0 THE OMAJIA DAILY ! BE.Ej DAY , OCTOBER 28 , 1898.
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IloglHter today.
Only four more days of the exposition.
It' you luivu not nlroatly registered ,
don't full to do BO today.
Oniahii should endeavor to make
Oinalia day tit the exposition a record
breaker.
Candidate Hitchcock Is making face- )
nt the .Tows , but the .Tews have a way
of reclprocathiK conipllinentij.
There Is nothing certain In this world
except death ami taxes. , JJut all the
political straws' 'foreshadow republican
victory lit Nebraska this year.
Almost any railroad conductor operat
ing trains In Ncbiaska could give the
numbers of the parses used by the sham
reform candidates If ho wanted to.
The Cuban armies which before San
tiago had to choose between rations
and lighting now have to choose be
tween no rations and disarmament.
Kitchener says bo Is only a
soldier Ignorant of diplomacy. It is too
bad so many diplomats do not reall/.e
that they are only diplomats Ignorant of
.soldiering.
It Is said the apple crop this year Is
ono of the smallest on record. The pub
lic Is assured , however , that this will
In no way affect the supply of fresh
apple elder.
The butter men of Nebraska have or
ganized a state association. The but-
terine men do not have'to organize be
cause they have a state organization In
the state house butterlne reformers.
Wireless transmission of electrical energy -
orgy Is promised by Tesla in practical
demonstration before long. The wireless -
less transmission of political energy was
nolveil by the political wirepullers long
ago.
The tlmo allowed by law for changes
In the nominations Hied by party organi
sations Is up. The men who loaded the
republican legislative ticket up with
< lead wood will have to stand the re-
Hpousiblllty for the consequences of the
blunders they have made.
No matter what credit may attach to
Senator Allen for efforts In behalf of
measures Intended to benefit Omaha the
mail who Is so eager to 111 ! Have Mer
cer's shoes cannot point to an Instance
where he turned a single cog to push
any bill through congress.
And now wo are admonished by the
popocratlc candidate for congress that
this campaign Is but the beginning of
the campaign of UXK ) . Perhaps he Is
tallowing the Bryan example of making
a foredoomed campaign just to haw the
Inside track for another nomination
next time.
The socialist labor party of Nebraska
lias Issued an address to remind the
people that It has a full complement of
candidates for state otllco seeking pop
ular support. Wore It not for this re
minder the public would doubtless have
overlooked the opportunities for reform
which the socialist labor ticket presents.
TWO years ago the people who de
clined to talk politics voted tlio Itryaultc
ticket In this state because they were
persuaded that any change would bo for
the better. This year the people who
do not talk realize that the Improve
ment In business conditions was brought
nbout by the election of McKlnloy and
they will tiuletly deposit their ballots
lu favor of reyubllcau candidates.
I
WHAT MAM ; i'orxTin C//.IAV/ ; ;
In its l.ssuo of October 2. 1M)7 ) , the
Western Laborer , which for years has
bcou devoted to the Interests of the
wage workers , and has always had a
strong leaning toward the populist re
form movement , had this to say con
cerning William A. Poyntcr , ns member
of the State Hoard of Agriculture :
There Is only ono way to Insure hone.ily
In Nebraska enterprises when , as now
seems the case , honest men cannot ba found ,
to conduct them , and that la to nullify ,
the authority under which the ilufi acts an
nually nnd give the management of state |
fairs to the state oniclals. Had not Sta'.o '
Senator Poynter got what ho wanted nt i
ft caucus of this honest (7) ( ) gang held In I
Lincoln during the last legislature , ba was !
pie-pared to Introduce a bill which would I
have thrown them tilt out of such oppor- |
tunltles as they seem to have BO shamefully' '
profited by this year. The ring saw their
end had como If I'oyntcr didn't get what he
wanted , to they caved at once and " .took
care of Poynter. " This left Martin Dun-
bam "to be taken care of. " The boys then
buncoed Holcomb Into appointing Dunham
state exposition director , nnd everybody
knows what the Laborer did to that appoint
ment. Being a true state house ring re
former , when Poynter got what ho wanted
ho shut up.
This Imiuiry grew out of the prevail
ing Impression that there bad been ex
tensive knocking down of gate money
( it the 'last ' State fair and general mis
management of Its finances through
ring work. As a member of the state
board , William A. Poynter was either
Implicated with the ring or controlled
by It. He had been'notoriously slated
the previous winter to be shelved , but
for some mysterious reason forced his
own retention. How this was brought
about has not yet been divulged. Suf
fice It to say that Poynter has been
taken Into the old ring and Is now a
member In good standing with It.
What the people would now like to
know Is , What did Poynter get for
dropping the'light he threatened to
make against the state fair board and
What the close corporation' In which he
isa partner expects of him In case he
should become governor of NebraskaV
AX AMKK10AA' /'O/A'7' CAIUUKD.
The position of the American peace
commissioners in regard to the Cuban
debt has been accepted by the Spanish
commissioners , with the understanding
that If a treaty Is not concluded ns a
whole no stipulation now made should
bo held to bind Spain so far as Cuba
and Porto Hlco are concerned. It Is not
apparent that this condition has any
real Importance , though It may have
some diplomatic significance. It Is pre
sumed that Spain honestly Intends to
conclude n treaty of peace and there
can be no doubt of the earnest desire of
the United States to do so. 15ut If a
treaty should not be concluded as a
whole It would make no difference to
Spain In the matter of .stipulations con
cerning the West India islands. Porto
Hlco has become American territory
and we know of no stipulations with
Spain in regard to It that are not al
ready fulfilled. She has taken all of
her troops out of the island and her Hag
nowhere appears there. It has boon
stipulated that the Spaniards shall get
out of Cuba by January 1. I'erlmpt !
this was in view hi making tiip condi
tions nnd yet It is hardly conceivable
that In the event of a failure of peace
negotiations Spain would make a seri
ous effort to hold Cuba. In agreeing ,
therefore , to the condition suggested by
the Spanish commissioners the Ameri
can commissioners made no concession
of consequence.
The question of the Cuban debt beIng -
Ing disposed of , s o far ns ( lie peace
commissioners are concerned , the com
mission can now address itself to the
much more serious problem of dispos
ing of the Philippines. There Is every
reason to expect a prolonged contro
versy over this question , whether the
demands of the United States are mod
erate or otherwise. What these de
mands will be Is yet to bo disclosed.
There Is an Impression that the first In
structions to our commissioners , which
It has been assumed did not contem
plate holding more of Philippine terri
tory than the Island of Luzon , have been
broadened and that the Intention now
Is to appropriate a large part If ubt the
whole of the archipelago. At all events
a sturdy resistance to our demands and
persistent efforts to secure concessions ,
which 'If not leaving Spain any of her
Philippine territory will In part at least
compensate her for its loss , are assured.
Spain will undoubtedly urge with all
possible earnestness the contention that
the protocol did not contemplate In
fringement of Spanish rights or sov
ereignty In the Liulrones. The protocol
provides : "That the United States will
occupy and hold the city , bay and har
bor of Manila , pending the conclusion
of a treaty of peace , which shall deter
mine the control and disposition of the
Philippine islands. " This language
would seem to give BOIHO warrant for
the Spanish contention , but before the
American commanders at Manila could
be notified of the suspension of hostili
ties they attacked ami captured Manila ,
which thus became conquered territory
nnd ns such. It lias been held , not .sub
ject to the terms of the protocol. It Is
not Improbable that this will bo found
to be the position of our government.
As to guaranteeing the Philippine debt ,
that seems to be on practically the
same basis as the Cuban debt , but very
much less In amount. AR to Spain ask
ing an Indemnity It Is probably safe to
say that no request of the kind will be
seriously considered by our government.
There will bo greater Interest In the
peace negotiations from now on.
TIIK puauo DOMAIN.
The report of the general land olllco
shows that the public domain Is not
yet exhausted and that the government
of the United States Is still a large
holder of real estate. Outside of Alaska
the public domain comprises more than
570.000,000 acres , or nbout 900,00(1 (
square miles , 'this area , observes the
Cleveland Leader , Is almost one-third
as great as that of the United States ,
exclusive of Alaska. It Is equal In size
to Germany , France , the British Isles ,
Austria-Hungary and Italy combined ,
with something left over. The public
domain Is big enough to make nearly
0,000,000 , farms of 100 acres apiece.
This would Iiuleetl be a magnificent
domain but for the fact that most of
the hind cannot bo utilized for agricul
ture. It Includes mountain regions
which will never bo cultivated or In
habited to any great extent , while there
are large areas too nearly des-ert land
to bo rolled upon for any Important use
until reclaimed by Irrigation , which will
require an enormous expenditure of
money. At some time In the future
of course this will bo done , but reclama
tion pf much of the arid lands that are
embraced In the public domain is re
mote , perhaps generations away. Still
the value of this vast domain Is very
great. There Is enormous timber and
mineral wealth and much of the desert
lands can be utilized to n greater or
less extent In raising grasses and fodder
grains. There Is a good deal of the re
maining public domain not being util
ized that will be made use of when the
need becomes pressing.
WILL 3tAKK A llltKAT ItlFFKtlKACi : .
Undoubtedly there are voters who feel
that It will inako no difference whether
republicans or democrats control the
next house of representatives. This is
mistaken . idea and certainly should
not llnd acceptance from any supporter
of the administration and of the cause
of sound money.
The election of a democratic house
would mean a rebuke of the adminis
tration for Its conduct of the war. No
patriotic citizen , proud of the brilliant
achievements of the army and navy ,
can desire this. On the contrary every
such citizen must wish , for the honor
of the American name and character ,
the popular endorsement of the admin
istration. When all Europe Is filled
with admiration of the prowess of Amer
ican soldiers and sailors It would be
strange indeed If our own people should
mar the lustre of the glory won by cast
ing reproach upon the men who pros
ecuted the war with such unexampled
energy , for so the civilized world would
view the election of a house of repre
sentatives politically hostile to the ad
ministration. Moreover , it will make a
very great difference In regard to the
solution of the questions arising out of
the war , the more Important of which
will have to be acted upon by the next
congress. If the president Is confronted
by a house in political hostility to him
he will bo placed in an embarrassing
position and there will be delay and
dllllcnlty In settling these questions. It
Is Inevitable that a democratic house
would consider them from the stand
point of partisan politics.
We do not think It possible to over
rate the Importance to the cause of
'sound ' money of electing a republican
house of representatives. We have here
tofore polntQd out the injury to nearly
all business Interests , the shock to finan
cial confidence and the check to pros
perity to be expected from the election
of a democratic house , dominated , as of
course1 it would be , by the free silver
element. At a time when the country
Is on the high road to a greater pros
perity It would be the worst of folly
for the American people to reverse their
-verdict of two years ago. r . - .
. From'every point of view It will make
a very great difference which party
controls the next house of representa
tives.
The decision of the United States su
preme court against the Hallway Trallie
association means that greater efforts
than ever will bo put forth by the roads
for legislation In the coming congress
legalizing pooling. The railroads have
been persistently demanding the repeal
of the anti-pooling clause of the Inter
state commerce act ever since that law
was enacted and have regularly ignored
and violated the law. Now the stimulus
to get the l.iw changed Is materially
enhanced and the renewal of the de
mand for legislation making pooling
permissible is as certain as the renewal
of the light against the scalpers.
The McClenry bill bugbear may
frighten and fool some people , but It
will not make votes for an arrant dema
gogue who wobbles on every question
and cannot be depended on to take the
same stand on any Issue two days In
succession. One day he advocated free
coinage at the ratio of 20 to 1 and the
next day ho was for the coinage' of the
American product only. Now he says
he Is for 1(1 ( to 1. Next week or next
month he may be for the Japanese ratio
of : w to 1 ami by the tlmo congress
convenes he may turn a double Mini-
mersault and como out In support of
the McCleary bill.
After an exhausting effort all the sil
ver elements in Colorado have boon
about fused on one set of candidates , al
though they started out with different
tickets , each member of which asserted
positively he would not withdraw. In
Colorado , as elsewhere , the fuslonlsts
represent not merely a silver alliance ,
but rather a spoils combination to keep
the otliccs In thalr possession. Hut the
people everywhere are tiring of patron
age managers who have no principle
behind them.
While every one must regret sincerely
the renewed illness of Colonel Bryan , It
Is reassuring to know that his room to
which he Is confined Is nt the largest ho
tel In Savannah iSnd one of the finest in
the south , whore he doubtless has the
best possible accommodations without
respect to the absurd "depth of Infamy
story" being circulated by Nebraska
popocrats charging President McKlnley
with designing the destruction of the
silver soldier.
The report of General O reply on the
part qf the signal corjw in the war with
I Spain confirms the suspicion that in the
[ opinion of the head of the service each
different department of the army and
I navy did the most valuable work
! against the enemy and the failure of
I any one of them would have been fatal
! to the glorious victory which perched
'
upon our arms.
City Attorney Council has n right to
i bo a free silver republican with a gold
lining If he wants to , but ho 1ms no
business to Inject his Urynnltc notions
Into the proposed school bond Issue.
' lie knows an well as anybody that all
UubU public and private ara Incurred
for gold standard money. If Omaha
borrows gold there Is no good reason
why It should not bo willing to stipu
late in UN bond to pay back gold. It
It can reduce the Interest burden on thn
taxpayers by Inserting a gold clause In
the bond the taxpayers will have no
ground to complain. It Is a purely busi
ness transaction between borrower and
lender In which the borrower should
make the best terms for himself.
Vntuo of l'r - lil < 'ti lnl K.xcrolno.
Chicago Tribune.
The president was much shaken during his
trip to the west , but the moro ho shook the
firmer ho appeared to become.
A Louiihn'ilet - ll > StiKnn.
I'lttsburfj Dispatch.
The porte has now a good excuse for de
clining to pay that , llttlo bill that the United
States has been gently urging. After the
entertainment ot ttho German brother em
peror Turkey can have no money left for
nuch ordinary trifles as the payment of
dcbu.
Klitillmv 1'rv < ci > < ' > ' '
Minneapolis Journal.
The populists and democrats of Nebraska
are trying to give the Impression that the
government Is forcing Colonel Bryan to stay
In the army. IJryan can resign his command
and throw up his commission any day he
pleases. Ho Is certainly not compelled to
stay in the army ) '
Connecticut Tivii'Vri In Peril.
13oston Globe.
The tobacco growers of Connecticut who
arc opposing the annexation of Cuba and the
Philippines on the' ground that annexation
"means Slanlla cigars at retail at 1 or 2
cents each , and clear Havana cigars at C
cents , or about one-third the cost of produc
ing cigars of the aamo quality In this coun
try at the present time , " arc really doing
by this action all they can to help along the
movement.
UN n Strmlillcr.
Now York Sun.
The fusion candidate for governor of Ne
braska must have a set of very accommo
dating opinions. A dry organ rejoices over
his "effective support of the prohibitory
amendment , " and his vote to outlaw the
saloon. A wet organ , the Nebraska Liquor
Dealer , says that ho "merits the support ot
every liberal-minded voter. " Doubtless the
candidate knows where ho stands , but will
not tell until after election. Meanwhile ,
whether ho bo dry or wet , he can proclaim
safely that the alimentary canal is the su
preme Issue.
Tin- Spice of Variety.
Philadelphia Times.
People who lose patience iat the contra
dictory nature of the preseut news about
Cuban affHlrs should remember the old
maxim of live and let live. What If we
do hear one day that this or that eupho
niously-named and many-titled general has
resigned and the next that he hasn't ; that
the Cuban army has disbanded and that It
has not disbanded' that this or that leader
has como out and has not como out In
favor of annexation ? Of course , it Is con
fusing , hut It Is all very unimportant to the
reader , while to the Cuban correspondent
an adequate living Is just as serious now
as It was when ho .could send in a column
of solid facts without a single draft on his
Imagination.
American Hitlc In Porto Hlco.
rhlladqljihla necord.
Military Governor Brooke's retention in
place of Spanish ( fractals In Puerto Ulco
has been strong ] 'jdbjected ' to by the na
tives , just as tie 6u.bans in eastern Cuba
protested against' the careful administrative
methods of General Lawton wh6n the De
partment of SaA'tfa o'Sva's first created. It
has been the polity" of 'our military gov
ernors to ullh-.u the existing agenclei of
administration as far as possible , and the
'
wisdom of this course has .been already
vindicated at Manila , Santiago nnd San Juan.
The resident Spanish officials are thoroughly
familiar with the methods of taxgatherlng
and public cxpendlturp In each locality , an *
to dismiss them would be to throw open the
doors to confusion and corruption.
ProurcNM of tlu ArtMv I
New Yorlc'MulI and Kxprcss.
The commission of military Investigation
Is pursuing Us work with a diligence and
thoroughness that bespeak In advance re
spect for Its verdict. Its mission In the
southern camps Is to look the facts In the
face and Its finding cannot fall of truth
fulness. The sensational journals , which
have been as Inanely silly as wickedly un
patriotic , arc dally learning that their
wholesale charges of mismanagement arc
disproved by' the evidence. It Is to bo ex
pected that they will now fall back upon
their only recourse , that of abuse of the
commission. The war of victory over Spain
cnnnot bo Investigated too thoroughly , for
the moro evidence adduced the greater right
the nation has to bo proud of Its soldiers
and of their ofllcers.
Till : TKCIlMtll'U OP WAU.
ProlilcniN of the Naval CuiupnlKii nn
Ilcvenli-il liy Ailnilrnl Sum ton.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Admiral Sampson'a report gives little com
fort to persons Interested In petty controver
sies as to personal credit for naval per
formance , but It throws great light on the
complex technical problems of the war and
the prcaclenco and promptness with which
they were met by the Navy department. All
questions of position of ehlps or personal
performance of ofllcers In battle sink Into
Insignificance before the revelation of the
large and deficato problems of strategy to
bo solved on au Instant's notice by the Navy
department and executed without loss of a
moment by a fleet commander whoso re
sponsibility embraced all the details of oper
ations extending from Mole St. Nicholas to
Key West and from Jamaica to Havana.
The fact of real Importance Is the skill and
promptness with which these problems were
met and solved by the department and the
admlial. If they were aided by the sloth
and IncplnesK of tbo enemy they seem to
have been hampered at a critical point by
the most natural error of judgment of a
subordinate acting on his own judgment ,
afterward atoned by brilliant performance in
execution of orders , so the credit of the
supreme direction , both civil and naval , Is
not diminished.
The public needed to bo reminded by pub
lication of thb dispatches In this report of
the extreme difficulties under which tbo
campaign Hi tha field was conducted , ex
cusing much greater errors than any that
are recorded and proving the heavy respon
sibility that rested an the fleet commander.
Admiral Sampson was obliged to WJ.A In an
Ignorance of actual conditions that would
have been bewildering In the days of sail ,
and the Navy department and ven the
American public knew moro of the move
ments of the enemy than he. The cable has
auspersoded scout ships as means ot dele ? .
Ing the enemy In naval war , and cables run
to capitals Instead of flag ships. So the de
partment was able to give Samreou the In
formation on which he operated and to uend
\vth | It Instructions as to the general
strategy of the war. It Is to the glory of
the department that the Information waa so
accurate and the strategy so successful. It
Is to the credit of the admiral that be exe
cuted the plans of the department with such
thoroughness and aklll , from the blockade
of the northeast of Cuba through all the
blind groping for Cervcra to the minute In
structions for that scientifically Inexpugna
ble blockade of Santiago which , executed
by skillful and zealous subordinates , at last
destroyed Cervcra's lleot nd ended the
war.
PASSI.Vd OP UAIMIOAD POOIS ,
New York World : This decision will go
far to confirm the reliance ot the pcoplo In
the honesty , the justice and the trustworthi
ness of their supreme court. It will , If
ptoperly followed up , do more to stop the
growth of popular discontent and the spread
of anarchistic theories than any political
event of the last dozen years.
Chicago Record : The public probably Is
prepared to premlt the railroads , under
proper conditions. Id ccaso the ruinous com
petition among themselves nnd determine
rates upon BOIHO other than the competitive
basis ) . But when that Is done the public
wants to say what the new basis shall he.
The railroads probably will find the public
willing to grant pooling legislation when n
measure Is presented that guards the In
terests of the public ns carefully as ft does
those ot the railroads.
Minneapolis Journal : The autl-truat law
has been emphatically decided by the supreme
premo court of the United States to bo con
stitutional and It would bo a good Idea to try
Its effect upon seine of the scores of In
dustrial trusts organized for monopolistic
purposes. Combinations of a local nature
arc not violations of the anti-trust law ac
cording to the supreme court's decision In
the Kansas Llvo Stock exchange case , as
they are "not Interstate exchanges. " This
Is a queer decision and It hardly consists
with the decision In the Joint Tralllc associa
tion case.
Loutsvillo Courier-Journal : The railroads
*
will probablymnko another effort to have
congress adopt n bill authorizing pooling.
To succeed In this they would have to sub-
rait to a much larger amount of federal
control , since no bill could pass that did
not glvo the Interstate Commerce commis
sioners the right to review , If not to frame ,
tariff arrangements. Perhaps It would bo
Impossible to secure any law permitting
pooling , though It seems any fair agreement
reached by the roads and the commissioners
could get through congress. But , even If It
should not , It docs not appear that the re
sources of the trunk lines will be exhausted.
Necessity Is the mother of Invention ; and
necessity will drive railway managers to
devise some plan by which they can restrain
themselves from financial suicide.Men who
have accomplished so much In other direc
tions ought to be equal to a work like this.
PI3Il.SO.VAIj AMI OTIIKUWISI3.
A poll of the largest hat factory In
Brooklyn resulted In 800 votes for Koosevelt
and none for Van Wyck.
The sultan Is repainting the towns and
villages through which Emperor William
passes. His favorite color is red.
A reporter has been arrested for offering
his arm to Queen Wllhclmlna of 'Holland.
What would have happened to him had he
offered her his hand ?
Majr Alvan Bovay , who Is quietly passing
the closing years of a long life In Brooklyn ,
was ono of the men to christen the re
publican party on March 20 , 1854.
Ex-Queen Lllluokalanl Is making efforts to
have returned to her the Hawaiian royal ensign -
sign that last floated over her palace In Hon.
olulu. It was secured by President Dole
and presented by him to a daughter of
Congressman Berry of Kentucky.
It Is said that Johu Morley , who has been
chosen by tbo Gladstone family to wrlto a
life of the great premier , will withdraw
from politics almost entirely while engaged
on the work. This will deprive the Irish
homo rule cause of one of Its staunchest
advocates.
North Carolina , which pays a pension to
confederate army veterans that are In need ,
finds that but one in fifteen of the
known survivors In the state are on the
pension list. Applicants for aid are fewer
each year Instead of Increasing constantly ,
as is the case wjth federal pensioners.
The first speech by Ilichard Crokcr In this
campaign , and the second public address he
has ever delivered , was made to a large
body of colored voters. As reported In the
New York newspapers , It Is not a model of
style , but It contains some frank statements
about patronage and how to become the
recipient of It.
Three prominent Britons , who arrived at
New York on the Lucania Friday night , were
btruck by an electric car while being driven
to their hotel. Ono had a flnger cut off and
the two others were stunned. The reporters
have not yet asked them for their Impres
sions of this country.
Hobson , Hawley and Balrd , three con
gressional candidates In the Tenth Texas
district , recently met on ono platform before
over 2,500 constituents , fired questions at
one another , and then in turn boomed each
his own candidacy. It was an all-day affair ,
with a big barbacue and a general picnic.
Alexander H. Shepherd , formerly of Wash
ington , has made a fortune of about $12,000-
000 In the mines of Batopllas , Chihuahua ,
Mexico. "Ho seldom visits the United
States , " says a correspondent of the Boston
Transcript , "being content to remain in
eecluslon In the Innermost recesses of the
Slerrn Madrcs.
M. Henri Menler of Paris , who bought
Antlcobtl , at the mouth of the St. Lawrence ,
for $725,000 , has been forced to become a cit
izen of Canada In order to retain the Island ,
the present Inhabitants , who were not anx
ious to leave , having declared the Inexpe
diency of allowing a Frenchman to own an
Mand which commands the mouth of the
St. Lawrence.
At Dallas the other day ex-Governor Hogg
of Texas said : "I talked to President Mc
Klnley In May , and he told me with an
emotion that showed he felt it In the depths
of his heart , that he hoped that sectionalism
was over that Instead of referring to the
civil war ho hoped that the era that would
be referred to In the future would be the
Spanish-American war. "
Sl'CCUSS OP TUB UXPOSITIO.V.
Oiniilia'N ( inlii Kur Creator Tlinn the
Itoliim In Aloiii-v.
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.
Omaha' Is to be congratulated upon the
great financial success ahe has attained In
her exposition. Already the clear profit Is
moro than $300,000 and the tlmo remaining
may swell that to $500,000.
Excepting the Philadelphia Centennial this
Is the only Interstate exposition with na
tional pretensions which has been a financial
success. If matters turn out as now seem
probable this enterprise will return to Us
stockholders every dollar of their subscrip
tions. This will be encouragement for other
experiments along the same rino and for
the country's good , for they are edifying
and Instructive In a very marked way.
But Omaha has been bpnefited to a much
greater extent than Is apparent on the sur
face. She has had a wonderful amount of
free advertising , which Is of no small bene
fit to a city. In addition her merchants and
Innkeepers have reaped largo profits by rea
son of the Increased trade of the visitors.
If they Imd'iio direct return from the expo-
sltlon they would have been none the worse
off , but as they are to get their money back
they are doubly blessed.
This exposition was a daring venture for a
city with a population less than 200,000. It
IB a gratification to know that the energy
and daring of the people have been so abun
dantly rewarded.
It Is raid that before the experiment
Omaha was in the dumps from business .
standpoint. Business was dull and every
thing lagging. Now the city has taken on
new life and trade Is booming along every
line. Sutcly the men who are the managers
of the enterprise are entitled to the thanks
of the whore city , for the succeee Is uudoubt-
edly duo to good management and good
financiering , coupled with western energy.
Omaha ami her managers are to be congratulated - i
gratulated on the wonderful success of their I
experiment , ' J
OK TIIK I.ATIJ WAU.
The design for the sword of honor to
bo presented by the i > cople of Pennsylvania
to Hrar Admiral Schlcy has been accepted
by the committee appointed for that pur
pose and the contract awarded to a , Phila
delphia linn for $3.500. More thau this
amount was contributed to the fund started
by tup Philadelphia Times. The sword will
be completed In sixty days and the presenta
tion will take place In Philadelphia about
Christmas.
Pictures of the scabbard , hilt , blade and
belt published by the Times show the gift
to bo ono of the most artistic and ornate
ever designed In this country. With the ex
ception of the blade , which will be of steel
of the finest quality , the metal work will bo
entirely IS-carat gold. The nwovd
blade will be damascened la gold , with an
appropriate Inscription on one side , on the
other n panorama of the sea off Santiago ,
the war ships on the foreground and the
Brooklyn occupying the position of promi
nence. The scabbard will be entirely ot
gold. It will bear at the top and In front ,
In diamonds , a raised monogram of the ad
miral's Initials "W. S. S. " Below this la
the seal of Admiral Schlcy's natlvo state ,
Maryland , and the state motto. The main
portion of the scabbard Is decorated with
an encircling wreath of oak leaves set with
stars In high relief. The lower i art Is
plain , affording nn effective contrast to the
enrichment above , and terminates In t o
gold dolphins entwined nbout n trident ,
Neptune's scepter of the sea. The hilt Is to
be an exquisite piece of goldsmlthlng. On
the pommel Is the national symbol , the
eagle alert , determined and Invincible. Be
low this the seal of the elate of Pennsyl
vania with the state motto enameled In col
ors. The guard Is a decorative pattern of
oak leaves nnd acorns , terminating with a
mermaid offering up the tribute of victory to
the hero. The grip Is covcrod with line
shark skin bound with gold wire.
In addition to the sword Admiral Scbloy
will bo presented with an exquisitely bound
volume containing the names of the sub
scribers to the fund , the amounts sub
scribed by each and all letters received In
relation to the fund. In these letters the
admiral will find eloquent assurance of the
esteem In which ho Is held by the people of
the Keystone state. And they but echo the
sentiments of the country at large.
Lieutenant Colonel O'Brien Moore of the
Second West Virginia volunteers has scooped
In sorno trouble , perhaps a court-martial.
Moore Is charged with spreadcagllng several
members of his regiment as a minbhment
for Infractions of the regulations and as that
form of punishment stretching them on
the ground with their hands and feet tied
to stakes Is a violation of the rules , hi&
conduct has been frowned upon at headquar
ters. Befoio breaking Into the army O'Brien
Moore achieved prominence as Washlncton
correspondent of the St. Louis Republic , and
could carry about with him one of the finest
of loads without endangering locomotion. It
Is probable that ho had a load of the same
brand when ho stretched his men and kicked
a halo in the regulations.
General Jacob P. Kent , ono of the heroes
of San Juan hill , has been placed on the re
tired list as brigadier general , with a record
of forty years of service. Ho was ono of
General Shatter's division commanders , and
with Wheeler , Sumner , Hawkins , Lawton ,
Woods and Chafl'co led the trops to victory
at Santiago. General Kent , like the lamented
Colonel Wlkoff , is a Pennsylvanlan. Ho en-
tcrod the military academy in 185C , was a
lieutenant of Infantry at the outbreak of
the civil war , became captain In 1S64 and
attained his colonel's commislou In 1893.
as commander of the Twenty-fourth , whose
gallantry was so conspicuous at Santiago.
Ho has earned his retirement , which will
open the way for other deserved promo-
ttonsf- and 'the splendid qualities shown by
tha regimental officers generally in the late
campaign give assurance that the army's
high standard will bo in no way abated
All Americans will bo clad to learn that
"Private Bill" Anthony , the bravo marine
orderly who reported to Captain Slgsbee on
the night of February 15 that the Malno had
been struck by a torpedo and was sinking ,
has been promoted to bo a sergeant by the
commanding officer of his corps. "Private
Bill" showed 011 that trying occasion such
command of his nerves that he Immediately
became , in a certain measure , a popular
hero , yet ho was apparently unaffected by
the praise heaped upon him. Ho was a
true , typo of the discipline which pre alls in
his corps , and , In fact , In the navy and the
army of the United States.
NOItHIS IS AVOHTI1V OF SUPPORT.
Old NVlKhlior of the Candidate In the
Third Dlntrlct KndorMCM Him.
Norfolk News.
Hev. Ilobert L. Wheeler , who wrote the
following letter to his brother , W. M.
Wheeler , editor of the Wakefleld Repub
lican , Is now pastor of the First Presby
terian church of South Omaha , and was
formerly pastor of the Presbyterian church
at Ponca , where ho was a neighbor of Judge
Norrls and knew him intimately. Mr.
Wheeler is a man of superior ability and a
treasure to any church , who has received
calls from congregations In Sioux City ,
Denver and other largo cities during the
past ten years , but has in each case de
clined , preferring to remain with the church
which ho established In South Omaha when
that town was young. The significant fea
ture of his endorsement of Judge Norrls
Is found In the fact that four years ago
Mr. Wheeler was candidate for congress
man In his district on the populist ticket ,
but ho Is a man who always speaks his
convictions , and from his long personal ac
quaintance 'ho Is better qualified to estimate
the ability and character of Judge Norrls
than nine-tenths of those now living In the
Third district. Following Is the letter :
William M. Wheeler. Kdllnr Wakefleld Re
publican : My Dear Brother I am greatly
pleasr-d to note that the Hon. W. F. Norrls
has been nominated for congress by his
friends In the Third congressional district
a nomination BO tlmclv and well deserved
that it at once commends Itself and will
meet with the most earnest approval by
the voters of that dlfitrlct. and I will trust
that thev will send Judge Norrls to Wash
ington this fall by the largest majority of
the whitest votes ever tendered a nominee
from the callant "Old Third. "
That unfortunate political blunder , by
which the. Hon. Hamuel Maxwrll was turned
down and denied his well merited ruiioinlna-
tlon. leave' ' a laruo and Intollleunt class of
voters without a leader at home or a rrp-
rosrntatlvo at Wanhlncton. Ralnh Waldo
Krnerson has wald that there Is a law of com
pensation , by which the wrongs and Inrmial-
Hies of life are leveled bv a corresnondlnir
law of rlchteousnoBS. The nomination of
Judro Norrln touches the oMnt In ouentlon.
A faithful servant of the nenM * . whose lone
service to the nloneors of Nebraska as lur-
iBt , a competent authority on the nuestlons
of law. an able and trustworthy ronrress-
man , h n-lerate-d to the renr without suf
ficient reason nd an Inexperienced and an
unknown Is fnl ti'd as a candidate uuon the
pconlo bv an Ill-lialanrcd convention. THni
It Is that the " | tw cf roimwniatlon" fnU )
as a measure of rlshtrous relief t- > the hands
of the- common neonle. and such relief U
apparent In the nomination of the Hon.
W. F. NorrlB. one whom the pliln ppopl
love ns the Sancamon neonlp l" > ved Abraham
Unjoin and I trust thnv will * urmort HTJ
as lovnllv at the polls on next plor-Unn day ,
rernrdlpss cf rare r.r partisan P'dltlci1.
The money niiP'tion ro l liMe KB tl "e
for final ndludp | tl n : It v 111 ho x > til d later
ami m-tllcd rliM. but jrreatpr oiif tlnnH nr
prepplne thrir rlMms for rpcoinltlon and
must take prprpi'pnro lip-fltii'p of their sti-
prpmarv. I doubt the lovally of men or pnrty
thpt cbooie to mnVp the money nnestlon n
hnbby horcp , unon whj"h they wish to ride
Into a pnllUpnl o'flce when such a potential
problem as that of human rights , of an In-
arooatul llltdvtv Q tlliuui igloj ) of tia ICJ.
J
of the nmlntrndncp of the honor of "Old \
1 Glory" at Mnnlla. nml the Nebraska boys j
nro nskluc for our approval nnd support.
Money Is a value , but bio d U above the
price of rubles and that urn-cell of blood has
a iiien.ineo for im todav. It reddened San
tiago's hill ? nnd wet In sacrificial love the
blockhouse of San Juan. It erlmeonrd Ma
nila's bav nnd made holv the trenches at
El Cauev. and the Interpretation at that
opeoch that ONI has transferred the utew-
nrdshlp of certain lands nnd colonies of Spain
ns an Inheritance to America to protect
against all comers until these oppressed poo.
Dlo shall bo able to devise and ertatillnh
n government of their own and until then
Old Oldrv IH their knight and defender. To S
do less than this Is treasonable and belittles i
the spirit ot our Christian civilization and n
misreads that message of liberty's prophet ! ' ,
spoken by Dowey. Hobson and Joe Wheeler.
I It Is I'lnful to make a mistake In the re-
lectcn of our congressmen this fall. The
times are auspicious. It Is nn. epoch-making
I period , history was never more rapidly writ-
i ten nor with braver hand.
Illvo us statesmen at Washington , men
above the trades cf political trickery mirh a
man Is W. F. Nirrls. Bv all means send him
to Washington. Ho is the peer of any nf
Nebraska's brllllnnt men whoso presence Ims
yet graced the capital city. If natural en
dowment , strength of character , purity of
motive. dlsHplIno and education count for
anything as elements of fitness In a con
gressional candidate , Judge Norrls U with
out nn opponent.
Horn In n stale which gave us Jamrs
0. Illalne. educated nt West Point , trained In
l hln country'H service , schooled with the
pioneers of Nebraska In the school of pri
vation nnd hardships , ho comes by birth ,
endowment and Illness to1 this position of
honor well aualllled. a clean record baek of
him and n ubrloun future ahead Mr. Nor
rls "on to Washington , " and may the pco-
nlo at the ballot box say amen.
Yours In political rlgnteousness ,
ROBERT L. WHEELER.
South Omaha. October 12. 1S9S.
THOUGHTS THAT TICKLE.
Chlrngn Record : "The woman's club Is
a ureat factor In exerting good Influences. "
"Tlmt'H so : row that my wlfo belongs to
three. 1 can put the Moves up lo Milt my
self. "
Detroit Fieo Press ; AVIthcrliy I'm
afraid , old man , that this whisky of mine
Is rather poor.
Custleton ( looking nt the bottle ) No , not '
poor , but In reduced circumstances.
Chicago Tribune : "Tho only objection I
have agaliiBt this young man , my dear child ,
' . that bu bun no noble ambition no higher
or worthy object In life. " '
"Why. papa , how ciin you say that ? Ho i
wanta .Me1 ! I
Boston Transcript : "I heard a queer ex- f (
prrsslon the other day. 1 was speaking to I
a woman of the line old town of Wren- 1.
tham , and * he exclaimed :
" 'O , yes , I know" that town it's the ono
that has those perfectly delicious old grnvo-
yardsr "
Washington Star : "That young man IB a >
mathematical phenomenon. Ho knows nil '
about figures nnd run handle them with
marvelous upeed and accuracy. "
"Well , " wild Mr. Ulyklny , In a bilious
tone of voice , "he may bo a wonder , but I'll
bet ho doesn't know enough about flRurcH
to tell how fomo of 'cm get on my gus
bills. " |
Indianapolis Jourmil : "Sa < v you on n
weighing machine this tiftcrnoon , " said
iho cneerfiil Idiot.V'o you thinking :
of suicide ? "
"Suicide ? " repented the typewriter
boarder.
"Yen. Doing a weigh with yourself. "
Till : I.ATBST VAMOSE GIIU- .
Edwin I < . Sabln , In New York Sun.
Her dusky tint nnd melting eyes
Proclaim the Porto Mlcun touch ;
Her Hkln anointed slernllleH
To iHlo Hawaiian she owes much ;
Long tresses , llpH of betel HtuliiB
The Filipino's maiden pride ; ,
But of Now York Hllght trace remains \
At least , scarce vlslblo outside. h
Perhaps she wears for ornaments . '
Sharks' tooth and strlncs of coconnuts-
And naught of clothes. 'Tls no offense ;
Hho may live , where no leu It cuts ,
Or SktiRiiay gold displays upon . ,
Fur gowns mosquito-bill Inluld ,
With diamonds of Homo defunct don
Tbo lln-do-sleclo Yankee maid. .
Perchance she swears a Klondike oath ,
if It may mm to be her way ,
Or In her speech she'd nothing loath
To turn c-o to t-h-a
Pon-thn , not Pens or Toncle ; or
With Sandwich dialect mak'S free- ,
Yet Cupid's tonmio will win her , for
The latest Yunkeo girl Is she.
OUH DAIIA" IIULLKTIX.
PHILADELPHIA , Oct , 28 , 1898 , The
widely heralded Japanese cruiser Kasagl ,
which has been built for the Mikado at the
Cramp yards , sails from this port for Eng
land today. It Is a magnificent VCSHO ] , nnd
will proceed homeward by way of the Suez
Canal.
" 85c
Can-En-Able"
You to get one of those
famous solid Madras Shirts
that we put on sale today.
Colors are woven through
and through. No possible
chance for them to change
or fade they are made by
one of the best shirt makers
in the world and are war
ranted to fit and fit fine.
Certain reasons gave us an
opportunity to purchase
these shirts below the mar
ket price as they were orig
inally intended to sell for
$ J.25. The reason we of
fer them at 85c won't interest - i
terest you and we have no "
time to explain but you
can get your choice of the
lot for that price , They
are on display in our win
dow. See them before you * v \
decide to buy a shirt.
Our nloro ivlll HOBC nt noon
Momliij We'rinil
tlui Kxuoiillloii ,