at my sway.
I'd sav to Innos und MU'mjd , . . , „ „ _ >
"We've tnken qulto > n2vhlnu > tob''iti >
Wo know that ye arc men of worth ;
The royal ed > t has gene forth
Not one of you shall go nway ! "
"There's so much moving to and fro.
'Tls bolter far to settle down.
If I had been a rolling stone
D'yo think I'd ever reached a throne"l
Thf law ! s llxed , you shall not go.
Hut stay our present Joy to crown :
To co must bo your certain loss ;
F.ir rolling stone ne'er gathered moss.
Wn claim ye for our very own ! "
Omaha Neb. FRANK B. THOMAS.
OMl I1AII/Y Ul'I.I.KTI.V.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. . Oct. 26. 189S.
Great Interest Is tnken here In the cere
monies which will mark the laying of the
keel of a new battles'-lp ' for which n Cali
fornia company has received the contract
from the Government. Pacific Coast Indus
tries thus take a now departure.
i i
The
Departure
of the members of the Second
Nebraska , the last two days ,
has kept us so busy attending
their wants that we have had
no time to devote to any special
values that we are offeringAny :
thing bought here is good value
and fully worth every cent you
pay for it ,
The clothing we make is
good enough for any man and
in such a variety of shapes
and sizs , as will enable usto
guarantee to fit almost any fig
ure. As to materials there are
several grades , at $8JOJ2.50
and $15. Bat there is but one
standard of a cut and workman
ship and that is the very best.
Hats $ J and up to $4.
V. OCT. Mi * if * DouvtM *