14 : THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , OCTOBER 30 , 1898.
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without limiicctliiK The Hoc
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plant , conceded to be the
Uncut hetwccii Clilcntto mid
San Kruiiclico. A cnrillal
welcome IB exit-Milled to nil.
Mnke Onmlia diiy n record-breaker.
Knrcvvell , nnd a long farewell , to con-
Breascs nnd parliaments In Oiuaba.
With the closing of the exposition
conies the turmoil of the closing cam
paign.
It Is to be feared the proposed pav
ing brick trust will prove a hard thing
to kick over.
The concert of Europe Is not as har
monious as the Uusslan czar would do-
ulro to have It
Omaha Is the best advertised city In
America , but that Is no reason why
Omaha should quit advertising.
With the Woman's council , as with all
other councils , the greatest problem
always Is money , money , money.
Now that the war for Cuba Is over the
Cuban patriots who remained In New
York are about to fall upon each other.
The report comes that the season's
scaling catch Is the lightest for many
years. Now for another derrick hoist on
seal skin prices.
Oinahsi day at the exposition Is for all
Omaha , but every one , whether ho re-
Hides In Omaha or elsewhere , Is cordi
ally Invited to help along the celebra
tion with his presence.
Since participating In the Omaha
peace Jubilee President McKlnlcy has
been the drawing card of the peace
Jubilees that have been Improvised east
and west , north and south.
An uutrammeled verdict by Jury , In
whatsoever jurisdiction , Is a priceless
boon. This self-evident truth Is quite
ns applicable to the findings of the ex
position award juries as It Is to the dic
tum of any Jurist.
Omaha bank clearings continue to
show marked gains over those of the
preceding year , nnd these gains afford
Innglble proof of the business activity
and prosperous condition of the mer
cantile nnd Industrial classes In this
city nud section tributary to It.
The Episcopal church has no prospect
of becoming popular In South Dakota.
The present canon prohibits any inln-
i Uter from marrying any person who has
a divorced husband or wife wtlll living
nnd In spite of all efforts the recent con
vention refused to repeal this provision.
The beautiful bluff tract which has
been admired by millions should not be
relegated to Us former position ns a
eornllcld or cow pasture. As n matter
of local pride this tract which has been
embellished and converted Into a park
ahould bo dedicated ns a public park
and maintained ns such.
Independence hall has been reded- !
cated as part of the Philadelphia peace
Jubilee program and the country U
sagely informed by the Associated Press
that the Declaration of Independence
was signed In that building. Had the
Associated Press omitted this startling
reference the country might not have
been aware of that historical fact.
The War department Investigation
commission has finally Inspected Chlcka
nmuga military camp and as might have
been expected found nothing tc
justify or verify the stories of cnuv
neglect nud flagrant abuse of soldier :
stationed theru during the summei
mouths. Like most of the horrors fnbrl
cuted by the yellow Journals , the horror *
of Ohlckamauga were principally tin
product of the fertile Imagination 01
fakirs.
AX VSTKXAJWK DUCTIUNE.
\ few days ago ono of the Judges of
the district court declared nt a political
meeting that he would vote against no
man because he had been charged In
a newspaper with being n criminal and
ho appealed to voters not to waver from
that rule of law which holds a mnn In
nocent until ho Is proved guilty.
This In certainly n most extraordinary
doctrine. If the presumption of Inno
cence must shield every candidate for
olllco whoso career 1ms been steeped
with corruption so notorious ns to make
him odious and disreputable , then the
most sacred function of the honest
newspaper to warn the public against
committing Important trusts Into tlir
hands of dangerous men would bo nb
rogated. If every man guilty of crim
inal acts must first bo convicted In a
court of Justice before forfeiting tin-
confidence of the people , some of the
very worst men could fearlessly bravo
public opinion as candidates for otllce ,
with the assurance that anything that
might bo published concerning them
would be discredited unless they had
served a term In the penitentiary. The
very fact that the constitution and the
laws of almost every state In the union
expressly guarantee the right of every
man to publish charges affcctlug the-
reputation of any candidate for cilice.
If made with good motives , is within It
self a contradiction of the position that
criminal charges appearing against po
litical candidates In a newspaper should
have no weight whatever with the
voters , unless the accusation rests upon
court record atllrmlng the guilt , after
due trial and conviction.
Carried to Its logical conclusion , the
doctrine that every newspaper charge
against a candidate for olllco must be
Ignored would make the endorsement
or recommendation of any candidate by
a newspaper equally devoid of Iniluenci.1
by the voters. If the praise of public
men In the newspaper should have no
weight or influence In their behalf with
thinking people , why should the praise
of a politician talking on the stump
have any weight or exert any Influence
upon the voters ? Words said In print
should certainly carry greater force than
words spoken , because they cannot be
so easily repudiated , denied or dis
torted in meaning.
This la why the soboY advice of the
reputable and clean newspaper makes a
more profound and lasting Impression
upon conscientious people than the
fiery declamation of the campaign
orator. The fact that the press Is rap
idly superseding the stump speaker Is
duo not so much to Its capacity lo reach
more people as to the growing confi
dence Inspired among Intelligent people
ple In its dispassionate judgment of men
and measures.
THE ANTI-TRUST LAW.
The supreme court of the United
States has alllrmed the constitutionality
of the anti-trust law of 1800. It 1ms
decided that the law applies to railroad
combinations to fix rates. Whether or
not It was the Intention of congress , at
the time of flic enactment of the law ,
that It should have this application' ,
no longer a mutter for discussion. The
court did not pass upon the policy of
the legislation , sin.ply declaring that It
was within the constitutional power of
congress. This gives the law great
value and will Incline the people inoro
strongly In favor of Its retention on the
statute books.
Hut the law will not accomplish all
that was expected of it In merely pre
venting associations of railroads to reg
ulate traflic rates. It was chiefly in
tended , there can be no doubt , for the
suppression of Industrial and commer
cial combinations In restraint of trade.
This It has utterly failed to accomplish
and the supreme court has held , In ef
fect , that It Is Inadequate for this pur
pose. Important as It unquestionably
Is In the public Interest that this law
has been declared nppllcnblo to railroad
combinations , It Is certainly of no less
Importance that there bo legislation
which will reach other forms of combi
nation In restraint of trade nnd repress
ive of competition , If It Is within tlie
power of congress to provide such legis
lation. Trusts are Increasing In num
ber and In power. The tendency toward
monopoly Is as strong today as It has
ever been , If not stronger. This Is not
due , as some allege , to peculiar economic
conditions hero , for a similar state of
things Is found In other countries. The
policy of protection cannot reasonably
bo hold responsible for trusts hero when
like combinations exist in free trade
England. Indeed there is a well nigh
universal tendency in this direction and
the fact that trust development has been
more rapid In this country than In any
other Is simply characteristic.
This growth of monopolistic combina
tions , however , must not be permitted
to go on If a way can be found to put
a stop to It. The public Is now secure
against railroad agreements such as that
of the Joint Tralllc association. Krce
competition between common carriers is
assured so long us existing conditions
prevail. What can be done to insure
unrestricted Industrial nud commercial
competition is a question worthy the se
rious consideration of the most enlight
ened statesmanship. The supreme
court of the United States has clearly
pointed out that there Is n limitation
upon the power of congress In this mat
ter. It cannot go beyond what may be
necessary for the regulation of Inter
state commerce and commerce with for
eign countries , therefore It cannot legis
late to reach every sort of trust or com
bination. It was held by the supreme
court lu the Sugar trust case that the
anti-trust law applied to monopolies lu
restraint of Interstate or International
trade or commerce and not to
monopolies in manufacture eveu
of a necessary of life. Hut this
limitation upon the power of congress
does not leave the people hopelessly at
the mercy of monopolies. What con
gress cannot do the states may do ami
the supreme court has Indicated a prac
ticable course for the states to pursue
which would undoubtedly bo effective
In repressing trusts. Some of the states
have enacted anti-trust laws , but whal
Is needed is uniform legislation whlcli
will be faithfully enforced , it must bo
confessed that experience In this matter
has been far from satisfactory , for It
has been found difficult to fnuuo an
anti-trust law that will stand , but this
should not be allowed to discourage
further efforts.
TUB 1'RACTIC.lb WE IV.
Those who think that territorial ex
pansion will necessarily bring trade ex
pansion will derive no encouragement
from the opinion of one of the most In
telligent nnd successful business men lu
the United States Andrew Carnegie.
Xo man apcaks with greater authority
respecting the practical side of expan
sion. In a recent Interview Mr. Carne
gie sold that If 1he United States Is go
ing to enter upon the course the expan
sionists urge there can be no prosperous
business , because we shall be subject to
wars and war's alarms and business Is
the child of security and peace. Ho de
clared that territorial expansion will not
bring expansion , saying that the devel
opment of one state hi the union in
peace nnd security will outweigh all the
Increase of profit we can get from for
eign trade lu any of the worthless pos
sessions which wo can attempt now to
take. The Philippines , said Mr. Carne
gie , have a certain trade which cannot
bo greatly Increased , the wants of the
people are few , barbarians are no cus
tomers , civilized people arc the consum
ers of our products.
If the American people would look at
the question in this practical way there
would be fewer advocates of territorial
expansion. No expansionist has given
any satisfactory reason for the assump
tion that the policy ho urges would
bring any material Increase of trade.
The fact of making the Philippines
American territory would not necessar
ily increase the wants of the people
there and while we should undoubtedly
get more of the trade of the islands than
we have had It Is very doubtful whether
It would repay the cost of governing the
Islands. There Is no doubt that very
generally there Is an exaggerated Idea
of the value of this Philippine trade , but
if it be admitted that it Is as valuable
as some claim it to be , the United States
could not control all of It. The conten
tion that we must appropriate all of the-
Philippines In order to expand our trade
in the far east generally Is absurd. For
this purpose a naval and coaling station
there Is all that Is necessary , if Indeed
even that Is required lu the interest of
our Asiatic commerce.
A JUDICIOUS ItEFOKM.
Tlie comptroller of the currency has Is
sued an order regarding the examina
tion of national banks which will doubtless -
loss be approved by nil conservntiTc
bankers and certainly will be by those
who do business with the banks. The
order provides that national Ixinks in
the large cities , which have heretofore
been examined only once a year , shall
hereafter be subjected to examination
twice every twelve months , thus bring
ing them within the rule now applied
to banks in smaller cities. The comp
troller points out that If semi-annual ex
aminations had been the custom the im
paired condition of a national bank in
Now York City which recently closed Its
doors would have been disclosed far In
advance of the date of Its failure and
that at least a part of the resulting loss
and embarrassment to stockholders
might have been averted.
Referring to the order the New York
Mall nnd Express says It will accomplish
a reform In the system of examinations
which is altogether in the interest of
Bound banking. Semi-annual examina
tions of banks operating under federal
charters will be none too frequent. They
will be useful to the Institutions and
their patrons in equal degree and their
ultimate effect must be to strengthen the
national bank system and give it a
larger hold on the confidence of the busi
ness public. We fully agree with tills
view and we are disposed to regard as
Judicious the suggestion that bank ex
aminations bo made quarterly , or as
frequently as these Institutions are re
quired to publish statements showing
their condition. Such n regulation would
Imply no reflection whatever upon the
banks , while its effect would be to begot
n stronger sense of security among de
positors. On the whole the national
banks are honestly conducted. Their
officers are for the most part careful
and conservative men , of good business
training and Judgment , who vigilantly
guard the Interests committed to their
charge. But occasionally a bank falls
nnd usually Investigation shows that
with a better system of examination It
might have been saved from failure ,
or the loss to stockholders been rendered
less severe.
At all events , too much care cannot be
taken to Insure the soundness of the
banks and to safeguard them against
the dangers which experience has shown
beset them. No conservative and pru
dent banker will object to this.
U1T OF UlSTUltY.
The speech of General Woodford , ex-
minister to Spain , In Boston n few days
ago , In which he outlined his work In
Madrid , has attracted attention as an
exceedingly Interesting contribution to
the history of the conflict with Spain.
The statement removes all doubt as to
the great anxiety of President McKlnley
to do something for tlie people of Cuba
and to accomplish this without resort to
war.
war.General
General Woodford went to Madrid
with Instructions from the president to
secure justice to the suffering people of
Cuba ; to Insist upon protection to the
great commercial interests of the United
States In Cuba ; and to seek these ends
so long as It was possible by ways of
peace nnd if possible to avoid or avert
war. The minister Informed the Span
ish government that In the opinion of
the president permanent peace could
only come In Cuba by the withdrawal
of Spanish authority. He represented
to Spain that the Interests of the United
States demanded lasting peace In Cuba
nnd he conveyed the Impression that
only ns a last resort would this govern
ment attempt to establish a protectorate
over the Island. Ono of the demands
made was that Woyler should be with
drawn from Cuba and ns everybody
knows this was complied with , al
though the Spanish government had
practically decided that Weylor should
remain In Havana two years longer.
General Woodford said : "It Is very
useless to speculate upon the conditions
of the past , but It Is my deliberate be
lief that had the Mnlno not been blown
up In the harbor of Havana and had not
that singular nnd undiplomatic letter of
Seuor Do Lome been discovered , before
the close of the summer of 1SHS the
Spanish flag would have left the Island
ofCuba _ without the firing of a shot or
the loss of a life. " Nobody will venture
to question the opinion of a man who
had so prominent a part In the
negotiations preceding the war and had
the best possible opportunity for know-
lug the trend of things nt the Spanish
capital. But , as General Woodford said ,
It Is useless to speculate upon the con
ditions of the past. Perhaps war be
came inevitable- from the jnpmont our
government gave Spain to understand
that the Cuban people must receive just
treatment and Intimated that there was
a possibility of the United States ex
tending a protectorate over the Island.
These were sharp wounds to Spanish
pride ami there was a rampant jingo el
ement In Spain ns well as In the United
States. But nt all events wo have this
very high nnd trustworthy authority
that President McKlnley earnestly
sought to benefit the Cuban people and
to conserve the commercial Interests of
the United States without going to war.
A ItlDLlCAL DISl'UTE.
FltANKLINVILLE , N. Y. , Oct. 28. To the
Editor of the Bee : Allow me to call atten
tion to a statement tuado by the editor of The
Omaha Bco at the banquet at Omaha , and
his reference to a passage In the bible , 1. e. ,
"Ho that observeth the winds BuaFl not
sow ; and ho that regarxlcth the clouds shall
not reap. " The learned editor attributed
the above passage to Solomon and claimed
that Solomon was the first chief of a weather
bureau.
It would not bo worth whllo to refer to
this matter , only the passage Is often quoted
to prove the folly of the present weather
bureau In attempting to predict future
weather changes. Allow mo to say that this
passage Is found In Ecclcslastcs , xl. chap
ter , 4th verse. It Is very doubtful ecrlp-
turo , to say the least , and the author thereof
Is a subject of controversy. Therefore ft
proves nothing. However , let him who
would appeal to scripture for dlvlno author
ity turn to First Kings , chapter xylll. ,
verses 41-46 , Inclusive. There ho will find
a complete weather bureau with the Prophet
Elijah as chief , making a long range fore
cast ; also find a. volunteer observer climb
ing Mount Carmcl and taking observations
seven times. There ho will find the fore
cast verified , and there ho will find a record
that may be read by an men , the author
ship of which Is not questioned. The 111-
tlo cloud that arose out of 'tho sea brought
the predicted rain. Pardon this Intrusion.
Fraternally yours , JOHN W. KALES ,
Volunteer Observer.
It Is not the province of a secular
paper to discuss theology or to carry on
controversies concerning the unknow
able. It would not be difficult to quote the
bible for or against almost any theory
affecting affairs cither terrestrial or
celestial , Including tlie phenomena upon
which the weather observers rely In
making their forecasts. Whether the
author of Eccleslastes was Klug Solo-
inou or a more obscure sage and philoso
pher Is Immaterial , so long as his esti
mate of people who regard the clouds
a'ud ' obserfe the winds accords with the
expcrlcnc cof the ages. Concede that
Elijah nnd not Solomon Is entitled to
credit for making the first long range
forecasts , his observations on Mount
Carmel were not mere guesses based on
the movements of clouds and direction
of the winds , but the result of absolute
power over the elements. That Is not
a wild assertion , but a statement cm-
bodied in Introduction which bible
readers get to Elijah , who is quoted n
saying to King Alinu : "As the Lord
God of Israel llveth there shall not be
dew nor rains these years , but according
to my word. "
If the rain makers of our times had
the backing nnd power of Elijah they
would not have to depend upon ravens
to feed them , but could live on baked
pigeons and terrapin all the year round.
Two allied railway passenger associ
ations have just adopted a joint rule
providing for the issuance of clergy
men's half-fare permits by either associ
ation , good for the year 1800 , on all
roads that are members of both. Thus
it seems that Instead of following the
usual rule of trying at the beginning
of each year to make half-fare permits
harder to get the railroads are this year
making them easier to get. All this Is
doubtless Interesting to the clergy , but
the laity cannot help repeating the old
question why clergymen should be en
titled to favors at the hands of the
railroads not accorded to nil. If It Is
true that those why pay fare pay also
for those who nre carried free the
right of the clergy to shift half the bur
den becomes all the greater conundrum.
The death of Colonel George E. War-
Ing , the sanitary expert , who had been
commissioned to visit the city of Ha
vana to ascertain the exact sanitary
condition of that city and to form Ideas
of the best method of putting the place
In the best sanitary shape , only em
phasizes the fact that the solution of the
Cuban problem Is to bo sought not KO
much In our military and naval re
sources , as in our ability to grapple with
yellow fever. Colonel Waring was pre
sumed to be safe from the. insidious at
tack , less dangerous at this time of the
year than in the heated season , but the
sequel showed that In spite of nil pre
caution the contagion proved fatal to
the eminent sanitary engineer.
There Is a handsome surplus in the
exposition exchequer. This money be
longs to the stockholders. The stock
holder In law Is one who can produce a
legal certificate of stock held In his or
her name nnd the books of the com
pany must contain a record of the Issue
of every share of legal stock outstand
ing. Upon such certificate only can
rebates or dividends be paid. A prom
ise to purchase stock or a partial pay
ment on such purchase does not entitle
the payee to a certificate , and holding no
certificate ho cannot share In the profit *
or dividends of the corporation.
Ono of the worst calamities of the late
war has just come to light In the sud
den emerging from the unexplored re-
, clous of Alaska of a nontenant In the
regular army who was In utter Ignorance -
noranco of the war until after the peace
negotiations were In progress , The lieu
tenant might by this tlmo have been a
captain or even a colonel had he only
had an opportunity to test his fighting
qualities against the Spanish , but now
he will have to wait for another war erwin
win promotion by the flow process of
( lentil In the ranks above him.
Under the apportionment of popula
tion based on the census of 1800 Douglas
county would have been entitled to five
senators nnd fifteen representatives In
the legislature. By the conspiracy
that defeated the apportionment ac
cording to the mandate of the constitu
tion the representation of Douglas
county has been curtailed by six mem
bers of the house and two senators.
And the man most responsible for the
perpetration of this outrage Is William
A. Poynter , then acting president of the
senate , on whose motion the apportion
ment bill was laid under the table.
AVlipn-ln Io In a Knilure.
Washington Star.
The American Indian Is beginning to bo
depressed by the realization that whllo he Is
a noble figure In poetry and romance ho is
an exceedingly poor hand at a trade.
the lllnuie.
Olobe Democrat.
The war Investigation has brought out
some very damaging evidence against the
contractors ; they put BO much material Into
the uniforms that some of the soldiers
looked sick.
A liCMHOii In Action.
Kansas City Star.
As a coascqucnco of the annexation of
Porto nice the shores of the Island have
become part of the care of the United States
coast and geodetic survey , and operations
will begin In November to chart the entire
outline of the Island. What the Spanish
government has failed to do lu four cen
turies the United States will finish at once.
A Kow KamiM Left.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Uncle Sam still has a matter of 679,368-
274 acres of unappropriated and unreserved
public lands at his disposal , but 322,176,000
acres are In "desert" states , though some
are valuable. The day when a free home
Is at the disposal of every one that will take
It and Improve It Is swiftly passing , but
there Is room enough In the reclamation of
arid lands by Irrigation to supply millions
of settlers yet.
More AVorlt. ( .prater Prosperity.
New York Herald.
Factory Inspector O'Leary reports that
more than 3,600 manufactories are now In
operation In this state that were either
closed or not In existence a year ago , while
52,000 more persons are employed In these
factories than could find work last year.
The pessimist can find nothing In such fig-
urea as these to grumble at , while the whole
state rejoices la the Increased prosperity
they reveal.
Fnlr Gnnm IN Our * .
Boston Olobe.
Whatever else may fall of realization In
the plans of the expansionists ono acquisi
tion of territory In far distant waters Is cer
tain. Guam Is ours Guam of the Ladrones
by formal consent of the Spanish peace
commissioners at Paris. It Is not a great
territorial possession which bos now come
Into our hands , but U has a history. This
Is the happy Island where nothing was
known of the Yanko-Spanko war until
American guns boomed In its harbor , firing
what was supposed to bo a complimentary
salute to the Spanish flag , to which the
Spanish commandant was preparing to respond
spend , in true Castillan fashion.
"What the Wur lyimu Coat.
Philadelphia Record.
In preparing , advertising and Issuing the
popular loan of { 200,000,000 subscribed for
last summer the Treasury department lias
expended already more than 1200,000 ; and
the total expense account Is expected to
reach nearly to the limits of ithe $500,000
authorized by congress to to devoted to the
purpose. 'Even ' with this large outlay the
treasury officials declare that the loan is the
cheapest over floated tbijt Is , If no account
be taken of the premium which the bonds
would have brought If offered originally in
the financial markets to < the highest bidder.
John Chliiniiuiii'n .Smooth
Baltimore American.
The Chinese may tie Ignorant , llllterata
and opposed to progress , but when It comes
to smuggling themselves Into tills country
they show an Ingenuity , an Intelligence , u
knowledge of progressive methods and a
fertility of resources ithat baffle even gov
ernmental superiority. They are reported
to have cleverly made use of the Omaha
Exposition In such a way as completely to
trick the vigilance of the authorities as to
their penmanen.t stay. The Celestial may
be benighted In some respects , but he has
a thoroughly up-to-date keenness of eye for
the main chance.
Cltlzeiinlilp of I'orto Illcnnc.
Cincinnati Tribune.
Porto nicans living in the United States
liave raised a peculiar question. They claim
the right of franchise without naturaliza
tion. The argument advanced Is that by the
raising of the American flag over Porto
Rico they acquired the same status as that
of native-born citizens of this country. It
Is said that about 1.000 unnaturallzed natives
of Porto nice , residing In this city alone ,
will be affected by the determination of the
question. It Is one of .those peculiar cases
which -will have ito be adjudicated without a
precedent for a guide. Inasmuch as there
are several thousand native-born Porto
nicans In seaboard cities , the question is In
teresting , outside the novelty of the matter.
Amerlunnlr.liiK S
Kansas City Star.
General Wood announces th'at Santiago d
Cuba needs a hotel , meaning , of course , a
hotel In the American sense. The United
States , which is really the inventor of the
modern hotel , now followed as a model all
over the civilized world , should have no dif
ficulty in supplying the demand at Santiago ,
A complete hotel , landlord , clerk and all ,
could be furnished on a few days' notice.
The advent In Santiago of the American
who knows how to keep a hotel would be
a proud , glad day for that city. The estab
lishment of a first-class American hotel with
Its business raethoda , its neatness , prompt
ness and regard for the comfort and conven
ience of its guests , would be , in effect , the
inauguration of an educational institution
in Santiago.
at Wnr Driuirtiueiit ,
WASHINGTON , Oct. 29. Major General
Henry K. l/awton , who recently arrived in
this country from Santiago , was at the
War department today , accompanied by
Captains R. 0. Mendoza and Edward U
King of his staff and A. B. Mestre , a native
Cuban. General Lawton came to Washing
ton for consultation with the authorities
here. Ho epent some time in General Car-
bin's ofllce and afterward went to the
White House to ace the president. Gen
eral Lawton expressed satisfaction at the
manner In which affairs are moving in
Santiago province. He believes affairs there
will adjust themselves gradually to the new
order of things.
Appointment ! ! h > - the 1'ri-iilileiit.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 29. The president
has appointed John W. I.utz of Ohio consul
of the United States at Arlca. Chill , and
Edward E. Oarrctt receiver of public money *
at Ilolns. Idaho ,
sncui.Aii SHOT * AT Tim PULPIT.
Minneapolis Journal : Ucv. John It. Scud-
der of Jersey City has now put four billiard
tables In his chnpel. Think of St. Paul
dropping In on St , Potcr for n friendly game
after ono of his long , tiresome missionary
tours. Why not ?
Indianapolis News : The worldly professors
who make dancing lessons a business nro
feeling hurt at Hov. John L. Scuddcr's
church dancing school. Nearly 200 young
people took advantage of his bargain-counter
class. Ten dancing lessons for a dollar , and
under church auspices at that , Is something
that the profession cannot compete with ,
Louisville Courier-Journal : The bishop and
deputies of the Episcopal convention should
remember the constitutional piovlslou that
congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion. The state consti
tutions have generally a similar provision.
When It is proposed to maUo the public
schools an ally of the church , the question
naturally arises , what church ? And that
way madness lies.
Philadelphia Press : The former chaplalu
of the Oregon , Mr. Mclntyre , whoso sini-
tenco of dismissal was approved Tuesday by
the president , ought to go to some secluded
place and nMlcet as to how It proflteth a
man "to drink too much rum and quinine"
and lose his life-job In the aiavy. in this
caeo It Eecrnu to have been a "Job , " pure
and simple. That Is the right In which Mc
lntyre can bo regarded in connection with
the office of chaplain.
I'UHSOXAIj AXI > UTIII3IIWISI- : .
The comic opera season In Paris Is con
fined for the moment to the boulevard and
the environments of the palace of Justice.
Thomas Katz kicked up a disturbance in
Denver recently and was run In. The mis
fortune of Thomas waa in starting a row
In daytime.
Of the 1,200 United States mules sent to
Santiago twenty-two have died. One kicked
dynamite and the others were discouraged
at the climate.
An eastern critic , after viewing the statue
of Hufus Choate , recently unveiled in Boston-
says "It looks as if It was holding its hand
out for a retainer. " That Is to say the pose
Is professional.
Slnco the decision of the natloual supreme
court against railroad pools several news
papers pronounce the old business maxln ,
"Competition is the llfo of tradea rnlla
grade of anarchy.
Senator Vest is said to have the most
marvelous memory In the senate and Is able
to quote verbatim surprisingly long extracts
from any speech to which ho has llstcucd
during a given session.
Some people In Wisconsin insist that the
new battleship bearing the name of the
state should bo chrlsteued with the fluid
"that made Milwaukee famous. " Loyalty
to homo industry Is tbo motto of the brew
ers.
Some people hi this country harbor the
mistaken notion that the Filipinos uro sadly
lu need of the blessings of civilization. Ad
vices from that region show the natives to
bo the peers of the most favored lu kicking
against taxation.
The municipal employes of Havana , who
are clamoring for overdue wages , had bet
ter go Blow. Spanish officials will not tolerate
erate symptoms of treason whllo dividing
the foot. The clamorous crowd will dis
cover presently that there is mighty little
honor among Havana rogues.
"Ill blowe the wind that profits nobody. "
Slnco his arrest on the charge of train rob
bery young Jesse James has trebled his
cigar sales. He has a stand in the rotunda
of the county court house at Kansas City ,
aud takes in as high as $100 a day Instead
of $15 , as a result of his notoriety.
Admiral Schley married Miss Annie
Franklin of Annapolla end has three chil
dren two boys and a girl. Virginia Is mar
ried to Mr , Wortley , an English gentleman ,
nephew of Earl Wortley , and resides in
New York. Scott Schley has Just com
menced the practice of medicine In New
York and Frank is in the army.
New York Truth puts out a picture of the
remodeled "Cozzens Houso" as the hotel
which George Francis Train built at Omaha
In sixty days. The psychic sage would not
recognize his offspring now , with its pro
fusion of porches , pillars and what Bill Nye
pronounced "architectural warts. " For the
benefit of Truth it should be added that the
building la occupied as a theological semi
nary.
Kipling got his queer first name for sen
timental reasons. His father , when designer
of decorations for r pottery firm at Burslcm ,
England , attended a picnic near the village
of Uudyard , not far from the pottery works.
There ho met and fell In love with Mary ] ) .
McDonald , the daughter of a clergyman ,
whom ho shortly married. Their first-born
arrived while the young couple were In
Bombay , whither Kipling had gone to direct
the art schools of the Madras presidency.
In memory of the place where they first met
the parents decided to call their boy Rud-
yard Kipling.
People who are not posted on the Intri
cacies of the game of golf may extract In
formation and delight from the description
of a game : "Facing the fourth , crosalng
the ravine , Miss W. was short , whllo Miss
II. drove the green. Miss W. was well up
on her approach pitch and the hole was ul
timately halved In 3. On the fifth Miss
II. gained thirty yards in driving off , fol
lowing up thin advantage by a well played
brassey , whllo Miss W. , who half-topped
her second shot , only reached Miss H.'s
second on the odd. Miss H. was short of
the green on her mashle. "
TIlOl'lILES ' QIC THIS TIIUONUI.KSS.
What Alln < he Doiineeil "Son of
Heaven" anil the Itemeily.
The Impression gained from the dispatches
concerning the troubles of the bounced "Son
of Heaven" was that ho had concussion of
the brain , superinduced by violent contact
with LI Hung Chang's lignum vltao slipper.
This appears to be a misapprehension. The
New York Herald has diagnosed his ail
ment , and discoursed learnedly , as becomes
a modern expansionist , on the medical
pha e of the case , as follows :
"His symptoms can leave no possible
doubt that he suffers from a case of Brlght's
uleease which has already reached a very
advanced stage. With the aid of these
symptoms it Is even possible to diagnose
that the disease has reached a period at
which the kidneys have _ a tendency to be
come atrophied , when the arteries of cvon
the heart undergo an alteration in their
structure. Thle form of Brlght's disease is
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum *
Alum baking powders are the greatest
menacen to health of the present day.
I MIUNO PO t > tH CO. , KtW YORK.
nlso known as conjunctive nephritis , eclerouk
nephritis or Interstitial nephritis. V
"Tho peculiar shortness of breath which
is mentioned nlso seems to Indicate that th
disease Is already complicated by a special
variety of uraemia known ns dyspnocnU
uraemia. Lastly , the weakness which doct
not allow the emperor to get up Is yet nn-
other bad augury. Thus,1 H appears , the
diagnosis is a very serious one , especially
on account of his general weakness and tun
extreme probability of complication In th
ehapo of dyspnocalc uraemia ,
"Milk diet would bo the best cure to fol
low , and slnco It Is suspected that the dis
ease Is complicated with dyspnooali
nephritis it Is most probable that the em- .1
peror would bo at least relieved If ho wers \
given with tliti milk diet two gratmncti ot \
thecbromlno dally for n few days. This
would carry off the uraemlc poisons and then
there would moat llhrly bo Improvement }
as regards that painful symptom of suf
focation. "
I1I.ASTS I-MtOM UASI'S HOIIX.
Sow a kindness nnd reap great Joy.
Discipline makes conscience a trusty
friend.
A good man finds self-reproach sharper
than reproof.
Mop , like bullets , need to bo aimed right to
hit the mark.
If a preacher gets rusty ho will bo a poor
plpo for the Water of Life.
Knvlronmonts arc the Bettings to the diamonds
mends of Urtuo and mercy.
It Is the man who Is trying to give the
earth away who gets It for himself.
The preacher must have much faith In
men , or they will have none In his message.
llcasou can no more comprehend Oed thau
a yard-stick can understand mathematics.
Science halts when the lamp of reason goes
out ; Kttlth walks hand in hand with tbo
Infinite .
The attempt to make the Bible suit nil our
notions is like twisting a signpost to suit a ,
cross-eyed man.
OUIl I'HOl 1) NAVY.
Oh , M > suddenly our nuvy has attained A
wond'rous size ,
That the world la taking " npliiKti" with
wide-open mouth and cyi ;
And old SiMiln , who thought lie had ua in
a somewhat woeful plight ,
Finds hir own much boiiHtcd navy well ,
It's nearly "out of slu'lit ! "
We nro grateful for the victories given to
our Kiillant "tars , "
Who seem clmrin'il URnlnst the dangcrv
that beset these modern wars , \
Scarcely one has fallen victim to a Spanish
ball or sword ; 1
What a P KO In naval history ! Says Mc '
Klnlcymess the Lord ! "
As wo sing tboso martial balliulH that in *
splro the "god of warn , "
We must add to their proportions to admit
these new-born stars ;
L t us niuUo a hundred stanzas of the old
"Hcd , White nnil Uluo , "
And , Instead of "Yankee Doodle , " alna
"As IJowcy Did , ' 11 Do ! "
Dewey "set the ball unrolling" when Ma
nila he surprised ; 4
Others , with the Helf-sam spirit , kept It '
duly exercised ;
Time ne'er ahow'd so many heroes in. the
twinkling of un eye !
Let us nuinu our sons and grandsone ,
Duwey , Ilobson , Sampson , Schley !
Shouta the "Don" from Jlorro castlo. "Oh ,
1 say ! can those things light ? "
Schley was r.cur enough .to hear him and
ho orlcO , 'You're jjosh durn'U right ! "
And If you urc 'from Missouri , ' where a
fellow'H word 'don't BO , '
You had better dust your whlskl-rs and get
ready for the show ! ' "
As our noble fleet lay anchor'd near tht
Santiago bay
It surprised the whrewd Ccrvcra in a clcvc
"sot away ; "
Isow the sharks around ure searching1 fof
the victims of our shell ,
Whllci we breathe nn Inward prayer foi
the souls of those who fell.
Hip hurrah for our proud navy ! High !
doth nmply arm the brave ! i
And the flay Is not fur distant when , on
each Incoming wave ,
Shall resound the voice of Freedom , slnu-
inij to Us mother shore
Tyrants fear thy sacred pennant ; plrntei
ride the waves no more !
Columbus , Neb. J. A. KILQORE.
Of H DAILY I1UI.LKTIN.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 30 , 1S98. The order
for the honorabto discharge of three Major
and twenty-six Brigadier Generals from
the military service of the United States
goes Into effect today. This heavy decrease
In officers necessarily follows the close of
the war.
war.We
We
Are
Today and also tomorrow
afternoon But from 7:30 : until
J2 o'clock ( noon ) We are
going to offer some very un
usual neckwear as low as 50c ;
it is not the usual sort however
that is generally sold at 50c.
This is a special quality of silk
special shapes and a special
price.
price.You
You get a one dollar tie in
zither string bow four-in-v
hand teck or puff 'Sk
: or only 50C each.
See our window on J5th
street. A few more of those.
Madras Shirts at 85c.
"Monday. " Remember we
: lose at noon ,
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